novelonline Chapter 1456 Zhen Lan: Why is Xier the concubine of Brother Heng?
Chapter 1456 Zhen Lan: Why is Xier the concubine of Brother Heng?
Chapter 1456 Zhen Lan: Brother Heng, why... why is Xier the concubine?
The next day, at dawn, cocks crowed and a streak of pale sky appeared in the east. The biting cold wind of the winter morning was blowing on a red plum tree in the courtyard. The red and white plum blossoms swayed under the tree, and the snow powder fluttered down.
But I saw the bright sunlight shining in the courtyard, and on the eaves, snowflakes could be seen melting quietly, dripping along the tiles of the eaves, and falling on the bluestone strips of the stone steps under the eaves, melting a snow pit.
After having breakfast, Jia Heng and Miaoyu left Rongcui Temple without saying much and went to Qichiyuan.
Before arriving at the clan house, he needed to go to Qichiyuan to talk with Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi.
At this moment, in the square room, two sisters were playing chess around a table. Zhen Xi picked up a chess piece. Her delicate and bright face was full of youthful beauty and her expression was focused at the moment.
"Why are you so worried, sister?" Zhen Xi asked in a delicate voice, raising her eyebrows which were as bright as a stream.
Zhen Lan's slightly sharp and charming eyes were soft and shimmering as she smiled, "Nothing, Sister Xier, it's time for you to go."
As he spoke, he picked up a chess piece and dropped it on the chessboard. There was a crisp "click" sound.
Zhen Xi said angrily, "Sister, you took my chess piece."
Zhen Lan: "..."
Well, she was really confused.
"What's wrong with you, sister?" Zhen Xi's beautiful face showed surprise. She pursed her pink lips and asked.
Tanchun, who was teaching Yaruo calligraphy, turned around, chuckled, and said, "What else could it be? She was distracted by the matter of the prince's concubine and the imperial edict."
Zhen Lan's expression was not offended, and she said in a charming and tender voice, "Of course I have thought about it. It's just that Third Sister is strong-willed, like a man, and she won't get married at such an old age."
When Tanchun heard this, her face suddenly changed, and she was filled with anger and shame. She said, "If I don't marry, what right do you have to control me?"
Zhen Lan raised her eyebrows, chuckled, and said, "Of course I don't need to care. It's not like I'm not married."
The little girl still wants to fight with her, how can she possibly beat her?
Does her sister-in-law really think that she doesn't know what I'm thinking?
It's a pity that people of the same clan are not allowed to marry. Unless I follow him for the rest of my life without any status, I will have to endure the rumors from the outside world.
This is not the monk from Longcui Temple.
While Zhen Lan and Tan Chun were bickering, a maid in bright clothes and slender figure came over the corridor and said, "Miss, the master is here."
As they were talking, a young man in python robe was seen walking in.
Zhen Lan stood up, her bright eyes showing some joy, and called out, "Brother Heng, you're here."
Jia Heng nodded, looked at the people who were playing chess, and asked, "Are you guys playing chess?"
As she was speaking, she walked closer and sat down on an embroidered cushion.
At this moment, Zhen Xi got down from the lacquered wooden couch, walked to the table, picked up the teapot, and poured a cup of tea for Jia Heng.
Jia Heng smiled and said, "Xi'er is more sensible."
When Zhen Lan heard this, her pretty face changed slightly, and she was obviously shocked. She walked forward, went behind Jia Heng, and pinched his shoulders.
Under Yaruo's charming brows, her eyes, like black grapes, rolled around as she said in surprise, "Brother Heng."
Jia Heng looked at Yaruo with a smile under his sharp eyebrows and asked, "Sister Yaruo is here too."
"My third sister was just teaching me how to play chess." Yaruo said with a smile on her face.
Did Brother Heng forget that she and Brother Heng had just been married for a short time? When he came back this time, he didn't even come to see her first?
However, the girl was no longer as clingy to Jia Heng as she was at the beginning. She pounced on him and hung on him.
Obviously, after receiving education from a group of girls in the Grand View Garden, she learned that girls should be reserved.
Tanchun's bright eyes were filled with inexplicable meanings beneath her beautiful eyebrows. She asked, "How come Brother Heng has time to come over?"
Because, the two of them fell in love with each other at first sight.
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Come and see Sister Lan'er and Sister Xi'er. Nothing has happened recently."
Tanchun looked concerned and asked, "Brother Heng, the war outside is over."
Jia Heng looked at Tanchun with a gaze as clear as dew, and said, "That's about it. There's nothing else to say. In fact, it's just some military and political affairs."
Tanchun asked, "Brother Heng, isn't it true that the situation in the northwest and Tibet is still not very peaceful?"
Jia Heng nodded and said, "I will not be in charge of those matters. The court will select other people to handle them."
Zhen Lan took over the conversation, frowned, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Heng, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Jia Heng said, "In a few days, the clan affairs office will be registering the imperial concubines in the backyard, so I came here to discuss it with you."
Zhen Lan hummed softly, her eyes dim, and she felt inexplicably disappointed deep in her heart.
But I was thinking in my heart, it turns out that she is just a lady of honor?
She thought...
Jia Heng nodded and said, "There is still one vacant position among the four concubines. I am also thinking about who would be more suitable."
Perhaps, we can take some time to give up the position of concubine and wait and see how the situation develops.
It might just intensify the "female competition" in the harem? Then, all kinds of beauty schemes, "The Legend of Zhen Huan"?
Zhen Lan bit her pink lips with her pearly teeth. Under her willow-shaped eyebrows, her bright eyes were as clear as water. She said softly, "Brother Heng, my sister is usually gentle and considerate. Why don't you let my sister be your concubine?"
Jia Heng: "..."
This is already starting to play tricks, isn't it?
As Jia Heng spoke, he looked at Zhen Lan with sparkling eyes under his sword-like brows. After a moment of silence, he said, "That's fine."
Zhen Lan: “???”
No, you really don't care about her?
Zhen Xi: "..."
Is Brother Heng speaking the truth or is he deliberately trying to piss off his sister?
Zhen Xi raised her beautiful eyebrows and said, "Brother Heng, it would be fine if you give the position of concubine to my sister."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Let's take a look."
This matter still needs to be discussed with Zhen Qing, otherwise, women often do not cherish things that are too easily obtained.
Jia Heng paused for a moment, then gently took Zhen Xi's slender hand and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."
Zhen Lan was still a little absent-minded at this moment.
Tanchun looked at the young man in the python robe, her eyes filled with different emotions under her handsome eyebrows, and said, "Brother Heng, I'm going back first."
Jia Heng nodded and watched Tanchun leave.
I have to find some time to go to Qiu Shuang Zhai these two days and then meet Tanchun.
After Tanchun left, Jia Heng looked at Yaruo and whispered, "Yaruo, come here and let Brother Heng take a look."
Yaruo responded softly, then came closer and pinched Jia Heng's shoulder, with an inexplicable joy showing on her delicate, bright face.
Jia Heng looked at Zhen Lan intently, a smile appeared on his resolute face, and he said softly: "What's wrong, what are you thinking about now, Sister Lan?"
Zhen Lan's pretty, bright face had a bit of a "forced smile" on it, and she said, "I'm not thinking about anything."
Jia Heng smiled and said jokingly, "Sister Lan, are you aiming for the position of concubine?"
Zhen Lan was immediately struck by what she was thinking. She couldn't help but tremble slightly. She lowered her beautiful head slightly and said, "Brother Heng, I... I am the daughter of a convicted official. How can I be worthy of being the concubine of a county prince?"
Jia Heng nodded and asked, "I remember that the Zhen family has been pardoned, so they should not be criminals. Besides, aren't your eldest sister and second sister both princesses? It's nothing."
When Zhen Lan heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she let out an "ah", anticipation welling up in her heart again.
It can be said that at this moment, Jia Heng had him completely under his control.
Jia Heng picked up the teacup beside him, sipped a cup gently, and said, "Wait a few days, let's go find your elder sister and see what she says about this matter. Let Xier be appointed as a concubine."
Zhen Lan: "..."
Brother Heng, this...
Why did Xier become the concubine?
So, what is going on?
It can be said that Zhen Lan's emotions have been completely controlled by Jia Heng at this moment.
Zhen Xi pursed her slightly moist lips. Under her curved eyebrows, her bright eyes, as lively as a stream, showed a hint of love.
Jia Heng took the two people's slender hands and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. My arms are a little sore. Can you help me rub them?"
As he spoke, he took Zhen Lan and Zhen Xi's hands and went inside.
Yaruo also hurriedly followed, her innocent and bright face, as beautiful as a Fuji apple, full of anticipation.
Brother Heng never talks to him.
But, humph, wait a minute, Brother Heng will know.
Jia Heng took Zhen Lan's slender hand, gently pinched the girl's smooth and white chin, looked into her bright and clear eyes, and said, "Sister Lan, if you become a concubine, you should take care of more affairs in the mansion."
Zhen Lanxiu's eyebrows were beautiful, her eyes were as bright as water, and she asked, "Brother Heng, do you really want to make me a concubine?"
Jia Heng looked at Zhen Lan and said, "Well, not necessarily."
When Zhen Lan heard this, a hint of shame and anger appeared in her narrow, clear eyes, which were as bright as rainbows. She said, "Brother Heng knows how to catch..."
Before she could finish, she saw the young man in the python costume had already put his arms around her shoulders, and suddenly moved close to her lips, and then completely pressed them down with a delightful intimacy.
Immediately, Jia Heng looked at the blushing face and said softly, "Sister Lan."
At this moment, he lowered his eyes to see Zhen Xi and Ya Ruo approaching, and saw two faces, one pretty and the other naive, put together. For a moment, they looked like two lotus flowers, so beautiful and charming.
Jia Heng raised his sword-like eyebrows, and his clear eyes paused for a moment, looking at Zhen Lan beside him, and said: "You three are really..."
This is the result of practicing skills hard to become so proficient.
Zhen Lan's eyes were full of charm and seduction as she said, "When they were at home, they had nothing to do, so they just randomly looked up some picture albums and learned some tricks to seduce men."
Jia Heng felt strange, feeling the dexterity, softness and delicacy, and felt a little strange.
After a while, Jia Heng looked at the girl with a rosy face and said, "Okay, stop making trouble. I'm tired."
In fact, his current threshold has been raised to a very high level, and such a scene is just a small scene.
Zhen Lan stretched out her slender hands at this moment, gently put them around the neck of the young man in the python costume, and took the initiative to move close to the young man's lips, turning the passive situation into the active one.
Jia Heng gently kneaded the girl's soft and smooth shoulders, and then without saying much, he embraced Zhen Lan and walked towards the bed.
As the golden hook was lowered, the pale yellow curtain fell down. On the high table next to it, there was a vase half a person's height. Under the winter sunlight, the blue and white porcelain glass reflected the glittering light, and the hibiscus flower outlined on it could be seen faintly.
The song "Yangguan Sandie" seems to convey a silent rhythm, with a touch of gentleness and charm.
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Near noon, in the dead of winter, the warm sunlight of the first day shines through a carved window lattice and falls on the wool carpet.
Jia Heng lowered his eyes to look at the pearl hairpin and cloud-like bun that was swaying gently. His gaze was dazed for a moment, and there was a hint of relief on his face.
At this moment, Zhen Lan let out a soft moan, and her rosy and rosy face looked white and bright as the clouds. Under her two willow-leaf-shaped eyebrows, her sparkling eyes were filled with gentle waves.
After Jia Heng finished speaking, he reached out and gently put his arm around Zhen Lan's shoulders, saying, "It's getting late, and we're all hungry."
I wasn't really tired, I was just hungry. After making a fuss for a while, I had consumed a lot of energy.
Zhen Lan's plump and delicate body was as soft as a silkworm at this moment, and her voice was filled with endless laziness as she said, "Brother Heng, I'm hungry too."
Zhen Xi's bright eyes, as lively as a stream, seemed to be filled with endless affection, just like a docile Persian cat.
Yaruo seemed somewhat contented at this moment, and buried her head in Zhenxi's chest.
He spurred his horse and whipped it just now, which made the girl feel very refreshed.
While Jia Heng was speaking, he lifted a brocade quilt embroidered with hibiscus flowers, put on a python robe, and told the maid to prepare hot water.
Not long after Jia Heng finished bathing, he saw a maid bringing dishes and placing them on a lacquered wooden table. The dishes were steaming and smelled delicious.
Accompanied by a rich aroma coming from afar, soon Zhen Lan, Zhen Xi and Ya Ruo were seen walking quickly towards them.
While the three of them were talking, they sat down.
Jia Heng picked up a pair of bamboo chopsticks, picked up the dishes, and used them slowly.
Zhen Xi's beautiful eyebrows and sparkling eyes were filled with spring charm as she said, "Brother Heng."
Jia Heng smiled and said, "I will accompany you three today."
When Zhen Lan heard this, an indescribable joy welled up in her eyes, which were as bright as a stream.
Jia Heng asked, "Sister Lan, now that the threat to the Han border has been eliminated, what urgent matters do the court have?"
This implies a certain degree of comparison.
Zhen Lan's heart was moved when she heard this. Her snow-white face showed a thoughtful expression. She said, "Now that Liaodong has been pacified, the follow-up matters should be pacification and peace. As for other urgent matters, I think it is the undercurrents in the capital not long ago. The issue of the crown prince in the East Palace should be imminent."
Jia Heng smiled, with endless fondness in his eyes, and praised: "No wonder the sisters in the mansion say that you are a female military advisor, your reputation is well-deserved."
Zhen Lan felt a little shy, and her narrow, clear phoenix eyes seemed to be filled with endless affection. She said, "Brother Heng, you are too kind. How can I be considered a female military advisor?"
From now on, she will be Brother Heng's good wife, and no one in the mansion can replace her.
Jia Heng smiled and asked, "Sister, what do you think will be the next task for the Han Dynasty?"
"We need to prepare for the establishment of a navy and set up more customs. Besides, there are the wars in the northwest and Tibet." Zhen Lan's clear voice, like the sound of metal and stone, was filled with a hint of coquettishness and certainty.
Under his sword-like eyebrows, Jia Heng looked at Zhen Xi with his bright eyes and said, "Xi'er, please give Xi'er the title of First-Class Lady this time."
Except for some maids, most of the other ladies with imperial titles were first-class ladies with imperial titles.
Zhen Xi responded softly, and a surge of joy welled up in her heart. She said, "Thank you, Brother Heng."
Jia Heng didn't say anything else afterwards. He picked up a pair of bamboo chopsticks and started eating.
At noon, Jia Heng let the three girls rest, and then left Qichiyuan and went to Daoxiang Village to look for Li Wan.
Grand View Garden, Daoxiang Village——
At this moment, in the side room, a blazing fire could be seen in the brass charcoal brazier, and on a soft couch covered with a cotton mattress, Li Wan was wearing a blue dress, her long hair combed into a beautiful bun, and her belly bulging like a ball.
Sitting next to him was Cao. Although she was old, she was still a beauty in a straw hairpin and a cloth skirt, and looked dignified and beautiful, with charm still remaining.
Cao was holding a bowl of egg custard and stirring the steamed egg custard with a spoon. It was steaming hot.
He came closer, with a smile on his face, and said, "Okay, eat something. You didn't eat much at noon."
"I vomited a lot." Li Wan's eyebrows were curved like ink, and her gentle and bright face was a little pale.
Not far away, under a cabinet filled with various books, on the mahogany desk, Li Wen and Li Qi sat down. They turned their heads, and a hint of curiosity appeared on their faces, either quiet or beautiful.
At this moment, the maid Suyun walked into the room quickly. With sword-like eyebrows, she looked at Li Wan with bright eyes and said, "Grandma, the prince is here."
Just as they were talking, a young man in a python robe walked in quickly, met Li Wan and Cao's gazes, and whispered, "Sister Wan."
Li Wan raised her eyebrows, and a look of joy appeared on her plump face. She said, "Brother Heng, you are here."
Jia Heng's eyes were as warm as the rising sun, and he said, "Sister Wan, come and see you."
Cao smiled and moved aside the bed where she was sitting, extended her hand and invited him to sit over there, saying with a smile: "Brother Heng, please sit over here."
The young man in front of her is already a prince, and her two daughters should be able to be given the title of ladies.
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While Jia Heng was spending time with his wives and concubines in Ningguo Mansion, in Huayin County not far from the capital city of Shenjing—
In a square courtyard, several roosters with bright feathers and nimble bodies were circling around a food bowl, making non-stop clucking sounds.
Chen Yuan sat down beside a window with carved lattices, gazing at the sparkling lake outside in winter, his face filled with anger.
Ruan Yongde's eyes sparkled under his thick eyebrows as he consoled him, "Sir, where there is a will, there is a way. You don't have to be discouraged. I heard from the spies in the palace that the dog emperor has gone blind."
Although Emperor Chongping blocked the news, Chen Yuan still managed to capture some clues through the White Lotus Sect's intelligence system.
When Chen Yuan heard this, his eyes lit up inexplicably and he asked, "Really?"
Ruan Yongde lowered his voice and said, "The Holy Mother sent someone to pass on the news. The matter is kept strictly confidential."
Chen Yuan said coldly: "After he became blind, it is foreseeable that he will be more perverse and suspicious. And with such a capable son-in-law in the capital, there will inevitably be internal troubles."
Ruan Yongde said: "Young Master is right, we still have to make some progress from here."
Chen Yuan sneered, "That kid Jia Heng is also a scheming man. Now he is trying to protect himself and linger in the land of gentleness because he is afraid of being suspected. But if he is really suspected, it would be a sin to live."
Ruan Yongde said: "Sir, we still need to capture that person's strange intentions."
Chen Yuan nodded and said, "You are right. It's hateful that Xiao'er is by his side. She must know a lot of the kid's secrets, but she is in cahoots with him."
Ruan Yongde said in a gentle voice: "Sir, we are now husband and wife."
Chen Yuan whispered, "We don't have many chips left, and we don't have many opportunities, but before that, let's kill the man in the palace first."
Once the army sent to conquer Liao returns, it will not be easy to do anything.
Chen Yuan thought for a moment and asked again, "Have you seen Gu Ruoqing recently?"
"Ms. Gu, I haven't seen you these days." Ruan Yongde said.
Chen Yuan's eyes were dim and his face was gloomy.
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