The Red Mansions

Chapter 1620 Jia Heng: Don’t pursue fame without paying attention to real benefits

Chapter 1620 Jia Heng: Don’t pursue fame without paying attention to real benefits…

Grand View Garden, Xiaoxiang Pavilion

The sound of the piano rises up and dissipates with the wind, accompanied by the rustling sound of autumn rain blowing through the bamboo forest, which makes the autumn day more quiet, bleak and sad.

Daiyu sat down behind a lacquered wooden table. The girl was wearing a pink dress, her eyebrows and eyes were delicate like a painting, and her face, which was shrouded in the misty charm of the south of the Yangtze River, seemed to be filled with a delicate and tranquil temperament.

Not far away, two plump girls, Baoqin and Xiangyun, were sitting on an embroidered cushion. They were playing chess while listening to the music played by Daiyu.

Xiangyun turned her head from time to time, then looked at Baoqin opposite her, lowered her voice and said, "Sister Baoqin, Sister Lin misses Brother Heng again."

"It's only been a few days since we last met, and you're already thinking about me like this." Baoqin chuckled.

"It feels like three years since I last saw you." Xiangyun joked, tilting her fiery apple-like face.

At this moment, the music of the zither suddenly stopped. Daiyu turned her delicate and weak face and said angrily, "What are you two whispering about?"

Xiangyun's plump and lovely cheeks suddenly blushed, she pursed her pink lips and said loudly: "We miss Brother Heng too."

Daiyu said, "He is busy with things outside right now."

At this moment, Xiren's voice could not hide her surprise and said in a low voice: "Master, you are here."

Soon, Jia Heng came in from outside, with a prosperous smile on his calm face.

Daiyu stood up at this moment, looked at the young man in the python robe with warm eyes, and said loudly: "Brother Heng, you are back."

Jia Heng smiled and said, "When I have some free time, I come to see Sister Lin. What is Sister Lin doing?"

Daiyu's eyes sparkled with joy, and she whispered, "I didn't do anything. I just played the piano. There's nothing else."

Jia Heng sat down, took the teacup from Zijuan, took a sip, raised his eyes to look at the beautiful girls, and could smell some quiet, some lively aromas under his nose.

Daiyu's eyes sparkled under her curved eyebrows, and she asked, "Brother Heng, are you done with the things outside?"

Jia Heng paused for a moment and said, "I've finished my work. I've rarely had any free time lately."

At this moment, Xiangyun came closer and gently shook Jia Heng's arm. Her plump and lovely face was full of coquettishness. She said, "Brother Heng, why didn't you come to play with me these days?"

Ever since Xiangyun and Jia Heng had physical contact, Jia Heng really didn't look for Xiangyun much.

Jia Heng raised his sword-like eyebrows, his eyes were warm, like the warm sun, he gently hugged Xiangyun's shoulders and said, "I was busy with things outside, sister Yun didn't look for me either."

"Brother Heng has been missing these days." Xiangyun's eyes were full of cuteness and adorableness, and her voice couldn't help but sound coquettish.

Under Baoqin's emerald eyebrows, her watery almond eyes were as bright as water. She looked at the two of them intently and wanted to go over, but in front of Daiyu, the little fat girl was obviously a little shy.

Jia Heng said: "Okay, let's eat together later."

Daiyu's starry eyes showed curiosity and concern, and she asked, "Brother Heng, how is Sister Bao doing?"

Jia Heng put down the teacup in his hand, his eyes warm, and whispered: "I went to see her yesterday. She is taking care of the baby. She has been suffering from morning sickness these two days."

"I see my aunt has already moved into Hengwu Garden." Daiyu said softly, her eyes sparkling under her beautiful emerald eyebrows.

Because Aunt Xue doted on her unborn "grandson" so much and was worried that the maids and nannies around Baochai might do something inappropriate, she moved to live in the wing room of Hengwuyuan.

It can be said that since Keqing had no children, Aunt Xue had already regarded the child in Baochai's belly as the heir to Jia Heng's title of Prince.

Jia Heng nodded and said, "With Auntie here, Sister Xue will be able to have a more peaceful pregnancy."

Daiyu's eyes were as bright as water under her beautiful eyebrows. She said softly, "I think it won't be long before Sister Bao will be able to give birth to a child."

Jia Heng said: "It takes ten months to get pregnant. We have to wait until next year."

As he spoke, he looked at Daiyu beside him with a warm gaze, and said jokingly, "When will Sister Lin give birth to a child?"

When Daiyu heard this, her cheeks immediately flushed, and her beautiful face was filled with eyes as bright as water.

At this moment, Xiangyun was holding Daiyu's belly and jokingly said, "Sister Lin's belly should be showing signs of movement soon."

"Go away." Daiyu slapped Xiangyun's soft little hand away in embarrassment and said, "I wonder when your stomach will move?"

Xiangyun: "..."

The scene of her with her big belly was so embarrassing.

While Jia Heng was speaking, he looked at Daiyu and Xiangyun who were chatting and laughing, and felt a little amused.

The two are good sisters who grew up together. They are really good sisters and share the same quilt.

Thinking of this, Jia Heng's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly had some thoughts.

Well, it seems that the combination of Daiyu, Xiangyun and Baoqin has not been tried yet?

Jia Heng paused for a moment and whispered, "Zijuan, you and Xiren go see if lunch is ready."

Zijuan and Xiren responded softly, then turned and left the room.

At this moment, Jia Heng gently took Daiyu's slender hand and said, "Sister Lin, let's go inside and talk together."

Daiyu glanced at Xiangyun and Baoqin not far away, her beautiful face blushing as she said, "Brother Heng, Sister Yun and Sister Baoqin are still here."

Jia Heng smiled and said, "Sister Lin, these are not outsiders."

When Xiangyun heard this, her chubby face turned red and she felt extremely shy.

Did Brother Heng want to bully Sister Lin in front of her?

Jia Heng turned his eyes to Xiangyun and called out, "Sister Yun, come here."

Daiyu: "..."

Although the two grew up together, they had never been honest with each other. This was the first time.

Jia Heng embraced Daiyu's slender waist, entered the inner room, leaned close to the ear of the Immortal Crimson Pearl Grass, sniffed the fragrance between the beautiful woman's hair, and said, "Sister Lin."

Daiyu snorted softly, her face flushed and her eyes sparkling like water. Just as she was about to make a coquettish sound, she saw a soft and moist breath approaching and sticking to her lips, and then the familiar aggression and wantonness of her own man knocked on the city gate.

Daiyu hummed softly and stroked Jia Heng's back gently, but her heart was beating even harder than usual.

A layer of blushing shame covered Xiangyun's rosy and chubby face, and her watery and slightly almond-shaped eyes were full of tenderness and sparkle.

Baoqin blinked her watery and lively almond-shaped eyes and looked at Jia Heng and Daiyu with curiosity.

After a while, Jia Heng gently let go of Daiyu, stared at her slightly moist lips, his eyes warm, and whispered, "Sister Lin."

Baoqin asked softly under her beautiful eyebrows: "Brother Heng, you and Sister Lin... why did you leave us here?"

Is it for them to watch?

Jia Heng said, "Sister Baoqin, Sister Yun, the two of you come over here and help me change clothes."

Baoqin, Xiangyun: "..."

However, Jia Heng pulled Xiangyun's soft and tender little hand, moved close to that plump and lovely face, kissed the soft and slightly moist lips, and grasped the sweet and fresh breath.

Daiyu snorted softly and looked at the two of them with some annoyance.

Zijuan and Xiren went to prepare lunch, leaving only a few people in the side room, and the only sound in the corridor of the courtyard was the whistling wind.

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Inside the room

Jia Heng stretched out his hand to hold Daiyu's plump waist. While speaking, he looked at Daiyu with his eyes as clear as water and whispered, "Sister Lin."

Daiyu's fair and flawless face looked like brocade clouds at this moment, and her delicate body trembled unconsciously.

Perhaps it was because she was in front of two "strangers" - Xiangyun and Baoqin - that Daiyu couldn't help feeling endless shame.

On the other side, Xiangyun's face was also flushed with a rich blush, and she couldn't help but let out a disgusted hum from between her noses.

At this moment, the little fat girl stared at Jia Heng, her heart also filled with waves of excitement.

Well, Brother Heng is bullying Sister Lin.

Jia Heng looked at Xiangyun with a playful look under his sword-like brows and said, "Sister Yun, come here."

Xiangyun lowered her bright eyes slightly, and her plump and lovely face seemed to be covered with a bright red blush. She walked closer, stared at Jia Heng, and said shyly, "Brother Heng, I can't do it."

Jia Heng said, "Sister Yun, come and serve me."

Xiangyun: "..."

"Baoqin come here too." Jia Heng raised his sword-like eyebrows and looked at Baoqin with warm eyes. A hint of surprise appeared on his calm face.

Baoqin hummed softly and moved her beautiful head closer. Her fair and tender face had already turned rosy and bright, charming and attractive.

She helped Jia Heng untie his robe and moved her plump, fair face closer to him.

At this moment, Jia Heng hugged Daiyu's delicate body, with a strange look on his face.

At some point, a drizzle of autumn rain unexpectedly arrived outside the courtyard, covering the entire earth, with mist and rain locking the sky and earth.

The bamboo forest in Xiaoxiang Pavilion is rustling in the wind, and the autumn rain is falling on the bamboo forest with a crackling sound, which is quite rhythmic.

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After a while, Jia Heng came near the table and sat down with Daiyu, Xiangyun, Baoqin and others around a dining table.

But the faces of the three of them were all red, and the corners of their eyebrows and eyes were silently overflowing with spring love and charm.

Jia Heng took in the expressions on the faces of the two little fat girls and Daiyu. Under his sword-like eyebrows, there was also a strange look in his eyes.

I thought to myself that the sandwich was indeed more delicious.

Jia Heng picked up the large spoon in the bowl, scooped a small bowl of soup, and said loudly: "This winter melon soup nourishes yin and replenishes water. Sister Lin should drink more later."

Daiyu responded softly, and her flawless face became slightly flushed and as bright as a peach.

What was he talking about? Was he referring to her...

Jia Heng then looked at Xiangyun, whose face was rosy, and said, "Sister Yun, drink some too."

On Xiangyun's side, with her face as white as snow, she hummed softly, her eyes as bright as water, and her curved eyelashes drooped down.

Jia Heng also picked up a spoon and gently drank the crocodile soup in the jade bowl, thinking that it was like replenishing the body.

It was a relief that he had such a hard time, fortunately he was a fusion of the second life and had extraordinary talent.

Jia Heng and his wives and concubines enjoyed their meal until well after noon, and then he played around with a few others for a while.

Then, Jia Heng left Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Jia Heng came to the study in the front yard and saw Chen Xiao practicing calligraphy. He looked up at the young man in python robe and said, "You're back."

Jia Heng walked quickly into the wing room, picked up the teacup, and asked, "Any news from Bashu recently?"

Chen Xiao looked at Jia Heng intently and said, "Xie Zaiyi has taken over Chengdu Prefecture."

Jia Heng sat down, picked up the teacup beside him, and asked in surprise, "By the way, why don't you see Ruoqing?"

Chen Xiao put down the brush in his hand and said, "Ruoqing went to Master's place. Master will look for him in the next two days."

Jia Heng's expression paused, and he thought of the White Lotus Mother. It had been a while since he had seen her.

Concubine Wu dressed as the White Lotus Mother is rarely seen in the palace.

He now wondered if the person who peeked at him and Queen Song that day was the White Lotus Mother?

Well, maybe it's possible.

Chen Xiao walked closer, waved in front of Jia Heng's eyes, and asked strangely, "What are you thinking about? Why are you so absent-minded?"

Jia Heng cleared his throat and said, "Well, I didn't think about anything."

Chen Xiaoqing's eyes were filled with curiosity, and he said, "You went to the palace to discuss personnel matters with the cabinet. How did the discussion go?"

Before entering the palace, Jia Heng told Chen Xiao about his purpose.

Jia Heng said gently, "Li Zan has approved everything, but I'm afraid he is already very resentful."

Chen Xiao sighed, her beautiful eyes sparkling like water under her trimmed eyebrows, and she said softly, "I'm afraid there will be more disputes later. I'm worried now..."

Jia Heng asked, "What are you worried about?"

Chen Xiao said in a cold voice: "I am worried that Li Zan will sow discord between you and the Zhen family. At that time, the Zhen family will become suspicious of you and even become enemies."

For the throne, even biological father and son can become enemies, as if they were just a pair of half-married couples.

Hearing this, Jia Heng narrowed his eyes and whispered, "It's not impossible."

Chen Xiao whispered, "You should pay attention to it. At least you should hide your ambitions and not let Zhen Qing get suspicious."

Jia Heng said: "I have not been promoted to a noble title. Instead, Zhen Qing wants to give me the title of Regent."

One should not pursue empty fame but ignore real benefits.

He is not very keen on the title now, and he would rather further cultivate his party and win over forces inside and outside the court. One day, his subordinates will persuade him to ascend the throne.

Chen Xiao looked at the young man in python robe and asked with concern: "If Zhen Qing asks you about it, how will you respond?"

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, his eyes were filled with surprise, and he whispered, "Then what can I do?"

Zhen Qing called him into the palace just to have him sleep with her, everything else was just trivial matters.

Besides, the two of them now have the bond of a child.

Chen Xiao snorted, picked up the brush in his hand and continued writing, saying: "Go take a shower, you smell so bad."

Did he just crawl out of the toilet?

Jia Heng also looked a little unnatural, and said, "Then I'll go take a shower and change clothes."

"Qingwen, Qingwen." Jia Heng called out.

Soon, Qingwen, with her slender waist, thin shoulders, and beautiful hair tied up in a bun, entered the hall. She looked at Jia Heng and said, "Sir, the hot water is ready."

Jia Heng nodded and whispered, "Let's go take a shower."

Qingwen responded softly, her beautiful eyes beneath her slender eyebrows filled with longing, and then she followed Jia Heng to the side room to bathe and change clothes.