novelonline Chapter 447 Xing Xiuyan: I'm afraid it's Mr. Heng from the East Mansion
Chapter 447 Xing Xiuyan: I'm afraid it's Mr. Heng from the East Mansion
Chapter 447 Xing Xiuyan: I'm afraid it's Mr. Heng from the East Mansion
Honor Hall
Just as Jia She's words fell into a brief silence, suddenly a woman came from the outside, entered the hall, and said to Mrs. Xing: "Madam, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Xing have just entered the capital with Miss Xing." gone."
Mrs. Xing heard this and asked in surprise, "Where is the man now?"
Xing Zhong and his wife are Mrs. Xing's brother and sister-in-law.
The woman said: "Go back to the eldest lady, I have arrived at Ningrong Street in a carriage."
Jia Mu, who was talking, frowned, diverted the matter, and asked, "Since we are relatives, I should come and meet you. Yuanyang ordered the back kitchen to prepare the meal."
Jia Zheng stood up and said, "Mom, I'm going back first."
Jia Heng also got up, and said softly: "Old lady, I'll see the master off."
I also need to have a good discussion with Jia Zheng so that I don't have to do things on my own.
Jia Mu called out, "Brother Heng, don't forget to have dinner together later."
Jia Heng nodded, and walked out of Rongqing Hall amidst all the eyes.
Besides, Jia Amnesty didn't stay any longer, and told Mrs. Xing to entertain the people from the Xing family, and then left the Rongqing Hall, heading towards the black-painted courtyard where her family lived.
What he should say has already been said, and he just waits for the result, and it is useless to stay longer.
For a while, several men in Rongqing Hall left, only a group of female relatives were left talking.
Yuan Chun persuaded softly: "Since younger brother Heng has already made a claim, the old ancestor should not worry about it."
Aunt Xue persuaded from the side: "They are used to being officials outside, so they should have some ideas. We are worried and worried. If we can't help, let alone say, it is easy to cause trouble."
Mother Jia nodded, glanced at the bewildered Mrs. Wang, and said, "What I mean is, we can only let Brother Heng take care of it first."
However, on the other side, Jia Heng and Jia Zheng came out of Rongqing Hall and walked along the Chaoshou corridor. It was just around noon, and the sky was lightly raining, which seemed to be getting heavier, hazy and rainy, and locked the courtyard tightly.
Jia Heng and Jia Zheng surrounded a young couple and sat down again. The servant offered tea and retreated slowly.
Looking at the frowning Jia Zheng, Jia Heng said: "Master, do you still remember what I said in Huifang Garden?"
When Jia Zheng heard this, his face was in a daze, and he said, "Zi Yu."
Jia Heng nodded, and said: "Master, wait patiently. After this month, you can care about yourself."
King Zhongshun has now started to concentrate all his energy on investigating the case of Jia She's smuggling and smuggling, and he is bound to relax the palace. Once the evidence is obtained, he can counterattack.
But before that, let King Zhongshun kill Jia Amnesty.
"Could it be that everything today is as expected by Zi Yu?" Jia Zheng's complexion changed, and he suddenly realized.
Jia Heng neither admitted nor denied, but said in relief: "Master, you might as well just wait for the news."
Jia Zheng nodded, feeling completely at peace.
But on the other side, the carriage that Xing Zhong and his wife were traveling in stopped at the corner of Ning Rong Street.
In the carriage compartment, sitting impressively was a girl wearing a half-new red jacket and a starched white skirt.
The young girl has a beautiful appearance, bright eyes and white teeth, bangs combed on the smooth and clean forehead, although her cheeks are not covered with makeup, but her skin is white and greasy, peaches are like plums, and there is a calm and dusty charm between her eyebrows and eyes.
The clothes are even more simple, the headdress only has a few red strings, and only a half-faded plum blossom on the skirt, faintly witnessing that the girl is at a beautiful and beautiful age.
He closed his eyes slightly, as if closing his eyes to rest his mind.
Xing Zhong's wife, Fan Shi, who wears a Jingchai cloth skirt and is a middle-aged lady, called out in a low voice, "Xiuyan."
Xing Xiuyan opened her eyes, looking at her mother with crystal clear eyes, and called out in a soft voice, with the charm of jade and stone, "Mother."
Fan held her daughter's little hand, with kind and gentle eyes, and said: "Your aunt's house is different from the next. The mouth is also sweeter, when you meet sisters of the same age, you must not be frivolous, and when you meet some decent women, it is not easy to offend, remember?"
On Xing Xiuyan's plain and elegant cheeks, seriousness appeared, and he nodded, saying: "Mother, I remember."
After a while, the sound of the carriage suddenly stopped, and Xing Zhong, who was driving the carriage outside, said, "Get out of the carriage, someone will pick you up."
Fan said with a smile, "Let's go down, my mother."
Saying that, holding Xing Xiuyan's hand, the mother and daughter got out of the carriage. At this moment, the sky is gray, and there are already drizzles of rain, which are as moist as crisp, wet and cold to the bone.
After all, the mother and daughter were dressed in thinner clothes, and they couldn't help shivering, and there was a rough woman holding up an umbrella beside her.
Fan and Xing Xiuyan quickly expressed their thanks.
"The old lady said, Mrs. Xing and the young lady will arrive first, and the eldest lady will be in Rongqing hall." At this time, the two women outside called out in a low voice.
Fan Shi looked at the woman in silk and satin, and her heart was secretly tongue-tied.
This Jia family really deserves to be the family of a duke, even an ordinary servant is well-dressed and well-groomed.
Xing Xiuyan raised her eyes and glanced at the lady holding the umbrella, but did not linger on her body too much. Under her thin eyebrows, which were as pale as willow leaves, she raised her clear eyes slightly to stare, and saw under the cloudy sky, a red eaves The gate towers with green and carved beams and painted buildings stand quietly. The ridges and eaves of the roof tiles are soaked in rainwater, so they are wet, and the water is translucent, adding a third of black color.
As far as the eye can see, under the plaque is inscribed the gold characters "Decree to build Rongguo Mansion", which is solemn, powerful and shining.
The vermilion-painted gate is closing itself, the copper nails are brightly painted with gold, and the beams and columns are guarded by servants wearing bunt clothes and felt hats. .
"Xiuyan." Fan gently pulled her daughter's Weiliang's little hand, and pulled her wandering thoughts back.
At that time, Mrs. Xing, surrounded by several women, was standing on the eaves in front of the corner gate. Seeing Xing Zhong, she greeted Xing Zhong with a smile and said: "Brother, the pommel horse has been exhausted for this journey. It's been hard work. It's cold outside, so hurry up and get in the house." yes."
In fact, Mrs. Xing is not too happy to see Mrs. Xing's elder brother taking refuge with her, but it is only for the sake of respect among relatives.
Xing Zhong is a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. He wears a light blue cotton shirt, has slightly gray hair, and is tall. At Mrs. Xing's invitation, he entered the Rongguo Mansion through the corner gate and led him to the front hall.
Xing Zhong asked with a smile: "Sister, how have you been all these years?"
Mrs. Xing said with a smile: "It's really good. Eat well and sleep well, and don't worry about it. This time, brother and sister-in-law are here, and the family can be reunited."
When Xing Zhong heard this, he smiled and said, "I don't know where my brother-in-law is now?"
After all, he is the brother of his wife, Mrs. Xing, calling Jia She's brother-in-law, although in Jia She's opinion, he is a bit exaggerated, but at this time the courtesy is not lost, on the contrary, it reveals the kindness from afar.
"Now in the courtyard of the Black Throttle Gate, let Wang Shanbao's family lead you there later." Madam Xing said, and then ordered Wang Shanbao to lead Xing Zhong to meet him.
At this time, he immediately looked at his sister-in-law Fan Shi, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, the old lady just said that sister-in-law and Xiuyan will meet at Rongqing hall."
Fan said with a smile: "I have long wanted to meet this kind-hearted Mrs. Tai, this is our blessing."
Mrs. Xing nodded, looked at Xing Xiuyan, sized up the girl, and said with a smile, "Xiuyan has grown so big in a short while."
Xing Xiuyan called "Auntie" politely, seeming a bit timid.
"Stop standing, sit down." Mrs. Xing said with a chuckle, stretched out her hand and swayed down, then turned to look at Fan, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, there are a few girls who are as big as Xiuyan in the house Son, girls of their age can also have something to say."
Several people were talking, and Fan and his daughter Xiuyan looked at Rongqing Hall and left.
Honor Hall
Xing Xiuyan and Mrs. Fan followed Mrs. Xing into the hall. At this moment, Jia's mother had already prepared a meal with the mandarin ducks.
Through the screen, Mother Jia was talking with several people in her party.
Mrs. Wang took the initiative to start the conversation, and said to Aunt Xue who was sitting at the side: "The last one, my brother said the day before yesterday that the matter of Zi'er's election has already begun."
Aunt Xue felt a little upset when she heard the words, but she didn't see anything on her face, she smiled and said, "That's a good thing."
Mother Jia was talking to Daiyu about the birth of her son. When she heard this, her heart moved slightly and she glanced at Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang said with complicated thoughts: "I heard that the princess is the daughter of the Prince of Nan'an's family. I'm afraid Zi'er should be a talented person first."
"That is also a great happy event." Aunt Xue said with a smile.
It's just that only I know how bitter the smile is, so I couldn't help but glance at my daughter, and saw that she was talking to Tanchun and Xiangyun, and I don't know if I heard it.
Mrs. Wang has mixed feelings in her heart, her eldest daughter...
Then she turned her eyes to look at Rongzhi's plump and dignified Shuning's own daughter, there was a certain kind of uncontrollable regret and resentment, and there was nowhere to resolve it.
At this moment, Jia Mu called out loudly, "Yuanyang, are you still alive? Everyone is hungry here."
Shi Xiangyun smiled and said, "Grandma, I'm so hungry I'm staring at gold stars."
"Oh, old lady, you're getting better soon." Yuanyang responded with a pretty voice through the screen, and her voice was much happier than before.
Jiamu took Daiyu's hand and said with a smile, "Yu'er, next month will be your baby."
Daiyu smiled lightly and said, "You can live as the old lady says."
He glanced at the girl with smooth muscles and elegant demeanor, who looked like a snow pile.
While chatting about gossip, suddenly the woman outside came into the hall and said: "Old lady, the eldest lady brought Mrs. Xing and the young lady over here."
Not long after, Mrs. Fan and Xing Xiuyan, led by Mrs. Xing, entered the Rongqing Hall and greeted Jiamu.
Jia's mother was originally polite, and at the same time she saw foreigners making fun and resolving her depression. At this time, she saw Fan's, nodded her head, then looked at Xing Xiuyan, and said with a smile: "Whose girl is this, who looks like this?" Challenge?"
Mother Jia always liked girls with good looks, but this time she saw Xing Xiuyan, who was slim and tall, she felt her eyes brighten.
Xing Xiuyan approached and hurriedly saluted Jiamu.
Yuan Chun on the side helped the girl up, took Xing Xiuyan's hand, and said with a gentle smile, "It's sister Xiuyan."
At this moment, Daiyu, Baochai, Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xiangyun all looked at the girl. It has to be said that Xing Xiuyan is the most graceful among them, and she has a dusty and elegant charm. , it makes it different in the rich and rich environment, and all the gold hairpins are secretly amazed.
Daiyu stood up and looked at the girl with some surprise in her star eyes.
The young girls are all lively and lively by nature, so they get to know each other in a short time.
There was a bright smile on Xiangyun's rosy apple-like face, and he said: "My sister speaks elegantly, she is out of the ordinary, she really has a temperament like a wild crane, what kind of books do you usually read?"
"Sister Yun, I read more miscellaneous books. There are travelogues of predecessors, as well as scriptures, and some Buddhist scriptures." Xing Xiuyan also liked Xiangyun's charming and innocent temperament, smiled, and said softly.
Dai Yu frowned, and said softly: "Buddhist scriptures? In Brother Heng's east courtyard, there is a female cultivator who is practicing in the secular world, living with her fourth sister."
Xing Xiuyan was surprised when he heard the words, and had a faint premonition.
Baochai saw more and more a smile on her beautiful face, and explained: "This dharma master, named Hu Miaoyu, used to practice in the Muni courtyard. His master passed away a few years ago. My wife loves her for her superb Dharma. So please come to the mansion, the old lady also likes her to deal with it."
Some time ago, she often went to the East Mansion, and she also heard about this Master Miaoyu.
"It's such a coincidence that it's an old friend?" Xing Xiuyan murmured with a slightly surprised expression.
"Why, sister knows Miaoyu?" Tan Chunying looked at the girl who was a little taller than him with bright eyes, sighing secretly why she was so tall, and asked.
Xing Xiuyan's wanjing jade face showed the color of memory, and said softly: "She used to practice outside Panxiang Temple in Suzhou, and I lived next to her. Speaking of which, she taught me to read! Almost half Master's friendship, I don't want to meet again here, maybe this is the fate."
In front of everyone, Xing Xiuyan would not comment on Miaoyu's personality, but just recounted her acquaintance and expressed emotion.
Xiangyun giggled and said, "Sister Lin, this is what is often said in operas, that if you are destined to meet thousands of miles away, you will never meet face to face if you have no destiny."
Daiyu laughed and said, "You read a lot of miscellaneous books on weekdays."
Mother Jia, with silver hair all over her head, was talking to Aunt Xue beside her, only occasionally smiling and kindly watching the little girls chatting and stroking the emerald ring.
Aunt Xue asked: "Young girl Feng, you feel refreshed."
The smile on Jia's mother's face faded away, and she said, "She also has a strong temper, and Brother Lian has a stubborn temper again, and the couple are now stiff."
Aunt Xue also sighed.
After a few people chatted for a while, Yuanyang came over and said that it was time to eat.
Jia's mother called out: "Yuanyang, go and call Brother Heng and the second master to have dinner together."
After a while, a woman said: "Old lady, the uncle is having dinner with the second master in the front yard, but come here."
Mother Jia thought for a while, and thought it would be appropriate for Jia Heng to accompany Jia Zheng in the front yard, she smiled and said: "These men are eating out, perhaps with warm wine, so we don't call him."
Fan Shi smiled and asked curiously: "Old lady, but that Uncle Heng?"
Jia Mu nodded and said, "Isn't it? You heard it in the south too?"
"I've heard about the correspondence before." Fan replied with a smile, not wanting to talk deeply.
Mrs. Xing's complexion was a bit unnatural.
Xing Xiuyan raised her eyes and glanced at her mother, thinking about "Master Heng", after a while, she talked to Baochai at the side again.
After that, Mother Jia hosted a banquet for lunch. After eating, everyone sat down and drank tea to talk.
Jia Mu said: "Your niece went back and didn't have any girls of the same age to play with. She looked very lonely. Why don't you live with the second girl here first? Their sisters are the same age, and it will be easier to talk to each other. .”
In fact, Jia's mother liked the girl with good color, and later Xue Baoqin gave Baoqin a cloak that had been treasured for a long time.
This kind of psychology can be called "grandmother's memory of youth". In the twilight years, the lost youth can be found in the smiling faces.
Of course, the more lively and festive the better, the best are pistachios, such as Baoqin and Xiangyun.
The older ones, like Aunt Xue, are festive and cute, while Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang are strict and upright, and they don't really please Mother Jia very much.
The older one is... Grandma Liu.
Mrs. Xing smiled and said: "The old lady is kind, and I see it too. When Xiuyan sees her uncle, come over and talk to the old lady."
Fan Shi was listening to it, her heart was filled with joy, and she said with a smile: "The old lady likes Xiuyan, she is really lucky."
Not to mention that Mrs. Xing led Xing Xiuyan and Fan's family away from Rongqing Hall.
The conversation is divided into two parts. Jia Heng and Jia Zheng are in the study, setting up wine and dishes to talk. It turns out that Jia Zheng's family is Qingke, Cheng Rixing, Zhan Guang, Shan Pinren, Bu Guxiu and others are accompanying them, and they are very welcoming. Those who could do anything were rejected by Jia Heng, and there were only two people left in the study.
Jia Zheng drank a lot of wine, his cheeks were flushed, "Ziyu, I have been an official for more than ten years. I was a Yuanwailang at first, and I am still a Yuanwailang now. If I knew this, it would be better if I made a fortune by self-promotion. As."
Jia Hengdao: "The second master is conscientious and hardworking, which can be regarded as diligent, but the officialdom is one, one is to be a person, and the other is to do things. If you are not good at communication, you will be good at common affairs, which will also benefit you, because no matter how overstaffed, the yamen always needs people who do things. "
In fact, general affairs are just the same thing. The main thing is that if you have more experience, you can benefit from the capital of the middleman.
Compared with Qin Ye, he can be called diligent, almost relying on hard work, and with no background, he got into the position of doctor, which will be the director of a certain department in later generations.
Jia Zheng was a bit idle and didn't understand general affairs. If he was to be an official again, he needed to find a good staff, otherwise he would be fooled and deceived, and problems would easily arise.
Of course, with him around, who can deceive the relatives of the officials of the Jinyi Mansion?
After the downfall of Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng was the archway he set up.
Otherwise, Mother Jia would really be impatient, and it wouldn't sound good to say it.
The rise of the concubine, the one who seized the title by the direct branch, the one who died, the one who dismissed from office, only he stands out... The picture is too beautiful to watch.
Jia Zheng may not be capable, but honesty and duty, this is an advantage, there is always a suitable position.
Jia Zheng sighed.
Jia Heng said: "Second master don't need to be depressed, just wait for the time."
To put it bluntly, it's easy to arrange an official position for Jia Zheng, but Jia Zheng can't lose face if he works under his own hands.
Jia Zheng nodded his head as a response.
Not long after, Jia Heng saw that Jia Zheng was drunk, so he called the servant and helped Jia Zheng go back to rest.
Jia Heng left the study and walked towards the Ning Mansion along the corridor. After all, after drinking, the cold wind blew, and he was a bit drunk.
The little servant approached and said, "Master, how about I help you go back."
"It doesn't matter." Jia Heng waved his hand, calmed down, and walked along the corridor towards the East Mansion, without feeling drunk at all.
Coincidentally, after leaving the study room, I walked slowly along the Chaoshou corridor to the Moon Gate. Just after I left the Moon Gate, I suddenly saw a girl rushing towards me.
Jia Heng hurriedly dodged to the side, but the girl was startled, she said "Ouch", but her figure staggered.
On Jia Heng's side, he had no choice but to reach out to help the person's arm, and asked in a low voice, "Are you all right?"
Xing Xiuyan let out a soft "um", straightened her body, looked up, and looked at the boy in the python suit opposite, her eyes met, and she felt a pair of clear eyes cast on her, she quickly turned her head, and said in a low voice: "I It's okay."
Jia Heng nodded in greeting, let go of the girl's sleeves, and said nothing.
But guess who it is.
"Xiuyan." Sure enough, he heard a call.
It was clearly Fan Shi who was walking in front, and quickly turned around to look. Mrs. Xing also heard the movement, fixed her figure, and turned her eyes with the women.
Jia Heng turned to look at Mrs. Xing, and said indifferently: "It turns out to be the eldest wife."
Mrs. Xing took a look at the young man, and seeing that she was a bit apprehensive at first, she didn't say anything, but after all it was a bit inappropriate, so she could only smile and ask: "Brother Heng, are you coming from the second master's study?"
Jia Heng said: "I spent lunch with the second master, where is the eldest lady going?"
At this time, Xing Xiuyan was also behind Fan, so he had time to look at the young man opposite him. He saw that the young man was wearing a dark red cross-collared python suit, a crown with a mountain character on his head, a black cloak, and a waist. Hanging the sword, the eyebrows are sharp, and the eyes are calm.
Perhaps because of drinking, his cold, rock-shaved face was slightly flushed, which made the coldness on his face dissipate a lot.
While thinking about it, Xing Xiuyan guessed who it was.
I'm afraid it's that Uncle Heng from the East Mansion.
(End of this chapter)