The Red Mansions

Chapter 1428 Zhen Xue: Can't I play well? Bloodline

Chapter 1428 Zhen Xue: Can't I have fun? We share the same blood...

Shenjing City

As the court officials came out of the hall in twos and threes, the news that Jia Heng had won another great victory on the front line in Jinzhou and killed Ajige in battle gradually spread throughout the entire Shenjing city.

For a moment, the people in the city of Shenjing were filled with jubilation.

It can be said that this was another great victory since Jia Heng led his troops to the Northern Expedition. The results were brilliant. Ajige was killed in the battle and 50,000 enemies were annihilated.

After the victories in Ningyuan and Liaoyang, Jinzhou City was conquered again. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that the next city would be Shengjing City.

Once Shengjing City was broken, Liaodong would be pacified, the horses would be put to rest in the southern mountains, and the swords and guns would be put into storage, and a peaceful and prosperous era would be just around the corner.

In fact, with the implementation of the Han Dynasty's new policy of peace and prosperity in recent years, the people of the Han Dynasty have already felt the atmosphere of peace and prosperity.

Taxes and levies were light, and the people were well fed and well clothed.

As the saying goes, life is getting better and better, and you can definitely feel it.

Shenjing City, Princess Jinyang's Mansion, Back House——

Although it is August, the weather in Guanzhong is still very hot. It rained last night and it is still a bit stuffy today. The grass in the courtyard has grown wildly and is almost as tall as a person.

In the square courtyard, one can see pavilions with flying eaves and crimson beams standing quietly. Between the gravel paths, one can vaguely see pieces of sycamore leaves still wet with rain.

Princess Jinyang was wearing a scarlet dress, her bun was majestic and gorgeous with golden hairpins and step-shaking ornaments, and her figure was graceful and exquisite. She was sitting on the second floor near the window, holding a blue-covered book in her hand, reading it intently.

Not far away, Lianxue and the nanny were teasing a baby, who was Jia Heng's eldest son, Jia Jie.

Jia Heng's eldest son is now two years old. The child has fair skin and a pair of black eyes like grapes. He is as clear as a spring, shining brightly.

"Mom." The child opened his mouth and called out, his voice soft and cute.

Princess Jinyang turned her beautiful head, her gorgeous face seemed to be covered with a layer of rosy red, and there was a hint of anger in her eyes. She said, "Can't you let mother read a book for a while?"

It can be said that children at this age are very dependent on their mothers.

Princess Jinyang put down the book in her hand, walked closer, stared at the child, called out, and said with a smile: "Come here, let mother hug you."

"Hug me." The baby stretched out his chubby little hands and grinned.

Princess Jinyang held the baby in her arms, and a sweet smile appeared on her graceful and beautiful face.

Lian Xue advised, "Your Highness, before the Duke left, he said that Your Highness should not be too doting on the young master."

Princess Jinyang pinched her son's cheeks, turned her head to look at Lianxue not far away, and said with a chuckle: "When I was disciplining him, you saw it. When did I ever spoil him?"

She naturally understood that children should not be spoiled. She should discipline them when necessary and pamper them when necessary.

Lianxue nodded and said, "Your Highness, have you heard about the recent rumors in the capital?"

Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyes, as clear as water, flashed with surprise under her beautiful eyebrows like spring mountains. She asked, "What rumors?"

During this period, this beautiful lady enjoyed her daily life as a mother taking care of her baby at home. She paid no attention to the disturbances in the world and was not very clear about what people were talking about.

Lianxue lowered her voice and said softly: "Your Highness, there is a nursery rhyme in the capital..."

As she spoke, the beauty leaned close to Princess Jinyang's ear and whispered.

It is the prophecy nursery rhyme that is popular in Beijing.

Princess Jinyang's rosy face turned pale in an instant. Her two eyebrows were as long as emerald feathers. Her eyes were filled with anger. She said in a charming voice, "Someone must be secretly spreading rumors with the purpose of alienating the emperor and his ministers and ruining the war to pacify Liaodong!"

Lian Xue's expression paused for a moment, and she said in a clear voice: "Your Highness is right. I also think that it was a traitor who secretly spread rumors."

Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyes flashed deeply under her willow-leaf-like eyebrows, and she whispered, "Lianxue, my brother won't believe such words."

It’s not that I won’t believe it, but I won’t believe it now.

After Liaodong is pacified, some things will become difficult to say.

Something must happen.

Lian Xue's expression paused slightly, and she said softly, "Your Highness is right, but such idle gossip can melt gold and destroy a person."

Princess Jinyang nodded and said softly, "Let someone find out more in the next few days. If the rumors are gone, then everything will be fine."

This beautiful lady obviously knew her brother's character very well.

Now is the time to recruit people, especially since Jinzhou City has been destroyed and the destruction of Shengjing City is imminent. At this time, we must quell the rumors in the capital.

I have to say that Princess Jinyang really guessed it right. The current Emperor Chongping has ordered Dai Quan to secretly deal with the traitor who spread the rumors.

Princess Jinyang now held her son's arm and chuckled, "Jie'er."

"Mom, I want that." At this moment, the child in her arms pointed at the brush on the desk beside her.

Children are naturally prone to being easily diverted.

Princess Jinyang said softly, "Lianxue, carry him over and teach him how to write."

"Yes, Your Highness." Lianxue responded softly, then she carried Princess Jinyang's son Chen Jie to the desk, took the brush and rice paper, and let Chen Jie start painting.

At this moment, a beautiful woman dressed as a female official came up the wooden stairs and reached the attic with octagonal flying eaves with a "thump thump" sound.

"Your Highness." A tall and slender beauty walked in quickly, around a glass screen carved with hibiscus flowers. The tassels on her skirt fluttered gently in the wind. She looked at Princess Jinyang and spoke in a low voice.

This sister of Fu Shi is now twenty-five or twenty-six years old, but as time goes by, perhaps as a result of a life of luxury, her every move and gesture has developed the noble air of a lady from a wealthy family.

Princess Jinyang turned her gorgeous, bright face, stared at Fu Qiufang, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Fu Qiufang calmed down and said, "Your Highness Jinyang, there is news in the capital that Duke Weiguo won the battle in Jinzhou, killed Ajige in battle, and won a great victory. The imperial court's Ping Liao army surrounded Shengjing City. People in the capital are saying that the Jurchens will soon be destroyed by Duke Weiguo."

When Princess Jinyang heard this, she was overjoyed and turned to see Lianxue standing beside her.

Lianxue nodded to Princess Jinyang, her beautiful face showing a thoughtful expression.

I thought to myself that it wouldn’t be long before I wouldn’t hear any more rumors in the capital.

Princess Jinyang thought for a moment, smiled and said, "The Jurchens really can't hold on any longer. The princes have been killed one by one, and their vitality has been severely damaged. There is no chance of a comeback."

Whenever a force is about to fall, there are usually some signs, such as a lack of young talent, or the pillars starting to break one by one until the sky falls and the earth collapses.

This is all the rhythm of the pill.

Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyes were as bright as water under her willow-shaped eyebrows. She said softly, "In this way, Liaodong should be pacified before the end of the year."

Fu Qiufang's eyes were slightly dazed under her beautiful eyebrows, but she quickly returned to normal and said softly, "The capital didn't say this, but the Duke of Wei's military ability..."

The Duke of Weiguo was a good warrior and had both military and literary skills. He was a rare genius that only appeared once in five hundred years. But unfortunately, he was too lustful.

Her brother had sent her a letter the day before, asking her to find a way to marry the Duke of Wei.

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Ningguo Mansion, in the backyard——

After the news of Jia Heng's victory in Liaodong spread throughout the capital, Qin Keqing of Ningguo Mansion was playing with the children with Youshi, You Erjie and You Sanjie.

Today, not only Qin Keqing, but also Princess Zhen Qing of Chu and Princess Zhen Xue of Beijing came to visit Ningguo Mansion with their three children. At this moment, they were also sitting down on the embroidered cushion not far away.

At this moment, Jia Heng's eldest daughter Jia Fu, his youngest daughter Jia Mo, and Zhen Qing's daughter Chen Yin, the three little girls were playing together, tumbling with colorful ropes and playing with rattles.

With the addition of the little girl Chen Yin, the daily interactions between Jia Fu and Jia Mo, two "best friends", undoubtedly became more fresh, with laughter and joy ringing out constantly.

Jia Heng's two sons, Chen Jie and Shui Ying, were also gathered not far away, playing with two bamboo dragonflies.

At this moment, in the hall of the back house, the scent of musk and the woman's body were intertwined and mixed together, and with the noise of several children playing and fighting, the atmosphere was filled with an incomparable peace.

Looking at the children playing, Zhen Qing's cold and beautiful face with a hint of harshness broke into a smile, and she joked, "It's so nice for them to play together, compared to crying all the time at home alone."

Zhen Xue looked at Zhen Qing with eyes as clear as water under her beautiful eyebrows, and pursed her cherry lips which were constantly moving.

How could these children not have fun together? They were born with the same bloodline, so they were naturally close.

Qin Keqing smiled, and in her beautiful eyes, which were as clear as water, there was a hint of consideration, and she said, "That's what I said."

At this time, a maid outside came up to her with a happy face and said, "Grandma, there is good news from outside. The master has won another victory in the Liaodong battlefield."

Qin Keqing blinked her bright eyes under her willow-leaf eyebrows and asked, "What victory did you win?"

At this moment, Zhen Qing originally held up the teacup and sipped the fragrant tea. Upon hearing this, she put the teacup on the table beside her. The pair of narrow, clear phoenix eyes under her willow-leaf eyebrows also flickered, and she looked intently at the nanny.

"People outside say that the master has captured Jinzhou and beheaded a Jurchen prince." The nanny chuckled and said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Zhen Qing raised her eyebrows and said in surprise, "Jinzhou City has been conquered? Then isn't Shengjing City next?"

At this moment, Qin Keqing's beautiful face suddenly showed a trace of surprise, and asked: "Princess, what do you mean?"

Qin Keqing was not a person who liked to pay attention to political and military affairs, so she asked this question.

Zhen Qing smiled and said, "Shengjing City is just the next step after Jinzhou. Earlier, I saw in the court newspaper that Prince Beijing had led the navy and the troops from Hebei to the outskirts of Shengjing City first."

Zhen Xue also took over the conversation and said, "I also heard the Concubine mentioned before that the prince has already arrived in Shengjing City. Zi Yu should be besieging Shengjing City with his troops this time."

Well, what do you mean the prince arrived first? It always feels weird.

Qin Keqing nodded and asked, "When will my husband come back?"

Zhen Qing said softly, "Maybe after the New Year. This kind of national war will definitely not have any results if it doesn't last for a few months."

Qin Keqing said with a hint of regret, "There is also Miaoyu in the Rongcui Nunnery in the palace. Their pregnant child probably won't be brought back by her husband."

Zhen Qingxiu frowned, her eyes flickered, and she whispered, "Brother Heng is fighting outside, which is a major event related to the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty. He will probably be back after the New Year."

Qin Keqing's bright eyes twinkled under her curved eyebrows, and she said softly, "That's right."

There was also a hint of longing on Zhen Xue's gentle face.

At this moment, in the square Qichi Courtyard, several cicadas were chirping non-stop on several lush and verdant sycamore trees.

Zhen Lan was sitting behind a small lacquered wooden table at this moment, chatting with Zhen Xi.

Not far away were Tanchun and the Mengwang's daughter Yaruo. They were sitting on a dark red painted pearwood chair, playing chess across a chessboard.

Zhen Lan's eyebrows were as curved as willow leaves, and she whispered, "Brother Heng has captured Jinzhou this time, and it won't be long before he can capture Shengjing City."

Tanchun's beautiful eyes and eyebrows seemed to be moistened with sparkling waves, and she said softly, "Shengjing City is the capital of the Jurchens. It should be difficult to attack."

Under Zhen Lan's beautiful eyebrows, her narrow, clear eyes, like Zhen Qing's, were as bright as water. She said, "It will be winter soon. By then..."

At the end, worry appeared in his eyes.

Tanchun took over the conversation and said, "The heavy snow has blocked the mountains, making it difficult to transport military supplies and fodder. The Jurchens have been in Liaodong for a long time. If they send cavalry to harass the food supply route, our army will definitely be affected."

Zhen Lan frowned, her eyes full of worry, and said softly, "Yes, by then, hundreds of thousands of troops will gather in the bitter cold at the front line. If things go wrong... their retreat will be cut off."

When Tanchun heard this, she frowned and said, "Brother Heng, you know about this, right?"

Zhen Lan said as a matter of course: "With Brother Heng's intelligence, how could he not know this?"

He was a very intelligent man.

Tanchun thought for a moment and asked, "Is there no way to break this situation?"

Zhen Lan said, "The court should have some, after all, there are many wise men there. But it all depends on Brother Heng, whether he can capture Shengjing City before the New Year. If not, the subsequent wars may be difficult to fight."

At this moment, Zhen Lan almost perfectly predicted the direction of the whole incident based on clues.

When Tanchun heard this, she remained silent for a while.

She vaguely felt that the third sister of the Zhen family had surpassed her in intelligence and strategy.

Could it be that she has been thinking about Brother Heng all the time recently...

Because, the kiss that sealed the love between Jia Heng and Tanchun made the young girl, who was in the prime of her love life, lose her appetite for a period of time...sometimes she was fantasizing, sometimes she was yearning, and sometimes she was expecting.

Zhen Lan paused for a moment, then said softly, "Okay, let's not talk about this for now. These wars will be handled by Brother Heng and the ministers in the court."

Compared to the Jurchens who would inevitably be wiped out by her man, she was more worried about the Duke of Weiguo who would return triumphantly after the Jurchens were annihilated.

Grand View Garden, Cuicui Temple

In the side room, Miaoyu was wearing a loose white robe and sitting on a soft couch covered with a mattress. As her due date approached, the beautiful woman's belly was getting bigger day by day.

The originally cold and pretty face gradually became round and smooth, and the wide pink skirt could not hide the plump and delicate body.

Not far away, Xing Xiuyan was sitting. She was wearing an indigo dress, and her eyes were bright and clear under her eyebrows that looked like those of a fairy.

"The maid outside said that Brother Heng has captured Jinzhou city in Liaodong." Xing Xiuyan's two dark green eyebrows were curved like crescent moons, and her voice was like the sound of a mountain spring.

Miaoyu's round and mellow face showed a hint of disapproval. She gently stroked her bulging belly and murmured, "When has he not been like this?"

Xing Xiuyan: "..."

It seems like what you said makes a lot of sense and I am speechless.

She had indeed gotten used to it and gradually become numb, or in other words, only if she suffered a defeat one day would Miaoyu be surprised.

Miaoyu's face was as white as jade, her skin was bright, plump and white, and her slender hands gently stroked her bulging belly. Xin said happily, "Wait a moment, just wait for the good news."

He probably won't be able to make it in time for the baby to be born, so he can only wait until the future.

Xing Xiuyan nodded and responded softly.

Miaoyu chuckled and said, "When he comes back, I will definitely marry you off as my wife."

When Xing Xiuyan heard this, her pretty and bright face blushed like a rosy cloud, and between her eyebrows and eyes, which seemed to be out of the clouds, there seemed to be an indescribable layer of calm and vast aura.

That is the purity and spontaneity that belongs only to a girl who is indifferent to fame and fortune.

Grand View Garden, Daoxiang Village——

A corridor with red beams and black green walls winds and undulates, and bird cages hanging on the eaves are chirping, creating a gorgeous scene of birds singing and flowers blooming in midsummer.

Cao and Li Wan also sat on a bamboo couch. As her pregnancy progressed, Li Wan's belly gradually swelled into a ball, and her round and rosy face seemed to be covered with a layer of rosy red.

Because Li Wan had given birth to a child before, she was very familiar with matters of nurturing and maintaining a healthy pregnancy.

Cao was discussing child-rearing tips with Li Wan.

"You like to eat sour food, so this baby might not be a boy." Cao said softly with a smile on her pretty eyes.

Li Wan's expression paused slightly, and her eyes, as soft as water, flashed under her willow-leaf brows. She said, "It's hard to say. This kind of thing is not very accurate."

She also wanted to give Zi Yu a son.

At this moment, Li Wen and Li Qi hurried into the wing room, stared at Cao and Li Wan who were chatting, and said softly: "Mother, cousin, people outside are saying that Brother Heng has won the war in Liaodong."

Cao and Li Wan looked slightly surprised and asked, "What about the war in Liaodong?"

"People say that Brother Heng has captured Jinzhou again and is leading his troops to Shengjing City." Li Qi's eyes were bright and her voice was charming like a young girl.

As they lived in the Grand View Garden for a long time, the two Li sisters, who had been somewhat timid in the Jia Mansion, gradually got used to the pampered life of rich young ladies.

As Li Qi, who is a bit more lively, grows older, she knows that she will marry Jia Heng in the future, so she can't help but care a little more about her future husband.

Li Wen, on the other hand, was more beautiful and quiet. She came closer and sat down on an embroidered cushion beside her, like a lady from a noble family.

Cao asked, "Is this another victory?"

At this moment, Li Wan also cast her beautiful eyes, filled with hope, towards the two sisters.

Zi Yu won another battle?

"I heard that after this battle, it will be Shengjing City." Li Qi said with her beautiful eyebrows and eyes that were curved like willow leaves, and a hint of joy in her bright and clear eyes.

Cao nodded and said with a smile: "When your elder brother Heng conquers Shengjing City, he will be crowned as a prince when he returns. Then he will marry you and your sister. At that time, he will at least be a lady of imperial title."

She didn’t dare to think about being a concubine, but she should be able to be a lady with an imperial title.

Li Wen's quiet and beautiful face turned red as clouds and as red as fire. Although her sister Li Qi was bolder in character, she still felt a little embarrassed after hearing what Cao said.

There is something wrong with the space bar on the keyboard. I think I broke it. My typing efficiency has dropped dramatically.

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