Anecdote

Meng Shu, Zi Yiwen, a native of Jizhou.Since he was a child, he was fond of reading and loved flowers. There were no fewer than dozens of plums around the house.At the beginning of the year and weak crown, both parents died, and there was only one servant, with white teeth shaking, and he returned to his hometown to rest.Meng Shu didn't want to study, but he was good at Danqing, so he made a living by it.If there is no room yet, people who talk about marriage will refuse.

One night, Meng Shu was sitting alone with the lamp in his hand, looking through the collection of flowers, among which was a peony, which was white and lovely.I can't help but think about the flowers in the garden, but there are few peonies, just like the moon is not yet full, which makes people feel sad.He sighed and said: "If you get such white peony, the common people will also get Wangsunle." Gaibai peony blooms far better than Luoxue, and princes and princes love it, and often send it to Shengjing, but most people can't get it.

Since he was thinking about this flower, Meng Shu went looking for it everywhere, but in the big city of Jizhou, there are not many peonies, only red and purple, not white.Helpless, Meng Shu happened to pass by a teahouse and heard two or three merchants chatting, saying that there are dense mountains and forests, exotic flowers and plants in the Liangchuan area.One person sighed: "I heard that a woodcutter lost his way and dug up a flower. I don't know what kind it is. Oh, the color is as beautiful as red makeup, and the smell is so fragrant. It happened that a rich family came to ask for it and sold it for three thousand gold." The other replied with a smile: " You study hard in peace of mind, what kind of flower picker! Chang Dao, the noble son of a prince in Shengjing, likes peony a lot, and Liangchuan plants peony all over the city, and pays tribute every year."

Hearing this, Meng Shu was overjoyed, so he packed up his luggage and went to Liangchuan to find flowers.After more than ten days by boat, Fang went to the north of Liangchuan and rented a small house.When I go out during the day, I can smell the fragrance of peonies all over the city. In the market, children also pick two or three flowers to enjoy.However, I couldn't get white peony, so I asked the flower planter, shaking my head and said: "We small people, all we raise are red, purple, yellow and green. Only some old men in the house can grow white peony, and they are often sent to Beijing." Sadly, Meng Shu returned without success, sighing.

It was a cold night, and Meng Shu couldn't sleep because of tossing and turning. Suddenly, he saw figures flickering outside the window, and occasional laughter came.Shocked, I turned to look at it, but saw the red skirt and green sleeves, as if a fairy descended to the world, and the sound of wearing rings filled my ears.Meng Shu became more and more suspicious, so the two Lishu lightly moved the lotus steps, one Ruizhu and one Suying laughed in unison: "The concubines and sisters are from Qiongfang Palace, here to welcome the guests." Then they led Meng Shu and drove through the fog. Cloud, to a Qingxi, boarded a boat and rowed away.

After the boat traveled for about half a mile, the lotus blossoms became more and more prosperous, and the lotus cover was blown away. After a while, Meng Shu and Simei landed on the shore.On the shore, there are fragrant grasses, beautiful trees and clouds, prosperity like brocade, birds singing and butterflies dancing.

Seeing Meng Shu's obsession, the servant girl covered her mouth and smiled, then opened the double doors and led Meng Shu to walk slowly along the corridor.Then the path twists and turns around, to a palace garden, surrounded by pavilions, towers and pavilions, juxtaposed like stars.Then he entered the main hall, Meng Shu sat down, and a little maid offered fragrant tea, which was as green as jade.Meng Shu took the cup, which was also extraordinary. He looked at it for half the price, and then raised his glass to drink.

Not long after, the four beauties said in unison: "Madam and son are here." For a while, wearing Dingdong, a beautiful woman appeared surrounded by a beautiful woman;Meng Shu was at a loss, and the young man said to Simei, "You don't have to be cautious when you come here today. You should step down and go to Lanting to have a banquet and celebrate the good day together." Simei bowed and retreated. The young man is his own son, named Bai Shao, who is eighteen years old and wants to find a good son-in-law.

Meng Shu was suspicious, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Why... looking for a good son-in-law?" In the world, men are more popular, but there are fewer contracts, and most of them are benefactors.

Mrs. Baihua smiled and replied: "You should know that this place is not human. In the Qionghua Palace, how can you listen to the world's pedantry? If my son admires the person, what's the matter with a man?" Bai Shao hangs her head in silence, her cheeks dyed red.

"I'm just a mortal, how dare I think about heaven and man? Besides, there are many princes and grandchildren in the world, who can match the prince." Meng Shu didn't dare to agree, but declined.

When Bai Shao heard it, she wanted to weep secretly, and said: "The Son of Heaven in the world is only a vulgar person, how can he be my bedside person!"

Seeing him covering his face and weeping, Meng Shu panicked and wanted to persuade, but also feared that Mrs. Baihua would not like it, and felt like sitting on pins and needles.Fortunately, Mrs. Baihua was lenient, so she got up and said to the two of them: "I'm a little tired since you talked all night, young man." Then he went back to the bedroom and ordered Simei to take twelve luminous beads, all about the size of chicken eggs, and hang them in the living room. On the sky, the light is as bright as the moon.

After the wife left, the two of them sat opposite each other in silence.Meng Shu sneaked a peek, but saw that Bai Shao's eyes were watery, like delicate flowers with rain, and he felt fascinated and trembling.Paeoniae Alba also wiped away tears, raised a glass to persuade her to drink, and said very attentively: "This is brewed from hundreds of flowers, which can increase life and prolong life." The color of the wine is like amber, and it has a strange fragrance. .Unconsciously counting the cups, Bai Shao's cheeks flushed and flushed, as if slightly drunk, she sat beside Meng Shu, held his sleeve with her hand and said: "I wish to be of the same heart with you, and the joy of the pillow mat will never be missed."

With a slight movement of his mind, Meng Shu didn't know what it was like. Seeing the white peony skin whiter than snow, his drunken eyes were blurred, which added a sense of charm.Immediately, they rushed into the inner room, the curtains on the couch were hanging down, the two of them took off their clothes and belts, kissed their lips and tied their necks.

One tastes joy for the first time, and the other admires the beauty for a long time. After some lingering, it is naturally beautiful.

At noon the next day, the two woke up leisurely, got up in their clothes, and ordered the maidservant to bring water to wash without mentioning it.In the main hall, Mrs. Baihua waited for her, and said: "Since we have formed a mandarin alliance, we will live in Qionghua Palace in the future, and we will never return."

Since then, the two have loved each other very much, even if they go down to the world, Jizhou has passed a hundred years, and the sky and the world are different, and the time is different.Meng Shusi and the matter of asking for white peony in the past, Bai Shao covered his mouth and smiled, saying: "I am the fairy of white peony, and my mother is the god of flowers. " Suihua's original body, a white peony, the flowers bloom beautifully.Knowing that those who cherish flowers are admired by flowers, Meng Shu also laughed and said: "I love all kinds of flowers, but now I only love white peony. How wonderful!"