Xiaoxiang Water Cloud in the Red Chamber

Walking on the waterway between the capital and the south of the Yangtze River again, Daiyu suddenly felt that a lifetime had passed, and she had seen the ugliness and kindness of the human heart, the complexity and innocence of human affairs, and she was no longer naive or ignorant.

The scenery in spring is picturesque, but Daiyu is not in the mood at all, looking through the window at the vast mist outside the boat and the distant sky, she just feels that the water seems to have no end.With the breeze in my arms and the bright moon in the window, my heart has already taken wings to fly to the smoky and moist Jiangnan.

Daiyu brought Hongyan, Xueyan, Chunxian and Yuehua with her this time, while Luqing stayed at home to preside over daily affairs.Seeing Daiyu getting haggard and haggard, the four maids felt anxious, trying to reassure her with all kinds of words, but it was useless.Shui Rongzi followed in the dark and did not show up.

The journey was smooth and smooth, and Jia Lian also knew that Daiyu was in a hurry, so the sailors rushed to hurry every day.After all, the mountains are high and the roads are far away. It was already a month later when we arrived in the south of the Yangtze River. The south of the Yangtze River is warm, and it is already late spring in March when catkins are flying and peanut trees are flying.

It was already afternoon when we arrived at Yangzhou Wharf, people from the Lin Mansion had already come to pick him up at the wharf, the boat docked, Daiyu hurriedly got into the sedan chair, Jia Lian followed on horseback, and hurried to the Yushi Mansion.

Arriving at Yushi's Mansion, Jia Lian walked all the way to the back house, secretly looking at it, and saw that Lin's mansion had a Jiangnan architectural style. It didn't look gorgeous on the surface, but it was full of exquisite and elegant atmosphere. At first glance, it looked like a scholarly family. It is completely different from the kind of architecture that deliberately pursues luxury and splendor to become unbearably vulgar. I admire in my heart that Uncle Lin's family is worthy of six generations of scholarly heirs, and the elegance in its bones is unmatched by other houses.Moreover, every plant and tree looks simple and elegant, but they are all very rare, which shows the financial resources of the Lin family.Jia's mansion now looks respectable on the outside, but the inner bag is gradually empty. It is no wonder that the family members of Jia's mansion stretch their claws to the south of the Yangtze River like flies staring at blood.He sighed deeply, feeling powerless about his home.

Daiyu saw from afar that Liuyunzhai where Lin Ruhai lived couldn't bear it anymore. She lost her usual calm attitude and ran in three steps and two steps to the bedside. On the pillow, seeing her come in and softly called: "Yu'er."

Daiyu burst into tears like broken pearls, threw herself into Lin Ruhai's arms and cried, "Daddy." Then she couldn't say a word.

"I've seen Uncle." Jia Lian who came in later saluted Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai hurriedly said: "Nephew, please stand up. Forgive me for not being in good health and neglecting me." I chatted with Jia Lian a few times.

Lin Ruhai watched Jia Lian go out, put his arms around Daiyu's slender body and sighed: "Is Yu'er not happy to see Daddy? Look at how she is crying. Those who don't know think Daddy scolded you as soon as you came back. Don't you feel bad and scold me now?"

Daiyu's body shook, but the tears became more violent.

Lin Ruhai caressed Daiyu's blue hair and sighed softly: "Is Yu'er uncomfortable living in Beijing?"

Daiyu cried: "Daddy, Yu'er is fine, just worried about Daddy. After finally coming back, why did Daddy become so haggard?"

Lin Ruhai took Daiyu's hand and said, "When people get old, there will always be serious illnesses and minor disasters. When the vegetation is still in bloom, don't be too sad."

Daiyu held back her tears and said: "How old is Daddy, Yu'er will never leave again this time, and stay at home with Daddy."

Lin Ruhai sighed: "Silly girl, Daddy doesn't want you to leave. Look at the wind and dust in this body, go back and have a rest."

Daiyu refused, but couldn't bear her father's worry, and seeing her father's tired face, she had to retreat, and went to the small living room of Liuyunzhai and said to Xueyan, "Go and invite Uncle Lin An over here."

Soon the butler Lin An came in and saluted, "Hello, Miss."

Daiyu hurriedly said, "Uncle, please take a seat."

The Lin family treated their servants very generously, and Lin An was an old man in the family, so he politely asked him to sit down.Daiyu asked, "Why did Daddy become so haggard? What kind of illness did he suffer from? Why didn't he get treated sooner?"

Lin An sighed softly, with deep worry on his slightly old face: "Speaking of which, this old slave is also a little puzzled. Although the master is very busy with official duties, he has always been in good health. How could he know that his face was so pale one morning more than two months ago? He was a little pale, and he didn't care about it at the time, but when he came back from the yamen at night, he said that he was tired and didn't want to move, and he fell down the next day. I invited the doctor to come, but I didn't understand. He only said that he was overworked for a long time and his mind was depressed. , it doesn’t matter how effective the prescribed medicine is. The master felt bad, so he hurriedly sent someone to call the girl back.”

Daiyu was stunned for a long time, the afterglow of the sunset was gorgeous, and the shadows filled the sky, slanting in. The crystal lotus hairpin on Daiyu's head reflected the soft colorful light in the afterglow of the evening.A shallow sigh overflowed from her lips: "Dad is actually depressed, how could it be?" She went back to her room in Biyunxuan to wash up briefly, changed her clothes and came to Liuyunzhai again.

At this time, the servant just delivered the meal, Daiyu hurriedly took it and said, "I'll come." Then she took the meal and walked into the bedroom.Daiyu put the food on the bedside table, and personally fed Lin Ruhai with the food.

Lin Ruhai only ate half a bowl of bird's nest porridge with rock sugar and a few mouthfuls of side dishes before giving up.Enduring heartache, Daiyu took the meal away, and said to Lin Ruhai, "Daddy, the Yuehua girl you arranged for me has the best medical skills, let her show you."

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said, "What's so good about it? Daddy knows that a heart disease needs to be healed with heart medicine. Now it's a helpless thing."

Daiyu burst into tears immediately.

Lin Ruhai looked at Daiyu's sad face, and sighed: "Silly boy, how can Daddy feel relieved when you look like this. Seeing that you are getting thinner, I said that I sent you to the capital to seek medical treatment. Why is your body not too big?" improvement."

Daiyu forced a smile and said: "Why, Yu'er is living very well in the capital. It's why Daddy is depressed, and Daddy should tell Yuer if he has any worries."

A touch of loneliness and sadness flashed across Lin Ruhai's eyes: "Daddy's greatest happiness in this life is to marry your mother and have a well-behaved and sensible daughter like you. I thought that our family of three would live a happy life like a wild crane in the clouds for the rest of our life. Knowing that your mother left us early. Her departure took half of my father's life away. Although my father has comforted himself a lot in the past few years, he always dreamed of your mother and us in the past. Days in Suzhou. Yu’er, don’t resent Daddy. Your mother left and Daddy’s life is like a ship that has lost its direction. I don’t worry anymore, maybe I should go. Don’t be sad, Yu’er. Dad just wants to reunite with your mother. Fortunately, you still have your grandmother and King Beijing. They all really love Yu’er. They are also at ease with Daddy."

Daiyu's heart seemed to be immersed in ice and snow, and she was silent while twisting the ice handkerchief in her hand.The eyes are like a deep pool of water, deep and without waves.Tears slid down her white jade-like face one by one, and the warm candlelight also became pale and wilted.

It took a long time before Daiyu sobbed and said: "Dad doesn't want Yu'er? Yu'er will be very obedient, and will take care of Daddy by staying with Daddy for mother."

Lin Ruhai sighed, held her little hand clenched into a fist and said, "You're really a silly girl."

Daiyu's hands trembled slightly, and she whispered, "Daddy."

The father and daughter spoke a few more words, Daiyu saw that Lin Ruhai's eyes were hazy and his mind was tired, and knowing that he was tired, she hurriedly helped him lie down and retreated, only letting Yuehua watch.

After leaving Liuyunzhai, the moon is shining and the tiles are shining, like waves and water, with few stars, and the sky is indigo blue, deep and gloomy.

The world is impermanent, the situation is always changing, why is that gorgeous life always so easy to wither.

Daiyu walked slowly in the corridor, the wisterias were all over the frame, the roses dyed the clouds, the familiar scenery since childhood seemed strangely strange now.Her small face was tense, and the tassels on the crystal lotus hairpin swayed gently with her gentle steps, drawing a quiet arc.The dark shadow behind him dragged for a long time, showing a bleak and desolate taste in the quiet night.Hongyan, Xueyan, and Chunxian worriedly followed her closely. Seeing her frowned eyebrows tightly, her face flickering, as if she couldn't understand something, they couldn't help feeling worried and strange.

Suddenly, Daiyu stopped and stood motionless, like a jade sculpture or stone statue, only her robe fluttered in the wind, as if she was going to ride the wind.A look of surprise crossed her face, and her expression was unprecedentedly solemn.

Xueyan's heart trembled, she had never seen such a girl before, so she couldn't help calling softly: "Girl."

Daiyu suddenly clenched her handkerchief as if she had never heard of it, and said in a very cold voice: "Go back to Biyunxuan where I live, and Xueyan, please quietly invite King Beijing to come over, remember, don't let anyone find out."