[Red Chamber] Jia Lian has an ancestor system

Tianping Mountain, located in Mudu Town, West of Gusu City, was originally the burial place of the ancestor Fan Zhongyan, a famous official in the Northern Song Dynasty. Later generations planted maples and grasses, dug ponds, built Tianping Mountain Villa, pavilions and pavilions, everything is available... Gradually, this place has also become a scenic spot.

The maple trees planted in the mountains are all sweetgum trees. Under the sunlight, the red maple trees are like a thousand zhang red clouds, dyeing the sky red.

Qing Yan praised right away: "Beautiful! There is also Fragrant Mountain in the suburbs of Beijing where you can enjoy maple trees. There are many maple trees planted near the Fragrant Mountain Palace, but they are not as tall as the ones here."

Lin Daiyu got out of the carriage and said: "Now the direct descendants of the Fan family have moved to another place, Tianping Villa has also become a tourist attraction, we might as well take a slow tour."

As soon as he entered the villa, there was a huge pool. Qingyan looked at it and said, "It's really as you said, with green mountains and green waters, white grass, red leaves and yellow flowers."

In the maple forest next to the villa, Lin Daiyu was wearing that white cloak, standing quietly in the autumn colors of red maples, as beautiful as a fairy.

Qing Yan couldn't help being dumbfounded for a moment, when Daiyu looked at him, he just smiled without saying a word, bent down to pick up a few top-grade maple leaves in both color and shape, and ordered Han Fu to keep them.

Take a look around and enjoy it carefully.I saw a teahouse next to Baiyun Spring, with white walls and blue tiles, bamboo chairs and bamboo tables, which is extremely elegant.

Lin Song introduced: "It is said that Baiyun spring water is sweet, and the tea brewed is also sweet."

Daiyu and Qingyan went into the teahouse together and ordered a pot of Taihu Biluochun.

When sipping tea, Qing Yan said: "It's okay for me to eat, it's not as sweet as I imagined, can you taste it?"

"It's a little bit sweet, presumably it's the effect of the mountain spring water."

During the break, I heard the old man drinking tea at the table next to him say: "Fan Jiazu's feng shui is not good, and another feng shui is better, and moving it can ensure that the champion will be born for generations. But old Mr. Fan Zhongyan did not agree to move the grave. It is said that since it is easy to get champions, let the children of Gusu study, and then donate the land to build schools... No wonder, Gusu has produced a lot of Jinshi for hundreds of years."

Qing Yan interrupted the old gentleman: "I never thought there would be such a story! Mr. Fan is really a gentleman."

Seeing that Qingyan and Daiyu are both of gold and jade quality, the old man couldn't help but clasped his hands and said: "Looking at the noble looks of these two, you can tell that they are not ordinary people. What the old man said is true. A few years ago, there was Mr. Fan Later generations became Jinshi, but returned from the court for some reason, taught and educated people in the school, and guarded the tomb of the Fan family ancestors by the way, but he has been writing books behind closed doors for a few years."

Qing Yan became more interested, and asked, "Where does the descendant of the Fan family live now?"

"Not far away, Mr. Fan Zhao built a hut in the south of the mountain, and there is a plaque of 'Dianzhao Hall' hanging on the gate of the courtyard."

Unexpectedly, there is such a high scholar, Qing Yan immediately decided to go to visit.

Qingyan and Daiyu came to Dianzhao Hall, and saw that it was only a small courtyard with only two or three thatched huts.A little boy came to open the gate of the courtyard. After asking about the purpose of coming, he only said: "My husband is out to visit friends, and I don't know when he will return."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Oh, this has become a three-visited thatched cottage."

Qing Yan said: "If there are really exiled Jinshi, it is worth looking at."

The Lingxiu boy heard this, but said: "My husband is not a Jinshi of this dynasty, but a Jinshi of the previous dynasty."

At the beginning, Fan Zhao was selected by Qingyan's grandfather as a Shuji scholar of the Imperial Academy, and he was sent back to his hometown just because he disobeyed the holy will by writing an article.Then he taught in a private school, and now he is over fifty.

Jinshi from the former dynasty...Qing Yan was a little surprised. He knew the nature of the emperor's grandfather. Return home.

Could it be that the old man really committed a serious mistake?But since he can teach and educate people after returning to his hometown, and write books and write books, he must also have ambitions.Such a person must be talented, how could Grandpa Huang not use him?

Qing Yan couldn't figure it out, so he wanted to figure it out even more.

Daiyu looked at Qingyan: "Are you planning to wait here?"

Seeing the autumn wind blowing outside, Qingyan felt quite chilly, and asked the handsome boy: "We are here to visit the old gentleman sincerely, although I can wait outside, but this girl is weak, so it is not convenient for her to go outside to enjoy the wind, can I go first?" Invite her in?"

The boy looked at Daiyu, saw that she was as beautiful as a celestial being, and saw Qingyan, who was so handsome, so he had no choice but to say, "I don't think you look like bad people, so come in first and sit down."

Some flowers and trees were planted in the yard, vegetables were planted under the trees, and chickens were raised. There are three rooms wide, with the hall in the middle and miscellaneous rooms on both sides.

Zijuan and Han Fu followed the little boy to make tea and so on. Zijuan also heated up the snacks he brought and served them on plates.

Daiyu walked outside and took a closer look, and saw that the trees planted on both sides of the path were plum blossoms, with sparse shadows, and the green bamboos were planted on the edge of the courtyard wall. After picking orchids and chrysanthemums, several pots of chrysanthemums were in full bloom at this time, and said: "It's really amazing, this old gentleman is really elegant if he gathers four gentlemen."

Qing Yan nodded: "I couldn't figure it out, so I wanted to figure it out. Since I am a Jinshi, why did I return to my hometown? After so many years, the current emperor has never used him again..."

Dai Yu frowned: "Perhaps he was asked to return to the imperial court, but the old man was unwilling."

"It's also possible."

After sitting idle for a while, I saw an old man in green shirt enter the courtyard, and the boy shouted: "Mr. is back!" Daiyu and Qingyan hurriedly got up and went out to greet him.

Although Mr. Fan Zhao has gray hair, he is surrounded by elegance and has piercing eyes.

As soon as he saw Daiyu and Qingyan, he froze in surprise.

He glanced at Qingyan first, then his eyes fell on Daiyu, and he asked suspiciously: "This girl is so kind."

The little boy had already heard Lin Song talk about Lin Daiyu's family background, and stepped forward to introduce: "She is the daughter of Linhou's mansion."

"Linhou Mansion?" Fan Zhao's eyes lit up, "Is it the daughter of Tanhua Ruhai?"

Hearing this tone, it seemed that she and her father knew each other. Lin Daiyu quickly knelt down and blessed her: "Daiyu has met Mr. Fan."

Fan Zhao was amazed at first, and then praised: "It's so spotless. The Ruhai couple must be very pleased if they know about it. But, didn't they hear that they took you to the capital?" Fan Zhao was puzzled, and looked again Qing Yan, then quickly greeted the room.

Qing Yan responded and said: "We are deeply disturbed because we have taken the liberty to disturb you, and we don't want the old man and Lin Tanhua to be old acquaintances."

Fan Zhao said: "Speaking of which, Brother Ruhai and I are not only old acquaintances, but also brothers from the same school. We have studied in the same school. Although I am a few years older than him, he has been smart since he was a child, and his knowledge is beyond me. On top of that. Later, when he was in high school, he married a lady from the Duke’s Mansion, and at that time I had already returned from the court..."

After Lin Hai and Jia Min got married in Beijing, they went to Yangzhou to take office. One year when the couple returned to Suzhou to worship their ancestors, they even met Fan Zhao.

Fan Zhao looked at Daiyu and sighed: "I said you have a kind face, your appearance and temperament are really similar to your mother."

Looking at Qingyan again, he asked, "Who is this young master? Could it be yours..."

Daiyu hurriedly replied, "This is from Beijing..."

Speaking of which, Daiyu is in trouble, should Qingyan's true identity be revealed easily?Old Mr. Fan was released by the imperial court, and he may have complained to the royal family... If it is said to be his friend, and he is the daughter of a lady, it will definitely make people laugh if it is spread out.This time without the elders to accompany her, she went out without any hesitation, just because no one would know her while walking on the road, but she didn't want to happen to meet her father's fellow disciple...

"It's a cousin from Beijing." Qing Yan smiled lightly, "Young Qing Yan, I met Mr. Fan."

Lin Daiyu was astonished that "cousin" was said so easily by him.

However, in this way, it is appropriate.

Fan Zhao also praised Qing Yan a bit, and everyone chatted about the recent situation, and showed the two of them the books he wrote, one "The Collection of Poetry" and one "Dian Zhao Tang Hua Shi".

Daiyu read "The Book of Songs Huijie" and found that the old man's annotations on the "Book of Songs" were quite interesting, while the "Dianzhaotang Huashi" read by Qingyan contained the history of the ancients, the history of the people of the Ming and the present. meaning.

Qing Yan praised: "It's really a good book, I should recommend it to the court."

But seeing Fan Zhao's face turned black, he said: "If the people in the court can't read, it's useless. Why don't you put it in this thatched cottage and cherish yourself with a broom."

Qingyan gave Daiyu a meaningful look, knowing that he still had some grievances in his heart, and wanted to take this opportunity to enlighten him, Daiyu also understood, and was looking for an opportunity to go out.

Fan Zhao realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and changed his words: "It's rare to get together today, so we must have a few drinks."

Daiyu quickly took over the words: "Let Steward Lin take care of these things, and I'll come as soon as I go."

Speaking of which, Daiyu left the house and asked Lin Song to go to the town to prepare some food and wine.

While waiting for Lin Song to come back, Zicuckoo accompanied Daiyu for a walk outside, nearby maple trees and ginkgo trees in twos and threes, with red and yellow leaves falling from time to time.

Daiyu said: "Mr. Fan really knows how to choose a place to live in seclusion."

"The girl kept the young master with the old man, but deliberately let them talk about it?"

Daiyu stopped, looked around, and whispered, "What son, do you know his real identity?"

Zijuan looked bewildered.

"He is the current fourth prince."

Zicuckoo backed away in fright.

"The old gentleman has a lot of insights into the current situation. I think the young master and the old gentleman had a very happy conversation. According to my estimation, I am afraid that the young master will also reveal his identity. He is an open-minded person who will not hide anything. .”

Zijuan slowed down, and said with a smile: "Young master is also a quick-witted person, just now he said he is the girl's cousin."

Thinking of the scene just now, Daiyu couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile.

It has been a long time since Zijuan has seen a girl smile. Since she woke up from a coma, she seems to have become a little too calm, as if everything has nothing to do with her, neither sad nor happy, even saying goodbye to Baoyu at the hibiscus flower , but also completely reluctant.Although this is a good thing, Zicuckoo is uneasy after all.

It's all right now, finally there is a person who makes the girl laugh, but I didn't expect it to be the prince.But as an outsider, she could see it more clearly. His Royal Highness, who came all the way here to accompany the girl for a leisurely stroll, was a testament to his sincerity.

What's more, they are so well matched, so right.

Zijuan paused, and thought: No matter what prince or grandson, our girl is worthy of it.

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