Indulgence in the Red Chamber

At night, Daiyu was lying in her tent, listening to the whistling wind outside, making it difficult to fall asleep for a while.

Xueyan and Chunxian slept next to each other on the same floor, with a big wolf fur mattress on the thick felt, which was soft and comfortable.Lily incense is burning in the golden cauldron on the ground.Daiyu couldn't get used to the smell of fur, so the fragrance of lilies kept coming, and the curling light smoke slowly disappeared in the tent. Daiyu opened her big eyes and watched slowly, without a trace of sleepiness.

At dawn on the second day, Xuan Ning came to see her, saw that she was still lazily lying there, and said with a smile: "The emperor has already brought people to hunt, and you, a lazy girl, are still sleeping here."

"You go out for a stroll and come back again. I listened to the wind all night last night, why did I sleep for half an hour?" Daiyu said, turning her body to face inward, leaving only Xuanning with a thin back.

"You can't fall asleep even if you lie down like this. It's better to get up and go for a walk, and then you can fall asleep when you come back."

"I'm too lazy to move."

"What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?"

"No. You go elsewhere first. Come back at noon."

"I'm not going. I'm here. I'll sleep when you sleep." Xuanning said, and lay down beside Daiyu.

Daiyu hastily hid inside, sat up and sighed: "You really are getting better and better. Why do you look like a three-year-old child? Honghui is better than you."

"Hong Hui?" Xuan Ning was taken aback, thinking that Hong Hui was eight years old.According to historical records, he disappeared when he was eight years old...

Seeing a trace of worry flashing across Xuanning's face, Daiyu hastily asked, "What's wrong with you? When I said Honghui, you seem to be a different person."

"It's okay. By the way, you have always been close to Si Fujin. Didn't you write a letter to her when you came out this time?"

"Why do I write letters to Sifujin? Naturally, Sifujin has the fourth master to write letters. Is it because I have nothing to do?" Daiyu chuckled, took the shirt and put it on, and called Xue Yanduan Water comes in to wash your face.

"Well, then I'll talk to Fourth Master later." Xuan Ning nodded thoughtfully.I want to remind Jinyu to take good care of Honghui and be a good child. If there is an accident, wouldn't it make people feel distressed to death?

Seeing him like that, Daiyu couldn't help laughing and said: "If you look like this, fourth master will see you. Be careful that he draws his sword to meet you."

"Huh?" Xuan Ning was taken aback.

"Looking at your lost look, everyone would think too much." Daiyu took a small Linghua mirror and looked at Xuan Ning's face.Xuan Ning smiled and snatched it away.Sighing and shaking his head, he said, "Yu'er, how do you know my difficulties?"

Yes, as a person who clearly knows the trajectory of historical development, he can only watch the tragedy happen and be helpless, what kind of anxiety is it?

"Don't tell me if you have any difficulties. I can't do anything about it." Daiyu wiped her face clean, then used her nails to pick some ginseng ointment and applied it on her face and the back of her hands. alright.

The long black hair was divided into several strands by the snow geese, tied into a simple bun on the top of the head, and fixed with a pearl hairpin.The rest of the hair was braided into a big braid hanging behind her, clean and uncluttered.Xuanning took the carmine cloak embroidered with phalaenopsis orchids on the hanger and put it on Daiyu, and took her by the hand to go out.

"My lord, my master hasn't had breakfast yet. Where are you taking her?"

"Go for a walk. It's not too late to eat when you come back."

In the morning, the sun has just risen.The grasslands are full of life.

Cattle and sheep are everywhere, and the herdsmen have already started their day's work.It's just that the surrounding area is surrounded by yellow curtains, and the scenery of the grassland cannot be seen.Xuan Ning then led his own horse, flew onto the horse and pulled Daiyu onto the horse's back, letting her lean in his arms and wrap her tightly in a cloak.Fang Yi let go of the rein, clamped his legs, and the pure white war horse with no mottled colors screamed and swung its hooves away.

Forbidden City, Yonghe Palace.

Jinyu brought Honghui into the palace to greet Concubine De.Concubine De is not feeling well these few days, and she is not in a good mood.When Jinyu came, he had to sit for a while, watching the imperial physician come in to check the pulse of Concubine De, and then went down to watch the maids decoct the medicine.

Hong Hui played with Concubine De for a while, but finally felt bored, so he sneaked out of Yonghe Palace by himself and went to play in the imperial garden.

In June, although the trees and flowers in the imperial garden are verdant, the scenery is pleasant.But because of the hot weather, few people are willing to hang out in the sun, so it is quiet and a little empty.

Hong Hui was bored all by himself, looking around while walking, looking for some fun to play.

Suddenly the man who heard cicadas chirping on the branch was disturbed, so he took out the small stainless steel slingshot Xuan Ning gave him from his arms, picked up a stone and threw it out with a bang.The stone hit the branch, and the branch swayed slightly, startling a few summer cicadas, which flew away with a sting sound, landed elsewhere and continued to scream.

"Damn things, see if I don't beat you all to pieces." Honghui turned around angrily, picked up five or six stones in his hand, and was about to aim when he heard someone shout from behind: "Oh! No! alright."

Honghui turned his head immediately, but saw a little eunuch on the Xiaofengwaist Bridge over there, half-kneeling on the ground dejectedly, in front of an exquisite gold-plated bird cage, the cage door was open, and it was empty inside, presumably the bird had already flown gone.The little eunuch must have been worried about the birds flying away, he knelt there half-knelt with a mournful face, only sighed and didn't bother to get up.

"Hey! What are you doing? You startled me!" Hong Hui walked over with his little hands behind his back, and asked in a dignified manner standing in front of the little eunuch.

"Hey, isn't this the uncle of Sibeile's mansion? The slave didn't know Taishan and ran into the uncle. He deserves death." The little eunuch was also clever, and when he heard Honghui's question, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to pay his respects.He also said: "It turned out to be a thrush raised by the concubine Yi. Because she didn't eat much these days, the empress specially asked the servant to take it to the imperial garden for a stroll. I didn't want the servant to stumble and trip, fell off the cage and flew the thrush .Now the servant has to wait for death. Why is the uncle walking in this garden alone in this hot day? Go back quickly, don't make Fujin anxious."

"I'll go back, what can you do?" Hong Hui was still a child after all, seeing the little eunuch like this, he couldn't bear to ask.

"Anyway, it's the slave's fault. The slave is going to die in front of Concubine Yi." The little eunuch said, lying on the ground and wiping his tears.

"No matter how good a thrush is, it's a bird. No matter how humble you are, you're still a human being. Let's go, I'll go with you to the Empress Yifei, and say that I made the thrush fly away by my mischievousness. The empress will definitely spare your life. In the future, you Be careful in everything, don't make such a mistake again, that's all." Hong Hui said, bending down to pick up the bird cage, this cage is made of brass forged with complicated patterns, and gilt technology is used, it is really The delicacy is rare in China.

The little eunuch knelt on the ground, a look of unbearable flashed in his eyes, but it was fleeting.He kowtowed to Honghui again, and said gratefully, "Thank you, my master, for saving my life. I will be a cow and a horse in the next life, and I will also repay my kindness."

"Haha... You people always like to say things like this. I don't want to be a farmer in the next life, and you can't repay me by being a cow or a horse." Honghui said, and kicked the little eunuch's leg again: " Let's go. If Concubine Yi doesn't see you for a long time, she might be able to expose your skin."

"Yes." The little eunuch hurriedly got up from the ground, and volunteered to say: "I'm afraid we have to turn a few turns to get to the Changchun Palace of Empress Yifei. This servant knows a shortcut, so you can rest assured to follow this servant."

"Okay. Then you lead the way." Honghui was a young man, and he was in the palace.Without thinking too much, he just followed the little eunuch all the way out of the distance.

Hong Hui was playing with the small cage in his hand while walking, and suddenly found that the two sides were dense with green bamboos, and it was actually a very secluded path.So he was taken aback, stopped and asked: "What is this place? Why didn't I know that there is such a secluded place in the Royal Garden?"

"This is the northwest corner of the garden. Go out from here and turn around the small door in front, and you will be at the back of the West Sixth Palace." The little eunuch turned around and explained, "My uncle usually plays near the Yonghe Palace of the Concubine when he enters the palace. , naturally can’t get here.”

"Oh." Although Honghui was somewhat puzzled, he looked around and saw that there was no suspicious person, and there was only a young eunuch in front of him who was only twelve or thirteen years old.He didn't dare to play any tricks, so he boldly followed him for dozens of steps.Sure enough, he saw a small door in front, which could only allow two people to pass side by side, like a corner door leading to Gan Xisi.

The little eunuch suddenly turned into the small door, Hong Hui was taken aback, and asked: "What are you doing there?" .

When he woke up, Hong Hui had his hands tied behind his back, and he was thrown on a pile of dry grass.All the clothes, purses, sachets and other things on his body were taken away, except for the rainy and sunny river silk jacket.Fortunately, it was summer, but I was worried about getting a cold.What's more, the doors and windows of this house are tightly closed, and there is not even a place for ventilation, let alone a cool breeze.

"Little bastard! How dare you lie to me, see if I don't break your dog's leg when I go back!" Hong Hui gritted his teeth and scolded the little eunuch, quietly turned his wrist, and loosened the rope that bound his hands little by little.

This is indeed unbelievable, but Hong Hui waited to do it.Because Xuan Ning had handed him more than [-] kinds of rope buckles for tying people in the past half a year, with positive and negative solutions. Honghui could untie each kind of rope quickly after practicing.Later, Xuan Ning tied him up and threw him into the water, letting him untie the rope while holding his breath in the water.The reason is that if someone kills him one day, tie him up and throw him into the water, he can still escape calmly.

At that time practicing these, Honghui suffered a lot.The royal family's children are naturally pampered, and Hong Hui once couldn't bear the hardship and challenged Xuan Ning.But Xuan Ning naturally has a way to make him obey.It wasn't until this time that Hong Hui thanked Xuan Ning from the bottom of his heart, and realized how insignificant these sayings and poems were compared to these methods of self-help and survival.