Jialan: Crossing the Red Chamber

Article, the third eye is opened at the age of five.At the age of ten, he traveled around the world with his teacher. At the age of 23, he was appointed as a national teacher by the incumbent emperor at that time, enjoying the respect of one person under one man and above ten thousand people.

He is both civil and military, can play the piano and draw, is proficient in the five elements and eight trigrams, is good at making exquisite mechanisms, is famous all over the world for his medical skills, and is famous for his poison skills. He can be called a perfectionist among capable people.

When Jia Lan was reading that book, he was still thinking that this person was either exaggerated, or he would be a time traveler hundreds of years later... Otherwise, how could he have so much time to learn so many things and learn so well.

Jia Lan looked at Shui Rong and asked silently: "Are all the things written in the book true? Such as lifting the plague in Qi, assassinating the king of Wu, destroying desert monsters, etc.?"

Shui Rong shook his head and said, "I don't know either."

Jia Lanqi said, "Why don't you know?"

Shui Rong smiled and said: "These are all the legends before my apprenticeship. From the time I apprenticed to the present, I haven't seen him step out of the mountain yet."

Jia Lan wondered why a generation of legends guarded a mountain alone, but felt that it was a personal matter, so he didn't ask. But Shui Rong saw his suspicion and said, "Master, the old man said that the sky has been weird in recent years. He wants to Concentrate on watching the sky, and don't go down the mountain."

Jia Lan nodded half understanding.

King Jing's Bieyuan is a real royal Bieyuan. Although the Grand View Garden was built to welcome noble concubines, it is still far inferior to the Royal Bieyuan.

Jia Lan was walking on the big bluestone ground, and there were green flowers and bushes as far as the eye could see, and there was a clear lake not far away, which was full of lotus leaves and lotus flowers. The green bamboo canopy boat swings back and forth on the water with the breeze blowing.Seeing that Jia Lan was fascinated, Shui Rong said with a smile, "It's a bit late now, if it's hot summer, we can put boats on the lake, fish and pick lotus."

Jia Lan nodded and said, "Of course it will be different."

Shui Rong pulled him forward, "Next year, you can enjoy the summer as much as you want, but for now, let's enjoy hunting first."

There is a distance from the door to the wing room in the backyard, which should have been entered by sedan chair or horseback, but Shui Rong didn't mention it, so Jia Lan followed him all the way to the wing room at the back of the yard, but because Shui Rong kept explaining the garden Jalan didn't feel bored with the scenery.

A plaque was hung in front of the courtyard where Shui Rong lived, with the inscription "Yimengtang", swaying around in cursive script, quite casually.

Jia Lan smiled and said, "You wrote it?"

Shui Rong nodded, "Please correct me."

Jia Lan said: "I dare not, I just feel that this implication is a bit inappropriate."

Shui Rong smiled: "What's wrong with Huang Liang's dream? I wait for my life to pass by in a hurry, whether it's rich or expensive, and it doesn't all come and go in the end. How is it not like a dream?"

Seeing Jia Lan looking at him with strange eyes, Shui Rong couldn't help asking, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Jia Lan said: "I used to think you were a very optimistic person, why do you look so negative now? According to what you said, what we are talking about and doing now are all just dreams and have no meaning at all."

Shui Rong laughed loudly, "Would it be meaningless, I am very happy to dream of you."

Jia Lan glared at him and said, "Talking in sleep."

Seeing his widened eyes, Shui Rong couldn't help laughing.

A servant opened the door of "One Dream Hall", and there were two rows of servants standing in front of the room in the courtyard waiting with basins, towels, teapots and other things.

The Eunuch Mo whom I met at the teahouse last time walked out from his entourage, bowed down and said respectfully: "My lord, please come in and change your clothes."

Shui Rong looked at Jia Lan, and Jia Lan hurriedly said, "I'll just wait in the living room."

Shui Rong nodded and said: "Eunuch Mo, don't neglect your distinguished guests."

Eunuch Mo still lowered his head and said, "Yes, my lord."

Jia Lan was invited into the study. Eunuch Mo offered a cup of tea and said, "This is the new tea that was just presented as a tribute this year. Please Master Lan to taste it."

Jia Lan took a sip, took a few sips in his mouth, and said with a smile: "The fragrance is not gone, but the aftertaste is still there. It really is a good tea."

Eunuch Mo smiled and said, "Just talk to the young master."

Jia Lan smiled, looked around at the decorations in the house, and said casually, "Is the house too simple and elegant, my lord?"

In the study room there are only a few pieces of Jingde celadon, a western silver clock, three or four small toys on the cabinet, and the rest are cabinets of ancient books. On the desk is a pot of Clivia, a row of brushes of different thicknesses, A stack of rice paper, two paperweights, one inkstone, and nothing else.

The hanging decorations in the room are even simpler, two calligraphy and paintings, and a sword are enough.

Mo Gonggong said: "My lord is busy with affairs and has no time to take care of this matter."

Jia Lan laughed and said, "Why doesn't the princess clean it up for him?"

Eunuch Mo paused for a while before saying in a deep voice: "The princess has passed away for many years."

Jia Lan was startled, knowing that he had gone too far, and he didn't know how to continue with what Eunuch Mo said.

Just as he was at a loss, a person came from the door and said with a smile: "How about you help me clean up?"

The man was wearing a white fine-grained Beijing silk dress, the cuffs were closed by tight silk threads, a pearl-inlaid jasper silver ribbon was tied around his waist, and a crouching tiger jade pendant hung on it. He stood tall and straight with his back facing the sun. Standing in front of him, with a smile on her jade face and a gentle voice.

For a moment, Jia Lan thought of that Lantern Festival night again.

Jinxi's feeling of not knowing He Xi made him miss Shui Rong's extremely meaningful sentence in the future.

24. Gray Wing, Divination

Shui Rong looked at Jia Lan's dazed look, couldn't help but chuckled, stepped forward and waved his hand in front of him, and said with a smile, "Are you stupid?"

Jalan came back to his senses, and said a little shyly, "I've never seen a man who can look so good in white."

Shui Rong was holding his cuffs tightly. Hearing this, he stopped, looked at Jia Lan and smiled, "Then I will only wear white from now on?"

Jia Lan helped him stand up on his shoulders, and said casually, "It's up to you."

Shui Rong rolled his eyes and smiled, but didn't answer.

After leaving the room, all the servants in the yard were ready. Some were holding bows, some were carrying arrows, and some were leading horses. Eunuch Mo had a special thing in his hand. A goshawk more than a foot tall.

Shui Rong whistled, the goshawk fluttered its wings, flew around the yard, and landed steadily on Shui Rong's outstretched wrist.

The jet-black of this goshawk is in stark contrast to the snow-white of Shui Rong, and its sharp gray pupils, pointed beak, and cold-glowing claws appear next to Shui Rong's gentle and smiling expression, which makes Jia Lan inexplicable feel violated.

Jia Lan asked curiously: "Isn't this too majestic?" Although falconry is the most common way of hunting, Jia Lan has never participated in it, and naturally he has never seen it.

Shui Rong waved his hand, and the goshawk flew away from his wrist and went straight to the sky.Jia Lan's eyes followed its figure all the time, watching it soaring around in the air, Shui Rong said helplessly, "It's called Gray Wing, do you want one?"

Jalan replied without thinking, "Yes."

Shui Rong said: "Come here, I'll teach you how to summon." He beckoned, someone handed a mink fur wristband, Shui Rong helped Jia Lan put it on, and said, "Put this on to prevent your hands from being scratched."

Jia Lan asked, "Why don't you wear it?"

Shui Rong replied: "Grey Wing has been with me for a long time, so it won't hurt me."

Jia Lan snorted, obediently asked Shui Rong to fasten the wristband for him.Next to him, Eunuch Mo saw that the prince was doing it himself, and hurriedly opened his mouth to stop it, but he closed his mouth again when he saw that Shui Rong was enjoying himself and Jia Lan was ignorant.

After fastening the wristband, Shui Rong taught Jia Lan how to whistle. After learning it twice, Jia Lan mastered the essentials, and Hui Wing flew down when he heard the call.It's just that Jia Lan suddenly saw a two-foot-high bird of prey roaring towards him, and his body reflexively retreated in an instant.Hui Wing circled several times to no avail, couldn't help feeling annoyed, stretched out his sharp mouth, and was about to peck Jia Lan, Shui Rong scolded, flicked his sleeve, and knocked Hui Wing several meters away.

He turned his head and said to Jia Lan: "If you are timid, if you are seen by it, you will have to deceive the master in the future."

Jia Lan turned his wrist and smiled, "It's not that I'm timid, it's just that I didn't consciously guard against it when I saw it flying suddenly."

Shui Rong nodded, "Then try again."

This time, Jia Lan had an idea in his mind and stood quite firmly. However, when Gray Wing flew towards him, his hand still wanted to shrink back. Take his arm.

The bird of prey, which was almost half the height of Jia Lan, fell onto his arm all at once. If it wasn't for the support of that hand, even if Jia Lan could catch it, he would have been crushed and let go.

Standing on his arm, Hui Wing lowered his head to peck at the fresh meat that Shui Rong had placed in Jia Lan's hand earlier, and he settled down after eating two pieces.Seeing it trimming its wings and pecking at his sleeves, Jia Lan couldn't help being delighted, and smiled at Shui Rong, "This eagle is really fun."

The smile was extremely bright, and the eyes were even clearer and brighter. Shui Rong felt warm in his heart, retracted the hand that was supporting him, teased Hui Yi's mouth, and said with a smile: "It's just as long as you like it."

Without Shui Rong's support, Jia Lan could barely support Hui Wing's weight. If he wanted to go hunting with Shui Rong, he had to let Hui Wing fly by himself, but he was extremely reluctant.Seeing him in a dilemma, Shui Rong patted Hui Wing's head to make it fly away, and said, "Don't panic, we'll get to the mountain in a while, let him catch rabbits and beasts for you."

Hearing this, Jia Lan felt relieved, took the bow and arrow handed by the boy, and left the door with the water.

Liuhe Mountain is really big and wide. Jia Lan followed Shui Rong on horseback for half an hour, hunted two hares, a fox, and crossed a river, but he still didn't meet Baoyu, Feng Ziying and others.

Jalan asked strangely: "Did you meet before a specified date?"

Shui Rong nodded, "Usually two hours, when the hour is approaching, Mr. Mo will light the wet wood at the foot of the mountain, and everyone can drive down the mountain when they see the green smoke.