Jialan: Crossing the Red Chamber

Looking at the person who came suddenly in front of him.

"You really want me to go?" Shui Rong narrowed his eyes and stared straight at him, "You really don't like me at all?"

Jia Lan raised his head, lowered his eyelashes, restrained all expressions, and said lightly, "I'm sorry."

Shui Rong's heart was shaken, he staggered back a few steps, held his forehead and smiled lowly: "I'm sorry? You might as well not know the answer, at least I also know that you have me in your heart, so your thoughts are messed up. It's my own fault that I sent you to Nashura In the field, I learned to be cold-hearted, so I should turn around and use it against me."

Hearing this ridicule, Jia Lan couldn't help but feel pain in his heart, but his face remained unchanged.When Shui Rong saw it, he sneered even more, flicked his sleeves, and floated out of the bedroom like the wind.

The wind in early winter was gusty, not strong, but it made the windows creak.Jia Lan sat there for an unknown amount of time, but felt a gust of wind blowing in and shivered, only to realize that the fireplace in the corner had gone out.

Jia Lan got up and stood by the window.The courtyard was quiet and there was nothing there. He stood there for a while, and when he felt the cold wind, he closed the window.I fiddled with the heater again, but seeing no sparks, I left it alone.

Slowly walking to the edge of the bed and sitting down, he suddenly felt a stabbing pain in his stomach. The pain came suddenly and intensely, and it was so sharp that Jia Lan bent over and couldn't breathe. It's the stomach.

The pain is clearly the heart.

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54, cold heart, cold heart

Recalling the beauty of the past is like the arrival of spring, sighing that the present is withered and winter is coming

Shui Rong was right, after going to the Shura field, Jia Lan learned to be cold-hearted.Anything he doesn't want to hear or remember, once he makes up his mind, it will be like a strong wind sweeping away, leaving no leaves behind.

See without seeing, hear without hearing.

After a night of no dreams, when Yinshi woke up habitually, looking at the blue silk tassels above his head, Jialan was in a daze and realized that he was at home.He turned over and got out of bed, took off his wrinkled coat, pulled out a shirt from the bedside wardrobe and changed into it, then tied his hair in a haphazard way, and went out the door.

The sky was still a little dark, and there was no one in the yard.After leaving the yard, jogging in the Grand View Garden counts as morning practice.

After leaving Daoxiang Village, there is Nuanxiangwu, the gate of the courtyard is closed, there is no sound of people, presumably before getting up, Jia Lan jogged over.After passing the Red Fragrance Garden, and then Changban Bridge, we arrived at Hengwu Garden. At the gate of the courtyard, there were only two women sweeping the floor and chatting. When they saw Jia Lan coming, they hurriedly stood by the roadside to say hello.Jalan nodded slightly, without stopping.

I ran up and down Tubi Mountain Villa twice, but saw the leaves on the mountain withered and the rocks dark, it was a desolate scene.Jia Lan wondered if it was because the old lady had not held a banquet for a long time and abandoned this place.

Turn around a few times in the main hall of the Grand View Garden, cross the Qingfangzhai Bridge, and pass the Changcui Nunnery, but there is no one in the pine forest.Jia Lan couldn't help being curious, remembering that there used to be a few little nuns who walked around the Cui Nunnery every day, but Jia Lan didn't get close to Miaoyu, so he didn't go in.

Turn a corner, cross Qinfang Bridge, and turn left to Yihong Courtyard.

At this time, the sky was already dim, and the gate of Yihong courtyard was opened. There were a few maids and daughters-in-law in the courtyard watering the flowers and plants, and Jia Lan walked in.It happened that Musk Moon came out with a basin to pour water. When she saw Jia Lan, she hurriedly put down the basin and went up to meet him with a smile, "Why did Brother Lang get up so early? It's not that he's used to being in the army. The soft bed at home is uncomfortable?"

Jia Lan said with a smile, "Sister is joking." Then he asked, "Second Uncle Bao, is it up?"

Musk Moon's face suddenly became uncomfortable, and he forced a smile: "I'm confused, I stay in bed all day, how can I tell if I don't get up."

Jia Lan was startled and hurriedly asked: "Didn't you write a letter a month ago saying that it was a great deal, and you were selected as a scholar?"

She Yue wiped her tears with her handkerchief and said, "Who knows how this happened?"

The curtain of the main room was lifted, and the attacker came out and said, "It's cold in the yard, Brother Lang, come in."

Jialan went into the room, went around a few curtains, and entered the corner room, but saw Baoyu half lying on the bed with straight eyes, and Baochai sitting by the bed, soaking the kerchief to wipe his face.

After wiping his face, Baochai left the handkerchief in the basin, and said to Qiuwen, "Take it away." Qiuwen lowered her head and carried it out the door.

Baochai stood up, took the handkerchief from Sheyue, wiped her hands, and smiled at Jialan, "Why do you get up so early?"

Jia Lan said: "I'm used to getting up early, but I'm not as good as Aunt Xue. What's wrong with Second Uncle Bao?"

Baochai said: "Since I lost that jade, I haven't lived a day in peace. It was quiet for a few days in autumn, and now it's like this again."

Jia Lan couldn't help but walked a few steps forward to the bed, and said softly, "Second Uncle Bao, Lan'er is here to see you."

Xiren lowered his head and wept faintly: "Brother Lang, it's useless. Anyone who shouts will ignore it." As soon as the words fell, Baoyu turned his head stiffly, and slowly grinned at Jialan, Li said vaguely: "Lan'er is back."

The few people standing around were overjoyed, and someone shouted "Second Master Bao is awake", and they all started making noises of joy, but they were interrupted by Jia Lan raising his hand.

Jia Lan's sleeves were tightly pulled by Baoyu, and he was still muttering something. Jia Lan lowered his head slightly and asked, "What did Second Uncle say?"

Baoyu pulled him closer and raised her voice: "Your Aunt Lin is angry, and she hasn't come to see me for a long time. She loves you the most. Go and say something nice for me and let her come and see me."

Jia Lan said: "Aunt Lin has a bad temper, you know it, why make her angry?"

Baoyu smirked and said, "How dare I make her angry? I still want to coax her into marrying me."

Jia Lan said with a smile: "I remember so clearly, I'm not stupid, I think the lovesickness is too serious." He turned his head to Xiren and said: "Go, invite Aunt Lin to come."

As soon as Xiren bit his lip, he secretly looked at Baochai, but saw Baochai turn around and leave the room with a calm face.Jia Lan glanced at Baochai, but didn't stop her. He just urged, "Don't invite me? If you don't go, I'm afraid your second master will be very sick."

Xiren covered his face and sobbed, "I'm afraid I can't invite you."

Jia Lan frowned and said, "Just say I invited you."

Qiu Wen burst into tears, grabbed Jia Lan's arm and pulled it away.Jia Lan was taken aback, and hurriedly followed her to get up and go out. Behind her, Baoyu was still yelling foolishly: "Lan'er, Lan'er, hurry up and invite Aunt Lin."

He rushed to the gate of the courtyard and stood still, Qiu Wen wiped his tears and said: "Brother Lan, Miss Lin, Miss Lin has gone."

Jia Lan's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help asking, "Where did you go?"

Qiuwen looked at him with tears in his eyes and cried, "Miss Lin has passed away."

Jia Lan was taken aback, his legs softened, and he hurriedly supported the wooden door. He said in a daze, "Aunt Lin, is it gone?" Suddenly he remembered that when he entered the front yard yesterday, it was true that neither Baoyu nor Daiyu was there.He stood up straight and asked sharply, "Quickly, what's going on?"

Qiu Wen sobbed and said: "I can't tell, Brother Lang should ask someone else." After speaking, he ran into the side room in the courtyard and closed the door tightly.

Jia Lan scanned around the yard, and the maids and daughter-in-laws all lowered their heads, not daring to meet his eyes, but Xue Baochai looked at him indifferently behind an open window in the west wing.

It was only then that Jia Lan noticed that her headdress was actually a bun worn by her wife.

Turn around and run.

Outside the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, the bamboo groves are all withered, with a desolate light yellow. The stone table in the Dicui Pavilion is covered with a thick layer of dust. .

The huge courtyard was empty and desolate.

Inside the Xiaoxiang Pavilion is Ziling Prefecture. When Jia Lan didn't go to the frontier fortress, Yingchun was already married. Ziling Prefecture is uninhabited, and it may be even more empty now.He went out of the Xiaoxiang Hall by himself, crossed the Fengyao bridge, and Qiushuangzhai was on the opposite side.Looking at the closed door, he suddenly felt that the door would open in the next moment. Tan Chun, wearing a jingle, strode out with raised eyebrows and a smile, then rubbed his head and said that Lan'er was going to school.

But after all, it is a feeling that, in fact, the door has not been opened, Tanchun has already gone to Guangdong Hai, and Qiushuangzhai has become an empty house.

The gate outside Nuanxiangwu was opened, and a woman came out. Jia Lan asked, "Is Fourth Aunt up yet?"

The mother-in-law said: "The girl is reciting scriptures, Brother Lang, let's go in."

Jia Lan entered Liao Fengxuan, and saw Xi Chun kneeling on the ground when she greeted the door, with high tables and chairs in front of her, and a long-scented Buddha statue.

Xichun stood up and said to Jia Lan, "What are you doing here so early?"

Jia Lan took a sip from the teacup handed by Caiping, and put it on the table. He closed his eyes and said calmly, "I just came from Yihong Courtyard and Xiaoxiang Pavilion."

Xichun laughed silently: "Lan'er really grew up, I thought you would cry when you found out, just like me at that time." Crying heartbreakingly can't change the breath of a close sister, that kind of powerless It feels like she never wants to taste it again in this life.

Sorrow arises from love, fear arises from love; apart from the one who loves, there is neither worry nor fear.She turned the prayer beads in her hand, as if turning away from all her emotions.

"What's going on?" Jalan asked calmly.

Xichun glanced at him, took a sip of tea, and laughed in a low voice: "What else can I do? When Qiu Wei arrived, brother Bao's condition improved, and the old lady coaxed him to take the exam, but brother Bao didn't answer, so the old lady said that he was the first general Lin Lin. My sister promised him. Later, brother Bao really won. On the night of the wedding, the red hijab was lifted, but the bride became sister Bao. He couldn't believe it when he went to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. When he entered the door, he saw sister Lin swallowing her last breath and facing him The direction of death will not rest in peace. Then, Brother Bao went crazy."

Just a few words, just a few crosses, and how much blood and tears were contained.

Jia Lan lowered his eyelashes and asked in a low voice, "Then Aunt Xue?"

Xichun said: "In recent years, Shengshanglong's body has been ups and downs, and the draft has been delayed again and again, but Aunt Xue can't afford it. Brother Xue is involved in lawsuits abroad, and Xue's family has no one to take care of him. Aunt Xue and the old lady decided to marry her. Brother Bao."