The Wang family of the Red Chamber has a wife

The spring is late, and the flowers and trees are luxuriant.Cang Geng cut down.Cai Fan Qi Qi.

At the foot of Anping Mountain, an exquisite and unique courtyard is located here. It is backed by lush green mountains, surrounded by misty water and blue waves, and a few quiet green bamboos hide the quiet flower gate. It is disrespectful and surprising to be the owner of this place.You must know that Anping Mountain was just surrounded by the royal family a few years ago, and a royal palace was built. Ordinary people can't take advantage of the unique scenery at the foot of the mountain.

"Today we have harvested good plum blossoms and clear dew, and the sun is about to come out, we'd better go back early!" The crisp female voice rang out in the thin morning mist in the mountains, showing off with some joy and treasure. "Xueyan, we have collected two bottles this time, the girl will definitely be happy!"

Xueyan gathered the blue floral coarse cloth on the basket on her arm, nodded, and said with a smile: "Yes, it's the Fangfei banquet again, Xuejuan, we have to prepare well, don't sweep The girl is in good spirits!"

The two walked down the mountain path hand in hand, and straightly pushed open the small vermilion lacquered door painted with orchid grass.

The houses in the courtyard are all white walls and black tiles with Jiangnan style, surrounded by large pear blossoms and plantains, smooth cobblestones rushing down the steps of the water wave corridor; The clear and cool spring water is poured into the wall by ditches about a foot, around the terraced house, under the bamboo, and finally poured into the pond connecting the outer lake to the south of the courtyard.

"It's really a new dream to be wiped out by Leng Xiang, don't worry about others! Hey——"

Going back to the room to change the dew-stained clothes, Xueyan was just entering the room with a bowl of freshly brewed rice balls, when she heard soft words from behind a green gauze cupboard, she pursed her lips and smiled slightly: "Has everyone woke up? Why don't you call someone to wait on you!"

"You narrow-minded girl! Can't you call me an outsider for no reason?" The rustling voice stopped, and after a while, I vaguely saw a graceful and graceful figure reflected in the green gauze cabinet: "Not too soon Come change clothes with me?!"

Sticking out her tongue, Xueyan hurriedly put down the tea tray of plum blossoms in her hand, and turned in.

I saw that the woman in front of me was wearing a thin brocade dress with lotus root silk pipa lapel on her shoulders, and a pair of moon white floral trousers tied underneath. Her head was full of blue silk crow feathers, and she was loosely tied with a pink ribbon and hung down the front, which made her more beautiful. The skin is as smooth as jade, a pair of beautiful eyes that seem to be happy but not happy are like lacquer, and the lips are a little bit like vermilion cherry reflecting the sun. The eyes are full of waves, looking forward and looking forward.This woman is Lin Daiyu, the daughter of Tanhua Lang Lin Ruhai in the past.

Seeing her jade-like bare feet and not wearing shoes, Xueyan stepped on the ground, and couldn't help being a bit annoyed in her tone: "Why did the girl come down with bare feet again?" As she spoke, she hurried forward Helping Lin Daiyu to sit back on the bed, she picked up a pair of soft satin embroidered shoes from the footrest and put them on for her: "Although the floor is covered with a woolen carpet, miss, your body can't be careless!"

Lin Daiyu let her put on her shoes. Hearing this, her eyes slightly curved: "Okay, nagging every day, be careful to become an old woman! Next time I will remember—"

Hearing the perfunctory meaning in her tone, Xueyan sighed helplessly, and called out twice, but in a split second, four little maids came in with small steps, holding copper basins, kettles, towels, etc. Wait, it's not the same, but I don't mention the grooming and makeup.

"Greetings to everyone in Lin!" The old lady wearing a gourd bun stood in the hall, and on her hair was a dragon hairpin made of three pearls. She was obviously dressed as a palace lady. The woman bowed down: "Your Majesty sent a servant girl to tell everyone that the curtains around Fangfei Terrace have been prepared. In addition, this year, apart from the three princesses and the noble ladies in Beijing, there is also Ling Ling who has just entered the capital from Qianxiang Kingdom. Princess Lu also came here, so I would like to trouble everyone to entertain you!" This lady is not only the only cousin in the world, but also a second-rank court instructor with the talent of catkins and her literary fame spread all over the world; This old nanny is the most useful female official around the empress, and she dare not show any disrespect to her.

There was a little maid serving a seat for the old mother. Lin Daiyu picked up the teacup beside her, looked down at the light blue luster reflected on the white enamel, and took a sip: "Oh? This princess—could it be convenient? Is it to replace the deceased Princess Weilu? It’s just this Fangfei Banquet—” Because of the special geographical location of Anping Mountain, white plums and plain pears are like snow in the three spring seasons, which is better than the silver-covered plains in the three-ninth season. Therefore, Lin Daiyu At this time, a cultural banquet is held, named Fang Fei.Talented women gathered in the banquet, which complemented the Qionglin Banquet, and it was passed down as a good story.

The old mother's surname is Hu, and as a respectable female official beside the queen, she naturally understands the meaning of Lin Daiyu's two pauses. During the banquet, a letter of entrustment from the lord of Qianxiang Kingdom was presented, and His Majesty was overjoyed, and after listening to Princess Linglu talking about Fangfei's feast, she was allowed to come and have a look!" Speaking of which, Tu Wenchen regretted his gaffe after drinking, didn't he cause trouble for his cousin?However, Jin Kouyu's words could not be changed, and the queen saw that he was quite remorseful, so she sent a female officer around her to ventilate.

"So that's it. I'm going to be tired of Madam Hu. Since that's the case, I need to make more arrangements, and I'll stay with you soon! When you go back, tell your cousin and sister-in-law, don't worry about the matter of Princess Linglu!" Lin Daiyu The slightly frowned brows were slightly relaxed.

Upon hearing this, Mother Hu hurriedly stood up, with a wrinkled smile on her face: "In this way, the servant girl will leave!"

Standing in front of the porch, looking at the shade of the plantain pavilion and green cover in the courtyard, Lin Daiyu let out a breath, and chaotic memories flooded her mind one after another.

The deceased aunt was Empress Zhao Yiren, the eldest cousin was the current emperor, the second cousin was the loyal prince, his father Lin Ruhai was the censor of Zuodu, the First-Class Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the two first-line brothers were all outstanding talents in the court; The Lin family was pampered like a pearl and a precious daughter, and everyone believed that Lin Daiyu's life would be complete if she had another gentle and harmonious Mr. Ruyi.However, Lin Daiyu herself never felt that way.

She has been living in Zhuwu in Anping Mountain for five years, and Lin Daiyu often wonders whether in her life, is Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly or a butterfly dreaming of Zhuang Zhou?

Before she was seven years old, Lin Daiyu often had some trance images in her dreams, a magnificent mansion, a daughter's family with laughter and laughter, crystal clear jade, shining golden locks, a small grass with crimson leaves... ...Whenever she wakes up from a dream, Lin Daiyu will feel bored and difficult to dispel. However, facing the caring eyes of her parents and brothers, she doesn't know how to speak so as not to make them worry. She can only silently suppress her doubts and panic in the bottom of my heart.

Until the Flower Festival when I was seven years old and my birthday, my parents took me and my elder brother to Hanshan Temple to fulfill my wish.

"Like the sea?"

"Brother Yueguan?"

Pulling at the hem of her mother's clothes, Lin Daiyu watched curiously as the strange uncle greeted her father. He heard from her father that Uncle Wang was a great hero who drove away the barbarians and defended his family and country!Lin Daiyu immediately had a good impression of this heroic and rough uncle.

"This is Mrs. Lin's daughter! No wonder it is named Daiyu, the spring mountains are like Dai, and the eyebrows are like jade! It is very appropriate!" Aunt Wang is also a very gentle and loving person, and she gave herself a Lin Daiyu could feel the bone-penetrating warmth when Aunt Wang stroked the top of her head.

Although old friends reunited, because Uncle Wang and his family had to go on their way, they parted only after a cup of tea in Hanshan Temple. However, this short meeting brought unpredictable changes to Lin Daiyu's life. turning point.

Returning home from Hanshan Temple that night, Lin Daiyu had a deep dream.

In the dream, she was not Lin Daiyu who was held in the palm of her parents and elder brother, but a helpless little girl.After losing her mother, she was taken away from her father by her grandmother in the name of education. Her father died, and her family property was confiscated. Surrounded by wolves, the little girl struggled to grow up, but 360 days a year, the wind knife Frost Sword is pressing against each other.Later, because of her health, her grandmother gave up on her, and her childhood sweetheart, her cousin, married another.In the end, the former owner of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, who was full of aura and talent, exhausted his last bit of effort, and passed away.

Waking up from the nightmare, Lin Daiyu sat on the blanket in a daze, and wept silently and heart-piercingly.

She knew it was not a dream.If it is a dream, why can I feel all the joys and sorrows of being Lin Daiyu so clearly?In the Grand View Garden, the joy of wrestling poems and writing lyrics with a group of sisters, playing with flowers and grass, the intimacy with Jia Baoyu's childhood sweetheart, and playing with green plums around the bed, the grief when her parents died, and knowing Jia Baoyu's marriage news For a moment, my heart is as dead as gray...

Perhaps, that was the previous life?Or maybe, it was really just a dream—but, Lin Daiyu was no longer what she used to be.

Lin Daiyu will never forget the fate of the sisters in the dream.The second sister, Hualiu Zhizi, was tortured to death by Zhongshan wolves, the third sister married to another country for the safety of the family, the fourth sister, a noble daughter of the Hou family, finally turned into an ancient Buddha, and sister Yun lost her husband and new widow in her prime... ...The Rongguo Mansion collapsed overnight, withered and ruined, but the final retribution fell on the innocent daughter's family, how desolate!

I... can I do something for the daughter's family in the world?

Once this thought popped up, Lin Daiyu couldn't hold it back anymore.

At the age of 15, Lin Daiyu knelt in front of her father's study for a whole day and night, and finally ended up in a coma in exchange for her father's promise in a helpless sigh and her mother's tearful compromise.Faced with her brother's distressed and puzzled eyes, Lin Daiyu leaned half against the head of the bed, her face was pale and weak, but she just pursed her lips and smiled slightly, as calm as an orchid.

For three years, Lin Daiyu traveled all over the world, interviewing famous scholars and scholars all over the world, debating poems and essays, analyzing current affairs and discussing affairs.As a daughter, the refutation left several great scholars in the world speechless. From then on, no one dared to underestimate the title of "Xiaoxiang guest".

In the royal classic "The Complete Works of Hanmo", there is an anecdote about Gu Siming, a famous scholar from the south of the Yangtze River, and Lin Daiyu, a guest from Xiaoxiang: "Lin and Gu compete in poetry, and Gu is inferior, and Lin gets the spring apricot at the banquet; after the banquet, Gu Nian Xu sighed to himself and said: "Since Lin Xiaoxiang was born in the world, there is no place for a man to stand up in the article." Hearing this, Lin looked up and laughed." Gu Pan laughed and said, what a moving demeanor!In addition, it has always been rumored that Lin Xiaoxiang has a peerless appearance and is extremely handsome. Although there are some sour scholars who gossip about right and wrong in secret, it cannot stop more people from admiring him.

The emperor also admired this cousin who was more than ten years younger than himself. She was born in Zhongming Dingshi, a wealthy town, and a weak woman can have such firm ambitions. It is a pity that she is a woman. Difficult?He also had some private thoughts in his heart, so he came up with a compromise.When Lin Daiyu was 19 years old, she was ordered to become a teacher in the palace. Princesses and concubines need to be called by everyone, and their salary is the same as that of the former second-rank officials.For a time, the world was shocked.

"Xueyan, tell me, what is the plan of this Princess Linglu who wants to come to the Fangfei Banquet?" Lin Daiyu stretched out her hand, and caressed the rough stripes on the plantain leaves, thinking about what might happen tomorrow. All kinds of things that will happen, let out a sneer.

Yearning for a long time?This set of rhetoric is almost enough to coax a three-year-old child, how can it win the eyes and ears of all the elites in the government and the opposition?Lin Daiyu is not very familiar with the art of scheming, but she is naturally intelligent and quick-witted. Coupled with her experience in and out of the court in the past few years, she can roughly guess the intentions of this Linglu Princess.

The maidservants around Lin Daiyu were sent by the emperor to serve her, and they were loyal to her. Hearing this, Xueyan thought for a moment, and frowned when she thought of the Qionglin Banquet that was to follow: "The servant girl can't guess, but it seems , this Princess Linglu is not as honest and responsible as the previous Princess Weilu!"

As early as a few years ago, after Da'an completely cleaned up the restless Raksha Kingdom, the leader of the nearby Qianxiang Kingdom was terrified, and hastily sent an envoy to pay tribute, and sent a princess as a pledge obey.Princess Weilu was not taken seriously in Qianxiang Country, and since she was sent to the capital, she has been unhappy, so naturally she can't afford any disturbances, but when Princess Linglu arrived in the capital, these things happened... .

"What she wants to do with the Fangfei Banquet, we will find out tomorrow!" Lin Daiyu's lips curled up, and the soldiers came to cover up the water and earth. Could it be that she was really regarded as the daughter who only knew romance, poetry and songs? up?

......

"Greetings to Auntie!" Three female voices, either crisp, soft, or delicate, rang out in the room.

Lin Daiyu looked at the three sisters standing in front of her with their heads bowed, and nodded her head to signal them to sit down respectively.The leader has plump skin, a face like peaches and plums, a goose-fat nose, a radiant look, and a moderate figure. If it is just a fraction larger, it will be too long, and if it is minus a fraction, it will be too short. The smile is dignified and bright, but Huabi long princess.The princess Huayin in the middle has bright eyes and bright lips, which makes her look quite lively, but her waist is as thin as a description, which seems to be too delicate to wear.The last one is Princess Huaran, she is not tall enough to be described as small, but her pair of phoenix eyes are in line with the emperor, she is the only one among the three sisters, with an oval face and willow eyebrows, although she is young, she can already see her future beauty Definitely not lose to the two sisters.

Outside, they always call everyone or teacher respectfully, but in private, these three princesses all refer to Lin Daiyu as aunt and nephew.After five years of getting along and teaching, they have a deeper affection for this cousin than others.

The maidservants at the side quietly offered tea and snacks, and Xueyan led them to close the door and retreat.

"Princess Linglu is here today, the three of you don't want to lose my face!" Lin Daiyu looked at the suspicious eyes below, pursed her lips and smiled lightly, and threw the piece of paper in her hand to the distance. My closest Princess Huabi: "Look! She is determined to overwhelm our Da'an boudoir!"

Princess Huayin has a bright and cheerful personality. When she saw the handwriting on the paper, she immediately became annoyed: "I don't know the heights of the heavens and the earth! Why do I need my aunt to help me? I have to tell her to recognize herself. !"

"My sister is always so impatient—" Huabi watched Huayin slapping her palm on the table, and shook her head: "Little vassal proton, why should we care about it? Play with her casually." That's it..."

The little princess Huaran is the most eccentric elf, she giggled and said: "Throwing pots, shooting down... I hope my sisters will allow me to be an officer!" Princess Huaran's orders are the most tricky and elegant. It's chic, but you can't handle it without a little bit of knowledge.

Seeing the fighting spirit of the three students ignited with a smile, Lin Daiyu's beautiful eyes slightly bent, and she leisurely picked up the junzi panzhu folded flower teacup by her hand, and Shi Shiran began to taste the tea.

There is no need to describe the rhetoric and swords under the colorful flowers at the Fangfei Banquet. As a result, we only need to look at the unconcealed relief in Princess Huayin's eyes, and the chariot of Princess Linglu, who is known as the talented woman of Qianxiang Kingdom, who seems to be running away. Then you can know.Since then, the reputation of Princess Linglu's gold and jade on the outside but reckless on the inside can't be erased.

After the banquet, the three princesses stayed here as in previous years. Hua Ran and Lin Daiyu were very close and sticky on weekdays. Leaning half on her body, she remembered something and asked curiously: "Auntie, what is the matter with Lin Daiyu?" You said you wanted to write a ridiculous story, but do you have an outline?"

Lin Daiyu paused for a moment while stroking the top of Huaran's hair when she heard this, some thoughts flashed through her mind, and finally called Xuejuan: "Bring the manuscript from my bedside box!"

"Although it's a trivial matter in the boudoir, I can't help but want to read it!" Huayin quickly turned over the thin stack of manuscripts in his hand, and the beautiful and graceful lower script with hairpin flowers looked refreshing and pleasing to the eye: "The age of the dynasty, the region, the country The loss of the country has no test, but it makes people more imaginative, interesting!"

Hua Bi thought more deeply: "My aunt wrote such a story, there must be some moral!"

With a smile on the corner of Lin Daiyu's mouth, she nodded slowly when she met the eyes of the last three students who turned her head: "Since then, my daughter's family has been relying on men outside the house for the rest of her life. It's not like you haven't seen it in recent years. The Marquis of Pingyuan’s mansion was raided and thoroughly searched at the beginning, although there was no questioning of the crime, but the girls in the family also suffered from this disaster, and became fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others—”

When this matter was mentioned, the three princesses were silent.The granddaughter of Marquis Pingyuan used to be a guest at Fangfei's banquet, and she was also gentle, gentle, and intelligent. However, during that turmoil, her fiancé's family proposed to withdraw the engagement, and some members of the clan forced her to marry the king of Nan'an County as his concubine. She hanged herself!It's pitiful for a person like the daughter of a marquis mansion, who is as delicate as a flower and a willow, to end so badly...

"Even though I pity her, I also hate her, and hate her for not knowing how to cherish herself; how many sufferings and people are there in this world, how can she be worthy of arbitrarily belittled life?!" Lin Daiyu recalled the events of the past few years "Those people in the countryside, from winter to summer all year round, plan food in the fields, go out early and return late, raise children, and bear taxes and corvees. How hard it is! Difficult——I used to study abroad and often stayed at farmhouses. When I saw the water they drank, the tea bowls were dirty and muddy, and the food they ate was cold and hard to enter the throat. I thought, there are still people in the world who live like this It’s so bitter! In contrast, even if we have a lot of good clothes and good food, even if we have some complaints, how can we see it enough?”

Listening to Lin Daiyu's words, Hua Ran's eyes were slightly confused, and he murmured: "...Auntie..."

"It's getting too far—" Lin Daiyu fondled her little niece's cheek when she saw her situation, "I don't know how to write it, but someone told me that even if I don't rely on a man, Our daughter's family can also live comfortably; at least, if this kind of thing happens again, a ray of fragrance will not disappear from the world!"

There was a dead silence in the room.

Seeing that the three of Huabi were in a daze, Lin Daiyu gave a wry smile. Since ancient times, women have been required to follow the three rules and four virtues. Even when she knelt in front of her father's study, she dared not say what she thought.Now, Mao rashly told these three children...

"...Auntie, how did uncle and grandpa allow you to go on a study tour?" After a long while, Huayin's voice sounded softly, with a heaviness and a little hope that never appeared on weekdays.

Lin Daiyu was stunned for a moment, calmed down and replied: "I knelt in front of my father's study for a whole day and night, and it suddenly rained in the middle of the night. After I fell into a coma, I have been refusing to drink medicine and eat. My parents love me, so I finally let go ——However, for the study tour, I have prepared for seven years before, recuperating my body, begging my brother to borrow books from Tianyi Pavilion for me, learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and looking at the strategies of the ancestors..." She breathed a sigh of relief, full of joy and gratitude: "If I had given up back then, I would never have seen the stunning mountains and rivers in my life!"

"Auntie, write it!" Hua Bi, who had never said a word, suddenly raised her face, and the circles of her eyes were slightly red in her usual dignified way: "Hua Bi, Hua Bi wants to see, maybe we may live a life of three obediences and four virtues for the rest of our lives. There is no way to be as determined as my aunt to fight for a piece of freedom, but—" she choked.

As daughters of the royal family, they grew up in a state of gold and jade, but perhaps until they grow old, they are all confined in this imperial city.

Huayin smiled brightly: "At least, we can see a different life!"

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"Anshi﹡Biography of Lin Dajia":...... Lin Daiyu, named Xiaoxiang, is also from Gusu.When he was young, he was intelligent and elegant, with a high personality, loved haze, understood Zen principles, understood righteousness, and was loved by his parents.At the age of fifteen, she traveled to study as a woman, looking for famous people all over the world to analyze the meaning of poetry and prose, and she never fell behind. ...Three years of Chengkang's life, five years as a palace teacher for female officials, began to write the first chapter of "Dream of Red Mansions", which took six years, vivid and vivid, and the sequel to "Red Mansions" in the last five years, because of Violation of the three obediences will lead to verbal criticism.Hearing this, Emperor Jing said with a smile: "It's just the matter of the boudoir. There are Lin masters in the world, which proves that women are never inferior to men? But let it be."

"Hey, how do you think Master Lin was able to write such a wonderful book through the ages?" The girl with ponytails closed the thick thread-bound book in her hand, with a dreamy look of yearning on her face: "However, It's a pity that such a beautiful woman has never married! Hey, tell me, is it possible that Mrs. Lin has something to do with those celebrities?"

The girl in blue next to her touched her glasses on the bridge of her nose: "What are you talking about! Master Lin is a pure and pure goddess in my heart! Besides, the celebrities you yell every day all have wives and children. How could Master Lin Do you like them? Really—"

Seeing that the girl with ponytails was still covered in pink bubbles, the girl in blue pulled out the book she held in her arms: "My dear, I will hand in my thesis the day after tomorrow! I've already thought about the topic——"On Red Mansions and Chengshu" Jingkang Shengshi", um, that's it! Take it easy, I want to go back first!"

The girl with ponytails came back to her senses and saw that her companion was already walking outside with her bag on her back. She jumped up hastily and chased after her with a book in her hand, leaving an open book on the table: "... "Dream of Red Mansions" has established its unsurpassed position in the history of literature with its avant-garde awareness of women's awakening and its relentless pursuit of self-breakthrough..."