The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

When he was in Beijing before, Jia Lian also visited Liu Xianglian several times because of Baoyu's face.Jia Lian has also heard the rumors of Liu Xianglian beating people. Seeing Liu Xianglian standing with his sword in a stern face, he put aside the thought of reporting and said to Baochai with a pile of smiles: "Sister Xue, don't misunderstand, I I was just trying to test your sincerity. Since you have made such a big determination and risked such a big risk to do this thing, I am really moved by this thought. I wish you a helping hand—you want me Just do what you say."

Baochai smiled slightly and said, "I entrusted Lian's second brother to do it. It's not a big deal. You just need to send us back to my house first, and go home by yourself so that you can attend to your father's funeral. By the way, Lian's second brother may be forgetful." , please write a letter first, you don’t need many words, just say that you wish me and Daiyu a happy relationship for a hundred years, and that the tasks we entrusted to you are almost done.”

It was still cold, but Jia Lian's back was sweating for no reason. He forced a smile and said, "Naturally, in my heart, I wish you two a long-lasting and happy marriage, but there is no pen and paper for a while..."

Daiyu didn't wait for him to finish, she took out a pair of paper from the side, and slapped it in front of him together with a fine brush. Jia Lianyou laughed to herself and said, "There is no ink..." But Baochai opened the box and took out a The assistant is good at Hui ink, even the inkstone and other things. After pouring a cup of tea and researching it randomly, everything is ready.

Jia Lian had no choice but to pick up a pen and write a few sentences. He deliberately spilled the ink into a ball, rubbed the paper, and said with a smile: "It's mine, isn't it, I wasted such a good note, sister Lin, wait for me to go home." , and then write a good one, okay?"

Daiyu just sneered and said nothing.But Liu Xianglian suddenly lifted the hem of Jia Lian's clothes, drew a sword and cut off a piece, put it on the table, and said with a joking smile: "It was originally a good play to add fragrance to the red sleeves, but Brother Jia just wanted to play it as being forced to go up the mountain." The sword was also pressed on the table, the sword hadn't been fully unsheathed, a small part was exposed, shining brightly.

Jia Lian had no choice but to write, and Baochai put away the letter before calling him over and giving him detailed instructions. The more he talked, the darker Jia Lian's face became, but he had no choice but to nod his head.

When Baochai had finished giving her orders, Jia Lian's face had already turned ashen, and he escorted Baochai and Daiyu back to Xue's house in a dejected manner, and returned to the mansion listlessly.

Ever since Aunt Xue heard about Mrs. Wang's idea, she has no idea what to do, and she can't figure it out day and night. Xue Pan just pushed her to do it with all her strength. Seeing that Aunt Xue was still hesitating, she quietly handed over a letter to the mansion. , the hypothesis is that Aunt Xue agreed to call Zhang Jing so and so.

When Zhang Jing heard about it, he gradually put away his old sad face and regained his former meekness and obedience.Lin Hai was worried about Daiyu, so she served tea every day, and comforted her with soft words. Occasionally, Aunt Fang was busy, and she helped her, and handled it very well. The adoptive daughter is considerate, which is quite comforting. Gradually, all the affairs in the mansion are handed over to her. Aunt Fang's status is inconvenient, and the female relatives are lacking in entertainment. Lin Hai asked Zhang Jing to come forward, and at first he ordered more men The woman followed, lest Xue Pan, a fool, would come up with all his strength and rob him halfway. Seeing that Xue Pan didn't move, Lin Hai only thought of Xue Pan as a young man. Not worth it, one-sidedly gradually relieved, Xu Zhangjing walked around.

On that day, Zhang Jing said that he was going to offer incense in the Shuiyue Nunnery outside the north gate, and after getting Lin Hai's permission, he secretly sent someone to deliver a letter to Xue Pan. In addition, I sent rice and cloth to the abbot, gave up the money for sesame oil, gave up the money for the lamp, gave up the money for the lamp, and even prepared one or two hundred pieces of monk clothes and trousers.He had a sweet mouth, and in his mouth he shouted shortly, master long master master short, seeing other people in Shuiyue nunnery are so suave, and their hands are so generous, everyone from top to bottom is happy.Seeing that Xue Pan had won people's favor, Fang secretly missed a word or two with the abbot Jingxu, but never mentioned that she was a girl from the Lin family, and only said that her father had been a local political student and was now adopted in Beijing.Jingxu heard that she was an orphan, so she agreed, and asked Zhizhi'er to take Xue Pan to the monk's room - in this nunnery, there are the most shady things, so there are many secret passages in the wing room, so that For their lustful pleasure, Xue Pan happened to be asked to hide in a place this time. Aunt Fang brought Zhang Jing to offer incense. Zhang Jing assumed that he was tired and wanted to lie down quietly for a while, so he hurriedly said: "I am here. There happened to be a wing room, absolutely quiet, the young lady was lying in it, and the maids were standing outside, taking care of her."

Aunt Fang asked the two women to serve Zhang Jing, and she and Jingxu talked about some mysterious things in the front yard. Zhang Jing pretended to think that the woman was noisy, and told them to stand outside in the woods and wait. Pan was released from the hidden compartment, and the two reunited after a long absence. Seeing that Zhang Jing was wearing women's clothes, Xue Pan couldn't help being stunned for a while, seeing that Zhang Jing was clearly a graceful lady.Zhang Jing saw that Xue Pan's Qingyi Confucianism clothing was very different from the previous dandyism, and he was also full of joy. The two of them became husband and wife in the Buddhist shabby room, and they were reluctant to part when Aunt Fang sent someone to remind them. separately.Afterwards, Zhang Jing used the excuse of praying for his biological father, and often came here to offer incense. Lin Hai only thought that she had been dressed up as a boy since she was a child, and was used to being lively outside. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jing and Xue Pan lived together like fish in water for three months, and on that day, they suddenly went to find Aunt Fang solemnly and said, "Auntie, I'm pregnant."

Aunt Fang was doing needlework, and she was so shocked that the needle fell off. Before she could answer, Zhang Jing said crisply: "The child belongs to Brother Xue. I went to offer incense a while ago, and I actually met him. , we have already agreed for a lifetime, so we even did this lifelong thing, but I want to get Uncle Lin's promise after all, so I would like to trouble Aunt Zensheng to talk to Uncle—Uncle is getting old and not in good health I beg my aunt to speak more tactfully."

Aunt Fang was angry at one moment and frightened at the other, she trembled and stared at her for a while, then gritted her teeth and said, "Wait, don't leave!" Regardless, he went straight to Lin Hai.

When Zhang Jing saw Aunt Fang go out, he let go of his fist and let out a long sigh of relief. After waiting for a while, Lin Hai didn't hear a single word, but the woman on the second door came to look for Aunt Fang with a happy face. I went to the front to find the master, why did you come here to find her again?"

The old woman cheered repeatedly: "This is great, the master told me to come to find my aunt, but my aunt went to find the master again!" Turning around to leave, Zhang Jing frowned, stood up and called her to stop, "The master is not in the study. ?”

The woman said: "The master was going to the study, because the girl, cough, the aunt came back, the master heard the joy, and went to the door to meet him. He is talking in the hall now, the master asked me to come and talk to the aunt." At noon, we set up a table of noodles in the front hall. We have no materials here, and the Suzhou dishes we cook are definitely not as good as there. It makes my daughter a joke, so I simply don’t cook. Instead, I put a few Beijing-style dishes. My aunt hasn’t eaten for a long time. It’s good for an appetizer, but you must have a dish of salted fresh meat, and a plate of candied lotus root, my aunt loves it.”

Zhang Jing said: "Sister Lin is back, Bao... where is brother-in-law?"

The mother-in-law darkened her face and said, "my uncle said he was busy and didn't come back."

Zhang Jing's heart tightened, and he asked again: "Then... where's sister Xue?"

The woman said in a rough voice: "It is said that she has come back to Beijing to observe filial piety." She is an old servant for many years, and she is the most loyal. Seeing that she couldn't come out, Zhang Jing hurriedly smiled and said: "I'm sorry to bother you, my aunt just went to the study, I'm afraid I have seen the master now, my sister can go to the front to have a look."

The old woman hurried out again, Zhang Jing frowned and thought for a while, only to feel that Daiyu and Baochai suddenly returned to Beijing, but Baoyu did not come back. , It's just that I can't take back what I said, so I can only sit there and sigh.