Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

When the news of Wei Ruolan's passing reached the Wei Mansion, Xiangyun sat in the room blankly, feeling hopeless.At night, she took off her hairpin ring and handed it to the guard officer, saying that she had been bored in the house for several days and wanted to go to the back garden to relax.The messenger came here because he could win the words of his superiors, and he didn't dare to belittle Xiangyun.But he still pretended to say: "Grandma Wei, please evacuate for a while and come back. If the adults who watch the night come, the little ones can't afford it."

Xiangyun thanked him blankly, then wrapped his cloak tightly around him, and walked into the cold night.The garden she had visited countless times was bleak in the cold winter wind, and the branches snapped from time to time. Xiangyun looked at the plants, trees, pavilions and pavilions here with nostalgia. She and Wei Ruolan once toured hand in hand. She would linger in every place for a long time reluctantly. This place used to be a stone bench for them to play chess, and there used to be a trellise for them to pick grapes and make wine... There are many beautiful moments that will never be forgotten. They have only lived together for less than a year, but it seems that they have never been separated in their lifetimes.

Xiangyun finally sat down by the side of the pool in the garden, leaning against the railing. On the day Wei Ruolan left, the sweet-scented osmanthus beside the railing was just right. She picked a handful and put it in a sachet, and tied it on Wei Ruolan's belt with her own hands. Lan's smile was as warm as the autumn sun, shaking her eyes so much that she couldn't open her eyes... How could such a person "die from serious injury"?Xiangyun thought for a long time, but couldn't figure it out, how could there be wounds on such a perfect body?She couldn't imagine the situation where the sword pierced into the body of her beloved, even if it pierced into her heart, she couldn't believe the simple "death from serious injury".

But that person is really gone, Xiangyun stretched out his palm, and the golden unicorn that was held hot by her palm sparkled brightly in her eyes, it was his only relic, it was his last breath, I entrusted an old friend from the past to take the risk and bring it back to Xiangyun.Compared with Xiangyun's own unicorn, this unicorn is bigger and more elegant. When they got married, Xiangyun gave it to Wei Ruolan. Wei Ruolan once swore that he would never leave him as long as he lived. Xiangyun believed in him deeply, so Ruolan must be dead.Thinking of this, Xiangyun felt that even the last trace of warmth had been taken away from the world. She collected herself, hung the golden unicorn back on her belt, and tied it with her original one.

Then she calmly put one foot out and stepped into the pool. The water was not as cold as she imagined, and she stepped in with the other foot, and even an inexplicable warmth came over her. Walking slowly into the depths of the pool, at this time the shadow of the moon moved westward, she suddenly remembered that year when she and Daiyu enjoyed the moon couplet poem in the Aujing Pavilion, she came up with a good sentence: Crossing the shadow of cranes in the cold pond, let Daiyu hit the festival Appreciate it, and even want to stop writing, who would have thought that it would be a prophecy.

Thinking of this, Xiangyun smiled unconsciously, she thought, she was finally going to reunite with Wei Ruolan, it's a pity that she couldn't say goodbye to Sister Lin, but she would definitely know.The water slowly flowed over her neck, over her eyes, and she seemed to hear the music of silk and bamboo in the mist, the fairy music fluttered in her ears: "...a man who is worthy of a talented and handsome man, won a land For a long time, the rough shape of childhood must be folded. In the end, the clouds will disperse in Gaotang, and the water will dry up the Xiangjiang River..."

After Xiangyun sank, Aunt Lin dared not tell Daiyu the truth for a long time, fearing that she would be sad, but Daiyu seemed to know it already. One day she took the initiative to ask, and Aunt Lin had no choice but to tell the truth.Daiyu was not too sad either. In her opinion, instead of hiding his identity and enduring the torment of lovesickness, Xiangyun might as well go to the same destination with Wei Ruolan to comfort the loneliness.Daiyu only asked Lin Jiarui to try to let their husband and wife be buried together. Lin Jiarui wrote a long and touching memorial of Xiangyun's experience and presented it to the emperor. This memorial can be handed over to the Yuefu to compile the lyrics and sing it.So the emperor made an exception and gave Xiangyun and Wei Ruolan a joint burial.

So a small tomb was built next to the ancestral tomb of the Wei family. Xiangyun and her beloved were buried there. Daiyu came back from the memorial service that day, and thanked Lin Jiarui solemnly, because she knew that this move was really important to Lin Jiarui. Risk, after all, the Sacred Heart is unpredictable.Lin Jiarui smiled wryly and said, "Sister, you don't have to praise me too much. The reason why I submitted this memorial is just a scheming trick. The emperor has already wiped out all the rebellious party members. At this time, he can show his mercy to the world and appease the other old ministers." heart. So this memorial is at the right time."

The dead are long gone, but the living still have to work hard to find the joy of life.Soon it will be the New Year, and this year Daiyu is not as idle as in previous years. Once Jia Cong is not in the capital, all the land sales in Beijing and outside the capital will be settled at the end of the year. Understand, there are also a group of teachers and friends who will also be gifted according to the gift Last year's ceremony was a show of respect and closeness, and all these Daiyu were properly handled; secondly, she is no longer white, but a second-rank wife, and needs to accompany Jia Mu and Mrs. Xing to the palace on New Year's Day to congratulate her.

Entering the palace is still a new thing for Daiyu, so she does not reject it, not to mention that Mother Jia and Aunt Lin have already explained to her the etiquette rules one by one, but it is just casual. Ban salutes, accepting banquets and thanking these routines. Although the old lady in the palace is old and has a growing prestige, she firmly controls the Sangong and Sixth Courtyard, and treats the family members of foreign ministers with kindness and kindness. Jiamu also told Daiyu : "When your mother was young, I once took her into the palace to visit the queen mother. At that time, the queen mother was still a queen. When she saw your mother, she fell in love with her very much. If I hadn't said that she had promised to your father, The Empress Dowager really left her in the palace." Mother Jia laughed as she spoke.I heard that her mother had such a relationship with the Queen Mother, which made Daiyu look forward to entering the palace.

On the early morning of New Year's Day, everyone got up at midnight. Jia Mu, Mrs. Xing, and Daiyu were all dressed up according to their ranks. In the past, Mrs. Wang and You Shi could also enter the palace to meet with each other. The wife is enjoying the glory with the imperial concubine, which was granted by the queen's decree.Now that I think about it, how can Mrs. Wang not feel sad?However, she was still helpless, and had to get up early to go to Jiamu's side to take care of her grooming and make-up. It was not until Jiamu and others sat in a sedan chair and left the gate of the house that she came back listlessly.

Baochai was already waiting at the door. She supported Mrs. Wang and said, "It will take at least half a day for the old ladies to come back. Madam, go back to your room and have a rest first." All the chores for the Chinese New Year have been pushed to me. Now there are not enough people. If the old lady comes back early and there is no hot water, it will be a big deal. You are pregnant, so you can't work hard, go and rest yourself. Baochai looked down and sighed secretly in her heart, so she had to obey Mrs. Wang.Mrs. Wang did everything by herself, making sure that there were no mistakes. Finally, everything was ready, and she fell asleep on the soft couch where Jia Mu usually rested. Ever since Wan got rid of Lan'er's flirtatious nanny, he didn't know where to get a wave of hostility, and he actually ordered this daughter-in-law to do nothing.Now except for Jia Lan, Li Wan ignored everyone, and used "widow and orphan" to resist what she asked her to do, which didn't give him any worries.

After thinking like this for a while, I couldn't sleep, and wanted to ask the servant girl to pour a cup of tea, but after calling twice, I didn't even see anyone. the hospitality?But now, he doesn't even have the qualifications to congratulate him.Thinking of Mrs. Xing's arrogance and disdain and Daiyu's brilliance when she went out in the morning, Mrs. Wang secretly felt a little unwilling. These should be enjoyed by herself and her daughter-in-law. What step did she do wrong?

After noon, even though Wang Xifeng had been ill all the time, she still came out to serve on such a big day.Mrs. Wang and the others didn't have lunch, they just waited for Mother Jia to come back for dinner after the court congratulations were over, and it was almost time to come back in previous years, but on this day, there was no sign of anyone.

Li Wan first said that he was afraid that Jia Lan would be hungry, so Guan Zi sent his cronies to cook the pastry for Jia Lan and asked him to go back to his room to eat.Mrs. Wang held back her anger, and when she turned her head and saw Baochai's pale face, she sighed and said, "Go and eat a few pastries too, so you don't starve the child." Baochai shook her head. .

After waiting for a while, the family reported back: "Madam, grandmas, you are overjoyed. The old lady in the palace likes our family's third grandma Cong, and immediately forced the queen to recognize her goddaughter and make our family's third grandma Cong the princess." It's gone." Hearing this news, Mrs. Wang hadn't eaten for most of the day, so she couldn't help shaking a bit, feeling a little dizzy.Baochai then helped her to sit down and asked her why.

It turned out that after entering the palace, Daiyu followed Jiamu to the palace to congratulate the queen mother, empress and all the nobles in the palace. The gates were copied, demoted, and the number of noble ladies in the past seemed to be less. The old empress felt a little sad, saying that it would not be lively if there were fewer people, so she invited some old ladies into the inner palace to gossip.Mother Jia entered in fear and trepidation. When she saw the old lady, she offered her a seat and said some auspicious words. Jia Cong's name was mentioned, but the old lady remembered it. She said that she heard the emperor said that she was diligent in her work, and she went to do hard work with mud legs, and her hands were full of calluses. burst.

After praising her in this way, the old lady asked her age and which family she was from, and Jia Mu smiled and replied: "It's my granddaughter Lin. I watched and grew up since I was a child, and I think these two children They are a match made in heaven, so let them be husband and wife." Although the old lady is old, she has a good memory, so she asked: "Old lady, you only have one daughter, right? It's called...Jia Min, it's really nice This appearance, I still remember, since your granddaughter was taken care of by the old lady, she must be good. I will see you if I have a chance. "

The lady attendant next to him replied, "The Jialin family is waiting outside the hall." The queen mother ordered to pass it on quickly.