[Red Mansion] A little chef came to the Grand View Garden

"Qingwen, what's the matter?"

Liu Mei didn't care about Miss Deng's rude words, she took a step forward and asked loudly.

When Miss Deng heard Liu Mei asking about Qingwen, she closed her eyes slightly, and when she opened them again, the mockery in her eyes was even more serious.Seeing that the handkerchief in her hand closed her mouth, she smiled softly, and said with a delicate smile: "So the girl is for Qingwen, not for us!"

As she said that, she slowly cast her eyes down, and said in a low voice, "Qingwen is dying this morning—"

"impossible!"

Liu Mei said decisively, "Qingwen is not a serious illness, after I gave her medicine last night, she has improved, how could it be, how could it be..."

Miss Deng rolled her eyes, "I don't know either! I just heard the girl straighten her neck and call her mother a few times this morning, and then she breathed in less and exhaled more, and after a while... my good sister!"

Her tears came as soon as she said, and the handkerchief in her hand was changed to wipe her tears.

"Then where is she now?"

Miss Deng wiped away her tears and replied, "Have you been dragged to the Huaren Field early in the morning?"

Liu Mei was puzzled by the answer, "Who was it taken away?"

Why does it seem that someone waited for Qingwen to die early, and then dragged her away.

"I don't know who it is," the tears in Miss Deng's eyes disappeared in an instant, and changed into a little sly smile.She squinted at Liu Mei with a sideways face, and said in a low voice: "I only know that the leader is really handsome, tsk tsk tsk, for so many years, in Jia's mansion, I have seen many handsome brothers, but I've never seen him like this before. I wish I could die with Qingwen, so that he can take him there..."

Liu Mei blushed when she heard Miss Deng's shameless words.

Miss Deng seemed to have known that she would be embarrassed, so she deliberately lowered her voice and continued: "It's just that his face, although he is handsome, is like ice that will not melt for thousands of years. I feel cold..."

After hearing this, Liu Mei's pretty face, which was already red, turned pale, and she really started to feel cold.

Miss Deng looked at it coldly, and felt that the heat was almost ready, so she stopped pretending, and only sighed lowly: "Just look at the attire, the appearance of being either rich or expensive, people like us are No matter how you climb, you can’t climb it.”

This time I really sighed.

After listening to Miss Deng's words, Liu Mei stepped forward a little numbly, passed by Miss Deng, and walked straight out of Duohunchong's house.

The Qiuyang outside was a little dazzling. She felt that she had lost all her strength, and she really wanted to lean on the side of the road, sit quietly, and think about it.At this time, she vaguely saw Song's mother coming over, saying that Baoyu asked her to ask about Qingwen's situation.That Deng girl also told Qingwen about her daughter's death from tuberculosis just like Duohunchong did earlier.

But Liu Mei still felt that this matter was too surprising, she didn't want to believe it.

Could it be that Qingwen's life and death is one of the key nodes in this world and must be repaired?

But who is the handsome and stern person described by the lamp girl... Liu Mei didn't dare to think.

At this moment, Liu Mei's heart was empty, as if she had lost her direction, she just walked out - this is Ningrong Back Street, she didn't come here many times, and now I can vaguely remember that there was one time when she seemed to be lost Walking on this street like a ghost.

"Mother, please keep the money, and I will honor you on behalf of my sister." A woman dressed as a maid came out from a courtyard in front, and was solemnly stuffing a bag into a woman's hand.

When the woman heard about it, two lines of tears rolled down her face, and said in a trembling voice: "Your sister...your sister has been gone for more than three years."

Hearing this, Liu Mei felt pity in her heart - for her close relatives, time may not be able to dilute these pains.

When she looked up, she found that she recognized the girl who looked like a maid.

"Sister Yuchuan."

Bai Yuchuan, the maid who accompanied Mrs. Wang, bid farewell to her family. She couldn't help but lowered her head and wiped away her tears when she heard someone calling her.

"Liu Mei in Master Bao's room?" Yu Chuan didn't know Liu Mei well, and after a long time of recognition, he remembered that in the early years, he had a relationship with this little girl because of a bowl of lotus leaf lotus soup.

"Yes, it's me!" Liu Mei nodded again and again, she talked for a long time before carefully asking Yu Chuan.

"Sister Yuchuan, I know you feel uncomfortable, but there is always something you don't know, and it's just uncomfortable in your heart, I want to ask clearly."

She mustered up a lot of courage, and finally asked, "Back then, sister Jin Chuan had clearly committed herself to someone else and was about to marry. Why, why did she commit suicide?"

Yu Chuan also felt heart-piercing when she thought about the past, but it had been on her mind for a long time, and she thought it might be easier to talk about it.So Yu Chuan lowered his head, took a deep breath, and finally said: "My sister was from a farmer's family in the countryside. Coincidentally, some of the neighbors of this family worked in which palace, and they said they knew each other well. There are many things going on in the famous families in Beijing. I heard that the family married a girl surnamed Bai, and she was released from the Rong Mansion, so I passed on my sister's gossip to the family."

"When the family heard about it, they sent someone to tell them that they didn't want the dowry money, they just begged the family to let it go... When the matchmaker came to talk, my sister sat behind the curtain and listened, and immediately lifted the curtain. , returned all the dowry money back, and then jumped into the well."

The golden hairpin fell into the well, if it is not yours, it will never be yours...

Fate is predetermined, but happiness is elusive.

Liu Mei also felt cold all over when she heard Bai Yuchuan mention the word "Prince's Mansion", always under the autumn sun.

After comforting Yuchuan a few words, Liu Mei walked back in a daze, and before she knew it, she turned back to Duohunchong's house again.At this time, Miss Deng was biting her handkerchief, her face was slightly red, and she looked at Liu Mei with a smile.

"You... do you know who is it... who brought Qingwen to the Huarenchang today?"

Miss Deng smiled, and the handkerchief in her hand flicked towards Liu Mei's face.

"Fortunately, people have come to look for you, but you are still here asking others."

As she said that, Miss Deng's eyes slipped behind Liu Mei, "If I were you, I would be so beautiful, why would I care about Qingwen, a dead girl?"

Liu Mei looked back and turned around slowly.

The sun was shining brightly, Liu Mei only felt that her eyes were pierced so painfully that she wanted to shed tears.

Her legs were as heavy as lead, and she walked slowly towards the man, looking at him.

"I just want to ask you..."

In the past, Jin Chuan threw himself into a well and Baoyu was beaten, and later there were raids on the Grand View Garden, chess playing was expelled, and Qingwen died of illness. In every incident, Shiqing's shadow can be vaguely glimpsed.

"...Is this world just...you?"

Unable to refuse the fate that cannot be changed, one cup after another is placed on the coffee table, but the pain can only be endured... This is an extremely absurd world.

And she walked so far in this world alone, after she thought she had found a "person" who could understand herself, she discovered that this person might be the promoter, operator, and guardian of this world.

"Liu Mei—"

Shiqing held out his hand to her, "Give me a chance, and give yourself a chance."

Shiqing said in a steady voice, "Give me your hand."

Liu Mei stood in front of him, bit her lower lip, and suddenly stretched out her hand and handed it to Shiqing, "Don't let me down!" She said in her heart.

Shiqing naturally understood her intentions.He suddenly held Liu Mei's hand tightly, and with a whistle, one rode on the back street of Rongning, galloping close to the two of them.

Shiqing embraced Liu Mei, and the two jumped onto the mount together.Only the sound of hoofbeats was heard, and the buildings on both sides of the street quickly fell backwards.

"You will have the opportunity to meet the chief historian of Prince Zhongshun's residence soon. However, the matter of Baoyu being beaten has nothing to do with Prince Zhongshun's residence. Just think about it, think about it carefully, what happened that day... "

Shiqing held Liu Mei in his arms, and whispered in her ear.

What happened that day...

Liu Mei tried very hard to recall.

That day when she rushed to the back street of Ningrong, she was almost hit by a speeding car. At that time, she was pulled to the side of the road by Qian Huai, who told her proudly that the car was the chief historian of Prince Zhongshun's residence.That day Qian Huai spoke convincingly, and said that he personally picked up the chief historian as the concierge of Jia's residence.

wait a minute...

Liu Mei remembered:

Qian Huai was the concierge of the Ning Mansion at that time, although he was Aunt Zhao's nephew, and his parents were accountants in the Rong Mansion, but he himself worked as an errand in the Ning Mansion.

Therefore, on that day, it was not Baoyu's father Jia Zheng, but Jia Zhen of the Ning Mansion who came to visit the Chief Historian of Prince Zhongshun's residence.

Therefore, Jia Zheng later beat Baoyu violently, not because he heard from Prince Zhongshun's mansion that Baoyu was a wandering actress and gave away private things.

Thinking of this, Liu Mei relaxed a little, noticed the surrounding scenery, and immediately asked in a low voice: "Where are you taking me?"

Shiqing clung to her ear and said softly, "I'll take you out of the city to witness a happy event."

"happy event?"

Liu Mei was puzzled.

The two soon left the city.Shiqing's footsteps are very fast, and all he walks are official roads. After walking for more than [-] li, it is only the middle of the day, and it is almost noon.

Shiqing brought Liu Mei to a small village at the foot of the mountain, the two dismounted, and Shiqing tied the horse to the road at the entrance of the village.

Liu Mei took a look at today's Shiqing's clothes, and only then noticed that he was only wearing stone-blue regular clothes today, but when he was moving, the dark cloud patterns embroidered on his clothes seemed to flow faintly, just as Miss Deng said. Said that no matter how low-key Shiqing dresses, that first-class aura of wealth and honor cannot be concealed.

The two entered the village hand in hand, and sure enough, they saw lanterns and festoons in the village, and the sound of firecrackers one after another. It was a happy event.

"I'm waiting here, you can ask yourself!" Shi Qing said lightly, and let go of Liu Mei's hand.

When Liu Mei saw people, she went to inquire about them. The villagers were honest and honest. Seeing Liu Mei's question, she immediately replied: "Little girl, this is Liu Dazhuang from our village. After three years, he finally married a wife!"

Liu Mei was curious, so she asked, "Why did you marry after three years?"

The man smiled, and said: "The girl is not from all over the world! The story of Liu Dazhuang is actually widely spread. He hired a wife three years ago, but he didn't expect to be married just before he got married." , heard some rumors that the girl was a servant girl from a high-ranking family, and she was kicked out of the mansion because of restlessness. This Da Zhuang felt a little uneasy, so he asked a matchmaker to come to the door to withdraw the marriage. "

As soon as Liu Mei heard this, she knew that Liu Dazhuang was Jin Chuan's fiancé-in-law.

"...Unexpectedly, the girl on the other side was a violent person. She faintly heard Da Zhuang's intentions, and immediately withdrew the betrothal money, and then threw herself into a well to die. When Liu Dazhuang heard about it, there was no one who didn't regret it. My son's rumors killed a person."

"Just because of this matter, Liu Dazhuang swore not to marry for three years. Although his parents were anxious, they had no choice but to let him do whatever he wanted. Now, after three years have passed, Dazhuang just nodded and agreed to get married. After all, he The old Liu's family still wants to carry on the family line. No, it's a happy event!"

Liu Mei paused, and finally pretended to be curious and asked: "This is strange, if it was said that the girl was a maid from a wealthy family, how could such rumors have spread to this small village outside the city? "

The other party looked at Liu Mei, sighed, and said: "The neighbor of Da Zhuang's family has a close relative who works as an errand in the Dongping County Prince's Mansion in the city. Coincidentally, Da Zhuang's three-year-old Two days before we got married, the relatives came to our place as guests, and upon hearing what Da Zhuang said, they said that he had also heard something. The two surnames were Nian Geng, so I felt that it must be that girl..."

Liu Mei lowered her head after hearing the words "Dongping County Prince's Mansion", her heart, which had been tightly blocked, finally relaxed a little.

Earlier, she only heard Yu Chuan mention the word "Prince's Mansion", and she thought of Shiqing recklessly—fortunately, Shiqing understood her well enough to bring her here and ask her to find out in person, so as not to let suspicion arise. This kind of grudge was always buried in her heart.

At this time, Liu Mei was outside the crowd, just seeing the bridegroom officer Liu Dazhuang coming out.I saw that he was still wearing coarse daily clothes, only the red cloth and red flowers that a groom should wear on the outside of the clothes. From a distance, he was indeed an honest and honest village boy.It's a pity that in the past, Jin Chuan'er died after all by mistake...

In the small village, drums and music are loud and lively.

But Liu Mei stepped out slowly, came to Shiqing who was waiting at the entrance of the village, stretched out her little hand, and held his hand.

"sorry--"

Liu Mei apologized to Shiqing in a low voice.

At this moment, her heart is full of softness and apology - she herself once tried to persuade Siqi to trust Pan Youan wholeheartedly; but when things came to an end, she realized that she could not fully trust Shiqing...

"Then, can I ask you again about Qingwen?"

Liu Mei raised her head, looking at Shiqing's clear and meaningful eyes.

"Liu Mei—"

Shiqing opened his mouth word by word.

"You once asked me, asked me, is it... this world. I guess you want to ask, is it me who has always been maintaining the direction of this world, ensuring that everything that should happen will happen one by one .”

When Liu Mei heard this, she blushed and lowered her head—that's how she guessed, so she was too shocked for a moment, she couldn't accept it, she couldn't accept that the person she liked might be the guardian of this tragic world, to ensure those The doomed tragedies will happen smoothly one by one.

"I can tell you, it's—"

Shi Qing's answer blurted out, Liu Mei looked up at him in astonishment.

"Every one of us is, in this world..." Shi Qing's eyes were deep, staring at Liu Mei's eyes tightly.

"They are all part of this world, affecting others, and pushing the world forward." Shiqing raised his hand and put Liu Mei's hand in his palm.

"You always feel that everyone and everything in this world is pointing to a tragic ending. But if you think about it carefully, these so-called fates are not everyone's own, and all creatures in this world. Created together?"

Shiqing's words stuck in Liu Mei's heart like a needle.

She knew the other party was right.

Take Jin Chuan as an example, she is fiery and outspoken, which is why she is kicked out; while Jin Chuan throws herself into the well in anger, but has a close relationship with the gossip and gossip of the people around her. Inseparable connection.After all, the big families in central and central Beijing are intertwined with servants, and they have relatives everywhere, so it is easy for Dongping County Prince's Mansion to hear some gossip from Jia's Mansion.

It's just that the last desperate leap was Jin Chuan's own choice.

Character determines destiny, and environment determines destiny.

This world is a complex organism - fate may not be able to dominate everything, but it is determined not to underestimate fate.

Thinking of this, Liu Mei began to feel that she was gradually beginning to understand Shiqing's thoughts.

However, what Shiqing did today, Qingwen passed away inexplicably...

"Liu Mei..."

"I used to be just a program that accepted instructions. In the words of your world, I might just be...a machine in human skin..." Shi Qing looked at Liu Mei, his voice slowly slowed down and softened, "Because You, I just started to realize that, in fact, I can also be a little different."

"These days, I haven't read your mind with the function of the system for a long time, because I hope I can really understand you."

Hearing this, Liu Mei also felt a place in her chest, which gradually warmed up.

She also gradually began to feel that the man in front of her was really a man of flesh and blood... It was just that he occasionally had more strange functions than others.

"I hope that when I face you, I can act like a real 'person', an ordinary person. We can get along in the way you like."

The more Shi Qing said, the brighter his eyes became.

He suddenly stretched out his hand, gently held Liu Mei's small chin, and said in a low voice: "I know, you will fall in love with me because I can understand you."

"Therefore I, hereby request—"

"Liu Mei, if you love me, please try it once, trust me, and understand me."

Shiqing said so.

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