Crimson Pearl Tears in a Dream of Red Mansions

But Lin Ruhai and Jia Min knew that Jia's mother wanted to marry Daiyu for Jia Baoyu, and they both felt that they had to tell Daiyu about it, so they ordered Caige to call Daiyu.

Caige agreed, and went to Lingfengyuan to look for Daiyu, but saw Daiyu and Qiongyu playing chess at Lianxin Pavilion, and Yinzhen, Yinxiang and Wei Shaoting were also there. "Girl, Master and Madam told you to come over." Caige called softly.At this time, Qiongyu couldn't help but let out an "ah" with a sigh: "It's hard to get here, and I'm planning to win a round from my sister, but I didn't expect 'Cheng Yaojin', what a pity Already!"

When Caige heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Master, don't be brave, the girl's chess skills are often admired by the master." Qiongyu couldn't help laughing and said: "Sister Caige's words are bad, it's not yet the last moment , How can you lightly say who wins the game, but don't hear that there is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and there is another village with willows and flowers? No matter how deep my sister's chess skills are, there will be a time when she will be exhausted." Daiyu couldn't help laughing and said: " You just think about it slowly, it's not that I'm talking crazy, when it comes to playing chess, your skill is far behind me." Then he smiled and said to Yinzhen: "Fourth brother, the next end game, it's better to just play chess Let the fourth brother accompany Qiongyu, how about it?" After hearing this, Yin Zhen agreed with a smile.

Caige led Daiyu to Lin Ruhai and Jia Min. Lin Ruhai and Jia Min looked at each other, and Fang slowly told Daiyu Jiamu's intention to propose marriage for Jia Baoyu.

After hearing this, Daiyu couldn't help smiling, and asked: "Father and mother told Yu'er these things, presumably they have already discussed what to do!" Lin Ruhai couldn't help but stroked his beard and smiled "haha", Said: "Sure enough, Yu'er is a fine person, and I can't hide anything from Yu'er." Then, I only heard Lin Ruhai say: "What your mother and I mean is, why don't you use this to pretend to obey your grandmother's wishes, Let's go to Narong Mansion to live for a few days, and then move out, on the one hand, let's see what your grandmother's intentions are, and on the other hand, I can secretly help your fourth brother, so that his future is not too difficult."

When Daiyu heard this, she rolled her eyes a little, and asked, "Father, mother, does Yu'er have a question to ask?" "Why have father and mother refused to have contact with grandma's family all these years?"

After hearing this, Jia Min couldn't help sighing quietly, and said, "Yu'er, it's not that mother doesn't want to talk about it, it's that the time is not yet ripe and I can't tell you yet. It's just that mother can tell you, mother Qin and Daddy hate that mansion so much, so they have no relationship with that mansion!"

"Since this is the case, then if something bad happens in that mansion, mother will not be soft-hearted and intervene?" Daiyu blinked and asked. "That's right." Jia Min said, and suddenly turned his eyes, and asked Daiyu, "You girl, what's your idea?"

I only heard Daiyu say to Lin Ruhai: "Daddy, since I want Yu'er to go to Beijing, I think Mr. Yucun will resign as a teacher. At least he has taught Yu'er a little bit. Why don't you write a letter to Yucun?" Are you looking for an errand in Beijing?" Lin Ruhai knew that there must be a mystery behind Daiyu's words, so he asked with a smile, "Why?"

"'Jade is in the box to ask for a good price, and the hairpin is in the box to wait for the time to fly.' Mr. Yucun has great ambitions, why doesn't daddy be beautiful?" After speaking, she smiled and told the story of the girl who happened to meet Jia Yucun near Zhitong Temple half a month ago. Things come together.

It turned out that it was Qiongyu's birthday half a month ago, and Jia Min had always wanted to go to the temple to pray for blessings, but since Qiongyu was born, Jia Min's health has been going from bad to good, so Daiyu went on her behalf.

Because Daiyu heard people say that although the Zhitong Temple in the suburbs is not a famous mountain and ancient temple full of incense, it is not solemn or beautiful, and it may not be a bit broken, but it is very effective in asking for lottery, so people often go to Zhitong Temple to burn incense.So he ordered Xueyan to prepare incense and vegetarian food, and then went to Zhitong Temple with Xueyan.

The two took a carriage to the outskirts of Yangzhou, but saw the scenery of the village, which was unusually bright, so they got out of the carriage and walked to a place surrounded by mountains and water, with lush forests and deep bamboos. The wall is decayed, there is a forehead in front of the door, inscribed with the words "Zhitong Temple", and there is an old couplet next to the door, which says: "There is more behind me and I forget to shrink my hands, and there is no way to turn back in front of me."

Daiyu looked at it and thought, "Though these two sentences are shallow and close, their meaning is deep. I have traveled to some famous mountains and temples with my master Gui Jianchou in the past, but I have never seen these words. There must be something in them. I don’t know who turned somersaults, why don’t you go in and try.” Thinking of going in, there was only an old monk in Longzhong cooking porridge there.When Daiyu saw it, she didn't care. When she asked him a few words, the old monk was deaf and faint, his teeth were down and his tongue was blunt, so he didn't answer the question.

Dai Yuyin thought: "I have also read some Buddhist scriptures, and they all say that the Buddha has all kinds of appearances, and they all come to educate the world. This old monk seems to be in a daze, but his speech and behavior are not vulgar. It can be seen that it is impossible. Let's judge from the outside." So he ignored the old monk's absurd behavior, let Xueyan burn the incense, and stored the incense in the incense burner himself, made a wish in his heart, bowed his head and prostrated a few times, and finally Leaving Zhitong Temple with Xueyan.

Leaving Nazhitong Temple, Xueyan saw that it was still early, and said with a smile: "Girl, you see that it is still early, why don't we have some tea and rice in the village over there, and then go back to the house, okay?"

Daiyu knew that Xueyan was playful, and because it was difficult to get out of the house, she let her go, so she smiled and said, "That's fine." After saying that, she went to the village with Xueyan.

Although this village shop is no better than restaurants and teahouses in the downtown area, it is also extremely clean, and it is rare to have a more elegant and quiet cubicle. Daiyu and Xueyan entered the cubicle and ordered some tea and rice.At this time, I heard a familiar voice outside the door. After careful identification, it was Daiyu's teacher, surnamed Jia, and named Mr. Yucun.

I just heard Jia Yucun say to one person: "This is not brother Zixing. I didn't expect brother Zixing to be here. What an adventure, an adventure." It turns out that Jia Yucun came here to enjoy the scenery of the countryside. I went to this village shop to sell three cups of drinks to help the wild fun, but I didn't want to meet old friends in the old capital, who traded in antique shops.

Jia Yucun praised Leng Zixing the most as a man of great ability, and Leng Zixing borrowed Jia Yucun's reputation as a gentleman, so the two talked speculatively and they were the most compatible.Jia Yucun hurriedly asked with a smile: "When will you come here, brother? I don't know. I met you by chance today." Leng Zixing said: "I got home at the end of last year, and now I have to go to the capital. From now on, I will find a poor man on the way. My friend said a word, in honor of his affection, let me stay for two more days. I have nothing to do, and I will stay for two days, and I will get up after a month and a half. Let's rest, I don't expect to meet you by chance like this!" While talking, he asked Yucun to sit at the same table, and served wine and food.The two chatted and drank, and talked about what happened next.

Jia Yucun asked, "I haven't been in the capital for a long time. I don't know if there is any change in Beijing?" It's something." Jia Yucun said with a smile, "No one in my brother's family is in Beijing, so why talk about it?" Leng Zixing said with a smile, "You have the same surname, so aren't you from the same family?" Jia Yucun asked whose family it was.Leng Zixing said: "Did the Rongguo Mansion's Jia's mansion also insult the master's lintel?" Jia Yucun said with a smile: "It turned out to be his family. Speaking of it, there are quite a few Han people. Since Jiafu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there have been many tribes Prosperity can be found in every province, who can examine it in detail? If you talk about the Rongguo branch, it is on the same spectrum. But it is inconvenient for us to talk about his glory, so it has become more and more alienated and difficult to recognize."

Leng Zixing sighed and said: "Don't say that, Mr. Ning and Rong. Today, the Ning and Rong sects are also desolate, not compared to the previous situation." Jia Yucun said: "The population of the Ning and Rong houses was also very large. Xiao Shu?" Leng Zixing said: "Exactly, it's a long story." Jia Yucun said: "When I was an official in Beijing, I also passed by his old house. The east of the street is Ningguo Mansion, and the west of the street is Rongrong. In the National Mansion, the two houses are linked together, occupying most of the street. Although there is no one in front of the gate, looking through the wall, the halls and pavilions inside are still majestic and majestic. Even the trees and rocks in the garden behind There is also a damp and moist atmosphere, where is it like a house in decay?" Leng Zixing said with a smile: "Thanks to your background as a Jinshi, it doesn't make sense! The ancients said: 'A centipede is dead but not stiff.' Now Although it is not as prosperous as it was in previous years, compared with ordinary officials' homes, the atmosphere is different. Nowadays, the population is increasing, the affairs are flourishing, masters and servants are coming and going, there are many rich and honorable people, and there are no planners and planners. Expenses can’t be frugal. Although the outer shelf is not down, the inner bag is full. This is still a small matter, but there is another big thing: who knows that such a family of bells and lanterns, a family of calligraphy, poetry and books, Today's children and grandchildren are not as good as one generation!" Jia Yucun heard that, and said in amazement: "Such a family of poetry and rites, is there any reason for not being good at education? I don't know about it. I just say that the Ningrong Erzhai is the most suitable for teaching children. square."

Leng Zixing sighed: "Oh, you don't know the reason. My father-in-law was originally the steward of the Narong mansion, so I knew all about the affairs of the Rongning and Ning mansions. Because Shi Taijun in the mansion had nothing to do, he succeeded the current She Gong and Zheng Gong from the collateral lineage. Although the She Gong was good when he was young, he gradually became absurd after he assumed the post. Although Zhenggong loved reading since he was a child, he was pedantic. Although he took a job as a foreigner in the Ministry of Industry, he was not promoted for a long time because he was not good at officialdom. The eldest son of Shegong died young , now only one son and one daughter are left. Although the second son Jia Lian donated the title of Consciousness, his conduct is not as good as his father's; one daughter, Yingchun, was born well, but she is relatively dull. At the age of 16, she was quite talented and famous, but she was weak and sick. She died at the age of 20, leaving only a posthumous son, Jia Lan. Yuan Chun, the eldest daughter of Zhenggong, was elected into the uterus of the crown prince at the age of 14. As a concubine, needless to say. The strange thing is the second son of Zheng Gong, and the strange thing I said before is here."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Jia Yucun asked after hearing this.Leng Zixing said: "I thought it was strange that the eldest daughter of Zhenggong was born on the first day of the new year. But I didn't know that the second son, Baoyu, was born with jade, and his skin was as white as jade and as cute as a snowball. Therefore, Shi Taijun is extremely Doting, and that Baoyu didn't want to play with men since he was a child, but only loved to hang out in the boudoir. Even when he was catching Zhou, he only grabbed some pearls, hairpins and rouge. A drunken ear."

"Born with jade? This is indeed a strange thing." Jia Yucun couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "However, when Daiyu, the daughter of my family, was born, the house was full of purple air, and the city of Gusu was full of flowers, but it was also strange. Very special, and she is the daughter of Huachao." Leng Zixing heard this, and couldn't help asking: "Your boss is the current inspector Yan Yushi Lin Ruhai Lin?" Jia Yucun asked curiously: "How did you know?"

Leng Zixing said: "You didn't know. The wife of Lord Lin Ruhai is the only daughter of Mr. Shi Taijun of the Rong Mansion, and her name is Jia Min." Jia Yucun couldn't help but suddenly realized after hearing this: "I see, it's because of my female student. Whenever you encounter the character 'Min', you pronounce it as the character 'Secret', and when you write the word 'Min', you also subtract one or two strokes, which is why." Then he said strangely: "I heard that my boss, Mr. Lin, was originally a Manchuria is from the Yellow Banner, and although the Rong Mansion is the mansion of the Duke, but has not shed its identity, how can he be willing to marry Jia Min, and has never taken a concubine?"

Leng Zixing said: "You don't know that Mrs. Lin, that is, Miss Min from the Rong Mansion was the most talented girl in the capital. I don't know how many princes and nobles wanted to welcome her in. Later, for some reason, during the draft, she was suddenly picked up by the old lady at that time. The Empress Dowager of Xiaozhuang gave an imperial decree to Master Lin, and later the current emperor gave Master Lin the position of inspecting salt censors, and the husband and wife have been living in Yangzhou since then, rarely returning to the capital."

After hearing this, Jia Yucun couldn't help saying: "So that's the case." He secretly planned not to mention it.The two drank wine again, and seeing that it was getting westward, they parted ways without mentioning it.

After listening to Daiyu's narration, Lin Ruhai couldn't help laughing and asked: "Yu'er, you want to write a letter for your father to your second uncle?" Daiyu said with a smile: "Second uncle is pedantic and old-fashioned. I think I like Mr. Yucun the most. This kind of scholar, but people like Mr. Yucun are the most hypocrite who knows no favors. Last time, the fourth brother rescued a woman from the Tingyu Tower. Her original name was Zhen Yinglian. She was the daughter of Mr. Yucun's old friend. But after Mr. Yucun knew about it, he didn't mention it at all, which shows his heart." Lin Ruhai listened to Daiyu's words, thought for a while, and said, "That's fine."

So Lin Ruhai ordered Caishu to call Jia Yucun to come, handed him a letter, and said something in detail.After hearing this, Jia Yucun quickly nodded his thanks.