Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

At five drums on the twelfth, the entire Iron Net Mountain became lively, disturbing countless birds and beasts.

It was not Shengjia who arrived at Iron Net Mountain first, but the officials of the Ministry of Industry, the soldiers of the five cities, the guards, and many court ladies and eunuchs. They either cleared the way first to drive away passers-by, or set up camp on the battlefield, or drove the birds and beasts out of the mountain. The circle is convenient for dignitaries and dignitaries to hunt. The official road between the capital city and Iron Net Mountain has already been covered with yellow sand. On both sides, there are officials from the Ministry of Industry and five city soldiers driving water trucks to sprinkle water.

Wei Ruolan, who practiced her palm skills hard in the deep mountains, heard the faint voice of people, she dared not stay any longer, and hid herself in the canopy of a very lush tree, she saw the five city soldiers chasing the wild beasts away, and when they left, Wei Ruolan Then he flew away and returned to the mountain temple.

Chen Qi said that when he arrived at Iron Net Mountain, he sent someone to call him. Wei Ruolan ate his vegetarian meal in a leisurely manner, changed into the clothes he had prepared, so that he could ride and hunt, and checked the treasure sharp arrows and quiver, The horse waited until the second quarter of the hour, and sure enough, he saw Yun Qing, the deputy commander of the Yulin Army, coming over in person, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Good brother, let's go, Mr. Chen calls you, let's have a good fight in a while, see Let's see who is better at it."

The tight string in Wei Ruolan's heart suddenly loosened. Because of Yun Qiuju, he naturally recognized Yun Qing, who was more than ten years older than him, and raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Who is afraid of who will come? You are such an old man. If you lose for a while, don't cry and call Brother Maoer a joke later!" Brother Maoer is Yun Qing's eldest son, only three years old, smart and handsome.

Hearing this, Yun Qing changed the filming to beating, and said, "You think I'm Brother Mao? Are you still crying? Let's go."

Wei Ruolan went to lead the horse, and the two brothers left the mountain gate side by side.

Although the mountain temple is built in the back mountain, it is not high from the foot of the mountain, and the slope is gentle. The two walked not far, and saw eight well-dressed eunuchs in front of them carrying a silver-topped eunuch with a green cover. Green curtains and green curtains, with golden corners, surrounded by two old mothers, two maids, four eunuchs, two maids, and two wives.There was another big eunuch followed behind with several young eunuchs, Yun Qing recognized this person, it was Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch of Liugongdu, who first entered the mountain temple by himself, saying that he was following an imperial edict.

Wei Ruolan saw it in her eyes, and guessed that there must be Daiyu in the sedan chair. A few days ago, he heard from the young monk Xingxu that the old lady beside Daiyu hurriedly sent people back to the city to pick up the clothes. During the fast meal, Xingxu murmured that the old mother had gone down the mountain early in the morning, and said that she would invite An Yunyun for the empress.

Wei Ruolan knew very well that Daiyu was wearing filial piety, so she must first ask for permission to see her before she could go down the mountain first.

Yun Qing thought for a while, then turned her head to Wei Ruolan and said, "If I remember correctly, Lord Lin's daughter, County Lord Jingxiao, performed deeds for Lord Lin and his wife in this temple. I met a few eunuchs, and the specifications of the board are not like it."

According to the specifications, the warm sedan chair and red-wheeled chariot of the county lord are all red-capped, red-curtained, green-decorated, with green borders on the corners of the cover, and silver-capped, red-capped, red-curtained, and golden-rimmed on the corners of the cap, and embroidered with patterns of phoenixes.The roof in front of me is of course a silver roof, and the corners of the cover are also golden, but it is a green cover, a green curtain, and a green curtain, and the specifications are much lower.

Wei Ruolan glanced at him and said, "During the period of filial piety, the county magistrate of Jingxiao, avoid being popular."

When Yun Qing heard this, he suddenly realized, and secretly felt ashamed. Just now he himself said that Daiyu was doing things for his parents, but he forgot when he mentioned the specifications. He was really confused.

While speaking, they had already walked a few feet behind Xia Shouzhong, the mountain road was narrow, and they couldn't get over it.

The father walked slowly, Wei Ruolan had sharp eyes and ears, and found an old nanny approaching the window, and whispered to her mother as she walked: "Master, there are people behind us, one is the eldest son of Wei Bo's mansion, one It's Lord Yun, the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army, looking at his attire, he thinks it's Lord Yun who came to ask Young Master Wei to go hunting."

Sitting upright in the room, Daiyu was slightly taken aback when she heard Liu Mama's words, and then asked softly, "Maybe give way to them?"

Liu Mama looked back, visually measured the distance, and replied: "Go back to the county lord, give way. Although the mountain road is a bit narrow, it is not impossible to make way. It's just that we are walking in the middle of the mountain road, and they can't cross it. .”

"Then let them let them go. I think they are going to participate in the Qiuwei. Don't delay them. It doesn't matter if we go down the mountain later." Daiyu is served by the maids and eunuchs in the palace. The news has always been well-informed. Because she lived in the temple, she hadn't heard of the rumors and rumors circulating in Chang'an City, but when Mammy Liu mentioned the situation of the Weibo mansion when she talked about the secrets of the various families, she was accidentally bumped into by Wei Ruolan a few days ago Afterwards, I heard Liu Mama's analysis, Wei Ruolan came to kneel in the temple, it must be someone in Wei Bo's residence who didn't want him to stand out in the royal autumn circle.

Grandma Liu agreed, and indeed she ordered the eunuch who was carrying the tablet a few times, and when she walked down again, she leaned against the side of the road.

When they were like this, Xia Shouzhong also gave way.

Wei Ruolan knew it in her heart, tightly grasped the reins, walked quickly with Yun Qing for a few steps, stepped forward to thank Ban Yu, and said hello to Xia Shouzhong, Liu Nanny and others, and went down the mountain over Ban Yu.

Daiyu glanced out from the screen window, inadvertently glanced back at Wei Ruolan, and couldn't help blushing.

Although she knew that she was sitting in the bedroom with the green screen covering the window, Wei Ruolan would definitely not be able to see her movements, but when she thought of how coincidentally she met him and looked back, she always felt that he seemed to know what she was doing. like.It's really not dignified, Daiyu thought to herself, no wonder everyone in the Rongguo Mansion said that they were not as dignified and reserved as Baochai.

Daiyu hurriedly sat upright, originally wanting to keep her eyes on all the way, but thinking about the scenery in the mountains, she couldn't help but look out again.

When they got to the bottom of the mountain, Xia Shouzhong and other eunuchs rode on the big horses left at the bottom of the mountain, led the way in front, and walked for a long time. They dismounted outside many camps, and the maids stayed behind, leading the public to pass through the guards and go on. In front of a large tent with a golden roof and bright yellow embroidered dragon and phoenix, when all the eunuchs had dispersed, Mother Liu, Mother Jiang and the maids of honor invited Daiyu to come down to her.

Xia Shouzhong knelt in front of the camp tent and saluted, and said a few words to several concubines Zhaorong and Cai in front of the tent, one Zhaorong entered, turned around after a while, and said: "By imperial edict: Xuanjingxiao County Lord sees you."

Xia Shouzhong got up and led Daiyu inside.

Stepping into the empress's tent, Daiyu noticed the difference. The concubine Cai stood on both sides, holding a handkerchief, or carrying a stove, or holding a whisk of incense beads, coughing without hearing a sound, and she was as beautiful as before. Compared with the stunning family-friendly villa, this place is unexpectedly simple, although it does not lose its standard everywhere, but it is half new and not old, which makes people feel luxurious.

Daiyu lowered her brows and narrowed her eyes, and after finishing the state ceremony, she heard a soft voice from above saying: "Come closer, let me have a look."

As soon as Daiyu was in a daze, a Zhaorong came over and sent her to the front, and the queen told her to raise her head.

At this time, Dai Yufang saw the Queen's true face, and saw that she was wearing a worn-out uniform, with her hair in a bun casually, unable to conceal her graceful and luxurious demeanor. The most surprising thing was that the Queen was standing in front of the easel with While writing, dripping paint can be vaguely seen on the hem of the skirt.

Seeing that Daiyu was born like soft jade, the queen liked it very much in her heart. She handed the brush and paints to the maid beside her, stretched out her hand to hold Daiyu, looked her up and down carefully, and said with a smile: "You are so crystal clear." You girl Liu is not lying. If I knew you were born so well, I should have sent someone to call you into the palace." The most rare thing is that there seems to be countless auras in her brows. Although there are countless beauties in the palace, they are still Vulgar and vulgar powder, full of fireworks.

Although Nanny Liu is a nanny, she is actually not very old, she is only 35 or [-] years old. Daiyu guessed in her heart that the queen is called Nanny Liu, Yatou. She is obviously older than Nanny Liu, but she looks younger than her. Nanny Liu is much younger.

Not allowing Daiyu to think too much, she interjected, "Jing Xiao has the posture of a willow tree, and the smallness of a firefly bean, I dare not be praised by a concubine."

The queen saw that although her words were humble, but her attitude was calm, without the slightest embarrassment, she liked her a little more, patted her hand, and changed the subject: "Can you compose poetry?"

Daiyu said frankly: "When I was young, I went to school for a year, and after that I studied for a few years, and could only do some doggerel."

The queen smiled and said: "It's good to meet, I love talented children the most. When I arrived at Iron Net Mountain today, I saw autumn scenery everywhere, and I painted a scene. I have searched a lot of allusions to this poem, but I have not come up with a reason. Come here, write a poem, and inscribe it on it, and you cannot refuse." After speaking, he took a brush and dipped it in ink and handed it to Daiyu.

Daiyu has always relied on her talents to overwhelm the world, but now that she has a pen in her hand, she can achieve everything in a flash.

Gong'e took away the used Xiangguan. The queen looked at it for a moment, clapped her hands and smiled and said, "Good! Good words! Good poems! The title is written in autumn, and everything is new and ingenious, without showing the slightest rigidity." Because it was almost noon, after changing clothes Order someone to set up a meal, and stay with Daiyu.

The queen is three years older than the current one. She married the present prince when she was 16 years old. Now she is almost forty, and one of her thirteen-year-old sons died early, and she refused to have any more children after that.This matter is hidden from the people of today and the world. Many people feel sorry for her, only saying that she is injured and unable to give birth. Many people read her jokes after she ascended the throne today, saying that she will eventually be replaced by a concubine with a son. After all, the emperor The empress dowager has a higher status.They didn't know that it was the queen who didn't want to live, fearing that she would fall into the turmoil of the palace, and life and death could not be controlled by themselves.

The empress has never been jealous with her concubines, and she is very estranged from her natal family. She rejected the matter of visiting her relatives early on, and indulged in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and lived her life at ease. All the labor-intensive cooking tasks are distributed to the concubines, and I look coldly at the concubines competing for splendor and now the princes in the court are gathering their ministers.

Probably because she can think about it and has an open-minded temperament, so the queen's face looks extraordinarily young.

Daiyu is naturally quick-witted and has a keen mind. After a meal, she faintly noticed that the queen doesn't seem to take the present at heart, otherwise she wouldn't be so calm.

What amazed Daiyu the most was that after the meal, the queen pointed to a few dishes on the table and said to the maid next to her, "The hunting hasn't started yet, but we ate wild game instead. I tasted the clear stewed pheasant." Fortunately, I will give it to Concubine Wu Gui, the civet cat is very fat and tender, I will give it to Mrs. Zhou, and I will give you the rest of the dishes to taste."

Gong'e quickly thanked her, took away the two dishes rewarded to the concubine, and removed the others.

About half an hour later, I suddenly heard the sound of golden gongs outside and the sound of horseshoes. The queen laughed and said, "I think the hunt has begun. They are all fighting fiercely. We don't need to watch them. I recently talked to a western painter." After studying Western painting, which is called oil painting, the fruits and figures they draw are vivid and lifelike, unlike our techniques here, where all the figures they draw are fat, big-eared and rich, and it is impossible to tell who they are. Who is it? Tomorrow, I have learned it well, and I will draw a portrait of you."

Daiyu had heard of oil painting, and had collected several works by famous masters, but she had never learned it. Seeing that the queen had a complete range of paint and painting tools, she couldn't help but became interested.

I don't know how long after, there was cheering outside, the queen asked what happened, and someone immediately replied: "Go back to your mother, someone outside shot the tiger to death with an arrow, and when he entered the imperial court, the arrow shot through the tiger's eye, causing the tiger's skull to crack. , just died, but his fur is intact, the holy dragon face is very happy, and he is ordered to reward him heavily, and he is called to come to him for questioning."

The queen also felt that this man was brave, so she hurriedly asked who it was, only to hear the eunuch say: "It's the eldest son of Wei Bo's mansion, his name is Wei Ruolan."