Chapter 8 The eighth episode of God-given Amorous Son Going to the Meeting, Actor Shen Jiang

It is said that because of Mrs. Wang's birthday, two days of opera wine were scheduled early in the morning, but Baoyu's seizures were worse than yesterday's, crying and making a fuss, causing his head to be broken and bleeding. After taking the medicine, I just calmed down.Although Jiamu, Mrs. Wang and others were very anxious, guests were gradually coming in front of them, and they had to cheer up to greet them. Seeing that Baoyu had settled down, they told Xiren to wait on him and leave.Xiren came to eat with Baoyu because of the medicine. Baoyu sighed: "Others don't understand, don't you understand too? My disease can be cured by medicine."

After hearing this, Xiren seemed to understand, but also seemed to be confused, so he had to persuade vaguely: "Who doesn't take medicine when you are sick? You take the medicine, get a good night's sleep, and get well soon, master and wife don't worry." The old lady is also happy." Baoyu sneered and said, "As long as they are happy, don't they ask me what's in my heart? Sister Lin and I were originally one person, but now they have made two people, so we eat a car I’m afraid you won’t be able to live.” Xi Ren said: “The more I persuade you, the more you will go crazy, and you will be talking about life and death. My wife will be even more sad when she hears it. Yesterday it was Wife's Qianqiu, the whole family is very happy, because of you alone, it made all the fuss, and you didn't even drink a cup of birthday wine. You just keep making trouble. No wonder the wife always said that raising children is a debt, He also said that there are only infatuated parents in the world, and they have never been filial to their children and grandchildren. Wouldn't it hurt your wife's heart if you blindly play with your temper like this?"

Baoyu said: "If they really love me, they shouldn't have any marriage gifts, such as gold and jade. If I can't live and die with my sister, I will live alone for a thousand years, ascend to be a fairy, and arrive at the pot of heaven and earth. Zifu Yingtai is still a widowed god and has no interest; if my heart is fulfilled, I will die in three moments, turn into smoke and ashes, and cannot be reborn for ten thousand years. I am also a satisfied ghost, and I will not complain anymore Yes." Then he cried again. Hearing what he said boldly and losing all scruples, Xiren couldn't help being surprised, annoyed and pained, so he had to tactfully persuade him: "It's not that the wife forbids you to befriend Miss Lin, it's because there was King Jing of Beijing in the past." Asking for employment, and then having a marriage gift from the empress, this is a master who can't be offended, what can the wife do? Although the empress is the wife's biological daughter, and now she is a member of the royal family, she has a golden mouth and jade teeth. It's so talkative, even the master dare not refute what he said. Even if the master and wife dare to disrespect and disobey the empress for you, and try every means to get back the empress's will, the empress will still refuse to commit the crime, and then How can the Beijing Palace be willing to let it go?"

Baoyu listened to what he said so carefully, but it was reasonable in every aspect, layer by layer, and had nothing to refute. She lowered her head and thought for a while, then suddenly remembered something, jumped out of bed and searched through the boxes.The attacker hurriedly said, "What are you looking for? Tell me, and I'll find it for you." Baoyu just ignored him, and opened the Luodian drawers one by one to search. Finally, he found it in the bottom drawer of the cabinet. It was the sweet rosary beads given by the Prince of Beijing that year, and the red musk musk string that was rewarded by the concubine Yuan in the old year. They were brought together, and then they picked up a walnut pliers from the colander on the table, and smashed them fiercely. .

Xiren couldn't stop him again and again, seeing that he had already smashed the Lingxiang skewers into pieces, knowing that he was sensitive to others, he could only persuade him politely: "You are uncomfortable, why bother smashing that dumb thing? Could it be because of you? Zhuzi, the Geng invitation for employment and the edict for marriage are not counted?" Baoyu threw away the pliers, nodded and smiled suddenly: "According to what you said, I have to go to the King of Beijing to reason about this matter." Said Just walk away.Seeing him smashing the beads fiercely, Xiren thought he had vented his anger and was naturally convinced, so he didn't stop him very much. Suddenly seeing him standing up, he didn't pay attention, so he snatched the door out and hurriedly chased him to the courtyard. He stopped and said, "Little ancestor, where are you going?"

Baoyu said: "I'll go to the King of Beijing to judge. Sooner or later, I knew my sister ten years before him; in terms of distance, my sister and I were close cousins. Why is he lying on my head to snatch a marriage?" As he spoke, he freed his limbs and just walked out.The attacker shouted anxiously: "Aren't you going to help me stop it?" The little girls were stunned for a long time. Push the palm away, and walk away. The attacker fell to the ground. Seeing Baoyu rushing out of the house, he was so anxious that he burst into tears. The little maids hurriedly helped him up and patted him.Ashamed and ashamed, anxious and afraid, Xiren came out of the garden, ignoring the messy hairpins and slanted clothes, and found out that Jia Mu was resting in her room, so she came in and knelt down about Chen Baoyu's departure.Jia's mother cried in anxiety, so she ordered people to pass in Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang.

At that moment, the whole family was shocked, and everyone turned their backs on their backs. Jia Zheng sighed and said, "Forget it, forget it, this evil animal will definitely fight against me. The reputation of my life, plus this pair of crowns and furniture, will eventually be destroyed. He has it." He had to order Jia Lian to ride a fast horse to Beifu to inquire and apologize.Unexpectedly, the king of the north didn't accept it, so he just asked the concierge to come out to spread the word, saying that several high-ranking scholars from overseas came to see Young Master Yu of Jia's mansion. After a few days, they talked about knowledge with each other, and asked Jia's mansion to arrange a change of clothes.When Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang heard this, they couldn't help crying loudly.At the same time, Xueyan went to Yihong Hospital to inquire about Baoyu's condition. Seeing Xiren and others crying together, she hurriedly came back to tell her.

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she was so worried that her tears fell like rain.Before his soul left his body, he saw the cause and effect clearly, knew that the matter had come to an end, and there was no way to save him, but his heart was like calm water, and the waves were not happy. Just now my soul came out of my body, and I heard about the Northern King's proposal, so it was God's warning to make me give up.So he decided to drink hatred and seek death, and he had no reason to endure humiliation and steal life.At this time, when I heard that Baoyu had entered the Beijing mansion alone, he had put himself down a long time ago, and was only planning for Baoyu. He thought that his willful behavior and everyone's anguish and anxiety were all for me alone. What happened all this time, but how should I deal with it?According to the situation, what the king of Beijing did was obviously "obedience with pain". If he refused to marry him, he was afraid that it would be difficult for Baoyu to come back.There are many lovers in the world, but the most difficult thing is to separate the two minds. I used to be confused, always suspicious and jealous, but now I realize that his heart is like mine, and the two of them are actually one person. But it happened that the sky was not convenient, and this barrier came into being.Since he did this for me, I would have nothing to repay him except for death; since I have learned that his confidant is like this, even if I die for him, what pity would it be?

As he was thinking about it, he saw the little maid running to tell her that Mother Jia, Mrs. Wang, and Xifeng had entered the garden and were heading for the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.Daiyu had made up her mind and had a clear mind, so she wiped away her tears and adjusted her clothes calmly.When Fang Ying came out, he saw that Jia Mu was already sitting on her shoulders and tremblingly coming, followed by a group of ten people including mothers-in-law, daughter-in-law, mandarin ducks, Hu Po, Caiyun, Yu Chuan, Ping'er, Feng'er, etc. , all holding green paper umbrellas, covering Mrs. Wang, Sister Feng, etc., and staggeringly came, only then did I know when it was raining again.

Daiyu hurriedly came up to meet the ceremony, and personally helped Jiamu come in, and please come into the inner room to serve tea.Zijuan served several cups of tea on a chiseled silver enamel tray with dragonflies on lotus leaves. Daiyu held the cups herself.When she was about to pay respects to Sister Feng, Sister Feng took a cup of tea from the tray and said with a smile: "I come to Xiaoxiang Pavilion three times a day, I am afraid that the maids will tell you that the tea-watching will be annoying, if you don't follow the old lady, Mrs. , I can’t drink a sip of water, how dare my sister serve tea in person?” Everyone laughed, only Daiyu and Zijuan seemed to have never heard of it.

At first, Jia's mother heard the report that Daiyu had fainted and the imperial doctor said, and she was already very anxious, but she came to visit Baoyu because there was also a lot of trouble on Baoyu's side.When we met at this time, I saw that although Daiyu described it as haggard, she had a calm attitude and calm words, and felt relieved, so she hesitated, talking about the Beijing Palace to ask for marriage and Baoyu has now gone to the theory, sighed: " The palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh. I am not planning for you. Besides, it is about your life. I will never let you be wronged. It's just that Beijing Mansion has a lot of power. If you speak, even the emperor will let you go. He gets three points, let alone people like us." At this time, Daiyu only wanted to find some way to keep Baoyu back safely, let alone the theory.Before Jia's mother could finish speaking, she knelt down and said: "I am the elder to be the master of life's affairs. How can there be any reason for a girl to put her beak on it? It's because of the ancestors' love for the hairpin, so how dare the hairpin not obey. I am willing to report to the old lady for her hard work and upbringing, and the sisters in the lower body to watch and help each other because of a single child." After saying that, the two lines burst into tears, which could not be suppressed.Jia's mother hurriedly pulled her up, hugged her in her arms and cried: "My good boy, I know you are filial, but I can see your brother and sister getting married, so I can see your mother when I close my eyes." Wang Xifeng It was painful to hear this, so I hurriedly stepped forward to comfort and explain it.Mother Jia told all the maids and women to come back again, and Fang helped Sister Feng's hand to come out, and Deng Yu resigned.Daiyu sent her all the way out of the courtyard gate, and watched Jiamu wait until she was far away before turning around and coming back. She had exhausted her strength, and turned her head to Zijuan with a slight smile and said, "Okay, I don't have to think about it anymore." Spit out a mouthful of blood, dizzy, involuntary, already softened. Zijuan and Xueyan were so frightened that they hugged and yelled repeatedly. All the mothers and maidservants carried them into the room, and immediately squeezed them together.Zijuan knew that it was just that, and the imperial physician had just come, and the girl refused to take the medicine, so even a fairy came to help; The matter is related to the girl's life, and at this moment, her mind is difficult to reconcile, fearing that his heart will feel worse than death, and there will be no words to persuade her, so she also cried.On the contrary, Daiyu opened her eyes slightly, and persuaded: "Why are you crying again? Is it annoying for me to cry all by myself, and I will forgive you again." As she spoke, she gasped again, and Zijuan and Xueyan hurriedly beat their backs again. Wipe your face, serve tea and rinse your mouth, knowing that there is nothing to say, you simply don't say a word, but serve you wholeheartedly and obey others. Everyone here sent Jia's mother back to the room, and Mrs. Wang first praised: "Ms. Lin understands better than Baoyu. I said that he is not the one who is ignorant and willful and pretends to be crazy. It is really good. Now that Miss Lin is willing, I think Bei Jing The master of the house has to let Baoyu come back. He can't make a fuss by himself, or if he is determined, he will be fine in two days." Jia Mu just sighed, but didn't answer, and hurriedly asked someone to write Daiyu's birth date, using The brocade bag was sealed, and Jia Lian was called to give some instructions, so that he would bring a post in the morning to send it to Beijing Jingfu, and pick Baoyu back by the way. Yuanyang had already ordered people to boil ginseng shell nourishing heart soup. Sister Feng served Jiamu to drink it herself, said something back with her, and went back to the front table.Poor Mrs. Wang was exhausted, so she had no choice but to touch up her makeup, and went to the mat for a while, and finally stayed until the mat was broken before going back to her room. But it is said that when Baoyu came to the Beijing Palace, Shui Rong was having a banquet. Hearing that Mr. Yu from Jia's mansion came to worship, he hurriedly invited him into the study to offer tea.Baoyu knelt down facing him, asked Ann first, and then shed tears.The King of the North was shocked when he saw a wound on his forehead, and he looked very sad. He hurriedly helped him up and asked why.When Baoyu came, he was in a hurry and didn't have time to think about it. Now when he saw Shui Rong, he didn't dare to be presumptuous. Besides, it's hard to talk about his children's private affairs, and it's related to Daiyu's reputation, let alone speak out from his heart. Besides, there was nothing to say.Shui Rong felt that it was rare, and it was inconvenient to ask more questions at the moment, but he smiled and said: "Although I don't know why you are troubled, there are a few good friends in the hall drinking and gossiping at this moment, you might as well sit in and have a chat, maybe it can relieve your boredom. Afterwards, you and I will talk at night, no matter what difficulties you have, I will solve them for you when I can." Baoyu had no choice but to be patient and speak up later.Then he wiped his tears and met everyone in the seat one by one, one was the envoy of Qianxiang Kingdom, the other was the prince's son of Nan'an County, and the other was the grandson of Marquis Jingtian who met at Feng Ziying's mansion that day. Qiu Liang, the commander of the soldiers and horses in the five cities, and the rest are just aides of the Beifu.After seeing him, he set up another chair and chopsticks, and brought a cup. Baoyu took his seat, first toasted a round of wine, and then was embarrassed and speechless.Si Qiuliang said: "Since I met you in Feng's mansion a few days ago, I have never met you again. Do you know about Brother Wei?" Baoyu said, "I came here to see you off the day before he got up. After that, there is no letter since then, so it’s natural that they have made great achievements, and the good news spreads frequently, right?” Si Qiuliang said with a smile: “It’s no wonder you don’t know, when the other party goes to the sea, the Zhenzhen Kingdom will launch an attack, and Brother Wei also won at first. In the first battle, I even asked the emperor for a reward on his behalf. Who knows that the news has suddenly been cut off these days, and even the Ministry of War has not made a statement. It is unknown whether the two sides have ceased fighting for a while." Shui Rong didn't want to discuss these military affairs and state affairs because there were both the son of Nan'an and foreign envoys in the seat, so he laughed and said, "It's not only boring to drink cattle, but also easy to get drunk. It's better to give orders." The envoy of Qianxiang Kingdom First he smiled and said: "I have heard for a long time that you people in the Central Plains drink wine. You like to guess orders, pass flowers on drums, and many other stories. But I can't come to those. My stomach is rough, and I can't read a poem. Although I am not afraid of getting drunk, I am afraid of sweeping you Shui Rong said with a smile: "It's okay, let's do a simple and interesting one today. I don't recite poems or take exams, but I'm here to gamble and tell stories. When it's good, let's celebrate together; Not good, fine the sea." The envoy said: "This one is good, but I don't know what kind of story it is. You people in the Central Plains tell stories to sing, rhyme, and cadence, but I can't learn it. If you learn to tell stories first, you won't be good at it." " Shui Rong said: "Of course it's not difficult for you. After all, although the storyteller is eloquent, it's just those legends in the storybook. Immediately and the like are actually nothing new. The order I want to execute today must tell real people and real things. It is the six characters of sadness, joy, surprise, surprise, warning, and awakening. Each word corresponds to a point. Then tell the questions you have asked, so that you can broaden your knowledge and help you enjoy the wine, okay?" Everyone said yes repeatedly: "This is fresh and interesting, and it's not as stuffy as those who recite poems and compose Fu, and it's not like guessing fists and drinking three times and six times. rudeness, that's all." So he took the dice cup and lotus glass and poured the dice, but it was the prince of Nan'an who should speak first.The prince then took the dice and rolled it again, and when he rolled five, he should have read the word "police", thought for a while, and said: "This is what a doorman in my mansion said. I don't know if it is true or not. To share the significance of warning the world, or to have a drink. It is said that there was a cloth merchant in Changmen, Suzhou, who hired a man to manage his finances. The man was very prosperous, earning more than 5,000 yuan in three years. , the cloth merchant was not allowed to stay, the man was angry because of this, and asked him angrily: "Will you not let me go after I die?" The cloth merchant said: "If you die, I will personally send you back to your hometown. After another two years , this man earned a full ten thousand taels of silver for the cloth merchant, and died of a sudden illness one day. Before he died, he told where his family lived, who was in the family, and died. The cloth merchant was also a Sure enough, the believer hired a car himself and sent him back to his hometown. When he got to the door, the boy's son came out to listen to the whole story, but there was no sorrow on his face. Shang. The cloth merchant only felt that his son was not filial, and it was hard to say, because the meal was already on the table, he invited his son to eat with him. The son was embarrassed and said, "You are my father's boss, I am not worthy of it." I heard his old grandmother ordering through the curtain: Since you know that you are not worthy to be an accompanying guest, why don’t you ask your father to come out to toast? The son heard this, and he took an ax, and he opened the coffin. Seeing the guy jump up, he smiled and apologized to the owner. It turned out that the guy only wanted to return home, but because the cloth merchant refused, he tricked himself into death. He was afraid that his mother and son would be surprised, so he wrote a letter back to explain the whole story. , so his family is not sad or alarmed." After all, everyone said it was pleasant, but Si Qiuliang said: "This story is novel, but what is the significance of warning the world?" The Prince of Nan'an laughed and said: "The cloth merchant also asked this guy: Why do you bear such a lie? Me? That guy gave the best answer: I have already done the calculation for you, and you should only have ten thousand taels of net worth, and no more than one cent. What's the benefit of making food? It's just that if I explain it, you will not believe it, and you will suspect that I will lie to you in order to go home, and I will not be allowed to ask for leave. Only by feigning death can it be done. Wouldn't it be nice to not need to work?" After hearing this, everyone said, "It's hard to find a ten feet if you hit eight feet. Then another round was thrown, and it was time for the envoy of Qianxiang Kingdom, but the title was "odd". Not surprisingly, it is up to you to judge. In our Qianxiang country, people in the country regard it as an elegant thing to look up to the writings of the heavenly dynasty. The name of the saint. Those who practice calligraphy will naturally follow the example of a copy, and take pride in their ability to describe. Unexpectedly, there is an owner of a brush and inkstone shop. I don’t drink at all. One day I went to the wedding banquet of my neighbor’s house and was forced to drink a few cups. I got drunk, went back to the store, picked up a pen and wrote wildly, and fell asleep. When I woke up, it was like a Lanting Xizhi's books are exactly the same, and the twenty-one characters are full of spirit. When those people saw it, they rushed to buy it, and asked him to write a few more articles, but they couldn't write a single word. Later, for some reason, I got drunk once, and I was drunk again like before, but this time it was Mi Fu's running script "Yan Shan Ming". After that, I got the trick, whenever I needed words, I drank alcohol, and when I got drunk, I picked up the pen Come on, if you want Yan Ti, you will have Yan Ti, and if you want Liu Ti, you will have Liu Ti. When you write it out, it is exactly the same as the original, and the ones that have been expanded are not so similar. Not surprising?" After hearing this, everyone said Dodge repeatedly, saying: "This is really unheard of, and it's worth a drink." Next came Baoyu, who just threw the word "sorrowful". After the wine covered up, Fang cleared his throat and said: "I have a close friend. He has a cousin. His parents died early, so he was fostered in his home for ten years. The two met day and night. This friend Envious of my cousin's talent and congenial temperament, I have already set up a wishful thinking in my heart, so I can't mention it to my parents, and I can't explain it to my cousin. I thought I would bring it up in a year or two, but who knows it was rejected Isn't it the most sad and deplorable thing in the world for people to come to the door first to propose marriage?" Having said this, he bowed his head and drank a cup by himself.Si Qiuliang asked: "Why didn't that friend of yours tell his parents what's on his mind, and if he resigned from the marriage, it would be a good relationship? If you just feel sorry for yourself, you will burst into tears. Could it be that the cousin won't marry?" Baoyu said: "He also had this plan, but the person who proposed the marriage is a high-ranking person. His parents dare not offend, and they wish that it would be better to have a marriage. Now my friend is crazy about it, and he is dead." He couldn't help choking, pretending to be choking on alcohol, and coughed a few times. Si Qiuliang said: "Listen to you, it is a sad thing, but it is a private relationship between children, so it can only be regarded as a small unsatisfactory life, not a big sorrow. Besides, there is an allusion in the Buddhist scriptures, saying that a scholar saw a woman exposed He took off his clothes to cover the dead body in the wilderness. Later, another person passed by, and when he saw the female body, he dug up the earth and buried it. Afterwards, the female was reincarnated, and wanted to repay the kindness of those two people, so she had a dewy marriage with the scholar. , but marry the person who buried his body, and they will live forever. It can be seen that there is a certain amount of fate in the world, whether it is deep or shallow, long or short, and it cannot be forced by humans." Everyone listened. They all laughed and said, "It's a novelty in this story. It can be a head-scratcher for idiotic men and women in the world. It's more sentimental than what Brother Jia Shi said." Baoyu didn't make any excuses, but said, "In this case, I admit defeat and deserve to be punished. "After that, he took the glass bottle and raised his neck. So they rolled the dice again, and it was supposed to be Beijing Wang Shui Rong, but they got the word "shock", and they couldn't help laughing: "Speaking of the word "shock", it is true, there is an extremely astonishing and deplorable event, It was only yesterday that the pigeon passed the letter, and it happened in the border of Ping'an Prefecture in this dynasty." Before the words were finished, the servants came in to report that the second master Lian of Jia's mansion came to pay homage.When Shui Rong looked at Baoyu again, he saw that his cheeks were red and his eyes were dark. He was already drunk, so he ordered the housekeeper to go out and tell Jia Lian to leave Baoyu for one night before leaving, and sent Baoyu to the west courtyard wing. After a rest, another girl named Jinxin was sent to wait on her. Because Baoyu had something on his mind, he drank a big bowl of wine on an empty stomach and got drunk by himself.When I woke up in the middle of the night, I was still in the Yihong courtyard, and when I called, I heard a soft voice asking: "What do you want, sir?" The charming girl is surrounded by golden vases and teeth, embroidered couch by the window, gold silk rattan and red lacquered bamboo curtains hanging on the door, chrysanthemum chiseled silver hooks hanging on the bed, and cloud brocade five-color curtains hanging. Can't help but asked in surprise: "Where is this? Who is my sister?" The servant girl covered her mouth with a smile and said, "Young Master is really drunk. This is the West Wing of the Prince's Mansion in Beijing. I am Jin Xin, the accompanying servant girl in the Prince's Mansion. Our Lord ordered me to serve you." He asked for tea and water.When Baoyu took a closer look, he saw that the woman was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a high bun, eyebrows trimmed together, and a pair of autumn eyes. She was wearing a silver-red cotton gauze gown on her upper body, and only a goose-yellow foreign gauze border was tied underneath. She was wearing a single skirt with a sparrow blue woven golden cloud satin jacket on the outside, a dozen twisted silk silver bracelets jingling on her wrists, sitting in front of her with her hands on her cheeks, two dimples on her pink cheeks flickering, and she was smiling. Yingying looked at herself, was so frightened that she hurriedly put on her clothes and sat up, and said with a smile: "I dare not work, sister." She wanted to get out of bed.Jin Xin hurriedly held down her hands and persuaded: "It's already the fourth watch, besides, it's raining outside again, the young master is going, and it's not too late to say goodbye to the prince face to face. If you go out at this time, you may get wet Rain, or cold, isn't it the handmaid's fault?" After hearing this, Baoyu took out his watch from his arms to look at it, and then listened carefully. Sure enough, the sound of rain was dripping, as anxious as sand leaking, so he had to lie down again.The servant girl poured the tea by herself, it was hot and fragrant, but she didn't know what it was called, and Baoyu didn't dare to ask, so she leaned over to take it and rinsed it, then handed it to the servant girl, and lay down again.The girl sat by the bed and said with a smile, "If you can't sleep, can we talk?" Baoyu was full of annoyance, so she just closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.The maid said with a smile: "everyone says that Mr. Baoyu in the Rong Mansion is the most affectionate and knowledgeable. When I saw him today, he was so cold-hearted. Could it be that I am really ugly, and I can't compare with those sisters in the mansion, so that the young master can't even see you?" Don't you feel impatient just looking at it?" Baoyu couldn't bear to hear this, so he opened his eyes and sighed: "My sister is beautiful, so why say such a thing? But Baoyu is full of thoughts and doesn't know how to appreciate it, so she has to offend her." Then he closed his eyes again, like an old monk Ordinary people who have settled down, let Jinxin pretend to be coquettish and coquettish, just ignore it.Although Jinxin is like a pot of fire, Gu Zi released the means of hooking clouds and raining, and the ability of capturing souls, facing such a wooden man, he is like playing the piano with a cow, and he dare not be too entangled. Forget it, fell asleep in a dull mood.exactly: The sound of birds makes me worry about the dream in the guest's dream, and the raindrops make the spring outside the curtain. As soon as the sky was bright, Baoyu woke up first, and saw Jinxin lying on the couch outside, the dark clouds were scattered, and the fragrance was faint. He couldn't bear to wake up, and quietly stepped out of bed. When he was looking for shoes, Jinxin woke up and covered the back of his hand. He yawned and said with a smile, "So the young master has woken up, so I'll ask someone to fetch water." Then he went to summon him, and two young girls who were talented and talented came to fetch water, and Jinxin waited on him. Baoyu washed and dressed, and led him out to the hall for dinner.Because Baoyu asked where the King of the North was, Jinxin told him, "I have gone to court." Baoyu was stunned for a while, so he had to come out along the veranda, but he saw the rain rolling down the bead curtain, the clouds flying over the painted buildings, and a few swallows shuttling back and forth under the eaves. A large piece of land of three mu, in addition to the verandahs of the houses, there are also pavilions, terraces, flowers and stones. The location and layout are all good, and it seems to be a small garden by itself. Huihu, the whole garden is full of peonies. On the stone platform and on the flat ground, there are more than a thousand peonies, which are in full bloom and colorful. It was like a brocade like a cloud, very pleasing to the eye, I couldn't help but stop and look at it for a while, before I came to the side hall to sit down.Jin Xin wrapped a silk noodle mask with a light yellow ground embroidered with red thread around his neck, and spread the bowls and chopsticks.When I looked at it, the dishes were quite ordinary, but the utensils used were neither gold nor silver, but the same color of fine porcelain with butterflies and flowers, green glaze pastel, and the colors of the flowers seemed to be the same, and the flowers could only be seen when they were thin , Butterfly categories vary.Baoyu only ate a few mouthfuls casually, and he didn't know whether he was hungry or full, so he put it down. After waiting for another cup of tea, Shui Rongfang came back, please meet in the study.Baoyu shyly performed the ceremony of seeing the vassal and county, knelt down and thanked him for the crime of "disturbing the palace with too much alcohol", Shui Rong raised his arms and smiled and said, "If you meet a bosom friend with a thousand cups, what is the crime?" One of my accompanying maids, because he still has a rough knowledge of writing, so I ordered him to wait on you, and I thought that if I could still enter my eyes, I would give it to you. But who knows, I abandoned it." Baoyu said: "My lord loves me very much, but Baoyu's heart is as dead as hell at this time, and I can't tell beauty from ugliness. Baoyu used to hang out with his daughter for joy. Every time he was reprimanded by the family and misunderstood by the world, he thought it was sentimental. Now Fang Wu There is no difference in the depth of the word "get love", only the difference between true and false. If you really love a woman in your heart, love lives for it, and you regard her as the most precious and lovable person, then thousands of women in the world will also All are lovely and pitiful, probably because young women always have similarities. The reason why they love thousands of women is to find the similarities of their beloved woman in thousands of women; When the love is broken, the beloved is lost, and the thought of admiration is also lost. There is no one in the world to love, and even though it is colorful, it cannot be pleasing to the eyes or move the heart." After hearing this, the king of the north was silent for a while, then Fang smiled and said, "Although it is not a crime to say that those who do not know are not guilty, a gentleman should not take what others like. This is Xiao Wang's presumptuousness. It's just that when I returned to the mansion, I met Ling's cousin named Lian outside. Yes, I just found out that the government has approved my appointment as a matchmaker, especially for sending my cousin Geng Tie here, and the two governments have become good friends of Qin and Jin since then. Now that I hear your theory, it makes me feel embarrassed. Marriage matters, As promised, Xiao Wang has already invited the matchmaker to come down, and the Zunfu has exchanged invitations to marry him, so there is absolutely no reason to accept it again and go back on it. Otherwise, wouldn’t the family blame me for being rude? Now the family’s chariots and horses are already waiting outside , why don't you go back with them, lest the elders look forward to it, as for the tea ceremony and other things, you have to make a long-term plan, it all depends on the wishes of the mansion, and Xiao Wang will follow everything." After hearing this, Baoyu knew that he would not voluntarily withdraw from the engagement. This matter could only be resolved by asking Jia Mu, so he had to leave sadly.The king of the north also gave colored satin, tribute fans and other things.Baoyu thanked him and came out. Sure enough, Jia Lian was waiting in the hall. When he saw him, he hurriedly pulled up the sedan chair and went back to the house together.Mother Jia had been waiting under the eaves for a long time. When she saw her, she hugged her into her arms and cried, "You immature scoundrel, how much worry and fear do these people have to worry about you before they are willing to live in peace?" Mrs. Wang also Weeping endlessly, even Li Wan, Tanchun and others wiped away their tears. Then when Jia Zheng heard the news, Li Wan and Sister Feng hurriedly avoided. Jia's mother was afraid that Baoyu would be wronged outside and kept it in her heart, so she didn't order Jia Zheng to punish him or ask him more questions. Ren Haosheng was sent back to Yihong Courtyard to rest.Baoyu said again: "The King of the North has promised me with his own mouth, and he refuses to take what others like and force us to marry him. Now I only ask the old lady to make the decision." Immediately, Jia Mu was forced to ask for Geng Tie back in Beifu. Mother Jia was full of worries, so she could only coax her: "Even if you want to withdraw from the marriage, you have to discuss a proper idea. We can get along with each other. How can you be so reckless. Good boy, you have to take good care of it. I have me." Watching Baoyu go, Fang felt tired and tired, turned around and lay down, closed his eyes and fell asleep.When Mrs. Wang saw her, she quietly left, leaving Yuanyang to wait on her. At this time, most of the people in the two mansions had heard about the concubine in Beijing Mansion, and they were all overjoyed, and rushed to spread the word, saying, "Our family already has a concubine, and now we are going to have another concubine. The post has already passed, and I just wait for the day to accept the lottery. This is the prince who personally approved the three matchmakers and six gifts to post the request, and he is more decent than the empress." So they all went to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to curry favor.Even some in-laws outside the mansion got the news that Jia's mansion will marry the Northern King, and their prestige and honor are stronger than before, so they all came to find out the truth. Mrs. Wang was very annoyed by this, so she dispersed the crowd and sat alone in the pagoda to meditate.However, Aunt Zhao looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she came to poke her tongue and offer her best, deliberately stinging and saying: "Madam, do you know the news in the East Mansion?" Mrs. Wang said: "Don't you look at these days There are so many important matters in the family, why have they been quiet for a day, and their own affairs are not clear, how can they still take care of the affairs of the mansion?" Aunt Zhao clapped her hands and said: "It turns out that the wife has never heard of it, and it is still the wife who talks about it." Seeing the opportunity early, so our side is fine at last, after all, there is no one like a wife in the East Mansion to make a decision, so there is a big mistake." Mrs. Wang listened to the words without a clue, and she couldn't help asking: " What happened in the East Mansion?" Aunt Zhao took a step forward, pretending to be confidential, and said in a low voice: "Madam, do you still remember the twelve girls who studied opera at our house? I said a long time ago that fans who have studied opera are not good people." Fortunately, my wife took the initiative to drive them all out, and the garden was clean. Who knew that there was a young girl named Lingguan who hooked up with Brother Qiang over there at some point, and did not return home after leaving the mansion. They were secretly taken in by Brother Qiang, and they were raised in a courtyard in a back alley outside the mansion. Now they have been a secret couple for a year or two." Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment and said: "Didn't the old lady personally protect the matchmaker some time ago, and wanted to marry Brother Qiang, and set up housekeeper Lai's granddaughter? Why did you get a senior officer again?" Aunt Zhao Shaking his head and smacking his lips, he said: "I really can't tell my wife. Are you just working on this matter? When the senior officer heard about Brother Qiang's engagement, he immediately forced Brother Qiang to elope with him and go back to Suzhou together. Brother Qiang was slow, he wanted to sell the house, he wanted to raise money as an antique, and he wanted to have a drink with his good friends in the capital to say goodbye, so he let the news out by himself. Before dawn that night, the two quietly I took the soft rope and boarded the boat. Before the cable was untied, I was caught up by the mansion's uncle Xiaorong and Lai's second steward, and they dragged me away. The senior officer just stopped me from leaving, but Lai's steward pointed out. Two harsh words, scolding him for being shameless, seducing everyone's son, and saying that he would report him to the official, and stand in a wooden cage on the street. The senior official didn't know whether it was anger or fear, so he turned around and threw himself into the water, and salvaged it , has died. Brother Qiang was crying until he died, and he was about to fight Lai Er. Now the old lady is the only one who is causing chaos in the house over there." Mrs. Wang said in surprise: "There is such a thing. Waiting? The Lai and his wife know that there is such a thing, how can they not be annoyed?" Aunt Zhao said: "Why don't you get annoyed. Butler Lai now sits in the mansion and talks long and short when he has free time. Uncle Tong Zhen talks for half a day. Then Miss Lai heard about this story, and now she is crying and making noises." Butler Lai is willing to retire the engagement, but Aunt Lai is not willing to part with it. In other words, he was a servant of our family for several lifetimes, in order to be kind to his superiors, he got rid of Lai Shangrong's slavery, and donated his future for him. He became an official, gained dignity, and now he is a relative again. This is a blessing they have cultivated for several lifetimes, how can they let it go easily? It's no wonder that Brother Qiang is unwilling to be a serious official of the Duke's Mansion Why do you marry a slave girl as the main wife, son and brother in the village?" Mrs. Wang said: "There is no need to be too theoretical about the background of the female family. Besides, since Lai Shangrong got out of slavery and became an official, his girl can't be regarded as a low-born girl. I have seen that girl before. Generous and decent, if you have calculations about housekeeping, you are no worse than the third girl, in my opinion, Brother Qiang may not be worthy of him." Aunt Zhao was originally trying to please, but after hearing Mrs. Wang's words, she hurriedly changed her words : "Madam is right. Tanya is in the mansion, who should not be treated as a serious master? It's all because the wife loves him, so that's the case." Mrs. Wang said: "It's because he respects himself, so that's not the case. I love him for me." Seeing Aunt Zhao's face was flushed, it was hard to say anything, and she asked again, "Then Lai is about to divorce, what does Uncle Zhen say?" 赵姨娘道：“珍大爷怕驳了老太太的面子，如今正两边说和呢。所以我说，戏子自古没好人，这儿女亲事，自然该由大人作主，哪能由得小孩子自己的性子呢？他们才长了多大，见了多少世面，自然是看见风流妖调的才爱，知道什么是好？如今宝玉闹成这样，老太太只管护着，太太竟要拿定主意，万不能由他自便的才是。还有一句话要提醒太太，虽说宝玉和林姑娘不比那旁支左派小门小户的，也要提防着些，倘若错了一招半步，那时……” 说着，贾母房中的丫鬟来请王夫人过去商议。赵姨娘忙住了嘴，殷殷勤勤的同着彩云给王夫人穿衣裳，找帕子，伏侍着出了门，想想无事，又往潇湘馆来给黛玉请安，打听动静。 这里王夫人来到贾母上房，只见凤姐早已来此等候，仍是为了宝玉、黛玉之事。贾母叹道：“这里头《满床笏》还没下场，宝玉倒唱起《单刀会》来了。他自幼胆小怯事，倒亏得有胆子往北静府里闯这一遭，可见是痴心孩子。如今硬是不应他的意，强扭了他，更不知又做出何事来？只是林姑娘的庚贴昨儿已经赶着送去了北府，如今又去讨回，如何说话？倒要想个妥当计较。” 王夫人忙道：“庚帖过了门，林家的姑娘便是水家的人了，岂有索回之礼？两府联姻之事，亲戚中已经多有知道的，早传得沸沸扬扬，如今一旦退婚，还不定议论出什么好的来呢。况且娘娘原有口谕，取中宝姑娘在先，难道咱们也退回薛家的不成？可叫亲戚脸上怎么过得去呢？” 贾母低头叹道：“我也正为此做难。宝姑娘也是好的，别说退了他在娘娘面前不好回话，便是我也舍不得。无奈宝玉心里只有他林妹妹一个人，你们也都是知道的，前年为紫鹃一句顽话闹成什么样，难道你们都没看见的不成？这回索性闹进王府里去，再不应他，怕他不闹上金銮殿上去，或是做出别的什么事来，我和你岂不白操了一世的心？”说着又垂下泪来。王夫人便也哭了。 凤姐见他们这样，少不得凑近来献计道：“老太太若定是舍不得林妹妹，我倒有一个主意，不知老太太、太太觉着怎样？”贾母忙道：“你有什么主意，快说出来，大家商议。”凤姐笑道：“其实也不是我的主意，倒是北府里提亲许的两头坐大的话儿，给我提了个醒儿。北府里可以两头大，咱们自然也可以照猫画虎。只等娘娘回来，老太太、太太进宫讨一道懿旨，把宝姑娘、林姑娘两个一同许了宝兄弟，再拿懿旨去回北府王爷，说虽然咱们许婚在先，无奈娘娘有命，不好驳回，那时再要退亲，便不算无礼。如此，既顺了娘娘的意，又堵了众人的嘴，王爷的面上也过得去，又完了宝兄弟的心愿，解了老太太、太太的愁烦，岂不皆大欢喜？” 贾母听了，果然欢喜，笑道：“你这个主意好。亏你从何处想来？倒不知姨太太肯不肯，再则也要宝姑娘、林姑娘两个愿意才好。”凤姐笑道：“这个更不要老祖宗操心，林妹妹早认了姑妈做干妈了，他和宝姑娘又和睦，比亲姐妹还融洽呢，巴不得一世不分开的才好。我虽不知书，也知道个娥皇、女英的典故，如今两个妹妹正是一对儿花开并蒂，又是一个叫宝、一个名玉，就像天生注定，合该嫁了咱们宝玉似的，何不一双两好，鼎足而三？”贾母更加欢喜，道：“到底是你说得明白。果然这样，就更好了。倒是暂把这件事搁下，等娘娘回京来再议。” 王夫人听见，便又想起一事，因说：“正要回老太太，我明儿要往庙里上香去，不知老太太有事吩咐没。”贾母道：“我前夜做了一梦，梦见咱们娘娘来看我，嘱咐了好些话，心里正有些纳闷，要与你说，又怕你多心，既是明日往庙里去，正好替我在佛前多上炷香，祷告祷告。” 王夫人心中一动，原来他正为连夜梦见元妃哭泣，所以才起意往清虚观求签，听贾母如此说，不觉心中惊动，强笑道：“这都是因为娘娘不在京，老太太未免挂念，日有所思，夜有所梦，其实娘娘有皇上的恩泽庇护，那里要我们操心呢。”又陪着说了一回话，方散了。欲知端详，且听下回分解。