Chapter 4 The fourth chapter of Chuan Yi's decree: Appreciating fake paintings in the wind to prove that the front edge speaks truth to the mirror

In addition, Xichun rested for a whole winter due to the cold weather and stagnant writing. Now that the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, I started to use my gong again.Now 90% of the painting has been completed, all the pavilions, terraces and pavilions are complete, and the skirts of the characters are becoming clear day by day.Therefore, everyone went to Nuanxiangwu to look at the paintings every day when they were free, and said with a smile that this place is the most wonderful, who is that person like, a flower and bird must be added here, and some willow shade should be covered there. Some people say that the flowers in the peony column are the most Some say that the water of Qinfang Spring is too green, and they hold their own opinions and talk endlessly.Xichun said: "It's rare that everyone is here today, and I have a joke to tell everyone. That day, Sister Lin's birthday, the elder sister was very kind, and she gave me a landscape. I just had time to hang it up yesterday. Careful attention to detail, but it is a fake."

Everyone was amazed, and said: "This is impossible. There are so many treasures in the palace, not to mention the special gift from the empress, how can it be a fake?" Because they all gathered in front of the painting and looked at it carefully, they saw that the brush and ink stopped evenly, the lines were elegant, and it was painted with Folded edges of fine silk, top-quality four-linked paper covering the back, gold loops and silver belts, tooth shafts and jade picks, all of which are eye-catching, very bright, clean and lovely.Everyone said: "This is indeed Shen Zhou's original work, how can it be called a counterfeit? Not to mention the painting itself, but the decoration of this silk-mounted tooth scroll is first-rate." Xichun sneered: "Of course the brush and ink belong to Shen Zhou. It's a pity that it's not perfect, it's an exposed painting."

A word reminded Baoyu, and said with a smile: "I have heard of the business of 'revealing paintings' before. It is said that a needle point thinner than an embroidery needle is used to pick off a thin layer of silk, and then use the same color tissue paper to support it. If you cover your back with ink, you can create another painting that is exactly the same, but you have never seen it before—I'm afraid you won't recognize it if you see it. I don't know where the fourth sister can tell it?" The decoration is on. Take a closer look at the rough edge of this paper. This seal is all frivolous and vain, and lacks confidence, so I have to spend all my energy on pretense. The decoration is resplendent and dazzling. Yes, so I know that he has peeled off the skin, and then smoked again to be outstanding." Baochai laughed and said, "This is what people often say 'fake appearance'."

Xichun said: "The empress specially designated this painting for me, but she also rewarded a uncovered painting. It seems that there is something in the painting, which is interesting. But how can there be fakes in the palace?" Baoyu He laughed and said, "The fourth younger sister's phrase 'there are words in the painting' is really interesting, but it's just too thoughtful. How come there are no fakes in the palace? Those who want to be officials and want to go crazy, they can find anything When offering it to the palace like a treasure, he yearns for something good in his heart, so he really thinks it is a good thing, how can he tell the difference? Everyone in the palace who is missing is an expert, and sometimes he misses it half of the time. Otherwise, There is also no old saying in the antique shop, "I have kept the eagle for a lifetime, but I was hit by the eagle." It can be seen that this kind of thing is normal." Xichun said: "Although you say that, why did your mother single out this one? Why did you just give me the painting? It seems that you want me to know it's a fake painting." Li Wan laughed and said, "That's why it's so strange, of course it's because the empress knows you are elegant and good. We don’t know how to paint, so if we don’t give it to you, why don’t we give it to me? But Brother Bao said, you are too caring.”

But Tanchun was taken aback, and said slowly: "The fourth younger sister's words are reasonable, the empress wants to do what she likes, and gave the fourth younger sister a painting. It stands to reason that she shouldn't send a fake painting; although it is inevitable in the palace. There are fakes, but the paintings specially selected by the empress will always use snacks. Why did you just pick one that was uncovered so coincidentally, and specially designated it as a gift to the fourth sister, as if she wanted us to see through it on purpose. You may wish to think about it' The meaning of 'fake painting'." Baochai felt a shudder on his back, and said with a smile: "I just said that the fourth sister is suspicious, but you are getting more and more mysterious. Usually you are very arrogant, so it turns out that it is also like a 'cup bow and snake shadow'." Chun glanced at him, and if he realized something, he smiled and stopped talking.Li Wan saw it, and secretly paid attention to it, but ignored it, and just smiled: "Sister Lin said in the past that it would take two years to draw the garden picture slowly, and we just took it as a joke. Now After all, it really took two years for me to fulfill my words.”

As he said that, a sudden gust of wind blew the painting scroll, Xichun hugged his shoulders and said: "It's so cold." Because she blamed the girl, "Why didn't you put down the curtain?" Caiping said: "At first, the girl said that the room was stuffy. , so I picked it up. Now put it down." Xiaoxia hurried over to help put it down.Put on tea again.Because Baochai and Xiuyan seldom come to the garden, everyone let them first.Xiuyan said: "Yes, I haven't seen Miss Lin for a few days. Is he feeling better?" Baoyu said, "I wanted to ask him to come over to see the painting, but he said he just took medicine and he was not feeling well. Turn around. It’s probably not good if you don’t come at this time. Do you want to see him? Let’s go together.” Xiuyan said, “That’s fine.” Baochai turned around with a smile and said, “Say hello for me and say I understand. I'll go and see him when I'm free." Baoyu said, "In this case, let's go." Then he stood up.Xichun didn't stay either, just sat and drank tea slowly, still staring at the painting in a daze.

Then all the people came out together and parted ways in front of Daoxiang Village, and Xiuyan and Baoyu went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion.Because she took a shortcut and walked across the Emerald Embankment, Xiuyan was uncomfortable walking in high-soled shoes. Baoyu deliberately pretended to look at the scenery, saying "the wicker is getting greener" and "the peach blossoms are about to bloom", and pointed to the water. Li said: "These ducks are impatient. It's only February, and they have already gone down the river." Stretching at their feet, they walked slowly all the way, but asked Xiuyan to wait for him.Xiuyan also knew what it meant, so she couldn't help feeling grateful.

Baoyuyin asked: "Since the second sister left, even you have moved back home. Now Zilingzhou is very deserted. I passed by there a few days ago, and I went to Zilingzhou to take a picture. The grass is long. It’s more prosperous than flowers, and the servants are too lazy to clean it, and it’s almost in ruins. You only said to go home and stay for a while, so how can you follow Sister Bao’s example and never return?” Xing Xiuyan bowed her head for a long while and said, "Zi Lingzhou was originally the second sister's house. Now that the owner has gone, I don't care how much I am a guest. I just live here. I don't want to turn my back on the guest. It corresponds to the idiom: 'The magpie's nest is occupied by the dove'." Are you done?" Baoyu said: "Second sister is not here, you are the serious master of Zilingzhou, how can you count as a guest occupying the main position? If you don't say it, I would have guessed it, it must be the ugly faces of those women who said What unpleasant words. You are a smart person, why should you be as knowledgeable as them, just pretend not to hear. If you are really angry, scold with a straight face, or tell Sister Feng, it will be fine to kick you out."

Xiuyan sighed: "When the second sister was here, the people who started the incident were already picking on each other, and even the second sister couldn't do anything about it; now that I'm not a serious master, they naturally talk more. The second sister-in-law Lian is very busy every day. , how can you bother him about these trivial things? Besides, it's not a big deal after all." Baoyu saw him drooping his head and frowning, speaking softly, as if he had the attitude of Daiyu, with a fallen pony bun on his hair, inserted obliquely. There is a butterfly love flower hollowed out gold inlaid jade step rocking hairpin, the flower is in the shape of passionflower, the butterfly wings on both sides are separated, and the bottom is made of silver thread into a pendant, which looks like a weak willow supporting the wind. Dark-colored gauze jacket, embellished with emerald green flowers and embossed with gold thread over armor, pleated pleated moon skirt, with pea green embroidered ribbons inlaid with gold thread, it is not plain, but elegant, and has a gentle attitude. She was so pitiful, she couldn't help herself, and said loudly: "Otherwise, I'll teach them a lesson for you." Xiuyan hurriedly stopped and said: "That's even more unreasonable. Why bother to make people gossip, but say that I am frivolous. I shouldn't have reasoned Tell you this, and you must never tell the third person." Seeing Baoyu staring at the hairpin all the time, he said, "Do you think this hairpin looks familiar? It was given to me by my second sister before she went out. I did it with my heart."

Baoyu smiled and said, "That's no wonder." Just as he was about to say it again, he suddenly heard a cry in the air: "The second master Bao is here, and Zijuan is pouring tea." The parrot's cage was hanging over the door for some reason, but it kept calling Zijuan to open the curtain.Can't help laughing and said: "This bird actually knows people." Xiuyan also laughed and said: "Of course it's because you come here frequently, so even Brother Parrot can recognize you." Zijuan was counting the new shoots that had just broken through the ground with her fingers in the courtyard, and a few women and maids were helping to water the bamboo leaves. When they heard the sound and turned around, they all laughed: "It's just like a bird lying, so it's really the second master." Hearing this, Baoyu suddenly fell into a daze again, thinking that since Zicuckoo said this, it must be the parrot who often calls "Second Master is here" several times a day, but I don't know that every time he wakes up, sister Lin What's going on in my mind, when I find out that the bird is lying, I must be disappointed in my heart, if I don't come for a day, but the parrot wakes up several times, wouldn't my sister be more troubled?From now on, I should work more diligently, otherwise I would call the parrot and my sister wrong.I also thought that my mother has been busy ordering people to hang tents and move boxes to decorate the house recently. I am afraid that I will move out by myself in the first month. If you want to call the door, you have to wait for the door if you leave late, and if you come frequently, you are afraid of causing gossip, but what should you do?So standing in front of the door, listening to Zicuckoo talking to Xiuyan, but neither responding nor entering the door, she stared blankly at the parrot cage.

Not to mention Baoyu's wild thoughts, but to say that Baochai and Tanchun left Nuanxiangwu and parted ways with the crowd in front of Daoxiang Village. Tanchunfang smiled quietly: "Sister Bao just reminded me that I talk too much." Baochai said: "The whole room was full of people just now. What's the use of worrying when I heard it? Besides, there are some girls who are talking too much." In front of you, or half of the talkative ones will take it as a big event, and it will be even more troublesome if it is spread out." Tanchun nodded and said: "What my sister said is true. It's just that my sister thinks what I said makes sense?" Bao Chai said: "It makes sense. I was just going to tell my sister, but I should mention it to the master. My sister just said 'fake painting', but it reminds me of a person." Tanchun said: "I only thought that 'fake painting' might mean 'lie', so I thought that there were words in the painting of the empress. Could it be that someone is being imprisoned?" Baochai said: "The one who used to be very willing to walk around the mansion, I have come to Jia Yucun, where I want to talk to Baoyu again and again, isn’t his name Jia Hua? He is the most troublesome person.” Tanchun suddenly realized that the male guests in the mansion never reported to the female relatives, so he couldn't remember for a moment that Baochai knew so clearly. Naturally, it was because Jiahua wanted to see Baoyu the second time, so he couldn't help but look at him. glanced.Baochai blushed and said, "I'm just worrying about you for nothing. You forgot that my elder brother filed a lawsuit for Xiangling in Yingtian Mansion in the past, and he handled the case, so it's old; My son borrowed a stick of wound medicine from us, saying that it was because of a few fans that he almost killed a man called a stone nerd, and the official who handled it was also him. I remembered that." The words reminded the detective. Chun, "Ouch" cried: "This is a big disaster. His official was recommended by his uncle. Over the years, he has been promoted all the way, and he has become the chief minister. He is an official who is in the sky, assisting the military and the government. Yes. If he has something to do, it must be a big one. I'm afraid even my uncle will be concerned. According to me, I should talk to my wife first, and then discuss it with the master. I have to discuss it with the men in the mansion over there to make a deal. The idea is." Baochai said, "What are you panicking about? We girls shouldn't be involved in these matters, so in my opinion, I should first find Feng girl and tell him. Besides, the second brother Lian suffered a lot about the fan. He knows the whole story best, and he has to come forward to discuss with the mansion in charge." So the two went to Qiushuangzhai together, and ordered a little maid to invite Sister Feng. When Sister Feng came, Tanchun asked him to sit down, and then explained the "fake painting" slowly.Xifeng heard this, her face turned red and white, she lowered her head and thought for a while, and said: "Don't say anything about this, let me think of a way, how can I let the old lady come into the palace to see what the empress is like when we meet?" Let’s make sense of the situation. Now, I’d rather pretend nothing happened, so as not to disturb the world, and it’s not good to have a lot of gossip.” Both Baochai and Tanchun said: “This is very true. We also have the same idea, so we have the same idea. Please come." Just as I was talking, suddenly Aunt Xue's girl Tongxi came to Baochai in a panic, clapped his hands and said, "So the girl is here, so I can find it easily. Grandma asks the girl to go back quickly. Miss Ling is not good." Baochai, When Tanchun heard this, he was taken aback.Baochai got up and left. Tanchun said, "I'll go with you, and I'll see him off too." Waiting for the book must follow.It happened that Ping'er set up a fish tank and came in to look for Sister Feng. Hearing this, he couldn't help crying, and wanted to see her too.Sister Feng sighed, "If that's the case, go ahead and do your best for me. I can't get away here, so I won't send him off." For a while, all the people followed out of the garden, and Xiang Ling had already slept in Yi Zhen's bed, and Aunt Xue and Xue Pan stood by and cried.Xiangling was stunned for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes, as if he wanted porridge or water, Xue Pan rushed forward and asked, "What do you want?" Xiangling definitely looked at him twice, and asked, "Who are you?" But he spoke clearly, as if he was more awake than before.Aunt Xue was suspicious, knowing that he was coming back, but she also felt uncomfortable, because she cried: "My good boy, I failed to make decisions for you, and I missed you. If you have anything to say now, just say it." Pointing at Xue Pan's forehead said bitterly, "I don't know how to cherish evil obstacles, so why did you get them in the first place, and waste people's lives in vain." At this time, Xue Pan also regretted coming up, just crying, not talking, and letting Aunt Xue scold him. Xiangling shook her head on the pillow and said: "Ma'am, don't feel sorry for me, it's all my past life's sin karma, I have to do this. Now that I'm fully in debt, I'm finally going back. I just feel sorry for my mother who misses me and cries. I'm so sad. My wife thinks that I have been serving me carefully for many years. In the future, I will either do business or send someone to find my mother at my grandfather's house in Daruzhou, and tell him that my daughter is not filial. , I can't see you anymore, please don't miss me anymore." He also said the name and address of his grandfather.When Aunt Xue heard this, she didn't understand, and her heart ached. She thought that he was talking nonsense when she was in a daze, and she cried because she cried: "My good boy, take a rest and rest up. Let's talk about these words when you are done." Xiangling smiled and said: "Where are there still good days? I have lived in the world for eighteen years, and there are only a few days of happy days. Thinking about it is like a dream. My wife usually only asks me where my hometown is and who my parents are. I can't answer, but now that I think about it, a person who has forgotten even the basics, can he be a fool? But it's hard to remember now, and I'm going again." He said to Xue Pan: "You have already left I came out. After my death, the words 'Xue Men's family' are not allowed to be written on the tablet, only 'Zhen's female Yinglian's position'. It is to be considerate of me. There is no need to break the ground for burial, just melt me, the ashes Send it back to the south, and if you can find my mother, give it to my mother; if you can't find it, or in the wilderness, or in the river, just scatter it everywhere." Xue Pan cried even more bitterly after hearing this. While talking, Baochai and Tanchun and their party had already arrived. When they heard Xue Pan was inside, they came in if it was not good.So Baochai came in alone, and invited his brother out, and Tanchun came in after waiting.Just listen to Xiangling's heart and soul, describing her life experience: "Although my concubine has a poor life, she is donated by the autumn fan with her body, but she is not from the generation of Qi and Sangpu. My original name is Zhen and my name is Yinglian, and I live in Suzhou. Next door to Calabash Temple, Renqing Lane, Shili Street, Changmen, my father was taboo Fei, and his name was Shiyin; my mother was Fengshi, although she was not very rich, she was also a prominent local family. It was only because I was abducted by kidnappers during the Lantern Festival when I was four years old and resold many times , Displaced from home, forgetting the hometown of parents, participating in business forever, and now returning to the body after the completion of business, but it is dark and different, and there will never be a day to see each other." When Baochai and the others listened to his description of these orchid causes and effects, they could not help but turn pale. If they said it was nonsense, the situation did not look like it; if they told the truth, there was absolutely no such reason.Because Baochai left Tanchun and Ping'er behind, she came out to find Xue Pan and asked him, "I was fine when I got up early and went out. Why did it suddenly happen?" Xue Pan said, "I don't even know. Today After reconciling accounts with Zhang Dehui’s youngest son in the shop, a lame Taoist stopped me on the road, saying that there was a mirror for me to show Xiangling, and I would assure you. I asked him who he was and why I know the name of my concubine. He said he was old with Xiangling's father, so he came to see each other. After speaking, he put a mirror in my hand and left. I was curious——I have never heard of Xiangling's parents. No one, and I haven't seen him for a long time—so I came home to have a look with him. I didn't want him to look in the mirror, burst into tears, then passed out, and when he woke up, he was full of nonsense." Baochai listened. Suspiciously asked: "What kind of mirror is that? Is it there?" Xue Pan said: "Because he fainted just now, I took the mirror and went out to find the Taoist priest. If the Taoist didn't find it, I didn't know how to lose the mirror." I went there. I only wrote a few words on the back of the record, which seems to be some kind of "Fengyue Baojian", and some other small characters, but I didn't read the truth." Baochai became more and more suspicious, and had no time to ask in detail. At that time, most of the people in the garden had received the letter, and they came to say goodbye one after another. Baochai had no choice but to cheer up, and ordered Xue Pan to go out and get some things like plain flags, incense and wax in the coffin, so as not to come busy all the time.Suddenly Baochan came and said that grandma asked the uncle to go over and talk. Baochai turned around and came in because Baochai had said it.Not long after, I heard Xia Jingui beating and beating across the wall, pointing at Sang and Huai, first scolding Xue Pan for not caring about his family, not knowing how to get along with the people in front of him, and then scolding Baochan for being useless, and he couldn't even understand a word , I can't find anyone.Baochan cried and said, "The girls say they're not there, can't I go into the house and search?" The master and servant handed each other, sang and harmonized, and made many articles. They only said that someone was supporting Xiangling. , instigated Xue Pan not to return to the house, and broke up the husband and wife.After scolding, even Baochai was cursed in it, saying, "What a well-established family, what a decent young lady, she learned how to mobilize three nests and four soldiers to make a fuss before leaving the house. Is it possible? After breaking up our husband and wife, do you have a good life? You can't live in your natal family for the rest of your life, and you will eventually be someone else's daughter-in-law. Only then will you know how hard it is for me to be a widow." Aunt Xue was ashamed and angry, knowing that everyone had listened and there was no excuse, she just cried: "The family is unlucky. It's because of my wicked son who didn't cherish his blessings, that's why I got this retribution." Everyone could only console them.Baochai also cried angrily, and it was not easy to answer and scold, so she had to help Aunt Xue go back to her room to rest, and ordered Tongxi and Tonggui to beat her legs and rub her back, and persuaded her aggrievedly, "Xiangling is already like this. I'm afraid I'm busy these few days. If mom gets sick again, isn't it a famine?" But Baoyu and Xiuyan were talking with Daiyu in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and asked him why he hung the parrot outside the courtyard.Daiyu said with a smile: "When a person is on the ground, he still wants to cross the ocean and traverse the mountains and rivers; the bird can fly, and its vision is wider than the human heart. Now it is locked in a cage, and it must be even more unfair. So Hang him outside the courtyard, even if he can’t be released, it’s better to see him from a distance.” Before Bao and Xiu could speak, Zijuan laughed and said, "Young lady thought about releasing him, saying that he was born as a bird and could not fly away, but was caught and locked in a cage. In other words, after being teased for so many years, it is time to let him fly freely. Later, I persuaded the girl, thinking that the bird had cut its wings and kept it in a cage since it was a child. When it was thirsty, it had clear spring water. I'm hungry and you have fragrant rice grains. I'm used to living in this cage. If I let him go, I'm afraid he won't be able to live alone. The ups and downs outside, the heat and cold, where is he going to suffer? Miss Just think about it." Baoyu Xiuyan laughed when he said that. Baoyu said: "This is reasonable. 'Zi is not a fish, how do you know the joy of fish', Zi is not a parrot, how do you know that a parrot is not happy in a cage? What's more, he can have you as his master, that is, the supreme bird. I'm afraid you want him to go, but he won't go." Daiyu said: "But come again. You are not him, how do you know that he is willing to stay with me?" Fang felt that it was not appropriate to say it. Suddenly, a red cloud flew up on his face, and he hurriedly covered his mouth with a silk cloth and coughed a few times to cover it up. Zijuan handed him tea and said: "Speaking of Brother Parrot, he is better than others. Not only can he speak eloquently, but he has also developed a great skill these days—Miss Cheng taught him, and he can already recognize a dozen characters." Baoyu and Xiuyan were both surprised and said, "Really? Isn't this a genius?" They asked Zijuan to take down the parrot cage and show them. It turned out that Baoyu was worried about Xiuyan's words just now, but because Daiyu was beside him, he was afraid that he would sigh with sympathy, so it was inconvenient to talk about it, so he just said some gossip to relieve the boredom of the two of them. To join his interest, he tried his best to encourage Zicuckoo to take a parrot to demonstrate.Zicuckoo went out with a smile, and she released the parrot, brought it in with a brocade-wrapped flower shelf, took some cards and put them on the table, and teased the parrot to pick them up.When the parrot came out of the cage for the first time, it was not in a hurry to recognize the words, but it bounced around on the table for a long time before it took out a "日" character from the pile of cards and read aloud: "Rinuanyu in Lantian smokes." Unexpectedly, he couldn't help laughing: "It's a coincidence that this parrot is not only literate, but also can compose poems." Zijuan said: "Not only can he read poems, but he can also recognize people. Look at the poem he read, the three of you His names are all in there." Baoyu and Xiuyan thought about it, and they were even more surprised.Baoyu said: "I don't believe there is such a miracle. Ask him to recognize another one and see what it is?" The bird refused to take the card, but still jumped up and said, "Wangdi Chunxin entrusts the cuckoo." Xiuyan laughed and said, "This time I'm talking about the name of sister Zijuan." Baoyu said: "Not only because of the words, but also It also varies from person to person, isn't this bird a god?" Daiyu laughed and said, "The more you talk, the more mysterious it becomes. Flowers can become gods, and birds can also become gods. It's just that I taught him this before. First of all, so I only read these few sentences over and over again, and it happens that everyone's name is in it." Baoyu and Xiuyan thought about it, it really was, and they couldn't help laughing. Just about to draw cards and try again, Xueyan opened the curtain and said, "Miss Yun is here." Sure enough, when Xiangyun came in, she came to ask Daiyu to send Xiangling with her. Seeing Baoyu and Xiuyan, she sighed, "So you The two are here too. Just now we Cuilu came back and said that Xiangling is mostly dead, and no one can understand what he just talks nonsense. Now that the time is over, I don’t know if we can catch up. The last side?" Daiyu's eye circles turned red, and she hurriedly ordered Zijuan to fetch her cloak.Baoyu was afraid that he would be too sad, so he stopped him and said, "You have already visited him before, and you have finished talking. Now there are many people there, the smell is bad, and you are not well, so don't go there." I'll go to see him for you, and it's the same." Xiangyun also said, "That's a good point. I shouldn't have asked you out." Then he asked Xiuyan if he would go.Xiuyan lowered her head in embarrassment.Baoyu knew that he was afraid of the inconvenience of meeting Xue Biao, so he said for him, "Why don't you stay here with Sister Lin, and the two of us will go and say something for you." Xiuyan nodded.Baoyu hurried away with Xiangyun. Before I got close, I heard a woman's voice yelling and cursing from the partition wall: "A girl is dead, and it's worth such a fuss. It's said that Zhong Ming Ding Shi, a big family who knows the book and respects the ceremony , I think there are some great rules, it turns out that the crown is upside down, and there is no top or bottom." Baoyu frowned and said, "Who is this aggressive and unreasonable?" Xiangyun said, "And that one? Of course it is the famous Grandma Xue. I heard from Cuilu that I have been scolding for half a day. Thanks to him Don't be too tired to panic." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard Jiao Lei rolling past him, which surprised Baoxiang and the others.When I looked up, I saw dark clouds gathering all around, and it was dark and dark. It was dark in the blink of an eye that day, and a strange wind rolled up flatly, swirling like an oolong, and went directly to the sky.Both of them trembled in their hearts, they felt that the high mountain wall was about to collapse, knowing that it was going to rain, they didn't dare to delay, and hurried into the yard. I met Aunt Xue first.The old man couldn't bear the sadness and excitement, and felt angry again. He felt tight in his chest and was dozing on the couch. Seeing the two of them coming, he nodded and sighed: "Thank you for thinking about it. They are all in that room. In the past Come out as soon as you sit down, long-term sick person, don’t let the smoke spoil you. See your sister, tell him to come out too, I’ve been busy for half a day, and I haven’t even had a sip of tea.” Baoyu agreed, so she went to Xiangling's house, but she saw that Baochai was not here, and she didn't know what to do.Xiren and Sheyue were both there, crying with Yuanyang, Suyun, Daishu, Yinger and other people. Seeing him come in, they were surprised and said, "Why are you here?" Baoyu nodded , leaned forward, and saw that Xiang Ling's eyes were slightly closed, her cheeks were flushed, as if she was asleep, and she didn't look like a dying person.Yin called softly: "Sister Xiangling, it's me, we saw you coming." He called several times, but Xiangling didn't move.Just as he was about to stretch out his hand to push, he heard another blast of thunder above his head, and the rattling of the beams and window lattices of the shaking house. Seeing that the surroundings became dark, and even the outline of the face of the person opposite was invisible, it was like a bucket full of dense paint. It was poured airtight, and the whole room was as dark as a cellar, and you couldn't see your fingers. All the maids panicked and clamored, Xiren touched Baoyu with his hands open, and cried anxiously. Baoyu said loudly, "I'm here." It just passed. Don’t move around, be careful to hurt yourself.” Xiangyun also helped to shake loudly.In the midst of the confusion, I suddenly saw a man coming with a blue and white lotus lantern, and said in a gentle voice, "Don't panic, it's just thunder." It was Baochai. When everyone saw the light, Fang calmed down.Then the clouds cleared and the room was bright again.Baoyu called Xiangling again, and Xiren tried his hand on his nose. The tentacles were cold and lifeless, so he realized that he had gone.Can't help crying loudly.Baoyu paused and said, "I couldn't say another word to the girl." Then he began to cry.The attacker was afraid that he would be sad and hurt himself, and also afraid of the rain, so he dragged him out by force.Although Baoyu was reluctant to give up, he had no choice but to persuade others, and Baochai also persuaded the people to disperse, so that Xue Pan and Xue Bian brought people in for funeral, so they had to go.Before leaving, I turned my head several times, and Xiangling was lying on the mat, with a good face, more plump and more colorful than before, with a rouge mole between her eyebrows, which was about to drip.When Baoyu saw it, he became more and more sad. When I came out of the yard, the rain had already fallen, as thick as beef tendon, and as dense as sifting beans.Fortunately, Qiuwen and Cuilu brought umbrellas to pick them up, so they didn't get wet.Xiangyun sighed: "It's raining here, I'm afraid it's the sky leaking." Baoyu didn't answer, just walked quickly with his head down, crying all the way back to Yihong Courtyard, lying on the bed, not knowing what he was, Where, suddenly, it seems that something is lost. Xiren was sad and worried at the same time, so he could only comfort him in every possible way, and told him what Xiangling said about his life experience before he left.Baoyu was very surprised and sighed: "I just said that he is talented and intelligent. He is not a thing in the pool. He is really good. Although he is not comparable to a family of officials like us, he is also a famous gentry family and a scholarly family. He is no better than that. 'Osmanthus Xia's family' is poor. It just ended up like this because he married Xue Duzi as a concubine. It is rare for him to be so smart that he can understand the cause and effect before he leaves. .” This side slowly turned around.The attacker was relieved. In addition, Sister Feng heard what Baochai and Tanchun had said, and went back to her room to discuss with Jia Lian.After much deliberation, the only way to make a decision is to try to enter the palace and meet with the concubine Yuan.Jia Lian said: "Last year I heard that Yucun was surrendered, and those who drilled camps and drilled holes to find a way out have not yet been judged. I often advise the master that this man is ambitious, greedy and ruthless, and he would rather stay away than listen to him." It's just a bad word. It's strange to say that the masters in the two mansions have different temperaments, but they are willing to fall in love with him and befriend him. The elder master said that he has a sense of humor and understands current affairs; the second master said that he is good at learning and understands economics It's like taking his drug." He told Sister Feng, "When talking to the old lady, take a breath and don't startle the old lady." Sister Feng said with a smile: "Where can you speak clearly with your bare mouth and white teeth? Besides, the old lady doesn't know who 'Jia Hua' is. Naturally, I have another way." I said the matter again, because I said, "It's ridiculous that the lady only considers it a good thing. The old lady's mind is clear, she is afraid that she will marry Daiyu and hurt Baoyu. You don't think about it. That year, Zijuan girl made a naughty joke. He said that sister Lin was going back to the south, and Baoyu lost her three souls and lost her two souls. If he really betrothed Miss Lin to another family, wouldn't he have to turn the world over?" Jia Lian held on to the edge of the jasper jar, just watched the two carp wagging their tails, and picked up some puff pastry scum to lure the fish to catch them. The delivery is strange, and it really has a lot to say. According to you, the old lady and the wife have their own ideas about the marriage of Brother Bao. I only decided on Miss Lin in the morning. Could it be that the wife has another candidate?" Sister Feng said: " One gold, one jade, why did you forget?" Jia Lian thought for a while, then sighed: "It's true, I can't say it. Back then, I took care of Mrs. Lin's funeral, and I was still on the way. I just received a letter from Brother Zhen saying that I needed a large amount of money to build a birthing garden, and I was forced to come back day and night to make room for it. So I added it all in. In addition, over the years, the east wall has been demolished to make up for the west wall. Yes, after all, there is not much left behind, and my wife has been pointing at both ends for three days to make excuses. Now that Sister Lin is going to marry again, this account is even more unclear." Sister Feng sneered: "What is unclear? The old lady doesn't understand something. It's just visiting relatives for ostentation, and it's for everyone's face. It's not for our benefit. Sister Lin has been in the mansion these years, is she short of food or short clothes? It's only better than other girls Well, I have never been left behind. Besides, Baoyu will get married in two years at most, so the family business is not theirs? It is not a big deal to embezzle some first." Jia Lian said: "Sure enough, they It's clean and tidy for two to marry each other. I'm afraid the wife has other ideas, but isn't it a trick?" Sister Feng clasped the gold hollowed-out emerald-embedded ring Ruyi pattern finger guards on the rim of the vat, and said with a sneer, "You have a good conscience. It's a pity that the superiors don't appreciate it. The eldest wife only knows how to ask for money, and she talks sarcasticly every day, saying what about us?" I have been in this house for several years, and I will eventually go over there. It means that I have put too much effort here. If it is not beneficial, why would I do this. The second wife is the first saint in ancient and modern times, but she opens her mouth when she eats, and some eat. I just ate, and while I ate, I said that I should save it from me, don’t treat the girls badly, but the day before yesterday I thought I couldn’t hold up the scene. I really talked about both sides, and it’s more difficult to serve than that one. Those who have a full meal together have nothing to do, and they specially pick three nests and four people to wait by the side, and there are no things to pick out. For the hundreds of sets of tents and curtains delivered yesterday, how many people came to me this morning? Hair blower, for a while it said that the furniture hadn’t been changed in three or four years, and for a while it said that the lights couldn’t even be turned on during the festival, as if I had so many things withheld and refused to give them. It was what the old lady said yesterday. It is not necessary to change all the tents in every house, just pick up the old ones and change them in need. I just went through it, and I have a lot of complaints in vain. It was that year that I personally How many people are jealous of changing the windows of Xiaoxiang Pavilion with Xiaying gauze, and now I assign it, and I don’t know how many good ones will be chewed out." Yin talked about Baochai again, "Speaking of it, he belongs to my wife. My niece, I'm a niece, and I'm closer. But if it's a close relationship, and he becomes a daughter-in-law, he will naturally be closer than me. I used to say that he is ignorant and easy-going, but who knows that before Sometimes because I was sick, my wife asked him to help my sister-in-law take care of the housework. I was still surprised, why did I ask my relatives to help, and it was a girl's house. I don't care, every plant and tree in the garden is familiar, if I get up a few days later, I'm afraid he will become a family before he gets through the door. Just now he and the third girl came to me and reminded me of those words, It really makes me want to look at it with admiration. When Baoyu went out, where he went, who he met, and what he said, he knows everything. I'm afraid his wife doesn't know him." Saying that, Ping'er had come back, and when he heard about Baochai, he said, "What's so difficult about this? Miss Bao's girl, Ying'er, has already recognized the mother of Mingyan, Baoyu's servant, as her godmother. Whenever Baoyu goes out, she will It's Mingyan following, why don't you know? Besides, he's on good terms with Xiren." Sister Feng looked at Jia Lian and said with a smile, "What do I say? There are ambushes in all directions." Then she asked Ping'er about the Xue family.Ping'er then told how Xiangling died, how Xia Jingui was pissed, and how Aunt Xue got angry. Even Jia Lian sighed. 凤姐叹道：“这下子又该有的忙了。宝姑娘再能干，也是个姑娘家，只怕不懂料理白事。少不得还要提着太太，随便他使谁过去帮忙，不然将来有些什么不到处，不说自己想不到，倒怪我不把姑妈当亲戚了。”遂先往王夫人处来，说了香菱的事，使了周瑞家的往薛姨妈处去慰问，又侍候着王夫人换过衣裳，两个一同来贾母处。侍候过晚饭，又承奉颜色，陪着说了一回闲话。 一时众人散去，凤姐给鸳鸯递个眼色。鸳鸯会意，将琥珀等一一支开，自己也下了帘子出去，拈个小板凳且坐在外间做活。凤姐便向贾母悄悄的说道：“昨儿早上老祖宗说的事，我因没经过多少事，猛然间竟不能全听明白，足足想了一整晚才理出个头绪来。果然是件难事。想北静王爷一人之下，万人之上，他若当真来提亲，咱们断不好驳回的。老太太若有了准主意，不如得空儿往宫里去一趟，怎么想个法儿请了娘娘的示下。若是娘娘发了话，赐了旨，到时候老太太再推北静王府的媒，就不算违逆了。不然，凭是什么托辞，只怕无用，正如老太太说的，那怕就说林妹妹已经有了婆家，北静王果然认准了，也会下个令叫那家子退婚，反生枝节，弄的大家没脸。惟有娘娘赐婚在前，才是万全之策。” 贾母听了，又想一回，虽觉未必妥当，却也别无他法，又因次日二月十六，正是御准入宫探访之日，遂道：“既这样，你明儿就打点一下，我这就同你太太进宫去。”次日一早，果然着贾琏穿戴了往宫中去，只说贾母思念孙女，请旨候见。 小太监一层层传报进去，半晌出来一个人，只说不见。贾琏又请六宫都太监夏守忠出来说话。足等了一盏茶时，夏守忠方来了，见面作难道：“这来的不巧，宫里正避痘呢，不放一个外人进去。”贾琏笑道：“请出公公来，却不单为了家祖母的事情。却为公公的千秋将至，我前些时因人引见，新认得一位金银匠，打的好金饰，我因此按着公公的生肖请他打了一座小像，送给公公做玩意儿。原该到日子亲自送到太府里去，又怕冒昧。” 夏太监笑道：“多谢你费心想着，也不必送来。我还得侍候宫里，那有闲空儿摆酒席？竟是明儿打发个小太监去府上取来便是。”又问贾琏，“急着见娘娘，可是有什么事体？”贾琏便取出一封拜帖来，道：“本来不该劳烦娘娘费神。但只我这兄弟乃是娘娘一母同胞，自幼承娘娘教诲，手把手儿地教他认字读书，因此他的亲事，必得请娘娘示下才敢决定。这是女方的生辰八字，请娘娘过目。”夏太监笑道：“既这样，我拿进去就是了。”贾琏再三谢了，夏太监只说“举手之劳，何足挂齿”，袖了拜帖笑嘻嘻去了。 贾琏打马回府，先往上房里来。贾母与王夫人俱已换了大装，端坐在厅中等候，听了贾琏之语，好不失望。原来今上虽御旨批准每月逢二六许后宫眷属椒房晋见，只因手续繁琐，外有太监盘剥，内有宫女环侍，既便相见亦不能尽叙人伦之情，故而一年到头终究也不曾入宫几回。难得一遭儿，偏又遇着避痘。贾母叹道：“既是这样，也只好等着罢了。”悻悻然卸去冠戴簪环，回房歇息。exactly: