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Chapter 61 The Death of Jia Yuanchun (1)

Moon in the Red Chamber 刘心武 13478Words 2018-03-20
There are some happy things in the world of mortals, but they can't be held forever; besides, there are eight words "a fly in the ointment, good things take a long time" are closely related, and in an instant, they are extremely happy and sad, and people are not exchanged for things. After all, it is a dream in the end... ——The first episode of Jiaxu Book 1 After finishing her work in the upper room, Sister Feng went back to her own room and sat in front of the dressing table to take off her make-up calmly.Ping'er waited on the side.Feng'er went early to fetch a big basin of warm water.Xiaohong led a few little girls to prepare soap, towels, handkerchiefs, mirrors and rinsing bowls, etc., and stood by the basin stand.

Ping'er Yin said: "Look at the big mirror reflecting the spring breeze all over your face. It's rare to be so happy today!" Sister Feng said: "That's not true! For more than a year, there have been many bad things. Miss Lin's front foot sank into the lake, and the second girl's back foot was rubbed to death. Although the third girl said her husband's family was good, after all, she was crossing the ocean. Just like the kite that is flying too hard to look real, the thread is so long that if it breaks, you can only ask the gods and Buddhas to bless you! The most embarrassing thing is the fourth girl, who insists on cutting her hair to practice. I can't do anything to her, so what can I do? I have no choice but to just be with her, but she is quite temperamental, and she always chokes people when she speaks..."

Ping'er said: "In sum, these three springs are not as good as the first one!" Sister Feng laughed and said: "So this time the emperor went to Nanshou, the queen didn't take it with her, and only our concubine Yuan accompanied her. When the news spread, it was like thunder, shaking the power of our house! Listen to the master, Others are fine, the father of Concubine Zhou sipped a plate of old vinegar first!" This made everyone in the room laugh out loud. After Sister Feng smoothed her face and washed her hands, Ping'er helped her apply a thin layer of powder again, and then painted her red lips.Feng'er brought tea.Xiaohong waited to exit.Sister Feng was still in high spirits, sitting on the kang, leaning on the embroidered pillow, and continued chatting with Ping'er who was sitting on the edge of the kang.

When Sister Feng talked about the old ladies and wives, one waist straightened and the other phlegm cleared up.It's just that Baoyu and Baochai, one is really confused, and the other is too shrewd, so they are not happy. Ping'er said: "I'm afraid that our majesty's prestige will sweep away the stale air in the mansion from now on, and Second Master Bao's convulsions will be cured tomorrow..." Sister Feng sighed: "That's not a symptom that ordinary people can get! Today everyone is happy and happy, but he is crying and asking him, but he can't explain it clearly. It seems that he had a dream. What song did I hear in my dream, it has something to do with our mother, I asked him to recite it to listen to it, but he said he forgot, and only remembered the sentence "Looking at my hometown, the road is far away and the mountains are high"..."

Ping'er smiled and said, "What's so strange about it? Isn't it a long way to go to Nanshou with the sage!" Sister Feng said: "That's true. The old ladies and wives have heard that no matter how far the road is, no matter how high the mountain is, under the whole world, is it possible that the king's land, the empress follows the saint, what mistakes can there be? Like the noble concubine of Zhou, the whole family looks up to each other. I'm looking forward to it, but I can't!" Ping'er said: "Second Master Bao's stupidity, only Second Grandma Bao can resolve it..."

Sister Feng shook her head: "She, usually persuades her, but today, she seems to be very worried, and she is silent on the sidelines." Feng'er came in and asked if she should wait for the second master to come home before serving the meal, or just pass the meal on.Sister Feng said: "He's afraid he'll eat it in the East Mansion. After tossing around for a long time, I'm hungry too. Let's eat ours first." Unexpectedly, Feng'er just went out but ran in again, and said with a surprised face: "Madam is here!" Sister Feng and Ping'er were shocked.After all, since my wife came here because of the embroidered spring bag, she hasn't been here again.Besides, today is a day of great joy, even if there is something urgent, you can calmly send someone to pass it on. Even if Sister Feng is exhausted, she will definitely go there immediately, why bother to do it herself?

Sister Feng laid out the kang, Mrs. Wang had already entered the house, and Yu Chuaner supported her. Sister Feng hastily removed her seat, and Ping'er tactfully avoided it.Feng'er and others have already left the corridor. Mrs. Wang waved her hand and said, "Ping'er doesn't have to go." Sister Feng carefully observed Mrs. Wang's face, it was different from the time when she pinched the embroidered spring bag with her hands, she was not sullen, but she seemed quite anxious. Ping'er went to close the door tightly. Mrs. Wang sat down and asked, "Does our family have a string of wagtail incense beads?"

Sister Feng couldn't figure it out for a while.On the contrary, Ping'er thought about it and replied: "If you want to say that there is no such thing in the antique account of the official. But I heard from Xiaohong that there was such an object in Baoyu's Yihong Courtyard in the Grand View Garden back then." Sister Feng remembered, because she said: "That's right. This was the time when Rong's daughter-in-law was in mourning that year. At the Wanglu Festival in Beijing, when she saw Second Master Bao, she fell in love with him for some reason, so she took off the knot on her wrist. Such a skewer, I gave it to him...How can I see it with my own eyes? It is only after hearing our second master come back that I have this memory..."

Mrs. Wang replied because she asked Xiaohong to pass on the message.When Xiaohong heard the question, she immediately replied: "I remember it very well. I was still in the old lady's house at that time. It was Miss Lin who came home from the funeral from the south, and Master Bao went up to greet her and took the incense The string was given to her, and it was clearly stated that it was given to the King of Beijing by the Holy One, and the King of Beijing gave it to him. Miss Lin refused to pick it up, threw it on the ground, and said: "What stinky man took it, I don't want it! It's messed up!" Second Master Bao is so embarrassing! I remember that I had to pick it up and give it back to Second Master Bao. Later, I entered Yihong Courtyard with Second Master Bao. It’s just left here and there. The garden was closed the first year, and the Yihong Courtyard’s belongings were cleaned up, because I’ve been here early, so I can’t tell if there are any such things.”

Mrs. Wang sighed and waved Xiaohong to leave.Then he asked Sister Feng, "Did you send Qin Xian and his wife in the past two days?" This question made Sister Feng even more puzzled. Ping'er replied: "Qin Xian is the master's bottom servant, and he is usually sent by Zhang Cai. Qin Xian's family used to go to the south corner of the Grand View Garden at night, and once relied on playing chess, he entered the kitchen as an authority for half a day. , and later let her quit. After the garden was closed, she was still allowed to watch the night by the fence. Are they two uncles and aunts? Since Siqi was kicked out, naturally they can't be reused. It's strange, both of them are tall but lonely crutches, with big sneaky eyes..."

Sister Feng timidly asked: "Did the couple do something wrong? I missed it!" Mrs. Wang sighed and said, "I can't blame you! It's just that you have been kept in the dark for so many years... Why are these two couples, and the parents who play chess, both named Qin? You never thought of it, didn't you?" Is it the same surname as Rong'er's dead daughter-in-law? In fact, it was Qin Keqing who came to our house with Qin Keqing back then. The master over there was afraid of causing trouble, so he went to hide in a Taoist temple outside the city, but Brother Zhen acted recklessly. Yes...these two pairs of servants of the Qin family in the south of the Yangtze River were left behind, and one pair stayed in the big city. On the master's side, a pair of masters stayed behind.In fact, their surnames were not Qin at all, because they were sent by the Qin family, so one was called Qin Lai, and the other was called Qin Qian. Later, they thought Qin Qian was not suitable, so they were called Qin Xian.Originally, I didn't expect them to listen to them. The meaning of the gentlemen is that the Qin family in the south of the Yangtze River is a hundred-legged worm. On the day of great joy, Qin Xian's family and his wife unexpectedly had a mess of troubles! " Sister Feng Ping'er just raised her heart three inches, but she didn't dare to ask directly. Only then did Mrs. Wang tell the whole story: "It was the master who said in a hurry just now that the Holy Majesty is driving south this time, and the matters in the middle of the capital are specifically for the Beijing King to take care of them. This is the most reassuring and joyful thing for us; Although he was dismissed from the position of chief minister, he is currently the inspector of the imperial city, who is in charge of investigating people entering and leaving the city gates; who would have thought that not long after Shengjia left the city, Yucun would arrest Qin Xian's family outside the West Bianmen. Dissatisfied with the treatment in our mansion, wanting to seek another career, that's fine, but unexpectedly found the string of wagtail incense rosary beads on them, Pian Yucun recognized it, the incense string is a forbidden thing... Thanks to Yucun who took care of it in time and told the master about it..." Sister Feng hurriedly asked: "Have we got all the stolen goods back?" Mrs. Wang said: "If that's the case, the master is not in a hurry. Although Yucun sent the news, he said that the matter is of great importance. He still has to interrogate him in detail. When the sage returns to Luan, he may even hear it himself!" Sister Feng said: "This Jiayu village! If it weren't for our master's help, he would be where he is today! He still has a hand!" Ping'er only cursed in his heart: "This bastard who can't starve to death!" Mrs. Wang said: "According to the master, the Holy Majesty had a new order some time ago, strictly prohibiting princes and ministers from secretly obtaining forbidden items from the eunuchs in the Jiaofang, and those found will be severely punished..." Sister Feng said: "The incense sticks were given by King Beijing in front of many people; besides, there is no one more trusted by His Majesty than King Beijing. I don't think there will be any problem with this matter..." Mrs. Wang said: "This matter is really strange, but what the master is more worried about is that the Holy Majesty's decree also said that it is strictly forbidden for foreign relatives and others to privately pass on the belongings of the house to the palace. We just give the oil-frozen bergamot to the empress. Sent it!" Sister Feng comforted her and said, "Now that your concubine's family is in prosperity, what is this?" Mrs. Wang sighed: "It wasn't a big deal. But now that Qin Xian and his wife have strange things, they have to be more careful!" Sister Feng said: "Don't worry, madam, it's nothing serious! I'm the same as Pinger. Thinking back carefully, how many things in the palace are there in our family, and how many things have been sent to the empress in the palace... Once you find out, there is a reason for it, so you don’t have to be afraid. It's just that he thought he was unappreciated, stole the incense sticks in the chaos, and wanted to sell some money after fleeing to other places, and open a small business to dawdle. How much drama can there be in this matter! I hope the master will tell Jia Yucun, don't It’s better to make a big deal out of a molehill!” Mrs. Wang took the tea from Ping'er and said with a sigh: "Of course the old lady should not hear about these things. It's hard to get happy, so there's no reason for her to worry about it!" Sister Feng hurriedly said, "Naturally. It's not a big deal." But after Mrs. Wang left, Sister Feng and Ping'er became uneasy. Sister Feng said: "Then why did Qin Xian and his wife steal this incense stick?" Ping'er was also puzzled: "If you want to sell it, who will pay a high price if you don't know how to do it? Who would dare to buy it if you know it's a forbidden item? That wild bastard Jia Yucun, who can't starve to death, holds this handle in his hand. What kind of treacherous scheme is he lurking in his hands? We must guard against it!" Sister Feng couldn't eat anymore.The Jia Mansion, which had finally had a sunny day again, suddenly had a dark cloud over it! 2 When Luanjia left the main road for a long time, except for the emperor himself and the Daiquan in charge of the Daming Palace, the other followers did not understand where he was going. Jia Yuanchun sat on the golden-topped golden phoenix bed, although the eight eunuchs who carried the car tried to keep their balance, she still felt the change in the road surface.Swinging around made her feel uncomfortable, unhappy, and uneasy. For this parade, the Holy Majesty made a sudden decision.The decree was passed into Fengzao Palace, and she was hardly allowed to make more preparations, so she came to urge her to go on the road. Usually, when the Holy Majesty is on a parade, the team that follows him is very large, and the book is very complete.This time, I kept it as simple as possible.He said he was going hunting in the south, but he didn't bring his hounds with him.The leaders of the accompanying officials are two newly promoted ones, Yuan Ye, the former garrison of Chang'an, and Wu Ming, the former Guangdong General.Yuan Ye is from the north and Wu Ming is from the south. Although they are both highly skilled in martial arts, they have never seen any outstanding feats before, and they are suddenly favored. Not to mention the sideways glances of others, even the two themselves have no basis for thinking; The emperor's kindness is vast, but only the heart of dedication and dedication remains, so he is allowed to command Dai Quan, order and prohibit, don't talk too much, and don't exceed the rules. It has been more than five days since the tour.Passing by Ping'an Prefecture, Jiedu envoys greeted them very carefully.If you go further south, you should be picked up by Qiu Chen, the president of Jinling Institute of Physical Education.It is not yet known where the emperor plans to stay and hunt. With the swaying of public opinion, Yuan Chun's heart also fluttered.Looking back on the past few nights of the tour, the emperor and himself had a good time every night, it was really a deep affection.Hopefully this time the dragon seed will be sown.The decline of the Jia family may be reversed by this. Recalling that year, I finally made up my mind to expose the real origin of Qin Keqing from the Eastern Mansion before the emperor. After all the circumstances, I finally saved the day.Speaking of it, it is really not easy for the emperor to sit on this dragon chair.The Supreme Emperor has so many children, who doesn't covet the throne?It's that Yizhong old Qiansui Lord, the brother of the Supreme Emperor, who didn't get the throne back then, and now the overall situation of the emperor has been settled, and he is still plotting evil!Not to mention the current emperor's brothers.Not long after the current emperor ascended the throne, he appointed Qin Keqing's father as the county king. How could the prince be honest, and his desire to usurp power was repeatedly exposed.If it weren't for the fact that the Supreme Emperor was still alive, the current emperor would have wiped him out in one fell swoop.Later, he was cut off from the royal title and expelled from the royal family, but all his wealth was not confiscated, and sent to the south of the Yangtze River, where he was placed under surveillance. I only hope that he will live the life of the rich man in the south of the Yangtze River in peace as a commoner with the surname of Qin, but he wants to rebellion.The situation has developed to such a point that the current emperor can only execute him.But still for the embarrassment of the Supreme Emperor, he left a seedling for his branch——Qin Kexin, who was confined to live in the local area... Qin Keqing was born by his father's concubine on the night when his parents were expelled from the capital. At that time, they gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl; Go to Jia's house; it turns out that Jia's mansion predicted that the Supreme Emperor would pass on the throne to Qin Keqing's father, so they have always been in touch with each other and tried their best to curry favor.When Qin Keqing's father begged to come to Jia's house, Jia Jing of Ningguo Mansion refused to accept him, and Jia Amnesty hesitated, but Jia Zheng couldn't bear it.Later, it was Jia's mother who made the final decision.The old lady said that the affairs of the royal family are decided by the gods and Buddhas. Who can tell?The one who succeeds today may be replaced by that one later. They are all dragons. Why do we as ministers choose one, and if we change one, we must recognize him as a fake dragon?She made a final decision and ordered Jia Zheng to Quickly find a middle-aged and childless official from the Ministry of Industry where he works, preferably also surnamed Qin, come forward, make a gesture of adopting an unnamed abandoned baby from the Yangshengtang, and then transfer the pair of babies to Ningguo government support.As soon as Jia Jing obeyed this order, Dang even expressed his willingness to transfer all the inherited titles and patriarchal duties to his son Jia Zhen, and he went to the Taoist temple outside the capital to recuperate.Sure enough, Jia Zheng found Qin Ye, a clerk, but just as soon as he took the twins back, a baby boy died, leaving only a baby girl, who was Qin Keqing who was later raised in Ningguo Mansion under the name of Jia Rong's child bride... … Yuan Chun was only six years old when the Jia family took Qin Keqing into hiding.But she was able to leave a memory at that time.Of course, she didn't understand what the adults were busy with in those days, but those treacherous expressions, mysterious atmosphere, and certain details planted doubts in her heart. Her heart gradually swelled: Why did the ancestors love the Qin family in Dongfu so much?Going to Dongfu to play, why are there so many weird decorations in the Qin family's living room in Xianglou that day?The Jia family, which has been rich for three generations, has never had one before!After entering the palace, the old lady, wife, and Mrs. You entered the palace to say hello, and mentioned Rong's daughter-in-law as if they were talking about some princess or princess... Distinguishing right from wrong for twenty years.Although in the palace deep in Liuhua, Yuan Chun finally realized Qin Keqing's true identity.In order to prevent the Jia family from being further involved in the battle for the royal throne, and to repay the favor of the present majesty, when Qin Keqing was twenty years old, she finally took the step of reporting... The majesty agreed to her request: Let Qin Keqing's family Decent destruction gave Qin Keqing a chance to be buried generously. However, can you win the favor of the Holy One just by being loyal?not necessarily.In Yuan Chun's turmoil, the shadow of his heart swayed and overlapped with many intimate actions between himself and the Holy One, so his mood became bright and smooth again... The version seems to have stopped.Yuan Chun opened the embroidered curtain and looked out, only to see the rain and mist, and the Luanyi was not in order.He heard the neighing of the horse and the kicking of the horse's hooves in the mud.There was also the majestic order of the Holy Majesty, and the reply of the followers. After a while, the public opinion marched again.Yuan Chun held a bergamot hand in wax oil jelly in his right hand, and rubbed it with his left hand.The oil-frozen bergamot, those who don't know how to do it at first glance, will think it is a wax decoration; in fact, it is an antique carved from a very rare waxy-yellow frozen stone.It was originally presented by a monk from outside when Jiamu was celebrating her birthday a few years ago. The whole family was amazed, and Jiamu was very happy. When entering the palace to greet you, it was dedicated to Yuanchun. It is said that it is bergamot and it is also called citron, which coincides with the name of Yuanchun. , It's really rare! Yuan Chun caressed the bergamot hands frozen in wax oil, suddenly filled with distracting thoughts. The fierce competition for favor among the concubines in the palace is no less cruel than the competition among kings for the throne.Don't think about it, one's entry into the palace to fight for favor is really related to the fate of the whole family.Although there are many opportunities to serve the Holy Majesty, the Holy Majesty strictly forbids women to participate in politics, and is moody and suspicious.This time on a tour to the south, passing through Ping'an Prefecture, the Holy One was not pleased when he saw Jiedushi.But the Elder Master Jia She had a very close past with this Jiedu envoy.The president of the Jinling Provincial Institute of Physical Education who is about to take over, this position originally belonged to the close relatives of the Zhen family, but the Holy Majesty had confiscated the Zhen family a few years ago, and now he rewarded this position to the notorious Captain Qiu in the capital In these things, there are many evil debts that are not good for Jia.But this time the accompanying official, that surnamed Yuan, the Holy Majesty asked him to meet him, his face was openly cold; but the surnamed Wu was quite humble, by the way, I remember my wife mentioned this person, the old lady's 80th birthday At that time, this person had sent a high-quality glass screen, which was comparable to that used in the palace... Therefore, the future of this parade is unknown whether it will be smooth or not; the intentions of the five people and six people who appear on the stage should be carefully considered... At this time in the rain, they abandoned the main road and ran for the small road, and I don't know what the Holy Majesty's intention is... … Concubine Yuan's wild thoughts have not stopped, but Luan's car has stopped. First, I heard the voice of Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch of Liugongdu, saying hello.After a while, the little eunuch opened the curtain, and came to help him with the piano.Ganqing has arrived at the temporary residence. 3 It was a Taoist temple surrounded by hills.The imperial concubine of Yuan Dynasty was stationed in Dongkua courtyard. The rain stopped and the clouds fell.The setting sun is slanting, and the bamboos are dripping with greenery. The concubine Yuan is strolling in the corridor after changing her clothes and cleansing her face. Hold the piano and wait closely beside Concubine Yuan.Concubine Yuan caressed the unpainted but honey-glowing pillars, and exclaimed, "What kind of wood is this? It doesn't seem to be sandalwood, but it is more dense and fragrant than sandalwood!" Baoqin said: "I just heard from Master Xia that this is the mahogany tree. It is only produced here. The most precious and rare!" Concubine Yuan couldn't help but move in her heart: "Mahogany wood? Could it be that we have reached the Iron Net Mountain in Huanghai?" Baoqin said: "It's not the name of the place. But Mr. Xia said, it has just reached the edge. Going in, it's still very deep! It seems that the Long Live Lord is hunting, and it's in this mountain!" Yuan Chun couldn't help but blurted out: "Then Qin Kexin, shouldn't he be imprisoned here?" Baoqin doesn't care.She was very happy when she found something in the yard. She walked over to take a closer look and reported, "My lord, what a coincidence! There is a ready-made begging pot here!" In the courtyard, there is a carved stone platform, on which is placed a double-eared copper basin, which is filled with rainwater.Baoqin tried to rub those ears with his hands, and the water in the basin suddenly seemed to boil.Baoqin laughed happily. Yuan Chun walked over.She was delighted to see that Baoqin was in full bloom again.Baoqin has been serving her in the mansion since she was a child, and later entered the palace with her. Since she became a palace maid, the forbidden rules have become a hundred times stricter than those in the mansion. Baoqin has become not only unsmiling, but even when the volume is higher, there is no such thing as .I didn't expect to have such a rare time for this parade, so I laughed heartily. Yuan Chun stopped by the basin, reached out and touched the water in the basin, it was still mild.Because he asked Baoqin: "Did you bring me a begging needle?" Baoqin said: "It's the right solar term, so I will naturally prepare it. There will be a big moon tonight, so you might as well beg for cleverness here. Great fun! " Just as we were talking, Eunuch Xia came, with the smile lines on his face trembling, and he sent a decree saying: "Long Live Lord will meet the senior officials in the main courtyard, and will discuss matters with Marshal Yuan and Wu Ershuai, because he sent the younger one here to arrange for your empress to come here. Have dinner first." Yuan Chun said to him, "Get me some plain dishes as much as possible. It's best to have porridge and side dishes!" Concubine Yuan had dinner, and the sky was already dark. As expected, a piece of purple cloud in the sky moved away, revealing a full moon. In the moonlight, there were bats clipping their wings and flying. Baoqin brought a nine-hole silver needle. Yuan Chun prayed silently to the sky for a while by the water basin in the courtyard, and then gently put the needle on the water surface. After the needle spun twice on the water surface, Then it floated on the water and stopped moving.Yuan Chun clasped Qin's eyes, staring at the projection of the begging needle on the bottom of the basin... Baoqin saw it first, it was actually a very thick and black one.Yuan Chunyuan expected that the nine holes in the needle would reveal some wonderful patterns on the bottom of the basin no matter what, but he didn't expect it to be so thick and black. Yuan Chun was thinking in his heart, and said with a smile while holding the qin: "This shadow reminds me of the lantern riddle poem written by the empress on the Lantern Festival that year in Guixing: it can make the demons terrified, and the body is like a bundle." The air is like thunder, and the sound makes people afraid..." After reciting three sentences, she stopped, because the last sentence of the lantern riddle poem whose answer was firecrackers was "When I look back at the Prime Minister, it has turned into ashes", which was not enough when I remembered it. It's auspicious; so he held the qin and extended it and said: "Look, ma'am, this shadow looks like a fat baby! Isn't the croaking sound of a fat boy just like a bundle of silk when he was born? No? Would it make everyone frightened with a loud shock? Wouldn’t it also make the monsters frightened?” Holding the piano is in line with Yuan Chun's selfishness.She was about to bow her head to take a closer look, but suddenly there was a sound from the courtyard door: "This one can make demons terrified!" It turned out that the saint came up, and Yuan Chun and Bao Qin hurriedly knelt to meet him in fear. 4 The moon illuminates a mysterious col.That is the most sinister corner of Huanghai Iron Net Mountain. On the top of the mountain, in the dense maize forest, there is a guard tower hidden, monitoring the only path leading to this place day and night.Among the bamboo groves in the middle of the mountain, there is a complete villa hidden, with all the houses and objects needed for life.And on a platform in Shanyin, there is a training ground. This is an independent kingdom of green forest heroes. In the moonlight, two vigorous figures appeared on the training ground. One is Feng Ziying, son of former Shenwu General Feng Tang, and the other is Wei Ruolan, son of former Shengwen General Wei Bing. As soon as Feng Ziying entered the field, she opened her bow and shot an arrow towards the last target, only to hear a "Dang", Feng Ziying said: "It has landed!" Wei Ruolan said: "You hit the tail of that arrow last time! You shot right at Qiu Chen's forehead with that arrow last time!" Wei Ruolan also bowed and shot arrows.But he was not in a hurry, before he shot, he tucked up his clothes, and moved a golden unicorn with emerald greens hanging from his waistband to the outside of his thigh, and after aiming, he shot calmly, only hearing a "whoosh" , hitting another target. The two walked towards the arrow target over there.Feng Ziying said with a smile: "You 'work slowly and meticulously' like this. You can shoot the garden downstairs in Tianxiang Building in Ningguo Mansion, but Brother Bozhen and others will cheer you up; if you use it in actual combat, you won't wait for the arrows to come out here. The side arrows have already flown over!" Wei Ruolan said with a smile: "Although the shooting range here is set up for actual combat, every detail reminds me of the fun of shooting gardens in Beijing! Is this actually a shooting garden? It's just that 'the past jokes about what happened after the death, now it's all in front of us Come on' that's all!" Feng Ziying patted him on the back twice and said: "The quotation is neither fish nor fowl! You should be fined!" Wei Ruolan said: "All the words about ethics and class in the world have been exhausted by those pious people! Although you and I have non-ethical words from time to time, as long as we have a clear understanding, there is a sense of Zen in listening!" Feng Ziying nodded and remained silent.The two walked to a row of targets and looked closely. It turned out that the head of Feng Ziying's new arrow squeezed into the eye of the old arrow, and it was the old arrow that fell to the ground.And Wei Ruolan's shot hit the target's right eye. Feng Ziying saw that the golden unicorn worn by Wei Ruolan was shining strangely under the moonlight, and she sighed, "What's the end of the matter between you and Miss Shi!" Wei Ruolan held the golden unicorn in her hand and stared at it, feeling sad.After a while, a few stars of moonlight reflected from the corners of his eyes. In the past year, Feng Ziying's father, Shenwu General Feng Tang, and Wei Ruolan's father, Shengwen General Wei Bing, were both tied up in a case by the emperor and sent to prison.Feng Tang died in prison some time ago, and Wei Bing was in prison. Seeing that autumn is coming, his life is numbered.It was with the heart of revenge that they gathered to this place.Before her father was imprisoned, Wei Ruolan was engaged to the niece of Zhongjinghou Shi Ding, the grandniece of Shi Taijun of Jia's mansion, and Jia Baoyu's cousin; at that time, Jia Baoyu was married to Xue Baochai, and Jia Baoyu became sober from time to time. , sometimes confused, once when he was sober, he was invited to Shepu at Feng Ziying's house. At that time, Feng Ziying's house had not yet been destroyed. Liu Xianglian, Jiang Yuhan, Chen Yejun, etc. were also present, and Wei Ruolan was naturally there; on that day , Baoyu gave Wei Ruolan a golden unicorn with red gold and emerald green, and said to him: "Shi Xiangyun has worn a female golden unicorn since he was a child. God decides, I will give you this male unicorn now, and when you get married, the unicorn will meet. Sister Shi is a good girl, and the most rare thing is that she is open-hearted and straightforward! May you grow old together!" Wei Ruo at that time Lan took it, feeling extremely grateful.Unexpectedly, not long after that, Feng and Wei's families suffered crimes. Wei Ruolan was unable to marry Shi Xiangyun, and the Shi family could not take the initiative to withdraw the engagement.But Wei Ruolan wears this golden unicorn every day, and when she touches it, she can't help feeling sad and sighing. Feng Ziying and Wei Ruolan were sighing, when suddenly there was a "whoosh" in their ears.An arrow flew over and hit another target.Then there was laughter: "My dear friends, hurry back to the meeting hall, good news is coming!" Feng and Wei turned their heads and saw that standing in the distance was Liu Xianglian. The three of them left the training platform together, entered the bamboo grove, and after a few bends, there was a courtyard, guarded by small guards along the road. The inside and outside of the courtyard gate are more strictly guarded; the main room in the courtyard is the meeting hall. In the meeting hall, someone greeted them early, and after greeting each other, they all returned to their chairs. The person who sits in the first place is a white-faced gentleman who is less than thirty years old.He is Qin Ke with royal blood. Qin Ke is a person who is strictly banned by the emperor today. How could he appear here?It turned out that during his confinement, he had already had secret contacts with the heroes of the green forest here; "The emperor is not a vegetarian either. He has sent a detailed investigation to find out that Qin Xin is a man with a heart, still has the ambition to usurp the throne, and has a close collusion with the bandits in the Tiewangshan area; this time he is called Nanshou, but he is actually a Luanjia went first, giving the general officials and people on the way a sense of peace and prosperity, and secretly mobilized two powerful troops from the north and the south to travel day and night. The bandits nest with iron net surrounded them like an iron bucket and wiped them out in one fell swoop.Now that the bandits are gone, it will be easy to find an excuse to execute Qin Kexin.Turning back to the capital, even if the Supreme Emperor has not passed away, and wiped out all the pretenders to the throne in Beijing in one battle while he was dying, there will be no worries outside the capital, and it will be easier. But the emperor didn't know at this time that Qin Kexin had escaped from the restricted area and was in the cottage.The official responsible for monitoring and enclosing Qin Kexin is Qiu Chen who replaced Zhen Yingjia. This kind of official only knows how to use favors to extort violently. He has no real loyalty. For all kinds of humiliation, Qin Kexin also showed a helpless and obscene attitude of indulging in wine and sex; the emperor's southern tour did not reveal the truth to Qiu Chen. When asked about Qin Kexin's current situation, Qiu Chen replied: Walking corpses!In fact, Qin Kexin has escaped recently, and a family member with similar stature and face pretended that he was drunk and lying down, but he was not spotted by the watchers, so Qiu Chen was naturally deceived by him.Needless to say, some of Qiu Chen's subordinates have already given bribes, and Liu Xianglian and others have used this to make connections with Qin Ke inside and outside, not just for a day. When Qin Ke came to Iron Net Mountain Village, he was determined not to take the top spot, but all the heroes on the mountain insisted on pushing him to the top spot, so he respectfully obeyed and sat on it.Everyone knows in their hearts that they want to fight against the current emperor, push out the emperor's grandson Qin Kexin as a banner, expose the current emperor's enthronement by conspiracy, and accuse him of wantonly persecuting the emperor's uncle, siblings, and emperor's grandson, and that he loves to seize property It is the best choice to corrupt his legitimacy. Liu Xianglian sat in the second chair.This cottage was created by him.What Liu Xianglian believes in is to rob the rich and help the poor, and has no desire for power.But he valued friendship and loyalty, so when the two princes Feng and Wei defected after their families were broken, they were bent on revenge and wanted to use the banner of Qin Xinxin to seize the throne, so he also participated in it.There is also his strong friendship with Jia Zhen and Jia Baoyu.He knew that Qin Keqing was forced to death, and how much a wound had been dug out in Jia Zhen's heart.He fully understands and sympathizes with Jia Zhen and Qin Keqing's love beyond the bounds.To help Qin Kexin is to avenge Qin Keqing and comfort Jia Zhen's heart.Jia Baoyu gave the golden unicorn to Wei Ruolan, not only for Wei Ruolan, but also for the future support of his cousin Shi Xiangyun.Jia Baoyu's universal love is not only manifested in love for Daiyu, Baochai, and Xiangyun three cousins, but also full of love and affection for girls, big and small, and even all young girls. Others don't understand, but Liu Xianglian can understand .So by helping Qin Xinxin, it is possible to rehabilitate Wei Ruolan's family, thereby achieving a good marriage between Wei Ruolan and Shi Xiangyun, and thus reassuring Baoyu, why not do it? Feng Ziying takes the third place.In the first few years, his father Feng Tang secretly contacted Qin Kexin under the pretext of besieging Iron Net Mountain, and Feng Ziying accompanied him.One day, after Feng Ziying sneaked out of Qin Kexin's restricted area, he did not want to be arrested by the officers and soldiers, and wanted to be imprisoned for his "intrusion into the restricted area". On the way to be escorted by the officers and soldiers, he was rescued by Liu Xianglian, who had occupied the mountain as king.Later, Feng Ziying escaped safely from Iron Net Mountain, sneaked back to the capital, and appeared in front of Jia Baoyu, Xue Pan, etc., because the face injury in the adventure had not healed, and caused many people to question him, and he said "" This time, great misfortune and great fortune..." It aroused everyone's burning curiosity, but he still held back the details.Because he had the earliest contact with Qin Kexin and Shanzhai, he took the third place.Wei Ruolan took the fourth seat.The fifth person was Zhang Youshi, who was the imperial physician of the imperial hospital set up by Qin Kexin's father in violation of the system when he was in Jiangnan.Qin Kexin's father set up accounting and ceremonial divisions in the Fuzhong, following the example of the Banzhong, and the Taiyuan Hospital seemed to be one of them.He went to this cottage after Qin Xin's father died.Those who sit in the sixth to ninth seats are a few green forest men who went up the mountain early, but have always followed the above-mentioned people. After all the heroes sat down, the spies first reported Luanjia's whereabouts.Afterwards, Qin Xian, who came from the capital in a hurry, was introduced. At this time, Qin Xian was nearly forty years old.Fleeing all the way, his beard is unshaven and he looks old. Qin Xian reported that he and his wife successfully stole the wagtail incense rosary string after passing the letter here, but when they were leaving the city, they were captured by Jia Yucun's subordinates, and after finding the incense string, Jia Yucun even interrogated him personally He insisted that this string of incense was given to Qin Kexin's father by the Supreme Emperor. When they stayed in Jia's mansion because of Qin Keqing's affairs, Qin Keqing's father solemnly left this string of incense to them, saying that it was because of Qin Keqing. Prepare the evidence for meeting again in the future; now because the two of them were extremely neglected in Jia's mansion and repeatedly ostracized, they wanted to go to the south to find their master. Thinking of the old master's will, I almost gave up everything before I left, but this incense string must never be discarded, so I beg to let you go... This faction of lies was just made up in a hurry, and I didn't think of getting away with it, but I never I wanted to be detained shortly after the interrogation, but was dragged out of the city gate by the soldiers, and the incense sticks were thrown back at the last moment. Before Qin Xian could finish speaking, Feng Ziying sneered and said, "What a Jia Yucun! You are really a traitor like Cao Aman! He knew that you, Qin Xian, were deceitful, but he returned all the stolen goods to you. He is giving us a message. What if You're done, you can't help giving him a credit! In addition, he must have sent Jia Zheng a message, but the news is just news, but he didn't return the stolen goods to Jia's house. This will lead you to Jia Zheng's nose. Let you have to work with him in the future! If we fail, he will still eat the emperor's rations, and maybe he will write a clever play to frame Jia Zheng and claim credit for it!" After praising Qin Xian, let him take a bath, have a meal and rest, and discuss the next strategy here. Let Qin Xian steal the wagtail incense sticks in order to drive a wedge between the present emperor and King Beijing.在所有的皇族近支中,唯有北静王是个类似贾宝玉那样的只愿过诗化的生活,而绝无权力欲望的人物,所以当今皇上对他最放心,也打算在将其他近支皇族剿灭后,留下他并当众演示情深谊重的场面,以掩世人攻击诟骂之口。因之,倘若拿出过硬的北静王参与谋反的证据,出示于当今皇上,以他本来多疑的性格,必定方寸顿乱,说不定他会一怒之下,先将北静王治罪,那样一来,朝野必定震惊,人心必定大乱,而颠覆其皇位的机会,便一定倍增! 冯紫英对这一诡计主张最力。卫若兰也认为,据探子所报,此次銮驾不甚伟盛,但南北驿路均有异象,很可能是先虚后实,因此不宜决以死战,还是多用诡谲之思,与其智斗为好,待有大机可乘之时,再直举义旗,取胜把握方大。 柳湘莲道:“此次所谓南狩,独带了贾元春在侧,诸位以为原因何在?” 卫若兰道:“还不是用来掩人耳目,让世人都以为他真是只知享乐,不动兵器,俨然太平天子!” 柳湘莲又问:“倘真刀箭相见,我们对元妃应否刀下留情?”他想到了宝玉和元春的关系,虽然二人年龄相差颇多,后来又难以再见,但宝玉幼时,元春于他真不啻半个母亲。 冯紫英道:“此女外慈内狠。要不是她向皇上举报,秦可卿未必会死。” 秦可信道:“以命抵命。我恨不能让她也吊着咽气!” 张友士望着柳湘莲道:“是她命中欠下孽债。休怪别人向她催索。”又道:“举大事不可不多细思,却万万不可多虑!” 柳湘莲遂无言。心中却漾出几丝苦涩。心想此女此刻正是三千宠爱集于一身,何等荣耀,而可曾想到,捉拿她的无常,已开始舞动双腿双臂了!再想到北静王原系一宝玉式人物,非把他卷入皇位之争,充交战之矢,对一无辜毋乃太残忍!而由此掀起的大波大澜,又将把宝玉抛向何境,他何堪承受!人生之诡奇悲苦,夫复何言! 正议论中,忽然探子急报:南北大军,约三万余,已快抵达铁网山,并两翼扯动,看来是欲构成环围之势! 气氛立即万分紧张。 5 皇帝压在元春身上,双手紧握她的双乳,极其粗野地与她做爱。 此时的元春,迷迷瞪瞪中,有陶醉,亦有无数杂念短暂而尖锐地丛生。 白日里,皇帝那般威严,尤其是大臣扈从面前,是非人的神;而在帐中,皇帝与自己赤条条相搂相抱,又很难想象,他与那冠冕登于宝座的,竟是同一活物。每当皇上兴尽,汗津津、喘吁吁地侧身一旁时,她便生出无限的怜惜,甚至暗暗觉得,这个男人就总这么样,该有多好!但皇帝毕竟是皇帝。他常常即使在布施雨露时,亦充满了只有皇帝才有的疑虑与警觉。他就很多次虽退了衣服,却佩着短剑与元春招呼,并且有时还脸逼着脸地说:“我能揉你的乳,也能割你的乳!”元春便给他闭眼的一脸温驯。确实,皇帝岂止可以不假思索地割掉她的乳房,更可以无须成立罪项地即刻割下她的头颅。这是外人万万领受不到的恩宠与恐惧交加的心情。自从进宫以后,她经过多少此种功课!那年归省,她与祖母、母亲等挽手相见时,禁不住脱口而出地说,宫中是个“不得见人的去处”,又在父亲隔帘问安时,忍不住说:“田舍之家,虽齑盐布帛,终能聚天伦之乐;今虽富贵已极,骨肉各方,然终无意趣!”但听者只能意其皮毛,怎能知她心中那深不可测的惊悚悲苦! 她恨这个把她来回搬动搓揉的男人,她却又无限怜惜这个连这时也不能摆脱防御之心的皇帝。难道这皇位是偷来的吗?为什么要无时无刻地防着“失主”来索取这已到手的宝座?当然,她也明白,即使这皇位是得之于正大光明,那些个皇叔、皇兄、皇弟、皇侄乃至于皇帝亲生的皇子,十个有八个总还是无时无刻地在那里或明或暗地觊觎这个皇位,古往今来,这皇位酿成过多少战乱血案,为什么任是谁登了基,也终不免要变得这般狂躁多疑?似这样的日子,确确实实:虽富贵已极,然终无意趣! 皇帝又终于汗津津、喘吁吁地弃她侧身,她这也才得悄悄匀气。 窗外,传来淅淅沥沥的雨声。 皇帝忽然陡地起身下床,飞快地穿着衣服并唤道:“来!” 夏守忠立即从门前一架屏风后转了出来,躬身轻问:“可还是——留?” 原来皇帝与后妃做爱,时辰长短等等太监都要详加记录,并在结束之后,如皇帝命令“去”而不是“留”,太监便要亲自动手,将皇帝射入的精液尽悉洗净。 皇帝却并不作答,而是更急迫地道:“立唤戴权!” 戴权就在门外值候,立即进来了。 皇帝斩钉截铁地宣谕:“起驾!” 当袁野与邬铭从睡梦中被唤醒时,都不禁发愣。刚刚丑时,且下着不大不小的雨,为何皇帝要此刻赶路? 也许能明了皇帝心思的,唯有戴权。 戴权的名分,一直是大明宫掌宫内相。大明宫是太上皇住的地方。太上皇的偏瘫禅位与当今皇帝的登基成功,都有戴权的不可磨灭却又不便宣扬的功劳。前些年皇帝那样处理江南秦逆,戴权的建议亦构成很重要的部分,所以皇帝竟破祖宗那不许太监以公务身份出宫活动的老例,在秦可卿死后,让戴权公然坐上大轿,打伞鸣锣,亲赴宁国府上祭,并允了贾珍之求,给了贾蓉一个龙禁尉的名分。 这回皇帝南狩,随行者当中,只有戴权了解全部机密。他和皇帝都知道,这潢海一带,布满湖泽沼地,倘若雨量失常,变得太勤太大,会很快形成水涨失路的局面。他们离最后所要到达的“围猎地”,只有一天的行程了,只要抵达了那里,一切驻跗供应,便都会有金陵体仁院总裁仇琛的周密安排,会是色色精细、小心伺候的。那里不远,也即是秦可信的圈禁之所。皇帝甫至,不仅不会为难秦可信,还欲当着众官员乃至精选的良民代表们,给秦可信以最大的恩典,以示其仁爱孝悌的慈怀。皇帝夤夜起驾,正是防止一夜连绵阴雨之后,沼泽淫溢,路径难辨,銮驾不能如期抵达目的地。当然他更忧心的是,所暗中调动的南北两支劲旅,亦不能如期围住铁网山匪寇的山寨。 丑时未过,銮驾已在雨中行进了。这回抱琴与元春同坐在那金顶金黄绣凤版舆之中。元春手中,仍握着那腊油冻的佛手。寒气从版舆帘缝中透入,抱琴替元春系披风上风帽的绦带。 抱琴对元春小声说:“娘娘好春色!” 版舆中,只有一盏羊角灯,泛出微弱的光。 元春什么也没说,只是现出一种令抱琴无法理喻的神色。 在版舆中,她们听见雨声越来越大,并且还忽有强光泄入舆中,须臾,竟雷声大作。版舆禁不住颠动摇晃起来。抱琴坐在元妃对面,不禁把手也放到了元妃那握腊油冻佛手的手上,喃喃地念起佛来。 这雨势使得銮驾不得不停了下来。打头阵的袁野来到皇帝的马车前,滚下马跪报:“前方已失路径,有几匹马已误陷沼泽,难以拉出……” 后卫的邬名也来跪报:“似这等情形,臣斗胆建议,右侧有一小山,山上似有房屋,或到山上暂且驻跸一时,待雨稍息,并派员探明前行路径后,再抓紧赶路,可望于天明前到达目的地。” 戴权骑在马上,亦附和说:“先上山小憩,实为良策。” 皇帝应允了。 于是銮驾上了小山。 山上的房屋,原来是所破庙。庙额依稀可辨,曰“智通寺”。袁野先带人进去搜索一番,证实内中并无僧俗人等。夏太监又带领众小太监迅速布置好正殿,迎进皇帝与元妃。那正殿中的三世佛金身早已剥落,但在大明角灯照耀之下,瑞相依然庄严。 夏太监等于佛案前设下临时宝座,皇帝坐了上去。元妃进入,跪下叩头。皇帝笑道:“你是拜我,还是拜佛?”元妃答:“拜佛,也拜圣上。”皇帝一把拉过她,揽于怀中,又问:“拜我重要,还是拜佛重要?”元妃侧顾左右,面有为难之色,皇帝一挥手:“去!”殿中所有宫女太监,悉尽退出,皇帝却又唤进戴权与夏守忠,命令说:“戴权你与我寺外统领一切。小夏子只许你一人在殿门外伺候,传水传食,更衣取物,我自会吩咐,不用你擅献殷勤。”二人喏喏,各自去了。夏守忠临去关拢殿门。 皇帝便一边轻薄元妃,一边又问:“是拜我重要,还是拜佛重要?” 元妃答道:“一样重要。” 皇帝捧着她的脸,逼近了问:“偏要你分出轻重,说!” 元妃便道:“圣上是活佛,自然拜活佛活更为紧切!” 皇帝把元妃的脸一抛,厌恶地说:“原来你也只会阿谀奉承!” 元妃身子一闪,袖子一挥,咣当一声,将袖中那腊油冻佛手掉在了地下。 皇帝一惊,耸眉道:“你竟袖有暗器!” 元妃赶忙跪下,拾起那腊油冻佛手,举给皇帝检验,并坦白道:“这是臣妾随身带着压惊的一样古玩。是臣妾祖母过寿时,一个外路和尚献给她的寿礼。臣妾母亲进宫请安时,带给了臣妾,意在见物思祖,永葆孝心……” 皇帝取过那腊油冻佛手,愠怒地说:“我那严禁私相传递的旨意,你们难道不知道吗?该当何罪!”
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