Chapter 65 Miaoyu's death (3)

Miaoyu stayed at the corner of Jiyuan, in a separate small courtyard.There are seven or eight rooms in it, and all the furniture and utensils in it are available in all colors; the rooms are just logs and blue bricks, without whitewashing, Qin Zhang and others arranged the main room as a meditation hall, and the four of them settled down. Cui'an reappears.Chen Yejun intentionally didn't ask how long Miaoyu would stay here—he naturally hoped to stay here forever—Miaoyu didn't say exactly why she came here, let alone how long she wanted to stay.The abnormal garden comes to the abnormal people, but it is also right.

Two days later, in the evening, the nuns were preparing their meals under the closet. Qin Zhang went out of the garden to buy string at a nearby market, and came back to report to Miaoyu's study. No, let's ignore her; Qin Zhangbao said: "People in the market are talking about it..." Miaoyu cut her off and said, "The market is the most filthy place in the sill. Don't mention it in front of me. And Now that you have bought the green thread, it is right to repair the broken part of the piano bag." Qin Zhang said: "It is true that the master must not know about this—that Jia Baoyu has been arrested by the government because he refused to confess. The place where porcelain is hidden, so every day in the courtroom, I was beaten to death. When I was in prison, my neck, hands, and feet were locked with nine chains, and I stood in a barbed wire cage. If I swayed for a while, my flesh would be pierced immediately..." Miaoyu's stringing hand, He couldn't help being numb, his heart felt like a knife was gouged out, but he remained calm; at the end of Qin Zhang's speech, he couldn't help commenting: "Master, please don't be angry with me for listening to me. In fact, this matter has something to do with us. So does Jia Baoyu?" It's really pitiful! Everyone in the fair knows that the emperor rewarded all the antiques and cultural objects of the Jia family to the Zhongshun prince, saying that Jia Baoyu hid it as a famous porcelain wares, which is a felony crime of deceiving the emperor. The Zhongshun prince has this reason Of course, if you don’t see boxes of Chengci, you won’t give up! The officer adjudicating the case is also eager to please the prince. In order to let Jia Baoyu reveal the truth, he may even torture him. Although the prince I was ordered to go south by boat to check and accept the Zhejiang seawall project, but left a message. Once Jia Baoyu confessed and found Chengci, he would send him to his office and inspect it personally. Someone said in the meeting that Mr. Jia I don’t know why you can’t open your mouth when you die. Humans are made of meat. Your porcelain is hidden for your descendants. What’s the point of being beaten to pieces? Why don’t you just recruit and leave your life behind…” Qin When Zhang was speaking, he was ready to let Miaoyu cut it off at any time, but this time he actually allowed her to say so many words in one breath. He couldn't help being slightly surprised, and he paused first, only looking at Miaoyu, not knowing whether he should be presumptuous or not. To put it bluntly... that Miaoyu didn't blame her or urge her, the fingers that tuned the strings trembled slightly, and a string was bouncing tighter and tighter... the piano is not a problem, so she continued to discuss: "...I I was a little scared when I heard that, then Jia Baoyu is going to confess us, what should we do? I am afraid that sooner or later he will be forced to confess by torture... Although he is pitiful, we are in danger! Thanks to Mr. Chen. It is very hidden, and he deliberately protects it. Even if Jia Baoyu said that we have the porcelain handed down by our ancestors and many rare things, the loyal prince will have nowhere to look for us... Besides, I still have Just think about it, step back ten thousand steps, the Lord Loyal and Obedient has really come to the door, our things are not from the Rongguo Mansion, they are not included in the confiscation and rewards, so could it be that he can't take them by force?..." At this moment, Miao Yu pointed One of the lower strings broke suddenly, which startled Qin Zhang; Miaoyu calmed down and told Qin Zhang: "You mend the piano bag now. I'm tired, so let's go crooked for a while, don't bother me. "When Qin Zhang was mending the piano bag, the excitement of the news he heard in the set gradually faded away.The vegetarian meal is cooked, and the smell of gluten is wafting.Mammy came to invite the master to fast with her.

8 At the Zhangjiawan Grand Canal Ferry, boats and boats gather at the wharf. There are boats of all sizes in the waterway, some sailing down, and some sailing waiting. It is a busy scene. Miaoyu and Qinzhang got off a mule sedan chair carried by two mules, and two nuns got off a donkey cart. The horsemen arrived before them, and the two men who were waiting at the pier came up. Telling Miaoyu that the boat is ready and all the luggage has been brought into the cabin, another person leads Qin Zhang to help Miaoyu board the boat, and the two nuns follow behind with soft bags.Of the two men, one was Chen Yejun in a long coat and a jade pendant, and the other was Baiming who had served Jia Baoyu for many years.Miaoyu suddenly decided to buy a boat and go south to return to the south of the Yangtze River. When Chen Yejun heard about it, he was very reluctant to give up, but since he is a freak, he must do weird things. Once he falls in love with a freak, he can only love the freak and follow the freak , so although he was stunned for a while, he didn't ask why, but just said that's good, and he will make proper arrangements to ensure that they go south safely.Miaoyu saw that Chen Yejun was not a vulgar person, but she regretted to remain affectionate, and she loved him even more in her heart, but the fate of the two is limited, and they can only meet in the next life.Miaoyu said: "Fish forget each other in the rivers and lakes, and people forget each other in Taoism." Chen Yejun replied: "Heaven and people are not invincible, that's what is called a real person." The two couldn't help looking at each other and smiling.For Miaoyu, this faint smile is a manifestation of the true feelings that have been suppressed in her heart for many years; for Chen Yejun, it is a big reward for his long-awaited years.Miaoyu is a wonderful jade; although Chen Yejun is an old friend, he is also a piece of beautiful jade——"Jun" has the sound of "Jun", and "Jun" is also a beautiful jade.They are all people who are unexpected by the world, as the saying goes: Fangqing is only for self-indulgence, to whom do you talk about elegance?Chen Yejun arranged everything for Miaoyu according to Miaoyu's intention - to leave quietly without alarming anyone - but for the sake of safety along the way, he borrowed a loyal and reliable servant from his good friend Han Qi - back then. It was Baoming, a young servant who followed Jia Baoyu, now an adult, and drifted to Han Qi's house after the fall of Jia's house - responsible for sending the four women of Miaoyu to their destinations.Before boarding the boat, Miaoyu shook out from her sleeve the green jade bucket she used to eat tea with, and handed it to Chen Yejun without saying anything; Chen Yejun took it and put it in his arms, also silently Saying goodbye, the two of you will leave here.Miaoyu waited to get on the boat, Baoming led the captain to Chen Yejun, Chen Yejun asked repeatedly, and rewarded some silver, the captain patted his chest to show that it was on him, Chen Yejun got on the horse and swung his whip, and went away without a word. look back.

In the afternoon of the same day, the ship unwound and set sail. Fortunately, the wind was smooth and the ship moved quickly.Miaoyu is meditating in the cabin, and Qin Zhang is chatting with Baoming at the stern.Qin Zhang sighed: "Finally, Ye Luo returned to his roots. After several years in the capital, it seemed like a dream. Speaking of it, the Rongguo Mansion treated us well, and such a benefactor would be hard to come by. It's just that his family suffered a terrible defeat." Then Jia Baoyu was finally released from prison and allowed to return to his original place of residence, but he was called Yan Juyi again..." He stopped here, afraid to say "it's all because our master has ancestral porcelain" etc. The words escaped.The Baoming looked around and whispered to her, "How do you know that the Baoyu under the shackle is not Jia Baoyu, but Zhen Baoyu!" Qin Zhang didn't understand for a while, and said, "Isn't it really Baoyu?" Baoming said

: "That day I went to the church meeting with Mr. Han, passed by the downtown, and was showing off the shackles of the prisoners. I saw it with my own eyes. Although there is really no difference in appearance between him and our second master, between the two of us. I knew right away that it was definitely not Second Master...Second Master and I have always had the same look in the same eyes, and everything was fine! But that man... Although his eyes are full of grievances, his eyes don't talk to me. After thinking about it, he must be Zhen Baoyu from the Zhen family. After his family was raided in Jinling, he was arrested in Beijing for interrogation. It was earlier than our Jia family's unlucky one. I heard that he later became a beggar and lived in Paozi every day. He earns his living by singing the lotus flower...the loyal princes and the others have admitted the wrong person!" Hearing this, Qin Zhang stroked his chest and said, "Amitabha! It turned out to be an irrelevant uncle..." Baoming frowned and said, "Isn't it irrelevant? ...I'm afraid ours is real, but he doesn't know yet, if he knows...I'm afraid it will make the fake come true!" Qin Zhang said: "Why are you talking about true and false, false and true? I'm so confused! Baoming then said: "It's hard to understand. I remember that the second master told me that he once saw a big archway in his dream, and there was a couplet on it: when the fake is real, the real is also fake. If there is nothing to do, there is nothing. You Do you understand?" As a boatman approached, the two quickly stopped talking.

Before going to sleep that night, Qin Zhang learned the tongue from Miao Yu based on what he heard from Baoming.Miao Yu's eyebrows trembled slightly, but she remained silent. A few days later, the ship arrived at Linqing, approached the pier, and replenished supplies.Miaoyu asks Qin Zhang to find out how long has it been since Prince Zhongshun's fleet passed by?Qin Zhang was puzzled, why ask about this?But for the master's orders, she always carried out as soon as possible without any compromise; she couldn't talk to the captain herself, so she asked Baoming to inquire.Baoming asked the boat owner, who said, "Don't mention that imperial envoy! They just left yesterday with about twenty large boats. They picked up the chicken, duck, fish, and fresh vegetables from the shore, but they took away the gluten, yuba , vermicelli, bean sprouts, fresh mushrooms, bamboo fungus...all the good ones are collected. If you want a good vegetarian meal, I'm afraid you have to go ashore in Suzhou and find a way to go! I managed to get some vegetables for you Tofu, just order it! When they arrive in Guazhou, they are afraid they will stay for a long time. If it’s good, they will take the lead. I’m afraid they won’t even be able to get decent tofu at that time—their guards never give anything away. Money, you think there is something, who is willing to put it up and sell it?" In this way, he finally figured out that the fleet of Prince Zhongshun stopped and went, and did not go far, maybe it was just one stop ahead.

A few days later, at nightfall, I could only hear the sound of the waves under the boat, which was more intense than before. Looking out from the window of the cabin, I could only vaguely distinguish the vast river water, and I couldn't see the outline of the two banks, so I knew that the canal had merged into the big river; Looking into the distance, there are two or three stars, flickering, and the boatman rowing the oar shouted: "Guazhou is here!" Before dawn, the boat of their party had already approached the pier.The berthing place is already at the corner of the pier, because the fleet of Prince Zhongshun is moored in the middle of the pier.The prince was an imperial envoy on patrol, and the officials at all stations along the way tried their best to flatter him; every boat in the fleet had flag boards, and there were small boats patrolling around when they were moored, and civilian ships were not allowed to approach.

It was bright.After breakfast, Miaoyu asked Qin Zhang and the nuns to go ashore for a walk, leaving only the baked tea outside the cabin to prevent outsiders from harassing them.Just about to meditate, he suddenly heard the sounds of beating, scolding and crying and arguing from outside the cabin. The latter voice had a familiar rhyme. It is a flower boat doing business in the middle of the river. Only the roof reveals the people on board. It is a madam and some prostitutes. The madam is beating and scolding the prostitute holding the pipa, saying: "Your tongue should Cut off a piece of it! I can't even grasp the words 'Er Yue Mei', what 'Ai Yue Mei' or 'Ai Yue Mei'... I thought you were a cash cow, but who knew it would be a waste of my chewing!" Then The one holding the pipa was just dissatisfied, and argued: "How many times have I changed the libretto, why don't you count it as an account?" Miao Yu made up her mind and didn't care much, so she hurried to the cabin door and opened the door. Open the door curtain, greet Baoming, and order him to call the flower boat over, and tell the mother on the boat that as long as the pipa girl comes over the boat, it doesn't matter if you give more money; After paying the bustard's money for the boat, she said she would pick it up in two hours. The bustard was overjoyed, and the flower boat went away temporarily.

The pipa girl on the flower boat is none other than Shi Xiangyun.It turned out that before she could get married, the two uncles were confiscated, their family property was confiscated, and all their population was sold off. She was sold several times, and she was stranded at Guazhou Ferry, and was sent to a flower boat every day. The supervisor and several other sisters tout business; because she bit her tongue a bit, she was not as good at singing as the other sisters, so she could only play the pipa and other instruments to please the guest officials. For this reason, she was beaten and scolded by the madam for more than a day.After being summoned by Miaoyu to board the boat, the two of them stayed in the cabin. Miaoyu closed the doors and windows, and there was no sound of pipa playing or singing. What happened, how did others know?Bao Ming, who was guarding outside the window, never recognized Shi Xiangyun, and just stared at the river in a daze.

Let's say that when Qin Zhang returned to the ship and entered Miaoyu's cabin, the cabin had been restored to its original appearance.Qin Zhang wanted to report some news on the shore, but he was surprised to see that Miaoyu had ordered the boatman and Baoming to put the four boxes that she had marked in advance. Before she could ask, Miaoyu told her "Qin Zhang, let's say goodbye now." Qin Zhang could hardly believe his ears, and couldn't even ask why.Miaoyu said quietly: "It's hard for you to follow me all these years. It's not to thank you, nor to make up for you. This is the heaviest box, you take it. What's in it, open it and understand. The two Mommy, it’s not easy, those two boxes are for them. Is this the lightest one? Baiming will escort me for a few days, so don’t bother him, please hand it over to him. I’ll change the locks of the four boxes for you The keys are all locked, so take care of yourself.” Then Qin Zhang hurriedly asked: “Where is the master going? This is Guazhou, which has not yet crossed the river, and is far away from Suzhou! When we were about to leave Beijing, didn’t you say that we might have to go further, perhaps to Hangzhou? I thought you were going to take us to Lingyin Temple!” Miaoyu said, “I’m going to take six Just a box, get off the boat here." Qin Zhang cried anxiously, because he asked why he got off the boat at Guazhou, and why he didn't want to abandon her?And vowed to follow Miaoyu, unwilling to go.Miaoyu said: "I went to a dead bone and jumped into the mud, like going to hell. This is my luck. Why do you pay for it for nothing?" Qin Zhang couldn't understand her words, but he knew the master It's always been a set idea, it's hard to chase a four-horse horse, it's hard to hold back a nine-horse cow, and weeping mournfully.Miaoyu let her cry to her heart's content.

9 The next day, two incidents of the same nature happened in the capital city and Guazhoudu—they were both done by "people who are surprised by the world". In the capital, Jia Baoyu surrendered to the government, and Zhen Baoyu was released.Originally, the news that Zhen Baoyu was wronged, Jiang Yuhan, Xi People kept Jia Baoyu from knowing about it, but Jia Baoyu finally heard about it. Taking advantage of the unsuspecting people hiding him, he walked out of the place and went straight to the government.But of course he would not tell the truth that the collector of Chengci is Miaoyu. In order to allow Miaoyu to have more time to hide in the safest place, he told the government that his family's Chengci might be hidden in Qinfang, Daguanyuan. Under the sluice, the government sent tolerance to dig. The project was very troublesome. First, the accumulated water had to be drained and the silt removed before further searching.In the end, it was impossible to find it, and Jia Baoyu knew that he would inevitably die.But since Lin Daiyu sank into the lake, he had run away from home and had been a monk once, so he had realized the issue of life and death. Later, he returned to secular life and married Xue Baochai. After the mansion was raided, he was also trapped in a prison, and he saw through life and death. Therefore, in order to free Zhen Baoyu and cover Miaoyu, he not only regarded death as home, but also had an extraordinarily peaceful state of mind. At Guazhoudu, Qin Zhang, the two nuns, and Baoming were sent away by Miaoyu. They took the box that Miaoyu gave them and went their separate ways; Out of their own, this is something later. After Qin Zhang and others left respectively, Miaoyu took six boxes and went straight to Lord Zhongshun to show her head.She calmly said to Prince Zhongshun: "The small porcelain clock with five colors you are looking for comes from me. That day, the old lady of Jia's mansion waited for tea in my Cuicui Nunnery, because she only ate half of it, I gave it to a relative of a poor woman in her family to eat. I think that woman is dirty, so I don’t want the bell. Jia Baoyu can’t see it, so I’m going to give it to the poor woman. That day Baoyu gave the bell to the poor woman. Gai Zhong handed over a little girl of the old lady, who was called Ding'er at the time, but now she is in your house, and she is called Liang'er—you can face her to witness this matter! How rich do you think the Jia's house is? Where did they get the porcelain treasures? If my ancestors hadn’t passed on to me the treasures of rare porcelain collected from generation to generation, I wouldn’t have so many of them! The Ning and Rong mansions used grates to grate and dig a foot, but they might not find the same match! There are many small bells made of porcelain that you have been fascinated by, not to mention there are more than that. Rare objects that are hundreds of times rarer are not only famous porcelains from Chai Kiln, Ru Kiln, Official Kiln, Ge Kiln, and Cheng Kiln in the Song Dynasty, but also blue and white multicolored porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty, Yongle Kiln, Xuande Kiln, and Chenghua Kiln in the Ming Dynasty. Porcelain... I have it in these boxes! Not only famous porcelain, but also a lot of other treasures, such as the gourd drinking vessel that Wang Kai played with in the Jin Dynasty and Su Dongpo in the Song Dynasty, and the whole Siamese rhinoceros horn. The bowl cup carved out of mountains and rivers and pavilions...Although the prince is very old, I'm afraid he may not have seen it before!..." Hearing these words, the prince's heart thumped so much that he couldn't help but salivate, because he said: "If that's the case, open it quickly Let me have a look at these boxes one by one!" Miao Yu sneered and said, "It's easy to take out a few for the prince to see. It's just that after the prince has seen it, he must quickly send a message to release the talent. If I don't release that Jia Baoyu, I will die. Don't open the box." The prince said: "If it's true that Chengci and other treasures are with you, then Jia Baoyu really doesn't have one, but you can let him go." Miaoyu said: "You write a letter and let the post express the capital to speak. Let him go." The prince said: "You open the box, and after I have checked it with my own eyes, your words are true, and I will accept them all, and then I can naturally do what you ask for." Miaoyu sneered deeper, because she said: "It's unreasonable! I The purpose of bringing the box here is to prove Jia Baoyu’s innocence, and you should release him; according to the royal law of the sage, the search of the house does not involve the family temple; The things in the temple, not to mention these things are handed down by my ancestors, not owned by the Jia family, why should the prince accept them all?" Although the prince was angered by Miaoyu's defense, but Miaoyu's beauty was already in his heart when he first saw it Itchy, and the glamorousness in the answer made him even more fascinated, so he declared domineeringly: "Since you have come to my place, I'm afraid I can't let you go! I'll give you a place to hide Jia's property I'll take all the boxes you brought, and I won't even try to get away with you! Putting you in the shackles first, and slapping you a few times, it's considered a slap in the face Well, I am always invincible, where do you go to complain? Who dares to appeal for you?" Miaoyu laughed out loud at this moment, looking around at the subordinate army servants present - they all stood there holding their breath, He lowered his eyebrows and was pleasing to the eye, not daring to express anything——said loudly: "Everyone heard clearly!It is the golden words and jade words of the prince and the imperial envoy!It turns out that it's always been like this!I expected so! "He laughed again and said to the prince: "You are a dead bone!You muddy pond!Since I dare to pay a visit today, I will 'since I come, I will settle down'!Well, well, my box will stay, and no one will leave!It's just that you must write down the letter immediately and order the post station to be sent to Kyoto as soon as possible, and Jia Baoyu should be released as soon as possible! The prince was furious, and said, "You are a nun, how dare you give orders to me!"How many guts do you have in your cavity?You just open a box for me first! "Miaoyu just didn't move, and the prince ordered his subordinates: "Forcibly open it for me!" "The subordinates went to look at the boxes. It turned out that each box was locked with a strange lock. The lock didn't need a key to open. It looked like a series of nine chains. Miaoyu said coldly: "None of you can open it. The chain lock needs to be solved by me personally, even if you wait and watch, I am afraid it will be difficult to learn - don't say that you can't open the box by force, it's me, if there is a slight mistake, there is a mechanism in the box, it will suddenly open When it broke out, the porcelain inside was immediately clipped into pieces.This is specially made by my ancestors to prevent theft. It is the fifth generation to unlock the nine-chain lock.If you want to smash all the precious porcelain in the box, I have no choice! The prince was doubtful, suddenly stomped his foot, pointed to a box, and ordered his subordinates to fetch the pliers, and forcibly twisted the lock off. Just as the subordinate twisted the lock, he heard a clattering sound in the box, and opened the lid. Sure enough, the bamboo clamps inside had crushed all the precious porcelain. Miaoyu clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha!sin!sin! The prince was furious, and yelled at Miaoyu: "Unlock and open the box for me!"No, I'll kill you! Miaoyu said: "Killing me is my good fortune." "Just close your eyes and recite the Buddha's name. When the prince saw her closed eyes and recited the Buddha's appearance, he was even more charming and scratched his heart. He thought that after all, you can't have both money and money, but you should get both money and money. He calmed down a little, sat back on the grand teacher's chair, and gasped. After a while, he said: "I didn't expect that you are amazing.It turns out that you have planned everything and came to make a deal with me. Miaoyu said: "I am a person outside the threshold. I didn't understand the meaning of the word "transaction in the wind and dust", but in order to save innocent people from unjust prisons, I had to jump into the mud and fall into hell. I went to the threshold to fight with you." This deal. "The prince winked at the servants on the left and right, and all bowed back; Miaoyu said with a smile: "Actually, in broad daylight and in the midst of disturbing the world, if you make a deal, why avoid your eyes and ears!"You and I, as far as you are concerned, you must want both people and money; as far as I am concerned, you must want Jia Baoyu to be released and safe and sound.How can you let me go if you don't see me unpacking the box with my own hands and taking out porcelain and other rare and ancient relics?I don't see you really letting people go, so how can you really open the box to get the treasure?If I can't really guarantee the safety of Jia Baoyu, how can I be willing to do nothing? "The prince asked: "You and I don't want to be deceived, how can this deal be done properly?" Miaoyu asked: "How long can you stay here at Guazhou?" "The prince said: "There are additional official duties here according to the purpose, so we need to stay for another four or five days, and arrive in Hangzhou in eight days to check and accept the seawall. Miaoyu said, "Okay."There is no need to go to Hangzhou to get married.Of the six boxes of treasures I brought, one box has been destroyed by you, and there are five boxes left; you will send a posthorse to Kyoto quickly after you release Jia Baoyu, and I will open a box for you after Jia Baoyu is released; after Jia Baoyu is released, you Arrange for him to go to Zhangjiawan to board a boat immediately, and come to Guazhou Ferry day and night; every day he goes on the road, I will unlock a nine-chain lock for you, and you can arrive after opening about three boxes. Seeing him, he asked the truth about the situation, and after he was let go, he opened the last box—naturally, it was the best box, and every article in it was priceless. , Blurred and flickering, it will capture all your three souls and six souls, and it will be difficult to resist. The prince squinted his eyes, clicked his tongue, and said with a sinister smile: "Opening a box every day is actually a way to get better, thanks to your imagination."It's just what is the thing that captures my soul and soul the most?When will you enter the red tent with me?If there is no such joy, I will not be able to let go of Jia Baoyu in the end! Miaoyu gritted her teeth and said, "You must know: the Buddha can sacrifice his life to feed a tiger!" " Prince Zhongshun ordered Wen to write down a letter, and immediately sent a post-horse courier to the capital to release Jia Baoyu.Sure enough, Miaoyu opened a box, inside was a whole set of official kiln white-filled tableware, shiny and clean, bright and eye-catching, the prince was overjoyed to see it.When Miaoyu unlocked the nine-chain lock, the orchid fingers fluttered like jade butterflies, which dazzled the onlookers, and it was really impossible to steal the skill.The prince regretted opening a box indiscriminately, and lost about ten thousand gold, but even if those fragments were sold by Cheng Rixing and others, they might still be worth a thousand taels of silver, so he still took care of them.Prince Zhun Miaoyu lived in the first cabin temporarily, provided vegetarian food, meditated every day during the day, and opened the box face to face in the evening, and the two of them traded as if they were going on step by step. 10 The autumn wind blows fiercely, and the canopy of the boat swells. People who are loyal to the prince's mansion take Jia Baoyu down the canal to ride the wind. Three days later, they arrive at Guazhoudu. Baoyu didn't know why, but thought he was forcibly sent back to Jinling's ancestral tomb.The boat was near the Guazhou Ferry Wharf, and he asked, "When will we cross Zhenjiang?" Who knows that he no longer crossed the south, called him to get off the boat, and was led to the big boat of Prince Zhongshun. There are two big rooms outside, and the outside room is arranged like an official office. Once you enter, the military prison quickly stands on both sides, and you can see the prince sitting behind the case, full of air and satisfaction, and ask him immediately: "Jia Baoyu, you lied about it." The location where the porcelain is hidden, teasing the government, despising the king's law, and death is more than a crime; now that your family does not have a complete collection of porcelain, killing you is boring, and releasing you, do you know how to be grateful?" Baoyu did not answer, just speculated repeatedly in his heart, the prince What kind of tricks are you playing?It doesn't matter whether you die or not, but you still have to be extra careful not to involve others because of yourself.The prince snorted a few times, and with a strong majesty, he continued: "I am on official business, and I have a lot of time to talk to you! Now I just want to tell you a word: I can do it for myself, and the farther the better, the better. Hugh makes me feel an eyesore again! If not, be careful of your life!" After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and ordered the hatchback to retreat outside the cabin, and then said: "Before you get out, let you see someone. This is a deal between me and her. Since she is supposed to deliver the goods, why should I hide and procrastinate?" Turning her head to the inside, she called out, "Miaoyu! The goods you want have arrived! Come out and verify yourself!" When Baoyu was full of doubts, Miaoyu suddenly came out of the room Flashed out; Baoyu couldn't believe his eyes, it really was Miaoyu whom he hadn't seen for a long time!Miaoyu looked Baoyu up and down, and asked: "Do you still remember that year in Changcui nunnery, I used Wuxi Erquan water to cook tea and invited you to taste it?" Baoyu was so surprised that he couldn't help saying: "That time you clearly used it Let us cook the snow harvested from the plum blossoms in the Panxiang Temple in the Xuantomb of Suzhou!" Miaoyu nodded and said, "I'm afraid they will use that precious jade from Zhen's family to deceive me. I'm relieved if you say that!" Baoyu asked, "You Why are you here?" Miaoyu just said: "I am locked here for the innate divine number." Pointing to the side of the prince, he said: "I have to succumb to this dead bone. My merits and virtues can only be completed in this way. He let him go You must defile me. If I don’t rely on you, neither you nor I can escape. So today I show my true face to you, and you can see that although my face is cold, my heart can’t get rid of the heat. I wish I could be in the nine heavens every day, but in the end I will not fall into hell. However, I have no complaints or regrets. From now on, you will forget me to the sky, and wipe away all the original impressions until there is nothing left. This is the right way!" Baoyu realized that it was Miaoyu who sacrificed herself. In exchange for her own freedom, she couldn't help weeping and said: "Why save me? If you die together!" Miaoyu said: "You forgot? You once shouted 'the world is equal', can you stand up and save that Zhen Baoyu, can't I save you? Human beings are suffering, suffering in the secular world, it doesn't matter to me, but if others are wronged and suffer because of themselves, then they will be indifferent at that time, and if they ignore it, they will surely be doomed!" The prince looked at the two The man grinned and said, "All right, all right! Baoyu, let's go! How can there be so many sour words and endless talk?" He even said to Baoyu, "Miaoyu insisted on seeing you before she let me get close. Where can I go?" What? If she doesn't agree, I will let the stagecoach stop you from going south, and kill you. She knows that I can do what I say, so she has no choice but to give in. Haha, I played with her yesterday, and it really looks like a flower, like a jade, It's amazing!" Fu said to Miaoyu again: "Don't be reckless! I let Baoyu go, and the last box, you have to untie the nine chains for me! I have rewarded those treasures who have reached the peak, and I will die. The fleet is sailing across the south of the Yangtze River!" Baoyu felt as though his heart was pierced by a knife, but Miaoyu did not show any signs of embarrassment. Miaoyu asked the prince: "I asked you to send someone to call the pipa girl on the flower boat, but are you waiting outside?" The prince said, "What else? I forgot to go to Java." But he still called Bring in the pipa girl.When the woman entered the cabin and saw Baoyu, she was in a daze at first, then she stamped her feet, called "Brother Love", and burst into tears; Baoyu was shocked, and when she looked closely, it was Shi Xiangyun!Feeling dizzy for a while, almost suspected it was a dream, and hurriedly pinched his own people, but Xiangyun was indeed in front of him.Miaoyu said aside: "I have paid the old bustard's worth, and Xiangyun is free. You two go away together, the sooner the better, the farther the better." The prince became impatient and urged: " What kind of place am I here? How can you stay long? Get out!" Baoyu and Xiangyun wanted to thank Miaoyu, but Miaoyu turned around and lifted the curtain to slip into the inner cabin.Baoyu and Xiangyun stared blankly at the door curtain, like ten thousand arrows piercing through the heart, but they couldn't make a sound.The prince chased them away loudly, and the two walked out of the big boat hand in hand with tears in their eyes. After all, there was no one to stop them. They crossed the springboard and landed on the shore. The two walked quickly and disappeared in the misty autumn mist.Later, Baoyu and Xiangyun regained their golden unicorns, and spent a dreamlike life together in the secluded countryside. 11 That night the prince repeatedly urged Miaoyu to open the last box.Miaoyu said again and again: "Did you send someone to hunt down Baoyu and the others? A kind-hearted person like you has always kept his promises and is used to killing people. I can't let you get this box of peerless treasures again." The prince As for swearing and swearing, he begged in a very ugly manner: "My aunt Miao and grandma Miao, please do me a favor! What's the fun of me killing them? This box of peerless treasures makes my heart itch! Please give me a bite!" Feast your eyes! Are you worried that after opening this box, I will kill you? I know you are not afraid of death, but now I regard you as a priceless treasure, and I cannot leave you for a moment! Therefore, at this moment Going out to do errands under orders, there will be a lot of inconvenience, please bear with me, as soon as I return to the capital, I will divorce that eldest wife and welcome you as my first wife; I will ignore Qiufang again! As for that pretty girl, she knows how to tell the truth, it is really disgusting Sooner or later, beat her to death!" Miaoyu was just delaying time, and the prince knew that it was to let Baoyu and Xiangyun escape safely. The next day the fleet was about to sail southward. This night, the big boats and small boats were crowded at the pier, and the prince's biggest boat was crowded in the middle.It wasn't until the prince was about to undress and go to bed, Miao Yu was urged by the prince again and again, that he squatted down beside the box, trying to unravel the nine chains.The prince stretched his neck, his eyes were as big as copper bells, looking forward to the appearance of the rare treasure that can capture all three souls and six souls.Miaoyu touched the nine-chain lock with her hand, raised her head and asked, "Do you really want me to open it?" The prince saw a strange smile on Miaoyu's face, and the desire for revenge was evident in the smile lines, so he knew something was wrong and wanted to avoid it. , but where is the rush?I saw Miaoyu pull the nine-chain lock with all her strength, the mechanism already installed inside, sparks were fired, and the fireworks and firecrackers in the box were ignited immediately, with a bang, the lid of the box exploded. Smash, blazing, crackling, the curtains and other things in the cabin immediately burned, and the flames quickly turned the wooden cabin into a ball of fire. The prince was about to flee, Miaoyu laughed wildly and hugged him tightly. one leg... The main boat caught fire, and the surrounding area was affected. The fire took advantage of the wind, and soon the big boat and small boats burned into a sea of ​​flames. How to fight in a hurry?The subordinate military prisons and others dived into the water one after another, fleeing for their lives, amidst the howling of ghosts and wolves. Alarmed by the sound of the fire, many people on the shore took to the streets in their clothes, and flocked to watch near the pier. There was a lot of discussion at the moment, with different opinions.I saw that the fire was getting hotter and hotter. The roof of the big boat where the prince was was collapsed in the flames. In the box that caused the fire inside, more fireworks were activated and exploded. Those were very beautiful fireworks. In the night sky, it is like a peacock spreading its tail, or a group of warblers making trouble in a tree, or a chrysanthemum blooming angrily, or dancing in a flurry of corals, one after another, whistling one after another, it is really strange, blurred and flickering, reflected in the surging river , and turned into a strange, treacherous and unpredictable phantom of light... The fire watchers on the shore almost suspected that they were in the Lantern Festival, and each kind of fireworks burst into the air, eliciting a burst of applause and cheers.The fireworks stopped, and everyone thought it was over, but they all hoped to feast their eyes again. Many people did not change their heads, and their eyes were still staring at the dark night sky.At this time, the firefighting soldiers sent by the Guazhou government came late, shouted sharply, and ordered everyone to avoid.Suddenly, another one of the fireworks that had been extinguished for a while jumped high into the sky—it was the one that Miaoyu had tied to her heart beforehand, and it burst into flight until she died in the flames—those who were about to leave were in a hurry Looking up, people pointed at each other, even the soldiers couldn't help but stop and watch. They saw that firework rising to a very high place, slowly bursting out a silvery and white flame, and finally appeared as a huge magnolia flower, staying for a long time In the vast night sky, the beautiful magnolia flower seems to be quietly overlooking the harassing world, savoring the grievances and hatreds in the world, and finally, amidst the joy and sorrow, gradually disappears... January 4, 1999, finished in Luyeju 【postscript】 In June 1993, I finished writing "The Death of Qin Keqing". In August 1995, the writing of "The Death of Jia Yuanchun" was completed.Now that I have finished writing "The Death of Miaoyu", I have finally fulfilled a long-held vow.These three novels condense almost all my discoveries and experiences in exploring the unknown.The integration of the three novels not only solves the mystery of the fate of Qin Keqing, Jia Yuanchun, and Miaoyu, but also mentions the real situation of the other nine beauties in "Jinling Twelve Beauties" after eighty chapters , and other old and young masters such as Jia Baoyu and Ning and Rongfu, as well as Zhen Baoyu, Liu Xianglian, Feng Ziying, Wei Ruolan, Jia Yun, Xiaohong, Xiren, Ping'er, Yuanyang, Qianxue, Baoming, Jia Qiang, Lingguan... and many other characters' fate development clues or final destination.现在一般的读者，所读的大多是被“红学”界称为“通行本”，即把高鹗所续的后四十回连缀在前八十回后的版本，不少读者以为高鹗所写的那些东西，大体上就是曹雪芹原来的构思，现在我要再一次向这些读者大声疾呼：不能相信高续！高鹗出生比曹雪芹晚半个来世纪，两个人根本不认识、无来往，高鹗在曹雪芹去世二十五六年后才续，他们二人绝非合作者，况且高鹗的思想境界与美学追求与曹雪芹不仅相距甚远，简直可以说是常常地背道而驰。有的“红学”家，如周汝昌先生，认为高续不仅糟糕，而且是一种阴谋，是故意要把一部反封建正统的著作，扭曲为一部到头来皈依封建正统的“说部”，也许他的论证尚需更强有力的材料来说明，但那思路的走向，我是认同的。从现存的比较接近曹雪芹原稿的手抄本的一些署名脂砚斋、畸笏叟的批语中，我们可以发现不少证据，证明曹雪芹是基本上写完了全书的（这部著作在脂砚斋笔下，一直把作为最终定稿的书名）；可惜由于种种仍需探幽发隐的复杂原因，只存下约八十回，八十回后均令人痛心地迷失无踪了！八十回后应该还有多少回？未必是四十回，“红学”界有认为是三十回的，有认为是二十八回的，我个人比较倾向全书一百零八回的判断。 高鹗对曹雪芹原意的歪曲与亵渎，在对妙玉的描写和命运结局的安排上体现得最为严重。他把第五回“太虚幻境”里“金陵十二钗正册”中涉及妙玉的判词“欲洁何曾洁，云空未必空”，竟理解成此人肉欲难抑；后来同样影射人物命运的《世难容》曲里，有一句“到头来，依旧是风尘肮脏违心愿”，他显然把“风尘”狭隘地理解成了类似成为妓女那样的状况，把肮脏就按通常俗语那样理解成了“龌龊”，这是绝大的错误。历年来已有若干“红学”家指出，“风尘”不止有“流落风尘”这一种用法，也可以理解成“红尘”即俗世的意思，而肮脏在古汉语里读作ｋaｎｇ ｚaｎｇ，是不屈不阿的意思，如文天祥的《得儿女消息》诗有句曰：“肮脏到头方是汉，娉娉更欲向何人？”由于前八十回里妙玉只在第四十一回和第七十六回里正面出现了两次，其余的暗写也仅寥寥四次（大观园落成后，林之孝家的向王夫人介绍她的来历；元春省亲时，曾到园中佛寺焚香拜佛题匾；李纨罚宝玉去栊翠庵讨红梅，妙玉后来又给了薛宝琴及众人红梅；宝玉寿辰她派人送贺帖，引起邢岫烟的议论等），所以读者在前八十回里觉得这个人很难把握。周汝昌先生认为，妙玉和秦可卿属于类似情况，也是罪家之女，被贾府藏匿在大观园中，后来贾氏获罪，这也是一条罪状；我原也曾顺这思路揣摩过，结果得出了不同的判断：以王夫人的胆识，她是绝不会在经历过“秦可卿风波”后，作主再收容罪家之女的，何况是将其安排在贾元春即将莅临的省亲别墅之中；她不等林之孝家的回完，便允妙玉入园，林之孝家的道，妙玉说“侯门公府，必以贵势压人，我再不去的”，王夫人竟笑着决定下帖子请她；倘是藏匿罪家之女，会这样轻松吗？还主动留下字据！在有的抄本上，这一段对话里，“林之孝”先写作“秦之孝”，后将“秦”字点改为“林”，此点大可注意，我以为，这样的蛛丝马迹，显示出曹雪芹从生活原型到艺术形象定位时的一些来回调整的苦心。我对妙玉家世来历与命运走向的探佚，便循着这样的一些线索前行。 在透露妙玉结局的《世难容》曲里，“到头来，好一似，无瑕白玉遭泥陷；又何须，王孙公子叹无缘”究竟怎么解读？许多人，包括不少的“红学”家，都认为“王孙公子”指的就是贾宝玉，我却不敢苟同。贾宝玉只爱林黛玉，只期盼着能与林黛玉终遂“木石姻缘”，这在书中写得非常清楚，他对薛宝钗、史湘云都无姻缘之想，怎么会对妙玉“叹无缘”呢？一般读者容易觉得妙玉在暗恋宝玉，最明显的证据是她把自己常日吃茶的那只绿玉斗拿给宝玉吃茶，又在宝玉过生日时派人送去贺帖，但这恐怕全是误会；妙玉确实放诞诡僻，可是她 在大观园中，明明知道宝玉与黛玉、宝钗已构成了一个“三角”，倘再加上湘云，已是“四角”，难道她还想插足其间，构成“五角”，谋一“姻缘”吗？这是说不通的。其实，在第十四回里，曹雪芹开列来给秦可卿送殡的名单，有这样的句子：“余者锦乡伯公子韩奇，神武将军公子冯紫英，陈也俊、卫若兰等诸王孙公子，不可枚数。”冯紫英在前八十回中的“戏份”已然不少，据“脂批”透露，卫若兰在八十回后将是一个正式登场的人物，且与金麒麟这一重要道具有关，这大家都是知道的，那么，紧接在冯紫英之后，又紧排在卫若兰前面的陈也俊，难道只是一个“顺手”写下的名字，在书中仅显现一次而已么？我们都知道的艺术手法，是“一树千枝，一源万派，无意随手，伏脉千里”、“一击两鸣”、“武夷九曲之文”，又频频使用谐音和“拆字法”来点破或暗示人物的品格命运，这是曹雪芹给我们当代用方块字写作的小说家们留下的宝贵美学遗产，不但不应怀疑亵渎，而且应当发扬光大。我由此大胆推测，对妙玉“叹无缘”的王孙公子，正是这个明点出了属于“王孙公子”系列的陈也俊。 “金陵十二钗”里，唯一既无贾、史、王、薛四大家族血缘，也未嫁到这些家族为媳的，仅妙玉一人，且排名第六，竟在迎春、惜春、王熙凤等之前，这说明在曹雪芹的总体构思中，她一定会起着非同小可的作用。倘从她和贾宝玉的关系上考察，则他们二人的契合点，应是她认定宝玉是个“些微有知识的”，而宝玉深知她是个“世人意外之人”，他们的那种精神境界，是一般常人难以企及的；误会为双方有“姻缘”之想，是因为八十回后关于他们关系的描写皆尽迷失。我现在的探佚成果，已呈现在大家面前，我想这样解释妙玉在贾宝玉命运中的至关重要、不可取代的作用，至少是自圆其说的吧！ 我这篇关于妙玉命运结局的探佚小说，一是根据前八十回文本，特别是诸多细节，如茜雪因枫露茶被撵；靛儿在“薛宝钗借扇语带双敲”时受辱；独小红能说出“千里搭长棚，没有个不散的筵席”等悟语；贾宝玉在袭人家看见了其两姨妹子“红衣女”，认为正配生活在深堂大院，且可作为亲戚；傅秋芳二十三岁未嫁，傅家嬷嬷议论宝玉的痴行痴语；王熙凤与贾琏的关系经历了“一从二令三人木”的三个阶段（“人木”即“休”字），后“哭向金陵事更哀”；关于巧姐儿的《留余庆》曲里说“劝人生，济困扶穷，休似俺那爱银钱忘骨肉的狠舅奸兄”；关于李纨的《晚韶华》曲里，批判她“虽说是，人生莫受老来贫，也须要阴骘积儿孙”；板儿曾在大观园里用佛手换来巧姐的香圆；妙玉赞“文是庄子的好”……等等，当然，最重要的，是从那只定窑小盖钟，衍化出一波又一波，直至推向最高潮的艺术想象；另一探佚的根据，则是脂砚斋、畸笏叟的批语，如“狱神庙回有茜雪、红玉一大回文字”，“小儿常情，遂成千里伏线”，“伏芸哥仗义探庵”（有把“探庵”说成就是“探（狱神）庙”，我认为此处明言“探庵”，应是指去了栊翠庵）……等等，其中我最看重的，是南京靖应鹍藏本第四十一回，在叙及妙玉不收成窑杯的文字旁的这条批语：“妙玉偏辟［僻］处，此所谓'过洁世同嫌'也。他日瓜洲渡口，红颜固不能不屈从枯骨，各示劝惩，岂不哀哉！”（原过录批语错乱太甚，此校读参照了周汝昌先生的研究成果）因“靖本”已迷失无踪，因此有人认为像这样的其他抄本上没有的独家批语是作伪者杜撰，我认为不可能是作伪，因为找不出“作案动机”。我从这条批语出发，将种种线索融会贯通，结撰出了现在这样一系列情节，故事结尾的空间，便安排在瓜洲渡口。 是我们中国文学的瑰宝，曹雪芹是中国最伟大的小说家，我对前八十回百读不厌，对曹雪芹的美学造诣十分景仰，研读、探佚其八十回中的修改原由，特别是探佚八十回后的人物命运、情节发展，使我沐浴在母语的至美享受之中，沉迷于中华优秀传统文化的丰富厚重、奇诡神妙之中。之所以不揣冒昧，把自己探佚的成果以小说的形式呈献与喜爱的读者们，正是因为我坚信，里仍有我们发展当代中国文学取之不尽、用之不竭的思想和美学滋养！感谢读我“红学探佚小说”的人们，欢迎批评指教，祈愿有更多的“红迷”涌现！ １９９９年１月５日凌晨，绿叶居中