Chapter 5 Chapter Five: The Four Princes of Fushe
It rained continuously for several days.Finally it was sunny again.Dong Xiaowan felt refreshed after waking up in the morning, and the gloom of the past few days made people feel bored.As the years went by, she felt more and more that her mood was always changing with the weather. Even, many times she could predict the weather. If the next day was cloudy, she would start to feel depressed the night before.But if the next day is sunny, there will be many happy smiles in her sleep the night before.
After finally making it to the afternoon, she hurried up to the Meixiang Building.Just after Li Xiangjun had lunch, the two sisters were sitting in the corridor playing chess.The early spring sunshine shone thinly on Meixiang upstairs, and the two sisters were very warm.Xiao Wan raised her head and found that someone had inserted a few willow branches with green buds in the cracks of the pillars, just like the pillars themselves.There is a certain mysterious magic about spring that is exciting.The Dongxi sisters were strangling vigorously on the chessboard, and suddenly found a scholar standing beside them, and they both stood up in surprise.
Dong Xiaowan saw that it was a middle-aged scholar whom he didn't know, while Li Xiangjun looked at the man in a daze, with tears of sorrow rolling in his eyes.Li Xiangjun wasn't ready to receive guests that day, and was wearing an ill-fitting short jacket. At this time, his hands kept pulling at the damn clothes.It could be seen that the scholar was also extremely excited.He called out with a trembling voice: "Xiang Jun."
Tears burst out of Li Xiangjun's eyes, and she threw herself into the man's arms and cried out loudly.The two stood in front of Dong Xiaowan hugging each other tightly, forgetting Dong Xiaowan's existence.Even if there are thousands of words, how can they be spoken?
Dong Xiaowan knew that this suave and suave scholar was Hou Chaozong whom Xiangjun's sister had longed for, and felt joy for Xiangjun in her heart, so she walked away quietly, fearing to disturb this unprecedented warmth.Li Xiangjun and Hou Chaozong were deeply immersed in the great joy of reunion, and they didn't realize how Dong Xiaowan left.The moment Dong Xiaowan stepped into the hall, she looked back and saw that Li Xiangjun and Hou Chaozong were hugging tightly, and the spring sunshine gave them a golden edge.This situation touched Dong Xiaowan's heart.
Dong Xiaowan was envious of Li Xiangjun while thinking about her own life.She was very sad, since she was a guest, she didn't know how many men she met since Xiang Yingtian, but none of them were as tender as Hou Chaozong treated Li Xiangjun today.She walked down the Meixiang Building, and almost couldn't help but want to hug the big ancient locust tree in the courtyard and cry.
Dong Xiaowan spread out a piece of fine plum-blossom paper on her desk, picked up a pen and wrote the words "Mao Pijiang", and then sat there in a daze.
It's not so much that Dong Xiaowan longs for the frontier, it's better to say that she longs for warmth.Because Mao Bijiang at this moment is just a floating figure.He is just a possibility, that is to say, Dong Xiaowan pinned great hopes on him to gain warmth, but he is not sure that he will actually get it.In her hallucinations, the sad shadow of Hou Chaozong and Li Xiangjun hugging often appears.
She was sitting in front of the desk in a daze, but unfortunately she didn't notice standing behind her.When Xixi reached out to remove the piece of paper on the desk, Dong Xiaowan couldn't grab the piece of paper, so she pretended to be embarrassed and sat on the bed, puffed her lips and said, "Even you bully me."
Xixi was afraid that she would be really upset, so she returned the paper to her.Dong Xiaowan put the piece of paper on the candle flame.The corners of the paper turned yellow first, as if a lot of force had been exerted inside, a bright yellow flame rose up.When it was half-burned, Dong Xiaowan moved the candle flame away, and blew several breaths on the burning paper, causing the black paper dust to fly all over the room.Looking down at the half piece of paper with burnt yellow edges in his hand, he found that there was still a word "那" left.
Xixi said: "Sister, this name is really well written."
Dong Xiaowan collected himself and looked at the words with the eyes of appreciating calligraphy and painting. It was indeed beautifully written and full of charm.She has practiced calligraphy earnestly during many times when it was raining and she couldn't go out, but she has never achieved such a miraculous effect.It turns out that beautiful things cannot be pursued deliberately, and sometimes the realm obtained by accident is the pinnacle that will never be reached again.She thought that love might also be such a beautiful thing.
Xixi hugged her from the side and said: "I went to Meixianglou for a while, sister Xiangjun sent you a letter." Dong Xiaowan kissed her on the face and said: "Damn girl, hurry up Take it out." Xixi smiled and took out a piece of purple cloud paper from the corner of the hem of the clothes and handed it to Xiaowan.
Li Xiangjun's graceful handwriting dances on the paper.She first invited Xiaowan to play in Meixiang Building, and said that she was studying with Hou Chaozong these few days, and he was preparing to take the exam in this subject, and the two of them had a sincere relationship.Dong Xiaowan frowned jealously.She then told Xiaowan that Hou Chaozong also felt that she and Mr. Mao were a natural match, and was willing to match a good match.He also said that the impostor was going to Jinling in the next few days, and asked Xiaowan to prepare and wait patiently.
When Dong Xiaowan heard the news about Pijiang Pijiang, she couldn't help but fall into idle thoughts again.
Xi Xi said angrily: "What are you pretending to be a son? It made my sister suffer from lovesickness." Xiao Wan smiled at her, and gently pulled back a strand of hair that was hanging on her forehead.
When Mao Bijiang arrived in Jinling with his bookboy Mingyan, he was due to enter the examination hall only one day later, seeing that he was actually in Jinling City, Mingyan let out a long sigh of relief and said, "My lord, if you delay on the way One course, I'm afraid I won't pass this subject."
Passing the Taoye Ferry, he saw many prostitutes wearing slippers sitting on the bow of the boat basking in the sun, with no expression on their faces, as if they were carefree.Mao Bijiang recalled a poem by Du Mu back then: "Business women don't know the hatred of subjugation, but across the river they still sing about flowers in the backyard."
Mao Bijiang brought tea smoke and lived in the home of Chen Dingsheng in the lotus sedan chair on Chengxian Street.The old friend hadn't seen each other for two years, so naturally there was endless talk, until we talked about the third watch drum, and then I remembered that I was exhausted all the way, so I stopped talking and fell asleep.
The next day, Mao Bijiang overslept and woke up two hours later than usual.Just after washing, Hou Chaozong and Fang Mizhi stepped into the door.The four laughed and chatted for a while, and then they took their books to study.The exam is going to start tomorrow, maybe I will pass this subject, and I will get a sub-list or something, but my wish will be fulfilled.
In the afternoon, the four of them arrived at Gongyuan Street and went through the examination procedures one by one.Chen Dingsheng spent two taels of silver to find out a piece of bad news from an officer: the chief examiner of this subject was Yangzhou Guo Liangfu who was against Fushe. "Bah! This dog official!" The four of them knew it in their hearts:
Jinke is hopeless again.
Fang Mizhi said: "Anyway, it's the way it is. When we enter the examination room, let's judge the state affairs. The four of us don't go home to review any lessons. We just go to a cheap restaurant and drink it until we get drunk."
The four of them entered a hotel at random, ordered a few small dishes, pulled off the lid of the wine, and drank from a large bowl.Damn it, Chen Dingsheng thought, being a robber is also very enjoyable, he can grab any woman he likes, and he just eats meat and drinks in big bowls on weekdays.After a few rounds of drinking, Hou Chaozong left first, thinking of Li Xiangjun in his heart.Everyone didn't stop him from going.After the wine, Fang Mizhi got drunk like mud.The three of them supported each other and walked along the empty long street, shouting some inexplicable songs loudly along the way, causing a woman from a rich family to face the street, half naked, sticking out her head and cursing: " Smelly literati, every year the imperial examinations are so annoying to my mother."
Early the next morning, Hou Chaozong, Mao Pijiang, Chen Dingsheng, and Fang Mizhi rushed into the examination room with their necessities.
Having nothing to do, Dong Xiaowan kicked shuttlecock in the yard.The feathered shuttlecock jumped around her like a bird, and Xixi was beside her in admiration.
Suddenly someone opened the courtyard door a crack, a girl poked her head in and winked at Xixi secretly.Out of the corner of Dong Xiaowan's eye, he caught a glimpse of Cuicui, Li Xiangjun's servant, and pretended not to see it, kicking the shuttlecock towards the courtyard gate vigorously.The shuttlecock flicked on the courtyard gate, and just landed in front of Cuicui.Cuicui squeezed into the door, picked up the shuttlecock, smiled and called: "Sister Xiaowan."
Dong Xiaowan glared at her, and asked: "What are you doing so ghostly? You sneaked out to play without telling sister Xiangjun?"
"No! Don't talk about Sister Xiangjun, she has Hou Chaozong as her companion these days, and she has completely forgotten about me. She only thinks of me when something happens."
"So you're here on business. What's the matter?"
"Actually, it's nothing. Sister Xiangjun asked me to tell you that Mr. Rugao's fake son arrived yesterday. He said that they finished the exam, so let Hou Chaozong accompany him to see you."
"That's it?" Dong Xiaowan heard that Mao Bijiang had arrived, and it seemed that meeting him was not a problem, if he was the kind of romantic person they mentioned.Feeling happy in her heart, she said to Cuicui without changing her face: "Go back and tell Sister Xiangjun that I know about it."
Cuicui originally wanted to take advantage of Dong Xiaowan's happy time to ask for a few more crispy cakes, but seeing that Xiaowan's sister didn't respond, she was very disappointed, and she scuffled with Xixi before returning to Meixianglou.
Dong Xiaowan just wanted to go upstairs.Dong Min dragged a green bamboo and walked into the courtyard humming the tune of "Qing Ping Le".It just so happened that Mrs. Chen went to the latrine and was walking out while wearing her trouser belt. When she saw Dong Min, she immediately asked, "Old man, why are you dragging a tender bamboo back?"
"Hey, it's spring," Dong Min said, "Pie a kite for my baby girl to play with."
When Dong Xiaowan heard the kite flying, she jumped up for joy.The father and daughter cut open the bamboo in the yard, took a few bamboo slices from the straightest part, and thinned them carefully with a knife.
Xixi took advantage of this time to go and buy thin leather paper.
As she tied the kite, Xiao Wan recalled how she and Xixi flew a kite on the Qinhuai River in the spring of the year before last: The kite couldn't fly no matter what, so Xixi pulled the string and ran forward. The kite stuck to the ground like a The little dog wagging its tail, chasing Xixi, made Dong Xiaowan laugh out loud.Xixi heard laughter, looked back, unexpectedly tripped over a stone, fell into the mud, and had a big bump on her forehead.That bag made me regret that I didn't dare to go out for eight days.Women all look the same, and if there is something wrong with their faces, it always feels as serious as the sky falling.Thinking of this, Dong Xiaowan reached out to touch Xixi's forehead.Xixi was very sensitive to realize that sister Xiaowan was touching the bag from the year before last, so she pursed her lips and beat her hand aside.
After the kite was tied up, Dong Min first took it to the fishing alley and tried to run it twice. Like the kite from the previous year, this kite couldn't fly, and it also chased Dong Min like a dog, which made Dong Xiaowan and Xi Xiyi opened the door and laughed.Dong Min ran out of breath and threw the kite away in anger.When he walked into the courtyard and closed the door, he saw a few neighbor's children wrestling for the kite, and suddenly there was joy on their angry faces: These silly grandchildren, even if they fought for the kite, they would have torn it up long ago!
In the evening, Boss Mu of Duobaozhai sent someone to report that there were some good paintings and asked Dong Xiaowan if he would buy them.Dong Xiaowan had long wanted to buy some desirable old paintings to decorate the room, so she promised to go to see them tomorrow.
the next day.Xiaowan and Xixi went to Meixiang Tower first.
Seeing Li Xiangjun, Dong Xiaowan felt a little strange, sister Xiangjun always covered her chin with her sleeve.Dong Xiaowan asked with concern: "Sister Xiangjun, what's the matter with you?"
Li Xiangjun removed the sleeve covering her chin, and there were seven or eight red pimples on her chin.Dong Xiaowan cried out in shock, "How could this happen?"
Cui Cui interjected: "It's not Hou Chaozong's fault. He clamored to eat mutton as soon as he came. Sister Xiangjun ate mutton with him for a few days. When he got angry, he developed these ghost ideas."
Xiangjun laughed and said, "Master Hou shouldn't be blamed. If you want to blame it, you can only blame me for being greedy."
While talking, she dragged Xiao Wan to sit down in the corridor.The breath of spring breeze floats around.
Xiangjun told Xiaowan that today is the day to take the exam, and Hou Chaozong and Mao Pijiang are also in the exam booth at the moment.It takes ten days to come out after entering the test room, and the test takers are all fed and lodging inside, lest someone sneak out and ask someone to write the essay for you.
The topic turned to Mao Pijiang.Li Xiangjun couldn't help but praise.He also told an interesting story: On the day before Confucius was sacrificed in the year before New Year's Eve, Fushe advocated a post in Liudu, scolding Ruan Dacheng, the remnant of the eunuch Wei Zhongxian, to the point of blood.Ruan Dacheng forced his way into the Confucian Temple, trying to tear up all the posters and was beaten up by everyone.It's funny to say that Mao Pijiang was the one who fought the most.Hearing that he was excited to play, he jumped up and kicked in the air with both feet, but he failed to kick Ruan Dacheng.
Both of them laughed.Xiao Wan asked: "Young Master Mao likes to fight?" Xiang Jun said: "On the contrary, he has no power to restrain a chicken, and he is the most elegant gentleman."
At this time, Li Zhenli came upstairs with a plate of fruit: "Two good girls, come and eat the oranges you just bought. It's really rare, you can still eat this precious thing this season."
When Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowan heard that they were oranges, they immediately salivated from the bottom of their tongues, each quickly snatched one, eager to break it apart.
As a result, the two were disappointed.It turned out that the tangerine was bright and lovely on the outside, but it was covered with green moldy clothes inside.All tangerines are the same when they are broken open.Li Zhenli had no choice but to think she was unlucky and went downstairs.Dong Xiaowan heard her scolding downstairs: "Farmer son of a bitch, you paid me four kuai for nothing."
Li Xiangjun said: "Gold and jade are on the surface, but they are ruined."
"Hey, isn't that impostor just like this mandarin, a guy who's 'beautiful on the outside but rotten on the inside'?"
"You're so heartless." Li Xiangjun made a dimple on Xiaowan's cheek with his middle finger.
The two chatted again, and Dong Xiaowan left.She and Xixi are going to Duobaozhai to look at the paintings.
Mao Bijiang and the others entered the examination shed, and the book boy Mingyan was happy to be at ease alone.He wandered around the city of Jinling.
He first watched a monkey show by the Qinhuai River.Then I bought a bunch of candied haws, and walked away while eating. Several children followed him, staring at him after eating, and then reluctantly walked away.Mingyan turned the corner of the street and saw a blind man telling someone's fortune, so she also squeezed in to get a divination, and asked the young master about the good or bad fortune of Jinke.As a result, the blind man decided that the son would open the door today.Mingyan was so happy that he gave the blind fortune teller three pieces of silver.
Walked and walked to Duobaozhai.The jewels in the shop attracted him.He dived in.But he was delighted to see all the exquisite antiques in the store.He fell in love with a jadeite fan pendant at a glance, and bought it for twelve taels of silver, planning to give it to Mr. Mao as a gift.He was just about to leave, but a carriage stopped in front of the store, and a beautiful woman got out of the carriage, and he was fascinated by it.
This woman is really radiant, when she walked into the store, Ming Yan felt that the brilliance of the antiques in the store was dimmed by three points.The beautiful woman picked two paintings and said she would take them home for appraisal. If they were genuine, she would send money in two days.The woman rolled up the scroll, went out, got into the car and left.
Mingyan said to herself, "What a beautiful woman."
The clerk at the side replied: "There are famous actors on the Qinhuai River, how can they not be beautiful."
Mingyan asked: "What's her name?"
The store clerk said: "Her name is Dong Xiaowan. Why, little brother also wants to play. Do you have a lot of money? If you have, go and enjoy the beauty, and you will never forget it."
Mingyan remembered the name Dong Xiaowan.I thought to myself: when I went out, the young lady gave me an extra three hundred taels of silver, saying it was a generous reserve, and now it will come in handy. After the young master finishes his exams, he must be persuaded to play with this famous prostitute named Dong Xiaowan.Hey, I don't know how the young master did in the exam.Mingyan looked up at the sky, the sun had already slanted to the west.
Let’s say that Mao Bijiang and others entered the examination booth, waiting anxiously for the examiner to hand out the questions and papers.Unexpectedly, the chief examiner, Guo Liangfu, wanted to take the bow and arrow test first. The candidates were confused for a while, but they dared not speak out, for fear of offending the chief examiner.
It turned out that in the eighth year of Chongzhen, the emperor suddenly had a whim, thinking that it would be good if all the talents who passed the scientific examination were both civil and military, so he issued an edict stipulating that all candidates should not only take a written test, but also take a bow and arrow test.Make scholars also pay attention to armaments, and contribute to the country at that time.This rule has stumped thousands of frail scholars.
Mao Pijiang and others are most afraid of this test except Chen Dingsheng who is not afraid of the martial arts test.
Guo Liangfu's move undoubtedly gave them a big blow.The four had no choice but to put down the four treasures of the study, and took advantage of the time before the exam to lift the stone lock to practice their arm strength.However, among the hundreds of examinees in the examination room, there are more than a hundred stone locks jumping up and down, the scene is quite spectacular.
The exam officially starts in the afternoon.Candidates shoot arrows in order.It is stipulated that each person shoots two arrows.Among the four young masters, it was Chen Dingsheng's turn first, he unhurriedly picked up his bow and set up his arrows, the two arrows "ba" and "ba" hit the target, and he won the twelve rings.Then there was Hou Chaozong, who tried his best and only shot nine rings.
Now it was his turn to take Pijiang, which was the subject he dreaded the most.Everyone knew that his hand strength was extremely weak, and they all sweated for him.Mao Pijiang walked into the arena, trembling slightly all over his body.
As soon as he took hold of the bow, he knew that he was dealing with the hardest bow.When the arrow is mounted, compare the posture and draw the bow vigorously, but the bowstring is only half drawn.Sweat broke out on Mao Pijiang's face, he gritted his teeth and exerted all his strength, the bow was fully drawn, but the arrow pointed to the sky.He wobbled back and forth trying to correct the arrow pointing at the target, but when he lost his endurance, he let go of his fingers, and the arrow pierced through the air.It was also a coincidence that a sparrow just flew by and was shot right by the arrow.The audience roared with cheers.The accompanying examiner picked up the arrow wearing the sparrow, and asked the examiner how many rings should be sentenced.
The chief examiner, Guo Liangfu, wanted to punish the young man of Fushe, but it was inconvenient to be too explicit in front of hundreds of examinees, so he judged that the arrow counted as ten rings.
Mao Pijiang heard that it was counted as ten rings, but had passed the standard of eight rings, so he shot the second arrow randomly.The arrow flew only halfway and stuck in the ground.There was a burst of laughter in the examination room.
The four young masters were glad that they all passed the test, so they stood aside to watch the jokes of the other candidates, and secretly hoped that Chen Dingsheng's eighteen rings would be the highest score.Unexpectedly, a young candidate who appeared later made their last idea shattered.The boy scored twenty rings, full marks.The accompanying examiner sang this person's name: "Ningbo Zhang Huangyan." The four young masters were disappointed, and they discussed in private that this young man was just a martial artist, nothing special.If they could know that it was Zhang Huangyan who would lead the Southern Ming Rebel Army to fight the Qing soldiers for more than 600 bloody battles in a few years, the four sons would look at this young man with admiration.
The remaining three literary examinations are the specialty of the four young masters, so naturally they are no problem.
Dong Xiaowan and Xixi happily jumped out of the carriage with the scroll in their arms, and the moment they entered the courtyard, they saw a face with a knife mark smiling evilly at them.She hurriedly closed the courtyard door, but her heart was beating non-stop. She had a premonition that something unexpected was about to happen.
Busy a few steps and ran upstairs.
After a while, Aunt Chen walked in with a pale face, holding a post in her hand, and the hand holding the post was trembling.
"Mom, what's wrong with you? You look so bad."
"Good girl, read this post first."
Dong Xiaowan read the post, but it was Zhu Tongrui, the famous overlord of Jinling who invited her to drink with him at Nuancui Pavilion in Bian Yujing tomorrow night.Dong Xiaowan thought to herself: I will pass a few overlords in Jinling City, so Zhu Tongrui is no big deal.Then he said to his mother: "Mother, it's just a post, I just don't go."
Aunt Chen said in a tearful tone: "My dear girl, how do you know this powerful relationship.
Zhu Tongrui can do anything, we can't afford to mess with him.The three scars on the mother's back were cut by him ten years ago.How did God let you also meet this enemy! "
Dong Xiaowan said: "This person is so hateful, I won't go tomorrow."
"No, good girl. We are not allowed to mess with him. All officials in Jinling City give him five points, and we, the cheapest people, have no choice but to let him trample on us.
Eight years ago, he also set fire to Miss Zhao Xiyue's building in the old courtyard and burned Zhao Xiyue to death.Tomorrow, no matter what, we have to deal with it. "
Dong Xiaowan also understands that there are always things in this world that she can't afford to mess with, so she promises to go tomorrow. "Anyway, it's at sister Yujing's place. I also have a caretaker."
In the evening of the next day, Dong Xiaowan felt angry when she thought that she had to go to this party that she didn't want to go to.Fearing that this would bring disaster to the whole family, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go.She asked Xixi to stay at home and went alone.Aunt Chen was worried, so she told her father to go with her.
Dong Xiaowan thought about going later.Turning around and seeing the two paintings from yesterday, I thought: "Hmph, please ask sister Liu Rushi to help me identify the authenticity of the paintings first. Sister Liu is an expert in this field, and besides, I haven't seen sister Liu for a long time."
The carriage passed through the busy city, and Dong Min sat in front chatting uncomfortably with the groom.The carriage turned to the left again, and it stopped firmly at the "Hidden Garden" where Liu Rushi and Qian Muzhai lived.Dong Min jumped out of the car first, and then helped his daughter out of the car.Dong Xiaowan asked her father to go to Nuancui Pavilion first to write a letter, saying that she had something to delay in Qian's residence and would be late.
She thought to herself: Master Qian Muzhai is also the Minister of Rites in Liudu after all, so he must have some face with Zhu Tongrui.Dong Min took the first step according to his words.
When Liu Rushi saw Dong Xiaowan, she was so happy that she hugged her in the yard and kissed her enough.
Holding a cup of tea, Qian Muzhai stood under the porch looking at these two beauties, his heart was happy, and the smile on his face was meaningful.Seeing how intimate the two of them were, he cleared his throat and signaled that it was enough for the two of them.His figure under the light of the lantern stretched long into the yard, Liu Rushi and Dong Xiaowan walked into the hall holding hands under Qian Muzhai's shadow.
Liu Rushi liked ancient paintings the most, not to mention appreciating for others can show his talent.After entering the hall, he unceremoniously pushed all Qian Muzhai's books, case files, writing sheets and other things piled up on the desk to the ground.After a burst of rattling papers, the desk was empty.Qian Muzhai usually doted on his little wife, and he followed Liu Rushi's temper in everything.At this moment, he hurriedly put down his teacup and ran to clean up the scrolls on the ground by himself.
Liu Rushi took a picture scroll in Xiaowan's hand, put it on the table, and untied the tether.Dong Xiaowan saw her push the scroll with her two slender hands like playing a piano, and the scroll made of rosewood rolled towards the other end of the desk like a wheel, and a wonderful landscape painting was displayed on the desk.
Liu Rushi walked around the book case to appreciate it carefully, and then lightly scratched the corner of the painting with his fingernails, and said, "It should be the real one. I don't think it's wrong."
It was only at this time that Liu Rushi appreciated the picture carefully: two tall and straight pine trees were painted in the close-up, and the miscellaneous trees were dotted with twists and turns in the middle, showing the backbone of the picture.The mountains across the bank are gathered with long textures and piled up with alum stones, thick and simple.The shallow reeds on the lake are scattered and scattered.
There is a leaf boat dotted between the lake and the mountain, the blue waves are flat and far away, rippling and boundless.Under the vicissitudes of the whole picture, there is a trace of the author's innocence.The layout of the picture is simple, and the painting environment is bright and quiet.Liu Rushi praised: "Good painting!"
Dong Xiaowan looked at Liu Rushi's expression carefully and knew that she was very excited.I also feel a little proud of myself.
After appreciating the picture, Liu Rushi came to see the inscription.If you don't look at it, you will be shocked.But the title of the title is: Plum Blossom Taoist Playing Ink.The author wrote a poem at the place where the corners of the painting are white: "The wind blows at night on Dongting Lake, and the wind stirs the center of the lake. The leaves are horizontal. The orchids are stable and the grass clothes are new. They only catch perch but not the name." It clearly entrusts the freedom of seclusion Escapism.Liu Rushi turned around and hugged Dong Xiaowan and said loudly: "My sister has good eyesight. Do you know the name of this painting?"
"My younger sister has little knowledge, only knows that this painting is very good, but doesn't know its details.
Please advise my sister. "
"This is the famous "Dongting Yuyin Picture"."
Qian Muzhai originally thought that there would be no treasures in the paintings bought in the market, so he didn't come forward to join in the fun, and lay on the bench alone to read a book.At this time, upon hearing Liu Rushi's excited exclamation, he stood up and asked suspiciously, "Is it really "Dongting Yuyin Tu"?"
Qian Muzhai threw away the book and didn't put on his shoes. He ran to the desk a few steps, savored the painting carefully for a while, then stood up excitedly and shouted: "It really is the real product of Wu Zhonggui from the previous dynasty. I didn't expect it to fall into the hands of Miss Xiaowan." , is really a great blessing."
Dong Xiaowan couldn't help but be overjoyed.Only then did I realize that this painting is the best in the world.The painter of this painting is Wu Zhonggui, one of the "Four Masters of the Yuan Dynasty".This person was born in poverty and made a living selling divination. Before he became famous, he was not valued by others.It is said that he lived next to Sheng Mao, a famous painter at that time, and his wife made fun of him when she saw Sheng Mao's wife wearing gold and silver and she was poor.He said confidently: "Twenty years later there will be no return."
Sure enough, within a few years, his painting name surpassed that of Sheng Mao, gaining a peerless reputation.
Qian Muzhai was still shaking his head and leaning over the screen, with a look of satisfaction overflowing his face.
He said: "What a hermit world."
Liu Rushi said: "If you have the guts, you can just live in seclusion as an official."
Qian Muzhai resentfully said, "It's enough if you have the heart."
Liu Rushi hurriedly asked Xiaowan to open another painting to have a look.With the surprise of the previous painting, Liu Rushi settled the painting and looked at the title first.But seeing the handwriting is strong and elegant, combining hardness and softness.The corner of the painting reads: "The ice flowers are all as round as jade, and the Qiang flute can't blow them down."
Liu Rushi couldn't help laughing.Dong Xiaowan was puzzled, looked at Sister Liu, and then at the screen.This is a picture of black plum, and the picture is taken from a branch of giant plum.The scattered branches, with the potential of bow and crossbow, fully show the charm and strength of the plum blossom in full bloom.Thousands of stamens, full of vitality, showing a thriving charm.The layout wins with density, but it is dense but not chaotic, complex and rhyme.Dong Xiaowan knew it was a good painting, but he didn't know why Liu Rushi smiled so strangely.
Liu Rushi bent down with a smile.Qian Muzhai leaned over to look at the painting, fascinated, and sighed.Liu Rushi had laughed enough, and said to Xiaowan breathlessly: "Sister Xiaowan, what kind of merit did she cultivate in her previous life, so that you can get two masterpieces out of thin air. Do you know that these are painted by Wang Mian of the previous dynasty?" "Ice Flowers Like Jade Picture"?"
Qian Muzhai was so happy that he danced and danced, Liu Rushi knew that he was going to recite poetry again just by looking at him.Sure enough, he shook his head and recited a poem: "The old Dongting in cold water, ice flowers accompanied by knives and branches. Does Liu Ji know where Junjun's love is strong?"
When Dong Xiaowan and Liu Rushi heard their names written in his poem, they both smiled and wished Qian Muzhai a blessing.
Liu Rushi asked, "How much is Duobaozhai's bid?"
Xiaowan said, "Six hundred taels of silver."
Qian Muzhai said: "Poor, pitiful. Boss Mu is ignorant, and presumably he lied to some son's family heirloom.
These two paintings are worth six thousand taels of silver. "
Dong Xiaowan immediately said that he did not dare to monopolize the peerless product, so he gave the "Dongting Yuyin Picture" to Liu Rushi.Qian Muzhai loved her very much, but pretended to refuse.
Dong Xiaowan insisted on seeing them off, and Liu Rushi happily accepted the scroll.
After appreciating the painting, the three of them sat down in the hall and drank tea.Liu Rushi asked with concern: "I heard from Kou Baimen that Li Xiangjun wanted to match you with Mao Bijiang. How is the matter going? Have you met Mr. Mao?"
"I heard that he has already entered the examination room, but I haven't seen him yet." Xiao Wan was a little embarrassed, "Success depends on fate."
Qian Muzhai said: "I have met Mr. Mao a few times. A talented man from Rugao is worthy of our little sister Xiaowan."
Liu Rushi said: "Sister Xiaowan is a blessed person, she can jump out of the sea of suffering at a young age."
Speaking of this, Dong Xiaowan remembered that Zhu Tongrui was waiting for her in the Nuancui Pavilion, so she hurriedly got up and said goodbye.Liu Rushi knew that she was entertaining, so he joked, "I don't know which young master will enjoy such a good fortune tonight."
"You son of a bitch is Zhu Tongrui's grandson."
When Qian Muzhai heard Zhu Tongrui, he jumped up.He has worked with Zhu Tongrui for many years, and he is well aware of his violence and eccentricity.He told Xiaowan: "You must be careful when you go. Anyway, I still have a little face with him. If I go late, I will say that I was delayed. Maybe I will forgive me. You must not lose your temper. You and you Like Sister Liu, she is too strong. You must be patient and deal with him after all."
Dong Xiaowan nodded in agreement.After leaving the Yin Garden, I rented a car and drove slowly to Nuancui Pavilion.The people in the night market are almost gone.
Zhu Tongrui beat the table like a drum with his fists. "I won't give that damn bitch any face. If you don't come again, I'll sell her tomorrow." The guests and girls who accompanied the wine didn't dare to talk to each other, and they were all bored and pretended to drink.
Who is Zhu Tongrui?
Zhu Tongrui belongs to the Ming royal family, the grandson of King Jian'an, who inherited his father's title as General Zhen Guo.He was born with an ugly appearance, and was hated by others since he was a child. There was a repressed evil fire in his heart that he didn't vent out until he grew up.When he was a child, he was withdrawn and eccentric, and often looked in the mirror to make himself look better.When he inherited the title, he would pervertly retaliate against the beautiful.Wu Rong, his valet, had a long scar on his face.The scarred face Dong Xiaowan saw yesterday was Wu Rong.There is no one in Jinling who is not afraid of him.I don't know how many women on the Qinhuai River have been cruelly abused by him.
On the second day after he took the title, he heard that there was a fortune teller outside the east gate who was a good fortune teller, so he asked his family to go to the street and arrest a man, stripped his clothes, put them on himself, and pretended to be a poor man to seek divination.But the fortune teller recognized him, so he kept his face and pretended to count with his fingers, and suddenly he bent down on the ground and kowtowed.Zhu Tongrui asked: "Why is this?" The fortune-teller said: "Mr. Heaven and man have different phases. The villain has worshiped first." Zhu Tongrui was happy, so he asked: "What is the method of different phases?" The fortune-teller said: "Mr. In the twenty-eight mansions, Kui Mulang came down to earth, he was born noble." Zhu Tongrui was so happy that he offered to reward him with two hundred taels of silver on the spot.The fortune teller pretended to say: "The nobles are precious, and the villains dare not accept the reward."
Zhu Tongrui couldn't help being furious when he saw that Baihuahua's silver couldn't be sold out. He kicked the fortune-teller's two front teeth away, forced him to accept two hundred taels of silver, and then walked away.Seeing him walking away, the fortune teller spat out blood and said, "Two front teeth are worth two hundred taels of silver, it's worth it! It's worth it!" From then on, Zhu Tongrui felt that he was Kui Mulang Xingxiu, and he was proud of his ugly face.
Yesterday Zhu Tongrui had a sudden whim and wanted to pick a place to show off.After much deliberation, he thought of Nuancui Pavilion, so he posted a post to invite Uncle Xincheng Zhao Zhilong, Uncle Chengyi Liu Kongzhao, Prince Xu Qingzhu of Zhongshan, Yang Longyou, an idler in the Ministry of War, famous prostitutes Guan Baimen and Zheng Tuoniang in the old court, plus Nuancui Pavilion Bian Yujing.These people did not dare to neglect, and came to accompany them early, but Dong Xiaowan was the only one who did not come.Zhu Tongrui had never waited for anyone, and now he drank a few more glasses, and his anger became more intense, and the people around him could feel the hot and slightly smelly breath coming from him.
Zhu Tongrui grabbed the bowls and plates on the table and threw them on the ground.As soon as he fell to the seventh bowl, he caught a glimpse of a beautiful woman's head painted on the bottom of the bowl. He looked at it carefully, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and then stuck out his tongue to lick the beauty at the bottom of the bowl like a beggar licking oil drops from the bottom of the bowl.Zheng Tuoniang, who was next to her, could bear the anger, but she couldn't help the nausea at the moment. She vomited on the spot with an "ah", and the fish, shrimp, and wine that she just ate all splashed on the ground.
Zhu Tongrui put down the bowl and stared at Zheng Tuoniang, his eyes rolling.Everyone was so frightened that Suo Suo trembled, not knowing what kind of evil fire he was going to send out.Unexpectedly, Zhu Tongrui suddenly smiled and said: "Good vomit, good vomit. Hahaha, I want to vomit too."
Zhu Tong opened his mouth sharply, and a white filth splashed out, all sprinkled on the banquet.Everyone at the table couldn't bear it at all, and they all vomited "wow wow" under the extreme nausea at the moment.Warm Jade Pavilion is filled with the stench of filth.
Zhu Tongrui laughed happily.Kou Baimen saw a monster's face: a mouth like a monkey, a nose like a pig, one eye like a mouse, the other like a frog, and a smile like a crying horse.Zhu Tongrui yelled loudly: "Spit, spit, spit, re-open the table after vomiting, and let everyone spit again after eating. Eat and spit, spit and eat, it's very fun. Hahaha, I am so happy."
After everyone vomited so much that they couldn't vomit any more, all the helpers from Nuancui Pavilion came to help clean up.
Everyone ran to the corridor to breathe, only Zhu Tongrui was left sitting on the chair, looking up at the ceiling and laughing like a madman: "Hahahaha..."
The helpers in Nuancui Pavilion are all good at removing waste. It didn't take long for the windows in the lobby to become bright and clean again, making people feel cleaner than when they first came here.Everyone sighed in their hearts: "How unlucky to be favored by this star." But they didn't dare to show anger, and sat down one after another in the seats just now.
Zhu Tongrui looked at the clean table, and suddenly stopped smiling.Eyeballs rolled around, and he sized up everyone in the seat one by one.Everyone suddenly felt like a light was on their backs.
At this moment, Dong Xiaowan came up from downstairs with a forced smile.When she saw that there were no food or drinks on the table except for a few cups of tea, she realized that something was wrong, probably because the table hadn't started yet.Zhu Tongrui watched her walk up to him and said Wanfu, and said, "You're that bitch named Dong Xiaowan? You really look beautiful. How come I haven't seen you before?"
Just as Dong Xiaowan was about to talk, Zhu Tongrui slammed the table, and he also stood on the chair. He shouted condescendingly:
"Get this slut for me." The generals from the nearby families rushed up and grabbed Dong Xiaowan, and some people took the opportunity to grope this beauty who usually had no chance to get close to her.Dong Xiaowan was so frightened that she didn't even have the strength to struggle.
Bian Yujing, Kou Baimen, and Zheng Tuoniang next to her were so frightened that they were about to cry. They couldn't think of any bad idea that Zhu Tongrui would come up with to torture Xiaowan.
Zhu Tongrui seemed to feel that he was standing with one foot on the seat and the other on the tabletop in a lunge, so he maintained this posture with his hands on his hips, and his mind was full of obscene thoughts.他命令家将将小宛押进房间等候处置。桌边众人都已汗水淋漓。
朱统锐看着众人，忽然说：“今天就到此为止了，各位都回去吧。”席边众人如获大赦，争先恐后道了谢，急冲冲跪下楼来。郑妥娘跑得最快，跑到街上大声招呼来一辆马车。
马夫听她嗓音里夹着急迫的快乐，就想到也许会多得几个赏钱呢！
朱统锐看着众人走了，才洋洋得意地跳到地上。卞玉京小心翼翼地端上一杯热茶。朱统锐呷了一口茶漱漱口又吐回杯中，挥挥手叫卞玉京退下去。卞玉京退下楼，在观音菩萨像前叽叽咕咕地为董小宛祈祷一阵。
董小宛被关在房中，心急如焚，脑中想着许多脱逃的方法来对抗内心的恐惧。这时，房门吱呀一声开了，那声音刺得董小宛毛骨悚然，她赶紧转身，瞧见朱统锐笑嘻嘻拿着一条尺多长的皮鞭站在门前。
几个家将关上门后，朱统锐便收了笑，歪着嘴。董小宛看见他吞咽口水时喉节在频频抽动。眼见着一场毒打在所难免，董小宛脑中闪过一条险计，这险计是她脱逃的唯一希望。
她满脸堆笑给朱统锐道了个万福。朱统锐瞪着眼道：“小贱人，老子今天抽你的筋剥你的皮。”董小宛娇笑道：“朱爵爷，抽了我的筋剥了我的皮就不好玩啦！”一边就靠近朱统锐拿身子去蹭他。朱统锐被逃逗得怒气全消，扔了鞭子，将她搂住，就要胡来。
董小宛避开他的臭嘴，说有一种新玩法，朱统锐便问什么新玩法。董小宛在他耳边轻轻说了几句。朱统锐连呼：“好！
it is good!it is good! "
朱统锐放下小宛，朝外叫道：“拿几条结实的绳子来。”只听外面一阵脚步声之后，门缝开处丢进来四根麻绳。董小宛道：“还得有人来捆。”朱统锐从来没挨过打，心想挨打肯定很刺激，所以他早就迫不及待地脱光衣服。他又叫来四个家将，命令他们把自己捆在床上，捆不牢靠被他挣脱出来就要家将的命。四个家将不仅使出全身力气还动用了全部脑筋来将朱爵爷牢牢地捆在床上，然后退了出去，将房门也锁上了。
董小宛笑嘻嘻道：“朱爵爷，开始了。”
朱统锐道：“开始，开始。”
董小宛紧握皮鞭朝朱统锐赤裸裸的身体上轻轻抽了两鞭。朱统锐觉得麻酥酥的并不痛，但假装很痛地大叫了两声。
门外的家将推开门闯了进来，卞玉京也跟着闯了进来。朱统锐大怒：“几个鸟人，气死我了。败我兴致，统统滚出去。”几个家将诺诺连声退了出去，卞玉京走出门来，心里明白小宛的用意，就忍不住想笑，但怕露了破绽，忙用手巾狠狠捂住嘴，过了好一会儿才忍住了笑，便指使几个丫环去和那几个家将调情，以遮人耳目。
董小宛借故避免家将再闯进，把房门和窗户锁得严严实实。还说朱爵爷叫声不优美要堵上嘴巴。朱统锐迫不及待要玩，也不细想，便张开嘴让董小宛用一条内裤堵上。董小宛见一切准备就绪，便抡开鞭子狠狠地抽打起来。可怜朱统锐痛得死去活来拼命挣扎，但哪能挣脱捆他的绳子？只挣扎得大铜床咚咚直响，外面的家将只当是风流声，嗤嗤笑个不停。
董小宛打够了。朱统锐这个不可一世的爵爷也痛得连挣扎的力气都没有了，只好眼睁睁瞧着董小宛从后面开窗跑了。
卞玉京听见房里没了声响，正在着急，忽然瞥见董小宛在楼外的栏干边招手，便避过众家将的眼目，跑过去，用三丈长的一条巨大的布将董小宛放下楼去，刚好跳到另一条街上。
董小宛叫了一辆马车直奔钓鱼巷。路过暖翠阁门前，她透过车窗望出去，看见有两个家将木偶般站在门前，他俩头上有两盏红通通的灯笼，上面写着“建安亲王”和“镇国将军”字样。那时已经是下半夜了。
董小宛回到家中，陈大娘见她急冲冲的样子，知道出了事，一家人也都感到了一股不祥之兆，便全围上来。董小宛简短地将刚才的事说了一遍。董旻吓得一吐舌头：“妈也，杀头的祸都闯下了。大家快跑。”
陈大娘眼泪都吓出来。她说：“跑？跑哪里去，躲过初一躲不过十五。”
董小宛道：“别急，我料定直到明天中午以前没人发现朱统锐出了事。我们还来得及想个万全之策。”
董旻道：“万全之策只有离开金陵。”
“我也这么想。”董小宛道：“大家快收拾，现在别管那么多，否则只有死路一条。”
大脚单妈、惜惜应声开始忙乎。陈大娘围着董小宛转了四圈，急得六神无主，还是一拍大腿去收拾自己的东西去了。
董小宛也不怠慢。
只有董旻提了一灌酒，坐在花圃上边饮边想办法，眼里瞧着几个女人忙进忙出。初春的风在下半夜仍旧透骨，那些枝条上的花骨朵都在默默地抱怨着时间的缓慢。
且说杨龙友离了暖翠阁，庆幸自己总算摆脱了朱统锐这个魔鬼，同时又担心起董小宛的可怕后果来。心里焦急，却怎么也找不出办法来挽救，脸上便忧色密布。
他懒洋洋回到家。马婉容知道他今夜回来得晚，特意煮了碗银耳莲子汤等他。谁知还不到半夜就看见杨龙友满面苦色走了进来。马婉容猜想发生了什么不得了的事，一边扶他坐下一边就问：“今天回来这么早，是不是出了事？你得罪朱爵爷了？”
杨龙友只是摇摇头，却不回答，嘴里只是唉声叹气。马婉容动了火，将一碗银耳莲子汤摔在地上。
杨龙友满腹忧怨没处发泄，这时怒火上冲失去了理智，顺手就把马婉容一推。马婉容没想到他会出手，站立不稳，摔了个仰面朝天，便索性在地上使开性子，放开嗓门哭嚎起来。
马婉容本是秦淮河上著名的歌妓，嫁给杨龙友之后，两人相亲相爱，从来就没发生过口角，更别说相互打闹了。
杨龙友猛然醒觉，哎呀！怎么能出手打自己的老婆呢！慌忙上前抱住马婉容，说了几句安慰话。马婉容却不依不饶，在她怀中挣扎，却挣扎不了，双脚便像儿童戏水一样上下拍打着地面。杨龙友没了办法，只得鸡啄米一样在她脸上不停地亲。
马婉容一下不哭了，只是恨恨地望着杨龙友的眼睛。杨龙友唉了一声，便把刚才为什么那么担忧因而失了理智的原因和今天暖翠阁的事儿说了一遍。马婉容大惊：“小宛妹妹不就遭殃了？”杨龙友无奈地说：“但愿不会吧！”
两人从地上爬起来。马婉容顿了顿脚，对杨龙友说道：“我到暖翠阁去看看。”杨龙友本想阻挡，但见马婉容决心已定，他知道无法改变，便由了她。
马婉容叫醒管家，驾了自家的马车直奔暖翠阁，到了那里，刚好卞玉京在楼下招呼两个家将吃夜宵，瞧见马婉容，便拉她到一边，轻声说道：“小宛闯了杀头之祸。”马婉容一听，只当是小宛已经完了。谁知卞玉京附着她耳边说了刚才的经过，反把她乐得笑出了声。
卞玉京道：“小宛刚回家，你去看看。我这里大概可以应付到明天中午。”
董旻独自喝了半灌酒，脑中的想法也成熟了。他一拍大腿，把四人女人叫到跟前，说道：“我有个办法了。”
“什么办法？快说。”陈大娘问。
董旻道：“你不是有个叫沙玉芳的妹妹吗？你们几个可以轻装前往苏州去投她。我租大车运走这些大件东西，走另一个方向找个地方停下来，咱们再想法联络。”
陈大娘道：“我怎么都没想沙玉芳妹妹呢，对，咱们投苏州去。”
一家人这才像六神有主似的看到了希望。
就在这时，响起了急切的敲门声。众人脸都吓白了，只道朱爵爷杀来了。谁知门外传来女人的叫声：“陈大娘，快开门。小宛妹妹，快开门。单妈，快开门。惜惜，快开门。”
惜惜听出是马婉容的声音，忙跑过去开了门。马婉容急冲冲跑了进来，那个管家则坐在马车上等她。马婉容搂住董小宛说道：“我刚去了暖翠阁，知道出了事，就马上赶来了。你们打算怎么办？”
陈大娘把刚才的计议说了出来。马婉容也觉得这个办法可行，便道：“越快越好。我这就去通知一下柳如是姐姐。然后，我去租好船在秋云浦等你们。”
众人连声称谢。马婉容便急冲冲走了。
这边董旻自去租来两辆大车，两个车夫帮忙搬上那些家什。整整装满了两大车。待大家收拾完毕，董旻和四个女人挥泪别去。渐渐远去的马蹄声敲得街面有些颤抖。
四个女人锁了门，叫醒邻居刘大娘，说是要出远门，请她转告房东。于是，四人便徒步朝秋云浦走去。刚转过街角，四人幸运地碰到了两辆空马车，谈了价钱，便分乘了车直奔秋云浦。
马车正行走之间，一个衣衫破烂的枯瘦老头突然从街角冲了出来拦住马车。车夫吓了一跳，慌忙勒住马。前面马车突然停下，后面这辆马车反应不及，车夫一勒马头，马车从旁边闪了过去，差点就撞着了前面的车。
董小宛挑起帘子，见是一个老乞丐，不愿耽误时间。便掏了几个铜钱给他。不料那老头却不要。董小宛心烦意乱，只从那老头叽叽咕咕的带泪的哭诉中听出他好像是要盘缠回乡什么的。偏偏这结骨眼上，碰上这个老乞丐。董小宛一向就心软，这时要赶时间，也不细想，便给了他一包银子，约有二两。老乞丐千恩万谢。他问恩人是谁，小宛却不答，只叫他快走。车夫趁机到车后撒了泡尿。他对那乞丐道：“你龟儿不知哪辈子修的阴德，一下挣了那么多银子。告诉你吧，你的恩人是大名鼎鼎的董小宛小姐。”
惜惜道：“你怎么知道我家小姐？”
车夫道：“金陵城谁不知道？”
马车又飞奔起来。那个老乞丐还跪在地上磕头。董小宛却不知道，今夜她随便地撒了些银子，几年后却获得一命。这是后话，且按下不表。
赶到秋云浦。马婉容、柳如是已租好了船等候多时。此刻天已快亮了。眼见离别在即，便忍不住抱头痛哭。几个女人生离死别的哭声惹得船夫也抹了几滴眼泪。
柳如是抹干眼泪，搂住小宛亲亲面颊，而后送她一个包裹。里面除了银子之外，还有那幅《冰花如玉图》。东西大家收了泪，相互道了珍重。大脚单妈、陈大娘、惜惜先上了船。董小宛又和马婉容搂着哭了一阵。她请马婉容转告李香君，说行色匆匆未及告别，请她原谅。董小宛这才上了船。船便挂满帆，朝雾茫茫的江面驶去。董小宛茫然回首观望，只看见杨柳岸晓风残月。
天大亮了，卞玉京却依旧提心吊胆不敢去睡，她害怕董小宛那边还没找到躲避之法。便尽量应付几个家将，使他们不得靠近那间房。眼见得时光不早，几个家将大着胆子去敲门。
那朱统锐被捆在床上叫喊不得，心里大骂几个蠢才，只是将床板弄得直响。众家将只道是朱爵爷还贪睡，便不敢再叫。这样，连续出现三次这种情况。刀疤吴荣便觉得情形不对，大着胆子将窗户捅了个洞朝里一看。只见朱爵爷赤条条绑在床上，嘴里塞着团布，身上尽是鞭痕，却不见董小宛的影子，叫了声：“不好。”
吴荣退后两步，朝房门猛一脚踹去。房门哗啦啦一声倒了半扇。众家将一拥而入，好歹把朱爵爷扶了起来。朱爵爷“哎哟”连天，命令家将们去杀死董小宛那个小贱人。
待朱爵爷一干手下杀气腾腾冲到钓鱼巷早已人去楼空。
吴荣无奈，四处打听。众人见是朱爵爷的手下，早已躲得远远的，吴荣又去哪里打听呢？