Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Meixiang Building

Spring often surprises people, flowers bloom all over Rugao, Ming Yan thinks that spring is still far away, because he is seeing a bit of blue sky like a fingernail through the small hole in the stamen.Su Yuanfang, who was drying the quilt under the warm sunshine, had more reason to shout than him. She saw three slender fungi miraculously growing on a smooth stone under the pear tree full of white flowers.In fact, Mao Pijiang had already seen it, and Su Yuanfang only occasionally turned his head to see his appearance, and followed his gaze to discover the miracle.Mingyan ran up and pulled it out in his hand, three gray-white fungus bent down in pain in his hand.Su Yuanfang regretted for a long time.

Mao Pijiang frowned slightly at Mingyan's recklessness, but his thoughts quickly slipped away and fell on a misty figure, but it was difficult to perfectly reproduce everything that happened on the swaying boat.Su Yuanfang knew what was on his mind, she felt sore in her heart, but she also longed to release Mao Pijiang from the boredom, she looked at him in a daze: he was depressed, but he couldn't see any weakness.Obviously, he has made up his mind to marry that Qinhuai Fairy Dong Xiaowan who doesn't know how good he is. Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it has been several months since I returned to Rugao.Mao Bijiang never understood why he would miss home so much after being away for a long time, but when he returned home, he was thinking hard about how to escape from home.Man, what a monster!

He received letters one after another from Chen Dingsheng, Hou Chaozong, and Fang Mizhi from Tongcheng, urging him to go to Nanjing to discuss the restoration of the society and prepare for the imperial examination this autumn.Mao Bijiang began to pack his luggage.Su Yuanfang knew that he would definitely go to Suzhou to meet Dong Xiaowan during his trip, so he specially packed a pair of gold-encrusted bead flowers and stuffed them into Mao Pijiang's luggage, and asked him to greet his future best friend on his behalf, and he kissed her forehead gratefully. When everything was ready, he made a divination, chose an auspicious day, and prepared to leave.

He first asked Mingyan to bring fifty taels of silver to Suzhou to greet Dong Xiaowan, firstly to show his sincerity, and secondly to avoid possible embarrassment. On the night before leaving, Su Yuanfang was extremely gentle. He saw the sensuality and hot love from her.He lingered endlessly with her to his heart's content, not mainly because he got any pleasure from the lingering itself, but he just liked her all manners after the lingering, charming and delicate.She lay quietly beside him with her eyes slightly open, and there was a hint of happiness in her eyes.She murmured dreamily over and over again: "I love you, I love you." While talking, she held his hand tightly, as if if she let go, she would lose this infinite tender time and the man she relied on all her life forever.

Mingyan rode a carriage and arrived at Longyou River that afternoon. He saw a few picnicking women standing on the bank, carrying black earthen pots, and staring at him blankly. He felt a little proud, because His trip was to visit that absolutely beautiful Dong Xiaowan alone.He picked a boat along the bank.The boatmen of more than a dozen boats lined up in the river looked at him and knew that the little master who was willing to spend money was coming. They all looked at him eagerly, but they all pretended not to care, and stood alone Leaning on the mast, I slowly drank the wine from the gourd.

Mingyan finally chose a dark boat with a pair of shark's eyes painted on the bow, which he thought was majestic.When the spring breeze blew up the white flag and the ship broke through the waves, he stood on the bow and fantasized that he was a pirate who could not be broken by an axe. The wind blowing on his cheeks made the sails in his heart full. full. The boat docked in Jiangyin, and Ming Yan stepped on the trembling pedals and landed regretfully. He thought that his pirate dream was over after only a few days, and found that he was still a big boy in the eyes of others. I also feel a few inches short, how can I be prestige on a boat.

He chose a magnificent inn to live in.After dinner, I was idle and bored, so I walked to the street alone. While wandering, suddenly a bustle in the wide open space in front of him attracted him.Many men gathered there.he thinks: "Is it a circus?" He immediately became excited and ran towards the lively place.He tiptoed over the men's shoulders, but saw nothing.After he tried his best to squeeze into the crowd, he saw a notice. The text on the notice made him dumbfounded: "The lowly Dong Xiaowan is a borrower of Qinhuai Nanqu music. Due to misfortune, he was stranded here and now lives in Meihualou. "

A skinny master dresser next to him incited the onlookers loudly: "This Dong Xiaowan is the most famous flower in the Qinhuai River. You can enjoy the whole scenery with only ten taels of silver. Why don't you try it?" Someone said: "It's still a bit expensive." "Expensive? You kid is talking nonsense. A few years ago, you couldn't hold her hand with two hundred taels of silver." Mingyan asked in a crying voice, "How to get to Meihualou?" "Hey, this little brother wants to have a good time, Sanba, come and take this young master to Meihualou." The man took the opportunity and shouted: "Everyone, judges, cherish the opportunity, play with ten taels of silver." Once a famous prostitute, it's extremely cheap, this little brother has eyesight."

Mingyan followed a waiter and walked towards Meihualou.As he walked, he thought: Miss Wan, my son is sorry for you, but he didn't expect you to fall to such a point that you even live on the street and are bullied by others.He cried while thinking, and could not help but burst into tears. When I went to Meihua Building, I saw eight men queuing up in front of a door at the end of the corridor. A shirtless big man stood in front of the door. He is the prodigal son of Jiangyin, but he dare not be presumptuous. Mingyan passed the crowd and cried, "Miss Wan, Mingyan has come to see you." Crying, she burrowed into the door.

The burly man guarding the gate grabbed his collar, got him behind the line, and shouted: "Line up." Ming Yan struggled a few times, but the man was too strong.He had to obediently wait in the back, feeling very anxious inside.Weeping and looking forward to the quick end. "There are so many people, how can Miss Wan bear it?" The people in the queue looked at him and thought it was funny. Someone teased and said, "Brother, don't worry, it will be your turn. You kid is here to have fun, why are you crying?" Mingyan just ignored him and cried alone like a tearful man. When four or five people lined up behind him, it was finally his turn.

He immediately slid into the door, and the man who just came out and was tying up his trousers was knocked against the wall and shouted, "What's the hurry?" Ming Yan saw that there was only one bed in that room, covered with a bright red quilt, and a naked woman was lying on the quilt. She was standing up and winking at him.And there is a thick curtain hanging behind the bed, as if something secret is hidden behind it. Mingyan looked at it, suddenly shed tears, smiled, and thought: "Damn, he fell into the tricks of the Jianghu people, it's a fake Dong Xiaowan." When he exited with a smile, the people outside asked in surprise: "It's over so soon?" The woman inside also shouted: "Don't let him go!" Throw him hard inward.Mingyan was unprepared, and when he was about to resist, he flew towards the red bed and the woman like a big bird. With a "click", the thick cloth hanging behind the bed was knocked down by him, revealing the secret behind it. It turned out that there were seven or eight naked women sitting there holding their breath, and they were all fake Dong Xiaowan. The fake Dong Xiaowan stood up together in shock. The woman at the head was afraid that he would reveal the secret, so she winked, and several naked women rushed forward... In order to silence him, they confiscated a penny from him.He walked out the door triumphantly, and saw that people were still lining up enthusiastically, and those behind were looking anxiously. After going through this farce-like toss, Mingyan couldn't tell what it was like.Walking alone in the dim moonlight through the sparsely populated night, he arrived at a restaurant. He simply went in and sat down at a large table, and ordered a dozen dishes. There were a few beggars sitting there, and they all knew in their hearts that this kid would definitely not be able to finish eating.They stared at Mingyan, but Mingyan didn't care, and reached out to unscrew a chicken leg.A little beggar couldn't bear it, and cried, "He ate the chicken leg." A female beggar hurriedly covered his mouth, trying to comfort the hungry child.Mingyan took a bite of the chicken leg, felt that the taste was not right, and gave it to the little beggar."Where do you all come from?" he asked. "Northern Shaanxi, let's not hide my brother, we were once a wealthy family, but unfortunately our family property was robbed by intruders." Ming Yan looked at them, they were all dirty, so he lost his appetite, and called the boss to settle the score, and the beggars immediately started to grab food.An old beggar was kicked and fell to the ground. He didn't hold any grudges, because he had already grabbed a thick chicken breast, and sat on the ground, chewing it with gusto.Mingyan returned to her inn dismissively, and went to rest early. The next day, at Jiangyin Ferry, he was waiting to charter a boat to cross the river, when he suddenly ran into Fang Mizhi's bookboy and got news of Dong Xiaowan.The book boy said: "Maybe Miss Wan is still in Huangshan." Mingyan asked, "Where are you going?" Back to Tongcheng.I work for the young master and have been away for five months. "The two chatted some more gossips before breaking up by the river. Mingyan thought: "If she goes to Suzhou, but she is in Huangshan, she will run away in vain. Why don't you go to Nanjing and see the young master before you bother?" So Mingyan hired a boat and went to Nanjing. Let's say Mao Pijiang arrived in Nanjing, first stayed at Chen Dingsheng's house, learned from him that Dong Xiaowan had gone to Huangshan, and did not know whether he had returned to Suzhou or not. A few days later, Fang Mizhi also came from Tongcheng.He told Mao Bijiang: "Dong Xiaowan left Huangshan last autumn and returned to Suzhou, and Fang Weiyi still misses her very much." Mao Pijiang and Fang Mizhi hadn't seen each other for many years. On a whim, they went to a restaurant to order food and drink. They ordered two pots of freshly baked buckwheat wine. . "Through the spring breeze for ten miles, all the buckwheat and grass, Jiang Baishi's dream of a brothel is also a famous sentence." Mao Pijiang sighed. "Dong Xiaowan's words are written very well." Fang Mizhi winked at Mao Pijiang while holding the wine glass, "Your brother is very lucky." "Hey, I always feel ashamed of her, but I don't know how she is doing now?" Mao Pijiang looked dejected, and drank a full glass of wine in one gulp. "I guess she must be in a bad situation." Fang Mizhi then told the scene when he and Yu Lianhe visited Dong Xiaowan last year. "Brother, listen to what Brother Wei said, there is not much to do now in the capital, if you really have feelings for Dong Xiaowan, then take this opportunity to visit her." The two talked back and forth like this, and the topic never left Dong Xiaowan.Mao Pijiang was worried, so he just poured wine down his throat cup by cup.Before they knew it, both of them were drunk. Mao Pijiang arrived at Meixiang Tower drunk, and when he went up the bluestone steps, his feet slipped, he fell to the ground, and his head was hit.It happened that Li Xiangjun was sitting on the railing of the corridor in front of the door, looking at the starry sky in a daze, when he heard a muffled sound, he saw someone lying on the ground, he hurriedly raised a candle to look closely, and recognized that it was Mao Pijiang, whose alcohol smell made the candle light dim A little brighter. She hurriedly shouted: "Hou Chaozong, Chen Dingsheng, come quickly." The two of them were playing chess upstairs, Hou Chaozong saw that he was about to lose, so he shouted, took the opportunity to push the chess pieces, and ran downstairs.Chen Dingsheng had no choice but to follow.Seeing that Mao Pijiang was so drunk, he hurriedly helped him into the Meixiang Building. Several maids brought hot water for Li Xiangjun to wipe off the dirt on his face, and applied medicine to his wound. A small piece of skin. After Mao Pijiang fell into a fight, he was half sober from the wine, and after being tossed by the maids, he became fully sober, but his whole body was still a little soft.He looked around and found that he was in Meixiang Tower, he slapped his thigh and said: "Oh no, go find Fang Mizhi." "What's wrong with Fang Mizhi!" "Damn it. I saw him fall down the stairs of the restaurant. I went downstairs to help him, but came to Meixiang Tower in a daze. No wonder I felt that I had nothing important to do along the way, but I always I just can’t remember. Go find Fang Mizhi quickly, but I don’t know if he fell unconscious or fell asleep.” After Hou Chaozong and Chen Dingsheng hurried to find the restaurant, they found Fang Mizhi huddled on the stairs, sleeping soundly.The waistcoat and new shoes on his body have been taken off.Three children were beating him with sticks. Once bitten by a snake, three years afraid of well ropes.Mao Bijiang literally quit drinking for half a month.One day, in Meixiang Building, Hou Chaozong and Li Xiangjun were kindly persuading him to drink. Mingyan ran upstairs sweating with a burden on his back, and drank up the cups of half-hot tea on the table one by one. , one of the cups smelled like rouge, and he knew it belonged to Li Xiangjun, so he said apologetically, "I'm too thirsty." Then he sat down, took a few mouthfuls of food, and then reported the journey to Mr. Mao with grease dripping from the corner of his mouth.When it came to the fake Dong Xiaowan, everyone was provoked into laughter, and Mao Pijiang slammed his fan on the head and said: "You kid is also starting to flirt." Mingyan smiled and said: "Should be. Should be." Then his face sank and said: "I have some bad news for you. Miss Dong has gone to Huangshan, and I didn't see her." Fang Mizhi said: "I have already returned to Suzhou." "Ah! Young Master, I made a mistake, what should I do?" "It's not your fault." Mao Pijiang comforted him. At this moment, the servant downstairs sang loudly: "Wu Ciwei, Mr. Wu is here!" Everyone stood up to greet him.Wu Ciwei met with everyone one by one, said some words of longing after the farewell, then pulled Mao Pijiang, and asked loudly, "Where's Dong Xiaowan?" "I haven't seen it yet." Mao Bijiang said, "I'm planning to go to Suzhou in the next few days." Wu Ciwei hurriedly said: "It's better for you to go early." Then he told about the things in Hangzhou.To put it bluntly, Pijiang was terrified, sweating for Dong Xiaowan's situation. Mao Bijiang covered his head and went to sleep.This is April, and besides the fishy smell on the water, there is also a faint fragrance of flowers. Occasionally, a bee that lost its way because of its greed for fun is blown into the cabin by the wind, and it stops on the crack of the canopy to pant, moaning in pain like a prodigal son.It was swallowed by the mighty Yangtze River in Maopijiang's dream. He was awakened from his dream by the sound of the boat hitting the shore and the excited shouts of the boatmen on the land, and the boat was already on the shore of Suzhou.He disembarked sleepily.On the wide hardwood gangplank that connects the boat to the shore, he saw two prostitutes standing on the high embankment. Rouge's navel.The sunshine in April was already a bit dazzling, and the boatmen on which ship would spend all their hard-earned money for a month because of this irresistible temptation. Mao Pijiang set foot on the streets of Suzhou, and then arrived in front of Wang Tianjie's house. Wang Tianjie welcomed him into the living room, first asked the servants to serve tea, and then ordered the preparation of wine and food. "Brother, how long can we play here? Is there any other important matter?" "Stay for four or five days, nothing else." "Hahaha, you're still hiding it from me. Fang Mizhi's bookboy went to Suzhou last month. He told me that there is a Dong Xiaowan here who has a three-year contract with you." Mao Bijiang had no choice but to admit it with a smile.Wang Tianjie said: "After dinner, my virtuous brother can make an appointment at dusk." Mao Pijiang stepped on the moonlight and came all the way to Bantang according to his anxious mood, but Xin'er had wings.When we arrived at Tongqiao, thinking about the feeling of parting at the beginning, we couldn't help but slap the railings loudly.When he raised his head occasionally, he saw a thick evening cloud in the sky, which mysteriously presented a human-like face. The more he looked, the more he looked like Dong Xiaowan.He got excited, but unfortunately there was no one else around, so he couldn't point it out.He stared blankly, and several tourists followed his gaze curiously, but they saw nothing, because the evening cloud had changed, and Dong Xiaowan's face had disappeared in the evening wind and memory. He slowly withdrew his gaze, and suddenly felt that the surroundings were abnormally quiet, and he was extremely lonely and helpless.A hint of ominous premonition hit my heart, as if a group of dark crows suddenly flew in the beautiful scenery. There was only one window in the attic with dim light, and the yard was pitch black, with gloomy flowers, trees, and trees.There was an untuned flute sound from the courtyard, broken, desolate, and helpless, and I heard it from a long distance away. The courtyard door was unlocked, and he opened it with a light push. A strong smell of medicine dregs came over his face, making him shiver a few times. He first saw the thick shadow of a huge coffin, the black paint reflecting the faint night light.There was a man leaning on the coffin, he was playing the flute, Mao Pijiang vaguely recognized that it was Dong Min, he hurriedly stepped forward and said timidly, "Uncle Dong." Dong Min put down the flute slowly and stared at him a few times.With a long sigh: "Ah—" He lifted the flute to his lips again and started to blow.This time he blew a tune, and Mao Pijiang recognized it as a tune.He stepped into the hall with this sad tune, his heart like a heavy tripod. There was a light in the hall, a tung oil lamp, but it was too dim.The lights are like beans, covering everything in this hall with a terrifying and desolate light like a gossamer, which is more frightening than no lights.The strong smell of medicine rushed straight into Mao Pijiang's nostrils, as if he had stepped into the backyard of a grocery store specializing in medicine jars, and the ground was full of various medicine jars, large and small.He suffered a severe blow in his heart, and his heartstrings seemed to be snapped.He staggered a little, and walked forward gropingly.At this time, he saw a woman huddled there under the light, and he recognized it as a single mother.Suddenly, a small medicine jar was bumped under his feet, and it started to roll with a bang, and when it hit a large jar, it made another dull and hollow crashing sound. Shan Ma woke up suddenly from the dream and raised her head.When Mao Pijiang saw her messy hair, he thought he had encountered a ghost, and his palms and feet broke out in cold sweat.Shan Ma rubbed her eyes and asked the shadowy man in the hall, "Who is it?" "Shan Mom, I'm pretending to be Pijiang." "My God! Why did you come here, my poor Wan'er!" Shan Ma couldn't help crying.While wiping away tears, he went to turn on the very fuel-efficient tung oil lamp, and the flame like a bean burst into a bright butterfly, and the hall was no longer dark. Shan Ma yelled upstairs: "Xixi, the young master is here." Mao Pijiang heard a rush of footsteps on the stairs, but the footsteps suddenly slowed down again, and she could hear her hesitating.The light on the stairs also changed one by one. Obviously, Xixi was turning on the lamps hanging high on the wall one by one. Xixi stood at the stairs, her hair was also a little messy, the breeze blowing through the stairs, blowing a few locks of her hair to the corners of her mouth, she tilted her lips, and blowing the strands of hair to the side of her face.She looked at Mao Pijiang, and Mao Pijiang called softly: "Xixi, how is Wan Jun? What happened? " Xixi suddenly opened her eyes angrily, put her hands on her hips, raised her mouth, and said sharply, "None of your business!" Mao Pijiang saw tears flickering in the corners of her eyes, and knew that she was cursing him for missing an appointment last year. This was originally the reason for his guilt, and it also swelled up at this moment.His heart throbbed.He explained sadly: "Unfortunately, I only delayed until now because of something unavoidable. Let me meet Xiaowan first, okay?" "No. People like you are duplicity, and what you say falls on deaf ears, which makes my young lady very miserable." "Xixi..." Mao Bijiang wanted to explain. Xixi said first: "People like you still want me to believe what you say? People like you are the number one gentle and considerate person, but you have to wait for you to finish the serious business when saving the suffering, as if my lady's life is not serious. You can delay as you like, people like you... people like you... hum!" Mao Pijiang was so ashamed that he blushed up to the neck, and begged bitterly: "Xixi, let me meet Wan Jun first, and then you will be able to kill or cut into pieces." Xixi couldn't bear it anymore, leaned on the railing and began to sob and cry: "Sister... Poor girl, she's been looking forward to it for a long time... She's looking forward to it at night... Sister... everyone is looking forward to death... this... The heartless...fake father...son...he is here again... elder sister……. " Mao Pijiang knew that a tragic accident had happened that he didn't expect, so he didn't care about taking care of Xi Xi's emotions at this moment, he pushed her away and rushed upstairs in a few steps.Years later, Xi Xi said that his back at that time was like a wolf that lost its soul. He broke into the bedroom.The bedroom was lit with five or six candles, very bright.The strong scent of sandalwood was mixed with a faint smell of bitter medicine. He felt that the smell of medicine had penetrated into his skin. Perhaps the whole building was made of medicinal materials.He lifted the silk mosquito net and hung it on the hook, then bent down to see Dong Xiaowan lying on the bed, but saw that her face exposed to the thick quilt had no trace of blood, her skin was pale and transparent, and blood vessels were clearly visible. The bones are obvious, the eye sockets are deep-set, the hair is messy, and there is a strange smell of not bathing for a long time.She opened her mouth occasionally, even if she was breathing, the breath was very weak.He held her hand, which was cold.Her whole body is in a dying state.Mao Pijiang once saw his grandmother's death with his own eyes, and knew that Dong Xiaowan was hopeless. He couldn't express his guilt, and couldn't help but burst into tears. Tears dripped on Dong Xiaowan's face like broken threads, like hot water dripping on a stone, there seemed to be a faint heat.Mao Pijiang cried bitterly: "Wan Jun, Wan Jun, I'm late." Gradually, he knelt on the head of the bed.Xixi has already followed upstairs, standing by the bed, grabbing the mosquito net with both hands, crying: "Sister..." He buried his head in Xiaowan's shoulder socket, and the tears flowed wide and wide marks on Xiaowan's smooth and sallow skin. As the saying goes, "Death is like a lamp going out", but at this moment, the lamp flickered a spark, and the flame slowly sprang up again, getting brighter and brighter. He felt the slender hand in his hand suddenly become soft, and hurriedly looked up at her.Dong Xiaowan has slightly opened his eyes.When Mao Pijiang saw it, his heart burst into ecstasy, and he kept kissing her face.Dong Xiaowan murmured: "Is...in... Dream…… in...? Mao Pijiang held her hand tightly and replied loudly: "No, it's not a dream." Wanjun, Wanjun. " He felt that her hands gradually gained some strength, and her dull tired eyes slowly shone with luster.She looked at him for a long time, and the lover she dreamed of was indeed real, right beside her.The two just stared at each other with ecstasy, not knowing the passage of time.As the sky gradually dawned, Dong Xiaowan gradually regained her yang energy, and her stiff body softened. Dong Xiaowan tilted her head slightly and said to Xixi: "I want to drink some water." Seeing her sister come back to life, Xixi was so overjoyed and ecstatic that she had already smiled when she stood beside her.At this time, she heard that she wanted to drink water, so she hurried downstairs to make ginseng soup. You must know that Dong Xiaowan hadn't had any water or rice due to coma for four or five days.Seeing Xixi's surprised look, Shan's mother hurriedly asked, "How is Wan'er?" "She's alive, Shan Mom." When Shan Ma heard this, she ran upstairs in a hurry, and saw that Dong Xiaowan's face was a little rosy, and there was no sign of dying, she threw herself to the bedside and hugged her joyfully, saying, "That's great, that's great." Turning around to let Shan Ma and Xiaowan make out, Dong Xiaowan grabbed him by the hand and said eagerly: "No." Mao Pijiang explained: "I'll make it easier for you." "No." Dong Xiaowan's tone contained panic, maybe she was worried that she would lose him if she let go. "It's right here. Shan Mom, go get a potty." Mao Pijiang had to sit down obediently.When Shan Ma brought a blue and white porcelain pot, he had no choice but to make it easier in front of her.Dong Xiaowan didn't let go of his hand at all. Xixi brought ginseng soup and fed it into her mouth spoon by spoon. After drinking it, her dry lips became moist. Have porridge." Mao Pijiang felt that he was also hungry at this moment, and hurriedly shouted to Xixi who ran downstairs: "Make more, I'm hungry too." Before eating the porridge, Dong Xiaowan didn't say anything, but looked at Mao Pijiang affectionately, and never let go of his hand, both of them were sweating profusely.When eating porridge, Dong Xiaowan reluctantly let go of his hand.She was so hungry that she drank three bowls of porridge in a row until beads of sweat hung on her forehead. After finishing the porridge, Dong Xiaowan gained some strength, got up and asked Xixi to put a pillow on her waist, and she grabbed Mao Pijiang's hand again. "My lord," Dong Xiaowan burst into tears suddenly.While wiping her tears, Mao Pijiang kissed her cheek and begged her in a low voice: "Forgive me, forgive me!" Dong Xiaowan stroked his hair with one hand, gradually shedding tears.She said: "I'm afraid. I had a long, long nightmare. I tried to wake up from the dream several times, but I couldn't wake up. I thought I would never wake up again." "Don't be afraid, isn't it good now?" "I dreamed that I walked a long way along a forest full of Sophora japonica. There were many people in the forest staring at me unsteadily. The strange thing is that they stared at my eyes. They seemed to be coming to catch me. of……" "Wan Jun, it's all right now, you're awake." "...I ran desperately, and as I ran, I ran into a desert with a lot of dead tree trunks, like a weird bonsai..." At this moment, Shan Ma brought a basin of hot water, she lifted a face towel from the basin, wrung it out a little, and said to Xiao Wan with concern: "Come on, Wan'er, I'll wipe your face." Dong Xiaowan obediently asked Shan Ma to wipe her face. Then, she went on to narrate that Shan Mom and Xixi both guessed that she was wandering in the world of ghosts, and they couldn't help but feel hairy and goosebumps on their bodies. "...I picked a stone in the desert, twisted it a few times in my hand, and it turned into a jade pendant, just like this one..." She said as she pulled out the jade pendant that Mao Bijiang gave her. Long Pei.He saw her cherishing the jade pendant so close to her body, what a caring attachment, he shook her hand gratefully. "...Suddenly a child ran from behind, snatched the jade pendant and ran forward. I tried my best to catch up, but my legs were as heavy as lead. There seemed to be someone moving under the sand in the desert. I was so scared... ..." "Don't be afraid, everyone is here." He comforted her.Fortunately, it was broad daylight, otherwise, Xixi and Shan Ma would have already squeezed into bed with her. "... When I was panicking, I suddenly heard a familiar voice calling me. I turned around and saw my mother, she was smiling and waving to me, standing not far away.I walked towards her, but the distance was always so far away.I go, she goes, I stop, she stops.I frantically ran towards her, and she frantically backed away.In the end, a strong light blocked the front, I closed my eyes, and my mother disappeared..." "Hey! That's why you miss your mother and go crazy." Shan Ma said, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with the corner of her clothes. "... I opened my eyes and saw the moon. The moon was like a hole, and there was someone peeping at me from outside. At this time, the moon radiated a colorful halo, which was soft and beautiful, blowing from nowhere. A gust of wind..." Dong Xiaowan coughed twice, and asked Xixi to feed her two mouthfuls of ginseng soup.She cleared her throat comfortably, and continued to narrate: "...I flew up and flew towards the entrance of the cave, and the colorful lights were spinning rapidly. I was getting closer and closer to the entrance of the cave, and the faces at the entrance of the cave were clearly I saw some acquaintances, but I couldn't make out who they were. Just when I entered the hole, and the hole stretched out several arms to grab me..." "So what?" Xixi and Shan Ma were fascinated by what they heard, and urged her to tell it quickly, just like many people who listen to ghost stories, they are afraid in their hearts but eager to know the result. "...Suddenly there was a flash of lightning, I screamed, and fell into the bottomless abyss..." She still felt terrified when she recalled it, her hands tightly grasped Mao Pijiang, and her nails almost dug into his flesh.Mao Pijiang stroked her face with his other hand. "...I fell heavily on a piece of sand, and the dust rose so high that it took about three days for it to slowly fall to the ground. I felt very thirsty, and at that moment I heard the sound of the waves, I looked up and saw a very wide river, there were many painted boats moving in the river, very similar to the Qinhuai River, but definitely not, the Qinhuai River is not so wide, the water is very clear, but I was covered in ashes, I ran quickly Arriving at the river, about to jump into the river..." "That's Wangchuan." Shan Ma said with certainty: "Once a person jumps in, he will definitely die. It's dangerous!" "...A woman blocked me. She pointed behind me and said, 'Look, Mao Pijiang is coming.' I suddenly wanted to see you, and when I looked back, I woke up." Mao Pijiang was so moved that he shook her body vigorously.Shan Ma asked eagerly, "Have you seen that woman clearly?" "It's a kind-hearted woman, wearing a turban, like the Persian Hu people who came back from Nanyang." "Oh my god! That's Guanyin Bodhisattva." Shan Ma slapped her thigh and ran downstairs while talking, Recently, she has been begging for mercy from the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the hall.At this time, she respectfully placed three sticks of incense, kowtowed three times, and muttered: "Thank you to the merciful and merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva, thank you to the relentless Guanyin Bodhisattva, and bless my lady from the dead and back to life. I beg the merciful and merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva, and bless my lady from illness." For three days in a row, Dong Xiaowan held Mao Pijiang's hand firmly, not letting him leave for a moment. They narrated how they missed each other, as well as their experiences and encounters after parting.Of course he would talk about the capital and Emperor Chongzhen, as well as Chen Junyue and Long Lan, Prime Minister Fan and Shi Kefa, and the indescribably wonderful blue sky of Beijing that is always clear.She heard that even the emperor was shocked by "Lingtai Concubine Shu", and even saved the life of her sweetheart, she was extremely proud.It's a pity that the sick body is still weak, otherwise, she must improvise a song.Of course she wanted to talk about Huangshan, Fang Weiyi and Miaoduan.Her story is a little sadder, though, and a little more resentful.Several times, Mao Pijiang could hear tears streaming down his face, begging her in a murmur: "Forgive me, forgive me, I'm late." Sometimes, Mao Pijiang intentionally uses exaggerated movements to emphasize intense emotions, in fact, he wants to take the opportunity to pull out the numb hand held in Dong Xiaowan's hand, but at the moment of leaving, her hand is like a flexible cat that will immediately Hold his hand tightly.He had no choice but to look at her affectionately, and Dong Xiaowan smiled coquettishly. On the first night, he was extremely tired, but Dong Xiaowan didn't dare to close his eyes. She said, "I'm afraid, I'm afraid I won't be able to wake up if I close my eyes."He stroked her hair, laughing secretly.The next night, both of them couldn't bear it any longer, and both fell asleep.Mao Pijiang was occasionally awakened by the night wind, and quietly took his hand from hers.However, even in the dream, Dong Xiaowan did not forget to hold on to the life-saving grass. She woke up immediately, grabbed him again, put his hand on her cheek, and fell asleep again.Mao Pijiang looked at her sweet cheek in sleep, and smiled wryly.He is willing to do anything for her as long as it can give her a little comfort in her heart and weaken her sense of guilt.He felt that Dong Xiaowan had changed, became a little headstrong and a little weak, but he was more lovable than before.Perhaps, people are extremely helpless in illness. On the third day, Xixi and Shan Ma invited Liu Er, who was on a boat, to help throw those medicine jars into the river.Those clay pots opened their mouths wide like hard fish, gulping down the water, and then slowly sank to the bottom.A hundred years later, some idlers fishing nearby still call that place Medicine Pot Lake.People used to hang up medicine pots one after another. The most legendary is that an old man cured his wife's illness for many years with the water in the medicine pot.Xixi and Shan Ma took a lot of effort to clean up the medicine dregs in the yard, and regretted that they dumped these dregs in the yard.Dong Min asked a few people to drag the coffin away and sold some money.The bad luck in the yard cleared up, everyone looked happy again, Xi Xi and Shan Ma began to dress up as usual, and they became more energetic. On the morning of the fourth day, Mao Pijiang was awakened from his dream by the chirping of birds.He realized that Dong Xiaowan had woken up long ago and was staring at him intently.The two looked at each other and smiled, and laughed a lot on the bed.Mao Bijiang begged her to let go of herself and let herself go out to breathe the fresh air in the morning.She said: "No." Shan Ma, who just brought morning tea, saw it, and advised Dong Xiaowan to let Mr. Mao stretch his body too, it would be too painful.The corner of Dong Xiaowan's mouth curled up, and she said: "I just want to make him suffer, I want to punish him, and punish him for the rest of his life. The lovesickness he caused me to suffer will never be repaid." What you say is what you say, what you do is what you do.She still let go of Mao Pijiang's hand, and at first she felt that she couldn't make him feel too uncomfortable.Secondly, she felt that she could get out of bed and walk around. Since she had been in bed for too long, she felt the smell on her body was unpleasant, and she was sweating profusely, which made her uncomfortable. She wanted to take a bath and seriously dress up.Mao Pijiang stretched comfortably, stood in front of the window, and looked at the willow bushes shrouded in emerald green smoke by the water in the distance, so charming. Mao Bijiang believes that Dong Xiaowan is his lifelong partner and the meat of his heart.Although, she was not a peerless beauty when she was lying on the bed just now, and he was a little tired of her straight bones, sickly complexion, and hair that smelled of medicine.However, when she re-bathed, dressed up and appeared in front of him again, he changed his bad opinion, because this sick beauty was even more beautiful than before. She walked to his side, put a hand on his shoulder, raised her face, her eyes were bright, he thought: the disease has been completely washed away, as long as a little nourishment is added, she will soon become plump .He wrapped his arms around her waist tenderly, and pressed his palms against her back, where it was warm and supple.他吻着她的耳朵，吻着她的脸颊，吻着她的眼，最后将嘴唇压在她的唇上。俩人紧紧地抱在一起，似乎永不分开。这时，春风从敞开的窗户吹进来，激荡着他俩的心。 “冒公子。”惜惜喊道。然后就听见一阵脚步声跑上楼来，他俩只得依依不舍地分开。惜惜已提着裙摆闯进卧室，见此情景，知道打扰了好事，便朝董小宛笑嘻嘻吐了一下舌头，说道：“冒公子，门外有两个人要见你。” “他们没说是谁？” “没说，只说你见了就知道。” 冒辟疆从敞开的窗口看见院门外站着两个人。不是王天阶和范云威吗？他们怎么来了，一定有什么事。忙朝小宛道：“是复社的王公子和范公子，我去去就来。” 一见面，冒辟疆拱手道：“什么风把二位兄长吹来了？” 范云威道：“贤弟，这几天把大伙忘得一干二净了吧？” 冒辟疆将他俩拉到一边，将这两天的事粗略说了一遍，二人感叹道：“天赐奇缘。” 然后，范云威便告诉他这段时间复社有几件事要办，他俩也想趁机畅游一圈，准备游游无锡、阳羡、昆陵、澄江、金山、扬州，最后去南京，特来问冒辟疆是否同游。王天阶建议他带上董小宛，她大病初愈，正该出去散散心。冒辟疆觉得很有道理，便又跑上楼和董小宛商量。 董小宛一听，正中下怀，爽快地答应了。 第二天午后，王天阶和范云威租了一艘较大的双帆客船在半塘停泊靠岸。冒辟疆和董小宛牵着手上了船，后面跟着大脚单妈。小宛特意带上她，让她饱受折磨的心灵得到稍稍的安慰，同时也可以服侍大家，众人可以更加尽兴游乐。 大家在船头客客气气地见过之后，便相让着步入船舱。船家挂上缀满补丁的厚重的帆，春风鼓荡着水面，船驶入一片空蒙浩荡的水域。 因为顺风，船工们就有些轻闲，便在船头撒下鱼网。鱼网跟着船拖一阵，它破开水面，仿佛一条大鱼伴在船的旁边游动似的。这一网打到十几条活蹦乱跳的鱼，董小宛兴致勃勃地在船头拣鱼。这样美丽的女人在身边，船工们更加卖力气，又撒一网，讨她欢心。 大脚单妈也来了劲儿，有心显显做菜的本领。那些鱼通过油盐酱醋的烹饪之后，都摇身一变，成为色香味俱全的菜肴，满满地摆了几大碗。众人围拢来，招呼船家和船工放下帆也来吃，任船儿在水面飘荡，众人开怀畅饮。船家平日里吃鱼哪有如此讲究，心里痛快之至，引吭高歌： 铜斗饮江酒，手拍铜斗歌。 侬是拍浪儿，饮则拜浪婆。 脚踏小船头，独速无短蓑。 笑君渔阳操，空恃文章多。 闲倚青竹竿，白日奈我何。 船家久经风雨的嗓音有点沙，苍劲有力，破空而去，一群沙鸥闻声飞起，像优美的小风筝在头上盘旋。水面的波浪仿佛也被压下去一般，极胆怯地轻轻拍打着船舷。 众人大声叫好，也许是酒的原因，众人看见夕阳之下是一片红彤彤的江山。范云威豪兴大发，大声呼吁众人来联句助兴，众人纷纷叫好。船家凑上来道：“不怕在各位公子面前现丑，我也来一句。” 众人正在兴头上，当然赞成。 王天阶道：“江上求一醉，举杯听船歌。” 范云威道：“早知闲云好，不必文章多。” 冒辟疆道：“前尘起虎吼，何不披渔蓑。” 董小宛道：“伴君帆舱下，随波任清浊。” 船老大道：“杀鱼取苦胆，浪子岂无乐。” 众人于是一番笑，心气高昂，真正笑傲江湖。几个船工无法表达心情，便频频将杯举过头顶，大声嚷道：“举杯，举杯。”看看时光不早，船家笑哈哈径直走开，用力扯起船帆，帆哗啦啦升上桅杆顶端。几个船工也去用手摇起橹来。船乘风破浪而去，正所谓“直挂云帆济沧海”。 船到无锡靠岸。众人一起游了惠山，饮了惠泉，冒辟疆和王天阶、范云威要去为复社办点事，董小宛和单妈先回到船上，船工们正采购了粮食和蔬菜扛上船。冒辟疆和王、范二人办完事往回走，忽然看见前面十字街头人山人海在观看什么热闹。三人也凑上前去，却是官吏正押着死刑犯人。但见刽子手将鬼头刀高高举起，一刀劈下，寒光闪处，犯人身首异地，头滚出去很远，围观者一阵惊呼，妇女们都惊得掩了面。冒辟疆惊讶地发现那犯人很熟悉，却没想起究竟是谁。 官吏简单地验了尸，然后打着锣开道扬长而去。人群中许多老人妇女一拥而上，纷纷从怀中掏出馒头去醮那热腾腾的血。王天阶和范云威看得出神。 冒辟疆轻声问旁边一位中年商贾：“被杀的是什么强盗？” “客官不是本地人吧？”商贾打量他道：“这个可是有名的江洋大盗，人称'一楫夺命'的龙游。官府费了好大劲都没捉住他，不料却在咱无锡落了网……” 冒辟疆脸色苍白，原来是义兄龙兰的同室兄弟龙游，那年长江上的事涌上心头，他禁不住一阵颤栗。 商贾狐疑地望望他：“怎么？客官认得这个强盗？” “好像见过。”冒辟疆不经意答道，立刻发觉说错了话，忙改口道：“不不不，从没见过。” 这时，那商贾已经连连后退，退去约一丈远时，指着冒辟疆大声叫道：“这里有个强盗的同党，快抓住他。” 冒辟疆额际冒出冷汗，慌乱间想到是非之地不可久留，身边的王天阶和范云威却又不知到哪里去了。他也不和那商贾计较，抽身就走。一群汉子见此光景，只当他心虚，高声叫着：“抓住他。”然后一涌而上，将他按翻在地。他被众人扭打之时，方才想到：人本来就是势利的狗，你越心虚它越要咬你。可惜刚才失了方寸，不然还有洗去嫌疑的机会啊。 王天阶和范云威眼见人群涌动，猛然发觉冒辟疆出了事时，已经来不及了。人群围得水泄不通，他俩挤不过去，眼睁睁看着众人押冒辟疆涌向衙门。两人当下决断，范云威跟着到公堂去，王天阶则回船上去告诉董小宛且先安抚她的心。 且说董小宛久等冒辟疆不来，呆在舱里又觉得无聊。何况那些船工说话没有顾忌，相互之间尽说些下流事情，她便站到船头上来，单妈也站到她身后。她朝码头上那条街望着，心里忐忑不安。 这时，一队官兵从街上走过，一位官兵忽然从队伍跑出来，手里提着刀，他径直跑下码头，到了水边，将刀咬在嘴上，解开裤带撒尿。董小宛慌忙回避。 单妈怒骂道：“死汉子，真不要脸。没看见这里有人啊！ 怎么不在街上解呢，真不要脸。 " 那官兵从嘴里拿下刀，刀尖指着单妈骂道：“街上人多，死婆子，再嚷嚷，老子杀了你。”单妈见他恶狠狠的双眼像发疯的牛，忙收了口，自知招惹不起，那官兵转身跑上码头，又跑回队伍中。 董小宛道：“这样的官兵，也能打仗，怪不得北方闯贼和清兵闹得那么凶啊。” 她不经意又朝那队官兵望去，看见两个军官骑马走过。其中一个军官扭头朝这边看，刚好打了个照面。两人都一阵惊喜。原来那军官正是复社中的喻连河喻公子。 喻连河跟另一个军官说了几句，便离开队伍，将马拴在一家店铺的柱头上。店主敢怒不敢言，那马拦了他的生意。喻连河也不理睬，径直走到船上来。 “宛姑娘，何故在此？”董小宛便将这几天的事粗略讲了一遍。喻连河大喜道：“原来冒公子等人也在无锡，我就在此等着见他们吧。”接着又叙述了自己的事，他去年年底投奔史可法，谋得一个小官职。他说：“我现在的顶头上司名叫陈君悦，还是冒公子的结拜兄长呢，可惜他到扬州去了。” 两人正说着话，王天阶气急败坏地跑了回来，和喻连河勉强打过招呼，便喘着气将刚才发生的事说了一遍。董小宛“妈呀”一声朝后便倒，单妈慌忙扶住。喻连河跳起，吩咐王天阶照顾好董小宛，他自己跳上马背，朝衙门直冲而去。 无锡县令听说又抓了个强盗，心里高兴，当即升堂审案。 本来他用美人计斩了“一楫夺命”已是大功一件，此刻又捉住个同党，更是锦上添花。他一上堂，便把惊堂木一拍，要冒辟疆从实招来。冒辟疆分辨几句，守令大怒，便叫皂吏用刑。四个衙役将他推翻在地，另两个衙役举杖正要打时，衙门外一阵惊呼，一位军官骑马闯进堂来，飞身下马，冒辟疆认得是喻连河。 喻连河冲上公堂“呼呼”两拳将两个持杖的衙役打得飞将出去。县令正想问何人敢咆哮公堂，喻连河几步窜到他跟前，轻声对他说：“这位公子可是史可法大人的兄弟。”随即伸手抓住他的衣领，将他提起来。县令见他装束，心知这军官比自己还蛮横。慌忙叫道： “长官饶命。” 喻连河怒道：“老子的兄弟你也敢诬告是强盗，狗官，老子要你的命。” 县令道：“长官饶命，下官也正疑心是他人诬告。”他又扭头朝衙吏道：“还不快放人。” 看见众人放了冒辟疆，喻连河才放下县令，上前挽住冒辟疆。他朝衙门边看热闹的人问道：“刚才是谁诬告我兄长？” 众人怕连累自己，一致将那商贾推了出来，商贾吓得双腿直哆嗦。喻连河回头朝县令道：“将这刁民庭杖三十大板。” 县令诺诺连声。地方官最惹不得的就这些胆大包天的统军，何况兵荒马乱之时。他朝衙役喝道：“还不将刁民拿下。” 衙役们一涌而上，将那多事的商贾当庭打了三十大板，商贾痛得昏死过去。冒辟疆和喻连河早已扬长而去，远远便看见船头上焦急的董小宛。 上了船，大家相互见过，冒辟疆问范云威去了何处。忽然背后传来笑声。原来范云威看见他俩出了公堂，便跟出来，但他俩同乘一匹马而去，他只好慢跑着回来了，这时正满头大汗步上船头。 喻连河在船上和王天阶、范云威、冒辟疆叙了别后之情。 董小宛再次深谢他的救命之恩。直到吃过晚饭，喻连河才告辞，临行时，冒辟疆赶写了一封信，让他带给陈君悦。众人则连夜挂帆离开无锡。趁着夜色，冒辟疆在船头烧些纸钱，祭奠龙游。一弯淡月挂在天边，若有若无。 董小宛和冒辟疆悄声对语，说的尽是绵绵的情话和相思，以及此刻的欢快之情。王天阶和范云威在舱中下棋，偶尔传出两人大声的争执声。董小宛便莞尔一笑，她觉得男人们总是带着小孩子脾气在生活。 她细心地倾听和牢记冒辟疆说过的每一句话，他激动地表达着，语调非常优美动听。 董小宛甚至只是想听听他温存语调，便不停地逗引他说话。 有时，她和他也会突然沉默，双眼中的爱意过分炽热，两人都会心地避开。董小宛总是能够指点出一些微小的事物，让两人都分心，以减弱由于炽热感情引起的焦虑。冒辟疆心领神会，便会兴高采烈地评述她指点的东西。爱情变成一只无形的茧，将两人甜蜜地包裹起来。 最令冒辟疆激动的是董小宛突然跑到船舱中取来的那本自编的《花影词集》，他一页页翻读下去，心里才明白她的才华比自己想象的还要高几倍，她是不是李清照转世呢？董小宛在过去岁月中对他的怀念和抱怨，通过优美的文字射入他的心中，他珍惜地抚摸着那些陈年泪迹，像拭去小宛脸上的泪痕。 在他愉快地阅读那些诗词时，董小宛细心地在旁边暗暗填好了一首《满江红》： 雾如帐幔，挂月钩，船头风歇。 人悄语，呢喃耳际，钗花欲斜。 春心问春夜何急，流星驰流掩月。 纵逍遥，水天共一色，情切切。 似凝眸，望江野；君若悔，海枯灭，罗衣翠袖变撒昆仑雪。 冰刀寒剑断妾身，香消玉损为君绝。 且戏言，情真何惧直，相思烈。 冒辟疆觉得这首词填得并不好，但是嘴里却没有说。这份情感令他感到有些沉重。一个女人对一个男人过份依赖使他觉得自己也高大起来。他取来笔墨，就在船头上仿照苏东坡的笔法将这首《满江红》工整地抄在《花影词集》上，他自己觉得那些字像一群游鱼，所以，他在纸页的空白处画上一个倩女手里提着一支捕鱼用的小网。他记得小时候曾经用它捕到过小鱼。董小宛却说曾用它在秦淮河捞到一只螃蟹。他们就在微笑之中忘记了岁月。 直到大脚单妈将一盘热腾腾的粽子放在船头上，两人才想起已快到端午节。董小宛剥开棕叶，咬着裹有鱼肉馅的香喷喷的糯米，就觉得天边那朵厚重的云里仿佛有屈公骑着艾虎的身影。 五月初四的黎明，冒辟疆和董小宛早早地立在船头，已远远地看见了镇江。鸡叫声此起彼伏，连绵不绝，船家咕咚咕咚灌了几口酒，指给他俩看那不很高的金山和金山寺。董小宛依稀听出，他说到了法海、许仙、白蛇和青蛇。 镇江的大街小巷到处洋溢着节日的快活气氛。家家户户的前门都挂着一束艾叶，风一吹，叶片一张张翻起。最快活的还是那些儿童。他们手里举着粽子在追打或玩着跳方块的游戏，嘴里唱着一些吚吚呀呀的儿歌，歌声从小嘴里挤出来，听不清歌词。空气中还有一股浓烈的雄黄味和烧酒味，也许是《白蛇传》的缘故，镇江人一般不再喝雄黄酒，而是将它洒在住宅四周来避邪。董小宛挽着冒辟疆在街上闲逛了半天，一边享受着自己的幸福，一边也感受着人们安居乐业的幸福。 总之，节日中的人们都觉得生活中的希望不是很渺茫的。 端午这天，董小宛异常地激动，早早起来梳妆打扮。这时，冒辟疆便举着镜子跪在她面前，让她对镜贴花，他显得非常温顺。 吃罢早餐，董小宛便换上一身雪白飘逸的西洋纱衣裙，虽病后体弱，依旧艳美脱俗。 冒辟疆、王天阶、范云威也换了干净的衣袍，四人结伴去看镇江一年一度的龙舟竞渡。董小宛才下船，岸边清洗衣裳的妇女便眼睛一花，惊讶不已，彼此窃窃私语地谈起了白素珍。 四人走着走着，王、范二人便有意放慢了脚步，冒辟疆没察觉，他和董小宛笑语不断到了金山脚下，方才发觉不见了另外二人。心知他俩的用心，乃相视一笑。 上得金山，两人高高地站在山顶，俯瞰着江中的龙舟。十二艘龙舟已经摆开了架式，健儿们正在龙舟上做着准备。燃放鞭炮的正小心翼翼地将一串串红灿灿的鞭炮理顺之后拴上一竿长长的青竹。敲鼓的早已按捺不住，在岸上就较起劲来，十二面大鼓震天响。天空晴朗极了。 董小宛和冒辟疆看见人群纷纷涌来，各自选着观光的落脚点。董小宛忽然拧了一下冒辟疆道：“考考你的才气，我要你以《竞渡》为题，马上口占一绝，如何？” 冒辟疆道：“这个容易极了。”他低头沉吟，折扇在掌上轻拍，董小宛留意他在掌上拍了四十七下扇子，他便吟出一首诗来： 江河育真龙，宛君倚古松。 狂舟欲留客，惊涛却向东。 屈公临风鼓，江妃坠花丛。 佳丽忘忧泣，乱石穿云空。 董小宛赞叹不已：“江左才子果然名不虚传。”正在这时，人群欢呼雀跃起来，仿佛个个都想扑进水中去似的。原来，十二只龙舟已经在鞭炮和锣鼓声中展开了竞赛。但见每条舟上都是左右各六条如长脚般的长橹在奋力划动，船则像一只只巨龙快速穿过水浪，直奔十里外一面镶着纯金的华缎锦标。 就在人群雀跃之际，却有那些专门出来争睹美女的浪子在到处穿梭。他们终于惊讶地看见金山顶山有一位白衣飘飘的仙女，都目瞪口呆看得痴了，仿佛整个镇江都轰动了，震惊了。 董小宛正诧异时，冒辟疆若无其事地对她说道：“人们都在看你呢！”他俩还看见许多人正虔诚地合掌祈祷呢！人人心中都悬了一个谜。 回船的路上，许多人跟在她的后面，王天阶和范云威情知不妙，害怕出事，慌慌忙忙先跑回船，吩咐船家准备开船。 待冒辟疆和董小宛上了船，便挂帆驶离镇江，岸边的人们依依不舍，目送这船渐渐消失在碧空之间。 船在水上又漂了几天，冒辟疆忽然忧心忡忡，愁眉不展。 董小宛再三关心地询问，他才叹了口气，对她说道：“宛君，这船现在要开往南京，可是，你不能去南京，朱统锐谁也惹他不起，他早就发誓要你的命！” 董小宛道：“就是赴汤蹈火，妾也要侍君左右，我不怕他。” 冒辟疆道：“宛君，凡事应有气量，切勿逞一时之勇。你想想，若到南京，受到伤害的不仅仅只你一人，还会连累香君、柳如是她们。我看你还是先回苏州，今年秋闱之后，我一定来接你到如皋。你如果怕窦、霍两家恶霸，就在府门上贴上'如皋冒寓'字样，也许能够挡他一阵子，好吗？” 董小宛并非只知儿女情长而不明事理的女人，心知他说得有理，却又不甘心再度分别。所以只是默默不语。冒辟疆看见她眼角流下泪来。