Chapter 9 Chapter Nine: Weeping at the Red Pavilion

But Su Xiaoxiao, Fan Juanjuan, Shisanmei, Luo Xiaozhi, and Chen Hongbo followed the crying sound, and saw a red pavilion among the flowers, and beside the red pavilion was a beautiful woman who was wiping her tears and crying: I saw the beauty chanting while burying the remaining flowers in the pyre of fireworks.Su Xiaoxiao yelled: "Miss Lin, why are you so sad? Look, I brought you some poet friends." When Miss Lin heard Su Xiaoxiao's call, she panicked, and in a blink of an eye she saw Luo Xiaozhi and the others. The man forced a smile and said: "I was moved for a while, Gu is doing a flower show, where did you come from? Why are you here?"

Fan Juanjuan, Chen Hongbo and others said their intentions in the future, Lin Daiyu was very happy when she heard that, she immediately took Luo Xiaozhi's hand and said: "That's great, the poetry club organized by Baoyu has new members, let's go, I will take you to Yihong Courtyard .” Everyone wore flowers and jumped willows, passed by several pavilions and courtyards, and came to an elegant place. Daiyu said: "This is Yihong Courtyard." I saw a slender girl in red clothes sweeping the floor in the courtyard. Su Xiaoxiao called out, "Qingyun, is Baoyu here?"

I saw the girl leaned over and said: "Yes, Miss Xue and the others are also here, you go in quickly." Lin Daiyu led the crowd through a clump of green bamboos, and entered the Baoyu Room in Yihong Courtyard. In the room, she saw gold and silver decorations, precious lamps, green gauze curtains, and Suzaku Garden. Eight beautiful girls surrounded a jade-faced man. A young man with a mouth full of red pomegranates. These eight girls have different appearances, each with its own merits, they are Xue Baochai, Xue Baoqin, Shi Xiangyun, Jia Yingchun, Jia Tanchun, Qin Keqing, Li Wan, and the young man is Jia Baoyu.

Daiyu introduced everyone, Baoyu was overjoyed, and greeted everyone immediately. Fan Juanjuan took the seat, and Luo Xiaozhi, Su Xiaoxiao, Shisanmei and Chen Hongbo sat down in turn. Baoyu laughed and said, "Today, there are a few fairy sisters and a gifted brother in the Grand View Garden. Isn't it a fairy fate? I think this Hong Bo brother is quite like Qin Zhong in the old days. He is quiet and graceful. He is really Qin Zhong reborn. .” That Qin Keqing couldn't help rolling down a few tears when she heard it, and after a while she began to sob and cry. Baoyu knew he had made a slip of the tongue, so he quickly changed the subject: "The first time we formed the Begonia Club, and later because we added Sister Xiangyun, we changed it to the Chrysanthemum Club and added Sister Boqin, and then changed it to the Peony Club, and now Juanjuan, Xiao Xiao, Xiao Zhi, Hong Bo, Thirteen Sisters, what should I change their names to?"

Hong Bo said: "It's better to change it to Plum Blossom Society. It is often said that plum blossom is the soul of flowers and the soul of poetry. Why don't we use this name?" Everyone praises it. Baoyu said: "After dinner this afternoon, let's get together in Ningcui Pavilion, okay?" Everyone agrees. Then they chatted about some poems and essays, and Baoyu called Hua Xiren to arrange a place for Juanjuan and others. After lunch, everyone came to Ningcui Pavilion one after another. This Ningcui Pavilion is connected to the pavilion by the water. There are peonies, begonias, narcissus, peach blossoms, roses, apricot flowers, plow flowers, plum blossoms, etc. beside the pool. For some unknown reason, the flowers in these four seasons are in full bloom, and the fragrance is very touching.Baoyu himself is the head of poetry, and there are Chen Hongbo, Qin Keqing, Li Wan, Jia Yingchun, Jia Tanchun, and Jia Xichun on this side, and Fan Juanjuan, Luo Xiaozhi, Su Xiaoxiao, Shisanmei, Xue Baoqin, and Shi Xiangyun on the other side. Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai are directors of the Poetry Club.

Assault.Zijuan, Qingwen, Liu Wu'er, Xiangling and others grind ink one after another.Baoyu said: "The Plum Blossom Society has been established since then. Today, 15 of us make a song of Qilu for each of the plum blossoms. What do you think?" Everyone applauded in unison, and each meditated on the book.After a while, they all handed over the poems and read them, only to see: After everyone chanted one by one, they couldn't help clapping their hands and applauding Baoyu. Only Qingwen looked at it and said, "Poetry is good. I always feel sad and euphemistic. I can't get rid of the sadness of parting and hatred." , the situation of the girls is too cold."

Baochai also sighed: "Isn't it? Our Grand View Garden is really a daughter's world. We spend all day with flowers and grass, singing the wind and playing with the moon, but we are also troubled. Why don't we ask Sister Luo and Mr. Hong Bo to tell us about the world. Isn't that good?" After she mentioned it, Baoyu, Daiyu and others agreed in unison. Even in Ningcui Pavilion, Hong Bo narrated the folk rumors, and Luo Xiaozhi added more details. Everyone listened with great interest and showed surprise from time to time.After a while, as dusk approached, everyone had dinner, chatted for a while and went back to their homes.This Chen Hongbo must live in Tianxiang Tower, Jia Baoyu knew Xueyan and led him to Tianxiang Tower.Luo Xiaozhi accompanied Xue Baoqin to stay in Yunque Tower; Su Xiaoxiao stayed in Chunhan Pavilion; Fan Juanjuan's thirteenth sister stayed in Yuanyang Tower.But he said that Chen Hongbo was led by Xueyan to Tianxiang Tower. He was tired, and he didn't care about the golden cup, jade plate, dragon pillar and stone tablet. He lay down in the vermilion gauze tent and fell asleep soundly.

The snow goose was clever and diligent, and when a basin of warm water came in, seeing that Hong Bo was already asleep, he had no choice but to back out, and also fell asleep in the room downstairs on Tianxiang. Hong Bo was sleeping when he suddenly felt someone calling: "Hong Bo, Hong Bo follow me!" He took a quick look and saw a beautiful woman in white, struggling on the beam. When Hong Bo saw it, he broke out in a cold sweat.