The Heart of the Red Chamber

When Xue's family was intensively preparing for Xue Pan's marriage, Chen Yejun brought Wang Ren the news that Wei Ruolan was seriously ill, and now she was almost unable to get out of bed.

The friendship of nearly 20 years, even if the positions are different, can't be broken just like that. When Xiu Mu, Wang Ren went to Wei's house, but Chen Yejun didn't go with him. He was going to the Yamen to be on duty. Willing to see Wei Ruolan's emaciated appearance again, presumably Wei Ruolan would not be willing to show his weakness in front of his cousin. He looks gentle and elegant, but in fact his arrogance has already penetrated into his bone marrow.

When Wei Ruolan saw Wang Ren, she had just drunk the medicine. There was no incense in the room, but there were a lot of fruits, but they couldn't dispel the bitter smell of medicine in the room. It was still autumn, but Wei Ruolan was wearing a Leaning on the soft pillow in a heavy big dress, a weak smile appeared on his face: "You are here!"

Wang Ren saw that Wei Ruolan's originally plump and handsome face was so thin that the cheekbones could be seen, and there were some bruises and black under the eyes, and he was already showing some dispirited look, he was startled: "Why is it like this, doctor? By the way, what are the symptoms?"

Wei Ruolan coughed twice, then smiled wryly, "Didn't he tell you? It's tuberculosis!"

Sitting on the side, Wang Ren sighed in his heart. It looked like he had tuberculosis. There were no antibiotics these days. If he got this kind of disease, he had no choice but to do so. However, he comforted him, "Don't worry, take care of yourself. It may not be impossible to recover!"

Wei Ruolan waved his hand: "This is fate! No matter how pretentious you are, you will never be able to bear it!" He was indeed very discouraged. The death of his father and grandmother broke the pillars of the Wei family, and the emperor's throne was as stable as Mount Tai. , he is helpless, what he can do is to maintain the honor and dignity of the family!Although the emperor is considered to be his cousin, but after all, he has a grievance in his heart. He has always been a vain prince. Jia She can just mess around like this, but he can't. I asked someone to get a military position in the Ministry of War, and then set off with the army. Who knew that such a thing would happen.Hanhai Kingdom is located in the southwest, and the climate is different from that of Chang'an. He was not acclimatized to the environment, but was later captured. Even though he was given preferential treatment because he was a military officer, he was still infected with miasma. Although he used medicine at that time, it didn't help. Complete.

In addition to this failure and being captured, the family even had to pay a large price, so he was not deprived of his title and returned home, but the military position at the Ministry of War was never expected to be taken back. I had a heart disease in this life, which brought back the old disease that I had contracted in the army before, and when it flared up, it became like this.

"When did you believe this!" Naturally, Wang Ren had heard about what happened to Wei Ruolan these days, and he could guess the cause and effect of it. Feeling pity in his heart, he said hastily, "Now you are the only male in your family. Support the door, even if it is for the old lady and your wife, you should cheer up!"

Wei Ruolan snorted softly: "I'm the only one left in my house, but I still have an uncle, even though the family has been separated. Anyway, his surname is Wei, right?" His uncle who was a concubine was also short-sighted. Yes, people are also philistines, and now they feel that he is not going to get better, so they come to the door directly, wanting to adopt his eldest grandson to him, so as to inherit the title of the family!Just kidding, even if he wants to adopt, he will not adopt that idiot who is already in his teens and can't even recite the Three Character Classic.But no matter how unwilling he is, there is nothing he can do when his lifespan is up.

Thinking of this, Wei Ruolan still sighed, and then looked up at Wang Ren: "Aren, I have accomplished nothing in my life, and I am most sorry for my family. If I am not here in the future, if you can, help me take care of it." Take it easy!" At this point, his face flushed sickly, and he coughed so hard that he could hardly breathe.

Wang Ren hurriedly patted him on the back, and the servants on the side brought the spit box, Wei Ruolan coughed up a few mouthfuls of thick phlegm that was still bloodshot, and rinsed his mouth with rock sugar pear soup. His face softened a little.Wei Ruolan also has no choice. Now, there are only mother and wife left in the family. The mother has aged a lot because of her father's affairs. The only hope is on herself, but she is like this.As for Shi Xiangyun, the two had been married for only one year, so she had to be a young widow without even a child. Selfishly, Wei Ruolan didn't want Shi Xiangyun to remarry. Once he goes, Shi Xiangyun must keep him.Thinking of this, he inevitably felt guilty towards Shi Xiangyun, and remembered that the Shi family had some relationship with the Wang family anyway, so he had a quick conversation and wanted to entrust his mother and wife to Wang Ren.

Wang Ren had nothing to say. As a friend, it was okay to take care of his mother. In this day and age, it is completely normal. Some people even directly recognized their adoptive mother because of the entrustment of their best friends. Daughter-in-law, not to mention ancient times, even in modern times, it doesn't matter how you say it!Don't talk about cousins, let's just say that the two are not related by blood in essence, even if there is, there are more cousins ​​and cousins ​​getting together these days.If you don't pay attention to the plum before the melon, it will be a scandalous news!

Seeing Wang Ren's embarrassed expression, Wei Ruolan also reacted, waved her hand, and sighed: "Forget it, I was confused!"

Wang Ren comforted Wei Ruolan. Seeing that Wei Ruolan looked tired, he knew that he was also tired, so he personally helped Wei Ruolan to lie down on the bed, and said gently: "You don't have to think about things outside, just relax your mind. , You are recovering from your illness, and your family’s affairs still need to be healed by yourself, so that you can figure it out! Well, you should rest first, and I will come to see you when I am free!"

Wei Ruolan nodded, panting slightly, and said softly: "I'm already very happy that you can come to see me, so I won't come again in the future, I'm in such a mess, I just let you see it once, see you again A few times, even if I got down there, I couldn't feel at ease! Besides, you know about my illness, even the servants in the family are unwilling to touch their hands too much, for fear of being sick, how can I miss you! "

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Wang Ren pulled the corner of the quilt for Wei Ruolan, frowned and said, "Where is so much thought, let's have a date, why are we heretics!"

"Okay, you've always been the best at talking about these things!" Wei Ruolan forced a smile, "Go back first, I heard that your wife is about to give birth, so you should pay more attention!"

Wang Ren smiled and said: "Well, when the child is full moon, you can pack a big red envelope. After all, he is also your nephew!"

There was a gleam of light in Wei Ruolan's eyes, and he nodded: "That's natural!"

Wang Ren walked out of Wei Ruolan's room, took a deep breath of air, and felt a little sad. Wei Ruolan looked really bad. These days, tuberculosis is terminally ill, so he can only procrastinate. He sighed, and went down He walked out under the leadership of others, and just after he left the courtyard, he saw a young woman in a sky-blue satin jacket hurried over with a few maids, and one of the maids was holding an exquisite food box in her hand. Although Wang Ren said I haven't seen the face clearly yet, but I guessed that it should be Shi Xiangyun, so I avoided it by the side of the road.

Seeing Wang Ren, Shi Xiangyun was stunned for a moment. She thought Wang Ren should have left. In fact, there have been quite a few people who came to see Wei Ruolan these days, but they were all afraid of getting sick, so they probably said a few words before rushing She walked away, she thought it would be the same this time, so she didn't ask anyone, so she took herself to stare at the medicated diet that she had boiled for more than two hours, intending to serve Wei Ruolan to use some.At this moment, they happened to meet each other, and quickly stopped in their tracks, and slightly blessed Fushen: "I've met my cousin!"

Wang Ren also returned the half-gift. He looked at Shi Xiangyun slightly. Compared with the Mingyan girl he saw when they got married, she is now much haggard, with a worried look on her face. Shi Xiangyun's life is not good in this life. I lost my father when I was a child, but now my husband is like this, he doesn't even have a son to rely on.What Wang Ren didn't know was that recently there had been some rumors in the Wei family, saying that Shi Xiangyun was too tough, that he killed his parents, and now he was going to restrain his husband. These words had already reached the ears of the old lady of the Wei family, the old lady He has been counting on his son all his life, and when he heard such words, he naturally believed them, but seeing Shi Xiangyun's eyes now makes people shudder.

Wang Ren didn't know Shi Xiangyun very well, so he had no choice but to say at this moment: "Cousin is here to see Ruolan, then I won't bother you, so I'm leaving!"

Shi Xiangyun nodded: "Then cousin, go slowly!"

Wang Ren nodded, and then left. The almost restless atmosphere of the Wei family made him feel tired. In terms of family background, among the few people he met, Wei Ruolan was the most noble, but he made a wrong step. It seems that the family will not recover within decades. The emperor does not have much affection for the Wei family, and even has a lot of opinions. Once Wei Ruolan leaves, as long as the emperor does not speak, the title will be removed. The Wei family has nothing else. Those who are officials in the court are afraid that Wei Ruolan will be bullied by someone as soon as Wei Ruolan dies.Wang Ren thought of Wei Ruolan's entrustment to go to the doctor almost in a hurry, and smiled wryly. No matter what, the friendship of almost 20 years will be able to give a hand at that time. It's just that Wei Ruolan has no future. Seniors, how can they cope with the power of the clan and keep the family property of the Wei family!

Just a few days after Wang Ren attended Xue Pan's wedding, he got the news of Wei Ruolan's death. Wang Ren changed into plain clothes and came to express his condolences. The numb Shi Xiangyun could only sigh in his heart.Sure enough, everything is fate, and it is not in the slightest.