Jia Huan's Dream of the Red Chamber

"Hey, you're back, you're so busy, you've kept me as a guest waiting for so long." Tianyi said to me quickly when he saw me coming back.

"Don't dare, dare not. It's just that it's getting late. Sister Lin is going back alone. Although it's in the second gate, it's too close to the side after all. It's better to be careful, so I sent her back to the gate of the garden before returning. Yes, my lord, forgive me." I hurriedly replied respectfully.

"Oh, I'm joking with you, look at how scared you are. But you, sister Lin, are really good."

"That's right, that's my sister Lin, and my uncle Lin is Tanhua Lang. But, how do you know? Could it be that you can know it just by talking to my sister Lin?"

"That's not true. Just now I was alone and bored, so I read the books she selected for you. You can see her taste. She is by no means an ordinary lady. She must be an extraordinary person."

"My elder sister Lin is very knowledgeable, even I was taught by her."

"That's really a pity. How can such a good teacher teach you such a student who can't be peaceful in writing, and can't set the country in martial arts?"

"Oh, it's all my fault for not being able to live up to expectations and not being able to do anything. If I had Baoyu's aura, maybe life for my aunt and my third sister would be easier."

"'The smart man works but the wise man worries, the vegetable eater has nothing to ask for, and travels when he is full, like a boat that is not tied'. Only the stupid can survive among a group of so-called smart people. Alright, where do you have dinner ?”

"I don't know. It is said that the sisters eat with the old lady, but the master took me to eat a few days ago, and the master has not come back today..."

"You mean, there is no dinner tonight? Let me invite you out to eat."

"No, I have to have a long-term plan. I can't go out to eat every day. I don't have that much money."

"Hey, let me teach you a good way. You go to greet the old lady when you have dinner there, and say that you met me and Shui Rong outside today, and we asked you to say hello to the old lady. Don't you dare?" Delayed, come right away, so, your old lady still doesn't let you eat? You will naturally eat with the old lady in the future."

"Okay, it's still you kid, with a stomach full of bad water, just do it like this."

I joked with Tianyi again, and Tianyi went back.I sent him outside the back door, and he held me back and whispered, "Sister Lin, please say something nice. You don't know what kind of person I am? Don't let her think I'm frivolous." little man."

I stared at him for a long time before I said, "As for Shuixiang, please help me."

We bowed to each other, I watched him walk away, and thought to myself: It seems that Tianyi has a crush on my sister Lin.In my dream back then, Fairy Jing Huan told me that only a steady stream of water vapor can nourish sister Lin. I don't know if this Shui Tianyi has such a great blessing to enjoy my sister Lin.

"Shui Tianyi, Shui Tianyi..." As I walked, I muttered Tianyi's name, remembering that he once told me that when he was born, the fortune teller said that his life was full of water, and there should be more water in his name. More water will produce results in the future, so his father, the old Nan'an prince, named him Shui Tianyi, originally his surname was Shui, and with the addition of "Tian Yishui", even the source of the water was used. up.

"By the way, Tianyi is full of water, isn't the extra water coming out of Tianyi just waiting for sister Lin? What a good marriage!" I thought to myself, and couldn't help jumping up happily.

I jumped up and down, but I felt hungry instead. Seeing that it was getting dark, the old lady must have already served dinner, so I followed Tianyi's instructions and went to "greetings" to the old lady.

Sure enough, everything was in Tianyi's calculations, the old lady saw me coming, she quickly asked me to sit down and have dinner with her, and told Madam Wang: "From now on, boy Huan will live at home, just like Baoyu, eat with me, The monthly money is like precious jade."

I quickly knelt down and said, "Thank you, ancestor, for loving Huan'er, but Huan'er may be needed in the palace from time to time, and maybe we can't serve our ancestor all the time."

"That's natural. You have to work hard for the prince. You can eat with me in the future. If you have something to go out, just send someone to tell. By the way, where do you live now? How many maids are there around you? Who is your boy?"

"Going back to the old lady, now I live in Ermenli's former outer study of Baoyu's elder brother. The master ordered me to study hard there, saying that it is clean. Now there are no maids or servants around me."

"How can I do that? There is no one around, and it's hard to do anything. Although the house is not as good as before, it doesn't care about this. How about it, Feng girl, you order to go down and ask the procurement staff to look at it and buy it for Huan'er." Two maids, one servant."

I quietly looked at Lian's second sister-in-law, and saw that she was rather embarrassed. I guessed that she must be worrying about how to tell her wife about this matter.I thought that the second sister-in-law had never treated me badly no matter if she was sincere or not, and I didn't want to embarrass her. It’s enough for someone idle to call me, there’s no need to go out and buy it.”

"That's right. Besides, where can I buy it so smoothly? There are quite a few people in my room, so I'll give you a few." Baoyu said to me quickly after hearing what I said.

"That can't be done, brother Bao, old lady, my wife is afraid that you and those people are not enough for you, so how can I let you give Huan'er." Wang Xifeng said to Baoyu quickly.

When Xichun heard us talking, she also interjected: "That's right. In the past, sister Caixia who was in front of my wife followed the third brother. It was not bad, but it's a pity that now my wife has to rely on sister Caixia and sister Yuchuaner for everything in the wife's house, otherwise Wouldn't it be nice to call Sister Caixia to Third Brother?"

Yingchun usually seldom speaks, and now she has nothing to say, she just bows her head and drinks tea.Tanchun didn't dare to talk too much, after all, I was her brother, and I was easily arranged by those talkative servants.

Daiyu laughed and said: "It's a pity that apart from Zijuan and Xueyan, there are other little ghosts in my room who can't see people. Forgive me for my lack of energy."

I knew that Daiyu was making fun of me, so I quickly said: "Sister, don't make fun of me, let alone Sister Zijuan and Sister Xueyan, Chunxian in my sister's house is rare."

"Well, Miss Lin reminded me. Didn't Zijuan used to be by my side? Now that I'm old, I don't need so many people around me. Let's call a ring boy, just... the girl Hu Po. "The old lady heard Daiyu speak, and said too.

Wang Xifeng quickly said: "The girl trained by my ancestor is naturally the best, how can Huan'er not like it?"

I hurriedly said: "Yes, the ancestor cherished his grandson and gave Huaner sister Hupo. Huaner liked it very much."

"Okay, it won't be long? It's just that there is only one servant girl who wronged you." Baoyu came over and patted my shoulder and said.

"What's wrong with this, I got a big deal." I also said to Baoyu with a smile.

After dinner with the old lady, I left with Baoyu and the sisters. We talked and laughed until we reached the gate of the Grand View Garden.I remembered that Daiyu once asked me to go to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion at night. There must be something to tell me, but now there are so many people, how can I explain to them what I am going to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion? I decided to wait until tomorrow during the day. , and said to Daiyu: "Sister Lin, I will go to your Xiaoxiang library to pick up some good books tomorrow during the day, and you can help me find them tonight."

"Okay." Daiyu agreed with a smile, seeming to understand what I meant.

Seeing them all enter the garden, I walked towards my study, and suddenly felt that there was someone behind me, and I turned around quickly, only to find that it was Amber.

I looked at her, couldn't help sighing, and said, "Sister Amber, follow me, you will be wronged."

"What is the third master talking about? In the past, the third master didn't often go to the old lady's room. Although we are unfamiliar, Amber knows that the third master is not an ordinary person. With the third master, Amber will have the best future." Humber replied .

"Hey, I'm just a concubine. I'm not an ordinary person. You stay with me for a while, and I'll find you a husband's family for you to marry off in a good manner and live your own life. How about you?"

"Look at what the third master said, you can get married anywhere. If the third master doesn't like me, he will send me back, and I will serve the old lady."

Seeing Hu Po's anxious and shy look, I couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly said, "That's not okay, you should follow me."

When we got back to the study, Amber was busy tidying up.Although I have lived here for several days, I am the only one after all, and many things are still very messy.Although Amber is only a second-class maid in the old lady's room, she hasn't done so much work, but fortunately, I can do some and help her.The two of us chatted while cleaning the house until the third watch.I saw that it was so late, so I arranged for her to live in the inner room of the study, and I moved to the outer room to sleep, but she refused to agree, insisting on living in the wing room outside the study.However, I always feel that the location of this courtyard is very remote, the street is outside, and it is so close to the back door, it is very worrying for her to live in a wing room by a girl.No matter how I explain it, Amber always says, "How can there be a reason why the young master sleeps outside while the maid sleeps inside?"

In the end, the two of us took a step back, I slept in the inner room, and she slept on the kang outside the bed in my inner room.In fact, I knew that Xiren and Baoyu had always slept like this, but I could only lie down awkwardly.

(42)

"Third Master, get up soon, it's already dawn."

I was in my sleep, and I was startled when I heard a woman's voice suddenly, and I sat up with a "teng".

"Third Master, you don't have to get up in such a hurry, and you don't have to worry about headaches." Hu Po said to me with a smile while hugging my clothes.

"Oh, look at my memory, I forgot that you followed me in the future. I was startled when I heard your voice just now." I said to Amber while dressing myself.

"By the way, third master, what the old lady meant last night is that although I am here to serve you, I am still a girl in the old lady's house. I still get the monthly money from the old lady. Do you think it is okay? It was too late yesterday, I forgot," Amber told me.

"Okay, there's nothing wrong with that. I was just about to say that to the old lady. If you were separated from the old lady's house, whose house would you be allocated to? I don't know where to get the monthly money in the future." No. After all, I’m no different than Brother Baoyu and Sister Lin. I lived in a separate house long ago. If you are counted under the name of your aunt, then your monthly payment will be deducted.”

"I've also heard that Lian's second grandma withheld people's monthly money, but I didn't expect it to be true." Hu Po whispered to me while telling me it was a bed.

"Hey, do you think this is something new? You have always been with the old lady, so naturally you don't know. The monthly money of the maids in the house often doesn't come out on the day when it's released, and it always delays for a while. That's Lian Er. Grandma took it for interest, but in our house, although there is no maid, my aunt and I often don’t give us the monthly money.”

"Ah? Second Mistress Lian is too courageous, no matter what you say, she is also the serious master and young master of this mansion, why..."

"I can't see it yet. My wife is instigating behind me. Although the second sister-in-law is very mean, I haven't provoked her after all, and she doesn't want to make it too difficult for me. She still helps our mother and daughter in private, otherwise we It's even worse."

"It's strange that people say that 'the children of the poor are in charge of the family early'. Although you are younger than Baoyu, you behave more like a child."

"I can't compare with Baoyu, he is a star in the sky, and I am a stone on the ground."

"Don't look down on yourself, how worse are you than Baoyu? In my opinion, you are better than Baoyu. Well, I'll fetch water to wash your face, and it's time to go to the old lady to say hello."

"Yes, from now on I have to go to greet the old lady every day, will I have nothing to eat if I go late?"

Amber and I were chatting and laughing while we washed each other, but I went to the old lady's place alone. I don't know how to deal with Amber's breakfast.

In the old lady's house, my sisters and I had a meal and chatted with the old lady for a while.While everyone was not paying attention, I quietly grabbed Yuanyang's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Sister Yuanyang, Hu Po hasn't eaten yet, where will she eat in the future?"

Yuanyang looked at me with a smile, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, third master, can we do without her? The old lady has already ordered her to be the same as Zicuckoo who followed Miss Lin, and Second Master Bao's Xiren. "

"Oh, that's good, I don't have to worry about it." I jokingly bowed my hands to Yuanyang, as if saluting, but the old lady saw me and asked, "Yuanyang, what are you and Huan'er doing there? "

Seeing the old lady asking, Yuanyang quickly explained the reason to the old lady and other sisters.

After listening to the explanation, the old lady smiled and said, "Boy Huan is a careful person. Don't worry, Amber will not be wronged." The other sisters also made fun of me, so I could only smile awkwardly.

When I got out of the old lady's house, I followed Daiyu to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, because I had already mentioned last night that I would borrow books from the Xiaoxiang Pavilion today, but none of the sisters cared.

After entering the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Daiyu sat down on an embroidery bench and asked me, "Huan'er, after buying so many things, it cost a lot of money."

I quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Almost, this is the first time I go out, I have to buy something to bring back to honor the old lady, master, madam, otherwise I will appear to be ignorant."

"Then where did you get the money? I checked. Before you left, you never took any money from our bank account. With your monthly money of two taels of silver, you can buy so many things? Besides Before you left, you gave Qingfeng all the seals of Maoyuan to take the silver, didn’t you?”

"Yeah, that's right, I've already forgotten about it. This Qingfeng is also true, don't say remind me, don't say rush to send it back, don't lose it?"

"Oh, you can't lose it. I brought it back for you." Then, Daiyu took out my small seal from her sleeve, handed it to me, and said, "Such an important thing, You don’t know how to serve snacks, so take care of it carefully. How old are you, and you’re always so indifferent, when will you be able to be stable.”

"I know, just pay attention next time. I have always been like this, and Qingfeng Mingyue took care of me. This time I came out of the palace in a hurry..." I was about to explain to Daiyu with a playful smile, but she Interrupted: "Don't get me too far, say, where did you get the money for your shopping?"

Originally Daiyu was sitting in front of me, and I was just standing on the ground talking to her, but now that she pressed her to question me, I couldn't help muttering: "Sister Lin, good sister, you are my sister, why do you look like a county now?" Where is the master interrogating the prisoner?"

"You don't give me a playful smile here." After speaking, Daiyu stood up, poked my forehead hard, and said, "I'm really worried about you. When will you be serious?"

"Oh, my good sister, what is there to worry about? My money is neither stolen nor robbed. It is all respected by local officials along the way."

"Huan'er, do you know what it means to 'eat someone's soft mouth and take others' hand short'? By accepting someone's 'filial piety', it is equivalent to giving them a handle, saying that you will definitely do things you don't want to do with no conscience in the future." .”

Hearing what Daiyu said so solemnly, I was also worried, but I still said stubbornly: "I went with King Beijing and King Nan'an, and I will give them what I have. I don’t know how many there are, and I haven’t seen how others are doing.”

"Who are they? Who are you? You don't think about it. They are princes, one person is under ten thousand people, and you, you are just a book boy, and you are not a servant. Those places Officials are all sophisticated, masters who don’t see rabbits and don’t scatter eagles, why give you money, don’t they want to get close to you, and ask the prince through you?”

"But I didn't do anything except collect the money. I didn't do politics. Besides, I don't care about those shitty things."

"My silly brother, you are so stupid that you don't know, but what will those local officials think of you, they will feel that their money is being fed to dogs, and they will hate you in their hearts."

"There's no need to worry about it. They know who I am? Now it seems that I can't go back to the palace. Even if those local officials suffer from being dumb, what can they do?"

"They don't know about you, Jia Huan, so why don't they know about your Rongguo Mansion's Jia's family? They will all count this account on our mansion. Many friends have many paths, many enemies have many walls, our mansion is now a It's going to be difficult, you are still here lest the world will not be chaotic..."

As I was talking, Daiyu burst into tears, and I knew in my heart that the disaster had already happened, so I could only find a way to make up for it, so I quickly persuaded Daiyu: "Sister Lin, don't be sad, I will take our house from It’s fine if you pick it up here. The King of Beijing clearly remembers the names, places of origin and the amount of silver of all the magistrates who gave us money. And send it to Beijing Prince's Mansion, and put it into the account, even if I didn't take the money, I just borrowed it and paid it back in time, isn't that all right?"

"It's good, at least we picked it clean, but can the two princes agree?"

"I think it's about the same. I have a good friendship with them, and it's right to take care of my little brother. Besides, how little money did they get? Not more than my 1000 taels."

Daiyu and I finally figured this out, so I remembered that it's time to talk about me.I moved a wooden pier and sat opposite Daiyu, and whispered to her, "Sister Lin, how was that person you met in Jiangyun Pavilion that day?"

"Who? When? Don't talk nonsense." Daiyu hurriedly turned around and walked to the inner room, where she sat on the edge of her bed, without saying a word, with a shy expression on her face.

I hurriedly moved the wooden pier and approached Daiyu again, and said, "Don't pretend to be stupid, it was yesterday afternoon, in Baoyu's former foreign study, and now I named it Jiang Yunxuan, didn't you meet a young master?" ?”

"Oh, it's him." It took Daiyu a long time to reply, and said in a small, almost inaudible voice, "He's still a gentleman, but he's too casual in other people's homes."

"It seems that you have a good impression of him. He is my good friend and sworn brother. When he comes to my home, he is like his own home. You don't have to be restrained."

I waited for a long time without Daiyu replying, so I had no choice but to continue: "Actually, before he left, he repeatedly asked me to apologize to you on his behalf. Please don't misunderstand him. I think he cares so much about you and him." I must have a good impression of you..."

(43)

"Sister Lin, I also think he is quite suitable for you..."

I just talked about myself all the way, but I didn't notice that Daiyu was already crying.I was at a loss for a moment, just stood there, not knowing what to say or what to do.

At this moment, Zijuan went to make tea for me and came back. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Daiyu sitting on the sidelines and wiping her tears with a handkerchief, while I just stood there. She didn't know what happened for a while. , I just thought it was me who made Daiyu angry, and said to me quickly: "Master, why did you make our girl cry when you came back? But seeing that you and Baoyu are brothers, you do the same thing." .”

While complaining about me, Zijuan put down the teacup in her hand and took a handkerchief for Daiyu.

Seeing Zijuan come in, my brain became a little more active, and I quickly said: "Sister Zijuan, you misunderstood me. How did I make my sister angry? It's because..."

I was about to explain the reason to Zijuan, but was interrupted by Daiyu: "Huan'er, don't mention it again."

After hearing Daiyu's words, I had no choice but to shrug at Zijuan, but Zijuan said with a smile: "Master Huan is really supportive of our girl, but I don't know who that young master is?"

Daiyu heard this.It was just a series of coughing, and it seemed that this shock was not small.I quickly approached Zijuan and said, "Have you heard it? Then I won't hide it from you. That man is my good friend, sworn brother, and his name is Shui Tianyi."

"Hey, isn't that the Prince of Nan'an? I heard that he and the Prince of Beijing are both the emperor's right-hand man, and he can be trusted by the Holy One." Zijuan said to me while patting Daiyu on the back.

Daiyu managed to catch her breath, and her coughing was much better. She hurriedly said to Zijuan and me: "If you keep talking nonsense, I will tell the old lady, master, and when the time comes, drive this little hoof of Zijuan out of the garden. The master will definitely not spare you, Jia Huan. By then, you will not be able to talk nonsense."

When I saw that Daiyu was really angry, I stopped quickly and said, "Sister Lin, don't be angry, and don't take it to heart. I guessed this. She just asked me to apologize. Maybe it means nothing else."

Zijuan was also afraid that Daiyu would be really angry, so she said to me: "That's right, Mr. Huan, don't draw more and more black here. Now you have no prejudices in your heart, what's the price? Learn all the words to the girl, how can she complain so much that the girl is often angry."

"Zijuan, Huan'er is still young, just a child. Don't speak so harshly about him. Besides, I won't be angry about this little thing. What matters now is what I told you just now. , do you know?" Daiyu glanced at Zijuan, stopped her with words, and said to me slowly.

I hastily agreed, and told them some gossip, and told them about the current situation in Mongolia, and the "good way" I thought of, and said that the emperor was so happy that he rewarded me with the status of a student, and let me next year In the autumn, I went to take the Qiuwei exam, so I said goodbye to Daiyu and went out.

"I'll send off Mr. Huan." Zijuan said, and walked out with me.

"Third Master, what you just said about Lord Nan'an is true? Did Lord Nan'an really like our girl?" Zijuan couldn't wait to ask me in a low voice as soon as I walked out of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

"Oh, how should I put it, Shui Tianyi has indeed met Sister Lin, and he really likes her very much, but whether he likes me or not is uncertain."

"If it's true, it would be terrible. What is Second Master Bao using to compete with other princes? It's just a poor girl..."

"What did you say? What's the matter with Baoyu here?"

"Now everyone in the house has decided that Miss Lin will be married to Master Bao in the future. They grew up together, and they were childhood sweethearts. Now the Prince of Nan'an has a stick in the middle. What's the matter? Third master, you know the prince, can you tell him to ask him to ask another lady? "

"You mean Sister Lin likes Baoyu? Baoyu also likes Sister Lin? I don't think so, how could Sister Lin like Baoyu? He's just a useless embroidered pillow. But I promise you, I will use my best You can rest assured that Sister Lin is with the person she really likes."

Zijuan and I were talking and walking, and we had arrived at the gate of the Grand View Garden before we knew it. Zijuan said goodbye to me and wanted to go back. , always gentle, never lost his temper to anyone, and the most important point, Sister Lin is born to cry, and the five elements belong to wood, and she is destined to have a lot of water to support it. "Tianyishengshui" means, isn't this God's will?"

"Third Master, just now Ping'er came to pass the word that the old lady picked the grandson in the mansion to be your servant. Baoyu specially selected him for you. The old lady has also seen it. Now he is waiting in Jiangyunxuan Let you see each other." Zijuan and I were talking when I saw Hu Po yelling at me from afar.

Seeing that I still had something to do, Zijuan said goodbye and went back, and I followed Hu Po back to Jiangyunxuan to meet my servant.

In Jiangyun Pavilion, Sun Cai was waiting for me in the room, seeing me coming in, he quickly knelt down and said to me: "Third Master, my slave Sun Cai pays respects to Third Master, from now on this slave will follow Third Master loyally, without any second thoughts. "

"Are you Sun Cai? Get up quickly. It won't be too much to follow me in the future, just answer quickly when visitors come. Generally, other than the two princes looking for me, others will not come to me."

When I saw Sun Cai kneeling on the ground, I quickly called him up.When Amber saw you, she also said, "Third Master, he's pretty good at coming. When he sees you coming, he kneels down first and pays his respects."

"How old are you this year? How many years have you been in the mansion?" I sat down and asked.

"Back to the third master, the younger one is 15 years old this year, and he is the son of the mansion. My father passed away a few years ago, and my mother and I are working as servants in the mansion. I have been a servant for seven years. "

"Have you met your sister Amber? In the future, if you have something to do in this room, it will be the same when you return to Amber."

"Before Master Cai came back, I had already met Sister Amber."

Seeing Sun Cai look so happy, I remembered that I went to Beijing Palace on the first day, and I was also a servant. How could I not be as happy as him?Thinking of this, I asked: "Sun Cai, after becoming a servant with me, you will have to serve me. Why are you so happy?"

Sun Cai lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "Since the master asked, the younger one will tell the truth. When the younger one heard that the younger one was chosen to be the third master's follower, he felt very happy. I heard from my mother. However, Uncle Lai’s son, Lai Shangrong, Eldest Brother Lai, is also the son of our family, but now he is a fifth-rank official, because Uncle Lai used to be a servant of the master and begged for grace.”

"Oh, I understand. You want to follow the third master and ask for some kindness in the future, don't you?" Amber interrupted suddenly.

I saw that Sun Cai just smiled and didn't speak, and knew that Hu Po was talking to his heart, so I smiled and said: "Oh, you really think highly of me, and now I'm a grassroots man with no official status. Brother Lai is a dignified fifth-rank member, I can't compare to him."

"Third Master, you misunderstood me. The young one never thought about becoming an official. The young one looks like this, even if he wears an official uniform, he doesn't look like an official. The young one just thinks that the third master will marry a wife in the future and split the house Go to live elsewhere, and the younger one will leave the mansion together, which can be regarded as getting rid of slavery in the mansion."

When Sun Cai saw the irony in my words, he quickly explained the reason, but when I heard him talk about marrying a daughter-in-law, I couldn't help touching something in my heart. I have feelings for Shuixiang, and Shuixiang is interested in me. But I don't know if I can marry her back in the future.I always worry that we are like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. No matter how deep our relationship is, it will not be as deep as the water of the Milky Way.

Seeing me in a daze, Hu Po hurriedly called me "Third Master, Third Master" in a soft voice. I recovered and said with a smile, "It's okay, don't worry, I'm just worried about something in my heart. Sun Cai, go prepare Ma, let's go out of town."

"Oh, what are you doing out of town? Can't you just stay at home?" Amber tried to persuade me when she heard that I was going out of town.

"I just want to go to pray to the Buddha, for my peace of mind, and to go for a stroll. You go back to the old lady and say that I have gone to the palace, and I won't come at noon. Don't be bored at home all the time, go find Yuanyang They play for a while and the day flies by."

Amber saw that she couldn't persuade me, so she couldn't help telling me to be careful, come back early, and even changed me a set of clothes, watching me and Sun Cai pat the horse and walked away before going back.

I didn't speak along the way, just urging "Mianhua" to go forward, and Sun Cai followed closely behind me until I got out of the city, and I asked: "Do you know where there is any temple near here? Watch it?"

"I heard from Mingyan, the second master of Bao, that there is a Narcissus Nunnery in front of him. The third master can see if it is possible to go there? Or go to our family temple." Sun Cai thought for a while and replied.

"If you don't want to go to the family temple, go to the Narcissus Nunnery." I said.

Sun Cai and I slowed down, walked slowly, and said to me: "This sister-in-law from the Narcissus Nunnery often goes to our house, and I don't know how much money she coaxes back every year. Look, the front is gone."

I followed Sun Cai's finger to look, and it was indeed a small temple with three big characters "Shuixian Temple" written on the plaque. We got off the horse hurriedly, handed the reins to the old Taoist priest who came out, and walked in.

At the entrance of the main hall, those aunts were preparing incense candles and paper horses inside, and Sun Cai asked me: "Third Master, what kind of Bodhisattva is enshrined in this nunnery? Why is it a young and beautiful lady?"

"The one enshrined here is the Luoshen mentioned in Cao Zijian's "Ode to the Goddess of Luo", whose name is Concubine Mi." I whispered.

"Third Master, tell me, what kind of story is this?"

"Okay. Cao Zijian wrote in "Fu of Luoshen" that he met Luoshen on the edge of Luoshui. She was a gentle and beautiful woman. Autumn chrysanthemums, luxuriant spring pines. It seems as if the moon is covered by light clouds, and the snow flutters like the flowing wind. Looking at it from a distance, it is as bright as the sun rising in the morning glow; when observing it by force, it is burning like a flower out of Lubo', Cao Zijian As soon as I saw Luoshen, I was attracted by her beauty, and it was even rarer that Luoshen also wanted to be with him, but because of the insurmountable gap between man and god, even though he was affectionate, he had to separate."

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"It's such a pity, third master, although I couldn't understand what you read just now is both 'ye' and 'xi', but I know that it is the beauty of the elder Kualuo, isn't it? I told the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and said that the Weaver Girl was also beautiful, but later we were separated by the Milky Way, and we could only see each other once a year, how pitiful. My mother said that a woman who is too beautiful is not only enviable, It's also because of God's jealousy, I can't live a life smoothly." Sun Cai said.

I glanced at Sun Cai, smiled at him and said, "Don't look at your mother's illiteracy, what she said is quite reasonable, what your mother said is 'since ancient times, the beauty is so unlucky', look at the ancient four Great beauties are all shy flowers in the closed moon, like a fish and a wild goose, and in the end..."

I was talking to Sun Cai, when the aunt in the temple came over and interrupted us, saying: "Amitabha, third master, everything is ready, please come inside."

I nodded and followed her, and Sun Cai whispered behind me: "Master, it's close to go in, you can take a good look at the statues in this temple to see if they are as beautiful as those written in "Luo Shen Fu"."

After hearing what he said, I patted his forehead jokingly, and when I turned around to see the statue, it was really lifelike, and the sculpture was really exquisite.

"It's so beautiful. If I were Cao Zijian and saw such a beautiful Luoshen, I wouldn't want to leave." Sun Cai admired the statue from the bottom of his heart.

When I looked at the statue, I always felt kind-hearted, and I thought, "It's strange, it seems like I've seen it somewhere, but I've never been to this Narcissus Nunnery."

Just as I was thinking about it, my aunts brought up the prepared joss sticks, and I said, "I don't need anything else, just prepare three sticks of fragrance."

I knelt in front of the worship rug, took the three pillars of fragrance from Sun Cai, looked at the statue of Luoshen through the curling smoke, and couldn't help blurting out, "It's too illusory, this is Fairy Jinghuan."

"Master, what are you talking about? Hurry up and pray, watch the incense ash fall, be careful to burn your hands." Sun Cai heard me talking and said to me quickly.

I ignored him, and just prayed secretly in my heart, "Xianggu, you are the love of the world, the moon debt, the daughter of the world who blames men and fools, please see that I was once an elf in your too illusory realm, bless me and you!" Lovers in Shuixiang will eventually get married."

After praying, I handed the fresh incense to Sun Cai, and he inserted it into the incense burner.Suddenly, I remembered that Fairy Jinghuan once told me about Daiyu, so I prayed in my heart, "Immortal