New Dream of Red Mansions

On the early morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Xiyan was scooped up by Nanny Zhuang, "Miss, please get up quickly, Miss Lin and the other girls are all up."

Xiyan turned over impatiently, and muttered, "Your Majesty only came here at night."

Nanny Zhuang pulled Xiyan up forcibly, and said: "Even the young master has changed his clothes, the girl will go over and have a look later, if there is anything that can help, please help the eldest aunt, you are cousins ​​anyway, the girl also It's too careless."

Xiyan put on the dress she had prepared, and put on her hair the same as Daiyu's golden phoenix, while Jiamu and other people with orders had already dressed up according to the style.In the Grand View Garden, colorful phoenixes are flying on the curtains, gold and silver are glowing, and jewels are competing for glory. It is a magnificent scene, but it is quiet and no one is coughing.

Xiyan and Daiyu found the sisters and had breakfast together.

Xiyan looked up and saw that Brother Sheng was still following them obediently, but Baoyu and Brother You were missing, and asked in a low voice, "I saw you at dinner, where are you now? "

Dongmei said in a low voice: "Master Cai sent someone to call, Second Master Bao was afraid of being taught a lesson, so he called Master You together."

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, "You're really an idiot. If you don't call Brother You, you just scold him twice. Didn't you find a reason for Uncle to call Brother You? I'm afraid Uncle will scold you even more after seeing him."

Jia Zheng often scolded Baoyu for refusing to study, but Brother You was two or three years younger than Baoyu, but now he has become a child by his own ability. In the past, Brother You was the positive teaching material, and Baoyu was the negative teaching materials.Because of this, Mrs. Wang didn't like to see Brother Yu even more, but Mother Jia preferred to let Baoyu and Brother Yu play together.

Knowing that Brother Yu is fine, Xiyan is also relieved.

Not long after someone called, Li Wan got up and said, "Let's go to the front and wait, the old ancestors have something to ask."

Sitting in the Rongxi hall, Jia Mu said solemnly: "Now this is a major event in our family. You all cheer me up and don't embarrass your empress. The first lady and the second wife make up their minds about the affairs of the house. Sister Feng Just go to the servants. Zhu's daughter-in-law is waiting in the green gauze cabinet with the girls. Keep a close eye on Baoyu, and don't let him run out. Well, you all go, and if you don't understand anything, you can ask your master If it doesn’t work, come and ask me.” Mother Jia turned her head and smiled at Aunt Xue, “Don’t bother Auntie to sit with me.”

Aunt Xue said with a smile, "That's exactly what I wish for."

Several people agreed one by one and were about to retreat, but Jia Mu beckoned and said, "Daiyu, you stay and sit with my wife."

The girls immediately smiled and went to Jiamu's side one after another. Jiamu touched Daiyu's head and smiled at Xiyan and the others: "I know, you must be tired because you got up early. You only had breakfast now. Wait a minute." Go and lie down for a while, we will wait until the sound rings before going, and let your sister Feng go busy."

Tanchun smiled and said, "Our ancestors still love us."

Xiyan's eyes lit up, she needs to sleep at least nine hours a day, hearing this, she wished she could lie down now, Daiyu and Tanchun all pursed their lips and smiled when they saw her like this.

When Baochai saw them, she gave them a strange look.

At the end of the day, Mother Jia and the crowd stood at the gate of the Rongguo Mansion to welcome them. The streets and alleys were covered by curtains.After waiting for a long time, the eunuch came to report: "It's too early. I had dinner at the beginning of the week, and I went to Baoling Palace to worship Buddha at the second quarter of the first quarter. I went to the Daming Palace to receive the banquet and watch the lanterns at the beginning of the year. Get up."

When Sister Feng heard about it, she went up to support Jia Mu and said, "In this case, the old ancestor might as well go back to his room first, and come back when the time comes."

Mother Jia was a little tired after tossing and tossing for a long time. She nodded, supported Wang's hand and went back to the room, leaned on the couch and closed her eyes to rest.

Xiyan saw that Daiyu was fine, so she stretched her head to look for Brother Yu, and seeing that his face was still rosy, she breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Dongmei in a low voice, "Go and ask Brother Yu later, what will you give him?" Have you used the medicine? If it is not enough, go back and get some more pills." Seeing that Tanchun's face was also a little tired, he said in a low voice, "Girls, take some here too."

Dongmei nodded, and said nothing about it.And the few people rested for more than an hour, and their spirits were much better, so they tidied up a little and went out to welcome the imperial concubine again.

For a while, a eunuch came to light the lamps, and more than a dozen eunuchs came to clap their hands. Everyone knew, "Here we are, here we come."

For a while, the music sounded, and there was an eunuch passing by in front of the imperial concubine, and after a while, another deacon eunuch was holding incense beads, embroidered handkerchiefs, dust whisks and other things.After the teams passed by, eight eunuchs behind them slowly woke up carrying a chariot with a golden top and embroidered phoenix.

When Jia Mu and others saw this, they knelt down quickly, and several eunuchs came to help Jia Mu, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang.

The chariot entered the Yimen Gate and headed east to change clothes in the courtyard prepared earlier in the morning.

Concubine Jia went to the garden to inspect the inscriptions, while Xiyan and the others followed Jia Mu to wait outside the main hall. When Concubine Jia arrived here on a cruise, someone led Jia Zheng and others to meet.

When Jia Zheng and others bowed down, Jia's mother and others were called forward. For a while, only Aunt Xue and Baochai, Daiyu and Xiyan were left in the hall.

Although Baochai lowered her head, she nervously grasped the handkerchief in her hand. Daiyu also looked out curiously. Xiyan also became nervous and listened.

After a while, a court lady came to invite them, and Concubine Jia wanted to see them.

Aunt Xue hurriedly took the three girls to the main hall.

Previously, Mother Jia asked the foster mother to teach them court rules, Xiyan stood beside Daiyu, knelt down slowly with her, kowtowed her head, and only heard a gentle and friendly voice said: "Wait! "

Xiyan just stood up and looked at the people above cautiously. Jia Yuanchun was also looking at them with a smile. She looked at the three girls with satisfaction, and finally waved to Daiyu: "Come up quickly and let me have a look, cousins." So far, I haven’t seen it yet.”

Only then did Daiyu go up to meet her. Jia Yuanchun said a few words to her and praised her, "You really look good." He also called Lai Xiyan to meet her and sighed, "Third uncle is so important that he can't leave because he is in the palace." Tuo, now that you are in the mansion, just live in peace and don't worry."

Xiyan smiled and thanked.

That's why Baochai came up to meet and reminisce about the old days.

Jia Yuanchun sat at the top, paused for a moment when his eyes slipped past Youshi, but immediately moved away as if nothing had happened, but his heart was not as calm as before. She had worked hard in the palace for many years, not without resentment or hatred, but because of The family, as a brother, although there were schemes in the past, they had a clear conscience, but it was just a matter of stratagem, and she had to listen to what was passed down from the family, but she did something that violated her conscience.

Jia Yuanchun sighed slightly, now that the matter has been done, it is useless to regret it.

Concubine Jia's eyes gradually became firmer.

Naturally, Xiyan and the others didn't know Jia Yuanchun's thoughts. They were carefully standing below and listening to everyone reminiscing about the past, but Jia's mother was keenly aware of something, and looked at the eldest granddaughter with wise eyes.

Sister Feng happened to be talking back and forth, and said, "The banquet is ready, please concubine."

When the imperial concubine got up, accompanied by all the people, when entering the garden, she first swam past "You Feng Lai Yi", "Red Fragrance and Green Jade", "Apricot Curtain in Looking", "Heng Zhi Qing Fen" and so on.

Only then did Concubine Yuan give the main building the name "Grand View Tower", and said with a smile to everyone: "I have never been good at poetry, and my sisters have always known that now that the Grand View Garden is complete, I will need to write "The Story of the Grand View Garden" and "Ode to Parents" in the future. , to remember today’s events. Sisters, why don’t you write a plaque and a poem each, and recite it temporarily according to the length of your talent, and Baoyu can inscribe it, which is beyond my expectation. You go down and write it, so that I can have an interview , so as to live up to the painstaking efforts I have taught since I was a child."

Baoyu had no choice but to agree, turned around, smiled wryly at Daiyu and others, and went down to conceive.

Among the three of Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun, Tanchun is much better than the sisters, but he also thinks that he can't compete with Baochai and Daiyu, so he reluctantly composes a song to follow everyone's blame.

Xiyan was not very proficient in poetry along the way, and she also wrote a poem after Tanchun, and planned to hand it in later, but Daiyu was not happy, because she felt that this was not enough to show Xiyan's talent, her eyes rolled , Gently pulled Xiyan's poem with his hand and crumpled it into a ball, whispered: "Don't think about it, I have your poem now, I will write it for you."

Xiyan knew what Daiyu was thinking, she didn't take this competition seriously at first, but seeing that she cared about it and acted coquettishly to please her in this way, a smile flashed in her eyes and she nodded slightly.

Daiyu wrote a poem for her, and Xiyan copied it.

How could this news be hidden from the people at the same table?However, the sisters had grown up together, and they knew their temperaments well. Li Wan shook his head, nodded their foreheads, and gave them a warning look, and it was over.Only Baochai frowned slightly, and looked up at Jia Yuanchun, who was looking down at a poem Gang Baoyu had handed in, and didn't pay attention to this side.

Baochai's eyes fell on Baoyu again, and seeing him frowning in thought, she couldn't help walking up to him, glanced at the poem on his paper, and said in a low voice, "Because she doesn't like the words 'red fragrance and green jade' , and changed it to 'Yi Hong Kuai Lu', you are using the word 'Green Jade' at this moment, isn't it intentional to argue with her? Besides, there are quite a lot of talk about banana leaves, so think about changing another word."

Baoyu is now as if roasting on the fire, sweating in the cold weather, hearing the words and wiping the sweat, said: "I can't think of any allusions at the moment."

Baochai laughed and said, "You just need to change the word 'jade' in 'green jade' to 'wax'..."

At this time, Daiyu was handing the manuscript to Tanchun, and she didn't pay attention there. Xiyan was slightly relieved when she saw it. She glanced at Baoyu who was sweating profusely, and said sorry to him in her heart.She seems to have ruined his marriage.

Although Daiyu is still close to Baoyu in this life, she doesn't have that kind of thought now, and her attention is distracted by her brother You and Brother Sheng, so now she is only closer to Baoyu than her sisters , and didn't think about it again.

But Daiyu, who would have helped Baoyu, was now wholeheartedly waiting for Jia Yuanchun's instructions. Although she also worried about Baoyu with her sisters, she would not take the initiative to compose poems for him.

In order to express her apology, Xiyan persuaded in a low voice: "Just take your time, she is your sister, not a tiger, why are you afraid of this?"

But Baoyu has studied for many years, and has his own understanding of poetry. He was just too nervous before, so he couldn't turn his mind away. Now, after listening to Xiyan's persuasion, he took a deep breath and calmed down. Finished writing the last two.

Baoyu exhaled a big breath, which made all the sisters laugh, and Tanchun, who was in charge of collecting manuscripts, could hardly hold back his laughter.

After reading it, Jia Yuanchun said with a smile, "Sure enough, the fourth song is the crown of the first three." So he changed "Huange Mountain Villa" to "Daoxiang Village".

Xiyan was slightly taken aback, then turned to look at Baoyu, her mind was complicated for a moment, she didn't know if it was a coincidence or fate.

Xiyan watched the song Apricot Curtain Looking Away, and it was indeed better than the first three, but it wasn't the Apricot Curtain that Daiyu made for him, so she felt a little relieved.

Jia Yuanchun ordered Tanchun to copy the poems, and ordered Qiongsu and other things to be given to Baoyu Jialan.

Seeing Jia Lan at this time, Jia Yuanchun asked: "I heard that my cousin Wang Youlin's family was born in the mansion, so please come and meet me."

Sister Feng hurried down to invite brother Yu and brother Sheng up.Brother Lang was younger than Brother Lang. Seeing pity, Jia Yuanchun hurriedly asked him to hug him, and asked him a few homework questions with a smile. Seeing that he could answer all the questions, he sighed: "It can be seen that it is Father Hu. No more dogs."

Seeing this, Tanchun lowered his eyes and clenched his palms tightly, so that all the men in the family have seen him except Brother Huan.Tanchun took a deep breath and told himself that brother Huan was ill now and couldn't come up to see the empress.

The author has something to say: This is what the author of the previous chapter has to say, and I can’t spit it out:

I always think that Baoyu is very intelligent, thoughtful and ideal, so why did he develop a cowardly temperament?What is the reason besides the doting of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang?

The root cause, I'm afraid Jia Zheng's reason is the root cause, right?It is very clear in the title of the Grand View Garden.

Jia Zheng asked Baoyu to comment and write poems, but regardless of whether Baoyu said it well or not, he always got a curse of "animal".

I don't know how the ancients taught their sons, but obviously they didn't call their sons a beast every now and then.

Baoyu didn't speak well, so what's wrong?Jia Zheng couldn't explain why, and it was over when he said, "Beast, stop talking nonsense", Baoyu could only bow his head and take three steps back.

Baoyu said it well. Jia Zheng said, "Beast, don't be so frivolous, you can show off after only a few days of reading?"No wonder Baoyu developed such a temperament.

I don't know what other people are like, but I know that children have a kind of admiration for their father, but if this son has always been denied by his father, will there be problems with the development of this son's temperament over time?

Therefore, every time I watch The Red Chamber and see Jia Zheng appearing on stage, I get a toothache.