There is no phoenix

However, what Tanchun didn't expect was that Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan were not among the relatives sent by Jia's family.Because of his lack of taste, Tanchun was recognized as a daughter by Nan'an Wangfu, and she was taken into the palace and named a princess. All the rewards and honors were given to Mrs. Wang. Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan did not change because of the change of Tanchun's status.Just last night, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang discussed about sending off Tanchun and getting married tomorrow, and Aunt Zhao just listened and waited on her, but she didn't get a word of comfort and greeting to send her off to her relatives.

Lying on the bed, Aunt Zhao felt a dull pain in her heart.Tanchun was his own, and so was Jia Huan, but there was no difference between him and Aunt Zhou who had no children.In this glorious state mansion, I can't say anything, and I can't do anything at will.Sometimes after being suppressed for a long time, he would make a fuss, and in the end, not only himself but also Tanchun Jiahuan were wronged.Aunt Zhao just couldn't figure it out, and couldn't control herself.

When she woke up the next morning, Aunt Zhao had a sore throat and a stuffy nose, and she was sneezing.So Jia's mother asked Jia Huan to accompany Aunt Zhao and ask the doctor to treat her.He also said that Aunt Zhao is now the princess' biological mother, so she should not be neglected.Mother Jia had already made it so clear that Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan had no choice but to stay at home.

Unlike ordinary women getting married, Tanchun did not wear a red hijab this time.Tanchun was looking at the big ship that was about to board his relatives, feeling melancholy, when Li Tai dismounted and walked over, saying, "Princess, please get on board!"

Beside Tanchun, there was another court maid dressed in palace attire, and after listening to Li Tai's instructions, she hurriedly helped Tanchun onto the boat.

The attendants were also divided into two groups and boarded the boat separately.

Seeing off the relatives had already arrived on the boat, Li Tai ordered the two boats to set sail when he saw a person suddenly rushing out of the crowd at the pier, walked down the pier, and ran towards the river, shouting: "Third sister! Three sisters!" younger sister!"

When Tanchun heard the shout, he turned around and looked back, only to see Baoyu running towards here while shouting.Tanchun hurriedly said to Li Tai who was on the side: "General Li, please wait a moment! I want to leave a few words for this person to send!"

Li Tai hurriedly asked: "Princess, who is that person?"

Tanchun wept and said, "That's my real brother Jia Baoyu."

Li Tai heard this, and hurriedly waved for someone to pass the pen and paper.

Tanchun wiped away his tears, and thanked Li Tai very gratefully, "Thank you, General Li!"

After Tanchun finished speaking, he said to the servant next to him, "Shu, go over and tell Brother Bao, just tell me what I said, there are rules of etiquette, and you must not violate the rules. I will write my words to him! Go back and pass them on to your family! "

After hearing this, the waiter hurried over to tell Baoyu.

Suddenly someone brought a small table and passed on the pen and ink.Tanchun stood and picked up a pen, and wrote with a brush: "Three thousand years of wind and rain, let's leave the family home together, for fear of crying and ruining the old age, tell parents, don't worry about children! Since ancient times, poverty has been fixed. , Is there no fate for separation and reunion? From now on, we will divide into two places, each of which will keep safe. I will go as a slave, don't worry about it!"

Li Tai saw Tanchun written in one stroke on the paper, the font is strong and powerful, and the poetic flavor makes people think deeply, so he couldn't help looking at Tanchun carefully, secretly surprised.

Tanchun saw that the pen and ink on the paper were dry, quickly folded the paper, handed it to Li Tai and said, "General Li, please give it to my brother!"

Li Tai took the paper written by Tan Chun, and hurriedly said, "Princess, don't worry! I'll send it right away."

Looking back, Tanchun saw that Baoyu was stopped on the shore, and he was still waving and shouting: "Third sister! Third sister! Third sister!"

Thinking of all the things that were at home once, and the fate that he will not be able to control in the future, Tanchun's heart feels like weeping blood.

Li Tai came to Baoyu's side and said loudly: "Young Master Jia, you should go back, this is given to you by the princess, take care of yourself!"

After Li Tai finished speaking, he waved to the people around him and said, "Let's go!"

Baoyu took the note from Li Tai, but didn't open it to read it, just staring in a daze as the boat gradually departed from the shore.

The city tower and the wharf got farther and farther away, and the crowd who saw off relatives became more and more confused, until they could no longer see Tanchun standing at the bow of the boat, tears streaming down his face, but he didn't say a word.

Li Tai has been watching from the sidelines, feeling a little worried for a moment.He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Princess, let's go back to the cabin to rest, we still have a long way to go!"

Tanchun hurriedly asked: "May I ask General Li, how far is our journey and how long will it take to reach Annan?"

Li Taidao: "Princess Hui, I have only read the location of Annan Kingdom in the book. It should be at least a thousand miles away, and it may take a few months to get there. Because it takes more than a month to get to Hunan by water, and the land road is slow. There are many people, and it may take at least two months to leave the South China Sea."

Tanchun said: "Then I will take a good look at the scenery on this road, maybe I can only see it like this once in this life!"

Li Tai hurriedly said: "Princess, don't be so sentimental, just like what the princess said just now, since ancient times, everything has been fixed, separation and reunion may be due to fate."

Tanchun looked at Li Tai, wiped away his tears with a handkerchief, and asked, "I want to ask General Li, are you familiar with my sister Lin?"

Li Tai hurriedly asked: "I don't know which sister the princess is talking about? Is it Master Lin's daughter?"

Tanchun nodded and said: "Yes, she is my aunt's daughter. I remember that my sister Lin often mentioned you after returning to Beijing at the age of ten. So although I haven't met you, I have heard of you a long time ago!"

Li Tai heard this, full of melancholy and said: "To tell you the truth, sister Daiyu and I are like brothers and sisters. In Yangzhou and Gusu, we are the best brothers and sisters!"

Seeing melancholy and disappointment appearing on Li Tai's face, Tanchun hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I made General Li sad. Sister Lin and I are only one year apart. It turned out that we used to compose poems, play chess and discuss paintings together in Rongguo Mansion. Thinking about it now, it's all like a dream!"

Li Tai also sighed: "Things in the world are unpredictable. Sometimes if you miss it, you can never come back. The same is true for the past. It is only a year or two, but looking back it seems like a hundred years!"

Tanchun said, "Then, does General Li blame me, Sister Lin?"

Li Taidao: "I have never blamed sister Daiyu. As long as she is happy, I am at ease. She is sad, and I am even more sad. The young prince is a man she is worthy of entrusting her life. It is I who missed the best opportunity. When my sister was most helpless and longed to miss me the most, I missed it. For her, I will always feel guilty! I will only bless her!"

Hearing Li Tai's straightforwardness, Tanchun respected him even more, and hurriedly said: "General Li is a dragon and phoenix among men, I believe that there will be a girl as outstanding as my sister Lin to accompany the general!"

Li Taidao: "To tell you the truth, princess, I believe in chance. Since I have missed it, I must have a brother-sister relationship with sister Daiyu. I went to the battlefield with the young prince. He is also a man of indomitable spirit. He is also a prince and grandson. On the battlefield In fact, we are also good brothers who have shared adversity. Sister Daiyu has suffered so much and suffered so much grievance. It is not easy for them to walk step by step like this. I believe that the young prince can protect Sister Daiyu's future happiness! "

Tanchun said: "General Li is so upright and aboveboard, which makes people respect! My sister Lin has already gone back to Gusu. Since she has made love with the young prince, maybe we can meet them on the way."

Li Taidao: "I don't know when sister Daiyu returned to Gusu?"

Tanchun said: "Sister Lin returned to Gusu on the [-]th of the first lunar month!"

Li Taidao: "So, they should be on their way back to the capital. I haven't seen the young prince for a long time. I guess he accompanied Daiyu's sister back to Gusu. If so, they must take the official boat when they return to Beijing. I will let people pay attention!"

Seeing that Li Tai was so careful, Tanchun was very grateful and said: "To tell you the truth, General Li, since I was admitted to Nan'an Palace, I have never seen Sister Lin again. If I can see Sister Lin again, I will have no regrets in this life!"

But Baoyu stood at the east gate ferry, looking at the wedding boats going away, just in a daze.

Mingyan only stood beside him for a long while, then grabbed Baoyu and said, "Second Master, let's go back, you see everyone is gone!"

Only then did Baoyu come back to his senses, and opened Tanchun's letter in his hand to read:

Three thousand years of sailing and wind and rain, let's leave the home of flesh and blood together, fearing to weep and ruin the old age, sue parents, stop worrying about children, since ancient times, poverty has always been fixed, is there no reason for separation and reunion?From now on, it will be divided into two places, and each will be safe.Slave to go also, Mo Qiannian.

Baoyu read it once, his heart hurt like a thorn, and he murmured with tears: "The third younger sister will never see her again, they are all gone!"

Mingyan hurriedly advised: "Second master, this is left by the third girl, let's go back quickly, maybe the old lady will feel better after seeing it."

After hearing this, Baoyu turned around with Mingyan, mounted his horse, and returned to Rongguo Mansion.

On the tower, seeing that Tanchun and his wife's boat had gone far away, many concubines gathered around the emperor Shui Ruoyang to return to the palace, but seeing Concubine Xiande and Mrs. Jia Muwang were still on the tower, Shui Ruoyang hurriedly turned around and asked, "Dear concubine, Shall we go back together?"

Concubine Xian De hurriedly saluted Shui Ruoyang and said: "Your Majesty, please go back and rest first, this concubine wants to accompany grandmother and mother for a while, please allow me!"

Shui Ruoyang saw that there were tears on Yuan Chun's face, and compared with the laughter of other concubines, he was more sincere and docile, so he said tenderly: "Well, don't be sad, dear concubine, I think Princess Nanning looks like a real concubine. The royal princess, she is the glory of your Jia family!"

Yuan Chun and Mrs. Jia's mother hurriedly saluted and said: "Thanks to the emperor's attention, the Jia family is very honored!"

After seeing the Son of Heaven and many concubines leave, Mother Jia said: "Although the third girl is going to get married, being able to do this now is the greatest fortune in her life. That person who ran across the ferry just now is Baoyu?"

Yuan Chun nodded and said: "Yes, old lady, madam, why is Baoyu so impulsive, on this occasion just now, he shouldn't be so rude."

Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang said: "We didn't expect Baoyu to be like this. Fortunately, it is not the niece who is marrying this time. If it is a niece, I don't know how many things will fall into it."

Yuan Chun sighed: "Old lady, madam, now that Baoyu is 16 years old and married, I need to give you more advice. The third younger sister is good. If the third younger sister is a boy, we may have nothing to fear in our family. Now the adult man in the mansion is Baoyu is the biggest, let him know some things in the world, how to inherit the ancestral inheritance and glorify the lintel, and teach him a lot!"

Mrs. Wang said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, now his father has sent him and Huan'er Lan'er to study at home every day. Baoyu has changed a lot, and today it may be hard to let go of the three girls' brother-sister relationship, that's why he is so impulsive!"

Yuan Chun asked again: "Is there any news about the fourth sister?"

Mrs. Wang said: "No, I have already asked about everything I should look for, but there is no sign of her or the color screen. Brother Zhen has also asked people to see all the nunneries and temples near the capital. In my opinion, this weird four Girl, if something didn't happen when you went out, you must not be in the capital anymore, or you really went to become a monk."

Yuan Chun asked in surprise: "Fourth sister will not really go to become a monk, will she? She has never been outside before, where will she go?"

Jia Mu said: "She has only been to the Beijing Palace with me, and she went with Yu'er. It turns out that these four girls are only good with Yu'er and Princess Miaoyu. The Feng Mansion also sent people to ask, even Miaoyu Princess Jade can't think of where she will go."

Mrs. Wang said: "This fourth girl, who raised her until she was 14 years old, sneaked away without saying hello. She really is a cold-hearted person. Originally, I wanted to deal with her and my nephew Wang Ren, but now she is leaving like this. I don't want to worry about her anymore."

Yuan Chun sighed and said, "Since I found it, let her go. The old grandmother and mother don't need to be sad about this anymore. I wonder if the second sister is doing well now?"

Jia Mu said: "I wrote that I haven't seen Ying girl for more than a month now. This Ying girl is honest and quiet, and she doesn't want to say anything after she gets married, but I think she is really not healthy."

Yuan Chun asked again: "Has the second sister been married for half a year? Is there any good news?"

Mrs. Wang said: "I haven't been back since last time. I'm sick. I don't know what's going on now. If your mother is worried, I will send someone to Sun's house to have a look when I go back!"

Yuan Chun said: "I'm already like this, but I only hope that my sisters will have a good home. The third sister went to get married, the second sister is not in good health, and the fourth sister is gone. Doesn't God care about our four Jia family sisters?"

Seeing that Yuan Chun was sad, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't be sad. We still care about your Majesty for what the Emperor said just now. Your Majesty should be more at ease and let the Emperor take good care of you. Now is the spring season, and Wanmu is sprouting. It's a good time."

Yuan Chun said: "To be honest with my grandmother and mother, I have no hope for an heir. Now I am 30 years old, and the emperor is over half a hundred years old. I just hope that you will go back and encourage the boys in our family to make progress. They are the only ones in the family." Prosperity and justice."

Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't be discouraged. Look at your niece, who was born by your aunt in her 30s. Isn't it very neat? A few days ago, I went to the Muni Academy to ask Master Huiming to do a fortune telling for you. Spring is the most prosperous, isn’t it just in line with the fortune of the empress? The empress belongs to wood, so it is naturally prosperous in spring. Master Huiming is the younger sister of Princess Miaoyu’s master. Princess Miaoyu’s master is the best at congenital numbers. There must be a result, isn't it time to respond now? So empress, don't worry, there will be good things this spring!"

After hearing this, Yuan Chun felt a sense of comfort in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Then ask my mother to give me a good word, and hope that my wish can be fulfilled. Even if I spend the rest of my life eating vegetarian food and reciting Buddha's name, it will be worth it!"

Watching Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang leave the palace, Yuan Chun and Bao Qin returned to Fengzao Palace, it was already lunch time.Yuan Chun felt a little tired, so he asked Baoqin to make tea, sat at the table, and suddenly became interested in playing the piano.

Yuan Chun asked Baoqin to put the piano in order, and said: "Baoqin, I want to drink some porridge today, you ask the cook to cook more, and I will drink some in the evening."

After listening to Baoqin, he hurried down to give instructions.

Yuan Chun was concentrating on playing the piano, when he suddenly felt a pair of gentle hands on his shoulders, and soon a familiar yet unfamiliar voice came: "Aifei's piano is getting better and better."

Yuan Chun was startled, turned his head and saw that it was the emperor Shui Ruoyang, he stopped playing the piano, got up and saluted Shui Ruoyang: "The emperor forgives the crime, I really don't know the emperor is here!"

Shui Ruoyang supported Yuan Chun with a smile and said: "My concubine doesn't have to be like this. I haven't come here for a few days. When I heard your piano sound, I came to have a look. I didn't let them report."

Yuan Chun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my concubine is always disrespectful today. But my concubine dare not lie to the emperor. I just watched my concubine's third younger sister marry Annan far away, so I feel a little sentimental in my heart. I hope the emperor will forgive me!"

Shui Ruoyang hurriedly said: "Flesh and kinship is the nature of human beings, what's wrong with my concubine? Sit down, concubine, and play the song again, I want to savor it carefully."

Yuan Chun listened, poured a cup of tea for Shui Ruoyang first, and then sat back in front of the piano table.

He also heard Shui Ruoyang say to Dai Quan who was beside him: "Dai Quan, ask someone to bring my lunch here. I want to eat here with Concubine Xiande and rest here later."

After hearing this, Dai Quan hurriedly said: "Don't worry, your majesty, this servant will go and order!"

Shui Ruoyang smiled and said to Yuan Chun: "My concubine, let's start now."

Seeing Shui Ruoyang's rare tenderness, Yuan Chun raised his slender fingers and played the piano attentively.

Shui Ruoyang listened quietly, watching Yuan Chun's fingers skillfully swing the strings, his face was calm, and his eyes were closed and opened.The sound of the zither is melodious, and the tune seems to contain all kinds of tenderness and nostalgia. People seem to see the beautiful scenery of the ancient city in the south of the Yangtze River: there are faint morning fog, towers and pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, farmers are plowing the fields, and fishermen are floating in small boats. Rivers, and the endless Qinghe swaying on the lake.The tempting pictures revealed by the sound of the piano, there is also a leisure and tranquility far away from the busy city.

After the song was played, Shui Ruoyang was still indulging in the melodious sound of the piano.

Yuan Chun got up and added tea to Shui Ruoyang, and said softly: "Your Majesty, my concubine's heart is calm enough, and the performance is not good. Majesty, should you drink tea?"

Shui Ruoyang came back to his senses, and quickly asked: "What's the name of the piece that Aifei played just now? Why do I feel like I miss Jiangnan?"

Yuan Chun nodded and said, "The emperor really listened carefully. This song by my concubines is called "Recalling Jiangnan."

Shui Ruoyang asked: "Has Concubine Ai been to Jiangnan?"

Yuan Chun nodded and said: "Back to the emperor, I went there when I was a child. The emperor forgot that my hometown is in Nanjing, and my mother's family is also from Jinling. I went there once when I was eight years old, and once when I was ten years old. In the blink of an eye, it has been more than 20 years, it seems like yesterday, but in the blink of an eye, the concubine is already old."

Shui Ruoyang smiled and pulled Yuan Chun to sit beside him and said, "My concubine is not blaming me for saying this, right? Concubine Ai is not old, but I am old."

Yuan Chun heard this, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is not what the concubine meant. The emperor is still as heroic and majestic as before, but the concubine is really old."

Shui Ruoyang stretched out his hand and stroked the temple hair on Yuan Chun's forehead, and said with a smile: "Ai Fei, your song makes me miss Jiangnan too. I'm afraid that those who have been to Jiangnan will find it difficult to think about it after listening to Ai Fei's song." .”

Yuan Chun said: "Your Majesty, the concubine has changed this song a little bit, the original song is not so long."

Shui Ruoyang hurriedly asked: "Then what did Aifei add to it?"

Yuan Chun said: "The concubine has always liked this song very much, and remembered that since the past dynasties, there have been many poems praising Jiangnan, but the concubine likes two Song poems the most."

Shui Ruoyang hurriedly asked: "Which two songs are they? I thought you were talking about the ones by Bai Juyi."

Yuan Chun said: "The emperor wants to hear it, so it's better for the concubine to write to the emperor."

Yuan Chun leaned over the table and picked up his pen and ink.Shui Ruoyang got up and stepped forward, seeing Yuan Chun wrote:

"Huatangchun·Waihu Lake Lotus Seeds Grow Differently"

The lotus seeds in the outer lake are uneven, and the gulls fly in the green place of Jishan Mountain.The water and the sky melt and the painting is late, and the shadow book moves in the middle.

The peach leaves sing in a double voice, and the apricot red and dark clothes are light.Xiaohe shields her face to avoid the slanting light, and returns to the green shade.

"One Cut Plum, Momo Spring Yin Wine Half-drunk"

Momo Chunyin wine is half drunk.Wind through the spring shirt, rain through the spring shirt.People want to sleep in silkworms. Three.The basket is full of mulberry, and the basket is full of zhe.

First of all, I can't bear to leave my arms.Qiang Yan murmured, Liang Yan murmured.Bon Deng insisted on reading brocade books.People are in Jiangnan, and their hearts are in Jiangnan.

Shui Ruoyang asked with a smile: "I guess, Aifei has added more emotions of longing in it?"

Yuan Chun nodded and said: "Your Majesty knows everything. Your Majesty, my concubine is thirty now. Think about it when I went to Jiangnan, my concubine was still a little girl, but now she is no longer young, she is old and middle-aged."

Shui Ruoyang helped Yuan Chun up and said: "But I see that my concubine is even more beautiful than before, it makes me intoxicated!"

Yuan Chun heard this, and hurriedly blushed and said, "The emperor made fun of my concubine."

Shui Ruoyang said: "No, what I'm saying now is from my heart. I really like Aifei's current appearance, and I like your true nature!"

Holding the piano for a while and inviting the two to have a meal, Shui Ruoyang is in a good mood and has a big appetite.It was also rare in Yuanchun to see the Son of Heaven being so amiable, with all his natural strength being gentle and pure.

After lunch, Yuan Chun played several games of chess with Shui Ruoyang, Shui Ruoyang said with a smile: "My concubine, if I can be in such a good mood every day, 500 years of life would be too short."

After finishing speaking, Shui Ruoyang picked up Yuan Chun and walked towards the Luoxiao tent with a smile.

After that, for five or six consecutive days, the emperor rested in Fengzao Palace.

At this time, Yuanchun seemed to have returned to the demeanor of the first rain and dew a few years ago, envious of many concubines in the palace.