There is no phoenix

But he said that in the Beijing Palace, Shui Rong slept deeply because of last night. When he woke up, he saw Daiyu only staring at him. He quickly checked the time, scratched Daiyu's nose with his finger and said with a smile: "Dai'er , why didn't you sleep? You didn't wake me up either. "

Daiyu said softly: "Brother Rong, when did you come back last night? I don't know at all."

Shui Rong smiled and said: "I went out for a while to pick up my father and came back. I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't call you."

Daiyu stroked Shui Rong with her hand, and said softly: "It's cold now, wear more clothes later, do you want to go to Dongcheng?"

Shui Rong hurriedly said: "Yes, I'm going to get up, you sleep well, I'll let Zijuan heat up the food for you later."

Shui Rong and Shui An left the Beijing Palace, Shui Rong remembered that something happened in Ningguo Mansion, and Rongguo Mansion would definitely not ignore it, so he turned around and said to the guards guarding the gate: "If people from Jia's Mansion come today, you can let them stay here. Write to me, just say that the young concubine is in a bad mood and it's inconvenient to see guests."

Seeing Shui Rong's explanation, Shui An quickly asked, "Why do you think someone is coming to Jia's house today?"

Shui Rong said: "My premonition. Shui'an, do you know that last night my father asked my father and the crown prince to copy the Ningguo Mansion. I didn't know until I went there. No wonder Ma Shang left his post to go to Ningguo Mansion without permission. More than 20 people gathered there to gamble, which shows that Ningguo Mansion is like this every day. Originally, my father said that if my father and the prince had stopped going there last night, Jia Zhen and his son might be dealt with lightly, but now it is impossible. "

Shui'an said: "This is called self-indulgence, they are too comfortable."

Shui Rong said: "I'm afraid it will be investigated, the Ningguo Mansion is not just charged with gathering people to gamble."

Let's say that Baoyu took Mingyan out of Rongguo Mansion, and first went to Ningguo Mansion to have a look, only to see that the gate had been sealed, and only the two big stone lions stood there quietly.

Baoyu felt sad for a while.

I remember that when I came here with Sister Feng, the beautiful and gentle Qin Keqing led a large group of girls and servants to welcome them out, and then I met my good friend Qin Zhong in this mansion.

Now, Qin Keqing and Qin Zhong's siblings have already merged into the loess, and the place is so quiet that the dignified Ningguo Mansion has disappeared.

Baoyu let out a long sigh, rode away, and Mingyan hurriedly followed and asked, "Master, where are we going now?"

Baoyu thought for a while and said, "Go to Feng Ziying."

Ming Yan hurriedly said: "Second Lord, didn't you just say that your wife asked you to go to the Beijing Palace? Miss Lin is there, and we should be most confident there if we want to inquire about the news."

Baoyu reined in his horse and said, "It's time to be on duty now, I'm afraid no one will see them. Feng Ziying and Liu Xianglian are both commanders, and they are in the Ministry of War, so it's not easy to ask where they are on duty."

Mingyan hurriedly asked: "Master, what should we do?"

Baoyu said: "Just go around the imperial city and see if you can meet someone you know."

After Baoyu finished speaking, he walked to Chang'an Avenue in the imperial city.Unlike the joy of shopping in the past, Baoyu only felt a burst of sadness.

What happened was Ningguo Mansion. Although it was not his own mansion, Jia Zhen and his son had the same blood as himself.Now I promise Mrs. Wang to come out to find out the news, but what can I do if I know the news?

There is no one in the capital who does not know that Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion have always been connected by blood, but now that Ningguo Mansion has been confiscated and punished, will it be Rongguo Mansion next?

Baoyu suddenly remembered the words sent by Concubine Yuan: "My hometown is high and the road is far away, and I have been looking for each other in my dreams. It has been difficult for people to be poor since ancient times, and the family relationship has regressed and withdrawn early."

"Tian Lun retreated early." Baoyu suddenly realized that this Yuanchun was obviously reminding his family that the emperor had already wanted to do something to Jia's mansion, but what was it for?What heinous crime did the members of the Jia family commit?

Baoyu wandered around with Mingyan like this for a week, seeing that it was not yet noon, he had no choice but to say to Mingyan: "Mingyan, it's still early, why don't we eat something, and we will go to a place later."

Mingyan hurriedly asked, "Second Master, where are you going?"

Baoyu said: "Don't worry about it, you will follow me in a while."

Baoyu and Mingyan found a wine shop to sit down and asked Xiaoer to cook two dishes. Baoyu ordered another pot of wine and had a few glasses with Mingyan.

After several glasses of wine, Baoyu sighed, "Mingyan, do you still remember Fangguan?"

Ming Yan asked a little strangely: "Why did the second master suddenly ask her? Didn't Fang Guan become a monk? It seems that she followed Zhitong from Shuiyue Temple."

Baoyu nodded and said, "That's right, the smart boy that the fourth younger sister likes is also there. It's been a few years, and I don't know how they are doing now."

Ming Yan said: "Second Master wants to see them?"

Baoyu nodded and said, "Yes, I suddenly want to go and see Fang Guan. By the way, let's go and see Xi Ren first."

Ming Yan said: "Second Lord still wants to see Xiren?"

Baoyu nodded and said, "It turned out that my wife wouldn't let me out. Now that the master is not at home, and something big happened at Brother Zhen's house, she urgently asked me to come out to inquire. But how should I inquire? Feng Ziying, Liu Xianglian, and Bei Prince Jing is always on duty. I haven’t seen Xiren for more than a year, and my wife told her to go back to her home, so I’ll go and see her.”

Baoyu and Mingyan came out of the wine shop, got on their horses, and walked towards the attacker's house.

Xiren's home is not far away, and Baoyu has been there several times.Xiren's elder brother Hua Zifang had also seen Baoyu several times, so when Baoyu saw that he was approaching Xiren's house, he felt excited.

Although it was only over a year ago, Baoyu recalled Xiren's voice, appearance and appearance, as if it were a distant dream.

At the door of Xiren's house, Baoyu got off his horse excitedly, and was about to call for the door, when a person behind greeted him, "Second Master Bao, why are you here?"

Baoyu turned around and saw Xiren's brother Hua Zifang coming back from outside.

Baoyu was pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly said: "Brother Hua, is Xiren at home? I haven't seen her for a long time, and I want to see her. I wonder how she is doing now?"

Hua Zifang heard Baoyu say that she wanted to meet the attacker, and hurriedly said, "Second Master Bao, to tell you the truth, my sister left the cabinet last month."

Baoyu was startled when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Is Xiren married? Just last month? Where did you get married?"

Hua Zifang heard Xiren talk about Baoyu's stupidity, and hurriedly said: "It's true. If you don't believe me, Second Master Bao saw the happy couplet at our door. My brother-in-law also agreed with my sister."

When Baoyu heard this, he was disappointed for a while, and hurried on his horse to leave.Hua Zifang didn't hold back either. Seeing Baoyu and Mingyan leave, she shook her head and opened the door to enter the room.

Seeing that Baoyu was discouraged, Mingyan laughed quickly and said, "Second Master, it's nothing. My wife has rewarded Xiren to come out. As Xiren is already so big, it is reasonable to get married. If he came out a few years earlier, I'm afraid it will be sooner or later." Married, look at Miss Yun and Miss Qin, they got married when they were 13 years old."

Baoyu didn't speak, but rode his horse and galloped towards Shuiyue nunnery.

When Baoyu and Mingyan came to Shuiyue Nunnery, they asked Master Zhitong about Fangguan and Zhier, but Zhitong told Baoyu, "Second Master Bao, Fangguan lost his hair as soon as he came here. In less than half a year, he has followed him." My younger sister Zhizhi went to Gusu. Fang Guan said that her home is in Gusu, and that there are several temples there with good scenery, so she asked Master Jingxu to write a letter and a letter, and they went to Gusu together. gone."

Baoyu asked in disbelief: "Fangguan has lost her hair since she came here? With her temperament, is she really good at becoming a monk?"

Zhitong nodded and said, "Second Lord Bao, after Fangguan came here, even our mistress praised her for her calmness. She read scriptures and meditated all day long and copied scriptures. Except for Zhizhi who talked to her, she hardly spoke."

Baoyu asked: "The smart boy originally said that he wanted to return to the vulgar. Why did he really become a monk and not return to the vulgar?"

Zhitong hurriedly said: "It turns out that Master Jingxu said that the six senses of wisdom are endless, but later her wisdom changed. She swore in front of the Buddha that she would never want to do things in the world, so Master Jingxu gave her and Fang Guandu and a letter to let them Go to Gusu to settle down."

When Baoyu heard this, he felt even more disappointed.

Today I went out of the house to look for someone. After searching for a long time, I couldn't find any. The men I looked for were all on duty. The women I looked for were either married or monks. It seemed that everything was reasonable, but it was all in my expectation outside.

Somewhere, these people should have such a destination?Or "where there is nothing, where is the dust"?

Baoyu leads the horse back slowly, and there seems to be a song that Fangguan once sang in his ears: "But it turns out that the flowers are blooming everywhere, and they are all ruined like this. The beauty of the day is so beautiful, but who is happy? ?”

Back then in the Grand View Garden, the spring was bright and colorful.The song sung by Fangguan often floats over from Lixiangyuan, and it makes people's hearts tremble when they hear it, and they are full of emotion.But now, everything is like a dream that does not exist at all.

After Baoyu walked for a while, he suddenly said to Mingyan, "Mingyan, let's sit down that hillside for a while and go back later. At that time, Feng Ziying, Liu Xianglian and the others have all returned. I will explain when I go back."