Drunk in the Red Chamber Lying on Beauty's Lap

"Plum Garden?" Baoyu repeated.It was the first time he had heard of such a place in the palace.

Shui Rong explained with a smile: "There is no scenery in winter. The flower master transplanted hundreds of plum trees in the inner garden the year before last, which is temporarily called the plum garden. This year the plum blossoms are blooming, and the fragrance is lingering for miles. I invite you to come here today. I just invite you to enjoy the scenery in the plum garden with me."

Baoyu smiled, "So that's the case. Then let's go there."

Plum Garden is not very far from Shui Rong's study, and it takes less than a quarter of an hour to walk there.

In the plum garden, the red plums are delicate and the white plums are elegant, and the fragrance is even more refreshing.Baoyu looked around the plum trees, only to feel that each tree was pruned just right, and he was worthy of being a royal master in the palace.

After leaving the plum garden, there is a flower hall.Shui Rong smiled and said, "Baoyu, the weather is cold, how about we have some shabu-shabu barbecue?"

Baoyu nodded with a smile, and said warmly, "Okay."

It is really good to eat shabu-shabu in winter. It is steaming hot, which makes people warm from the inside to the outside.

The flower hall is as warm as spring, and through the large glass, you can also see the scenery of the plum garden. It is really a great pleasure to eat here.

"Xingzhi's flower hall is a big deal." Baoyu praised it sincerely.

Nowadays, glass products are all bought from foreigners, which can be regarded as priceless.Such a large piece of glass is placed in the water-soluble flower hall, which is naturally a big deal.

Shui Rong smiled and said modestly: "The glass was brought back by an ocean-going ship near the sea a few years ago. Although it is expensive, it is much cheaper than buying it from foreigners."

"There are still ocean-going ships now? Do they only bring back glass?" Baoyu asked curiously.

Shui Rong thought for a while: "In addition to the glass, there are many books, but it's a pity that they are all written by foreign devils, and few people can understand them. The emperor was still Prince Rong at the time, and he loved collecting books, so he sent them all to his study. Baoyu is interested in books written by foreigners?"

Baoyu heard that the emperor had books written by foreigners, so he thought about borrowing them.It's just that the dark tide is surging now, even if we want to see it, we have to wait until the overall situation is settled.

Thinking about this clearly, Baoyu smiled and said, "I'm just curious. You really know how to enjoy yourself, and you even thought of putting shabu-shabu here."

Shui Rong smiled complacently: "Winter is really boring, and the flowers in the plum garden are worth looking at. In summer, I put the banquet on the waterside pavilion, where the green willows are shady and the breeze is refreshing. That's really enjoyment."

The marinated meat slices have been placed on the table, and the charcoal basin is covered with fine wire mesh. It seems that this is a barbecue.

On the other table is a soup basin, which has already placed the base ingredients, and is waiting to add the ingredients for the pot.

Shui Rong smiled and said: "How is Baoyu's barbecue technique? If you are not skilled, the two of us will eat shabu-shabu first, and let Zheng Yue bake it for us."

Baoyu has no expectations for her barbecue skills.When eating barbecue in the past, it was always an iron plate that could adjust the heat. In ancient times, he would not dare to use this primitive charcoal grill. "Then please trouble Mr. Zheng."

Zheng Yue said respectfully: "It is Zheng Yue's blessing to be able to barbecue for the prince and Young Master Jia."

Shui Rong and Baoyu were eating the spicy shabu-shabu, while Zheng Yue stood in front of the oven leaning on the skewers of meat and vegetables. The saddest thing was that they couldn't eat them after they were grilled, so they had to bring them over for others to enjoy.

Baoyu peeked at Zheng Yue's busy figure, and thought to himself: This job of serving people is really beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Zheng Yue brought over the grilled meat skewers, Baoyu sprinkled salt and chili powder on them, handed them to Shui Rong, and said, "Come on, let's do it, and taste Mr. Zheng's cooking."

Shui Rong took two skewers, and pushed the rest to Baoyu, "You eat it too. Zheng Yue roasted this is a must, and you can't eat it easily."

Baoyu filled the water with warm wine, "Go ahead, Baoyu will toast you."

Shui Rong picked up the cup with a smile and drank it down.Taking advantage of the drunkenness, he repeated the old saying: "Baoyu, what do you think of what I mentioned last time?"

Baoyu smiled, ate a bunch of roast meat slowly, and then said: "All right, have you ever been in love?"

After hearing Baoyu's words, Shui Rong raised his eyes to look at him, and asked in surprise, "Dating? What do you mean?"

Baoyu thought for a while and explained, "All right, have you read The Story of the West Chamber? In it, Zhang Sheng wrote a love letter to Cui Yingying, which is considered a way of falling in love."

Shui Rong was taken aback, writing a love letter?He has never done this.

After hesitating for a moment, Shui Rong said: "If you like love letters, how about I write to you every day from now on?"

Baoyu smiled wryly, "It's not just writing love letters, it's just a way of falling in love. You can go shopping, eat, watch theater, listen to books, and do everything together anyway. If you can't meet each other, you can write love letters and express your love. This is what it means to be in love.”

After hearing Baoyu's words, Shui Rong was overjoyed.

It turned out that Baoyu was not unintentional to me, but dissatisfied that I spent too little time with him.

Consciously understanding Baoyu's thoughts, Shui Rong couldn't hide his joy and said: "Okay, Baoyu, from now on, let's fall in love."

Baoyu didn't know that water dissolution was wrong.He had a good impression of Shui Rong, and felt that there was nothing wrong with falling in love with such a tall, rich and handsome man.If you find out that he has any bad habits during the relationship, it is easy to break up.Immediately nodded and agreed: "Okay, then let's try to fall in love first."

After eating barbecue and shabu-shabu, the sky gradually darkened.

Shui Rong brought Baoyu to the open space in the backyard.

A row of fireworks had already been placed on the ground, and Shui Rong said with a smile, "How about it? Do you like setting off fireworks?"

Baoyu was a delicate and precious person in the Rongguo Mansion, especially during the Spring Festival in Yuanchun, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were even more afraid of Baoyu's accident, so they wouldn't let him out, let alone such a dangerous event as setting off fireworks?

After receiving the incense from Shui Rong, Baoyu smiled and lit a big firework.

Looking at the fireworks soaring into the sky, Baoyu couldn't help laughing.

Eating barbecue and setting off fireworks, this is a happy New Year life. It is a waste of manhood to go to the inner house to listen to the opera every day. No wonder the original Baoyu is sentimental.

Seeing that Baoyu was happy, Shui Rong waved his hand and asked Zheng Yue to prepare the fireworks again.He followed Baoyu to release it until midnight before stopping.

It was nearly midnight, and the maid of the palace brought sweet red dates and glutinous rice porridge. After Baoyu drank two sips, she couldn't hold on anymore, and fell asleep on the table.

Shui Rong helped Baoyu up, originally thinking of carrying him back to the house to rest.Just looking at the sleeping boy in his arms, Shui Rong was fascinated.

Gently touched his fair face, lowered his head, and kissed him lightly on the lips.

Afraid of waking Baoyu up, Shui Rong is just a touch away.But the satisfaction in my heart is indescribable.