Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

But Baoyu hurriedly changed his clothes and came to see Tanchun, who had been in Jiamu's room for half an hour.I saw that Tanchun changed from a girl's attire to a woman's attire, and her features became clearer and more handsome. Even though she was a bride, she didn't take Joe, but she was still as eloquent and calm as before.Both Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were very comforting, especially the prince of Beijing, who obviously loved Tanchun very much. Although he was in the concubine, he personally accompanied her back home. Accompanied by Jia Zheng, Jia Lian, Jia Cong, etc., they are having tea and talking in the outer hall.

Seeing Baoyu coming in, Tanchun stood up with a smile and said hello, and said, "Why did the second elder brother come? The prince asked where Baoyu was as soon as he entered the door. He missed him very much." Baoyu didn't answer, but just stared at Tanchun for a long time Then I asked, "Third sister, where have you been wronged?" For a moment, Tanchun's eyes were red, but she was a straightforward person, so she naturally had some positive words to persuade, but Baoyu was speechless, and Mrs. Wang was so embarrassed. When I got up, I let go again, and I just rushed to send Baoyu to the front to entertain King Jingjing, but Baoyu had no choice but to go reluctantly.

For a while, only the women were left talking about homework at length.It is said that the matter of Concubine Yuan's pregnancy in the palace has been cleared up, but it was that day Concubine Beijing entered the palace to greet the old queen. Immediately the imperial physician was summoned, and everyone knew that Concubine Yuan was happy.It’s just that Concubine Yuan has been showing signs of miscarriage all along. The imperial doctor suspected that Concubine Yuan’s diet was inappropriate. The Empress Dowager was very disturbed. Even the Empress Empress was alarmed. She ordered Concubine Yuan to move to the Kunning Palace temporarily, and the Empress personally took care of her. .I also heard that the Empress Dowager reprimanded Concubine Shu for the trivial matter of listening to the opera the day before yesterday...

The mother of Jia and Mrs. Wang were the most concerned. They were worried and happy from time to time, and sighed. Mrs. Wang kept praying to the Buddha, and told Tanchun: "I have given up meat and meat all the year round, and I am a vegetarian all the year round. I just ask the Buddha to think of me as pious and bless Yuan Dynasty." The concubine gave birth to the dragon son smoothly, and it is not in vain for the torture she has suffered for many years in the palace..." Mother Jia interrupted when she heard her words were outrageous, and asked Tanchun about some housework. It went well, not only the prince loves it, but also the concubine, the concubine is a peaceful person, everyone in the house gets along very well, there is no embarrassment, Jia Mu and others are a little relieved.

A banquet was set up for a while, and outside Jia Zheng, Baoyu, Jia Cong and others accompanied the charming guest King Beijing to drink.After drinking for three rounds, Prince Beijing talked about a strange man he met at Tanzhe Temple two days ago. He intends to recruit this abnormal person to his palace, but that person expresses that he does not want to be a guest. Speaking of this, the King of Beijing is very sorry.However, Jia Zheng was inspired, and said with a smile: "The man the lord is talking about, I have seen this person before, and now he is teaching children in our residence. Would you like to see him?"

Wang Shuirong of Beijing loves to make friends with strange people of all kinds and religions. Hearing what Jia Zheng said, he asked him quickly, so Jia Zheng sent a servant to spread the word. After a while, a person came in. When Jia Cong saw it, he was overjoyed. It turned out that it was Yin Jidong, a poor boy he had befriended when he was taking the exam.That day, Yin Jidong was frustrated because of the dirty papers posted. Jia Cong once sponsored him, but he didn't want to attach himself to a wealthy family at first, so he lived in the Gyeonggi area, selling letters for a living.Although unrefined, but because of his free, easy and humorous nature, he lived in the temple, and sometimes talked with pilgrims about scriptures, and gradually gained some reputation.It's just that he is very lonely, even though there are first-class princes like the King of Beijing who want to recruit him to the mansion, he only said that the retainers are just favored by the wealthy, and the gentleman does not do it, so he is very unhappy.When I met Jia Zheng in the temple that day, Jia Zheng was amazed by his talent and knowledge, and repeatedly invited him to teach his children in the mansion, treating him like a teacher, and Yin Jidong reluctantly agreed—it was also forced by food and clothing, and he had to do it.

At this time, he was just wearing a green cloth gown, and he walked in casually, bowing to everyone in the seat calmly, and when his eyes met Jia Cong, he nodded with a smile, Jia Cong knew that he didn't want to show that he was right with him in front of everyone. The old acquaintances didn't talk much, but Jia Lian had long forgotten that he had a relationship with Yin Jidong, so he just asked his family to give Yin Jidong a seat at the table.It was inevitable for everyone to show some wit, but Yin Jidong answered calmly, humorously and interestingly, and the audience was full of enthusiasm. Prince Beijing became more and more interested, and both guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

After a while, Jia Cong saw that Yin Jidong was going out to change clothes in the outer corridor, so he followed him. The two of them were on the corridor, holding hands to ask each other about the situation.Jia Cong said: "Since the farewell, I have been thinking about Brother Yin very much. It is a surprise that he is not far away in the sky, but close in front of us." Brother’s financial support lasted for half a year, so it’s hard to live without rice. Fortunately, the respected uncle and virtuous corporal gave him the next teaching position, and he just wanted to find a place to stay in preparation for the next round of big competitions.” Jia Cong said with a smile: "Brother Yin's talent, I don't have to worry about the success of the Tan Palace. My two brothers and nephews are also considered lucky." Yin Jidong smiled and waved his hands and said: "It's just a lie, but my brothers and nephews are very happy. Ambitious, I think I can pass the imperial examination, but I am not as bold as Jia Xiong." Jia Cong felt ashamed, the two talked and laughed like this, they were very familiar, like long-lost friends, Jia Cong is in this world. There are no friends in the world, so far I feel like I have met my confidant.

On the same day of Tanchun, he went back with Prince Beijing and couldn't stay at her mother's house for a few more days. Baoyu hated it very much. As for his younger brother and nephew who went to the front study to study day and night, he didn't take it to heart and didn't want to. Thinking that he is an elder brother, he should set an example for his children.His father, Jia Zheng, ignored him and ignored him. Whenever Mrs. Wang forced him to study and listen to lectures, he used the name of Jia's mother as an excuse to shirk, and he still hung out with several aunts in the backyard all day long. It's just romantic.

Jia Cong was very happy, and often went to the front study to talk with Yin Jidong when he was not on duty.Gradually, he also realized that although Yin Jidong was very proficient in stereotypes, he didn't really need to put much thought into them. It can be said that he can read without reading, and he is actually a generalist.Such people have always been recruited by officials, but Yin Jidong has a kind of arrogance in his bones, which seems to be unacceptable to the world, and Jia Cong feels pity for him.

In the afternoon of that day, Jia Cong had nothing to do, so he strolled casually to the front study. When he entered the door, he heard Yin Jidong was lecturing to Jia Lan and Jia Huan.Jia Cong sat and waited in the inner room. Seeing a letter on the table, he picked it up to read, but saw that it was Yin Jidong's graffiti when he was free, and there were two lines of words scrawled on it:

"Anger is your tiger, desire is your abyss, fame is your boiling soup, diligence is your forging. If you don't avoid it, how can you avoid it?"

Jia Cong was amused when he saw that he was at such a war between heaven and man, so he wrote the following:

"Officials are not gentry, farmers are not respected, Confucianism is not self-cultivation, concealment is not arteries. It is expensive to wear a lotus, it is cheap to wear a crown, it is quiet and not Dumen, it is speaking and not teaching, it is explaining long sideburns, It's Xianyong Meidai..."

When I was about to write, I heard voices in the study outside. Jia Huan and Jia Lan had already written their respective articles, and Yin Jidong was criticizing them one by one.Jia Cong put down his pen and lifted the curtain to come out. He was a frequent visitor, and Yin Jidong just nodded with a smile, and continued to comment on the two's problem.

The servant came to serve tea, and Jia Cong sat on the side seat, drinking tea and listening to their discussions.Jia Lan's title is "Use it to do it, and discard it to store it." Jia Lan's broken title is: It is suitable for a sage to store it, and he will show it when he is able.Yin Jidong praised him very much, and sighed: "This is naturally a superior work. It is concise and to the point, and it can be regarded as penetrating into the subtleties. It's just that your words are lacking in sharpness, and there are some shortcomings. From today on, practice every day. Only 100 characters on the Wei Bei." Jia Lan respectfully saluted and sat down.

But Jia Huan handed in the blank paper and said, "I'm not the leader for this question." Yin Jidong then said, "Did you say you weren't the leader when you got the test questions after the game?" Even Jia Cong laughed, Then he asked what the topic was, and Jia Huan showed him the note aggrieved. When Jia Cong read it, there were only two words written on it: Ziyue.Jia Cong laughed loudly and said to Yin Jidong: "Master is really embarrassing my brothers and nephews. These two words seem to be very simple, but they are actually very difficult." Yin Jidong also laughed and said: "Everything in the world is like this. Adults feel uncomfortable. I don’t know if Xiong Jia can break it?” Jia Cong said without hesitation: “Every man is a teacher of the ages, and a word is the law of the world.”

Yin Jidong sighed and said: "This is a small article written by a big hand. Brother Jia is worthy of being the first. It does not reveal the word of the title, but thoroughly understands the words 'Zi' and 'Yue'. The wonderful thing is that it must not be moved to the first place." Go to the two of you." Jia Lan also said: "The third uncle explained it very well, and my nephew has been taught." But Jia Huan heard what they were talking about, and he didn't have any fun at all. He just wanted to leave school quickly. Going back to his mother's place to play with the little maids, he kept winking at Jia Cong.

Jia Cong understood, so he invited Yin Jidong to the outskirts of the city to see the scenery in early spring. Yin Jidong was originally a chic and comfortable temperament, and he was eager for this invitation, so he ordered Jia Huan and Jia Lan to go back to study and practice calligraphy. He put on a robe and came out with Jia Cong. The family had already prepared two horses and were waiting at the gate of the mansion.

When the two of them left the Xihua Gate, they saw that the world was wide open.This spring is steep, the vegetation has not yet sprouted, only a layer of hazy greenness can be seen on the top of the treetops in the distance, the sky is high and the village is cold, the vegetation is sparse, and it is not quite open.When Jia Cong and Yin Jidong left the city, they sent their servants to wait in a roadside hotel. They rode horses for a parade, galloped around aimlessly, passed the Jade Emperor Temple, followed the moat, and ran all the way to Yongding River before stopping took the reins.I saw the setting sun on the mountain, the spring water outside the embankment had just risen, and the reeds had just sprouted, but inside the embankment there were unknown tombs from the previous dynasty, and stone men and horses were crumbling here and there.

Jia Cong said with a smile: "Today, you are so happy that you have been running so far, but you came to this messy grave, but you are not disappointed?" , Liren, how elegant! Look at the stone men and stone horses in the wild grass all over the place. If you think about it, the owner of the tomb was not an idle person during his lifetime. Once the years pass, the world will wither like this. People in the world are keen on fame. Infatuation, in the end, is just a flash in the pan, leaving only a handful of loess, which is pitiful and ridiculous."

Jia Cong thought for a while, then smiled lightly and said, "Brother Yin, how depressed is he? A man who has learned martial arts, and is a product of the emperor's family, for the rest of his life, can never be forgotten like grass and trees. What's more, there are many things in the world that have 'last resort' Three words..." He pondered.

Yin Jidong laughed: "Brother Jia, don't laugh at me. I am in the world of mortals, and my heart is blue. It's just that in the past two years, I have wandered around the gates of the rich and powerful in the market, and I have seen through the world and human conditions. My heart for fame and fortune has indeed faded. Otherwise, So I won't refuse the offer from Lord Beijing—I really don't want to go to that muddy water—it's a pity that Xiong Jia is in a wealthy family, even if he has the talents of all over the world, he really has unavoidable difficulties and can't stay out of it I just want to talk too much today and remind Brother Jia that your mansion is relying on an iceberg to seek refuge with the Prince of Beijing. Seeing that the Palace of Beijing and the Palace of Zhongshun are on two different paths, the Prince of Beijing is only attached to his ancestors. The light is not directly related to the current emperor, and the loyal prince is the emperor's brother, so it is not a gentleman's behavior to meddle in other people's housework, let alone the number one housework in Tianzi?"

Jia Cong had never heard such a candid analysis of current affairs, and he couldn't help feeling admiration, and said: "Brother Yin's kind words and persuasion, I appreciate it. It's just that my surname is already Jia, and under the overthrow of the nest, there will be eggs—— I can only share weal and woe with the family. It’s just that I didn’t go to the Beijing Palace to vote for a certificate, nor did I go to the Zhongshun Palace to hit the wooden clock—it’s better to be opportunistic than to stick to the weak. I only recognize the current emperor, and I don’t hand over to anyone else. .”

Yin Jidong was originally trying to persuade Jia Cong not to go astray today. Seeing that he was so clear about things, he was happy and said, "Brother Jia is really a wise man, so you don't need me to talk about it. No wonder!" Jia Cong said with a smile: "It's a great friendship!" The two looked at each other and smiled, walked slowly together, and returned to the restaurant outside Xihua Gate. It seems that he also gave up the idea of ​​becoming an official, and would rather live freely like a wild crane in the clouds. Jia Cong thought that everyone has his own ambitions, so he didn't go to persuade him.