Dream of the Red Chamber: Rong Dai

All of a sudden, the wind and clouds suddenly rose, and the treacherous scenery made people feel chilling.

Flying sand and heavy dark clouds swept in from the southeast, and the jasmine flowers that had just formed buds were involved in the raindrops and mud that hit the ground.

Although it was daytime, the house had to light a lamp, and the candle wick shrouded in the lampshade seemed to feel it, and the slightly shaking flame seemed to be shaking with the palace lantern on the corridor.The wind blew the bead curtain and it flapped against the closed partition door.

"Princess, let's go back to rest in the back room. With such a heavy wind and rain, the prince must be staying in the palace." Xue Yan took out a white fox fur cloak from behind and draped it on Daiyu's thin shoulders.

Outside the window, heavy raindrops hit the window sills and door panels, and Daiyu sighed softly, "The winter snow has not yet faded, how could there be such a heavy rainstorm, such unpredictable weather makes people feel chilling."

Lightly move lotus steps to the book table, sit firmly on the armchair behind the book table, spread out a trace of rice paper, dip the pen in the ink, ponder a little, and swipe it down, the dark ink seems to turn into black clouds in the sky drop by drop It is formed with the purple hair falling.

Tears of wax are dripping down, and red candles are like tears. Is it sad for the delicate yellow all over the floor?You still watched the tears fall from the candle in a daze, staining the candlestick with a layer of red marks.

The creaking door slightly flipped the rice paper on the table, but Daiyu didn't pay attention at all. It took a long time to see Daiyu drop the purple hair in her hand, and with a sudden turn of the pen, the delicate yellow fell onto the paper.

The heavy black clouds held down the sky for half a day, and it seemed impossible to see clearly in the dimness. Only the big raindrops, the delicate yellow of the ground, and the ruined branches were the delicate color in the darkness.

Putting down the Zihao in her hand, she just used the paperweight to press the rice paper, then she heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, and when she walked outside, she heard the sound of footsteps on the porch, Chunlan stepped forward to open the door and bent her knees: "I see you Pass the prince."

Daiyu looked at Shui Rong, who had taken off his coir raincoat and hat at the door with clear eyes and a slight smile, and leaned on his waist to brush off the raindrops scattered on his body, and said with a smile, "Brother Rong."

The water melted and shook off the raindrops on his body, and the slightly cold big hands held Daiyu's bright wrists through the sleeves, and said softly: "Why are you outside? Why don't you rest on the couch in such a stormy day?"

His smiling eyes dimmed when he saw the blood on his forehead. He hurriedly took out the embroidered handkerchief and wiped it gently on tiptoe. He sighed softly, "Why are you so careless? It's still hurt."

He took Daiyu's little hand back and led her into the house, and said with a faint smile, "It's just a little bit of skin damage, Dai'er doesn't have to worry."

Supporting Daiyu to sit on the warm couch, caressing her with water, like a cloud of green silk brushing over the dripping red jadeite, raising her hand to stop Daiyu from asking Chunxian to bring in a medicine bottle, waving Chunxian and others to go out, hugging her Daiyu leaned in her arms and murmured in a low voice: "Don't be busy, Dai'er, you just have to sit at home and rest. The safety of you and the child is my greatest safety."

With helplessness in her eyes, Daiyu raised her little hand and rubbed his bloodshot forehead, and sighed softly, "You, you are really becoming more and more like a child, why are you so careless? Come back now Don't take medicine yet."

Leaning in the warm embrace of Shui Rong, the sense of steadfastness in her heart filled her with joy. Seeing the rainstorm Jiaohuang on the table, she suddenly smiled lightly and said: "When I was painting the original painting, I was thinking, I finished the painting." Brother Rong will be back."

Shui Rong looked at the picture on the desk table, her brows and eyes were full of doting and tenderness, she lowered her head and kissed her pink lips, a low smile brushed over the corners of Daiyu's lips, a trace of itchiness made Daiyu frowned , punched him with his fist, and said angrily: "People are worried about you, but you are still laughing."

Shui Rong held her small hand and put it on his lips to breathe, and said with a smile, "You said you were worried about me, but you have leisure time to paint. Well, wouldn't it be vented like this?" Daiyu raised her head and smiled, listening to the wind and rain outside gradually subside , said: "The rain has stopped."

Shui Rong nodded her nose up, looked at each other and said with a slight smile: "Little ghost." The wind and rain outside could not blow the warmth inside the house, Daiyu didn't ask about things in Shui Rong Palace, it seemed that those right and wrong had nothing to do with her, everything Everything is only water-soluble and the baby in the womb.

After a heavy rain, it seems to have blown away the dry and cold weather in winter, with cold wind rushing into the neck, and a pair of sneakers embroidered with lotus flowers have lost their original color when stepping in the mud.

Looking at the winter jasmine flowers falling by the roadside with dull eyes, a wooden smile overflowed from the corners of her lips, and the miserable corners of her lips made it impossible to feel that she was smiling, as if an endless abyss of pain was wrapped around her body.

The winter jasmine and the winter jasmine flowers fell to the ground with the storm, and the pedestrians passing by the roadside and her were nothing but phantoms.

"Let's go, let's go." The sound of iron chains came out, and Yingchun turned around woodenly, only to see a group of people coming with the iron chains of the official, the brocade clothes came into view, only the messy bun, The ornaments on it disappeared without a trace, and there were still a group of noble ladies.

At some point, the side of the road was already crowded with spectators. Why did those well-dressed ladies and girls walk through such a muddy road?They used to travel in cars, but now they were walking all the way, and it was difficult to keep clean in the mud.

"Look at these families. At the beginning, the girl from the Wei family was the prince's side concubine. Because she wanted to poison the crown prince and Princess Beijing, she was thrown into the cold palace, so their family became attached to the eldest prince. The Chen family was originally The eldest prince's subordinates, now that the eldest prince is in trouble, naturally they can't even run away."

"You don't know this, do you? I heard from the little eunuch who came out of the palace that the eldest concubine resorted to all kinds of witchcraft in order to get rid of the concubine. Think about that villain's body covered in needles, Straight to bring that princess back to life."

"Is this true? Then this eldest concubine should really be abolished. Thinking that the concubine is now two months pregnant, she is naturally treated as a baby in the palace, isn't she?"

"That's not it."

From time to time, rumors spread to her ears, but Yingchun turned a deaf ear to them, she just stared blankly at Mrs. Shi walking in front, while the old ladies, wives and girls of the Chen family were behind, Yingchun had a sore nose and almost shed tears. In the past, she was her sister-in-law, she was her mother-in-law, and the old lady is like a stranger now. She was kicked out of the Chen family by them, wasn't she?

Walking among the men of the Chen family, Chen Yejun seemed to be consciously looking towards Yingchun, with a hint of guilt hidden in his eyes, he stared at Yingchun for a long time, as if he sighed deeply and resolutely turned his head go.

"Tsk tsk tsk, pitiful! Look, the officials' wives and ladies who are usually rich and precious here are not imprisoned now? They are not even as good as us ordinary people. It's really a pity for the scarf on their bodies." It's satin."

A long string of seemingly sympathetic words came from my ears, and Yingchun turned her eyes lightly, only to see a woman beside her wearing a gold belt and silver, wearing a big red flower on her head, and her face with painted eyebrows and painted red seemed like a big girl. Dyepan, a crimson shirt exudes a pungent powdery smell, and her small eyes roll with evil intentions.

In a blink of an eye, a blush seemed to pass by, Yingchun turned her head and saw Xiangyun was dragged by an iron chain, and accidentally fell into the mud, immediately covered in mud, like a face of white jade was also splashed It was full of mud, which made everyone on the side whispering and laughing cowardly.

Xiangyun got up from the mud, looked angrily at the officers and soldiers pulling in front of him, and looked fiercely at the people beside him, only to see a light blue shirt intruding into his sight as if he saw the light, "Second sister, second sister Sister, you have to save me, Second Sister."

The sound of the second sister made everyone turn their eyes to Yingchun, but Yingchun didn't seem to notice, only watching Xiangyun struggling and being dragged away, and then murmured: "I will save you, who can save me? Chen My family has already kicked me out of the house, and a letter of divorce sent me down, how can I save you?"

"Yo, girl, do you know the young mistress of the prison official Wei's family?" It was the woman who spoke just now, Yingchun unconsciously frowned and took two steps back, but she didn't make a sound.

"Tsk tsk, although it's not as good as that girl's appearance, but she has a delicate and dignified air. She is also a lady, right?" The eyes that seemed to be looking at the goods made Yingchun dodge unconsciously, and took two steps back to lean on her back. Looking at the wall, seeing a few people getting closer and closer, some fear welled up in their eyes, but most of them were still stunned and numb.

That woman was originally a bustard in the painting boat. Today, I heard that the Chen family of Beijing Zhongwei family and the Wang family of the historian family ransacked their homes. I heard that the grandmothers and girls of these families looked like water onions one by one. Today, I took the opportunity to take a look. In the future, I will buy it and go back to paint the boat to add some beauty.

Although the woman in the light blue dress next to her looked dumbfounded and her clothes were filthy, it was a rare cloud brocade.The dignified and delicate appearance that can't be concealed makes people's eyes shine. Compared with the girls on the boat who are deliberately trained, they are more ladylike, and they must be the grandma who ransacked the house.

Yingchun stood against the wall in a daze, as if she had forgotten to run away, she felt a pair of fat hands grasping her skinny wrists, and the sound of tsk-tsk was extremely ear-piercing, "Look at this pitiful spirit, I It's so pitiful to look at, why don't you just follow me, my place has delicious food, fun, and good fun, girl, do you want to go?"

Since Yingchun was born and raised in a deep boudoir, how could she know what this woman was up to? She felt that her bad eyes were just dodging blindly, "No." She turned around and wanted to run away, but she saw a few strong men surrounding her, and she was so surprised that she climbed up with fear on her face. Face, shoulders trembling, I saw tears rolling down.

"What are you doing?" A loud voice came from behind, and the old bustard turned around to see a young man with narrow and long eyes on his indifferent face, not handsome but narrow-minded.

Looking at the slightly shabby man, the old bustard Ni narrowed his eyes and said: "Hey, where did this guy come from? The maid that my mother took out from the correctional house here, what are you doing?"

The man snorted coldly, looked at the old bustard and said, "Maid girl? This girl's dignified appearance makes her look like a young lady. An old woman like you is not worthy to carry her shoes."

The old bustard said angrily, "What did you say?"

"What are you talking about? How dare you forcefully take away a woman in the street in front of a large audience? At the feet of the emperor, do you still have the law?"

"Wang Fa?" The woman snorted and put her hands on her chest, and said coldly: "Since you said Wang Fa, then well, let's go to see the official." Hearing the word "meet the official", Yingchun trembled first, repeatedly Waving his hands back, he said, "No, no."

The old bustard looked at Yingchun triumphantly and then at the man. He had known that such a down-and-out woman must be the grandma of the rich family who had escaped, and when the woman in the crimson dress called her second sister just now, she might be the grandma of the family who ransacked the house. Unknowingly, he became more and more stubborn, and shouted at a few strong men at the side: "Take this little maid away."

The bustard was startled by the stop of the horizontal sword, and the man next to his ear said coldly: "If you don't want my sword to be unsheathed, then leave quickly."

Seeing more and more people watching, the old bustard seemed to be sure that the man would not dare to do anything, so she sat on the ground and shouted: "All the folks in the big hometown come and have a look, my maid stole my gold and silver silk." Luo silk satin, I managed to catch her today, but was stopped by the men outside her, what am I doing today." She sat on the ground and cried endlessly, beating her chest and stamping her feet.

The cold-faced man frowned, raised his eyes to see Yingchun's shame and anger, and said coldly: "You are not even qualified to enter the second door of our mansion, so how can you meet the real daughter of a thousand pieces of gold? Wu Tianliang If you know what’s good, then stop here, if not, I’ll let your stream boat sink in the Grand Canal.”

That Wu Tianliang's life's painstaking efforts have been in his own stream painting, and now his face turned pale with fright when he made a point, and said: "This hero, who are you?"

The man sneered coldly, and said lightly: "Aside from the imperial court, there are still righteous people. Since you have bad intentions, why should I tell you? The grandma and girl you bought from various channels in your boat, take care of yourself." Yes, if it is the idea of ​​a good woman, be careful of your dog's life." The low voice made Wu Tianliang shudder, and hurriedly threw Yingchun away and led the four people to disappear among the crowds all over the street in a blink of an eye. middle.

Leading Yingchun to a secluded place, Yingchun looked at this ill-intentioned person with great fear on his face, trembling and unable to speak a word.

Seeing the fearful look on Yingchun's face, the man cupped his hands and said in a low voice: "Second Miss, don't be afraid, the villain's name is Yan Yu, and he is a member of Prince Beijing's subordinates. It is the Prince who ordered us to wait for the second girl."

Hearing the word "Yingchun" from Prince Beijing, he immediately relaxed, and managed to calm down before saying, "Thank you, young master, for saving me." He was still looking at him dubiously in his heart, and his nerves were so tense that he couldn't rest assured.

That Yanyu took out a note from her bosom and handed it to Yingchun, saying: "This is written by Princess Beijing herself, I think the second girl can read it."

Yingchun glanced at him timidly, took the paper and unfolded it in his hand for a closer look, it was indeed Daiyu's delicate and delicate handwriting, tears filled her eyes and hurriedly moved away, whispering: "Thank you."

Yan Yu nodded, looked outside and said, "Young lady, wait here."

Yingchun looked at Yanyu puzzled, and saw that he had already rushed out of the alley in a blink of an eye, Yingchun stood anxiously in the alley and looked at the exit of the alley.Not long after, I saw that Yanyu walking quickly, behind him was a small blue woolen sedan chair, and he cupped his hands and said, "Please get on the sedan chair, girl."

Yingchun looked at the blue woolen sedan chair but shook her head, and said, "Young master, please go and report to Prince Beijing and Princess Beijing. Adding chaos to Prince Beijing's mansion. I have already remembered the thoughts of Princess Beijing."

That Yanyu looked up at Yingchun, but still lowered her head in a blink of an eye, took out another letter from her bosom and handed it to Yingchun, Yingchun accepted it in surprise, but tears rolled down, and she hugged the letter tightly in her arms There was no words for a long time.

Regardless of whether to stay or go, Daiyu has already arranged the way, so she said softly: "Since that's the case, I will trouble you, my lord."

Yan Yu glanced at Yingchun and nodded, then cupped her hands and said, "Please get on the sedan chair, girl."

Yingchun's face was already flushed from the lessons learned by her daughter in the boudoir for many years, so she walked quickly into the sedan chair.The wobbly shaking made Yingchun feel like a lifetime away, looking at the busy street through the screen window, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

The jasmine flowers bloomed brilliantly in the house, and the warm sun shone in, exuding a fragrance. Daiyu took a deep breath, stroked her belly with her small hand, and said with a faint smile: "There is no youth in the New Year. I was surprised to see grass in early February." Buds. Baixue thinks the spring is late, so she wears the garden tree as flying flowers."

Chunxian came in with rice porridge, looked out of the window after hearing Daiyu finish reading, and wondered: "Where did the snow come from such a bright early spring day? The princess is confused."

Daiyu burst out laughing, and said, "Why are you so confused? I'm so confused when I look at you. It's just a poem, must it correspond to the scenery outside the window?"

Chunxian smiled a little embarrassed, put down the tray in her hand, turned around and supported Daiyu to sit on the soft chair, and said: "The news just came that Yanyu has found the second girl."

Daiyu paused for a moment with her small hand holding her fragrant cheeks, staring at Chunxian and said, "Is that true?" Chunxian nodded.

Daiyu laughed and said: "Since this is the case, it really solved a problem in my heart." Tanchun and Xichun each have a good home, and now Yingchun is divorced by the Chen family, and giving her a safe place can be regarded as the end of the day. A promise to Tanchun Xichun.

"What are you thinking about?" Shui Rong wrapped his arms around Daiyu's waist, leaning against her blue hair and smiling softly.

Daiyu said, "I was wondering when you will come back."

Shui Rong pulled Daiyu around and said, "Duplicity, I don't believe you think so, you must be thinking, now that the second girl Jia is settled, it can be regarded as one of your concerns, and I'm sorry for the Chengyang princess that day. A promise with Princess Jingning, isn't it?"

"My husband is the one who knows me." She raised her pretty face slightly, with a bit of arrogance in her beauty, and said, "Since you know, you still have to ask me, are you deliberately teasing me?"

"I dare not."

"I can only hate the Chen family. Back then, the Chen family married the second sister for their own purposes. Now seeing that the second sister is of no great use, they even pushed her out of the house with a divorce letter, regardless of how hard it is for her to survive as a single woman." .” Daiyu became more and more annoyed when she said this.

Thinking back, when Chen Yejun married Yingchun, firstly, it was to restrain Tanchun from marrying Dongying, and secondly, it was because of her, that day, Shuiyan tried his best to win over Shui Rong, which was naturally his first move.

Shui Rong smiled coldly, his handsome brows were full of coldness, and said indifferently: "Self-made witchcraft is the most taboo thing for the emperors of all dynasties. What's more, the object of the eldest prince is the crown princess, and now the crown princess is pregnant. Naturally noble, she is also seeking her own death."

Daiyu looked at the winter jasmine branches in the white jade vase by the window, and said: "The matter of witchcraft involves a lot, and none of the historians of the Wei family and the Chen family can be cleared of the crime. The queen Wei Zifu and the prince of the Han Dynasty were also the same. Therefore, he fell into the abyss, and we can only sigh that Wei Zifu, who has been in the back seat for more than 30 years, still ended up with an unsatisfactory end."

Shui Rong hugged Daiyu and leaned in his arms, and said: "I know you feel uncomfortable. However, in the battle of the royal family, this is the only way to survive and live. Witch Gu has already made the princess extremely uncomfortable. For the sake of the royal family's blood, the prince is even more uncomfortable. The eldest child, the emperor will naturally not forgive him lightly."

Staring at Shui Rong, Dai Yu said: "Concubine Li, the eldest prince and his wife, together with the children in the mansion, are under house arrest in the eldest prince's mansion. If it is good, the father must want to pass the throne to the crown prince, so that the crown prince will give the eldest prince a favor when he ascends the throne." , it can be regarded as his reputation for being kind to his brothers."

Shui Rong nodded appreciatively, and said: "Yes, the emperor has issued an edict, and Chunri will abdicate the throne to Prince Shuihan. There are no stumbling blocks, and the crown prince's ascension to the throne is already a certainty that cannot be changed."

"Then, can we let go of the burden?" Daiyu asked seriously, and Shui Rong pondered for a long time, staring at Daiyu's word for word and said seriously: "We will definitely. It's just not for the time being."

Daiyu sighed softly, and said, "I know that too. It's just that I don't want the last bit of affection between my sisters to disappear."

Shui Rong held Daiyu in his arms, smiled lightly, but didn't say a word.

I don't think the eldest princess would be so stupid as to place a witch-gu villain in her room, but the witch-gu villain was found in her room, and it was Ran Yu who was next to the princess.

In the prince's east palace, Ran Yu served Sang Qingyan to lie down, and said: "The princess concubine had this fetus so hard, but she was so poisoned by that black-hearted person. Fortunately, the princess concubine and the little prince were born rich and blessed, so they couldn't." Let them have it."

Sang Qingyan smiled slightly, waved her hand to get the maids serving in the room to retreat, looked at Ran Yu and said in a low voice: "You have taken care of the matter of the eldest princess being arrested? Don't let the stitches show your feet."

Ran Yu said in a low voice: "Princess Concubine can rest assured. Concubine Mei put it on hold at that time, so she naturally knows how to hide it."

Sang Qingyan nodded and smiled, drank the chicken soup with Ran Yu's hands, and lay down on the couch with her eyes closed.