Dream of the Red Chamber: Rong Dai

The cold spring is over, the mountains are full of flowers in spring, and the flower branches all over the mountains are blowing against the east wind, and all the flowers are in full bloom.

The Flower Festival on the twelfth day of the second lunar month is also Daiyu's birthday. This year, Daiyu's sixteenth year is a time when the flowers bloom beautifully, beautifully and unparalleled. Because of Daiyu's birthday, the Queen Mother invited all the concubines to a banquet in the palace. To celebrate Daiyu's birthday.

Prosperity has turned into dust, after all, no matter how lively and festive it is, it is just a dream of prosperity in her eyes, standing quietly under the peach blossom tree, caressing the peach blossom branches, pink and tender jade peach, smiling lightly, stretching her arms lightly, pink The tender cloak dances with the wind, and the soft peach blossoms fall one after another, like dancing under the peach blossom fairy tree.

I couldn't find Daiyu everywhere, so I asked the maid of honor, and then I walked to the small garden behind the Queen Mother holding the hand of the wisteria beside me.

Walking quickly to the peach blossom bushes, she saw Daiyu spreading her wings like a flying sprite, and unconsciously called out, "Sister Lin."

Daiyu looked back in response, her eyes that seemed to be looking forward to it suddenly fell silent, she walked forward lightly with lotus steps, and said, "Sister Wanyu, why are you here?"

Shui Wanyu took her hand and said with a smile: "The empress dowager couldn't find you, so she asked me to look for you. Those concubines are also ordered to return to the banquet. The empress dowager invites you back."

Daiyu lowered her eyes lightly, lightly brushed the peach petals off her body, there was an indelible strangeness between her brows, she sighed softly: "It's just a dream of prosperity, what is there to look for?" She raised her eyes and smiled lightly. : "Let's go, don't make them wait in a hurry."

Shui Wanyu took Daiyu's arm and walked forward, comforting Daiyu softly: "Brother Wang must have something to do in the past few days so no news can be sent back. When Brother Wang and sister get married, he will definitely I'm back." Hearing this, Daiyu didn't want Shui Wanyu to worry, so she just smiled and nodded, and followed her into the hall.

Since the day after your farewell, like three autumns, more and more heavy thoughts flooded my heart.

The Holy One had just begun to rectify the government, but a memorial was written. The bandits in Jinan committed all kinds of crimes, including burning, killing and looting.

When Shui Chen received this memorial, Long Yan in the court was furious. Jinan is an economic fortress and the country's granary.

The eldest prince, Shuiyan, wrote a letter: The Prince of Beijing has always been dedicated to his duties and has great prestige. If you invite him to go, you will be able to get twice the result with half the effort, appease the people of Jinan, and show the majesty of the heaven and the emperor's sage.

Shui Chen originally thought that Shui Rong and Yun Dai's wedding was approaching, and wanted to send others there, but Shui Yan and several loyal ministers jointly signed a letter to appease the people. , appointed Shui Rong as an imperial envoy to lead troops to Jinan to comfort the Sacred Heart and appease the people.

Zhongshun Prince Shui Guang also strongly agreed with Shui Rong to lead the army to fight, and said: "Prince Beijing is brave and good at fighting. He is the number one general in the heavenly dynasty. Back then, when the border wars were chaotic, even a weak crown defeated the invading enemy army. In this way, Jinan The little bandits must have won the battle."

It was difficult for Shui Chen to reject the invitation of his loyal ministers, and it was also difficult to find a reliable person, so he had to send Shui Rong there, saying: "Now it is the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and there are still two months before your wedding, you should also seize the time in your own heart." It is."

I don't know what Shui Rong is thinking, but Shui Rong only agrees to come down, comfort Daiyu, without stopping, he left the capital on the same day and led the cavalry and infantry to Jinan.

It has been more than a month since he left like this, and there was still correspondence in the past few days, and Daiyu's birthday was approaching but there was no news at all, how could Daiyu not be anxious?

Seeing Daiyu swaying in, the Empress Dowager beckoned her to sit beside her, stroked her pink cheeks, and said with a low laugh, "But you went out?" Daiyu nodded in her arms, she didn't want to talk at all, At this time, I can't speak at all.

The Empress Dowager sighed softly, and in response to Daiyu's request, she prayed for the blessings of all the officers and men who were away. The birthday that was originally planned to be celebrated was changed to a small gathering in the palace, and only the concubines were ordered to come. It is difficult to make Daiyu happy.

Jinan is located in an economic fortress, where there are many rivers, and the name of the water capital is not in vain. The place where the water of the Yellow River flows through, the bandit waterways are directly connected, and the camps are also standing in the water. It's hard to go to the bandit camp.

Shui Rong came to the south of the Yangtze River for more than a month, but the bandit's robbery was defeated by Shui Rong, and there was no more movement. Shui Rong spent all his time trying to find out the whereabouts of all the bandits, but he was troubled by their location.

The water fortress is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Jinan soldiers are difficult to master water, which is even more difficult. It took many days to find a way to do it, but it is extremely water-soluble, so it is difficult for one person to deal with it alone.

Looking at the surface of the water today, Shui Rong found it difficult to distinguish the water plants all over the place. He lowered his head and murmured: "Today is the twelfth day, Dai'er's birthday. He originally wanted to give a triumphant return as a gift for Daiyu's birthday, but I'm afraid this gift will be late. A few days."

Then he looked at the deputy general Feng Ziying and said calmly: "You are stationed here, I will go to the water village to have a look, if I can't come back in three days, you can just order the general to capture it, don't worry too much."

Hearing this, Feng Ziying hurriedly blocked her, but was stopped by Shui Rong with a wave of her hand, her cold eyes showed no trace of emotion, and said: "This is a military order, you must obey it, if not, you will be dealt with according to military law."

Feng Ziying couldn't help it, Shui Rong was the imperial envoy and the marshal of the soldiers, he could only obey, so he bowed and said: "I would like to obey the lord's orders." Shui Rong nodded and stepped onto the light boat with only one soldier He will row a boat to the water village.

It's self-evident how dangerous this trip is, but if you don't just enter the tiger's den, how can you find out the details?Daiyu is still waiting for him in the capital, if he fails to return triumphantly, the public opinion in the court, Shui Chen's punishment may be enough to completely overthrow the Beijing Palace, this may be their goal.

Standing with hands behind his back and following the wind, he walked about [-] miles along the waterway, when he saw the faces of the officers and men rowing the boats turned earthy, and said, "Your Majesty."

Shui Rong looked back coldly, and saw that there were no ships around, and the bandits sitting on them were all holding knives, with hideous expressions on their faces. The leader, a sweater in red, saw Shui Rong coming alone, and unconsciously shouted: "You Who is it, and how did you get to this Yishui Village?"

Shui Rong smiled warmly, cupped his hands and said: "I am the envoy sent by the imperial court, and I have something to talk to your master."

The big man in red was surprised when he saw Shui Rong alone with only one follower, but he still said: "You are from the imperial court? Come here, and escort them to follow me to meet the head."

Shui Rong secretly stopped the actions of the accompanying soldiers, and said in a low voice: "Just obey their orders and don't do anything."

When we arrived at the Yishui village, we could see tall poles everywhere. The entire Yishui village was built in the water, and there were strict guards everywhere, without any slacking off. A bit of doubt hit my heart.

Walking to the main hall, I saw that everyone was already sitting there, and the leader sitting on the tiger skin was the head of the Yishui village, the head of the family, Harvest. Seeing Shui Rong dressed in casual clothes, he was gentle and elegant, and unconsciously said: "You are the envoy of the imperial court." ? A weak person like you has the guts to come here to negotiate?"

Shui Rong cupped his hands and said with a light smile: "When the boss said this, did he praise me or hurt me? I am an envoy sent by the imperial court. Does the envoy have to look like an envoy?"

When Wang Shoucheng heard Shui Rong's words, he couldn't help laughing, and said: "You really have some meaning in what you say, anyway, come, let's sit with this envoy." As he spoke, he looked at Shui Rong with sharp eyes. : "Dare to honor your surname for an envoy?"

Shui Rong smiled faintly, and said: "Don't dare, my surname is Mu, and my single name is Chen." After a rough look at the king's harvest, he saw that he was only fifty years old, but his eyes were clear and energetic, and his face was red but thoughtful. The old man, without realizing it, has made several calculations in his heart, and has already made a plan.

"So your surname is Mu." After pondering for a while, he said, "Have you seen the Prince of Beijing who led the troops here?"

"I met once. Before I came, the Prince of Beijing ordered someone to invite me over."

That Wang Shoucheng suddenly stood up and said sharply: "I see that you are not telling the truth. If you only saw Prince Beijing once, why did he entrust you with such a heavy responsibility?"

Seeing that the people around had already drawn their swords, Shui Rong only smiled faintly, and said: "The words of the head of the family are really ridiculous, since it is extremely dangerous to send envoys, is the Prince of Beijing willing to send the closest people here? I'm just a small general under his command, and I don't have such a big face to see the face of the prince."

That Wang Shoucheng was amazed by the water-melting and immobile face, so he sat down, already convinced in his heart, seeing his unchanging handsome face, he felt a little admiration in his heart, and said: "It really is a character."

He said: "Tell me, why did your Lord Beijing order you to come here?"

Shui Rong stood up and cupped his hands and said, "It's not just a matter of a day for the head of the family to occupy Jinan. For many years, he has assisted the prefect of Jinan to control the floods. Mu has always admired him, but I don't know why the head of the family has the desire to kill today? "

That Wang Shoucheng looked a bit visiting, and said, "You know me?"

Shui Rong smiled and said: "The prestige of the big master is unknown in the Jianghu? Everyone knows about the great master, but now the big master is doing this, which makes us very puzzled."

That Wang Shoucheng pondered for a while, but before he could answer, he was interrupted by someone beside him, "Who are you?" The man showed wisdom, presumably it was Wang Ziyin, the think tank of Yishui Village, and said, "I want to come here." The head of the family has also heard of the Qingyin Pavilion, and I belong to the Yinya Hall of the Qingyin Pavilion."

"Qingyin Pavilion?" Wang Shoucheng and Wang Ziyin hurriedly stood up after hearing the words, and said, "You belong to Yinya Hall? Have you seen Master Ling Yue, the owner of Qingyin Pavilion?"

"I'm a director of Yin Ya Tang, and I can't see Mr. Ling Yue." Shui Rong's downcast eyes flashed, with a bit of coldness, this Yishui village is really not simple.

That Wang Shoucheng and Wang Ziyin looked at each other, they both settled their expressions, and said with a smile: "Since we are people of the same way, then we have neglected Mr. Mu, Mr. Mu, don't take offense."

Shui Rong smiled faintly, and said: "The words of the head of the family made the younger generation ashamed, but the younger generation is very curious, why in the past Yishui village was admired by the green forest heroes, why is it so today?"

That Wang Shoucheng looked at Shui Rong for a long time, before he smiled and said: "Since Mr. Mu is a friend of Qingyin Pavilion, I will just stay here for a night. Let me tell you the details."

Shui Rong nodded, and said: "Thanks to the big boss for looking at it, if so, I would like to thank the big boss." Wang Shoucheng smiled and said: "Prepare the banquet, I want to have a few drinks with Mr. Mu."

"Master Mu, how do you see this Yishui Village?" Holding the wine glass in his hand, Shui Rong looked around, and said, "It's a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and rivers."

That Wang Shoucheng laughed loudly when he heard this, and said: "Sure enough, he is a person who knows how to appreciate it. Come on, let's have a toast." Then he drank the wine in his hand without stopping, and drank the big bowl drinks.

"It's really a man, I admire you." He added: "Qingyin Pavilion has always been admired by me, and Mr. Lingyue is what I have always wanted to see. Seeing Mr. Mu today is not in vain. Even if his subordinates are so powerful, let alone that Young Master Ling Yue."

Shui Rong raised his voice with a long laugh, and said: "The words of Da Dangjia are obviously not true. Who knows that Yishui Village is a place where heroes gather? Compared with it, Qingyin Pavilion is nothing. "

That Wang Shoucheng looked at Shui Rong for a long while, then stood up and sighed with his hands behind his back: "I know what Mr. Mu means, but you should have heard a sentence, people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, many things may not be controlled by the old man."

"If the head of the family has any difficulties, feel free to tell them. If the junior can help you, you will definitely explain to Prince Beijing."

That Wang Shoucheng raised his head and laughed, and said: "I have nothing to say to you, if Mr. Mu only makes friends with me, I'll leave it alone, and leave other things alone."

Seeing that Wang Shoucheng didn't mention it, Shui Rong didn't ask any more, just smiled lightly, drank the wine in his hand, Shui Rong felt his eyes were blurred, and immediately became dizzy, looking at Wang Shoucheng's laughing face, he immediately understood, but also Passed out.

Shui Rong was dragged into the woodshed, drowsy, at this time Daiyu who was far away in the capital suddenly woke up from her sleep, hurriedly lifted the curtain, and called out in a low voice: "Brother Rong, Brother Rong." The jade pendant with phoenix patterns lit up in the dark night, making Daiyu feel even more panicked.

Gong'e, who was outside at night, heard Daiyu's call, hurried in with a lamp, and said, "Princess."

Seeing that Daiyu's forehead was covered with sweat, her inner clothes were already soaked, she hurriedly stepped forward to change with Daiyu, Chunxian Xueyan also rushed over, seeing Daiyu's panic-stricken face, she couldn't help saying: "Girl, what are you doing?" gone?"

Daiyu was brought back to her senses by Chunxian's call, and unconsciously stroked her jumping chest, thinking of the water melting in her dream, unconsciously becoming more and more anxious, and said: "Chunxian, what time is it now?"

Chunxian looked at the sky and said: "It's probably the fourth watch." Daiyu nodded, thought for a while, and made up her mind, then said: "Chunxian, fetch water, I want to bathe and enter the palace. "

"Girl." Chunxian looked at the sky, not knowing what Daiyu was going to do, Daiyu looked back and said, "Chunxian, hurry up, I want to arrive at the Empress Dowager's Palace before dawn."

Chunxian felt that Daiyu's intentions could not be vetoed, so she hurriedly got up and ordered the maids outside to fetch water for Daiyu to bathe and change clothes.

Just now the preparations are ready, only to see that the sky outside has turned blue, revealing the white belly, serving Daiyu to get into the carriage and go straight to the Forbidden Palace, Daiyu can't settle down all the way, biting her red lips tightly, full of worry.

Arriving at the Palace of Compassion and Ning, I saw that the early risers of the Palace of Compassion and Ning were already cleaning the courtyard, seeing Daiyu and her party coming over, they immediately fell to their knees and said: "I have seen Princess Yundai."

Daiyu nodded slightly, and asked softly, "Has the Empress Dowager got up?"

The palace man replied respectfully: "Back to the princess, the empress dowager has not yet got up." Daiyu nodded and said: "In that case, I will wait here for the empress dowager."

As soon as the words fell, the door of the Palace of Compassion and Ning creaked open, Nanny Nade came out holding the lamp, and said with a smile: "The Empress Dowager invites Princess Yundai to enter."

Daiyu was slightly surprised, but did not pause, and hurriedly followed Nade Nanny into the palace.

The Empress Dowager had finished grooming at this time, seeing Daiyu walking in with a pale face, she turned around and said: "The Ai family knows that you will definitely come to the Ai family, anyway, you go, let the palace guards guard you Zhou Quan is .”

Daiyu hadn't knelt down to beg for orders, but when she heard what the queen mother said, her doubts jumped into her heart.

The queen mother smiled and took her little hand and said: "I saw you absent-minded on your birthday yesterday, and the Ai family is waiting for you to come. Yesterday, the Ai family has already stated to the emperor that he has an imperial decree for you. You go to Jinan by yourself. No need to worry."

"But, Empress Dowager." The Empress Dowager waved her hand and said, "The Ai family knows your thoughts, and the Ai family is also worried about your safety, so you must have Chun Xian and Chun Qiao close by your side to protect you, and follow Princess Feng to drive you. Go to Jinan."

After hearing this, Daiyu nodded hurriedly, tears fell from her eyes, and said, "Thank you, Empress Dowager."

"Go on your own, as long as you promise Aijia that you and Rong'er will come back unscathed, otherwise Aijia won't obey you, and you don't have to leave with Concubine Beijing, so you can save her for nothing when the time comes." Worried, Aijia will tell her when the time is right."

Hearing that the queen mother thought so thoughtfully, Daiyu immediately sobbed and said: "Thank you, queen mother, it's Yu'er who is not good, and you are tired and worried."

The queen mother embraced her delicate and small body, and said with a smile: "The Ai family is also proud of having a granddaughter like you, thinking that our daughter's family has been locked in a deep courtyard since birth, and even the Ai family is not like you." a lot of guts."

He stopped his tears and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go, if there is another party, I'm afraid you will be more anxious, so go quickly."

When Daiyu came out of the Palace of Compassion and Ning, she saw the sun rising and the room filled with light, so she calmed down her panic and ordered the maid beside her, Princess Beijing and Shui Wanyu to bring a letter, and then she sat on the phoenix chariot and wrote a letter. The princess went south to worship her ancestors and went to Jinan.

Feng Ziying got the news early in the morning, and led all the people to meet outside Jinan City, waiting for Daiyu Fengjia to come.