Dream of the Red Chamber: Rong Dai

Only from Qingming's aspirations are self-important, born in the end of the world, luck fades away; Qingming's tears are sent to the riverside to look, a thousand miles of east wind is a dream away.

"When the children under the steps face up, the Qingming makeup is the most suitable. When the silk is broken and weak, don't complain to the east wind for parting."

During the Ching Ming Festival, there is fog and rain, and there are very rich and magnificent ships on the river outside the city, adorning the celebrations all over the river.

The big red mantle, silk and silk flowers, the full moon banquet, the flowers, branches, willows and leaves on the bank of the river, are full of green and bright red. In Tanchun's eyes, it only adds to the sadness of separation.

Li Xueqing's colorful phoenix and big phoenix chariot came here with eight people, and she had to lift the soft curtain, and helped the maid beside her to bow down to the steps and bow down to Princess Nan'an, Princess Nan'an only gave some instructions, and then let Someone helped Li Xueqing onto the sedan chair.

The few beautiful dowry girls accompanying Li Xueqing did not look like ordinary palace maids, but seemed to be women chosen from other places, which made the elder grandson Wuyong dumbfounded.If it wasn't for Li Xueqing's bride at this time, in the land of the Heavenly Dynasty, I'm afraid he would have embraced those upside-down phoenixes already.

Li Xueqing looked at the people on the shore with a look full of resentment, then at the dazed gaze of the eldest grandson Wuyong, and immediately flung her sleeves into the cabin.

"Your Majesty, the new queen has just come to Dongying, your majesty should exercise restraint and have a good marriage with the queen." Looking at the expression of the eldest grandson Wuyong, Murong Chengbo calmly stopped the eldest grandson. The appearance of no gaffe.

Changsun Wuyong smiled mischievously, followed Li Xueqing into the cabin in an instant, only he was waiting on the shore for his bride, Princess Chengyang!

Seeing that Li Xueqing finished kneeling and worshiping, Tanchun just stepped forward, with lotuses growing every step of the way, full of emerald greens, wearing a red embroidered seven-phoenix shirt, pink cloud shoulders with gold thread embroidered chrysanthemums, and rows of ears strung with gold threads and jade beads falling down layer by layer , reflecting the sun shining brightly by the river, but when you are young, you have the sorrow of autumn, and the skirt is also embroidered with golden chrysanthemums. Standing by the river, it looks like autumn chrysanthemums are just blooming in the wind, not like ordinary brides Like a rich peony.

At this time, the eyes full of high spirits were filled with sadness of parting, tears filled with tears, and the red carpet covered the entire stepped city wall.

Tan Chun stepped forward to kneel on the steps and kowtowed three times very slowly, every time he kowtowed, the teardrops seemed like broken pearls, falling more and more eagerly.After waiting for the last obeisance, he stood up resolutely, put on a long cloak embroidered with red and gold thread and seven phoenixes, and with the support of the maid beside him, he got on the eight-person sedan chair embroidered with colorful phoenixes and cherry blossoms without looking back.

Sitting in the sedan chair, Tanchun raised his hand tremblingly and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Since then, she has been alone, just like a big kite that spread its wings and flew away, and it is difficult to turn back when the string is broken.Tears flowed down my cheeks, and the trembling shoulders could no longer hold back the bitter weeping.

Taking another look at the people standing on the city wall from a distance, Tanchun wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and let the hairpin on his temples sway, almost wanting to go home with the wind.Helping the Dongying maid to step onto the deck, there has been no turning back since then.

A pair of big hands held Tanchun's trembling and cold hands, and when he looked up, there was a little tenderness in those resolute eyes, which was different from what he saw in the monastery that day.

Tanchun wanted to withdraw his hand, but Murong Chengbo didn't let go, so he had to stand still on the bow of the boat, letting the tears overflow, dripping down layer by layer, and the boat moved when the anchor was lifted, no matter how much beautiful scenery, no matter how much flesh and blood Family affection also disappeared with the east wind and flowing water, and slowly the boat became a little red dot in the vast ocean, drifting far away to the ends of the world.

"However, when we meet again in the future, when will spring return? How do you know when the northern geese fly south for autumn when the beauty is green and the temples are fading?"

Holding the wolf hair brush in her hand, the ink on the pen tip dripped onto the rice paper, Daiyu looked out the window at the low swallows between the beams, and there was no movement for a long time.

Chunlan took the tea cake and changed it again and again, but Daiyu didn't seem to be aware of it, she just looked out the window in a daze.

Although Chunxian knew what Daiyu was thinking, she couldn't go forward to comfort her. She just rubbed the ink silently, and it seemed that there was no pause.

When Shui Rong entered the room, what he saw was such purity, Daiyu held the wolf brush but looked out of the window, Chunlan stood blankly aside with the tray in her hand, Chunxian seemed to have a grudge against the inkstone ink, ruthlessly Grinding hard, there is no space for a pause.

Shui Rong looked at it silently for a long while, then took off his cloak, waved his hand to make the maids in the room retreat, then walked to the desk, and said, "Chunlan Chunxian, you two, go down."

Chunxian suddenly heard Shui Rong's words, her hands trembled immediately, a drop of ink fell on the rice paper, and she hurriedly wiped it with a rag, Daiyu came back to her senses, looked down at the rice paper on the table, and fell silent in surprise , quietly put down the wolf hair, raised his head and said: "Brother Rong, when did you come back?"

Chunlan Chunxian took the rice paper and pen and ink on the table, and helped Daiyu remove the embroidered and painted clothes in front of her, and retreated silently.

Shui Rong held Daiyu's little hand and leaned against her bosom, caressing her slender shoulders, and sighed softly: "If you want to see Princess Chengyang off, it's still too late, if you don't want to go, take your own body. See Look, that good picture is wasted.”

Daiyu sighed quietly, let out a sneer, stood up from Shui Rong's arms, straightened her body, raised her head and smiled, "Brother Rong is getting more and more stingy now, a piece of rice paper is something you can't let go of."

"Pretentious words, you know I don't mean it that way." Shui Rong scratched Daiyu's pretty nose, and smiled softly at the corners of her eyes.

Thinking of Tanchun's far-off marriage today, even though she knew that she was marrying that Murong Chengbo, she was still a little worried.

Smoothing the creases between Daiyu's brows, Wen Wen leaned over and kissed her red lips with a water-melting smile, and said with a low smile: "Silly girl, since that General Murong can help us transfer that Li Xueqing to the eldest grandson Wuyong, naturally Have the ability to take good care of the third girl."

Daiyu thought for a long time when she heard this, then she nodded with a smile, and said, "Your words are all true. However, I have a doubt in my heart. How did you find out that she had something wrong with her that day?"

If Shui Rong knew about it in advance, why didn't he tell her?If he didn't know, it would be too coincidental that he woke up!

Shui Rong smiled softly, helped Daiyu to sit down in front of the couch, and said: "Naturally, it means that our husband and wife have a good heart, doesn't it?" She smiled like a spring breeze, but was as indifferent as ice, and felt the chill of being three feet away from others. In his heart, he pursed his lips in dissatisfaction, rubbed the dragon embroidery on his cuff, and said, "Brother Rong, you haven't made it clear, so if you don't allow it, just avoid it."

Shui Rong cleared his throat, got up and said: "Since my wife is interested, let's start from the beginning for my husband."

"Let's talk about that day."

"Get to the point." Daiyu interrupted Shui Rong's increasingly outrageous words, and she became a storyteller.

"Someone sent a note to me that day. As for who it was, I don't know much about it now. I just thought it was her merit, so I used such a method to satisfy Changsun Guojun. Can it make General Murong's wishes come true?"

Hearing the subtext in Shui Rong's words, Daiyu frowned unconsciously, stood up gracefully, walked a few steps, clapped her hands and turned around, the tassels on her temples wrapped around her bun, and said: "Then General Murong must also be involved , so you have a scene where the praying mantis jumps on the cicada and the oriole is behind it?"

Shui Rong coughed lightly, smiled lowly, and said, "That's true. After all, it can also help that person win over Dongying a little bit, right? Wouldn't it be better to marry the monarch directly?"

Daiyu's handkerchief covered her red lips that were about to laugh out loud, and she blinked at Shui Rong with her nimble water eyes, and the light white jade pointed at Shui Rong's big hand, and said with a smile: "You know that what people value is a general with both ability and political integrity. , but more and more became the king."

Shui Rong innocently shrugged his shoulders, and said: "The king is the commander in chief of a country. If there is no king, what would it be? I also have good intentions, and I just help him."

"So, those maids who boarded the ship were arranged by you and the prince's brother?"

Shui Rong looked at Daiyu in surprise, and said, "Dai'er, did you go to that pier today?"

Daiyu shook her head and said, "I never went there."

"Then you." Shui Rong was still puzzled, he and Shui Han had selected those beautiful maidservants from the brothel, and they were sent to the boat only today, no one else knew what happened to Daiyu learned?

Daiyu shook her head lightly, the pearl hairpin swayed with the wind, a faint smile spilled over her red lips, but it was Yinling's laughing voice, and said: "Could it be that there is someone behind Brother Rong, so I can't have someone help me take a look, take a look?"

Shui Rong stepped forward and embraced Daiyu and leaned in his arms, her star-like eyes fixed quietly on Daiyu's bright autumn eyes, and said: "But who is it?" Daiyu's small face was full of complacency, and said: "Don't tell you."

Shui Rong narrowed his eyes, stretched his hands under Daiyu's armpits, and said with an itchy smile, "You really didn't tell me?" Daiyu shook her head, already thinking about how to retreat.

"Ah" "Brother Rong, let go, or Dai'er will be annoyed!"

Shui Rong paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Do you know how powerful it is now? Hurry up and say it."

Daiyu rolled her eyes, twisted her handkerchief to look at the green screen outside the window, and then turned her eyes to Shui Rong, a soft smile bloomed on her lips, she shook her green fingers, and said, "Brother Rong You are getting more and more stupid, everyone has always had a little calculation in their hearts, why is brother Rong so stupid today?"

Shui Rong rubbed his palms, smiled and said: "It's getting stronger." Daiyu hurriedly hid behind the table, out of breath from laughing, begged for forgiveness: "My good brother, please forgive me. "

Shui Rong folded his arms around Daiyu and said with a smile: "Your voice is good husband, I will spare you."

Daiyu's pretty face was flushed, she looked at Shui Rong reproachfully, and said: "The skin is getting thicker and thicker, thanks to the prince, he is so shameless."

"Call or not?" Slowly clasping her hands together, Daiyu's heart felt numb, and hurriedly called out: "Brother and husband, please spare Dai'er, and Dai'er will never dare again." gone."

Shui Rong then stopped, only looked at Daiyu, and didn't ask any more questions, since Daiyu didn't want to say it, why did she have to let Daiyu say it?Although Daiyu is his wife, she still has her own freedom, and he doesn't need to stop her.

Daiyu suddenly remembered something, looked at Shui Rong, and said, "Brother Rong, is Young Master Chen going to marry Second Sister Yingchun?"

Shui Rong paused for a moment with his hand holding the orange, but then his eyes turned dark, and he sneered unknowingly, "You know this kind of thing too! That's right, a matchmaker came to propose a marriage, and he sent the old man Xie Xi I don’t know what to do, I just feel joy falling from the sky.”

Daiyu frowned in thought, nodded, and said: "That's right. The Chen family has a great career and is also a powerful person. Then the matter of Mr. Xi's plan to sell the second sister to the Sun family that day will be over."

Shui Rong smiled, and said: "Have you ever seen a rich businessman and someone from an official's family compete for marriage? As the saying goes, 'the arm can't twist the thigh', and if there is more money in the family, the status is not enough, so it's the same. Let’s live with it, otherwise it will only bring disaster.”

When Daiyu heard this, she clapped her hands and laughed, "It's true, Dai'er loves to hear it. If that's the case, wouldn't the second elder sister have escaped from the sea of ​​suffering? No matter how bad Mr. Chen is, he will be more violent than that Sun Jiaqiang, who is an ordinary household, is stronger."

"not necessarily?"

"En?" Daiyu stared at Shui Rong silently after uttering these two words. There were already a few knots between her brows. She smiled lightly and said, "Dai'er think about it, the Chen family is a family of officials and eunuchs. Jia's mansion is declining day by day, and the emperor was dismissed from office. I'm afraid the marriage will have other meanings."

Daiyu tasted a piece of orange, and suddenly thought of Tanchun marrying that Murong Chengbo, she felt a shudder in her heart, and said: "Brother Rong said that Mr. Chen married the second sister because he had other plans. of?"

Shui Rong nodded, and praised Daiyu's cleverness and wisdom, and said: "The sisterhood with that point is going to make a big fuss, but it's a pity, don't let them down when the time comes, the intestines of regret will be green It is."

Daiyu was silent for a while when she heard this, thinking that according to Yingchun's cowardly temperament, Chen Yejun is already an excellent person, compared to Sun Shaozu, it can be said to be a world of difference.

However, if this marriage is mixed with political factors in advance, it is not just a matter between two people, it involves too many aspects, so he sighed lightly and smiled lightly: "Yes or no, right or wrong, but That's it, if the second sister deserves to be like this, who can turn the tide? The only one who can save her is herself."

Shui Rong suddenly frowned and looked at Daiyu, stood up and hugged Daiyu in his arms, and said with a low smile, "Did the Fourth Miss of Jia's Mansion tell you these things again?"

Daiyu smiled lightly, and said: "Since you already knew it, you are pretending to be confused. The fourth younger sister and the second elder sister only have these two thoughts now, but the fourth younger sister is born with a left-handed nature. She has always only been willing to communicate with letters, and let the maids confuse her." I went back and forth to so many places. As for the second sister, there is only a little bit of news, and there is not much information coming."

Putting her chin on her blue hair, she quietly smiled, and said, "Dai'er, that wonderful nun you saw in the Grand View Garden of Jia's Mansion earlier, have you ever seen that green jade bucket?"

Daiyu frowned for a moment, then recalled the incident of Grandma Liu's visit to the Grand View Garden that day, and said with a smile: "Yes, I was spoiled by that wonderful jade that day."

He raised his eyes and smiled, "Brother Rong, why are you asking this?"

Shui Rong caressed her sideburn hair lovingly, and said with a smile: "This person will be useful to us in the future, so let's just know for now, it's fine, it's okay. Let's have a look and talk about it." Daiyu listened to this and said Look no further.