[Red House + Space] Falling Spring

"Girl, girl, wake up, girl..." Luochun heard Pinxiu's cry in her sleep, she opened her eyes sleepily and looked at Pinxiu who was standing by the bed calling her, feeling very sleepy Asked: "What's the matter?" Pinxiu pushed Luochun a little, and said: "Girl, get up quickly, there is news from Dongfu that Grandma Xiao Rong is gone."

Grandma Xiaorong is gone.When these words first reached Luochun's ears, due to sleepiness and slow brain response, she didn't react, she yawned, pulled the quilt on her body, turned over and prepared to continue sleeping.When Luochun understood the meaning of these words, he was shocked, his drowsiness disappeared, he immediately got up from the bed, got out of bed, and rushed to the East Mansion with Mrs. Xing, and when he entered the door, he heard the sound of crying .Because Youshi suffered from an old stomachache and couldn't do anything while lying in bed, the female relatives were temporarily received by Youshi's stepmother and two step-sisters who came early. He took it from Youshi's stepmother and stepsister.

Because of Qin Keqing's marriage, the two houses were in a hurry. Luochun followed Mrs. Xing over every day, and found that Xichun did not come to Qin Keqing's funeral. From Yingchun and Tanchun, I learned that Xichun was on the night when she heard about Qin Keqing's death. I was flustered and got up in a hurry. I accidentally fell off the bed and hurt my legs and feet, so I couldn't come over.After hearing the reason for Xichun's absence, Luochun shook his head helplessly and sighed softly.

After returning from Dongfu, Luochun went to visit Xichun.Entering Xichun's room, Xichun was writing on the desk, she didn't listen to the movements of Luochun's hands when she saw Luochun coming in, she just nodded slightly, signaling Luochun to sit aside and wait for her for a while.Entering the painting and serving tea, Luochun sat down and looked around, and suddenly saw a statue of Maitreya Buddha in the room. The Buddha statue is not too big, less than one foot high. A breath of wisdom and kindness.A pair of eyes, eyebrows like a crescent moon, eyelids drooping slightly, with a demeanor looking down on all living beings, but also revealing a compassionate demeanor... In front of the Buddha, there are several plates of fruit offerings, and in the purple gold incense burner, there is a note of fresh incense that is almost burnt out. The green smoke curled up, adding a holy and ethereal feeling to Maitreya Buddha, who was grinning and grinning with a bit of worldly fireworks.

Seeing this Buddha statue, "Poor Xiuhu Houmen girl, lying alone next to the ancient Buddha with the blue lamp." This sentence of pity for spring can't help but flood into Luochun's mind.Luochun got up and walked over, stared at the Buddha statue for a while, then walked to Xichun's side, saw that what she was copying was "The Sutra of Rebirth", and was shocked again.When Xichun wrote the last stroke, Luochun pointed to the Buddha statue in the middle of the room, and asked impatiently: "Fourth sister, how do you believe this? When did you start offering this thing?"

Xichun waited for the ink on the paper to dry, stacked the copied scriptures together, glanced at the Buddha statue Luochun was pointing at, and said indifferently: "A few days ago, the master in Shuiyue Nunnery helped me. Do you know what Maitreya Buddha represents? This is the "Future Buddha". Others, just because I hope that in my next life I can cast a good fetus, at least a clean place." The voice of the last sentence was very soft, but very firm.

After Luochun heard this, she was silent for a while, and said after a long while: "Why bother, people are already dead, what else can you not let go of? Anyway, even if her conduct is criticized, if you want her to be better For several years, she really treated you sincerely..."

"I've already put it down." Xichun roughly interrupted Luochun, limped to the edge of the collapse and sat down, and said, "As you said, sixth sister, death is nothing, and now she is dead. What else do I care about with her, let alone how many years we have been in love." Pointing to the copy of "The Sutra of Rebirth" on the desk, he said: "This is what I copied for her, and I will burn it when she goes to the funeral. Give it to her, it can help atone for her sins, so that she can be reincarnated earlier." His eyes fell on his injured legs and feet, and he sneered: "Whether you believe it or not, Sixth Sister, this injury is not because I don't want to join her. The intentional fall at the funeral was indeed caused by my panic when I received the news of her death, but at the moment I am very glad that I had this injury, so I don’t have to go there, because I can’t afford to lose that person.”

With tears in her eyes, Xichun sighed indignantly: "The "Book of Rites" says, 'It takes a long time to create a huge one, and it takes a long time for the one who suffers the most. For those who have been hurt for three years, they write a paper to express their love, so it is extremely painful. Cut it off. Decline, Juzhang, Juyilu, porridge, sleeping thatch, pillows, so it is the most painful decoration. 'Although I have not been there, I am not ignorant of the situation there. Rong's daughter-in-law is dead. I don't see how much grief Rong'er has. My good elder brother is so sad that even the crutches are on the pillars, 'isn't it just a cane'. He looks like he can't wait to replace it with his own body. What I know is that his daughter-in-law is dead. , Those who don’t know thought it was his wife or mother who died! The funeral was extravagant, although I didn’t see it with my own eyes, but I heard that, for the sake of the funeral, the eldest brother not only donated a future to Rong’er, but also kept Xue’s original The birthday material of Prince Yizhong was used for her. No expense was spared, as long as it looked good, even when my mother passed away, the funeral scene was far inferior to this one. People who look at people are fools, even if they don’t know, seeing this posture, I'm afraid I can't help but whisper in my heart, I don't have such a thick skin, and I can't stand people's attention, so I really want to thank this injury for allowing me to hide here."

Sighing, he continued: "Rong's daughter-in-law is dead, whether it's resentment, hatred, anger, or love...all my feelings for her have returned to ashes with her death. The earth disappeared. But this does not mean that this matter is over, because there are still people, and they are also my closest people, I, I..." With trembling lips, Xichun wanted to say something, but in the end she only said " The ancients said it well, "Father and son cannot help each other through life and death between good and evil." I just hope that it is enough to keep myself."

It is a common ethical requirement in this era, and it is considered to be the embodiment of filial piety, to live in mourning, to be able to stand up with support, to be able to stand up with support, and to be able to walk with a stick.But the one who died in the Ningguo Mansion was Qin Keqing, a junior. His performance as father-in-law Jia Zhen was indeed too much, and he did not hide it at all. Those who came to mourn were not fools. Besides, the performance of Jia Zhen and Jia Rong is considered to be fools It can also be seen that there is something strange in it.As to why the reputation of Ningguo Mansion is so stinky, with a reputation of "clean except for the two stone lions in front of the gate", Luochun finally understands a little bit, besides the big mouth of servants, the reason for being the master's death is also a reason .Although she can't empathize with Xichun, Luochun can still understand Xichun's feelings to a certain extent. In this case, she is speechless.

Sitting here with Xichun for a while, talking to her some nonsense, Luochun left.Out of Xichun's room, I saw Yingchun wearing a green satin cloak, pale face, tears rolling in his eyes, walking over with the support of Siqi and Xiuju.Originally, Luochun wanted to go up there, but when she saw Yingchun's figure was tightly wrapped by a huge cloak, and there was intermittent comforting sound from Siqi in the wind, which mentioned Sister Feng, what else would I give her an explanation? With a thought, she hid behind the pillar, and waited for the three masters and servants of Yingchun to pass by before coming out from behind the pillar, looking at the backs of the three of them thoughtfully.That night, Luochun received the news that Yingchun was ill, and after that, at Qin Keqing's funeral, Yingchun never appeared again.

Thinking of the few words she heard at the time, Luochun felt that Yingchun's illness must have something else to do. Sure enough, Sister Feng, who was entrusted by Jia Zhen to help take care of the internal affairs of the East Mansion, was very concerned about Yingchun's condition in her busy schedule. Doctors ask about medicine, all in person.Regarding Sister Feng's uncharacteristic attitude towards Yingchun, Luochun was not in the mood to investigate, nor did she want to. If she could say it, I believe, Mrs. Xing had already told her. Since Mrs. Xing kept her mouth shut, it meant that this matter should not be mentioned.Having lived in this mansion for a long time, Luochun knows that not everything in this mansion has to be broken into a casserole to get to the bottom of it. Some things, after being uncovered, will be scars, full of blood and tears!What's more, some things, no matter how clear, will only highlight one's incompetence, and can't do anything except make the mood worse.

Not wanting to think too much, Luochun presents the treasures to Mrs. Xing with the jewelry she made in the silver building, holding up a silver bracelet and saying to her: "Mother, look, the middle of this bracelet is empty, but it is as good as it is when you hold it in your hand. A normal bracelet weighs the same, and there is no hidden hollow space in the middle, and people who don’t know how to operate it can’t find the hidden space, the chain is tight and tight, and it’s not easy to fall off when worn on the hand..."

"This thing is quite interesting." Mrs. Xing took the bracelet from Luochun's hand, played with it for a while and said, "It seems that this is not the craftsmanship of the craftsmen in our mansion, but made by the silver building outside?" Luochun nodded, Said: "Yes, I specially asked the silver building outside to build it. My mother has really good eyesight, and she can see it at a glance."

"What's the use of spending money to build this in a silver building outside?" Mrs. Xing asked wonderingly: "The reason why it's made hollow is either because it's too heavy, or it's to pretend to be rich. I also have this in my head. But yours is made of silver, which is not considered expensive in the first place, and because you don’t want people to see that the inside is hollow, you have mixed it with a lot of other metals, which should be quite a lot, so it’s even more worthless. Then What's the point of making it hollow?"

"Hiding things." Luochun looked at Mrs. Xing with a look of why are you so stupid that you can't even think of this, and said in a showy tone: "You can hide bank notes, house deeds and land deeds in this place, which is secret and not It's easy for people to find. With this jewelry that can store things, even if there is any emergency, there is a way out, okay?"