serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 257

Coming out of Hongxiang and Lvyu, Yuanchun ordered Baoyu to lead the way, and he helped Jia Mu. Along the way, except for green pines, green bamboos, willows and apricots, all trees were made of grass silk, damask, paper and silk, and the leaves were stuck to the branches. Everyone came to the foot of the hill, and just turned around along the foot of the hill, they could already smell a cold fragrance.

"clang!"

Suddenly, a bell sounded from the mountain, and another bell sounded. All the people stopped in their tracks and looked up together.

The wintersweet flowers have entered the blooming period, and all the wintersweet flowers in the entire Changcui Temple are in full bloom, emitting a faint fragrance.

Reflecting the snow on the mountain, the dozen or so red plum trees in front of the gate of Quicui Temple are like rouge, and they are particularly energetic, which is eye-catching and surprising.

Jia Mu said with a smile: "The plum blossoms are set against the snow scene behind, which is much more beautiful than the painting."

Yuan Chun smiled lightly: "This season is more beautiful than other places."

When Baoyu heard this, his heart was moved, and he laughed quickly: "There lives a girl with long hair who is practicing cultivation, and her Dharma name is Miaoyu. Not only is she proficient in Buddhism, she is also very proficient in writing and ink, and she can make good tea!"

Mrs. Wang stared at him: "How do you know?"

Jia Baoyu was taken aback for a moment, then immediately replied, "I heard from sister Xing."

Mrs. Wang stopped asking him, and turned to look at Yuan Chun.

Yuan Chun smiled, and looked back, only to see Jia Hu and Lin Daiyu following closely, talking about something.

"Hey, I almost forgot!"

Jia Hu suddenly remembered: "I'm going to Tongzhou tomorrow. If everything goes well, I'll be back in the early morning of the [-]th. If you haven't come back by Sishi, you can tell the master not to wait for me."

"Ah."

Lin Daiyu nodded. Feeling a little cold, she stretched out her hands and tightened her clothes, "Look at the weather, it will snow heavily tonight, and it may not be sunny tomorrow. Even if it does, there will be more than a foot of snow outside the city tonight. Bring more People follow, be careful on the road."

The sky had been gloomy for a long time, and now the dark clouds were getting thicker and thicker. Jia Hu took the cloak from Hu Po and put it on Lin Daiyu, "Don't worry about this, I know it well."

"Hey, you Ning Guogong is so majestic that even the queen mother's younger brother has been beaten at the root of the imperial city, why should I worry about it?"

Lin Daiyu joked: "No wonder my father wants you to read more books, and I can't even understand a polite sentence."

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Jia Hu looked at her for a while, opened his mouth, but didn't speak.

Since changing her ancestral title, this girl has become more courageous, she no longer blushes and shy at every turn, and becomes brighter and brighter.

"Second brother!" Baoyu's voice came from ahead.

Jia Hu looked up, Yuan Chun, Jia Mu and others were standing there smiling.

Jia Baoyu came to his senses even more, raised his hand towards Jia Hu, and shouted cheerfully: "Second brother, hurry up!"

Jia Hu said to Lin Daiyu, "Let's go."

Looking at Jia Hu who was coming, Yuan Chun said with a smile: "Baoyu said, the tea in Changcui Temple is good, let's go to worship the Bodhisattva and ask for a bowl of tea."

Baoyu got even more energetic, clapped his hands, and said loudly: "Let's enjoy the plum blossoms while having tea. The plum fragrance tea is refreshing, but it's really interesting."

Jia Hu glanced at Baoyu, then turned to Yuanchun and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense. The rain from the old year, the snow from the plum blossoms harvested five years ago, are still buried in jars and buried on the ground. Tsk, I'm not afraid to eat them. sick!"

Xiangyun is a straightforward person, thinking in his heart, he couldn't help asking: "Second brother, when did you come to Changcui'an for tea?"

After saying this, Yuan Chun, Jia Mu, You Shi and others all looked at Jia Hu with surprise.

Baoyu opened his eyes wide and looked at Jia Hu, which meant: You also came here to drink tea! ! !
I go! ! ! !
Jia Hu's eyes widened, I was wronged!

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The scene was a bit embarrassing, Lin Daiyu's face turned dark, and this disciple went to drink tea in the nun's temple!
At this time, Jia Huan looked at Jia Hu and nuzzled Baoyu in front of him.

Jia Hu's eyes lit up, and he quickly replied: "I heard from Baoyu. I don't have time to go into the garden. I'm so busy every day. I have to deal with a lot of official documents." As he spoke, he made a super exaggerated gesture , Then he said loudly to Baoyu: "You also said that the tea made by the rainwater is a bit weak, and it would be better if it was thicker."

Jia Mu and others felt that it was reasonable, and turned their attention to Baoyu again.

Baoyu was dumbfounded!The two big eyes stared at Jia Hu raptly.

Mrs. Wang couldn't help it: "Baoyu!"

Jia Baoyu trembled subconsciously!
Jia Yuanchun smiled slightly, then looked at Jia's mother and said, "Since I met you, I should go to pay my respects. It will also open your eyes by the way."

Jia Mu smiled: "It's time to pay respects!"

Lin Daiyu said: "Madam, we have prepared Yuquan Mountain Water at home. Yuquan Mountain Water is sweet, and the tea brewed from this kind of spring water has a mellow and fragrant taste."

Yuan Chun walked over with a smile, and took Lin Daiyu's hand: "I have told you many times, call me sister, but you just don't listen."

Lin Daiyu lowered her head: "Yes."

Jia Mu laughed and said, "I heard that her ancestral home is Suzhou, so she must be used to local tea. Let her taste our tea today." After speaking, she said to Yuanyang, "Go and bring your Aunt Lin over here. 'Scare Sharen Incense' fetch."

"There is also Yuquan landscape." Lin Daiyu added.

Yuanyang: "Yes." After answering, she hurried out.

Jia Hu was slightly taken aback, the friendship between Lin Daiyu and Miaoyu was going to break before it even started?

Yuan Chun smiled and said, "Let's go up first." Then, he supported Jia Mu with one hand and Lin Daiyu with the other and walked up the mountain.

While talking and joking, everyone came to Changcui Temple.

The plum blossoms outside the gate of Changcui Nunnery are in full bloom, warm and unrestrained, and the fragrance of plum blossoms is very strong.

Jia Mu praised: "What a handsome plum blossom!"

Jia Hu smiled and said, "I'll pick a plum blossom for each of you later and take it home." Then, he stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker: "Open the door! Open the door!"

After a while, the gate of the courtyard opened, and two old mothers came out, followed by a delicate and dignified young woman, wearing a moon-white jacket, a paddy field long vest, a white satin skirt, and an autumn-scented silk sash around her waist. , holding rosary beads in hands.

Jia Hu was startled slightly, is this Miaoyu?Where is the slightest appearance of a monk? !

Ignoring Jia Hu, Miaoyu walked directly in front of Yuanchun, clasped her hands together, and saluted, "See Empress Defei!"

Yuan Chun nodded.

Miaoyu: "Mother, the Buddhist hall has been cleaned up." As she spoke, she gave up her hand, and left Jia Mu, Jia Hu and others outside the door and ignored them!
Yuan Chun frowned slightly.

Jia Hu raised her eyebrows, yo, I really regard Quicui'an as my home! !

At this time, the two old mothers spoke: "Old lady, madam, grandma and ladies, please!"

The days of winter are short, and before you know it, it gets dark again.

The Dragon Head Palace is still brightly lit.

At this time, the Supreme Emperor was resting on the soft couch in the palace with his eyes closed.

Xia Shouzhong limped in, and whispered in the Taishang Emperor's ear: "Dai Quan picked up Prince Zhongshun from the clan mansion, saying that he was going to the Palace of Compassion to accompany the Queen Mother to eat Lantern Festival, listen to operas and watch lanterns. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, I will send it back to the clan mansion."

"Where's Uncle Wu Qing?" The Supreme Emperor still had his eyes closed.

Xia Shouzhong replied: "Just as the Supreme Emperor was about to be played, Uncle Wu Qing has already left the palace."

"How to say?" The Supreme Emperor opened his eyes.

Xia Shouzhong: "The Empress Dowager seems to have noticed, and didn't give Wu Qingbo a chance to speak."

With a "hum", the Supreme Emperor: "That's it?"

Xia Shouzhong: "There is another strange thing. The queen mother mentioned several little princes of her majesty"

Taishanghuang: "Go on."

Xia Shouzhong: "Uncle Wu Qing guessed that the Empress Dowager wants to choose one of several princes to inherit the throne."

The Supreme Emperor heard this, and snorted coldly: "A woman's opinion! No matter who inherits the throne, he will avenge the emperor when he grows up! Only when he inherits the throne loyally and obediently will there be no problem."

Speaking of this, a cold light flashed in his eyes: "To kill, you must see blood, and when you cut grass, you must get rid of the roots."

Xia Shouzhong swallowed his saliva: "The Empress Dowager brought you Lantern Festival."

After a while of silence, the Supreme Emperor: "Bring it in."

"Yes."

Xia Shouzhong's voice was much lower than before, "Go to the Lantern Festival and go to the Lantern Festival."

As night falls, the Xingqin Villa is brightly lit, radiant and full of jewels. The lanterns hanging on the trees alone are enough to dazzle people, and the lanterns in the shape of rare animals in the pool are really beautiful.

Accompanied by everyone, Yuan Chun wandered around the garden, climbing towers and pavilions, wading through rivers and mountains, wandering around in all kinds of sights.

The layout is different everywhere, and the piles are embellished with novelty.

While admiring Yuan Chun, he felt that it was too extravagant and wasteful. When he learned that the garden had cost more than two million yuan, he shook his head, but he also knew that the Jia family does not lack this money.

At this moment, there was silence in the main hall.

Yuan Chun sits in front of the first big case and reads the poems written by Lin Daiyu, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Xiangyun and Baochai.

Baoyu stood in front of the desk in the hall, holding a brush in his hand, and was drawing pictures, as if he was trying to draw some beautiful articles.

Jia Hu led Lin Daiyu, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun and Xiangyun, and Baochai sat down at the big round ebony table, eating a bowl of Lantern Festival for each person.

Thinking of what happened in Changcui Nunnery, Jia Hu couldn't help laughing, Jia's mother was beaten in the face, Miaoyu's fake nun is not a fuel-efficient lamp, when she saw the tea leaves and spring water, she immediately understood , directly took out her luxurious antique tea set.

Although the Jia family is rich, it is only a hundred years old. The things in the house are expensive, but they are not famous enough.Of course, it is limited to these antique tea sets.

Fortunately, Mother Jia is not Mrs. Wang, so she didn't bother with her.

After reading the last poem, Yuan Chun raised his head and said with a smile, "I'm not very talented, but my sisters are full of talent, and the poems they wrote are all good." .

Looking at Baoyu who was in a hurry, Jia Hu smiled. Not only did Lin Daiyu not help him cheat, but even Baochai did not step forward to advise him.

Thinking of this, Jia Hu walked over with the Lantern Festival in his hand.

"What's the matter?" A voice rang in his ears, Jia Baoyu was startled, the pen in his hand fell, and the ink was stained.

Jia Hu swallowed the Lantern Festival in his mouth: "It's a good piece of paper, it's wasted."

Baoyu blushed and was about to speak.

Jia Hu asked: "But the song 'Xing Lian is Looking at' is still missing?"

Baoyu was startled for a moment, then nodded.

Jia Hu drank the soup in the bowl in one gulp: "In this case, you only copy those three poems. I will write this one." After speaking, he put down the bowl, picked up a piece of paper on the desk, and started to write on it.
Baoyu was stunned, and couldn't help reading: "Xinglian invites guests to drink, and there is a villa in Wangyou. Water chestnut geese, mulberry elm and swallow beams. A field of spring leeks and green flowers, ten miles of rice and flowers are fragrant. There is no hunger in a prosperous age, so why bother with farming and weaving .”

"Good!" Jia Huan was the first to praise loudly, although he didn't understand.

At this time Yuan Chun put down his pen, got up and walked over, looked at it, and said happily: "With this song, who dares to say that my younger brother is a martial artist who can only dance with a spear and stick." Li Zhong said: "Send it to Your Majesty immediately."

Li Zhong: "Yes." After answering, he picked up the poem, dried the ink on it, folded it carefully, put it in his arms, and hurried out.

Both Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai looked at Jia Hu at this moment.

Lin Daiyu smiled with both eyes, so gentle!

Xue Baochai's eyes revealed a woman's admiration for a man's talent.

Yuanchun looked at Baoyu's poem again, and said with a smile, "Sure enough, it has benefited!" After finishing speaking, he went to the side of the big case and brought over the poem written by Yuanzi, and said with a smile, "This garden will be called Daguan Garden from now on. I inscribed a plaque on the courtyard chosen by their sisters. If there is Feng Laiyi and Hongxianglvyu, I won’t change it, you two can discuss it by yourself.”

Jia Hu thought for a while: "Yes." It happened that he felt that the nickname Xiaoxiang Concubine was unlucky, and Yihongyuan was not very good either.

At this time, Wang Xifeng came up and said: "Your Majesty, it's time to play."

Yuan Chun nodded: "After the performance and the lanterns are released, I should go back to the palace." After speaking, he was stunned for a while.

Jia Hu: "Next year, I can visit my relatives again."

Yuan Chun listened, and there was light in his eyes.
It was already late at night, and Emperor Jianwu walked into the Qianqing Palace with his hands behind his back.

Dai Quan followed with a lantern: "Your Majesty drank a lot of wine, let's rest earlier today."

Emperor Jianwu stopped in his tracks, raised his head, looked into the distance, and said to Dai Quan as if he was talking to himself: "How I wish all this is true. Unfortunately, what is false will always be false. of."

In the boundless night sky, snowflakes floated down sparsely.

"Your Majesty, it's snowing!" Dai Quan, who was standing aside, reminded in a low voice.

Emperor Jianwu stretched out a palm to catch the falling snowflakes, looked at the night sky, his eyes sparkled: "People are staring at Uncle Wu Qing, if there is really a problem, kill him immediately!"

Dai Quan: "Yes."

As soon as the words fell, a young eunuch held a lantern in the wind and snow and led the eunuch Li Zhong, the steward of Fengzao Palace, into the palace gate.

Li Zhong stepped forward and knelt down: "Slave Li Zhong has kowtowed to His Majesty." As he spoke, he kowtowed respectfully.

Emperor Jianwu looked at Li Zhong: "Why are you back? Where is Concubine Yuan?"

Li Zhong replied: "Going back to the emperor, the empress is still at Jia's house. The servant was ordered to send a poem to Your Majesty, a new poem written by Ning Guogong." Hastily took out the poem from his arms and offered it with both hands.

Emperor Jianwu took the poem, looked at it carefully in the light of the lantern in Dai Quan's hand, was slightly startled, and asked Li Zhong, "Is this really written by Jia Hu?"

Li Zhong immediately replied loudly: "I saw it with my own eyes!"

"This kid can compose poetry? Can he still compose such a good poem?!"

Emperor Jianwu was startled for a moment, then smiled, and said to Dai Quan: "I really doubt that he asked someone to finish it first, memorize it, and then write it silently. But it is indeed a good poem."

Turning his gaze to Li Zhong again, he said, "You go back first. Well, tell Concubine Yuan that it's snowing, take care of yourself."

Li Zhong: "Yes." He kowtowed again, got up, bowed and retreated.

Watching him exit the palace gate, Emperor Jianwu thought for a while and said to Dai Quan, "Let's go to Fengzao Palace."

(End of this chapter)