Alternative Telling of Dream of Red Mansions: Cherishing Spring

Chapter 15
In the room, sitting with a candle in hand, Ruhua puts a cloak on Xichun.Xichun shook her head and thanked her, looking beyond Ruhua to the outside of the house.The snow stopped, and I saw snow everywhere in the distance, and the servants in coir raincoats were still shuttling back and forth with lanterns lit.The groom was leading someone to clear the snow from the carriage.It can be seen that Lai Yier manages the family rigorously, and Xinxing House is full of vitality even on snowy nights.Compared with each other, the image of Jia's desolation in those days flashed across my mind.

Her demeanor is cold and weighty.Ruhua put down his cloak helplessly and said, "Girl, aren't you cold?" He walked back slowly and sat down.

"In recent years, you have suffered even worse than this cold, not to mention that you have smoked cages here. You are no longer the delicate body you used to be." Xichun slowly looked back and smiled at her meaninglessly.Almost instantly, Ruhua confirmed one thing, Xichun ten years ago is different from Xichun ten years later, but not absolutely different.Time is undoubtedly the most powerful magician, it can change many things, but it is only a magician, it cannot shake the foundation of people and the great faith of the world.For Xichun, her attitude towards people and her reaction to certain things have become her characteristics, which are difficult to dispel.

Entering the painting, he was taken aback for a while, and then laughed.She remembered Xichun's serious illness.

That year Xichun was seriously ill, and Ruhua gave her a thick quilt, but she was still breathing cold and shivering non-stop.She knows she is cold.Maybe there is a big hole in my heart, and the wind and snow have invaded.However, when the body recovered a little, I asked her again, and she always said that she was not cold.Ruhua sometimes stands behind her for a long time, seeing her clothes fluttering, but even her shadow is preoccupied.She wanted to comfort her, but finally had nothing to say.

She suddenly thought of Feng Ziying.The person who was willing to enter over the wall for Xichun.It is always a man who can comfort a woman.

She hadn't told Xichun that she was unconscious that night, and the imperial doctor hadn't come for a long time, so he brought someone to see her and treat her.

He ordered not to say anything, for fear that this would hurt Xichun's already weak family relationship.For him, he wanted to protect a person, and he had to protect her heart first.Such a happy obedience to the painting, she can't say that it was the intention of coming that attracted him.Feng Ziying's affection for Xichun has gradually become the capital for Lai Yier to please and cling to.

Finally entered the mansion, a woman came to help carry Xichun into the house.Entering the painting, he hurriedly called the imperial physician.When the visitor left for a while, it was like disappearing into the sea, not only did there not be a reply, even the woman who sent the message disappeared.Ruhua was so anxious that he sent someone to look for Youshi. This time, the mother-in-law came back rather quickly, but she still didn't see the doctor. She only said with words: "Grandma has something to do over there, so she can't leave. She will take care of the old lady to sleep at night." Only then can I come back. Please make up your own mind, girl."

Hearing such an incoherent answer, Ruhua was furious, and regardless of his mother-in-law's presence, he said angrily: "The patient wants a doctor. If I were a doctor, I could make the decision. Why bother you. I'm in a hurry now." Going to be a filial piety, now my sister doesn't care, what does the old lady have to do with her if she sleeps or not!"

The old lady sneered and said, "Miss, don't say that, it's not good for grandma to hear you carefully." Then she clapped her hands and sighed, "There are such black-hearted people who don't know good and evil, who doesn't know that our grandma is a first-class virtuous and filial person ...You girls eat ours, live in ours, and leave the pavilion so late, the eldest grandma has nothing to say."

Talking about a car full of chatter, even if you can't stop the painting, you are trembling with anger.Even though she was young, she could guess that these words must be the sharp corners of Youshi's chatting.Xichun is a cautious person, keeps herself clean, and is not easy to cause trouble.Besides, if the meaning is not clear from above, the servants dare not easily talk about her, a young lady who has not left the cabinet.

Xichun was in a coma, but for some reason, one or two sentences came to her ears, but she seemed to understand them clearly, which pierced her heart.She was feverish, no calmer than usual, with her eyes closed tightly, waving her hands and calling, "Go—you all go."

Looking back into the painting, she saw that her lips were burning white, and she reached out to touch her forehead, it was hotter than before.She had never seen Xichun so fragile before, and she couldn't help feeling sad, coaxing Xichun in a low voice: "Just go as soon as you go, with Ruhua by your side, the girl is not afraid."

I don't know if her persuasion is helpful or not, Xichun still can't be quiet, she mutters to herself, but it's a little softer, it's hard to hear what she's saying without leaning down.

"Get out!" Ruhua pushed the old woman out forcefully, threw down the curtain and cursed, "Come on, auntie doesn't need to show her loyalty here, and I'm not afraid of you telling me. The most important thing right now is our girl's illness, you should go to the imperial doctor quickly. "

That woman also had a sour face, standing at the door, and said back sentence by sentence: "Oh, my good girl, do you think it is still the same now? The imperial doctor seems to be raised at home? If you call one, you will be so happy .The current situation in the mansion, not to mention the imperial physician, even the doctor is not easy to come to the door! The girl is very capable, you go to the old lady's room and drag it, there are two or three sitting there."

Naturally, the old lady can't be alarmed, otherwise she wouldn't need to suffer such idleness here!Ruhua lifted the curtain angrily, and shouted to the little girl in the room: "Come in quickly, help me take this old pickle away, I'm going to ask the housekeeper, who taught this rule, the girl is sick now , she fell here and quarreled endlessly."

The little girl ran over when she heard the sound, and after some persuasion, she dragged the woman away.The room suddenly fell silent, looking around in the painting, this room is so simple and desolate, how can it compare to the Nuanxiangwu where I used to live in back then?
Seeing that Xichun was lying on the bed so sick that he didn't know who he was, with no relatives and no relatives, and he was suffering from idleness, he felt disheartened for a while, and fell down on the side of the bed crying: "Girl, how did we end up in this situation..."

Ruhua cried heartbroken, and after an unknown amount of time, she felt someone grab her shoulders and said to her, "Don't cry, I've invited the doctor."

"Brother..." Hearing the sound, Ruhua was overjoyed, and raised his tearful eyes, the person who came here really meant to come.

"Wipe your tears quickly and put down the curtain. I'll call the doctor in."

"Okay." Ruhua hurriedly followed suit.

While talking, Lai Yier has led the doctor in.

"Let's go out first." Lai Yi'er dragged her out without saying a word.

In the outside room, Ruhua thought of it and asked, "How do you know we didn't invite a doctor here? I'm so anxious to death."

"Is there anything you don't know? You can tell by looking at the door." Lai Yi'er sneered, "What season is it now? It's surprising that you can invite a doctor so easily! The woman you are looking for took As soon as Yinzi left the door, he turned to gamble, and was scared to death when I caught him."

"This man..." Ru Hua gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and spat, "He dares to be sloppy when it comes to matters of life and death."

"I can't blame others for being cunning, it's because you are too dumb." Lai Yi'er still had a joking smile on her face.

"What did you do to that woman?" Ru Hua asked immediately.According to the rules of the house, it is inevitable to make more than a dozen boards.

"What will happen? A few words of scare, I will accept as much as they bet, I am afraid they will not gamble." Lai Yi'er smiled, holding two taels of silver in his hand to tease Huahua, "This is yours, why did you grow feet and fly to the painting?" It came from my hand? Do you accept it or not?"

"You..." Ru Hua was angry and laughed, grabbed Lai Yier's silver in his hand, took it and said, "Don't make trouble, it's a girl's, you're so brave to take it. I'll pay the doctor later."

Unexpectedly, when Lai Yier heard the words, her smile showed even more disdain: "Is there anything I'm afraid to take? I'm not afraid to tell you, I still don't like this little money. If I want to take it, I will take the big one."

Ruhua heard that there was something in the words, he was surprised and was about to ask, only to hear someone in the room call: "Come in."

The man spoke lightly.Ru Hua frowned slightly, where is the doctor so ignorant?Call three times and drink four times like this.But Lai Yi'er left her behind and walked in without any hesitation.

For a while, only one doctor followed Lai Yier out.Lai Yi'er said, I'm going to get the girl some medicine: "You wait here." While saying that, she winked at Ru Hua.Puzzled by the painting, when they went out and entered the inner room, they were so shocked that their jaws almost dislocated.

The other person dressed as a doctor turned out to be Feng Ziying.

Ruhua's legs softened and he fell to his knees.

He held her hand gently.

Just one movement makes Ruhua believe that the man in front of him is in love with Xichun.Hugging, kissing, stroking, the love in the heart needs to be expressed and perfected through the body.The language is too gorgeous and chaotic, like the sky full of stars is too bright, the body is indeed much better than it.

Usually, when facing a person, one is speechless.He hugs you from behind, his chest is broad, and his dry state of mind will be revived immediately, or he is sick, hold his hand, believe that he can feel it even when his consciousness is weak, man has evolved from ancient times, out of the shape of a beast, But in fact, without compromising the keenness of instinct.

"You get out," he said.

Entering the painting returned from shock to reality, stopped talking and asking more questions, and exited silently.

Lai Yi'er came back from grabbing the medicine and sent the doctor out immediately.Entering the painting, taking medicine and frying it in the house, one is to worry about the little girl doing things, and the other is to guard the wind for the two of them.The matter has come to this point, she can only bear it.

After the medicine is fried, send it in.She handed the medicine to Feng Ziying and withdrew tactfully.

Through the gap in the curtain, she saw the man scoop up the medicine spoon by spoon, tasted it, and then slowly fed it into Xichun's mouth.Standing outside the door, Ruhua burst into tears.The same thing, done by another person, feels so different.Making soup with bare hands, making it for yourself and making it for that person, the taste and mood are absolutely different.

She wanted to come, not only wanted his hug, but also wanted to ask some questions.Ruhua locked the door, calculated the time, and rushed to find Laiyier.

She knew that he was in the account room at this time.Ruhua ran to the accounting room, a servant came in to report, and Lai Yier came out after a while, seeing her red eyes, she was a little surprised and asked, "Why are you crying again?"

"I have something to ask you."

"What's the matter?" Lai Yi'er watched her vigilantly, however, his expression soon relaxed again, after all, they were intimate.

"Wait a minute. I'll finish my work right away and go find you. You go and watch over there. It's not good if someone sees you."

"You know it's not good. Our girl's reputation..." She stared at him.

"Don't say such useless words." Lai Yi'er interrupted her, "No one has set up a chastity archway, and if you really want to help you girls, go quickly." Lai Yi'er looked indifferent, and pushed into the painting and left.

He made up his mind to come to the painting to question him.Qingyu, he dropped this useless and heavy thing 800 years ago.He cares too much about other people's opinions, he is a child molester, even if he is executed by Ling Chi, he will not be clean.Lai Yi'er looked at the painting's back and sighed, then turned and entered the room.

Really, those decades are too long, even Mr. Daoxue is enough to reincarnate and start a new life.

After two sticks of incense, he really came to look for her.The moon gradually came up, yellow and yellow, like a bit of fragrant gray burnt on jade satin.Ru Hua leaned against the door, saw him coming, he was refreshed, pointed to the inner room, and whispered: "That one hasn't left yet."

"He won't leave tonight. You come with me." Lai Yi'er said succinctly, smiled, turned and walked in front.

"What! This is too... Are you trying to die!" Ru Hua was stunned, and followed closely.The two walked towards a secluded inner courtyard, and Ruhua followed Lai Yi'er to a corner where no one was around.The thick shadows hide their figures, it is an excellent place, you can clearly see if anyone is passing by, and if others are not within ten feet of them, it is extremely difficult to find their existence.

Looking at Lai Yier into the painting, the pale silver light envelops Lai Yier.He was tall and slender, with thin cheeks and a cold face.She suddenly discovered that he was such a thoughtful person.

Wei Wei flustered.lonely.Into the painting gently embraced his shoulders with his hands.Under the dim moonlight, she found that there was such an awe-inspiring strangeness between herself and the man she was already familiar with.

"Are you cold?" Lai Yi'er reached out to hug her.

"No." She shook her head slightly, took a step back, but immediately laughed at herself for being too nervous.Then he lowered his hands and smiled at him again.The panic in my heart may just come from the love for the man in front of me.Self-consciousness should be understood. In the end, I found that the person’s actions and thoughts were far beyond my expectations, so it was like standing on the shore watching the moon rise from the sea, and I felt lonely. Women have always been like this. When you love someone, you feel that you should See through from hairline to nail seam.Really boring.Because sometimes knowing a man too well will also lose the desire to love.

Her angry mood quickly calmed down, she touched his chin with a smile, and said with a smile: "Oh, but it has grown again." It's good, this man has already grown stubble, and for some reason, she likes the increasingly clear stubble on his body. masculine imprint.

He also laughed, became gentle and kind, and said with a smile: "Didn't you interrogate me for your girls? Why are you not doing your job right now?"

Ru Hua put down his hands, stared at him, and said politely after a while: "I think you're right! After all, Qingyu is frivolous and nothingness. There are not many people in this mansion who care about her, and it's okay if he comes, at least Someone cares about her and is willing to give her medicine. I'm not her parents, so why bother? What's more," Ruhua paused and sighed faintly, "I'm tired of serving people all the time, so I sometimes take a break , I feel that that kind of hard work will seep out from the skin and nails. When that one comes, I am happy to change shifts." As she spoke, a little subtle hatred suddenly arose in her heart, although she did not hate Xichun, but Xichun Always that symbol of superiority.

"Just figure it out." Lai Yi'er grabbed her hand and comforted her, "I'm not afraid to tell you that I invited you." "How did you and that... since when are you so familiar?"

"You—" Lai Yi'er tapped her nose with her hand, and laughed at her again.He likes the childishness of the painting, and likes that she doesn't understand men.He didn't even want her to know him too well.After all, men and women think very differently. A man who wants to understand a woman is as unwise as a woman who wants to understand a man, as long as the woman in front of him understands and obeys.

How did he know that Feng Ziying had long been interested in Xichun, and it is not difficult for a man to approach a woman intentionally.For a man like Feng Ziying, as long as he shows his heart, someone will come to do the same, and this is one of them.He has a heart, he has a will.He's powerful, he wants to cling, and things go well.

That day in Xuanzhen Temple, Feng Ziying found Lai Yier and asked about Xichun.They are acquaintances, Feng Ziying is a good friend of Jia Zhen, and they often have banquets together.Lai Yi'er is so considerate, with just a few words, he knows that the master in front of him is interested in Xi Chun.

"Don't worry, Lord." After saying this, he lowered his head and took the money he rewarded.The money must be accepted, and accepting it shows his obedience and surrender.From now on he is his man.

"I'm working for this master." Lai Yi'er said.

"Don't be afraid...you are the housekeeper of Jia's house."

"Listen, what I'm afraid of is—no money, no status, no future." Lai Yi'er grabbed her shoulders to snatch the white, then let go, and said in a calm tone, "Jia's mansion is ruined, we don't need it Bury with you. Besides, you and I cannot be slaves forever."

"I understand." Ru Hua nodded, and the blush on the eye circles deepened again.She lowered her head and stared at her toes. It was a pair of satin embroidered shoes with a rose flower embroidered on the upper, stained with mottled mud spots, and the color looked like it was about to fail.

"I can't ignore the girl." She raised her head again and said solemnly.

"That's right, we can't ignore her, we have to take good care of her." Lai Yi'er smiled, "Without her, how can I win the trust of that master."

"Ah?" She was in a daze, and then she heard the man whispering in her ear: "You have to trust me, everything I do is for our future. I tell you..." The voice was like The drumbeat kept beating on her heart wall, frightening her mind like a magical spell, or the secret that Lai Yier said next was too terrifying, Ru Hua always wondered if she was in a dream.

When the sun rose the next morning, Ruhua became more and more sure that he had a big dream last night, because Feng Ziying had disappeared, and only Xichun was lying quietly on the bed in the inner room.

She looked at her lying on the bed from a distance, and a trace of pity rose in her heart.

"Into the painting—" Lai Yi'er called her from behind.Ru Hua turned around and met his radiant eyes.

"doing what?"

"Let me tell you—" Lai Yi'er said, looking into the room with her head, and said softly, "Is she still awake?"

"No." Ru Hua shook his head.

"That's good!" Lai Yi'er obviously breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a low voice, "Don't say that the one came last night, I ordered it. And—" He pulled her closer and said seriously, "Yesterday Don't let the wind leak what I told you at night."

Feng Ziying really came.Ruhua's heartbeat missed a beat, so she wasn't dreaming.She grabbed his shoulder tightly with her backhand and asked, "then, what you said last night is true?"

"Of course it is." Lai Yi'er grabbed her hand and told her again solemnly, "You must remember not to leak any information."

"I'll save it." Ruhua thought of what he said last night, his eyes lit up, and his heart jumped.Facing the new sunshine in the morning, all of a sudden, her shame disappeared. Gradually, a vine-like desire grew in her heart, and she even began to secretly enjoy Lai Yier's cleverness and courage.

Also began to understand why people can become worse and worse.When a person overcomes the barrier of conscience, there is no clear distinction between right and wrong, and one sees a vast sea and sky, where one can act unscrupulously.

She closed her eyes, trying to calm herself down.Everything is for the future, the distant future of both of them.Sacrifice, some sacrifices are required.

(End of this chapter)