Alternative Telling of Dream of Red Mansions: Cherishing Spring

Chapter 38: Yefeiye (6)
"Brother, why do you hurt your brother and me like this?" Jia Zhen's eyes flashed, and she sighed helplessly, "I have been cautious all these years, walking on eggshells. What's the use of doing some empty jobs? It can't be compared to you who are young and occupy important positions." This is half true, since the concubine Jia passed away and mother Jia passed away, the shadow of the ancestors has faded, and Jia amnesty is useless.Jia Zheng was a civil servant. Although Jia Zhen had inherited her post, she hadn't done much.The Jia family's power in the DPRK is declining, because of this crisis, he is determined to follow the sixth elder brother to fight for the future.

Feng Ziying turned her face and looked out the window. A ray of harsh light from outside penetrated from the lower part of the half-opened window facing the courtyard, hitting the feet not far from where they were sitting.Feng Ziying stared at it for a while, then turned around, smiled slightly at Jia Zhen, and said, "It's not a coincidence that Master Liu is here today. Maybe it's your idea. You're really bold to say it. If the emperor finds out about this, you will inevitably die."

Jia Zhen still had a smile on her face when she heard the words, and said in a leisurely manner: "Isn't it just a coincidence? I am so bold that I dared to persuade my elder brother to do such a taboo thing. I just mentioned it, and the master may not be obedient." .”

"I'm afraid that your idea is 'If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get a tiger cub'?" Feng Ziying cut off his words coldly, "Looking at Liu Ye's entry into Chen's mansion, with Huairou's effort, Chen Yejunyi also has to obey. , you have to follow if you don’t follow.”

Jia Zhen pursed her lips, her cold eyes fixed on Feng Ziying.Feng Ziying broke his mind, although he couldn't panic, it made him secretly startled.He found that this dude's mind is not as immature as he imagined, and after several years of experience in the officialdom, he is not easily manipulated by himself like a few years ago.Moreover, Feng Ziying has not had an outburst with him because of Xichun's incident, which is beyond his expectation.

He chuckled a few times, raised his glass again, and said, "Brother, I don't understand what you said. You are too caring. Brother, I am no match for you. I am now discouraged. I just want to ask for the land and give up, and spend the rest of my life in peace." , you should work hard on the matter in the court."

Feng Ziying listened to his insincere words, and his desire for fame and fortune was hotter than fuel, but he still kept his mouth clean.I was tired of him, so I didn't argue with him immediately, and my face remained calm, I raised my glass lightly and said: "Brother's indifferent ambition reminds me of a song I saw a few days ago. Let me sing it to you, brother." Without waiting for Jia Zhen's consent, she picked up a chopstick and tapped on the cup and sang, "Three emperors and five emperors of morality, fame and fame after Xia, Shang and Zhou; five tyrants of heroes in the spring and autumn, rise and fall in an instant! There are several lines of names and surnames in the Qing History, and there are countless barren hills in Beiman;

While singing, Sixth Brother and Chen Yejun walked in one after the other, looked at each other and clapped their hands and laughed: "Good song, good song! I didn't expect you to have this ability." Feng Ziying hurriedly stopped talking and stood up with Jia Zhen to greet her , everyone took their seats again and continued to drink.Feng Ziying peeked at Sixth Brother and Chen Yejun, seeing their calm expressions, they couldn't see any way out of it for a while.

In fact, just a short moment ago, Brother Six really wanted to meet Chen Yejun.But he has always been scheming, and he will not act rashly when he is uncertain about Chen Yejun's movements.Feng Ziying arrived at Chen's residence before him, and he was afraid that the two had already reached an agreement, and if he confides his heart easily, it would be a leak, so he only gave Chen Yejun a piece of jade from the palace to show his friendship.However, Chen Yejun made up his mind not to let go of any boat easily, because he knew very well that once he was involved in a battle for storage positions, he would not be able to get out easily, and even gambled with his wealth and life. His situation was different from that of Feng Ziying, and also different. Yu Jiazhen.In the final analysis, he has not taken a stand yet, and it is necessary to give it a go, so he is courteous to both parties, and he is not sincere.

The four of them sat down, and just about to pick up their cups to drink, they saw a family rushing up in a panic, but they didn't dare to go in, and looked around the door secretly. When he arrived at the door, he raised his hand and slapped the servant, and said angrily in a low voice, "What's the matter with you, didn't you say don't disturb me?"

"Master Hui." The servant trembled in shock, looked at him tremblingly for a long time before he finished his sentence, "The grandma in the inner courtyard died! The woman in charge led the people in the courtyard to take a servant Catch it, and wait for the master to deal with it!"

Miaoyu is the only one living in the inner courtyard!Hearing the words, it was like five thunderbolts!Chen Yejun was so shocked that his mind was torn apart, his eyes went dark in an instant, he opened his mouth wide and just cried dryly, but no tears came out.Everyone in the room except the sixth elder brother stood up and stood still. Seeing Chen Yejun's sudden loss of composure, they all turned pale with fright, ran out the door, supported him from left to right, and hurriedly asked what happened.

"Bring people in! Quick!" Chen Yejun shouted sharply.He also didn't care about the presence of outsiders, Miaoyu's death made him very confused, and he urgently wanted to find someone to ask for clarification!
Xichun was escorted in.

"Let go of her!" Chen Yejun and Feng Ziying shouted at the same time.Jia Zhen who was next to her was very surprised to see Feng Ziying following her so closely, but when she looked carefully, the person who raised her head was clearly Xichun!
"Xichun!" He murmured, his heart was shocked, and he was almost speechless to express his shock.How did you meet her here?He didn't have time to think about how he met her here.Although Xichun's appearance is not radiant, she is also full of energy, far from the broken flowers and willows she thought, and being a concubine for three years has not made her look despicable!This is where he was disappointed and surprised.However, at the same time, it was uncontrollable that there was another emotion sprouting in Jia Zhen's heart. He found himself a little inexplicably happy, even a little overjoyed.

He found that Xichun was not as he remembered, her figure was taller than he imagined, her eyebrows were raised and relaxed, her eyes were not as round as he remembered, but rather charming almond-shaped, with a clear light in her eyes .Her mouth was far fuller than he remembered.Although her face is still so small, her lower jaw was rounded when she was a child, but now it has become pointed.He was amazed that he knew every tiny feature of Xichun's body clearly.Every change in her can't escape his eyes.

Jia Zhen and Xichun's gazes had something deep in them, and they returned to their original places as soon as they touched each other.They all understand that the grievances and grievances between each other are entangled like a hundred-year-old vine, and they cannot be cleared up in a few words, and it will take a long time to kill, so they would rather let it go temporarily.

"Master. She gave it to you." Xichun broke free from the servants of Chen's residence and walked in front of Chen Yejun, handing him Miaoyu's last letter.Chen Yejun accepted the letter dully, raised his tear-stained face to look at her, as if he hadn't recovered from the stupefaction of Miaoyu's death.

Chen Yejun didn't even look at it, he hugged his head and sobbed as if he knew such a day would come: "She agreed to me and wanted to stay with me, how could she die."

Xichun stood by and looked at Chen Yejun, his eyes were full of contradictions and pity.Miaoyu's death made Xichun see clearly that although he looks rich, his inside has long since withered.

She knew that Miaoyu and him did not meet by chance.From being disappointed in him, Miaoyu began to be disappointed in human love.She was desperate and pessimistic about him, and then gradually became pessimistic about the world.Her affection for him was deep to shallow, close relatives and distant, until they were physically bonded and became husband and wife, she still couldn't distinguish the weight, so she could only die in martyrdom to prove the truth.

She had never asked about Miaoyu's past before, but now she knew that Miaoyu had a marriage contract with someone like her, and because she was weak and became a monk, he married someone else and abandoned her.So Miao Yuhui resolutely returned to the world of mortals with this man after years of Qingxiu.

There is an unresolved relationship between them, he is the fire that she has not approached, the emotional subject that has not been obtained, and the heart that she has always left behind is hidden in his chest.There is an unproven relationship between him and her.Even if this relationship has been proven by thousands of people to be unreliable, even flimsy.

Cultivation is the process of repairing the shortcomings in the heart and perfecting one's own spirit.He is her ray of light, and also like the immortal Youtan under the cliff, so she plunges in without hesitation.

Xichun approached Feng Ziying, leaned beside him, and looked at him without saying a word.She hoped that this man could understand her sadness and comprehension, and she hoped that he could see it in his eyes.If he didn't understand how alienated she was at the moment, then he would have failed her approaching.

"You're fine, that's great!" Feng Ziying whispered, protecting her behind him, looking at her nervously and eagerly, while also caring about Jia Zhen's reaction when she saw Xichun.Therefore, she didn't notice the hope hidden in Xichun's alienated expression, and she didn't think that Miaoyu's death would be like a violent earthquake, creating a huge gap in Xichun from the inside out, and draining Xichun's enthusiasm for him.

She is still an ascetic walking in the desert at the end of the world, and he is the only bright oasis in her life, so she almost has no choice but to fall in love with him, but she can't help but wonder whether this love is true or not. Just a mirage?Miaoyu's death was like witnessing a mirage disappear in front of her eyes. Her confidence was shaken and she was almost beaten back to her original form.

Jia Zhen keeps looking at Xichun.The unspeakable pain that suddenly surged up in my heart was like a spring breeze passing by overnight where the spring grass was lush, and the pain was like cutting slowly in my heart with a red-hot knife.The moment Xichun Yiyi stood behind Feng Ziying, Jia Zhen was horrified to find that she seemed to be jealous. He hated Feng Ziying so much, like a husband who was betrayed. This kind of heartache was only felt when she lost Keqing 20 years ago. Had.

At this time, Jia Zhen seemed to wipe away the dusty mirror of her heart suddenly, and saw the truth hidden in her heart.The truth made him shudder with horror.Could it be that for such a long time, I have been thinking about Xichun?Knowing her situation, even knowing that she is being tortured, she can feel at ease, but if she doesn't know, she will feel uneasy.Could it be that his hatred for Xichun has been unknowingly brewed into a love that he doesn't even know about?

(End of this chapter)