Alternative Telling of Dream of Red Mansions: Cherishing Spring

Chapter 45
Feng Ziying was jolting on her horse, her purple velvet embroidered robe was dirty and discolored.He has not closed his eyes for three days and two nights. He has already gone around the city of Beijing. There is no shadow of Xichun in the chaos of Xuanzhen Temple. When he asks people, he says he has never seen such a girl; He couldn't enter the door, so the doorman came out politely and dismissed him: "Madam is a widow, it's inconvenient to see guests, and she doesn't know anything about foreign affairs. Please go back, sir." He hit a big nail without saying a word.There is no need to go to Jia's mansion, the matter came from Jia Zhen.

Thinking of Jia Zhen, Feng Ziying wished she could kick this animal-faced guy to death, thinking about all the life and death between herself and Xichun, maybe this person was behind the scenes.The day before yesterday he was the one who came to Feng's residence and signaled that he would take Xichun away.A stone stirred up a thousand waves, and there was an uproar in Feng's residence. When Feng's father said that Xichun was never in the residence, it was not only Jia Zhen who changed his face, but also Feng Ziying.

As soon as she heard that Xichun was not there, Feng Ziying felt as if someone had her heart cut out.He looked at his mother almost in disbelief.Feng's mother was expressionless and didn't look at him directly.Feng Ziying didn't care about Jia Zhen's presence, and the seven-foot man knelt down for Feng's mother at that time.

"Mother." He felt that his throat was dry and his chest was swollen, and he wanted to cry but couldn't cry, and called hoarsely, "You said that Yuchan's funeral didn't tell me not to see Xichun, and you didn't ask Xichun to come out to see me. I'm sorry Yuchan, and I gritted my teeth and agreed to you, but who would have thought that you would conspire with outsiders to deal with me."

"No kind of evil!" Feng's father scolded angrily.He deeply hated Feng Ziying for being hopeless, and before anyone else said anything, he let out his breath, cursed bitterly, and fell down on the chair with a long sigh.Seeing this scene, Mother Feng had to harden her heart, and sneered at Feng Ziying, "I think you're in a daze, since Xichun's background is lowly, we asked you to call off the engagement with her early in the morning, and this matter was revealed by Mrs. Jia." It's your business that you are determined not to change her mind, your father and I will never be so confused and let her into my Feng's house. "

Although Feng's mother pointed to her in her words, Jia Zhen ignored her, and interrupted with a sneer, "I don't think so. You can't enter through the main entrance, but you can still enter through the side entrance!"

"Presumptuous." Feng Tang said with a serious face, "My son has only Yuchan as his wife since he got married, and he has not taken concubines. In front of the spirit of the dead, Mr. Jia must know the importance of what he says."

Jia Zhen snorted disapprovingly, and said calmly: "If I don't know some roots, I dare to come and question the old general? Xichun was brought to the mansion by Mrs. Wuqing in a sedan chair from the mansion of Marquis Wuqing. The old lady and Mrs. Chen Hou are sisters who have a deep relationship and helped to take care of a lot of things, which makes Mrs. Chen Hou's status not to fall. I am afraid that there will be some pictures of women's gratitude."

"There is such a thing." Feng's mother cut off coldly, "Xichun is indeed a heart disease of my son. He was dying of illness at the time, so I asked Xichun to see him according to his wish. Right. It’s just that she left immediately afterward, and Ziying was overly sad and confused after losing her wife. She never stopped her medicine these days. What he said doesn’t match the preamble, and if you believe it, I can’t help it.”

Jia Zhen saw that she was able to deal with it freely, her expression remained unchanged, she knew that she was well prepared, and she knew that her words were false, so it was not easy to refute.Today, I will not be able to cherish the spring no matter what, and I can't get a handle, so I leaned over and smiled: "The old lady opened her mouth, since she is not in the mansion, then I don't want to disturb the mansion anymore. I Just take my leave and go back to my lord's errand. For the future, please take care of yourself." Saying that, he cupped his hands and swaggered away.

Feng Ziying closed his eyes in pain, he didn't want to ask any more questions, and when he turned back to the backyard, he saw that the Xie Zhuxuan where Xichun lived was vacant, he stood there feeling dizzy, suddenly felt a pain in his heart, and muffled He spat out blood loudly, his eyes went dark, and he fell to the ground with a bang.

When he woke up again, Ziyun was by his side, leaning on the smoked cage with his jaw propped up to doze off.The candles in the room were not bright, and it looked like a peeping gaze. Candle tears fell drop by drop on the candlestick... Feng Ziying made up her mind to go out of the house to find Xichun. Although the sixth elder brother is cool and masculine, he may not be a bit feminine.What's more, even if he is a piece of wood, he has already guessed the sixth elder brother's intention of Xichun - she is his "criminal evidence" against Feng Ziying.The only way for him now is to find Xichun as soon as possible and take her away.

He made up his mind, and without showing any signs of it, he gently woke up Ziyun and said: "I'm hungry, you go to the kitchen and get me something to eat, have the master and wife rested, don't disturb them. "Ziyun nodded confusedly. She has been serving Feng Ziying since she was ten years old. Feng's mother liked her for being smart and peaceful. At the age of 15, she made her a housekeeper for Feng Ziying. She knew his temperament well.Seeing that he is moody and unpredictable recently, how could he dare to disobey this master, so he quickly agreed to go.

Feng Ziying used some food.He knew that he might not come back after this trip, so he ate very slowly.But Ziyun thought it was because of his illness and weakness, so he waited on him carefully.Feng Ziying ate carefully, trying her best to control her emotions.Ziyun saw that he looked sad and sad, and was about to speak out to comfort her, but she heard Feng Ziying call her: "Bring me my lynx monkey skin cloak." It was cold at night, and riding without wind-shielding clothes was absolutely impossible.Seeing that he didn't want anything else, Ziyun only pointed to this one, knowing that he was thinking about the old things left by Xichun in his heart, and was just thinking about others through things.The so-called "clothes are not as good as new, people are not as good as old", Ziyun went to get the cloak silently, secretly hurting his humble status, although he has served him for many years, there is always a gap that cannot be bridged between him, and it is only close, love is Absolutely not, she felt a pain in her heart, and her eyes were already red - she was also considered an old friend of his, but it was a pity that she had almost no place in his heart.Although he didn't look down on her, he never looked up to her either. She was like the Ru kiln gaiwan he used often, with a blurred face because of its simple existence.One more is not much, one less is not much.

"Go to sleep." Feng Ziying said softly.

"Master, I..." Ziyun, who was in a trance, was startled when he suddenly heard his gentle confession, and raised his head to meet Feng Ziying's eyes.Ziyun's tears could no longer be controlled, and they rolled down like beads.

"Why are you crying?" Feng Ziying was slightly surprised, and stretched out his hand to pull her to sit down beside the bed, "Aren't I fine?"

"Master, take care of yourself, Ziyun knows that he is not good enough for you, but Rong Ziyun said something shameless, Ziyun is your man in life, and your ghost in death. If there is something wrong with you, I will not be able to live. "

These words are so deep and meaningful that even a hard-hearted person would be moved, not to mention a sentimental young man like Feng Ziying, his throat was choked up, he couldn't help but hugged the girl who had been with him for many years, and kissed her on the face , Ziyun couldn't stop crying.The two hugged each other, although they didn't speak, they had mixed feelings in their hearts.Feng Ziying let Ziyun cry for a while, thinking that the matter of looking for Xichun should not be delayed, so she softly persuaded: "Go and rest, you are tired."

Ziyun got up reluctantly, gave her a blessing, and said in a low voice: "God rest in peace, I will sleep outside."

Feng Ziying nodded without saying a word, and watched Ziyun go out. He closed his eyes and feigned sleep for a while, and when he heard the noise outside, he opened his eyes and looked out the window. The window was closed, so he could only see a blur of swaying branches. I think the moon is about to set.Staring at the strands of cigarettes on the table in a daze, he knew that there was no need to delay any longer, so he hurriedly got dressed, touched his pockets, and the few bank notes left over from his work, he tiptoed out the door, looked back , Ziyun fell asleep on the bed.

Feng Ziying suddenly felt a sense of loneliness and sadness, not only with Ziyun, but also with everything in this family.He is well aware of the significance of his decision tonight. He cut himself like a kite when he was a teenager. After tonight, he will no longer be a pampered son, not a high-ranking official, but maybe a worthless person who even died outside the Great Wall. Unworthy descendants.

Thinking about it, he was so distressed that he wanted to cough, so he quickly covered his mouth, walked out of the door, went up to the roof, looked back at the lingering stars and pale moon, the lonely sky, heaved a long sigh of relief, and his figure gradually disappeared into the darkness...

Feng Ziying didn't ride a horse when she left home, so she went to the horse market to buy a horse at dawn.He searched all the way, and at the same time he had to guard against being found. He searched without sleep for several days, and he felt exhausted all over his body.But he didn't give up, so he searched around Baiyun Temple outside the city again.

Naturally, there was no trace of Xichun in Baiyun Temple, he left dejectedly, not even drinking the tea served by the old Taoist.It was the end of the hour, he passed Baiyun Temple, and stopped in a small shop by the side of the road. It was a small shop, and as far as the eye could see, there were only a few tables in the shop, and this small shop was rarely visited by people. It was already past meal time, and there was no one there, and the old shopkeeper dozed off behind the counter.Feng Ziying woke him up and asked for something casually. Unexpectedly, this small shop in the wilderness was hidden, and there was such a dish as Gongbao Magnolia slices that suited his taste. Feng Ziying ordered it, thinking that it would take a lot of time and energy to find Xichun. He ate without saying a word.

While he was eating, a group of people came outside the store, led by Chen Yejun, who came with a group of plainclothes Goshha.He lowered his head but couldn't see it, Chen Yejun gave the captains a wink, and silently blocked the front and rear exits of the store, the atmosphere in the store suddenly became dignified, the old shopkeeper had never seen such an array Seeing their hulking backs with knives in their waists, they thought that a group of plague gods had come, and they had already scrambled to the back door and hid on the mountain.Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Feng Ziying had no choice but to put down her chopsticks and greet Chen Yejun.

"You are too confused." Sitting opposite him, Chen Yejun sighed, "Why are you willing to do this for a woman?" Seeing that he was silent, he persuaded him earnestly, "Abandon your family and country, you only think of yourself Who is it? You walked away in style, not wanting to worry about your uncle and aunt at home. Besides..."

"Brother..." Feng Ziying had a bitter smile on her face, and said after a long time, "If there is another way to go, my brother will not take such a road that cannot be turned back. My parents are above me, so I have the heart to go, but There are always trade-offs in life, and I also want to have a harmonious family, but God forbids me. Xichun has paid too much for me, and I have owed her a lot in this life. If I don't find it this time, even if I go out in the future, I will be guilty for the rest of my life. Fame and wealth are meaningless to me." He stood up and bowed to Chen Yejun to the end, "My younger brother is sick, if my elder brother wants to use force, I will not be able to escape, but it is still possible to commit suicide with a sword. Just trouble You report to my parents that I am not filial and cannot serve them until I grow old."

Chen Yejun motioned Geshha next to him to stay still, and looked at Feng Ziying with something difficult to say: "Although my respected parents have entrusted me, there is no need for me to bring them to get you, you and my brother, let me tell you the truth." Well, it was the fourth master who asked me to come and take your life." Feng Ziying's face turned pale when she heard the words, and she muttered for a long time before saying: "I should have guessed, I know so many things about him, how could he let me go outside the pass, yes That's right..." He spoke in an infinitely pathetic way, and wept.

Hearing his sad voice, Chen Yejun was filled with sorrow, and felt compassion automatically. Thinking of several people who grew up together, now they have to send their good brother to the road, both sad and helpless, but Wang Ming is by his side He could not help but close his eyes and handed over the knife: "I have to follow orders, I have to do it, I hope my brother will not hold grudges. Take care on the road to Huangquan."

Feng Ziying stared at the knife in front of her eyes, death was approaching.He calmed down suddenly in his great grief, his eyes flashed with a secret smile and he said, "I can die, but I can't die like this. Come here with your ears, and I will give you a big gift."

Chen Yejun hesitated, Feng Ziying looked around, and said with a smile: "You have a knife in your hand, and these people are here, why are you afraid of me? If you don't believe me, I will just take my knife away!" He untied the knife and threw it aside.

Seeing this, Chen Yejun came over according to his words, and after hearing Feng Ziying's words, he was astonished, stared straight into his eyes, and said for a while, "Why did you do this?"

"For Xichun!" Feng Ziying said with a blank face, but her tone was firm, "I don't regret my death, I only wish to find Xichun in this life. Please go back and report, and when I find Xichun, I will give Siye an explanation! This Beijing city It's like an iron wall, you can rest assured to follow, I will not escape." After finishing speaking, he picked up his belongings and walked out of the store.

A group of school lieutenants didn't know why, so they drew their swords and stood up to stop them.Chen Yejun waved his hand and said, "Let him go."

In the middle of the night, Feng Ziying came to Zhang Youshi's house. He was a regular visitor. When Bo Yu saw him coming, he let him in without asking any questions. Zhang Youshi was in Feng's mansion to check the pulse of Feng's mother. He didn't know that Feng Ziying was at his home at this time. .Because Zhang Youshi did not have a wife, Feng Ziying never had to avoid it, and went to the backyard alone.

The sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the yard has not yet fully withered, and the yellow moon hangs high on the flower tree, shining under the moonlight the sweet-scented osmanthus is as clean as washing.The faint fragrance of flowers permeated her nostrils, and Feng Ziying couldn't help feeling relieved.Seeing the light in the study from a distance, he was taken aback and thought: Could it be that Xuechen was at home, why did Yu Bo say that he was not there?Puzzled in his heart, he walked up the steps gently, pushed the door open, and wanted to see what Zhang Youshi was doing quietly.

"Have you come back? There are a few things I don't understand, I want to ask you!" Xichun heard footsteps and came out from the inside.With a book in his hand and a smile on his face.

Under the yellowish light, Feng Ziying was so startled that he almost fell to the ground when he saw the person coming out from the back room. When he rubbed his eyes and looked again, who was it not Xichun?

The things in front of me are both illusion and reality.He stared at her, and hesitantly called out: "Xichun." His heart was as restless as boiling water.

Seeing him, Xichun surprised herself slightly, and then saluted with a smile: "You know me. Oh, yes, I must be a friend of the husband. Unfortunately, he has gone out to practice medicine and will come back later."

(End of this chapter)