Alternative Telling of Dream of Red Mansions: Cherishing Spring

Chapter 5
Xichun, who is withdrawn by nature, talked a lot in the unfamiliar Ning Mansion when Mrs. Qin held her head.

On that day, Xichun's rose bun, her actions and demeanor were impeccably perfect. 15-year-old Xichun is as beautiful as a red rose with dew in the garden in the morning, unbroken and full of vitality.The demeanor she showed in front of everyone was beyond everyone's imagination. She was so happy that Jia's mother hugged her and screamed heartily.

During the banquet, Xichun did not sit beside Jia Mu, but sat beside Qin Keqing.

"Fourth girl, come to grandma. You are the birthday star today, so it's okay to be seated."

"No, grandma." Xichun replied playfully, "Eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, I want to sit next to elder sister-in-law."

Mother Jia was taken aback for a moment, and soon smiled tolerantly.Her eyes as deep as the sea did not reveal any worry.She was so composed, she had seen everything.Unless the sea splits and the mountains collapse in an instant, she can no longer be alarmed.

Ever since she decided to adopt Xichun, she never thought of severing the relationship between Xichun and the Qin family.The relationship between mother and daughter cannot be severed by manpower, and she does not do such sinful things.Everything she did was for the peace of the two prefectures and for the continuous prosperity of the Jia clan.

Many people laughed.

Xichun was proud of her dexterity, she nimbly ran to Qin Keqing's side, and sat down next to her.

"Sister-in-law..." She was about to have some intimate words with Keqing when she saw a person walking towards her.

"Brother Zhen." Xichun recognized her elder brother Jia Zhen, and hurriedly saluted with a smile.

"Sister, get up!" Jia Zhen also smiled like this, "I am more polite today. I am originally a female family member, so there is no reason to enter rashly, but I only have a younger sister like you. How can a brother be a big sister on her big day?" Don't even show your face? You see, for you, my brother can't even care about courtesy. Now, I congratulate my sister." Jia Zhen finished with a half-smile, then turned to leave.

Xichun returned the gift and sat down next to Mrs. Qin.Seeing this, Jia Zhen stood still, stared at Xichun and said with a smile: "Sister should sit next to the old ancestor to make a kiss."

Xichun was taken aback for a moment, her heart trembled.She didn't like the way Jia Zhen looked at her, which was dark and piercing like a knife.

"Brother, I like sister-in-law, and I like the bun she puts on me." Xichun stood up and replied cautiously.She suddenly became sensitive, and she was unreasonably afraid that Jia Zhen would misunderstand her.As for what and why I misunderstood, those thoughts are like tangled messy lights and shadows, uncapturable and confusing.

"Yeah, I like the fourth sister too, let her sit next to me." Qin stood up and took her hand and said, then smiled at Jia Zhen, "There are so many male guests out there that are not enough for you to entertain? What will happen now?" Zizhuan came in and messed with us?"

"Just go, just go. Is it okay if I go?" Jia Zhen couldn't help but melt the cold like ice and snow meeting the sun, and whispered in Qin's ear, "Am I just annoying you like that? I'm leaving now , don’t come begging me tonight.”

Qin's face blushed, and she spat at him softly: "The old ancestor is here, you are still so disrespectful, what's wrong with being heard?" Jia Zhen smiled and walked out.

Here, the Qin family sat down again and invited Xichun to the table, and at the end of the day, everyone broke up happily.

Qin led the servant girl to send everyone out.

"Can I come to see you often?" Xichun asked lovingly when she was about to get in the car.

Mrs. Qin thought for a while, nodded and said, "Of course, it's fine. This is your home." She smiled politely, "Just let me know when you're coming, and I'll send someone to pick you up."

Looking back now, it was a bad start, but Xichun still feels that it was the happiest and most fulfilling day in the past 15 years.She begins to gain her love.

Because Qin Shi treated her so well, even though she later knew that her background was so filthy, she was powerless to hate her.Hate, a kind and beautiful woman.

She just seemed to see a person closest to her die suddenly in front of her eyes, and she couldn't accept and face it.Being forced to know the truth of life in such a drastic way is like being split in two from the inside, and there is no chance of a complete life for the rest of your life.

It's like a life will eventually be exhausted, let alone just a verandah.Xichun finally walked to Jia Jing's quiet room and raised her hand to knock on the door.

It was Jia Zhen who opened the door.He was taken aback when he saw her.

"Big brother is here too, my sister is polite." Xichun lowered her body to salute, and then walked into Jia Jing's monastic room without waiting for Jia Zhen to call out.

Jia Zhen stared at her blankly, and then smiled a little.His always respectful younger sister seems to have grown up suddenly.At least she was no longer afraid of him.Jia Zhen felt something sprouting in Xichun's body, shaking her original immaturity and making her hard and brand new.He wants her to grow up and become more and more hard and outstanding, so that he can logically hate her.Xichun was the soil of his hatred, the more fertile she was, the deeper his hatred would be.Hate thrives.

Over the years, he has been suppressing himself tightly, like a plump seed waiting to germinate day and night.He has to.Because Mother Jia warned him - I will raise this child for your father, everything about her has nothing to do with you, you can hate her, but you can't hurt her.Absolutely not allowed.I will not allow your hate to destroy this innocent child.Your Keqing is innocent, and so is this child.I will not allow your hatred to spread, and then harm our Jia family.Zhen'er, listen clearly, it is absolutely not allowed.

Jia Zhen turned around and followed in.He wants to watch.

Jia Jing was very happy to see Xichun coming in.

"Xi'er." He took Xichun with one hand, "There's no need to kneel. Come to Weifu and let Dad take a good look at you."

"Father." Xichun still knelt down, "Grandmother taught that love can be forgiven and etiquette cannot be revoked. Daughter asks father Jin'an."

"Good boy. Really good boy!" Jia Jing looked at her ecstatically and said, "Your grandmother taught me well, it's my father's blessing." Unlike Jia Zhen, Jia Jing cherished spring to the point where it couldn't be more.He has a deep and sincere affection for her father and daughter.

The existence of this child will forever prove that he once possessed a stunning beauty.She is the life he and she created together, and he has imprinted on her life, a living imprint that cannot be destroyed even if she dies.But she and Jia Zhen did not!The appearance of Xichun will remind him that this is where he is better than Jia Zhen as a man.Even though he only loved Qin Keqing once.But once, there is already an irreplaceable thrill of victory.

He loves Xichun almost fanatically and sincerely.She was his achievement, proof that he had given up his position without regret.

As Jia Zhen accused, he went back a few days ago and went to find Keqing. He could swear that he was not what Jia Zhen thought, and went back to rape her.After so many years of cultivating Taoism, he has gradually stopped yearning for her fresh and tender body like a flower.He just wanted to discuss it with her, with the child's mother——Xichun is old enough to marry someone.He has already booked a good marriage for her.

He wanted to do a little bit of his father's heart. For 15 years, he and Xichun had nothing to do with each other.How can this be?He was a father after all.It's just that he shouldn't forget that Ke Qing is his inner demon, an irreplaceable inner demon.The moment she saw her, she walked over with a fragrant breeze.However, with such a light glance, his already extinguished desire was rekindled.

She is his shadow, demon.

"Xi'er, why are your hands so cold?" He took Xichun's hand and was about to say some sweet words. When he saw Jia Zhen in a blink of an eye, he felt unhappy, and said to Jia Zhen, "Zhen'er, why are you still here? You go back, you have devoted yourself to cultivating Taoism for your father, and you will die soon, so you will not be polluted with the red dust when you go back to your house. Please offer a stick of incense to your father in front of Zhen's daughter-in-law." Facing Xichun with a smile, "Your sister-in-law Zhen It's gone, it's hard to be filial to your elder brother, in such an uncomfortable situation, I still think of paying my respects to my father. In fact, what's the matter, the ones in the mountains and the sea, as long as they are in the mansion, just use them."

Xichun nodded, without any abnormality on his face, Shanshui responded calmly: "Father is absolutely right. My sister-in-law has been in charge of the family for many years, and everyone in the mansion admires and praises her character. My daughter Jiji the year before last, It’s still a bun made by Mrs. Lao Zhen. It’s strange to say that she seems to know her daughter’s thoughts. Father, don’t you think this is strange?”

Jia Jing smiled and said: "Isn't the rose the flower that bloomed on my Xi'er's birthday? Your sister-in-law Zhen knows, what's so strange? Perhaps it was specially ordered by your elder brother Zhen."

"Really?" Xichun turned to look at Jia Zhen, "Brother, did you tell sister-in-law?"

Jia Zhen looked at her, looked at Jia Jing, he knew what Jia Jing meant when he looked at him.Jia Zhen gritted her teeth and said with a smile, "Of course I told you." After answering this, he stood there as if he had withdrawn from his role.He suddenly understood that Xichun was also acting.

Jia Zhen laughed happily from her heart: Old man who killed a thousand swords, do you think your daughter doesn't know anything?She knew it a long time ago, and she knows everything!It's just you, you don't know it yet.She has long since been destroyed by the shame and guilt you have bestowed upon her.What is in front of you is just a shell, a shell that hates being born in the world.She hates you as much as I do, no, she must not hate you as much as I do.

Jia Zhen watched the scene of the three of them coldly, and then saluted with satisfaction and joy: "My son will leave."

"Go, let's go. Ask the servants to take care of you on the way." Jia Jing showed a loving and satisfied smile.

"Father, my son is grown up, why are you so worried. I will leave Yu Lu and a few proper servants to wait for my sister to return home. I will just bring Yier back." Jia Zhen laughed.

"Just follow me." Jia Jing smiled more and more sincerely, he almost forgot that Jia Zhen should hate Chun.Helpless, people forgive their own mistakes so easily, and even think that others will forgive them as quickly as they do.

Wounds seem to heal easier on others.

"Brother, it's raining outside, be careful, you shouldn't hurt yourself any more." Xichun got up to send him out.The sky was cloudy, she looked at Jia Zhen's face, her face was pale, her eyes were cold, the wind blew over, and in a flash, Xi Chun saw the collapsed and shattered parts of his whole body, flying down like sand.It is undeniable that he is already a permanently disabled man.

"Thank you sister for your trouble." Jia Zhen looked at her, sneered, turned and left.He will take care of himself very much, he is already sad, so naturally it is not appropriate to hurt his body.

Out of Xuanzhen Temple, Jia Zhen took the intention, and the two riders went first.Jia Zhen rode the horse and galloped wildly, the horse was bloodstained with the whip.Lai Yi'er saw it from behind, her heart was cold.I thought to myself that our master has bumped into something evil again today, so I have to be careful and wait on him.

After entering the city and returning to Ning's mansion, Jia Zhen got off her horse and threw the reins to the people who came to pick her up. She turned and went to the mansion.She didn't dare to express her intentions, she bowed her head and followed behind, her heart beating like a drum, she just hoped that Jia Zhen would not take her anger out on him today.

After entering the inner courtyard, Jia Zhen stopped, turned around and said to Lai Yier, "I want you tonight." After saying that, Jia Zhen went inside, leaving Lai Yier at the gate of the courtyard, and stood with a mournful face.

Seeing Jia Zhen walking away, a few good-natured servants came up and joked: "You are so lucky, Lai Yier, the empress in the palace can't be so pampered like you."

"Fart your mother! You won't be afraid of losing your tongue if you say this. We already have a lady in the palace. I'll tell you this, and see who of you can survive?" Lai Yi'er jumped up and pointed their noses. Cursed, turned around and went to the inner courtyard to tell Jia Zhen.

Seeing that he was really angry, the young servants who had been jumping around just now shrank immediately, their faces turned ashen with fright, grabbed him, surrounded Lai Yier and begged him: "Brother Lai Yier, we were wrong. We are so cheap. Can't you? Please don't tell Grandpa."

"Brother knows, it's not easy for everyone to eat together. How can you betray your brother like this? It's just that hearing what you say is too painful." Lai Yi'er sighed and comforted them.Thinking of Yu Lu's thoughtful words, he couldn't help blushing his eyes, and said to a few close friends, "Brother, I have learned a lesson today. They are all servants, so anxious There's no need to be red-eyed."

Lai Yi'er squatted down slowly, her voice became calmer and calmer, and finally she was talking to herself: "To be honest, we are all good men, there is no shortage or death below, people who were raised by parents hard, his mother Yes, if he is not extremely poor and wants to survive, who would do this to him.”

Lai Yi'er had a bleak smile and was able to hold back tears, but the tears of the people around her were falling like beads.Lai Yier's words hit their hearts: yes.No one is cheaper than anyone else, and should be a slave than anyone else.But the living beings in this floating world are so unfair. Some people are born with rich clothes and fine food, and they are born under one person, and above ten thousand, with swarms of slaves; Cover up and sell yourself into slavery.

The inhumane way of nature regards all things as straw dogs.The ones who are especially inhumane are the common people who treat their lives as cheap as a mayfly.Buddha said that all living beings are equal.That's just a comforting lie.

Lai Yi'er and his group were hurting themselves and pitying themselves, crying and wiping their tears together. The woman who came to Sheng's house, the chief manager, came over, stopped, and asked with a half-smile: "Hey! What's the matter with you all? If you don’t go to work, you feel comfortable crying here. Tell me, why are you so sad?”

Everyone was shocked, the person who came to Shengjia was not Shanjiao, but if she caught her, it would be a bad thing.In the end, it was the intention of coming, who was alert, and hurriedly stood up and grabbed Lai Sheng's family, helped her over, and ordered a young man to fetch a warm cushion, and asked her to sit down.After brewing tea for a while, I handed it to Sheng's family, and said cautiously: "Don't be offended by the aunt, the little ones dare not be lazy, but now I think of the kindness that Grandma Zhen treated us when she was alive. I can't help being a little sad. You always know our identities, how dare you go to the large hall before the Lingqian? But here we shed a few tears and do our best."

The person who came to Sheng's house took tea, his complexion became warmer, he nodded and sighed: "This is true. When we talk about our Grandma Zhen, she is really a first-class good person. She is generous and generous to us. She has seen the family law. After several years, it was all dusty, and I didn't see her hit anyone. It's a pity that such a good master is gone, who wouldn't feel bad?" As he spoke, he lost a lot of tears.

The party who came to Sheng's house said that they wiped their tears, drank some tea, stood up, and said, "I don't have to sit here for a long time, and I have to go inside to answer and let you know. From now on, master please Second Grandma Lian from Xifu came to take charge. She is a famous hottie with a sour face and a hard heart. She is no easier to be fooled than our grandma. I was annoyed for a while and refused to recognize anyone. If she comes to collect things or talk, you have to compare In the past, be more careful, and your legs and feet are more diligent, not as it is now. Be careful that you will break your legs if you mess with that hot guy. Everyone comes early and leaves late every day. I would rather work hard for a month and rest later. After this month, uncle ye I dote on you like this, and it’s not our turn to talk about it.”

Lai Yi'er hurriedly followed her words, and said with an apologetic smile: "Where is the aunt, we won't accept your kindness. Don't worry, we are here, we will only add flowers to you, not any trouble."

The flattery made Lai Sheng's family smile, and waved to Lai Yi'er: "By the way, come here and follow me to the cashier's office."

Lai Yi'er was busy responding, and at the same time was busy making winks to make all the boys disperse.

Lai Yi'er followed Lai Sheng's family to the counting room, gave him ten taels of silver from Lai Sheng's family, and said, "This is from the master, and the master specially rewarded you five taels more because your mother was seriously ill." The two got close Seeing that no one else saw him, the one who came to Sheng's house stretched out his hand to pinch Lai Yi'er, and looked at him with a smile, "It's so slippery."

Lai Yi'er didn't back down, and smiled blushingly: "Ma'am, Ma'am, please be more respectful." Having said that, Lai Yi'er also pushed her, a small gesture that made Lai Sheng's heart elated.He knew that these old wives were really sour-faced and hard-hearted old people, no matter how tired they were, there was no need to turn against them, and the left and right were also old-fashioned and bored masters, and it was better to perfunctory each other beautifully if they were just playing around.

Isn't life just a play?Who doesn't travel around the world with a box of masks?After receiving the reward, Lai Yi'er went straight to the street to grab some medicine, bought more astragalus, poria cocos, candied fruit and seasonal vegetables, and sent them home.When his old mother was ill for a long time, when she saw her son brought back so many things and money, she was so excited that she burst into tears, and she struggled to get out of bed and make something delicious for her son to taste.

"No, mother." Lai Yi'er helped her to sit down, "My son works under Master Zhen of the Dongfu. He eats well and dresses well. You can keep these for yourself. Tell me what you need. Next month, my son I'm free, I'll come and see you."

"No shortage, no shortage, just don't forget to bring this silver back. The Lord rewards you. It's someone's kindness. You can't waste it carelessly." Lai Yi'er's mother held the silver firmly in the palm of her hand. Same in hand, refused to let go.

At this time, Lai Yi'er's face did not show the kind of half-yin and half-hearted debauchery anymore. He sat upright beside his mother, and his every move revealed a dignified manliness.It doesn't matter what kind of humiliation you suffer outside, but when you come to your mother, you still have to return her a healthy and healthy child.He is a man, the only root of the Zhang family, and he cannot make his mother worry.

"My son, my mother will keep this money for you. In two years, when my son grows up, my mother will find you a woman from a good family. My son will have children and continue the incense of the Zhang family. Live up to your father's spirit in heaven, and be worthy of your ancestors." The mother wiped her tears as she spoke, but there was unavoidable joy.Since Jia Zhen saw Yier selling pears on the street that day, she received her as a follower in the mansion, and the days seemed to be day by day, and she gradually had some extra money, how could she not like it?
"My son will be sixteen next year..."

"Mother, son knows, son will send money home when he is free. You should take good care of your doctor. No matter how urgent you are about marrying a wife, you have to recover from your illness. Mother's illness is not good, so son will not marry a wife."

The mother who came to Yi'er was excited and relieved when she heard the words, she fell on the bed tremblingly, and uttered words as clear as silk: "Son, there is one more sentence for you to remember: The Millennium Record of the Fruit of Grace, my son has suffered!" The advantage of Uncle Zhen is to serve others wholeheartedly, put everything first, and don't wait for others to ask for advice. Mother doesn't want you to be a slave, but mother wants you to be a good person."

"Mother, I've made a note. I'll go back right away. Uncle Zhen still has something to do with my son tonight." Lai Yi'er smiled, swallowing her bitterness to the deepest part of her heart.Let the mother keep the pure and beautiful image of this world, the old man's eyes are full of good people.

Are they all good people?Who is really the bad guy who is not bad?To have food to eat, a room to live in, and a person to live in the world, the requirements are not high.

Lai Yi'er settled down with his old lady, took some silver for himself, bought saponin powder to wash himself clean, and waited for Jia Zhen in the small ear room of Dongfu at night.

(End of this chapter)