The Red Mansions

Chapter 335 Yuan Chun: Brother Heng, I'm fine

Chapter 335 Yuan Chun: Brother Heng, I'm fine...

Rongguofu

In the afternoon, in the courtyard where Mrs. Wang lived, in the wing room, and in the smoked cage of the copper crane, a few wisps of sandalwood rose up.

On the bed, Mrs. Wang was half leaning on the pillow, wearing only a plain coat, her face was somewhat pale, and there were dark circles under her eyes.

On the embroidered pier not far away, sat a nun who was nearly twenty-nine years old, dressed in a moon-white monk robe, with bright eyes and white teeth, and a graceful figure.

The nun is knocking on the wooden fish, her cheeks are white and rosy, her cheeks are white and red, her two curved willow-leaf eyebrows are cut like knives, her bright eyes are slightly drooping, and the sandalwood mouth under her small and delicate nose is chanting.

Perhaps because of reading Buddhist scriptures for a long time, the bookish look between the eyebrows and eyes has a bit of holy Zen in addition to the grandeur and tranquility, but the coldness and arrogance in the eyes have nothing to do with compassion.

After Miaoyu finished reading the Buddhist scriptures, she lowered her slender eyes and raised her eyes to look at the lady on the opposite side. She uttered the Buddha's name, and her voice was as cold as frost, and she said, "Ma'am, I have recited the Mantra of Rebirth 81 times. , no longer suffering from reincarnation, madam, please mourn.”

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang turned around from her trance, sighed softly, her face became much more relaxed, and she said softly, "Master Miaoyu has worked hard."

Miaoyu softly proclaimed the Buddha's name, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Ma'am, the monks are compassionate, crossing others and themselves, and dare not say hard work."

Mrs. Wang looked at the nun opposite, and saw that she had a gentle temperament and cold words, but she felt a little close to her.

Although he is slightly inferior to his teacher, Xu is young and has a more direct understanding of the Buddhist scriptures and Zen language, so he said: "Master Miaoyu's Buddhism is profound, can you stay in the nunnery in the backyard of the mansion for a few days, in case you often ask beneficial?"

Therefore, the Grand View Garden had not yet been built, and there was no trace of Changcui nunnery, so it was not easy to get close to it. However, Mrs. Wang came to worship Buddha herself, and originally set up a nunnery in Rongfu.

When Miaoyu heard this, her bright eyes moved slightly, and she looked at Mrs. Wang opposite with a little doubt.

Mrs. Wang explained: "For the past two days, I haven't been able to sleep well at night, and I always have nightmares. With Master Miaoyu, I feel that my heart is exhausted. Can Master Miaoyu stay in the nunnery for a little longer? They are all provided by my house, I don’t know what the mage wants?”

Miaoyu was silent for a while, and was about to say no, suddenly, a flash of light flashed in her heart, and the eight words that her master said with a smile appeared in front of her eyes:

"Residence in the middle of the capital, waiting for the opportunity."

Miaoyu frowned, raised her clear eyes, looked at Mrs. Wang opposite, and said, "I'm temporarily living in your mansion. Is your mansion convenient for personnel matters?"

Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "It's convenient. The nunnery in the backyard is rarely visited by people. It's quiet and unique. Few people go there. Master Miaoyu enters to study Buddhism."

Miaoyu thought for a while, Yurong remained cold, and said: "Since Madam invites you kindly, then the poor nun should be respectful rather than obedient."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang nodded with a smile, and said, "With Master Miaoyu here, I can sleep well at night."

What Mrs. Wang said about having nightmares in the past few days is not false. After seeing the coffins in the main hall and courtyard of the Wang family, Mrs. Wang had several nightmares after she came back. In the dream, she saw Wang Ziteng's wife, Zhao Shi, covered in blood. talk to her.

Only then did Mrs. Wang invite Miao Yu to save her.

Miaoyu was originally a daughter of an official. She was talented and intelligent. Although she became a nun, she has profound attainments in Buddhism. When she talked with Mrs. Wang, a "half bottle of water" who is a Buddhist sycophant, the latter was astonished.

Mrs. Wang saw that Miaoyu agreed to stay temporarily, so she ordered Jin Chuan who was beside her, and said, "Go and clean up the nunnery in the backyard."

Jin Chuan replied yes, and then quickly walked out of the wing room, leading a few women to the backyard.

But as soon as he arrived at Chaoshou corridor, he saw Baoyu head-on. Baoyu looked sleepy, and Mid-Autumn Moonlight's face was full of sorrow, and he murmured, "Sister Lin, Sister San, Sister Yun, they all go Dongfu..."

"Isn't this the second master? The second master didn't go to school today?" Jin Chuan asked with a smile.

Baoyu met Jin Chuan head-on, and saw the white and greasy face like a magnolia flower, and the sorrow in his heart suddenly dissipated, and asked with a smile: "Sister Jin Chuan is taking all these people, where are you going? "

Jin Chuan paused, with a smile on his pretty face, and explained: "Master Miaoyu from the Ximen Muni Temple came to give lectures to his wife, and the wife said that the nunnery in the backyard was cleaned up and let Master Miaoyu live for a few days. Somebody is going to tidy up the yard."

Then he said, "Where did Second Master Bao come from?"

Baoyu's smiling face suddenly collapsed, and said: "Come from the ancestor's courtyard, the uncle's funeral, the ancestors will not let you go, and several sisters and sisters have all gone to the East Mansion, but they are so bored."

The smile faded from Jin Chuan's face, and he said, "Second Master didn't talk to the eldest girl like the treasure hunter."

Baoyu said: "Big sister went to uncle's house with sister-in-law Feng, and sister Bao went with aunt."

When it came to the end, Baoyu's expression was clearly undisguised.

Jin Chuan smiled and said: "Second Master, please go to the wife's room to say hello first, I have to go to the backyard to work, and when I am free, I will talk to Second Master to relieve boredom."

Baoyu let out an "ah" and watched Jin Chuan leave.

Baoyu didn't come into Mrs. Wang's courtyard until the moon gate was empty, and opened the cotton curtain. Among the maids and women who called Bao Erye, Baoyu saluted Mrs. Wang who was sitting on the bed, and said: : "Is mother safe?"

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "It's much better, Baoyu, come here quickly."

As he spoke, he introduced with a smile to Miaoyu, "Master Miaoyu, this is my ineffective son, Baoyu."

Miaoyu looked at the prestige, and saw a young man with a handsome face and star-like eyes on the opposite side, wearing a golden crown inlaid with precious purple hair, eyebrows tied with two dragons grabbing gold and wiping his forehead, wearing a big red arrow sleeve, his eyes couldn't help The psychic treasure jade under his neck stayed for a while, his heart moved slightly, and he said: "The poor nun has seen the second master Bao."

Baoyu didn't care about it at first, but when he heard the sweet voice as cold as ice, his body was shaken, and he raised his eyes to look at the nun opposite, his originally casual expression suddenly changed, and then his eyes became bright, and he stared closely at her. Looking at the pretty nun opposite, she felt happy and asked with a smile, "Does Master Miaoyu practice with hair?"

Miaoyu nodded slightly.

Baoyu thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "If you don't get rid of your afflictions, your six sense organs are not clean, so you can practice with your hair?"

Miaoyu shook her head and said, "It doesn't make any difference whether the heart realizes Bodhi or not."

Hearing this, Baoyu was stunned for a moment, and looked at Miaoyu with a bit of surprise in his eyes, the smile on his face became wider, and he said: "Master Miaoyu really has a high level of cultivation."

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "Baoyu, Master Miaoyu's Dharma is superb, which cannot be compared with others."

Miaoyu clasped her hands together, proclaimed a Buddha's name, and said, "Ma'am, that's absurd."

Just when the few people were talking, a woman came in from the outside, entered the wing room, and said: "Madam, the eldest lady, the second mistress Lian, the concubine and Miss Bao are back."

Baoyu revealed surprise and said, "Big Sister and Sister Bao are back?"

Mrs. Wang paused, and said, "Where is he now?"

The mother-in-law said: "The eldest girl said she went to the East Mansion, and the concubine, Bao girl, and Lian's second grandma have gone to Rongqingtang now."

Baoyu frowned, but remained silent.

Mrs. Wang's face froze, her eyes were slightly cold, and she felt a little unhappy.

Her eldest daughter, after returning from the palace, didn't stay at home properly, but instead ran to the East Mansion every three days. I heard that she played the piano and sang harmony with the Grandma Heng in the East Mansion, and she was as good as her own sister.

"After the new year, we will settle the marriage for her first."

Mrs. Wang's eyes were gloomy, so she thought.

And Miaoyu listened to the mother-in-law's report, and captured the unpredictability of Mrs. Wang's expression, as well as Baoyu's frowning and silence, his eyes flickering thoughtfully.

At this moment, in the hall of the backyard of Ningguo Mansion, a group of Yingying and Yanyan were chatting and laughing, and suddenly Yuan Chun and the maidservant holding the qin, led by the maid Baozhu, entered the hall.

Qin Keqing got up to meet her, and said softly, "Big sister is back?"

While speaking, he moved forward and took Yuan Chun's hand.

The two discussed Qin music in the Ning Mansion earlier, and the sisterhood gradually deepened.

Yuan Chun looked at the group of sisters who called "big sister" and nodded.

Yuan Chun entered the hall, called softly, and said, "Brother Heng."

Jia Heng looked at the girl in a plain dress opposite, nodded, and said, "Big sister is coming back from my uncle's house?"

Yuan Chun sighed, and said, "It will take seven days for my uncle's house to be dead. Today I met some mourning guests. Lian's second sister-in-law said that she won't be going tomorrow."

Compared with Wang Ziteng's previous busy life, except for some old relatives, there are few important people visiting the current Wang's residence, and funerals are much less complicated.

Jia Heng looked at the girl with a tired face, and said, "Big sister has worked hard these two days."

Yuan Chun shook his head lightly, as if he didn't want to discuss the matter in depth, his eyes glanced at a few people, and he asked, "What are Brother Heng and the sisters talking about?"

Xiangyun said: "Brother Heng bought some horses and said he would teach us how to ride horses."

When Yuan Chun heard this, his face was surprised and he said: "Brother Heng wants to teach them how to ride a horse?

Jia Heng said: "Third sister and Xiangyun both said they wanted to learn how to ride horses. I went to the horse market today and bought a few ponies. We were originally from the family of Wu Xun. How can the daughter of a duke not be good at riding?"

Yuan Chun thought of the tragic scene he had seen in the past two days, and said with deep emotion: "Brother Heng's words are right. We are in the family of Wu Xun, and we are in the back house, without the wind and rain outside. We should also learn some bow and archery skills. The technique of self-defense will not prevent you from being unable to protect yourself when something is imminent."

Jia Heng's heart moved, he raised his eyes to look at the girl with soft eyebrows and eyes, and thought to himself, "Ghosts have their roots" in later generations, there is the plot of Yuan Chun going to the battlefield, and I don't know why?

With this thought in mind, he tentatively asked: "Big sister should be able to ride a horse, right?"

Yuan Chun shook his head lightly, and said, "I wanted to learn in the past, but I never had the chance."

Tanchun took over the conversation, and said softly: "Then big sister can learn with us when she has free time."

Jia Heng said softly: "But the previous pony is not very suitable, we need to change to a big horse."

Yuan Chun: "..."

So that means she's too fat?

Jia Heng seemed to have seen the girl's thoughts, looked at Xiang Yun beside him, and said: "The little pony is too short, when you grow taller, you can also change to a bigger horse. Today I saw a sweaty horse. BMW, several feet tall, if one rides this kind of horse, one can travel thousands of miles a day and eight hundred miles at night."

Tanchun said: "Sweat and blood horses, the horses are very handsome, but they are called heavenly horses."

A slight smile appeared on Xiangyun Apple's face, and said: "I want to ride, Brother Heng, why didn't Brother Heng buy it?"

Jia Heng's face froze, and he smiled and said, "A bloody BMW is hard to come by. Today's one was bought away, so I have to wait for the next time to see if I can run into it."

Qin Keqing's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, suppressing the palpitations in her heart, and said with a smile: "Sister Yun, learn the little pony first, and after you have mastered the riding skills, it won't be too late to learn the fast horse."

When Yuan Chun heard the words, her beautiful eyes moved slightly, but she felt the brisk atmosphere in the room, and the originally sad mood dissipated a lot.

In other words, when Yuan Chun came here, he also wanted to find someone to talk to, to relieve the depression that had arisen in Wang's house.

Qin Keqing asked: "Husband, it's getting late, shouldn't it be time for dinner?"

Jia Heng raised his head, glanced at the sky through the window, and saw that night had fallen and enveloped the surroundings, so he nodded and said, "Let's pass the meal on."

After dinner, Qin Keqing greeted Daiyu, Tanchun, Xiangyun and others to play and laugh in the hall.

Jia Heng called Yuan Chun to the study to discuss matters, the two sat across from a small table, Qing Wen poured tea for the two, and retreated slowly.

Jia Heng looked at the pretty girl with a beautiful face, and said: "Eldest sister, the Jinyang Princess's residence has already agreed, and the eldest sister can come to the Princess's residence at any time to be a talented person to praise."

Yuan Chun heard the words, his bright eyes moved slightly, and said softly: "Let Brother Heng worry about it."

Jia Heng said: "You and my brother, there is no need to be so polite. Besides, over the years, the elder sister has paid so much for the clan."

Yuan Chun sighed softly, his eyes were a little distracted, and he said: "It was also when the clan experienced turmoil back then, and it was a difficult time, I should do those things."

Jia Heng said: "All these years, after all, I have wronged my eldest sister."

Yuan Chunyu paused for a moment, picked up the teacup, looked at the young man on the opposite side hesitantly said: "Brother Heng..."

Jia Heng's heart moved slightly, he smiled and said, "Elder Sister, if you have something to say, you might as well just say it."

Yuan Chun put down the teacup and said: "Brother Heng, I was sent to the palace when I was ten years old. When I came back, I didn't expect Baoyu to develop such a stubborn temperament. In addition, my grandmother doted on her grandson, and my mother also died because of her brother. , I didn’t urge Baoyu to study much, so that today Baoyu can’t succeed in writing or martial arts, Brother Heng can help teach Baoyu, I have always been very grateful.”

The smile on Jia Heng's face faded slightly, and he said, "Why did Big Sister suddenly mention this?"

Yuan Chun's beautiful eyes flashed with complicated light, and he said softly: "Actually, I wanted to say these words to brother Heng a long time ago, but firstly, I was presumptuous, and secondly, as a daughter of a man, I was also in a dilemma, but after thinking about it , I still think it’s better to talk to Brother Heng. My mother may have some misunderstandings about Brother Heng because of Baoyu’s schooling. .”

When it came to the end, the girl's plump and graceful face was a bit sad, or ashamed.

In the past few days, or after returning from the palace, she mentioned the boy in front of her mother with her mother, and she could clearly feel that her mother had a lot of resentment towards the boy during her conversation.

Especially recently, perhaps because of the unforeseen misfortune that happened to my uncle's family, my mother even said a lot of resentment in private. Although she tried her best to persuade and resolve it, it had little effect.

If things go on like this, what twists and turns may arise.

Jia Heng was silent for a while, then smiled lightly, and said: "Don't worry, big sister, even if it's for big sister's sake, I won't be idle with my wife."

Yuan Chun: "..."

I don't know why, but it always feels weird to say this.

For her sake?

Staring at the young man opposite, Yuan Chun's eyelashes trembled, and he quickly moved away as if a cluster of flickering candles were reflected in that warm gaze, scorching people's hearts.

"As for Baoyu, since he wishes to be a rich and idle person like a wild crane, the Rongguo Mansion can accommodate it. Of course, if the eldest sister can urge him to study hard, it will be a great thing for him to improve himself from now on." Jia Heng said face-to-face Ru Xuanshui, with calm eyes, stared at the young man opposite, and said: "Don't you think that I can't tolerate Baoyu?"

Yuan Chun felt a little strange when he was looked at by the young man on the other side, he quickly shook his head, and said with a bit of urgency in his voice: "Brother Heng has a broad mind, I have never thought of Brother Heng like this, Brother Heng...you misunderstood me .”

Jia Heng looked at the girl on the opposite side who was anxious to explain, and said with a smile: "Eldest sister can be honest with me, so she wouldn't think so. In fact, even if the wife complained about Baoyu, the eldest sister would also Don't always help me explain, but the mother-daughter relationship will regenerate."

Hearing this, Yuan Chun's delicate body trembled, and he looked at the young man opposite him with complicated eyes, and said softly, "Brother Heng..."

Suddenly his hand trembled, knocking over the teacup, and half a cup of hot tea spilled on the back of Yuanchun's hand, causing Yuanchun to retract his hands, frowned, and let out a painful moan.

"Big sister..." Jia Heng's complexion changed slightly, she called out, and hurriedly said, "Is it burning? Let me see."

As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief, took the girl's hand, and wiped the tea soup.

"Brother Heng, I'm fine..." Yuan Chun said softly, because there was still a bit of burning pain, his brows were frowned, but he subconsciously said that he was fine.

Jia Heng frowned and said: "It's all hot red, why is it all right, but fortunately there are no blisters, why are you so careless?"

I saw a small red mark on the back of the white as frost hand, together with the wrist.

The girl's fingers were slender, her nails were not painted with Kodan, but she looked elegant, perhaps because she was serving tea and water for the nobles in the palace, so she couldn't dress up too gorgeously.

Feeling the palm of his hand being held, Yuan Chun's eyebrows trembled slightly, her delicate body was almost straightened, there was a slight tremor in her delicate voice, but there was a soft smile on her face, and she said in a very natural way : "It's all right, brother Heng... In the past, I served the empress in the palace, and it's not that I haven't been scalded. After returning home, just apply a cold towel to it."

As he said that, he withdrew his hand calmly, but just rubbed his fingers over the remaining warm touch, but it caused ripples in Yuanchun's heart lake, his beautiful eyes were slightly absent-minded for a moment, and then returned to normal.

Jia Heng's face was calm, but he didn't feel any difference. He was caring for a moment just now, not to mention...not intertwined fingers, but looking at the girl with soft eyebrows and soft eyes, who was gently rubbing her jade hand, and said softly: "Big sister, what are you doing?" Nian suffered a lot in the palace."

Yuan Chun sighed softly, looked at the young man opposite with his soft eyes like water, and said, "Brother Heng these years have not been easy, and to be able to get to where he is today, I really don't know how many risks and hardships he has endured. Let's start with Brother Heng, I was born with rich clothes and fine food, and I have served the nobles for a few years, so I don't have to endure hardships."

Jia Heng was silent for a moment.

Yuan Chun looked at the young man with a clear face, smiled and said: "Okay, let's not talk about this, brother Heng, I'm a little tired today, if nothing else, I'll go back and rest first."

Jia Heng came back to his senses, and said: "Big sister, don't rush away, it's not too late to wrap your hands with a towel before leaving."

As he spoke, he called out to Qingwen, and ordered to fetch water and towels.

Not long after, Qingwen came in from the outside, a little anxious when she heard it was hot, brought a basin of clean water over, and said, "Miss, rinse it with clean water."

Yuan Chun thought for a while, nodded, and no longer said modestly.

(End of this chapter)