Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 9 Jinling
Along the Yangtze River, it is only half a day's journey from Yueyang to Wuchang Mansion. At this time, it is autumn and winter, with the help of the west wind, the speed of the boat is much faster.

Seeing that he was about to sail across the border of Wuchang, Jia Ying finally felt a lot more relaxed.

Qi Sixian has also changed back into women's clothes. He is wearing a plain white floor-length brocade jacket, a yellow and white linen shirt, and a natural-color hemp rope around his waist. Looking back at Yueyang on the deck at the stern.

Since her parents died, this is the first time she wears sackcloth and mourning, and the feeling in her heart can be seen.

Jia Ying stood on the side of the boat, and after regaining consciousness, she looked sideways and happened to see this scene.

Although it is out of season, it is still difficult to hide the bright color in his eyes.

Wearing a loose filial piety sackcloth, not only can't hide her tall, slender and exquisite figure, but also shows a unique temperament that looks like orchids, elegant and refined, charming but not charming.

Feeling the deep sorrow that pervades his side makes people suddenly feel love and pity.

Jia Ying was stunned for a moment, then walked to the stern of the boat and stood beside it.

When the woman heard the sound, she was full of blessings, and she didn't say much.

After a long time, Jia Ying was the first to break the silence and said, "Have you ever thought about the future?"

The woman was startled for a moment, and then asked: "Master, you don't want to be troubled by the little girl anymore?"

Jia Ying shook his head and said: "This place is not Yueyang, so how can you talk about getting involved?"

Qi Sixian said again: "I see that your son is going north, but he still lacks a servant girl to serve him."

Jia Ying was startled by these words, but her heart was inexplicably turbulent, she almost blurted out her promise, but when she looked into Qi Sixian's eyes, she found that they were clear, bright and generous.

Jia Ying felt ashamed for a moment, thinking how could she be so ugly after being a human being in two lifetimes.

Blame only blame. Man's true colors.

"Miss Qi doesn't need to be like this. Mr. Xiangcai is the pillar of the imperial court, and he is also a courtier when he went to the Qian Mansion. You are the only daughter under his knees. If you want to come to the court, you will give the girl a fair explanation. My teacher told me I took you away, I must have considered this aspect, this time I will go to Beijing as a companion."

Throughout the ages, there have been a few men who don't want to be accompanied by a beautiful woman, so there is a good story about red sleeves adding fragrance.

But Jia Ying was unwilling to do the beastly thing that bullied the orphan after all.

Qi Sixian's temperament is not comparable to that of an ordinary woman, she is naturally happy if she can not easily commit herself to others.

At that moment, he bowed again and said, "Sixian thank you for taking me in."

After finishing speaking, there was no more text.

Jia Ying was ashamed of the absurd thoughts in her heart just now, so she couldn't speak for a while, while Qi Sixian was immersed in grief, let alone speak.

For a moment, a tall and graceful man, and a graceful figure, coupled with this boat and river, looked like a natural picture scroll, which made the men in embroidered clothes and guards standing beside them feel sour, but they could only look at it. For the part that I envy, if it is a woman from an ordinary official family, maybe they can still get their hands on it, but this one can't.

This year, Duke Donglai paid homage to officials and was promoted to the court. The first thing he did was to recommend Mr. Hengshi to come out of the mountain. With Feng Hengshi protecting him, they did not dare to change their minds.Furthermore, the man next to him was also unusual. The Jinling Jia family did not have to be as famous as Donglai Hengshi.

The old servant Zhou Siwu didn't know what he was thinking, so he took Xi'er to the other side of the deck without disturbing the two of them.

But who knows the embarrassment in Jia Ying's heart.

After leaving Wuchang Mansion, the embroidered guards found a place to disembark, bid farewell to Jia Ying, and returned to Yuezhou to return to their orders.

Jia Ying and his party continued to head east on the official boat, heading straight for Jinling.

A few days later, an official ship slowly sailed into the Qinhuai River. Jia Ying, who was still dressed in commoner clothes, changed into a white skirt with smoked cages and plum blossoms, and a cloak of moon satin embroidered with magnolia flying butterflies. Qi Sixian stood side by side on the bow of the boat, admiring the ancient Jiangnan charm of the Qinhuai River for ten miles.

At this time, the Qinhuai River was crowded with boats of all sizes, including beautifully decorated boats, low and narrow awnings, luxurious and luxurious merchant boats, and official boats like their feet.

The most popular are those painted boats and flower boats, where they pass, attracting applause from the romantic and leisurely onlookers on both sides of the strait.

Jia Ying couldn't help sighing: "The six dynasties are full of gold and powder, it's true."

In the past few days, Qi Sixian, who has gradually become cheerful, also echoed: "'The Qinhuai River is brightly lit for ten miles, the towers and pavilions surround the river embankment; the music and songs are full of red birds, and the ancient books and rare treasures are covered with black clothes'. "

Xi'er was even more lively looking back and forth on the deck, it was the first time he had seen such a lively scene at his age, and the charming lady on the painting boat was even more attractive than the ones in the opera garden of Yunnan Mansion.

The boat stopped by the shore, and the group of people went down, the old servant Zhou Siwu went to the nearby market to hire a carriage, taking advantage of this time, Jia Ying took Xi'er and Qi Sixian to wander around.

At this time, they heard a commotion on the shore, and several people walked over curiously.

It turned out that a painted boat sailed by on the river, which aroused the excitement of the people on the bank.

"It's Master Su's painting boat."

"What, where is Mr. Xuanji? I have been waiting here by the Qinhuai River for three days, and now I can finally see Mr. Xuanji."

Rich merchants on the big boats also came to join in the fun, and a servant shouted from a long distance: "Miss Youwei, my master is willing to donate a hundred gold, please come to the boat to talk."

For a while, the Qinhuai River was very busy.

Xi'er asked the passers-by curiously, "Who is this Master Su? Are Mr. Xuanji and Miss Youwei the same person?"

The man glanced at the three of them first, and when he passed by Qi Sixian, he was obviously stagnant, and then he said with a smile: "You guys are not from our Jinling city at first glance, right? Speaking of our Master Su, he is from our Jinling city." A must!

Master Su, whose boudoir name is Youwei, is the most talented woman in our Jinling City, ranking first among the eight beauties in Qinhuai.There is also a saying in our Jinling city: "The song of Miss Youwei, the dance of Mr. Xuanji". "

Xi'er asked in puzzlement, "Isn't he alone? Why do we talk about it separately?"

The man patted Xi'er on the shoulder, smiled meaningfully and said, "When you stay in Jinling for a long time, you will understand the meaning of this sentence!"

At this moment, a woman holding a flower umbrella came out of the boat, with a graceful figure and charming eyebrows, Xi'er's eyes lit up, and she asked, "This is Master Su!"

The person next to him said contemptuously: "This is the maid of Master Su!"

Xi'er's face turned red.

The maid said to the surroundings: "Gentlemen and lords, our lady said that she won't see any guests today, and she won't see any guests in the future. Today is the last time our lady sails across the river."

After all, he ignored everyone's astonishment and complaints, and returned to the boat. At this time, there was a clear sound of pipa in the painting boat, making the whole Qinhuai River quiet.

After a long time, some voices of discussion could be heard faintly, saying: "I heard that Master Su is going to retire, and it is as expected, alas, from now on, the Qinhuai River will lose a scene."

"What? Mr. Xuanji wants to retire, and this young master will never allow it! By the way, why is this?"

"Miss Youwei is extremely talented. I have never heard of anyone being able to be her guest of honor, but it is said that a scholar from Fengyang has moved her. Everyone Su is already planning to redeem her life for good, alas!"

"Which scholar is so lucky to be favored by everyone in Su, but also to commit himself to him, stand up and let me see, if he can't pass this test, tell him to go back and forth!"

The people on the shore, but no one knew this lucky guy, and could only sigh with regret for a while.

Jia Ying was an eye-opener. A woman in the dust could make the Qinhuai River sigh for a long time. She really deserves to be the land of smoke and moon in the south of the Yangtze River!
"Let's go!" Jia Ying thought that Zhou Siwu would be back soon, so she prepared to call the two of them to leave.

"Second Master, shall we stop watching?" Xi'er looked hopeful.

Jia Ying snapped his fingers at Xi'er's forehead and said, "I brought you to Jinling to visit brothels?"

After saying that, he walked forward, Qi Sixian followed closely behind, Xi'er was reluctant for a while, but there was nothing he could do.

On the way, Jia Ying sighed softly: "It's not good for Master Su to give you a name, but you should call him Youwei, that's all, even the name of Xuanji is not left behind, haha."

"Second Master, I think the word Youwei is pretty good, and the name Xuanji is not bad either!"

Jia Ying turned around and shuddered again, pretending to be reprimanded: "You little boy, what do you know, I want you to read more books on weekdays, but you don't want to, and you prefer to go to the playground."

Qi Sixian couldn't help laughing at the amused master and servant. Seeing Jia Ying looking over with burning eyes, he hurriedly covered his face with his hands.

Jia Ying looked away without blushing.

"Xi'er, you don't know that the four characters of Youwei and Xuanji are people from the previous dynasty." Along the way, Qi Sixian and Xi'er gradually became familiar with each other, so he opened his mouth to explain his doubts.

"So what? There is more than one person with the same name and surname." Xi'er looked persistent.

Qi Sixian sighed lightly and said: "It's just that this young man is proud of his nature, and his feelings are also sad, after all."

In the middle of the conversation, it was Zhou Siwu who hired a carriage and came back, and everyone carried the coffin to the carriage again, and then rushed to Ningrong Street.

Ningrong Street in Jinling City is located in Wendefang, closely adjacent to Wuyi Lane, and to the west is the residence of Taizu Ye when he was named King Wu, but now it is the residence of the Dongping County King's Mansion in Jinling.

The Ningrong Streets in the two capitals are not bad, and the pedestrians are bustling, but it is a first-class bustling place in Jinling City, which is backed by the Ningrong Second Mansion.

Most of the Jia family's clan in Nanjing also lived in this street, only the two mansions had no masters to live in, and only some servants were left to take care of them.

Jia Ying is a decent member of Ningguo, and it is said that now that he has returned to Jinling, he is eligible to live in Ningfu, but after much deliberation, he still didn't go in, but went directly to the back street Jia's Zonglaofu in Jinling.

Zhou Siwu was an old servant of Jia's mansion, so someone from the clan knew him, and when he saw him from afar, someone would go back and report.

Soon, people of the same generation came out to greet her and invited them into the mansion.

Jia Ying met several elders of the clan and explained the matter of Fu Ling's return to his hometown for burial. Immediately, an elder of the clan proposed to make arrangements, and it would be best to invite several familiar relatives.

After all, Jia Yan was not only decent in the Ning Mansion, but also had an official position during his lifetime, which was enough to be treated seriously by the Jia Mansion.

But Jia Ying refused. First, he didn't want to stay too long in Jinling. Seeing that it was almost the twelfth lunar month, the canal would be frozen.Secondly, Jinling's clan, relying on Ningrong's power, is the king and hegemon in Shuntian Prefecture. Several in-laws are involved and have a lot to do with it. He doesn't want to get involved too much. leave.

"Several old uncles of the Zong family have passed away for some years. Now it is not appropriate to deal with major matters. Besides, the journey is bumpy. Jia Ying really doesn't want to disturb her parents' heroic spirits. She just wants to be buried safely."

Seeing that Jia Ying was so resolute, the elders couldn't do it for them, so they agreed.

At that moment, he ordered people to invite a master Wang to Qingyun Temple outside the city. After choosing the tomb and setting an auspicious date, he began to prepare for the burial.

Although it is not a big deal, there are old rules for moving spirits back to their hometowns and moving coffins for burial, which are quite complicated.

As a result, Jia Ying stayed in Jinling for a few more days before successfully burying her parents in the ancestral grave, and a big stone in her heart fell to the ground.

After guarding the tomb for three days, Jia Ying bid farewell to the elders of the clan. Amidst the sound of urgency, the three masters and servants and Qi Sixian boarded the boat going north and bid farewell to the prosperous Jinling.

"Ugh!"

On the building boat, looking at Jinling City, which was gradually getting lower, Jia Ying let out a deep sigh, and his face could not hide his sadness.

"Why are you sighing, son?" Qi Sixian asked while standing beside Jia Ying with eyes like water.

Jia Ying turned her head and said, "Do you think there is eternal wealth in this world?"

Qi Sixian smiled and said: "There is a way of feasting and separation, the ups and downs of the world are predetermined, and I have never heard of permanent wealth in this world."

Jia Ying nodded and said: "Yes, it is a special gift from God to have a family with a surname for hundreds of years. The old family for hundreds of years is nothing but good virtues, but some people just can't understand these reasons. clear."

Considering that he has only been in Jinling for a few days, the behavior of Jinling Jia's mansion has already made him feel dumbfounded, how can there be any meritorious deeds in it.

"It's because I don't understand, I'm afraid I'm too drunk and don't want to think about it." At this moment, Qi Sixian probably guessed why Jia Ying was like this.

She used to think that she was born into a wealthy and noble family, but now that she was in Jinling, she has seen what it means to be rich and what it means to be rich.

(End of this chapter)