The Jade of the Red Chamber

This was more than ten years ago when the story happened. At that time, Lin Zhenyu, a visitor from another world, was still missing, and even Shui Yang, the only prince of several generations of the Celestial Dynasty, had not yet been born.At that time, His Majesty the Emperor was just a ten-year-old boy who was full of resentment towards his father's favoritism.

The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is beautiful, and the third prince, who has been suppressed in the palace for many years, finally begged for a chance to travel to the south of the Yangtze River just once.When he arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, he deliberately separated from the guards. Shui Zhan put down the corners of his mouth that had been curled up, his face was cold and sharp, and he was finally able to let go of the mask he had worn for too long, and let out a sigh of relief.Then he met that person in the misty rain. When Shui Zhan saw Ye Qiong for the first time, he didn't have the slightest liking for him. On the contrary, he especially felt that he was extremely dazzling.

Misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River always has a special charm, misty and misty. Walking in it, it seems that the space is divided into transparent small grids by the fine and dense rain between the sky and the earth. Under an umbrella, one looks like a world, and others seem to be Far, far away.Shui Zhan held a most common oil-paper umbrella, stood on the most common Jiangnan arch bridge, and showed his true expression of coldness, irony and disdain to his heart's content, which scared away several boat girls who peeked at him for his simplicity and innocence .

But when Shui Zhan's legs were stiff, he finally calmed down, put on a slight smile on his lips, and turned to go back. Just as he turned around, the figure of the young man striding forward came into view.Shui Zhan just glanced at him and then turned his eyes away. This young man in brocade clothes who walked in the rain was too reckless, wanton to stab people's eyes.The young man strode forward, the corners of his snow-white clothes and brocade boots were splashed with muddy water, many passers-by felt sorry for his seemingly expensive clothes, but the young man didn't care about other people's eyes at all, looking around with great interest, Occasionally, he would cast a look at the beautiful peasant girl among the passers-by pointing at him. Like the wind, she would quickly blow past Shui Zhan and float away.

Shui Zhan walked in the opposite direction, thinking that he was another young master whose parents loved him and didn't know the world, but the expression on that person's face was too comfortable, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.At this time, Shui Zhan, who hadn't yet undergone drastic changes in his life, was just the relaxed and freehand look on the greedy young man, and didn't think too much about other things, but he didn't expect such a coincidence that they traveled half of Suzhou City, and they would meet again the next day. meet again.

The next day, Shui Zhan still let his loyal guards hold back the impure servants sent by the palace. These people were trained by his mother, concubine and grandfather. With them, there is no need to worry about safety. .Shui Zhan made a sneer: the father's heirs are rare, the young one is still ignorant, the big one is the only prince, although he is not liked, but he is not too old or young, the father is concerned about the safety of these sons It is still very important, and there is grandpa as the minister, and other people have to think about it if they want to move him, not to mention that the whereabouts of my party in the south of the Yangtze River have never been exposed, and those "powerful" attendants who can't lift their hands or shoulders want to pass it on. You have to have the time and ability to send out the letter.

It was a sunny and sunny day, Shui Zhan was wearing indigo blue cotton clothes and sitting by the window of the teahouse, listening to the gossip of the peddlers, he felt a little comfortable, and when the sun was high, the people in the teahouse became even more It's just that although Shui Zhan's clothes are low-key, his demeanor is rare, so no one came to set up a table with him, and he was happy to be at ease.It’s just that this quietness didn’t take long, and Shui Zhan, who was looking out the window, was brought back to his senses by the sound of “Dangdang” knocking on the table. The first thing he saw was his white and slender fingers, and the second was a smile on his face. juvenile.

Shui Zhan's pupils shrank, it was the boy who braved the rain yesterday.The man obviously didn't recognize him, and said with a smile: "Let's set up a table with Xiongtai, okay?"

Shui Zhan raised his eyebrows, this young man really had his own temper, he didn't even say a reason, and made a request so abruptly.Shui Zhan didn't want to say more, nodded calmly and looked out the window.However, to Shui Zhan's surprise, this man was quite good at talking, and he talked smoothly with the sixty-year-old elders at the neighboring table. What an ordinary old man.It wasn't until late that Shui Zhan got up to leave. Before leaving, he took a deep look at the young man. The man's demeanor and knowledge seemed like a talented mad student, but he was still young. Celebrities strike.

In the next few days, as if arranged, Shui Zhan met this young man frequently, and he suspected that this was a trap set by someone with intentions, but he ordered someone to investigate, but found nothing unusual, and he was aimless Walking around, the city of Suzhou is so big, so we can meet each other like this, it can only be said to be fate.The young man was also very surprised and interested, and gradually the two became acquainted, Shui Zhan knew that the young man was Ye Qiong, and he was away from home to play in Suzhou.

After getting along for a while, Shui Zhan really looked up to this man. He never thought that this man had such a mind and talent, but the other party's awkward temper and true temperament also opened his eyes.Although Ye Qiong is not arrogant about his talent, he is also extremely arrogant, but for some reason, he can let go of his temper with this person who he has only known for a long time, and he can act and speak as he thinks in his heart.

The corners of Shui Zhan's eyes twitched as he turned his back to criticize the table full of dishes for nothing, and suddenly lost his appetite, while Ye Qiongtong, who was on the opposite side, rubbed his belly after reviewing the dishes, feeling hungry, so he raised his chopsticks to eat , Hun didn't care and said to Shui Zhan: "You are too serious, what's the matter if you say a few words, why don't I just eat it?" Stretching out some food for him, he said: "Don't be too particular, Is it something to fill your stomach?" Shui Zhan shook his head, he couldn't be hungry, he would eat, but after eating every dish, he was shocked to find that the comment from the person opposite was really right.

After getting along for another half a month, the relationship between the two became more casual.Shui Zhan deeply felt that the first impression of this person was unreliable. This person is the worst and has some cleanliness. It was dark inside, and Ye Qiong pointed directly at Shui Zhan's nose and said, "Be careful, smile like a tiger". As a result, both escaped in embarrassment.

Shui Zhan felt that this might be the most relaxed time for him in the past ten years, Ye Qiong was also very happy, and the two gradually regarded each other as close friends in their hearts.Gradually, as the weather in the south of the Yangtze River turned colder, the atmosphere between the two seemed to have changed a bit. Unexplainable, light and sweet things were revealed in their speech and behavior. The two of them might have felt it, but they both chose not to say it tacitly. .

Inadvertently staring blankly at Ye Qiong's laugh, Shui Zhan touched his chest uncomfortably, and the beating heart in his chest was clearly saying something.Shui Zhan is longing and dejected, the shackles brought by his identity seem to have put an end to his choice.

On this day, the third prince, who had stayed in Jiangnan Shanshui for more than three months, was repeatedly urged to return to Beijing. Shui Zhan opened his eyes and thought about it all night. Before dawn the next day, he called everyone and set off to return to Beijing without saying goodbye. .When boarding the ship, Shui Zhan opened his bloodshot eyes and took a deep nostalgic look at the beautiful landscape. The figure who lowered his eyes and decided to go back to the cabin stood up straight, only one drop fell on the deck and glistened in the sun. The crystal water drops seem to be able to see something.

After that, Concubine Hua became pregnant, gave birth to a child, and died.A series of heavy burdens weighed on Shui Zhan's heart, only in the dead of night, he dared to dig out the time hidden in his heart, warm his body, sweetheart, the next day dawn was still the silent but gentle and filial Third Prince.This is the first and only time in Shui Zhan's life that he has been tempted. This thought has been buried for many years and has never been extinguished. Even if he becomes the emperor in the future and knows the person's background and news about that person, he refrains from disturbing him. .

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In fact, Ye Qiong has always been a person who advocates straightforwardness and simplicity. It can be seen from the fact that he doesn't want to see the troubles of Ye's family and just goes away and hides in Lin's house for several years. Although this person is scheming and talented, But often lazy and disdain to calculate and plan.

Back then, Shui Zhan left without saying goodbye, and Ye Qiong, who hurried to the tea shop they had made an appointment with, waited for two days with anger, and then directly killed the courtyard they rented that Shui Zhan had mentioned, and the result was naturally that people went upstairs null.With Ye Qiong's temperament, it was also uncomfortable for a long time, but after the discomfort, Ye Qiong left Suzhou directly, returned to Ye's house, and even followed her parents' orders and married a wife with diligence. If you are ruthless, I will rest" posture.

Later, when he became an official through the imperial examination, the third prince at that time was like an invisible person in the palace, not to mention the court, Ye Qiong had never met him once, so naturally the unknown third prince was Shui Zhan.And Shui Zhan Xu knew it, but...the two never met each other in the end.

When we met again, Ye Qiong had been sitting in the Lin family for several years, and when the situation in the court became clearer day by day, someone in the court recommended Ye Qiong to join the court.When the main hall saw it, Ye Qiong recognized at a glance that the person sitting on the throne was Shui Zhan, and she sneered in her heart, wishing she could just walk away.

The time of these years seems to be like thin paper, and there is no partition. Shui Zhan can see from the throne that the person standing upright is really angry, and his heart is sour and happy. It was a great thing to be angry about looking at him.

Later, taking advantage of Ye Qiong as Qiao Zong'er, who was attending a bachelor's degree, Shui Zhan did his best, and showed his feelings many times without showing any signs of expression, but Ye Qiong was like a stone, unaware of it.Shui Zhan didn't dare to show the emperor's score in private, because he was afraid that the man would resign in arrogance and go away.

Shui Zhan is in a rare mood all the time, after grinding, he always wants to fall into his arms.

Ye Qiong was really tempted back then, it was really a youthful feeling, when he wanted to put on a show and tell the smiling tiger to puncture the window paper, the smiling tiger actually left without saying goodbye!The bucket of cold water was splashed on Ye Qiong's head, and he finally looked away later, but the anger did not go away, and it had been held in his heart for more than ten years, and it was out of control.You must know that after Shui Zhan left, Ye Qiong was sad for a long time, and she shed a lot of tears secretly. He counted all these precious teardrops on Shui Zhan's head. Toss Shui Zhan hard for a while.

When the Taishang Huangxian went, Shui Zhan's drunkenness after being relieved and hurting his mother finally softened Ye Qiong a little, but when the two of them were getting better, the fluttering Komami accidentally fell in love with a little girl. The little beauty's tricks are still in the dark.Ye Qiong's complexion has not been better since then, Shui Zhan hated the beauty so much that he gritted his teeth, but for the sake of his younger brother's heir, he still endured it for the time being.

But even if Ye Qiong knew about his consideration, she didn't get any better.It's a joke, he already disliked Shui Zhan as "unclean", and Shui Zhan didn't get close to the harem a long time ago to make him more pleasing to the eye, but now, all previous efforts have been wasted.

Shui Zhan let him toss about, his attitude was endless.He was really afraid that what happened back then would happen again, and this man was even more ruthless in his determination, now thinking of what was written in the secret document presented by the secret guard that this man would marry a wife immediately after returning home and treat his wife well, Shui Zhan still said What about pantothenic acid?If you don't care about this person's determination to remarry, with his character, you will have to watch from afar in this life, and you will never get close.

Shui Zhan was nervous and stared at Ye Qiong in different ways.

Mr. Ye was really angry, and he really felt that "new hatred and old hatred" rushed into his heart.Ye Qiong thought clearly that if two people were together, he would naturally not remarry, and he would not risk the world's disgrace to ask Shui Zhan to leave the harem, but this person must be as good as a jade!Shui Zhan's carelessness this time definitely bumped into Ye Qiong's inverse scales, he really wanted to make a clean break, if Shui Zhan didn't take it seriously, waving his sleeves and Ye Qiong would be able to do the thing of leaving home without saying goodbye.Fortunately, Shui Zhan was indeed the only one in his heart, and Ye Qiong squinted and gave an amnesty of "waiting for observation" after all kinds of ingratiating and accommodating him.

Mr. Ye is not easy to provoke, because of his temperament, in the future, Shui Yang and Lin Zhenyu will really adopt the child. Don't see Mr. Ye pampering his disciple like that, but he really doesn't want to see this disciple for a long time. The aggrieved little baby pouts and throws golden beans at his two fathers, until the little baby grows up and is forced by Zhen Yu to be enlightened by her husband.

In March in Yangchun, the scenery is unique. In a decades-old teahouse in Suzhou, the regular customers quietly looked at the guest who sat by the window for a whole day, without saying a word, for four or five days in a row.The shopkeeper and the waiter were both surprised that this guest who looked so unusual did not look like a poor owner. He ordered the most expensive and best tea here, but he behaved strangely—just waiting People don't wait like that. Wouldn't it be enough to ask a servant to wait for him?

Shui Zhan drank hot tea and waited there willingly, while recalling what happened in these years. When he left and for many years after that, he didn't dare to think that Huai Yi (Ye Qiong's word) didn't wait for him. How would he feel after leaving without saying goodbye? Back then, he clearly saw the blush on the boy's cheeks, and clearly felt the intimacy and joy between the boy's words and smiles... Shui Zhan breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly smiled. many years together...

It was not until the seventh day that a tall and tall figure appeared at the table by the window, looking at him with crooked eyebrows and a hint of complacency.Shui Zhan laughed, got up and was about to pull this man to sit down, and enjoy the Jiangnan at the end of March together.Unexpectedly, they heard the commotion behind them, and several voices said in surprise: "Brother Ye?" "Ye Qiong?" "Huai Yi?"...

Shui Zhan watched several people dressed as scribes come up and surround Ye Qiong, and the man in the middle also smiled and went to other tables.Imam choked on his chest, with a dark face and imposing manner, he walked over heavily to pick up the man's slender waist, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I have something to do with my wife, excuse me!" Until they left, Those present came back to their senses, and one of them murmured: "Ne-in-law?"

In a small courtyard full of Jiangnan style, Shui Zhan hugged the thin waist of the man in his arms domineeringly, and said with a smile, "Calm down? How about I wait another seven days?"

Ye Qiong rolled her eyes, and simply nestled into the arms of the person behind her, and said angrily: "Hmph, I didn't tell you to wait for three full months, just laugh!"

Shui Zhan rubbed the cheek of the person in his arms, and said with a smile: "Then let's stay for another month before leaving, so we can go back to the old place."

Ye Qiong's eyes lit up, thinking of all the things in the capital, hesitantly asked: "Is this good? The capital..."

Shui Zhan got up, hugged the person in his arms, and walked towards the bedroom. While walking, he said nonchalantly: "It's okay, with Xiao Jiuer here, Qionger can block half of it."

In the capital city, Zichen Palace, Shui Yang and Shui Qiong's nephew and uncle frowned exactly the same, looking down at the booklets, there was still a tall stack on the case.Outside the door were the ministers waiting to discuss matters. After a while, Shui Qiong raised his stiff neck and said with grievance hidden in his eyes: "Uncle Jiu, when will Father Emperor come back?" He didn't go to Uncle Jiu's house to see his brothers for several days. up!

Shui Yang raised his head and said gloomily, "It's best to come back quickly!" How many days have you lived in the palace?Every day when I go to court, I can see his daughter-in-law!

Shui Qiong lowered his head and pursed his mouth secretly, father is really too much!Originally, spring is such a busy season, and I deliberately picked this time to travel south to see the huge stack of memorials. The little prince, who was only in his early ten years, sighed, approve it!He looked up at Uncle Jiu again, feeling sympathetic in his heart. In fact, Uncle Jiu was the most pitiful person. The memorials he read were all things that were not urgent. Uncle Jiu’s place was full of urgent matters, not to mention that he had to discuss with the ministers after approval. Afterwards, it will be counted after a few more approvals, and Uncle Jiu has to read it again after he has approved it himself.Alas, poor Uncle Jiu!