Dream of the Red Mansion

It is said that Aunt Xue heard Xue Biao's letter, and because she called the boy in, she asked, "You heard your uncle say, how did you beat him to death?" The boy said, "I didn't listen to the truth.

That day the uncle told the second master. "After talking, I looked back and saw no one, so I said." The uncle said that since the trouble at home was so serious, the uncle had no heart, so he wanted to go to the south to buy goods.Today, I thought about asking someone to go with me. This person lives in more than 200 places in the south of our city.The uncle went to find him, and met Jiang Yuhan, who had been friends with the uncle before, and brought some small actors into the city.The uncle ate and drank with him in the same shop, because the poor man kept glancing at Jiang Yuhan, and the uncle became angry.Later Jiang Yuhan left.The next day, the uncle invited the person he was looking for to drink. After drinking, he remembered what happened the day before and asked the man who was in charge to change the wine.The man refused, so the uncle picked up the wine bowl and beat him.Unexpectedly, that person was also a rascal, so he stretched out his head and asked the uncle to hit him.The uncle hit him on the head with a bowl, and he bled, lying on the ground, cursing in his head, and then stopped talking. "

Aunt Xue said, "Is there no one to persuade you?" The boy said, "I didn't hear what the old man said, so I dare not speak nonsense." Aunt Xue said, "Go and have a rest first." The boy agreed to come out .Here Aunt Xue came to see Mrs. Wang herself, and asked Mrs. Wang to turn to Jia Zheng.Jia Zheng asked before and after, so he had no choice but to answer vaguely. He only said that he would wait for Xue Biao to hand over the submission and see how his county approved it before making sense.

Here, Aunt Xue exchanged money in the pawnshop again, and asked the young man to rush away.After three days, there was a reply.Aunt Xue went on to ask the little girl to tell Baochai, and came over to have a look.I saw that the book said:

He took the silver and made it as an envoy for the Yamen.My brother doesn't suffer a lot in prison, please rest assured my wife.The only thing is that the people here are very tricky, and they don't follow the witnesses of the dead body, and even the friend invited by the elder brother also helped them.Li Xiang and I are both born in the same family. Fortunately, we found a good gentleman and promised him money. Then we asked for an idea, saying that Wu Liang, who was drinking with his brother, had to be dragged, and someone bailed him out, and promised him silver. , told him to tear captive.If he didn't agree, he would say that Zhang San was beaten to death by him, and he blamed him on a foreigner.I followed him, and sure enough Wu Liang came out.Now I bought the dead body to witness, and made another report.It was delivered the day before yesterday, and it is approved today. Please see the bottom of the submission to know.Because he read it again and said:

There is a certain person, who is a grievance for his brother who was killed by flying disaster.Xue Pan, the brother of the thief, was originally from Nanjing and lived in Xijing.In a certain year, month and day, Biben went south for trade.A few days after leaving, the slave sent a letter home, saying that he had been killed.When he was born, he went to constitutional rule, and his elder brother accidentally injured Zhang's surname, and he was imprisoned.According to my brother's weeping report, I don't know each other with the surname Zhang, and there is no enmity.

Occasionally, at the corner of the wine exchange, Brother Sheng spilled the wine on the ground. Just as Zhang San lowered his head to pick up something, he missed it for a while, and the wine bowl accidentally touched the door and died.Meng En was detained for interrogation, and his brother was afraid of being punished, and admitted that he had been beaten to death.Yang Meng Xiantian is benevolent, knowing that there is a grievance, and the case has not yet been finalized.Brother Sheng is banned, with a plea and defense, and there are dry rules.Thinking of his brothers and sisters, he risked his life to testify on his behalf, begging for the kindness of the constitution, and submitting evidence and cross-examination, which is a great mercy.The students and the whole family admire Dai Hongren, and there will be nothing left forever.Eagerly present.The batch is:

The autopsy showed conclusive evidence.And no torture was used, Brother Er admitted to fighting and killed, and confessed to the case.You came from far away today, but you didn't witness it, so why use excuses to make false accusations.The crime should be punished, and Gu Nian is very affectionate as a brother, and forgive him.not allowed.Aunt Xue heard there and said, "Isn't this impossible to save? How good is this!" Baochai said, "Second Brother's book has not been finished yet, and there will be more later." Yin read again: "Yes If you ask about the important things, you will know." Aunt Xue asked the person, because she said: "The county knew that our family has enough money, and we have to find a good job in Beijing. If we give you a big gift, we can review it and give you a lighter sentence. The case is finalized. Madam must deal with it quickly at this time, and if it is too late, I am afraid that the uncle will suffer."

After hearing this, Aunt Xue asked the servant to go by herself, and immediately went to Jia's mansion to explain the reason to Mrs. Wang and begged Jia Zheng.Jia Zheng was only willing to ask someone to intercede with the county magistrate, but refused to mention money.Fearing that it would be useless, Aunt Xue begged Sister Feng to talk to Jia Lian, and spent thousands of silver to buy off the county magistrate.Xue Biao also figured it out.Then the county magistrate was listed and sat in the hall, and all the neighbors promised to see the dead relatives, etc., and Xue Pan was proposed in the prison.The scribes in the punishment room all roll their names one by one.The county magistrate asked Dibao to confess to the early Ming Dynasty, and asked the dead relative Zhang Wang and the dead uncle Zhang Er to interrogate.

Zhang Wang cried and said: "The youngest man is Zhang Da, who lived in Nanxiang. He died 18 years ago. The eldest son and the second son also died. The only dead son is Zhang San. He is 23 years old this year. I didn't marry a woman. Because the villain's family was poor and had nothing to support, I worked as a trough in the Li's shop. At noon that day, the Li's shop sent someone to call me, saying that your son was beaten to death. "My lord Qingtian, the little one is bluffing to death.When I ran there, I saw my son lying on the ground gasping for breath, bleeding from his head. I couldn't speak to him, and he died in a short while.The villain is going to grab this little bastard desperately. "All the yamen servants yelled. Mrs. Zhang Wang kowtowed." Begging Master Qingtian for justice, the villain only has this one son. "The county magistrate called down, and asked the person from Li's shop." Does Zhang San belong to your shop's helper? "Then Li Er replied." It's not a servant, it's a pawn. "

The county magistrate said: "That day at the corpse yard, you said that Xue Pan smashed the bowl to death for Zhang San. Did you see it with your own eyes?" Li Er said, "The little one is on the cabinet. I heard that the guest room wanted wine. Not once more , I heard that it was bad, I was injured. The younger one ran in and saw Zhang San lying on the ground, unable to speak. The younger one called to the Dibao and reported to his mother. How did they beat him? , I really don’t know, please ask the drinker to find out.” The county magistrate shouted: “You saw the statement in the first trial, why do you say you didn’t see it now?” Li Erdao: “The little one was so confused the day before yesterday and talked nonsense.” The yamen servant He yelled again.The county magistrate called Wu Liang and asked, "Are you drinking together? How did Xue Pan hit him? Let me tell you the truth." Wu Liang said, "The younger one was at home that day, and this uncle Xue asked me to drink. He hates drinking. It’s not good to change it, but Zhang San refuses. Uncle Xue was angry and poured wine on his face, and somehow it hit the head. I saw it with my own eyes.” The magistrate said: “Nonsense. The corpse yard the day before yesterday Xue Pan himself admitted that he was beaten to death with a bowl. You said you saw it with your own eyes. Why is the confession wrong today? Slap your mouth." The yamen servant promised to beat him, but Wu Liang begged and said, "Xue Pan did not fight Zhang San. The wine bowl accidentally touched him. It's on the head. I beg the master to ask Xue Pan for grace." The county magistrate called Xue Pan and asked, "What kind of feud do you have with Zhang San? After all, how did you die? Let me tell you the truth." Xue Pan said: "Please forgive me, the little one didn't hit him. Because he refused to change the wine, I poured the wine on him, not wanting to miss it for a while, and the wine bowl hit his head by mistake. The little one hurriedly covered his blood, and there I knew I couldn't hide it anymore, the blood was bleeding a lot, and I died after a while. I was afraid that the old man would beat him at the mortuary the day before yesterday, so he said he hit him with a bowl. I just ask the old man for mercy." The county magistrate shouted: "What a good man Stupid thing! The county asked you how you smashed him, and you confessed that you smashed him because you were angry with him for not changing the wine, and today you confessed that you accidentally touched him." The county magistrate pretended to be aggressive and wanted to hit him or pinch him, but Xue Pan insisted.The magistrate asked Wu Zuo to report the wounds filled in the corpse field the day before yesterday according to the facts.Wu made a report and said: "The inspection of Zhang San's body was uninjured the day before yesterday, but there was a porcelain wound on the door of the hall, which was one inch and seven minutes long and five minutes deep. If the style is consistent, if you know that the scribes have changed the lightness, you will not refute it, and you will call it a painting confession indiscriminately.Zhang Wang cried out, "Master Qingtian! I heard how many injuries were left the day before yesterday, why are they all gone today?"

The magistrate said: "This woman is talking nonsense. Don't you know that there is a corpse?" Zhang Er, the uncle of the corpse, asked, "Your nephew died. How many injuries do you know?" Zhang Er hurriedly confessed: "A wound on the head." The county magistrate said, "But come again." Ask the scribe to show the corpse to Mrs. Zhang Wang, and ask the uncle to show him the corpse. There was no fight, not a brawl.Only draw a confession according to the order of accidental injury.Xue Pan was imprisoned and waited for details. Yu ordered Yuanbao to lead him out and leave the hall.Zhang Wang cried and yelled, and the county magistrate asked all the yamen servants to drive him out.Zhang Er also persuaded Zhang Wang: "It's really an accidental injury, so how can you rely on others. Now the master has made it clear, don't mess around." Xue Biao found out about it outside, and he liked it in his heart, so he sent someone home to deliver a letter.When the approval comes back in detail, we can make some atonement, and stay here to wait for the letter.I only heard rumors in twos and threes on the road that a noble concubine died, and the emperor stopped court for three days.It's not far from the mausoleum here, and the magistrate's office is on the way. It's useless to live here. It's better to go to the prison and tell your brother to wait at ease, "I'll go home and come back in a few days." Xue Pan was also afraid of his mother's pain. The letter said: "I have nothing to do. I have to pay a few more times before I can go home. Just don't waste money."

Xue Biao left Li Xiang here to take care of him. He went home and met Aunt Xue. He told Aunt Xue how the county magistrate favored him and judged them. He finally decided that he was injured by mistake. In the future, he would spend some money from his relatives. Once he made atonement, he would be fine. up.When Aunt Xue heard about it, she felt relieved and said, "I'm looking forward to your coming to take care of me at home. Jia's mansion should have thanked you for going, besides, Concubine Zhou is gone, they go in every day, and the house is empty. I want to go to take care of my concubine's wife." Take care of me as a companion, but there is no one in our house. You are here just in time." Xue Biao said: "I heard that Concubine Jia died outside, so I rushed back. Our Concubine Yuan is doing well, how can I die Already?" Aunt Xue said: "I was ill once last year, and it was fine. This time, I didn't hear anything about Concubine Yuan's illness. I only heard that the old lady in the mansion was not very useful in the past few days. When I closed my eyes, I saw Yuan Concubine Concubine. Everyone was worried until it sounded like nothing was wrong. On the eve of the eve of the night, the old lady said yes. Why did Concubine Yuan come to me alone? Everyone only said that she was sick, and they didn’t believe it. The old lady said again: If you don't believe me, the imperial concubine Yuan told me that her glory and glory will soon end and she needs to retreat. Everyone said: "Who wouldn't think of it? This is something that older people think about. So don't take it seriously." It just so happened that when I got up early the next day, there was a noise from inside saying that the empress was seriously ill, and everyone ordered to go in to pay her respects. They were so surprised that they hurried in. Before they came out, our family had heard that the imperial concubine Zhou had passed away. Do you want to go outside? Literally, the family's suspicion happened to happen in one place, so it's not surprising!"

Baochai said: "It's not only the rumors outside that are wrong, but it's at home. When I heard the word "Niang Niang", I was busy, and I realized it later. In the past two days, the girls and women in the mansion said, They knew that she was not our mother. I said: How can you be sure? He said: A few years ago, in the first month of the year, a fortune teller from other provinces was recommended. Put it in the horoscopes of the maids and send it out for him to calculate. He only said that the girl who was born on the first day of the first lunar month was afraid that the time was wrong, otherwise she was really a noble person and could not be in this mansion. The master told everyone that no matter who That’s right, count according to the horoscope. Then the gentleman said that in the four characters of Bingyin in the first month of Jiashen year, there are wounded officials and losers, but in the character Shen, there are upright officials and horses. Good. This day is Yimao, and the trees are flourishing in the early spring. Although they are shoulder to shoulder, how do you know that the better the comparison, the better, just like that good wood, the more it is cut, the more it becomes a great tool. I am so happy that at the time, what kind of hard gold is the most precious, and what is finished Zhongzheng official Luma is prosperous alone, this is called Feitian Lumag. He also said that when the sun and the salary return, they are very precious. The two virtues of Tianyue and the moon are in their own destiny, and they are favored by the Jiaofang. If the time is right for this girl, she will definitely She is a master and concubine. Isn’t that accurate! We still remember that it’s a pity that the prosperity is not long, and I’m afraid that it will be the year of Yin and Mao. This is comparing and comparing, and robbery and robbery. , the essence is not firm. They forgot all these words, just busy. I just remembered to tell our grandma, where is Yinnian Maoyue this year." Before Baochai finished speaking, Xue Biao said anxiously: "And Don't worry about other people's affairs, since there is such a fairy fortune-teller, I think my brother will be blessed by some evil star this year, and he will encounter such a calamity, so please tell him the horoscope and see if there is any hindrance." Baochai said: "He It’s from another province, I don’t know if it’s gone in Beijing now.”

With that said, he ordered Aunt Xue to go to Jia's mansion.When we got there, only Li Wan Tanchun waited at home to follow up, and asked, "how is the matter with the uncle?"Tanchun then said: "Last night my wife was thinking about going home to take care of something at home, and it's all up to my aunt to take care of it. Now I have something to do, and it's hard to mention it. I just don't feel at ease." Aunt Xue said: "I am also sad at home. It's just What's the use of your elder sister being alone at home? Besides, our daughter-in-law is not very knowledgeable, so I can't get away. The county magistrate is also preparing for the week The imperial concubine's errands, I can't settle the case, so your second brother came back, so I have to come and have a look." Li Wan said, "It would be better for my wife to stay here for a few days." Aunt Xue nodded: "I want to stay here too To keep you sisters company, only you sister Bao calm down." Xichun said: "Auntie has to worry about it, why don't you invite sister Bao over?" Aunt Xue said with a smile: "No way."

Xichun said: "Why can't it be done? How did he come to live first?" Li Wan said: "You don't understand. He has something to do at home now, so how did he come?"Just as she was talking, Mother Jia waited for her return.When I saw Aunt Xue, I didn't bother to say hello, so I asked Xue Pan about it.Aunt Xue described it in detail.Baoyu heard something about Jiang Yuhan from the side, and didn't ask in front of everyone, but thought about it in his heart, "Why didn't he come to see me when he returned to Beijing?"Just as I was thinking blankly in my heart, it happened that Daiyu also came to say hello.Baoyu felt that he liked it a little, so he interrupted the thought of Baochai and had dinner with the sisters at the old lady's place.Everyone dispersed, and Aunt Xue will live in the old lady's apartment.

Baoyu returned to her room, changed her clothes, and suddenly remembered the sweat towel Jiang Yuhan gave her, so she asked Xi Ren, "Do you still have the red sweat towel that you didn't wear that year?" Ask him what he's doing?" Baoyu said, "I'm asking for nothing." Xiren said, "You didn't hear that Mr. Xue was with these bastards, so the trouble was life-threatening. Why do you still mention those? There is such a thing. Worrying for nothing, it's better to study quietly and put aside these unimportant things." Baoyu said: "I don't make any trouble. I just think of it by chance. Whether I have it or not, I will ask for nothing. You have these words." Xiren laughed and said, "It's not that I talk too much. If a person is educated and reasonable, he should flatter his superiors. Even if a loved one comes, let him look at him and respect him." As soon as Xiren mentioned it, he said, "It's amazing. I was at the old lady's side just now. I saw a lot of people and didn't talk to my sister. He didn't pay any attention to me. He left when we left, and he must be in the house at this time. I'll come." He said and left.Xi Ren said: "Come back soon, this is my suggestion, which makes you happy."

Baoyu didn't answer, but walked all the way to Xiaoxiang hall with his head down.I saw Daiyu leaning on the table reading a book.Baoyu came to him and said with a smile, "My sister is back early." Daiyu also laughed and said, "You ignore me, what am I doing there?" Baoyu said with a smile, "They talk a lot, I can't get in Go, so I didn't talk to you." While looking at the book Daiyu was reading.I can't read any of the characters in the book, some are like "Shao", some are like "Mang", there is also a "big" character with a tick next to the "nine" character, and a "five" character in the middle, There is also a word "wood" added to the character "five" and "six" on the top, and another character "five" at the bottom. It looked strange and puzzled, so he said: "My sister has become more and more advanced recently. gone."

Daiyu sneered and said with a laugh: "What a student, I haven't even seen a qin score." Baoyu said: "Why don't you know the qin score, why can't you read any characters on it. Do you know my sister?" Daiyu said, "I don't know what he's doing?" Baoyu said, "I don't believe it. I've never heard that you can play the piano. There are several hanging in our study. There was a Mr. Qingke called Ji Haogu the year before last, my lord." I bothered him to stroke a song. He took down the piano and said that he couldn’t make it. He also said: If the old man is happy, he will bring the piano to ask for advice. I think our master doesn’t understand, so he won’t come. Why do you Do you have the ability to hide it?" Daiyu said: "How can I really know it? The day before yesterday I felt a little comfortable, flipping through the books on the big bookshelf, and saw a set of piano scores, which is very elegant and interesting. I also understand that it is really the ancient people's effort to cultivate one's mind. I have heard it carefully and learned it in Yangzhou, but if you don't play it, it will disappear. This is really true. If you don't play for three days, thorns will grow in your hands. I saw this the other day. A few pieces don’t have music and text, only name. I found another book with music and text to read. It’s interesting. How to play it well is really difficult. Longfeng, the sage of Confucius still learned the piano from Shixiang, and he knew that he was the king of Wen as soon as he practiced it. High mountains and flowing waters, you must meet a bosom friend." Speaking of this, his eyelids moved slightly, and he slowly lowered his head.Baoyu was happy to hear it, and said, "My dear sister, what you said is really interesting, but I can't read the words on it. How can you teach me?"

Daiyu said: "You don't need to teach it, you can know it once you say it." Baoyu said: "I'm a fool, so I have to teach me that. Add a tick to the big character, and one in the middle. It's five characters." Daiyu said with a smile: " This. Large characters. Nine characters are pressed with the thumb of the left hand on the nine emblems on the piano, and this hook is added. Five characters are hooked five strings with the right hand. It is not a single character, but a sound, which is very easy. There are also chanting, kneading, Chuo, note, bump, walk, fly, push and other methods are all about technique." Baoyu danced happily and said, "My dear sister, since you understand the principles of Qin, why don't we learn it?" Daiyu said: "Qin player, Forbidden. Under the system of the ancients, it was originally used to govern the body, cultivate one's temperament, suppress one's desires, and get rid of extravagance. If you want to play the piano, you must choose a quiet room or a high room, or on the top of the floor, inside the forest stone, or On the top of the mountain, or on the edge of the water. When the sky is clear and the sky is clear, the wind is clear and the moon is bright, and you burn incense and sit quietly. Only when you think about it, and your qi and blood are peaceful, can you be in harmony with the gods and the Tao. Therefore, the ancients said A bosom friend is hard to come by. If you don’t have a bosom friend, you’d rather be alone with the clear wind and bright moon, the green pines and rocks, the wild apes and the old cranes, and caress for a while to express your interest. Only then will you live up to the piano. There is another layer, and you have to finger it Good, good sound. If you need to play the qin, you must first dress neatly, or crane cloak, or deep clothes, like the ancients' statues and watches, then you can be called a sage's weapon. Beside the couch, put the qin on the table, sit on the fifth emblem, beware of your own heart, and raise your hands calmly, so that your mind and body are in harmony. You also need to know the severity of the disease, curl up comfortably, and keep your posture Respect is good." Baoyu said: "We learn to be stubborn, but if we become so particular about it, it will be difficult."

The two were talking when they saw Zijuan come in and Baoyu said with a smile, "Second Master Bao, I'm so happy today." "Zicuckoo said." It's not that he's happy, he's talking about the second master's visit to us. "Baoyu said." At first, my sister was not feeling well, and I was afraid that he would be annoyed by making trouble.Besides, I go to school again, so it seems to be alienated obviously. "Zijuan said before he finished speaking." The girl is also good, since the second master said so, it's time for the girl to have a rest, don't tell the girl that she just pays attention to trouble. "Baoyu said with a smile." But I only cared about listening, so I forgot about my sister's troubles. "Daiyu said with a smile." It's fun to say these things, and there's nothing to worry about.I'm just afraid that I just talk and you just don't understand. "Baoyu said." Anyway, he slowly and naturally understood. "Speaking, he stood up and said." Let's take a break from the real sister.Tomorrow, I will tell the third and fourth sisters to go, tell them to learn, and let me listen. "Daiyu said with a smile." You are too useful.Even if everyone has learned to caress, you don’t understand, it’s not right—”

When Daiyu said that, thinking of what was on her mind, she shrank her mouth and refused to continue.Baoyu laughed and said, "As long as you can play, I'll love to listen to it, regardless of whether it's good or not." Daiyu blushed and smiled, and Zijuan Xueyan also laughed.So when I walked out the door, I saw Qiu Wen holding a pot of orchids with the little girl and said: "Someone sent four pots of orchids to my wife, because I have something to do and I don't have time to bully him, so I asked the second master to give one pot. The girl has a pot." When Daiyu looked at it, there were a few branches with double flowers, and her heart suddenly moved, and she didn't know whether it was joy or sorrow, so she stared blankly.

At this time, Baoyu was only on the piano, so he said, "my sister has orchids, so she can do Yilan exercises." Daiyu felt uncomfortable when she heard this.Going back to the room, looking at the flowers, I thought "The grass and trees are in the spring, the flowers are fresh and the leaves are luxuriant. I think I am still young, and I am like the willows in three autumns. If I can follow my wish, it may gradually come back, otherwise, I am afraid that I will be like the willows." In the last spring, how can we prevent the wind and rain to send us off." Thinking of that, I couldn't help but shed tears again.

Zicuckoo saw this scene nearby, but couldn't think of the reason.Just now Baoyu was so happy here, but now he is looking at the flowers, how can he feel sad again.I was so worried that I couldn't solve it, but I saw someone from Baochai.I don't know what happened, I will break it down next time.