On the day of Shangsi, Du Zhe and Cao Xueqin had too much trouble, and it was early spring, although the weather was already warm, but they were all sweating, and they were very bad when they were blown by the cold wind.

Cao Xueqin was fine, but she cleared her nose for a few days and took two or one pills. It was Du Zhe who suffered, and when he came back, he fell down and fell ill for more than ten days, so angry that he always had to bite Cao Xueqin's neck a few times every night to relieve his anger.

Moreover, because the medicine prescribed by the "Mongolian doctor" invited by Cao Xueqin was very bitter, Du Zhe always felt that it was burning from his throat to his stomach when he drank it, and he was reluctant to drink it after drinking it a few times. Every time I drink medicine, Cao Xueqin and Ding Rong have to be coaxed and deceived, and they are laughed at by the people in this small courtyard for being "like a child", in short, Du Zhe is unwilling to change.

"Master Qu, the medicine is bitter, you take another sip, just a small sip," Ding Rong chased after Du Zhe, "You drink this mouthful, I will go to the shop in the city in the afternoon to buy you lotus crisp, okay?" ”

Du Zhe deliberately pouted, surrounded Cao Xueqin, who was reading a book on the side, and hummed, "Xueqin, you don't love me anymore!" Your little guy bullied me and forced me to drink medicine, and you didn't help me! ”

"Puff-" Cao Xueqin put down the book in her hand, picked him up and sat on her lap, scratched his nose and said, "Rong'er is for your good, and besides, you are weak, so you need to take some medicine to recuperate." We have been together for a hundred years, and I have no reason to live a hundred years, but how can you die early? Dongliu, staying together is a matter of two people, you are not allowed to be lazy on this! ”

"Hmm......" Du Zhe flattened his mouth and took the bowl of medicine, "But...... Very bitter ......"

Cao Xueqin smiled and watched him finish drinking, and then pressed him to give him a deep kiss, and no matter how bitter the medicine was, it turned into sweet honey. Du Zhe blushed and turned his head to talk to Cao Xueqin, but Cao Xueqin laughed with Ding Rong, picked up the book again, and circled Du Zhe in his arms to look again.

"Master, Master Qu, there's a guest—"

The steward hurriedly ran in from outside, Cao Xueqin and Du Zhe were stunned, and the two quickly stood up separately. The two came to the gate of the small courtyard one after the other, but they were surprised to see a person who surprised them-

"Gongzi Cao, Qu ......" Yin Jishan glanced at Du Zhe, coughed lightly, and then replied, "Gongzi Qu, Tang suddenly visited today, I don't know if it is convenient to go to the house?" ”

Du Zhe was puzzled by Yin Jishan's change in title, but Cao Xueqin knew it in his heart, he laughed at the moment, and made a "please" gesture to Yin Jishan, "Convenient, convenient, my lord, please - Rong'er, go and pick up the Dongting Biluochun I kept." ”

"Hey" Ding Rong responded, and Qu Beiyi also followed Cao Xueqin to welcome Yin Jishan into the small courtyard.

Yin Jishan looked at this small courtyard and sighed, "In the past, Xuanrui Hall and Pavilion are no longer there." ”

The three characters of "Xuanruitang" are the plaques inscribed by Kangxi on the birthday of his nanny Sun, which was at the peak of the Cao family in Jiangning. Pavilion is a pavilion of the Cao family, when Cao Yin was there, he always raised his children and grandchildren near the pavilion, and even took the pavilion as the name, and many of Cao Yin's collections were named after "pavilion".

Yin Jishan mentioned the old matter of Cao Yin and Cao Mansion, Du Zhe was in a trance, but Cao Xueqin smiled to herself, and led Yin Jishan to sit in the hall, "Your Excellency came today, don't you want to catch up with me, right?" ”

"......" Yin Jishan frowned and looked at Cao Xueqin, then looked at Du Zhe, took a deep breath, and the words turned into a sigh when they came to his mouth.

"If you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."

"Jiangning weaving thing......" Yin Jishan has always been an outspoken person, and today he spoke heavily, looking at Cao Xueqin's eyes and dodging, "You will find out before next year, if you are the emperor at that time." ”

"My lord's words are wrong," Cao Xueqin shook her head and pursed her lips and smiled slightly, "Although I have the heart to investigate, I don't have the ability to find out the truth of the matter, do I." The credit for this is yours, and you don't have to humble yourself. ”

"But that's Chen Si ......"

"Then Chen Si is a righteous man, isn't he?" Cao Xueqin cut off Yin Jishan's words, "It's not easy for someone to stick a knife in the ribs for a friend." ”

Yin Jishan has been an official for many years, and he has been very good at observing words and feelings, so he immediately shut up and didn't mention it, only picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and glanced at Du Zhe again, Yin Jishan couldn't help it, but still asked, "...... Why? ”

Knowing that Yin Jishan was asking him why he was with Qu Beiyi, Cao Xueqin smiled slightly, and still said the same sentence, "Dongliu is my destiny." ”

Yin Jishan was dumbfounded and gasped, "The old man doesn't understand, three years ago, when he saw the second son of the Cao family in Beijing, it was not the case. At that time, the Manchu and Han Eight Banners all knew that Brother Zhan was a ...... Unscrupulous children: Playing tricks, acting on stage, and having no intention of career. Why, why have you changed your sexual ...... now? ”

Cao Xueqin's treatment of Jiangning weaving methods can not be described as shrewd, and Yin Jishan, as a feudal official, does not necessarily have such careful consideration: Jiangning weaving has been entrenched in the local area for a long time, and the power is intertwined, and most of the cloth on the annual tribute is involved with the royal family. Salt and iron are also fatal political affairs, and they cannot be rushed or delayed.

It's like beating a snake, if you can't pinch seven inches in one fell swoop, it's in vain.

Cao Xueqin saw that Yin Jishan was puzzled, he walked up to Du Zhe, grabbed Du Zhe's hand in front of Yin Jishan, and said with a smile, "My lord wonders why I suddenly changed my sex, it's because I didn't meet Dongliu before." Even today, I hate this path the most. ”

"Then why?!"

"Because of the east," Cao Xueqin's eyes were affectionate, as if he had been waiting for this day for a long time, he said loudly, "You said that everyone in Beijing knows that I Cao Zhan is an unfilial son, who has no intention of fame, and even mixes with Youling every day." How can adults ever understand that this ten zhang light dust, Shaohua is like a dream, and being able to find a winning couple to accompany this life is the happiness I seek in this life! ”

"This ......"

"Your Excellency, I have watched Dongliu in distress, watching him helpless and helpless in the midst of imperial power and wealth. When the eastward flow is chased and killed, I can't protect him all by myself. If you can't even save the life of your loved ones in the world, if you can't pursue the happiness of your loved ones, what's the fun of living? Dongliu, although he was born in Bo Zuo's cold family, he is also exquisite, and he must not be bullied or driven by others at will. When the adults asked me why, I replied: For the sake of the eastward flow, advance and retreat are all for the eastward flow. ”

Du Zhe listened to Cao Xueqin's heartfelt confession next to him, and he became excited for a while, but he could only hold Cao Xueqin's hand tightly, trembling all over, biting his lips and trying his best to endure it, and he couldn't let the tears fall from his eyes.

"I don't want to, in the future, when Dongliu is bullied again, there is nothing I can do, I can only beg the gods and Buddhas of heaven and earth. I don't want to, in the future, the eastward stream will follow me and wander around, and I can only eat bran vegetables. I don't want to regret it in the future, regret meeting me, regret following me, and can only endure the cold eyes of the world and be infamous for a lifetime! ”

After Cao Xueqin said this, she stood against the wind, but Yin Jishan couldn't be forced to look at her.

"That's it," Yin Jishan sighed again, stood up, and walked directly in front of Du Zhe, "Qu Gongzi." ”

Du Zhe stood up.

"I apologize to you for what I said in the Jiangning Weaving Mansion that day, that day I was inconsiderate and abrupt, and I hope that Gongzi will not be surprised." Yin Jishan owed a debt to Du Zhe, his attitude was sincere and his eyes were like torches.

Du Zhe smiled, and the tears that he had been holding back flowed down the corners of his eyes, he didn't speak, but nodded at Yin Jishan again and again - thank you for recognizing his Cao Xueqin in this way, from now on, there will be no greater happiness in this world.

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Jiangning Weaving committed a serious crime in office, but the emperor forgave his family in anger, but only dismissed him from his post and exiled, and his family could stay in Jiangning's old mansion. But in this way, I am afraid that their family will never see each other again in this life.

A few months later, Cao Xueqin was made up of Jiangning weaving, after many years back to the great-grandfather, grandfather, uncle, father did the position, the day the decree was announced, Jiangning City was very lively and happy, came to the weaving department in the congratulatory stream of people.

At the dinner on the same day, Yin Jishan, the governor of Jiangsu, also came to congratulate, in front of a group of Jiangnan scholars, he changed his title to Du Zhe, and even mentioned a beautiful thing in Beijing when he bravely saved the queen and the crown prince Duanhui. Although Yin Jishan didn't explain anything, the southerners present could really see and understand it, and their attitude towards Du Zhe turned 180 degrees, and they didn't mention anything about the drama.

Cao Xueqin and Du Zhe sat in the first seat, looking at Concubine Yang and Tang Minghuang dancing on the stage, remembering the bits and pieces from their first encounter to today, the two looked at each other and smiled.

Yuyang's drums broke through the dance of neon clothes and feathers, and watched the scene of Emperor Tang Ming and Concubine Yang parting from life and death. Everyone present sighed infinitely, which caused Du Zhe to think of a very important top priority in a trance!

The happiness and feast in front of him almost made him forget about it, in fact, since he recovered from a serious illness, Du Zhe has been thinking about it, but he never had time to talk to Cao Xueqin. Now that everything is going well and life is gradually stabilizing, he must seize the opportunity to explain to Cao Xueqin-

He has crossed over, he has come to urge the change, and as soon as "Dream of Red Mansions" is over, he will go to the next world.

He is about to leave Cao Xueqin.

He......

"Master Qu," Ding Rong touched Du Zhe's side at some point, and quietly pulled Du Zhe's sleeve, "Come on, I have something to tell you." ”

Ding Rong was so mysterious and secretive, Du Zhe hurriedly found a way to leave the table and found Ding Rong in the backyard. Ding Rong and a group of people who serve in the courtyard on weekdays are waiting in the courtyard, each of them is holding a lot of fireworks in their hands, their faces are red with excitement, Du Zhe raised his eyebrows and looked at them, "What's the matter?" What good things to celebrate. ”

"Master Qu," Ding Rong blinked, a little surprised, "You don't know, do you?" This is the second master's birthday! ”

Du Zhe was stunned for a moment, thinking that Cao Xueqin was not Runnian Mangzhong's birthday, and the information provided by the system could be clearly written. Seeing Du Zhewu distracted, Ding Rong laughed evilly, stuffed a big bag into Du Zhe and said, "Then you are miserable, don't remember the gift from your beloved the most on your birthday, you haven't prepared anything, don't get out of bed tomorrow." ”

"Stinky boy!" Du Zhe smiled angrily, holding the cluster of fireworks, his eyes rolled, but he also had an idea in his heart.

At this time, Cao Xueqin saw that Du Zhe had been out for a long time and had not come back, so she found an opportunity to leave the table and come to the backyard to find Du Zhe, and after walking less than two steps, Du Zhe jumped out of the shadows and covered his eyes with his hands with a smile.

"Eastward? Don't make a fuss. ”

"Hey, where am I making trouble," Du Zhe smiled, took out a sweat towel from his arms, and quietly blindfolded Cao Xueqin's eyes before holding his hand, "Let's go, I'll take you to a good place-"