Chapter 165: Remnant Ju Xinmei Talks about the Red Mansion
Fu Xiaoguan came to Beijing Dong Shulan has already informed Yu Wenyun, but this year is approaching, and the royal family also has many affairs, and today is just going to meet the Queen Mother, of course, this matter is extremely important, Shang Guifei naturally did not allow Yu Wenyun to run out early.
Now Yu Wenyun is estimated to be busy, but she said that she is in a hurry...... What else could there be in a hurry?
The two of them didn't stay in Tingmei for a long time, Fu Xiaoguan only exchanged a few words with Dong Xiude, but Dong Xiude said that Liu Yan'er with red sleeves.
The appearance of the eyebrows fluttering made Dong Shulan want to kick him twice.
"Okay, well, when it's over in a few days, let's go to the red sleeves and listen to Liu Yan'er sing that vain eyebrows."
The two took a carriage back to the Fu Mansion, and Yu Wenyun was wearing a red dress and a sable tail independent of Taoran Pavilion, looking at the snow rolling on the frozen Xuanwu Lake.
Fu Xiaoguan and the two walked over, and Yu Wenyun turned his head with a smile on his face, but Fu Xiaoguan saw a trace of sadness in that smile.
The three of them sat down, Chunxiu re-got a pot of charcoal fire, and went to the kitchen to arrange lunch.
"Didn't you say your father and your mothers would come?"
"You don't believe it, my father is really powerful, in March, my five mothers are all pregnant, and I can't stand the bumps along the way, so I have to stay in Linjiang."
The second daughter's face suddenly turned red, but what she thought in her heart was ...... What's that.
Two peerless beauties, one red and one white, sat beside him, Fu Xiaoguan had a strong impulse, he wanted to hug the second girl left and right in his arms, but he still strongly stifled this idea, after all, in the future, Fang Chang.
"That's the case......" Yu Wenyun also put away the impulse in his heart, and his expression became serious, "Just two days ago, the envoy of the Wu Dynasty to Shangjing brought a document, saying that the Wu Dynasty will hold a meeting in the Hanling Temple during the Cold Food Festival next year, and invite the talented people of all countries to participate. The first is to celebrate the tenth year of Emperor Wen of the Wu Dynasty, the second is to coincide with the 60th birthday of the Empress Dowager of the Wu Dynasty, and the third is to ...... The literary style of the Wu Dynasty gradually rose, but compared with the Yu Dynasty, there was a slight gap, and Emperor Wen hoped that this article would spur the literati of the Wu Dynasty. Our Yu Dynasty has a quota of 100 people, Fan has a quota of 30, Yi has only 20 people, and the Desolate Country has only 10 people. ”
When Fu Xiaoguan heard this, he asked, "This has nothing to do with me, why don't you just ask Lord Shangguan Wenxiu to send a hundred students?" ”
Dong Shulan threw Fu Xiaoguan a roll of the eyes, this person, sometimes his brain is as good as anything, sometimes he is like an idiot, he can't even hear the meaning of this!
Sure enough, Yu Wenyun raised his eyes and looked at Fu Xiaoguan: "The strange thing is that in this document, you are the only one who names you!" ”
Fu Xiaoguan opened his mouth in astonishment, "Does this mean I have to go?" ”
"It's a matter of friendship between the two countries, since Emperor Wen has named you, my father will definitely let you go. This is the time to promote the reputation of my Yu Dynasty, in fact, even if Emperor Wen doesn't name you, I guess my father will also send you, who said that you are now the most famous talent in the Yu Dynasty? ”
Saying this, Yu Wenyun stared at Fu Xiaoguan resentfully, Fu Xiaoguan was also very innocent at the moment.
This woman is a strange creature, if you are nameless, where will they look at you, but if you are too famous, they will be very worried.
Why does this document name Fu Xiaoguan name by name, this matter has been entangled Yu Wenyun for a long time, and today I asked about my mother, and my mother just smiled.
"The concubine asked me to invite you and Shulan to Dieyi Palace for a light meal tonight."
Fu Xiaoguan didn't know what Taoism was here, and he definitely had to go to Concubine Shang's invitation, but he was really not interested in this matter of the Wu Dynasty Cultural Meeting.
The Cold Food Festival is a day or two before the Qingming Festival, he still has many things in Shangjing, and Xishan also needs him to communicate in correspondence, if he goes to the Wu Dynasty, he will have to delay at least two or three months, the key is that this is not beneficial, that is to say, even if this Wenhui wins, at most, His Majesty will mention him from the Wupin Chaosan doctor.
Well, it seems like that's a benefit too.
This incident disrupted Fu Xiaoguan's original plan, so the only way to change the plan was to change it.
Dong Shulan doesn't know much about the affairs of the Wu Dynasty, and she knows that there is a very famous Confucian named Wen Xingzhou in the Wu Dynasty - Wen Yuan is like the sea, and he drives a small boat, and it is difficult to climb on the other side, so he takes a look at the scenery!
This person has been to Jinling, and he has been lecturing in the Jixia School Palace for more than a month, and he is a really erudite person, and even Lord Shangguan Wenxiu admires him very much.
Since it is the Wu Dynasty Literary Association, I think this Mr. Wen will definitely participate, and it is even very likely that it will be his proposition, or the final review.
Dong Shulan thought about it again, Fu Xiaoguan's poems and essays are also the world's top existence, even if it is Wen Xingzhou, it is difficult to find fault with Fu Xiaoguan's poems, so it is not a matter for Fu Xiaoguan to become famous in the Wu Dynasty.
After lunch, the three of them chatted about homely things, and Fu Xiaoguan handed over the soap and perfume he brought this time to Dong Shulan, there were not many perfumes, but there were several large boxes of soap.
"This thing is for bathing, and for the time being, there are two types of fragrances, you see."
Dong Shulan and Yu Wenyun took the soap and opened the packaging paper and felt it carefully, first of all, the fragrance, Dong Shulan is jasmine in her hand, and Yu Wenyun is osmanthus in her hand, which is much lighter than the smell of perfume, and the feel is extremely slippery.
"I don't know what you usually use in the bath, this thing is applied to the body during the bath, it can better clean the skin, and it can also make the skin more soft and smooth, in short, you try it yourself."
Dong Shulan's eyes lit up, if this thing is really as Fu Xiaoguan said, it will definitely sell well, especially in summer.
"I'm going to ask someone to send these things to be very beautiful, leave two boxes, and I'll have to send some to those noble ladies when the time comes."
"I will also bring some back to the palace, if it is good, it is estimated that my aunt will be interested, and if this thing is included in the imperial business, it will also have an additional market."
Dong Shulan raised her head and asked, "What is the cost of this thing?" ”
"The cost is about five cents."
This thing is made of lard, grass ash, alcohol and diluted flavors, and the yield is very high, and the cost is not expensive.
"Let's try it out and then set the price."
In this regard, Fu Xiaoguan is completely hands-off, this perfume that was originally planned to be sold for one tael of silver was now sold by these two women for ten taels of silver a bottle, and it is still out of stock, this is still winter, and it will be even worse if it is summer.
Fu Xiaoguan decided to take the time to write a letter to his father, and the perfume must increase the production, so that Yu Zhongtan of the Liuli shop can produce dozens of more sets of utensils.
By the time of Shen, the three of them got up and went to the Dieyi Palace.
Concubine Shang was not in the Dieyi Palace, but in the half-inkstone in the back garden.
When Yu Wenyun and the three of them came to Banyan Xuan under the guidance of Nian's father-in-law, Shang Guifei was standing in front of a window, watching the wind and snow all over the garden.
There was also a person sitting next to the tea table, he was the fifth prince Yu asked, who was making tea at the moment.
When Fu Xiaoguan came in, he raised his eyes and glanced at him, then smiled at Fu Xiaoguan, and lowered his head to make tea.
This is the rock tea from the mountain behind the sword forest, with this fresh snow water, at this moment the pot gradually smoked, the water has not yet boiled, Yu Wendao took a spoonful of rock tea and poured it in, turned off the fire a lot, and then there was a strong fragrance to fill the nose.
Fu Xiaoguan stood behind Shang Guifei and saluted respectfully, and said, "Xiaoguan pays a visit to Guifei Niangniang." ”
Shang Guifei retracted her gaze and turned around, and said with a smile: "You have a lot of courtesy, come on, sit down, Shulan, come to me." ”
Yu Wenyun pouted, one left and one right by Shang Guifei's side, Fu Xiaoguan and Yu Wenwen sat side by side opposite Shang Guifei.
"I was looking at the chrysanthemums in my garden just now, but I couldn't see them, they were all covered by the snow...... In fact, there is nothing to see, the chrysanthemums under the snow have withered, and I will pull them out in a few days, but the beautiful petals that used to be, I wanted to collect some, but it was pointless to think about them, so I let them wither naturally, and now I am afraid that they have melted into the dirt. ”
Yu asked, poured tea, and respectfully handed a cup to Shang Guifei.
"In your dream of the Red Mansion, Daiyu buried flowers three times, I think she is right, she understands flowers, and I think this flower is the cleanest when it falls into the soil. The funeral flower words are also very well written, once the spring is full of red faces, and the flowers fall and people die without knowing it...... It's a little sad, so I actually expected Lin Daiyu's ending. I don't know why you can write such a story, but what I want to tell you is that this spring may not be gone, so come with me-"
Shang Guifei came to the window again, this time she opened the window, there was a chill coming, she seemed to be unaware.
"You see, the chrysanthemums I waited for are gone, but when you look at the plum forest, there are already many flower bones, and in a few days, they will bloom again."
"It's not because I'm sighing about the ending of Lin Daiyu, I've just been thinking about a question, why is the book so gloomy, I read this book again these days, and I seem to understand some of your thoughts, I called you here today to ask you - Daiyu is a flower Mingzhi, this Jiafu is really so dark and dirty?"
Shang Guifei's seemingly boundless words Fu Xiaoguan understood, and indeed the hidden meaning in the dream of the Red Chamber was dissatisfaction with the imperial court, and the original author expressed this dissatisfaction through Jiafu in a vague manner.
What others see may be a story of the prosperity and decline of children's love in Jiafu, but a shrewd person like Shang Guifei naturally understands the meaning.
Fu Xiaoguan bowed down and smiled, and said, "Actually...... I am sunshine, and always sunshine. ”
Shang Guifei turned to look at Fu Xiaoguan, and Fu Xiaoguan said again: "It's true that Jiafu is dark and dirty, it can actually not decay, and the reason is that it lacks sunlight. When I wrote this book, I didn't sink into the gloom, but I understood a truth, and that is...... Sunlight will eventually dispel darkness, just like this flower, which blooms throughout the seasons. ”