Chapter 118: Save the Beauty? No
No matter how the common people see it, it seems like a character created by Miss Chang'an after she artistically processed herself.
Not only is she a passionate person, but she is also a beautiful woman with great literary talent.
Moreover, the poem "Lovesickness" written by Su Jia when he was seriously ill and missed His Majesty expressed his longing for His Majesty very vividly.
Sister Daiyu is sick and has an ambiguous relationship with Baoyu. They occasionally quarrel, but she still cannot leave Baoyu's feelings. Do they complement each other?
Therefore.
Thinking about Miss Chang'an writing "Lovesickness" when she was seriously ill, and the previous times when she was filial and friendly with her younger brothers and sisters despite her illness,
Many people think that Su Changan is really the sister of the Su family, just like Lin Daiyu.
I was thinking, when I wrote down my longing, I wondered if the Su family's sister was coughing up blood.
but
This was something everyone only dared to say in private. After all, Miss Chang'an was the future mother of the nation, and she shouldn't be spoken of casually like that.
But some people think that this is wrong and the analysis is too far-fetched!
After all, although Lin Daiyu is similar to Miss Chang'an in terms of virtues such as being sick and filial.
But being kind to others and being considerate is clearly what Xue Baochai is.
Moreover, Xue Baochai is also a lovesick person. Her literary talent is not inferior to Lin Daiyu. She is considerate of others and very well-mannered. How could a lady like Lin Daiyu, who has such a sharp tongue, be a lady from Chang'an?
If we really want to talk about it, Xue Baochai is the Miss Chang'an.
But some people still disagree.
I don't think this comparison should be made. Maybe when Miss Chang'an wrote "Dream of Red Mansions", she didn't think about these things at all. She just followed the background of the story, so the characters she wrote did not draw any inspiration from herself. Now these are just the imaginations of these readers.
With the argument, more and more people are reading "Dream of Red Mansions".
Take it for granted
More and more people are discussing this.
Especially in the plot, there are so many arguments, such as Jia Rui's death was too easy, he should be cut into pieces, Daiyu was too pitiful, etc.
Everyone has his own opinion.
But without exception, no matter whether one read it by oneself or listened to the storyteller, the book Dream of the Red Chamber became popular throughout the whole Luoan city in just two days!
As for which lady in the courtyard in the book is Miss Chang'an, there is endless debate.
It’s nothing more than that, if I like a certain character, I think it’s Miss Chang’an.
Some people even feel, after just one glance, that if all the qualities of the many women in this book were added together, that would be Miss Chang'an.
But many people agree with this.
But there are still many people who think that Su Changan is Lin Daiyu.
Perhaps I was brainwashed by the poem "Lovesickness". I just felt that it was romantic to write such a sincere and heartfelt poem when I was seriously ill and missed Your Majesty.
It is particularly suitable for the role of Lin Daiyu in "Red Mansions".
When meeting in private, one should address Su Changan as "Sister Changan" like in the books.
but
When many people marvel at the wonder of "A Dream of Red Mansions", they are also moved by the poem "Lovesickness".
There are no gorgeous words or quotations of allusions. It is a poem that expresses lovesickness by describing objects. The poem is inspired by the objects, and although the language is simple, it is full of imagination.
Every sentence is about red beans, but they go beyond the image and get to the heart of the matter, expressing the lovesickness to the core.
There is a saying that "the most affectionate words are often simple and natural."
This poem "Lovesickness" is extremely simple, with simple words but deep feelings.
Moreover, Su Changan could write such poems about the tiny red beans, also known as acacia seeds.
Many people who read this poem were impressed that Su Chang'an could write a poem like "When Will the Bright Moon Rise" that seemed to be written by an immortal, a poem of feminine love like "Dian Jiang Lip", and a love poem like "Lovesickness".
He was even able to write the book "A Dream of Red Mansions, Part One", with such ingenuity that it is unpredictable and one cannot stop writing.
High literary talent.
This has made these young talents bow their heads and smile bitterly, then look up at existence.
Even those who had just arrived in Beijing to take part in the Winter Imperial Examination, upon hearing about Su Chang'an's literary reputation, all rushed to Qingya Restaurant.
And after taking a look at Su Changan's old poems, they were all moved.
As for the admiration for Su Changan.
They are everywhere among scholars.
Especially those led by Li Wei, they strongly praised Su Chang'an's literary talent.
As for love
Since the beginning, there have been countless people who have admired and thought about Su Changan, otherwise there wouldn't have been such a thing as people lining up to propose marriage to the Su family.
As for the common people, they all naturally admired her, but because of their different status, they did not dare to express it.
And now.
Su Changan is number one on the Rouge List.
Although the Rouge List was compiled by the people in the martial arts world themselves without the permission of the imperial court, it is extremely authoritative in the eyes of ordinary people.
Especially every year, these lists are the topic of conversation for ordinary people in their spare time. Therefore, although ordinary people are not experts in the field, they also know the importance of the number one on the Rouge List.
So Su Changan...
With such qualities as being the most beautiful woman, having great literary talent, and being a gentleman, it is natural that the number of people who admire her increases a lot.
Especially those women who have read "Dream of Red Mansions" and know the poem "Lovesickness", no matter what their backgrounds are, all sighed that it would be great if they had known Miss Chang'an earlier.
Those who already admired Su Changan sighed after watching "The Red Chamber".
then
Because of "Red Mansion" and "Lovesickness", many women and some men in Luo'an City "leaned on the railings, but had no emotions."
after all
With Su Changan and His Majesty in the same state now, there is absolutely no hope for them.
certainly
There are also people who are extremely envious of the relationship between Su Changan and His Majesty. They think that it is really desirable for such an infatuated person to fall in love with a lover.
In particular, many people envy the current empress for being loved by such a lovely man.
Some young ladies, who are already sentimental, leaned against the window under the moonlight, thinking that it would be great if their lovers were as lovely as this one.
Envy, resentment, and sadness.
It’s just because Su Changan is already a lover, but I can only sigh that Su Changan is a lover.
but
There are still quite a few people in Luoan City.
I just hope Miss Changan can write the second volume as soon as possible.
Thanks to Su Changan being in the palace and having a noble status, many people really couldn't find him.
But we can find the Su Mansion.
Many people, including young ladies and wealthy ladies, stayed up all night to finish reading "Dream of Red Mansions" because it was so good.
After reading this, some people who had connections with the ladies of the Su family naturally couldn't forget them, so they took gifts and went to the Su Mansion.
all of a sudden
Just like when the marriage proposal was made before, the Su family had a constant stream of guests.
But this time, the ones who were disturbed were Su Liu, Su Zhang, and even Su Linhan.
On Su Zimu's side, although there were some, they were much less.
Three days
The streets of Luoan city were filled with the drama of Red Mansions and the poem of Lovesickness. Everyone was talking about Red Mansions and the infatuated love between Su Changan and His Majesty.
But on Su Changan's side
A lot of things actually happened in these three days.
The first one to come was Prince Yong Xia Chan, who brought his wife with him.
What he meant was that because he was about to set off back to Shu, he specially asked for the Empress's order and got permission to come and pay a visit to the future Empress, that is, his sister-in-law.
Xia Xuan was still dark, but looked imposing.
When Su Changan was sitting there, he noticed that Xia Chan had calluses on his hands, obviously from doing a lot of farm work.
Xia Huan's wife was from Shu. According to what he himself said, he met the girl in a local village.
Su Changan looked at the girl. She was actually quite good-looking and was literate, but not very well-read. She was, after all, a real farm girl. But she was obviously a kind and honest person.
When she came to Su Changan, she was also very cautious and didn't dare to say much. She just lowered her head. Even when Su Changan talked to her, she was hesitant and obviously a little scared.
Su Changan had heard Xia Fengxiang mention it before, saying that on that Mid-Autumn night, Xia Yan introduced his wife to the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother asked Xia Huan to divorce the woman, but Xia Huan refused. As a result, a conflict arose between mother and son, and the woman was beaten by the Queen Mother.
Looking at the woman at that moment, Su Changan felt a little sympathy, so he gave her some not-too-expensive things, which were actually just some food recipes.
Giving valuable things as gifts would seem like a reward, and Su Changan didn't want to do that.
Xia Yan came this time with the intention of paying a visit to Su Changan, so he didn't stay long and left quickly.
After leaving, Yan Ruyu told Su Changan that Xia Xuan would go back early with some Black Armor Army because if they continued to stay here, the Queen Mother might kill the woman.
However, although they didn't talk much, Xia Yan bowed to Su Changan and apologized, saying that he was apologizing on behalf of his mother for taking Su Changan out on her.
In short,
Xia Xuan looked exactly like a prince who had retired to the countryside.
It had nothing to do with what his mother, the Queen Mother, did or the struggle for power in the temple, and he had no intention of getting involved in it at all.
Su Changan didn't quite believe it. After all, when it comes to politics, there is no such thing as belief or disbelief.
But Su Changan was not worried. After all, Zhu Huang was there, and those people were much smarter than him.
In addition to this matter, there is another thing that makes Su Changan feel strange these days. Sometimes he inexplicably feels that someone is staring at him.
But no matter how hard they looked, even asking Yan Ruyu to help, they just couldn't find that person.
This made Su Changan wonder if some dirty things from the Taimiao were following him.
For this purpose, Su Changan asked Zhou Qianhong to go to Yuqing Temple to get a talisman and put it in his room.
As for Su Changan's muttering, everyone in Lingqi Pavilion thought that Su Changan had started again, so they didn't take it seriously.
Besides these.
The rouge business is still under the management of Su Liheng and is making continuous progress.
Especially today.
Because the decoration of the Rouge Shop was almost completed, Su Liheng wrote a letter to ask about Su Changan's health and whether he had time, because he needed Su Changan to look after the shop.
If you are not satisfied, you can tear it down and redecorate it.
After all, he had given the drawings before, and Su Liheng had the workers decorate it day and night, so Su Changan was not surprised that it was completed so quickly.
And nothing to do.
Naturally, I plan to go out and take a look today.
After saying something to Xia Fengxiang, Su Changan left the palace with Maomao and Yan Ruyu.
Because there were too many people and it would be too conspicuous, there were still only three of them, Su Changan and the others.
…
The bustle of Luoan City did not just last for a day or two. Even though the Mid-Autumn Festival had passed, the streets were still bustling with people, no less than on August 15th.
Especially as the winter examination was approaching, there was an endless stream of scholars from other places coming to the city every day to take the liberal arts examination, or people from the martial arts world coming to take the military examination.
Therefore, it can be said that the city is becoming more crowded every day.
After Su Changan and the other three came out, they went to the Su Mansion first.
After having dinner with Su Liu and others, he went out.
When going out, Su Changan took Su Wan'er with him.
As for Su Zhaoxin, he was sleeping when Su Changan arrived, and he was still sleeping when he left, so he didn't disturb his deep sleep.
No one took a carriage. After all, if they took a carriage on such a crowded street, they would have to stop every three steps, which would be a bit torturous.
Holding Su Wan'er's hand, Su Changan walked on the street.
It's already very beautiful, so it's natural that passers-by will look at it a few more times.
Su Wan'er was happy when she saw people around looking at her elder sister. However, she was still angry when she saw some people had devilish eyes.
However, Su Changan didn't say anything, so she naturally didn't say much. But whenever she met someone who looked at Su Changan with lewd eyes, the girl would glare at them fiercely.
But when Su Wan'er heard someone mention Su Chang'an and "A Dream of Red Mansions", her face was filled with pride.
However, along the way, no lecher came to talk to them, so Su Changan and the others walked and stopped, and strolled towards the rouge shop. They were not in a hurry, as they had nothing to do anyway.
Su Wan'er kept telling Su Chang'an about the interesting things that happened in the past few days, as well as the time when she followed Yuan Ruxi to the Imperial College to gain experience.
For example, she said that many scholars came to the capital, and after hearing about the elder sister's story, they found it unbelievable and were unwilling to accept it. But after reading the elder sister's poems, they were all convinced. However, some people were still unwilling to accept it and said that they wanted to compete in person. However, they were slapped in the face by some scholars in the capital. In the end, they had to leave a sentence saying that they would see who was better in the winter exam and fled.
Another thing is that she went to the Imperial Academy to listen to classes. Because of the winter exam, some famous teachers outside brought their disciples to Beijing to take the exam, and were invited by Mu Xu to teach in the Imperial Academy.
On the day Su Wan'er went there, an old scholar from Jiangnan happened to be giving a lecture. He talked about the great truth that "If you don't learn, you won't succeed; if you don't ask, you won't know. If you don't have knowledge in your mind, it's like having no money in your hand. If you know how to learn, you will have power."
But Su Wan'er said that she felt sleepy while listening because the talk was not interesting enough. And not only her, but many students from the Imperial College who came here because of its reputation also felt sleepy.
The teacher was a little angry and left.
Then Mr. Yao had no choice but to go on stage and quote a line from Su Chang'an's poem, "The spring breeze makes the horse gallop, and I can see all the flowers in Luo'an in one day," to talk about the joy of studying. The students immediately became excited.
However, Su Wan'er found it interesting that the old scholar did not leave, but kept listening. After listening, he chased after Master Yao to ask who the source of the poem was.
Mr. Yao talked about Su Changan.
The teacher was thinking about meeting Su Changan.
However, after learning that Su Changan was the Miss Changan as known in the capital, and was the future queen, she hurriedly bowed and apologized.
After hearing the story, Su Changan asked, "Do you think that teacher would argue with me if he met me?"
Su Wan'er shook her head, "I don't think so, because the great truth that the master said is actually telling people to read more so that they can become stronger. The poem that elder sister said, which was said by Master Yao, was about the joy gained from reading. The two actually mean the same thing. Reading is very important, so I don't think that master would argue with elder sister. But I heard from some people in the Imperial College that the master was seeking fame and reputation and had a small heart. He left in a rage when he saw that no one wanted to listen to the class. Later, when he heard that elder sister was the future, he became very respectful, but I think they don't understand at all."
"The teacher left in anger because the scholars in the Imperial College actually hated studying so much that they slept in class. But he didn't leave because he knew he had to finish the lecture. This is the teacher's virtue. And he bowed afterwards because of the etiquette, and more importantly, because of the truth you said, big sister."
Su Changan looked at Su Wan'er and smiled, then joked, "You're almost becoming a female teacher."
Su Wan'er immediately panicked: "Big sister, don't talk nonsense. I'm just imagining things. It's mainly because I've heard big sister talk about it a lot before. So every time I think about something, I always think about what you would think."
Su Changan reached out and rubbed Su Wan'er's head.
Look at Su Wan'er.
Think about Su Zhaoxin again.
Why.
The difference between these two people born from the same mother is extremely huge.
However, just when the few of them reached the border of the market town, a lot of people gathered there and surrounded an open space. Many people were whispering and talking about the open space.
When Su Changan and others saw this, they were naturally curious. They walked forward quickly and saw through the gap a young girl kneeling in the middle of the field.
The girl was wearing a white, coarse linen mourning dress, with a piece of straw stuck in her black hair.
Her hair covered most of her face, but one could tell that the girl was pretty, with tears in her eyes and traces of tears.
Having straw stuck on your head means selling yourself.
Moreover, Su Changan and others listened to the discussions among the people around them and roughly understood what it was.
Simply put,
The girl looked pitiful, with tears in her eyes. She talked about her miserable family situation. Her family relied on her and her mother to make a living, and it was very difficult. But her mother died of illness and they had no money to bury her, so she had to sell herself to bury her mother!
Su Wan'er blinked her eyes and looked at the girl kneeling in front of everyone with red eyes, looking pitiful and feeling a little distressed.
But when Su Changan looked at the girl.
The girl looked up at Su Changan, her eyes red and she burst into tears.
Su Changan was silent for a moment, then took Su Wan'er's hand and prepared to leave.
Su Wan'er looked at Su Chang'an, who was always kindhearted, and didn't even look at the poor girl. She was a little surprised and looked at Su Chang'an curiously: "Big sister, don't you want to help her? If you just help with the burial, you can give her two taels of silver. My aunt gave me some when I came out."
Someone around heard Su Wan'er's words and turned to look at Su Changan and the others.
When they saw Su Changan, they all gasped, what a beautiful girl.
Looking at Su Changan and the others, they were dressed very luxuriously. One could tell that they might be from some wealthy family. Although they were impressed by Su Changan's beauty, they did not dare to say much.
Su Changan smiled and looked at Su Wan'er and said, "Wan'er, remember this saying, 'A gentleman should not be saved.'"
(End of this chapter)
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