That night, Chu Yu asked his two sons about the general situation of their date, and then called his ancestor Lu Yideng for advice.
Lu Yideng said: "The beauty of the country and the fragrance of the country are synonymous with peonies. It is said in ancient books that one day in the Tang Dynasty, there was heavy snowfall and people were shivering with cold. Wu Zetian couldn't rest and had to go to the back garden to play. There were no flowers in the back garden in the winter. It was all withered. Seeing this miserable situation, she suddenly said: "I will go to Shangyuan tomorrow morning to announce the spring as soon as possible. The flowers will bloom all night long. Don't wait for the morning breeze to urge me."
This sentence stumped the people below. They had to bloom in the dead of winter and it was out of season. What should they do?
Unfortunately, the flowers really bloomed the next day. Wu Zetian saw that all the flower buds were sprouting, and she couldn't help but sigh, God help me, but there was still a miserable situation in one cluster. Wu Zetian's face instantly turned dark, "What kind of flower is this? How dare you?" Violate my decree?"
When everyone took a look, they turned out to be peonies.
Wu Zetian was furious when she heard this and banished these disobedient peonies to Luoyang.
It is strange to say that when the peonies arrived in Luoyang, they bloomed vigorously! This made Wu Zetian angry again, and sent people to burn the beautiful scenery. The peonies became more and more red in the fire, and the peonies got the title of "scorched bone peonies". "
Chu Yu asked: "Ancestor, what do you mean by telling this story?"
Lu Yideng continued: "Xue Baochai in Dream of Red Mansions had a fever when she was born and could not stop taking Lengxiang Pills. According to people's speculation, she is the incarnation of a peony. She has a gold lock with the words "Follow us forever, we will never leave." abandoned"."
Chu Yu said: "But the rune you see is 'Enjoy immortal blessings forever, and the country will be beautiful and fragrant'."
Lu Yideng said with a "haha" smile: "Since the Tang Dynasty, few people know the runes. They read the beauty of the country and the fragrance of the country as never leaving, so that is possible."
Chu Yu was silent for a moment and then asked: "Excuse me, ancestor, what kind of flower is Lin Daiyu in Dream of Red Mansions? Is it the Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass? What is the Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass?"
Lu Yideng said: "The Scarlet Pearl Immortal Grass is a fabrication. Daiyu is the owner of the hibiscus flower. Chapter 63 of Dream of Red Mansions: Daiyu thought silently: "I don't know if there is anything better that I can control. "While he reached out and took one, he saw a branch of hibiscus painted on it, with the four words "Wind Dew Clears the Sorrow". There was an old poem on the side, which said: Don't blame the east wind and sigh. Everyone laughed and said, "This is great. . Except for him, no one else is worthy of being a hibiscus. "Daiyu also laughed to herself.
What is hibiscus? There are two explanations for it. One is hibiscus, which blooms in autumn and is a flower destined to suffer from frost and cold. When the east wind blows in spring and all the flowers bloom, the hibiscus does not bloom, so there is a poem "Don't blame the east wind and sigh at yourself". Another explanation is that hibiscus is the lotus, which blooms in summer. "
After asking about it, Chu Yu felt much lighter.
What she rejected in her heart was the flower demon, not the flower fairy. She would still be very happy if she had two flower fairies as her daughter-in-law.
But in the opinion of ancestor Lu Cheng, what is the difference between a demon and a flower fairy? Regardless of whether you are a human or a demon, if your skill reaches a certain level, you can become an immortal. There is essentially no difference. Just like Qingmei now, after cultivating as a Xuanxian, her body structure and genetic proteins are exactly the same as those of humans!
If you count from the Tang Dynasty, it will have a history of 2,500 years in 3244. Considering that Peony Flowers have become immortals during Wu Zetian's time and have been practicing for at least 500 years, so these two flower fairies are both over 3,000 years old. Spirits, immortal souls, were thrown into the mother's womb and reincarnated many times.
From this perspective, Cao Xueqin's writing of Dream of Red Mansions may be the same as Xu Zhonglin's writing of The Romance of the Gods. They were both coerced by the wind and flowing clouds in the sky, mixed with fragments of ghosts and ghosts, and dreamed of Taixu fantasyland in the dark, thus writing a popular story. , and part of the characters in the story actually existed.
Just like Jiang Qiuyun writing a book, she can sit on the top of a mountain, type blindly with her eyes closed, without thinking about anything, let the green wind blow, the bright moon in the sky, and the floating clouds, bringing endless inspiration, and write a long article, When he opened his eyes, he even surprised himself.
Ultimately, aura is the basis for change in ghosts, flowers, trees, birds, beasts, and humans. Without the revival of spiritual energy, none of this could last. Lin Daiyu died when she was only a teenager, and Xue Baochai lived for a few more years relying on the golden lock.
After Chu Yu hung up the phone, he looked for a copy of Dream of Red Mansions to read.
She occasionally looked through some red studies.
One day, she called Lu Yideng again: "Ancestor, the story of Dream of Red Mansions, is it Nanjing or BJ?"
Lu Yideng replied: "It's neither Nanjing nor BJ, but Chang'an City. That's where we live now!"
"Why?"
"Li clearly wrote it."
"Where?"
"Chapter 6: Grandma Liu said to her son-in-law Gou'er: "Although we live away from the city now, we are still under the emperor's feet. In Chang'an City, money is everywhere, but it's a pity that no one will take it.
In Chapter 15, Lao Ni from Mantou Temple asked Wang Xifeng to intercede, saying, "It's just because I became a monk in Shancai Temple in Chang'an County that day..." After that, Sister Feng ordered someone to write a letter and went to Chang'an County overnight. "
In the 17th chapter, Lin Zhixiao came back again: "There is another spiritual practitioner outside. Because he heard that there are Guanyin relics and Beiye relics in the capital of Chang'an, he came up with the master last year. Now he lives in Muni Yuan outside the west gate. .”
Chapter 56, Zhen Baoyu said in her dream: "I heard the old lady say that there is also a Baoyu in the capital of Chang'an who has the same temperament as me."
After a pause, Chu Yu asked again: "Ancestor, Xue Baochai later gave birth to his son Jia Gui, and Jia Gui and his cousin Jia Lan Lan Gui Qifang, is it possible that this is true?"
Lu Yideng replied: "This is purely Gao E's trick. Not only did Xue Baochai have no sons, but he was also perfect until his death."
"Ah? Why is this?"
"Chapter 40," Jia Muji entered the house. It was like a snow cave, with no playthings at all. There was only a clay vase on the table with a few chrysanthemums in it. There is only a green gauze curtain hanging on the bed, and the quilt is also very simple. "The furnishings of Xue Baochai's room are Cao Xueqin's deliberate allusion to her ending after being left behind, and a representation of Xue Baochai's lonely life after Jia Baoyu left.
Jia's mother passed away on the day Xue Baochai married Jia Baoyu, and the two had to observe mourning for one year and could not consummate the marriage. Soon the Jia family was ransacked and everyone was destroyed. Jia Baoyu was deeply shocked and after leaving home, he was inspired by the leprous monk to become a monk.
Lengxiang pills are made from four-season white flower pistils, which can no longer be strong after removing the pistils, which means childlessness.
Furthermore, if you take Lengxiang Pills frequently, your blood will be hot and your gas will be burned, and your physiological functions will be disordered. Even if a man does not become a monk, it will be difficult for him to get pregnant. "
After hearing this, Chu Yu felt sad in her heart and said, "I thought Lin Daiyu was pitiful, but I didn't expect Xue Baochai to be even more pitiful!"
With compassion in mind, when I look at the two girls, I feel that they are pitiable. So on the weekend, Chu Yu asked her son to invite them to his home for dinner.
Chu Yu and Lu Dengtang live in the "Wutong Villa" at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain.
The two girls came to the villa. After getting over their initial restraint, they helped Chu Yu take care of the garden and planted peonies and hibiscus. They grew extremely well and bloomed beautifully. It is pleasing to the eyes and eyes.
(End of chapter)
