There are four major mysteries in the Qing dynasty, the first of which is Shunzhi's emancipation, which is said to have been for a Han Chinese woman, Dong Xiaowan. And Dong Xiaowan was originally and originally a concubine of the great scholar Bao Paijiang, who is said to have been grief-stricken by Shunzhi's taking Dong Xiaowan away from him. Clinical girl left her soul, Pingzheng not ask. Yang hook sea shore, who witnessed the former alliance; put the arm of the forest side, unforgettable past events. After the Golden Lotus Dance, the Jade Tree Song, the Peach Pair is nowhere to be found, where is the Willow Branch? Contempt, ping with the water, water with the wind, ping withered water end; phantom that is empty, empty that is color, disillusionment of the whole spirit. Can the double forget, color and empty and遣;长歌寄意，缺月难圆."
And wrote a wall of gold people holding the dew plate words, send the sadness.
But after all, a case of doubt is a case of doubt, and the real situation is quite different from it.
Outside of Suzhou, there is a half of the Tang River, the river is clear and slow; the scenery on both sides of the pleasant, not far out of the city of the river there is an unknown hill, the mountain bamboo forests quiet, quiet as the world of peach orchards. Originally, there was no home on the mountain, only three or two simple pavilions, for visitors to come here to rest. Later, a small building was built here, although the building is not big, but the building is chic and elegant, the building lived in a mother and daughter and a few maidservants. The mother and daughter seem to live a very leisurely life, every day in the mountains and water, see the stone lonely clouds, running water and flowers, tired of playing the piano in the courtyard pavilion poetry, tea and games, does not seem to be tired of livelihood.
Who are the women of the family who have this leisurely mood? They are the hostesses and young ladies of the "Dong Family Embroidery House" in the city. "The Dong family embroidery shop is a well-known embroidery shop in Suzhou, because the work is done fine, so business has been booming. Dong family is a family of embroidery, to this generation has more than two hundred years of history, do not look at the embroidery belongs to the process of manufacturing industry, can be very close to the art of painting, so the Dong family is also quite a little bit of the flavor of the book. Mistress Bai is the only daughter of an old scholar, the old scholar was not ambitious, so he had to pass on a full stomach of experience to his daughter. White for the Dong family gave birth to a gold, in order to send the couple togetherness, named White, the number of Qinglian, the little girl not only looks handsome, the brain is also very smart, parents as a treasure, carefully teach her poetry, calligraphy and painting, needlework, and women's red, and would like to *** out of a talent and virtue of the girl.
This is a beautiful and happy family, but the sky is the limit, Dong Bai was thirteen years old, his father suffered from dysentery in the summer days, the medicine did not work, and soon passed away. This sudden change, the mother and daughter of Dong Bai hit a haggard, after taking care of her husband's affairs, White's unwilling to continue to live in the city's old mansion, the sight of people, doubly sad; so spend a sum of money in the half of the pond riverside built down the room, with his daughter secluded in which to live a kind of isolated from the world of life, the embroidery of all the things entrusted to the man to take charge of.
Two years in the unknowingly fade away, this is the end of the Ming Dynasty. The court is corrupt, the kingpin rose, the world into war. To Chongzhen nine years, the chaos has been close to Suzhou, people can not help but fear, white also intends to close the embroidery business, to recover funds in order to prepare for the escape at any time. Who knows the embroidery shop fellows an account, not only no silver remaining, but outside the account owed thousands of taels of silver. It was obvious that the fellow was playing tricks on him, but Bai was unable to grasp it, so she was so angry and anxious that she finally fell ill in bed. Mother collapsed, embroidery bankruptcy, debt pressure head, the burden of life violently pressed to the fifteen-year-old Dong Bai body, as if she fell from the clouds into the ice cellar, a time can not open their eyes.
The huge debt can be delayed, the mother's medical expenses are imminent. Since he was a child, he has been living with his mother in the world of Dong Bai, who has developed a lonely and proud character, where he is willing to borrow money from people. In a hurry, he agreed to be introduced to others and came to Nanjing to sell his art in a boat on the banks of the Qinhuai River, changing his name to Xiaowan.
Dong Xiaowan's beautiful face and extraordinary temperament soon made her famous in the Qinhuai River. For life, she was forced to sell her smile, but her noble temperament sometimes revealed itself, offending some vulgar guests, but won the admiration of some noble people. Dong Xiaowan is a lonely, self-pitying, self-pitying, and will not be at the mercy of the guests, which affects the pimp's income, the pimp naturally cynical about her, Dong Xiaowan depressed under the wrath of a stomping foot to leave Nanking, back to Suzhou.
In Half Pond, Dong Xiaowan still holds the original intention of not selling her body, and in order to survive, she had to suppress her own portion of innocence, to sell a part of the actual content of the charming smile to the guests. There is a kind of customer who has both leisure and time, and enough financial resources to take a favorite greenhouse girl on a tour of the mountains and water to enjoy the natural flavor. Dong Xiaowan was most interested in accompanying her guests on their trips, although those who could do so were mostly older people, but at that time, Dong Xiaowan was intoxicated by the landscape and didn't find the white-haired elegant man repulsive. In the beautiful scenery, she is also easy to surge of tenderness, and sincerely give the guests with a charming smile. Therefore, she was invited three times by the guests, swimming in Taihu Lake, climbing Mount Huangshan, boating West Lake, a go is ten days and a half months. Not long after Dong Xiaowan left the Qinhuai River, a gentleman came to the river to visit her, and that gentleman was Mr. Bao Peijiang. He was born in a family of officials and eunuchs, and although he had no honor, he had a great ambition and was rich in justice. During the Tianqi years, Wei Zhongxian, the clique conspired to manipulate power, disorganization of the dynasty, Bao Paijiang united a group of aspirants association Jinling, justice, which is better known as the "four gentlemen". The "four gentlemen" are Chen Zhenhui, Fang Mi Zhi, Hou Fangwei, Bold Paijiang, all young and talented people. However, because of the weak force, not only did not become a climate, but also suffered from the destruction of the castrate party, although the risk is not difficult, but the future is y affected, and had to temporarily sent to the landscape in the sound and color.
In the fall of this year, at the age of twenty-nine, the risk of Paijiang came to Nanjing to participate in the countryside examination. Speaking of the countryside exams, the冒辟疆 has participated in three times, by virtue of his talent should have been successful, can be in the test composition, should be in accordance with the rules, on the scripture to solve the scripture, he has to relate to the current situation, the needle depreciation of the political situation, naturally contrary to the requirements of the examiner, so the test repeatedly failed. This time he does not intend to change his own style, only to see if he can meet an eye of the examiner, otherwise let it fall. With the same mood to hold the same mood and his friend Fang Mi Zhi, the two do not put the test in mind, see a bit of leisure before the test, they meet to the Qinhuai River to go to the heart. Fang Mi Zhi has heard people say that the Qinhuai River to a clear and elegant "cold beauty" Dong Xiaowan, in the women of the green house in a unique style, is suitable for Fang Mi Zhi and other people's tastes, and thus with the冒辟疆the two deliberately to visit, but Dong Xiaowan has witnessed the gas away from the Qinhuai River.
Later, the countryside exams were issued, and as always, the risk is not disappointed. He just sighed that he was not born in the right time, packed his bags, and went to Suzhou to travel. In suzhou, the bubble Paijiang while visiting the scenery, while asking the whereabouts of dong xiaowan, learned that she has been in the half-pond guests, and will be excited to make a special trip to visit. It was not a coincidence that Dong Xiaowan had been invited to visit Taihu Lake. After that, he went there several times in a row, but he had no chance to see Dong Xiaowan, until he was ready to leave Suzhou on the eve of his departure, he did not have much hope to come to Half Pond, but he was finally able to meet with her. It was a cold night in late fall, and Dong Xiaowan had just returned from a banquet and was reclining on her bed in a slight drunken stupor. Seeing the guests, she wanted to struggle to get up, but the strength of the wine was not dissipated, and she sat up a little shaky. Seeing this, Mr. Bold Bianjiang advised her not to be too courteous, and asked the servant girl to set up a stool at the head of Xiaowan's bed, and then sat down beside her. After Bold introduced himself, Dong Xiaowan praised her and said, "I have heard of the great name of the 'Fourth Prince', and have admired him for a long time!" Her face really showed a look of delight. I didn't expect a dusty woman to be interested in their behavior of this help justice, can't help but respect her, fine measure Dong Xiaowan, plain clothes and light makeup, clear eyebrows and eyes, really different from the general pleasure women, at this time, although drunkenness is hazy, frail and weak, but still think clearly, talk not bad, talk about the current situation, quite insightful. Pity Iren after wine God tired,冒辟疆 sat less than half an hour on the rush to leave, is this half an hour of conversation, has made him on Dong Xiaowan left a deep impression.
At this time, the Bold Border has been traveling for a long time, the bag is shy, had to leave Suzhou according to the original plan to go home to Rugao, the heart of the secret of the little Wan's fondness.
In the spring of the second year, the risk of the spring to Suzhou to visit Dong Xiaowan, but then heard that she accompanied Qian Qianyi to visit the West Lake, and ready to tour the West Lake and then diverted to the Huangshan Mountain to view the strange peaks and pines, I do not know when it can return. The first time I saw this, I had to go back to the house.
In the blink of an eye, it was the season of the warm spring water, and the Bao Bi Jiang was ordered by his mother to go to Xiangyang to visit his father, who was an official there, and passed through Suzhou, and couldn't help but go to the half-pond to look for Dong Xiao-Wan. This time, Xiaowan accompanied the guests and traveled far away from the Huangshan Mountain to go, Bold Paijiang was extremely disappointed, sighing to himself: "It is so unlucky!" Disappointed, he met the local prostitute Chen Yuanyuan, the two are very close, traveling with each other through the mountains and waters of Suzhou, and when he left, he also agreed to return home in early summer, but also came to enjoy the pomegranates of Huqiu with her.
Xiangyang to visit his father, stayed for a period of time, that is, as promised to come to Suzhou, when Chen Yuanyuan has been Jiading Bo Zhou Kui hired to go to Kyoto. The first time I saw him, I was so disappointed that I hired a boat to go to Huqiu with a depressed mood. Boat along the half of the Tang River slowly, and冒辟疆 aimlessly enjoy the scenery on both sides of the river, the boat across a green stone bridge, a green and melting willow forest in front of me, raise your eyes and look, willow deep even vaguely penetrate the eaves of a small building, in the green mountains, green trees under the background, it looks like a picturesque. This kind of secluded place there are people? That must be what outside the hermit, outside the world! I was interested for a moment, so I ordered the boat to tie the boat to the willow tree, and he disembarked and walked towards the small building.
The door of the small building is closed, silent, and the impostor went up to call a few times, before a small maid to open the door, a inquire, this is actually Dong Xiaowan's home. At this time, Dong's mother was in mourning, just after the funeral, Cha Xiaowan was sad and difficult to hold, is sick in bed. The first time I saw this, I was so impressed that I was busy saying that I was a friend of Dong Xiaowan's, and that I had come to visit.
The little maid reported to the master, came to invite the guests into the house, and directly introduced the guests into the bedroom of Dong Xiaowan. This is the second time that Mr. Bold has seen Xiaowan, and like the last time, she is also reclining on the bed, but last time with a naive smile, this time it is full of pathos. The Bold frontier full of sympathy to her relief, and said his several visits have eaten the closed spoon through, Dong Xiaowan revealed a trace of apology and relief. Seeing her sick and weak, the冒辟疆 several times put forward early return, Dong Xiaowan but attentive to stay, the two talked about late at night before parting.