水中月
良辰靜夜心無塵，對花傾情恨有身。已知飛紅無悔意，手把枝頭數青春。聽風已見羽展翅，荊柯搖曳相握雲。明朝踏馬隨君去，來生相逢笑顏芬。
三十、血誓
黛玉在恍惚中，覺得自己的身心，在那一刻像積聚了一大壇的流水一般，轟的一聲被掏空了。這十幾天的憂鬱和焦慮也隨著朱英和紫鵑那兩句關於賈蘭的對話，割斷了最後維係的那條細線，隻聽得砰的一聲像石頭一般墜落下來。她有些昏厥，在最後一刻喊出紫鵑的名字，之後便聽不到什麽了。
她看到賈蘭在縱馬奔馳，黛玉不知怎麽的就追上了他，大聲喊：“快回來，快到大嫂子那裏去！”可是賈蘭根本沒聽她的話，依舊風馳電躓一般往前去了，黛玉看他手搭彎弓，瞄準就射，一瞬間，前方就倒下一頭麋鹿。忽聽得就有人在旁邊大聲喝彩起來，回頭看，那不是寶玉是誰？黛玉看寶玉穿了件大紅猩猩氈的長闊氅，兩手拍著，笑得爛漫，便疑惑地走過去道：“怎麽你也在這裏？寶姐姐呢？”就見寶玉笑道：“梨香院的梨花開的很好呢，咱們一同去看看。”說著就拉了她的手去了，果然看見一樹梨花，開得潔白如雪，沉甸甸地壓滿枝頭，有些落花隨風雪花般飄落著。寶釵身上埋了半身的花兒，人還是原來的樣子，頭戴金簪子，脖子上掛著那把沉甸甸的金鎖片，眉頭也鎖著，正坐在樹下做針線。黛玉過去道：“這大冷天的，姐姐也不怕冷，還在外麵做，快家去吧。”就見寶釵好像沒聽見她的話一般，抬頭望了天道：“要下雪了，寶玉怎麽還不回來。”黛玉就笑了：“姐姐可是迷糊了？你沒看見他就在我身邊麽？”說著就要把寶玉推過去，寶玉卻不肯，隻道：“你不要推我，橫豎她是看不見我的，你沒看咱們身上都有障眼法隔著的麽？”黛玉看寶玉那大氅忽然變得透明，又上下看了自己身上，隻見全身都是綠色的草葉兒，還有亮晶晶的水珠兒在滴落，立刻就覺得身子濕漉漉的有些難受，便道：“我回家換衣裳去，你在這裏等我。”寶玉微笑道：“我等著你，咱們一會兒都要到天上去的，別忘了。”黛玉道：“你又說瘋話了，這寶姐姐也像是瘋了一樣，隻看不見人。”寶玉道：“她看不見，是因為我的心空了，人也空了，身心都是空的。”
黛玉聽了他這話，一下子就站住了，忽然心痛不已，對著寶玉點頭道：“你先前說過這話的，你忘了我問你的那話？你既是寶玉，我自然知道你的心是至貴至堅的。你知道我也是塊玉，不過我始終隻是個草木之人，我情堅，堅不過這個園子裏的人，你去吧，我不願再見到你了。”說著自己就哭起來，寶玉直直地望著她道：“終究是我不對，我先辜負了你。連襲人都走了，她也嫁給別人了。”
黛玉仰了淚臉道：“這關襲人何事？又關我何事？”寶玉驚詫道：“你不知道你已經是個妃子了麽？你不是號稱瀟湘妃子的？這自然都是定好的，誰也改不了的。你沒看見王爺他來了麽？”黛玉往寶玉指的方向一看，隻見水溶騎了那匹四蹄雪白的大黑馬，和賈蘭一同往這邊飛奔著。
黛玉一時又欣喜起來：原來你沒死。恍恍惚惚覺得和水溶是有著婚約的。黛玉不知不覺就迎了過去，就見水溶瘋了一般一個勁地呼喊著，隱約是“玉兒”的聲音，黛玉回道：“我在這兒呢，你別怕，我沒死。”可是水溶就是看不見她，他和他的馬都在那曠野裏兜著大圈子。黛玉腿不聽使喚，也過不去，著急的很。回頭看寶玉，身後早已經空無一人。四野茫茫，隻有那一痕藍色平線橫亙天際，懸著半片薄如紙片般的落日。黛玉心慌亂如麻，身心象撕裂了般苦痛。寶玉呢？他怎麽可以自己走了呢？他不管我了麽？再看水溶身邊又多了個人，乍一看是賈蘭，仔細看又不是，這人一十八、九歲的樣子，麵目清秀俊朗，騎了匹雪白的大馬，隻見他朝自己飛騎過來，翻身下馬，朝自己就跪下了。黛玉看那馬忽然又變成了水溶給自己買的那匹小矮馬，身上還纏著那副金釜塗邊和紋花繡轡的鞍子。黛玉喜歡的緊，對著水溶喊：“過來扶我一下。”那年輕男子馬上就過來了張了嘴說句什麽，可是黛玉聽不見，要扶黛玉上馬，黛玉覺得不好，搖搖手，這時卻聽到有紫鵑在痛哭著連聲呼叫：“姑娘姑娘，你醒醒啊！你快醒醒啊！”黛玉覺得好生奇怪，明明自己是看見他們的，聽到他們的，可是他們就是看不見聽不到自己，隻有寶玉和這個年輕的男子，他倆可以。
黛玉心裏胡塗的緊，但是知道自己問也是白問，一切都隔著一層透明的玻璃畫屏一樣的東西。那些人在那邊，自己和這個男孩子被隔在這邊。黛玉茫然四顧著，不知過了多久，忽然又看到遠遠地來了一個滿頭膿瘡髒兮兮的老和尚，嘴裏隱隱約約地哼哼了些“鎖枷扛紫蟒長”之類的歌兒，黛玉仔細聽了聽，低頭思忖著那些句子裏的意思，猛然覺得那裏麵的意思驚人心扉。正這時忽然就聽有人在自己背後笑嘻嘻又低低地說了句：“為了他你再回去吧---”說著用力在她背後一推，黛玉急忙使勁平衡了自己，但就隻覺得一陣劇痛，來自全身，身子直墜下去，像著了火一般燒著了，轟轟的火苗遮蓋著一切，她不由地呻喚了一聲，悠悠然反省了過來。隻聽到紫鵑驚喜地喊了句什麽，接著就有雜遝紛紛的腳步聲在屋子裏亂走。黛玉微睜星目，隻見一切都是紅微微的，像隔著一層紅色的茜紗一般。就聽得有人喊著：“是個小少爺，我說是個小少爺吧---”黛玉想起這聲音是整天跟著自己的張穩婆子。黛玉渾身酸痛不已，仿佛剛卸下一付千斤的重擔。她覺得累，累極了，她想睡去，多少年那個失缺的一夢，今天要一起補上了。她隻管往黑甜的地方擠去了，沉沉的，什麽也不知道。
屋子裏，張穩婆子把那個剛剛七個半月多的、已經成活的男嬰包裹好，捧在手裏。她盯著這個隻有四斤八兩重的、幾乎是自己滑落下來的小生靈，眼見著他聲音寥寥地哭了兩聲之後便也睡去了。她把孩子遞給紫鵑，紫鵑手腳緊張地接過，萬分小心地抱好了。就見張穩婆子不作聲，還是把嘴癟成一條細線，一隻手摸著黛玉的脈息，過了會子，便點點頭，又見她趴下去聽著黛玉的呼吸，又過了一會兒，她抬起身子，擺擺手道：“完了這邊的事兒快去請他來吧，別讓他在雪地裏跪著啦。”說著，自己親自動手，把所有的一切都收拾幹淨，那些丫頭們被她指揮的井井有條，秩序不亂。紫鵑小心地把孩子放在黛玉身邊炕上，歡喜地跑出去了。
院子裏，那棵老梅樹下，花朵已經落盡，樹幹上冒著碧綠的嫩芽。樹下設著一個紫檀的香案，點著三枝就要燃盡的檀香。水溶跪在香案前，膝下還有些許的殘雪，大約從跪在那裏，就沒有起來過，所以膝下的雪已經化了一半。紫鵑過去叫了聲：“王爺，”見他不回答，就看看旁邊也跪著的朱英和王莊頭，他倆也都默不作聲，紫鵑輕聲道：“姑娘沒有大礙了。王爺得了位世子，就是個頭小了些，不過張嬤嬤說都不礙事的---”這時才聽得水溶長出了口氣，隻見那三根香在他麵前已經化成一股輕煙，香爐裏隻剩幾朵白灰，風一吹，也散盡了。
水溶想站起身來，又覺得無力。紫鵑趕緊向朱英使了眼色，朱英才轉過神來，連忙過去和王莊頭一左一右地攙起王爺來。隻見他滿臉都是淚痕，脖子臉頰上都是澎濺上的血跡，幹著硬在那裏，身上更不用說了，已經看不出衣裳原來的顏色，當他站起身來的時候，手中滑落下黛玉讓賈蘭防身的那把寶刀，紫鵑趕緊拾了起來。水溶進了屋子，便掙紮著自己走進去，他慢慢地扶著牆移進去，待紫鵑給他掀了簾子，他的眼睛就直直地望向躺在床上的黛玉。黛玉的黑發如雲般散落在紫色的香枕上，雙眼緊閉，麵如白玉一般。水溶便走過去，坐在炕沿上看著她。張嬤嬤過去輕聲道：“夫人是睡著了，沒有大事。你看看小少爺吧。”水溶擺擺手，抬頭對她笑了一下道：“她隻要活著就行了。你很好，我要謝你。”
那張穩婆子撩起衣襟來擦眼淚，唏噓了一陣子道：“要不是您在外麵發了死誓跪在那裏求老天，我也不知道該怎麽辦了。她人像死了一樣，我又不能替她使勁。一定是老天見到您的苦心，可憐咱們，又把她娘兒兩個送了回來。我不要老爺謝我，我也得跪那裏再謝謝老天爺去。”說著又掉了淚。水溶見她那樣就道：“紫鵑扶張嬤嬤去休息，叫人好好伺候著。我也很累了，也想歇一會兒。讓朱英看著賈蘭去，王莊主再去叫那些大夫來等著。”說著自己退去外麵的血衣和內裏的軟甲，有丫頭端來熱水，水溶擦幹淨手臉，把毛手巾撂在盆裏，和衣慢慢地躺在黛玉身邊，紫鵑過去給他蓋上錦被，放下暖紅紗帷。隻聽得水溶輕輕的鼾聲已經響起來。紫鵑眼含著淚，又撩起紗帷來看了一眼，隻見這一家人，親親愛愛地躺在一起，都沉入香酣睡夢之中。紫鵑擦了淚，把紗帷掖好了，讓人都出去，輕帶上門。到外麵吩咐了眾人去各幹各的事，這邊放了幾個細心的丫頭和婆子，無聲地守在簾子外麵。自己和張穩婆子到了西廂屋，也倒在炕上睡著了。
已經是整整兩天兩夜，他們都沒有好睡過覺。這一下子，整個莊子都沉靜下來，風輕輕吹過，不是那麽地冷的刺人心骨了。安安靜靜的王家莊，平靜下來的西北荒漠，似乎都無聲無息。
隻有在那遠遠的戰場上，那曾經流了遍地的鮮血，呈醬紫色的結痂，一片片地殘留著。有微風吹拂著蠕動的黃沙，慢慢掩蓋過去，掩蓋過去。連著遍地的屍骨，死馬，那燒了半邊的王旗，半插在沙土之中。到處是箭簇彎弓，到處是炮火大坑，燃著的黑煙，已經被風吹成長長的黑色的印記，連上了血漬的幹硬的流線，延伸在了幾十裏長的烏倫河。
Sorry, 五維 Mei Mei, yesterday I was too busy to discuss with you. I think your consideration is reasonable. Jia Lan is a character who can become either good or bad. A good novel probably will always have some potential links here and there, so that audience can use their imaginations while reading.
Was writing to you and lost my sofa #1 :-)
It's out!
It will be the longest ten min. I have experienced.
to be honest,I am a naughty girl.....
Came out!
by data analysis...lol
胡說是指奇談怪論了。隻是道理還是要有的，至少先要說服自己啊。隻是小時候老師回答不來我的提問，就氣急敗壞了。嗬嗬，我淘氣啊。
Jia jia 好，陪我說賈蘭。我其實也還想說呢。Miao姐姐作了李紈不服寶玉的鋪墊. 其實讓賈蘭接受鍛煉是不必非貶寶玉不可的. 還有,賈家樹倒猢猻散之後,為何李紈與王夫人等再無往來? 誰都知道,賈蘭隻有三腳貓的功夫,自顧不暇,怎能在戰場上立功呢? 哪個當媽的舍得唯一的兒子去送死呢? 安排賈蘭在後方是黛玉的主意,不是李紈的. 這裏的奧妙我還不明白. 需要看以後的章節了.
二十九回中多處提到眾人對賈蘭的關切,都是情不自禁的.看來大家是真心把他當自己人. 我也注意到了"看著"一處,很有同感. 讓我們一起期待新的故事吧.仗打完了,水溶回來了,寶刀易手了,黛玉生了,大約也是到了交待賈蘭的時候了. 其實在這個人人都為前途擔憂的時候,誰是壞人都不奇怪,賈蘭也一樣.
I guess this coming chapter will answer many questions.
"Should be in another 10 min."
oh,dear! how do you know that? jiajia!!
Great. Some of your previous sentences sound like a naughty boy...lol.
Should be in another 10 min. Hold on. Then you could go to sleep soundly :-)
I am also MM
It is time for Miao meimei post the next chapter?
I am so sleepy.....
I also support Miao Mei Mei publish the story into a well-packaged book!
Yeah, it's a sister ID. Let me ask, are you a MM?
"容我胡說"
We think you are speaking with reasons :-) Our multi-dimensional thoughts and discussions allow everyone to think more and have more fun. Please go ahead!
"賈蘭的可塑性也較大"
Agree. Actually, there is only one line between an angel and a devil. In general, a person may choose any road when there is a fork in front of him.
We say Jia Lan should be good, from Miao Mei Mei's previous chapters, meaning that we are guessing Miao Mei Mei's intention.
I would like to add one more evidence:
In "二十九、聞訊", "這時就見朱英匆匆跑進來，見了紫鵑劈頭就問：“見賈蘭了麽？”" and "朱英拍了下腦門子道：“壞了，這個孩子，..."
Please also pay attention to Zhu Ying's selection of word "孩子". If Zhu Ying suspects Jia Lan, or already knows that Jia Lan is bad, I guess he would not have chose the word.
Also, "朱英匆匆跑進來""問""紫鵑". If Zhu Ying is monitoring Jia Lan, he won't have to rush to Zi Juan to ask, even forgetting that he should not let Dai Yu hear about it.
So, from Miao Mei Mei's previous chapters, it seems that, again, Jia Lan should be good.
However, there is one place that may or may not deserve attention. In this chapter, "讓朱英看著賈蘭去", Shui Rong said. Miao Mei Mei didn't use the word ZHAO KAN; she used "看著", which is a word with two possible explanations.
So, let's see. I would say, Jia Lan's good:bad = 9.9:0.1. But still, there is 0.1 there...lol.
關於出書。
不知miao姐姐有沒有這個打算.這應該是件大好事呀.有了更多讀者分享這個精彩的故事,還有報酬呢.姐姐的寫作就再不是"不光不賺錢,還得賠上時間"了.姐姐有沒有興趣把故事貼到天涯去？那裏讀者不少，而且有幸趣出版商的代理會主動聯係作者的。
I'd like to contribute, either to "buy the copyrights" which I am not sure because I don't know what Miao thinks, or just support Miao, her beautiful works deserve to be published.
last year an investment group BOUGHT Toysrus, Babysrus, Kidsrus?
Not "brought", my fingers were flying without asking brain.
About !*****出書*****! and回複sissidream的評論:
I had planned to initiate this topic during miao Mei Mei's spring break. Since it is already brought up here, we just start from here. miao MM, have you contacted with any publishers? at least I think you should go for it. It is more enjoyable for readers to keep a book than to browse.
Another way depends on our readers. Recall last year an investment group bought Toysrus, Babysrus, Kidsrus? We interested readers can organize to buy Miao's copyrights (we can ask her to make the ending beautiful, haha!) and then seek publishers.
Any thoughts, JM(XD)?
I had planned to initiate this topic during miao Mei Mei's spring break. Since it is already brought up here, we just start from here. miao MM, have you contacted with any publishers? at least I think you should go for it. It is more enjoyable for readers to keep a book than to browse.
Another way depends on our readers. Recall last year an investment group brought Toysrus, Babysrus, Kidsrus? We interested readers can organize to buy Miao's copyrights (we can ask her to make the ending beautiful, haha!) and then seek publishers.
Any thoughts, JM(XD)?
忘了回答這個問題，現在補上吧。我非常同意白麵書生很難變成冷麵殺手。你們都是曹公80回本的忠實好讀者。可是我中毒了啊。中的是一“戲說”版紅樓的毒。那個故事中安排了四五種不同政治勢力，為了政治權力明爭暗鬥。而大觀園中的主要人物，包括賈蘭，分別是不同派係的繼承人。這個荒誕的故事把野史和曹公80回中的故事場景穿插起來，竟然沒有明顯漏洞。戲說中李紈和賈蘭與寶玉不同派係，明裏和氣，暗裏卻和寶玉較勁。政治鬥爭都是你死我活的那種。那裏麵李紈說了類似的不服寶玉的話。所以中毒的我很自然就懷疑起賈蘭來。曹公著作中對賈蘭著墨不多，而且曹公對人物性格描寫常采用虛虛實實，正話反說，因此賈蘭的可塑性也較大。
這裏我為賈蘭平反是因為那兩個反例，jia jia 一個我一個.miao姐姐行文謹慎，不會出現明顯破綻。而且要證明命題不成立，隻需一個反例就夠了。
總之，賈蘭是好人。不過對我來說，誰是壞人我都不奇怪。中毒夠深吧？小時候我也幹過類似的事，不過是在課堂上。氣氛一下子變得，那叫一個活躍呀。可是老師卻給這現象起了另一個名字：“擾亂課堂秩序”。還是這裏的姐妹們好，容我胡說，還讓我收益匪淺。真是太好了！謝謝大家！
Miao, I am so thrilled to hear "四十回可能打不住了". 你就寫下去吧！我們這麽愛你這文章。
還有，能不能出書， 好讓我放在床頭天天複習，天天高興？
我容易嘛我。。。
姐妹們的討論確實也很好看啊，真是各抒己見，百花齊放
這討論也算是熱鬧之極了，我還是頭一次看作者和讀者如此交流，打成一片的呢。。。
嗬嗬，姐妹麽，你們慢慢討論吧，
我準備回家慢慢等驚喜去了。。。
You are most welcome.
Another way, we just found recently, to "解相思之苦", is to join in discussions...lol. It really works. Try it :-)
要國內下半夜兩點的話，我這裏（東京）都三點了。。。
重新看了喜歡的以前的幾章就算解相思之苦了
灰心喪氣的工作吧。。。
your 2am :-)
你別等了，明天早上吧！一早起來準有驚喜。
我等。。。
我刷。。。
哎，急啊
同誌們終於不懷疑賈蘭了，這就對了。俺一直都很同情原著中的李紈。沒記錯的話，高鄂續本，黛玉死時，隻有紫鵑，李紈，探春在場。可見李紈是仁慈之輩。應該和林妹妹很親才對。一生的指望就是這一盆蘭了，哪能幹這事。賈環和趙姨娘有可能。賈蘭小朋友應該已立了一功了。
miao 不知後麵能把探春也演一演， 俺也喜歡這姑娘。
Same habit!
agree too!
以前看小說，看了一大半之後，就喜歡先看看結局，然後心满意足地繼續看下去。
"能不能請你先貼一個大結局（初版）"
lol. I 100% agree and support datuzi Mei Mei's wonderful proposal!!!, using my both hands and both feet! :-)
Miao Mei Mei, that will be an innovation!
"Miao妹妹，隻有你是看熱鬧的啦。"
This is like, we go to Miao Mei Mei's theatre to watch the play; and she watches us from the balcony :-) (somehow feel like Xu Zhimo's Zai Bie Kang Qiao...lol)
"獎給jiajia meimei小紅花一朵"
Ah, I get a little red flower!!! Bow :-)
Miao妹妹，隻有你是看熱鬧的啦。
關於結尾，我出個餿主意吧。能不能請你先貼一個大結局（初版），we讀者們限時上來投票？１－１０為結局幸福度，如果平均值大於８，你就把初版改為正版。如果平均數小於８，能否請你再潤潤色，改一下？
經版主同意，獎給jiajia meimei小紅花一朵。望再接再厲，正當“三好讀者”。 :)
Many many thanks :-) Thanks Miao Mei Mei's wonderful story; so that I and other sisters have the strong interests to read carefully and discuss. Thanks to sisters; so that I can feel so much fun participating in the discussions and continue.
Applaud! Miao Mei Mei has agreed to offer us more chapters!!! Thanks a bunch!
Please don't push yourself too hard. We understand you also have your everyday life, your career, your family with your husband and your kids. Now we have formed a "community of practice" with common interest and we enjoy very much reading and guessing and analyzing and discussing. Of course we always look forward to your new chapters. But while waiting, we are having fun too. To tell you the truth, this is the first time I don't feel that impatient. I typically don't like to follow chapters. Waiting always drive me crazy, especially for the story I love. This is the first time I feel that the waiting time is also beautiful.
In one word, we really appreciate your fantastic story and thank you very much!
同意！給jia jia 最佳獎。 :)
給jiajia07同學頒一個最佳讀者獎。
大家都該得獎，是我心裏感謝的獎。回來一看，大家的評論都非常有意思，倒讓我不敢上明天的帖子了。其實每次貼出來之前，心裏都打幾遍鼓，怕故事和語言惹人笑話，但是還是要硬著頭皮上菜。
編故事是讓大家看著樂的，看到你們的猜測和解釋，我也覺得很有趣。大概這就是所謂的各得其樂了，嗬嗬。
姐妹朋友們，就像你們所猜的，四十回可能打不住了，恐怕得往後拖幾回。現在越寫越覺得難，到結尾的時候，說不定還得停上幾天。
Thanks very much for your encouragements :-) It has been a great pleasure discussing with you. Moreover, along with our discussions, we are having more fun with the story :-)
我隻有看的工夫, 沒有插嘴的機會了.
感謝MIAO, 每次都能給我們這些粉絲帶來驚喜!
給jiajia07同學頒一個最佳讀者獎吧。 我服了她。
Your point is a very good one! Thank you! And I do have a lot of fun reading and discussing on this story! Thank you guys and many thanks to Miao too!
Agree with datuzi: I also wanted to say: "Excellent writer and reader!"
Jia Jia's point made me think more. I read the recent chapters again and I also found one thing which is against my own doubts about 賈蘭: he is improving with martial art very fast!
In the 29th chapter, 賈蘭道：“我跟師傅學了很多東西，如今我自己可以和三個王府護衛交手，隻贏不輸，和師傅徒手相搏，十回也能撂倒他三回，不信你問師傅。”
If he was a spy and under monitering, ZhuYing wouldn't have tought him much. So, I give up my suspicion toward 賈蘭。I think I missed some details about 賈蘭. I cared more for DaiYu and Shui Rong. I was not as careful as you guys. :) Now I believe he is a good guy and hope all is well with him.
Excellent writer and reader!
Many thanks for the discussions. I believe we all have a lot of fun from these discussions.
One reason I don't think Zhu Ying considers Jia Lan is a spy is as follows:
In Chapter "二十九、聞訊",
"朱英在旁邊接道：“若隻是平常送信，可以讓你去，可是前麵已經是一片血海了，人死傷無數，連一個中軍大將也死了---”黛玉定睛望向朱英：“你說什麽？”朱英見自己說漏了嘴，就打了自己一個嘴巴，伏地不說了。"
If Zhu Ying thinks Jia Lan as a spy, I think he will not act as above. (He didn't want to expose the situation to Dai Yu, since it might be dangerous for Dai Yu to know about all those. That's what everyone tries to hide from Dai Yu.) He will be much more prepared to block Jia Lan's actions. Also, he would not let Jia Lan flee away, since he would monitor Jia Lan's actions.
So in general, from the previous chapters, I kind of not thinking Jia Lan as a spy. Anyway, that's just my opinion. Welcome for more discussions. Maybe I miss something.
Dai Yu is pregnant at the beginning of August. The army started in early September ("隻因王爺不日就要出京" still can mean 20 days), when Dai Yu just had her 2nd-month period and Shui Rong's Mom asked her about it. Then Miao Mei Mei explained that "十月下旬到達西北王家莊" (it took a while for the whole army to move to the front), then it is almost 3-month pregancy. Then several days after the New Year's Day, it could be explained that Dai Yu had a little more than 5 months' of pregnancy. Then after another two months or more, 7.5-month pregnancy is fine.
Have you watched "Saving Priate Ryan?" It took bloody experiences to turn a normal person into a hero, such as the interpreter. 賈蘭 was a Shu Sheng in the beginning.
But again I could be wrong though...It is just not very persuasive to make "賈蘭is a spy".
Good point! agree.
我對賈蘭是好是壞不確定主要是由26回"暗箭"所述引起. 理由見下.既然心裏有了這個念頭,就會不停地向這個方向想. 其實賈蘭是好人是最正常不過的了. 很有可能是我胡思亂想了.
理由:
1)26 回中賈蘭砍傷了一個敵人(高手),並且沒有他受傷的描述.身為高手的朱英那時已經滿身是傷,另一王莊頭不曾受損是因有寶刀.賈蘭這個"三腳貓"為何不曾受傷呢? 一種解釋是敵人放了他一馬.
2)"就見賈蘭蹭進門來，一臉羞赧之色". 他的羞赧可以解釋為未能殺敵的不好意思,也可以理解為身處尷尬境地的難堪:他身為敵人同夥卻不想暴露身份.這時侯朱英並未揭穿他.
3)賈蘭多次表示想去前線,包括送信這次.大約有一個原因是不想在黛玉身邊,不忍自己親手害黛玉吧.
4)27回"朱紫"中,朱英說：“留了一個活口。”這人有可能是賈蘭.這有可能是朱英需要證據,也有可能朱英知道黛玉不想賈蘭有閃失.
我想說得是,賈蘭是好是壞其實不是最重要的.隻是要謝謝miao 姐姐的這個精彩故事,讓我有無限回味的餘地.
AGREE!
In Chapter "二十五、繡鞍", "離京的時候太妃問過我，太妃說那個如果還在，就---我說那個，那個還有". "夫人不知，是因為在第二個月上來了些許月信，俗稱早見紅。" It seems that before Dai Yu and Shui Rong started, she is at least 2-month pregnant.
In the same chapter, "夫人腹中已有了三個月的身孕。" That happens just after they arrived at the front. So at that time it would be some time in September.
In Chapter "二十一、衷情", "隻因王爺不日就要出京，王府中忙的人仰馬翻。過完中秋..." So it seems that they started not much later than the Mid-Autumn Day.
In "二十七、朱紫", "算算黛玉已經是中期的五個多月的身子了". That is around the New Year - I guess it is about lunar calendar.
From Mid-Autumn's Day to the New Year's Day, there are about 4 months and a half. Even if we consider Dai Yu just entered the 2nd month before started, say end of August, she should entered at least the 6th month around the New Year's Day.
Then after two months when the baby was born, the baby should be at least 8 months. So the kid should be all fine.
"至於賈蘭,我仍心存疑慮"
There are two possibilities:
1) he is good: He is still alive: "讓朱英看著賈蘭去". He probably is badly wounded; and he gave the knife to Shui Rong.
2) he is bad: still possible. "讓朱英看著賈蘭去" may also explain as asking Zhu Ying to monitor him. However, unless there is a definite reason, it is difficult to see why Jia Lan went to kill Shui Rong, after Dai Yu refused his proposal as a messanger.
"每個剛生過孩子的媽媽都希望老公孩子時刻在身邊吧。我所認識的媽媽們在美國的產房裏大都選擇rooming-in,老公雖然不是同床,卻也睡在旁邊的床上。想來王爺的寬宅大院條件隻會更好吧。這樣安排很溫馨."
--True, at least for me. Miao must have shared the same feeling.
"至於賈蘭,我仍心存疑慮."
--I cannot see an issue with 賈蘭 so far. Let's wait for Miao meimei's development.
Agree with you two!
Especially about 1, 每個剛生過孩子的媽媽都希望老公孩子時刻在身邊吧。我所認識的媽媽們在美國的產房裏大都選擇rooming-in,老公雖然不是同床,卻也睡在旁邊的床上。想來王爺的寬宅大院條件隻會更好吧。這樣安排很溫馨.
回複明豔如我的評論:
至於賈蘭,我仍心存疑慮.如果他是好人,估計拚死保護王爺,自己卻已經不在了,因為黛玉給的刀到了王爺手上.如果他是壞人,王爺身上的血跡估計有他的"功勞". 不過賈蘭不是主要人物,隻要水溶黛玉和他們的孩子平安,我就放心了.
Agree with 1. Miao Mei Mei doesn't have to explicitly write how Shui Rong and other people make sure no bacteria will hurt Dai Yu and the new baby. But those things will be done for sure. There are very experienced people around.
Agree with 2 generally. Dai Yu formally buried about Bao Yu and their past. In the future, she will live for Shui Rong and the kind, and mostly importantly, for herself, as she said in Chapter 16, "如今我已經不再埋怨東風了，更不自嗟，活一天，我便活出我的樣子來..."
For 3, agree with datuzi, when Dai Yu recovers, she could ride the horse. Because anyway, Shui Rong specially bought for her. Meanwhile, it is half a person high. It will be several years before Wan Er could ride the horse :-)
For 4, datuzi Mei Mei is right, things will be different at another time. However, 海棠花 Mei Mei is also right, since Shui Rong loves Dai Yu so much, he would not like anything to remotely have the chance to hurt Dai Yu. So another Wan Er may or may not come :-)
For 5, agree with datuzi Mei Mei. Miao Mei Mei wants to emphasize how Shui Rong cherishes Dai Yu. The baby is the extension to their love and life. But the people are the most important. As Miao Mei Mei mentioned several times in the previous chapters, Shui Rong emphasized several times, he doesn't care whether the baby is a boy or a girl; all he wants is Dai Yu's health first. Also, his energy is completely exhausted from the battle (blood everywhere around him) and the worry about Dai Yu earlier. So at that moment, he was so released by Dai Yu's back. All he wants is to take a rest. And he needs a rest. He could enjoy the baby together with Dai Yu when they wake up.
Look forward to the next Chapter.
Many thanks again to Miao Mei Mei.
Nice prediction! Strongly agree with 1 and 2.
about 3, it could be 萬兒 belongs to "horse" zodiac animal.
about 4, "生萬兒，差些要了黛玉的命": the main reason is the danger and the worst war period, and 黛玉 had thought Shui Rong had died. She did not gather any strength to fight for her baby and intended to give up her life. If this had happened again when Shui Rong were around, life were peaceful and lovely, 黛玉won't do this.
about 5, "為甚麽水溶不看看孩子？" miao might emphasize Shui Rong's love for 黛玉. He did not spend much time during 黛玉's pregnancy, and almost wanted to kill himself if something had happened to 黛玉. So it could be the case that he wants to watch the baby when 黛玉 wakes up.
看了幾遍，仍然意猶未盡，胡亂猜測下劇情，大夥千萬別見怪。
1. 將水溶安排和她娘倆躺在一起，可能為下章某些情節鋪墊，黛玉現在所有的心思都放在水溶和孩子身上，但當黛玉一睡醒來，看到她生命中最重要的兩個人都在自己身邊，那將是多麽令她欣慰，懸了那麽久的心最終放下。
2. 一直覺得黛玉心中仍有寶玉，雖然一切都已過去，但畢竟那是段刻骨銘心的初戀。現在寶玉走了，不論是出家或是死了，都是對他們俗世情緣作一終結。或許雙雙回歸仙界，再續前緣曾是他們共同所希望的。隻是姻緣天注定，寶玉可抛下寶釵離去，但黛玉卻不能，因為她在塵世還有牽掛，她還在為和尚的一句話而憂心，所以注定她走不了。所以我覺得經此一夢，黛玉跟寶玉的感情已正式成為過去。現在的她隻為他（水溶或是孩子）而活。
3. 看來黛玉的小馬是沒機會騎了，小馬將會變成她寶貝兒子的呢！
4. 生萬兒，差些要了黛玉的命，水溶還會讓她再經曆一次嗎？我怕菀兒沒戲了！
5.有個疑問∶為甚麽水溶不看看孩子？雖然水溶眼裏隻有黛玉，而且自己也很累，但這是他和黛玉的骨肉，而且這個孩子也是剛從鬼門關裏搶回來。
Thanks for the explanation.
Did Bao Yu die? hope not. I am expecting a talk between Shui Rong and Bao Yu, hehe, a little bit embarrassing.
"軟猥甲? wow, is this kind of what 黃蓉 wears in She Diao?"
Guess so. It first showed in Song dynasty. So in Qing dynasty it could appear too :-)
"細菌大部分凍死啦"
Good explanation...lol
I think this is the best chapter written so far. Well done。
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軟猥甲? wow, is this kind of what 黃蓉 wears in She Diao?
這次戰爭沒有贏家，隻看哪邊死得更多了。恐怕是過年耽誤戰機了。
真希望水溶他們苦盡甘來。但是還不知回去怎麽辦呢。黛玉要拿出當日斥責南王世子的勇氣，麵對王妃的冷靜，就可能大大地幫水溶一把呢。
miao 妹妹行文很精巧，恐怕４０來回真可能結束了。
－－回複疑惑...的評論:
前文交待過，屋內很暖和。一個世子肯定被會精心護養的。
－－“讓水溶也和她們娘倆同榻而眠似不太妥當”
有可能啊。在家裏生的，還是可能的。唯一擔心的是‘水溶也剛自戰場歸來’，不過冬天嘛，細菌大部分凍死啦。這些都是小毛毛雨啦。
This chapter is really enjoyable. Many thanks to Miao Mei Mei!
datuzi Mei Mei, many thanks for thinking of me!
既想一口氣讀完姐姐所有章節,又怕姐姐結局地太快.唉,這種心情! 多麽蘭心慧智的姐姐呀!
Agree!
Agree!
Miao mei mei is THE professional writer.
Thanm you!
And I am laughing too!
miao mei mei ,就不要讓他們回去了, 就去那個萬城隱居吧, 啊?
You are welcome. And I really like this one, I can't keep from smiling:
不管他, 王子也好, 世子也好, 隻要是我們期待的林妹妹的仔就好!
sissidream is so generous! not like me, who was wild of joy and only wanted to compensate jiajia...
thank you!
and 不管他, 王子也好, 世子也好, 隻要是我們期待的林妹妹的仔就好!
有些失望,不是twins. 不過已經很滿足了.
賈蘭沒事吧? 寶玉看樣子是死了.
"這人一十八、九歲的樣子，麵目清秀俊朗，騎了匹雪白的大馬，隻見他朝自己飛騎過來，翻身下馬，朝自己就跪下了",這個一定是剛生下的小王子了.
謝謝妹妹, 把新的post 出來, 辛苦了.
母子平安， 水溶歸來， 總算鬆了一口氣。為他們一家高興！
“世子” 好像是要皇帝封的吧？ “先秦時,世子即指太子。古籍亦有“文王為世子”,是指諸侯的長子而言。魏晉以後,宗室封王者之子開始稱世子。清代親王的嫡長子奉特旨封為世子,是十四等封爵中的第二等”. 這是水溶長子，稱世子也是對的。