In the ancient city of Xi'an, in the Majie Lane of Henan Province, there lives a Taiwei surnamed Liu. He is over half a hundred years old, and there are many wives and concubines in the family, but only the main wife gave birth to a charming daughter - Liu Ruyu.
This Liu Taiwei loves his daughter very much, regards her as a pearl in the palm of his hand, always pays attention to her growth, and invests a lot of time and money in her.
Liu Ruyu not only looks like a country and a city, but also is smart and clever, proficient in female red pieces, and knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which often makes Liu Taiwei proud.
He often said to his wife: "I am a minister, and my daughter is so outstanding, I must find a good marriage for her." ”
So, he found a matchmaker and instructed: "The little girl in the family has reached the marriageable age, you can help me find a suitable person." One is to be the son of a general, the second is to be the same as the appearance, and the third is to be famous in the yellow armor, all three of which are indispensable. ”
But there are almost no people who meet these three conditions, time is like an arrow, and in a blink of an eye, Liu Ruyu will be twenty years old, but she has not yet found anyone.
On the day of the Lantern Festival, Liu Ruyu and Yahuan Qinger went out to enjoy the lanterns. The streets were crowded, and if they were not careful, the two of them were separated. After they were separated, Ruyu did not panic, and continued to enjoy the lanterns on the street alone.
Suddenly, there was a faint sound of music in the distance, and this music was very beautiful. Ruyu followed this sound, and unconsciously felt that when she arrived at the door of Zhang Yuanwai's house, it turned out that this music came from his house.
After returning home, Ruyu asked Qing'er to inquire about the musician. This Qing'er happened to have a young man who worked as a cook in Zhang Yuanwai's house, so there was news soon.
The person who plays this music is Zhang Jun, the eldest son of the staff, who looks like a talent, is suave, and is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
After listening to this, Ruyu felt that the person who could play such a beautiful piece of music must have a lot of outstanding points. Would love to meet him.
That night, Zhang Jun's friends didn't come to the house because they had something to do, and he sat alone in the courtyard and played music. Not long after, I saw a strange girl behind the cook.
After seeing him salute, Yahuan said: "Zhang Gongzi, my name is Qing'er, and I am Miss Ruyu's personal maid in the Taiwei Mansion. “
When Zhang Jun heard this, he thought: "This Miss Liu is famous for her beauty, and I heard that piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all good, if you can really see each other, it would be a good thing." "So he asked, "When will you see you?"Qing'er replied, "Gongzi Zhang, please come with me." ”
Zhang Jun followed Qing'er into the Taiwei Mansion through the side door, and came to a garden, where he saw a slender woman with her back to him not far in front of him.
At this time, Qing'er said: "Zhang Gongzi, my young lady is waiting for you in front, and I will retire first." After Qing'er left, Zhang Jun slowly walked behind the woman and called softly: "Miss Liu, under Zhang Jun." ”
The moment Liu Ruyu turned around, Zhang Jun intuitively felt that the person in front of him was simply a fairy.
Her skin is like congealed fat, her eyes are bright and her teeth are bright, and her long black hair is blown by the evening breeze, which adds a lot of charm to her. And Liu Ruyu was also attracted by the gentle, handsome and chic Zhang Jun in front of her.
Just before they could speak, Qing'er hurriedly ran in: "Miss, it's not good, the master is back." ”
Both of them were very frightened and flustered, and in a hurry, Liu Ruyu handed the pink handkerchief to Zhang Jun and said: "Zhang Gongzi, I saw you at first sight, and this handkerchief should be regarded as something I gave you to love, and I hope you will see Pa like a person." ”
After saying that, he turned around and ran to the boudoir, and Qing'er also took Zhang Jun out of the Taiwei Mansion through the side door.
Since returning from the Taiwei Mansion, Liu Ruyu's smile has often appeared in Zhang Jun's mind, and he has become lovesick after a long time, lying on the bed without thinking about food.
Zhang Yuanwai hurriedly invited Lang Zhong, and Lang Zhong looked at it and said: "The son is sick of the heart." The staff asked Zhang Jun if he had something in his heart, Zhang Jun kept his mouth shut, and the staff was helpless.
On this day, Zhang Jun's good friend Zhao Zhong came to visit him, and saw that Zhang Jun now had a sallow complexion and a thin body, and his previous demeanor was simply like two people.
So she asked him what had happened. Zhang Jun told Zhao Zhong what he thought in his heart, and Zhao Zhong thought about it after hearing it, and felt that Zhang Jun's condition was that it was impossible to go to Liu's house to propose marriage. So, he came up with a plan.
Zhao Zhong spent money to buy off the host of the Lingyin Temple outside the city, and asked him to vacate a room for Zhang Jun to go there to recuperate. Then he took Zhang Jun to live in.
A few days later, he asked the cook of the staff to inform Qing'er, and asked Qing'er to tell Liu Ruyu and Zhang Jun to wait for her in Lingyin Temple outside the city. Liu Ruyu was overjoyed after receiving the news.
Early the next morning, Liu Ruyu said to Liu's mother: "Mother, I want to go to the Lingyin Temple outside the city to offer incense." Liu Mu said, "Then I'll pack up and accompany you." ”
Liu Ruyu replied: "Qing'er can go with me, let's go early and return early." Mother Liu agreed to her request. Then Liu Ruyu and Qing'er set off to Lingyin Temple.
After arriving at Lingyin Temple, Liu Ruyu walked into the room where Zhang Jun lived, and Qing'er and Zhao Zhong were not easy to disturb, so they all dispersed.
After Zhang Jun and Liu Ruyu met, they fell in love with each other, missed each other for many days, and were both in their youth, and the result can be imagined, Ganchai encountered a fire and fell on the bed in both arms.
Just as he reached the peak of Wushan Mountain, Liu Ruyu only felt that Zhang Jun on his body was convulsive, but after a while, he foamed at the mouth and fell on himself.
She hurriedly put on her clothes and called Qing'er, who found Zhao Zhong. Zhao Zhong came to see and determined that Zhang Jun collapsed and died due to excessive physical weakness and doing things like men and women.
Zhao Zhong was still calm, he asked Liu Ruyu and Qing'er to go home quickly, and after dealing with the room, he called someone to notify Zhang Yuanwai, saying that Zhang Junyin had not run out of water in recent days, and he woke up this morning and found that he had lost his breath.
Although Zhang Yuanwai was extremely sad, he had no choice but to accept the reality, and buried Zhang Jun after the family mourned.
After Liu Ruyu came back from the temple, one was due to excessive fright, and the other was due to the death of his beloved Zhang Jun, so he was distracted all day long, and gradually he didn't think about eating and drinking, and he was bedridden.
Seeing that her daughter was also worried, Liu's mother asked her if she was hiding something from her parents. Whenever this time Liu Ruyu is silent and golden, she no longer speaks.
Two months passed like this, and in the early morning of this day, Liu Ruyi felt like vomiting while still lying in bed, and her stomach hurt very much. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that her monthly letter hadn't come for nearly two months, and she should be pregnant.
She was in great pain and didn't know how to tell her parents about it. So, after she got up, she specially freshened up, and had dinner with her mother and chatted for a while. Prepare to go to Lingyin Temple the next day to kill yourself.
That night, Liu Ruyu had a dream after falling asleep. She dreamed of the dead Zhang Jun, and Zhang Jun said to her: "You and I are the fate left by the whole world."
In your previous life, you were a famous prostitute in Yangzhou, and I was from Yancheng, I met you by chance, and then I fell in love for a long time, and made a promise to marry you in a year, but I didn't dare to tell my parents because of your identity after I went back, and then I became a relative to the daughter of the same city as a householder. “
At this time, Liu Ruyu was already in tears, and Zhang Jun continued: "When you learned that I married, you finally died of depression. Our Lingyin Temple will repay the debt I owed you in my last life, you don't have to be sad, this is a certain number of fate.
You have to live well, you have a boy in your womb, and you will be a rich and noble person in the future. After saying that, it slowly turned into smoke and slowly dissipated.
Liu Ruyu woke up at noon the next day, she thought carefully about last night's dream, and finally mustered up the courage to explain everything to Liu's mother, and said that she would give birth to the child and raise it.
When the captain found out about this, he was furious, and the daughter who once made him proud had now become his shame, and he had to beat her to death. In the end, under the persuasion of Liu's mother, he slowly calmed down.
Taiwei thought about it for a long time, and still told Zhang Yuanwai about it, the matter had come to this point, and what made Zhang Yuanwai feel relieved was that there was still a child in Liu Ruyu's belly.
In the end, both families accepted Liu Ruyu and the child in her belly. Under the careful care of the two families, Liu Ruyu gave birth to a baby boy in October, named Zhang Nian.
Since then, Liu Ruyu has devoted all her attention to cultivating Zhang Nian and has never remarried. Eighteen years later, Zhang Nian won the title in one fell swoop and became the champion of the new department.
Liu Ruyu lived to the end of her eighty years old, and when she arrived at Naihe Bridge, Zhang Jun was still waiting for her there, and they agreed to be a loving couple in the next life, and they grew old together.