Wen Ruchun is the children of an old and well-known family of Shaanxi, love as a child play musical instrument, although go out outer live in inn, also for a single moment cannot leave musical instrument.
One, he went out Shanxi, a Gu Si is passed in road, discontinue goes in rest. Took temple door, see the Taoism priest of gown of cloth of a dress, cross one's legs sits in corridor. The bamboo bastinado of Taoism priest leans on the wall, the flower is installing a Gu Qin in cloth bag. Wen Ruchun sees musical instrument moved his interest, ask Taoism priest then: "Can you also play musical instrument? " Taoism priest answers: "Just play bad, be willing to learn to connoisseur study. " saying, take musical instrument from cloth bag hand Wen Ruchun. Wen Ruchun is received come over to watch, essence of life of grain seeing musical instrument is wonderful, try to tick off dialed, sound is very ringing and rising and falling. Wen Ruchun is very glad, played a song for Taoism priest, taoism priest laughs slightly, feel insufficient still satisfaction it seems that. Wen Ruchun uses the skill of own expert played one time. Taoism priest is laughing to say: "Not bad, be not bad! The master worker that can want the way that do deficient returns insufficient case! " Wen Ruchun listens his tone is very big, ask him to play a few. Taoism priest receives musical instrument come over to be put on genu, just dial moved a few times, feel zephyr Xu comes; Pass a little while again, lark is teeming, fall on the tree in court full. Wen Ruchun is very amazed, do obeisance to Taoism priest to be division, ask for advice to Taoism priest. Taoism priest played a moment ago song a few times afresh again. Fine fine ground listens to Wen Ruchun, use a person's mind to write down, just comprehended the rhythm of melody a little. Taoism priest tries to let him play, try to give directions again guide, say next: "Learned these, do not have adversary in the world! " evermore, wen Ruchun is studied meticulously, became the past master that conceives stunt personally.
Later, wen Ruchun leaves a birthplace, leave home to still have a few lis, colour of sky is late already, issue a rainstorm again, cannot find dwelling temporarily, see wayside have a village, run over at once. Consider into the village must not choose, see have a family status, hid hurriedly. Entered room, noiseless and unmanned, a little while, come out a girl of 8 years old seventeen, grow so that resemble the beauty like a beauty. She looks up see have stranger, be frightened so that retreat hastily. Wen Ruchun still does not have get married get married, produced the feeling of love to this girl. At this moment, a carline comes out to ask dry what he is. Wen Ruchun spoke his full name, and ask stay overnight at sb else's place. Carline says: "Lodging here is possible, just do not have bed, if do not disrelish him grievance, can build a shakedown with grass. " not much meeting, carline nodded the candle to come, get on paillasse to the ground again, appear very enthusiastic. Wen Ruchun asks what she surnames, she replies: "Surname Zhao. " ask a moment ago that girl is what person again, carline says: "She calls eunuch the woman, it is my brother's son daughter. " Wen Ruchun says: "My overrate, be about to climb add tall door knot to be marriage, how? " carline is pursy brows, reveal embarrassed pattern, say: "This thing is however dare not promise you. " Wen Ruchun asks her why, carline says only: "Tell very hard. " Wen Ruchun feels disappointed, was forced to be carried no longer. After carline went, he sees litter tide rots again, do not have a law to sleep, sit up over to play musical instrument, so that spend,overflow long night. After rain stops, wen Ruchun differs dawn rises came home.
The county has emeritus a Lang Ge that is in the home is fair, like to have the person of literary talent very much. Wen Ruchun has second go visitting him, he wants Wen Ruchun to play a few. When Wen Ruchun plays musical instrument, see shade behind the curtain is faint only a woman is in eavesdrop. Suddenly, blast blew curtain, revealed a girl of 967 years old, fine-looking and incomparable. Original Ge Gong has a daughter, infant name calls fine labour, be good at word ode, it is place's famous beauty. Wen Ruchun ate the heart of love, in returning the home, said with the mother, before the mother asked go-between, go talking about a marriage. Ge Gong disrelishs decline of Home Wen family financial situation, without the agree. But fine is versed in since what listened to Wen Ruchun after playing, in the heart secretly adore, look forward to constantly again listen respectfully that wonderful tweedle. And Wen Ruchun won'ts do because of marriage, the desire cannot come true, the mood is depressed, the gate that also does not enter Ge Jia again.
One day, fine work takes a walk in the garden, collected a piece of old letter paper, there is a problem to be above " cherish Yu Chun " poetic word: "Because be hated crazy, turn think of want, put upside down for affection every day. Belt of Chinese flowering crabapple is drunk, willow is hurt spring, it is general bosom together. Get new worry old anxious very, the shovel still all is born, be like green grass. From take leave of, it is only in how day, degree will faint dawn. Now frown caustic Chun Shan, looking forward to, path abandon already went all out abandoned! Dream of fragrant quilt be jealous of, fetch of jade leakage Jing, why should sleep to you can have slept? Free say long night is like year, you inspects a year, than more still little: Over- 3 already was 3 years more, have He Ren more not old! " fine is versed in a poetic word recital 34, like very much in the heart, bring back Shi Jian in house, take out delicate and colorful letter paper, serious ground was copied, put on book case; Search to cannot be found however again afterwards, the heart wanted to perhaps be blown by wind. Happen to, ge Gong is versed in from fine embroider door mouth is passed, carried this piece of bright and beautiful annotation, thinking is the word that fine works, detest expressions coltish, in the heart very grouchy, burned it, bad bright tell come out, plan to marry fine skill quickly go out. At this moment, face prefectural Liu before the childe as it happens of cloth politics sends a person, will talk about a marriage, ge Gong is very glad, but still think saw with one's own eyes visits this son of a feudal prince or high official. Liu childe comes to Ge Jia, dress is colorful, grow liberally brilliant, arrowroot is fair special satisfaction, xenial to childe enthusiasm. After subsequently childe leaves, an embroider female shoe loses below his seat. Ge Gong abhors the frivolous action of Liu childe immediately, call up go-between, told this thing. Liu childe explains for oneself again and again; Ge Gong does not listen, rejected the seek a marriage alliance of Liu childe eventually.
Former, ge Gong is planted the mum that has a kind of green, him collect carefully is worn pass nothing more than. Fine labour raises this kind of green chrysanthemum in her cabinet room. At this moment, there were 9 chrysanthemums to also become green in Wen Ruchun's courtyard, friends hear this news, come to view and admire; Wen Ruchun also very cherish this kind of green chrysanthemum. A day of morning, wen Ruchun goes seeing chrysanthemum, in Hua Qi the edge carries write have " cherish Yu Chun " letter paper, read a few times repeatedly, do not know to come from where however. Because " spring " the name that the word is him, more love it, add in the detailed on desk criticize an aspect, commment is written frivolously debauch.
Ge Gong hears Wen Ruchun's chrysanthemum became green, feel very strange, come to lukewarm study personally seek by inquiry, see the Shi Jian on the desk, take read. Wen Ruchun feels oneself criticize an aspect some are indelicate, stretch one's hand seize kneaded posse. Ge Gong sees 9 only, admitting is fine pick up at the door labour room that " cherish Yu Chun " word, in the heart big doubt; Connect green chrysanthemum of Wen Ruchun then, daughter fine labour gives also guess. Ge Gong comes home to tell a madam these things, call a madam to question fine worker worker. Fine labour feels grievance, crying to want commit suicide. This thing does not have testimony, cannot confirm. The madam also fears this issue spread goes out reputation is bad, planning to be inferior to marrying the daughter to Wen Sheng. Gegong approve of, communicate this idea Wen Ruchun, wen Ruchun be overjoyed. This day, wen Ruchun is alled over ask relatives and friends to attend the party that views and admire green chrysanthemum, cense play musical instrument, just end till the late night. After answering a room to sleep, book Zhuang hears him musical instrument in the study to ring, other lackey impact plays begin to still think, can see musical instrument carefully by and nobody, this ability reports to host. Wen Ruchun is looked carefully at to the study personally, it is musical instrument is not played really ring oneself. That tweedle is curt and not fluent, seeming is to think those who learn his to play a way, can do not have a society again. Wen Ruchun nods a candle to be rushed into suddenly, the sky in the room does not have one person. Wen Ruchun brings back musical instrument his bedroom, na Qin does not have reissue noise overnight. Wen Ruchun considers as Hu Xian to play, want to do obeisance to oneself to play musical instrument for division study. Then he plays every night, put musical instrument former office to hold the post of its to play batch, nocturnal night is hiding eavesdrop. Arrived the 67th night, na Qin's spiccato melody, can listen completely go up to listen.
After Wen Ruchun get married, mention the past with fine labour that " cherish Yu Chun " word, just understood them so can the reason of get married, can not know Na Shici comes from where from beginning to end. Fine labour hears musical instrument can the miracle of cypher, went listening, say: "This is not Hu Xian, spiccato tune is mournful anguish, sound of there is sth fishy. " Wen Ruchun does not believe, fine industry says her home has Gu Jing, can take the original shape that gives a phantom. Send a person to was taken the following day, when waiting for him musical instrument to ring, wen Ruchun was grasping a mirror to take a study suddenly, illuminate with lights, as expected a woman is in, see she hides hastily in house part only, also do not hide a body again. Wen Ruchun looked in the past, it is that Zhao Huanniang that when taking shelter from rain once upon a time, encounters so. Wen Ruchun greatly amazed, examine minutely her. Eunuch woman is containing tear to say: "Become for you go-between, cannot say to be opposite you are bad, why do such bitter force me? " Wen Ruchun packs up a mirror, woman wanting official does not want to be avoided again, eunuch mother promises to come down. Wen Ruchun installs Gu Jing into lens bag. Eunuch woman is far sit aside, say: "I am viceregal daughter, had died centenary, like musical instrument and kite as a child, kite was known a few. It is musical instrument only give directions without the division that get a name. Be in so in the nether regions, still feel regretful! That you risked rain to take my home, hear your tweedle, admire very; You to my home seek a marriage alliance, I am hated already was gone person oneself, cannot form a spouse with you, try to help you stealthily so 2 people form good the fate brings lovers together, will return the favour of your be sentimentally attached to to me. The red embroider shoe with Liu missing childe, still have that " cherish Yu Chun " word, it is the thing that I do, I repay a teacher to cannot say endless heart. " if Wen Ruchun's couple listened to her, be very obliged the ground is done obeisance to thank her.
Eunuch woman says to Wen Ruchun again: "I can comprehend the musical instrument that you play likely, but had not acquired among them verve and truth, ask you to be played for me again! " Wen Ruchun agreed, teach her to play musical instrument at the same time, explain fingering at the same time. Eunuch woman is particularly glad, say: "Be too good really, I can be comprehended! " saying to rise should say good-bye. Fine labour likes to play kite so, hear eunuch woman is good at playing kite, want to listen to her to play. Eunuch mother agreed, perform rise. Harmonic opern that eunuch woman plays is extremely good, the world can be not heard. Fine listens to an edge to hitting beat to gasp in admiration by the side of labour, the request learns to her. After eunuch woman write wrote 18 chapters opern, rise again say good-bye, wen Ruchun's couple persuades her to stay earnestly repeatedly. Eunuch woman says mournfully: "Your husband and wife two happy, intimate bosom friend, love is deep, I suffer from life person this which have such happy lot! If have a reason, can issue all one's life to meet only. " saying her to give Wen Ruchun hank picture, say: "This is my effigies, if you do not forget go-between, can hang in the bedroom, glad when, on the dot one column is sweet, resemble performing to mine, that I as personally accept! " say, eunuch woman walks out of a door, disappear disappeared.