红楼梦Chapter18_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter18

Pao Chin also and a few other waiting-maids， whom the Chia consort had originally taken along with her into the palace， knocked their heads before dowager lady Chia， but her ladyship lost no time in raising them up， and in bidding them go into a separate suite of rooms to be entertained; and as for the retainers， eunuchs as well as maids-of-honour， ladies-in-waiting and every attendant， there were needless to say， those in the two places， the Ning mansion and Chia Shes residence， to wait upon them; there only remained three or four young eunuchs to answer the summons.

the mother and daughter and her cousins conversed for some time on what had happened during the protracted separation， as well as on domestic affairs and their private feelings， when Chia Cheng likewise advanced as far as the other side of the portiere， and inquired after her health， and the Chia consort from inside performed the homage and other conventionalities (due to her parent)。

the families of farmers， she further went on to say to her father， feed on salted cabbage， and clothe in cotton material; but they readily enjoy the happiness of the relationships established by heaven! We， however， relatives though we now be of one bone and flesh， are， with all our affluence and honours， living apart from each other， and deriving no happiness whatsoever!

Chia Cheng， on his part endeavoured， to restrain his tears. I belonged， he rejoined， to a rustic and poor family; and among that whole number of pigeons and pheasants， how could I have imagined that I would have obtained the blessing of a hidden phoenix! Of late all for the sake of your honourable self， His Majesty， above， confers upon us his heavenly benefits; while we， below， show forth the virtue of our ancestors! And it is mainly because the vital principle of the hills， streams， sun， and moon， and the remote virtue of our ancestors have been implanted in you alone that this good fortune has attained me Cheng and my wife! Moreover， the present emperor， bearing in mind the GREat bounty shewn by heaven and earth in promoting a ceaseless succession， has vouchsafed a more generous act of grace than has ever been displayed from old days to the present. And although we may besmear our liver and brain in the mire， how could we show our gratitude， even to so slight a degree as one ten-thousandth part. But all I can do is， in the daytime， to practise diligence， vigilance at night， and loyalty in my official duties. My humble wish is that His Majesty， my master， may live ten thousand years and see thousands of autumns， so as to promote the welfare of all mankind in the world! And you， worthy imperial consort， must， on no account， be mindful of me Cheng and my wife， decrepid as we are in years. What I would solicit more than anything is that you should be more careful of yourself， and that you should be diligent and reverential in your service to His Majesty， with the intent that you may not prove ungrateful of his affectionate regard and bountiful grace.