“相传荷花是王母娘娘身边侍女玉姬的化身。当初玉姬看见人间双双对对,男耕女织,十分羡慕。因此,动了凡心,在河神女儿的陪伴下偷跑出天宫,来到杭州的西子湖畔。西湖秀丽的风光使玉姬流连忘返,忘情地在湖中嬉戏,到天亮也合不得离开。王母娘娘知道后用莲花宝座将玉姬‘打入淤泥,永世不得再登南天’。从此,天宫中少了一位美貌的侍女,人间多了一种玉肌水灵的花。”无数个夏夜,我和堂妹坐在院子里,听着奶奶讲着这个故事。 “According to legend lotus is the Queen Mother Empress maid side of the embodiment of Yuji .It was Yujue see the world both pairs, men and women weaved, very envious .Therefore, moving heart, accompanied by the river god daughter stole out of the temple, came West Lake in Hangzhou West Lake beautiful scenery so that Yu Ji linger, forgetful to play in the lake until dawn also not allowed to leave the Queen Mother know lotus throne will Yu Ji ’into the silt, never stop Dengnan days’. , Temple less a beautiful maid, the world more than a kind of jade juicy flowers. ”Countless summer nights, I sat with the cousin in the yard, listening to my grandma telling the story.