After being served and dressed, Feiyue turned around and took out the mandarin duck pendant and the letter, and presented them to the two girls. The oiran took them in his hands and handed them to Sheng Qiu Xiao for reading.
Seeing the urgency, Qiu Xiao accepted the letter first. She was shocked at first glance. She raised her head and looked at the courtesan in disbelief, trying to read something from her expression. But the little pavilion master didn't speak, with a pair of peach blossom eyes.
He also stared at Mrs. Sheng, only letting her read it bitterly.
"All day long, I have seen Jin Shu being hurt by love and losing her soul, but she has to force herself to smile in front of others, and has to bear so much criticism. It really hurts me." After Sheng Qiu Xiao finished reading, she sighed and closed the letter: "What if?
She knows the truth, and she must be even more miserable. How pitiful it is that these two infatuated lovers are destined to be together."
She took the jade pendant from the oiran's hand, put it in her palm and looked at it carefully, cherishing everything. After serving guests for a long time, Sheng Qiu Xiao had good eyesight. The material of the jade pendant was excellent, the water head was smooth, fine white without a trace of impurities, and it was warm in her hand.
The fragrance is soft, and the carving is extremely fine. Although I can't say that it is a masterpiece of craftsmanship, it is lifelike, as if it is really touching the neck with water, and every tail and every feather on the details is clearly distinguishable.
Mandarin ducks are in pairs, but they are separated by yin and yang, and even the last meeting has become an unattainable luxury. Sheng does not have true love in this place, but it does not mean that she does not understand what the oath of love is.
Before entering Lengxiang Pavilion, she had experienced the beginning of love, and that hazy emotion lingered in the hearts of her children, like a dream, sweet and meaningful.
"Actually, let me say... this is fine." The oiran was sighing in his ears, "At least the enthusiasm and sincerity are not wrong. Jinshu is no different from us. There will be this long life in the future, no matter how sad and sorrowful it is
, it’s only in front of me, when the tears dry up, I still have to live well.”
In the warm fragrance of nephrite that filled the sky, the little pavilion master was supposed to be sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, overlooking the laughter and crying of the women, but now he suddenly became sentimental, catching Sheng Qiu Xiao off guard. Shen Yuan's emotion came from the bottom of his heart,
Not to conform
The situation, with a soft voice, sounded very moving: "If it is as we suspected before, then the barbarians have taken advantage of her. They only see the new ones laughing and don't hear the old ones crying. The only one who was injured is Xu Jinshu.
That’s really not worth it.”
Sheng Qiuxiao handed back the mandarin duck pendant and stretched out his hand to help the oiran sit down: "Sister didn't say anything, but she helped Jinshu a lot overtly and covertly. She dealt with Chunxi and tacitly allowed me to visit often. I knew it.
The young lady has a cold face and a warm heart, which is much better than those who only do superficial things."
Shen Yuan clicked his chin and ordered Feiyue to wrap up the things. Feiyun brought back the prepared snacks from outside and asked in advance that Xu Jinshu was fine this afternoon and was staying in his room - "A few consecutive
It's like this every day, and everyone says that Miss Xu doesn't like to go out anymore unless necessary."
"A heart disease needs medicine. If she continues to feel depressed like this, sooner or later she will collapse." The oiran glanced at the food box in the maid's hand, then reached out and put it on Sheng Qiu Xiao's palm: "Let's go and see her together.
, it’s still the same old rules, I don’t like to coax people, so I want you to persuade me more.”
Qiu Xiao lowered her eyebrows and said that it was natural. She stepped back half a step to support the oiran. After talking, the most dazzling hour of the sun had passed. As the New Year approached, the air became colder and colder every day, and it was so dry that her breath was...
The sharp icicles. The court lady and Sheng Qiu Xiao were both wrapped in thick wind-fur cloaks, and the terry loops lightly brushed their cheeks, making people feel soft and erratic.
Walking outside the gate of the side courtyard, the two of them stopped at the same time and held their breath attentively, as if they could hear if there was any movement in Xu Jin's study room. The warm smell of pastries continued to float from the gaps in the food boxes, as if they had become this small place.
The most touching place in the cold world.
"Every time I come over to see her, she looks like this, deserted, and I can't help but feel sad even before I get close." Sheng Qiuxiao sighed, "Singing girls and dancers all live here, so it should be very lively.
.By the way, the lady rewarded her with a meal, and Chunxi felt deeply disgraced. Even after recovering from her injuries, she refused to see anyone. She was scolded by the lady, and she has already rushed to work as a servant girl."
"Has it been decided?" The oiran listened with interest, "I remember that although Chunxi was not worth a lot when I bought it, it has been carefully trained for many years. All the clothes, food, flowers, and supplies are all the money from the building, so it is not easy to sell them out.
She is very good at winning over customers. It would not be a waste for my mother to let her be a maid."
Qiu Xiao nodded: "Miss's considerations are reasonable, but Madam has said that since Chunxi doesn't want to show up in public, she will follow her wishes and stay in the backyard without going out. She will work hard and repay the debt she has done to her over the years.
expenses.”
The oiran didn't care about Chunxi's situation: "Zuo is just a singer, let her go." The group walked outside Xu Jin's study room. The doors and windows were tightly closed, unable to stop the gentle sound of the piano from entering people's ears.
Zhong. After hearing this, Mrs. Sheng couldn't help but smile: "It seems that our Jinshu girl is not just sad and frustrated. She has not forgotten her duty. I haven't heard such good music in a long time."
"Then go in, sit in front of her, eat snacks, drink tea and listen carefully." The court lady shook her head and pinched the jade pendant letter wrapped in a handkerchief in her sleeves. She didn't know that Mr. Sheng was really innocent.
Still really stupid.
There is a charcoal pot burning in the room, and the furnishings are much cleaner and tidier than before. Xu Jinshu is dressed plainly, with his hair tied in a single snail bun, and two single-strand grape tendrils covered with silver hairpins, as if he has just arrived at Lengxiang Pavilion.
That little girl, as everyone expected, after reading the letter, she clutched the mandarin duck pendant tightly and cried bitterly under the quilt.
Sheng Qiuxiao tried to speak tactfully so as not to make the piano master too sad, but the little pavilion master lined up the things in front of Xu Jinshu, letting her go from doubt to shock, and then her whole body trembled and became limp, until her heart was broken. This time, the oiran
They are very hard-hearted and want long-term pain rather than short-term pain. No matter how much preparation they do, the final result will be the same.
"I know you are sad. If you want to cry, just cry." Shen Yuan pulled Sheng Qiuxiao to sit down and looked at Xu Jinshu with pity: "I can only say that he had no choice but to leave. The last words he read were
You are the one who can be so infatuated with someone, even if you are not destined to be here in this life, it is not in vain."
The piano master's tears soaked into the quilt, and his face was wiped with a thin layer of powder after getting up early, but it was all washed away and stained. The oiran's wife could talk to her like this, and her tone was very soft. Jin Shu forced himself to sit up straight, and put his hands behind his back to wipe
His eyes turned red and he burst into tears. This chapter has been completed!