"You, what do you know?" After hearing Zhang Qingjiu say these words, Wanrou stood up suddenly. The ship's hull shook and her whole body seemed to be swaying in the wind, as if she was about to fall off at any time.
But she didn't seem to notice it, just staring at Zhang Qingjiu with a pair of dark eyes, trying to see something in her eyes.
But the person sitting there looked calm and composed. No matter how she looked, she couldn't tell any clues.
Zhang Qingjiu curved the corners of his mouth, raised his head slightly, and glanced at the shore, "Sit down and talk. The wind will blow while you stand, so your words may be blown away."
Wanrou's expression changed again, the fists clenched at her sides tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened again, and finally she gritted her teeth and sat down again.
"Now that I've mentioned it, it would be pointless if you continued to pretend to be confused, wouldn't it?" Zhang Qingjiu chuckled, his eyes falling on Wanrou's face, "The beauty that captivates the country,
You can attract people and keep them coming, but it’s not that easy to charm people’s hearts, right?”
"Xie Lang and I are in love." Wanrou bit her lip and spoke.
It's like a rebuttal, but more like a quibble and an accusation.
Zhang Qingjiu smiled low, looked up at the sky, and sighed, "Since you can understand what I say, don't hide with me anymore, otherwise, after today, he may not be able to see the sun tomorrow."
.”
Wanrou's body trembled, her eyes full of struggle, her nails digging into her palms without even realizing it.
But she was very quiet. She was sitting on the deck, the wind blowing up the ends of her hair, and her exquisite bun, which was always meticulously cared for, shone with sparkling light under the double reflection of the sun and water waves.
good.
Unfortunately, it is fragile.
After a long time, Wanrou raised her eyes, and the struggle in her eyes was no longer, replaced by an indescribable sadness, mixed with a little bit of a girl's yearning for her spring, "Mr. Zhang, can I...tell you a story?"
Zhang Qingjiu raised his eyebrows and nodded.
After a pause, he added, "But don't make it too long."
Wanrou was stunned and couldn't help but laugh when she looked at the serious Zhang Qingjiu, "Mr. Zhang must not have anyone he loves."
Otherwise, how could we not know that there are some beautiful things that a lifetime is not enough to recall and a thousand words are not enough to describe them?
Zhang Qingjiu moved the corner of his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he frowned and did not speak.
"I still remember that it was a sunny morning, and a big event happened in Shangjing City. The results of the autumn scientific examination came out, and the new champion was paraded through the streets. Everyone came out happily to see the young and handsome champion.
Lang."
"That was the first time I saw him. He was riding a tall horse and wearing an official hat with feathers. He was majestic and yet humble and polite."
As Wanrou spoke, the corners of her mouth curved in an arc, gently, tenderly, and as she spoke, she raised her head and looked at Zhang Qingjiu, "Do you think this is when I fell in love with him at first sight?
"
Zhang Qingjiu glanced at her but said nothing.
Seeing that she didn't answer, Wanrou raised her eyebrows and continued, "It's not such a good start."
"I remember that the weather was very warm that day, and the whole street was very lively, but I... I felt dark. That year, my father died of illness, and my mother and I came to the capital to seek refuge with relatives. As a result, our relatives did not recognize us at all, and our mother
The two women lived on the street for a full month. The day he became the new top scholar and paraded through the streets, I had been kneeling on the street for three full days, just begging someone to buy me back and bury my mother."
"Seeing that someone has agreed to give me a tael of silver so that I can have a roof over my head and bury my mother, here he comes."
"He was so majestic that everyone had to give way to him. The people who originally said they wanted to buy me disappeared as soon as the excitement came. There were also people who came up to chase me and told me to leave quickly and not block the road.
He collided with the champion."
"I had to pull my mother aside to see who it was. You know, the first time I saw him, I wanted to pull him down. Why should he be so glamorous and beautiful, and I have to be like this?
Are you contemptible?"
There were tears faintly shining in the corners of Wanrou's eyes, she smiled sadly, raised her sleeves and wiped them hard, "I admit that I have a vicious heart, but why is the world so unfair?!"
"So?" Zhang Qingjiu asked Wanrou's first words since she began to recall.
"So I stepped forward and stopped him. I wanted to embarrass him, but instead he gave me five taels of silver and told me with a smile that there is nothing in this world that I can't live with." Wanrou sneered and shook her head.
, "Look, I, a six-year-old girl, can have such vicious thoughts, and he, a twenty-year-old man, didn't realize it. How ridiculous."
"Maybe it's the bad guys who need to be punished. I used the five taels of silver to bury my mother. Originally, I still had three taels left, but it was stolen, and I was sold to Yixiang House."
"I thought I was going to die like this in my life, but who knew, I bumped into him again. When I first went to Yixiang House, I just wanted to be a performer instead of selling myself. I was beaten and punished. That time I escaped, and I almost died at the door.
I was beaten to death, and I met him again, and he saved me again. I was fourteen that year, and he no longer recognized me, but how could I forget him? I was desperate twice, and he gave me hope both times.
hope."
"So I fell in love with him, but it was a pity that his wife was virtuous and his daughter was brilliant. How could he have any quarrel with someone like me? I wanted to let go until someone gave me a mirror."
Zhang Qingjiu narrowed his eyes.
"He said that as long as I look in that mirror every day, I can stay young forever and become more and more beautiful. All men in the world can be obsessed with me, and the people I love will also fall in love with me." Wanrou said here,
There was a bit more sweetness in his eyes, "So I did it, and it's been eight years... There are countless men around me, but he really only has eyes for me."
"But how can there be any deal in the world that is free of advantage?" Zhang Qingjiu shook his head.
"I know." Wanrou sneered, "Yixiang Building is a gold-selling cave for men. Sex makes people stupid, so my place has become a gathering point for intelligence. Except this time... you should know that those outside
Gossip, this is the only time I've done anything different in the past eight years."
After saying that, Wanrou lowered her eyes.
I thought it was just a small thing, but I didn't expect it to turn out to be such a big mess.
"Do you know who the person who gave you the mirror is?" Zhang Qingjiu asked.
"I don't know. He comes at night and covers his face with a mask every time he meets me." Wanrou shook her head, "I don't know how you knew about the mirror, but I never thought about it.
Too bad for him."
Don't know who it is? Zhang Qingjiu pondered for a while and shook his head gently, "You think this can't harm him, but do you know that all these things are trying to trick Xie Zian?
"
"How, how could..." Wanrou was shocked, "You mean, I hurt him?"
Zhang Qingjiu narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you know that his fate has changed drastically because of you."
The first time she saw Xie Zian, she knew something was wrong with him.
Humans have three souls and seven souls, but Xie Zian is missing one soul.