After the newlywed Yan'er, Mei Chi completely settled down, and with the help of his wife's mother's family, he gradually made greater improvements in his career. Everything is back on track, life can't allow him to think too much about his children's affection, he can't do such a stupid thing as "leaving the Mei family to pursue the so-called true love", that young and ignorant relationship can only bear a sentence of fate, and it will all come to an end.

If only everything ended here, it would be enough, but the affairs of the world have always been created and tricked.

Not long after, there was an old man in that small village who came to visit, the person who came was Mei Chi's grandmother who had lived in the family for a year, she held Mei Chi's biological flesh and blood in her arms, and told the regrettable and sad past in a few words, which evoked all the memories that Mei Gongzi did not dare to bear and could not bear.

It turned out that not long after Mei Chi left, Xiao Xiao found out that she was pregnant.

At first, she could still hide it, she lived as usual, and she went to do farm work as usual, completely ignoring the rumors caused by Mei Chi's departure, as if there was no change in her life, ignoring everyone's prejudices. But a few months have passed, no matter how much Xiao Xiao whitewashes the peace, his stomach can't cover it at all.

Unmarried pregnancies are indispensable to talk about today, let alone in those days.

Because of those reasons before, there are many young men in the village who don't like Xiao Xiao, and most of the girls' families regard her as a public enemy, and they deeply feel that her existence is to create pressure on others out of thin air, and they don't even care for a little good face. After all, in a closed environment, the existence of people who are too dazzling is a mistake in itself, but if you can't get it, you can only be destroyed.

During this period, Xiao Xiao suffered countless grievances, and of course thought of dying countless times, but every time she felt that she couldn't hold on, she thought about the child in her belly, and she could only suppress all the pain and continue to persevere until a new hopeless tomorrow. Every time she sent a letter to Mei Chi, Xiao Xiao didn't say a word about her situation, at first she felt that there was no need to worry about her lover, but then she gradually felt Mei Chi's coldness, and she didn't want to use these as bargaining chips to force him to change his mind, so she didn't want to say anything.

After all, Xiao Xiao is a very arrogant girl in her bones, whether she is using means or showing weakness, she is disdainful.

Later, when the child was about to be born, Xiao Xiao heard the news of Mei Gongzi's wedding, which was a pomp and circumstance in the entire Peking Opera circle, and her young man should be dazzling, but unfortunately this kind of light has nothing to do with her, and she will not be implicated for the rest of her life. A sentence of cherishment when saying goodbye has also become the end of the story, and it has become a prophecy.

There is no greater mourning than the death of the heart.

At that time, Xiao Xiao really didn't have any more hope, and he suddenly felt that everything could be put down.

After the child was born, Xiao Xiao had already begun to prepare for the afterlife, and when she paved the road step by step, there was no other hope, and she ruthlessly entrusted the baby who had just reached the full moon to the neighbor's aunt, and then on a lonely night, she jumped into the river where she met Mei Chi for the first time, ending this sloppy life.

When her body was found the next day, the white braid, which was stained with a little mud and sand, was washed away by the water, and the wisps stuck to her cheeks, and the red rope had long since disappeared. She is like a dying fish, she can only see the amazing beauty of her life in her puffy face, and the beauty only stays in people's memories.

Her relics were clean, and nothing was left.

.......

When she heard this, Mei didn't say a word for a long time.

He didn't shed a single tear, he didn't even tremble between his words, he just crushed the white porcelain teacup in his hand. At that time, Mei Gongzi suddenly understood that when talking about joys and sorrows, the heart-rending songs in the script were deceitful.

When it was really hard to feel the extreme, I couldn't cry.

The deceased is the greatest, not to mention that it was originally the peach blossom debt owed by Mei Chi, and it was also his sweetheart who died, and the result was nothing more than his indecision and lack of responsibility, how could he leave his flesh and blood alone at this moment?

That was the first time that Mei Chi had such a stiff quarrel with the old man in the family, and he tried his best to leave Miss Xiao's child despite public opinion, and there was a big point that if the Mei family did not agree, then he would leave the Mei family with the child. At that time, Mei Chi was quite sure of every word, and the old man of the Mei family had no choice, so he could only reluctantly acquiesce.

It's just that these things go deeper, after all, they are ugly.

Although Old Man Mei gave a certain degree of concession, he didn't eat the three chapters of the covenant. This little girl can't be included in the Mei family tree, nor can she be called the eldest lady of the Mei family, this past can no longer be known to others, and can only simply stay in the mansion.

She clearly retains Mei Chi's blood, learning his Peking Opera exercises, but nominally she can only call her biological father a master, and she lives a life that is inferior to others.

Especially when Mrs. May also gave birth to a daughter, this difference is even more obvious.

Fortunately, the little girl is smart and competitive, and she has learned Mei Chi's skills quite simply, and her talent and aura are enough to make people shine. Even Mr. Mei, who has always been above the top, has to praise the little girl a little more, admitting that she is more suitable for the stage than the young lady born by Mrs. Mei, and she is a real genius born for the stage.

But no matter how suitable it is, that little girl can't really replace Miss Mei.

This relationship was a mistake from the very beginning, and she was also the product of a mistake, she had no name or score, and she couldn't even get back the surname of the Mei family, and the so-called justice for her mother was even more nonsense.

There is no fairness in these things.

.......

Hearing this, Gu Nanqiao's heart was full of mixed feelings, those wounds that had been buried by time for years and months were suddenly turned out at this moment, and only the embarrassment remained.

For a while, she didn't know what to sigh about, or to comfort her mother - how could she not hear that the girl in this story was Xiao Fangran.

Before Gu Nanqiao could figure out why, Xiao Fangran continued to talk about the bloody past.

"At the age of nineteen, Mei Hanqiu's coming-of-age ceremony was celebrated by most of the Peking Opera circle. I stood by and watched her enjoy all the scenery that I couldn't enjoy, and it was false to say that I was not jealous, but more ...... I am resentful, why? That birthday banquet set up a big red stage, before the banquet began, Mei Hanqiu changed into a costume to perform for the big guys present, everyone was praising the eldest lady of the Mei family for getting the true inheritance of Mr. Mei, and she must have a bright future in the future, and the Mei family will carry forward her here. ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Fangran laughed bitterly, and her voice was also self-deprecating.

"But I obviously sing better than her, I am also the eldest lady of the Mei family, there are so many opera books in Peking Opera, I don't press her a few colors to take out any one, if you want to tell the truth, where am I worse than her? I have not received any favoritism, and the things I have in my hands are all won by myself, not rewarded by others, and I am weak and humble, proud and proud? If I am humble and maintain that ethereal style, isn't it to repeat my mother's mistakes and have no way to live?"

Gu Nanqiao obviously wanted to refute something, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say anything.

At that time, she was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, and she was far from having much profound life experience, especially this kind of love-hate entanglement between several generations, and the bleak past stained with human blood, how could she tell right from wrong? She really resented her mother's sudden departure for many years, and she also felt that no matter how much Xiao Fangran apologized and felt guilty, she could not calm down the grievances she had suffered over the years.

Gu Nanqiao consciously would not accept any late compensation, and he would never forgive.

But now Xiao Fangran has no guilt, everything is taken for granted.

Coming to such a situation, Xiao Fangran was also forced to be helpless, and she couldn't be blamed for these at all. But as long as there is a more suitable way, Xiao Fangran will not fall to this point, she has no talent, ambition and strength, but she failed in the creation of people, and after digging deeper, Xiao Fangran is not a victim of the old things.

She was forced to a desperate point step by step by the book of life, and she would be reduced to harming others and herself.

Gu Nanqiao is not an unreasonable person, especially for his biological mother, all the resentment originally came from love, and it was because he cared too much that he couldn't accept being abandoned. Over the years, Gu Nanqiao has wondered countless times why Xiao Fangran left, and it wasn't until she really knew the reason now that she realized that there was no point in being demanding.

Just like she couldn't choose her own fate, Xiao Fangran couldn't choose her own fate.

It's all about being a human being, who is not difficult.

Earlier, she just had a grudge in her heart, and it was okay that she hated it completely, she could be cold to Xiao Fangran, and show her own attitude, and there would be no soft-heartedness.

And now that the resentment has faded by three points, her mind is even more clueless, she directly forgives too much grievance, and it is really distressing not to understand, so all emotions are entangled, she can't say it, she can't touch it, she can't wait to wait for it, and she doesn't know what to do, and she has nothing to say.

I don't know how long he was silent, Gu Nanqiao finally squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth.

"And then?"

Then, it was Mei Hanqiu who shined on the stage. Insiders give the Mei family face, respectfully call her the first corner, she has been beautiful almost from the very beginning, until now, where has she gone through a little fork in the road.......? Old Man Mei looked relieved, but felt indebted to me, and privately instructed me alone. ”

It was warm inside the cramped carriage, and as the chatting time grew, a layer of fog gradually condensed on the glass windows.

Xiao Fangran's voice was cold and clear, and those old stories were also narrated.

"It's probably the same industry and a big show, and gradually some people began to compare me and Mei Hanqiu together, my technique and body pressed her, and the performance effect was a few points better than her, which attracted more attention. In addition, my Peking Opera skills were also taught by Mei Chi himself, you know, the Peking Opera family will not easily pass on the housekeeping skills to outsiders, and some thoughtful people began to speculate about the relationship between me and the Mei family. Scold...... This time, she couldn't sit still again, and took the opportunity to drive me away. ”

Xiao Fangran said these things completely subverted Gu Nanqiao's cognition, before that, she had always regarded Mei Hanqiu as the direction of her efforts, and felt that it was the benchmark of Danjiao, and she listened to Boss Mei's singing and learning from her on weekdays, hoping that she would be able to achieve that kind of achievement one day.

Although Gu Nanqiao vaguely felt that his basic skills were in the same vein as Mei Hanqiu, he never thought about it deeply, only because his mother had studied the Mei family's singing section more deeply, and he really didn't expect that there were such intricate grievances in it.

I don't know how long I was silent, Gu Nanqiao opened his mouth and continued to ask.

"Is it because of Mei Hanqiu that you came to the old troupe?"