Chen Zhiyuan and Jin Xuan first came to Huainan City from a small village. Many people from Huainan lived in the city at this time, waiting for news, and then entered Beijing together. However, Jinxuan and Zhiyuan were penniless and had nowhere to stay. For the first few days, I could barely sleep on the streets, eating my own dry food. But slowly the dry food is eaten up, and this is not the way to go on at all. In order to achieve far-reaching, Jinxuan looked around to do work and endured a lot of hardships. But seeing that the day of entering Beijing is coming, there are very few entanglements.

At this point, Jinxuan paused, as if caught up in a memory she didn't want to mention. After a while, she said to Stealing Jade, "I don't remember how I got to Mengqing Pavilion in the first place. It's just that he was desperate and went in a daze. My mother thought that I had good qualifications, especially my voice, and that I was a good singer, so she was also interested in me. At the beginning, I hid from Zhiyuan, accompanied him to read during the day, and secretly sang at night. I told him that I had found a large family and needed to keep vigil at night. Because of my insistence, my mother only made me a clean man. Ever since I became a kabuki, the money has come quickly. The people who come to 'Mengqing Pavilion' don't care about money. Sometimes they are happy to listen to the music, and they will give them some extra money. Soon, I scraped together enough money, and then gave it all to Zhiyuan and let him take it into Beijing. ”

That's a long story. As Jinxuan narrates, night is gradually approaching. Stealing Jade lit a lamp and placed it at the head of the bed, and Jinxuan's spirit seemed much better than when she first woke up. She took a silver pin and carried the candle to brighten the room. The wick made a "crackling" sparkle sound, and in the warm yellow candlelight, there was a distant but indelible past.

"Zhiyuan went to the capital and took the coiling I prepared for him. It's not much, but it's enough to support him for the exam. She said lightly, her eyes becoming misty, "And I, continue to stay in the 'Mengqing Pavilion', under the name of Yao Ji, and gradually become famous." At the beginning, I was young and ignorant, and I was looking forward to Zhiyuan High School coming back to redeem me and marry me in style. Or even if he fails to make the list, I have savings, and it is good to go back to my hometown with him to farm and accompany him to continue to study hard. But then something unexpected happened, and I knew that since I chose to step into this land of fireworks, my reputation and reputation will be different from that of the daughter of a good family. I, no matter what, don't deserve to be far away. ”

Jinxuan's hand holding the silver needle trembled involuntarily. She took a deep breath and tried to regain her composure, but the trembling could not be calmed down anyway. Stealing Yu was distressed, and couldn't help but reach out to hold Jinxuan's skinny hand, but unexpectedly, that hand was as cold as ice, without a trace of temperature. Stealing Yu felt sad in her heart, she knew that once some memories were touched, it was like a deep scar that was revealed again, and it was painful and heartbreaking. So she persuaded, "Madam, don't say any more......

"Nope." Jinxuan shook her head, her always gentle expression looked a little stubborn at this time, "Xiaolian, I want to say all the things I never dared to face." In the land of fireworks, even if you want to be a clean person, it is difficult to keep your name. That man was the nephew of Lord Caoyun, and after hearing me sing a few times, he was moved. Although my mother cherishes me, how can she offend the powerful for me? And I, after losing my innocence, realized that I was no longer the same person as Zhiyuan. ”

"Later, he was in high school and became a protégé of the Son of Heaven, and he was thinking about me. He wrote me many letters asking me to wait for him to come back, but I didn't reply to any of them. His future is bright, which is unattainable for many people, and how much hardship he has endured in exchange for it. I know that Zhiyuan has a deep affection for me, and even if he knows these things, he will not dislike them. However, just because he doesn't care doesn't mean that others won't despise him. Originally, he was alone, without a family as a backer, if there was another wife who was a kabuki......" Speaking of this, Jinxuan finally couldn't control it, and two lines of tears slid down her thin cheeks. Drop by drop, it fell on the table, silent but heavy.

"I've thought about dying, and that's an easy thing to do." She continued, "But if I die, Zhiyuan will definitely dig into the matter. When he first took office, did he want to offend Cao Yun for me? I have also heard that Lord Hu of the Ministry of Officials values him very much, takes good care of him, and is more interested in marrying his daughter to him. What a good thing this is, I have to let Zhiyuan die for me. Soon, I chose a merchant with the surname He among the many benefactors. He is a lot older than me, and his wife has passed away, so I need to find a successor. Finally, I wrote back to Zhiyuan and told him that I was going to get married. I'm going to marry a rich businessman, and I don't have to live a poor life anymore. I told him that I had already gotten along with a rich businessman, but I didn't say anything about him rushing for the exam. The reason why I didn't reply to the letter before was because I didn't want to communicate with him anymore. ”

"Madam, ...... you" Stealing Jade was already deeply shocked when she heard this. The ordinary woman in front of her has such a great love. No wonder Chen Zhiyuan will abandon his official position and return to his hometown for her, and take care of her. Such a woman deserves to be loved deeply by a man.

Jinxuan smiled slightly, as if she had guessed through the mind of stealing jade, and said, "Actually, I'm not great at all, I just met someone who is willing to let me pay." When Zhiyuan received my letter, he was completely dead. I heard that he was seriously ill, and Miss Hu took good care of him during his illness. Then, I married a wealthy businessman, and he married Miss Hu. With the support of his father-in-law, coupled with his real talent and learning, he rose all the way. From the head of the household department, to the squire, to the bachelor of the Wenhua Palace, to the young master and the Taifu, they are all extremely smooth. My life was uneventful, and my husband treated me well. I thought that I would not meet in this landscape, but he and I finally became strangers. ”

"Then how did you reunite with Master Chen?" Stealing Jade couldn't help but ask.

"Creation makes people." Jinxuan sighed, "I was married less than three years ago, and my husband passed away. He had two sons, and I had nothing to do, and his sons, fearing that I would divide the property, devised to frame me, and to falsely accuse me of killing their father. This case was also a sensation at the time, and it actually alarmed Lord Qincha, who returned to his hometown, that is, Zhiyuan. Zhiyuan helped me clear my grievances, and also learned about my affairs in the 'Mengqing Pavilion'. Everything I had hidden from him before was seen through by him, so Zhiyuan wanted to compensate me. I was also carried away by his affection, and I stayed with him. It wasn't until one day when I saw his wife send a letter to the family that I realized how abominable I was. A widow, a former dusty woman, would be confused by the Qingguan to abandon the married wife who helped him rise to prominence? ”

"Thinking of this, I left again and left a book telling him to treat his wife well and never look for me again. I came to where I live now, and I lived alone for many years. Until a few years ago, Zhiyuan gave up his high position and returned to his hometown. Somehow he found me again. Because I was not in good health and lived alone with me, he insisted on taking care of me. He never asked me to go back with him, so we got along well. As you have seen these days, there is nothing transgressive between me and him. Maybe when I'm older, I want to find a support, and I will selfishly not want to leave him. I don't ask for any fame or wealth, as long as I can see him once in a while. It's just that his wife has been kept in the dark, and I feel very sorry for her. ”