In the evening of the city, the lights of each house are lit one after another, and the long street is bustling, and the hawkers are shouting one after another.

Three or five people gathered by the river, and the tactful singing came from time to time, attracting more people to stop and appreciate. The woman who sang saw that there were more onlookers, and she sang harder and harder.

It was a thin woman dressed in plain clothes, with long hair hanging down to her waist, her face covered with tulle, and even her eyes covered, and she twisted her waist deftly, flicked her sleeves, and her every move was coquettish.

Xiaoshan is the only daughter of the owner of the tailor shop in the east of the city, twenty-eight years old, mediocre appearance, although she likes singing and dancing but no one teaches her.

Ten years ago, every night this woman will sing by the river, Xiaoshan happened to hear it and was deeply attracted, for several years, night after night to secretly note down the woman's figure singing, late at night to the old tree in the courtyard again and again practice.

There are many rumors about this woman's background. She claimed to be famous and alluring, and didn't mention anything else, every day she was in pink or green plain clothes, and after singing and dancing very neatly, she silently picked up the money that people rewarded, and disappeared into the night alone like a wisp of soul.

Everyone said that this woman was Xia Anyu, the strange woman in the early years, but some experienced old people said that she was more like Tang Rou, a singer raised by the lord of Allure.

It's been sixteen years since the county lord of Allure passed away.

Tonight's Allure voice was slightly hoarse, as if he was tired, and the spectators left one after another. As if trying to keep them, she moved harder and harder, and the voice finally broke like a taut string, and the last spectator shook his head and cursed in a low voice, picked up the few copper coins he had just thrown and turned away.

Xiao Shan stood aside, watching Allure stop, she seemed stunned, then leaned down and picked up the only four or five copper coins left on the ground, turned around and left outside the city.

Xiaoshan was a little curious about her like this for no reason. She hurriedly followed, and saw that Allure's shoulders were shaking, and her steps were like stepping on cotton.

After walking for a long time with Allure, he came to an abandoned garden outside the city, Xiaoshan looked up at the words on the plaque, but he couldn't recognize it.

Allure fumbled in the courtyard of the black hole for a while before lighting a small white ash with a flint.

Xiao Shan looked through the faint light, and although the yard was dilapidated, he could see that it had been carefully cleaned. She hid in the shadows in the shadows, and saw Allure push open the door, and soon a little light reflected in the window.

Xiao Shan turned around and wanted to leave, when a slightly hoarse voice came from behind him.

"Girl, since you're here, let's have a cup of tea before leaving."

"I, I didn't mean to bother. It's just ......" Xiao Shan turned around rather embarrassedly, his hands twisting uneasily.

Allure chuckled. She stepped forward and softly took Xiao Shan's hand. Her hands were extremely cold and her fingertips were rough. She was still wearing the veil.

"It's late at night and it's always cold outside. Come with me into the house. ”

Her voice is like singing, which has a unique charm. Xiao Shan often hears people say that such a woman is not a good woman, but a goblin who hooks up with men, thinking like this, Xiao Shan is a little hesitant about her invitation.

Allure seemed to understand something, and patted the back of Xiaoshan's hand.

"The girl is not afraid that I have bad intentions. We don't know each other, so how can I have any plans for her? ”

As she spoke, she lifted the plain yarn in front of her, and a face soaked in suffering met Xiao Shan's eyes.

The willow eyebrows are crooked, and the lips that should have been scarlet in the past are now gray, and there is no trace of pure flesh on the pale cheeks. A pair of eyes without light. Looking at such a face, Xiao Shan couldn't think of what kind of alluring posture she had had, such a face was no different from the women who worked hard in the city.

Only the grace of singing and dancing makes people think about it, but that charm can't set off this decaying face.

Xiao Shan smiled kindly at her.

"Come, come in, the wind is rising again." Allure wrapped the thin clothes on his body and took Xiao Shan's hand again, this time Xiao Shan did not hesitate.

The interior of the house is neat and unpretentious, and there are no extravagant objects that invite people to think about it. Allure boiled the water, brewed coarse tea and poured a bowl for Xiaoshan, and drank a bowl in a hurry without caring about it.

"Slow, slow." Xiao Shan saw that she was in a hurry, and hurriedly persuaded her.

Allure finished drinking and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand embarrassedly.

"I'm afraid tonight is the last time I'll sing in Yucheng."

"Why? Are you leaving? Xiao Shan's eyes were bright, and he looked at it, and his eyes were a little softer.

"yes, I'm leaving."

"Where are you going?" Xiao Shan became more and more puzzled, holding the teacup with both hands, and staring intently into Allure's eyes.

"You come to see me every day, and it's much better than those men. It's just that my decaying face disappoints you, right? Allure deliberately diverted the topic and added another cup of tea to himself.

"Everyone says, are you the lord of Allure? Are you really? You said you were leaving, can you tell me a thing or two before you go? ”

Allure got up and slowly walked to the window.

"Do you know, girl, what is this yard called?"

"I don't know." Xiao Shan looked at her back suspiciously.

"Wood Garden. This is where the lord of the county and the son of the world grew up. I'm Tang Rou. ”

The surroundings were quiet for a long time, and Xiao Shan didn't know what to say for a while. This is the Garden, there are rumors that the lord of the Allure County who lived in the Garden is a terrible fox, relying on a look of color to harm the country and finally was given death by the first emperor, some people say that she is just someone else's pawn, and finally escaped death and the king of Nanping outside the rivers and lakes.

"People say that Allure County is the main disaster to the country, is it true? She's really dead? After a while, Xiaoshan asked cautiously.

"In the eyes of the world, the county lord relies on beauty to turn all beings upside down, which is extremely despicable. Tang Rou is a woman and can't evaluate the world. The life of the county lord is not something that those of us who can see it thoroughly, even if she herself has not been able to understand it thoroughly. As for where she went, I can't tell you clearly, Xu is soul returned to her hometown, and Xu is married to the son of the world as an ordinary cloth. ”

Tang Rou turned around.

"The moon is really full tonight, is there anything lively in the palace? This street is even more lively than before, just like the Qiyun Tower of the county lord back then. ”

"Don't you know? Today's concubine Niangniang's birthday, His Majesty specially decreed to celebrate Niangniang's birthday. The son of the concubine has already been crowned the crown prince. ”

"Look at me, I'm so withdrawn that I don't remember anything. It's nice to be a concubine. The county lord's final move was not wrong. ”

Xiao Shan noticed that when Tang Rou talked about the concubine, her tone showed relief. The room was dim, there was only one candlestick, and each other's faces could not be seen clearly.

"My name is Xiao Shan. Can I talk to you? ”

"Well, no one has spoken to me like this for years. It's good that you don't dislike me. Tang Rou chuckled.

"Wait a minute, I'll go change my clothes, I want to dance to show you, like the county lord's favorite." As she spoke, Tang Rou walked quickly into the inner room.

Xiao Shan looked at the carved beams and paintings in the house that had long been broken, and he really couldn't think of how elaborate this boudoir was.

"Here, look, is this dress good?"

Tang Rou is wearing a water-blue dance dress, her hair is lightly pulled up, and her face is attached with a veil, just like the person in the painting.

Xiao Shan was stupid, such a full-body style was not hidden after more than ten years of hardship. The look that was restrained by plain clothes before is blooming at this moment. Without waiting for Xiaoshan to speak, Tang Rou danced, her voice hoarse but with a unique charm. A song and a dance are peerless.

Such a woman is something that Xiaoshan has only heard of in stories, and when she sees it now, she can't take her eyes off it.

After a long time, Tang Rou stopped, took off her veil and walked in front of Xiao Shan and smiled shallowly.

"This is the county lord's favorite song back then, do you like it? I haven't seen her in years, and I don't know if she's gone. If the county lord is still here, he will be almost fifty years old this year. A woman like her can't be old, so she said that she is worthy of herself when the curtain is closed in the most beautiful years. I don't understand this, but over the years, I think Xu is right. ”

Xiaoshan didn't know what to take, she had never read or written, but if Tang Rou's words were listened to by the neighbors, she would be scolded.

She could only smile back.

"The county lord was very pompous back then, Qiyun Tower was very lively, and she was praised so high by everyone. Because of her, her house was always full of friends, and the world said she was a debaucher, but I know that she never broke the rules with them. Her life is so hard, how can she easily give up that respect. ”

"You must be wondering why I'm telling you this, aren't you? People may be like this, remembering the old things of their youth for many years, but they can't let go of it after all. ”

"You can't forget your past life, and you can't forget her, right?"

"I can't forget, those things are engraved in my bones, how can I forget?"

"Then is her really called Cheyenne?"

"Not really. When I met her, her name was Lin Xialiang, she pretended to be a man in a plain white robe, she was my guest, and I was moved by such an elegant young man for a long time. Unexpectedly, when she approached, she took a closer look, and it was actually her daughter. Later, I followed her into the mansion and experienced all kinds of extraordinary things, only to know that she was the world-famous Allure County Lord Xia Anyu. Someone else once called her gently when they were alone. Maybe for today's concubine, she should be called Xiaowan. In my opinion, she is a poor person who has lost her identity. ”

"So many names? What kind of life should she have? ”

"I don't read much, but I remember that in the last years of Shiko's absence, he painted a picture of her, and the county lord was wearing a dark red dress, standing under a plum tree and laughing. The son of the world wrote on the side, half a life is exquisitely splendid, and half a life is light and light. Soon the prince rode away in a chariot and horse. Never came back. ”

"It's good that the garden is green again. There was originally a magpie bridge in this garden, and the prince met her there. The prince said that he wanted to meet someone, and it was a reunion and a first meeting. They have been separated for many years, and finally found what they want most, but they are worthy of the county lord's life. And I, too, it's time for the curtain call. ”

"Are you going to die?"

"Perhaps. Life and death are not up to us. After that, Tang Rou ignored Xiao Shan's doubts, and sang and danced by herself, this time the dance was extremely delicate, Xiao Shan sat at the table, looked at it, and fell asleep in a daze.

Before going to bed, I only remembered Tang Rou's faint voice, "Yuyuan is evergreen, and I will love for a lifetime." ”

It's the fifth day, and Tang Rou has disappeared for five days. Xiaoshan woke up early that morning and found that Tang Rou's shadow was no longer in the house, and she went home in fear, only to find that her parents had not noticed that she had not returned all night. There is a lot of work in the tailor shop these days, and Xiaoshan can only think about the scene of that night at night.

On the fifth day, Xiao Shan finally had time to come to the bridgehead, and looked at a group of people around the bridge from a distance, she ran up in surprise, and squeezed forward with all her might, only to see a vendor selling a few pretty girls. These girls are about the same age as Xiao Shan, and their eyes are rolling, and Xiao Shan doesn't like it very much, so he withdraws.

She walked slowly, stunned.

"Hey, do you know that a few days ago, a group of robbers came to the forest outside the city, and I heard that they killed a woman."

"Didn't you say that it was the Allure who sang it? She deserves it, who does the demon sing to every day? People who can't even reach the secret door are still called Allure? ”

"What is this called, it is called retribution. She hooked the souls of men in the early years, and now she is being killed by the ghost. ”

……

Xiao Shan heard the words of the two women, and her footsteps stopped for a moment, she is already dead? Did she know something that day? Xiaoshan thought about her words carefully, but couldn't think of a reason, so she simply gave up and didn't want to.

In a few days, her father and mother will ask her to ask a matchmaker to talk about matchmaking, and it has never been her decision to make major marriage events. She didn't complain. The noble concubine in the palace was born in the former dynasty noble, but the Chen Kingdom is dead, doesn't she also want to enter this palace, can't she help herself? Xiao Shan walked quickly towards the tailor's shop, and the woman's old dream finally dissipated into the night, and no one would talk about it again.

Four years later, on a rainy night, the Royal Palace.

The chief steward in charge read the emperor's will to the woman kneeling on the ground with an expressionless face: Concubine Gu, gentle and virtuous, has won my heart. Special wine, posthumously crowned queen.

"Concubine Niangniang, sleeping with Your Majesty in life and dying in the same cave is a blessing that many Niangniang can't ask for. This glass of wine, Your Majesty said that it is satisfactory, but it is specially made for you. There is no pain in drinking it, and it will keep you looking like you are. ”

As he spoke, the father-in-law who announced the decree handed a pot of fragrant wine to Gu Yi.

"It's really good for the emperor to treat this palace, hahahahahaha. It's just that in this life, can this palace really be satisfied? Gu Yi looked at the wine, didn't take it, raised his head and laughed.

The father-in-law looked at Gu Yi's complicated expression, and he was a little scared.

Gu Yi is still beautiful when he is over the years, and when he entered the palace, he attracted His Majesty's attention, and he spoiled the harem step by step from a slave after the death of the country.

"Niangniang, Your Majesty is afraid that you will not survive tonight. Whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can succeed to the throne smoothly or not is all up to you. In the eyes of the old slave, you were born in the previous dynasty, and you can rely on Your Majesty's affection today..."

"Affection? Yes, this affection has made this palace walk on thin ice and tremble for more than ten years! Father-in-law, don't worry, this palace will not embarrass you, but since Your Majesty said that you want to live and sleep together and die together, you want to be a real husband and wife with this palace. Hongu has a wish, and I hope it can come true. ”

"Niangniang, you said, Your Majesty has commanded, all your wishes will be fulfilled, except to avoid death."

"Bengong, if you want to wear the red wedding dress prepared by Bengong's mother, is it okay?" Gu Yi looked at her father-in-law eagerly, and scratched the robe with both hands.

"Then you have to hurry. Your Majesty is still waiting for the old slave to return to his life. ”

"If he can't hear that Bengong is going before him, he won't be at ease. That's it. Gu Yi straightened up tiredly and walked to the wooden box on the side, "Rong Bengong for a quarter of an hour, Bengong wants to change his clothes." ”

"Yes." The father-in-law waved his hand and retreated with the attendants in the room, and the wine glass was also placed on the table on the side.

"Twenty years, alas... If you're still alive, would it be gratifying or sad to see all this? ”

Gu Yi slowly took off the concubine clothes on her body and put on the red wedding dresses one by one.

"How many hatreds of the country were lost back then, but now they are helpless. My child became an emperor, and I will not lose money after all. The blood of the kingdom of Chen has remained in the orthodox blood of the country for generations, and it is worth dying even if it is worth it. ”

Gu Yi picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

"You told me that there are many ways to take revenge, and burning jade is the stupidest way. I believed and did so. I'm pretty good at it now. ”

"It's late at night, I'm going to sleep too..."

Gu Yi felt a wave of sleepiness coming, and she staggered to the soft collapse. It was getting cold all around her, and she was losing her breath and heartbeat...

When today's peace is peaceful, the country and the people are safe, His Majesty has been in power for decades, and he has always been diligent in government and loves the people.

In the year of Xiaoshan's sixtieth year, his children and grandchildren are full, and his life is quite rich.

One day, the little granddaughter shook her hand, "Mother-in-law, the courtyard outside the city is full of green grass, and the houses in those picture books are gone." ”

"Yes, Yuyuan, it's green again." Xiaoshan closed her eyes, and the dreamlike courtyard was once again built in her mind.

"The garden is evergreen, and I will be in love for a lifetime." The words in the depths of her memory suddenly became clear, and this time, she seemed to understand the infinite love behind it.