01

The thick fog in the sky obscured the moonlight. The maple forest, pitch black.

The woman in red hid behind a tree, and she looked affectionately at a figure. In the dark night, only the outline can be seen. But she knew it was him.

Her eyes were red and watery, as if she were about to burst into tears. hurriedly covered his mouth, for fear of crying.

The woman in red was sad in her heart, and she was saying in her heart, God, a woman of my status would not dare to ask to be his wife. Even if I am a concubine or a maidservant, as long as I can serve by his side, I will be satisfied.

But she thought again, it was impossible for the eldest young master to give herself to the second young master as a concubine. Elopement? No, no, I can't destroy him.

02

A few piano notes break the silence of an early winter morning.

Liu Tangli sat in the boudoir, plucking the strings with her hands. She closed her eyes, as if she had really entered some kind of artistic conception.

In fact, she didn't even know how to sit on the guqin, let alone fingering.

This guqin was given by Zhao Maochang. Zhao Maochang also sent a rabbit before, but he hasn't found it until now. Probably eaten by a cat.

Liu Tangli sighed, feeling that she should find a master to learn and learn. Where to find someone who is skilled at the piano? She remembered the woman in red.

So she picked up the guqin, stepped out of the door, and walked towards the drunken village pavilion.

The door of the drunken village pavilion is hidden.

Liu Tangli pushed open the door and saw a few little maids cleaning the courtyard. These maids, who are very young, only twelve or thirteen years old, are dedicated to serving the housemaiden.

She heard a little maid say, "Do you remember that girl from before?" ”

A maid said, "Is it the one who has dressed her up for several hours and wears a lotus dress?" ”

"I heard that she died so miserably."

"Can it not be miserable, that master is notoriously vicious."

"Nobody cares?"

"Who cares? He is the nephew of the queen's mother, and the eldest son of a powerful general with heavy troops. ”

Liu Tangli stepped forward: "May I ask the girl in red who plays the piano, is she there?" ”

"You're talking about the Red Moon Girl, she doesn't live here."

"Where does she live?"

"Warm Fragrance Pavilion."

03

The red plaque is polished.

Three big words are written.

Liu Tangli knocked on the door. The door was quickly opened. A middle-aged woman with a hairpin on her head scolded: "Why are you again, where did you come from?" His hands were on his hips, and his eyes were rolling.

Liu Tangli showed her hole card: "I am the third lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Liu Tangli." ”

This trick really worked, and the woman immediately put on a flattering face and asked, "Miss, what are you doing?" "The tone is so soft.

"I'm looking for Sister Red Moon."

"She's in her house, come in quickly, it's cold outside."

Liu Tangli stepped into the door and saw Hongyue lying on the bed, her eyes closed, and she seemed to be sleeping.

Liu Tangli called softly: "Sister Hongyue." ”

Hongyue opened her eyes, hazy, and saw a small figure, she asked, "Who?" ”

Liu Tangli said: "I am the third lady in the house, Liu Tangli." She was very worried, afraid that Hongyue would not teach.

"It's Miss Three." After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes again and was silent.

"Sister Red Moon." Call gently.

04

Red Moon felt a little delirious, and when she opened her eyes, she could only see a blurry mass.

Hongyue was amused in her heart, how could she dream of a child. The child said that he was the third lady, what a strange dream.

She seemed to hear someone calling her name, was that him?

Second Young Master......

05

Early winter, night.

Bedroom, candlelight flickering.

Liu Yansong had a gloomy face and applied a hot towel to the woman lying on the bed. The unconscious woman kept calling: Second Young Master.

Liu Yansong held her hand, why was it still so cold. He called, "Qiu Ju, bring the hand stove." ”

He warmed her hand with the stove.

And she still had her eyes closed, muttering, slurring, calling someone.

Liu Yansong instructed again: "Qiu Ju, bring the quilt again." ”

Qiu Ju is a maid who specializes in serving Hongyue, she has been following Hongyue for a year, and it is the first time she has seen the eldest young master, so considerate of her master.

This night, she heard him say, "Qiu Ju, see if the decoction is ready." ”

"Qiu Ju, add some more charcoal to the brazier."

"Autumn Chrysanthemum ,............"

06

Morning morning.

The wind of early winter, blowing on the body, is a little chilly.

Liu Tangli walked into the Nuanxiang Pavilion again, and she saw Hongyue sitting in the hall, holding a spoon, scooping porridge and drinking.

Hongyue's expression was a little confused, and she asked, "Girl, is there something wrong?" ”

Liu Tangli grinned, revealing two small dimples. When he laughed, he really looked like an innocent and innocent child. She said, "I'm here to ask you to be my guqin teacher." ”

Hongyue also smiled, and she asked, "Which courtyard are you a little maid?" ”

Liu Tangli's eyes looked at a guqin, and then, respectfully bowed to Hongyue, she said: "I'm not a maid, I'm the third lady in the house." ”

Miss Three? Is it the little figure in the dream a few days ago?

Hongyue asked, "Have you learned?" ”

"I haven't learned."

Red Moon took out a seven-stringed piano and placed it on the desk. also moved a long bench, and she motioned for Liu Tangli to sit down with her eyes.

Liu Tangli hurriedly sat down, her waist straight. Nervous.

Hongyue patted Liu Tangli on the shoulder and said, "Take it easy." ”

She moved the bench where Liu Tangli was sitting forward: "You are sitting too far." He squeezed Liu Tangli's hand into a fist and said, "The distance between the two fists is enough." ”

Hongyue pointed to the bulging place on the right side of the piano and said, "This is called Yue Mountain." ”

There are thirteen small rings on the surface, different in size, and she says, "This is the emblem." The closest to Yue Mountain is called a Hui. She tapped her finger and said from right to left: "One Hui, Two Hui, Three Hui...... Thirteen Emblems. ”

Her fingers plucked the strings a few times, and she said, "Notice no, the thickness of the strings is different, the thicker the strings, the deeper the sound." ”

Hongyue picked up the right hand of Liu Tang Pear, placed it between Yue Shan and Yihui, and said, "Handle it lightly, it's like floating on the water." ”

She picked up Liu Tangli's left hand again, and pointed the fingertips of her index, middle and ring fingers between the nine and ten emblems.

After a day of learning, Liu Tangli felt that he had gained a lot. She knows how to play the strings, and she also knows how to play with her right hand, such as playing with her index finger, which is called wiping; The middle finger is flicked, called a hook; Ring finger flicking, called beating; Thumb playing, called bracing strings.

However, when she learned the press and portamento of her left hand, she learned very much.

07

Night.

Outside the window, there was a lot of snow.

Red Moon was covered with a thick quilt and lay on the couch. Suddenly, someone was banging on the door.

She heard someone outside the door shouting, "Red Moon, come out." "It's the voice of the eldest young master.

It's so late, isn't there something urgent. She put on a fox fur and hurried to open the courtyard door.

Hongyue saw that Liu Yansong was full of alcohol, and hurriedly helped him into the house.

Liu Yansong's face was red, which was the red of eating wine. He walked and swayed, as if he were going to fall.

With a pained expression, he shook Red Moon's shoulders and asked, "Am I treating you badly!" The tone was excited.

Hongyue was dizzy by him, and she said, "Young Master, you are drunk, I will help you go back." ”

Liu Yansong grabbed her waist.

Red Moon wanted to push but couldn't, she felt her mouth being pried open, something slipped into her mouth and wrapped around her tongue.

Hongyue thought that he was just bought by him at a high price, and the young master didn't treat himself like he did to those women in the Drunken Township Pavilion. She was already satisfied.

She put her hands around his neck, and she responded enthusiastically, like a catharsis, anger at the injustice of fate.

She doesn't hate him, she hates fate.

08

The snow is still blowing.

The courtyard is covered with snow.

Liu Xuqing stood outside Hongyue's house, and he saw two figures reflected in the window paper.

At first, the two figures embraced each other. Their heads clinged to each other, as if they were about to become one.

After that, they all took off their clothes. There is a figure with a bumpy figure, and at first glance you know that it is a woman.

Liu Yuqing was so angry that his eyes were red, he was originally here to find his eldest brother. I'm afraid that the eldest brother will get drunk and freeze outside.

You lied to me, it turns out that you are the same as those women. Liu Wuqing was very sad.

He didn't want to leave, he wanted to see enough, watch for a long time, and see that he had broken his thoughts.

The cold wind was like a knife.

Liu Wuqing felt that her face was red, swollen and itchy, and there was a blister on her neck. He found that his legs were frozen and stiff, unable to move.

Liu Yuqing wanted to exhale, but he couldn't.

He felt so cold, so cold, the world was so cold.