The moonlight was cold, reflecting Xuan'er's back at the moment with a thin and miserable white halo, and my heart was bleak and lonely for no reason.

I thought that the Oiran who had become famous early on should be a beautiful woman, she should have the most stunning face in the world, and she knew how to easily win the hearts of all men in this world with elegance and charm more than Ji Sarong.

It's just that I never expected that this so-called Oiran was actually a young girl who had just grown into a cardamom and was as pure as a light summer hibiscus.

It's a shame that the world is impermanent.

"Do you know what you're up against?"

"What is it..."Xuan'er's tone was so bleak that it was distressing, "I'm not afraid to tell you, I'm not even afraid of death now, what's so terrible?" There's nothing more terrible in this world than death, right? ”

My heart was aching again—there were a thousand more torturous things in this world than death.

I wanted to say more, but seeing that Xuan'er was just sighing at the window, leaving a desolate and lonely back, I had no choice but to bow my head silently.

Yes, her future is already clear, that is, no matter how sorry I am, I feel distressed, as an outsider, I have no right to ask, let alone turn around. Instead of giving him words to comfort him and give him hope, he can't reach out to help him at that time, so he can only let him despair and suffer himself. It's better to say less, and finally leave a few moments for her to be innocent and face herself.

Thinking like this, I was silent for two moments, and I had no choice but to shake it, turn around and go back to my room.

In the early morning of the second day of the peony feast, Aunt Hua received a report from the little maid that the girl had menstrual disorders due to the fatigue of the boat and the lack of adaptation to the water and soil, and the abdominal pain was unbearable, and she even launched the news of a high fever. At this moment, although I have asked the doctor to see the prescription, I can't get out of bed.

"Good and dignified, how can there be such a thing..."Aunt Hua said half annoyed and half distressed, "It's a shame that the bid was unsuccessful last night, otherwise wouldn't it be a big delay!" ”

"Aunt Hua, I saw that Oiran yesterday, but at the age of fifteen or sixteen, I still don't know how to do things, and now I have just entered a place like Taopinlou, so I naturally don't want to get used to it." I begged Aunt Hua with pity, "Now that she is sick, let's not miss this day or two, and let her make plans after she has recovered her body." ”

"Well, poor one... Such a flower-like person, I can't bear it after I see it, so I'll wait until she's in good health before I make a decision. Aunt Hua sighed again and again, "It's only that she didn't give birth to a good family." In this life, I am the peony champion of my peach sales building, and in the next life, I will fly to the ninefold heavens, and I just want to be a fairy of flowers......"

"You heard it, pass the word, no one in the Taopin Building is allowed to disturb Miss Xuan'er to recuperate. Inform the treasury again, don't be stingy with any good rare supplements, do your best. The day she is better, and your mistress will be at ease sooner. I continued to go back to Aunt Hua and sit down, gently smoothing her slightly rickety back.

Seeing the old man's sad face, I had the heart to divert the topic and said for her, "By the way, Aunt Hua, I didn't go to Xuan'er's combing banquet last night, and I heard that almost all the wealthy families in Karzhou came to cheer, why didn't anyone win the bid?" ”

"Yes. Even though I have been in the restaurant business for more than ten years, I have never seen an unprecedented battle like yesterday. Aunt Hua seemed to be distracted by me, and raised a pair of willow eyebrows and said vividly, "It's just an anecdote, seeing that our peerless peony champion entered Kazhou City, those men seemed to have discussed it in advance, and they all calmed down." ”

"How can this be?" I wondered, "we had created the momentum of the Oiran early in the morning, if they didn't want to compete to be the first benefactor to open the door, why did they crowd the lobby of our peach sales building last night?" ”

"Exactly, everyone understands the truth, there is no second kind of man in this world. It's just that the reason for this has nothing to do with their thoughts. Aunt Hua smiled mysteriously at me, pressed the fat powder at the corner of her eyes with a silk, leaned close to my ear and whispered, "Ling'er, you don't know, there are thousands of prostitutes in Jiazhou City, and it seems that there are many people, but in fact, they all worship a big demon king!" It's just because he has a lot of money, although he has never easily set foot on this peach blossom street because of the strict rules at home, but whenever a restaurant in Jiazhou has a new person, he must first secretly send it to the Demon King's Mansion for his enjoyment, and then he has to give it to the rest of the sons and daughters according to the price wheel! ”

"And such things," I said suddenly, "but I don't know, who is this great demon king?" ”

"Hey-my little Ling'er, I'm afraid that only you can't guess when you look at the entire imperial city, in terms of supreme power and extreme romanticism, who else can there be in this Jiazhou City-" Aunt Hua chuckled, her eyebrows fluttering and whispering in my ear, "It's the eldest son of the current saint, the crown prince!" ”

"—Palace! How could it be him? ”

"Shh Aunt Hua hurriedly covered my mouth with a handkerchief, turned her head to confirm that no one heard me, and then slowly removed her hand and said softly, "Although this is not a secret, it is not good for people to hear." Besides, it's not a strange thing, and it's worth your surprise? ”

"It's not a secret, it's not a miracle—" I was still a little stunned, but I was a little convinced. It's just that... It's just that although the palace is absurd and amorous, there are countless girls and aunts in his house, no matter how poor it is, there are officials for him to reward, how... Why is it so unbearable—"

"—If you yourself say that it is a reward, you should also understand the thoughts of others." Aunt Hua looked at the flush on my face and said, "As the saying goes, a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as stealing." The flowers of this Peach Blossom Street are naturally more charming than those ladies raised in the official mansion, and they are also more in line with the taste of His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

"That's it, it's really unseemly..."I was a little disgusted, and my voice weakened by three points. It's hard for the Hou Ye to be old, in order to keep his storage position, he is constantly calculating with his younger brothers. It's really worthless to see him so human now. ”

"I don't know, the disputes in the officialdom of the court are not our responsibility." Aunt Hua grabbed a handful of melon seeds with an idle gaze, obviously not liking me to mention the royal family. "That's right, Ling'er. You just said that you had already seen Xuan'er yesterday, and you think, that female doll... How is it? ”

"-How..."I was a little confused by the question for a while, and said slowly, "She is born like a fairy, and she deserves the title of peony champion." It's just that I always feel that it's not good to say... I always felt that her mind was a little-"

"—You also feel that something is wrong, do you? I had only a brief face-to-face with her yesterday, and I became suspicious. Now that I think about it, there must be a ghost in the middle..."Aunt Hua's eyes were faintly shining, and she sent melon seeds into her mouth faster and faster, and continued to take care of herself, "It's not wrong, it must be like this, that girl has something in her heart!" ”

"What..."I didn't react for a moment, "Aunt Hua, how do you see this?" ”

"You still need to look at it, and I don't want to think about how many girls my aunt has seen in her life!" Aunt Hua glanced at me, spat the broken skin in her mouth and said sharply, "Ling'er, a few days ago, you got close to that son, and the rumors in the building spread that you had a nose and eyes. Although I had three points of faith, I only saw you dancing with a sword in the courtyard once, and I concluded in my heart the innocence of the two of you. And that girl, although the rules are complete, she doesn't talk much. But I only had to look at her little face to guess what was going on with her. ”

"No, why can't I see it......" I said slowly, "I talked to Miss Xuan'er that night, and although she said something of self-pity, it didn't look like she still had the heart to hide something." ”

"How old are you, how many people have you seen." Aunt Hua smiled narrowly, "It's the tail sect banner master who is used to being majestic on the rivers and lakes, and when it comes to this ability to observe words and colors, I'm afraid you still have to call me Master." Can't be wrong, if you want me to tell that girl's heart, I'm afraid that it's a man, I don't know! ”

"What, there's something going on in front of you, and you're getting more and more down the road as you talk." I shook my head again and again, "I don't dare to say anything else, in terms of the innocence of my daughter's family, I can see that Miss Xuan'er still cares a lot!" ”

"Come on, you're all in this place, and you still have to say anything innocent, don't laugh at people's big teeth." Aunt Hua rolled her eyes and said, "In my opinion, this is the reason, either a wild man or a love brother... If you want to say that you don't want a man in this peach sales building, except for me, the old woman, I'm afraid that it's just you, a little young swallow! ”

After joking like this for a long time, I saw that it was night again.

Aunt Hua saw that the stars in the sky were getting darker and darker, so she deduced that there were still accounts to be correct at night, and asked me to go back to the room to rest first.

I didn't want to settle so early, so I walked downstairs to see that there was already a little snow in the sky. I admired the beautiful scenery of the starry snow falling on the peach branches in this courtyard with great interest, and for no reason I thought of the young man in white I met when I sent Gan Lai out of the city four days ago.

Although it was only a quick encounter, now when I think back to his voice and smile, it is still so real, even every word we said that night seems to be echoing in our ears at this moment.

I was amazed that my memory of him was so clear, and I couldn't help but feel a sweet anticipation in my heart—the promised seven-day appointment was approaching, and three days later, on the night of the full moon, I would go to meet him at the foot of Lianyue Mountain. That guy with a playful demeanor and a quirky and funny speech... He'll tell me his name, and I'll think we'll be friends again.

I don't know if it's because I haven't been out for a long time or because I'm about to see that handsome boy again, but in anticipation, my heart seems to be irrepressibly surging with a frenzy of joy......

The more interesting it gets, the more lovely the snowflakes seem to become.