Chapter 141: Zi Yan's Past
Li Xin then opened a letter, the first letter was a letter written by Zi Yan herself, which looked more like a memoir of her own, telling about the bitterness of her own life and everything she had experienced, and why she became the way she is.
And this second letter is actually a desperate letter, the name at the beginning is Ziyan, which proves that this is written by someone else to her, judging from the writing, it should be written by a man, the content is very ruthless, almost every sentence is hurting, I also learned from these two letters, I learned about the bitterness and sourness in her heart.
All of this, sure enough, is trapped by love, Zi Yan used to be a top woman in the Qinglou, she was a talented and beautiful woman in the Qinglou at that time, and she was also very famous at that time, many dignitaries and nobles came here, and those who just wanted to see her every day, exaggeratedly, could be lined up from the east gate of the city to the west gate of the city.
There is a big difference between the women in the Qinglou and the women in the 'women's branch' courtyard, the women in the Qinglou were the most talented women in the feudal dynasty at that time, and Zi Yan was the best among these talented women, and her beauty did not dare to say that it was a peerless beauty, it was also extremely beautiful, so there were countless people who wanted to see her every day, and if she could drink with her again, she would be envious of others.
In terms of appearance, Zi Yan lives a very glamorous life, there are so many men who surrender to her beauty and talent, and even more are almost impressed by her, she doesn't think about tea and food every day, just to be able to meet her, Zi Yan back then was the dream lover of men in the local area, and she was also the most jealous person of women.
Every woman in the Qinglou is almost eager to have a vigorous love, Ziyan is no exception, she, like all women, is also waiting for the true destiny in her life, there were many powerful sons who liked her back then, and some people were even willing to use silver taels to redeem her, but she was not moved at all, although she was in the Qinglou, she was like a chaste martyr, which is why so many men were obsessed with her.
Later, she met a poor Xiucai, the most incomprehensible thing is that she actually fell in love with this penniless man, and the two of them also swore an oath, affection, and made a lot of vows, and it didn't take long for Zi Yan to 'hand' herself to Xiucai, no one would have thought that this poor man would win the heart of such a beauty, which inevitably made many men jealous and unhappy.
Many sisters in Qinglou can't understand why such a beautiful talented girl would like a penniless poor ghost, many sisters have persuaded her to stay away from this kind of poor boy, but she just smiles happily every time, without any explanation, some people think that her brain is broken, and she began to poke her backbone in the back, but she has never complained, silently paying for that man.
In Zi Yan's view, this is the love she is looking forward to, this man is the son of heaven in her life, she believes that only two people have love, everything will be fine, and fate can be changed.
And the pair of bracelets we found is actually a token of love given by Xiucai to Zi Yan, in the current view, this pair of bracelets may be worth some money, but at that time, this is just the most ordinary jade, not a valuable thing at all, but in Zi Yan's opinion, this is a priceless treasure, the best proof of their love.
Xiucai promised her that as long as he won the fame, he would use a sedan chair to marry her, Zi Yan believed in her love, and believed that although she was poor, she believed that although he was poor, he was not short of ambition, she was waiting for that day to come, she always believed that this penniless man would one day get ahead and would use a sedan chair to pick her up from the green building.
Since they fell in love, Zi Yan used her own money to support this Xiucai to study, she would rather not spend a penny herself, but also give the money to Xiucai, in order to provide him with a better environment, she even did not hesitate to accompany some playboys to drink and chat, this was absolutely nothing in the past, Zi Yan paid a lot for the poor Xiucai.
Such days, in a flash, are three years, until one day, Xiucai high school champion, is completely over, when Zi Yan knew the news, she was so excited that she couldn't help herself, shed tears of happiness, the sisters of Qinglou are also blessing her, all say that she can get ahead from here, some people finally understand her hardship, many sisters are happy for her, these years of hard work, can finally be rewarded.
Zi Yan was waiting for him to marry her, and so on, for more than a year, the champion of the high school talent was no news, let alone coming to the sedan chair to marry her, and there was not even a letter, and many sisters in the Qinglou began to have doubts.
In their opinion, this poor Xiucai who won the top prize in high school must be ungrateful, and some sisters accuse Zi Yan, saying that this kind of poor Xiucai is not worth believing at all, and he is completely lying to her with words, even if he is really prosperous, he will be a forgetful man.
But Ziyan didn't believe it, she always believed that Xiu was the one who loved herself, maybe because of something delayed, but the reality is that those sisters in Qinglou were really right, two years later, she received a letter from Xiucai, which is one of the letters we have found now.
The content of the letter was very hurtful, Xiucai told her that he didn't love Zi Yan, he was with Zi Yan just because of a moment of absurdity, and greedy for a moment of pleasure, and now he has found the woman he loves, and has married her.
He told Zi Yan not to wait for him, it was impossible for the two of them to be together, he was a dignified champion, it was impossible for him to marry a Qinglou woman as his wife, he replaced the love debts owed to her in the past few years with a silver ticket, he told Zi Yan that this was returned to her, which was the reward that Zi Yan paid for him in those years.
On the surface, this man is a good man, but if you look closely, this is simply a beast, if there was no Zi Yan back then, how could he be a high school champion, Zi Yan paid him not only money, but the life and happiness of the whole person, even if he was poor back then, but Zi Yan never disliked him, if this kind of woman is today, it will simply become a national treasure.
If there was no Zi Yan, let alone the top student in high school, he would have starved to death on the way, but now, he has turned over, he has become an official, his identity has changed, but he has thrown away the woman who once gave everything for him, this kind of man, he is not worthy of being a man at all.
When Zi Yan saw this letter at that time, the whole person was completely stupid, she didn't believe that the man she loved would treat her like this, and she didn't believe that the former mountain league and sea oath were just lies, this matter soon spread in the local area, the sisters in the Qinglou, kind-hearted, would come to appease her, on the contrary, those who were a little worse would gossip about Zi Yan behind her back, and even mock her for her innocence and ignorance.
In order to find out the truth of the matter, Zi Yan decided to go to Xiucai, she redeemed the silver ticket that Xiucai gave him, and redeemed herself, with her dedication to love, she traveled thousands of miles to find Xiucai, and she was exposed to the wind and sun along the way, even if she was hard, she never stopped.
Xiucai was sent to a far away place to be a county official, Zi Yan walked for more than a month before she found this place, she stood at the gate of the county yamen, shouting Xiucai's name loudly, and the officers and soldiers of the yamen thought that she was coming to make trouble in the yamen, so they arrested her.
But when Xiucai saw her, he withdrew all the officers and soldiers, and in the lobby, there were only two people left, Xiucai and Ziyan, Xiucai is no longer the poor scholar of the year, he has not seen him in the past few years, he has changed from a weak scholar to a local official, he is wearing an official uniform, he looks majestic, and his once handsome face is gone, more cunning and insidious.
At that time, Zi Yan's eyes were full of tears, but she didn't shed it, she just asked Xiucai, why did she treat her like this, Xiucai looked at her, and just replied, it's good for us.
Zi Yan asked if he still loved himself? Is there something unspeakable to make such a choice, Xiucai shook her head and told her that she already had a wife and children, and that her wife was still the daughter of a court official.
He told Zi Yan that she couldn't compare with his wife at all, his current future was limitless, and he hoped that Zi Yan would not appear in front of him, let alone disturb his family, he was very happy, very good, let her not come again.
Zi Yan didn't believe that this was what her loved one could say, she asked him again and again, if she was lying to herself, if she was being persecuted, but she was too naïve, how could a man who only thinks about himself think about others?
Xiucai saw that Zi Yan was still not giving up, so he took some silver taels to her, and repeatedly warned Zi Yan that she and her past must not be told to anyone, especially not to let her wife know, otherwise, he will not be blamed for not remembering the old love.
At this time, Zi Yan can be regarded as seeing the person in front of her, the poor Xiucai she once loved is gone, and now standing in front of her is a local official of the Ming Dynasty, an ungrateful villain, and a man who hurts her feelings all her life.
She suddenly lost control, yelling at him like crazy, she couldn't accept this fact, so many years of waiting, I didn't expect it to be such a tragic ending, she burst into tears, her heart was dripping blood, but no matter what she did, she couldn't save a heartless person.
Xiucai sent someone to drive her out of the yamen, and warned her for the last time, if she dared to take half a step again, she would be put in prison, so that she would never be free, this man's ruthlessness is outrageous, no matter what, you have at least loved each other, how can he treat a weak woman like this? is still a woman who loves him deeply, and she is not even as good as a brute.