Chapter 42: Inaction
It was late at night, everyone dispersed, the night market was closed, and most of the pedestrians returned to their homes, except for a few drunks wandering aimlessly through the streets, babbling nonsense.
The painting boat is cold again, the cups and plates are messy, the aroma of wine is still there, the temperature of the dishes still exists, but the figure of everyone is gone, only the bright moon in the lake lasts forever, sparkling waves, illuminating a bit of loneliness after the prosperity.
A slender shadow slowly walked to the window, holding the railing with her hands, her hair and temples, her eyes were faint, and she looked at the silver moon in the middle of the lake, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
"Girl, it's time to rest! The weather has just warmed up, be careful of the wind and cold!"
Suddenly there was a call from behind her, and a red silk cloak was placed on her shoulder, revealing a pair of somewhat old hands.
Yaoqin smiled lightly, turned around and held the palms of her hands, and said, "Mom, I still want to stay here for a while, you can go and rest by yourself!"
The person who came was a woman of nearly fifty years old, although her figure was a little bloated, and she was old, but it was not difficult to see the charm of her youth from between her eyebrows and eyes, and she must also be the capital of the city.
Yaoqin grew up beside Wu's mother since she was a child, thinking in her heart that she could hide from her eyes, Wu's mother sighed lightly when she saw this, and comforted: "My good girl, I'm thinking about something again!"
Yaoqin smiled, there happened to be a wisp of moonlight sprinkled on her cheeks, accompanied by a drunken red, as bright as a fire, suddenly exuding a thrilling charm, and said coquettishly: "How can there be! The moonlight is so clear tonight, I just want to enjoy the beautiful scenery in the middle of the lake!"
Mother Wu reached out and touched her cheek, showing a little pity on her face, and sighed: "When I see you, I feel as innocent as I saw myself back then...... Hey, silly girl, how can you find someone who can be entrusted with your life, how can it be so easy? We were born to be the masters of life......
As he spoke, he took Yaoqin into his arms, and said with self-pity: "Don't look at the name of Oiran now, but that's just a nice saying, people are not in private when you are an ordinary courtesan, and there are really a few people who look up to us...... It's like when I felt that I had finally met the person I was destined for, I didn't seek fame, and I was desperate to fly away with him, but who would have thought that in just a few days, he turned his face to me, and he didn't even say a word of his own, not only that, but he also scolded me, and I knew that all he wanted from beginning to end was my skin......"
Mother Wu's eyes were moist, and two lines of tears slid down her cheeks, "I know that you are arrogant, and you will never commit to someone you don't like, and you want to marry a wishful man, but how can there be anyone in this world who really loves us? If you love someone, you can only be hurt more deeply in the end. ”
"Mom's ......"
Yaoqin was infected by the atmosphere, her beautiful eyes were slightly red, and there were also crystal teardrops swirling in her eyes, and under the moonlight, it reflected the sorrow of two generations of famous leaders.
I can't help but think of my life experience, she was the daughter of a poor family, when she was a child, she was catching up with a great famine, and her parents had no choice but to sell her to the Qinglou, and after several tosses, she finally fell into the hands of Wu's mother.
Fortunately, Wu's mother was kind-hearted and did not let her sell herself to pick up customers like others, but patiently taught her to read and write, poetry and essays, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, more than ten years as a day, which is why there is now the Oiran Yaoqin, and many times up and down, which avoids the fate of ordinary sisters with a little red lips and a pair of jade arms and a thousand pillows. It is extremely rare to be able to barely keep this innocent body.
She has been in this dusty land for a long time, what kind of people have not seen it, all kinds of people, good and bad, how many people just covet her beauty, all she wants is a night of merry, but how can she be willing to fall into lust.
can find a golden beetle son-in-law who doesn't dislike her background and doesn't care about other people's eyes, but it's almost delusional.
Yaoqin's heart was sour, like an injured kitten, and she cried silently: "Mom, I just want to find someone who is really good to me and worthy of entrusting me for life, why is it so difficult!?"
Since ancient times, beauties are like famous generals, and they are not allowed to see white heads in the world, how many years can a woman have, and the best years are only those years.
Mother Wu hugged Yaoqin hard, gently stroked her head full of green silk, and sighed: "Silly girl, silly girl......"
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The bright moon hung high, the sky was clear, illuminating the mountains and rivers, after Qiao Chen'an left the painting boat, he walked towards his residence, and the little fox transformed by Huangfu Xuan was lying on his shoulder.
He looked sideways at the white fox, which was less than a foot long, and suddenly had a strange thought in his heart, I don't know what Jiaona will look like when she turns into her original form, but I think it must be just as cute!
From beginning to end, he felt that this woman was very mysterious, but it was not because she was a fox demon, Jiao Na seemed to have a great secret, as if she was shouldering some important mission, so every time the two met for a very short time.
She came and went in a hurry.
But all this is just Qiao Chenan's own speculation, and I am afraid that only she knows what the specific situation is. During this time, he had also asked Huangfu Xuan this question, but the little guy didn't seem to know.
Sighing slightly, he looked at the white fox on his shoulder and said, "Who let you run out without permission?"
The white fox stood up very humanely, with two hind legs on his shoulders, holding a piece of osmanthus cake on his forelegs, his small eyes blinking and shining, and his small mouth moved slightly: "It's too stuffy to stay in your arms!"
Xu was afraid that he would be angry, so he would never take him out in the future, and then said: "I didn't make trouble for you, you are not allowed to take me in the future!"
Qiao Chen'an smiled in surprise when he heard this, touched his hair, and said, "Okay!" Walking towards home in the moonlight.
Within a moment, the two returned to the courtyard, Huangfu Xuan had already finished eating the osmanthus cake, jumped off him, and disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving Qiao Chenan standing alone.
Indulge in drinking and writing poems tonight, now I think about it, I am really happy and comfortable, he likes this feeling, life in the world, it should be unrestrained, go with the heart, take the right of heaven and earth, the debate of the six qi, and swim endlessly!
Mo Si is an ordinary thing outside his body, and the Ming Dynasty has two wines!
But this unrestrained but not wanton, not abiding by all the etiquette in the world, then it is not called chic, but crazy, the premise of the profligate form is to keep the heart.
Suddenly, a gust of night breeze blew, Qiao Chen'an seemed to have an understanding, only to feel that his mind was much clearer in a moment, but he didn't know that his "cranky thoughts" were in line with the Taoist state of mind of inaction, but this "inaction" was not really inaction, but conformed to his heart and relied on the Tao, so he would have a good mind and a great improvement in his mood.