The night breeze at dusk carried a little smell of cooking smoke, and the glow before sunset was bleak and magnificent. I only felt that the beautiful woman in front of me was familiar and strange.
"You and I are not so old and bald, how can we not recognize." After a long time, she whispered.
This is a joke we both used to say. One day, she and I went to Furong Temple outside the city with the elders of the two families to observe Jinfeng, and saw an old woman whose hair was about to fall out also came to burn incense. I stared at it for a long time and asked Ruochan if we will grow up like this in the future. Ruochan smiled, twisted my face and said, if you dare to be so mature, I will not recognize you...
Ruochan didn't answer, and there was no disturbance under the strict makeup.
"Ruochan," I stepped forward, "Are you alright?"
Ruochan smiled: "So what, I heard that you are now Prime Minister Wei's son-in-law, right?"
I nod.
"Better than me." She sighed softly, then she looked at the sky, "I should go back."
"Where?" I asked in surprise.
Ruochan smiled lightly: "The guests at the banquet haven't left yet. A'you is talking about everything.
I hesitated.
"Ruochan, you... well, they said that the Ningxiang Pavilion is yours?" I asked in a low voice.
There was a hint of teasing in her smile.
"It was Yuying and the others who told you." Her voice was soft, "Ah Γ haggard dream iridium flashing handsome
"No," I said hastily, "Ruochan, what's your problem? I can..."
"Difficulties?" Ruochan's smile deepened, "Yes. There are too few stunning beauties in my restaurant, and I need to find new ones; the newly opened Yusheng restaurant on the same street is booming, and I want to suppress it; there is also a banquet held by Jia Gong in the east of the city. , I asked him to replace Jiyue with mine. Ah ΓMelancholy Song Yichujun
I was dumbfounded.
Ruochan looked at her, her rouge-dotted eyes showed a cold light.
"Ruochan..."
"My name is no longer Ruochan, they all call me Tao Niang." She said calmly, "You should go back to the attic, the wife of the prime minister, you can't stand with me, who advocates excellence." , she covered the fan again, turned around and left.
My words were choked in my throat, and I stared blankly at her back, feeling very uncomfortable.
The laughter on the other side of the pavilion is still cheerful, accompanied by the noise of Jiyue, it is very piercing.
I suddenly ran after her a few steps and grabbed Ruochan's sleeve.
"Let go." Ruochan turned her head and said coldly.
"Don't let it go." The sullenness in my chest seemed to have found an outlet, and I rushed out, "I never offended you, why do you hurt people like this! Do you think I am proud? The Fu x beast salt Jing Yihuan in front of you nowツ切┧鲜缃 Chu Xunhuang 7 toe dysentery d 闶 and it is suitable to eat 祣 chagrin 10 is also pretty Disgusting robes and swaying armpits feel the flags and cover them
I finished speaking in one breath, choked and uncomfortable in my throat, and said in a low voice: "If you think I am proud, it will be considered that I have misunderstood you!"
Ruochan looked at me steadfastly, biting her lips tightly, but her eyes gradually became watery. Suddenly, she turned her head sideways and raised her sleeves to cover her eyes.
Her movements were very familiar, and when she raised her head again, except for a little redness in her inner sockets, there was no pink makeup at all.
"You have changed. If I said something like this in the past, you would cry before me." She said, "You never contradict me."
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I bit my lip and said nothing.
"You've changed, too," I said after a while, "you never said anything like that to me before."
Ruochan looked at me, for a moment, stretched out her hand to caress the top of my head without a word.
"... Ma'am..." At this moment, a call came from the shade of flowers on the water bank, and it seemed that A Yuan was looking for me.
Ruochan looked over there and said, "I should go, but I can't let them see you talking to me."
I opened my mouth, but closed it again.
She was right. Regardless of what's in my heart, things have changed, and a gulf has been drawn between us, even though we were once sisters.
As if seeing my thoughts, Ruochan sighed, gently shook my hand with her fingertips, and said in a low voice, "It's enough for you to admit me."
The light in those eyes moved slightly, Ruochan covered her face with the fan again, bowed her head and walked towards the other side of the bridge gracefully, disappearing among the shadows of flowers swaying in the evening wind.
"Ma'am!" Not long after, A Yuan appeared at the end of the long bridge, and when he saw me, the anxious expression on his face was relieved immediately. "I found you," she hurried over and said, "Madam, the Eldest Young Master is here, right in the vestibule."
I froze.
What is Wei Tan doing here? I remember in the morning when he said that he had something to do today, he held his head high and held his chest high, as if he was going to devote himself to work until late at night, why did he have time to come here
I responded and walked out of the garden with her.
"Ma'am," A Yuan took two steps, looked back, and whispered, "I seem to have seen Mrs. Ruochan, she..."
"Shh." I shook my head.
A Yuan understood and kept silent.
Before the court, Wei Tan was indeed here.
He was talking to Lu Gong, and he was still wearing the long jacket he wore when he went out in the morning, and a long sword was tied under the leather belt around his waist. The lights were bright, and he stood among the guests dressed like a cloud, so he was very eye-catching.
I also saw Wei Lang and Wei Ci standing behind him, both of them wearing red hoods and military bians, dusty and dusty.
The guests had left their seats one after another and came out of the banquet hall one after another. Seeing Wei Tan here, many people couldn't help but come forward to salute, and the vestibule was crowded.
Wei Ci saw me, raised his eyebrows, and poked Wei Tan.
Wei Tan turned his head, and the next moment his eyes fell on me. It's weird to say that, separated by so many people, he seems to have eyes on his head, and he already knows where I am without even looking at Wei Ci's pointing.
There were many people around him, and I was hesitating whether I should go over at this time, when Wang's voice suddenly came from behind.
"Madam Fu." She walked quickly with a few maidservants, and said with a smile, "I heard that Madam has gone to the back garden, and I am going to look for it."
This movement was quite loud, and many people watched it.
I had no choice but to go forward with Mrs. Wang.
Lu Gong's face was flushed from drinking, and his gait was trembling when he cupped his hands: "The poor house is vulgar, and you neglect your wife."
"Mr. Lu is so kind, why do you say that?" I smiled, and after finishing speaking, I looked at Wei Tan.
He also looked at me, his expression was as gentle as that day in front of the guests in Wei Mansion.
"Are you back home?" He asked in a low voice.
I smiled and nodded, without saying a word.
The eyes from all around came together, I know many people are looking at us, many of them are scholars and courtiers from Chang'an.
Of course Wei Tan knew better.
"Grandpa Lu's birthday, the elders of the family should come to the house, but he is involved in affairs, and I hope Mr. Lu will be considerate." He stood next to me without any trace, and said to Mr. Lu.
Lu Gong hurriedly said: "Why did the eldest son say this? No one knows that the prime minister has worked hard for the country. When the eldest son and Mrs. Fu came, my house was full of brilliance." After that, he ordered his family to prepare a banquet. Invite Wei Tan to eat and drink.
Wei Tan declined and said: "Mr. Lu, don't bother. It's already night. I'm here to pick up my wife and return home. I have to go to another place later, so I can't stay." He naturally stretched out a hand to support me. on the waist.
Although the movements are small, they are undoubtedly full of intimacy in the eyes of the people around them.
Lu Gong Weiwei smiled and praised: "I have heard for a long time that the eldest son and his wife have a very strong relationship, and it is true."
Wei Tan smiled and said: "My wife is a bride, and the etiquette is unfamiliar. Thank you for your hospitality."
Mr. Lu and Mrs. Zhu hurriedly filled their smiles with another round of politeness.
I didn't open my mouth all the time, I only lowered my head slightly familiarly, showing gentleness in cooperation.
The night wind mixed with the warm residual temperature of early summer, flapping the gauze of the car window.
The lanterns hanging high in front of Lu's mansion gradually faded away, but the noise of pipe music and laughter still came from the mansion.
Beside the car, Wei Lang and Wei Ci were riding horses. Wei Ci said something for some reason, and the two laughed. They smiled ambiguously at Wei Tan in front of them.
I leaned against the car window, still lingering in my heart about the situation when I met Ruochan just now, there was an indescribable feeling.
She said I pity her, yes, I did pity her then.
But she told me that she doesn't need my pity. This is also true, she has fallen into prostitution, and I have become a wife for the second time. In troubled times, everyone gets what they need, who can be nobler than whom
I closed my eyes in the dark, only the girl smiling at me in the shadow of flowers was in my mind.