Guiliu drank the porridge very elegantly, slowly and leisurely. The woman said nothing and quietly looked at the man who was as handsome as an immortal. There seemed to be something rippling in his moist eyes.
The taste of this bowl of Angelica sinensis is very ordinary. If you compare it to a woman, it looks like a middle-aged woman, and there is nothing special about it. The porridge made by the maids in the imperial dining room and Taozhi Qingxue is just like the heavenly fragrance of a woman, and its charm is extraordinary, showing off everyone's magnanimity.
However, he was already very satisfied. After getting drunk, he did not freeze to death in the wind and snow. Instead, he was able to drink a bowl of steaming porridge. The red dates and white peony mixed with it could nourish the qi and blood. What more could he ask for if he could bring smoke in the snow? ?
"It smells very good here. It's different from the sweet rouge smell of Chunxian Tower. It's like a pure place in Chunxian Tower."
Guiliu put down his spoon and sighed softly.
"It's just a bird in a golden cage." The woman looked a little sad.
Guiliu was stunned for a moment, deeply touched in his heart. Indeed, women in brothels have the most unfortunate fate, otherwise who would be willing to enter into a contract of prostitution? In the eyes of others, their status is humble and lowly, and they are careless. But only they themselves understand best the principle of "having a solid warehouse and knowing etiquette, and having enough food and clothing to know honor and disgrace". Being confined to a corner of the building, enjoying the autumn moon and spring breeze, until old age, being kicked out, and finally homeless and homeless until death, isn't this the greatest sadness in the world?
"One liang of powdered agarwood, one coin of powdered sandalwood, and ten pieces of goose pear. On the right, carve the goose pear and remove the core, making it look like an urn. Add the powdered incense and cover the top of the pear. Steam for three times and remove the skin. After grinding and blending, it can be cooked for a long time."
"The fragrance in the pear tent is mainly pear, mixed with agarwood, sandalwood and musk. Its flavor is elegant and fruity, like the spring water of pear blossoms, not mundane."
"That's why I said, it smells very good here." Guiliu said softly.
After hearing this, the woman was stunned, obviously confused.
Gui Liu smiled. After all, she was a silly girl who couldn't even hear the meaning of comfort.
"The title of the most beautiful woman in the world should be very resounding. What? No one wants to redeem you?"
The woman felt aggrieved and said in a low tone, "How could it be possible? I just can't redeem myself. Besides, I'm scared and don't really want to go with them."
The corner of Guiliu's mouth slightly curled up, "I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince was very seductive and wanted to go up to the building to see you, but was blocked by Chunxian Tower. You are the top beauty judge, and you are evenly matched with the Iceberg Princess. Therefore, you are actually the most beautiful woman in the world. There are two of them. But the prince is the leader. He is firmly ranked first in Mo Yuping. He is truly the best in the world. It is said all over the world that he looks like an immortal and is astonishing. Not 10% of women in the world like him. He is also 70% to 80%. What about you? Don’t you want to see him in person? Just like he wants to see his face in person.”
The woman held her chin in her hands and didn't even need to act deliberately. She was naturally charming and said softly: "The biggest dandy in the world is so lustful. What do you do when you see him? Every time he comes to Chunxian Tower, I am already very scared. I am afraid that he will not keep his guard." He forced his way to the fifth floor according to the rules. He is a prince with a distinguished status, and I am just a woman with no power to restrain a chicken. She just looks better. He can do whatever he wants with me without any effort, and he can force me to do what he likes. Huan, and then give me the title of concubine. The worst thing is to humiliate me at will and treat me as a taboo that can be manipulated."
"Every woman in Chunxian Tower has a different miserable life experience. If she can still survive in this world, who would be willing to sell herself? Women in the building like us, who have experienced despair once, don't want to experience a second time. times. In these years, I rarely show up in public because I am afraid that I will be remembered, I am afraid that someone will do anything to get me, and I am afraid that I will be involuntarily and become a fish to be slaughtered by everyone."
Her mood was not high, she lowered her head and stopped talking.
Guiliu tried to joke: "Is this the trouble of the most beautiful woman in the world?"
But she just hummed.
He was stunned and looked at her blankly. At that moment, he was moved, not because of her charming and charming appearance, but because of an indescribable, somewhat distressed and loving feeling in his heart.
He said softly: "Can I redeem you and come with me? I guarantee that your future life will be carefree and unrestrained. You will definitely be very happy, at least much happier than you are here."
The woman shook her head, "I don't want to leave, and besides, I can't leave. Chunxian Tower with or without me is a different story. For Chunxian Tower, I am the god of good fortune, so how can you let me leave?" Someone used a thousand taels of gold to redeem me, but even Chunxian Tower might not let me go."
Guiliu said nothing more and drank his porridge quietly.
He thought of something about the fox in front of him.
Chunxian Tower has been under construction for more than 40 years. Although it has been dubbed "the best tower in the world", it still does not live up to its name. The reason is that none of the top women who change every ten years can be selected into the top ten of the beauty review and become the woman who truly captivates the city and the country. Until one day, a vixen woman came to Chunxian Tower. Her charming appearance even alarmed the Queen who was conducting a beauty review. This matter spread all over the world, and countless voices discussed what kind of appearance that woman had. It actually made the Queen and the Empress sincerely sigh, "As good as Guiqing."
Two years later, the Beauty Review was published and announced to the world. Below the top of the list, the four regular characters "Harm the country and the people" suddenly appeared. Such an unflattering comment shocked both the government and the public. Some people even regard it as a prophecy, with bad intentions and propaganda. Even though most of these people have been beheaded, there are still rumors in the world that this vixen woman is the culprit of bringing disaster to the dynasty, just like the plague prince.
But no matter what, once the Beauty Review was released, Chunxianlou became famous. Moreover, according to her mother, Hu Meizi went straight to the fifth floor the day she entered the building, so even though she was in Fengyue Dojo, she had not served any guests, so she could not be considered a prostitute.
These are all about her, all told by my mother. But there was one more thing that his mother didn't tell him, but he knew it.
Five years ago, Hu Meizi ran away once.
As a result, she was captured and tied up and hung for two days and two nights without any water. Then she was stuffed into a cold, narrow, deep well and soaked in the bitingly cold well water for three full days, suffering the pain of water prison.
By the time she was rescued, she was already dying, her body was pale and there was no trace of blood.
Perhaps she wanted to commit suicide, so there was a cut on her right wrist, but it was not serious. Or maybe the walls of the well are smooth and have no sharp edges, so it is not easy to cut one's wrists and commit suicide.
The final result was that my mother killed the landlord, all the masterminds and accomplices, and killed more than 20 people in one night, with her hands covered in blood. Even when eating breakfast the next day, the pair of slender hands holding vegetables exuded a faint smell of blood.
Since that incident, Chunxian Tower has changed its life, and no woman has been bullied or humiliated anymore. Moreover, he had the imperial court as his backer, his mother to carry the plaque and mix the incense herself.
And there is a hidden secret, the current owner of Chunxian Tower is my mother.
I remember my mother once said that it is most difficult for women who have a hard life.
So my mother chose to be the host, not only to protect Hu Meizi, but also to stop these women from suffering.
Guiliu was lost in thought as he thought about the past.
The woman suddenly blinked her peach blossom eyes, opened her red lips slightly, as if she was planning her words, and finally said slightly cautiously: "Your injury is very serious."
Guiliu came back to his senses and smiled slightly, "There's no need to make any insinuations, I won't tell you."
The woman immediately curled her red lips and muttered dissatisfiedly: "Who said we should be honest with each other? It turns out that men are all lying puppies."
Guiliu pretended not to hear, stood up, walked to the window, and looked out at the roaring water of the Yao River.
He seemed to remember something, and at that moment, his heart was as sharp as a knife.
He just stood there, not moving for a long time.
The woman was stunned for a moment. The man in front of her seemed a little sad?
She wanted to call him softly, but she opened her red lips and realized that she didn't know his name at all.
So she quietly came up behind him, and suddenly realized that the white-haired man in front of her was lifeless and lifeless. There are no traces of time on his body, but his disheveled white hair is so chilling, as if it is a kind of misery, the ultimate misery.
She gently reached out her hand, tremblingly, and gently touched the man's white hair.
At that moment, her heart was shaking.
Her intuition told her that the man in front of her must have experienced some extremely tragic past.
Suddenly, Guiliu turned around and said in a hoarse voice, "Hu Meizi, do you have any wine?"
The woman shook her head slightly, "You are already seriously injured and you can't drink anymore."
"It's okay." Guiliu said with a smile.
The woman said nothing, but she still took out a jar of ancient wine, opened the mud seal lightly, and poured a glass for Gui Liu.
Gui Liu raised his head and drank the wine in the glass. But the next second, he quickly covered his mouth, and scarlet color slowly oozed out from his fingers.
"I told you not to drink, but I have to force myself." The woman frowned and complained, her eyes full of worry.
"No problem." Guiliu suddenly raised his head and laughed out loud: "Jiannan Shaochun, this is a thousand-year-old wine. It is almost extinct now. Even the royal family only has a few jars in it. Where did you find it? .”
When the woman heard this, her mood suddenly became extremely low, and she said wiltedly: "I wanted to give it away, but if I had known it was so precious, I wouldn't have given it to you to drink."
Guiliu said helplessly: "If I had known you were going to give it away, I would have just refused to drink it. Although Jiannan Shaochun is top quality, I also have a few jars, so I will give them to you as compensation."
The woman suddenly became enlightened, smiled charmingly, tilted her head and said, "Speaking of which, what is your name?"
"me?"
Gui Liu thought about it seriously, and then replied: "Anonymous."
"If you don't want to say it, forget it. You don't have to deal with me like this." The woman said aggrievedly, her eyes immediately filled with tears, and she looked extremely pitiful.
The makeup mirror table is filled with expensive and luxurious hairpins and necklaces, which are shining and dazzling. Guiliu picked up the wine glass, seemed a little bored, and walked slowly and leisurely, looking at the jewelry one after another carefully.
Gui Liu picked up a beautiful white jade hairpin with colorful tassels on the back. The sound of the slight collision was extremely pleasant, like falling snow and broken jade, and began to tap the wine glass with it.
"Listen to the wind and the rain after the Qingming Festival, and worry about the flowers and the grass. In front of the building, the green and dark are separated, carrying the road, a trace of willow, and an inch of tenderness."
"The weather is cool and the wine is cold in spring, and the orioles are singing in dawn dreams. I sweep the forest pavilion in the West Garden on a day, and still appreciate the new sunshine. The wasps frequently flutter on the swing ropes, and the delicate hands are fragrant at that time. I am melancholy, and the two mandarin ducks are not there, and the quiet steps are covered with moss all night."
"At that time, my delicate hands were fragrant."
Guiliu put down the hosta, his eyes were in a trance, and he murmured.
Already intoxicated.
At this time, the woman's soft voice sounded, like the sound of nature, making people feel like they were in a dreamland.
The words sung are none other than the most widely circulated Jingshui poem, "Eight Sounds of Twenty States".
"The evening rain sprinkles on the river to cleanse the autumn. The frost and wind are getting colder and colder, and the Guanhe River is desolate. The remaining light shines on the building. The red and green trees in this place are declining, and everything is gone. Only the water of the Yangtze River flows eastward without a word."
"I can't bear to climb high and look far away, looking at the distance of my hometown. I can't bear to think about it. I sigh at the traces of the past years, why do I have to leave behind them? I miss the beautiful woman wearing makeup on the tower and look up. After missing it a few times, I know the boat is back in the sky. Fighting to know me, leaning on the railing pole, I am in the right place. Xie Ningchou."
The sound of nature is lively, like the sound of oriole, like the spring breeze, as if all the words of praise in the world are not enough to match the woman.
If anyone pays attention to the other reviews except for the beauty review, they will know that this most beautiful woman in the world is also a unique singer. In the past, her song "Yulin Bell" made the world mourn for it and the clouds were stagnant. The river howls for it, and the heaven and earth feel low for it.
The woman took the wine glass from Gui Liu's hand and took a sip of the wine. Her face turned crimson and became more and more charming.
Gui Liu's eyes were intoxicated, and he rubbed his eyes, thinking that the beautiful person in front of him was a fairy in the sky, and murmured: "I would like to follow the fairy on the Yaotai..."
A jar of Jiannan Chunshao has bottomed out.
"Five-flowered horse, golden fur..." Gui Liu whispered in a low voice.
Goose pear warm tent,
People sleep.
