Dream Broken You Pavilion

I saw "she" with a slender figure, with a high bun on her head, a golden hairpin inserted obliquely into the bun, the hairpin hanging down in golden steps, shining luxuriously under the candlelight, her long eyebrows swept lightly, her skin was white and her lips were red, Dressed in pink tulle with pear blossoms, a white pleated skirt that sweeps the floor, and a belt with pink embroidered gold silk lace around the waist, it is really a bit powdery, crisp and coquettish.It's just that there is a thick layer of rouge and gouache on the face, as if a layer will fall off with every step, and a terrifying coldness is hidden in a pair of big eyes.

Xiao Han couldn't help laughing, and said: "I didn't expect Ah Jun to be so 'beautiful' after dressing up. Mother, the powder on her face will be gone before she reaches Ruyifang, right?"

Mrs. Xiao smiled and said: "Ah Jun is good at everything, the one with long eyebrows and big eyes is very handsome, but the skin is a little rough, and the powder is not thick enough to cover it up, but I don't think it's a problem, it's good to lose some, it's more natural. "

Fortunately, Ah Jun is slender and two inches shorter than Xiao Han, so standing beside Xiao Han does not feel out of place.

Looking at her masterpiece, Mrs. Xiao resisted the urge to laugh, and nodded with satisfaction, "Well, very beautiful, girl, is there anything you don't like?"

"Girl" blinked her big eyes, and said in a deep voice, "No."

A hoarse and deep voice came from the mouth of this graceful "woman", Xiao Han only felt goosebumps all over the floor, and his brows were slightly frowned, "Do you believe that a mosquito can make the sound of an elephant?"

"what?"

Ah Jun was slightly taken aback, then suddenly realized, coughed lightly, and raised his voice: "What the major general said is very true."

As if hearing a voice from the other end of hell, Xiao Han shivered, waved his hands hastily, and said helplessly: "Please don't open your mouth."

Ah Jun stood with his hands in suspense, his lips were tightly closed, and sure enough, he did not speak again.

"As long as you don't speak, there will be almost no flaws." Mrs. Xiao was overjoyed.

Xiao Han raised his eyebrows, opened a black gold-painted folding fan with a "snap", and sent his arms towards him, drawing a dazzling arc on his lips, "Go, madam, let me go with you."

Mrs. Xiao instructed: "You must be careful, go early and return early."

Xiao Han raised his forehead: "Don't worry, mother."

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The two quietly came out from the side door of the General's Mansion, Ah Jun Xiaoniao gently held Xiao Han's arm as obediently as a human being, and looked like a couple who had eaten enough and had nothing to do to go out for a walk to digest food.

Ah Jun hid a pair of big feet in the long skirt that fell to the ground, and walked slowly with small steps, and his gestures were imitated, but the woman twisted her waist and swung her hips like a willow branch, weak and boneless, and The one in front of him was swinging his waist from side to side vigorously and exaggeratedly, like repeatedly folding a branch as thick as a wrist with his hands, it was indescribably weird.

It seemed that it was going to rain again, and the moon was covered by dark clouds, gloomy.Many shops have closed their doors and there are occasional men walking around on the street.

The two of them walked to a red lacquered gate with two red lanterns hanging on it. The double-open gate was more than ten feet high, with red carved beams and columns, red walls and black tiles. It is erratic, and reflected on the three-character plaque of "Ruyifang" hanging above the gate tower, there is a strange bright red.

"Ruyifang." Ah Jun said silently.

Hearing his thick throat, Xiao Han frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "I know you can read, shut up."

Faintly, an ethereal flute sound floated out from the closed gate.Xiao Han slightly closed his eyelids and felt it with his heart. He could only hear the melodious sound like flowing clouds and flowing water. willing to leave...

Just as Xiao Han closed his eyes to enjoy the music, the door opened slowly by itself, and the sound of the flute inside suddenly became clear.

A woman with a slender figure, a high cloud bun on her head, wearing a scarlet gold-rimmed long-sleeved girdle, and a belt of the same color around her waist, stepped out of the door, walked up to Xiao Han and the two of them, smiled sweetly, and saluted with her forehead , "This young master and his wife are very strange, I don't know if they are coming back?"

With the light from the red lantern above his head, Xiao Han took a closer look at this woman, and saw that she was about [-] years old, with a delicate oval face, eyebrows like thin willows, almond eyes with affection, the tip of her nose slightly turned up, and a touch of red lips. peaches and plums.His gestures are gentle and elegant, and he speaks and smiles freely, less pretentiousness, and more mature and reserved.

Seeing Xiao Han looking at her with a half-smile but not a smile, the woman didn't answer. The woman was also generous, with a sweet smile on her face all the time, and said:

"My little girl is Zhu Qiaoqiao, the owner of Ruyifang. You can call me Aqiao. Just now, Aqiao is very useful when you see the expression of the young master. It can be seen that the young master is a person who knows the rhythm. If the young master and his wife are interested, you may as well go in and have a drink. Cup of tea, listen to the music, what do you two think?"

Xiao Han raised one corner of his lips and smiled, "I'm waiting for that."

Turning her head to the "madam" who was "nuggling" beside her, she asked softly, "Madam, is what your husband said right or not?"

The thin lips of this beautiful "Madam" trembled, but in the end she didn't utter a single word.

Zhu Qiaoqiao saw that the "madam" was expressionless, and she couldn't see from her face whether she ignored the "husband"'s question or was extremely unwilling to accept this decision.

Zhu Qiaoqiao smiled and said: "Madam, don't worry too much. Ruyifang is not a red building. The women in the workshop are clean and self-sufficient, and they do not sell themselves. But all the guests who can come in are nobles of some status. , calligraphy, painting, music, and dance are all available, and my wife can go in and see that Ruyifang is an art workshop, and it is not a filthy place that hides filth."

Xiao Han shook his folding fan lightly, with a very elegant expression. Hearing what she said, he said casually:

"Ah Qiao doesn't need to worry about it. My wife has been paralyzed for many years and never knows what a smile is. As long as I am happy, she is happy."

Turning to look at the "madam" beside him, there was an ambiguous smile on the corner of his mouth, but every word popped out from the clenched back molars: "Madam, is it right?"

The stiff head of "Madame" finally went down a little bit.

Seeing that the "Madam" finally responded, Zhu Qiaoqiao smiled.

"That's very good, young master, madam, please come in." Her eyes were full of smiles.

Xiao Han and the two followed her into the gate.Walking through a row of long corridors, there is another door inside. When you come to the front, the door opens again as if it has eyes. Suddenly, the sound of the flute that you just heard is in your ears, and there is a huge vermilion door in front of you. The woven peony flower gauze curtain blocked it, and one could faintly see the dancing figure inside, and the faintly visible audience in the audience. Bypassing the gauze curtain, one could see the whole hall.

I saw a circular hall with a very high roof, and the top was also red. From top to bottom, there were more than ten red peonies made of red silk. , in the middle is a round vermilion lacquered high platform, on which a woman's hair is combed in a bun, a big red peony is inserted in the side of the bun, a red long-sleeved shirt, a light red embroidered tube top is exposed in the middle, and a white and crisp breast is in sight , a red pomegranate skirt, a red embroidered brocade belt around the waist, which outlines the waist tightly, with fine eyebrows, a pair of apricot eyes expressing love, and the fluttering skirt, which makes people feel like falling into a fairyland.

On the east side, several women in pink play the piano on the floor.

There are eight round tables lined up in the north of the stage, and the tables are separated by screens, so that the audience at each table has a relatively independent space.

Randomly looked at the audience at the tables, although there were not many people, but as Qu Xiaowan said, there were men and women, all of them were around twenty, they sometimes chatted and commented, and sometimes seriously enjoyed singing and dancing.From their watching eyes, there is only appreciation and astonishment, but there is absolutely no evil color.

Zhu Qiaoqiao led Xiao Han and Xiao Han to an empty table and sat down.In addition to fruits and teacups, there are pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the table. I don't know what to use them for.

A young man brought two cups of brewed tea, and Zhu Qiaoqiao stood beside Xiao Han.

At this moment, a woman in exotic costumes appeared on the stage in the center of the hall, and began to dance to the sound of flute. She was wearing light blue embroidered gold-rimmed tulle on her head, and a string of golden beads on her forehead went straight to her eyebrows. Covered with light gauze, only two picturesque long eyebrows and a pair of phoenix eyes are exposed, bright and coquettish. The upper body is a red short-sleeved round-neck top. The half-exposed breasts are as white as snow, and a slender waist is as white as snow. A pair of red bloomers, and a pair of silver leather boots with raised toes.Along with the melodious sound of flute, the woman raised her slender arms, twisting her delicate and boneless waist like a spirit snake, so that it is not enchanting.

Zhu Qiaoqiao looked sideways slightly, and saw Xiao Han looking at the dancing woman on the stage with a pleasant smile, his eyes were full of amazement, and the "Madam" looked at the dancers on the stage with big eyes, but his eyes were full of surprise. But there was a hint of coldness, and there was no expression on his face, as if those gorgeous dancers and their breathtaking dances were poisonous snakes and charming monsters in his eyes.

Zhu Qiaoqiao took a plate of melon seeds and a plate of snacks from the waiter, put them gently on the table, looked at Xiao Han with a smile and said softly:

"Young Master and Madam are coming back. I don't know our rules. Come in and watch one person collect one or two cash. If you think they dance well, you can go to reward them."

"Oh, that's how it is." Xiao Han took out three ingots of silver from his sleeve pocket and put them on the table, and said, "Take it, take it, as long as I take good care of my husband and wife, money is not a problem."

"Oh, thank you son, thank you madam." Zhu Qiaoqiao narrowed her eyes with a smile, quickly reached out and took the silver tael, and then flatteringly pushed a plate of melon seeds on the table to Xiao Han, "Please use it, sir."

Gently pushed the dim sum in front of "Madame" and said with a smiling face, "Madam, please use it."

I don't know if this "Madam" didn't hear, or didn't want to pay attention to her at all, and didn't respond to her hospitality.

Xiao Han was not polite, he grabbed a handful of melon seeds, threw one into his mouth and gnawed, and glanced at his bewildered "Madam" next to him, showing a helpless expression.

"Ah Qiao, don't mind. My wife is fine with everything, but I'm too jealous."

What he said was not unreasonable. How can the wife control what the husband wants to do?Even if you don't like it, there is no other way but to obey.

At this moment, Zhu Qiaoqiao looked at the face of "Madame" again, the cold gaze, the blunt face, she was really full of cynical dissatisfaction, isn't it just the way a woman looks when she is jealous and angry?I couldn't help covering my mouth with long sleeves and gave a "puchi" smile, and said softly:

"Madam is as beautiful as a flower, son, you should take good care of her."

Xiao Han nodded again and again, "Mmm, that's natural, that's natural." Quickly took a snack and handed it to "Madam" lips, showing a flattering smile, and said softly:

"Ma'am, how can you sit and watch the singing and dancing? Come, my husband will feed you..."

Looking at the dim sum stretched out from the lowered eyelids, and then at the flattering smiling face of "Sanggong", the big eyes of "Madame" blinked, and opened the "little cherry mouth" very cooperatively, and took a light bite. , then lowered his head.

Seeing this, Zhu Qiaoqiao immediately smiled, "Oh, that's right, this young couple should be so affectionate."

He glanced at the table and muttered:

"Oh, the honored guest has been here for a long time, but he didn't offer a fruit bowl. He really has no eyesight." He told the middle-aged man beside him, "Don't bring the fruit yet."

After a while, the middle-aged guy came over with a fruit plate. Zhu Qiaoqiao had a sweet smile on his lips. The guy walked straight over, and when he was less than three steps away from the table, he suddenly slipped his foot Leaning back, the fruit plate in his hand was instantly released, and with a "snap", the thick copper fruit plate and all kinds of fruits smashed firmly on Xiao Han's chest.When the incident happened suddenly, Xiao Han was surprised and in pain. He tightly covered his chest with his hands, his brows were furrowed in pain, and a dense layer of cold sweat oozed from his forehead.

Zhu Qiaoqiao exclaimed and apologized repeatedly, "Oh, are you all right, my lord?"

While reprimanding the buddy: "Why are you so careless? You hurt my customer, turn around carefully and I will peel your skin..." while frantically rubbing Xiao Han's chest.

At this time, "Madame" was not happy, "Teng" got up and slapped off the hands that were groping on "husband", the two angers shot out of those big eyes almost wiped out the hands that were groping on his "husband". The woman is torn apart.

Zhu Qiaoqiao let go of her hand in embarrassment, turned around and reprimanded the guy who kept bowing and apologizing:

"Useless things, I have startled my guests, and I still don't back down." She winked secretly.The man hurriedly bowed and retreated.

This sudden situation disturbed all the people in Ruyifang. The singing and dancing were suspended, and guests from several other tables also gathered around. Seeing that someone was injured, they asked with concern: "What's wrong? Is he alright?"

At this moment, Xiao Han rubbed his chest with the hands of "Madam", coughed twice in extreme discomfort, and shook his hands at everyone with a bitter face, "Thank you, I'm fine, I'm fine..."

Zhu Qiaoqiao hurriedly put on a smiling face to greet her, and explained to the guests:

"The guy accidentally slipped his foot, and the fruit bowl fell out of his hand and accidentally injured the guest. It's okay, it's okay, all the gentlemen and girls, please sit down and continue enjoying the singing and dancing, please, please."

A young man said: "Oh, it's fine, let's go, let's go back."

All the guests then sat back to their seats.

Zhu Qiaoqiao waved her hand at the dancing girl standing on the stage, and the flute sounded again...