box of hearts

Chapter 19 Zhan Chunkui (18)
Sitting on the chair, Qingtian exhaled heavily, holding the armrest of the chair and leaning forward halfway.The regent's words disappeared at the same moment as his people, and what kept appearing were only burning brains and large tracts of the past: Qiao Yun was 13 years old, 14 years old, 15 years old... Qianqiu's eyes, ears, mouth and nose, His humble clothes are the same as the pavilion[29], the hard ruler and the fanatical pattern, the hot love letter and the cold tears, there are as many tears as a vast ocean.They were helpless and crying, because the next day, her cardamom years would be combed out by an incomparably rich man.Her mother forcibly dragged her away, and she circled around the woodshed in despair, and then viciously insulted herself with a dirty firewood branch.The purest thing, if he can't get his beloved, then no one can get it.Of the countless beatings he received, that one was the most severe. If her mother hadn't dislocated her arm, she would have died.She danced around with her sprained waist, played the pipa until four of her five nails peeled off, and practiced only one big character with one ingot of ink... She worked hard to learn every skill, especially how to hug people infatuatedly, Use the softness from inside to outside to cheat hard gold and silver, and buy him a chance to exchange the scissors in his hand for a pen.The men leaned on her, one after another, and she lay on the bottom of the deepest mud with her eyes wide open, looking up at a flower with a smile, which sprouted and opened slowly on the top of the red silk tent.

Tears fell, and after a long time of hard work, Qingtian finally cried out.She understood the whole thing and nothing.The only certainty is that Qiao Yunze's murder did not fail because of her being late.The room is surrounded by chess pieces. In this ancient and eternal game about fighting, Qingtian slowly slid down, showing the same symptoms as the deceased Xizhu: his hands clasped his throat, violent and fatal. retched.

The draft shakes the door opened by Qi She slightly, like a page of an urgent book, eager to turn to a new chapter.

Notes:

[1] The "small class" in history appeared around the end of the Qing Dynasty. At first, the "Ben Gang" and "Qi Gang" were the most prosperous in the north, and later the "Su Gang", "Yang Gang" and other "Waijiang Gang" dominated The word "waiter" is the name for high-level prostitutes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

[2] "The Book of Songs·鄘风·Wall has cisterns": "There are cisterns on the wall, which cannot be swept away. What is said in the middle of the law cannot be said. What can be said is also ugly...." satirizes the prince of Weiguo and The monarch and the mother had an affair, and later generations used "the wall has a fence" to allude to the palace scandal.

[3] "Yutangchun" was originally a storybook legend, and was adapted into a novel and a Kunqu Opera repertoire. It appeared in the Qing Dynasty, and later evolved into a Peking Opera repertoire.It tells the love story between famous courtesan Su San (Yutangchun) and son Wang Jinglong, and shows the loyalty of prostitutes to love.

[4] The hairpins used symmetrically on both sides of the bun are called 'covering temples'.

[5] (Jin) Liu Ying's "Crowing at the Night": "The willows linger far away from hatred, and the dream soul lingers around pear blossoms. The green shirt remembers Zhang Taiyue, and the jade whip is slanted on the way back. The emerald mirror cries on the sleeves, and the red wall is drunk Molongsha. The meeting is not the same as the life, and the spring thinks into the pipa." The poem describes the author's longing for a brothel woman and the joy of reuniting with her at last.

[6] "The Book of Songs·Zheng Feng·Nv Yue Crowing Chicken": "...It is advisable to drink wine and grow old with your son. When the harp is in the palace, it is better to be quiet...." Describes the harmony and happiness between husband and wife.

[7] The examination room of the scientific examination, Beijing Gongyuan was built in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. There are three gates on the central axis, and the third gate is called "Dragon Gate", which means "carp jumping over the Dragon Gate".In the Qing Dynasty, the old man's alley where the Gongyuan was located was also renamed "Carp Alley".

[8] The public bribery of local officials or lower-level officials to superior officials is called "ice respect" in the name of cooling down in summer, and "charcoal respect" in the name of buying charcoal for heating in winter. rules.

[9] (Five Dynasties) Li Yu's "Midnight Song": "How can life be free from sorrow and hatred, and how can the ecstasy be alone? My love is limited! The dream of the old country returns, and I feel tears. Who will climb the tall building? Long remember the autumn. The past is over. Chengkong is still like a dream."

[10] The poem came out (Qing) Chen Sen's "Treasure of Flowers" Chapter [-]: Shi Nanxiang made a spectrum and selected famous flowers, and Meiziyu smelled amazing.

[11] Same as above, with minor modifications.

[12] "School book" is an official position that collates books as a profession. Because Xue Tao, a famous prostitute in Tang Dynasty, was awarded the post of "School Book" by Wei Gao, the envoy of Xichuan Jiedu in Jiannan (it was not approved after reporting to the court), " "Girl's school book" became an elegant name for singers and prostitutes in later generations.

[13] The poem comes out (Qing) Chapter [-] of "Qilou Chongmeng", the master of Langao: in the school, he belongs to Shunhua, and he recites poems in the garden.

[14] Ibid.

[15] Ibid.

[16] Ibid.

[17] Poetry (Qing) Mu Huan Shanqiao's "Replenishment of a Dream of Red Mansions" No. 40: Talking about books at night with lights in Yihong Courtyard, and new orchestral music in Hengwu Courtyard.

[18] Luzhu, a domestic prostitute of Shichong in the Western Jin Dynasty.Hongfu, Xue Hongdu (Xue Tao), Mrs. Liang (Liang Hongyu), Zhenniang, and Xiaoxiao (Su Xiaoxiao) mentioned below are all famous prostitutes in various dynasties.

[19] In the Tang Dynasty, Pingkang Square in Chang'an City was the residence of prostitutes, and "Pingkang" refers to prostitutes.

[20] Yu Xuanji, a female poet in the late Tang Dynasty, formerly known as Yu Youwei, was the first concubine of Li Yi, the number one scholar, but Li's wife couldn't tolerate her, so she was abandoned. She entered Xianyi Temple in Chang'an and became a monk as a female Taoist priest. Killing a maidservant was executed. "It's easy to find a priceless treasure, but it's rare to find a lover" is a famous line in his poem "Gift to the Neighbor Daughter".

[21] (Yuan) The fourth fold of the second volume of Wang Shifu's "The Story of the West Chamber": "One word is longer and longer, and the sound is looser. Don't hate parting sorrow, it becomes a trick."

[22] "Xiu Ru Ji", Kunqiang, later became a famous play of the Xun School.It tells the story of Li Yaxian, a famous prostitute, and Zheng Yuanhe, the number one scholar, who have gone through all kinds of troubles and finally got married.

[23] "The Story of Burning Incense", Kunqiang, and the Yuan Dynasty had a drama called "The King of the Temple of the Sea God Bears Gui Ying".It tells the tragedy of Wang Kui, a heartless man, who fails to live up to the infatuated woman, Gui Guiying.

[24] (Qing) Xu Ke's "Qing Barnyard Banknotes": the term "job-hopping" originally refers to a prostitute, and it is said that the pipa should not be hugged. As a guest, it is said that going here is suitable for that.”

[25] If the prostitute invited by the guest fails to attend the appointment and is replaced by another prostitute, it is called "representative bureau".

[26] The sentence comes from (Chunqiu) Confucius "The Analects of Confucius Yan Yuan".

[27] The sentence comes from (Song) Sima Guang's "Zi Zhi Tong Jian Zhou Ji Shang Yang Reform".

[28] (Song) Su Shi's "Auspicious Temple Flowers Will Fall and Recount the Ancients": "This year, the east wind is cleverly cut, and the affection is only waiting for the envoy to come. I have no words for flowers and should hate them. I am afraid that they will not bloom next year."

[29] Taige style, a flat and square black calligraphy style, is popular in official and imperial examinations, also known as "guange style".

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