Years of drama and become a concubine

Chapter 71 Meeting an Old Man in a Foreign Land ([-])
The man smiled slightly, and narrowed his long and narrow red phoenix eyes. Could it be Chen Tingqiu, the most famous actress of the generation?

Ting Qiu kept walking, slightly out of breath, and said softly, "Xiao Xiao, are you awake?"

"Tingqiu? How could it be you? Why are you here?" Xiaoxiao looked at the surrounding scenery, seemed to have left Zuihualou and was on the street, and asked in surprise, "Why did I come out?"

This series of questions is enough to show her surprise, but Ting Qiu was no less surprised than her when she saw Xiao Xiao in Zuihualou. He panted and said, "Wait a minute."

He carried her all the way west, turned three or four alleys, and walked for a whole stick of incense. Then he stopped slowly, found a place with few people, put her down, and wiped her with his sleeve. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he said with a smile, "Okay, it should be fine."

Standing on tiptoe, Xiao Xiao brushed away the broken hair sticking to his cheeks, her heart was filled with the joy of seeing her old friend, she opened a pair of watery eyes and looked at Ting Qiu: "Why are you alone? Boss Zhen and the others? "

"I'm ashamed to say..." Ting Qiu bowed his head, his expression very sad, "It was too messy to come out of the palace that day, I lost you for some reason, I was worried, and insisted on leaving the troupe to find you. So I didn’t go with Boss Zhen. Later, when I arrived in Bianyuan, I was exhausted, so I wanted to do something to make a living, so I sang in Zuihualou. I was arranging the costumes that day, and I saw Sister Rushuang leading you in. You You are still bound, at first I thought I was wrong, but after staring at it for a long time, I was sure, so I hurriedly tried to find a way to pick the lock and rescue you when no one was around." Ting Qiu led her forward while talking. Zuo: "What about you? How could you be alone in Bianyuan and still be in... a dangerous situation?"

She knew that he wanted to say the word "brothel", but she was afraid of hurting her, so she changed the word "dangerous".XiaoXin warmed up and felt his thoughtfulness, so he just said nonchalantly: "It's a long story, after being knocked down by the crowd, he was rescued by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so he went to Liuli Town with him, and it turned out..."

It is an understatement to talk about the theft of the token of Kang Guo's envoy, several ambush battles, and the death of the defeat, but Chen Tingqiu was terrified when he heard it.

"Nonsense, it's nonsense!" Chen Tingqiu was angry and annoyed, he stopped and said, "These years have become more and more outrageous! I am more stable when I am young..."

Xiao Xiaoxin said, it’s not me who is prudent, but I didn’t refute it, just stuck out my tongue and smiled, thinking of my life experience, I also said what General Yan Xi said, and asked for confirmation: “I just came to play What was the team like?"

Chen Tingqiu's face flickered on and off, and when he finally heard that Xiaoxiao was the daughter of General Yan Chang, his expression was overjoyed: "That's it! When Boss Zhen brought you back, you had a high fever, and when the fever subsided, you were extremely sick. Talking less is just practicing hard. When you ask about old family affairs, you don’t know your name at all. Boss Zhen named you Su Xiaoxiao. The surname Su is also a very common surname when actors are named. Later, I also asked the doctor to look at it and said It may be due to fright or high fever that caused memory loss. As time went by, everyone also felt that six years old is still young, and it’s not harmful to forget things before six years old, so they didn’t mention it.”

"This is really a great thing, little one!" Ting Qiu was happy for her from the bottom of his heart, "From now on, you will be the eldest daughter of the Yan family. You don't have to sing to make a living and be looked down upon by others. Why did you quit him and run away by yourself?" come out?!"

"What's so good about being a young lady? It's more carefree when I'm singing with you!" Xiao Xiao replied casually, but she didn't pay attention to the tiny flame in Ting Qiu's eyes.

"I'm afraid you are angry with His Highness." Ting Qiu lowered his eyes and smiled, as if trying to hide the uncontrollable emotion in his eyes.

"Why does everyone think I'm angry? I just want to ask you, if you treat someone with all your heart, and suddenly he wants to kill you for someone else, without saying a word, even if he saves you in the end , but can only hide you in one place, lock you up out of the sun. Such a person who is hot and cold, are you still willing to be by his side? An Xin is surrounded in one place and waits for him to come back to marry you?" Xiaoxiao uttered all the anger in her heart in one breath, and after saying this, the anger in her heart was released, and she felt relieved, "Actually, I don't blame him, I just feel that being around His Highness is very difficult Fear, insecurity, I want to have control over my life...the so-called way is different."

These words were very avant-garde, Ting Qiu half-understood, only sighed and said: "Xiao Xiao has grown up."

The two were talking, and they came to a door, Ting Qiu raised his hand to knock on the door, but paused, hesitant to speak, Xiao Xiao cast a suspicious look, just about to speak, the door But it creaked and opened from the inside, revealing a familiar face that could no longer be familiar.

"Wan'er?!" Xiaoxiao's shock was no small matter. Although she had already expected the possibility of the two being together when she heard that Princess Wan was missing, she forgot all about it after being rescued by Chen Tingqiu in a hurry. I didn't realize it until seeing is believing.

Princess Wan inside the door has given up her demeanor as a princess. Strictly speaking, she can no longer be called a princess.At this time, she was only wearing a coarse peasant clothes, a reed gray apron around her waist, and a vegetable basket in her hand, as if she was about to go out to buy vegetables.Although she seemed to be living a very simple life, she had a little makeup on and her face was ruddy, making her appear plump compared to when she was in the palace.

"Wan'er." Chen Tingqiu smiled gently, and said to the stunned Princess Wan, "Today is such a coincidence, who did I meet?"

Wan'er was dazed and smiled, "Sister Su?!"

Xiao Xiaoxin was really happy, and stepped forward to hold her hand in three steps at a time: "Long time no see! I heard that you ran away from the palace, and I'm still worried!"

It was only at this time that Princess Wan seemed to have really recovered from the shock. She quickly took two steps back, opened the door, and said with a sweet smile, "Sister Su, come in quickly! It's a bit rough. You sit first, and I'll pour some for you." water."

After saying that, he put down the basket and went to the back kitchen to get busy.Xiaoxiao entered the door and looked around. It was indeed a very simple hut. There were two couches, a small table, two small chairs, a bench, a wardrobe, and a rough wand made of peach wood. Hangers, nothing else.On the hanger, hung a man's brown coat, and a woman's plain pomegranate skirt.The two pieces were intertwined and hung together, showing full of affection. Xiaoxiao couldn't look away, but was discovered by Ting Qiu first, and hurriedly stepped forward to take it off, and said lightly: "Don't get me wrong, I am with you." The princess is not husband and wife."

When Princess Wan came out of the kitchen, her steps seemed to be stagnant, but she was still smiling when she entered the room: "I just stumbled and almost spilled it."

Ting Qiu hurriedly took the tea, took her hand and looked at it carefully: "If you are so careless, is it scalding?"

"No, no." Princess Wan blushed, she just took her hand back from Ting Qiu's, and looked at Xiao Xiao shyly.

Xiaoxiao felt that she was really redundant and had nowhere to go, so she had to squeeze out a smile, but it seemed a bit far-fetched. This smile of unknown meaning was actually just embarrassment for Xiaoxiao, but Ting Qiu felt a little embarrassed when she looked at it. He let go of Princess Wan's hand, but also smashed the teacup.Crackling and shattering all over the ground, the scene became even uglier...

The three of them were all taken aback, Xiao Xiao reacted first, and squatted on the ground to pick up the broken teacup, Chen Tingqiu hurriedly helped her aside and said: "You are still injured, I will come and I will come!"

"Sister Su is injured?" Princess Wan came over after hearing the words, took her small arm, and led her to sit on the couch, "What's going on?"

"Going to the front line and turning around, it's okay."

"Every time my sister says it's okay, she must be seriously injured!" Princess Wan said seriously.

The little girl trembled, this Wan'er was indeed her good sister, but she accurately grasped her strong temper, and asked her with a smile: "Then what will I say when I am really fine?"

Princess Wan bit her lip and said: "When the injury is not serious, my sister never tells."

Xiaoxiao was told of her temperament, her heart warmed, and she smiled happily: "It was quite miserable at first, but now that I met you, I really don't have any problems at all!"

Princess Wan also smiled and stood up, went to the table and took a basket and said, "My sister is injured, I'll go buy a chicken to mend my sister."

As he spoke, he dragged Chen Tingqiu to the door and whispered softly, only to see Tingqiu grope in his bosom, and took out a flower-blue money bag, turned the money bag over in the palm of his hand, flicked it, Counted a few and put them in Princess Wan's palm.Princess Wan took the money and went out, Ting Qiu turned around and found Xiao Xiao was looking at her, smiled slightly, and walked over.

"Aren't you living in poverty? You still have to support me as an injured..." Xiao Xiao lowered her head, her face full of embarrassment.

"It's nothing, I'll make money tomorrow." Ting Qiu said softly.

"You don't dare to go to Zuihualou anymore, you even ruined a business of yours to save me, it's even harder to make money now." Xiao Xiao thought about it tomorrow and was even more frowning.

"Of course there are still some small wineries you can go to, so you don't have to worry about it." Ting Qiu tried her best to comfort her.

Xiaoxiao and Ting Qiu sat together silently for a long while, then she suddenly raised her head and asked, "You and Princess Wan are like... what kind of...?" Those who are looking for a princess, I'm afraid you won't have such a good time then."

"Before Princess Wan actually searched all the way to find me, I was also very surprised. As a princess, she can enjoy all the glory and wealth, but she abandoned everything for me, a person who has nothing. It is impossible for Ting Qiu to say that she is not grateful." Ting Qiu Sighing, "But Ting Qiu doesn't care about the princess. I have already explained that she is satisfied with living with me like this, and she doesn't want to go back to the palace. Naturally, I have nothing to do but promise to take care of her and take care of each other. In the troubled times of the province, she is alone and helpless. I am not married to her, and there is no reality of husband and wife... If one day she figured it out, I still want... I still want to..."

"Want to send her back to the palace? This girl has a gentle appearance, but she has a very stubborn personality, so don't even think about it." Xiao Xiao waved her hand and smiled.

"The royal family's blood is left among the neighbors, and I know it but don't report it, which is disloyal; I don't love her, but make her happy all her life, which is unrighteous. How can I feel at ease if I am so unfaithful and unrighteous?" His expression was very painful.

"Tingqiu, you shouldn't think like this. Her lifelong happiness is with you. You are just fulfilling her wish. How can you say it is unjust?"

"I will be perfect with others, who will be perfect with me?" Ting Qiu suddenly raised his head, his eyes burning.

Xiao Xiao choked for a moment, stunned and speechless.

"I originally thought, if you die, my heart will die too. If you live, you will definitely go to find His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince. King Yue is gentle and a good match, so I gave up my heart too, but now that I see you, I just realized that you are not doing well with His Royal Highness, how can you teach me to be at ease?"

Ting Qiu was very emotional when he said these words, making Xiao Xiao unable to resist.Her lips moved, and she was about to answer, when suddenly Princess Wan coughed twice outside the door, and there was a knock on the door.Ting Qiu hurriedly stood up, suppressed his emotions, straightened his clothes, and walked forward to open the door.

With a basket on her arm, Princess Wan poked her head out with a smile: "Didn't I disturb you?"

"No way." Ting Qiu raised his eyebrows and smiled, and took the heavy and full basket.Xiao Xiao leaned over and took out all the things inside, amazed: "Hey, there are so many radishes, vegetables, chickens, eggplants, and Wan'er can cook them?"

"Originally, I didn't know how to do it. I learned how to make it these days, and it's still edible." Wan'er pinned the hair from her ear to the back of her ear, and said with a charming smile.After talking, she carried the ingredients and went to the kitchen to make a fire to cook. Although Xiaoxiao was still in pain, she stared at Ting Qiu in the room and felt very sorry for the princess, so she yelled at Ting Qiu, "I'll go!" Help" Bian Fei seemed to have to run away with Wan'er.

The two rolled up their sleeves to wash the vegetables, and the one to light the fire. They were silent for a while, and Princess Wan opened her mouth cautiously: "Sister Su understands what Wan'er has done, right?"

Su Xiaoxiao paused her hands, raised her head and replied, "Of course I support what Wan'er is doing, but...the sacrifice is still too great...I know you, especially a royal princess like you, are very concerned about this. Qingyu of my daughter's family is very important, if you run out like this, if you want to go back one day, there is no guarantee that you will not suffer from some gossip. I am very worried about you."

Wan'er smiled slightly: "It's not that Wan'er didn't think about it. But at that time, I couldn't bear the thought that once you left the palace, I would never see Brother Tingqiu again. Even though I treated him I have nothing to ask for emotionally, but I still can't accept it, and I will never see him again. Wan'er does not ask for your heart to be like mine, but only for my heart to last forever and be with you forever. Not to mention... let alone... ..."

"What's more?"

Wan'er smiled shyly and said, "I think brother Tingqiu was moved by me. He said a few days ago that if I go on like this, I will be gossiped about without name and status. He will think of a way. This way...isn't it..."

Xiaoxiao's heart moved, and she silently read the word "marry you" in her heart.But she didn't say it, because just now she heard what Ting Qiu said, and the method he said was probably to send her back to the palace.But seeing her longing for it so much, she really didn't want to break it, so she could only laugh along with her and said, "It's not impossible."

Wan'er was very happy to hear Xiao Xiao's approval, humming a little song, poured a plate of green vegetables into the pot, and stir-fried them skillfully, and after a while, she chopped carrots again, which was also done quickly and well. distinct.Xiao Xiao was amazed, took a plate of vegetables from her hand, and suddenly saw her hands, couldn't take her eyes away.

Once upon a time, Princess Wan's hands were like white jade, white and soft.But now the hands are rough, red and swollen, and the fingertips are slightly callused.Seeing her staring at her hands, Wan'er quickly withdrew them, rubbed them on the apron, and smiled awkwardly: "I want brother Tingqiu to come back to have a hot meal. I'm impatient. I practice every day. I've practiced like this." gone."

Xiaoxiao was very moved when she heard the words, but she didn't want the two of them to be hurt by each other, so she sighed lightly and showed her face: "Wan'er is really good! I can't cook well, and there is only one special dish-cold salad Tomatoes!" As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered that he made Sima Yu the Red Mountain Falling Snow in Bianyuan before, and he was hurt for a while, so he closed his mouth and put a smile on his face.

"What's wrong with sister?" Wan'er thought she was not feeling well, so she hurriedly stepped forward to support her.

Xiao Xiao came back to her senses, and quickly said: "It's all right, I'll take the dishes out."

In this way, the three of them had a fairly sumptuous dinner.During the banquet, Princess Wan and Ting Qiu shared dishes with each other more than ten times, it was very lively when you came and we went.With food stuffed in Xiaoxiao's mouth, the oily smell of chicken soup stained his mouth, he ate happily, ignoring the politeness from the other side of the table.

Seeing that she was eating in a hurry, Ting Qiu said slowly from time to time: "Xiao Xiao is suffering, eat slowly, and I'll serve you some more."

Xiao Xiao raised her head and smiled, then buried herself in her work again.I hadn't eaten a full meal for several days, but I finally had a full meal this time, and I was very satisfied.After late at night, the three of them huddled together in one room. Ting Qiu first got into bed and slept with his back facing the other bed. Only then did Xiao Xiao and Wan'er untie their coats, and both lay down on the other bed. It's a bit cramped, but fortunately, both of them are very thin, so it's enough to sleep.

But the strange thing is that although Xiaoxiao was very sleepy, she still couldn't fall asleep for a long time.It was already halfway through the night, and she saw Princess Wan sleeping soundly, and she didn't want to disturb her by turning over frequently, so she simply opened her eyes and lifted the quilt, thinking about going for a walk or sitting down for a while to drink some water.But after sitting up, he found that the other bed was empty.

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