Ah Chang

Chapter 39

A Chang returned to the painting boat in her sleep. It was still a summer night, a little sultry, and the night wind mixed with the wetness of the river blew her hair up. She saw Yinrui and Qiyun embracing each other. Standing on the eaves of the boat, there are dazzling fireworks in the night sky, and she is a lonely shadow under the curtain of fireworks.

"..."

After waking up from the dream, a thin layer of sweat broke out on A Chang's body. She looked at the moon hanging high outside the window, and the fireworks in the dream seemed to be about to end. The loneliness was so real that it was hard for her to fall asleep.

I said don't care about it, but I still care about it after all.

In the dead of night and alone, Ah Chang dared to face his heart a little bit.

Sitting in front of the mirror wearing a thin shirt, Ah Chang carefully looked at the face in the mirror. Even when she was alone, her beautiful eyebrows were still shrouded in fog, always carrying a lingering Sorrow, and that mole, the mole that Qi Yun once called "cute"...A Shang tilted her head slightly, trying to find a suitable angle to look at the "cute" carefully, but in the end she couldn't Can't see half of it.The mole was very tiny, yet very conspicuous, just like her cowardly and weak self, who would try to hide like a frightened bird at the slightest sign of trouble.

"Are you really cute..."

Thinking back to Qi Yun's words, A Chang murmured and stroked her cheek with her fingertips, and she really felt the callouses Yinrui said, she withdrew her hand in frustration, and the eyebrows in the mirror became more sad.She was no longer in her prime, and it would be difficult to find a few older than her in Jianshui Pavilion.That Yinrui girl looked about eighteen years old, exquisite and bright, with bright and dazzling brilliance at the corners of her eyes and brows, like a flower that just bloomed in summer, and she...

The more A Chang thought about it, the more frustrated she became, and even her drowsiness was blown away by the night wind. Qi Yun, who even disliked herself, never seemed to show any dislike for her.Qi Yun called her cowardice "interesting", and Qi Yun called her flaws "cute". She obviously has so many shortcomings, but Qi Yun never mentioned them.That pavilion master who seems to have a strict and critical vision is so tolerant towards her, who is so ordinary and dusty. It would be a lie to say that he is not grateful.A Chang even felt a little flattered, she felt that she was not worthy.

Qi Yun is so good, but she is so bad, sometimes Ah Chang feels that being able to stand with such a nearly perfect person like Qi Yun is already a gift, and she never dared to expect more.Therefore, compared to whether Qi Yun has had anything with other women, A Chang didn't dare to think about it, nor could he think about it.

But......

A Chang struggled all night between thinking and not thinking, so that when Taohua came to her the next day, she was taken aback by her haggard face, and thought she had some serious illness suddenly. Turning around, I'm going to ask Keli to come and have a look.

"Really?" After A-Shang explained for the tenth time that she was fine but hadn't rested, Tao Hua still had some doubts: "Then why can't Sister A-Shang fall asleep?"

"I..." A-Shang pursed her lips, naturally she didn't dare to tell Taohua about her little daughter's thoughts that had been entangled with her all night last night. how?"

"How?" Taohua tilted her head in confusion: "What is sister A Chang referring to?"

"this......"

"Oh, Sister A-Shang is starting to hesitate again." Taohua was impatient, and when she saw that A-Shang was hesitating, she simply answered directly: "Taohua thinks that, although that Yinrui girl looks good, she always likes to stare at people, look at her." It makes people feel uncomfortable, I always feel like, what is that word called... Oh, Taohua can't think of it for a while, anyway, I feel that there are many twists and turns in her heart, which makes people very uncomfortable, and always wants to be on guard And ah, Sister A Chang, you have been uncomfortable since you finished talking to her, she must have a problem!"

"..."

A Chang probably understands what Tao Hua means. Tao Hua probably wants to say that the girl Yinrui has some kind of city. The "City Mansion" should be more about protecting herself, so she understands.Taohua is still young and doesn't understand these things, and only feels that people should treat each other honestly, which is not wrong.A Chang blinked her eyes and didn't explain too much, she thought it was good for Taohua to keep her innocence and sincerity.

Besides...

It was absurd for her to ask about Yinrui so abruptly.

"Sister A-Shang, why did you suddenly ask her?" Taohua picked up the lamb and rubbed it next to A-Shang, A-Shang smiled softly, and stroked the lamb: "It's nothing, I'm just thinking... If only I could be as pretty as that girl."

It was a casual truth, but Taohua jumped up immediately when she heard it, and said unfairly as if she was unfair for A-Shang: "I think Sister A-Shang is very beautiful! She is not inferior to her at all! Sister A-Shang is also gentle and kind." Compassionate! It won't make Taohua feel uncomfortable at all, it's much better than that Yinrui girl!"

A Chang obviously did not expect Taohua to have such a strong reaction. Looking at the little cute girl with a blushing face defending herself, A Chang felt moved and pulled her back into her arms, like stroking a little girl. She smoothed her hair gently like a sheep.Tao Huaxu enjoyed it very much when she opened her eyes, but after a while she suddenly opened her eyes and jumped up again, only then remembered her own reason.

Tao Hua said that a traveler selling rouge department store came from Jianshui Pavilion, and asked Ah Chang to go and have a look together, but Ah Chang said that she was too haggard today and was too embarrassed to meet people, Tao Hua couldn't persuade her no matter how hard she tried, so she had to go with her. The other sisters in the pavilion went first.

After Taohua left, Ah Chang went back to the mirror and sat down. The self in the mirror was really haggard, her lips were pale, and her eyes were red. She looked fragile at this moment, but she really looked like she was suffering from some kind of disease. No wonder Taohua was so nervous the moment she entered the room and saw her.

"Let's sleep for a while."

As soon as A Chang thought about it, Tao Hua came back with a large box of things, jingling, and Fu Que followed behind her.

To say that this peach blossom is dull when it is dull, and it is not good when it is quick-witted. Through the conversations with A-Shang just now, she guessed that A-Shang should want to become beautiful. To fulfill Ah Shang's wish, he dragged Fu Que over, saying that he wanted to dress up for her.

A Chang, who knew the intention of the two of them coming, blushed before she started getting dressed up, and Fu Que laughed and said, "Miss A Chang, this little face is so rosy, there is no need to apply rouge."

Although Taohua doesn't know much about grooming, she is also very enthusiastic. She gathers around and learns while clapping her hands, sometimes helping to tie up her hair, and sometimes helping to pass some "tools" that she doesn't know the purpose of. Seeing those tools in Fu Que's hands like paintbrushes, painting beautiful flowers on A-Shang's face, combing the cicada's wings lightly on the cloud temples, brushing the crescent eyebrows lightly on the Chunshan Mountain, Fu Que raised her hand, ready to smear the last blush for her, but was caught A-Shang's tight lips were teased: "Miss A-Shang, relax, it's not good-looking to have such tight lips."

"..."

Hearing this, A Chang tried hard to relax herself, only feeling a little coolness on her lips, like summer raindrops, accompanied by a pleasant smell.In the end, she heard Fu Que say, "A woman has nothing to be ashamed of as she pleases herself."

"Wow! Sister A Chang is so beautiful!"

After all the makeup and hair were done, Taohua clapped her hands in cooperation and praised her. The light in her eyes was like a star, illuminating the bright makeup on A-Shang's face at the moment. The face was like she had never seen before, burning like a summer flower, it should be like this.

Although it is beautiful, it is somewhat uncomfortable.

Under the cover of this thick layer of makeup, A-Shang's expression began to become a little unnatural, the sunlight outside the window began to grow stronger, shining on her bright face at the moment, A-Shang lowered her eyelashes instinctively to dodge this too much With the dazzling light, she couldn't help worrying whether the cowardice hidden under this brilliance would be seen through by the pavilion master with sharp eyes.

"Women are the face of those who please themselves."

Thinking of Fu Que's words, A Chang's cheeks started to burn again.