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The literati and poets in ancient times all liked to make friends with prostitutes.

As long as you understand the experiences of Chen Yuanyuan and Su Xiaoxiao, you will find out.

They have the purity of an innocent girl, the gracefulness of a pretty girl, and the gentleness and generosity of a good wife and mother.

In other words, they have combined all the advantages and virtues of ancient women in themselves.

Among them, Su Xiaoxiao has become a dream in the hearts of literati of all generations and a monument in the eyes of women.

Su Xiaoxiao was the ideal dream lover in the minds of ancient literati and scholars. She was like a fairy from heaven who stepped into the mortal world, went through the hardships of the world, and then turned around and left.

It can be seen that Su Xiaoxiao had a great influence among literati and scholars.

Although she was a prostitute, her reputation will last forever.

In people's hearts, Su Xiaoxiao has long become the embodiment of truth, goodness and beauty.

"Su Xiaoxiao's ancestors once served as officials in the court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After the fall of the Jin Dynasty, the whole family moved south and ended up in Qiantang."

"The Su family used the gold, silver and jewelry accumulated by their ancestors to do business in Qiantang, and their family is relatively wealthy."

"Su Xiaoxiao is her parents' only daughter and has been regarded as the apple of their eye since she was young."

"Because she has a delicate and petite figure, I named her Xiaoxiao."

"Although the Su family is a merchant family, they have inherited the scholarly tradition of their ancestors."

"The clever and intelligent Su Xiaoxiao was deeply influenced by the culture since she was young. She was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was also good at poetry and songs."

"Not only is she extremely beautiful, but she is also extremely talented in writing."

"Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. When Su Xiaoxiao was fifteen, her parents died one after another."

"Young Su Xiaoxiao lived alone in an old courtyard in the old city, and she often missed her parents when she saw things, which easily triggered her sad emotions."

"So he sold his property in the city and moved to the Xiling Bridge in the west of Hangzhou with his wet nurse Aunt Jia."

"They built a small garden here, which was elegant and unique."

"Standing on the attic in the garden and looking out the window, you can see the vast West Lake in front of you and the verdant Solitary Mountain behind you. The beautiful scenery of Qiantang is in full view."

"Su Xiaoxiao likes freedom and loves the beauty of lakes and mountains."

"She had someone build a beautiful carriage with oiled walls, and used a tall and mighty goat to pull it. She often cruised along the mountains and lakes."

"Because she was so beautiful and charming, there were always many handsome young men riding behind her carriage."

"Without her parents' supervision, she can be said to be very unrestrained and sometimes even unruly."

"She enjoyed socializing with scholars and making friends through poetry."

"He often played the zither, recited poems, drank tea and played chess with his favorite guests in his attic."

"The house is often crowded with customers, and there is always a constant stream of traffic in front of the door."

"Su Xiaoxiao's beauty spread far and wide, and she became a famous singer in the Qiantang area."

"One day, Su Xiaoxiao was riding in a chariot with oil-painted walls and flying a kite on the embankment of West Lake."

"It's autumn now, the weather is clear and sunny."

"Suddenly, an inexplicable hurricane blew the kite off, hitting it squarely on the head of a beautiful boy riding a green llama."

"I saw that the young man was about twenty years old, with a sturdy figure, an imposing manner, and a face like Pan An reborn."

"The boy was hit on the head by a kite. When he wanted to ask for an explanation, he turned around and saw a young and charming girl."

"When their eyes met, the young man suddenly felt half-mellow, and his impetuous anger had long since disappeared."

"The handsome young man riding the green camel is named Ruan, and he is the son of the prime minister of the current dynasty."

"At that time, the country was at peace, but the scholars and officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were still living a life of luxury and debauchery."

"Beside the West Lake, in the riverside houses where prostitutes lived, there was singing and dancing."

"The emerald mandarin ducks of the singing girls and dancing girls and the black scarves and purple fur coats of the literati and scholars interweave with each other, and the literary talent and elegance flourished at the time."

"Therefore, Ruan Yu also became tainted with the romantic habits of the children of wealthy families."

"On the one hand, he is young and full of vigor, with the ambition to serve the country."

"On the other hand, he was nostalgic for the beauty of the green stream and white rocks, and lived the life of a cynical young man."

"Before this, Ruan Yu had heard that there was a talented and beautiful singing girl named Su Xiaoxiao on the shore of West Lake."

"Today, I happened to meet a beautiful lady riding in a luxurious carriage. I thought that this lady must be Su Xiaoxiao."

"Su Xiaoxiao also often heard people talking about Ruan Yu at celebrity banquets, and knew that there was such a romantic and talented man in Hangzhou."

"We met by chance today, and it really lives up to its reputation."

"They understand each other tacitly and appreciate each other."

Li Xiangjun: Su Xiaoxiao suffered a family tragedy and made friends with literati.

Su Xiaoxiao was a native of the Southern Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. She was born into a wealthy merchant family in Qiantang and lived a life of luxury since childhood.

Although my father mainly does business, his ancestors have a scholarly tradition.

Su Xiaoxiao has loved reading and writing poetry since she was young, and can be said to be a true lady from a noble family.

In this case, even if Su Xiaoxiao could not become Li Qingzhao, she would still be a talented woman of her generation.

However, as time went by, Su Xiaoxiao's beauty gradually overshadowed her talent.

And being too beautiful is not necessarily a good thing.

Since ancient times, beautiful women have been short-lived. Because she was so beautiful, even God was jealous of her.

That year, when Su Xiaoxiao was less than 15 years old, her parents passed away one after another.

Then, the family property was squandered.

As a result, the family fell into poverty, which was like adding insult to injury for Su Xiaoxiao, who was only fifteen years old.

In desperation, Su Xiaoxiao had to sell her property with her wet nurse Jia.

He moved with his wet nurse Jia to the Xiling Bridge in Qiantang, where he rented a bungalow and lived there.

They lived only on their savings, but they lived in a pine and cypress forest not far from the West Lake.

When Su Xiaoxiao has nothing to do, she likes to walk around the West Lake and enjoy the mountains and waters.

In order to facilitate travel, she asked someone to build a luxurious car for her.

As long as the weather is fine, she will go out by car.

The car is nimble and the woman is gorgeous. As the car carries people along the banks of West Lake, it is just like a fairy descending to earth.

It would be hard not to cause a sensation with such a scene.

As a result, it attracted the attention of many literati and scholars.

As a result, Su Xiaoxiao's name spread throughout Qiantang, attracting countless princes, nobles, and dignitaries to come and see her.

But she only wanted to communicate her love for mountains and rivers, and talk about life companions and confidants.

On the contrary, if you are here just to flirt or play around.

No matter how rich you are, she will always treat you coldly.

The spring flowers and autumn moons are just like each other. My home is in Xilingling and my surname is Su.

With such beauty and talent, how could one bear to be sunken by the wind and buried by the rain?
These two lines of poetry were written by Su Xiaoxiao. As the saying goes, the writing reflects the writer, and her proud personality is vividly displayed on the paper.

"In order to express her love, Su Xiaoxiao used poetry to convey her feelings and cleverly told Ruan Yu where she lived, believing that he would definitely come to see her."

"Su Xiaoxiao is waiting for the opportunity. She is waiting for good news."

"As Su Xiaoxiao expected, it was the evening of the next day."

"Su Xiaoxiao had just returned from a banquet, and was leaning against the bed, slightly drunk."

"Aunt Jia reported that a handsome young man wanted to see her. Su Xiaoxiao guessed that it must be the handsome young man she met yesterday."

"Ruan Yu carefully looked at Su Xiaoxiao, who was wearing plain clothes and light makeup. Although she was drunk, she looked very delicate."

"But she still has the same charm and good conversation."

"She is indeed naturally beautiful, extraordinary, and very different from the average prostitute."

"They drank tea and chatted, expressing their love for each other."

"Ruan Yu felt sorry for her because she was tired after drinking, so he sat for about an hour and a half before getting up and saying goodbye."

"Just this one and a half hour conversation has left a deep impression on him about Su Xiaoxiao, and he has a deep attachment to her in his heart."

"Since then, Ruan Yu has been visiting Su Xiaoxiao every day."

"Su Xiaoxiao also declined all the guests and concentrated on discussing poetry and painting with Ruan Yu, and talking about love."

"The two are inseparable."

"Young men and women are like dry wood and passionate fire."

"Everything just happened naturally and naturally."

"With Aunt Jia's blessing, the young couple finally got their wish and got married."

"Unfortunately, it was only three months after the wedding."

"The housekeeper of the Ruan Mansion came to Su Xiaoxiao's house and told Ruan Yu that his father was seriously ill and he must return home as soon as possible."

"Ruan Yu had no choice but to bid farewell to Su Xiaoxiao in tears and left in a hurry."

"Since then, he has disappeared without a trace, like a yellow crane."

"Su Xiaoxiao is obsessed with Ruan Yu and misses him day and night."

"That autumn, in order to relieve her boredom, she took a fragrant carriage to the top of South Peak of West Mountain to admire the osmanthus."

"But I saw the whole mountain of silver osmanthus, with petals falling like rain, which was very lovely."

"I suddenly remembered that I came here hand in hand with Ruan Lang last year, but this year I am alone, and I can't help but feel sad."

"When I returned home in disappointment, I was in front of a dilapidated temple at the foot of Yanxia Mountain."

"I saw a scholar who was dressed simply and looked like Ruan Yu fainted on the ground, with a pile of books beside him."

"Su Xiaoxiao has a kind heart and quickly helped him onto the oil-painted carriage."

"As soon as he entered the house, he called Aunt Jia to bring him some rice soup and carefully fed him himself."

"After a while, the scholar slowly woke up."

"During the conversation, I learned that the scholar's name was Bao Ren."

"My family was poor and lived in a dilapidated temple. I was studying poetry and wanted to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination." "Because of hunger and cold, my body was weak and I fainted in front of the dilapidated temple."

"Su Xiaoxiao felt that this man was very knowledgeable and of great character, and she felt very sorry for his poverty."

"She had a keen eye for talent and admired it. She ordered Aunt Jia to clean up the west wing so that Bao Ren could study and live there."

"Three meals a day were also provided by Aunt Jia. Bao Ren was deeply moved by Su Xiaoxiao's kindness and righteousness."

"The care and encouragement he received day after day made Bao Ren quietly fall in love with this virtuous courtesan."

"Su Xiaoxiao knew that Bao Ren was short of money, so she sold her jewelry and generously donated money to help him."

"Baoren is very grateful and said he will repay you with gratitude."

"On the night before leaving for Beijing to take the exam, Su Xiaoxiao and Aunt Jia burned incense and prayed in the garden, asking the gods to bless Bao Ren to pass the exam."

"Su Xiaoxiao is deeply in love with Ruan Yu and is devoted to him."

"She believes that Ruan Yu is sincere to her and will definitely come back to pick her up."

"With this firm belief, she could only regard Bao Ren as her brother and politely rejected his courtship."

Dong Xiaowan: I met my first love at Xiling Bridge, but unfortunately we were not able to be together.

Ruan Yu was the son of the prime minister of the current dynasty and also a handsome young man.

One day, he came to Hangzhou from the capital for a trip. He was riding a green horse along the bank of the West Lake and happened to meet Su Xiaoxiao who was traveling in a oil-painted carriage.

It was impossible for the two of them to meet, but it just happened to be a coincidence.

The oil-painted carriage startled the blue horse, and Ruan Yu fell off the horse.

At that time, Su Xiaoxiao lifted the curtain and was about to apologize.

Then, the two looked at each other.

At first sight, the two fell in love.

Su Xiaoxiao's food was tasteless and Ruan Yu couldn't sleep at night.

The next day, Ruan Yu came to Xiling Bridge to inquire and learned about Su Xiaoxiao.

So Ruan Yu went to visit him directly.

After this meeting and this chat, they slept on the same bed that night.

That night Su Xiaoxiao published a poem: "I ride in an oil-painted carriage, and my lover rides a green horse."

This way, it is equivalent to an official announcement to the public, telling everyone that we have privately decided to spend our lives together.

Just wait for an auspicious day and get married.

However, as friends spread the news, the comedy quietly turned into tragedy.

In fact, it’s not that Su Xiaoxiao met the wrong person, and Ruan Yu is not a liar, but the two of them are indeed not a good match.

Ruan Yu was the son of the prime minister of the current dynasty, and had a noble status and identity.

No matter how famous Su Xiaoxiao is, she is just a prostitute living on the streets, and their identities are very different.

This matter soon reached the ears of Ruan Yu's father.

When Nguyen Phu found out, he was furious. How could his son be hanging out with a prostitute?

So, his father Nguyen Phu lied that he was seriously ill and wrote a letter to his son telling him to come back as soon as possible. As a result, Nguyen Yu never returned.

After returning home, I was put under house arrest by my father and lost my freedom.

It is unknown whether she was forced to marry someone else because of her father's orders.

Anyway, Ruan Yu was like a kite with a broken string, and there has been no news since then.

Su Xiaoxiao recites poems all day long to relieve her melancholy. She enjoys the bright moonlight in the night and the white clouds in the morning.

However, when it comes to love, Su Xiaoxiao is more clear-headed.

After the breakup, Su Xiaoxiao was indeed depressed for a while.

But soon, she calmed herself down and continued to be active among literati.

She knew clearly that living well was the best response to fate.

However, her temperament later became even colder and more aloof, and she later gained the reputation of a cold beauty.

"Bao Ren also knows Su Xiaoxiao's difficulties, and he respects Su Xiaoxiao's choice even more and admires her chivalrous spirit and tenderness."

"He thought to himself that after arriving in Beijing, besides taking the exam, there was another important thing to do, which was to find out Ruan Yu's whereabouts."

"Tell him that Su Xiaoxiao misses him day and night, and we must not let the girl down."

"The next day, it was just dawn."

"Su Xiaoxiao drove her oil-painted carriage to take Bao Ren to the pavilion on the shore of West Lake."

"After Bao Ren got off the car, he bowed to Su Xiaoxiao affectionately and thanked her, vowing to never forget her when he became rich and powerful."

"She also said that after the exam, once she heard about Ruan Yu's situation, she would rush back to tell her immediately."

"Su Xiaoxiao's face flushed with shyness and she nodded gently."

"The two said goodbye to each other and shook hands."

"After Bao Ren left, Su Xiaoxiao stayed indoors and looked up all day, waiting for news from Bao Ren."

"A month has passed and there is no trace of him."

"A year has passed and there is no news at all."

"One day, Meng Lang, the governor of Shangjiang, came to Qiantang."

"He had long heard of her name, but as an official he could not come to see her, so he sent someone to invite her to his palace."

"I didn't expect that after a few days of appointment and several reminders, Su Xiaoxiao would only show up late."

"Meng Lang was very unhappy and decided to make things difficult for her."

"So he pointed to a plum tree outside the courtyard and asked her to compose a poem in five steps, otherwise she would be fined three cups of wine."

"Su Xiaoxiao is calm and composed a poem in three steps."

"Meng Lang and the other guests applauded and praised him with great admiration."

"In order to escape the harassment from dignitaries and scholars, Su Xiaoxiao decided to stay away from the hustle and bustle of life."

"One day, she came back from admiring the lotus and suddenly caught a cold and became ill."

"Besides, she missed Ruan Lang so much that her condition became increasingly serious and she eventually became bedridden."

"At this time, Bao Ren came to the west bank of Qiantang River to look for Su Xiaoxiao."

"It turns out that after he passed the exam, he was sent by the court to inspect the border."

"I have been gone for two years. I was unable to rush back to Qiantang to thank Su Xiaoxiao right away."

"In the past two years, Bao Ren has made outstanding achievements and was promoted to the governor of Huazhou."

"The court gave him two months' leave and allowed him to return home to visit his relatives."

"When he arrived at Su Xiaoxiao's home exhausted, he burst into tears when he saw Su Xiaoxiao, who was dying."

"When Su Xiaoxiao saw Bao Ren, she forced herself to get up and asked about Ruan Yu's condition."

"Faced with the infatuated woman who was terminally ill, Bao Ren hesitated to speak, and finally had to tell her the truth."

"It turned out that Ruan Yu's father heard that his son was obsessed with beauty, was extravagant, and was hanging out with prostitutes in Qiantang."

"He was furious and sent someone from the capital Jiankang to come over, lying that his father was ill and needed to be returned quickly."

"As soon as Ruan Yu arrived in Jiankang, he was kept under house arrest and was not allowed to go out."

"The concept of family background and feudal ethics are like an invisible giant hand that will cut off the short-lived love between Ruan Yu and Su Xiaoxiao."

"Soon, Ruan's father set a wedding date and forced Ruan Yu to marry the daughter of his colleague."

"Ruan Yu was unwilling to do so, so he jumped out of the window at night to escape, but he accidentally fell to the ground and died."

"Su Xiaoxiao burst into tears and was extremely sad when she heard the bad news about Ruan Yu."

"Su Xiaoxiao passed away suddenly at the age of 24."

"A famous courtesan of her generation passed away, leaving behind a sigh of regret for future generations."

Cao Xueqin: Su Xiaoxiao met her second love, but unfortunately she was short-lived.

Su Xiaoxiao met the second man in her life, Bao Ren, who was different from Ruan Yu, a rich young man with elegant demeanor.

Bao Ren was a poor scholar, but he had great ambitions and was full of talent.

He was depressed because he was short of money and did not have enough money to go to Beijing to take the exam.

When Su Xiaoxiao learned about this, she thought this man was an extraordinary person, so she took the initiative to sponsor money and materials to help Bao Ren.

In fact, the appearance of Bao Ren should have aroused Su Xiaoxiao's longing for Ruan Yu.

After all, that was the girl's unforgettable first love, so she donated generously.

Rather than saying that she was helping this man, it would be more accurate to say that she was fulfilling a dream of her own.

It is a blessing that Bao Ren comes back. If he doesn't come back, both sides will be happy.

Sure enough, Bao Ren did not let Su Xiaoxiao down.

Not only did he pass the imperial examination, but he also became a governor.

He repaid his gratitude when he achieved success, unlike Ruan Yu who was so heartless.

When his name was on the imperial examination, Bao Ren came to Qiantang specially to marry Su Xiaoxiao.

It’s a pity that the beauty was short-lived and died of illness at the age of 19.

Su Xiaoxiao's death was not caused by a broken heart, but by a sudden serious illness.

For this reason, she was not sad all day like Lin Daiyu.

Instead, he was very open-minded and felt that dying in his youth would leave a good impression on others.

She even believed that the coming of death was the best fulfillment for her, so that she wouldn't have to suffer betrayal by her husband when she grew old and ugly like many other women.

Bao Ren was very sad about Su Xiaoxiao's sudden death.

In order to repay Su Xiaoxiao, his confidante, he specially broke ground on the bank of Xiling Bridge.

A tomb was built and a stone tablet was erected as a memorial.

This tomb has gone through hundreds of years of wind and rain, and still stands by the West Lake. (End of this chapter)