When people meet each other for the first time, they are enthusiastic and hypocritical, enthusiastic and hypocritical, fresh and romantic.

On this day, Ximen Qing received a post saying that Hua Zixu invited him to Wu Yin'er's place for a drink.

Ximen Qingmao made some preparations and went to Hua’s house next door. When I walked in, I bumped into a woman without thinking.

It turns out that Hua Zixu is not at home at this time, and this woman is Hua Zixu’s wife Li Ping’er.

Chongzhen Benmei commented that this collision can be described as an injustice for five hundred years.

At this time, Li Ping'er was standing on the pedestal of the second gate (the pedestal is the base of a building above the ground). Logically speaking, standing on a high place is very conspicuous; moreover, the west gate Qing was invited to have a meal with flowers and wine, and it wasn't an urgent matter. He wouldn't just stare at the road and rush to someone's house in a hurry, right?

Then, one possibility cannot be ruled out:

Ximen Qing had long seen Li Ping'er standing at a high place, deliberately lowered his head, and bumped into her on purpose. Love at first sight

Ximen Qing met Li Ping'er before. However, it was probably in a public place. Ximen Qing only glanced at him and didn't even see his face clearly, let alone a chance to speak.

"Ximen Qing has been paying attention to this for a long time. Although we met him once at the old village, he never discussed its details in detail."

So, now is the first time for Li Ping'er and Ximen Qing to meet each other. Meet privately.

Li Ping'er was right opposite him, so Ximen Qing looked at it quickly:

"His (Hua Zixu) wife Li Ping'er, Xia Yuejian wore a silver thread Hair bun, gold inlaid purple pendant, lotus root silk blouse, white gauze thread-trimmed skirt, revealing a pair of red mandarin ducks and phoenix beaks with pointed toes and small feet..."

Silver, gold , white, red, Li Ping'er's outfit is very eye-catching.

As we said before, Ximen Qing’s favorite type has always been fair-faced, charming, delicate and petite women.

"I met him today. I saw that he was very fair, short in stature, with a melon-seed face, and two thin eyebrows. Unexpectedly, his soul was flying to the sky..."

Li Ping'er is fair-skinned and has a short stature (that is, she is short). These two aspects alone are very consistent with Ximen Qing's aesthetics. As a result, I felt that my soul was flying to the sky and my soul was scattered into the sky.

It seems that Ximen Qing fell in love with Li Ping'er at first sight. The exchange was shallow and deep

Ximen Qing "hurried forward and bowed deeply", while Li Ping'er "returned Wanfu, turned around and went to the back".

We the audience are not used to Ximen Qing’s sanctimonious appearance.

During these five hundred years of love and injustice, the two of them had not spoken a word.

However, if Ximen Qing can bring his own BGM, there will definitely be an ambiguous flow here. Of course, there is also the eye-catching scene that turns hundreds of times.

Li Ping'er asked the maid to bring tea to Ximen Qing. He stood at the head of the corner door, "half revealing his charming face", and said from the other door:

"Today he invites high officials to come We went there to have a drink, but for the slave's sake, we persuaded him to go home early. The two servants followed him, but there was no one at home except the two maids and the slave."

Li Ping'er begged Ximen Qing to persuade Hua Zixu to go home early, and said, "At least it depends on the slave's face."

For your own sake?

Isn’t this the second time you two have met? We just said a few words, where did the friendship come from?

Li Ping'er's words of acquaintance give people the feeling that Ximen Qing is an acquaintance and a good friend, so she can ask him to help persuade her husband without being formal.

Even though the two of them were not familiar with each other at all, Ximen Qing felt very cordial to her ears - a beautiful woman trusting and relying on me so much.

Let's look at the second half of the sentence - "The two young men followed again, except these two maids and slaves, no one was at home."

Which woman would Tell people everything about the situation at home:

My husband is not at home, and his close servants have also been taken out. There are only two close maids and me in the house, and there are no outsiders.

Aren’t you worried about safety issues?

Unless Li Ping'er told Ximen Qing specifically.

After listening to Li Ping'er's words, Ximen Qing agreed: "Sister-in-law is right, brother's family affairs are important. Since sister-in-law has given me orders, I will definitely accompany my brother when he comes."

The two of them had just exchanged a few words when Hua Zixu came back and Li Ping'er went back to his room. People are the best when they first get to know each other, enthusiastic yet hypocritical, fresh and romantic

Hua Zixu and Ximen Qing had a few drinks and snacks, and then went to a brothel together to celebrate Wu Yin'er's birthday.

"When we got there, there were flowers, people singing, dancing and playing music, and they drank until the first watch. Ximen Qing paid attention and got Zixu very drunk. And because of Li Ping'er's words, Come home with him."

If people at home say it, it will fall on deaf ears, and if outsiders say it, it will be regarded as a golden Buddhist scripture.

Ximen Qing remembered Li Ping'er's instructions firmly. In the evening, Hua Zixu was brought back from the brothel as expected.

Ximen Qing was afraid that he had forgotten what he was - he had five women at home, and stayed at Sister Li Gui's brothel for ten days and a half without leaving home, no matter how Pan Jinlian and Yueniang tried to persuade her. , I can’t even persuade him to come back.

Now, in front of Li Ping'er, he has become more serious.

Sure enough -

People are best when they first get to know each other,

Passionate and hypocritical, fresh and romantic.

Li Ping'er and the maid helped Hua Zixu in.

"Ximen Qing has made it clear that he will sue him." Ximen Qing must have been pretending to leave but would not leave. Otherwise, he would not have wasted his time "getting Zixu drunk". Painful?

Li Ping'er walked out and thanked Ximen Qing.

"Xuan" means very fast. It seemed that she was afraid that Ximen Qing would leave. What did the ancients mean when they said we should repay a favor?

Ximen Qing "hurriedly bent down to return it" and said: "I don't dare. My sister-in-law has given me an order here. How dare I not bear this in mind and come home with my brother! My sister-in-law is not the only one who is worried. It's obvious that I don't know how to do things. "

Then, Ximen Qing began to express his gratitude to Li Ping'er -

He said that Hua Zixu was nostalgic and refused to leave after celebrating Wu Yin'er's birthday, and it was himself who urged him to come back. Home; He also said that Hua Zixu passed by another brothel and wanted to go in again, but he stopped him from going there.

In short, Ximen Qing said that he worked hard to persuade Hua Zixu to go home:

"Sister-in-law, it's not my place to say, brother is also confused, sister-in-law "Young man, how can you lose this big family and be away all night?"

Ximen Qing's remarks really touched Li Ping'er's heart.

Li Ping'er took advantage of the situation and complained: "That's it. Because he is acting like this outside and doesn't listen to anyone, I'm so angry that I'm sick here. From now on, no matter how high-ranking officials meet him, In the courtyard, I looked at the slave's face and advised him to go home early. The slave's kindness will be repaid, and he will not forget it."

The character Ximen Qing created at this moment is family-loving, responsible, and gentle. Such a considerate and good man, why don't you make people fall in love?

The character created by Li Ping'er at this moment - a weak woman who is neglected by her husband and stays alone in an empty house. Why doesn't it make people feel sad?

Li Ping'er said during the day that "no one is at home", and now she said that "the favors must be repaid, and I dare not forget them", which is a straight confession.

What did the ancients mean when they said we should repay kindness?

Think about it, the White Snake repays her kindness to Xu Xian, the Dragon King repays her kindness to Liu Ying, Feng Jiu repays his kindness to Emperor Donghua...

Which one is not a promise of love? Ximen Qing had already made up his mind, and Ping'er may not have been unintentional

In this day, from bumping into each other during the day, to having a close friendship, and then at night, "Slave will be repaid." "Li Ping'er acted very proactively.

Let us turn the time back to the moment during the day when the two of them bumped into each other -

Li Ping'er stood on the platform, her vision was wide, could she? Haven't you seen Ximen Qing?

Maybe she was waiting there specially.

Li Qingzhao in the Song Dynasty had a reputation for being romantic because she wrote several "romantic" poems.

For example, this song "Red Lips" -

Stop playing on the swing and get up to straighten your slender hands.

The dew is thick and the flowers are thin, and the sweat is thin and the clothes are light.

When guests come in, gold hairpins slip out of socks.

He walked away in shame, leaning against the door and looking back, smelling the green plums.

The charm of this poem lies in the four words "leaning on the door and looking back".

Why do you say that?

Women in ancient times stayed behind the scenes. Except for their fathers, brothers, and husbands, they had to avoid situations where other men were around.

This poem tells the story of a strange man who broke into the backyard, and the girl at home shyly ran into the house. However, in the process of escaping, I couldn't help but hide behind the door and take a peek.

So some moralists came out and said, this is apostasy!

Let’s talk about Ximen Qing’s wife Yueniang. No matter whether Song Xunjing came or Cai Zhuangyuan came, she never showed up.

In this case, when Li Ping'er saw Ximen Qing on the platform, she could have immediately hid in the room and asked the servants to entertain him.

However, she did not leave, but stood there.

So, the collision of five hundred years of romance and injustice happened naturally.

Ximen Qing had already made up his mind, and Ping'er might not be unintentional.

Come to think of it, "We should have paid attention to each other when we met, let alone now." Why is Li Ping'er's love interest so low?

As for why Li Ping'er's love spark is so low?

In one day, once Ximen Qing teases her, Li Ping'er will throw herself into his arms?

Why, not long after the two met, Li Ping'er entrusted Ximen Qing with his life and fortune, and handed over all his financial details to him?

Why, after Hua Zixu died of illness, Li Ping'er humbled herself and begged Ximen Qing to marry him?

Why, after returning to Ximen Qing and giving birth to a son, Li Ping'er was so different. She became obedient to women, gentle and kind. In the end, because of her blind tolerance, her son died at the hands of Pan Jinlian, and she eventually fell ill. Die due to heavy weight?

All of this starts with Li Ping'er's life experience. Perhaps, we can solve the mystery - the reason why Li Ping'er's love for Ximen Qing "didn't know where it started, and it was as deep as the sea".

(This is not afraid of reading alone, and will continue to share the big and small events of "Jin Ping Mei" in the near future; the next article will reveal Li Ping'er's life experience~)