Chapter 290 - 183 Ying Luo (3)
"Assistant Minister Xiao, please have a seat." Su Luan ordered a mat to be placed to the left of the three-legged table.
Xiao Song sat cross-legged on the mat, casually observing the surrounding environment, and commented, "An extremely elegant place."
Not just elegant, an average merchant’s family would never build such a stage.
Once Xiao Song was seated, Su Luan lightly flicked open her wide sleeves, sat down across from him, and sighed softly, "This pavilion and stage were both built by my father for my mother, but it’s a pity that things have changed and the people are no longer the same."
Xiao Song’s brows raised slightly. Normally, he wouldn’t have the patience to listen to people recounting the past and lamenting the present, but at the moment, he didn’t immediately clarify his intention, "Your mother must have been very skilled at dancing."
Su Luan’s mother was a Hu dancer, and this stage must have been for her performances.
"Yes!" A radiant smile, unlike her usual demeanor, spread over Su Luan’s graceful face as she stared at the stage opposite her and said, "When I was young, I would sit with my father in the pavilion and watch my mother dance. She was an extremely beautiful woman, her skin fair and her skirt crimson. When she danced, her large skirt twirled like a blooming hibiscus, such fervent dancing, I’ve never seen again in my life."
Xiao Song picked up the teacup, gently flicking away the tea leaves, but didn’t drink, just looking for something to do while waiting for her to finish speaking.