Half a Lifetime of Splendor for You [Half a Pot Fanfiction]

Through a half-drawn pearl curtain, she lightly lifted her delicate hand. Her begonia-red ruqun set off skin as fair as jade. She held a round fan painted not with the usual flowers, birds, mountains, rivers, or clear streams, but with a bold wash of ink and a poem inscribed in vermilion by her own hand.

A gentle breeze stirred the hem of her skirt. Loose strands of hair framed the pearl hairpin swaying in her locks. She smiled, and was lovelier than the water lotus beneath the pavilion. Then she pressed her lips together in a soft laugh and raised the fan to hide her face, leaving only the faintest glimpse of her upturned lips.

Beneath the deep blue sky, her graceful bearing was moving and exquisite.

Begonia red was usually a gaudy color, yet on her it became elegant and gentle. In the sunlight, she seemed so dazzling that one wanted to hide her away.

That red suited her perfectly.

"A Hu..." Her lips parted, and the hairpin in her hair chimed softly.

It had once been the loveliest voice in the world.

He suddenly sat upright.

All around him was darkness. There wasn't even the faintest candlelight.

The dream was over...

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