There is an ancient well in the backyard of Gong Qiao's old house. The water is clear and deep. According to legend, Er Qiao sisters often dress up here, which can be described as "trimming eyebrows and writing bamboo flutes on spring hills and wearing rings". Every time they put on makeup, they throw the remaining fat and powder into the well. Over the years, the well water has a rouge color, and the water has a rouge taste. Therefore, this well has the nickname of rouge well. There is a poem that says, "Gong Qiao and his two daughters are beautiful bells, and the autumn water blooms with hibiscus."
As far as Er Qiao is concerned, a pair of sisters are married to two heroes in the world at the same time, one is Sun Lang, the other is a hero in Jiangdong, the other is Zhou Lang, and the other is charming and both civil and military, which is a happy marriage. Good looks and good looks are a harmonious couple. Of course, it is happy and affectionate. However, is Er Qiao really happy? In fact, life in Da Qiao is very hard. Sun Ce married Da Qiao at the age of 20, and Da Qiao 18. Unfortunately, this is a jealous marriage. Two years later, when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were fighting Guandu, Sun Ce was preparing to attack Xuchang to welcome Emperor Han Xian. Sun Ce was assassinated by Xu Gong's family at the age of 26 when he took over the authority of "supporting the emperor and ordering the princes" from Cao Cao. Da Qiao and Sun Ce have only been married for three years. At that time, Da Qiao was in her early twenties at most, and she was a young widow with only her infant son, Sun Shao. What a nice white flag hanging on my door! From then on, she only cried in the court, and she was lonely every night, putting up with hardships and raising orphans. Years go by, beauty fades, and a generation of beauty does not know when to fade! Xiao Qiao is better than her sister. She and Zhou Yuqin are on good terms and have been in love for twelve years. Zhou Yu is handsome and good at melody. Today, there is still a folk proverb called "If the song is wrong, Zhou Lang cares". Xiao Qiao and Zhou Yu loved each other deeply, lived together, went to the Western Expedition with the army and participated in the famous Battle of Red Cliffs in history. Two years after the war, "I went back to Jiangling to pack my bags, but I lived in Baqiu and died at the age of 36." In this 12 year, Zhou Yu, as a general of Dongwu, was famous for his exploits in fighting Huang Zu in Jiangxia and Cao Cao in Chibi. It's a pity that he didn't live forever. He died in Baqiu when he was preparing to capture Yizhou. He is only 36 years old. At this time, Xiao Qiao was only about 30 years old and just started to lose his wife. The grief can be imagined. Beautiful life is short, and Er Qiao lives a lonely life in the picturesque south of the Yangtze River. Xiao Qiao died in the second year of Wu, at the age of 47. There is a poem in the Ming Dynasty: "There are two sad graves on the city wall, one is Zhou Lang and the other is Xiao Qiao." Xiao Qiao's tomb was sealed without a table, and it rose from the ground, and Han bricks were built. To 19 14, there is a tomb on Xiaoqiao's tomb in Yueyang. There is also a stone tablet engraved with the official script "Xiao Qiao's Tomb".
How beautiful is Er Qiao? Reflection didn't write, Du Mu didn't write, and Luo Guanzhong didn't write. This beauty is so vague. However, for thousands of years, this "fuzzy beauty" has been fascinating. There are photos and rubbings in Er Qiao's Reading Pictures, including the Picture Reading Pen Container carved by Fan Zhuke of Wu Zhi in Qing Dynasty and the Picture Reading Pen Container carved by Wang Zhuke in Shanghai Museum. It is said that the carving is "two women with high bun, one sitting on the couch with a fan, the other sitting on a shuttlecock, fingers on a scroll, as if talking." There is an ancient statue, a peony, a cage, a basket, an inkstone, a water bowl, a Yin He and other school stationery on the couch. On the back of the pen holder is Yang Wen's seven verses: "The bird platform strengthens Jiangdong, but the talents on board are wronged. "More beautiful, Qi said Zijian is a hero." As a famous beauty, Er Qiao in Jiangdong naturally became the object of literature and art, and the beauty of ancient women was completely rendered by past dynasties, which may not be reliable. In the Ming Dynasty, Gao Qi's "Passing Er Qiao House" said: "Sun Langwu is a little smarter than Zhou Lang, and he will be righteous when he meets it. Qi Zi even annoyed Jiangdong with his pen, and both of them married to the jstars. Although Gong Qiaoliu died outside, Lapras's lintel was full of joy. Da Qiao has a graceful demeanour, Xiao Qiao is charming, and autumn waters bloom with hibiscus. Although Er Qiao is married to You Zhijie, * * * poetry is self-sufficient. I don't want to sing and dance, and the bronze platform sings the Xiling Moon at night. " Alas, Cao Cao failed to capture Jiangdong in his lifetime, or Er Qiao might have spent the rest of his life in Tongquetai.