A prostitute who turns good in her later years will be fine with fireworks all her life; a virgin who loses her virginity will spend half her life in poverty.

It is said that during the Five Dynasties, there was a fireworks woman named Qin Zhi in Yangzhou City. She was very beautiful, good at playing the piano, charming and elegant. When the princes, grandsons and dignitaries held banquets, they all vied with each other to invite her to attend. Even people who are not good drinkers will drink to their heart's content because of her companionship. Qin Zhi's rule of not selling her body made the dandies in Yangzhou city jealous because of her, and some even went bankrupt and died on the streets. However, those who were obsessed with her never repented and continued to fight for her. As a result, Qin Zhi was ranked first among the officially registered prostitutes in Yangzhou. She became an instant hit, and her fame spread far and wide.

There was a general named Jin Yuan in Lingnan. He led his troops to victory and returned to the court. He deliberately detoured to Yangzhou in order to see Qin Zhi's beauty. After the two met, Jin Yuan fell in love and couldn't extricate himself, and Qin Zhi also had feelings for him. After a few days of lingering, Jin Yuan had no choice but to attend to official duties and could not stay in Yangzhou for long. In order to be with Qin Zhi forever, he used his identity as a general to coerce the old bustard, and after spending a lot of money, he finally sold off Qin Zhi's identity as a prostitute. But there was a tricky thing. He couldn't bring Qin Zhi back to his home in Chang'an City as he wished. Because his wife is the daughter of the emperor's relative. The wife was born delicate and had a fierce personality. She would not let him get involved with other women at all. She also told him that as long as he was found to have an affair, he would die without a burial place.

Faced with true love, Jin Yuan decided to take risks. After returning to Chang'an, he asked his confidants to buy a house on the outskirts of the city, settled Qin Zhi here, and set up another servant to serve her, so that no one could notice.

From then on, Jin Yuan went to live with Qin Zhi after work, and secretly returned home at night.

Qin Zhi is inherently smart and smart, and she grew up in a romantic place. Her strong points are observing people and dealing with people. In addition, she is not greedy for money, and often rewards people around her. She gets a gold medal. Needless to say, even Jin Yuan's personal attendants were full of praise for her.

Just when Qin Zhi became accustomed to the ordinary and free life day after day, Jin Yuan fell ill. Years of battles caused his old injuries to relapse. He had been ill for half a year. Jin Yuan was bedridden at home and was losing weight day by day. It seemed that the disease could not be cured. Not seeing Qin Zhi for a long time made him dream about it day and night. He wanted to see Qin Zhi before he died, but he was afraid that his wife would know.

Jin Yuan had a close personal relationship with the supervisor in the army, so he secretly sent his confidant to convey his feelings and asked the supervisor to come up with a solution. Although the prison officer did not want to offend the emperor's relatives, he still remembered his life-and-death relationship with Jin Yuan, so he lied to Mrs. Jin Yuan and said: "The general is very ill and needs to find someone who is good at serving decoctions and mixing medicines. He is so sick." Maybe it will heal faster. I just bought a maid who has been serving a noble family for a long time. She is very agile. I give this maid to the madam. I hope the general will be lucky and have good luck. What do you think of her? ”

Mrs. Jin Yuan said: "Officer Supervisor, you are an honest person. If this is the case, there is no harm to me. You can call the maid here quickly."

The Supervisor Officer asked Qin Zhi to Disguised as a maidservant to meet Jin Yuan. Unexpectedly, just as the plan was about to be implemented, someone close to the jailed officer leaked it. So Mrs. Jin Yuan took dozens of servants, placed the oil pan in the center of the courtyard, set up firewood, and burned it scalding hot. When Qin Zhi arrived, she threw her into the boiling oil pan.

The confidants rushed to the bedside to report the news. After hearing this, Jin Yuan trembled all over and was so frightened that he hurriedly asked his confidants to slip out of the house and report the news to Qin Zhi, making sure to stop her from coming. He held his confidant's hand and weakly confessed: "I'm too selfish! How could I hurt her? God is lucky that I'm not dead yet. You have to get her out of the tiger's mouth no matter what. Remember, you must never worry about me." Take this box with you. It contains my savings over the years. You can escort Ah Zhi as far as possible to the south." The confidant nodded with tears in his eyes and agreed, "Please cherish your body, General, even if your body is shattered, you will save Mrs. Zhi. To repay your kindness!"

Poor Jin Yuan was already dying. After this fright, he worried about Qin Zhi day and night, and he passed away within ten days.

Qin Zhi, escorted by her confidants, took a boat south along the Yangtze River to Hankou. When the news of Jin Yuan's death came, she could no longer control her longing for Jin Yuan along the way, and sadly said to her confidants: " The general died because of me! If the general is dead, what's the point of living alone? Although I can't help myself and have been stained by the dust, I am not a confused woman who does not know the righteousness.

How could I have been reborn without the mercy of the general? How could I betray the general with such a sense of friendship? "After saying that, Qin Zhi decisively threw herself into the river and died.

It was too late for his confidant to stop him. He stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the rushing river, drew out his sword, and committed suicide with him.