Introduction
오직 그만이 대형 청루에서 마음대로 휘두를 수 있었다.
오직 그만이 맞고 나서 토끼보다 더 빠르게 도망칠 수 있었다.
오직 그만이 제자들을 천하에 가득 둔 형을 입에 거품을 물게 할 수 있었다.
"형, 넌 벙어리 아니었어?"
"......"
"형, 황제가 되고 싶은 거야?"
"......"
"형..."
"난 네 형이 아니다."
"알고 있어. 백차청환무별사(白茶清欢无别事), 난 바람을 기다리듯 너를 기다리고 있었어."
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Chapter 1
"우연히 마음이 얽히고, 매화나무 곁에서, 이런 꽃과 풀들이 사람의 사랑을 받고, 삶과 죽음이 사람의 원망을 따르며, 쓸쓸하고 처량하게 아무도 기억해주지 않네. 향기로운 영혼 한 조각을 모아, 음울한 비 내리는 매화 계절을 지키리."
맑고 아름다운 목소리가 희미한 시름을 노래하고, 곡이 끝나면 사람들이 흩어지는 모습을 읊어내니, 긴 소매를 휘날리며 그 아름다운 몸짓이 사람의 마음을 사로잡았다.
"이 설이 아가씨의 춤이 아무리 좋아도, 본 공자는 이미 질렸소. 듣자하니..." 화려한 옷을 입은 공자가 술을 마시고 이미 취기가 오른 채, 비틀거리며 몇 걸음 걷다가 노파에게 넘어질 듯 기댔다.
"이 청헌의 최고 기녀를 한 번 볼 수 있을까요?"
노파가 히히 웃으며 그를 살짝 밀어내며 나무랐다. "우 공자님께서 옥란 공자를 만나고 싶으신가요?" 그리고 손으로 입을 가리며 웃더니, 다섯 손가락을 그의 눈앞에서 흔들었다.
"오천 냥의 은자를 청헌의 금고에 넣으면 그의 방에 들어갈 수 있고, 천 냥을 더하면 하룻밤을 묵을 수 있답니다."
화려한 옷을 입은 공자의 얼굴이 창백해졌고, 옆에서 사람들이 수군거리며 야유했다. 결국 그는 체면이 서지 않아 손을 휘저으며 하인을 불러 귓속말로 몇 마디 속삭였다.
이 청헌은 금주에서 가장 유명한 가무관으로, 그 비싼 가격 때문에 많은 부유한 자제들도 엄두를 내지 못했다. 노파는 여섯 개의 큰 상자가 뒷마당으로 옮겨지는 것을 보고서야 웃는 얼굴로 화려한 옷을 입은 공자를 안내해 내정으로 데려갔다.
정원 안의 장식은 평범했고, 우 젠은 지시에 따라 이리저리 돌아 긴 복도 끝에 도착했다. 문을 열자 은은한 향기가 감돌았고, 층층이 쌓인 얇은 휘장이 바람에 날리며 그 뒤에 있는 사람의 모습이 희미하게 비쳤다. 우 젠이 천천히 들어가자, 휘장 뒤에서 한 손이 뻗어 나왔다. 눈처럼 하얗고 옥같이 부드러운 손이 그에게 살짝 손짓했다.
연기가 점점 더 짙어졌고, 우 젠은 어지러워하며 침상에 쓰러졌다. 휘장 뒤의 사람이 침상에서 내려와 옷깃을 정리하며 창가에서 불렀다. "개똥아, 오늘은 무슨 향을 피웠어? 내 옷에 있던 좋은 배꽃 향기가 다 망가졌잖아!"
말이 채 끝나기도 전에 창문으로 눈덩이 하나가 날아와 그의 얼굴에 정통으로 맞았다.
밖에서 들리는 터벅터벅 발자국 소리에 입꼬리를 살짝 올리며, 문 뒤로 더러운 작은 얼굴이 들여다보았다. 입을 삐죽이며 말했다. "이이, 내 이름을 개똥이라고 부르지 말라니까!"
남자가 얼굴색을 바꾸며 다가가 그를 세게 걷어찼다. "이 녀석, '이이'라고 부르는 게 그렇게 달콤하냐! 내가 물어볼 건데, 이 약에 뭐가 빠진 거 아냐? 제대로 된 거 맞아?"
개똥이는 엉덩이를 문지르며 그를 흘겨보았다. "걱정 마세요. 제가 만든 약을 못 믿으세요? 그가 깨어나면 분명히 형을 품에 안고 꿈결같은 기억을 갖게 될 거예요."
남자가 안도의 한숨을 내쉬었지만, 개똥이의 어조가 좋지 않은 것을 느끼고 그의 머리를 쓰다듬으며 물었다. "개똥아, 왜 화약을 먹은 것처럼 화가 났어? 누가 널 괴롭혔어?"
개똥이는 그의 어깨에 기대며 말했다. "이 형, 밖에서 사람들이 형을 천한 기생이라고 해요." 말하는 동안 그의 손이 갑자기 붙잡혔고, 남자는 장난스러운 웃음을 지으며 그의 손에서 돈주머니를 빼앗아 천천히 말했다. "받을 건 받고, 남들이 뭐라고 하든 신경 쓰지 않아. 근데 개똥아, 돈이 필요하면 노파한테 가야지, 몰래 내 몸에서 뭘 훔치려고 해?"
말을 마치고 그를 놓아주며 당부했다. "착하지, 내가 우 가문에 잠깐 다녀올게. 넌 얌전히 그를 지켜봐. 돌아오면 탕후루 사줄게."
막 돌아서서 나가려는데, 개똥이가 느릿느릿 말했다. "방금 소 가문의 공자가 문 밖에 온 걸 봤어요..."
남자는 발을 헛디뎌 넘어질 뻔했고, 빨리 나가려고 했지만 쾅 하는 소리와 함께 문이 차여 열렸다. 흰 옷을 입은 남자가 문 앞에 서서, 옷자락이 바람에 흩날리며 그저 담담하게 방 안의 사람들을 바라보고 있었다.
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