Legend has it that Su Xiaoxiao's aristocratic family became an official in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and later went to Qiantang, where they became businessmen by their ancestral property. Her parents have only one daughter, named Su Xiaoxiao because of her petite figure.
When Su Xiaoxiao was fifteen, his parents died. She and her wet nurse moved to the West Lake Cold Bridge and lived on savings every day. Because he is beautiful and has a very good temperament, there are always many charming young men with him. Su Xiaoxiao likes to associate with literati, making friends according to poems in his own small building, and gradually becomes a famous poet prostitute in Qiantang.
Once, Su Xiaoxiao met a handsome man while playing, and this man was Ruan Yu. They fell in love at first sight, fell asleep at night, and were inseparable all day, traveling everywhere. When Ruan Yu's father heard that Ruan Yu was hanging out with a prostitute, he was very angry. Drive Ruan Yu back to his hometown.
In this way, Su Xiaoxiao was very sad when his beloved left. I look forward to my beloved's return every day, but I can't look forward to it all day, and soon I get sick. After a period of time, the disease gradually recovered, and several lovely and gentle sons continued to chat with her, gradually recovering their previous appearance.
When I went to play alone, I met a man who looked like Ruan Yu by the lake. His name was Bao Ren. However, this person is dressed simply and deeply depressed, and he can't catch up with the exam because of insufficient travel expenses. Su Xiaoxiao thought that this man's extraordinary performance was coming to an end, so he offered to help and gave Bao Ren some money to help him catch the exam.
The next year, Su Xiaoxiao died of illness, and finally he didn't see Ruan Yu and Baoren. After graduating from high school, Bao Ren went back to marry Su Xiaoxiao, but met Su Xiaoxiao's funeral, so he wrote a tombstone for her.
Su Xiaoxiao's fate seems to be similar to that of the protagonist in La Traviata. Both of them are geisha, but both have lofty souls. In order to make a living, even the person you like can't see the person you love in the end.