Chapter 978 Cause and Effect

Baili Ayu asked in confusion, "What does Fifth Uncle want with Aruan...?"

Baili Shang touched his nose and lied without hesitation: "I want to learn some things about medicine."

He even shut down Baili Ayu's last words, "Miss Aruan's medical skills are among the best in Licheng, and even in the entire Yinchuan Kingdom, so only Miss Aruan can answer my questions."

Baili Ayu was simple-minded and only proud of the girl he liked. "Aruan's medical skills are naturally the best. It was Aruan who saved my brother's life."

Jiang Fenghua saw through Baili Shang's thoughts. She hadn't expected Baili Ayu to be so naive and unsuspecting. She suddenly interrupted him, "Ayu, you should go home first! I'm a little tired and want to go back to rest. My medical skills were also taught by my father. If Fifth Master wants to ask about medical matters, he can ask my father directly." She wasn't Jiang Fenghua, and he wasn't the emperor, so she naturally didn't need to be mindful of his feelings. It felt so good to be able to do whatever she wanted.

“Ah Ruan is right. What does Fifth Uncle want with Ah Ruan?” He didn’t forget to flatter his father-in-law: “Uncle’s medical skills are naturally the best. Fifth Uncle should just ask Uncle!”

Baili Shang paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Miss Ruan is right, but it was you who cured A Chuan's illness. I just asked Uncle Danji, but he doesn't know much about A Chuan's condition either, so there are some things I need to ask Miss Ruan."

Baili Ayu said, "So you wanted to ask about the prince's illness, I know..."

"Ayu, you should go back first!" Baili Shang's expression turned cold and stern.

Because Baili Shang looked unwell, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Jiang Fenghua took the initiative to break the deadlock, "Brother Yu, why don't you go home first!"

Jiang Fenghua lifted the fish in her hand and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Yu, for catching this fish for my grandma. I'm going back to make fish soup now."

After saying that, she walked into the courtyard.

Baili Ayu's expression turned serious, and he was worried. But since they were already at his doorstep, he had no choice but to leave. Before leaving, he suddenly bowed to Danji Mai and said, "Uncle, I will ask my mother to come and propose marriage as soon as possible when I get back."

Danji Mai looked somewhat embarrassed and unconsciously glanced at Baili Shang beside him.

Baili Shang remained calm, a faint smile playing on his lips, exuding an air of inscrutable mystery. "Ayu, go back first!"

Baili Ayu's eyes were full of reluctance to part with Aruan. "Uncle, I'll go back now."

Here, as Baili Shang caught up with Jiang Fenghua, Jiang Fenghua said calmly, "Fifth Master, please speak your mind!"

She also wanted to know what the man in front of her really meant; she noticed a strange emotion in his eyes.

Jiang Fenghua was well aware that she was now entering someone else's life, but she also knew that in her world, her purpose in marrying Xie Shang was for power. In Danji Aruan's world, however, what choice would she make?

Baili Shang said directly, "You want to marry A Yu."

Jiang Fenghua straightened her back and did not deny it. "Fifth Master also saw it. Ayu will be coming to propose marriage soon."

Baili Shang suddenly leaned closer to her and whispered, "Have you forgotten what happened that night after you saved me?"

Jiang Fenghua found it all absurd. What had happened between her and him? Why didn't she have any memories left behind by Danji Aruan? She remained calm and composed, her face cold and stern. "Did I save Fifth Master's life? When?"

Baili Shang paused for a moment, then asked in confusion, "You forgot?"

Jiang Fenghua remained expressionless. "If Fifth Master has nothing else to say, I'll head back now."

Baili Shang suddenly felt uneasy. She seemed like a completely different person. He had always thought of her as a timid and weak girl. How could she dare to ignore his existence?

"Danji Aruan, you can't marry Ayu," Baili Shang said directly.

Jiang Fenghua said calmly, "Why should I?" She didn't ask why.

Baili Shang was stunned, but did not directly state the reason. He only said, "Do you know that the Baili family will not marry you as A-Yu's legal wife? If you really want to marry him, you can only be a concubine. Only your sister Danji A-Yan is qualified to be the next matriarch of the Baili family. Do you still want to marry A-Yu?"

Jiang Fenghua hadn't expected this. She pretended not to know, "But the only person A-Yu wants to marry is Danji A-Ruan. A-Yu doesn't care about my status." She didn't understand why Danji A-Ruan's status was unworthy of being the matriarch of the Baili family.

She understands that in any world, only those who are "valuable" will always have a dominant position.

Baili Shang continued, "Your sister's mother is the daughter of the Mu Qi family. It was only because A Yu married your sister as his legal wife that he had the support of the Mu Qi family. Now you can understand, right, you blockhead!"

Jiang Fenghua now understood everything. So, Danji Aruan from a thousand years ago didn't marry Baili Ayu? In the end, he married her younger sister.

Who did Danji Aruan eventually marry?

She asked, "What do you want to do by telling me all this? You are Brother Yu's fifth uncle, yet you come to me and say that you can't marry me. What are you up to?"

"He can't marry you because the person you're going to marry is me, Baili Shang. What intentions could I possibly have towards a little girl like you?" Baili Shang added, "Prepare to marry into the Baili family as the fifth wife!"

Jiang Fenghua's eyes were filled with shock. "You mean Danji Aruan still married you in the end?"

Baili Shang didn't understand why she said that. Wasn't she Danji Aruan? She hadn't married him yet, and she was saying it as if she was certain that he would be the one she married in the end.

Jiang Fenghua never expected that the person she married a thousand years ago was still him. She ignored Baili Shang and went straight back to the backyard. Her grandmother had always been in poor health. She cooked fish soup for Danji Aruan's grandmother, comforted her a few words, and then returned to her own room.

Ashina Xue sent her back a thousand years to find out that she was going to marry Baili Shang? No, it can't be that simple. A natural disaster will soon strike Yinchuan Kingdom, and the entire kingdom will disappear from the world.

Does the Queen want her to change the fate of Yinchuan? If she tells Baili Ayu about this and he tells his father, and his father tells the Queen... But who would believe that? If they then treat Danji Aruan as a demoness, wouldn't that harm her?

If she could meet the Queen in person and persuade her to relocate the people of Yinchuan to the Central Plains, Ashina Xue, who possesses the art of rebirth, would probably believe that she came from a thousand years in the future!

She needs to think about this matter carefully.

That night, Jiang Fenghua had a terrifying dream. She dreamed that Danji Aruan really married Baili Shang, while Baili Ayu did not marry Danji Ayan. Not only did he fail to marry Aruan, he also lost his life. After Aruan learned of Ayu's death, she committed suicide for him.

Could it be that Aruan truly loves Ayu?

In her dream, she even returned to the time of the fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty, where she saw rivers of blood flowing through the land...

There was also an elderly man with gray hair, whose face was full of sorrow. When she saw the old man's appearance clearly, she was startled.

She called out, "Are you Xiao Yu or Baili A-Yu?"

The old man did not answer her, but she noticed a red spider lily mark on him that radiated a bright red light. She wondered to herself: Was he also under the spell of the other shore?

Just as Jiang Fenghua was about to chase after her, she suddenly woke up from her dream and found herself still in Danji Aruan's room.