Chapter 976 Complex Relationships
When Jiang Fenghua opened her eyes, she found herself in an unfamiliar place. She looked around and saw that there were stilted houses made of bamboo everywhere, the tallest of which was no more than two stories. The streets were bustling with people, and everything seemed so peaceful.
She wondered to herself: Where is this? Is it the Kingdom of Yinchuan? Ashina Xue asked her to explain her connection with the Kingdom of Yinchuan, but she wouldn't explain it clearly before she drifted back into a dream.
She looked around again, and sure enough, she was now certain that she was in an illusion. What she had seen in Xichuan was an illusion created by the Queen.
She spoke to the void, "Your Majesty, what you are showing me now is different from before. This must be the Yinchuan Kingdom before the natural disaster! It's so beautiful here!"
She spoke but received no response from Ashina Xue. The next second, her eyes were suddenly covered from behind, and a man's voice rang out: "Aruan, guess who I am?"
Jiang Fenghua was about to throw punches and kicks to knock the other man down, but she found that her body was not under her control at all. Instead of punching him, she took the man's hand and said with a smile, "Brother Yu."
The man released her and lovingly pulled her into his arms, his voice full of tenderness and affection: "My little Ruan has been waiting for a long time, hasn't she? I was held up by my father when I went out, which delayed me a bit."
Only then did Jiang Fenghua see the man who was holding her clearly, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Yu!"
The man clearly didn't know who Xiao Yu was. "Aruan, what did you say?"
The man pinched his ear with a somewhat comical expression. "What did you just say? I couldn't hear what you said."
Jiang Fenghua carefully examined the man's clothes, demeanor, and tone of voice. The man probably just looked a lot like Xiao Yu, but she was certain that he was not Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu always had a serious demeanor, unlike the smiling person he was in front of now.
Only then did she notice that her hands were covered with a dazzling array of ornaments, and that her clothes were similar to those of men, except that she was wearing women's clothing. The ornaments on her clothes were also very unusual, exquisite, and beautiful. Even her hairstyle had changed; two braids were hanging loosely over her shoulders, which she could not see.
The man then asked her, "Ah Ruan, what's wrong?"
"What do you think my name is?" Jiang Fenghua asked, pointing to herself.
At this moment, the man understood and smiled, saying, "You are my Aruan, Danji Aruan."
Jiang Fenghua was almost in shock. Why was this happening? She was clearly Jiang Fenghua, so how did she become Danji Aruan?
What does "Yinchuan Lady" mean? What she wants her to see is to be transformed into Danji Aruan, and then meet someone who looks exactly like Xiao Yu, and even act intimately with him.
She asked, "What's our relationship?"
A blush crept across the man's face as he took her hand. "My father is preparing to propose marriage to the Danji family. From now on, Aruan will be Ayu's wife."
Jiang Fenghua quickly pulled her hand away, blurting out her thoughts, "You said we're going to get married? How can we get married? We can't..."
"Ah Ruan, what's wrong? You don't want to?" the man asked her cautiously.
Jiang Fenghua was stunned, and then realized that the person standing in front of her was not Xiao Yu, nor was she herself. She suddenly asked, "Is Danji Aruan willing?"
"Aren't you Danji Aruan? Aruan said she was willing to marry me." The man suddenly pointed a finger to the sky and swore, "I, Baili Ayu, swear to the heavens that I will love Danji Aruan for all eternity, oh no, I should say for all lifetimes, and never leave her. If I break this vow, may I, Baili Ayu, be cursed..."
Jiang Fenghua suddenly covered Baili Ayu's mouth. She hadn't expected such a reaction. She didn't want him to be cursed.
Baili Ayu smiled happily, "Aruan, let me take you to catch fish! The tide came in at Hongchi Gorge yesterday, so there must be a lot of plump fish swimming in. Let's catch some to help your grandma recover, and she can officiate our wedding when she's better."
Baili Ayu's heart and eyes were filled with Danji Aruan.
Jiang Fenghua wanted to go back, but no matter how she called Ashina Xue's name in her heart, she received no response. What was even stranger was that when she tried to show that she was not from here, Baili Ayu seemed not to hear what she said.
In Baili Ayu's eyes, she was still his Danji Aruan.
Jiang Fenghua couldn't go back for the time being, so she could only accept her situation and try to figure out what kind of place this was first. The Queen must have had a reason for sending her here, but she didn't expect to see a face that looked exactly like Xiao Yu's here.
She deliberately said, "Ah Yu, I'm hungry. I want to eat something from over there."
Baili Ayu affectionately tapped her nose. "I'll go buy it."
After saying that, he went to buy food in high spirits. Jiang Fenghua didn't know how she felt. Now she had become Danji Aruan, not Jiang Fenghua. She didn't think much about it and looked around again. In the distance, on a stilted bamboo house, there was a plaque with a sign that was not written in the Central Plains script, which read "Shuangxi Inn".
Perhaps she is just Danji Aruan, which is why she recognizes all the characters here.
She walked into the inn, where a man dressed like a waiter quickly came out to greet her, "Miss Danji, are you alone today?"
Jiang Fenghua knew immediately that the other person knew her, and she smiled calmly, "Don't I usually live alone?"
The waiter said, "Usually, the young master of the Baili family accompanies the young lady, but..."
Jiang Fenghua asked, "Is the young master of the Baili family Baili Ayu?"
The waiter seemed to know some gossip, and smiled, saying, "Miss, you've also dined here with the eldest young master of the Baili family. Both young masters like Miss Danji. I wonder who you will marry in the future!"
Jiang Fenghua was speechless. She thought Danji Aruan and Baili Ayu were in love, but it turned out that another man was also pursuing her. She didn't expect Danji Aruan to have such complicated feelings.
At the same time, she saw the face clearly in the bronze mirror hanging on the opposite wall; it was a face exactly like hers.
Only then did she realize that a thousand years ago there was a face that looked just like her, or rather, a face that looked just like theirs. A memory that didn't belong to her crept into her mind again.
This is indeed Yinchuan Kingdom, but it is not the capital of Yinchuan Kingdom. Instead, it is a town far away from the capital—Lizhen.
At this time, the Kingdom of Yinchuan had just transformed from a tribe. Queen Ashina Xue had only been on the throne for less than two years, and there were voices of dissatisfaction with her everywhere. Lizhen was ruled by the Baili family and also belonged to the Kingdom of Yinchuan. However, the Baili family seemed to be dissatisfied with Ashina Xue's claim to the throne, but at the same time, they were afraid of the secret arts of the Ashina clan and dared not resist. All of this was told to her by Baili Ayu.
Danji's family had been practicing medicine for generations; they were just ordinary people, and she also had a younger sister...
"Danji Aruan, so you've sneaked out again to meet with Brother Ayu. You shameless woman, you want to have both men." A soprano voice seemed to burst through Jiang Fenghua's eardrums.
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