I have a husband
"What do you mean? Unsure? How can you be unsure? Yuanli is not Li Wan, so are you telling me that this woman named A Wan is Li Wan?"
"When I first found her in this sea of flowers, I carefully identified her. It was indeed her, so I took her to be enlightened and reincarnated, absorbing the ghost energy of the underworld to transform. She is the only one in this world who can transform with ghost fire. I changed Ah Li's appearance, and she only looks 80% like Li Wan, but the woman in front of me looks exactly like Li Wan! There is no way in the world that such a coincidence can happen. Now I am trapped in this mortal body and can't do anything. Now you tell me that Ah Li has two souls in her body, and she is a god and I can't explore her true form. It seems that all the roads I can take are blocked. What can I do? I have no way. Before all these changes, I can't be sure."
"I was too impatient, I'm sorry. Now that I'm involved, let me help you figure it out. You know I would never do anything to hurt her, I promise you."
"I know, okay."
He could agree with Tianshu to work together to find a solution, but he would not reveal all his cards.
As long as he can find the jade hairpin in Dishui Town, he can ensure that he can get past Li Wan's restrictions and peek into A Wan's true soul.
But he would not tell Tianshu this.
"Heng Jin is also looking for Yu Zhi, did you know?"
"Know."
"Why is he looking for Yu Zan? Did you leak what happened back then?"
"I learned from Ah Li during her first life that the Emperor was searching for the jade hairpin. I didn't know his purpose, and he didn't know I knew he was looking for it. I swear to the Heavens that I will never reveal what happened back then. If I lie even a little, I will be punished by Heaven."
"You are always by their side, which makes it easier for you than for me. Try to find out why Heng Jin is looking for the jade hairpin."
Tianshu suddenly remembered what Yuanli had said and said, "Oh right, when Yuanli told me this, she was asking Emperor Yaoguang and me why we cried when we saw the jade hairpin, and whether it belonged to his old lover. At the time, Yaoguang and I were only concerned about the Emperor's old lover. We left quickly, fearing she would ask about Li Wan, and didn't pay much attention to the old lover. Also, a few days after this incident, Yuanli let slip that the Emperor was looking for the jade hairpin and said he had to find it for her. She must have been referring to Li Wan. This suggests that the Emperor either thinks finding the jade hairpin will revive Li Wan, or that he knows everything."
Cha Suxun grew angrier as he listened. He gritted his teeth and said, "No wonder he wanted to kidnap Yuanli in the first place. I don't believe in anything unintentional or careless... He's always like a peacock courting a mate. How could he wear a torn robe and, by some coincidence, seduce my person?"
"The Emperor probably doesn't know much, and probably just thinks finding the jade hairpin will revive Li Wan, right? Otherwise, why would he bring her to the heavens and force her to do something as dangerous as a tribulation?"
"Of course he would. Have you forgotten the reasons why you were against them being together? Now, it's just the right time!"
"But he was a bit too cold and distant towards Yuanli, not as if he knew that Yuanli was Li Wan. Those in the Heavenly Realm felt that even though Yuanli had all the advantages and looked so much like the Emperor's past lover, she didn't receive even a single bit of his tenderness. If it weren't for the fact that they had reincarnated and experienced three lives of marriage, which had some effect on her, she would have been banished to the mortal realm long ago."
"He's the best at disguise. Can't you see the way he acted and looked in Yuemang Mountain? Go back to the mortal world. He's been out for too long."
It was already noon when they returned to the human world from the underworld. Yuanli had already gotten up. Cha Suxun had just finished washing up and went out when he saw Yuanli and A Niang picking vegetables in the yard. Sitting with them was a strange handsome man.
"My wife."
Yuanli put down the food in her hand and turned to look at him, the bright smile on her face still not fading.
"Husband, are you awake? It's rare to see you sleeping so soundly, so I didn't wake you up. I left you breakfast, it's warming up on the stove. Come and eat it. I'll also make you an egg."
Having said that, Yuanli stood up and pulled him to the kitchen.
"who is he?"
"Heng Jin."
Hearing this, Cha Suxun was quite displeased, but he did not show it on his face. He was just thinking in his heart, was the bright smile on her face just now because of him?
"Why is he here?"
"I don't know. He claimed to be my sworn brother whom I met while traveling in the mortal world. He's a demon catcher. He came to visit my parents with my little earthenware jar, the one you painted the centipede on. They informed my father while you were asleep. He saw that the jar was indeed mine, so he allowed him to come."
"With this kind of talk, you made me trust a stranger from outside the mountain and even have such a pleasant conversation with him?"
"He's definitely better at making up lies than I am. I think I almost believed all those stories about encounters, experiences, and promises. He also brought a bunch of practical gifts that really touched my parents' hearts. He flattered them fluently, and in the end, he just remembered what I said."
"that's all?"
"He hasn't rested since he arrived. He's helped Mom and Dad with farm work all morning. Dad even said he's more capable than an ox!" Yuanli watched as displeasure gradually appeared on his face. She quickly praised him, "But he's still not as capable as your husband."
Seeing that his expression still didn't improve, Yuanli approached him, holding his face in her hands, looking at him with admiration and pride, with a hint of coquettishness: "Who is the best man in the world? Oh~ It's my husband~"
The corner of Cha Suxun's mouth curled up even more. "Haha, where did you learn this?"
"Some storybooks." She hugged his waist, rocked him gently, and coaxed him, "Alright, have faith in yourself and our love. Even if he changes into a more handsome appearance, it won't affect your place in my heart in the slightest."
"Yeah, I got it~" Cha Suxun kissed her cheek lightly and said, "I'm just too jealous..."
"It's okay. I like you being jealous. It lets me know that you care about me and love me, even though it's not a good thing for you. However, if you show jealousy, it must mean that I, as your wife, am not doing well enough. If it happens again, I will still be happy and patient to coax you, every time. Let you know how much I admire you."
"Okay, got it~"
Yuanli set the breakfast aside and sat beside him. He ate slowly, as if he was savoring a rare delicacy, and his little thoughts were obvious.
After eating, the two went out and saw Heng Jin sitting alone preparing dishes.
"Ari, come sit here, I have something important to tell you alone."
Yuanli directly pulled Cha Suxun over and sat down. "Emperor, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. Chi Xun is not an outsider."
Heng Jin whispered, "What I'm about to tell you is something in heaven. It's broad daylight, outside the house, and there might be something nearby... Are you sure you want him to listen here?"
After hearing this, Yuanli asked Cha Suxun to go back to the house and wait.
After Cha Suxun had gone far away, Heng Jin sat closer to her and asked, "Do you still remember the jade hairpin?"
"Remember."
"There's one nearby, probably in Dishui Town..." Heng Jin observed her reaction, and seeing that she didn't seem angry, she dared to speak: "If I go to look for the jade hairpin alone, it will arouse suspicion. I need you to be my excuse."
Yuanli truly despised him. If she hadn't been forced to live under the weight of others' wishes, she would have scolded him harshly and told him to get lost. He spoke sweetly and expressed deep affection, yet it had only been a short time since he'd come to ask her to help him find a jade hairpin for his old lover.
"You need me to take the initiative to go to that tiger's den so that you can go to Dripping Water Town under the pretext of protecting me and secretly look for the jade hairpin?"
"Uh-huh, okay?"
"Can I say no? What I'm saying is too harsh. Speaking it out would embarrass both of us. Why bother asking for my opinion?" Yuanli said, lazily and perfunctorily cupping her fists and sarcastically saying, "If the Emperor has anything to say, just give me your orders. I will obey."
"Ari, you can say whatever you want. No matter how unpleasant it is, I will listen patiently. I will take your opinions into consideration and respect your ideas. I was wrong before."
Yuanli thought to herself: Just say whatever you want to say~ Ugh~ I mean, if you haven't completely forgotten your old lover, then don't bother me. Who are you trying to show off like this to? You talk nicely, but you're a serial liar! Wen Yici is your biggest scam! If I fall for your trick again, I'll be a fool!
After listening to her thoughts, Heng Jin sent a telepathic message to her, saying, "There's a hidden story behind the jade hairpin. I can't explain it to you. You'll understand once I'm done with this. I can only say that I've never had an old lover, only you. Wen Yici isn't a scam; it's my true heart and true intention."
Yuanli cursed in her heart angrily: You bastard, you eavesdropped!
As expected, he continued to eavesdrop, and Heng Jin immediately replied through telepathic communication: "I just wanted to know your true thoughts. I only listened to that part, nothing else. I was really afraid you would... have wild thoughts, so I, I was desperate... and did something rash. It was wrong of me to eavesdrop on your inner thoughts, Ah Li, I was wrong..."
Without waiting for her to respond, he suddenly asked in a daze, "Dog thing? Is that just me you call me, or do you call others that too?"
When he asked this question, her mind immediately flashed back to her first life in Prince Wen's mansion. He was jealous and made peach blossom cakes for her and gave them to the prince. At night, he asked in his room: "Is the newly made fruit just for me? Or can other unrelated people have some?"
She could feel what the Yuanli deep in her heart was thinking. That Yuanli would still be moved when she thought of the past, but she was more sad.
She asked herself: So what if I’m the only one calling you?
He answered through telepathy, and there seemed to be a hint of joy in his tone: Call me whatever you want, but I still prefer to hear you call me A Ci, or even better, husband.
She cursed in her heart: I have a husband, you are not my husband.
He replied through telepathy: I married you in a formal ceremony with a sedan chair carried by eight people, so why am I not considered your husband?
She replied in her heart: It's just a tribulation in this life.
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