She likes him
As soon as Yun Zhaowan arrived, Yuanli rushed to the main hall without stopping and brought her some pearl hairpins.
"Princess, I have finished writing the plaque for you and brought it to you specially." As she said that, Yun Zhaowan asked the maid to open the piece of rice paper. The vigorous and powerful handwriting was pleasing to the eye.
"If Zhao Wan's calligraphy is really good, I won't be polite. Thank you." After saying that, Yuanli gave Ziyun a look, and Ziyun stepped forward and folded the piece of rice paper carefully and put it away.
She opened the carved wooden box, pushed it in front of Yun Zhaowan, and said, "These are the pearl hairpins in my shop that haven't been put on display yet. I've selected some for you. Zhaowan, please don't be disgusted. Take a look. Do you like any of them?"
Yun Zhaowan picked up the pearl hairpins and looked at them carefully. Each hairpin had a different style, which was particularly novel among the old styles in Kyoto. Both the style and workmanship were not inferior to those of the old brands.
"The princess's pearl hairpin will surely become famous in Kyoto in the future."
"Then I will accept your good wishes and wear it as you wish. I only sell one of each style of pearl hairpin in my shop, so it will never be the same as others."
Yun Zhaowan jokingly said, "Then I have to wear it more often to show off."
Since she met Yun Zhaowan, her relationship with her has become increasingly better. They can talk about anything and can be considered close friends.
Yun Zhaowan liked the two peach trees in her yard. Therefore, every time Yun Zhaowan came, she would prepare two plates of fruits and snacks on the stone table under the trees and sit and chat with Zhaowan.
As they were chatting, a peach blossom fell into his palm. Looking at the pale pink petals, Yuanli recalled the scene of that morning. He was sitting quietly under the tree, and the petals were falling and resting on him. Yuanli couldn't help but smile, with his eyebrows curved.
After hesitating for a while, Yuanli said, "Zhao Wan, tell me, how do you tell if you like someone?"
"When you start to doubt whether you like him, it's likely that you do. The princess and the prince are in love and inseparable, so why are you still asking this?"
"I'm asking for my friend."
"Then your friend probably likes that guy, otherwise you can let her take a look for herself."
Everything Yun Zhaowan said just now entered Yuanli's mind without missing a word. She secretly compared those traces in her mind. It seemed that they were all correct, yet also seemed different.
Seeing that her mind was elsewhere, Yun Zhaowan stood up and said, "Princess, it's getting late. I'll take my leave now."
"You're leaving now, don't you want dinner?"
Yun Zhao took her right hand and patted it, saying, "Go tell your friend right away. She'll probably be embarrassed to tell you in detail while I'm here. My eldest brother is leaving for the border tomorrow, and I have to go back and talk to him more."
Yuanli couldn't hold her back any longer and sent her out of the palace. Just then, she ran into Wen Yici who was returning from court. He lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw his wife. He smiled gently at her, then quickly got off the carriage and walked towards her.
With this smile, the silly donkey in Yuanli's heart started banging its head against the wall.
Seeing that she was in a daze, Wen Yici took her little hand and found that her hand was a little cold. He held it in his hands and blew air into his mouth. His big hands wrapped around and caressed her hands, bringing warmth.
"Blow it, and you won't be cold anymore."
After saying this, he took her into the mansion. The maids and servants in the mansion were already accustomed to the affection between the couple. It would be strange if they were not affectionate one day.
For lunch today, she specially made Ganoderma lucidum and black chicken soup to nourish him. It was simmered for three hours. The ingredients were rich and the aroma was fragrant. Yuanli served him a full bowl.
"Husband, I stewed this myself. Drink some soup first. After you finish, I'll serve you a bowl of meat."
Wen Yici drank the bowl of soup in one gulp. It was indeed delicious. He praised, "My wife's cooking skills are superb. What kind of soup is this? It's so delicious."
"This is Lingzhi black chicken soup, specially made for you, my husband, to nourish his body. I cooked it for three hours, and this is all I have. Please drink more, my husband, don't waste it."
Taking the newly poured black chicken soup with ingredients from her, Wen Yici curiously used a spoon to scoop up the soup base to see the ingredients. Wow, there was Ganoderma lucidum, black chicken, ginseng, and wolfberry floating in the soup, which was very nourishing. Seeing her looking at him expectantly, and not wanting to disappoint her, Wen Yici still picked up the bowl.
Seeing him eating so happily, Yuanli was delighted. The small kitchen had made steamed sea bass today, and Yuanli tasted it and thought it tasted good, so she immediately picked up a large piece for him.
After lunch, Yuanli sat alone in the courtyard, basking in the warm sun. She felt so comfortable, with golden rays of light shining down and a gentle spring breeze.
After being cooped up in her room for several days, Hongxiu finally left. The moment she opened the door, she felt a little uncomfortable with the sunlight. Ghosts don't need the sun, not even little ghosts. But Hongxiu had learned the magic from the Painted Skin Demon, so she no longer needed to hide in the dark.
"Ari, take me back to Wangchuan. After all, he and I are not destined to be together. I don't want to miss him anymore."
"Hongxiu, enter the cycle of reincarnation. The river of oblivion is too bitter. Fallen flowers are affectionate, but flowing water is indifferent. Any touching marriage in the world cannot compare to a bowl of Mengpo soup. Everything is in our hands. There is no need to use fate as an excuse for reunion and separation."
Hongxiu looked into the distance with numb eyes.
Yuanli pinched the necklace and called A'cha to bring them back to Wangchuan. Hongxiu was guilty of escaping to the human world secretly. Her days in the human world were just a favor from A'cha, but she could not forgive her sin.
Hongxiu must be imprisoned in the underworld for a thousand years before she is qualified to enter reincarnation. She will always carry the memory of her lover's betrayal, but Huaian has long forgotten the fleeting romance in previous lives.
Yuanli personally sent her to hell. On the way, she told Yuanli that she was once a daughter of a noble family. The emperor loved the eldest son, and the people loved the youngest son. Her family doted on her especially.
At the age of sixteen, Huai'an visited Hongxiu's family with a letter from his father, asking him to take him in. While the two families were old friends, it was also a relationship that stretched back to their grandfathers, so there was no reason for them to take him in. However, his father was kind and kept him. Hongxiu's family provided for his food, clothing, shelter, and daily expenses, providing him with the same care and support as a biological child.
Huai'an was a scholar with a wealth of knowledge. She grew up in seclusion and gradually fell in love with him. Huai'an wrote poems to express his love for her and vowed to marry her after he passed the imperial examination.
At this point, Hongxiu refused her family's matchmaking attempts several times for him, and even went so far as to destroy the upcoming engagement. Although her father was angry, he couldn't bear to hit her, so he put her in solitary confinement and prevented the two from seeing each other.
Young and ignorant, the more her family tried to stop her, the more she rebelled and wanted to stay with him. Her father gave in and said that if Huai'an passed the imperial examination, he would marry his daughter to him.
At the age of eighteen, Huai'an went to the capital to take the imperial examination, but never returned. Some said he died before reaching the capital, while others said he was heartless and unfaithful. Her father tried to find a partner for her, but she protested by wearing her own handmade wedding dress, waiting year after year for his sedan chair.
In that feudal dynasty, she was cursed and looked down upon, and everyone could laugh at her.
Seventeen years later, Hongxiu was stricken with depression and relied on medicinal herbs to stay alive. At that time, she also suspected that Huai'an had really died on the way, but she could not recognize him without seeing his body.
In her last autumn, crows were cawing outside the window, and a young man broke into the house and accused his father of corruption. He should have been exiled, but they killed everyone instead.
She pretended to be crazy and ran out of the room, but she saw that the young man looked very much like Huai'an in her memory. The young man walked towards her with a sword in his hand and whispered in her ear: "My mother told me to tell you that my father will not come. Go on your way with peace of mind."
With that, the young man pierced her body with a sword. Crows circled overhead, and fallen leaves were swept onto her body by the strong wind. She died that autumn, at the hands of Huai'an's son. He married...
Hongxiu couldn't accept it. She felt Huai'an was being plotted against, so she asked those who refused to leave in the Wangchuan River. She had seen Huai'an's first wife from afar; she was the daughter of an important official. A passerby from Kyoto had told her that it was the woman who had first set her eyes on the number one scholar. Hongxiu waited in the Wangchuan River, waiting for him to come and explain.
He said before his death: "If something unexpected happens to me and I die on the way, you live well. I will wait for you in the River of Oblivion to reincarnate together. No matter what, I will find you."
Hongxiu wore a faint smile as she recounted her memories, as if the woman in this story had nothing to do with her. When they passed the Naihe Bridge, Yuanli asked if she needed a bowl of Mengpo soup to help her forget her past, but Hongxiu said, "No, I'll learn from this. Maybe in my next life, I won't be so foolish."
After bidding farewell to Hongxiu, Cha Suxun brought her back to his palace as a guest. He still had the same cup of tea, but with some peach cakes added. The taste was the same as the ones she often bought in Kyoto.
"A-Cha is still afraid of the dark?"
"I'm used to lighting candles. Ordinary candles can't follow me around like Ah Li, so I put more. That way, there are candles wherever I go."
Guilt welled up in her heart, and Yuanli pulled out a wisp of her true body from the original god, which was blue and faint. She integrated a bit of her own divine power into it, and the flame became stronger.
"Many candles are flammable, so mine is safer. It will follow you in the future to repay A-Cha's kindness on my behalf. As long as I am alive, it will always be there." The candlelight danced on her fingertips, and the blue flame lit up the Nether Palace again.
"You've been with me for ten thousand years. It's my turn to repay you. Your true body is precious. A-li shouldn't give it away carelessly out of guilt. You've never wronged me. Besides, A-li, aren't you afraid that I might use your true body to hurt you?"
"You saved my life, so you can take it back if you want. It's not a casual gift, it's something I've carefully considered. If Hades despises it, forget it."
Yuanli pretended to retract her true body, and Hades immediately grabbed her wrist, but immediately let go. Now that she had an immortal body and was no longer a ghost fire, he did not dare to touch her casually.
"Excuse me, I never looked down on you, please don't misunderstand me, A-Li."
Yuanli handed the will-o'-the-wisp over again, and Cha Suxun took it as if it were a treasure. He did not put it into the lotus lantern, but placed it on his right shoulder.
"It can illuminate you, and I can sense if you're in danger. However, it's just a physical body, without any spiritual awareness, so it can't chat with you or entertain you. Ah Cha should find a fiancée sooner rather than later, so that he won't be alone in the Nether Palace in the future."
"I was almost able to have a fiancée, just a little bit short."
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