latelenovela Chapter 995 Secret
Chapter 995 Secret
A guard came to report that Master Wu was outside requesting an audience. Xie Shang said, "Quickly invite the master in."
Master Wu bowed respectfully and said, "This old monk greets Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress."
“Master, there’s no need for such formalities. Please have a seat.” Xie Shang continued, “Ruan Ruan, this is Abbot Wu Zi of Huguo Temple. It was thanks to the Master’s ritual that you were saved.”
This was Jiang Fenghua's first time meeting Master Wu Zi. She politely returned the greeting, saying, "Thank you, Master, for saving Fenghua."
Master Wu bowed to Jiang Fenghua again, saying, "Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune. The one who saved Your Majesty was Your Majesty herself, and also His Majesty."
Jiang Fenghua smiled without saying a word. The old monk in front of her must be quite capable, otherwise how could he have predicted that she had lived two lives? However, Master Wu Zi had always said that she had the appearance of great wealth and honor, but she herself was not so sure. She was walking on thin ice with every step she took, fearing that Xie Shang might depose her from her position as empress if he was unhappy.
Jiang Fenghua then learned from Master Wu that Xie Shang had actually made preparations before they left the capital, and that he had been laying the groundwork all along.
The world is full of wonders, and with unorthodox figures like Master Wu Zi, there are naturally other supernatural and bizarre tales as well.
They discussed Buddhism with Master Wu for a while, and then Master Wu took his leave.
Xie Shang and Jiang Fenghua personally escorted Master Wu away. Both of them were well aware that there were indeed strange things about Xichuan, and that someone was deliberately guiding them.
A thousand years ago, the Kingdom of Yinchuan suffered a natural disaster, and a thousand years later, the Great Zhou Dynasty also suffered a natural disaster. It doesn’t matter whether these were man-made disasters or divine will. What matters is looking forward. It is obviously impossible to pin our hopes on rebirth and changing our fate.
Before leaving, Master Wu left them a word that read "fate," which neither Jiang Fenghua nor Xie Shang understood.
What Master Wu didn't say was that when he was looking for Jiang Fenghua by observing the stars, another planet gave him guidance, which meant that someone was helping Jiang Fenghua.
"Your Majesty..." Jiang Fenghua's expression was solemn.
Xie Shang, however, remained calm and composed, saying, "Call me husband."
Jiang Fenghua nestled in his arms, "Husband."
Xie Shang said softly, "Good boy!"
"What does Master Wu mean?" she asked.
“Since the master says it is a heavenly secret, it means that we cannot know it. Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed. In that case, why should we waste our energy guessing? What is meant to come will come, and what is not meant to come will not come.” Xie Shang looked unfathomable, as if everything was under his control.
Seeing his calm demeanor, Jiang Fenghua felt more at ease, as if Xie Shang's presence would ensure her safety.
Jiang Fenghua didn't know how to tell him about what happened in her dream. Xie Shang was a jealous man, and she certainly couldn't tell him that she had made Danji Aruan marry Ayu. So she simply recounted the important things.
She said, "I wonder if Baili Shang also died in that natural disaster. He was a benefactor to Danji Aruan! It's a pity that I woke up and didn't get to say goodbye to him."
Xie Shang's gaze unconsciously fell on her. "Danji Aruan married Baili Shang, but her heart belongs to another man. She is willing to kill her husband for another man. Shouldn't a woman who betrays her husband be drowned in a pig cage in the common people?"
Jiang Fenghua felt that she couldn't communicate with him. She was smart enough not to reveal that she had changed their fate, otherwise he would have said that Danji Aruan had cheated on her husband and that she still had the nerve to talk.
"The person she likes isn't Baili Shang!"
“But… he is her destiny.” Xie Shang continued, “If you don’t like her, you don’t have to marry her. When she married Baili Shang, she should have vowed to be with the person she loved to the death. Even if it meant dying for love, it would be better than her marrying someone and then tormenting her husband, ultimately causing the people of Yinchuan to suffer.”
Jiang Fenghua said, "You also think that the natural disasters in Yinchuan are related to Danji Aruan."
"If Danji Aruan didn't want revenge, she wouldn't have become the queen. The original queen would have definitely governed her country well, because her selfishness disrupted the direction of the entire country and even affected the fortune of Yinchuan. If it weren't for her, the people of Yinchuan might not be in such a miserable state."
“But no matter who she marries, natural disasters will still happen; it’s unavoidable. Even if she successfully marries A-Yu, they won’t have a good ending in the end,” Jiang Fenghua said.
"So the man she likes is named A-Yu." Xie Shang started to get serious: "I feel like there's something weird about that name."
Jiang Fenghua quickly replied, "Is it strange that this name existed more than a thousand years ago? It's perfectly normal!"
Could Xie Shang be thinking of Xiao Yu? Actually, she also found it strange that the faces she saw in her dream were all their faces. Even A Ruan looked like her, Baili A Yu looked like Xiao Yu, Baili Shang looked like Xie Shang, and there were also Baili Chuan and Xiao Chuan Yun, her uncle and Gongsun Lan...
Did these people truly have a predestined relationship in Yinchuan a thousand years ago, or is this a story she wove herself after being cursed by the other shore, where she simply brought everyone into their respective roles?
She even pitied Xiao Yu from his previous life, so she helped Danji Aruan and Baili Ayu get together.
"Ruan Ruan."
Jiang Fenghua's face was full of smiles. "The noodles my husband cooked were delicious. I hope my husband will cook for me more often in the future."
Xie Shang wouldn't waste his energy on trivial matters. He saw her pain in her dream, and his heartache and love for her were real. He said calmly, "No matter who they are, as long as my Ruan Ruan belongs to me, Ruan Ruan's body and heart belong to me."
He asserted his possessiveness domineeringly. The light in his eyes was different when she talked about Baili Ayu and Baili Shang. He asked, "What happened between you and Baili Shang in your dream?"
“What else could happen in a dream? I’m just focused on finding a way to break the curse,” Jiang Fenghua said.
"wrong."
"Something's not right!"
Xie Shang pinched her nose. "You probably don't even realize it yourself, but you mention Baili Shang much more often than Baili Ayu."
"Is that so?" Jiang Fenghua simply didn't say goodbye to him. After all, he had helped her many times. In Baili Shang's eyes, she was Danji Aruan, but at that time, she knew herself to be Jiang Fenghua.
"It's just a dream, let's not take it so seriously. I wonder where Xiao Shang and Xiao Yu have been blown away. Let's go look for them!" Jiang Fenghua wasn't worried about Feng Qingyu and Gongsun Lan. They were used to being out in the wild and were familiar with Xichuan, so nothing would happen to them. But the others were in great danger.
Xie Shang was also worried, "I don't know why Master Wu could calculate your location but not theirs."
Jiang Fenghua also couldn't understand why this was happening. "We still need to find the Ghost Realm. Is it really full of bright red spider lilies?"
Xie Shang then said, "Since Master Wu said it's a heavenly secret, let's not think about it too much. Let's pack up and go to the Ghost Realm to see if there really are ghosts there."