My fairy tale is actually a strange story

Chapter 49 Du Liniang

"I'm from the Du family..." The girl paused for a few seconds, "Du Liniang."

"Oh."

Jiang Yuncheng replied calmly.

The bead and jade icon indicates where the obsession hole is. The character it guides is of course Du Liniang. There is nothing surprising, but the Du Liniang in front of her has just reached her prime.

"you!"

Du Liniang's bright eyes widened on her childish face, "You're not a native of Lucheng, are you?"

"No."

"No wonder...no wonder you haven't heard my name."

"Does Miss Du have a bad reputation?"

"No, no." Du Liniang waved her hands repeatedly, "Don't ask me blind questions!"

"Will not."

Jiang Yuncheng's heart is open and honest...I won't tell you even if I ask!
  However, Du Liniang is a bit strange.

The status of an actor was very humble in the old days. It was absolutely impossible for the Du family to allow their daughter to learn to sing, and Du Liniang had already learned it to the point where she was quite good at it.

Du Liniang was a little timid when introducing herself before. She probably wanted to meet new friends and didn't want anyone to know that she had secretly come out to sing. She was overjoyed when she found that Jiang Yuncheng didn't know her identity.

"Little scholar, can you sing?"

"I'm awesome."

"Hey, don't brag."

This is really not a boast. Jiang Yuncheng learned alchemy and dance from his uncle, and white opera was also a part of the compulsory courses. Although he didn't learn the essence, he was still an amateur player, better than Du Liniang at that time.

After that, Jiang Yuncheng sang "The Peony Pavilion". Du Liniang's eyes in front of him gradually became clear, but the ink painting on her figure disappeared like a blooming flower.

The ink is erratic, and the sea of ​​jasmine flowers in the distance withers away in an instant. Then when the autumn harvest is busy, the snow is white, and the spring flowers are blooming, the childishness of Du Liniang in front of her has also been slightly washed away.

Obviously, this change describes Jiang Yuncheng's practice of singing opera with Du Liniang for more than a day or two, but based on years.

The spring flowers are blooming again. Du Liniang, who is wearing a light shirt and short sleeves, faces the spring flowers with her hands behind her back and slowly looks back.

"Little scholar..."

"Ok?"

"Does my clothes look good?"

The skirt Du Liniang was wearing exposed her white stockings and half of her calf, and her upper body was short-sleeved and her arms were exposed. It was not at all the look of a purdah lady in ancient times, but more like the clothes worn by female students in the last century.

"It's beautiful."

"Huh." Du Liniang brought her face closer and wrinkled her delicate nose, "I didn't expect you, a little scholar who lost his book bag, to be so discerning... This is an improved costume from the West. I am strictly prohibited from wearing it at home."

"Don't worry, I won't say anything."

"It's an advantage for you." Du Liniang poked Jiang Yuncheng's arm, "I'll let you enjoy it alone."

During the fight, Jiang Yuncheng only felt that Du Liniang's eyebrows were slightly frowned, as if there was unsolvable sadness.

"Miss Du..."

"Little scholar, you are the person closest to me. I can't hide this from you."

Du Liniang slumped her shoulders, "After staying in Lucheng for so long, you actually know my identity."

"The daughter of the Du family."

"Yes, I am the only daughter of the Du family. When I was young, I made a marriage arrangement with the Cheng family, a wealthy family in Lucheng."

Speaking of the Cheng family, the family is much richer than the Du family. The head of the Cheng family was already fifty years old and Du Liniang was just five years old.

In order to curry favor with the Cheng family, the Du family settled on this ridiculous baby marriage.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the five-year-old Du Liniang is a baby. The young master of the Cheng family is over fifty years old, so there is no such thing as a "baby kiss".

Now Du Liniang is fifteen years old and the head of the Cheng family is in his sixties. It is time to marry into the Cheng family as a concubine as agreed.

"It's ridiculous that the age gap is so big."

"Little scholar..." 　　　 "Huh?"

"If I elope with you, will you agree?"

"what?"

Jiang Yuncheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly, "Let's go, I've learned a lot of alchemy skills, and I won't be able to starve you."

Anyway, it is just the obsession in the inscription of the gods and monsters. I dare not take advantage of the speed of words here, and I am too cowardly.

Du Liniang's face lit up with a brilliant look, "I can't leave, but with the words of the little scholar, I will have no regrets in this life."

"Let's go, what are you afraid of!"

Jiang Yuncheng reached out to hold Du Liniang, but the other party did not dodge, and her slender little hand stayed peacefully in the big palm.

"Actually...I'm not Du Liniang."

"what?"

A series of twists and turns made Jiang Yuncheng a little confused, "What do you mean?"

"I am not the daughter of the Du family, I am a poor and humble woman from a theater troupe."

Keeping holding hands, Du Liniang murmured.

She was born in a small opera troupe in Lucheng. She had been exposed to operas since she was a child and loved to listen to operas and learn to sing operas from adults.

Life is not rich, and the actor's status is indeed humble. What is better than the warmth and happiness of his family.

When she was five years old, a fire destroyed the entire theater troupe, and only she was rescued.

Faced with the death of her family, she had nothing but selling herself to bury her relatives. It was the Du family who adopted her, so that she had enough money to do her job.

"I didn't know until I got to the Du family that my daughter, Miss Du Liniang, and I are almost identical."

Hearing this, Jiang Yuncheng thought of the baby kiss between the five-year-old and the fifty-year-old.

"After the Du family adopted you, you made a marriage arrangement with the Cheng family?!"

"Yes."

The Du family gave the orphan girl from the theater troupe the identity of "Du Liniang" and allowed their daughter to live as a daughter of a collateral clan.

They are all relatives, so it is normal for them to look a bit alike.

"So, the Du family bought you with a sum of money and asked you to marry Du Liniang as a concubine for the head of the Du family, who is now over fifty years old?"

"Yes... I am just the shadow of the young lady, using the name Du Liniang."

That's really the case. No wonder she said something about elopement just now, and no wonder the words "Du Liniang" on the inscription on the monster have been smeared.

Call her Du Liniang, no problem, after all, the original Du Liniang has changed her name after the replacement;

But her real identity is not Du Liniang.

"Then what are your plans?"

"I still have to go back to the Du family." Du Liniang said seriously, "Although the Du family doesn't treat me like a rich lady, they have given me a luxurious life that I could never get in my life. More importantly..."

Needless to say, the more important thing is of course the money given to Du Liniang for selling herself.

For the Du family, they bought a concubine who joined the Cheng family with a small amount of money and made a lot of money;
  But for Du Liniang, without the "little money" in the eyes of the Du family, her parents and family would have been exposed in the wilderness.

Because of this kindness, Du Liniang will never betray the Du family in this life.

"Little scholar, I may not be able to listen to plays with you in the future."

The auspicious time is set in a week, and the woman to be married needs to stay at home to perform a series of rituals. The Cheng family will also send people to the door from time to time, and Du Liniang cannot go out.

As for the future, who can say for sure?
  In the past, Jiang Yuncheng had no problem taking advantage of his quick words during the strategy. Du Liniang also had his own thoughts of repaying his kindness. If they elope, the Du family would be in big trouble, which is equivalent to repaying Du Liniang's kindness with revenge.

In the spring breeze, Du Liniang approached Jiang Yuncheng with light steps and pressed against Jiang Yuncheng's chest.

"Little scholar, thank you for your previous determination. This is...a return gift."

Delicate lips were pressed, and at the same time, Du Liniang's heart lit up with icy green spots of light.

(End of this chapter)