Text Chapter 58 The Dispute over the Seizure of Women
"When the monarch heard these two words, she looked at me and said, 'You said that Ximu Kuijia named her Yuhua?'
"In my subconscious, I can't accept the fact that Yuhua is the princess of the Drought Clan. At this point, my brain was still blank.
"Hearing my mother's question, I replied mechanically, 'She has always been called Yuhua. ’
"The Mother was amused for a moment, and said, 'You seem to know her very well.' When did you meet her. ’
"I said, 'I've been playing with her since I was a kid, like brother and sister, and I've been taking care of her and pampering her every day for as long as I can remember. ’
"My mother looked at me kindly and said, 'No wonder Ran Xiang said that someone has been helping us take care of Di'er for ten years, and it turns out to be true. ’
At this time, my mind calmed down a little, and I straightened out my thoughts and asked, 'Yuhua, oh, no, why has the princess been fostered in Aunt Zhen's house? I haven't seen anyone go to see her for so many years, and you probably haven't taken her to live in the mountains, because she has never left Zhuangzi. Why is all this?'
The Mother was silent again.
She lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then said in a slow tone, "Actually, Di'er has been by my side until she was six years old.
"'When I was six years old, Ximu Kuijia, who you called Aunt Zhen, came to my mountain to discuss the building of temples of the gods.
"'I held a banquet in Tiandu Palace to entertain her.
"'During the feast, she saw her son-in-law, Di'er's father, who drew her sword and was about to go up to assassinate her, but was stopped by the guards, one of whom was stabbed by her and died.
"'She flipped the table and scolded me that the Drought Tribes were thieves, demons and scumbags, unworthy of the Terrans.
"'After scolding, he wept bitterly.
"'I later learned that before Di'er's father entered the mountain, he lived in your Zhuangzi, whose surname was He. Because of his diligence and studiousness since childhood, the family asked for a hexagram for him, and the hexagram said that he would be a big official in the future, and he would be a concubine, so Zhuangli gradually forgot his real name and called him He Lang.
"'He Lang and Feng Yizhen were originally a couple.
"'One year, He Lang was admitted to the Provincial City Law and Politics School, and before going to the provincial city to study, the two agreed to wait for He Lang to return from completing his studies, and then proposed to the parents of both sides to marry.
"'At that time, Feng Yizhen was less than twenty years old, and he had not inherited the position of Ximu, and was an apprentice under the previous generation of Ximu Kuijia.
"'Feng Yizhen was originally an orphan, during the famine, her parents were both starved to death, and the previous generation of Xi Mu Kuijia rescued Feng Yizhen, who was just two years old, from the pile of dead people, and raised her carefully until she grew up.
"'Master treats Feng Yizhen like a daughter, and does not let her suffer any grievances, and Feng Yizhen also regards Master as her own mother and tells her everything.
"'After He Lang left, Feng Yizhen told Master about her agreement with He Lang.
"'Master warned Feng Yizhen that according to the tradition of Xi's mother's family, she would inherit the mantle of Xi's mother in the future and would not be able to get married.
"'Feng Yizhen has a strong temperament, had a big quarrel with his master, and finally looked for death and life.
"Master had no choice but to calm her emotions for the time being.
"At the same time, he secretly inquired about the time when He Lang returned from his studies.
"'He Lang completed three years of study in the provincial capital, and rushed home with infinite longing for life.
"'He has already planned, after returning to his hometown, he will first marry Feng Yizhen, and then open a new school in the county town to teach and educate people.
"'Begin a happy and fulfilling life.
"'Outside the east gate of the county seat, the dusty He Lang met Feng Yizhen's master.
"'After listening to Master Feng Yizhen's words, He Lang was discouraged.
"'He did not enter the city, but continued aimlessly south along the road back from the provincial capital.
"He knew he couldn't go back to the farm, but he didn't know where he was going.
"Later, the soldiers who patrolled the mountains found He Lang dying in the weeds in the woods. He was brought back to Junshan, because He Lang's physical appearance was exactly the same as that described by the mountain soothsayer.
"Later, I asked He Lang how he got to this deep mountain, and he said he didn't remember it at all. I think this is fate, it is God's arrangement.
"'At that time, not long after the death of the first monarch, I had just inherited the throne, and the pain of bereavement in my heart was not gone, and I could not understand the affairs of the court, so I was depressed all day long, and my life became dark.
"'The arrival of He Lang has lit a bright light for me.
"'I haven't seen a man since I was a child, and I've never even seen anyone who looks like me except my parents.
"'Coupled with the fact that I am in the flowering season, I am full of curiosity and love for He Lang, and I try to find opportunities to visit him every day and take good care of him.
"'Two years later, He Lang and I entered the wedding hall.
"'Two years later, Di'er was born, and I named her Burning Clothes 杕楰, and took the homonym Di of 杕 as her nickname. ’
"Speaking of Yuhua, I couldn't help but interject and ask: 'Why is the princess's surname Ranshang? Is Ranshang the surname of the royal family?
"The monarch said, 'Actually, all of my people from the Dry Tribe's are surnamed Ransheng. This surname is the surname given to the ancestor and the people under his jurisdiction when the Yellow Emperor divided the ancestor of Nulu in the land of Xiqiang.
"'Because I am a drought tribe, I was born with a blue light clothes that burn like fire, and the Yellow Emperor took the word burning clothes according to this.
"'It is said that in the fifth year after He Lang ascended the mountain, Feng Yizhen's master passed away, and Feng Yizhen inherited the mantle of Ximu Kuijia.
"'The day after she made a big fuss in the Tiandu Palace, Di'er suddenly disappeared.
"'My heart felt like a piece had been cut off by a knife, and it was painful.
"'He Lang loved my daughter more than I did, and from then on he became ill and soon left me.
"'Lost my daughter and lost my husband, I was completely devastated. For a while, I even thought about dying. But when I thought that the rise and fall of the Drought Tribes was in my hands alone, I endured the pain and continued to live.
"'Ran Xiang Tho was the chief of the inner court guard at that time. Thanks to her being with me every day and comforting me all the time, I was able to get through those painful days.
"Then I sent people everywhere to find out Di'er's whereabouts.
"'The hard work paid off, and two years later, Ran Shang Tho found out that Di'er was taken away by Xi Mu Kuijia.
"'At that time, the relationship between the Drought Tribes and the Wa Imperial Clan had already shown subtle changes, and in order not to destroy the relationship between the two tribes, I sent Ran Xiang Tho to talk to Ximu Kuijia a few times, and asked her to return Di'er to the Drought Tribe.
"'Ximu Kuijia claimed that she and He Lang failed to become husband and wife, all because I robbed He Lang.
"'Since He Lang was robbed by me, I should compensate her for a daughter, not to mention that Di'er is still He Lang's daughter, and it is natural for her to raise her daughter for He Lang.
"'Left and right just don't pay it back.
"'In a fit of rage, I was about to send troops to the Manifestation to capture Di'er, when a mysterious evil power that summoned the dead was discovered in the territory of the Drought Fish.
"I thought that this might be a warning from heaven, so I resisted my anger and gave up the thought of sending troops. ’”