Peach Blossom Land On Longyin Island Chapter 70

This place of peace of mind is my hometown

A three-story Chinese-style single-family villa with a yard, pink roses blooming all over the fence, and a swing with peeling paint standing quietly in the garden.

An Ran stood on the path paved with granite stones, looking at this familiar house with nostalgia.

“You are not my parents!” Suddenly, a hysterical shout came from the eastmost room on the second floor. An Ran heard the sound and ran away. The warm yellow curtains were squeezed together and hung on both sides of the floor-to-ceiling windows. The bright sunlight passed through the clear windows and cast onto the mahogany floor.There were all kinds of dolls scattered on the floor.

“I don’t want them!” With a heartbreaking cry, a yellow SpongeBob doll was violently thrown out.

“I want to go home!”

SpongeBob lay on his back next to his feet in pink slippers, grinning and looking at the direction in which he was flying with his two white front teeth exposed.

The clean goose-yellow bedding was wrinkled into a ball. In the middle, a short-haired boy who looked exactly like An Ran cried with his face flushed. He wiped his eyes with his arms and sobbed: “I want my parents, I want my sister, I want to find Ashun…”

“Of course…” A very light and gentle voice sounded in the room, full of infinite distress and caution.An Ran’s heart trembled, and he wanted to look for the voice, but he only saw a vast fog. The harder he looked, the more tears filled his eyes and the blurred his vision became.

“My name is not Ranran, my name is Lele.” There was no hysterical anger in this voice, only full of grievances.

“Lele,” after a moment of silence, the female voice appeared again, “Shall we go to the hospital to find Ah Shun?”

“I won’t go!” The young man’s voice became angry again, “Ashun is not in the hospital at all! You always lie to me!” Then there was another heartbreaking cry.

“Is he still unwilling to go?” A male voice appeared, with a steady and calm voice, “Axi, it’s been a year. It’s time to give up. Don’t force him… I’ve done hypnosis so many times, but Ran Ran’s personality has never appeared once… What does this mean… You are a professor of psychology and you know better than me… It’s time for us to face reality…”

An Ran’s nose felt sore and tears fell like rain.

“Dad…Mom…” An Ran wanted to take a step into the house, but her legs seemed to weigh a thousand pounds and she couldn’t move.

“Ranran, Anran, wake up.”

An Ran opened her eyes, her vision was hazy, and An Xiaoyu’s worried face was shadowed in the haze.

“Are you having a nightmare?” Seeing An Ran wake up, An Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on An Ran’s face, and coaxed softly, “It’s okay, it’s okay, the dream is all fake.”

“An Xiaoyu.” An Ran’s voice was so hoarse that he almost couldn’t make a sound.

“It’s okay, it’s okay,” An Xiaoyu hugged An Ran who was crying, patted An Ran’s back, and comforted her, “Don’t be afraid, I’m here…”

The sound of morning drums came from the horizon, and the East Palace was very busy early in the morning.Inside and outside the East Palace, there are lanterns and colorful decorations, and the lights are brilliant.

Today is May 16th, the wedding day of the Jin Kingdom’s crown prince Lu Qian.

Different from the bustle of the first wedding in Longyin Village, this time the wedding was more solemn and majestic. There were no groups of villagers getting married and making noise, but only the solemn and long singing of praises from the ceremony officials.

“Welcome the Crown Princess——!”

The red lacquer palace door opened wide inward, and the eight-carriage sedan stopped at the entrance of the East Palace. The curtain of the sedan was opened. An Ran, dressed in gorgeous wedding clothes, stood up and got off the sedan holding the wrist stretched out in front of him.

“Of course.” An Xiaoyu, who was also wearing a gorgeous wedding dress, had a rosy face reflected in the wedding dress, and there was uncontrollable joy in her eyes as she looked at An Ran.

An Ran smiled and looked at An Xiaoyu with affectionate eyes.

“No matter how affectionately we look at each other, we will miss the opportunity. It’s not too late to look at each other after entering the bridal chamber.” Beside them, An Linmian said with a smile.Beside An Linmian, Anmai, Antu, Anshun, and Anshengsheng were all there, looking at the two of them with smiles on their faces.

“Bride and groom, holding scarves——”

An Ran took the concentric knot tied with red silk from An Xiaoyu’s hand. The two of them each held one end and walked slowly to the main hall. Under the guidance of the etiquette officer, they went to the chapel.

This is the wedding of two people, and it is also the canonization ceremony of Princess An Ran.Naturally, the emperor did not come, and the queen mother was sitting on the throne.

“Grant——the crown prince’s concubine treasure!”

The two ceremonial officials held the red lacquer and gilded treasures in their hands and walked to An Ran’s side and in front of the Queen Mother, kneeling down and holding the treasures high.The Queen Mother personally picked up the gold seal engraved with “Crown Crown Princess Seal” and handed it to An Ran with a smile on her face.

An Ran smiled obediently, took it with both hands, and said, “Thank you, Grandma Huang.”

“Perform the Heyuan ceremony——”

Two more maids came forward with both hands holding gold plates with combined cups. One maid held up one of the cups and handed it to An Xiaoyu’s hand, and then picked up the other and handed it to An Ran’s hand.

Two golden wine glasses were connected by a red thread. The two raised the wine glasses, looked at each other, and were about to drink.

“Queen Mother, Your Highness.” At this moment, a guard rushed into the hall regardless of the two people who were saluting, and knelt down in the hall, holding a square brocade box high in his hand.

The smile on the Queen Mother’s face disappeared instantly, and she said in a majestic voice: “The Crown Prince and Crown Princess are currently saluting. If there is anything that cannot be reported later.”

“Your Majesty, please forgive me.” The guard bowed his head deeply, “Because it is a congratulatory gift sent by someone from the Sitian Supervisor, so I am humbled by my position——”

“You mean Taoist Zhang?!” Before the guard could finish speaking, the Queen Mother suddenly stood up from her throne, stared at the guard and asked, “Where is Taoist Zhang? Why don’t you invite him in?”

“Go back to the Queen Mother,” the guard said, “Bi Zhi did not see Zhang Jianzheng. Someone took Si Tianjian’s token and gave this thing to Jian Zheng. That person said it was a congratulatory gift to the Crown Princess entrusted by Si Tianjian Jianzheng.”

An Ran’s breath froze, and her eyes were fixed on the square brocade box in the guard’s hand.At the same time, everyone in the room was staring at the square brocade box.

“Since it is for the Crown Princess, let it be given to the Crown Princess.” The Queen Mother said and sat down again.

“Yes.” The guard replied, turned around on his knees, and raised the box high in front of An Ran.

An Ran’s hand holding the cup unconsciously tightened a little, and an intuition emerged spontaneously. The thing in the box was the key item that could decide whether he should stay or not.

An Ran hesitated whether to open or not.

“Open it and take a look,” the Queen Mother said while hesitating, “The gift given by Master Zhang must be of great significance.”

“Yes.” The guard responded and quickly opened the box.

A yellow tip bag suddenly came into everyone’s eyes.

Fortunately, it wasn’t the kind of fantasy prop that would be sucked in after opening it. At this time, An Ran was still thinking of joking, but his eyes were fixed on the yellow bag.

There were already low murmurs of discussion in the hall.

“Tips?” The Queen Mother spoke again, “Does Taoist Zhang have anything else to convey?”

“Back to the Queen Mother, no.” The guard said.

To open or not to open, another problem arises.An Ran’s heart was pounding, she wanted to see but didn’t dare.But he knew that he didn’t have much time to hesitate. If the imperial grandmother spoke again, he would have to open it.

He didn’t want to open it here, their wedding wasn’t over yet.

An Ran put down the cup and reached for the brocade bag, but before he could touch it, two more hands reached out at the same time.

Almost instantly, he recognized one of the hands, the bright red sleeve embroidered with gold thread, and it could only be An Xiaoyu’s.As for the other wrist wearing black arrow sleeves, he also recognized it as belonging to Anshun.

An Ran’s movements stagnated, and so did the movements of his other two hands.During this pause, another hand stretched out, and with a deft hook of the jade fingers, the kit was held in the palm of that white hand.

The three of them went to see the owner of the hand at the same time, and saw Anmai standing next to Anshun at some point. He smiled brightly at Anran and said, “I’ll save it for you, salute first.”

The three of them were silent, but Anmai had already stepped forward to pick up Anran’s cup of Hexin wine, handed it to Anran, and said with a smile: “Of course, Xiaoyu, I hope you will share the joys and sorrows, and I hope you will always be united.”

After saying this, Anshun also picked up another glass of Hexin wine that An Xiaoyu had put down, and handed it to An Xiaoyu without saying a word.

An Ran and An Xiaoyu both lowered their eyes and looked at the glass of amber-colored Hexin wine in front of them. The wine glasses reflected their equally worried faces.

“Hey, An Ran, can you do it?” An Linmian came over lightly, bumped An Ran’s shoulder slightly, and said in a brisk tone, “This is the second time and you still have to be urged? Do you want to enter the bridal chamber?”

An Ran came back to his senses, raised his eyes and smiled slightly: “Don’t disturb us tonight.” He took the cup from An Mai and winked at An Xiaoyu, who also took the cup from Anshun.

The red line was straightened, and the two toasted at the same time.

“The ceremony is completed – entering the bridal chamber -”

“Okay!!” With the last words of the ceremony officer, the solemn atmosphere was swept away, and a burst of joy broke out in the palace. The people who had been suppressed for a long time cheered, and the two newlyweds rushed towards the wedding room.

The drums and music of the East Palace are playing in unison, and the sound of fireworks and firecrackers is endless.The laughter and laughter lasted until late at night, until the moon reached the sky, and all the guests retreated.

The East Palace has returned to the tranquility it deserves at night.

The red candles burned high and the lanterns burst.The two newlyweds, who had their own concerns, finally took off their disguises towards the guests and sat facing each other in silence.

“Of course,” An Xiaoyu spoke softly after a long time, confirming to Anran with uneasiness: “You promised me that you would not abandon me.”

“Yeah.” An Ran lowered her eyes, not looking into An Xiaoyu’s eyes, and responded in a low voice.

The look on An Xiaoyu’s face became even more uneasy. He walked quickly to An Ran, knelt down and looked up at An Ran, praying: “Ran Ran, you swear, you will never leave.”

An Ran had no way to hide, so she had to look at An Xiaoyu, moved her lips, and whispered: “I swear, I won’t leave.”

However, An Xiaoyu’s eyes suddenly turned red, and his expression looked like he was about to cry: “Of course, you lied. You love your parents more, you want that home more, you feel sorry for them, you don’t care about me, you want to go back…”

“I’m not!” An Ran panicked, holding An Xiaoyu’s face with trembling hands, and explained hurriedly, “No… Lu Qian, An Xiaoyu, no, I love you and care about you, how could I want to abandon you. Mom has a dad.”Dad is here, I know they will get through it… I want you, I want to stay here… But… But, I don’t know how to convince myself to occupy An Le’s body to stay with you… I don’t know what to do… Xiaoyu, Lu Qian, I–”

Dong Dong Dong – there was a sudden knock on the door. An Ran bit her mouth suddenly and turned to look at the door.

“An Ran, An Ran, have you slept?” An Linmian’s voice came from outside the door, “Is it convenient to open the door? Although I promised you not to disturb you, we will leave tomorrow morning. I think you will be busy tomorrow and don’t have time to say goodbye, so…”

With a creak, the door was opened from the inside.Today is the 16th, the moonlight is very bright, and the moonlight is everywhere outside the door. An Linmian and Anmai are standing in front of the door, Antu and Anshun are standing on both sides of them, An Shengsheng is following behind the four of them, looking at the door blankly.

All the candles in the room were extinguished. An Ran let herself hide in the darkness of the room and said nonchalantly: “Why are you leaving suddenly? Where are you going? We have to go back to the village the day after tomorrow. If you don’t go back…”

“This is for you.” A hand suddenly stretched out in front of An Ran, interrupting An Ran. The yellow brocade bag lay quietly in the palm of the small and white hand. A gentle voice came from the owner of the hand: “We are going to find Jian Zheng, so we won’t go back to the village with you.”

An Ran looked at the brocade bag blankly. He heard An Mai’s words, but forgot to react for a moment.

Then, he heard An Tu’s careless voice: “Brother Ranran, Brother Xiaoyu, let’s keep vigil together on New Year’s Eve this year. It will definitely be lively this year. I didn’t have money to buy fireworks last year, so I must buy more and take them back this year…”

“New Year’s Eve… vigil?” An Ran raised his head dully, his eyes moved up, and fell from the hand to An Mai’s face.

An Mai had a slight smile on his face: “Of course, don’t forget, we are from Longyin Village.”

“Article 3 of the Longyin Village Rules: The people of Longyin Village must unite and help each other and work together.” Antu said with his head held high.

Anmai looked at Anran and said softly: “We are also friends.”

Antu said loudly: “Friends should face difficulties together and solve them together!”

Anmai said softly: “Sorry, I have to do what I promised you. Xiaoyu needs your company even more.”

An Ran blinked blankly.

“Remember what you said,” An Linmian said with a smile, “We are looking for someone, and you provide the travel expenses. I finally discovered that it is difficult to move without money… By the way, I asked Butler Kong for another thousand taels, which will probably last until the end of the year…”

“Looking for someone…” An Ran was confused, “Who are you looking for?”

“Of course I’m looking for Lele,” An Linmian continued, “By the way, I’ll find a master to treat this little fool.”

“But here…” An Ran pointed blankly at the kit in An Mai’s hand, hesitating, “Isn’t it… a way for us to return to our own bodies?”

“I don’t know,” An Linmian shrugged innocently, “This is what Taoist Zhang gave to you, not to us. How would we know. Give it back to you, take it away quickly, and go and see it for yourself. I won’t delay your bridal chamber after reading it.”

Anmai shook his palm from side to side and handed it forward again with a smile.

An Ran picked up the brocade bag hesitantly and looked at the brocade bag in ecstasy.

To open or not to open, the question comes back.

Anmai took back his hand and said gently but firmly: “We will definitely bring Lele back.”

An Ran slowly raised her head and looked at Anshun.

Anshun remained expressionless, but slightly shrugged his shoulders and uttered two words: “Leave.”

The bright moonlight stretched the shadows of the five people. They argued about where to go as the first stop. They laughed and walked across the yard, turned around the corridor, and disappeared from An Ran’s sight.

An Xiaoyu came from behind An Ran and stopped beside An Ran. His eyes fell on the brocade bag, and the red in his eyes had not faded away.

“They’re gone.”

It’s like confirming, like stating.

An Ran nodded slightly, looked at the brocade bag, and said, “Would you like to open it and take a look?”

After a long silence, An Xiaoyu said softly “Hmm”.

The kit was opened, and there was only a folded piece of paper inside. The piece of paper was not big, and it was not even as long as the palm of your hand when unfolded.The paper is very ordinary and is the most common rice paper.

An Ran unfolded the origami, took a look, and tears fell from her eyes.

“What did you write?” An Xiaoyu asked hoarsely.

An Ran sniffed and handed the piece of paper to An Xiaoyu to read.

There are only seven delicate characters on the small piece of paper: “This place of peace is my hometown.”

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