Chapter 356: Uneasy
The candles went out, plunging the room into complete darkness. Neither of them spoke.
After a long while, Han Ruzi asked, “How… could it be you? The name on the ceremonial documents clearly wasn’t yours.”
Whether to recognize her as a daughter or granddaughter was merely a matter of words for the Great Chanyu, and bestowing a name was even simpler. Jin Chuiduo’s new name, when translated into Chu language, meant “Eagle soaring freely above the steppes, the Great Chanyu’s most beautiful granddaughter, the Great Chu Emperor’s most beloved wife.”
No wonder Han Ruzi couldn’t remember that long string of transliterated names when the ceremonial official read them out.
Jin Chuiduo remained silent.
“If you were forced into this, I could…”
“Could what?” Jin Chuizhu’s voice still carried anger.
Han Ruzi truly had no solution. This was a marriage alliance between two hostile nations, not an ordinary imperial consort selection. Moreover, they had already performed the ceremony – sending Jin Chuiduo back would only bring her greater humiliation.
Han Ruzi carefully walked forward in the darkness. After just two steps, his outstretched hand suddenly touched something – Jin Chuiduo was also walking forward.