One lifetime, two people, three lives. Some knots can never be untangled, no matter how hard you try. Love is just like that: simple and complicated.
When she was Qi Laojiu, he was Brother Qiao. In the freezing snow, she rescued the wounded man and brought him up the mountain. Through long days and nights, he taught her to read and write. She once thought that sharing a lifetime with him was a blessing earned over a thousand lifetimes.
When she was Jiang Qingyuan, he was Jiang Xun. She lost all her memories and forgot their tangled past. He became her older brother. When someone came to ask for her hand, he turned them down flat. She got angry, but all he said was that none of them were worthy of her. He chose a husband for her, yet forbade her to marry him. Hmph! That was the renowned Young Master Lu, admired by every woman in the land. What right did he have to stop her from marrying him? He scolded her, yelled at her, and hit her, yet he also rescued her, cared for her, and cherished her. She thought it was only brotherly affection, but she fell deeper and deeper. Afraid of falling beyond redemption, she hurried to leave him. But he held on and wouldn't let go. How could such complicated feelings ever find a way forward?
When she was Gu Mingke, he was the Prince of Dingnan. They met on the battlefield, blades clashing at close quarters. She said, "I'll agree to a truce, if Jiang Xun comes to marry into my family!"
Jiu'er, Qingyuan, and Mingke were all her, while Qiao Mu, Jiang Xun, and the Prince of Dingnan were all him. In this one lifetime, they married three times under three different identities. Truly, some knots can never be untangled, no matter how hard you try. Thankfully, there was still time.
