Qu Yinghan, formerly known as Jiang Wodan.
The poem "Zhongnan" in "The Odes of Qin" says, "His complexion is as rosy as if coated with cinnabar. He is truly a noble gentleman."
"Wo Dan" means having a rosy and beautiful complexion.
Jiang Wodan's parents gave her this name, indicating that her beauty was recognized from the moment she was born.
Here, we should praise Zou Lvrui. She found this name in The Book of Songs. She spent half an hour just looking for a name for Jiang Wodan.
Jiang Wodan's father, Jiang Xuyao, was a highly talented academician of the Hanlin Academy.
Jiang Wodan's mother, Tang Yuning, was a well - known talented woman far and wide.
Jiang Wodan's elder brother, Jiang Chunfeng, was the deputy minister of the Ministry of War appointed by Emperor Luo Siyuan.
Jiang Wodan's aunt, Tang Xuelan, the mistress of the Jiang family, was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's mansion.
Jiang Wodan's second elder sister, Jiang Woli, was recognized as the most beautiful woman in Yunjin among the younger generation.
And Jiang Wodan herself was an unparalleled and secretly - taught disciple of the Hundred Flowers Valley.
The whole family was extraordinary.
During Luo Siyuan's reign, the Jiang family was well - known far and wide, and it was a place that all the young masters in Chang'an yearned for.
Jiang Wodan and Jiang Chunfeng were born to Tang Yuning, as concubines' children. Only Jiang Woli was born to the legitimate wife, Tang Xuelan.
But Jiang Wodan's father, Jiang Xuyao, truly loved Tang Yuning. He was only forced to marry Tang Xuelan because of the power of her father, the prime minister.
Since Jiang Wodan was a concubine's daughter and was not cultivated like Jiang Woli from childhood, Jiang Xuyao was afraid that Jiang Wodan would suffer when getting married in the future. So he begged many people and sent Jiang Wodan to the Hundred Flowers Valley to learn skills.
This Hundred Flowers Valley was the most important clue in Li Gusong's emotional storyline, which promoted the development of the plot.
When Jiang Wodan was sent to the Hundred Flowers Valley, she was only eight years old, and she stayed there for five consecutive years.
Actually, the Hundred Flowers Valley didn't completely forbid disciples from leaving. It allowed them to go home once a year for a month.
But Jiang Wodan thought that her father sent her to this unfamiliar place when she was young, which meant he didn't want her. So she was angry and didn't go home for five consecutive years.
Later, Jiang Woli was recognized as the most beautiful woman in Yunjin by the young masters and ladies of the noble families in the capital. Although it was indeed because of her good looks, the main reason was that Jiang Wodan didn't go back.
In the Hundred Flowers Valley, disciples were required to be proficient in the four arts of the Chinese scholars and be both talented and beautiful.
They had to take baths in hot springs with flower petals every day, nourish their hair with special hair tonics, and wear clothes made of ice silk. Everyone looked like a fairy.
But actually, the Hundred Flowers Valley was just a general intelligence station that specialized in training undercover agents to lurk around the powerful and obtain intelligence.
And the master of the Hundred Flowers Valley was a time - traveler from the 21st century. This was a setting in the original work.
When Jiang Wodan went home for the first time, she was already thirteen years old.
The Jiang Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colored streamers, preparing for the New Year. The preparations were extremely grand. But even such an important New Year was not as important as going to pick up his daughter in person.
As soon as Jiang Wodan left the valley, she saw Jiang Xuyao waiting at the valley entrance. Her eyes immediately welled up with tears.
"Daddy, why are you here?"
She had grown up, and after staying in the Hundred Flowers Valley for so long, her perspective on things was different. Naturally, she knew that Jiang Xuyao had done this for her own good.
Jiang Xuyao rubbed his frozen - red hands. "I heard that the holiday is around this time. I've come to wait every year, and I finally waited for you this year."
Jiang Wodan felt like crying. She rushed over and hugged her father.
At this moment, Jiang Wodan was the happiest she had ever been.
When they got home, the family of four first caught up on old times. They were all infected by the emotion of their long - awaited reunion. Especially Tang Yuning, whose eyes were still red until night.
After hugging enough, Tang Yuning wiped her tears and suddenly remembered. "Dandan, there's a young man in the mansion. He's getting along well with your second elder sister. Don't go to your second elder sister's yard these days."
Jiang Wodan curled her lips. "I didn't want to go to her yard anyway. Who cares?"
But soon, Jiang Wodan, who was about to be slapped in the face, still climbed onto the wall of Jiang Woli's yard.
If Tang Yuning hadn't specifically told her, she really wouldn't have been interested in taking a look.
She mainly wanted to see who on earth this person was that could make the always arrogant Jiang Woli be so inseparable from him.
Jiang Wodan didn't learn other martial arts in the Hundred Flowers Valley. Her master taught her that the world was dangerous, and if things went wrong, just retreat.
So Jiang Wodan specialized in light - body skills, which were best for running away.
She climbed onto the wall of Jiang Woli's yard.
Jiang Woli was standing in the yard admiring the plum blossoms. Every move of hers showed her natural beauty. There was a tall and straight young figure standing beside her, but his face couldn't be seen clearly.
But his every gesture exuded an indescribable air of maturity beyond his years.
Jiang Wodan, who was eager to see the young man's face, was scratching her head in anxiety. She even wished she could rush over. At this moment, a small stone hit her arm.
Then her arm went numb, and she directly fell into Jiang Woli's yard.
Hearing the noise here, Jiang Woli and the young man turned around.
Although she had fallen, at least she finally got to see the young man's appearance.
His eyebrows were rather cold, and he was extremely handsome.
He had a very delicate and elegant face, looking like a gentle young man.
His appearance didn't seem mature beyond his years, but his behavior...
He stood with his hands behind his back, looking like an old - fashioned cadre.
Jiang Wodan thought angrily.
The young man's eyebrows and eyes were rather cold, but at this moment, there was a hint of teasing in his eyes, as if he had been waiting for Jiang Wodan to fall as a good show.
Thinking of the sudden numbness in her arm and the small stone that hit her arm...
Was she being set up?
The young man's smile only stayed in his eyes, and there wasn't much expression on his face. When he saw Jiang Wodan looking at him angrily, he even raised his eyebrows.
Jiang Wodan: "..."
Provocation! This was a blatant provocation!
Jiang Wodan couldn't vent her anger or swallow it. She felt extremely uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Jiang Woli had just noticed her and didn't see the intense eye - contact between her and the young man. She could still save some face.
Jiang Woli said in surprise, "Third sister, why do you always appear in a different way from others?"
Jiang Wodan quickly got up, straightened her chest, and said, "Because I'm born to be different."
Then she patted the dust off her body and swaggered towards the door, planning to go out.
The key was that it would be a bit embarrassing to climb over the wall again...
Jiang Woli stopped Jiang Wodan. "Stop! You come and go as you please. If my yard is freely accessible to you, what kind of person will I be?!"
Jiang Wodan turned around and made a face. "I'm not staying. Do you want me to be a third wheel? By the way, my brother - in - law will be unhappy too, right, brother - in - law?"
The smile in the young man's eyes froze for a moment.
Although Jiang Woli didn't understand what a "third wheel" was, she understood the words "brother - in - law". She pretended to be calm and said, "He's not your brother - in - law."
Before Jiang Wodan could say anything, the young man bowed first. "Second miss, I've bothered you for a long time today. It's not convenient for me to stay longer. I'll take my leave first."
Jiang Woli immediately panicked and looked very reluctant. "Young Marquis, we haven't finished our chess game..."
The young marquis smiled. "I don't want to bother you, nor do I want to upset the second miss."
The smile didn't reach his eyes.
Jiang Wodan was a bit dumbfounded looking at the two of them being so reluctant to part.
Were they acting a sad love story for her?
And the plot didn't seem right either.
"One loves, but the other is indifferent"? "A lovesick man and a complaining woman separated by a thin layer of paper"? Or "A lovesick man is chasing a rich young lady hard"?
It didn't seem to be any of these.
Jiang Wodan, who had been influenced by many wonderful storybooks from the valley master in the Hundred Flowers Valley, felt that her intelligence had been insulted.