"Princess Daqi?"
Gu Qingsheng became interested and leaned forward.
It’s no wonder. Mr. Zhan looks quite old and has probably traveled to many places.
Whether in the past life or the present life, Gu Qingsheng has always been in Jinchu, which made her suddenly very interested in Master Zhan. She took the jade pendant from him and could feel some warmth, but it was not of very high quality.
The Great Qi was rich, and the people were mostly gentle and generous.
There are mines behind the mountain, and the rich mineral resources lay the foundation for the luxury of the Great Qi Palace.
In any case, this has nothing to do with Princess Da Qi's jade pendant.
"real?"
He asked in return, the jade pendant in his hand flashing in the light coming in through the window.
"You're lying to me, aren't you? Da Qi is very wealthy. This jade pendant looks..."
Gu Qingsheng's question made Zhan Lao look hopeless. He clicked his tongue and reached out to grab the jade pendant, but Gu Qingsheng dodged it.
"What do you know, little girl? If you don't need it, give it back to me!"
"I'm giving it to you because you're a good person. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't give it to you!"
"You said this is Princess Daqi's jade pendant. How did you get it? Can you at least tell me?"
Seeing that Mr. Zhan was getting anxious, Gu Qingsheng asked
"You're just saying it without any evidence. What if it was stolen from the street? Then I'll be your accomplice, and that would be a loss for me."
These words calmed down Mr. Zhan to some extent. He blew his nose and glared at Gu Qingsheng, then fell into memories.
"When I was young, I traveled a lot. The Prince Leiman who is now so arrogant in the city was still a child when I went to the Western Regions."
"How can you look so majestic standing on the street, dirty and all?"
Lehman?
Gu Qingsheng raised his eyebrows.
Looking at Leiman's current state, it is impossible to imagine what Mr. Zhan had described.
Standing on the roadside, looking dirty, is that still Lehman? Could it be that this old man Zhan is confused and has misremembered the beggar on the street?
Although he thought so in his heart, Gu Qingsheng did not say it out loud.
When Master Zhan spoke, his tone was gentle, even more pleasant than that of the storyteller, which immediately allowed her to organize her thoughts. She clenched the jade pendant in her hand, hugged her legs tightly, and listened to Master Zhan more carefully.
"The Western Regions is a great place."
Lost in very distant memories, Mr. Zhan spoke with admiration in his tone.
"The customs there are different from ours now. The women there are tut-tut-tutting."
When he said the latter part, it was just like the expression Yan Hui often showed, which suddenly reminded Gu Qingsheng of the man who lingered in brothels.
"As expected, all men in the world are the same. Disgusting! Ugh!"
In an era where scumbag men are rampant, Miao Lanlan was disgusted to see Master Zhan like this, without considering that she did not treat Yan Hui like this.
Gu Qingsheng glanced speechlessly at the black ocarina that appeared in his chest, and remembered the two words that Miao Lanlan often said.
Face control.
Double standards.
Probably the best way to describe her.
"Master Zhan, we were talking about Da Qi, why are you talking about the Western Regions again?"
To remind Mr. Zhan, Gu Qingsheng shook the jade pendant in his hand in front of Mr. Zhan.
"I know! Why are you so anxious?"
Mr. Zhan glared at Gu Qingsheng again in annoyance.
"I was visiting the Western Regions at the time and happened to obtain a very magical insect."
"That bug is very powerful. It can save lives at critical moments. I spent a lot of effort to get it."
Miao Lanlan and Gu Qingsheng both felt a pang of fear in their hearts.
They were certain that the insect that Mr. Zhan was talking about must be a poisonous insect.
The Western Region's poisonous insects are not to be passed on to outsiders. At the beginning, Gu Qingsheng was almost taken back to the Western Region by Lei Man because of this. After hearing this, it seems that Mr. Zhan is not a simple person.
Gu Qingsheng calmly held the ocarina and signaled Miao Lanlan to calm down.
Not noticing what was happening here, Mr. Zhan continued
"But later, when I went to Da Qi, I happened to meet the princess of Da Qi. I was in trouble at the time, and by chance, I traded my bug for this jade pendant and told her I would return it to her."
"But."
He crossed his legs, looked as if he didn't care about anything, shook his head, and his tone didn't reveal any emotion.
"However, after I left, Da Qi was destroyed, so I don't know where the Da Qi princess went. She might have died in the war."
"This jade pendant has no owner now. I'm giving it to you as a thank you gift for this meal. It's definitely a good gift."
As he spoke, Mr. Zhan's tone became a little lonely.
"I'm already so old, it wouldn't be worth it to die with the jade pendant in my arms."
People like Mr. Zhan either spend their lives walking or in prison.
Perhaps even he himself felt that it would be a pity if he died in prison with such a pure and flawless jade pendant.
Gu Qingsheng smiled. She believed what Zhan Lao said, but she threw the jade pendant into Zhan Lao's cell and smiled with her little white teeth.
"What a rotten old man! He eats other people's food and still causes trouble for them."
"You sound so nice, but what you really want to do is entrust the jade pendant to me and ask me to find that Princess Daqi for you?"
"I'm from the royal family, so you naturally think I have extensive connections. You want me to find the Princess of Daqi for you, right?"
After hearing this, Mr. Zhan was so angry that he put away the jade pendant. His face turned red and he pointed at Gu Qingsheng, speechless for a while.
"You...you! You little girl! You!"
"I gave you the jade pendant out of kindness, and you really are! Forget it! I won't give it to you anymore!"
He put the jade pendant in his arms, then turned over and faced Gu Qingsheng with his back as if he was angry.
When Master Zhan turned around, Gu Qingsheng's eyes turned cold.
She didn't say anything, turned around and sat in the corner, looking very lonely.
"Why would you say something like that? That's not what you mean at all."
The black ocarina has always been close to Gu Qingsheng's heart. Miao Lanlan is closest to her heart than anyone else.
After spending some time together, Miao Lanlan understood Gu Qingsheng a little bit and immediately knew that what she said was not true.
"You're like the worm in my stomach."
Gu Qingsheng joked with Miao Lanlan but did not directly answer her question. Instead, he stared at the moonlight in a daze as usual.
She felt a very familiar feeling towards Master Zhan.
That is similar to the state of myself in the previous life, who was tortured and wanted to die.
…
The place that Gu Miao arranged for Luo Zhaozhao was a very remote courtyard. It was sparsely populated, so there were no officers or soldiers guarding it.
In the room, she hid in the closet, not daring to make any sound, her whole body trembling.
Outside the cabinet, facing the moonlight, Chu Zhiyao was standing in front of the couch, staring blankly at the empty bed with bloodshot eyes.
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