Chapter 106: Su Zhenzhen is truly a woman of destiny.
The person in front of her didn't recognize her, and Jiang Sijin had no proof of her identity.
Seeing that the woman in front of him remained silent, Jiang Jingyan, who was always impatient, pushed her aside and led his soldiers inside to search.
The courtyard was empty except for scattered pieces of corpse in the woodshed, whose outline could be roughly discerned—it was the lust demon.
Jiang Jingyan, who was already short-tempered, was instantly enraged. Regardless of the identity of this woman who had appeared out of nowhere, he decided to capture her and take her back first, so that he could at least report back.
Jiang Sijin didn't want to be carried around. "I can walk by myself. Don't let their dirty hands touch me."
Perhaps I'll meet other members of the Jiang clan. If any of them recognize me, that will serve as proof of my identity.
Even if things go wrong, I can escape immediately.
Jiang Sijin was led into the largest brothel in the capital. The group entered through the back door and went directly to a private room on the third floor.
Seemingly unconcerned that Jiang Sijin would run away, the soldiers withdrew once they reached the brothel.
Jiang Jingyan followed behind Jiang Sijin, gesturing for her to keep walking forward.
The two walked to the end of the corridor. The people inside seemed to know they had arrived, and the door opened from the inside the instant they approached.
Jiang Sijin walked in with great interest. Next to the octagonal table placed by the window, sat a middle-aged man dressed in a long robe, wearing a square scarf on his head, and holding a feather fan in his hand. He looked somewhat like a gentleman who traveled the world.
“Brother.” Jiang Jingyan stepped forward. “That woman seems to have run away. The demon was blown to pieces. I met this girl in front of that house. She knows our Jiang family’s generational names and said she was a princess of the Last Emperor’s Dynasty.”
From the moment the two entered until now, the middle-aged man has been gazing into the distance, his eyes fixed on the void.
Upon hearing this, they turned their attention back to Jiang Sijin.
The hand that wasn't holding anything made a few quick calculations.
Jiang Sijin asked curiously, "Have you studied this before? Who was your teacher?"
The middle-aged man released his fingers, and gently waved the feather fan in his other hand.
"She was indeed a princess of the last emperor's dynasty."
Jiang Sijin looked at the person in front of her with a slightly provocative expression, "Judging from Jiang Jingyan calling you brother, shouldn't you call me 'Grandma' according to seniority?"
Before the middle-aged man could speak, Jiang Jingyan exploded.
"You're so rude and ill-mannered. My brother was born early and can't be considered a person of this mortal world. Even if you were the last emperor Jiang Yichun standing here, he wouldn't need to bow to you, let alone a princess of the previous dynasty."
The Jiang family held those who lived outside the world in high esteem, especially those with genuine skills.
I wonder if this person in front of me really has real skills.
However, Jiang Sijin didn't care. If he didn't want to call her, then so be it. This impetuous young man beside her couldn't possibly have any special identity, could he?
"And what about you? Which branch of the family are you from? How rude of you."
Jiang Jingyan's face flushed red. He simply couldn't understand why such a young girl would be a princess of the previous dynasty, but since his cousin said she was, then so be it.
After all, his cousin hadn't made a mistake yet.
"Grandma," Jiang Jingyan called out reluctantly.
"Yes," Jiang Sijin readily agreed, "Grandson—"
The last note was drawn out for an extremely long time.
Jiang Jingyan: "..."
I suspect she's deliberately insulting me, but I have no proof.
“Brother, it’s been almost twenty-one years since the last dynasty, how could she only be this age now?” Jiang Jingyan’s tone was full of emotion.
"It's normal that you don't know. This lady is no ordinary person. Her birth mother was once mistaken for a woman of destiny." The middle-aged man spoke calmly, his voice without any inflection, as if everything in the world was irrelevant to him.
Jiang Sijin hates this kind of pretentious act the most. If he were really a hermit, he would be living in seclusion in some remote mountain forest. This kind of behavior is nothing more than trying to gain fame and reputation.
"What's your name? You haven't introduced yourself in all this time. Or is it that your lineage has long since died out, which is why you've entered the Xuanmen sect?"
The middle-aged man's deep eyes were calm and indifferent; he looked at Jiang Sijin as if she were a table.
To be more precise, everything in the world is nothingness in his eyes.
Jiang Jingyan, however, did not have such a good temper. "Don't think that just because you are a princess of the direct line, you can disregard others. Although you are of a higher generation than me, your elder brother is older than you. You have completely disregarded court etiquette and upbringing, and have no respect for elders at all."
Jiang Sijin was even less patient. If the middle-aged man in front of her had taken the initiative to introduce himself, the matter would have been dropped.
But he kept trying to hide it, while the young boy next to him was jumping around, acting as if he were someone special.
This annoyed Jiang Sijin. "Could it be that I guessed it? You're all alone in your family, so that's why you started learning these superstitious things?"
The middle-aged man gave a soft "hmm" this time.
Jiang Sijin's curiosity was piqued. "So what's your name? Which lineage do you belong to?"
"Jiang Jingwei is from the Lishan lineage."
The Jiang family dynasty has spanned thousands of years on this land, with numerous descendants. In addition to the direct line that inherited the throne, there are many branches, dozens of them, large and small. To this day, it is unknown how much of the bloodline passed down from their ancestors remains.
In reality, it's just worshipping a stranger who shares a common ancestor.
Jiang Sijin suddenly thought of the chosen one she had just mentioned, "Do you also have ulterior motives?"
Jiang Jingwei gently waved his feather fan. “Princess, your words are hurtful. The collateral branches are supremely loyal to the direct line. We only want to find that chosen one who will give birth to a benevolent ruler for the Jiang family and continue the legitimate dynasty.”
Jiang Sijin stared into the eyes of the person in front of her, trying to find some other emotion in them, but unfortunately, those eyes were calm and clear, without the slightest desire.
"Really?" Jiang Sijin was still a little skeptical. "Did you find it?"
Jiang Jingwei was somewhat uncertain. "Some time ago, I discovered that there was a new kind of true energy in the capital. This true energy is not as domineering as the imperial dragon energy, but it nourishes the last bit of dragon energy in the capital like spring rain. So I immediately went down the mountain to look for it, but I had a disagreement with Jingyan about the purpose of this woman. We only settled it today, and I was just about to ask Jingyan to bring the woman over when something unexpected happened."
Jiang Sijin frowned. There was a distinct smell of fragrant rice in that courtyard, and Su Zhenzhen had just come to the capital.
Could she be the woman destined to give birth to a benevolent ruler for all time?
"How old is the woman you calculated? What are her physical characteristics?"
Jiang Jingwei waved his feather fan lightly, and a phantom appeared in the air.
Jiang Sijin had no time to marvel at the fact that this person was truly capable; she stared at the phantom before her, her heart filled with deep emotion.
It really is her.
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