Chapter 28 A gentleman is self-defiled and hides his shortcomings
"In fact, it is because we are alone now, and I have no cultivation at all. Even if I want to make a move on Miss Su, I am powerless."
Jiang Lan sighed, looking helpless and regretful.
When Su Qinghan heard this, she couldn't help but think of the time when he flirted with her in Xueyue Pavilion during the day. She bit her teeth slightly, and a hint of shame and anger appeared in her cold eyes.
What does it mean to be alone and helpless? Weren't there only the two of them at that time?
Tonight she had witnessed someone telling lies with open eyes.
"I wonder what I have to do before Mr. Jiang will let me go?" Su Qinghan took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
"If you let this go, it will sound too hard to hear outside."
Jiang Lan shook his head gently, turned around, and tapped the jade table with his slender fingers. "Why don't you consider the conditions I mentioned during the day, Miss Su? Look at your father. If you hadn't stepped in in time to help your sister out, he would have wanted to give your sister to me as a concubine."
"You don't want to see your sister being pushed into the fire pit, right?"
Su Qinghan paused for a moment, her shiny red lips moved, and she almost trembled with anger.
Thinking that she had already called him "shameless", she took the word back abruptly.
She never expected that Jiang Lan could say this so frankly and shamelessly. Even he knew that he was a "fire pit"? However, the more Jiang Lan said this, the more certain she was of her speculations and associations.
Perhaps what she is going to say and do next is a little bold, but she is going to give it a try.
At this moment, Su Qinghan took another deep breath.
The beautiful jade-like pupils reflected Jiang Lan's handsome face, and he said directly, "Mr. Jiang is the only son of the Prime Minister, a wealthy man, and a noble and distinguished person. Why would he embarrass a weak woman like Qinghan?"
"Although Qinghan is quite pretty, she also knows her own limitations. A man like you, Master Jiang, has seen countless beautiful women. What does Qinghan count among them?"
It is true that since ancient times, no one believes the truth, only routines can win people's hearts.
Jiang Lan was deeply impressed.
However, he still said slowly, "Miss Su should be more confident in herself. From my perspective of having seen thousands of women, your appearance is among the best in the whole of Daxia. I can't say you are the most beautiful woman in the history, but it's easy for you to be the most famous one in the world."
He certainly didn't say that nonsense.
After all, Su Qinghan is the heroine who spends the most ink and paper on the original plot. The description of her appearance is not exaggerated to the extreme, but it is almost there.
"It is really Qinghan's luck to be praised by Master Jiang."
Although Jiang Lan praised her beauty, Su Qinghan was not stupid enough to think that Jiang Lan was attracted by her beauty.
Just listen to these words casually, especially when they come from his mouth.
If she had not experienced what happened during the day, she might still think that Jiang Lan was a second-generation rich man who indulged in sensual pleasures and had no knowledge or skills.
But now after meeting him... she just felt that he was deep-minded, unpredictable, and extremely dangerous, so it would be best to keep a distance and stay away from him.
"Since you feel lucky, then why do you keep rejecting my kindness, Miss Su?" Jiang Lan looked at her with interest.
"Qinghan is unlucky and has no destiny. He cannot climb up the high branch right in front of him..." Su Qinghan shook his head.
Jiang Lan stopped smiling and interrupted her, "Miss Su, are you being ungrateful?"
"If Master Jiang insists on forcing Qinghan, then Qinghan would rather die here."
Su Qinghan raised her beautiful face that was as crystal clear as jade, and her tone was cold and firm.
Her long black hair fluttered in the night wind, making the expression on her face look even more resolute.
The reason why she said this was actually a gamble.
She was betting on all her previous guesses and associations, and on what she thought she knew about Jiang Lan...
"Does Miss Su know what you are talking about?"
After hearing this, Jiang Lan no longer had a smile on his face.
His eyes seemed to have become a little cold at this moment, and his tone became a little indifferent, "In such a huge Great Xia Dynasty, no one has ever dared to reject me like this."
"Do you know the consequences of this?"
"I know. No matter what the consequences are, Qinghan will accept them."
Su Qinghan's expression did not change, and he still looked determined and resolute.
Even when facing Jiang Lan's gaze, he tried his best to remain calm and composed, without any panic.
If she guessed wrong, the worst that could happen would be death. She had already thought of the worst outcome.
This was a gamble for her.
“Pah pah pah…”
"What a guy who would rather die here."
The next moment, the anger that Su Qinghan had expected did not appear.
Jiang Lan, on the other hand, clapped his hands and smiled faintly, "Miss Su is really unique, brave and resourceful, no wonder she was accepted as a disciple by the Dao Cang Sword Sect."
"However, I still admire your aloof and noble appearance during the day. Now you are being hypocritical..."
"People change." Su Qinghan said bluntly.
Looking at Jiang Lan's expression, she knew she had made the right bet.
But she was still somewhat confused about Jiang Lan’s words. The one from Dao Cang Sword Sect?
Is that referring to her master? But for the son of the Prime Minister, even the leader of the Dao Cang Sword Sect is nothing.
But at this moment, there was no time for her to think about it.
Jiang Lan smiled, sat down somewhat uninterested, and sighed, "You make me seem a little boring when you say that."
"How can you be sure that I won't make things difficult for you?"
Su Qinghan's eyes fell on his face, and his tone was rarely full of admiration at this moment, "As the old saying goes, a gentleman defiles himself and hides his shortcomings."
“Knowing the white, keeping the black, is the model for the world. Being the model for the world, the constant virtue is unerring, and returns to the infinity.”
"During the day, Master Jiang used himself as bait to lure Lin Fan out to attack. That's when he had no choice but to flirt with me, forcing Lin Fan to get angry and reveal his flaws. At the banquet at night, the great scholar Zhao Tianhe was present. Master Jiang deliberately tarnished his own reputation and asked me to pour wine with him. In fact, it was also to cover up the gossips..."
Everyone thought that the son of the prime minister was just a useless second-generation rich man who indulged in sensual pleasures and had no knowledge or skills. Even she thought so at first.
It was not until she came into contact with him that she thoroughly understood that this so-called "waste" was actually just Jiang Lan's disguise for worldly appearances.
The current Prime Minister is extremely powerful, and the imperial power has fallen into the hands of others. In the territory of Daxia, the aristocratic clans and family sects are intertwined and are fighting against each other at every step.
If the son of the Prime Minister had not been a known waste, Daxia would have been in chaos and turmoil long ago.
The royal family was even more uneasy, so how could they live in peace? They had probably already started many internal fights because they were afraid of the power of the prime minister.
Once Daxia falls into internal strife, it will inevitably lead to separatism and division.
The other dynasties and ethnic minorities would definitely take advantage of the situation and from now on, Daxia would become weak and would no longer have the grand scene of thousands of dynasties coming to pay homage.
It may even disappear and be completely destroyed.
(End of this chapter)
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