Chapter 283 Blood-stained Jade Pendant
The man in the pavilion didn't move or make any sound. The cold wind lifted the corners of his robe, like the wings of a butterfly flapping about to take off.
Just when Su Qianqian thought that Jiang Fan would no longer answer her questions, an ethereal voice seemed to come from far away.
"I want to see you because you are not a member of the Qin family, but you know the Qin family's affairs. Little girl, what do you know?"
"You... know that I'm a woman?" Su Qianqian was a little surprised. Her current outfit had basically no flaws after continuous improvements. Except for Madam Shaohua who recognized her at the beginning, no one had seen through it.
And today she was wearing a cloak that covered her from head to toe, so what went wrong?
"Bai Pin is still too young, just like me back then, relying on my kung fu to be reckless and arrogant, confident that there is nothing he can't see through, no one he can't defeat, and no situation he can't see through."
Jiang Fan said this and slowly turned around, sat on the stone bench in the pavilion, and looked up at Su Qianqian.
"So, little girl, why did you come to see me, and what do you know?"
Su Qianqian walked up to the pavilion and felt that the wind seemed to be stronger. She looked at the stone bench and regretted not bringing a cushion.
[Will I get hemorrhoids if I sit? If I don't sit down, it will seem that I'm pretentious and lack momentum! Su Qianqian was hesitant, but luckily the cloak was quite thick, so Su Qianqian simply sat down with the cloak as a cushion.
"Master Jiang, since you know that I am a woman but don't know who I am, it shows that you are not that well-informed. At least you haven't reached into the Wuning Marquis' Mansion yet."
"I'm not afraid of Master Jiang knowing that I'm Su Qianqian, the wife of Qin Hanzhang, Marquis of Wuning. I came to see you because the Qin family wants to find out the real cause of death of their father and brothers. I want to keep the boat I'm on safe so that it won't be overturned by a gust of wind from nowhere."
"If the host asks me what I know, does this count?"
Su Qianqian stretched out her palm, holding a small round jade pendant. The jade pendant was half black and half white, shaped like the Tai Chi Yin-Yang fish, but without the fish eye. It was tied with a dark brown rope. The white half was now contaminated by brown stuff, appearing mottled and dark.
Jiang Fan stared at the jade pendant for a long time without moving, as if he was afraid that this was just an illusion and that any movement would shatter it and wake him up.
Seeing that Jiang Fan did not move, Su Qianqian was about to take the jade pendant back, but she felt a cool breeze and the jade pendant was already in Jiang Fan's hand.
“How did you get it? This…” Jiang Fan’s pale fingers held the jade pendant carefully. His voice was a little hoarse. He paused halfway through the rest of the sentence. He should have guessed it.
"This was found on the Second Master's body when it was brought back to the mansion. I heard it was hanging on the Second Master's chest. He had been holding it with his hands to protect it. Even when an arrow pierced his palm and shot into his body, he never let go.
It was the Marquis who recognized the object. He had asked the Second Master for it before, but the Second Master refused him this time. He even blamed the Second Master for being stingy because of this. ”
Su Qianqian looked at the jade pendant and sighed. This thing was taken out by Qin Hanzhang to show her when she mentioned Jiang Fan. He took it out when he opened the bamboo box last night.
"The reason why the old lady didn't let it be buried with the owner was that she wanted to return the jade pendant to its original owner if she could meet the owner one day. Unfortunately, the blood of the second master stained the jade, and when it was sent back to Xijing, it was a long journey and was not wiped, so it was gradually stained."
Jiang Fan held the jade pendant, and his thumb trembled involuntarily when he wanted to move it. In the end, he did not move and just stared at it.
A full quarter of an hour passed without either of them speaking, with only the sound of the mountain wind whimpering and the occasional cry of a jackdaw.
"Thank you for leaving this thing behind, stepmother. I received a letter from her to Mingyue Tower a few days ago, but I am too embarrassed to face the Qin family, so I have not replied until now. I wonder what happened to the Qin family, and what I should do?"
Jiang Fan finally took action, took off his hood, put the jade pendant around his neck, carefully put it into his collar, and looked up to talk to Su Qianqian.
His appearance was completely exposed in front of Su Qianqian. He was in his thirties, with beautiful eyes with slightly upturned corners, sickly pale skin, and delicate facial features. Su Qianqian vaguely felt that he looked like someone, but she couldn't remember who.
None of these moved Su Qianqian. What made her speechless for a long time was Jiang Fan's head full of silver hair, as if covered with a layer of white snow.
You are buried in the ground with your bones turned into dust, while I am living in the world with my head covered with snow.
Jiang Fan did not urge him. He just let Su Qianqian look at him quietly and waited patiently.
"Master Jiang, I don't know why my mother-in-law wants to see you. Today I came here to see Master Jiang to ask for two things. If you follow the rules and trade with me, that's fine. As long as I can do it, we can talk."
Su Qianqian came back to her senses and told the purpose of this trip.
Jiang Fan's eyes turned and he looked at Su Qianqian, with a little more interest in his eyes.
"Han Zhang actually married such an interesting wife. How could he be so virtuous as to be a deputy minister of the Ministry of Justice as a woman? He has no martial arts skills but managed to escape unscathed from the pursuit of assassins twice, and even fooled the Prince of Daliang Ping and my second brother. Madam Su is quite courageous."
"So Master Jiang knows all about this. That makes it even simpler. I have the courage not to train assassins for Lu Jing. The first thing I want Mingyue Tower to do for me is to help me clear out the assassins that Lu Jing has raised, so that he will never become a threat to me again."
Su Qianqian hugged the hand warmer tightly, looked around and said.
[What kind of place is this? It's so cold. Must such a talented person in the martial arts world be so brave as to stand on the top of a mountain and eat the wind without fear of the severe cold? Isn’t the wind on the flat ground refreshing enough? 】Su Qianqian complained in her heart.
Xue Ke next to him had been pretending to be deaf and blind. At this time, he bit his lips hard and puffed up his cheeks.
"I have agreed to Madam Su's request. I will follow Madam Su's instructions on how to proceed. However, there is a condition for this matter." Jiang Fan said with a smile. This smile was simply dazzling.
[If we only talk about appearance, Jiang Fan is more beautiful than our Second Madam. What a pity. 】Su Qianqian said in her heart.
"What are the conditions? Tell me."
Jiang Fan's expression remained the same, but his eyes changed when he looked at Su Qianqian. After examining her for a moment, he suddenly asked, "Has Madam Su ever learned any special skills from a master?"
"Strange skills?" Su Qianqian thought hard.
[If I don’t have some skills, I’m afraid I won’t be able to control this big guy. He’s not as young and easy to fool as Da Hong Pao. I have to think about it carefully…]
Su Qianqian's eyes rolled around and she finally came up with an idea. Jiang Fan, who had been looking at him from the opposite side, couldn't help but raise the corner of his lips.
Su Qianqian covered her hands with her cloak and suddenly took out a big, round tomato: "Does this count? I can take things from a distance at any time. I have a lot of food here..."
Jiang Fan's expression was cracked. He rubbed his forehead with his white fingers to hide his smile, then took the tomato and smelled it easily.
"This must be the rare fruit from Cuiying Tower in Xijing City. Thank you. My condition is that Madam must provide me with the best tomatoes at any time. Madam Su, what is the second thing?"
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