Wei Yunzhao asked Xun Qi to take the jade pendant for comparison, and the two jade pendants were exactly the same.
Wei Yunzhao gripped the jade pendant a little tighter. Jiang Lin saw that the veins on the back of his hand bulging, and somehow he felt a little nervous, "What's wrong? An old friend?"
Wei Yunzhao looked into the distance with deep eyes, "Maybe she is the daughter of an old friend, and I'm entrusted by General Su."
"General Su's name is Su Yuan. He was my father's subordinate. He died in the border with my father. When I found them, he was dying. He gave me a jade pendant so that I could take care of his family if I could. This jade pendant is a token of the Su family. He also told me that my father didn't die in battle."
Before Jiang Lin could ask, Wei Yunzhao took the initiative to explain to Jiang Lin, talking about the past.
His father died, and he was poisoned after leading the army to retreat from the enemy. Many things were arranged hastily, and when he woke up, it was already several months later. Many truths and clues had been deliberately buried.
The Su family also...
Wei Yunzhao had ordered his people to investigate this matter, however until now there were many speculations, the evidences were still missing, and they couldn't find any evidences until now. He wanted to take revenge and seek justice for his father and those who died innocently together with his father, however the opportunity was far in the indefinite future.
[遥遥无期 yáo yáo wú qī: far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever.
Jiang Lin thought, no wonder Su Qiao said that she wanted an impossible justice.
But Jiang Lin had a question, "How does this Su Qiao know that you also know about this jade pendant? Could it be that General Su told her?"
Wei Yunzhao didn't know either, so he could only guess, "Since both of you have made an appointment to meet tomorrow, I'll also go with you tomorrow, I have seen her once, so I can recognize her."
Jiang Lin nodded, "If she's really General Su's daughter, I'll have someone send her back to the south of the Yangtze River. Although I don't know how she ended up in the brothel, it must be a helpless move to get to this point."
It was hard for a general's daughter to be reduced to prostitute.
"Well," Wei Yunzhao nodded, "I failed to fulfill my promise to General Su and take good care of his daughter."
Jiang Lin comforted him, "You can't protect yourself, therefore you can't blame yourself for this matter. If you want to blame, you can only blame those vicious and merciless dog, who killed the donkey when the grinding is done and destroyed the bridge after crossing the river."
[卸磨杀驴 xiè mò shā lǘ: lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful]
[过河拆桥 guò hé chāi qiáo: lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom); fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal]
As for who the dog was, it wasn't clear yet, but no matter who that person was, it was definitely right to scold that person like this.
After Jiang Lin interrupted, Wei Yunzhao also had a smile on his face, "Well, let's go see her tomorrow."
In addition to Su Qiao's matter, Chang An also found useful information, "Master, I went to see the brothel today. The people who went to the brothel were young people, many of them were scholars, all of them were fascinated by the huakui as if they had lost their souls. I also saw the huakui today. I think she is so weird, she is full of evil spirits, and she looks like someone we know."
Chang An lowered his voice, "She looks like the dead young miss."
The young miss Chang An said was Jiang Jinyue.
Chang An went on to say: "But her hands are good, both her hands are good, I have checked it specially."
"Master, are there two people who look alike in this world?"
Jiang Jinyue, Jiang Lin chanted the name, and then nodded to Chang An, "Yes, there will be two unrelated people who look alike in this world, but it's rare."
It was certain that Jiang Jinyue's hand was broken, and there was almost no possibility to cure it, and it wasn't realistic to make a fake hand. However this woman was very similar to Jiang Jinyue, what purpose did the other party have?
Jiang Lin didn't think that this matter was aimed at him and Wei Yunzhao. Even if Jiang Jinyue hated them, it was the empress who really killed her. If instead of seeking revenge on the empress, she chose to trouble them first, then she was inverting root and branch.
[本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì: lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental]
"Perhaps, the motive is the same as that of Anyang Bofu, it's a warning." Wei Yunzhao expressed his opinion.
Wei Yunzhao said: "Who will be afraid of a dead person appearing in front of others again?"
Naturally, it was people with demon in their hearts, and those who had done harm to others before would be afraid.
[心中有鬼 xīn zhōng yǒu guǐ: lit. There's demon in the heart; fig. to harbor ulterior motives]
Anyway, the first thing Jiang Lin thought of was the empress. This brothel that was open during the day attracted so many scholars. Sooner or later, this matter would become a big problem. As long as someone who knew Jiang Jinyue saw the huakui, the news would reach the Empress' ears.
Jiang Lin said, "It would be nice if we let Chu Ba stay a little longer, maybe we can know whether she is really dead or not."
"The coincidence of the burning of Fangyue Palace is strange, but what is certain is that no matter whether she is dead or not, someone will definitely make a fuss about her."
Chang An scratched his head beside him, "Master, shall I continue to stare at it tomorrow?"
Jiang Lin said: "You don't need to go in, just stare at it from a distance."
"Hey, that's great, then I'll step back first."
Wei Yunzhao asked Xun Qi to take the jade pendant for comparison, and the two jade pendants were exactly the same.
Wei Yunzhao gripped the jade pendant a little tighter. Jiang Lin saw that the veins on the back of his hand bulging, and somehow he felt a little nervous, "What's wrong? An old friend?"
Wei Yunzhao looked into the distance with deep eyes, "Maybe she is the daughter of an old friend, and I'm entrusted by General Su."
"General Su's name is Su Yuan. He was my father's subordinate. He died in the border with my father. When I found them, he was dying. He gave me a jade pendant so that I could take care of his family if I could. This jade pendant is a token of the Su family. He also told me that my father didn't die in battle."
Before Jiang Lin could ask, Wei Yunzhao took the initiative to explain to Jiang Lin, talking about the past.
His father died, and he was poisoned after leading the army to retreat from the enemy. Many things were arranged hastily, and when he woke up, it was already several months later. Many truths and clues had been deliberately buried.
The Su family also...
Wei Yunzhao had ordered his people to investigate this matter, however until now there were many speculations, the evidences were still missing, and they couldn't find any evidences until now. He wanted to take revenge and seek justice for his father and those who died innocently together with his father, however the opportunity was far in the indefinite future.
[遥遥无期 yáo yáo wú qī: far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever.
Jiang Lin thought, no wonder Su Qiao said that she wanted an impossible justice.
But Jiang Lin had a question, "How does this Su Qiao know that you also know about this jade pendant? Could it be that General Su told her?"
Wei Yunzhao didn't know either, so he could only guess, "Since both of you have made an appointment to meet tomorrow, I'll also go with you tomorrow, I have seen her once, so I can recognize her."
Jiang Lin nodded, "If she's really General Su's daughter, I'll have someone send her back to the south of the Yangtze River. Although I don't know how she ended up in the brothel, it must be a helpless move to get to this point."
It was hard for a general's daughter to be reduced to prostitute.
"Well," Wei Yunzhao nodded, "I failed to fulfill my promise to General Su and take good care of his daughter."
Jiang Lin comforted him, "You can't protect yourself, therefore you can't blame yourself for this matter. If you want to blame, you can only blame those vicious and merciless dog, who killed the donkey when the grinding is done and destroyed the bridge after crossing the river."
[卸磨杀驴 xiè mò shā lǘ: lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful]
[过河拆桥 guò hé chāi qiáo: lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom); fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal]
As for who the dog was, it wasn't clear yet, but no matter who that person was, it was definitely right to scold that person like this.
After Jiang Lin interrupted, Wei Yunzhao also had a smile on his face, "Well, let's go see her tomorrow."
In addition to Su Qiao's matter, Chang An also found useful information, "Master, I went to see the brothel today. The people who went to the brothel were young people, many of them were scholars, all of them were fascinated by the huakui as if they had lost their souls. I also saw the huakui today. I think she is so weird, she is full of evil spirits, and she looks like someone we know."
Chang An lowered his voice, "She looks like the dead young miss."
The young miss Chang An said was Jiang Jinyue.
Chang An went on to say: "But her hands are good, both her hands are good, I have checked it specially."
"Master, are there two people who look alike in this world?"
Jiang Jinyue, Jiang Lin chanted the name, and then nodded to Chang An, "Yes, there will be two unrelated people who look alike in this world, but it's rare."
It was certain that Jiang Jinyue's hand was broken, and there was almost no possibility to cure it, and it wasn't realistic to make a fake hand. However this woman was very similar to Jiang Jinyue, what purpose did the other party have?
Jiang Lin didn't think that this matter was aimed at him and Wei Yunzhao. Even if Jiang Jinyue hated them, it was the empress who really killed her. If instead of seeking revenge on the empress, she chose to trouble them first, then she was inverting root and branch.
[本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì: lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental]
"Perhaps, the motive is the same as that of Anyang Bofu, it's a warning." Wei Yunzhao expressed his opinion.
Wei Yunzhao said: "Who will be afraid of a dead person appearing in front of others again?"
Naturally, it was people with demon in their hearts, and those who had done harm to others before would be afraid.
[心中有鬼 xīn zhōng yǒu guǐ: lit. There's demon in the heart; fig. to harbor ulterior motives]
Anyway, the first thing Jiang Lin thought of was the empress. This brothel that was open during the day attracted so many scholars. Sooner or later, this matter would become a big problem. As long as someone who knew Jiang Jinyue saw the huakui, the news would reach the Empress' ears.
Jiang Lin said, "It would be nice if we let Chu Ba stay a little longer, maybe we can know whether she is really dead or not."
"The coincidence of the burning of Fangyue Palace is strange, but what is certain is that no matter whether she is dead or not, someone will definitely make a fuss about her."
Chang An scratched his head beside him, "Master, shall I continue to stare at it tomorrow?"
Jiang Lin said: "You don't need to go in, just stare at it from a distance."
"Hey, that's great, then I'll step back first."
