PDLP Chapter 454 The Jade Pendant Came from Qingfeng City
Chapter 454 The Jade Pendant Came from Qingfeng City
When only the girls remained in the pavilion, the Sixth Princess Yao Nanzhu looked at everyone and slowly opened her palms.
The sixth princess held a jade pendant in her palm. The white jade pendant was emitting faint light, like twinkling stars.
"Nannan, what's this?"
Yao Maimai asked, "Isn't this the jade pendant you've worn since you were little? It even glows?"
"Sister Nan, why haven't I seen it glow before? What's going on?" Yao Suisui asked.
The Wen sisters looked around curiously. They knew this was definitely unusual, as evidenced by the fact that the Sixth Princess had dismissed everyone, but they had no way of knowing the specifics.
Wenwen blinked. With her cultivation level, she could sense what the Sixth Princess was holding, but she was powerless to tell her what it was for. This showed that even cultivators had blind spots in their knowledge of the world and were not omnipotent; there were things they did not understand.
At this moment, Wenwen complained to herself again about Aying, who was always absent when she needed her. It seemed that she would have to control Aying's activity range from now on. Aying would disappear from time to time and not take her, its owner, seriously.
Just as Wenwen was secretly criticizing Aying in her heart, several exclamations pulled her back to reality.
"Oh, Sister Nan!"
"Bamboo, what are you doing?"
"Did you fall? Let me check."
Several people surrounded the sixth princess anxiously and asked what was wrong. It turned out that the sixth princess had just tried to get out of her wheelchair, but due to her leg injury, she almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, Yao Maimai and Wenxia were right beside her and caught her in time. Otherwise, causing such a scene on the palace grounds would not have resulted in her being sentenced to death, but they just wanted to avoid any further complications.
Wenwen remained calm and secretly set up a soundproof barrier before slowly speaking.
"Sister Nan, please speak frankly. I'm sure you've done your research on the Wen family and have a good understanding of their reputation. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been that incident in the side hall, right?"
A side hall?
Which scene? The one where he tripped Wenqing? Or the one where the imperial physician treated her?
What are these two talking about?
Apart from Wenwen and the Sixth Princess, no one else present could react. They all looked at the two of them, glancing here and there.
Unfortunately, the two of them were not knowing what kind of cryptic conversation they were having, and they just stared at each other without saying a word.
In the end, the Sixth Princess was defeated. She blinked hard, rubbed her eyes, and muttered reproachfully, "I actually lost to you with a glare, Sister Wen. You really are a hidden master!"
"Sixth Princess, what makes you say that? I don't understand, please enlighten me, Your Highness." Wenwen spoke with respect but also with a hint of distance.
Whether they are friend or foe remains to be seen; caution is always the best policy!
Ignoring her aloofness, the Sixth Princess stroked the jade pendant with her fingers, looked at the sisters present, and began to say in a low voice, "This is a jade pendant that my mother gave me. It has been hanging around my neck since I can remember. Just like Sui Sui said, this jade pendant has never shone."
"Three years ago, I accidentally fell and the jade pendant cracked open. Only then did I realize that there was a letter my mother had left for me inside the jade pendant."
"The letter said that the jade pendant would glow when it met a cultivator. From that moment on, every time I met someone, I would hold the jade pendant tightly and feel its warmth."
After a pause, the Sixth Princess continued, "Today, Mai Mai and Sui Sui came to the palace to see me. Out of habit, I gripped the jade pendant tightly. When they were a few steps away from me, without warning, the jade pendant became slightly warm. At first, I thought it was the temperature of my own hand and couldn't believe it. Finally, after trying it several times, the fact was right before my eyes, leaving me no choice but to believe it. Later, I met you all..."
"No wonder when I saw you, you inexplicably made my sister and me go in and out several times."
Yao Suisui pouted in protest, "Oh, I see. I understand now."
"What do you know? Don't interrupt!"
Yao Maimai patted her arm, exercising her authority as the older sister to prevent her younger sister from interrupting, and turned to the sixth princess, saying, "Nannan, you continue."
The Sixth Princess looked at Wenwen and seemed to suggest, "Why don't we all try it with the jade pendants?"
As soon as she finished speaking, right before everyone's eyes, the Sixth Princess used her gold hairpin to pull out a letter as thin as a cicada's wing from the side of the jade pendant, handed it to Wenwen, and gestured for everyone to read it.
Looking at the letter extended in front of her, Wenwen hesitated for a few moments before finally taking it.
The letter contained only a few words, as follows:
My daughter Nan'er:
This jade pendant was made of Spirit-Guiding Jade. It will emit light and heat when it encounters cultivators. You should treat it with care.
As a mother, I have three wishes: First, that you may encounter a virtuous and accomplished cultivator; second, that you may remember where you came from, north of the northern desert—Qingfeng City; and third, that you may be kind-hearted, treat others with kindness, and live a peaceful and prosperous life.
The letter ended without a signature, only with a drawing of a small three-petaled flower.
After Wenwen finished reading it, she handed it to the next person, and then a storm was brewing in her mind.
Unexpectedly, the deceased Consort Chen came from the Immortal City—Qingfeng City.
A city adjacent to Xingyu City.
I just don't know how Consort Chen managed to travel from such a distant place to Zhongzhao Kingdom. The journey must have been quite arduous. However, she is no longer here, and more than a decade has passed. Since no one mentions it, it has simply faded into oblivion.
A moment later, the letter returned to the Sixth Princess.
"Sister Wen, do you believe me now?" the Sixth Princess asked.
Wenwen asked cautiously, "Who else has seen the letter on the jade pendant?"
The sixth princess shook her head, "Besides you, no one else has seen it. I swear."
After saying that, she actually raised her hand and swore an oath to the heavens, "..."
“No need to swear an oath.” Wenwen grasped the Sixth Princess’s hand in time, her fingers inadvertently sliding down to her wrist, secretly taking her pulse.
Then he asked, "I'll keep the letters for you, okay? Do you trust me?"
"Give."
Without hesitation, the Sixth Princess stuffed the letter and jade pendant into Wenwen's hands, and kindly held Wenwen's fingers together...
Wenwen: "......" Is this for real?
Is this the kind of thing a princess would do? She seriously doubts that the sixth princess has a talent for comedy.
Wenwen, both amused and exasperated, forced a smile and looked at the Sixth Princess, saying, "Princess, you just gave it to me like that? Without the slightest hesitation?"
"Yes, without hesitation."
Wenwen confirmed it again, knowing that if it were her, she would have thought about it for days before letting go.
Unexpectedly, the sixth princess in front of her didn't hesitate at all. As soon as she asked, she immediately gave it to her, as if the jade pendant was a hot potato.
This trust seemed a bit hasty and hasty, and for no reason, it made Wenwen feel a little uneasy.
Wenwen shook off the jumbled thoughts in her head and asked, "Princess, do you know what a cultivator is?"
The other person opened their eyes wide and shook their head.
"Do you know where Qingfeng City is?" Wenwen continued to ask.
“North of the northern desert,” the Sixth Princess added. “It was written in the letter.”
Wenwen...
So he doesn't know anything when I ask him anything. How can we continue this conversation?
Could it be that the reason the Seventh Princess said she wanted to marry her eldest brother in the side hall was for this?
Wenwen seemed to understand the play a little better.
"Sixth Princess, do you like my eldest brother?"