The Great Qin: Starting with marrying Jingni, I began my quest for immortality.

Jiang Chuan's mind raced as he considered the true nature of the Purple Orchid Pavilion.

Then he turned to Nongyu in front of him and said, "Miss Nongyu, don't be afraid, let's begin."

"I have come here today to hear you play the zither."

Nongyu lowered her head, came to Jiang Chuan's side, and placed the guqin on the table opposite Jiang Chuan.

Then, kneeling behind the desk, she placed her slender hands on the guqin.

The soundproofing in the private room is quite good.

Immediately, the melodious sound of the zither entered Jiang Chuan's ears.

Jiang Chuan actually doesn't understand the zither.

But he knows how to appreciate beauty.

The zither was undoubtedly a top-quality ancient zither, but it couldn't compare to the beauty of the person before me.

Nongyu was young, and her clothes were loose, making it impossible to see her exact figure. However, Jiang Chuan remembered a passage in the original novel in which Nongyu was dressed as an assassin.

She is actually quite tolerant.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Nongyu finished playing the piece.

Jiang Chuan clapped his hands and exclaimed, "What a fine zither! What a fine zither!"

"The sound of the zither is like a gentle breeze on the river and a bright moon in the mountains—wonderful! Wonderful!"

Although he couldn't understand the music, Jiang Chuan still made a few comments praising Nongyu's zither playing, since the zither is considered an elegant instrument.

"You flatter me, sir."

Upon hearing Jiang Chuan's praise, Nongyu couldn't help but lower her head again.

The piano piece has already been played.

Under normal circumstances, Nongyu was preparing to leave.

After all, she was the top courtesan in Zilan Pavilion. In modern society, she would be a big star with a very high appearance fee, and she wouldn't be able to appear in public unless she was in a good position.

If it weren't for the special identity of the person in front of me.

As arranged by Sister Zi Nu, she could not possibly come here to play the zither for the person before her.

Now that the music has been played, it's time to take my leave.

Seeing that Nongyu was about to leave, Jiang Chuan said, "Miss Nongyu, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Although the zither playing is over, this is only the beginning. I came here today not just to hear you play a piece on the zither."

"We still have some time, how about we chat for a bit?"

Nongyu and Zinu had a close relationship, so she naturally knew some of Zinu's plans.

Sister Zi Nu has been running the Zi Lan Xuan in Xinzheng for many years, and one of her biggest enemies is the Nightfall Organization.

The person before him seemed to be a newly favored figure in Ji Wuye's court, whose status was extraordinary in the darkness of the night.

Since the other party had made such a request, she naturally couldn't refuse.

If they leave directly, they might offend the person in front of them and cause some trouble for Zilanxuan.

What would the guest like to talk about?

Nongyu asked softly.

Jiang Chuan pondered for a moment before speaking, "Let's talk about Miss Nongyu's background."

Then, Jiang Chuan asked Nongyu, "Are Nongyu's parents still alive?"

Upon hearing the word "parents," Nongyu was momentarily dazed, but quickly regained her senses and gently shook her head.

Chapter Fifty: The song ends, farewell to Yan Lingji.

"To be honest, Nongyu is an orphan. She was abandoned by her parents in the wilderness when she was young. It was Sister Zinu who found Nongyu and raised her. Therefore, I don't know where her parents are or whether they are still alive."

Nongyu spoke softly as she recounted her life story.

"Oh? I didn't expect your background to be so complicated." Jiang Chuan feigned surprise and looked at Nongyu. Then, he thought of something else. "According to you, you were raised by Zi Nu."

"You're not exactly young anymore, so wouldn't Miss Zi Nu be..."

Jiang Chuan looked utterly shocked. "I never imagined that Miss Zi Nu, despite her youthful appearance, is actually quite old."

"I didn't expect that!"

"did not expect!"

Nongyu was stunned when she heard Jiang Chuan's words.

The fact that Sister Zi Nu is so young is actually a mystery.

Not only were outsiders unaware of this, but even the people of Zilan Pavilion were not aware of it.

When she was very young, although Sister Zi Nu was much younger than she is now, she didn't know how old Sister Zi Nu was back then. And for many years afterward, Sister Zi Nu's appearance did not change at all.

She has remained around twenty years old.

Nongyu never expected that the person in front of her would suddenly bring up her sister Zi Nu when talking about her own background.

Fortunately, Jiang Chuan quickly changed the subject, asking Nongyu, "All these years, haven't you ever thought about actively searching for your parents?"

Nongyu was silent for a while, then said, "How could I not have thought about it? Although I don't know why my parents abandoned me, they are still my parents, the ones who gave birth to me."

"However, the world is vast, and so many years have passed, so even if we wanted to find them, it wouldn't be so easy."

"They may even be deceased."

Jiang Chuan nodded and said, "It is indeed not a problem for Miss Nongyu to have such concerns."

Nongyu remained silent, her thoughts becoming somewhat complicated by Jiang Chuan's words.

Immediately afterward, he heard Jiang Chuan say, "If I'm not mistaken, what Nongyu is wearing at her waist seems to be agate."

Nongyu wore quite a few pieces of jewelry.

On her head was a jade-colored hair ornament inlaid with white beads, with white headbands on both sides at the back connected by fixed white beads. The hairpin was a bright green, carved, beaded copper hairpin.

Around her neck, she wore a green willow leaf-shaped necklace inlaid with white jade beads.

At her waist, she wore a piece of agate.

Nongyu lowered her head, glanced at the agate she always wore, and gently picked it up. "Yes, it is agate."

"To be honest, this is something that Nongyu has carried since she was a child. It seems to have been left to me by my parents."

Jiang Chuan glanced at the agate in Nongyu's hand from a distance and said softly, "There are many kinds of agate jewelry in the world, but the agate in your hand is quite different."

"Oh?" Nongyu asked, somewhat puzzled.

Jiang Chuan explained, "Judging from its color and its carving, this piece of agate should have come from the Huoyu Manor in the ancient Baiyue region. It is a Huoyu agate."

"This agate is very similar to another agate I saw before; perhaps they are a pair."

Nongyu's body trembled slightly.

Jiang Chuan's words made her lose her composure.

Over the years, she has thought about her parents.

After all, everyone else has parents, but she doesn't.

She also thought about going to find them.

But reality brought her back to her senses.

After all, so many years have passed.

No one knows what her parents' mindset was when they abandoned her.

She had absolutely no clue about her parents.

Besides, there's the Fire Rain Agate that I'm carrying with me.

The origin of agate is said to be from the Huoyu Manor of the Baiyue people in ancient times. This was something that Nongyu already knew through Zi Nu's investigation.

But she didn't know that there was another piece of agate that was exactly the same in the world.

What is the connection between that piece of agate and this one?

Nongyu had too many questions and wanted to ask Jiang Chuan in front of her.

However, Jiang Chuan simply smiled faintly, without making any attempt to reveal the whereabouts of the other agate.

He looked at Nongyu with a playful gaze.

Nongyu sensed Jiang Chuan's gaze and immediately understood his meaning.

He immediately suppressed the urge to ask about the whereabouts of the other agate.

Jiang Chuan brought up the Fire Rain Agate in front of me for no apparent reason; he must have something on his mind.

What could the other party possibly be after?

Nongyu believed that she had no special talents, and that what the other party wanted was nothing more than her body.

If I were an ordinary person, I wouldn't mind paying some price to find my parents.