Feng Jin's eyes darted, "Then what about that jade token? How did it end up in the hands of the Western Liang princess, and she confidently claimed that you, using that jade token as proof, promised her your lifelong devotion?"
Even if Ling Mo Han had no involvement with the Western Liang princess, that jade token was undeniable evidence. How should this be explained?
"That jade token was obtained for me by my grandfather at Huguo Temple. I always carried it with me, but it was indeed lost three years ago. The battle was urgent at the time, and I truly didn't know when it was lost."
Ling Mo Han recalled the events of three years prior. He had searched for it, but to no avail, and eventually let it go.
"By the way, Gu Beichen, didn't I ask you to look for any dropped jade tokens while clearing the battlefield? Did you see it?"
After a long while, Ling Mo Han finally remembered that he had once mentioned this to Gu Beichen. The battle had been fierce, and he had forgotten about it.
"Jade token? What jade token?" Gu Beichen looked bewildered and clueless.
How could he not remember this? Did it really happen? It had been three years. Who could remember so clearly?
"It's that jade token with a wild goose carved on it. You really don't remember?"
With Ling Mo Han's reminder, Gu Beichen vaguely recalled. The shape of the jade token began to form in his mind, and he suddenly understood, "I did indeed find that jade token while clearing the battlefield. However, I took it as a token of love and gave it away. I still haven't found that woman."
Recalling this, Gu Beichen felt a pang of regret. It was a promising love, but the woman had vanished without a trace.
He had sent people to search near Weiyi Mountain for half a year, examining every inch, but found no trace of the girl.
"You gave it to that girl?"
Feng Jin's eyes widened as she caught the key point in his words and asked urgently.
"I was wounded by an arrow and fell off a cliff, where I was saved by a woman. That woman had poor eyesight. When my wounds healed and I returned to the military camp, I had nothing to my name. So, I split the jade token in two and gave it to the woman as a token of affection. After we achieved a great victory, I went back to find that woman, but her whereabouts were unknown. My subsequent searches yielded no news."
Ling Mo Han and Feng Jin, who were listening, suddenly's eyes lit up, as if they had found a clue.
Feng Jin continued to inquire calmly, "Do you remember what that woman looked like?"
Gu Beichen frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "I don't know how to describe what she looked like, but I know she was very beautiful. If I saw her again, I would definitely recognize her immediately."
"Then draw it for us," Feng Jin quickly grabbed paper and a brush and handed them to Gu Beichen.
Gu Beichen's hand holding the brush trembled slightly. He lifted his eyelids to look at Feng Jin, "What do you mean by this?"
"Draw it quickly!"
Feng Jin's furious reprimand startled Gu Beichen, and he quickly began to draw on the paper.
After a long while, Feng Jin and Ling Mo Han held Gu Beichen's drawing and examined it closely for a long time, but couldn't make out what it was.
"Is this a nose?"
"To me, it looks so much like an eye."
"It's a nose!"
"It's an eye!"
Feng Jin and Ling Mo Han each held their own opinion and couldn't discern anything.
Gu Beichen stood by, his eyes cold as he watched their argument and said discontentedly, "That's a mouth!"
He abruptly stepped forward and snatched the drawing, "What kind of eyes do you have? You can't even understand a drawing."
Feng Jin's lips twitched. She really couldn't connect it to a mouth. She had always thought her drawing skills were mediocre, but after seeing Gu Beichen's drawing skills today, she suddenly felt confident in herself.
"Your drawing skills are truly admirable. Truly admirable."
Gu Beichen snorted, completely unconcerned by Feng Jin's words, taking it as a sign of her lack of discernment.
"My drawings are naturally excellent. Only people like you, who have no taste, cannot understand them. I will reluctantly forgive you this time, considering you haven't seen much of the world."
"Then I am truly grateful to Crown Prince Gu," Feng Jin said sarcastically, wondering where Gu Beichen got the confidence to say such things.
"It was all for nothing. You really thought you had some useful information. In the end, it was all for naught, leaving me utterly disappointed."
He had been somewhat hopeful at first, but in the end, it was like drawing water with a bamboo basket, ending in disappointment.
"If your drawing skills were better, it wouldn't be like this. Is this the beautiful woman in your heart? If that woman saw your drawing, she would probably die of anger."
Feng Jin unsparingly belittled Gu Beichen. If she were that woman, she would tear up Gu Beichen's drawing and never associate with him again.
"You... you are simply unreasonable! If the woman were like you, she wouldn't be worth my longing. A woman like you is someone only Ling Mo Han, with his eyes blinded, would fall for!"
Gu Beichen was furious and spoke without regard for anything else.
"Guards, escort Crown Prince Gu out!" Ling Mo Han said in a chilling tone.
Immediately, several ghostly figures appeared outside the window. The few stepped forward, and with a flash of black silver, Gu Beichen's figure vanished without a trace, leaving only some pained groans behind.
Only when it was completely quiet did Feng Jin rest her chin on her hand and look at Ling Mo Han, "Do you think the woman Gu Beichen spoke of is the Western Liang princess?"
"I'm not sure, but the description is quite similar to what the Western Liang princess said. However, there isn't absolute proof yet to confirm this matter."
Many aspects Gu Beichen mentioned were consistent with the Western Liang princess's words. And Gu Beichen himself admitted to giving away the jade token. All these coincidences were too many.
"Whether it is or not, a single test will tell. I will go find the Western Liang princess tomorrow and ask her clearly."
To determine the truth of the matter, they had to ask the person involved. However, subconsciously, Feng Jin was quite certain that Gu Beichen was the person the Western Liang princess was looking for.
Gu Beichen was directly thrown out by the secret guards, almost spraining his waist.
These two spouses were truly heartless. They used him and then discarded him. Especially Ling Mo Han. If he hadn't intervened just now, judging by Feng Jin's temper, she would have eaten him alive.
He, on the other hand, had his own troubles resolved and didn't care about his friend's well-being, even ordering him to be thrown out. Fortunately, it was late at night. If it were daytime, how would he have faced anyone?
"My lord, this subordinate was ordered by the young general to send you back to the Zhennan Prince's mansion."
Lu Shi slowly drove a carriage from the back gate of Ling Fu and stopped steadily beside Gu Beichen.