Chapter 167 The person who brings disgrace to the scenery

Lin Jiangnian walked out of the basement cell and stood in the courtyard breathing the fresh air and relaxing his brain.

The dreary underground cell was airtight, giving people an extremely depressing and terrifying atmosphere. Lin Jiangnian felt a little uncomfortable after staying there for a while. No wonder Wang Qin collapsed like that.

How could the son of a prefect, who had been used to enjoying wealth and wealth since childhood, endure such torture?

Recalling what Wang Qin had said in the dungeon just now, the smile on Lin Jiangnian's face gradually disappeared and became serious.

If Wang Qin had not lied, then once the secret he told was spread, I don’t know how many people would be involved, and it would even cause a series of turmoil and drizzle chain reactions.

Lin Jiangnian squinted his eyes. For him, this might be a mixed message, good or bad.

The third prince was involved. Once the incident was exposed, the third prince's situation would be extremely dangerous. Lin Jiangnian might be able to take advantage of this opportunity to avenge his previous actions.

But on the other hand, the exposure of this matter will also involve Lin Jiangnian in this storm, which is not what he wants to see.

Although Lin Jiangnian had a plan when he entered Beijing this time, he had no intention of getting involved in the struggle in the capital. His identity was too sensitive. Once he attracted everyone's attention and became the target of public criticism, he would lose more than he gained.

I stood there hesitating for a long time, but still had no answer.

"Where's Qingqing?"

Lin Jiangnian raised his head and asked the guard beside him.

The guard beside him looked serious and said respectfully: "Your Highness, Commander Lin is not back yet."

Lin Jiangnian nodded slightly and sighed softly.

He currently lacks useful people around him.

Nowadays, the only subordinate Lin Jiangnian can trust is Lin Qingqing. Apart from Lin Qingqing, he doesn't know how many spies and uncertain factors are mixed among these princes' relatives.

Lin Jiangnian couldn't believe it.

Other than that, Lin Kong might be barely usable. However, the secret room in the back mountain exploded. Lin Kong was affected by the explosion while trying to save him, and was seriously injured. He stayed outside the city to recuperate with other members of the Crown Prince's Army who were also injured.

Looking around now, Lin Jiangnian really doesn't have many reliable people around him.

It seems that I have to find a way to cultivate some real confidants that I can use.

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyes and looked at the figures in the courtyard. These people were all guards who belonged to Prince Lin's Mansion and were loyal to the Prince's Mansion.

However, it is not certain whether he is loyal to him, the Prince of Lin.

Lin Jiangnian naturally knew that few people, whether in Prince Lin's palace or in the Linzhou army, paid much attention to him, the crown prince of Prince Lin.

How could anyone be willing to listen to Prince Lin who was difficult to convince the public?

Lin Jiangnian knew this very well, and his visit to Beijing was a good opportunity to break the situation. As for how to cultivate confidants, Lin Jiangnian gradually had a rough idea in his mind.

After leaving the side yard next door, Lin Jiangnian returned to the yard. As soon as he entered the yard, he bumped into a figure with hurried steps and lowered his head.

"Ouch!"

A petite figure bumped into Lin Jiangnian's arms. He subconsciously reached out to rub his little head in pain and raised his head.

"Your Highness, Your Highness?"

When Xiaozhu saw His Highness, he first smiled with joy and excitement, then quickly thought of something, and his face gradually became guilty and aggrieved.

"What are you doing in such a hurry? Are you a thief?"

Lin Jiangnian lowered his head to look at the little maid, and then he saw Xiaozhu's eyes looking around him, something was wrong with him.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at the position behind her. This was...

What is the direction of the paper kite room?

"No, no..."

Xiaozhu shook his head in panic.

However, her lying acting skills were really poor and she couldn't hide her emotions at all.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes and looked her up and down.

The little maid lowered her head, looking aggrieved, and hesitated: "I, I..."

Lin Jiangnian suddenly became serious: "What? You are such a terrible little maid, how dare you hide something from me?!"

Hearing this tone, the little maid's delicate body trembled slightly, and the expression on her face was about to cry: "Xiao, Xiaozhu doesn't dare, I, I..."

Xiaozhu waved his hands quickly, lowering his head and not daring to raise it: "I... Your Highness, just, just..."

The little maid was in a hurry and stammered, not knowing how to explain. The more anxious she became, the more flustered she became, and the less she could speak. She was so anxious that she stamped her feet on the spot.

When Lin Jiangnian saw this, his face softened slightly: "Don't be anxious, speak slowly."

Xiaozhu took a few deep breaths and then gradually calmed down. He raised his head and glanced at His Highness quietly. Seeing that His Highness was not angry, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, it's Sister Zhiyuan..."

"What's wrong with her?" As expected, Lin Jiangnian expected it.

"Sister Zhiyuan, she, she..."

Xiaozhu hesitated and struggled, finally lowered his head and gritted his teeth, saying with a guilty conscience and fear: "Sister Zhiyuan, I know, I know..."

Lin Jiangnian was surprised: "What do you know?"

"Just, just..."

Xiaozhu spoke intermittently and stammered, and finally told the whole story.

It turned out that not long after Lin Jiangnian left, Xiaozhu suddenly ran to Zhiyuan. He originally wanted to apologize to Zhiyuan and confess the fact that he had become a little traitor.

But she didn't expect that Zhiyuan called her into the room and helped her apply the medicine. After applying the medicine, Zhiyuan suddenly asked about what happened between Xiaozhu and Lin Jiangnian...

How could Xiaozhu lie? With his head in a daze, he faced Zhiyuan's questions and explained everything.

Including how after Zhi Yuan left Prince Lin's Mansion, how she was taken by His Highness the Crown Prince and followed her into the capital, how His Highness bullied her along the way, and how on the night she entered Yanzhou, how His Highness tricked her into looking at goldfish and then...

After he finished speaking, Xiaozhu lowered his head and clasped his hands nervously: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I, I..."

After she finished speaking, she realized that she had said too much.

If His Highness finds out, will he be angry?

After all, that, that was the secret between her and His Highness...

As a result, the result is now all known to Sister Zhiyuan... Xiaozhu is very uneasy.

Lin Jiangnian was indeed a little shocked. He didn't expect Xiaozhu to tell all these things?

What was even more unexpected was why Zhiyuan asked about this?

Lin Jiangnian suddenly thought of a possibility in his mind, and when he was about to say something, he lowered his head and saw Xiaozhu's pitiful and guilty look, and his heart softened a little.

"Okay, it's okay."

Lin Jiangnian reached out and touched her little head: "She knows it, and it's not a big deal."

Xiaozhu didn't dare to raise his head, his face was red and a little hot with shyness: "But, but..."

"Your Highness, don't you blame Xiaozhu?"

Xiaozhu asked anxiously.

"Weird!" Lin Jiangnian nodded with a straight face.

Xiaozhu immediately panicked: "Then, then..."

"so……"

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes and suddenly came closer to Xiaozhu's ear: "You have to accept the punishment, so I will punish you to warm my son's bed tonight..."

In an instant, Xiaozhu's delicate body trembled slightly, and her ears instantly turned red.

Biting her lower lip, her originally panicked eyes suddenly became amorous, and her shyness suddenly emerged.

In the end, he didn't dare to raise his head, but nodded his head slightly subconsciously.

"Um."

"..."

The little maid's face was red with embarrassment, her head lowered and she clenched her fists and left in a hurry.

Lin Jiangnian stood there, squinting his eyes, full of joy.

Counting the time, I haven't experienced the feeling of Xiaozhu's warm quilt for some time.

The weather is getting colder and I feel a little nostalgic.

Thinking of Xiaozhu's soft and warm body, curled up in his arms like nephrite, Lin Jiangnian felt a little moved.

As for what Xiaozhu just mentioned, it is not a big deal in his eyes. Lin Jiangnian is not the same person as he was a few months ago, and Zhiyuan is not the Zhiyuan before.

After leaving Prince Lin's Mansion, the previous master-servant relationship between the two was gone.

What would she do if she knew?

While still in Linwang's Mansion, Zhiyuan used various reasons to restrict Lin Jiangnian from harassing Xiaozhu, and even used Xuanyang's mental method to secretly trap Lin Jiangnian.

But now...

Can she manage it?

Lin Jiangnian was in a happy mood, and when he was about to turn around and leave, he saw something not far away from the corner of his eye.

Under the eaves not far away, a cold figure watched him quietly.

Expressionless.

His face was cold.

The temperament is like ice.
To be continued...