son, don't mess around

Chapter 436 Continue the confrontation with Zhao Xi

It's an early spring day and the sun is shining brightly.

The dead trees in the courtyard sprouted new buds, the flowers in the corners were bright, and after a winter of slumber, the green grass gradually sprouted.

A scene of prosperity in the new year.

Zhao Xi stepped into the courtyard with brisk steps.

The breeze blew across her face, and the warm sun fell on her body, reflecting her slender and graceful figure.

Wearing an elegant and light long dress, a light gauze jacket with a straight collar and double breasts is draped over the shoulders, and a light green tube top is worn inside, which makes the skirt full and tall.

She has a bare face and no makeup, but she still can't hide her stunning appearance. Her beautiful eyes were bright and seemed to be filled with a bit of joy.

Under the hem of a cyan skirt printed with white flowers, her slender and slender snow-white legs were wrapped, and she was striding into the courtyard wearing a pair of light cyan plain white embroidered shoes.

It seems a little impatient!

Until she walked through the courtyard, walked onto the arch bridge in the courtyard, and looked up. A familiar figure appeared in his sight.

At this moment, Zhao Xi, who was originally walking briskly, suddenly slowed down a little, as if he saw his beloved, and a strange light burst out in his beautiful eyes.

Then, this brilliance was quickly hidden and disappeared.

But on that delicate and alluring face, the corners of the mouth were slightly raised. And the faint smile that could not be concealed appeared, but it had already betrayed all her thoughts.

in the courtyard.

In the open space in front of the courtyard, under the old locust tree.

A figure of a young man in a green robe was slowly leaning on the swing under the old locust tree. After passing by a silent swing in the cold winter, it was swaying gently in the wind.

The young man on the swing closed his eyes slightly to relax, with a relaxed expression on his face.

Casual and comfortable.

Until, I gradually heard the soft footsteps coming from not far away. Lin Jiangnian on the swing raised his eyes slightly and caught a glimpse of the proud and beautiful figure appearing in his sight not far away.

On the arch bridge, Zhao Xi's beautiful figure was illuminated by the sun, and its shadow was stretched long. He was slowly approaching him with gentle steps.

One step, two steps, three steps... very quickly, approaching.

The air is filled with a faint fragrance like gardenia, and it seems to be mixed with a little bit of women's body fragrance. Smell a little, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

"His Royal Highness, you are so elegant!"

As he approached, Zhao Xi stopped, looked up at the man in front of him who was swinging leisurely and comfortably, and couldn't help but speak.

"Okay."

Lin Jiangnian was still leaning lazily on the swing, looking up at the beautiful face that appeared in front of him, "I'm not waiting for Miss Zhao. I'm just idle..."

"Hey, the little girl is so flattered!"

Zhao Xi seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and something faint seemed to emerge in his beautiful eyes: "It is a great honor for His Majesty the Crown Prince, who has so many things to do, to condescend to personally wait for the little girl..."

Why do these words sound a bit yin and yang?

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyes and saw Zhao Xi still smiling in front of him. But there seemed to be a strange emotion in those beautiful eyes.

Young Lin Jiang sighed: "We haven't seen you for a few days, Miss Zhao seems to be even more talkative!"

"Where can I compare to His Royal Highness?"

Zhao Xi smiled half-heartedly: "Compared with His eloquent Highness, this little girl is still far behind~"

"Ms. Zhao, is this the Yin-Yang Prince?"

"Did His Highness just find out?"

Zhao Xi smiled lightly, with a narrow look on his face.

"Be bold!"

Lin Jiangnian said in a deep voice: "Miss Zhao dares to provoke this prince, what crime should she be punished for?!"

The smile on Zhao Xi's delicate face became even brighter, and she looked into Lin Jiangnian's eyes, with no fear at all in her eyes!
On the contrary, be bolder!
"What crime does Your Highness think this little girl deserves?"

"Of course it's a capital crime, and it's an unpardonable crime."

Lin Jiangnian slowly got up from the swing, walked towards Zhao Xi, and came to her. He quietly looked at her beautiful face without any flaws, especially the faint sparkle in her eyes. His eyes were as bright as stars, and his heart was beating even more.

"However, if Miss Zhao is willing to beg for mercy from this prince and admit her mistake, and agree to a few conditions, my prince can consider it at his discretion and spare Miss Zhao's life!"

"Sigh, you think so!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xi's face immediately turned slightly red, wondering if he had thought of something.

Beg for mercy and admit your mistake?

How many conditions do you have to agree to?
What good conditions could that be?

Zhao Xi glanced at him lightly: "This is the Zhao Mansion, the little girl's home. Your Highness broke into a private house, and you haven't given the little girl an explanation yet?"

"Your Highness is not afraid that the little girl will tell her father about this matter and ask your Majesty to take a copy of it?"

"Not afraid!"

Lin Jiangnian shook his head.

"Your Highness, you think the little girl won't do this?"

"That's not it!"

Lin Jiangnian looked at her with a smile: "I thought that Miss Zhao would not dare!"

"Why don't you dare, little girl?"

"Because I'm shameless."

Lin Jiangnian looked at her seriously: "If Miss Zhao really goes to complain to His Majesty, then I will say that you seduced me first!"

Zhao Xi: "..."

She looked stunned, her face flushed with embarrassment, and her beautiful eyes widened. After a while, she gritted her teeth and said, "Your Highness, you are so shameless..."

"Thanks for the compliment!"

"..."

In terms of shamelessness, Zhao Xi is obviously no match for Lin Jiangnian.

At the beginning, she still had some initiative, but after Lin Jiangnian made a series of moves, how could she, a fledgling novice, be the opponent of a veteran like Lin Jiangnian?

No matter in any aspect, almost completely failed!
As the relationship between the two further developed, Lin Jiangnian, whose words and actions became more and more outrageous, gradually made Miss Zhao somewhat helpless.

Prince Lin can be shameless, but Zhao Xi cannot!
How could the daughter of the dignified Prime Minister Zhao, a prominent daughter of everyone in the capital, be so... obscene like this Prince Lin Wang?
"spit!"

Zhao Xi spat again, his face turned slightly red, and he glared at him.

Seeing Lin Jiangnian's eyes falling on her, looking at her a little wantonly, Zhao Xi felt an indescribable burning feeling in his heart.

The body is slightly weak.

Feeling ashamed and annoyed.

But there was still a bit of joy in his eyes.

Hard to hide.

"What are you looking at?!"

Seeing Lin Jiangnian still staring at her, Zhao Xi couldn't help but roll his eyes at her.

"Can't you see it?"

"cannot!"

"My prince wants to see it."

"..."

Zhao Xi's fair face was flushed with red, and her expression seemed to be ashamed and angry, and she was so beautiful. Especially those beautiful eyes that stared at Lin Jiangnian, vaguely mixed with a hint of complicated emotions.

Lin Jiangnian seemed a little helpless for his "unreasonable" behavior. You could only stare at him slightly angrily, your face bulging, giving you an inexplicable sense of cuteness!

Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhao Xi a few times. He seemed to have thought of something: "Where did Miss Zhao go just now?"

Hearing this, Zhao Xi narrowed his eyes slightly, snorted, and said, "I went to visit Sister Xu."

"Sister Xu?"

Is Zhao Xi going to pay homage to the Xu family sister who was killed by Chen Zhao? Lin Jiangnian looked at Zhao Xi again and was a little confused: "Where did Miss Zhao go to worship just now?"

Seeing Lin Jiangnian's doubts, Zhao Xi explained softly: "Sister Xu... I will bury her in the mountain behind Zhao Mansion..."

After listening to Zhao Xi's explanation, Lin Jiangnian finally understood what was going on.

At the beginning, the Xu family was framed by Chen Zhao and the whole family was executed. Countless people in the court were afraid to avoid it, and no one took care of the bodies of the Xu family. It was Zhao Xi who secretly sent people to collect the bodies of the Xu family, so that those of the Xu family who had been framed and died could be buried in peace.

And the sister of the Xu family, who had a very good relationship with Zhao Xi, was secretly buried by Zhao Xi in the mountains behind the Zhao family, and a monument was erected!

From this, we can see that Zhao Xi and Sister Xu have a very good relationship. He spared no effort to avenge her, even at the cost of everything...

The relationship is so good!

"Now that Chen Zhao is dead, Sister Xu's great revenge has been avenged, and she can rest in peace!"

A touch of relief appeared on Zhao Xi's face, his expression was a little downcast, but there was also an indescribable sense of relief.

Chen Zhao is dead, and all the guardians under him who killed the Xu family that day are also dead!
The great revenge is finally avenged!

The emotions she had been holding tight for a while were released at this moment.

There is an indescribable sense of pleasure.

only……

Lin Jiangnian was hesitant to speak.

"what happened?"

Zhao Xi quickly noticed Lin Jiangnian's reaction and looked at him doubtfully.

"There's something I don't know if I should tell you."

Lin Jiangnian hesitated.

Now Zhao Xi looked calm, obviously letting go of his worries. Lin Jiangnian was not sure whether he should tell her the truth or not.

"what's up?"

Seeing Lin Jiangnian's hesitation, Zhao Xi's beautiful eyes gradually became suspicious.

The Prince Lin Wang she knew would not be so hesitant in the past.

"What happened?"

Zhao Xi had a bad feeling in his heart.

Sure enough, after Lin Jiangnian hesitated for a while, he finally sighed softly: "Chen Zhao, it's possible that he's not dead."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Xi froze on the spot.

The smile that originally appeared on his face disappeared in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, a touch of paleness appeared!
She seemed a little stunned and stared at Lin Jiangnian in surprise: "Not dead?!"

"He's not dead?!"

"possible……"

Lin Jiangnian nodded and sighed: "There is just this speculation, but it has not been confirmed yet!"

Zhao Xi fell silent.

The smile gradually disappeared from his face.

She stared at Lin Jiangnian intensely, her tone and breathing gradually becoming a little nervous: "What on earth is going on?"

"How come he's not dead?"

Lin Jiangnian thought for a moment and shook his head: "This matter is quite complicated..."

So, he still expressed his suspicions. He did not mention the letter Liu Su sent him, and after all, it was not confirmed. But even so, after Lin Jiangnian finished speaking, Zhao Xi fell into silence.

His face became more solemn.

As smart as she is, how could she not notice the problem!

Yes, Chen Zhao's death seems a bit too simple...

Previously, Zhao Xi learned from the palace that Chen Zhao was dead!

She didn't know the specific details, but she heard that Chen Zhao was planning to rebel and assassinate the Crown Prince. He was eventually killed by the imperial guards and his body was hung at the entrance of the city wall.

After learning the news, Zhao Xi even went to the city gate himself to confirm that it was indeed Chen Zhao and that Chen Zhao was really dead!
She was extremely excited and happy when she heard the news!
But now, after hearing Lin Jiangnian's suspicion, she also fell into doubt.

Chen Zhao is indeed a master who hides his secrets!

Chen Zhao had been hiding in the palace for so many years, had concealed his plans for so many years, and was a master of unfathomable martial arts. How could he die so easily?
When he realized this problem, Zhao Xi's face turned pale and he raised his eyes to look at Lin Jiangnian: "So, it is very possible that he is not dead?"

Lin Jiangnian nodded: "This possibility cannot be ruled out."

"Then, who is hanging on the city wall?"

Lin Jiangnian thought for a while: "It may be Chen Zhao's substitute. He has been in power in the palace for so many years, and his informants are everywhere in the palace. It is not difficult to do this..."

Lin Jiangnian thought of the man pretending to be Emperor Ning in the secret room, and it was easy for Chen Zhao to disguise himself.

"So, it's very possible that he's not dead yet..."

Zhao Xi murmured, his eyes dazed.

The joy that had just emerged quietly dissipated with the news brought by Lin Jiangnian.

"Then, if he is still alive, where is he now?"

Zhao Xi raised his eyes and looked at Lin Jiangnian.

"In the palace."

Lin Jiangnian analyzed: "If he is still alive, he will definitely continue to stay in the palace. Maybe he is lurking in a corner, waiting for the opportunity..."

In his mind, a line has been gradually deduced.

The power that Chen Zhao has been operating in the palace for many years will never collapse in one day! There are probably hidden secrets from him in the palace.

For a person who can disguise himself, it is not difficult to hide. If Chen Zhao had not died, he would have definitely found a way to change his identity and continue to hide, secretly continuing his plans.

"In the palace..."

Zhao Xi murmured to himself, but soon, a wry smile appeared on his delicate face: "The palace is so big, how can it be so easy to find him?"

"If he wanted to hide it, it would be impossible to find him."

"Not necessarily!"

Lin Jiangnian shook his head lightly: "When the new emperor ascends the throne, the palace will inevitably undergo a round of cleaning, and the informants and cronies Chen Zhao arranged in the palace in the past will gradually be uncovered..."

Having said this, he glanced at Zhao Xi and said, "Don't be too anxious. Since he is lurking in the palace, he will definitely show up again!"

Although it is not clear what Chen Zhao's purpose is, is he to continue to assassinate the prince?

Or maybe there is another purpose?
However, he will definitely show up again!

But Zhao Xi's expression was not very good: "He can lurk in the palace and wait for more than ten years. Who knows how long he will hide this time?"

Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian fell silent.

Right!

Chen Zhao is so tolerant!

He could tolerate it for more than ten years before, but what if he continues to choose to tolerate it this time?
While he was thinking about it, he saw Zhao Xi staring at him.

His expression was a little gloomy. After learning the news that Chen Zhao was still alive, the previous joy disappeared.

Zhao Xi stared at Lin Jiangnian like this, seeming to be a little burning, but also having some...different emotions.

"Why do you look at me like this?" Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but ask.

"You promised me."

Zhao Xi bit his lower lip lightly, his tone seemed a little aggrieved: "You promised last time that you would help me kill him..."

"You won't regret it, will you?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)