son, don't mess around

Chapter 443 The eldest princess comes to say goodbye
King Lin was attacked and his life and death were unknown.

As the eldest son of Prince Lin, Lin Jiangnian must quickly return to Linzhou to stabilize the people's sentiments.

Although Lin Jiangnian was not popular among the people in Linzhou, he was the eldest son of Prince Lin after all, and the hereditary heir to Prince Lin's palace.

His presence and his absence are two completely different situations!
If King Lin is safe and sound, then everything will be fine. If something happens, the consequences will be disastrous.

More importantly, the news of King Lin's assassination spread from Linjiang City to the capital overnight. Not many people know about this matter at this time, and the news still remains in Linzhou.

In two days, all forces will receive intelligence information one after another!
Lin Hengzhong also has four masters under his command. After receiving the information, they will definitely return to Linjiang City one after another.

Although these four people were from the Prince's Palace, they only obeyed Lin Hengzhong's orders and did not have much respect for Lin Jiangnian, the eldest son. Except for Dongfang Guanshan, whom he had met a few days ago, the rest of the people had an extremely ambiguous attitude towards Lin Jiangnian, the prince.

More importantly, they have military power at their disposal!

They are all generals in King Lin's army, and they all have the power to mobilize military power.

This is obviously not good news for Lin Jiangnian today.

If something happens to Lin Hengzhong, these people will become a big trouble and threat to Lin Jiangnian.

Therefore, after a brief negotiation, Lin Jiangnian quickly readjusted his plan.

Go back to Linjiang City first!
As for the old man from Jiangnan's Jiang family, he can't go there for the time being. However, after adjusting the plan, Lin Jiangnian was calm and not impulsive.

Right now, the situation is still unclear!

Lin Hengzhong was attacked. It would be okay if nothing happened, but if something happened...

Lin Jiangnian must be more cautious!
Who assassinated Lin Hengzhong?

What is their purpose?
more importantly……

The capital is thousands of miles away from Linjiang City, and the journey is long. Even if Lin Jiangnian rushes back now, he won't be able to reach Linzhou in a few months.

And along the way, will there be any danger waiting for him?
Those people assassinated Lin Hengzhong, will they shift their target to Lin Jiangnian again?

Could this be a conspiracy?
Waiting for Lin Jiangnian to jump in?
After all, if Lin Heng is seriously injured and falls into coma, and Lin Jiangnian has another accident... there will really be chaos in Prince Lin's Mansion!
Therefore, after Lin Jiangnian calmed down, he began to make preparations.

First of all, he had to send his cronies back to Prince Lin's Mansion as quickly as possible to confirm Lin Hengzhong's safety. At the same time, you must prepare in advance before returning this time to prevent encountering such assassinations and dangers like the time when you entered Beijing.

The last thing is...

If I rush back this time, I'm afraid Lin Jiangnian won't be able to take so many people with him!

……

Dark as ink.

Zhao Mansion, the inner courtyard is cold and cold.

After bathing, Zhao Xi changed into clean clothes and returned to the room.

Her waist-length black hair was wet like a waterfall, and the air was filled with hot steam.

Under the blue silk hair, a delicate and beautiful face with a slight rosiness is revealed, lingering under the mist, with an indescribable temperament and beauty.

I don't know whether it was due to soaking in the bath for too long, or maybe for other reasons, but the rosy face became more and more hydrated, and there seemed to be some emotion mixed in those beautiful eyes.

She put on a light-colored dress that was casual at home. The skirt was loose and exposed her graceful body. Her slender curves were vaguely visible under the gauze skirt.

Zhao Xi stepped barefoot on the carpet, revealing a pair of snow-white and well-proportioned calves, as well as his unobstructed, crystal clear feet. He stepped on the carpet and returned to the room.

There was silence in the room.

The originally messy scene has been cleaned up.

Zhao Xi's beautiful eyes fell on the soft couch not far away, as if thinking of something, her face became unnaturally rosy.

Ashamed and annoyed.

Inexplicably, I feel a little hot and weak all over my body!
She forced herself to look away, stop looking, and stop thinking.

After taking a few deep breaths, he calmed down the shame in his heart.

But soon, she felt a little dull in the room. Vaguely, there seems to be a lingering breath...

very familiar!
It was so familiar that she felt like retching for no reason!

At the same time, the smell in her mouth not long ago seemed to reappear. Even though she had rinsed her mouth many times, the aftertaste still seemed to linger...

Zhao Xi's face suddenly turned red, he covered his mouth, and felt like retching again.

At the same time, the shame and anger in my heart could no longer be stopped.

She's not clean anymore!
It wasn't clean from beginning to end...it was all 'tarnished' by that bastard!

Her delicate body was weak and her breathing was rapid, especially because that aura was still lingering, making Zhao Xi's thoughts confused.

She couldn't understand why she was so 'obedient' before.
Why was she so deceived by that guy and so obediently allowed to be manipulated by him...even complying with such obscene and excessive demands?
"Zhao Xi, Zhao Xi, what are you thinking about in your head?!"

Zhao Xi looked as if he hated iron for not being able to become steel, and muttered to himself in embarrassment.

Seemingly smelling the slightly fishy smell in the air again, she quickly walked to the window next to her and opened all the doors and windows.

When the cold wind roared from the courtyard outside the window and fell on her thin body, the cold wind stimulated her brain and made her shiver.

But at the same time, I seem to be more awake!
The complicated emotions of shame and anger in my mind subsided!

As the cold wind poured into the room, it gradually dispersed the strange atmosphere in the room.

Zhao Xi stood at the window, quietly blowing the cold wind outside the courtyard, and only turned around after his thoughts calmed down completely.

His eyes fell on the soft couch not far away in the room.

He stared blankly at that familiar place, feeling a little dazed and lost in thought.

When the shyness in her heart gradually dissipated and her rationality and sensibility gradually recovered, she began to worry about gains and losses again.

Is he leaving? !
This journey will take at least a year or two.

Even...maybe longer!
With the relationship between the imperial court and Prince Lin's palace, the situation will only become more serious in the future. As a result, the conflict between the two forces has intensified, and no one knows what will happen next.

And Zhao Xi also knows that after Lin Jiangnian returns this time, it is almost impossible to return to the capital again unless something unexpected happens!

...At least, that was the case before promising her to come back!

There was no need for him to come back.

Unless it's...for her!

Therefore, when she heard Lin Jiangnian promise her with certainty that he would definitely come back to her again.

Zhao Xi was very happy and moved.

Perhaps, this was also the reason why she was so inexplicably obedient tonight and let that guy succeed...

He will come back to her.

Zhao Xi believed it very much.

But at the same time, I also know that this deadline...may be very long.

On the other side, Zhao Xi is very sober and rational.

Therefore, when Lin Jiangnian proposed to take her with him, Zhao Xi did not agree!
First of all, as the daughter of Prime Minister Zhao, she was destined not to have much contact with Lin Jiangnian, let alone 'elope' or something.

Secondly, her relationship with Lin Jiangnian is very complicated.

What is the relationship between the two now?
Strictly speaking, the two of them can only be regarded as... friends!
But, they are not exactly friends!
After all, how can anyone make it this far as a friend?

Not only were they honest with each other, they kissed each other and touched their legs... they even helped their friends with what they needed?
But if you think about it carefully, although the two have achieved this step, they still have no relationship on the surface!

If I have to talk about relationships, they are probably...fiancée's good sisters?

Good bestie?
……

Thinking of this, Zhao Xi felt a sense of shame and guilt in his heart, but at the same time, he felt an inexplicable sense of excitement...

And soon, Zhao Xi seemed to have finally thought of something, and a trace of doubt appeared on his face.

Is he planning to go back?
What about Piaomiao?
How is his marriage to Miao Miao?
cancelled?
still is……

Just as Zhao Xi's thoughts were drifting away, a figure slowly appeared in the courtyard's sight.

As if appearing out of thin air, silently.

Under the moonlight, her white clothes were whiter than snow, and the cold wind blew up her skirt and the scattered black hair at her end.

Lengyan! Beautiful!

"Piaomiao?!"

Zhao Xi quickly noticed that the figure that suddenly appeared in the courtyard was Li Miaomiao.

The moment he saw Li Piaomiao, Zhao Xi instinctively felt guilty again.

He was a little uneasy, like a kitten that had just been exposed.

But then, he quickly calmed down, and a joyful smile appeared on his delicate face: "Piaomiao, why are you here?!"

Under the moonlight, Li Miaomiao walked slowly towards the eaves, and her eyes fell on Zhao Xi at the window: "What are you doing?"

"The weather is a bit hot, let's blow some wind!" Zhao Xi's face was not red and his heart was not beating.

Li Miaomiao's cold eyes fell on Zhao Xi's thin nightgown, and she asked coldly: "Isn't it cold?"

It was not cold at first, but after being reminded by Li Miaomiao, Zhao Xi felt a little chill in his body.

She was already wearing cool clothes, but when she opened the window, the cold air rushed in, causing her to shiver subconsciously.

"It's really cold!"

Zhao Xi quickly turned around and returned to the room, took a coat and wrapped it around himself to feel warmer.

At this time, Li Miaomiao had already approached the room.

As soon as she stepped into the room, she seemed to notice something and frowned slightly, as if she smelled something unusual.

"What is the taste?"

"what?"

Hearing this, Zhao Xi's face suddenly flashed with panic: "Yes, what does it smell like?"

She has already cleaned up and opened the window to let out the air for a long time. Can she still smell it? !
Li Piaomiao didn't say anything, but just sniffed again.

From the moment she stepped into the room, she smelled a very faint, strange smell.

It has a slight fishy smell!
A strange smell I've never smelled before.

How could there be such an aura in Zhao Xi's room?
Li Miaomiao glanced around the room with her cold eyes. Soon, her eyes fell on the soft couch not far away, and she seemed to find something strange on the carpet in front of the soft couch...

"I didn't smell it. It should have been dropped when Xiaoyue was cleaning the room just now..."

At this moment, Zhao Xi's voice came from the side, disrupting her thoughts.

Zhao Xi was a little embarrassed, but he concealed it well and calmly passed the pot to the maid Xiaoyue. He walked up to Li Pianmiao again and began to change the subject: "By the way, Pianmiao, why did you come to me so late?"

Li Piaomiao looked at her calmly, "I want to leave the capital for a while."

"what?"

Zhao Xi was stunned when he heard the news: "Where are you going?"

"Ruyilou!"

Zhao Xi was stunned.

What just came to mind...

"You, are you going to Prince Lin's Mansion?"

Li Piaomiao nodded.

Only then did Zhao Xi remember that Li Miaomiao had mentioned to her a few years ago that she planned to go to Ruyi Tower.

Go and help the prince in the palace renew his life... to be precise, he is already the emperor!

Hearing the news, Zhao Xi was in a daze and a little reluctant to give up!
She didn't have many friends in Beijing to begin with. Now that Lin Jiangnian is leaving and Li Miaomiao is leaving, won't she be left alone in Beijing from now on?

While he was thinking about it, Zhao Xi suddenly realized something.

She raised her head and stared at him: "Are you going back to Prince Lin's Mansion with him?"

"Ok?"

Li Piaomiao looked at her with cold eyes: "Who?"

"Who else could it be?"

Zhao Xi stared at her, as if he was thinking of something, his heart tightened slightly, but a look of aversion appeared on his face: "He is also going back to the palace, and you are planning to go... Have you two already discussed the journey? Peer?"

Facing Zhao Xi's burning questioning, Li Pianmiao's eyes were cold, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

She shook her head slightly: "No."

"Really not?!"

Zhao Xi didn't believe it. She stared at Li Miaomiao suspiciously: "Then why do you two plan to go at this time...didn't you agree on it?"

Li Piaomiao still said calmly and indifferently: "No."

Zhao Xi slowly withdrew his suspicious eyes, and for some reason, he felt inexplicably relieved... She knew Li Pianmiao, and after knowing him for so many years, she didn't bother to lie!

Since it says no, it means no!
As a result, Zhao Xi felt inexplicably relieved for some reason... Even she felt a little strange about this feeling!
Obviously these two people are an unmarried couple, so it is normal even if they go back together. But for some reason, Zhao Xi felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

It feels like I've been cheated!
After confirming that Li Miaomiao did not lie to her, Zhao Xi breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time she felt abandoned...

"Okay, now that you leave, won't I become more and more bored in Beijing?"

Zhao Xi looked at her with a somewhat gloomy look: "Abandon me alone in the capital?"

Li Piaomiao was silent for a while and said, "If you want to go, you can go together."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Xi's heart moved slightly. But then, he sighed and waved his hands: "Forget it, I won't cause you any more trouble..."

Li Piaomiao was silent and said nothing.

At this time, Zhao Xi rolled his eyes and seemed to have thought of something: "I heard that you were... trapped in a secret room with him before?"

"Ah."

"You two, what happened?"

Having failed to pry anything out of Lin Jiangnian's mouth before, Zhao Xi planned to start with Li Miaomiao.

"No."

"impossible!"

Zhao Xi naturally didn't believe it.

Li Piaomiao glanced at her: "Why?"

"How could it be possible that nothing happened when you were alone in the same room?"

"Doesn't he have any thoughts about you? Hasn't he touched you?...Don't you have a romantic heart?!"

Zhao Xi couldn't tell, but he always felt that these two people were a bit unusual.

She felt that way from the beginning!

Lin Jiangnian refused to say anything, so Zhao Xi naturally had no choice but to turn his attention to Li Miaomiao.

Li Piaomiao's expression was cold and her eyes were indifferent: "No."

"Liar...I don't believe it!"

"..."

Faced with Zhao Xi's burning questioning, Li Pianmiao just glanced at her calmly, her eyes falling on the soft couch not far away.

Suddenly he said: "He came to see you just now?"

As soon as these words came out, a look of panic could clearly be seen on Zhao Xi's face: "How did you know?"

"The room smells like him."

Li Piaomiao looked at her expressionlessly: "You two are alone and alone in the same room..."

"What happened again?!"

Zhao Xi: "..."

(End of this chapter)