son, don't mess around

Chapter 449 Don't Think of Leaving Me
A cold voice sounded from within the room.

"Who?!"

Li Yuan, who was sitting in the corner, suddenly raised his head and looked forward.

There was silence and nothingness ahead, and darkness engulfed and enveloped the surroundings.

Empty!
Li Yuan looked dazed and lost in thought. At one point, he even wondered if he was hallucinating.
"Who's there?!"

Li Yuan spoke in a low and hoarse voice.

Outside the room, the whistling sound of the wind could still be heard, which seemed extremely strange in the middle of the night.

Until a moment later, a dark shadow appeared silently in the room.

A thin dark figure, dressed in a black robe, was shrouded in darkness, almost blending in with it.

If you don't look carefully, you may even find it difficult to detect his existence.

When Li Yuan's eyes fell on the person who came, his eyes seemed to move: "Yes, it's you?"

"Your Highness the Third Prince still remembers me?!"

The sharp voice sounded again, with a somewhat relaxed tone, and walked slowly closer, revealing a thin monkey face with a pointed chin and cheeks under the black robe.

Li Yuan stared at the thin figure in front of him and quickly recognized the person.

This person is...

That night he led his troops into the palace to mutiny. After his failure, he was escorted to the Heavenly Prison. Suddenly, a mysterious woman appeared and wanted to kill him!
At the critical moment, it was this thin-faced monkey in front of him who suddenly appeared, stood in front of him and saved his life?
It’s the person in front of me!

"Who are you?!"

Li Yuan stared at the thin-faced monkey in front of him who appeared out of nowhere, without much emotion on his face.

Having failed in his fight for the throne, his life is over!

Nothing can arouse too much emotion anymore.

"Your Highness the Third Prince does not need to know who I am."

The figure under the black robe was none other than the skinny-faced monkey who had assassinated Lin Jiangnian outside the capital and saved the third prince during the mutiny in the palace some time ago.

In the darkness, he slowly approached the Third Prince, looked down at Li Yuan in the corner, and said with a sigh, "It's a pity that the once high-spirited Third Prince has fallen to this state..."

Li Yuan said in a hoarse voice: "Are you here to laugh at me?"

"How could that be? Your Highness the Third Prince thought that I had gone through so much trouble and risked my life to break into the Imperial Mausoleum to see Your Highness, but why am I mocking Your Highness?"

The thin-faced monkey spoke with a smile.

"What do you mean?"

"I came here because I have a question for Your Highness..."

The thin-faced monkey slowly approached the Third Prince. The dim light in the room illuminated this sharp-nosed monkey-cheeked face, which was filled with a bright smile. "Your Highness, are you willing?"

Li Yuan stared at him and asked in a deep voice: "What do you mean by that?"

"I don't mean anything else. I just want to ask Your Highness if you are willing to lose."

The thin-faced monkey said, "Your Highness is willing to watch his brother ascend the throne and take away what should have belonged to you, the Third Prince. And Your Highness can only be trapped in this dark place, spending the rest of your life in misery and loneliness..."

"Your Highness, are you willing?"

Li Yuan's eyes were deep and gloomy, and he said nothing.

But from the indifferent look on his weathered face, one could tell what was on his mind.

"Oh, right……"

The thin-faced monkey looked at the sharp stone in Li Yuan's hand and sneered, "Your Highness, Third Prince, do you think that life is meaningless and are you going to commit suicide?"

Li Yuan didn't say anything, but stared coldly at the skinny monkey-faced figure who was acting so presumptuous in front of him.

"I can see reluctance in your eyes, Your Highness!"

The thin-faced monkey said in a sharp voice, with a hint of excitement: "Your Highness, I guess you have always been very unwilling to accept it. Will you lose to him?"

"In terms of ability, Your Highness, you are no worse than him. In terms of the current situation, you are more suitable to sit in that position than him, aren't you?"

These words almost touched Li Yuan's heart.

He suddenly raised his head, staring at the thin-faced monkey in front of him with deep eyes.

From the beginning to the end, he never thought that he was worse than Li Ci Ning!

The emperor's indecisive character makes him unfit to be an emperor!

He is obviously the most suitable one!
Even my father...

"what do you want to say in the end?!"

Li Yuan reacted and stared at him: "What is your purpose in coming to see me?"

"I came to see Your Highness because of something important."

The thin-faced monkey narrowed his eyes, and a gleam of light seemed to flash in his tiny pupils: "We want to work together with the Third Prince for a great cause!"

Hearing this, Li Yuan suddenly raised his head, his voice becoming more hoarse: "What, what do you mean?!"

"Of course it's just the surface meaning..."

The thin-faced monkey smiled and said, "The last time I rescued the Third Prince in the capital, it was at the behest of my master..."

"My master hopes to cooperate with His Royal Highness the Third Prince and is willing to do his utmost to help His Royal Highness the Third Prince make a comeback!"

"..."

As soon as these words came out, Li Yuan's heart suddenly jumped, and the face that had been in deathly silence looked up and stared at him as if in disbelief.

Make a comeback?

Cooperation?

He seemed to realize something and stared at him: "Who is your master?!"

"Your Highness will know later."

The thin-faced monkey smiled and said, "I came here today just to see if Your Highness is willing to give up and whether you have really given up... Since Your Highness has not given up, why don't you choose to fight again?"

"My master is willing to assist Your Highness with all his strength!"

This statement is already very clear!

Fully assist?

Make a comeback?

The meaning is self-evident!

It's a rebellion!

Want to overthrow Li Ci Ning?

At this moment, Li Yuan's face changed: "You want to rebel?!"

"Look at what Your Highness said. How dare I come to you if I'm not planning a rebellion?"

The thin-faced monkey spoke with a smile.

Li Yuan didn't say anything, his face was gloomy and his eyes were uncertain.

"Your Highness, are you still hesitating?"

The thin-faced monkey said, "Your Highness has fallen into this situation now, neither a human nor a ghost...Are you really willing to accept this?"

"Your Highness, don't you want to take back everything that belongs to you?"

"Your Highness is not afraid of death, so are you afraid of it happening again?"

The thin-faced monkey said, "Your Highness fell into Li Ci Ning's trap this time and was defeated accidentally... But with the help of my master, Your Highness will never lose..."

"My master is definitely capable of assisting you to ascend the throne and become emperor!"

"..."

Hearing the words of the thin-faced monkey, Li Yuan's originally dead heart seemed to beat suddenly.

Of course he is not willing to give in!

Of course he wanted to take back everything that belonged to him.

but……

"Who is your master?!"

Li Yuan stared at the thin-faced monkey and asked in a deep voice.

The thin-faced monkey smiled and said, "If Your Highness agrees, I will let Your Highness know... Soon, Your Highness will be able to meet my master!"

Li Yuan seemed to realize something, his eyes dimmed: "This is the imperial mausoleum!"

He was imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum and had no chance to get out.

"so what?"

The thin-faced monkey didn't take the imperial mausoleum seriously at all, and said with contempt: "As long as Your Highness is willing, my master will naturally find a way to rescue Your Highness..."

"I'm not afraid to tell you, Your Highness, there is nothing in this world that my master can't do."

Listening to the boasting of the thin-faced monkey, Li Yuan fell into silence again, and was in a long period of torment, hesitation and entanglement!
Who is the owner of this thin-faced monkey in front of me?

Li Yuan wasn't sure.

But vaguely, I have already guessed some clues!
There are not many people in this world who dare to have the idea of ​​rebellion and have the ability to do so...

Then, the answer is obvious!

But Li Yuan became more silent!
He was not stupid, and he knew very well why the skinny-faced monkey in front of him came to see him.

What helped him to make a comeback and ascend the throne to become emperor?
all fake!

The people behind this thin-faced monkey simply want to use his identity and his name to rebel with a legitimate reason!

The real purpose of these people is to destroy the Li family's empire!
And he, Li Yuan, is just a puppet!
Li Yuan was filled with anger and fear. As a member of the Li family, he naturally could not watch the Li kingdom fall into the hands of others.

But... another thought quietly emerged in Li Yuan's mind!

Why not... give it a try?

The people behind this thin-faced monkey wanted to use his status as a prince to do things. Why couldn't Li Yuan use their power for his own benefit and make a comeback?
If he really succeeds, he will be the emperor, the son of heaven of the dynasty!
Even if he is just a puppet, the dynasty still belongs to the Li family!
Besides, who can guarantee that he will become a puppet?
Why couldn't he use the power of the master behind this skinny-faced monkey... and finally control it in his own hands?

Thinking of this, a hint of excitement flashed across Li Yuan's eyes.

The dead silence from not long ago seemed to have been swept away, and his entire temperament changed significantly.

The thin-faced monkey who noticed all this said with a smile: "It seems that Your Highness has made the right choice?"

Li Yuan stared at the thin-faced monkey in front of him and said in a deep voice: "I want to see your master!"

"Your Highness, please be patient!"

The thin-faced monkey waved his hand: "Your Highness, wait a moment!"

"Soon, someone will come to take His Highness out..."

"..."

the other side.

Jiang Ningkang met with the emperor, explained his purpose, and decided to take a half-year vacation.

When Li Ci Ning learned that Mr. Jiang had health problems, he did not dissuade him but approved it readily and asked Jiang Ningkang to send his regards to Mr. Jiang on his behalf.

That old man Jiang was quite famous, and Li Ci Ning, who was the prince in the past, had also received instruction from that old man.

After Jiang Ningkang returned to the Jiang family, he hurriedly began to pack up and prepare to go home.

This time the journey is long and we will stay in Jiangnan for a while, so we need to pack a lot of things. In addition, this time we are going back with our whole family, so it is very important to ensure safety along the way.

Lin Jiangnian specially selected a team from the prince's personal army to provide secret protection.

Once everything is packed and ready, we'll set off immediately.

In the early morning, it was just dawn.

Before the people got up, a convoy set out from Jiang Mansion in a low-key manner, passed through the capital, and after leaving the city gate, headed south along the official road.

The convoy was disguised as a caravan, and masters of the prince's personal army were deployed among them to provide security along the way.

Inside the convoy, in a carriage.

Zhi Yuan, dressed in a green dress, sat in the carriage, her eyes following the line of sight of the curtain to look out the window, looking at the city not far away that was gradually receding, wondering what she was thinking.

Xiao Zhu next to him also looked a little unhappy and seemed depressed.

On the other side, Jiang Yuxiang sat aside, looking at the master and servant who seemed a little absent-minded, and rolled her eyes.

How could I not know what was going on?

I've just left the capital, and you're already reluctant to leave?
However, Jiang Yuxiang was somewhat surprised when Zhiyuan wanted to follow her back to Jiangnan. But after hearing about Lin Jiangnian's plan, she had to admit that the brat had indeed made a well-thought-out plan.

"Why? Are you so reluctant?"

Seeing that Zhiyuan was still looking out the window in a daze, Jiang Yuxiang finally couldn't help but speak.

Zhiyuan then came to his senses, looked at his aunt, and lowered his head with an unnatural expression.

"Since you can't bear to leave, why don't you just stay with him?"

Jiang Yuxiang sighed and said, "If you are willing to follow him, he will definitely not be willing to drive you away."

Zhiyuan was silent for a while, then spoke softly: "I'm afraid of dragging him down."

"drag?"

Jiang Yuxiang rolled her eyes: "He is a burden to you, right?"

Then he sighed again: "You've spoiled him too much. Look, there's no one to supervise him. Who knows, he might have a lot of affairs along the way when he goes back this time... When you see him next time, he will probably have a lot of sisters..."

The kite was silent.

After a while, he said again: "He, won't."

"You have been completely brainwashed by him..."

Jiang Yuxiang was about to say something, but seeing Zhiyuan's stunned expression, she held back the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

Then he sighed softly: "Okay, you follow Auntie to Jiangnan, I won't be lonely on this journey..."

Zhiyuan nodded silently, then raised her eyes to look at her aunt: "Aunt."

"Ok?"

"I want to go to Jiangnan to investigate something!"

Jiang Yuxiang looked at her suspiciously: "What's the matter?"

Zhiyuan thought for a moment and said softly, "I want to check on Princess Lin..."

Jiang Yuxiang was stunned, as if realizing something: "You mean..."

Zhiyuan nodded, her eyes cold.

"What happened when Princess Lin was pregnant..."

"Your Highness, why has he been wandering outside?"

"..."

The Jiang family set out on the journey to Chuzhou in a mighty manner.

Among the entourage that went to the Jiang family in Jiangnan, there were not many people from the Jiang Mansion except Jiang Ningkang, Jiang's mother, Jiang Shaoan, and a few maids.

On the other side, in addition to Zhiyuan, Jiang Yuxiang and Xiaozhu, they also brought the twin sisters Hua Moli and Feng Ling.

Lin Jiangnian, on the other hand, was all alone!

He only brought a few elite soldiers from the prince's personal army with him to secretly protect him along the way. Lin Kong was sent to explore the way ahead and eliminate danger.

As for the remaining Lin Qingqing...

Beijing, suburbs!
A carriage was parked outside a house.

Outside the carriage, Lin Qingqing, in disguise, had been waiting for a long time.

"Your Highness."

After Jiang Mansion left the city, Lin Jiangnian also followed quietly out of the city and concealed his whereabouts.

He knew that someone would be secretly watching the Jiang family's convoy. Therefore, Lin Jiangnian chose to escape in a low-key manner!
After the Jiang family's convoy left, he came to the outskirts of the capital alone.

When Lin Jiangnian approached, he saw that Lin Qingqing in front of the carriage seemed to have a strange look on her face. He looked at his own prince and hesitated to speak.

"what happened?"

Lin Jiangnian discovered her clues.

Lin Qingqing didn't say anything, but just glanced at the carriage behind her, as if hinting at something.

"Ok?"

Lin Jiangnian was puzzled. What did it mean?
He looked at Lin Qingqing, and then at the carriage parked not far behind her.

Seems to realize something.

At this moment, a clear, pleasant and excited voice came from the carriage.

"Lin Jiangnian?!"

Then, a girl in a light green dress came out of the carriage, stood on the carriage, and waved at him excitedly.

"Isn't it a surprise?!"

The girl's face was full of joy and excitement.

Lin Jiangnian had no expression on his face and turned to look at Lin Qingqing.

Lin Qingqing seemed a little guilty and lowered her head: "I don't know where Miss Xu got the information about your whereabouts, Your Highness, and she insisted on following you. I can't drive her away..."

Lin Jiangnian frowned even deeper.

If he hadn't mentioned this, he would have really forgotten about this girl!
Seeing Xu Lan, whose face was filled with excitement, appear in front of him, Lin Jiangnian felt a little headache.

"How did you come?"

Lin Jiangnian walked closer.

"I'll go back to Linjiang City with you!"

Xu Lan spoke as a matter of course.

When Xu Lan saw Lin Jiangnian wanted to say something, his eyes turned and his expression suddenly became pitiful: "You don't want to regret... drive me away?"

Lin Jiangnian said: "The situation is different now. The journey back this time is long and tiring..."

"I'm not afraid!"

“It’s still dangerous!”

"I'm not afraid either!"

"..."

Lin Jiangnian was about to say something when Xu Lan jumped down from the carriage, trotted briskly to Lin Jiangnian and hugged his arm.

He raised his head slightly, revealing a pretty face with a slightly stubborn look.

"Humph, I already knew you wanted to leave me alone and go back to Linjiang City..."

"Fortunately, I have already noticed it, so I won't let you succeed..."

"I'm not afraid of anything anyway. Now that I'm here, don't even think about driving me away..."

"…I will follow you!"

"Hum hum!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)