son, don't mess around

On the carriage.

Miss Xu gritted her teeth and her face turned red with anger.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

The angrier you get, the more you gamble!

In the end, I was almost depressed to death!
He fidgeted in the carriage, clenched his fists under his sleeves, and pounded the seat to vent his anger.

Xiaolu carefully comforted her: "Miss, don't be angry. Being angry will hurt your body. Calm down first..."

"Can't calm down!"

Miss Xu gnashed her teeth and said, "Ahhh, I'm so angry, so angry, so angry. I'm so angry!"

“I’m so pissed!!”

After Xu Lan vented her anger, she finally calmed down. But the expression on her face became more depressed.

Not only depressed, but also a little depressed.

"what to do."

Xu Lan looked at Xiaolu next to her and said pitifully, "What should we do now?"

After hearing the lady’s request for help, Xiaolu thought about it and felt a little headache!

It’s not that our young lady is not good enough, but... the enemy is too powerful!
How to fight the twin sisters?
Others are offering a buy one get two free deal, but my daughter is alone, how can we beat her?
There is absolutely no comparison!
Originally, Xiaolu had discussed with her young lady that on the way back, they would try to create opportunities for the young lady to be alone with His Highness, so that the young lady could find a way to win His Highness over...

But my young lady is too thin-skinned and not brave enough!

Coupled with the appearance of the twins in the next carriage, His Highness's soul was taken away!

His Highness is obviously indulging in the pleasures of life, and this makes the situation even worse for his young lady!
"Miss, we can't just sit there and wait for death!"

Inside the carriage, Xiaolu thought carefully and said solemnly, "We have to take the initiative!"

"Take the initiative?"

Xu Lan said weakly: "How to take the initiative?"

"Um……"

Xiaolu hasn’t thought it through either.

Due to the busy journey these days, my lady has very little time to spend with His Highness. In addition, there are a few "vixens" next door who are flirting with His Highness, which makes my lady have even fewer opportunities.

But if she doesn't take the initiative, she's afraid she'll never have the chance to meet His Highness again.

"Well, I still say that, Miss, you have to use your advantages..."

"Are you mocking me again!?"

"Absolutely not, Miss, I am firmly on your side!"

Xiaolu said with confidence.

"So what are my strengths?"

Xu Lan's tone was still weak, and she didn't even have a hint of confidence.

Ever since the eldest princess appeared, Miss Xu's self-confidence has been severely hit, and she has inexplicably felt inferior.

Compared with the eldest princess, she seemed to have no advantages.

Not to mention the eldest princess, she couldn't even compare to the two maids beside her.

In this case, how could Xu Lan not be depressed?
"Of course there is!"

Xiaolu nodded: "Miss, you also have advantages that they don't have... You have known His Highness earlier and have a closer relationship with His Highness..."

Xiaolu comforted her.

But Xu Lan didn't say anything. She knew Xiaolu wanted to say that she and Lin Jiangnian had known each other since childhood, which was an advantage...

But the thing is...it's not the same person!

She has only known Lin Jiangnian for a little over a year now, so she doesn't actually have much of an advantage.

Of course, Xu Lan had never mentioned this to Xiaolu. She had never told anyone about Lin Jiangnian's secret, not even Xiaolu, who was closest to her.

"Let's try another approach."

Xu Lan's voice was still weak and gloomy.

But when she thought about it carefully, it seemed that all this was caused by herself?

If she had been a little braver that night at the inn...

Could it be that already now... ?
Thinking of this, Xu Lan's eyes lit up slightly.

Then, I began to regret it.

"Well……"

On the side, Xiaolu racked his brains for a long time.

"Miss, I have an idea!"

Xiaolu looked excited.

"what?"

Xu Lan looked at the maid in front of her with some suspicion.

She has known Xiaolu for many years and knows this girl very well. Xiaolu has the same free and easy personality as her, but she always has some strange and unconventional ideas in her mind.

For example, before, when Grandpa and Father had a grudge with the Lin family, Xiaolu had suggested that Xu Lan should just cut off ties with his family...

The only one who could come up with such an outrageous suggestion is Xiaolu.

And now, when seeing Xiaolu's lively eyes, Xu Lan immediately became alert... What bad idea has this little girl come up with again?

As expected, Xiaolu approached excitedly and whispered to her mistress, "How about we find a chance to secretly drug His Highness..."

"Then you took advantage of the situation and raped me... and made it a done deal... Hey, why did you hit me, miss?"

Xu Lan: "..."

Xu Lan, with a red face, said unhappily: "What kind of bad idea are you talking about?!"

"No way, this slave's idea is obviously brilliant!!"

Xiaolu didn’t feel that there was anything wrong with his behavior?
Isn't it just drugging?

My young lady is interested in His Highness. Although I don't know whether His Highness likes my young lady or not, I think it's almost certain...

Otherwise, why would His Highness allow the young lady to stay with him?

Xiaolu concluded that the only thing missing between her young lady and His Highness was a window-breaking opportunity. But if they wanted to wait for the young lady and His Highness to break through each other, it would probably take a long time!

Instead of doing that, why not let her create opportunities...

Come straight to the real thing!

"Miss, let me tell you, this is the only way at the moment..."

Xiaolu said seriously: "The eldest princess is His Highness's fiancée. Miss, you will definitely not be able to compete with her no matter what. But the same cannot be said about the two maids..."

"There is no love between His Highness and the Princess yet. Miss, you still have a chance, you must seize it..."

"If the princess really does... well, you won't even have time to cry by then... I think the princess will definitely not let you enter the Lin family..."

"Miss, you must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Listening to Xiaolu's persuasion, Xu Lan's eyes flickered, and he seemed to be a little moved, but his face was still slightly red: "No, no!"

"Drugging... so, so bad!"

She couldn't accept it.

"Hey, it's not you, young lady. Just let me handle this matter. Young lady, you just need to seize the opportunity..."

"Yes, but..."

"Don't say but, miss. This is your last chance. If you hesitate any longer, you won't be able to drink the soup..."

"..."

Above officialdom.

The two carriages swayed back and forth as they moved south.

Always safe on the road.

No more trouble.

Following the official road down to Yanzhou, after another five or six days of travel, we finally arrived at the next stop...Xunyang City! In the spring season, the weather is pleasant and the spring breeze is blowing all the way.

Before arriving at Xunyang City, everyone stopped in a small town outside Xunyang City to rest for a while.

"Why not go directly into the city?"

The carriage stopped at a small town outside Xunyang, and Jinxiu asked with some surprise.

It was still early in the morning and not far from Xunyang City. If we continued on our way, we would be able to reach Xunyang City before dark.

Why stay here for a night in advance?
"Regain your energy so that you can enter the city tomorrow."

Lin Jiangnian's explanation is obviously not very convincing.

"what the hell?"

It was the same as not asking at all. Jinxiu rolled her eyes but didn't ask any more questions.

"Qingqing."

Lin Jiangnian called Lin Qingqing over and asked about the situation.

"Your Highness, there are four or five inns in the small town. I have already booked a room in the town. You can rest here tonight."

"Lin Kong and others have gone to Xunyang City to investigate the situation ahead of time. They will come back to report later!"

After asking about the situation, they decided to rest here tonight. Although everyone was still a little confused, since Lin Jiangnian had made the decision, no one objected.

After the carriage stopped outside the inn, the women returned to the inn first.

After arriving at the inn, Xu Lan took Xiaolu and sneaked back to the room and closed the door. It was unknown what he was plotting.

In the past two days, Lin Jiangnian could sense that something was wrong with this master and servant couple. No one knew what they were doing secretly every day.

However, Lin Jiangnian did not ask any more questions.

On the other side, Jinxiu and An Ning also escorted Li Piaomiao back to the room first.

After entering the territory of Yanzhou, the eldest princess and others began to keep a low profile.

After all, given the appearance of this master and servant pair, if they were to show up in public, it would easily attract other people's attention and cause unnecessary trouble!
Especially in a small town with a large flow of people, in order to avoid trouble, they rarely show up. Jinxiu and An Ning changed into low-key and simple dresses.

Compared to the small town we stayed in on the road before, this small town near Xunyang City is larger and has more residents.

After checking into the inn, everyone took a short rest, had a meal, bathed and changed clothes.

Lin Jiangnian also returned to his room first, changed into clean clothes, then got up and went to the lobby of the inn to have his meal.

By evening, Lin Kong and others hurried back to the inn to report the situation.

"Your Highness, everything is normal in Xunyang City, but there are some unusual movements in the prefectural governor's mansion..."

"In the afternoon, a group of guards from the prefect's mansion left the city. Their purpose is unknown..."

"However...I'm afraid your Highness's whereabouts have been exposed!"

Listening to the information obtained by Lin Kong's investigation, Lin Jiangnian looked calm and not surprised.

Now that he is in Xunyang City, it is impossible to completely conceal his whereabouts.

His every move would be watched by others, which was why Lin Jiangnian did not plan to enter the city directly today.

His identity is too sensitive and it is not suitable for him to enter the city directly!

We still need to wait for an opportunity.

"Who is the Xunyang governor now?"

Lin Jiangnian asked.

"The current governor of Xunyang is He Jinqun, a former military commander of Xunyang City. After the fall of the Wang family, he temporarily took over the post of governor of Xunyang..."

"However, the imperial court issued an edict some time ago, officially appointing this person as the governor of Xunyang..."

Lin Jiangnian nodded thoughtfully.

At the beginning, before he left Xunyang City, he wiped out the Wang family. The entire Wang family was wiped out, and no one survived!

The post of Xunyang prefect naturally remained vacant!
Now half a year has passed, and I think this place has been completely transformed.

"Whose man is this He Jinqun?"

Lin Kong said in a deep voice: "This man was once a small general under the governor of Yanzhou. Later, he was promoted all the way and was successively promoted to a general under the governor's mansion..."

"really."

Lin Jiang laughed young, Yuan Zhongnan would naturally not give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. After the Wang family fell, he would naturally find a way to insert his own confidants.

And this He Jinqun, was probably a chess piece planted by Yuan Zhongnan a long time ago?

In this case, Xunyang City is probably already in the hands of Yuan Zhongnan, the governor of Yanzhou!
"Your Highness, I heard that Yuan Zhongnan is also in Xunyang City now..."

Lin Kong reminded in a deep voice: "If Your Highness enters the city at that time, you might run into him. Your Highness must be careful..."

"..."

After reporting the intelligence, Lin Kong hurried away and continued to monitor the situation in Xunyang City.

Lin Jiangnian sat in the hall for a while, looking thoughtful.

Now that I have arrived in Xunyang City, I must meet the governor.

There is some connection between the two of them.

After all, Lin Jiangnian was able to overthrow the Wang family thanks to the great help of this governor.

Some unknown secret cooperation was reached between the two!
It can be regarded as everyone getting what he needs.

Lin Jiangnian needs to use his power to deal with the Wang family, while the governor wants to rely on the Lin family's reputation to achieve some of his own interests.

In his brief contact with the governor, Lin Jiangnian could sense that this man was extraordinary. But it was normal to think about it, how could a governor of a state be a simple person?
This governor holds the military power of Yanzhou and is considered a high-ranking official in the region.

If we can make friends with this person, it will be a good thing for the Linwang Mansion. And last time, the governor also showed goodwill to the Linwang Mansion.

"Why are you dazed?"

While Lin Jiangnian was thinking, a crisp laughter rang in his ears.

Looking up, I saw Jinxiu and An Ning had come downstairs at some point.

Both of them went through some dressing up. Jinxiu took off her colorful dress and put on a simple long skirt. She was also carefully dressed up, and she looked exquisite and beautiful.

An Ning hadn't changed much. She was still wearing a plain long dress, holding a sword in her arms, and standing aside with a cold face.

However, after Jinxiu dressed up, the two of them stood together and at first glance they didn't look like twins.

At least it's not as conspicuous as before!
"Why did you come down?" Lin Jiangnian glanced at the two of them.

"The princess wants to go into seclusion, so the two of us came down to take a look."

Jinxiu looked at Lin Jiangnian and saw that he was alone. She blinked and asked, "Where is your childhood sweetheart?"

"Why didn't I accompany you?"

The tone seemed somewhat teasing.

"Isn't there Miss Jinxiu?"

Lin Jiangnian waved at her with a smile: "It's enough to have Miss Jinxiu accompany me!"

"Pooh!"

Jinxiu blushed and spat, "I won't accompany you."

"What about An Ning?"

Lin Jiangnian teased her deliberately and turned to look at An Ning beside him.

An Ning was startled and looked into Lin Jiangnian's eyes, her fair face immediately turning red.

He turned his eyes away in panic.

"Don't look!"

Jinxiu was furious. She stood in front of An Ning and glared at Lin Jiangnian.

"An Ning won't accompany you!"

"You are not An Ning, how do you know she doesn't want to?"

"She, she just doesn't want to!"

"..." (End of this chapter)