son, don't mess around

Outside the hospital.

At the intersection at the end of the alley, there was a carriage parked.

Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao walked out of the alley one after the other. When they came to the carriage, Lin Jiangnian suddenly stopped and looked back at Li Piaomiao behind him.

She also raised her eyes and looked at Lin Jiangnian, their eyes met.

The princess in white still has the same aura, cool and unparalleled. She is stunningly beautiful, yet also cold and moving.

From the moment she entered the courtyard to the moment she left and returned here, she remained silent from beginning to end.

"Don't you want to ask something?"

Lin Jiangnian suddenly spoke.

Li Piaomiao looked at him quietly, his eyes calm and unperturbed: "What do you want to ask?"

"never mind!"

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand: "I thought you would be very curious."

Li Piaomiao said nothing.

"but……"

Lin Jiangnian changed his tone: "Since you don't plan to ask, I would like to ask you..."

He suddenly smiled at Li Piaomiao: "How did you know that I was attacked outside the city that night half a year ago? And why did you happen to show up and save me?"

"Is it just a coincidence?"

Facing Lin Jiangnian's sudden question, Li Piaomiao remained silent for a while, then glanced at him and said, "Do you doubt me?"

"That's not true."

Lin Jiangnian shook his head. His life was saved by Li Piaomiao. If Li Piaomiao wanted to kill him, she wouldn't have to wait until now.

However, he also wanted to clarify some doubts. For example, how did the princess know that he would be attacked outside the city?
And how could they get there in such a short time... This is really worth pondering.

Li Piaomiao's expression remained calm. She said calmly, "I owe Prince Lin a favor."

"I know that, but that's not what I'm asking."

"I did know that."

Li Piaomiao glanced at him and said calmly: "Someone wants to kill you."

Lin Jiangnian suddenly realized: "As expected."

Sure enough, she did know it a long time ago.

No wonder he arrived in time that night... In this way, Lin Jiangnian's doubts were resolved.

but.

"Well, you know the person who wanted to kill me that night..."

Lin Jiangnian asked softly again: "Besides the Third Prince, is there anyone else?"

Li Piaomiao remained silent and did not speak.

"how?"

Lin Jiangnian met her eyes and their gazes met.

Li Piaomiao looked calm, but Lin Jiangnian had a burning gaze. As they looked at each other, they seemed to have experienced a long-lost stalemate.

In the end, this time it was Li Piaomiao who was defeated first.

She looked away and said coldly, "You already have the answer in your heart."

"That's just my guess, I can't be sure."

Lin Jiang shook his head.

Everything he knew was based on speculation, until Li Piaomiao's words confirmed Lin Jiangnian's guess.

"In addition to the Third Prince, there were also assassins sent by the Xu family that night half a year ago, right?"

Lin Jiangnian spoke.

Li Piaomiao didn't say anything and agreed.

Lin Jiangnian sneered: "How interesting!"

"The Third Prince doesn't want me to enter the capital alive, and wants to eliminate me from the capital. And the Xu family also wants to take advantage of the situation to fish in troubled waters..."

It was not until he met Shen An today that Lin Jiangnian's guess was finally confirmed.

"That night, the Xu family tried to conceal the truth and took advantage of the Third Prince's action to send someone to assassinate this prince in the name of the Third Prince..."

"If I really die outside the capital, it will definitely provoke a conflict between the imperial court and the Lin Wang Mansion. This is undoubtedly the situation that the Xu family wants to see the most, right?"

Li Piaomiao was silent. It was indeed true.

If Lin Jiangnian really died outside the capital that night, no matter what happened afterwards, the split between the court and the Lin Wang Mansion was inevitable.

The death of Prince Lin in the capital area is definitely related to the court.

In this case, who benefits the most?
it goes without saying.

"The Xu family is still haunting us."

Lin Jiangnian sneered and spoke.

The Xu family really wants to kill him all the time!
The Xu family was present in the dilapidated temple that night a year ago. The Xu family was also present outside the capital that night half a year ago.

Lin Jiangnian has not caused any trouble for the Xu family, but the Xu family has always wanted to kill him!
Sooner or later, Lin Jiangnian will have to settle this account with them.

"The Xu family is truly ambitious!"

Lin Jiang snorted and looked at Li Piaomiao again: "Your court has always been wary of the Lin Wang Mansion, fearing that my Lin Wang Mansion will rebel one day..."

"But, don't you realize that the Xu family is more threatening than my Linwang Mansion?"

"The Xu family guards the northern border of the dynasty, guards the northern gate, and has a large number of troops... If the Xu family rebels one day, they will march south and attack the capital!"

"How does your court plan to respond?"

Li Piaomiao didn't say anything, but her eyes were slightly solemn.

Whether it is the Lin family in the south or the Xu family in the north, they both pose a considerable threat to the imperial court.

The court has always felt that the Southern Lin family poses the greatest threat, and the main reason is actually because of Lin Hengzhong himself. His achievements over the past decade or so have been so great, including the destruction of more than a dozen countries in southern Xinjiang. He enjoys a very high prestige among the people and the military, and people cannot help but be wary of him.

But apart from Lin Hengzhong himself, it is indeed the Xu family in the north that poses the greatest threat to the dynasty.

In a sense, the imperial court was more worried that Lin Hengzhong would occupy the southern part of the dynasty and proclaim himself king one day.

The south is full of swamps and jungles, and the terrain is rugged. If the Lin family wants to establish themselves as kings, it will be extremely difficult for the court to suppress the rebellion.

But for the Xu family in the north, it was completely different...

Xuzhou is closer to the capital, and there is an endless plain from Xuzhou to the capital. If the Xu family leads troops south... then it will not be a question of whether to establish themselves as king or not.

If we are not careful, the entire dynasty will be in danger of being destroyed!
In such a comparison, the Xu family is indeed a greater threat!

"So, you shouldn't be targeting our Lin family, you should be targeting the Xu family..."

Lin Jiangnian would naturally not give up this opportunity to throw dirty water on the Xu family: "This time when Prince Xu and his sister came to the capital, it didn't seem like they were here to travel. Their purpose is not simple..."

"I suspect they are all related to the Third Prince's rebellion. The various intelligence reports from the Xu family show that the Xu family has always had improper behaviors and plans..."

"Do you still remember that the border of Xuzhou was invaded by the northern nomadic tribes years ago? Don't you think this is strange? Why would a small nomadic tribe suddenly dare to invade our Daning Dynasty?"

"I suspect that these nomadic tribes are connected to the Xu family. They are probably staging a self-directed drama. Their purpose is to confuse the imperial court and cover up their own plans for mutiny and rebellion..."

Throwing dirty water!

Lin Jiangnian is the best at it!
Regardless of whether these things are true or false, Lin Jiangnian has to put the blame on the Xu family. Of course, Lin Jiangnian is not talking nonsense, what he said is well-founded and closely related to the Xu family.

Even if people from the Xu family came, there would be no way to explain it clearly!

After listening to this, Li Piaomiao's expression became more solemn.

Indeed, the Xu family's recent behavior has revealed a sense of weirdness. Prince Xu's brother and sister suddenly appeared in the capital, and their purpose is unknown.

A few years ago, there was news that several tribes in the north had suddenly harassed and invaded the dynasty's borders, but with the third prince's mutiny, the entire court's attention was diverted and no one cared about the war intelligence in the north.

It was not until now, when Lin Jiangnian suddenly reminded her, that Li Piaomiao realized...what was the situation in the north?
There is no news anymore!

The battle report sent by the Xu family said that the united tribes had been defeated and fled. But this matter somehow revealed a sense of weirdness!
Li Piaomiao frowned even deeper.

"Perhaps, the Third Prince's mutiny and rebellion is related to the Xu family..."

At this time, Lin Jiangnian's voice sounded again from the side: "Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that it happened at that time..."

Li Piaomiao was silent for a while, then suddenly turned around and left.

"Hey, where are you going?!"

Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian asked quickly.

"Something's wrong!"

Li Piaomiao left a cold and emotionless voice, and the beautiful figure in white quickly disappeared.

Lin Jiangnian watched quietly with a playful smile on his face.

She is anxious!

……

In the small courtyard.

After Lin Jiangnian and the eldest princess left, the place fell into silence again.

Shen Lingjun stood in the yard, looking at his uncle under the eaves, with mixed emotions, but also relieved in his heart.

No accidents happened!

Lin Jiangnian let his uncle go, which was the best outcome for her.

But thinking back to what Lin Jiangnian said before he left, saying that he did it for her sake, Shen Lingjun felt even more guilty.

Maybe she really misunderstood him before!
The Prince of Lin was not as bad as she imagined, nor was he as unkind as she thought...

Thinking of this, Shen Lingjun's heart was filled with a myriad of emotions, and the feeling was lingering. The increasingly uneasy emotion made her feel uneasy.

Finally, she took a deep breath, calmed down, and slowly walked under the eaves: "Uncle Master."

At this moment, Shen Anru, who was standing under the eaves, looked like a frail old man, extremely old.

"Lingjun!"

Shen An's voice was low and hoarse: "You have suffered a lot in the past six months."

Shen Lingjun shook her head.

Shen An sighed and said, "You have been with me for the past six months, and I have taught you everything I have learned in my life..."

"You have a strong talent for martial arts. If you continue to study hard and practice diligently, you will definitely achieve great success... The inheritance of my Zhengyi Sect can be considered as a successor..."

"I hope you can pass on the spirit of our Zhengyi Sect and not bring disgrace upon our sect..."

"Don't let down your uncle and master's expectations of you!"

Shen Lingjun lowered his head, knelt in front of his uncle, and said with a firm look: "Uncle, rest assured, Lingjun will never disgrace our school, and will definitely carry forward our school in the future!"

Hearing Shen Lingjun's assurance, Shen An nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, I have taught you everything I can. From now on, you will have to rely on yourself..."

Shen Lingjun seemed to realize something and was startled: "Uncle Master, you, you want to chase me away?!"

"Staying with an old man like me will only be a burden to you."

Shen An sighed and said, "I don't have much time left. There's no need for you to continue wasting time."

"Go, do what you want to do!"

A sad look appeared on Shen Lingjun's face. She shook her head and said firmly: "Lingjun is not going anywhere!"

Master Uncle doesn't have much time left. How can she abandon him at this time?
Shen An's eyes were relieved, but his tone showed that he had already made up his mind: "Master has already made up his mind. Moreover, Master wants to take advantage of this last moment to fulfill some wishes that he has not yet fulfilled."

"Master, where are you going?"

"I don't know, but I should go see some old friends."

Shen An smiled with relief: "Lingjun, you are your master's most proud disciple. You are also the most outstanding disciple in our Zhengyi Sect. It's a pity that our sect's foundation is too small, which has delayed you..."

"You have a strong talent for martial arts. If you were born in a large sect or family, your achievements would definitely be far more than this..."

"Master knows that you have a simple character and a sense of justice. You cannot tolerate any injustice. But you are too young and can be easily deceived... When you are out in the martial arts world, you must be careful and cautious, and never be easily fooled!"

Shen Lingjun lowered his head, his tone heavy: "Lingjun remembers!"

"besides……"

Shen An seemed to have thought of something, and sighed softly: "The Prince of Lin is indeed a rare and good seedling!"

Hearing this, Shen Lingjun looked up subconsciously.

"If it weren't for the favor I owed him, I would never have attacked him half a year ago... This is all fate..."

Shen An murmured to himself, with some regret in his eyes.

Shen Lingjun couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Master, who asked you to assassinate him?"

Shen An shook his head lightly and did not answer the question: "Everything is over... He did not kill his uncle, nor did he bother with you, Lingjun. This is enough to prove that this boy is broad-minded and has a bright future..."

At this point, Shen An seemed to have thought of something. His tone was slightly gloomy: "The Daning Dynasty will soon undergo a drastic change... By then, the whole country will be in chaos, and the people will suffer..."

"Lingjun, it's too dangerous for you to travel the world alone. If you really have nowhere to go, go find him..."

Shen Lingjun remained silent and said nothing.

Go find Lin Jiangnian?
How could she have the nerve to go to him?

Under the eaves, Shen An, who was originally very old, slowly stood up.

A rare gleam of light appeared in his cloudy eyes. He looked at Shen Lingjun in front of him, as if he could see what she was thinking, and then raised his eyes to look at the front yard not far away.

"It is my uncle who has let you down, and it is also us in the Zheng family who have let you down. Let me, an old man, help you, Lingjun, find a way out in the end..."

"..."

The prefectural government, inner courtyard.

In the courtyard, the green plants are lush, the trees are swaying gently, and the greenery is lush and vibrant.

Under the eaves carved with delicate patterns, a woman with stunning looks and extraordinary temperament was sitting bored.

His eyes seemed a little dim, and he was staring blankly at the scenery in the yard.

Occasionally, when he came back to his senses, a look of indescribable anger would appear on his face. But soon after, he fell into a state of trance that was indescribable.

In the corridor not far away, An Ning, holding a sword, looked at Jinxiu not far away with an expressionless face.

As a twin sister, An Ning noticed at a glance that something was wrong with Jinxiu today!

It’s hard to describe it, but I just felt that she was a little absent-minded today, and a little worried.

When did it start?

An Ning thought about it carefully, and it seemed like it started in the morning?
Ever since the Crown Prince snatched a steamed bun from me when I was still at the inn this morning?
No, it seems like it was last night... Something was wrong with the splendor of last night too!

An Ning seemed to recall something, and a hint of suspicion gradually emerged on her thin face. (End of this chapter)