son, don't mess around

Li Piaomiao's cold gaze swept down and stopped at the two people's hands which were still intertwined.

The action was very intimate and somewhat ambiguous.

But there was no trace of shyness or panic on her face that an ordinary woman would have.

There was no feeling of being taken advantage of or any reaction of discomfort.

Very peaceful.

So calm that it seemed as if the hand being held at this moment was not hers!
but……

The feeling is so clear.

Lin Jiangnian could feel the palm of his hand was soft and smooth, with a slightly cool touch.

The eldest princess has beautiful hands, with slender palms, slender fingers, smooth, crystal clear skin that feels very comfortable to touch.

Can't put it down.

Lin Jiangnian couldn't remember when they started holding each other's hands. It seemed that they had never separated since Li Piaomiao took the initiative to put her hand in his?
Lin Jiangnian stared quietly, dazed and a little confused.

Until a cold voice came to my ears.

"Have you had enough?"

Lin Jiangnian came back to his senses, raised his eyes, and met Li Piaomiao's gaze again.

Their eyes intertwined, Li Piaomiao's eyes were calm, clear and bright, and she stared at Lin Jiangnian like this.

She really doesn't show any shyness like an ordinary woman!

It seemed as if he didn't take the two people's intimate behavior to heart at all.

In her mind, is this normal?
Lin Jiangnian suddenly felt a little unconvinced.

If it were in the past, Lin Jiangnian would probably subconsciously let go when he saw her reaction.

But right now...

Lin Jiangnian had another idea in his mind.

He asked casually, "What if it's not enough?"

Li Piaomiao lowered her head, with no expression on her face, and she didn't speak again. She just stared at him quietly without saying a word.

The two of them seemed to be in a stalemate.

Li Piaomiao said nothing, and did not move the hand that Lin Jiangnian was holding.

It seemed like, it seemed like answering something.

Lin Jiangnian seemed to understand something in his heart, and his breathing paused for a moment.

Then he recovered, and when his eyes fell on Li Piaomiao's extremely beautiful face, which she was unaware of, he seemed to be about to say something but stopped himself.

In the end, he did not speak, but held the snow-white and soft little hand in his hand and gently scratched her palm with his fingers.

Li Piaomiao raised her eyes and stared at him.

Lin Jiangnian looked at her quietly for a while, then said with emotion: "It would be great if you were not the eldest princess..."

Li Piaomiao was stunned when she heard this, and when she looked at Lin Jiangnian again, her eyes were slightly sharper.

"You wish I wasn't?"

Her tone was neither cold nor indifferent, as if she was asking a question, but also as if she was stating some facts.

"It's not that I don't want it, but..."

Lin Jiangnian paused for a moment and said, "Do you remember what I told you last time?"

"The biggest threat to your court shouldn't be my Lin Wang Mansion..."

The last time he was in Xunyang City, Lin Jiangnian mentioned it to the eldest princess after meeting Shen Lingjun.

The real threat facing the court is not the Lin family, but precisely...

"There are unusual movements in Xuzhou. It seems that the Xu family can no longer sit still. You should have heard about this news, right?"

Lin Jiangnian asked.

Li Piaomiao didn't say anything, but a solemn look appeared on his cold face.

"Compared to the Lin family, the Xu family is the one with the most evil ambitions..."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at Li Piaomiao and did not miss the opportunity to throw dirty water on the Xu family: "The ancestors of the Xu family once followed Emperor Taizu to conquer the country. They were extremely meritorious and were unwilling to be inferior to others. Although they were granted the title of King of Xuzhou by Emperor Taizu, the ambitions of the Xu family are far more than that..."

"For the past hundred years, the Xu family has guarded the northern border of the dynasty. They have a strong army and think they have made great contributions and have worked hard. Now that their power is growing, how could they not be eyeing the position of your Li family?"

Lin Jiangnian sighed, "If it were me, I would definitely not accept it either."

Will the Xu family rebel?
uncertain!
Although there was intelligence information coming from the capital, it was all hearsay and no one knew the details of the Xu family.

However, there is no doubt that the Xu family had the intention of rebellion.

The ancestor of the Xu family made great contributions to the dynasty. His talent and ability were no less than that of Emperor Taizu of the Daning Dynasty.

Therefore, some traitors even said that if the ancestors of the Xu family had fallen out with Emperor Taizu, it would be hard to say whether Daning had the last name Li or Xu...

Today, the King Xu of Xuzhou is also a wise and capable ruler. It is normal that he is unwilling to be subordinate to the Daning Dynasty.

"If the Xu family really rebels, can your court suppress it? Will the world fall into war?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at the princess quietly, chuckled and asked, "Can your brother, the emperor, quell the rebellion with the same means as the late emperor did?"

"Or……"

Having said this, Lin Jiangnian suddenly stopped and didn't say anything else.

But the expression on his face seemed to have a little more depth.

It seemed as if he had already expected something.

Li Piaomiao noticed it and said coldly: "What do you want to say?"

"Shouldn't you be the one who should say something?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced down at the two people's hands that were still tightly clasped together. The atmosphere seemed a little ambiguous: "I've been very open with you, Princess, but you, Princess, don't seem to want to say anything?"

Li Piaomiao looked into Lin Jiangnian's eyes, and she understood something from his eyes.

"What do you want to ask?"

"Just some small doubts..."

Lin Jiangnian sighed as he held Li Piaomiao's hand, stroking it casually, feeling the cool touch, which was delicate and smooth.

Li Piaomiao had a blank expression on her face, as if she didn't notice.

"I have always been curious about why you, Princess, traveled all the way from the capital to my Lin Palace..."

Lin Jiangnian looked at her, chuckled and asked, "Do you really just want to take a few things from Ruyi Tower?"

"..."

Linzhou, a city along the river.

The sun is warm and the breeze caresses the willows.

As the largest city in Linzhou in the south, Linjiang City is prosperous both economically and culturally. The people in the city live and work in peace and contentment.

Especially since the Prince of Lin’s Mansion left Linjiang City for the capital, the whole Linjiang City seemed a little lifeless.

When the Crown Prince was around, there were reports from time to time of the Crown Prince of Lin bullying men and women and raping women in the streets, which made the people so indignant that they would curse him in private to vent their anger.

Although he was the prince of Lin Wang, his reputation was in tatters in the eyes of the people. In addition, the Lin Wang Mansion did not seem to care about the scolding of the prince, and basically did not care as long as it was not too excessive. This also led to scolding the prince of Lin Wang becoming a topic of conversation among the people of Linjiang City after dinner.

Every time Prince Lin bullied the people, the stories would be passed on by the people in countless different versions, becoming more and more outrageous.

But since almost a year ago, when the Prince of Lin was ordered to go to the capital, the entire Linjiang City suddenly became idle!

In the past, when they had nothing to do, they could curse Prince Lin, but since the Prince passed away, everyone suddenly had no one to curse.

At first, it was fine, and I could still bring up the past and curse, but as time went on, I gradually forgot about it. After all, the person was no longer in Linjiang City, so there was no point in cursing.

On the other hand, in the past, Linjiang City had a great god like Prince Lin, and other people did not dare to provoke him easily and were restrained.

But ever since Lin Jiangnian left, those dandy young men in the city who used to be restrained have emerged one after another!
They didn't dare to act rashly before because they were worried about being targeted by Prince Lin. But since Prince Lin left, these playboys have no natural enemies, and it seems that they have been suppressed for too long and released all of their anger at once.

For a time, the public security order of the entire Linjiang City almost collapsed.

Whether on the streets, in the corners of the city, or in brothels and taverns, the unbridled figures of these dandies who have been pent up can be seen everywhere.

Unscrupulous!

The common people of Linjiang City soon discovered that since the departure of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the sins committed by other officials and sons of noble families were no less than those committed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

In fact, in the past, there were only rumors that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince bullied men and women, had a chaotic lifestyle, and had bad intentions... but it was rare to hear that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would bully ordinary people, and even more rare to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do such a vicious thing as letting the servants in his mansion beat civilians to death in the street.

But ever since His Highness left, the public security in Linjiang City has been in chaos for more than half a year, with a sharp increase in criminal cases, and even a number of deaths have been caused.

Those dandy young men from prominent families don't take ordinary people seriously.

A bunch of unruly people, just die.

It's not a pity to die.

Even if you take the matter to the government, it will be of no avail in the end.

As a result, many ordinary people began to miss the kindness of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

At least, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still around, Linjiang City was not as chaotic as it is today, and those dandy rich kids from aristocratic families did not dare to bully the common people so blatantly.

More importantly, although it was rumored that the Crown Prince had killed people like crazy and was ruthless, it had never been heard that he treated human lives as nothing and attacked ordinary people at will.

...Even if they want to kill, there will at least be a legitimate reason.

Instead of being like the powerful people in Linjiang City today, who don’t treat the common people as human beings at all.

……

Linjiang City.

In a restaurant.

Several young men in luxurious clothes gathered together.

"Mr. Chen, I heard that you robbed a woman some time ago and beat her husband to death. Your father put you in solitary confinement for half a month?"

A dandy young man spoke with a look of gloating on his face.

The man called Chen Shao was a young man in his twenties with a rebellious look on his face. When he heard this, his face darkened.

"Why the hell are you talking about this?"

Chen Junru seemed to have thought of something, his face looked a little grim: "Damn it, I almost got beaten to death by my dad this time!"

"So cruel?"

The dude next to him laughed again, "You can't even handle a little girl, aren't you too embarrassed?!"

"Who knew that bitch was so chaste? I gave her some drugs, and after we had some fun, she woke up wanting to die, and she even said she was going to report me to the police?"

Chen Junru gritted his teeth, his face distorted and dark, "Damn it, and her husband really went to the government, and almost made a big fuss for me!"

Someone nearby said, "Then you shouldn't have beaten him to death!"

"If I hadn't discovered it quickly, that man would have gone to the Lin Palace to file a complaint!"

Chen Junru glared: "How can I keep him?!"

At this point, Chen Junru took another breath and gritted his teeth: "My father was also very cruel and almost lost his life. Damn it, it's all that bitch's fault. Can't she just obey me?!"

The dude sighed, "You are lucky, your father's beating is considered light. He beat someone to death in the street, and you are lucky to be alive now."

"If our prince hadn't been attacked and injured, and Prince Lin's mansion was in such a mess that he had no time to care about these things, you would have been chopped to pieces by the prince long ago!"

Hearing this, Chen Junru's eyes flashed with fear, and he shrank his neck, but then he sneered: "What's there to be afraid of? My father and Prince Lin were friends in the past, it's impossible for him to really kill me!"

"Besides, would Prince Lin's Mansion care about such trivial matters?"

As he spoke, he angrily said, "I have to avenge this. I have to pay back to that little bitch all the suffering I've endured in the past half month!"

"But you know what, that little girl is really awesome..."

"Hahaha……"

A burst of hearty and teasing laughter came from the restaurant box.

These young men in the box are all prominent young men from Linjiang City.

"By the way, what do you think is the current situation of Prince Lin? Who assassinated the prince?"

"Is there any need to think about this? It must be the imperial court!"

“Has the court gone mad?”

"The imperial court has always wanted to reduce the power of the vassal states. Isn't it strange that they secretly sent someone to assassinate the prince?"

"What is the situation now, my lord?"

"I heard the situation is not good."

"What should we do? What if the imperial court and the Lin Wang Mansion fall out? What should we do?"

"Who cares? That's the grudge between the imperial court and the Lin Wang Mansion. What does it have to do with us?"

"I still have high hopes for the imperial court. The Lin Palace can't really rebel and go against the imperial court, right?"

"Don't talk about this. I heard that Lin Hengzhong almost lost his life during the assassination attempt. We don't know if he has woken up yet. If he is dead, that would be very interesting!"

"With Lin Hengzhong's death, the Lin family army will be leaderless, won't they be in chaos?"

"Isn't there still Prince Lin?"

"Oh, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about that idiot!"

In the box, Chen Junru heard Lin Jiangnian's name and curled his lips in disdain: "He is just a loser who relies on his father's power. If it weren't for his father's power, who among us would take him seriously?"

"Didn't he go to the capital? I don't think it will be possible for him to come back... The court will never let him go. They will probably keep him as a hostage!"

"Tsk tsk, Prince Lin only has this one son, and he's a loser. If he really died in the capital, that would be interesting!"

“You know what? I actually hope that he is still alive by then, so that he can see with his own eyes the fall of Prince Lin’s Mansion and how he fell from being a prince to a prisoner…”

A sinister smile appeared on Chen Junru's face.

Every dandy present had an expression on his face that showed he was enjoying the fun.

All of these people, to a greater or lesser extent, had some grudges and conflicts with the Prince Lin in the past.

The struggle between the imperial court and the Lin Wang Mansion had little to do with them. Even if they fought to the death, the people of these noble families would not be greatly affected.

On the contrary, they would rather see the Lin family fall.

In recent years, with the Lin family around, all the aristocratic families in Linzhou have been suppressed by the Lin Palace and have been completely subdued.

Once the Lin family falls, the power in Linzhou will be reshuffled, and people from aristocratic families like them will be able to reap the benefits and gain greater benefits from it.

Just as everyone in the box was talking, there was a sudden commotion on the street outside the restaurant.

"what happened?"

Inside the box, someone spoke in confusion and leaned over to the window to watch the fun.

"what happened?"

"Your Highness, you are back!"

In the noisy crowd on the street, someone shouted.

There was an uproar in the crowd.

...(End of chapter)