son, don't mess around

Inside Ruyi Building.

While Li Piaomiao was talking to Mr. Li, Lin Jiangnian came to the first floor and casually browsed through the information that had been updated by the Linwang Mansion Intelligence Network over the past year.

Lin Jiangnian had no idea what Li Piaomiao was going to talk to Old Li about, but considering she had come all the way to the Lin Palace, it was unlikely that she was here to reunite with her family.

Imperial uncle?

Lin Jiangnian really didn't expect that Mr. Li had such an identity?
As the emperor's uncle of the Daning Dynasty, he hid in Ruyi Tower and changed his identity for more than ten years?

This is somewhat unbelievable.

One cannot help but wonder what kind of entanglement occurred between Elder Li and the late emperor?
Lin Jiangnian planned to go back and find Mr. Li to inquire more about the matter, and for now he decided not to disturb the reunion of the uncle and niece.

Lin Jiangnian's attention was focused on the intelligence network on the first floor of Ruyi Building.

After a year, the intelligence network has undergone a lot of updates.

While reading the intelligence, Lin Jiangnian quickly discovered something...

Over the past year, Ruyi Tower's intelligence network has spread throughout the dynasty, secretly monitoring all the famous families and even all the movements of the royal family in the capital. Almost all the major events that have happened in the world over the past year are clearly recorded here.

There are even many details that have never been revealed to the world, but under the intelligence network of Prince Lin's Mansion, nothing can hide.

What Lin Jiangnian had not expected was that the intelligence had recorded every detail of his whereabouts over the past year.

From the time when Lin Jiangnian left Linjiang City and headed north, he had conflicts with the Wang family in Xunyang County, and was attacked outside the capital. After arriving in the capital, he was framed by the third prince, entangled with various forces, supported the secret celestial official Chen Changqing to take the throne, and when the emperor passed away, the third prince rebelled, and Lin Jiangnian was involved in the royal struggle...

Even the unusual relationship between Lin Jiangnian, Shen Lingjun, Liu Su and others was mentioned. Even the daughter of Prime Minister Zhao was mentioned...

The intelligence showed that "Your Highness had a close relationship with Prime Minister Zhao's daughter Zhao Xi. They had once traveled together to Nanhu Lake. Your Highness had been in and out of Miss Zhao's boudoir many times..."

Although it was not mentioned in detail, it also indirectly reflected a situation... Lin Jiangnian's visit to Beijing this time, all his whereabouts were under the surveillance of Prince Lin's Mansion.

To be precise, everything is under Lin Hengzhong's control.

After realizing this, Lin Jiangnian was a little surprised, but then he felt it was quite reasonable.

Strictly speaking, Lin Jiangnian did not encounter any danger during his trip to Beijing this year. The only most dangerous one was the assassination attempt on the night before he entered Beijing!

But even that night, Zheng Zhiming was still protecting her secretly. Even when the situation got out of control later and Zheng Zhiming was defeated by Shen An, Li Piaomiao suddenly appeared at the critical moment...

The appearance of Li Piaomiao was also the backup plan that Lin Hengzhong had expected!

With the Lin Wang Mansion's intelligence spies spread all over the world, it is not difficult to know the whereabouts of anyone, let alone his own Crown Prince.

On the other hand, when Lin Jiangnian was about to leave for the capital, Lin Hengzhong had just experienced the pain of losing his son. Under such circumstances, how could he be so at ease to let Lin Jiangnian go to the capital alone?

Looking back now, everything seems to make sense again...

From the beginning, Lin Hengzhong had no intention of letting Lin Jiangnian enter Beijing alone. He had already prepared a perfect backup plan in secret, and secretly protected Lin Jiangnian's safety along the way.

Once Lin Jiangnian really encounters a crisis, the people in the dark will show up.

After realizing this, Lin Jiangnian felt emotional and a little sad.

He had originally thought that Lin Hengzhong was really so cruel, and even after being attacked in the capital, he was planning to come back and settle accounts with Prince Lin.

Looking back now, I realize... this Prince Lin really has good intentions.

After a moment of emotion, Lin Jiangnian calmed his mind and continued to read the information in front of him.

Lin Jiangnian simply skipped over the information he had collected over the past year and continued to read. So far, he still had some questions that he hadn't figured out.

With such a powerful intelligence network in the Lin Palace, why can't they find the two forces that assassinated and rescued Princess Lin?
Even the whereabouts of the two mysterious forces in the ruined temple a year ago are still unknown!

Are these forces really too mysterious, or are their origins too great?

So big that even the Prince Lin’s Palace can’t find it?

Lin Jiangnian dug out the past intelligence and searched carefully, but still found nothing.

Of course, it can't be completely fruitless.

Although no useful information was found, another guess was confirmed from the information from Prince Lin's Mansion... Prince Xu of Xuzhou had the intention of rebelling.

Lin Jiangnian only guessed at this possibility from various signs, but during the intelligence investigation of Prince Lin's Mansion, it can be said that Prince Xu's Mansion was thoroughly investigated.

Over the past six months, there has been frequent personnel activity in Prince Xu's mansion, and signs of personnel transfers and military activities within Xuzhou have become increasingly frequent.

Especially half a year ago, the generals guarding the border of Xuzhou and Zhongzhou were replaced. This seemed to be a normal transfer of officials after their term of office expired, but at this juncture, it had to be doubted.

And judging from other intelligence, the imperial court doesn't seem to be aware of this yet...

After Li Ci Ning ascended the throne, he devoted almost all his energy to stabilizing the political situation and appeasing the people's livelihood, and did not pay much attention to the situation of the vassal kings.

Even if there is, given the current situation in the court, it is probably powerless.

In this case, if Prince Xu really rebels and catches the imperial court off guard, by that time the imperial court may not even have time to react before Prince Xu's army will be at the gates of the city?

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian realized why Li Piaomiao left anxiously a few days ago. It seems that she also realized the seriousness of the situation and tried to contact the emperor in the capital!
Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the information in front of him, and began to think in his mind. If the King Xu really rebelled in the future, the situation in the world would be in chaos. At that time, what should the Linwang Mansion in the south do?

Is it to raise an army to support the king?
Or sit back and watch the fight between the two? Enjoy the benefits?

If it were him, how would he choose?

Lin Jiangnian's thoughts gradually followed the attic window and looked out. The lake outside the window was sparkling under the refraction of the sun, fish were swimming in the shallows, and the water was rippling. In the distance, the green plants were lush and vibrant.

Not far away by the lake, two familiar figures appeared.

The two twins, who had very different figures and temperaments but looked exactly the same, were standing on the shore, looking at the Ruyi Tower standing in the middle of the lake, their eyes full of amazement and curiosity.

Seeing this scene, Lin Jiangnian put away his thoughts, looked back upstairs, stood up and walked out of the attic.

……

Outside the attic, by the lake.

A pair of twin sisters appeared, standing on the river bank, looking at the scenery ahead.

The guards hiding in the dark around them already knew the identities of the two and did not stop them.

Jinxiu, wearing a lake blue tasseled dress, stood on the river bank, looking up at the towering and majestic attic in front of her, her beautiful eyes full of surprise.

“Is this Ruyi Tower?”

Her fair face was not made up, but was delicate and beautiful, with a touch of mature feminine temperament. There was a faint smile on that beautiful face, which was very sunny.

She looked curiously at the legendary Ruyi Tower in front of her. She had heard of this place before coming here. She heard that the Ruyi Tower contained most of the treasures in the world. It was a treasure house whose value could not be measured by money, and there were even more treasures than those in the imperial palace treasury.

What he saw with his own eyes was even more spectacular than Jinxiu had imagined.

Behind Jinxiu, An Ning, who was wearing a white silk dress, was standing four or five meters away from Jinxiu. Her pretty face was stern, and she tightly grasped the long sword in her hand. She also looked up at the scene in front of her.

Looking at the Ruyi Tower standing in the middle of the lake, there was a bit of curiosity and hope in her eyes.

"Hey, what are you doing standing behind me?"

Jinxiu turned around and saw An Ning was so far away from her. She waved at her: "Come here."

An Ning glanced at Jinxiu, then looked at the slightly rippling water by the lake. As if she remembered something, her face became even tighter and she shook her head.

Instead of moving forward, he took two steps back.

Jinxiu: “…” Is there something wrong with her?
Looking at An Ning's strange reaction, Jinxiu was a little confused. What happened to her?

However, Jinxiu didn't have time to think about it. A figure appeared outside the attic not far away.

Lin Jiangnian went down from the attic, crossed the arch bridge across the lake, and came to the sisters on the shore.

"Why are you here?"

"Your Highness."

Seeing His Highness coming out, Jinxiu smiled faintly, but quickly withdrew her smile: "An Ning and I have nothing to do, so we came out for a walk and came to see the princess."

Then Jinxiu asked again: "Where did you kidnap the princess to?"

"Your princess is busy with work."

Lin Jiangnian ignored Jinxiu's slightly emotional tone. This little maid had served him for half the night last night and was very tired. It was normal for her to feel a little emotional.

How can I bother with her?

"Business?"

Jinxiu subconsciously glanced at Ruyi Tower. She only knew that her princess was going to come to Ruyi Tower, but she had no idea what she was going to do specifically.

I'm just a little curious, what business could the princess have in coming to Ruyi Tower?
Lin Jiangnian didn't explain too much. His eyes fell on Jinxiu's delicate face, which was pleasing to the eye no matter how he looked at it.

"What are you looking at?!"

Jinxiu quickly noticed Lin Jiangnian's gaze and immediately became alert... Ever since her relationship with His Highness broke through, she felt more and more that there was something wrong with the way His Highness looked at her.

The kind of gaze that seemed to want to "bully" her in public.

This couldn't help but make Jinxiu worried... An Ning was still there!

"Can't you see it?"

"cannot!"

Jinxiu's face flushed slightly. The ambiguous tone of his highness made her feel shy and angry at the same time... An Ning was still there, what nonsense was he talking about?
What should I do if I'm discovered?
"Okay, then I won't watch it."

Lin Jiangnian shifted his gaze away from her and immediately moved his gaze to the sword-holding girl standing behind Jinxiu.

…They all look the same anyway, so it doesn’t matter who you look at!
Naturally, Jinxiu quickly realized where Lin Jiangnian's eyes were going, and immediately became even more nervous.

"You, what are you looking at An Ning doing?!"

Jinxiu's tone was somewhat exasperated.

"If you don't let me see it, then I can only see An Ning, right?"

As he spoke, Lin Jiangnian greeted An Ning with a smile: "Good morning, An Ning!"

An Ning, who was in a daze, suddenly heard Lin Jiangnian's voice and turned back subconsciously. When she met Lin Jiangnian's gaze, she was a little panicked and quickly lowered her head.

No response, no attention!
Jinxiu became more and more angry and turned Lin Jiangnian's gaze away: "No! You! Can't! Look! At! An! Ning!"

Lin Jiangnian's eyes fell on Jinxiu again, looking at her cheeks flushed with anger, and said with a half-smile: "You are being unreasonable, let me see what's wrong with An Ning? An Ning hasn't even said she has any objections yet."

"you……"

Jinxiu's face turned red with anger: "I don't want to see it anyway!"

"Okay, I'll just watch you then."

Lin Jiangnian said.

Jinxiu became even angrier, and her already rosy face became even more beautiful.

Ashamed and angry.

She knew that this guy did it on purpose, but she was still worried... Was His Highness using the excuse of joking to reveal his true intentions?

He really has bad intentions towards An Ning?!
On the other side, An Ning stood about four or five meters away from the shore. After making sure that Lin Jiangnian was not looking at her, the little girl quietly raised her head again. Her confused and somewhat curious eyes quietly fell on Lin Jiangnian who was not far away.

She looked at Lin Jiangnian quietly, then at Jinxiu, and a hint of doubt gradually appeared on her tense and cold face. Her originally confused eyes also seemed to have a little more suspicion.

She still held the sword in her arms, her head slightly tilted, looking at the two people in front of her.

...Why do the two of them feel like something is wrong?
……

On the other side, after Lin Jiangnian irritated Jinxiu, he gently comforted her for a while, and then asked: "How is the turn? Is my palace no worse than your palace?"

“Not even close!”

Jinxiu curled her lips.

"Are you lying again?"

Jinxiu snorted lightly but did not refute.

To be honest, the Prince Lin's Mansion is not much better than the Imperial Palace, and each has its own characteristics. The scenery of the Imperial Palace's royal gardens is unique in the world, but the landscape gardens of the Prince Lin's Mansion are not bad either.

In particular, the scale of the Prince Lin’s Mansion is in no way inferior to the Imperial Palace.

Outside the city, Lin Jiangnian was right... She almost got lost when she was wandering around the mansion this morning...

Lin Jiang suggested with a smile: "When we have time later, why don't we take you around the city. It's a rare trip, and this Linjiang City is no worse than your capital!"

Hearing this, Jinxiu's heart was slightly moved. She really wanted to go out and experience the scenery and culture of the South.

But soon, Jinxiu noticed something again.

"Wait, me?"

Jinxiu looked at Lin Jiangnian suspiciously and asked cautiously, "You mean... just the two of us?"

"if not?"

"You're not taking the princess and An Ning?"

"Why bring a burden with you?"

Lin Jiangnian said as a matter of course: "Bringing them with us, won't it affect the relationship between you and me?"

"Train your head!"

Jinxiu blushed immediately and said angrily, "I don't want to go alone with you!"

Go out with him alone?

Jinxiu couldn't even imagine how she would be bullied by His Highness.

Last night’s experience is still fresh in her mind, and her legs are still a little weak?

Who knows what His Highness is going to do with her after luring her out?
Definitely don't go alone!
"Then I'll find peace?"

"Get lost! If you dare to use An Ning to threaten me again, I will..."

Jinxiu was completely furious: "I will die with you!"

"..." (End of this chapter)