son, don't mess around

Chapter 527 is fake and real

Inside Qingfeng Tower.

The madam led Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao to a private room. After settling everything, she left the room and closed the door with a smile on her face.

"boom."

With a light bang, only Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao, with a cold and expressionless face, were left in the room. They stood in the middle of the room, staring at him with cold eyes.

But Lin Jiangnian seemed to be oblivious to everything and looked around leisurely.

"It's worthy of being the best brothel in Linjiang City. It's just different."

Lin Jiangnian clicked his tongue and muttered to himself.

It's not like he hasn't been to a place like a brothel before.

A year ago when he was still in Linjiang City, he also took Xu Lan to Yingfeng Garden. It was during that time that they encountered the assassination attempt by Shen Lingjun who was pretending to be an otaku.

But this was the first time I took the Princess Daning to a brothel.

When Lin Jiangnian glanced back, he could clearly find that the princess's temperament was out of tune with everything around her.

The madam saw that Lin Jiangnian was of noble status, so she took out the best room in Qingfeng Tower to entertain him. The decorations in the room were very valuable, but even so, this was a brothel after all, a place of pleasure, and it was somewhat tainted with the atmosphere of the world.

The surrounding environment was completely different from the cold and arrogant aura of the eldest princess.

Extremely dazzling.

She just stood there like a lonely sculpture, looking at him with a neutral gaze.

Not a word.

But that invisible aura suppressed all the surrounding auras so much that they could not raise their heads.

"Your Highness, the Princess, how do you feel about visiting a brothel for the first time?"

Lin Jiangnian spoke.

Li Piaomiao stared at him for a moment, then shifted his gaze to the outside of the attic room and glanced around a few times.

The tone was neither cold nor indifferent: "No matter what."

"Has the princess ever been to a place like this before?"

"No."

"Do you think it would be interesting if it got out?"

Lin Jiangnian's evil taste is coming.

Li Piaomiao glanced at him coldly again: "You came here just to tell me this?"

"Of course not."

Lin Jiangnian shook his head, walked to the attic balcony, and said with emotion: "It's mainly because I haven't been here for a long time. Looking at this familiar place, I feel a little emotional."

As he spoke, Lin Jiangnian pointed outside: "You should know the connection between this place and me, right?"

Li Piaomiao stared ahead without saying a word.

Even though it was still daytime, the Qingfeng Building was still bustling with activity. Downstairs, people were coming and going, guests and girls were chatting and laughing, and from time to time there were shouts, as if a distinguished guest had appeared.

On the other side of the attic, many subtle sounds could be heard. With Li Piaomiao's sharp ears, he could even hear the obscene sounds of men and women playing in the private rooms.

This would make an ordinary woman blush, her heart beat fast, and she would shyly avoid the girl, but there was no sign of any strange emotion on the face of the eldest princess.

"A year ago, there was a courtesan named Chen Yingying in Qingfeng Tower. She was very close to Prince Lin and they had an ambiguous relationship."

Lin Jiangnian suddenly spoke, as if recalling the past: "It's true that the girl named Chen Yingying is really pretty, pitiful and moving. No wonder she could make Prince Lin fall in love with her..."

Li Piaomiao frowned slightly and glanced at Lin Jiangnian.

She understood the point in Lin Jiangnian’s words... He was talking about the Prince of Lin?

"Later, about a year ago, Chen Yingying and Prince Lin agreed to go out for a walk outside the city... and they were ambushed by a master outside the city."

"Then, Prince Lin died!"

"..."

Li Piaomiao, who was originally listening quietly to Lin Jiangnian's words, suddenly looked up and stared at him when she heard the words "Prince Lin" was dead.

Lin Jiangnian's nonchalant tone and sudden turn of events caught her off guard.

After a moment of silence, Li Piaomiao asked, "How did he die?"

"do not know."

Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "Anyway, he's dead. When I saw him, he had already become a corpse."

"Totally dead."

Li Piaomiao remained silent, but his cold expression gradually became solemn.

She had also heard about the attack on Prince Lin that night a year ago. She heard that it was extremely dangerous. Fortunately, the guards of Prince Lin's mansion arrived in time and rescued the frightened Prince Lin.

Who could have thought that the real Prince Lin... died that night?
"You don't have to look at me. I don't know who killed him. To be precise, I, the fake one, was also forced to get involved."

Lin Jiangnian sighed, "There was a beautiful woman in red who put a sword to my neck and forced me to pretend to be the Prince of Lin..."

"You know what happened next... I replaced the real Prince Lin and became the new Prince Lin."

"I deceived everyone, and then, under the order of Prince Lin, I came to the capital to confront you..."

Lin Jiangnian explained softly while looking at Qingfeng Tower in front of him.

Back then, after Prince Lin was assassinated, the entire Qingfeng Tower was sealed off, and all the people in the tower, including the courtesan, were arrested.

The incident ended with the courtesan Chen Yingying gritting her teeth and swallowing poison to commit suicide, while Zhiyuan, believing that it would rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go, eliminated all the people involved.

Most of the remaining people who were not involved and were implicated also left Linjiang City afterwards. Only a small number of people and the original brothel girls in Qingfeng Tower continued to stay in Qingfeng Tower.

This also led to a new group of people being replaced in Qingfeng Tower from the inside out. In addition, Lin Jiangnian had been away for a year, so the new madam naturally didn't recognize Lin Jiangnian.

Arriving at Qingfeng Tower today, Lin Jiangnian felt like revisiting the old place, and at the same time he also wanted to lure Li Piaomiao here... How interesting would it be if the news got out that the dignified Princess Daning went to a brothel?
Now, when he mentioned what happened a year ago to Li Piaomiao and reviewed it carefully, Lin Jiangnian suddenly realized that something was wrong?

Logically speaking, Lin Jiangnian's brother realized that he didn't have much time left, so he secretly searched for Lin Jiangnian's whereabouts.

At the time he was assassinated, he had already found out the whereabouts of Lin Jiangnian. At the same time, he had also anticipated that he might be assassinated.

But the question is, what does all this have to do with Chen Yingying?
What role does Chen Yingying play in this?
When they were in the Lin Palace, Xu Lan admitted that she was the one who leaked the whereabouts of the Lin Prince to Chen Yingying. This meant that Chen Yingying was indeed closely related to the assassination of the Lin Prince.

Later in the capital, Xu Lan revealed that... everything she did was instructed by the Prince of Lin.

This also means that the Prince of Lin knew about this a long time ago. He knew that Chen Yingying's identity was not simple. He did it on purpose and leaked his whereabouts to Chen Yingying through Xu Lan, which led to the incident in the temple that night?
In this case, Chen Yingying's identity is probably not simple.

It is even possible that the Prince of Lin deliberately approached this courtesan? !
Thinking about this, Lin Jiangnian's face became increasingly suspicious.

When he first entered the Linwang Mansion a year ago, he was only thinking about how to protect himself and had no time to think about other things.

Now reviewing everything again, Lin Jiangnian realized... things are not that simple!
Chen Yingying is definitely not just a prostitute who simply hates Prince Lin! There must be other forces behind her!
In fact, the secrets she holds are very likely to be closely related to Lin Jiangnian's whereabouts over the years, as well as the life and death of the Prince Lin!
Unfortunately, a year had passed since the incident, and Chen Yingying had long since died in the dungeon of the Lin Wang Mansion. The Lin Wang Mansion had thoroughly investigated Chen Yingying's background, but could not find any problems.

Even if we realize this now, what can we do?

What else can you find?
Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression slightly solemn.

Li Piaomiao on the other side had the same expression.

She stared at Lin Jiangnian, digesting what he had just said. After a while, doubts emerged in her beautiful eyes again.

"You really hid it from everyone in Prince Lin's Mansion?" "Why do you ask?"

Lin Jiangnian came back to his senses and looked into Li Piaomiao's eyes.

Li Piaomiao seemed to be questioning: "You can't hide it from Prince Lin!"

The tone was calm, yet firm.

She didn't believe that Lin Jiangnian could deceive Lin Hengzhong. A fake prince, no matter how similar he looked or how convincing he was, could never be real.

How could Prince Lin not notice it?

"Makes sense."

Facing Li Piaomiao's question, Lin Jiangnian nodded in agreement: "Indeed, it is impossible to conceal the fake, but if..."

"It's not fake?"

Li Piaomiao's beautiful eyes narrowed again. The dark and beautiful eyes stared at Lin Jiangnian, as if she wanted to see through him.

"What's the meaning?!"

The cold tone was slightly hurried.

Obviously, even she, who was usually calm, was shocked by Lin Jiangnian's words.

What do you mean, it’s not fake?

After Prince Lin was assassinated, if he wasn't a fake, then what was he?
Could it be that the assassination was fake?
Or……

Li Piaomiao frowned coldly. Even though she was smart, she was a little confused at the moment. She stared at Lin Jiangnian closely, trying to see something.

Lin Jiangnian was still leisurely. Seeing Li Piaomiao still standing there, he waved at her: "Come and sit down first. Don't stand anymore."

Li Piaomiao had a blank expression on her face. After a moment of silence, she stepped into the attic and sat down at the table next to Lin Jiangnian.

"Are you curious?"

Lin Jiangnian gave her a bright smile. He liked Li Piaomiao's current state very much.

The eldest princess, who was always calm and silent in the past, rarely showed such a surprised expression, which gave Lin Jiangnian a great sense of accomplishment.

He poured a cup of tea, slowly picked it up and took a sip, then under Li Piaomiao's increasingly cold gaze, he spoke lightly.

"It's actually very simple. The fake ones will definitely be exposed."

"But, what if..."

"I'm not a fake, am I?"

"..."

Lin Jiangnian did not deliberately conceal his background.

Now rumors are spreading from the outside world. Although the Lin Palace is trying its best to suppress the matter secretly, the matter will be exposed sooner or later. It is not easy to hide it from the public.

Lin Jiangnian now tells the princess about this matter, which will also help him lay the groundwork for the future.

Some things still need to be discussed openly.

Lin Jiangnian's words made Li Piaomiao fall into silence. The pair of beautiful eyes that used to be cold and beautiful were no longer the same as before.

Confused, bewildered, puzzled, and... questioning.

Not fake?
"You, is it him?"

Li Piaomiao stared at Lin Jiangnian, but then denied it: "No, you are not him!"

The Lin Jiangnian in front of her was definitely not the Prince of Lin that she had seen before.

There is no way these two people can be the same person!
There can't be two people in the world who are exactly the same, so the only explanation is...

In just a moment, Li Piaomiao understood everything. She stared at Lin Jiangnian and asked coldly, "You are also Prince Lin's...child?!"

"As expected of the eldest princess, she is really smart."

Lin Jiangnian sighed. He originally thought that he would have to spend some time explaining the matter of the twins, but he didn't expect that Li Piaomiao had already thought of this.

Smarter than he thought!

Li Piaomiao's expression was slightly moved. Although she had guessed this, she still couldn't come back to her senses for a long time after hearing Lin Jiangnian admit it himself.

Looking at Lin Jiangnian in front of her, he looked exactly like the Prince of Lin that she had seen before. Then, the answer was obvious... twins!

Exactly the same?
How could there be two people in the world who look exactly the same?
Unless... Princess Lin gave birth to twins? !
Then why is it that, over the years, the palace has only announced one person?
What happened?
Or is this a big chess game that the palace has been hiding?
In this case... is the Prince of Lin who has already 'died' really dead?

Countless thoughts flashed through Li Piaomiao's mind. Her eyes gradually became clearer and she stared at Lin Jiangnian: "Is this all planned by your palace?"

"That's not it."

Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "This matter is very troublesome to explain, but what is certain is that I am the only prince of Lin in the Lin Palace now!"

"From now on, it will only be me."

Li Piaomiao was silent, and the doubts that had been accumulating in his heart for a long time finally became clear at this moment.

Everything, that's it?!
No wonder Prince Lin and even the Prince Lin’s Mansion were indifferent to Lin Jiangnian, the fake prince.

So that's how it is... He is indeed a fake, but he is also indeed Prince Lin's child!

……

"Are you surprised? Do you feel like you know some great secret?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at Li Piaomiao and picked one.

Li Piaomiao's expression gradually calmed down: "Why are you telling me this?"

"Isn't that what you wanted to ask?"

Lin Jiangnian spread his hands: "Just to satisfy your curiosity."

"Just that?"

"if not?"