son, don't mess around

Afternoon courtyard.

Lin Jiangnian was lying in a rocking chair under the eaves of the courtyard, enjoying the cool breeze. He squinted his eyes and enjoyed the rare tranquility of the afternoon.

On either side of the rocking chair, two maids were fanning the chair. The slightly hot summer breeze made people feel drowsy.

While the two little maids were helping to fan His Highness, their eyes would occasionally fall on His Highness, looking at him stealthily, looking at each other, and communicating something secretly.

The two maids' delicate faces were tinged with a faint blush. It was unknown whether it was due to the hot weather or some other reason.

The yard was quiet until a hurried figure rushed in.

"Hey, there's a big commotion outside, and you're still lying there so leisurely?!"

Lin Jiangnian opened his eyes while sitting on the rocking chair, and saw a beautiful face. He was wearing a light green outfit, and looked heroic and outstanding.

"if not?"

Lin Jiangnian's tone was still lazy: "What should I do if I don't lie down?"

"You just don't care?"

Xu Lan came to Lin Jiangnian's side, glanced at the two little maids beside him, and waved her hand: "You can go down."

The two maids looked at the young lady who appeared in the courtyard, and then turned their gazes to His Highness at the same time.

"Go down."

Lin Jiangnian spoke in a lazy tone.

The two little maids then lowered their heads and left the yard.

"You are no good as a maid. You don't even listen to me!"

Seeing this, Xu Lan immediately complained.

"Why should this prince's maid listen to you when you say that?"

"Humph, Xiaozhu obviously used to listen to me."

"That's because Xiaozhu is kind and won't bother with you."

"..."

"I'll die if you let me go!"

Xu Lan couldn't help but grit her teeth and glared at him angrily.

She had finally gotten here, but this guy just kept on lashing out at her as soon as they met!
Really annoying!
Lin Jiangnian sighed: "I'm just talking to you about reason."

"Don't listen, don't listen!"

Xu Lan didn't listen to his nonsense.

However, she didn't dwell on these little things. Looking at Lin Jiangnian lazily lying in the yard, she couldn't help but ask, "What's going on outside...are you really not going to care?"

"It's a big fuss now, and the impact is very bad..."

At this point, Xu Lan's face showed a little worry, and he hesitated to speak.

"how?"

Lin Jiangnian saw through her emotions and said, "Just say what you want to say."

"That's right... I heard from my father that they seem to be planning to harm you..."

Xu Lan had been paying close attention to the changing situation in Linjiang City these days. She also knew that Lin Jiangnian had arrested the head of the Chen family. This matter had caused a lot of uproar, and even her father was very concerned about it.

The Xu family is considered a big family in Linjiang City. Although its foundation is not as good as those old families, its influence is not low.

However, the Xu family is now in an embarrassing situation in Linjiang City!
On the one hand, the Xu family once reached the point of breaking up with the Lin family. Although the Xu family did not betray the Lin family, after all, the Xu family once stood on the side of the court and had a gap with the Lin family.

On the other hand, Lin Jiangnian saved Mr. Xu and the Xu family regardless of past grudges, which made Xu Lan's father feel extremely guilty and conflicted.

Fortunately, Xu Lan's father guessed that his daughter had a complicated relationship with the Crown Prince, and finally acquiesced to the matter.

Although there was a rift between the Xu family and the Lin family, after all, the relationship of old friendship was there for so many years. In addition, with his daughter getting along well with the Prince of Lin, the fate of the Xu family was naturally tied to the Lin family.

Because of this, Xu Xiupeng felt vaguely uneasy during this period. After Chen Hongsheng was arrested, he had learned that people from the Zhou, Wu, Chen and Zhao families had met and contacted each other privately many times.

It seemed that they had reached some agreement and were heading for Prince Lin's Palace.

The current chaotic situation outside and the rumors from the outside world are basically caused by them.

Xu Lan heard from her father that the situation in Prince Lin's Mansion was critical and that it was very bad for Lin Jiangnian. She could not sit still and hurried to Lin Jiangnian to inform him.

Xu Lan was worried and anxious, but Lin Jiangnian was still lying leisurely in the rocking chair, as if he was not worried at all: "Don't worry, they can't cause any trouble!"

"But, but, my father said that these noble families should not be underestimated. Although your Lin Wang Mansion can suppress them, but... you can't stop the gossips."

Xu Lan was extremely worried: "And...Uncle Lin, how is he?!"

This is what Xu Lan cares about most, and it is also what Xu Xiupeng cares about!

Of course, this is also what everyone in Linjiang City is concerned about!

My father told me that there has been no news since Uncle Lin was seriously injured in the last attack.

Xu Lan recalled that she had come to Prince Lin's Mansion several times before, and she had never seen Uncle Lin, nor had she heard Lin Jiangnian mention him. This made her have a terrible thought... Uncle Lin, could something really have happened to him? !

But, but, this shouldn’t be the case, right?
Uncle Lin is so powerful and his martial arts skills are so high, how could anyone hurt him?
But if everything was alright, why wouldn't Uncle Lin show up for so long?
Lin Jiangnian looked at Xu Lan, who looked worried and anxious, and raised his eyebrows: "You seem very worried?"

"if not?"

Xu Lan said unhappily: "Do you know how dangerous the situation is now?!"

"...Hey, stop changing the subject. You haven't told me what happened to Uncle Lin. Is he...?"

Xu Lan was a little afraid to ask further. Her face was solemn as she stared at Lin Jiangnian.

Seeing Xu Lan looking so worried, Lin Jiangnian was happy and stretched out his hand towards her.

"what?"

"come over."

Lin Jiangnian greeted.

Xu Lan was confused and walked towards him.

Lin Jiangnian pinched her cheek, and Xu Lan blushed immediately. She slapped his mischievous hand away: "You, what are you doing?!"

"I haven't seen you for a few days. Let me touch you."

"you……"

Xu Lan blushed and looked away: "You, you in broad daylight, you..."

"Not in broad daylight?"

"You, be serious!"

Xu Lan blushed and glared at him unhappily. She said angrily, "You haven't answered my question yet. Uncle Lin, he..."

Seeing that Lin Jiangnian didn't answer, Xu Lan seemed to have thought of some terrible idea and his face turned pale.

His voice began to tremble: "Uncle Lin, has he already..."

Seeing Xu Lan's expression change and her whole person becoming unwell, Lin Jiangnian stopped teasing her: "What are you thinking about? The prince is fine!"

Xu Lan was stunned, her face was stunned: "Really?"

"Don't believe it? Then I'll take you to see him?"

"no, do not want……"

Xu Lan almost subconsciously refused, but when she came to her senses, her face turned even redder.

Extremely ashamed and annoyed.

At the same time, a feeling of nervousness rose in my heart.

Do not know why!

She was very familiar with Uncle Lin. The Lin and Xu families lived not far from each other. In the past, Xu Lan often came to the Wang Mansion for a stroll. From childhood to adulthood, she had known Uncle Lin well and they had a very good relationship.

If Lin Jiangnian had said this in the past, Xu Lan would have naturally gone to see it with his own eyes.

but now……

Ever since she and Lin Jiangnian confirmed their feelings to each other, Xu Lan's mentality has undergone a drastic change.

Therefore, when she heard that she was going to meet Uncle Lin, she instinctively felt nervous and shy, and subconsciously refused...

This is different!

The identity is different!

What should she shout when she sees Uncle Lin again?

Besides, would Uncle Lin have any opinion about me?
Don’t you like yourself?

For a moment, Xu Lan began to have wild thoughts again.

"what happened to you?"

Lin Jiangnian's voice pulled Xu Lan back.

She came back to her senses, her face turned redder, slightly hot, and she looked away: "Lin, Uncle Lin is really okay?!"

"The prince is fine!"

"Yes, but..."

Xu Lan couldn't help but speak again: "There are rumors outside that the prince has, has..."

"They said the prince is dead?" "Yeah." Xu Lan nodded hurriedly: "They said that the prince hasn't appeared for a long time..."

"They also said that the prince had actually died of his injuries a long time ago, but the palace was hiding the news... They said that you were afraid of causing a riot, so you deliberately concealed the news of the prince's death."

"Some people also say that you are a fake and killed the prince...you want to pass the fake off as the real one and inherit the prince's position..."

Xu Lan's eyes became a little strange.

The rumors outside were true and false, and some of them were even more credible. If she hadn't known that the Lin Jiangnian in front of her was indeed a fake, and that Lin Jiangnian was another child of the prince, she would have believed it.

"Let them spread it."

Lin Jiang shook his head nonchalantly.

"But, but this has a very bad influence... I see it's very chaotic outside right now, is it true that nothing will happen?"

Xu Lan said worriedly.

"What could happen?"

Lin Jiang smiled: "They have their own mouths, they can say whatever they want."

Xu Lan was at a loss.

She is a little confused!
The rumors outside are very unfavorable to the Lin Wang Mansion. This will definitely not work. But why is this guy not in a hurry at all?
Still saying it's okay?

How can this be okay!
"Stop being stupid."

Lin Jiangnian looked at Xu Lan who was still in a daze and chuckled, "I'm not worried about this yet, why are you worried about it?"

"Forget it, I don't care about you!"

Xu Lan came back to her senses and said unhappily: "If something goes wrong, don't blame me for not reminding you!"

Lin Jiangnian smiled but said nothing.

Xu Lan quickly adjusted her mood, and after learning that Uncle Lin was fine, she felt relieved.

Xu Lan has known Uncle Lin since she was a child. In her eyes, Uncle Lin is the most powerful man in the world. With Uncle Lin around, there will definitely be no chaos in Prince Lin’s Mansion!
So Xu Lan quickly brought a rocking chair and lay down next to Lin Jiangnian.

"Why are you still lying down?"

"Can't you?"

Xu Lan glared at him lightly and snorted smugly.

Then he stretched lazily, lay down on the rocking chair, took off his shoes, crossed his legs, curled up in the rocking chair, and lay down comfortably.

"It's so comfortable. No wonder you lie there for so long!"

Lin Jiangnian looked at Xu Lan, who was standing in a rather 'brave' and somewhat indecent posture, and said, "Pay attention to your image!"

Hearing this, Xu Lan opened his eyes and looked down at himself. Nothing was wrong.
"Any questions?"

"no problem?"

"Is there a problem?"

Faced with Xu Lan's look as if there was nothing wrong with me lying like this, Lin Jiangnian gave up and stopped arguing with her.

After lying down for a while, Xu Lan couldn't lie still any longer.

She was lively and free-spirited by nature, not the type to settle down. After lying there for a while, she felt bored, especially since the guy next to her ignored her.

There's no point staying at home!
"Hey, how about we go out for a walk?"

Xu Lan, lying in the rocking chair, supported herself with one hand and glanced sideways at Lin Jiangnian beside her.

"Where?"

"Outside!"

Xu Lan said excitedly: "Let's go around the city? It's also okay to go outside the city. I heard there's a good place to escape the summer heat outside the city. I heard the scenery is great..."

While Xu Lan was talking excitedly, Lin Jiangnian also looked at Xu Lan who was sitting on the rocking chair next to him. She was leaning sideways, supporting herself with one hand and looking at Lin Jiangnian. As she moved, her long hair slid to the side, revealing a delicate face. With the support of her movements, her clothes were squeezed on her chest.

So, in Lin Jiangnian's sight, under that slight squeeze, a scene that should not have appeared suddenly appeared.

Is there a groove?

Damn it!
This really made Lin Jiangnian stunned. It was true what the old saying goes... If you squeeze hard you will always be able to get something.

Xu Lan was still describing the story excitedly when she suddenly noticed Lin Jiangnian staring at her with a strange look in his eyes.

She was stunned for a moment and looked down subconsciously.

then……

"rogue!"

"abnormal!"

Xu Lan's face instantly turned red with embarrassment and she quickly covered her chest with her hands.

Lin Jiangnian: "?"

Seeing Xu Lan's intense reaction, Lin Jiangnian rolled his eyes: "I've already touched it, and you're not letting me watch it?"

"You... stop talking!"

Xu Lan was thin-skinned to begin with, and could not stand Lin Jiangnian's teasing. She was so embarrassed that she wished she could find a hole to crawl into and stop Lin Jiangnian from saying anything.

"You, why are you like this!"

Xu Lan said angrily.

"What happened to me?"

"Just, just..."

Xu Lan hesitated in her description, wanting to describe it but unable to.

What this guy said was so embarrassing!

But, but...

After thinking about it carefully, she didn't seem to be too disgusted.

Even, there seems to be a little bit of...expectation?
However, Xu Lan was very thin-skinned, so it was impossible for her to show it.

"Just, just...Against, anyway..."

Xu Lan stammered and couldn't give any rough idea.

Lin Jiangnian looked at her and asked, "You're not allowed to talk?"

"Yes."

"So, touch it?"

"you……"

Xu Lan blushed and wanted to say something, but she saw Lin Jiangnian waving at her again: "Come here!"

"What?!"

"You come here first!"

Xu Lan blushed and asked, "Go over there?"

What does he want to do?
Could it be that he wanted to touch himself?

When she thought of this, Xu Lan's body trembled slightly, and a strange emotion surged into her heart. Her body seemed to be a little hot and a little weak.

"You, what are you going to do?!"

"Come here first, I have something important to tell you."

Xu Lan naturally didn't believe Lin Jiangnian's nonsense, but his body moved towards Lin Jiangnian uncontrollably.

While moving, he muttered: "You, you want to say something important... just say it, no, don't touch me..."

As she spoke, she moved towards Lin Jiangnian, saw that he was staring at her, and looked away in shame.

"You, why are you looking at me?!"

"You look good!"

Lin Jiangnian asked as a matter of course: "Why can't I watch it?"

These words made Xu Lan's heart tighten. An indescribable sweet feeling spread in her heart, and she lowered her head shyly: "You, you..."

She seemed to have not expected Lin Jiangnian to praise her so directly, and was about to say something.

"What are you doing?!"

In the courtyard, a questioning voice suddenly came.

Hearing this voice, Xu Lan's body trembled and she subconsciously wanted to dodge.

…She was caught red-handed in public, feeling ashamed and embarrassed to face people.

But soon, she felt that the voice seemed familiar?
I turned around subconsciously, and happened to see a familiar face, looking at the two people in the yard with suspicion.

When the two looked into each other's eyes!

next second...

"Why are you here?!"

"Why are you a vixen again?!"

"..." (End of this chapter)