son, don't mess around

Linwangfu.

When the gate of the courtyard was closed, the people around suddenly fell into panic.

The leaders from various families looked at each other and saw the confusion and uneasiness in each other's eyes.

Today, they all gathered in the palace to force the prince Lin to give in! But now, when the door of the palace was closed... their hearts also beat violently!
Could it be that Prince Lin wanted to do something to them? !
When this thought came to everyone's mind, they subconsciously felt that it was impossible... Unless the Prince Lin was crazy, how could he dare to attack us?

Almost all the powerful people in Linjiang City were present today. Not to mention the prince of Lin, even if Lin Heng came back, he would not dare to act recklessly.

Can……

That's the truth!

But unfortunately, the Prince Lin is not a man who plays by the rules!
What if he really is crazy?!

When this thought came to mind, almost everyone's face changed, and countless people's eyes were focused on the figure at the gate of the courtyard!

"General Wu, what important matter does the prince want to discuss with us?"

“Why is it closed?”

"Open the door quickly!"

In the hall, countless accusatory and angry voices were heard.

However, Wu Yue, who was standing at the door, looked calm and observed the restless crowd in front of him.

"Everyone, please be patient!"

"It's easy for you to say that. We came to visit the Prince's Mansion today, but you locked the door... Are you going to do something bad to us?"

"Now that the prince has not shown up, how can we be convinced and feel at ease?"

Among the crowd, a powerful person from an aristocratic family asked coldly.

After all, the people present today were not ordinary people, nor were they rookies who had not experienced any storms. After a brief moment of uneasiness, someone immediately started to make trouble.

At the same time, it attracted responses from others.

Facing the accusations of the crowd, Wu Yue did not say a word. He just lowered his eyes slightly, and his left hand habitually fell on the long sword sheath at his waist.

The next second, it seemed as if an invisible breath spread!
There was a sudden silence all around!

It was as if someone had strangled my neck, it was eerily quiet.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Wu Yue, the extremely young general in front of them. When they sensed the murderous aura emanating from him, everyone present showed fear and horror!

They almost forgot that this general, who was less than 40 years old and still very young, had also fought on the battlefield and followed Prince Lin in battles and made great achievements.

Countless enemy soldiers have died under his sword!
At this moment, when Wu Yue touched the knife, everyone present finally remembered his identity... This young general had killed countless people and was cold-blooded and ruthless!

The hall and the courtyard were silent, and everyone present was a smart person!

At this moment, no one spoke!

The look of fear became more and more intense, vigilant, terrified, and uneasy!

The atmosphere is extremely weird!
Seeing the silence all around, Wu Yue's calm eyes slowly swept across the courtyard, still calm. He just stood there quietly, like a magnificent god of war, shocking everyone!

Just when the atmosphere was quiet and eerie, the voice of a palace maid came from the inner courtyard, breaking the silence.

"Wu Xian, my prince wants to see you alone!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of the other powerful families in the hall all fell on Wu Xian in the center of the hall.

A hint of confusion briefly appeared on Wu Xian's face.

Lin Jiangnian, want to meet him alone?
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, and before he opened his mouth, he could hear others whispering.

"Brother Wu, I'm afraid something strange is going on today. Prince Lin wants to see you alone. I'm afraid his purpose is not simple!"

"I'm afraid he wants to divide us and threaten you, Brother Wu..."

"Brother Wu, don't be fooled!"

Everyone present was no fool and realized that there was something strange going on.

Today they gathered here, and before they could start a fight, they were set up. Now the gates of the palace were closed, and they were all trapped here. When they were thinking about how to break the impasse, Prince Lin suddenly wanted to meet Wu Xian alone, and his purpose was self-evident.

Wu Xian's face was uncertain. He was the most prestigious person among all the people present today. He was also one of the co-initiators behind today's incident!

He has to make a decision regarding the current situation.

"It doesn't matter. Since His Highness wants to see me, I will meet him!"

Wu Xian spoke in a deep voice, looking at everyone present: "Don't worry, everyone. We came here today, and I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not do anything bad to us. I will go and see what his purpose is!"

Having made up his mind, Wu Xian looked up at the maid in the courtyard and said expressionlessly, "Lead the way."

"Come with me."

The maid nodded and led the way.

After Wu Xian left, everyone around looked at each other and fell into an eerie and depressing silence.

……

On the other side, the maid led Wu Xian to the inner hall, walked through a long corridor, and came to the backyard.

There is a pavilion in the backyard.

Lin Jiangnian, dressed in a white brocade robe, was sitting quietly in the yard, looking calm, serving tea and sipping it.

In the pavilion behind Lin Jiangnian, Lin Kong stood there quietly, expressionless and silent.

Apart from that, there is no one else!
"Uncle Wu, long time no see!"

Lin Jiangnian looked at Wu Xian who appeared in his sight and spoke with a smile.

The Lin Wang Mansion had a close relationship with these noble families in the past. In terms of seniority, Wu Xian and Chen Hongsheng in front of them could be considered Lin Jiangnian's elders.

It is not an exaggeration for Lin Jiangnian to call him uncle!

But when Wu Xian heard these words, they sounded inexplicably ironic.

His expression was normal, but his tone was slightly cold: "Your Highness wants to see me alone, what is your purpose?"

"Uncle Wu, what is your purpose in bringing so many people to my palace today?" Lin Jiangnian asked with a smile.

Wu Xian looked at Lin Jiangnian in the pavilion expressionlessly, his face calm: "We are here today to protect the stability of Linjiang City and the safety of the people of Linjiang City!"

Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian was amused: "Uncle Wu, you wouldn't believe what I said, would you?"

Wu Xian heard the sarcasm in the prince's tone. He said calmly, "We are all citizens of Linjiang City. We have lived here for generations. The stability of Linjiang City is closely related to all of us. We naturally cannot sit idly by!"

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyebrows: "Uncle Wu, what you mean is that Linjiang City is not stable now?"

"Could it be that the reason for this instability is related to this prince?"

Wu Xian looked calm, but his eyes looked at Lin Jiangnian with a bit more coldness: "Since the prince was attacked earlier, he has not appeared again. Now rumors are spreading inside and outside Linjiang City, and the situation is critical."

"The matter between your highness and the Chen family has caused a lot of controversy, causing dissatisfaction among the people. Your highness has now arrested the head of the Chen family without any evidence. Such abuse of power will only make the people wary and lose their trust in the palace. If this continues, the consequences will be disastrous..."

"Uncle Wu is really good at putting on hats!"

Lin Jiangnian in the pavilion had a playful sneer on his face.

Wu Xian narrowed his eyes slightly: "Could it be that Your Highness still doesn't know it?"

"From my point of view, it is Uncle Wu who is unaware of this, right?"

Lin Jiangnian sneered and tapped the stone table with his fingers: "If we really want to talk about the chaos in Linjiang City now, I'm afraid it has something to do with Uncle Wu."

Wu Xian's eyes narrowed when he heard this: "What do you mean, Your Highness?" "I have some information here, I wonder if Uncle Wu is interested?"

Lin Jiangnian picked up a bamboo slip from the stone table and threw it to Wu Xian.

When Wu Xian saw the bamboo slips and the playful expression on the face of Prince Lin, he suddenly felt uneasy.

He picked up the bamboo slips and his eyes fell on them. When his gaze swept over them, his face suddenly changed the next second.

"You, where did you come from?!"

Lin Jiangnian smiled and said, "Uncle Wu, I wonder if what is written on this bamboo slip is true?"

"Slander, total slander!"

Wu Xian closed the bamboo slips and said with an unpleasant expression, "My Wu family has never done anything to betray the country or collaborate with the enemy. It's impossible!"

"Uncle Wu, don't rush to distance yourself from the matter!"

Lin Jiangnian looked at Wu Xian with a smile: "This prince also believes that Uncle Wu is definitely not such a person, but..."

At this point, Lin Jiangnian paused and asked again: "Can Uncle Wu guarantee that there are no other people in the Wu family..."

After these words were spoken, Wu Xian's face turned gloomy and he could no longer remain calm.

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes and his expression became indifferent: "Uncle Wu's youngest son was in the capital three years ago and had a friendship with the third prince at that time, right?"

"When the Third Prince was plotting a rebellion, Uncle Wu had a warning and cleared all ties with the Third Prince in advance. But Uncle Wu probably didn't expect that my spies in the Lin Palace had already discovered it three years ago and recorded it, right?"

Wu Xian's face changed slightly: "This doesn't prove that my Wu family has any intention of betraying the court. My child is ignorant and he and the third prince are just casual acquaintances..."

"Uncle Wu, don't rush to quibble. The court will find out whether it was just a chance encounter. As for the other trivial matters in Uncle Wu's family, I will not mention them for now. The palace has all the records in a book. I will let Uncle Wu take it back and read it slowly..."

Lin Jiangnian said calmly: "There is another thing I want to say..."

Hearing this, for some reason, Wu Xian's pupils shrank slightly, and the uneasy feeling in his heart became stronger.

"A year ago, I was ordered by the prince to go from Linjiang City to the capital to marry the eldest princess of the dynasty. When I passed through Xunyang County in Yanzhou, I encountered that the Wang family, the governor of Xunyang at that time, had private dealings with foreign forces. After being exposed by me, the Wang family intended to kill me to silence me..."

"Fortunately, I was lucky enough to survive. Previously, I was trapped in the Wang family's secret room where armor and weapons were stored. Coincidentally, I accidentally got an account book..."

When Wu Xian heard Lin Jiangnian mention the account book, his face turned completely horrified and he could no longer remain calm.

His body trembled slightly and he stared at Lin Jiangnian in disbelief.

Lin Jiangnian had a bright and brilliant smile on his face.

"Uncle Wu, do you need me to take out that account book so that you can take a good look at it?"

"thump!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Xian could no longer hold on, his face turned pale, and he fell to the ground.

"Your Highness..."

……

lobby.

The wait is long!
Especially at this moment, a depressing atmosphere spread.

Wu Xian had been in the backyard for half an hour, but there was still no news, and the crowd began to become agitated.

Everyone's eyes gradually fell on the leader of another family!
In Linjiang City, there are not many families that can be called big families in the strict sense. There are only four or five in total.

Apart from the Chen family, the only ones who have a say are the Wu family, the Zhou family, and the Xu family who stayed out of this matter.

The real masterminds behind the forcing of the emperor to abdicate in the Lin Palace today were the Wu and Zhou families. Now that Wu Xian had gone to see the Lin Prince and there was no news, everyone naturally focused their attention on the remaining Zhou family patriarch.

"Everyone, don't worry!"

Zhou Yu, the head of the Zhou family, looked a little gloomy. He felt a little uneasy at the moment, but he remained calm.

He could guess that Prince Lin's meeting with Wu Xian alone must be intended to divide them and disintegrate them from within.

However, Zhou Yu was not worried.

The interests of the Wu family and their Zhou family are tied together. No matter how the Prince Lin threatened and tempted Wu Xian, he was not worried that the Wu family would betray him.

Once the Wu family betrays, they will definitely become the target of public criticism among the aristocratic families in Linjiang City in the future.

No one who betrays the aristocratic family will have a good ending!
Zhou Yu's eyes were slightly cold.

Just then, there was a commotion among the crowd.

"Brother Wu is back!"

For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on the entrance of the inner hall, and they saw Wu Xian walking out of the inner courtyard.

But at this moment, Wu Xian's face was pale and his expression was solemn, as if he had experienced something terrifying and was extremely frightened.

This scene stunned many people present.

"Brother Wu, what's wrong with you?"

"Did Prince Lin do anything to you?!"

"Tell me now, we will never let you suffer any loss!"

"..."

There was a lot of discussion all around, but Wu Xian looked as if he had lost his soul, no longer having the calmness he had before.

He looked at the people around him with a hoarse voice. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't say a word and shook his head.

His reaction made everyone present feel depressed.

Zhou Yu frowned, and just as he was about to step forward, the maid's voice came again from the inner hall.

"Zhou Yu, my prince wants to see you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes fell on Zhou Yu again.

Zhou Yu looked at Wu Xian's pale face and felt vaguely uneasy.

However, after a moment, he still snorted with a cold face: "I want to see what he can say!"

As he spoke, he followed the maid to the inner hall.

The rest of the people could only turn their eyes to Wu Xian, trying to find the answer.

However, Wu Xian said nothing.

In the eyes of everyone, it was clear that Wu Xian was threatened by the Prince of Lin?

Could it be that the Crown Prince has some evidence against him?

A feeling of panic and uneasiness spread among the crowd. They had originally gathered at the Prince Lin's Mansion today, ready to launch an attack and force the emperor to abdicate, but now their momentum had been largely dissipated.

There are even quite a few people who have already begun to back out!

So many of them gathered here today, many of them just to join in the fun. If they really wanted to rebel against Prince Lin's Mansion, they didn't have the guts to do so.

But since several major families are taking the lead, these small families are naturally willing to follow behind and cheer.

It would be beneficial for them to force the Linwang Mansion to make concessions. But if something unexpected happened, it would be more trouble than gain!
Just when the atmosphere was becoming increasingly depressing, Zhou Yu also came back!

Zhou Yu, who had originally had an arrogant look on his face and was about to meet the Prince of Lin, also turned pale and frightened when he came back, and he was completely uneasy.

It was as if something extremely terrible had happened!

...(End of chapter)