son, don't mess around

As soon as these words came out, Chen Junru felt his head instantly filled with blood, and anger surged up.

Frustrated and angry!
As the eldest son of the Chen family, when had he ever been insulted like this? !

Also match?

Are the Chen family worthy of it?

How dare this damn prince humiliate the Chen family like this? !

Madness!

How arrogant!

Chen Junru felt the feeling of being bullied for the first time in a long time.

He glared at Lin Jiangnian, and became even more angry!
"You, you...you are going too far!"

Chen Junru gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Lin Jiangnian, what do you think of my Chen family?"

"My Chen family is not so easy to bully!"

"What? Is your Chen family very powerful?" Lin Jiangnian asked with a raised eyebrow.

Chen Junru was speechless and felt very aggrieved.

Is the Chen family powerful?
Of course it’s awesome!
Their Chen family is one of the largest families in Linjiang City, with enormous power. Other families in Linjiang City follow their lead, so who wouldn't give them some face?
But unfortunately...

The person who asked this question was Lin Jiangnian.

The Chen family is powerful, but no matter how powerful they are, can they be more powerful than the Lin family?

Lin Jiangnian's words were obviously humiliating him again!

"you……"

Chen Junru said angrily: "Lin Jiangnian, don't forget that your Lin family can be what it is today, thanks to the help of my Chen family!"

"You also said it was back then?"

Lin Jiangnian sneered: "Back then was back then, and now is now. We can't generalize!"

"you……"

Chen Junru was so angry that he couldn't utter a word.

He couldn't stop scolding him, nor could he beat him. Even the power that he was most proud of was now useless.

If it were someone else, they would definitely be wary of the power of the Chen family, but this brainless Prince Lin in front of him was completely ignorant and did not take the Chen family seriously, let alone his threats.

This made Chen Junru feel powerless, as if he was punching cotton.

Chen Junru was angry and aggrieved: "You, what on earth do you want to do?!"

"Now that we're here, why are you still playing dumb?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at him and said, "Do you want to tell the truth now, or do you want me to beat you up first?"

Chen Junru's heart skipped a beat.

Is this really directed at him?
His eyes widened. "What should I confess? I didn't do anything. What do I have to confess?!"

"Ugh!"

Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian sighed: "People like you are just cheap. You don't want to take the chance you're given, and you have to be beaten before you admit it!"

Chen Junru's face suddenly changed, and he said fiercely, "You, you dare to hit me?!"

"If you dare to hit me, my father will never let you go."

"So much nonsense!"

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand: "Open the door."

A jailer came forward and opened the cell door.

When Chen Junru saw Lin Jiangnian really come in, his expression became even uglier.

"You, don't come over here... I told you not to come over here, if you come over again don't blame me for being rude..."

Under Chen Junru's threatening tone, Lin Jiangnian walked straight up to him.

"Give you one last chance!"

"you……"

Chen Junru was furious: "You are going too far, don't force me to be rude!"

"Oh, are you still threatening me?"

Lin Jiangnian was amused and glanced at the jailer outside the cell: "Did you all hear it? He was the one who threatened this prince first?"

The jailers outside the cell nodded in agreement: "We all saw it. It was this man who threatened Your Highness first."

"Your Highness is so noble. How can you allow others to threaten you? This guy deserves to die!"

"you……"

Chen Junru was so angry that he was shaking all over. Is this a threat?
He was clearly deliberately framing me, this was too much...

"Snapped!"

"Ouch!"

Before Chen Junru could finish his thoughts, he was slapped hard in the face.

The slap was neither light nor heavy, but it was just enough to make him dizzy and was extremely insulting.

"You, you really dare to hit me?!"

At this moment, Chen Junru's feeling of humiliation reached its peak and he was extremely angry.

"I'm not done with you... Ouch..."

Before Chen Junru could finish his words, he was slapped again.

This time, Chen Junru staggered and fell directly to the ground.

Lin Jiangnian approached, looking down at Chen Junru on the ground, the smile on his face gradually disappeared: "A year ago, you flirted with a prostitute in Qingfeng Tower and stole my woman. I haven't settled the score with you yet..."

"This time, you sent it up yourself!"

"If you are sensible, just tell the truth. If I am in a good mood, I can let you go. Otherwise..."

"you……"

After hearing what Lin Jiangnian said, Chen Junru also recalled the feud between him and the Prince of Lin more than a year ago.

On that day in Qingfeng Tower, he fell in love with the courtesan Chen Yingying and wanted to spend money to win her over. Unexpectedly, the courtesan was very chaste and would never give in.

In anger, Chen Junru tried to force himself on her, but unexpectedly he ran into Lin Jiangnian.

At that time, Chen Junru knew that the courtesan named Chen Yingying had already been favored by Lin Jiangnian. The conflict between the two of them became a feud.

The matter ended with the Chen family giving in. After all, competing with the Prince of Lin for a woman in Linjiang City was tantamount to seeking death.

But this incident has always been in Chen Junru's mind and he feels resentful about it.

I didn't expect that the Prince Lin would bring up old issues!

What a new and old grudge!
However, Chen Junru was not stupid after all, and he knew that he must not tell the truth. If he did, he would be doomed!
With this vengeful character of this dog prince, he will definitely not let me go.

"I, I don't understand what you are saying. What do you want me to explain?"

"I didn't do anything!"

Chen Junru insisted on not admitting it.

Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian didn't waste any more words with him. He kicked the guy twice, satisfied himself, and called the jailer outside the cell.

"Give him a taste of the torture instruments of the Lin Palace and pry open his mouth. The sooner the better!"

"Yes!"

When the jailer outside the door heard this, he immediately became excited.

They had long disliked this kid, and he had been cursing him for almost a day since he was caught yesterday. If it weren't for His Highness's instructions, they would have taught him a lesson long ago.

Now that we have His Highness' order, we can finally take action.

In the cell, Chen Junru, who was lying on the ground, also heard Lin Jiangnian's words, as well as the guards' eager eyes, and his heart skipped a beat. "You, what do you want to do?!"

"Don't, don't come over here, my father is Chen Hongsheng..."

"Don't, don't come here!!"

"..."

"Master, it's not good!"

Chen family.

A man in a gray robe who looked like a butler got off the carriage, returned to the Chen Mansion, walked quickly into the yard and left.

"what happened?"

In the courtyard, when Chen Hongsheng saw the housekeeper he sent out coming back with a grim look on his face, he immediately had a bad feeling.

"Master, I went to the Lin family as you ordered, hoping to negotiate and see if I could bring the young master back. But..."

The housekeeper had an ugly look on his face. He went to the Lin family and originally thought that in the name of the Chen family, even the Lin family would have to give some face.

Unexpectedly, he couldn't even enter the Lin family's gate.

After being blocked outside the palace gate for two hours, he finally received a message from a servant.

Saying that he, a mere butler, is not qualified to meet their princesses?

Let the person in charge of the Chen family go over?
What does this mean?
What a bully!
A small servant actually doesn't even take the Chen family seriously?
Although the housekeeper was angry, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter and hurried back to report to the master.

After listening to the housekeeper's report, Chen Hongsheng's face became even uglier.

He realized that the Prince of Lin might be serious... and was coming for their Chen family!

I had a bad feeling in my heart.

Chen Hongsheng said in a deep voice: "Where is Lin Hengzhong?"

"There is no news about Lord Lin. Since the return of Prince Lin yesterday, the Palace of Prince Lin has remained closed. I don't know the current situation of Lord Lin..."

No one knows whether Lin Hengzhong is dead or alive now.

If Lin Hengzhong really died, the Lin family would be finished! At this time, for those noble families in Linjiang City who were waiting and watching, they had to greet the court in advance and surrender as soon as possible, so as not to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But what if Lin Hengzhong is still alive...

Things are even more difficult for Chen Hongsheng right now.

His son was arrested, and he sent people to the Lin family, but was turned away by the Prince of Lin.

And you said to let the person in charge go?
Doesn't this mean that he wants his father to come to the house in person?
"This Prince Lin is so majestic!"

Chen Hongsheng frowned and spoke in a deep voice.

After all, Chen Hongsheng was an important figure in Linjiang City. How could a mere prince of Lin dare to speak so arrogantly?

"Then sir, what should we do now?"

The butler at the side asked worriedly.

"What else can be done?"

Chen Hongsheng snorted coldly, waved his sleeves and stood up: "Prepare the horses, go to the Lin family!"

"Since that guy wants me to come to his house in person, I will go and meet him!"

"I want to see how capable he is. Does he really think his position as the Crown Prince of Lin is secure?!"

"..."

Just when Chen Hongsheng decided to go to the Lin family in person, Lin Qingqing had already efficiently led people to the casino involved in the case in Linjiang City and took control of all the people involved in the casino.

The casino owner had some connections and tried to use his backstage. However, Lin Qingqing completely ignored him and arrested him directly!

In Linjiang City, no matter how powerful your backing is, if the Linwang Mansion wants to capture someone, even the emperor will be of no use!

Except for the casino, all the people involved in the case were taken away. The incident was a big deal and soon became a hot topic in the city.

Yesterday, when the Prince of Lin was returning home, he encountered an old woman seeking justice on the way. After one night, the news had spread throughout the streets and alleys of Linjiang City.

The common people are still discussing and speculating about what Prince Lin is up to!

It would indeed seem absurd to many people that a former dandy in Linjiang City suddenly said he wanted to seek justice for the common people.

It couldn't be that the Prince of Lin left for a year, went to the capital for further studies, and then turned over a new leaf, right?

While everyone was speculating, the next day, the Lin Wang Mansion immediately took action. Such a big commotion made the people who were still a little skeptical start to believe it.

"Wait, is it true that Prince Lin is coming?"

"I saw the people from the Linwang Mansion arrest all the people in the casino. They arrested a lot of people. Doesn't this look like a joke?"

"Hiss... If that's the case, then Prince Lin is really going to seek justice for that old woman?"

"It's hard to say. Everyone knows who killed the old woman. They are... hush, aren't they all in the same group? Those powerful officials are protecting each other. I think they are probably just putting on a show for us ordinary people."

"Tsk, you said that other people are acting, but does Prince Lin need to act? Over the years, although our prince is not a good guy, he never plays tricks, right? If he likes a girl, doesn't he just snatch her away? If he doesn't like someone, doesn't he just beat her up? Is there any need to hide it?"

"Hey, now that you put it that way, it seems to be true?"

"That's right. This is one of the few 'advantages' of that son of a bitch! Just wait and see. The Chen family may be in for a good show..."

"..."

Linwangfu.

The front hall and courtyard of the palace.

Lin Hengzhong, dressed in a gray robe and brocade clothes, stood in the yard, looking forward with deep eyes.

In front of him, there stood a respectful figure, with his head slightly lowered, reporting something.

It’s Wu Yue!

"Your Highness, according to the intelligence from Xuzhou, Xuzhou has been in turmoil for the past two months. Since the frontier tribes invaded a year ago, the Xuwang Mansion has used this as an excuse to expand the army and stockpile food. The Xuwang Mansion has been active and has privately contacted many bureaucrats. It has also been exchanging letters with the noble families in Xuzhou. Their motives are not pure..."

in the courtyard.

Lin Hengzhong listened quietly to Wu Yue's report, his eyes deep and he pondered for a long time.

"What do you think?"

Wu Yue lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "I think the Xu family has rebellious intentions."

"anything else?"

Wu Yue thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "I think the Xu family is very likely to start a rebellion..."

"It was a bit strange that the tribes in the north invaded the border years ago. Those tribes were just a pile of scattered sand. How could they gather such a huge fighting force in such a short period of time?"

"I think there must be someone behind this!"

"All of this is closely related to the Xu family. Everything the Xu family has done... is probably in preparation for a rebellion!"

Lin Hengzhong put his hands behind his back and looked ahead with deep eyes. He murmured to himself: "Xu Hong, ah Xu Hong, you still won't give up!"

The news that the Xu family had the intention of rebellion had been circulating among the people for a long time and was not surprising.

But I didn’t expect it to come so soon!

Since the death of the previous emperor, King Xu has been obviously getting restless. The situation in Xuzhou has been unstable in the past few months. According to reports from spies in Xuzhou, all signs indicate that the Xu family may be planning a rebellion.

"Your Majesty, we must prepare early!"

Wu Yue reminded him, "I think that within a year, the Xu family will rebel... Once the Xu family rebels, it will be extremely beneficial to our Lin Wang Mansion!"

"Once the Xu family rebels, they will definitely try to win over the prince, and the court will definitely ask the prince to send troops to redress the rebellion..."

"When that happens, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the prince!"

There was a gleam of excitement in Wu Yue's eyes, and his voice was filled with uncontrollable excitement.

This will be a great opportunity for the prince to conquer the world and wear the yellow robe!

...(End of chapter)