son, don't mess around

“I never thought that this prince could become a good person in Linjiang City?!”

On the street, Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao walked at the end of the alley. Along the way, they heard people gathered in groups of three or four in the teahouses and taverns nearby, talking about him, the Prince of Lin.

I still remember when I was in Linjiang City a year ago, Lin Jiangnian was hated by everyone. In Linjiang City, everyone would curse the dog prince behind his back.

But now, he has only been gone for a year, and the people of Linjiang City have suddenly begun to remember his good deeds... It must be said that there is no harm without comparison.

Lin Jiangnian's reputation suddenly changed thanks to the group of wealthy and powerful people in Linjiang City.

It all depends on the support of peers!

Those dandy and powerful people have been doing nothing but bullying the people over the past year, making Lin Jiangnian, the prince of Lin, look like a good person...

Li Piaomiao remained silent, glanced at Lin Jiangnian, and said nothing.

Lin Jiangnian didn't think that Li Piaomiao would respond to him. He had long been accustomed to this woman's character and her silence. He didn't know what she was thinking about. Even An Ning was led astray!

But if you think about it more carefully, An Ning seems to be much better than her?

Although the little girl also likes to have a cold face, she is essentially a little girl who has not grown up. She has joys, sorrows, anger, and happiness, and will express her grievances when she feels wronged.

When facing Lin Jiangnian, he is often scared by him and is very timid.

What about Li Piaomiao?

She has always been like this since we met.

Lin Jiangnian could feel that his relationship with the princess had eased and become closer. Even when Lin Jiangnian was helping her to 'drive away the cold', she would occasionally be distracted, inadvertently revealing a hint of... tenderness that was difficult to detect?
Every time Lin Jiangnian took the initiative to hold her hand, she never resisted, and even stretched out her hand for Lin Jiangnian to hold... It's hard to describe this feeling.

It was as if at the moment when the two of them held hands, Lin Jiangnian could vaguely feel that the eldest princess treated him differently.

This is also the reason why Lin Jiangnian dared to be so presumptuous in front of Li Piaomiao.

Have no fear.

But afterwards, Li Piaomiao returned to her usual cold and aloof self. She never mentioned what had happened before, and never took the initiative to express any emotions.

Lin Jiangnian felt a little dazed again...as if the previous feeling was all an illusion?

She was still the cold, arrogant princess. The little flirtations that had happened before were not normal in Lin Jiangnian's eyes. But for this princess... maybe it was just a normal thing?

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian paused and suddenly stopped.

Li Piaomiao, who was walking side by side with Lin Jiangnian, noticed it and also stopped and looked back at him.

The two of them appeared on the busy streets of Linjiang City, surrounded by heavy traffic and people coming and going, creating a prosperous and lively scene.

It was the end of spring and the beginning of summer, and the weather had begun to get hot. The sun shone on the eldest princess, but it seemed to have no effect on her.

The hot breath was completely swallowed up by the cold air that permeated her body before it approached her.

Looking at the beautiful and cold face in front of him, who was looking at him calmly, their eyes met, Lin Jiangnian suddenly said: "Aren't you going to say something to me?"

Li Piaomiao was stunned for a moment, "What?"

Lin Jiangnian looked away and didn't look at her again. He just mentioned it lightly: "My Lord, what did I say to you last night?"

Seeing that Li Piaomiao did not answer immediately, Lin Jiangnian looked ahead again and added lightly.

"He has already told me that."

Silence, stillness!
The sounds from the surrounding world seemed to disappear at this moment.

Li Piaomiao still stood there, looking at Lin Jiangnian in front of her, and there seemed to be some movement in her calm and beautiful eyes.

There was a moment of trance, and a hint of... understanding.

After a while.

"What did the prince tell you?"

Li Piaomiao's cold voice sounded.

Lin Jiangnian turned his gaze back to her and chuckled, "What did you say? Don't you know?"

Li Piaomiao just stared at Lin Jiangnian without saying a word.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Lin Jiangnian didn't ask any more questions. If she chose to play dumb, Lin Jiangnian wouldn't expose her. He looked forward.

"Come on, I'll take you around the city and visit some of the special places in Linjiang City."

Li Piaomiao, who was in silence and daze, did not say a word, his expression still slightly focused. He followed Lin Jiangnian two steps slower, his brows slightly furrowed, as if thinking about something.

The two of them walked around the street, one in front and one behind.

……

The public security in Linjiang City has improved a lot compared to before, and its prosperity is no less than that of the capital.

During the past decade or so under Lin Hengzhong's governance, Linjiang City has prospered, attracting a large number of merchants and talents, leading to its current state.

It's not just Linjiang City, the entire Linzhou is prosperous under Lin Hengzhong's governance.

In Linzhou, most of the people who had no food to eat in the past now live a stable life with enough food to eat. In addition, Lin Hengzhong loves the people like his own children, has strict military discipline, and is really good to the people of Linzhou. These people trust and worship Lin Hengzhong very much. It is no exaggeration to say that they only recognize Prince Lin and not the emperor.

Even if Prince Lin suddenly started a rebellion one day, most of the people in Linzhou would support him and even respond to join the army.

This situation is even more obvious in Linjiang City!

In name, Linjiang City still has a government, and even officials sent by the court, but in reality it has long been in name only. Most of the people inside and outside the government office have long been from the Linwang Palace.

Under such circumstances, it was inevitable that countless memorials impeaching Lin Hengzhong were sent to the emperor every year. The court was in turmoil, but for the people of Linjiang City, none of this mattered.

They don't recognize the imperial court, they don't recognize the emperor, they only recognize the prince!

……

Wandering on the streets, Lin Jiangnian observed the comings and goings of ordinary people, while also gathering information and news circulating among the people.

Ever since Lin Jiangnian ordered the arrest of Chen Junru, all the aristocratic families have strictly prohibited their descendants from going out. Most of the former wealthy and powerful people have been confined at home and not allowed to go out. At the same time, people have been sent to inquire about the situation.

After all, these noble families are still in doubt... By arresting Chen Junru, does the Prince Lin's Mansion really want to take action against the Chen family?

Is this just a whim of that playboy Lin Jiangnian, or is it... the instruction of Prince Lin behind the scenes?

No one can be sure!
There were also rumors circulating among the people about the life and death of Prince Lin, and about what happened after Chen Junru was arrested this time.

as well as……

"Hey, have you heard the news?"

A low voice came from the other side of the wall. The voice was so low that ordinary people could hardly hear it.

But it just so happened that with the sensitivity of Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao's ears, they could just hear the faint sound of discussion.

"I also accidentally learned this news some time ago. It is related to the Prince of Lin... It is a shocking piece of news. I will scare you to death if I tell you about it!"

"Stop keeping me in suspense. If you have something to say, just tell me now. What happened to Prince Lin?"

"Stop talking nonsense and fart now!"

"Actually..."

The voice was lowered again, but still audible.

"I heard that our prince now... is a fake, someone is impersonating him."

As soon as the news came out, it caused an uproar in an instant.

"fake?"

"Fake?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could someone impersonate the prince? Are you crazy? How dare you say such a thing?"

"I didn't make this up. It was told by someone else. I heard it from them, but it makes sense... Think about it, has the prince changed from before?"

"What kind of good thing was the prince before? Everyone wanted to kill him? Why has he suddenly become a good person now? As soon as he came back, he wanted to uphold justice for the people and even arrested the son of the Chen family? Don't you think it's abnormal?"

"..."

At first, the others thought he was joking and didn't take it seriously. But after hearing this person's confident analysis, the others looked at each other and gradually fell into deep thought.

It seems to make sense?
Prince, is this fake?

Is it someone impersonating?

If this is true... then this is a big deal!
When they thought of this, the people present became restless and started talking about it.

"Does Lord Lin know about this?"

"Nonsense, you definitely don't know. If you knew, would Prince Lin still let him live?"

"How dare someone impersonate His Royal Highness? Isn't this crazy?"

"No, it's better to believe it than not. There might be a villain who wants to murder Prince Lin. We must report this to Prince Lin's Mansion as soon as possible..."

"..."

On the street just outside the wall.

Lin Jiangnian stopped, his face slightly stiff and his expression cold.

Counterfeit?

Where did this news come from?!
Now that Lin Jiangnian has confirmed his identity, he naturally doesn't take this matter seriously anymore.

But the problem is that not many people know that Lin Jiangnian once pretended to be the prince of Lin. How did this news spread among the people?
Why did it spread in Linjiang City?
This is very wrong!
Lin Jiangnian smelled a hint of conspiracy.

Only Liu Su, Xu Lan, Zhi Yuan and my aunt knew about his fake identity. And these people were all our own people, so there was no way they would spread the news.

So, who is it?!

As Lin Jiangnian concentrated, he felt someone staring at him. Turning back, he saw Li Piaomiao looking at him quietly, with a meaningful look in her eyes.

"Your identity has been exposed!"

Her tone was calm, and it was obvious that she had also heard the discussions on the other side of the wall.

When she first met Lin Jiangnian, she doubted his identity.

He is not the Prince Lin!

However, Li Piaomiao never intended to reveal Lin Jiangnian's identity.

To this day, she has never mentioned this matter. To her, it doesn't matter who the Prince of Lin is. What she knows is Lin Jiangnian himself. As for the rest, it is the Lin family's family affairs and has nothing to do with her.

However, even though he was thinking this, when he heard someone inside the wall suddenly mention the matter of impersonation, Li Piaomiao looked at Lin Jiangnian, only to see that he looked normal and not worried at all.

This caused Li Piaomiao to have a hint of doubt in his eyes, and he frowned.

After a moment's silence, he finally spoke up to remind her.

Lin Jiangnian didn't expect that Li Piaomiao would be more concerned about this matter than he was? From Li Piaomiao's expression, he seemed to see a trace of... worry?
"Yeah, it's exposed!"

Lin Jiangnian sighed and spread his hands: "This is really the end. I didn't expect that I hid so well, but was still discovered and suspected... Tell me, what should I do next?"

Li Piaomiao was silent.

What should I do?
she does not know.

Given her friendship with Prince Lin, she should have told Prince Lin about this matter when she met him.

But she didn't.

She knew clearly that once she told the truth, Lin Jiangnian would surely die.

Although Lin Jiangnian's life and death had nothing to do with her, for some reason, when Li Piaomiao thought of this, she subconsciously felt a little dazed.

So in the end, she did nothing.

Looking at Lin Jiangnian's worried face, Li Piaomiao frowned even deeper.

Impersonating the Prince of Lin is already an extremely outrageous act.

She still didn't know how Lin Jiangnian had gotten away with deceiving everyone in the Linwang Palace, but right now, there was news in Linjiang City about the fake Prince Lin's son, and it would surely reach the Linwang Palace soon. By then...

Thinking of this, for some reason, Li Piaomiao's originally calm mood suddenly began to feel a little uneasy.

An indescribable feeling of urgency and tension emerged slightly.

She stared at Lin Jiangnian for a while before speaking in a cold voice.

"leave here."

"Where?"

"Leave Linzhou, leave the Daning Dynasty."

Li Piaomiao looked at him and said coldly: "Only by hiding your identity can you have a chance to survive."

His identity has been exposed, and this is the only way for him to survive.

The only way to survive is to stay away from the sphere of influence of the Lin Wang Mansion and hide from the Lin Wang Mansion's intelligence.

But, it's difficult!

After all, the crime of impersonating the Prince of Lin is too serious!
More importantly, if nothing unexpected happens, the original Prince of Lin might have already... Prince Lin has only this one son. Once he learns of the news of his loss, the consequences will be disastrous.

Listening to Li Piaomiao's suggestion, Lin Jiangnian raised his eyebrows: "Do you think I can escape?"

Li Piaomiao was silent for a moment: "There is a chance."

"Can't run away."

Lin Jiangnian sighed and looked at Li Piaomiao again: "Unless... you help me?"

Li Piaomiao's beautiful eyes remained unchanged: "Why should I help you?"

"Because you didn't expose my identity."

Lin Jiangnian smiled and said, "Since you didn't expose me, it means you don't want me to die... So, you won't watch me get exposed. You will help me, right?"

Li Piaomiao looked at him expressionlessly: "What if I don't help?"

"Then wait to die."

Lin Jiangnian spread his hands and said, "Since you can't run away anyway, don't waste your energy."

He looked like he was waiting to die, which made Li Piaomiao frown slightly, vaguely feeling that something was strange.

While he was thinking, he heard Lin Jiangnian speak again: "Of course, you don't have to run away. There may be other ways..."

Li Piaomiao looked at Lin Jiangnian and saw him smiling at her: "Who knows, maybe this prince disguised himself very well, and Prince Lin treats me as his own son?"

"As long as the prince can't find any clues, no matter how many rumors spread outside, it will be useless... Don't you think so?"

Li Piaomiao's face was expressionless.

Can't find it?

How could the dignified Prince Lin not realize that his son was a fake?
How could he be so confident that he could hide the truth?

Do you really think Lin Hengzhong is...

With this thought in mind, Li Piaomiao was suddenly stunned, vaguely realizing that something was wrong.

She frowned, her eyes and thoughts quickly came to her mind...

Lin Hengzhong he...

Just as I was thinking about something, there was a sudden noise on the street ahead, followed by several figures in black appearing.

When he took a closer look, he saw that it was the guard from Prince Lin's mansion.

The guards appeared from the street and quickly came to the restaurant separated by a wall. Several of them rushed into the restaurant. Not long after, several people were taken out of the restaurant, their mouths tightly blocked.

Li Piaomiao, who caught a glimpse of this scene, narrowed her eyes and suddenly turned her head to look at Lin Jiangnian. (End of this chapter)