son, don't mess around

"Your Highness!"

Just as everyone was discussing and talking in the lobby of the inn, a guard walked in quickly outside the inn door to report.

"The princess is back!"

Upon hearing this, the discussions in the inn suddenly stopped.

Liu Su, who was whispering something with Xu Lan, subconsciously looked up and her eyes fell on the door.

A glimpse of white clothes appeared in the sight.

The moment her eyes fell on the other person, Liu Su narrowed her eyes slightly.

In the sight, a tall woman in white clothes was slowly walking in from outside the inn.

Liu Su had heard of the reputation of this princess before, but had never formally met her. She had to admit that this princess was indeed as powerful as the legend said!
Ridiculously strong!

She seemed to have an innate strong aura. Even if she did nothing, this strong aura alone was enough to make people feel suffocated.

For ordinary people, or ordinary masters, they would only think that this princess had a cold temperament and was unattainable. But Liu Su knew that this was the invisible oppression emanating from the princess's strong and unfathomable inner strength.

Her cold temperament itself is a symbol of her strength!

Even though she has never actively shown it, the existence of this aura still makes countless people look up to her!

Liu Su's heart moved slightly. She had expected that this princess was no ordinary person, but when she saw her with her own eyes, she was still shocked.

No wonder she could become the youngest sword immortal in the history of kendo for a hundred years. She was almost universally recognized as the most terrifying martial arts prodigy in the past hundred years!

At this moment, Liu Su seemed to have noticed something and frowned slightly in confusion.

"came back?!"

In the inn, Lin Jiangnian walked up to him in surprise, and was relieved to see that Li Piaomiao had returned safe and sound.

Then he finally asked, "Where have you been these two days?"

Li Piaomiao looked calm as he looked at Lin Jiangnian and said, "I went to do something small."

Her tone was understated, and as soon as she finished speaking, she seemed to realize something and raised her eyes, just in time to meet Liu Su's gaze in the lobby of the inn.

Liu Su looked quietly at the famous princess in front of her without saying a word, and there was not much emotion on her pretty face.

When Li Piaomiao saw Liu Su, her cold face remained calm. From beginning to end, there was no change.

Her gaze fell on Liu Su for a moment before she slowly retracted it.

His expression was as usual.

It seemed as if he had no emotions at all and didn't take it to heart at all.

"I'm going back to my room first."

Li Piaomiao's tone remained indifferent. After saying that, he turned around and went upstairs.

Lin Jiangnian wanted to ask Li Piaomiao where she had been these past two days, but she seemed unwilling to talk. In addition, the atmosphere in the lobby of the inn was strange, so he watched Li Piaomiao return to her room and planned to go over and ask her later.

When I looked away, I noticed that the atmosphere in the lobby was a little weird.

Xu Lan and Xiaolu stood aside. The master and servant's gaze also disappeared in the direction of Li Piaomiao going upstairs. When it fell on Lin Jiangnian again, there was a bit more contempt in Xu Lan's eyes when he looked at Lin Jiangnian.

At the same time, there was also a kind of indescribable gloating.

Of course, there might also be some complicated and unpleasant emotions that she herself couldn't explain.

Not strong!

When Li Piaomiao came back just now, Xu Lan secretly looked at Liu Su who was standing beside him.

What Xu Lan didn't expect was that Liu Su, who used to be Lin Jiangnian's maid, was just as powerful and even dared to confront the eldest princess head-on!

This surprised Xu Lan very much!
She was usually scared when she saw the princess, and behaved like a mouse seeing a cat. But she didn't expect Liu Su to dare to look at the princess, and she didn't even show any fear...

This momentum, isn't it comparable to Sister Zhiyuan? !
Thinking of this, Xu Lan's eyes rolled, and a bold idea gradually emerged.

Her current identity and situation are somewhat awkward. Although she has expressed her feelings to Lin Jiangnian, there is still no name or status between the two of them... They don't even have a physical relationship yet.

Coupled with the existence of the eldest princess, Xu Lan has always felt uneasy about her identity and situation.

She is too weak!
Compared with the eldest princess, she has absolutely no advantages and is completely defeated in every aspect!
But now that Liu Su appeared, Xu Lan suddenly had a bold idea... Since she couldn't do it, why couldn't she win over allies?

Isn't Liu Su in front of me a good ally? !
If she had the help of Sister Liu Ye, she wouldn't have to be so afraid when facing the eldest princess again, right?
If nothing else, at least next time I face those vixen twins, I won’t lose my confidence!

If it really doesn't work, she will go and win over Sister Zhiyuan and Xiaozhu. By then, with so many of them together, even the eldest princess will have to think twice, right?
Thinking of this, Xu Lan's eyes gradually brightened and his expression became increasingly excited.

"what happened to you?"

Lin Jiangnian noticed the change in Xu Lan's expression. What happened to this girl?

"Humph!"

Xu Lan made a face at Lin Jiangnian, then couldn't wait to pull Xiaolu upstairs.

"Miss, where are you taking me?"

"Come back to my room with me. I have something important to discuss with you!"

"..."

After Xu Lan and Xiaolu left, Lin Jiangnian and Liu Su were left in the lobby.

Lin Jiangnian walked to Liu Su's side and said softly, "Go back to your room. Your injuries haven't healed yet, so it's not suitable for you to move around too much."

Liu Su glanced at him and said with a half-smile: "Why? Will my staying here affect your going to find her later?"

"Look what you said."

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "How mean!"

"Tsk, now you're calling me mean?"

"You are deliberately looking for trouble."

Liu Su sneered: "I am just looking for trouble on purpose, so what?"

She raised her head slightly and stared at Lin Jiangnian with a sneer on her face.

"No way."

Lin Jiang sighed. How could he not hear the meaning in Liu Su's tone? "Then I'll take you to find trouble with her?"

Liu Su sneered: "Are you willing to let me cause trouble for her?"

"You are too confident in yourself now."

Lin Jiangnian looked at Liu Su. This woman didn't seem to have a correct understanding of her current strength.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll ruin your plans?!"

Liu Su continued to ask.

"Look at what you said, it makes it seem like I was sneaking around with her."

Lin Jiangnian looked back upstairs, then looked at Liu Su: "But if you are interested, there is something I can tell you about?"

"..."

upstairs.

"Princess!"

Jinxiu and An Ning came up to the corridor and welcomed the princess into the room.

"Princess, where have you been these past two days? I'm so worried!"

Jinxiu's tone was anxious and her face was full of worry.

Although An Ning, who was following beside her, didn't say anything, the worry in her eyes still revealed her mood.

Just as she was quietly looking at the princess who had just returned, she suddenly seemed to realize something and her eyes changed.

She stared at the princess, her tone tense: "Princess, are you hurt?!"

When these words came out, Jinxiu was startled and looked at her own princess quickly: "Princess, are you hurt?!"

At this moment, in the room, Li Piaomiao, dressed in a white long dress, looked normal, but her usually cold face seemed a little pale and weak.

This scene made Jinxiu and An Ning in the room a little panicked.

"Princess, what happened to you? Don't scare me...Princess, how did you get hurt?!" Jinxiu's face changed in shock. Didn't her princess just enter the first-grade Grandmaster realm? !

There are only a few first-class masters in the world. Could it be possible that my princess could meet a master who is more powerful than a master when she goes out? !
Jinxiu was obviously a little panicked at this time.

An Ning, who was standing by, had an even colder expression, her eyes full of murderous intent: "Princess, who hurt you?!"

"It doesn't matter."

Compared to Jinxiu and Anning's anxiety, Li Piaomiao was very calm. She shook her head slightly and glanced at the two people in the room: "Anning, protect me. Jinxiu, you go out and watch, don't let anyone in, don't let anyone know about this."

"it is good."

Jinxiu nodded worriedly. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she thought of something: "Princess, where is His Highness?"

"Don't tell him yet."

Li Piaomiao said calmly: "Don't let him know."

"All right……"

Although Jinxiu didn't know why the princess didn't let His Highness know, since it was the princess's instruction, Jinxiu still did it.

After Jinxiu left the room and closed the door, Li Piaomiao sat down cross-legged and said coldly, "An Ning, protect me!"

"Yes!"

An Ning's face was cold and serious. She put the sword in her arms aside, came to the princess and began to protect her.

……

"You mean...you guys haven't gotten along yet?!"

Inn, in the lobby.

Liu Su's eyes became a little strange. She looked Lin Jiangnian up and down, seeming a little unconvinced.

"It's been so long, and she hasn't suffered from your evil hands yet?"

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "What you said is so harsh, am I that kind of person?"

"do not you?"

The two looked at each other for a long time.

"If you say that, then there's no need for us to continue chatting."

Liu Su's expression became playful, and a smile seemed to flash in his eyes.

My mood suddenly became good.

Perhaps it was from the time when he learned from Lin Jiangnian that he and the eldest princess had never had any relationship.

She was somewhat stunned and unbelievable.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems normal.

When Liu Su first met the eldest princess, he did find that she was a little abnormal.

Not like a normal woman!

"It seems that I have overestimated you."

Liu Su smiled, as if she had thought of something, and glanced at the second floor: "If you don't do anything to her, aren't you afraid that she will run away?"

Lin Jiangnian sighed and said, "A forced melon is not sweet."

"Come on, it's fine if you just lie to the little girl, but you want to lie to me?"

Liu Su sneered: "She's almost in your hands, can you let her go?"

Lin Jiangnian stopped talking!
It’s really not a good thing to have a woman who knows you too well!
"But, are you really not afraid?"

Liu Su raised her eyebrows, squinted her eyes and smiled, "There is unrest in the court right now. I heard that the new emperor is in poor health and has no children... After she returns to the capital this time, if something happens to the new emperor, it is estimated that she is very likely to replace him and become a powerful figure in the Daning Dynasty. Maybe..."

"Maybe she will become the first female emperor of the Daning Dynasty..."

Liu Su said lightly, looking at Lin Jiangnian with a hint of ridicule: "When she becomes the empress, you will probably have no chance."

"Why don't you hurry up and trick this future empress into bed, strip her naked and bully her as much as you can?"

Lin Jiangnian: "..."

There was something wrong with this woman Liu Su. She was very hostile to Li Piaomiao before, and her words were full of sarcasm and ridicule. But when she learned that Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao were not yet in that relationship, she suddenly changed her face and started to tease him instead?
but……

Lin Jiangnian caught the key point in Liu Su's words: "Do you think she can be the empress?"

"It's hard to say."

Liu Su smiled and said, "The new emperor has no children, and she is the only woman in the royal family. She is the best choice."

Lin Jiangnian said: "She may not agree."

"By then, it may not be her turn to say no."

Liu Su said calmly: "The people behind her will definitely find a way to push her up for their own benefit."

At this point, Liu Su paused and looked at Lin Jiangnian: "Couldn't you in the Lin Wang Mansion have anticipated this?"

Lin Jiangnian remained silent. Liu Su saw something from his face and smiled: "It seems that you already knew it?"

Lin Jiangnian was silent and nodded.

"Then are you willing to let her go?"

Liu Su asked, "Why don't you keep her here in your Lin Wang Mansion?"

"Do you think I should do this?" Lin Jiangnian looked at her.

Liu Su seemed to feel a little uncomfortable with Lin Jiangnian's gaze, so she looked away: "I don't know."

"That's your own business."

"maybe."

Lin Jiangnian's tone was somewhat emotional, and he looked forward: "But this is no longer my own business. This concerns the safety of the people of Linzhou and the people of the Daning Dynasty..."

“We have no choice.”

Liu Su was stunned for a moment and turned to look at Lin Jiangnian.

This was the first time she heard Lin Jiangnian say such words. After thinking carefully, she fell silent.

After a while, Liu Su showed a bitter smile on her face.

"It seems that I was too narrow-minded this time..."

She looked at Lin Jiangnian quietly and said softly, "You are really not the guy I knew at the beginning!"

At this point, Liu Su raised her eyes and looked at the second floor again. She was silent for a long time before she spoke softly, "Go see her."

"Ok?"

Lin Jiangnian was stunned for a moment, and looked at Liu Su with some confusion.

"She's hurt."

After hearing this, Lin Jiangnian was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed slightly: "What did you say?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at Liu Su and his expression gradually became serious.

How did Li Piaomiao get injured?
Where did she go yesterday?
Why... hide it from him?
How could Li Piaomiao be injured? !

Thinking back carefully, I didn't notice anything strange about Li Piaomiao when I saw her come back just now.

However, it was indeed unusual that she was in such a hurry to return to her room just now, and she did look like she had lost her former spirit.

Liu Su glanced at Lin Jiangnian with a complicated expression. Her tone was calm, but there was a hint of unspeakable resentment in her voice: "She concealed it very well, it was almost invisible... However, the aura she tried so hard to hide actually betrayed her..."

"She was probably injured, and she concealed it on purpose because she didn't want you to know..."

Having said this, Liu Su paused, and her voice became lighter and more complex.

"Maybe, I don't want you to worry."

"..." (End of this chapter)