son, don't mess around

"Misunderstand?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at him and said, "You want to brush this matter off lightly with just a misunderstanding?"

"Do you think the Jiang family is easy to bully, or do you think this prince is easy to bully?"

The understated tone made Xu Yan sweat profusely. Beads of sweat formed on his face. He realized that something was wrong and couldn't help but panic.

He knew very well that the life and death of the entire Xu family now depended on his one thought.

If his bastard son did not give a satisfactory explanation for such a beastly thing, the Xu family would be in for a catastrophe!

Xu Yan's expression changed again and again. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "This matter was indeed wrong for the rebellious son!"

"This rebellious son has done something so evil and unjust, it is unforgivable!"

Xu Yan looked at Jiang Zheng, his face full of apology: "It is also my fault that I did not discipline her strictly enough. I would like to apologize to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and to Miss Jiang the Fourth."

"My Xu family is willing to compensate the Jiang family for all their losses. No matter what conditions the Jiang family puts forward, my Xu family will never refuse."

After a brief moment of thought, Xu Yan had already made a decisive choice.

It was not a big deal for him to offend a prince of Lin Wang. After all, no matter how powerful the Lin Wang Mansion was, it was still in Linzhou.

This is Jiangnan, this is Chujiang City. No matter how powerful the Lin Wang Mansion is, it cannot reach here.

But the Jiang family is different!
If you offend the Jiang family in Chujiang City, you will undoubtedly die. Even though the Jiang family is in danger now, it is definitely not something that can be easily offended.

Therefore, after a brief thought, Xu Yan had made a decision.

At this moment, Jiang Zheng's face turned gloomy. He was indeed furious when he learned that his younger sister had been drugged. But when he heard the concessions and conditions offered by Xu Yan, his gloomy face eased slightly.

He is the head of the Jiang family, so he naturally cannot act on impulse, let alone be impulsive. After all, the Xu family is also a well-known and prestigious family in Chujiang City. If they really want to tear each other apart, it will definitely do more harm than good to the Jiang family.

Xu Yan has proposed compensation conditions, which is indeed very sincere. In order to cover up the anger of the Jiang family and stop the gossips, the Xu family will definitely have to pay a huge price. For the Jiang family, this is indeed very tempting.

Jiang Zheng's eyes darkened slightly, and he looked up at Lin Jiangnian: "Jiangnian, what do you think?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at Xu Xiuzhu who was lying on the ground like a dead dog. At this moment, Xu Xiuzhu almost fainted from the pain. His eyes were filled with shock, anger and horror, and fear spread in his heart.

"Do you hate me, my prince?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at him quietly and said lightly.

"hatred?"

There was overwhelming hatred in Xu Xiuzhu's eyes.

But he didn't show it.

What happened on this day made him fall from heaven to hell. Until now, he still didn't understand why it turned out like this.

But he realized one thing… he was ruined!

His legs were already disabled, and the intense pain had already numbed him, and he had even begun to lose consciousness. Even if he recovered in the future, he would not be able to become a normal person. He already hated Lin Jiangnian in his heart.

I swore countless times that if he survived this time, I would take revenge on him.

Until just now, when he heard the title of Prince Lin from his father, and also heard the "adulterer" brought back by Jiang Yuxiang call himself "this prince".

At this time, no matter how stupid Xu Xiuzhu was, he reacted.

This person is the Prince of Lin? !
Prince Lin?

Isn't that Jiang Yuxiang's...

At this moment, Xu Xiuzhu finally reacted.

Was he fooled?

However, it was too late.

At this moment, facing Lin Jiangnian's sudden words, Xu Xiuzhu's eyes were complicated, and he forced himself to suppress the anger and fear in his heart.

However, it still couldn't escape Lin Jiangnian's eyes: "You hate this prince, right?"

"I guess you have already been thinking about how to take revenge on me, Prince?"

Lin Jiangnian stared at him: "You want to return the pain you suffered to me tenfold, a hundredfold?"

"If I let you go, you will definitely not let it go, right?"

Lin Jiangnian's words seemed to have touched upon the secret in Xu Xiuzhu's heart. He looked horrified, trembling all over, and stared at Lin Jiangnian.

"Don't worry, I won't give you this opportunity."

Lin Jiangnian's tone remained calm, but his voice was very sinister: "Of course, I will not let you die so easily... Killing you directly would be too easy for you."

"Lin Kong."

Behind him, Lin Kong stepped forward quickly and asked in a deep voice, "What do you want, Your Highness?"

"I'll leave this person to you."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at him and said, "Don't let him die."

When Lin Kong heard this, he immediately understood.

Your Highness won't let him die?
So, does that mean he should live a life worse than death?
As the prince's personal guards, they are very skilled in this.

"Yes."

Lin Kong looked at Xu Xiuzhu, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog, with pity in his eyes, and waved his hand: "Come here, drag him away."

"and many more!"

Xu Yan's pupils shrank, and he opened his mouth to stop him, but was met with Lin Jiangnian's expressionless face: "Next, it's time to settle the accounts between us!"

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

Xu Yan's eyes were horrified, pale and powerless: "His crime does not deserve death. My Xu family is willing to pay any price. Please, Your Highness, spare his life."

At this moment, Xu Yan no longer had any of his previous toughness.

"Don't worry, he won't die yet."

Lin Jiangnian spoke in a calm tone as he slowly walked towards Xu Yan.

He walked under the eaves and into the pavilion, and then slowly stopped in front of Xu Yan.

Lin Jiangnian was half a head taller than Xu Yan. He lowered his eyes to look at him. His powerful aura shocked the assassin, a middle-aged man in his forties, so much that he couldn't stand steadily and couldn't help but take a step back.

"Willing to pay any price?"

Lin Jiangnian suddenly sneered: "Do you think you still have a choice?"

Xu Yan's heart sank suddenly. What does this mean?

"Either life or death."

Lin Jiangnian held up two fingers: "It's up to you to choose!"

"..."

In the quiet backyard, in the dim room.

"Father."

Jiang Zheng reported what happened today with a respectful expression.

Old Master Jiang was half lying on the bed, with his eyes closed, listening quietly without saying a word.

"Father, isn't Jiang Nian's move too risky and radical? I'm afraid it will force the Xu family to fight to the death."

Jiang Zheng showed a worried look on his face: "It's not a good thing for us if the Xu family loses their livelihood. If it causes unrest among other families in Chujiang City, it will be a disaster."

Jiang Zheng spoke in a deep voice.

He never expected that Jiang Nian would be so cruel and had no intention of giving the Xu family a chance to survive!
To be precise, he gave the Xu family a way to survive, but the price was basically that almost all of the Xu family's assets over the years would be used as wedding dresses.

The entire Xu family will become puppets of the Lin Wang Mansion in the future.

This is too cruel!

At the same time, the risk is too great!
just in case……

Old Master Jiang slowly opened his eyes. He glanced at Jiang Zheng and said expressionlessly, "Yuxiang is your sister. Shouldn't she be bullied like this?"

Jiang Zheng was startled, with a guilty look on his face: "I know Yuxiang was wronged this time, but..." However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Old Master Jiang: "Even Jiang Nian knows to protect Yuxiang, but you, as the eldest brother, are hesitant? You have no courage at all, no wonder Yuxiang looks down on you."

Jiang Zheng was silent.

After a while, he said, "Father, I know this, but I can't take risks with the Jiang family. There are some things I can't do."

"Father, you handed the Jiang family over to me. I don't think you want me to take such a risk."

Hearing this, Mr. Jiang was silent. After a while, he sighed softly: "That's right, there are some things that you are not suitable for doing, but he is very suitable for it."

Jiang Zheng was silent. This was indeed the truth.

only……

Jiang Zheng wanted to say something, but his father's face darkened: "This time, the Xu family really went too far!"

"If we don't make some noise, will people outside really think that the Jiang family can be bullied at will? Where is the prestige of the Jiang family?"

Jiang Zheng didn't say anything, but he was still scared. If Jiang Nian hadn't discovered it in time, he didn't dare to imagine the consequences.

Thinking of this, Jiang Zheng felt a little cold in his heart.

"If you don't do something, just let him do it."

Old Master Jiang narrowed his eyes slightly, and a relieved smile appeared on his face. "I also want to see what this kid can do to Chujiang City."

"..."

Jiang Mansion, backyard.

A light figure walked quickly into the backyard: "Sister Zhiyuan, Miss Jiang is back!"

Upon hearing the news, a light-colored figure under the eaves suddenly raised her eyes. Anxiety appeared in her eyes, and then she walked quickly towards the other side of the yard.

"Auntie?!"

In the cold courtyard, Zhiyuan appeared in the yard, walked under the eaves, and was about to take a step closer when a figure in red appeared silently at the door and blocked her way.

Zhiyuan stopped and looked up at the other person, with a hint of doubt on his face: "You, why are you here?"

"What? Can't I be here?"

Liu Su leaned against the door, crossed her arms, and looked like she was smiling.

Zhiyuan seemed to have thought of something and looked behind her: "Where's my aunt?"

What happened in Chujiang City today had already spread everywhere. The servants in the mansion had already reported the matter to her. After hearing the news, Zhiyuan was shocked and angry.

Auntie, was someone drugged last night?!
At the same time, Zhiyuan had a bad feeling in her heart. When she learned that her aunt had returned, she immediately came to investigate the situation.

"Paper Kite."

At this moment, a weak voice came from the room.

Hearing the voice, Zhiyuan didn't bother to pay attention to Liu Su and quickly pushed the door open and walked into the room.

In the cold and quiet room, Jiang Yuxiang was lying on the bed, wrapped in a blanket, looking pale and extremely weak. Zhiyuan walked quickly to the bedside, looked at the expression of his aunt on the bed, and his face changed.

"Auntie, how are you?"

A trace of panic rarely appeared on Zhiyuan's calm face. She didn't expect that her aunt would be drugged and almost suffered a serious injury.

At this moment, she was a little frightened.

On the bed, Jiang Yuxiang also looked a little unnatural and a little guilty. But Zhiyuan, who was so concerned at the moment, did not notice this abnormality.

"I'm fine."

Jiang Yuxiang said weakly, and shook her head slightly: "It's nothing serious now."

Zhiyuan grabbed the aunt's wrist and injected internal energy into her body. The internal energy continued to flow into her body. Zhiyuan used the internal energy to check her physical condition. When he found that her body was weak and there was no other abnormality, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Aunt, what on earth is going on?!"

Zhiyuan's face was cold and she asked, "Were you drugged last night?"

Jiang Yuxiang's body stiffened slightly, and she didn't dare to look Zhiyuan in the eye. She looked away slightly and said guiltily, "Yesterday, I don't know what happened... But it's all thanks to Miss Liu Su..."

Hearing this, Zhiyuan was stunned. All thanks to Liu Su?
She turned her head and looked behind her.

Liu Su walked into the room at some point, glanced at Zhi Yuan, and leaned against the table, her eyes gentle and indifferent: "After I left yesterday, I happened to see Miss Jiang's friend drugging her in the cabin with ill intentions, so I rescued Miss Jiang..."

"Afterwards, I used my inner strength to help her to activate the effects of the medicine... Now the effects of the medicine have been completely eliminated from her body. She is no longer seriously injured. She will recover after a few days of rest."

Liu Su's tone was calm and composed.

After all, she wasn't lying.

Last night, she did see Yu Yunyao drugging Jiang Yuxiang, and she did use her inner strength to help her accelerate the effect of the drug. As for whether it worked or not, that was another matter... Anyway, she didn't lie.

This is indeed the process, but some crucial steps have been deliberately ignored...

Zhi Yuan was stunned for a moment. She also remembered that the Tai Gu Heart Method that Liu Su practiced could indeed dissolve the world's poisons. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Thank you."

She glanced at Liu Su and said softly.

"It's not necessary."

Liu Su curled her lips and said calmly: "I'm not helping you. It has nothing to do with you."

Zhiyuan was silent, nodded, and looked at Jiang Yuxiang again: "There is worry in her eyes."

Right now, Jiang Yuxiang doesn't want to see Zhi Yuan any more. Feeling guilty is one thing, but also worrying about being noticed as abnormal is another.

"I want to take a rest."

Jiang Yuxiang's voice was hoarse and weak.

"Then auntie, you should take a good rest first, I won't disturb you for now."

Hearing this, Zhiyuan nodded and whispered softly.

"Ah."

Jiang Yuxiang nodded. She felt her face getting hot. Feelings of guilt and shame kept surging up in her, making her a little afraid to face Zhiyuan.

The more Zhiyuan cared about her, the more guilty she felt.

Zhiyuan stood up, glanced at Liu Su, turned around and left the room.

After Zhiyuan left, Jiang Yuxiang stared blankly. After a while, he sighed deeply: "Is it really okay for me to lie to Zhiyuan like this?"

Liu Su looked at her and said, "Are you going to confess?"

Jiang Yuxiang choked and fell silent again.

frank?

"I'm worried that Zhiyuan won't be able to accept it."

She murmured softly, her mood was complicated and her mind was in a mess.

Liu Su asked back: "But, what if she finds out one day?"

Some things can be concealed for a while but not forever.

Jiang Yuxiang was silent.

After a while, she took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, and gritted her teeth.

"Then, let her never find out!"

Liu Su seemed to realize something and looked at her twice more, but in the end, said nothing.

"You should have a good rest."

Liu Su said softly, then left the room.

Jiang Yuxiang was left lying on the bed, staring blankly at the beams, with various emotions constantly changing on her face.

It is a mess that cannot be cut or sorted out. (End of this chapter)