son, don't mess around

Zhiyuan suddenly asked what happened on the night of the poetry party, and Lin Jiangnian panicked. The first thought that came to his mind was, did she already know everything?

However, when Lin Jiangnian's gaze flashed across Zhiyuan's calm eyes, he quickly dismissed the idea.

...Zhiyuan probably doesn’t know yet!
Very few people knew what happened that night at the poetry gathering, and with Liu Su's help in concealing it, even if Zhi Yuan was very smart, he wouldn't be able to discover it easily.

However, when facing the kite, Lin Jiangnian felt a surge of guilt.

For Lin Jiangnian, he had no intention of hiding the truth from Zhiyuan. Since things had already happened, he should accept it whether it was good or bad.

As for whether Zhiyuan would be angry, furious, or extremely sad after learning the truth... Although the situation might get out of control, Lin Jiangnian still didn't think of hiding it.

But when this thought came to his mind, Lin Jiangnian had to consider his aunt's thoughts.

For Lin Jiangnian, he was not afraid. As the prince of Lin Wang, perhaps because of his status, he was always confident in everything he did.

Just admit it, it's no big deal.

But Jiang Yuxiang is different!
She is the fourth daughter of the Jiang family and also Zhiyuan's aunt. What's more, she has watched Zhiyuan grow up since she was a child.

The relationship between Zhi Yuan and Jiang Yuxiang is not just that of an elder and a younger generation.

Therefore, after that incident, Jiang Yuxiang was naturally most worried about Zhiyuan. She couldn't tell Zhiyuan about this!

As a result, Lin Jiangnian had to take her feelings into consideration and could not tell Zhiyuan about this for the time being.

Now that Zhiyuan suddenly asked, Lin Jiang sighed: "This matter is a long story..."

So, Lin Jiangnian started talking about the feud between his aunt and Xu Xiuzhu, and how his aunt had asked him to pretend to be her and accompany her to a poetry reading a few days ago...

Now there are rumors everywhere, and the ethical drama between Prince Lin and the fourth lady of the Jiang family is spreading like wildfire.

Ultimately, it was the close contact between Lin Jiangnian and Jiang Yuxiang on the deck that night at the poetry reading in full view of everyone.

The identities of the two people are real, but the intimate actions that night are also real.

Many gossipers concluded that something was not right between the two based on their close contact that night.

This matter has become so big that it is hard for Zhi Yuan not to know about it. However, she did not come to Lin Jiangnian to question him immediately in the past two days. Instead, she waited until now to finally ask.

Lin Jiangnian naturally did not hide anything and told all these things. Then, Xu Xiuzhu colluded with Sun Yan and intended to do something bad to my aunt.

Lin Jiangnian met Liu Su and was assassinated by people sent by Xu Xiuzhu. After discovering something was wrong, he rushed to rescue his aunt as soon as possible, but found that his aunt had been captured.

So there was the incident that happened on the night of the poetry party, when Lin Jiangnian beat Xu Xiuzhu in public! Afterwards, Lin Jiangnian and Lin Qingqing quickly found Sun Yan and her aunt who was drugged by Sun Yan...

The subsequent version was naturally the result of discussions between Lin Jiangnian and Liu Su.

… Liu Su suddenly appeared and used her own Tai Gu method to remove the aphrodisiac that was put on my aunt. My aunt was weak, so she stayed upstairs in the poetry court that night to rest well.

Liu Su possessed the Tai Gu Heart Technique, which could resist the world's rare medicine and poison, and could also cast spells to save people. Zhi Yuan naturally knew this. Therefore, the lie woven by Lin Jiangnian and Liu Su had no loopholes in a sense.

Of course, more importantly...

That night, Zhiyuan appeared on the courtyard building and saw Liu Su. She knew that Liu Su was with Lin Jiangnian that night.

As a blood-related sister of Liu Su, even though the two of them did not spend much time together, Zhi Yuan knew Liu Su very well.

She is a loner and acts as she pleases.

But more importantly...

She is very possessive!

Therefore, no matter how hard Zhi Yuan tried, he would never have thought of what Lin Jiangnian would do to his aunt when Liu Su was present.

Of course, she would never have thought that Liu Su had even taken the initiative to ask for this matter from beginning to end...

……

After listening to this, Zhiyuan's eyes turned cold, and a hint of chillness lingered around her.

"Damn them!"

Zhiyuan spoke coldly.

In her mind, her aunt holds a very high status.

Since her mother and Princess Lin passed away, she grew up in the Jiang family, and her aunt has always been by her side. To her, her aunt is both her sister and her mother.

Now someone actually wants to attack my aunt and almost ruins her.

One can imagine the anger in Zhiyuan's heart.

If it weren't for her inherently cold personality, it would be difficult for her to show such strong anger. Even so, Lin Jiangnian could detect the uncontrollable aura surging in her body.

She is in a very unstable mood!

"Do not impulse."

Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian grabbed Zhiyuan's little hand and comforted her softly.

The girl's hands were thin, slightly elastic and cool to the touch, and felt smooth and delicate. Lin Jiangnian lowered his eyes and looked at the girl in front of him.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that Zhi Yuan had lost some weight compared to when she was in the capital. Although it did not affect her temperament and appearance, she even looked more charming in this somewhat cold and thin image.

But Lin Jiangnian felt a little more distressed.

"Leave this matter to me. I will not let anyone who bullies my aunt go."

Lin Jiangnian said slowly.

But his tone was extremely firm.

He will not let go of any of the noble families involved this time!

Zhiyuan remained silent and nodded slightly.

At this time, Lin Jiangnian looked at her again, staring at the Zhiyuan in front of him: "Are you still investigating that matter?"

Zhiyuan seemed stunned for a moment, and a hint of uneasiness emerged in his eyes. His gaze was a little evasive, but he did not hide it.

"how do you know?"

Soon, Zhiyuan realized something: "Did my aunt tell you?"

"You don't even need Aunt to tell me, how can I not guess it?"

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "It's obvious that you sent Jasmine and Fengling out."

The sisters Jasmine and Fengling have now become Zhiyuan's capable assistants. They are both extremely talented in martial arts, and with Zhiyuan's guidance, they are no longer the same as before.

Zhiyuan was silent, lowered his head slightly, and said nothing.

"Thanks a lot."

Lin Jiangnian originally wanted to say something, but looking at the thin figure of the girl in front of him, he couldn't utter the words at all. In the end, he just sighed softly.

Zhiyuan shook her head slightly and said nothing.

Lin Jiangnian held her hand quietly, looking down at the cold yet extremely well-behaved girl in front of him, and an indescribable sense of weirdness arose in his heart.

When I first met this girl, she was a proud maid!
The heart is proud and arrogant!

But the kite today has long lost its former arrogance and coldness.

To be precise, she had not changed much. However, she changed drastically when facing Lin Jiangnian.

As Lin Jiangnian felt emotional, he felt even more guilty and remorseful!

At the same time, it also comes with headaches.

What happened between him and his aunt...how should he explain it to Zhiyuan?
How should I deal with it when the time comes?
How will Zhiyuan react when she finds out about this?
And what plans does my aunt have?
Is it as Liu Su predicted... escape?
Lin Jiangnian raised his eyes slightly and looked at a place not far away. He had to have a good talk with his aunt!

My aunt can escape, but he can't.

……

In a cold and silent room.

On the bed, a beautiful figure was curled up on the bed, wrapped in bedding.

It was midsummer outside, but she seemed not to feel the heat. She sat curled up on the bed, her eyes blank, not knowing what she was thinking.

I feel heavy-hearted and indescribably confused.

Various thoughts and ideas emerged, and finally converged into a deep sigh.

"Ugh."

As if coming to her senses, Jiang Yuxiang rubbed her hair vigorously, and her smooth black hair became messy. Even without looking in the mirror, she knew how miserable she looked.

However, she was in no mood to take care of it.

The heavy thoughts in her heart made her breathless from time to time. It was as if there was some moral standard across her, constantly oppressing her. Thinking of this, her heart tightened even more, and she felt a little inexplicably uncomfortable!

I had clearly made up my mind to pretend that nothing had happened and to start over again... just as if everything was just a dream.

But why are my thoughts so confused?

Do you always have that image in your mind?

Her face flushed and she closed her eyes, trying to forget it, but it was as if something struck her soul and poked her hard. Jiang Yuxiang gasped and her whole body trembled violently.

She gritted her teeth, feeling a little embarrassed.

Then he closed his eyes again.

I kept struggling like this for a long time, and finally, the voice of the maid came from outside the door.

"Miss, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince requests to see you."

This voice was like a thunderclap, emerging in Jiang Yuxiang's mind. A trace of panic suddenly emerged in her shy eyes.

"No, I won't see you!"

She gritted her teeth and tried to make her tone cold.

However, the maid outside the room hesitated and said cautiously: "His Royal Highness said that if you, young lady, didn't see him, he would just barge in."

After hearing this, Jiang Yuxiang became even more panicked.

His whole body was trembling slightly.

He dares?!
But then, Jiang Yuxiang discovered in despair...is there anything this guy dare not do?

This guy dared to ignore her words seriously in the past, but now...it's like this, can he still listen?

Jiang Yuxiang panicked.

Right now, she didn't dare to face it at all.

She had been avoiding people, hiding at home under the pretext of feeling unwell, and seeing no one.

She didn’t see her eldest brother or second brother, nor did she see her second sister-in-law... She didn’t want to see anyone.

Especially him!

But now, this brat actually wants to barge in unreasonably? !

"Stop him, don't let him come!"

Jiang Yuxiang gritted her teeth.

The weak voice of the maid came from outside again: "Miss, I can't stop His Royal Highness... He said that if you don't see him, he will just kick the door and break in."

At this moment, Jiang Yuxiang was at a loss, her beautiful eyes were in a panic. She subconsciously glanced at herself. At this moment, she was wearing thin clothes, with unkempt hair and a dirty face, and looked extremely embarrassed.

Where is the image and temperament left?
If this is seen... I'm dead!

"and many more!"

Jiang Yuxiang finally gritted her teeth and said angrily: "Let him wait, if he dares to break in... I will die in front of him!"

"..."

Outside the door, in the courtyard, a pretty maid looked cautiously at the prince not far away: "The young lady said, let you wait."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at the eaves not far away and nodded with satisfaction: "Well done, you can go now."

After hearing these words, the little maid breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoulders, and then she carefully moved away.

Lin Jiangnian was left looking at the closed door not far away, not knowing what he was thinking. He was also adjusting his breathing, waiting for something.

……

inside the room.

Jiang Yuxiang was obviously a little panicked.

Somewhat at a loss.

That brat really dared to break in!

She was sure.

If I had known, I would not have gone back to the Jiang family. I would have just found a place to hide.

Now the brat really wanted to see her without any hesitation, which made Jiang Yuxiang unable to calm down.

wrong!

Why should I panic?
It's obviously him...

He did such a beastly thing to himself, so he should be the one who is panicking, right?

Why is he so shameless?

Jiang Yuxiang gritted his teeth, took a few deep breaths, and kept comforting himself, finally calming down. He looked down and saw his own miserable appearance, dishevelled hair and dirty face. How could he see anyone?

Jiang Yuxiang lifted the quilt and stood up, revealing her proud figure wrapped in a thin set of clothes.

Her body still felt a little uncomfortable, and through the thin lining of her clothes, she could still see some marks left on her snow-white skin.

Those are all the vivid traces of that night...

Jiang Yuxiang's heartbeat quickened, her face turned redder, and she gritted her teeth in shame and anger. She quickly walked to the bronze mirror and sat down. Looking at herself in the mirror, her face was pale and weak, her eyes were slightly red, and there seemed to be some dark circles under her eyes.

With this appearance, how can she be seen as the gentle and dignified Fourth Miss Jiang of the past?
This is clearly the appearance of a beggar!
Jiang Yuxiang had never felt so ugly before, so she quickly picked up the wooden comb and began to comb her hair and tidy it up.

After her hair was combed and her dishevelled appearance was completely removed, she soon revealed a delicate and fair face in the mirror. Although she looked a little weak, it added a bit of the beauty of a weak girl from the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiang Yuxiang looked left and right, and finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there were no more blemishes on her face.

Then she stood up and walked to the closet. Looking at the closet filled with all kinds of clothes and accessories, she felt a little puzzled for a moment.

What to wear?

Jiang Yuxiang stood in front of the wardrobe for a long time before she suddenly realized... What was she doing?
Did you choose it yet?

Why are you so hesitant about what to wear when meeting that brat?

...Of course, the more you wear, the more you wear!

……

Under the eaves, Lin Jiangnian waited outside the yard for a long time.

Finally, he slowly walked into the door.

Knocked on the door.

There was no movement in the room.

"Auntie!"

Lin Jiang called out once, but for some reason, he felt a little awkward when he called her "Aunt" again.

At the same time, there is an indescribable sense of excitement.

Very weird.

There was no response from the room.

"Aunt?"

Lin Jiangnian called out again, but still no response.

"Auntie, are you there?"

"Can you reply?"

"Aunt, if you don't say anything, I'll just come in?"

"..."

After saying that, Lin Jiangnian put his hand on the door and pushed it gently.

The door opened.

No lock.

...(End of chapter)