son, don't mess around

Facing his aunt's question, Lin Jiangnian was silent for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "Children of aristocratic families may not necessarily have no real friends."

"Aunt, you just got the wrong person, but this doesn't represent everyone. There are always some purer friendships in this world."

Hearing Lin Jiangnian's words, Jiang Yuxiang seemed stunned for a moment, and looked back at him. Then, she retracted her gaze and shook her head: "You don't have to comfort me like this."

“That’s not a consolation to me.”

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "Although as a child of an aristocratic family, I do face the most bad friends and those with bad intentions, but it does not mean that there is no real friendship, for example..."

Lin Jiangnian searched quickly in his mind and finally managed to find an example: "For example, me and Xu Lan!"

After saying this, Jiang Yuxiang turned her head and looked at him again.

Nothing was said, but it seemed like everything was said.

"Well, although the relationship between me and the eldest daughter of the Xu family has deteriorated now, no matter what, before that, she and I were considered serious friends, right?"

Lin Jiangnian sighed, the relationship has deteriorated, but before it deteriorated, Lin Jiangnian thought that he had a very good relationship with Miss Xu.

But obviously, his explanation is very weak and not very convincing.

Jiang Yuxiang didn't believe it.

Lin Jiangnian looked at Jiang Yuxiang's pale and delicate profile and sighed softly: "This is not your fault, you don't have to feel guilty. In a sense, taking this opportunity to see a person clearly is also a good thing..."

As he was talking, he suddenly fell silent.

Lin Jiangnian was not very good at comforting others and could not say anything.

In this situation, no matter how much he said, it would be useless. On the contrary, it might even backfire.

So he shut up.

The courtyard fell into cold silence.

Jiang Yuxiang was still standing there, staring blankly at the corner of the yard, with a hint of sadness on her face.

"So, am I really that annoying?"

Jiang Yuxiang's voice was very soft and weak, which was in stark contrast to her usual confident self.

At this moment, she was in a state of self-doubt.

"Even my only best sister is so jealous of me. But I was so stupid that I still thought she was my best friend..."

Lin Jiangnian originally didn't want to say anything more, but seeing his aunt's frail appearance, he couldn't help but feel distressed.

With a light sigh, Lin Jiangnian said, "In a sense, she was forced this time."

Hearing this, Jiang Yuxiang suddenly raised his head and looked at Lin Jiangnian again: "What do you mean?"

Lin Jiangnian said in a young voice: "A year ago, her husband who was in name only suddenly died in another man's bed."

This news made Jiang Yuxiang tremble violently, a little surprised.

"Why, I haven't heard of it?"

"The news has been blocked long ago!"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and said, "This kind of family scandal is naturally impossible to be spread. However, it was still known by some people with ulterior motives and was secretly used..."

"The family she married into is not a big family. They have offended many forces in the past two years, and the family business has long been in deficit. Her husband's family pushed all the responsibilities for these problems, including her husband's death, onto her..."

Lin Jiangnian paused and said, "Strictly speaking, she was driven back to Chujiang City this time. Her husband's family disliked her because she was a jinx and drove her back."

Jiang Yuxiang stood there in a daze. She had never heard of this news.

No wonder she gritted her teeth when she mentioned it that day.

It turns out that she has been so miserable these years.

"She is a pitiful woman. Her husband's family doesn't want her, and her parents' family also despises her. In a sense, she is at a dead end..."

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes slightly: "Just at this time, Sun Yan found her."

"Under Sun Yan's instigation, coupled with her jealousy of you over the years, she finally committed such an evil act..."

Lin Jiangnian told the whole story in a very gentle tone.

In short, it is about a woman who has experienced misfortune. When she glimpses the happiness of others, she develops twisted jealousy and, driven by the desire for profit, eventually goes astray.

She was indeed pitiful, and Lin Jiangnian felt very sympathetic towards her.

But what she did to Jiang Yuxiang made Lin Jiangnian unable to forgive her no matter what.

Jiang Yuxiang stood there in a daze, her eyes blank, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses.

"It turns out that she has always lived such a hard life..."

Jiang Yuxiang looked sad, her face full of pain: "But, she never told me...if she had told me earlier."

"Maybe she has her own self-esteem."

Lin Jiangnian spoke calmly.

But when he said this, he suddenly froze.

self-esteem?
She didn't want Jiang Yuxiang to see her miserable life, so she had been deliberately hiding it.

Why do you do that?

In an instant, Lin Jiangnian thought of something.

He turned around and looked at his aunt beside him. His aunt seemed to realize it as well. She looked dazed and raised her eyes to meet Lin Jiangnian's, as if seeking some kind of recognition.

"So, she actually treated me as a friend, right?"

Her voice was very soft, trembling with a hint of uncertainty, as if she was asking something.

Lin Jiangnian was silent.

Indeed, if he didn't regard him as a friend, how could he have tried so hard to protect his self-esteem and hide such an embarrassing scene?
only……

Since we are friends, if we do such an unforgivable thing, can we still be considered friends?

Lin Jiangnian didn't know how to answer, but when he met his aunt's hopeful eyes.

Finally, he nodded.

When Jiang Yuxiang got a positive answer, she felt as if she was suddenly relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

Her body swayed again and she was unsteady on her feet.

Lin Jiangnian subconsciously stepped forward and supported her again. Through the light gauze clothes, he touched the delicate skin on her waist.

"Auntie, are you okay?"

"without……"

Jiang Yuxiang lowered her eyes and shook her head gently.

Perhaps because she was in a low mood, she was no longer in the mood to pay attention to these details.

She was silent for a long time, and suddenly whispered, "Can you promise me one thing?"

"Ok?"

Jiang Yuxiang said softly: "Don't kill her, let her go!"

Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian was stunned and looked down at his aunt.

Jiang Yuxiang looked outside the courtyard and said calmly, "I know she went too far this time. But no matter what, she is still my friend."

"In my eyes, she is a good sister whom I have known for more than ten years. I don't want her to die because of me."

"Let her go, don't kill her."

Having said that, Jiang Yuxiang took a deep breath, his tone was indescribably dazed.

Even if the other party had done something unforgivable, she still couldn't bear to do it.

She knew this might not be right, but...

She finally relented.

Lin Jiangnian quietly looked at his aunt's delicate profile and said softly, "She should be more miserable alive now than dead."

Jiang Yuxiang was silent. She stared outside the yard, not knowing what she was thinking.

After a while, he said softly: "That's her fate. There's not much I can do... Spare her life."

Lin Jiang sighed, and finally said nothing, and nodded: "Okay."

……

In the dim and deserted secret room, Yu Yunyao's eyes were dull, as if she had lost all her vitality. She fell to the ground, her eyes blank.

Until the footsteps sounded again.

She seemed to come to her senses suddenly and looked outside.

Gradually, a figure appeared in my sight.

The gleam that had just appeared in her eyes gradually dissipated.

"She, what about her?"

Yu Yunyao asked in a hoarse, trembling voice.

"She doesn't want to see you anymore."

Lin Jiangnian looked at her calmly and spoke softly.

Hearing this, Yu Yunyao trembled all over and suddenly closed her eyes. Two lines of tears slowly flowed down her red eyes.

"I'm sorry for her."

"It's too late to repent now."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and said, "These are just crocodile tears."

Facing Lin Jiangnian's sarcasm, Yu Yunyao seemed to have completely forgotten about it. She opened her eyes again, looked at Lin Jiangnian, and said tremblingly: "So, you are Lin Jiangnian?"

"You, are the Prince of Lin?"

Lin Jiangnian said calmly: "Don't you think so?"

Yu Yunyao stared at him blankly, muttering to herself: "I should have known earlier, I should have known earlier... So, she is your aunt, you..."

"That was just a show for Xu Xiuzhu!"

Lin Jiangnian had a blank expression on his face: "From the beginning to the end, it was all fake."

After getting a definite answer, Yu Yunyao's expression turned into a mixture of crying and laughing. She kept muttering to herself from time to time, like a madman.

She fell to the ground, waiting for her fate.

However, I never waited.

"You are lucky to have met a very good friend. But unfortunately, you don't cherish it."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her indifferently: "I should have killed you, but she was soft-hearted and spared your life!"

These words made Yu Yunyao, who was crying and laughing, tremble again. She raised her head as if in disbelief and stared at Lin Jiangnian: "You, what did you say?!"

"you can go now!"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her coldly.

This news made Yu Yunyao freeze in place.

"She, she won't kill me?!"

"she……"

At this moment, countless thoughts emerged in Yu Yunyao's mind. She stood there in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking about.

Finally, she closed her eyes again, and two lines of tears flowed down again.

"But how can I still live?"

"You, kill me..."

Her voice was hoarse and full of self-blame.

"If you want to die, no one will stop you."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her, waved his sleeves, pulled out the long sword from the waist of the guard next to him, and threw it in front of Yu Yunyao.

"Since you think you deserve to die, then solve it yourself."

After saying that, Lin Jiangnian turned around, not bothering to look at her any more, and left.

Yu Yunyao was left sitting on the ground in a daze, staring at the long sword that had fallen in front of her. She reached out to pick up the sword with trembling hands, looked at the sharp long sword, and then tremblingly raised it and put it against her neck.

But when the sharp edge of the sword irritated her skin, she trembled violently again, and a breath of death seemed to envelope her. She trembled even more, and the sword in her hand also shook violently.

She closed her eyes and wanted to die!
But she didn't know why, but she couldn't do it no matter what.

"Ding!"

The sword fell to the ground and Yu Yunyao closed her eyes in pain.

It turns out that even seeking death... is so difficult!
……

Yu Yunyao's life or death is not a big deal in Lin Jiangnian's eyes.

She could no longer pose any threat when she was alive, and her death would not have any impact on Lin Jiangnian.

As for the Yu family behind her, Lin Jiangnian didn't take them seriously at all.

The Yu family was originally just a third-rate small family in Chujiang City, not to mention that the Yu family is now in a dire straits.

But Yu Yunyao's betrayal did have a significant impact on Jiang Yuxiang. After returning to the Jiang Mansion, her body, which had not yet fully recovered from the effects of the medicine, seemed to collapse overnight.

She locked herself in the room, stayed in bed and refused to see anyone!
Upon hearing that Jiang Yuxiang was seriously ill, everyone in the Jiang family became nervous. Jiang Zheng and Jiang Ningkang rushed over to visit Jiang Yuxiang, but were both turned away.

After Lin Jiangnian learned the news, he was worried that his aunt was affected by the residual effects of the medicine she took that day, so he rushed to the inner courtyard. However, as soon as he reached the door, he was blocked by Zhiyuan.

"Paper Kite."

Lin Jiangnian was a little surprised. Why was Zhiyuan here?

However, he was worried about his aunt's health: "How is my aunt?"

Zhiyuan had a cold temperament. She stood in the yard and shook her head slightly: "Auntie is fine, but..."

Zhiyuan paused and said softly, "But my aunt is in a very bad mood, as if she had suffered some kind of blow..."

"Where did you go with your aunt that day?"

Faced with Zhi Yuan's questioning, Lin Jiangnian did not hide anything and told Zhi Yuan about Yu Yunyao's affairs.

After hearing this, Zhiyuan also fell silent.

"It seems that this incident has dealt a heavy blow to my aunt."

Zhiyuan spoke in a light tone, but was very worried: "Auntie has not eaten or drunk in the past few days, and she is even unwilling to get out of bed. She is becoming increasingly depressed..."

At this point, Zhiyuan sighed softly, looking even more worried: "This is the first time I've seen my aunt act like this."

Obviously, her aunt's change made her a little panicked.

"She just can't get over it in her heart."

Lin Jiangnian spoke in a deep voice.

Although my aunt looks outgoing on weekdays, the more so, the more she is thoughtful. My aunt, who grew up in Chujiang City, didn't have many friends since she was a child. She only had this good friend and sister, but she betrayed her at a critical moment and almost ruined her life.

This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to my aunt.

"Zhiyuan, you should try to enlighten my aunt. She is obviously being hard on me and trying to compete with me."

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "If this continues, her body will collapse."

"I……"

Zhiyuan opened her mouth. What she was worst at was guiding and coaxing others?

Although she saw it and was worried, she didn't know where to start when asked to comfort the patient.

“I don’t know how to enlighten.”

Zhiyuan shook her head slightly. She looked at Lin Jiangnian, paused for a moment, and then said softly, "You should go."

"You have a good relationship with my aunt, and you are also very eloquent, right? Go and give her some advice. My aunt...she should listen to you."

Looking at Zhiyuan's hopeful and bright eyes, Lin Jiangnian fell silent.

At this moment, the person my aunt least wants to see is probably him, right?

but……

After a moment of silence, Lin Jiangnian nodded.

"Well, shall I try?"

"..." (End of this chapter)