son, don't mess around

"is her?!"

Lin Qingqing's eyes widened, a little surprised.

Since a few days ago, His Highness has been ordering her to search for the whereabouts of Princess Xu Wang in Chujiang City.

However, Xu Chaoge seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. Lin Jiangnian's men searched almost every corner of Chujiang City but could not find any trace of that woman.

On second thought, it’s actually normal.

After all, this is Chujiang City, not Linjiang City. No matter how powerful the intelligence agency of Linwang Mansion is, it cannot completely cover the attack.

What's more, Princess Xu is no simple person either. It is not difficult for her to hide her tracks and not be found by Lin Jiangnian.

However, what surprised Lin Qingqing was that since Princess Xu Wang had gone into hiding, why did she suddenly send someone to deliver a letter?

Is this a deliberate provocation?!
Doesn't she know the methods of her own prince?
She had offended His Highness this time. If she was caught by His Highness, she would be punished...

At this moment, Lin Jiangnian lowered his eyes and looked at the letter in his hand. The handwriting was beautiful and the strokes were flying. It was indeed Xu Chaoge's handwriting.

He stared at the contents of the letter with a cold look in his eyes. After a while, he slowly raised his head and said, "Qingqing, go and help me with something!"

"Yes!"

"..."

After Lin Qingqing hurriedly left, Lin Jiangnian turned back to the inner courtyard and came to his aunt's yard.

In the past few days, my aunt's mental state has improved. After not eating or drinking for a few days and looking dazed and depressed, my aunt's spirits have obviously improved a lot in the past two days.

Although she remained silent most of the time and didn't see anyone, according to Zhiyuan's description, her aunt had recovered a lot and started to eat, which made Lin Jiangnian feel relieved.

This incident was indeed a big blow to my aunt. It is indeed a good thing that she is beginning to recover.

As Lin Jiangnian walked into the yard, his pace unconsciously slowed down.

Since what happened that night, the relationship between Lin Jiangnian and his aunt has undergone a drastic change.

Although no one mentioned it again, and his aunt also strictly ordered him not to reveal a single word, the two of them seemed to be at peace with each other, as if nothing had happened.

Still the same as usual, as if nothing has changed!

However, some things changed quietly... For example, his aunt began to distance herself from him.

Jiang Yuxiang would deliberately keep a distance from Lin Jiangnian, and even when they met, she would hardly say a word to him.

It was as if he had completely ignored Lin Jiangnian's existence.

It's obvious that my aunt is running away!

She was the one who said that nothing had happened...but, does it seem like it never happened?
Lin Jiang sighed and walked into the yard.

Not far away, under the eaves, a graceful figure in white was standing there, looking at him quietly.

Kite.

These past few days, Zhiyuan had always been by my aunt's side. Because of this, when Lin Jiangnian saw Zhiyuan, he felt a little guilty.

There is also a sense of guilt that is hard to explain.

"Paper Kite."

Zhiyuan was just like the cold maid she had always been, not good at speaking. But when her eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian, she inadvertently revealed a hint of tenderness.

"how?"

"There is something I need your help with."

Zhi Yuan seemed a little surprised when he heard this, and looked up at Lin Jiangnian: "Huh?"

Lin Jiangnian walked under the eaves and handed her the letter that Xu Chaoge had sent her.

Zhi Yuan took the letter, lowered her eyes and read it carefully, frowned slightly, then relaxed, raised her eyes and looked at Lin Jiangnian calmly: "She asked you to go boating on the river outside Chujiang City tonight? Is there anything else I can do for you?"

Lin Jiangnian heard something strange in Zhiyuan's tone, and when he saw the calm expression on her face, he realized something.

"You misunderstood, it's this woman who has the problem!"

Could it be that Zhiyuan thought he was here to show off and provoke her?
Lin Jiangnian sighed: "She asked me to meet her tonight, it must be something bad."

Last time, when he fought with the Princess Xu, it seemed that Lin Jiangnian had won a great victory and had defeated the Princess Xu. But in fact, Xu Chaoge was hiding very deeply, and her purpose was never exposed. Everything she did was just to confuse Lin Jiangnian.

Lin Jiangnian and her are still fighting openly and secretly.

Of course, when it comes to matters between men and women, Lin Jiangnian did take the lead.

And this time...

She knew that Lin Jiangnian was looking for her, but she still took the initiative to invite him, which was undoubtedly a provocation.

At the same time, it also seems like a trap.

Zhiyuan glanced at the contents of the letter with an indifferent look. She could naturally see the problem in the letter.

After a moment of silence, he nodded: "There is indeed a problem."

"Why is she doing this if she knows there's a problem?"

“That’s what I find weird.”

Lin Jiangnian seemed to be thinking about something, his eyes slightly fixed: "This woman is not simple. She invited me over so late at night, it must be something bad."

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was something wrong, so how dare Xu Chaoge ask him out?

Zhiyuan glanced at him and said calmly, "Maybe the princess has taken a fancy to you, Your Highness, and offered herself to you."

Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian looked at Zhiyuan and asked in surprise: "Zhiyuan, when did you learn to joke?"

Zhiyuan said calmly: "I'm not kidding."

"How can a princess like me offer herself to me?"

Lin Jiangnian denied it flatly, but his tone sounded somewhat guilty.

Although this time it doesn't look like she is offering herself to him, the woman did have such thoughts last time...

Zhiyuan glanced at him and didn't continue talking. Instead, she asked again: "Then are you going?"

"Go, of course you have to go!"

Lin Jiangnian said in a deep voice: "She has harmed my aunt so badly this time. I am going to settle this account with her."

Hearing this, a hint of coldness flashed in Zhiyuan's eyes.

"I'll go with you."

"Need not."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Zhiyuan didn't say anything, his eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian.

"Don't get me wrong!"

Seeing Zhiyuan's appearance, how could Lin Jiangnian not see it?

"Since this woman is playing this trick, why don't we just take advantage of her..."

Lin Jiangnian stepped forward and said softly: "But I need your help..."

Zhiyuan was silent for a moment: "How can I help you?"

"I need you to borrow a few people!"

"Who?"

"Jasmine and Wind Chime."

After saying this, Zhiyuan suddenly raised her eyes and stared at him again. "…Why are you looking at me like that? I don't have any thoughts about them."

"..."

"I have no idea. I swear on my character!"

"..."

"I really have something important to talk to them about. Listen to me..."

"..."

As night falls, Chujiang City is still bustling inside and outside.

As one of the most prosperous cities in the Jiangnan region, Chujiang City connects the north and the south and is also an extremely important transportation hub.

Chujiang City has a flat terrain and is built by the river. It has beautiful scenery. Under the night sky, the lights are bright. Looking from a distance, it looks like dawn in the dark night sky.

Chujiang City is a city that never sleeps. Even at late hours, there is still a constant flow of people inside and outside the city. The towering city walls separate the entire city. The city is full of decadence and luxury, and the city is also full of traffic outside.

There were cars and horses coming and going, caravans, various stalls, and people from all walks of life gathered together. On the river bank, there were also young men and women, showing affection to each other, and the air was filled with an ambiguous atmosphere.

Outside the west city gate, overlooking the river.

Several rivers separate Chujiang City into several large areas, and finally converge outside the west city, eventually forming a vast river.

Compared with the prosperity in the city, the river outside the city seems much quieter.

Although there were still boats passing by from time to time, lights flickering, and the sounds of men and women playing and laughing, it was obviously much quieter than in the city.

In addition, the terrain outside the city was complex and the sky was dark, so the scenery on the river was far inferior to the grand occasion of the Mid-Autumn Poetry Meeting that day.

Under the pitch-black sky, on the surface of the river, a large ship with exquisite and luxurious decorations was drifting, and the ships nearby saw it and took detours.

In Chujiang City, anyone who can own such a ship is no small figure and cannot be offended.

In the dim night, a small boat slowly approached the large ship. On the bow of the small boat, a figure stood quietly, looking at the large ship not far away, with an expressionless face.

As they got closer, the scene on the ship became clearer, and several maids appeared on the cabin deck, staring at the figures on the boat vigilantly.

When it was still several meters away from the big ship, the figure on the small boat suddenly used the force of the bow to lightly fall onto the lake, quickly tapped the surface of the lake with the tiptoes, and quickly approached the big ship with the help of the tension of the lake surface.

In the dark night, it approached the ship like a ghost, leaped into the air, and finally landed steadily on the deck of the ship.

As soon as he stood firm, murderous aura suddenly approached.

"Who are you? How dare you break into private territory?!"

"Take it!"

Several maids holding swords appeared in sight, and they drew their swords and stabbed forward.

Lin Jiangnian stood in place, not avoiding at all, his mind was running, and the endless internal energy in his body flowed into between his sleeves.

He suddenly swung his sleeves, and a loud breath suddenly burst out from between his sleeves, heading towards the approaching maids.

"boom!"

"Ding Ding Ding!"

The vigorous breath, accompanied by a series of sword breaking sounds, directly pushed back the approaching maids.

They stopped suddenly, with fear in their eyes.

Just as they were about to move forward again, someone in the crowd recognized Lin Jiangnian's identity.

"Prince Lin?!"

In the dark night, Lin Jiangnian stood on the deck, wearing a long blue robe that showed off his cool and handsome temperament. At this moment in the dark night, a majestic atmosphere lingered.

A pair of eyes without any emotion were staring coldly at the maids: "Where is Xu Chaoge?!"

If an ordinary person dared to call the princess by her name, they would be furious. But when they realized that the person in front of them was the prince of Lin, the faces of these maids changed, and no one dared to act rashly.

They looked at each other and were hesitating when a clear, pleasant, playful voice sounded.

"Hey, isn't this Prince Lin? What do you want from me?"

Lin Jiangnian suddenly looked up, and in the dark night, a pair of cold eyes fell on the top of the cabin.

It was a semi-open balcony, and on the edge of the balcony, sat a woman with an exquisite appearance, an elegant face, and delicate features.

The woman was sitting lazily on the balcony, her eyes seemed careless, but there was a faint smile on her face.

In the dark night, she wore a dark red silk long skirt, revealing a section of her fair and tender hands. The night wind blew her black hair down, revealing her snow-white and sexy collarbone from time to time.

Under the skirt, a pair of long beautiful legs were hanging in the air, swaying gently.

As she moved, the hem of her skirt lifted slightly, revealing a hint of snow-white from time to time, which was extremely dazzling in the dark night.

This Princess Xu has an indescribable aura.

As a princess, she was born with a noble temperament that made people dare not offend easily. However, her words and actions were as charming as if they were born naturally. Her charming temperament did not seem deliberate, but it was extremely tempting.

This stunning beauty is clearly revealed in her.

At this moment, she gazed gently at Lin Jiangnian on the deck, her beautiful eyes slightly raised, as if smiling.

In the dark night, the two men looked at each other, and the residual light from the cabin fell on Lin Jiangnian, stretching his shadow very long.

Lin Jiangnian took a step forward with a blank expression on his face. The next second, a majestic aura surged.

He leaped and landed on the top floor balcony.

Xu Chaoge was still sitting on the balcony, looking lazy and absent-minded, as if he didn't notice the coldness in Lin Jiangnian's eyes.

She just watched quietly as Lin Jiangnian approached her and stared at her expressionlessly.

"I haven't seen you for a few days. Prince Lin doesn't seem to be in a good mood today?"

Xu Chaoge spoke softly, raised his head slightly, and looked at him with a smile: "What's bothering you, Your Highness? Why don't you tell me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, danger struck. A murderous aura instantly locked onto her.

A trace of horror flashed in her eyes. When she raised her eyes, Lin Jiangnian in her sight suddenly turned pale and a hot hand suddenly grabbed her neck.

Push hard!

A feeling of suffocation suddenly came over me.

Xu Chaoge's smile froze, her whole body trembled, and when she raised her eyes, she met Lin Jiangnian's expressionless eyes, as well as the terrifying aura on his body that seemed to devour her completely.

Xu Chaoge's heart trembled slightly!
"I told you before, I don't like smart-aleck women!"

Lin Jiangnian stared at her coldly: "Xu Chaoge, you have touched my bottom line this time!"

The tone was cold and murderous!
The strong feeling of suffocation made Xu Chaoge unable to speak at all. She only felt the suffocation feeling on her neck getting stronger and stronger, and her head began to feel dizzy.

"Princess?!"

At this moment, the maid on the deck quickly discovered that something was wrong.

When they realized that Prince Lin was going to hurt the princess, their faces suddenly changed. Several maids jumped up and appeared in the air outside the balcony, approaching Lin Jiangnian.

"Go away!"

Lin Jiangnian slapped out with his palm, and the terrifying internal force in his body exploded. The maids who had just approached the balcony were instantly severely injured by this terrifying momentum, and were knocked back and fell out, and two of them even fell into the river.

On the balcony, Lin Jiangnian's eyes were cold. He was full of vigor and coldness, staring at Xu Chaoge who was being pinched by her neck, with a cold tone.

"You'd better give me a reasonable explanation!"

"..." (End of this chapter)