son, don't mess around

silence.

As Lin Jiangnian said this, the room suddenly fell into silence.

Xu Chaoge didn't say anything, but the reaction on her face betrayed her emotions...

"It seems that you have guessed it too?"

Lin Jiangnian got the answer he wanted from her facial expression.

He chuckled, feeling inexplicably emotional.

In comparison, the damage he suffered in this assassination attempt seemed to be much less than that of Princess Xu Wang?
"I do not know."

Xu Chaoge was in a low mood, and her already weak look became even weaker. She lay on the bed, staring at the beams, a little dazed and absent-minded.

"You don't know? Or you don't dare to think about it?"

Lin Jiangnian's voice came again.

Xu Chaoge was silent.

Since the assassination that night, after thinking about all the possible people, some truths began to surface gradually...

She didn't want to believe it. Of course she didn't believe that the father who had loved her so much since she was a child would do the thing she least wanted to see.

In order to kill the Prince of Lin, she even sacrificed her own daughter... The damage this caused her was far deeper than the bullet in her body.

She didn't want to believe it, but after rational analysis, she had to doubt it.

Who could have assassinated Lin Jiangnian?

He summoned so many assassins, avoided the eyes of the Chujiang City navy, appeared outside the city openly and quietly, and launched an overwhelming siege on Lin Jiangnian.

How many people in the world can do this?
And how many people dare to do this?
And her father happened to be the most capable, most promising and most likely person among them.

In a trance, Xu Chaoge recalled something her father had told her before she came to Jiangnan this time.

"If you can't win him over, you can use this opportunity to frame him and get rid of him..."

Yes!

This was exactly what her father had intended.

My father wanted to kill Lin Jiangnian, and even wanted to blame the Daning court for Lin Jiangnian's death.

Now when this day really happened, Xu Chaoge didn't dare to believe it.

"My father..."

After a long while, Xu Chaoge closed her eyes, then slowly opened them again. She said in a deep voice, "My father would never do such a thing."

She wanted to believe her father, but she just didn't have the confidence.

"Who do you think wants to kill us two?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and said, "Besides your father, who else could have done this? A Jiangnan family? Or the imperial court? Or... some mysterious forces in the martial arts world?"

Xu Chaoge was silent.

She also knew that she was deceiving herself, but...

Xu Chaoge didn't say anything else, perhaps because she didn't know what to say. Or perhaps the thought was too much of a blow to her, and she couldn't recover.

"Of course, you don't have to worry too much."

Lin Jiangnian looked at Xu Chaoge, who was pale and lifeless, and said, "I have always been clear about public and private matters. Whether your father did it or not, it has nothing to do with you."

"Since you've been working like a slave for me, I won't vent my anger on you."

"After all, you are also a victim."

Xu Chaoge was silent for a long time: "Should I thank you for not killing me?"

"Verbal thanks are not sincere at all."

Lin Jiangnian shook his head.

"You should just take good care of your injuries first, and we'll talk about it after you're well."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and said, "But don't be so desperate as to do something suicidal. You still owe me several lives. Your life no longer belongs to you."

After saying that, Lin Jiangnian stood up and left.

Just as he was about to go out, Xu Chaoge called him back.

"What are you going to do?"

Lin Jiangnian stopped and asked, "What?"

"My father..."

Xu Chaoge's eyes were complicated: "How are you going to deal with them?"

"Isn't that what your father is going to do to me?"

Lin Jiangnian said calmly: "Your father has tried to kill me several times, but I haven't settled the score with him yet."

Xu Chaoge remained silent. She couldn't refute this.

"Your father doesn't even take you seriously. In his eyes, you are just an insignificant chess piece. Do you still want to protect him?"

Lin Jiangnian spoke.

Xu Chaoge was speechless, his eyes were dim and he was in a daze.

"I've already told you that I've always been very clear about what I am doing. Since your father wants to kill me, I will naturally return the favor."

Xu Chaoge did not speak. She already understood what Lin Jiangnian meant. She remained silent.

Lin Jiangnian didn't say any more and walked out of the room.

In the courtyard, Xiao Zhu was standing nervously by the side. When he saw His Highness coming out, he quickly stepped forward to support him, and at the same time quietly poked his head into the room and said, "Your Highness, how is the princess?"

"Can't die."

“Can’t die?!”

Xiao Zhu opened his eyes wide: "Is she seriously injured?"

"It's not the body that's hurt, it's the heart."

Xiao Zhu was confused as to what His Highness was saying. What nonsense was that?

Lin Jiangnian patted her head lovingly and said, "If you have time, go get to know her more."

"I?"

Xiao Zhu looked confused, and then a little flustered. How could she, a little maid, know the princess?

This identity is different.

What's more, I heard that Princess Xu was at odds with the Lin Palace.

How can this be known?
"Yes, you should communicate with her well, and then you will teach her how to serve others and try to train her into an excellent maid. She will follow you in the future."

"what?!"

Xiao Zhu's face was full of question marks and he looked confused.

Princess Xu?

With her?

Become a good maid?
What crazy things are you saying, Your Highness?

……

After leaving the courtyard, Lin Qingqing returned exhausted and reported the results to Lin Jiangnian in the front hall.

"Your Highness, after investigation, it was found that the assassins who participated in the assassination of Your Highness were all dead men, but their identities were unknown. It was obvious that they came prepared. No useful clues could be found from them..."

"The prefect has mobilized all the city's officers and soldiers to search for the remaining assassins and Yue Qing's whereabouts. There is no news yet, but we can't hold out too much hope."

"In addition, the Xu family and some small families have come to the Jiang family in the past few days to inquire about the situation. They have shown a very friendly attitude. They are probably worried that Your Highness will implicate them..."

"As for the Sun family, there has been no movement yet..."

Lin Jiangnian listened quietly, his eyes gradually turning thoughtful: "Sun family?"

"Although there was an accident, it turned out to be a good opportunity."

When Lin Qingqing heard this, she immediately understood something: "Your Highness, what you mean is..."

Lin Jiangnian sneered: "I was almost killed this time, I have to avenge myself." "Then let's start with the Sun family."

"..."

Sun Mansion.

Since the assassination of Prince Lin, the entire Sun Mansion has been shrouded in a shadow. Everyone in the Sun Mansion knows that a storm is approaching, but no one knows what it is.

Until a servant from outside the mansion stumbled into the house.

"Master, it's bad. There are many soldiers outside, and there are also people from the Jiang family..."

The servant's face was pale, he was terrified as if it was the end of the world, and his whole body was shaking.

In the front hall, Sun Qiao suddenly opened his eyes with a cold look.

finally come!

I had expected this day to come.

Now that someone finally showed up, Sun Qiao felt relieved. He straightened his clothes and stood up.

"Brother, be careful!"

Sun Jingguo, who was standing by, had a gloomy expression on his face. "They are coming with such force that they must be well prepared."

"It doesn't matter!"

Sun Qiao looked calm and stood up to go out.

At this moment, outside the Sun Mansion, the atmosphere was tense.

Countless fully armed officers and soldiers surrounded the entire Sun family. Among the officers and soldiers, there were also the prince's personal guards.

There was a middle-aged man sitting in the carriage among the crowd. He was frowning and fidgeting.

This person is none other than the prefect of Chujiang City, Zhou Zixiong.

Outside the Sun Mansion, the guards had never seen such a scene before and most of them were scared out of their wits.

Outside the Sun Mansion, the guards were confronting each other and the atmosphere was depressing.

Sun Qiao, dressed in a grey robe, slowly walked out of the mansion, looking at the scene in front of him with a slightly gloomy gaze.

"Master Zhou, what's going on?"

Sun Qiao spoke in a deep voice.

At this moment, Zhou Zixiong's face was obviously a little embarrassed.

As the prefect of Chujiang City, he seems to hold a high position, but in fact, his words have no influence on many things.

No matter which family it was, he couldn't offend them easily, and when such big shots were fighting, he was caught in the middle and it was the most difficult for him to survive.

He didn't want to get involved at all, but the person who was assassinated this time was the Prince of Lin. In addition to the Prince of Lin, there was also the Princess of Xu.

This is incredible!
This is such a huge deal!
If he fails to handle this properly, his position as prefect will be over!
Therefore, even though he knew he would offend many people, Zhou Zixiong had to come forward.

As the prefect, he could not escape the blame for such a big incident that happened under his jurisdiction. At present, he could only try to make up for it.

"Master Sun!"

Zhou Zixiong said in a deep voice: "A few days ago, the Prince of Lin and the Princess of Xu were attacked outside Chujiang City. This is shocking. The Prince and the Princess are worth a lot of money. Assassination is tantamount to treason. As the prefect of Chujiang City, I have the obligation to investigate this matter!"

“However, when I investigated, I found that this matter was related to the Sun Family of Patriarch Sun.”

After hearing this, Sun Qiao's eyes fixed: "What does this have to do with my Sun family?"

Zhou Zixiong said in a deep voice: "Bring it up!"

Soon, officers and soldiers came to Sunqiao with several corpses.

"Master Sun, do you recognize these people?"

Sun Qiao's eyes swept across the faces of these people and his pupils shrank.

He didn't know everyone, but recognized one of them as a steward of his Sun family, and immediately understood everything.

"What do you mean, sir?"

Zhou Zixiong said in a deep voice: "These few people are among the assassins who killed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess that night. I heard that these people are related to the Sun family?"

Sun Qiao's eyes turned slightly cold, how could he not know what was going on?

"These people are indeed from my Sun family."

Sun Qiao had a blank expression on his face: "But as far as I know, these people don't know any martial arts, so how could they assassinate the prince and the princess?"

"I'm afraid this is unacceptable, isn't it?"

frame!

It's definitely a frame-up!
At this moment, Sun Qiao was horrified.

When he saw these people for the first time, he was sure that it was definitely a frame-up, and a very low-level one at that.

But the problem is...

How could Prince Lin be so cruel?
In order to frame the Lin family, he actually directed and staged such an assassination?

Why is there such a commotion?

How cruel to yourself!

There was a glimmer of gloom in Sun Qiao's eyes, and his tone and attitude became a little tougher.

Zhou Zixiong's scalp tingled, but he still said, "What is the hidden truth is still to be discussed, but these people are indeed the assassins who assassinated the prince and the princess that night. These people are also people from the Sun family's mansion. The Sun family master may have to give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise I will not be able to report to the task!"

"explain?"

Sun Qiao's eyes were cold: "Your Excellency knows the truth about this matter, why do you have to make it so clear? It has nothing to do with my Sun family, and my Sun family will not commit treasonous acts such as assassinating the prince and the princess!"

Sun Qiao’s attitude is very tough.

The Prince of Lin wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to frame him, but he would not give that guy a chance!
Did he really think this was his Linjiang City? Could he, a prince of Lin Wang, do whatever he wanted?

Zhou Zixiong had a headache. He had anticipated such a result. It would be difficult to convict someone based on just a few corpses.

No matter how you look at it, this seems like a frame-up.

Although it looked like an obvious frame-up, there was no evidence of it. If this was the case, neither side would accept it. He didn't know what would happen to the Jiang and Sun families if the situation remained deadlocked, but it would be difficult for him, the prefect, who was caught in the middle, to be a normal person.

Just when Zhou Zixiong was in a dilemma, a cold and emotionless voice came: "Who said it has nothing to do with your Sun family?"

A cold voice was heard, and Sun Qiao suddenly looked up and looked in the direction of the voice.

A woman in white appeared in sight.

A woman in white with a cold temperament appeared in the crowd at some point, and appeared outside the gate of the Sun Mansion, accompanied by two equally beautiful women who looked like maids.

Ginger Kite!
Sun Qiao recognized this woman as the personal maidservant of Prince Lin.

Of course, this girl is nominally the personal maid of Prince Lin, but in reality her identity is extremely extraordinary. This girl grew up in the Jiang family, and like Jiang Yuxiang, she is considered a member of the Jiang family.

A few years ago, this girl was personally taken to the Lin Palace by Prince Lin. It was rumored that she held a very high status in the Lin Palace and was the confidant of the Prince Lin.

At this moment, Sun Qiao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he had a feeling of uneasiness.

The aura this woman gave him was too oppressive, and she was so sharp that he could even vaguely see some of the crazy and unruly temperament of Prince Lin from this woman.

They are indeed worthy of being master and servant!
Sun Qiao said in a deep voice: "What evidence do you have?"

Zhiyuan's eyes were cold and he said calmly, "Bring it up!"

Soon, two guards appeared escorting a tied-up man. They pushed him into the crowd and kicked him to the ground.

"Help, help..."

A scream was heard from the crowd.

In everyone's sight, a disheveled young man appeared, looking around with a miserable face. When he saw Sun Qiao, a glimmer of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Brother, brother, please save me... please save me, they want to kill me..."

The voice was extremely excited, as if someone had grabbed a life-saving straw.

When Sun Qiao saw this scene, his heart sank suddenly.

broken!

...(End of chapter)