son, don't mess around

Looking at Jiang Yuxiang, whose expression was unnatural, and who had lost all the temperament of an elder, Lin Jiang smiled and said, "I just got here."

Jiang Yuxiang immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he had just arrived and that he hadn't heard her mumbling just now.

However, Jiang Yuxiang, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, soon realized something was wrong.

Really just arrived?

She subconsciously raised her eyes to look at Lin Jiangnian and saw that Lin Jiangnian was smiling lightly, but the look in his eyes had already betrayed him.

How could this be new?!

Jiang Yuxiang's whole body tensed up suddenly, and a feeling of shame and anger emerged.

So shameful!
His whole body was stiff, and a blush appeared on his cheeks.

At the same time, some were angry and embarrassed.

This brat must have been here a long time ago, hiding here and eavesdropping... I don't know what he heard.

At this moment, Jiang Yuxiang's face felt a little burning.

However, she managed to hold it back. She gritted her teeth and glared at him unhappily: "What are you doing here?!"

The tone was cold and unfriendly.

"Look, aunt, you are angry with me, so I come to comfort you." Lin Jiangnian said with a smile.

Jiang Yuxiang sneered: "No need."

"I am not your aunt, do you still regard me as your aunt?"

"Of course, Auntie will always be my auntie."

"Oh, I don't think so."

Jiang Yuxiang sneered, as if she had thought of something, her breathing stagnated, and she quickly used anger to cover up her panic: "You don't listen to a word I say, am I still qualified to be your aunt?!"

She seemed to be getting angrier and more excited the more she spoke.

"Auntie, calm down first!"

"I can't calm down!"

If it were in the past, Jiang Yuxiang would have wanted to pinch the brat's ears and teach him a lesson.

"Don't be angry, auntie. Of course I will listen to you, but..."

Lin Jiang sighed: "This matter is of great importance. I have to go to the capital... After all, this is related to the safety of our Linwang Mansion and the peace of Jiangnan."

After these words were spoken, Jiang Yuxiang fell silent.

Her eyes became a little complicated, and she looked at Lin Jiangnian in front of her for a long time without saying anything.

After a while, she looked away and looked at the lake not far away. Her voice was still cold, as if it contained some resentment: "It has to be you? You have to go?"

"No one is left in the Lin Palace?"

"Where's Lin Hengzhong?"

Jiang Yuxiang's tone was full of resentment: "He is the Prince Lin. He doesn't care about the safety of Prince Lin's Mansion? He must let you go?"

"Do you know that you almost died here this time?!"

When she said this, Jiang Yuxiang's voice trembled slightly.

She is scared!
That kind of panic is the fear of surviving a disaster.

She had only heard about the dangerous assassination attempt that Lin Jiangnian had encountered before, but had never really experienced it. But this time, she experienced it firsthand... It was just a little bit!
Life and death hang in the balance.

How could she not be nervous, afraid, and angry? !

"Auntie."

Seeing this scene, Lin Jiangnian sighed in his heart.

He naturally knew that his aunt was so angry because she was worried about his safety.

He walked slowly forward to Jiang Yuxiang's side, trying to comfort her, but he didn't know where to start.

"He is the King, why shouldn't he stand up and let you take the risk?!"

Jiang Yuxiang was furious: "Is he worthy of my sister?!"

If Lin Hengzhong was right in front of her, she would definitely ask him for a thorough investigation. He was obviously the King of Lin, so why did he give these dangerous things to Lin Jiangnian?

Does he still have his son in his eyes?
Lin Jiang shook his head: "The prince has more important things to do."

Now that war has broken out in the north and Prince Xu is rebelling, Lin Hengzhong must not leave the palace at this time.

There are some things that he has to do.

"So, I can't persuade you."

Jiang Yuxiang glanced at him and gritted her teeth and said, "If you want to go, go ahead. You don't have to tell me anything."

Hearing this, he is still angry.

Lin Jiangnian didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Aunt, why are you so angry?"

"Who is mad at you?"

Jiang Yuxiang glanced at him coldly, but suddenly saw Lin Jiangnian appear beside her. She became a little nervous and subconsciously took a step back.

But when he realized what he was doing, he paused.

Lin Jiangnian looked at his aunt's delicate and elegant face calmly, "Do you really have to hide from me like this?"

This time, there was no trace of "aunt" in Lin Jiangnian's tone.

When Jiang Yuxiang heard this, he suddenly froze in place.

There was a flash of panic in his eyes.

There is also a hint of guilt.

She naturally knew that her reaction was a bit extreme.

only……

Her heart tightened as she thought of something.

At the same time, a feeling of grievance welled up in my heart.

"Why not?"

Jiang Yuxiang gritted her teeth and stared at him coldly: "What do you think I should do?"

"Do you listen to what I say? Do you still consider me your aunt? And..."

Having said this, Jiang Yuxiang stopped and did not continue speaking.

What she wanted to ask was, aren’t you afraid that Zhiyuan would find out something?

Zhiyuan is a very sensitive girl with a delicate mind. If you stay with her for a long time, she will easily reveal her flaws.

What should I do then?
How should she explain to Zhiyuan?
How should I face the kite?

Although there is a generation gap between her and Zhiyuan, Jiang Yuxiang is nominally Zhiyuan's aunt. But the two are almost the same age, and they grew up together. It's just that she is older, so she usually takes care of Zhiyuan as a sister.

Although the two of them are as close as sisters...but can they really be sisters? !

However, Jiang Yuxiang did not ask any questions in the end.

Faced with this question, Lin Jiangnian was silent for a while and sighed: "Aunt, you don't have to be so sensitive."

Jiang Yuxiang retracted her gaze. She didn't want to discuss this issue.

Don’t even dare!
She took a deep breath and gradually calmed down. She continued to look at the lake ahead. After a while, she said calmly, "I know you are definitely going to the capital this time. Since you have made up your mind, it will be useless no matter how much I persuade you, right?"

Lin Jiangnian wanted to say something, but she interrupted him again: "You don't need to explain or make excuses. I won't listen to you even if you do."

"..."

"Anyway, if you want to go, go ahead. I can't stop you."

Jiang Yuxiang's voice became very soft, as if there was some resentment in it.

Lin Jiangnian stood aside, quietly looking at the beautiful figure in front of him, her tall and graceful figure, her extraordinary temperament, and the stunning profile that he caught a glimpse of.

"How about you come back to the capital with us, aunt?"

Lin Jiangnian spoke suddenly, interrupting Jiang Yuxiang's thoughts.

She froze in place.

He turned his head and looked at Lin Jiangnian blankly.

When he noticed Lin Jiangnian's gaze, he finally reacted and said with a serious expression: "No!"

"Why should I follow you to the capital?"

Lin Jiangnian said very seriously and sincerely: "Aunt, you are worried about me, aren't you? Since you are worried that I will be in danger in Beijing, you are also afraid that I will do something wrong. How about you just go with us to Beijing? In this way, you can supervise by your side, and you don't have to worry about me doing something wrong, right?"

Lin Jiangnian's words stunned Jiang Yuxiang.

When I think about it carefully, I am really moved.

She didn't want Lin Jiangnian to go to the capital because she was worried that something might go wrong or he might encounter danger.

This brat might do something shocking. It would be a good idea if she could keep an eye on him to prevent him from doing anything wrong.

But... when this thought came to her mind, Jiang Yuxiang quickly shook her head and refused: "No."

"Why?"

"I don't want to go."

Jiang Yuxiang had a cold face, hiding the panic in her heart.

Going to the capital with him is indeed the best plan.

only……

She couldn't get over this in her heart.

More importantly, every time she faced Lin Jiangnian, the strange feeling in her heart could never be eliminated. Whenever she saw this face, she would always be reminded of what happened that night.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuxiang blushed slightly, gritted her teeth and looked away again.

"Who are you going to take with you to the capital this time?"

Lin Jiangnian said, "Kite."

Jiang Yuxiang understood and expected it.

With Zhiyuan following him, Jiang Yuxiang felt a lot more at ease, as Zhiyuan's personality made her able to keep an eye on him to some extent.

"anything else?"

"Gone."

Lin Jiangnian shook his head.

Jiang Yuxiang frowned and turned to look at him: "You're not taking Xiaolan, Xiaozhu and the others with you?"

"I'm going to the capital this time to do some serious business, not to have fun."

Lin Jiangnian shook his head and said, "It's safer for them to stay here."

Jiang Yuxiang was silent and stopped talking.

If you don’t bring Xiaolan and Xiaozhu with you, why do you want to bring her?

Jiang Yuxiang looked at him with complicated eyes, and after a while she asked again, "Will they be willing?"

"I'll explain it to them."

Lin Jiangnian said, "There is war in the north right now, so it is safest for them to stay at the Jiang family. I will go to the capital this time, and I will come back after I finish my business."

"At best, it won't take too long."

Lin Jiangnian didn't plan to bring too many people with him when he decided to go to the capital this time. He only brought Zhiyuan, Qingqing and a few other guards of the prince.

Of course, at most we can bring along the sisters Jasmine and Feng Ling, they might be able to help.

Traveling lightly, the journey from Jiangnan to the capital by water is not far. If everything goes well, it will take about two or three months to return.

Lin Jiangnian's words made Jiang Yuxiang's expression ease a little. She stared at Lin Jiangnian for a while, then looked away.

"Since you have decided, then let it be."

The tone was neither cold nor indifferent, and it was hard to tell.

Lin Jiangnian looked over tentatively: "Aunt, are you still angry?"

"Why am I angry?"

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "I'm afraid my aunt will be angry!"

Jiang Yuxiang said unhappily: "Are you, a heartless person, afraid that I will be angry?!"

"How can I not be afraid when I hear that?"

Lin Jiangnian expressed his loyalty and said, "To be precise, this is not called fear, this is called respecting you, my aunt."

"Look, I was the first one to tell you, Auntie, about our trip to the capital this time. No one else knew about it yet."

Jiang Yuxiang sneered: "Where's the kite?"

"cough……"

"Except for the kite."

Jiang Yuxiang glanced at him and said nothing more.

But perhaps Lin Jiangnian's words were indeed effective, and Jiang Yuxiang's expression eased a lot again.

"Did you tell the old man?"

"not yet."

"After you leave, what will happen to Chujiang City? What will happen to the Sun family?"

"The two trusted confidants of the prince have already arrived in Jiangnan. They will take care of the rest of the matters."

Jiang Yuxiang frowned: "Are you really going to take action against the noble family?"

"Don't worry, I won't do anything."

Lin Jiangnian said: "Now that Prince Xu's Mansion is plotting a rebellion, there are also many people in the various noble families who have ulterior motives. The prince is doing this only to prevent unrest in Jiangnan."

"Oh, you take me for an idiot?"

Jiang Yuxiang naturally didn't believe Lin Jiangnian's lies. The elite troops of the Lin Palace were sent here just to prevent turmoil in Jiangnan?
"Do whatever you want, I don't care anyway."

Jiang Yuxiang snorted coldly and turned to leave. Just as she was about to leave, Lin Jiangnian called her back, "Wait."

Jiang Yuxiang paused: "Anything else?"

"It's nothing."

Lin Jiangnian looked at his aunt in front of him. She seemed to have become cold and distant, as if no strangers were allowed to approach her.

But Lin Jiangnian still noticed her unnaturalness and deliberate avoidance.

Very cold.

She has become completely different from the passionate aunt she used to be.

"Stay a little longer? There's nothing else to do anyway."

Lin Jiang said in a young voice: "I still want to chat with you, Auntie."

Jiang Yuxiang's body stiffened slightly. These words made her feel a little helpless and nervous.

But when she saw Lin Jiangnian's calm expression, as if he didn't have any other thoughts, she fell silent and felt relieved.

then.

"What do I have to talk to you about?"

She snorted coldly.

But she stopped and went back to the railing by the lake, letting the breeze blow her hair, revealing her fair face, gentle and tender.

Lin Jiang laughed: "How can there be nothing to talk about? I still have a lot of things I want to ask my aunt."

"for example?"

"About my mother..."

Lin Jiangnian walked forward and stood side by side with her, also looking at the lake in front of them: "This is where my mother grew up, right? She has lived here for so many years, so she should have left many traces."

"I'm leaving soon, and I haven't had time to see the place where my mother lived before she died. If you're free, can you take me around?"

Hearing Lin Jiangnian suddenly mention her sister, Jiang Yuxiang felt inexplicably flustered and awkward.

This bastard, didn't he bring it up on purpose...

"Why don't you go find the kite?"

Jiang Yuxiang curled her lips.

"Auntie is more suitable!"

Lin Jiangnian smiled and said, "When my mother passed away, Zhiyuan was still young, right? She didn't know much."

Jiang Yuxiang sneered: "You want to say that I'm old, right?"

"How could that be? My aunt is also very young, in the prime of her youth."

"Grumpy."

Jiang Yuxiang snorted coldly, but her expression seemed to ease a little.

She was silent for a while, then said, "My sister grew up here. However, since my sister passed away, the old man was extremely sad. In order to prevent him from being reminded of the past, many of my sister's things have been put away..."

It has been more than ten years since my sister passed away. In the blink of an eye, so much time has passed.

After being in a trance for a long time, Jiang Yuxiang retracted his gaze and turned around: "Let's go."

"Where?"

"Don't you want to see traces of your mother's life?"

Jiang Yuxiang glanced at him and said, "Follow me."

After that, Jiang Yuxiang walked away with soft steps. Lin Jiangnian was stunned. He just mentioned it casually, but he didn't expect his aunt to agree?

He was overjoyed and hurried to catch up. (End of this chapter)