Your Majesty, please stop messing around.

Li Piaomiao seemed a little at a loss for Lin Jiangnian's sudden question.

She looked dazed and didn't speak.

Lowering his eyes, his eyes fell on the hand held by Lin Jiangnian.

The familiar hot breath wrapped around the back of her hand and spread along her skin into her body.

The familiar feeling made her feel strange.

She didn't refuse.

In other words, I have started to get used to it.

"have no idea."

After a while, she spoke calmly.

Her answer did not surprise Lin Jiangnian, and he chuckled: "Your father's last wish is that you can marry me, and then disintegrate the internal forces of the palace. He probably wants to eventually attack the palace without any blood. Cut off the vassal?"

Li Piaomiao was noncommittal and looked ahead at the lake in the distance.

There is no denial, that is admission.

Lin Jiangnian looked calm, and it was not difficult to guess the late emperor's abacus.

Emperors have been ruthless since ancient times, not to mention he is still an excellent emperor.

The first half of the late emperor's life was indeed excellent. Even if he has been in seclusion for many years, Tianen Majesty can still suppress all forces within the dynasty, which is enough to illustrate his methods and abilities.

In the final analysis, Li Miaomiao is just the most outstanding one among his many children, but no matter how outstanding he is, to him, he is still just an excellent chess piece.

Because of this, he trained Li Miaomiao from an early age, sent her to practice swordsmanship, and taught her literary skills, martial arts, and country governance... While other princesses were learning court etiquette, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she learned But it is these...the purpose is self-evident.

Perhaps, the late emperor had also thought about whether to hand over the country of Daning Dynasty to this daughter. But in the end, after weighing the pros and cons, he gave up!

However, he did not give up completely.

To the late emperor, Li Miaomiao still had great use value... Marry Li Miaomiao to Prince Lin's Mansion.

On the surface, the royal goddess, the most favored daughter of the emperor, married the Prince Lin, which meant that the palace was still favored and trusted by the Tian family. The two families were married, and the monarch and his ministers were in harmony, which became a good story.

But the actual purpose is known to everyone.

This is almost an open conspiracy!

The late emperor wanted to marry Li Miaomiao to the Prince's Palace openly and honestly, make her the crown prince's concubine, infiltrate the palace, and gradually divide and control the forces in the palace.

He may have believed that his outstanding daughter could survive the struggle between the court and the palace, and then achieve the goal of dividing and disintegrating the palace.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you fail.

For the late emperor, this was just a small link among his many plans. Success would be the best, and even failure would be expected.

As for Li Piaomiao's own safety, it doesn't seem that important to him.

After all, Li Miaomiao is just the best among his many children!

No matter how outstanding he is, if he cannot inherit the throne, then he is just an excellent chess piece after all!

Since she is a chess piece, no one cares about her life or death!

That's all!

Even if she encountered any danger or even something happened in Prince Lin's Mansion... it would be a better outcome for the late emperor.

In this way, the court had an excuse to use the eldest princess to attack Prince Lin's Mansion and weaken Prince Lin's Mansion.

It has to be said that the late emperor did think very far and had sufficient plans.

The only change happened to him.

The late emperor probably didn't expect that he would die so quickly. Once he died, all plans became unknown.

"Your father died, and most of his plans lost their effectiveness."

Lin Jiangnian shook his head lightly. After Emperor Ning's death, he lost his intimidation. Even if Li Miaomiao married into Prince Lin's Mansion, he would not be much of a threat to the Prince's Mansion.

What's more, now the two of them... already know each other's true identity and purpose.

If Li Piaomiao really gets married, there is a high probability that there will be only one ending... a sheep falling into a tiger's mouth.

Lin Jiangnian is that tiger!

"It's indeed a good thing for you."

Lin Jiangnian looked at Li Miaomiao beside him, his tone was very light, and he said with some emotion: "However, the burden on you is even greater."

From the day Li Piaomiao opened her mouth, it meant that she had made a decision.

She stared at Lin Jiangnian quietly without saying a word.

"Is there anything in particular you want to do?"

Lin Jiangnian suddenly asked.

This question made her stunned for a moment.

Then he shook his head.

"Not at all?"

Li Piaomiao was silent.

Something you particularly want to do?

She thought about it carefully and found that it was not the case.

"Looking at it this way, your life is really boring."

Lin Jiangnian sighed.

If you don't even want to do what you like, what's the point of living?

Li Piaomiao was silent.

"But I will try my best."

Lin Jiangnian suddenly spoke.

Li Piaomiao looked at him with a confused expression.

Lin Jiangnian smiled at her: "Try to help you find what you want to do!"

Li Piaomiao was still silent.

After a while, she said, "What about you?"

"What?"

"What do you want to do?" Li Miaomiao stared at him and asked suddenly.

"Me?"

Lin Jiangnian thought for a while and said, "There are so many things I want to do..."

"for example?"

"Keep practicing martial arts, improve your strength, and keep fit."

There seemed to be a hint of surprise in Li Piaomiao's eyes: "Then what?"

"When the time comes, I will marry more concubines, sleep with them, and test the results..."

"..."

Li Piaomiao stared at him expressionlessly, without saying a word.

The air around him seemed to become cold in an instant.

At a certain moment, Lin Jiangnian even felt a chill in the palm of his hand, and he almost shivered.

"Hey, I'm just joking with you to liven up the atmosphere..."

Lin Jiangnian quickly explained that he saw that the atmosphere between the two was a bit dull and awkward, so he tried to liven it up.

Unexpectedly, this woman reacted quite strongly.

Her face looked expressionless, but her body reacted greatly.

Li Piaomiao stared at him quietly for a while, then looked away. The chill in the air seemed to have weakened a little, but... it still lingered.

"Are you angry?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at her quietly, seemingly cautious, but in fact... deliberately.

With the current progress of their relationship, the more she reacted and the angrier she was, the happier Lin Jiangnian would be.

Li Piaomiao's side face was cold, and after a while, she said, "This joke is not funny."

Her tone was cold.

"Okay, then I won't say it next time."

Li Piaomiao's reaction just proved her inner thoughts... The more unhappy she was, the more it proved that she cared about this matter in her heart.

Li Piaomiao glanced at him coldly and said nothing.

But this look seemed to contain other emotions.

Lin Jiangnian did not continue to stimulate her, and said with emotion: "In fact, I am similar to you. There is nothing special I want to do, but I just have some small ideas..."

Speaking of this, Lin Jiangnian suddenly pointed to the distance.

"Look."

Looking over, outside the Linwang Mansion, in the distance is the scenery of Linjiang City. From a distance, a magnificent city is located in the southern mountains and forests.

The sky is shrouded in clouds and mist, adding a bit of mystery to this huge city.

Li Piaomiao looked along his line of sight.

"What."

"I heard that Linjiang City was just a small, poor city in Linzhou more than a decade ago. Under the governance of the Linwang Mansion for more than a decade, Linjiang City has been thriving and has become the largest and most prosperous city in Linzhou."

"Now the world is peaceful, and the people in Linjiang City live and work in peace and contentment, and no longer have to live a life of hunger..."

Lin Jiangnian spoke in a young voice.

Li Piaomiao looked at Linjiang City under the clouds in the distance, and then turned his head to look at Li Piaomiao beside him. His eyes were calm, and his expression was casual but with a bit of seriousness.

"But if a war breaks out, all this will become a bubble..."

"So, my idea is very simple... I hope there will be peace in the world!"

Lin Jiangnian turned his head and looked at Li Piaomiao, and smiled at her gently: "The world is peaceful, and everyone lives in a peaceful and prosperous era!"

Li Piaomiao was silent, as if she didn't expect Lin Jiangnian to say such a thing.

She stared at him blankly, and after a while, she nodded: "This is also my idea."

"So, let's join forces?"

Lin Jiangnian lowered his head and looked at the two people's hands that had been tightly clasped together. They had become interlocked fingers, tightly pressed together, without any disobedience.

Very natural.

Li Piaomiao's eyes also followed the trend.

"Let's join hands to make this world no longer have wars, so that the people in the world can live a peaceful life?"

Li Piaomiao's eyes fell from the palms of the two people's interlocked fingers to Lin Jiangnian's face again, looking at the handsome, sunny and slightly smiling face in front of her.

"Okay."

She nodded.

...

Down the mountain.

In the afternoon, the sky was full of clouds.

Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao came down from the mountain, and the two still held hands, blatantly.

From beginning to end, Li Piaomiao did not struggle or resist, nor did she have any shy expression, openly.

This scene naturally fell into the eyes of the servants and maids in the palace.

Seeing this scene, many people stared with their eyes wide open and took a breath of cold air.

A few days ago, when His Highness brought the eldest princess back to the palace, many servants had already discussed and speculated whether His Highness and the princess were going to get married.

However, there were many speculations, but none of them were confirmed.

Especially after the eldest princess came to the Lin Wang Mansion, she did not live with her own prince, which made many people wonder if they guessed wrong.

Until now, these maids and servants saw their own prince holding the eldest princess's hand openly, and the eldest princess did not resist. The maids were sure... their own prince really got married with the princess!

The wedding is coming!

Good news!

Soon, this news spread rapidly throughout the palace.

And it was at this time that Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao met a familiar figure when they went down the mountain.

"Your Highness?!"

A slightly fat figure appeared in Lin Jiangnian's sight by the Sun Moon Lake.

He looked extremely fat in a tight grey brocade robe, and his tall stature made him look very oppressive.

When his eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao, he was slightly startled, especially when his eyes fell on the two people holding hands, he was even more surprised.

Then he reacted and stepped forward quickly.

"Your subordinate Dongfang Guanshan greets His Highness, Princess!"

"It turns out to be Uncle Dongfang, no need to be polite!"

Lin Jiangnian also spoke with surprise.

The man in front of him was Dongfang Guanshan, one of the four masters under Lin Hengzhong.

Lin Jiangnian had met him once in the capital in the past.

Dongfang Guanshan went north to Xuzhou on the order of the prince. After learning that the prince was attacked and assassinated, Dongfang Guanshan returned to Linjiang City without stopping.

"It must have been half a year since we last met."

Lin Jiangnian smiled and greeted.

"That's right."

Dongfang Guanshan was full of smiles, and the fat on his face trembled slightly: "After seeing your highness in the capital in the past, your highness is still as elegant as ever. How is your highness these days?"

"Everything is fine."

The two exchanged greetings and the atmosphere was pleasant.

Regardless of whether the relationship was true or not, at least it looked very harmonious on the surface.

Lin Jiangnian's impression of the fat man in front of him was much better than that of Zheng Zhiming and Wu Yue.

"Uncle Dongfang, did you come back for my father?"

Dongfang Guanshan sighed: "When I learned that the prince was assassinated, I hurried back, but some accidents happened on the way, so it took some time."

"Fortunately, I learned that the prince is safe..."

Speaking of this, Dongfang Guanshan's face showed a coldness: "I didn't expect that someone would dare to assassinate the prince. It's simply looking for death. I must find out the person behind it, cut him into pieces!"

Lin Jiangnian didn't speak, he didn't doubt Dongfang Guanshan's means.

To be a confidant of Prince Lin and achieve such a status. There is no simple person, their hands are stained with blood, and there is no mercy.

"Then Uncle Dongfang will have to help with this matter."

Dongfang Guanshan waved his hand: "Your Highness, that's not right. This is my job."

Speaking of this, Dongfang Guanshan paused again, glanced at the woman in white who had been silent beside Lin Jiangnian, and a warm smile appeared on his face: "I haven't had time to congratulate Your Highness, but Your Highness and the Princess are getting married soon, right?"

"I wonder when Your Highness plans to get married? When the time comes, I will definitely come to bless Your Highness."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at Li Piaomiao beside him. She looked normal. Lin Jiangnian smiled and said: "Uncle Dongfang, don't worry. I will definitely invite Uncle Dongfang to drink wedding wine when the time comes."

"Okay!"

Dongfang Guanshan smiled heartily: "When the time comes, I will definitely come!"

"..."

After exchanging pleasantries, Dongfang Guanshan turned and left.

Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao stood in place. Lin Jiangnian always had a smile on his face and looked harmless.

Li Piaomiao, who was standing next to him, looked at Dongfang Guanshan's back as he left, expressionless, with a slight frown on her cold brows.

"He has a problem."

After a while, Li Piaomiao spoke.

"Why do you think so?"

Lin Jiangnian turned his head and looked at her.

"The way he looked at you was wrong."

Li Piaomiao said coldly. Although the other party hid it well, she still noticed it.

This Dongfang Guanshan seemed harmless, but just now his eyes had been secretly looking at Lin Jiangnian.

"He is doubting your identity."

Lin Jiangnian looked calm and said, "It's normal."

"The news that I pretended to be the prince of Lin has spread. It's impossible for them not to doubt."

Li Piaomiao was silent for a while, turned her head and looked at him: "Aren't you afraid that they will have ulterior motives?"

Lin Jiangnian smiled and said, "With the pressure from the prince, they can't make any waves."

"If one day..."

Li Piaomiao was silent and looked at him: "What if the prince is gone?"

"Don't you still have it?"

Lin Jiangnian said with a smile: "If they don't listen to me at that time, you can help me kill them all, okay?"

Li Piaomiao was silent and looked at Lin Jiangnian quietly.

As if she was thinking about something, after a moment, she suddenly nodded.

"Okay."

The calm tone seemed to agree to an insignificant little thing.

... (End of this chapter)