Your Majesty, please stop messing around.

After Lin Qingqing left, Lin Jiangnian returned to the courtyard, but he did not see Jinxiu and An Ning.

It was getting late, and the two seemed to have gone back to their rooms to rest.

Lin Jiangnian, who was about to return to his room, suddenly remembered what Jinxiu had said just now... Princess, is she in a bad mood?

Unhappy?

Thinking carefully, Lin Jiangnian did notice that the princess was much more silent than usual when he came back!

Although she was usually silent.

At first, Lin Jiangnian did not take it seriously, but after being reminded by Jinxiu, he pondered for a while, looked up at the closed door not far away, hesitated for a moment, and stepped to the door.

Knock on the door.

"Come in."

Li Piaomiao's cold voice came from the room.

Lin Jiangnian pushed the door and walked in. The room was brightly lit, the atmosphere was slightly cold, and the furnishings in the room were simple and neat.

Under the swaying light, Li Piaomiao in Lin Jiangnian's sight had taken off the red dress and put on the original plain white dress, returning to her former coldness and inviolability.

The red dress was casually thrown on a chair beside her, looking a little messy and weird.

Lin Jiangnian took a look and his eyes fell on Li Piaomiao. He saw that she was sitting in front of the bronze mirror, staring at herself in the bronze mirror, and happened to look at Lin Jiangnian again.

Her eyes were calm and her expression was indifferent.

"Anything else?"

Her tone was neither cold nor indifferent.

From her expression, she didn't show any unhappy expression at all.

Lin Jiangnian looked carefully, but still couldn't tell.

He sighed in his heart, stepped forward, and walked behind Li Piaomiao, "There's nothing else."

Lin Jiangnian paused, and then said: "I just want to come and see you."

Li Piaomiao was silent, as if she didn't know how to answer.

Those cold eyes stared at Lin Jiangnian quietly through the bronze mirror, as if they could see through him.

For some reason, Lin Jiangnian felt a little guilty.

Especially her clear and bright eyes, looking at him like this, always makes Lin Jiangnian feel vaguely uneasy.

Too clean!

It is easy to breed guilt.

Lin Jiangnian sighed again.

"Jinxiu just told me that you are a little unhappy?"

Lin Jiangnian's eyes fell on her exquisite and beautiful face.

Li Piaomiao looked indifferent and still didn't speak.

"Because of me?"

Lin Jiangnian asked again.

Li Piaomiao glanced at him, her eyes were still cold.

"It's because of me."

Lin Jiangnian looked at her and sighed.

She didn't say anything, but it seemed that she said everything.

Jinxiu might be right. The princess in front of her looked cold and cold. She looked cold on weekdays, but in fact... her emotions were really easy to guess.

Almost written on her face.

Lin Jiangnian slowly approached, bent down slightly, and hugged Li Piaomiao, who was sitting in front of the bronze mirror, from behind and gently hugged her.

The movement was very light and gentle.

Li Piaomiao did not move, letting Lin Jiangnian do so.

Lin Jiangnian lowered his head, slightly sideways, and fell on this beautiful face that was so close.

"Do you need me to apologize?"

He said softly.

"Why do you want to apologize?"

His voice was neither cold nor indifferent, and no emotion could be heard.

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyes slightly and met those cold eyes.

"I don't know, but..."

Lin Jiangnian said, "I think I should apologize."

Li Piaomiao did not speak, and stared at Lin Jiangnian quietly through the bronze mirror.

Her eyes were calm.

But, it seemed that Lin Jiangnian was a little uncomfortable.

Her aura was really strong!

Even Lin Jiangnian now would always unconsciously be weaker when facing her.

Until half a while later, she lowered her eyes slightly and looked away, her tone was still neither cold nor indifferent: "It's getting late, go back and rest."

Lin Jiangnian lowered his eyes and looked at her.

Her face was still cold, as if she had noticed something, and spoke lightly.

"I'm not angry."

The indifferent tone made Lin Jiangnian slightly stunned.

Is this, explaining to him?

But...

Why does it sound a bit deliberate?

Lin Jiangnian stared at her face, as if trying to see something. But she stopped talking and looked at Lin Jiangnian calmly.

Very calm.

It was hard for Lin Jiangnian to doubt...was she lying?

She was indeed not angry!

Lin Jiangnian confirmed this from her expression.

But...

After a moment of silence, Lin Jiangnian seemed to come back to his senses.

"Then you should rest early too."

"Yeah."

The calm conversation, just when Lin Jiangnian got up and prepared to leave.

Li Piaomiao's indifferent voice sounded again.

"Take her clothes with you."

As soon as these words came out, Lin Jiangnian's steps just taken stopped suddenly.

Sure enough...

Lin Jiangnian turned his head, his eyes fell on the red dress thrown casually on the chair, and then looked at Li Piaomiao.

Under the flickering lights, a beautiful and cold face was reflected, looking at him calmly.

"You, already know?"

Lin Jiangnian asked subconsciously.

But then, he realized that he had asked a nonsense question.

Even Jinxiu could sense it, how could she not know?

What's more...

"She..."

Lin Jiangnian opened his mouth and wanted to say something.

But he heard Li Piaomiao's tone indifferent: "Is she also your woman?"

A very calm tone, no aggressive questioning, and no strong emotions.

You can even say... very calm!

So calm that it fits the character of the princess in front of him.

But the more so, the more guilty Lin Jiangnian felt.

There was a sense of déjà vu of doing something bad... Even though he didn't think about it at first, it was Jinxiu's reminder that made him realize that it was wrong.

In a sense, this is a bad idea!

And more importantly, Li Piaomiao used the word "also"...

What this means is self-evident.

"Yeah."

After a moment of silence, Lin Jiangnian nodded without denying it.

He looked at Li Piaomiao in front of him calmly and said softly: "She is indeed my woman, we..."

"It was a long time ago."

For this matter, Lin Jiangnian has nothing to hide.

Although Liu Su is not the first woman he has confirmed a relationship with, she is the first woman he has had a relationship with.

What's more, from the first day Lin Jiangnian came to the Lin Wangfu, the relationship and fate between the two have been tied together.

Although a lot of things happened in the past year, she still occupies a very important position in Lin Jiangnian's heart.

Lin Jiangnian never denied this.

Li Piaomiao was silent. She did not look at Lin Jiangnian again. Her expression was still normal and she could not see any emotion.

Lin Jiangnian was about to say something, but he heard Li Piaomiao's cold voice again.

"I'm tired and want to rest."

She spoke calmly.

"Then..."

Lin Jiangnian was about to say something, but saw that her expression was calm. Her beautiful face looked particularly cold under the light.

It was breathtaking.

She looked at Lin Jiangnian calmly and interrupted what he was going to say next.

"It will not happen again."

"..."

At the same time, outside Linjiang City.

In a small town, in an inn.

Figures from all walks of life gathered together in groups of three or two, discussing something.

"Have you heard? Something big happened in Linjiang City today!"

"Hey, I heard it too. It is said that the young master of the Chen family committed a crime and was to be beheaded in the street, but he was kidnapped on the way!"

"This is a bit of a slap in the face of the government and the Linwang Mansion. Robbing government officials in Linjiang City, isn't this courting death?"

"I heard that it was done by a mysterious organization called the Heavenly God Cult, but I don't believe it. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that this is related to the Chen family. Most likely, the Chen family and the Heavenly God Cult have something to do with each other..."

"Is the Chen family crazy? Dare to go against the Linwang Mansion? Aren't they afraid of having their property confiscated?"

"What are you afraid of? Do you think these noble families are so easy to control?"

"What? Can a small noble family still be in Are you going to jump around in front of the dignified Lin Wang Mansion?"

"If it were in the past, these noble families might not dare to do so, but it's different now..."

Speaking of this, the man suddenly lowered his voice: "Now everyone knows that the court wants to reduce the power of the vassal states, and the relationship with the Lin Wang Mansion is tense."

"But what does this have to do with these noble families? Putting aside the grievances between the Lin Wang Mansion and the court, isn't it easy to deal with a noble family?"

"You are ignorant of this, right? A few days ago, I heard that the Lin Wang was suddenly assassinated by an assassin and was seriously injured. Now the injury is still unknown..."

"I heard that the Lin Wang might have..."

This person whispered to each other, and the other people in the inn took a breath of cold air.

"There is such a thing? Could it be that Prince Lin is really..."

"I was wondering why the world has been so uneasy recently!"

"If Prince Lin really has an accident, this will be interesting!"

"Isn't there another prince?"

"It's so funny, can a little prince of Prince Lin support the entire palace? No wonder these noble families are so eager to make a move and dare to challenge Prince Lin's palace. It turns out that something big has happened in Prince Lin's palace!"

"That's right. I heard that Prince Lin tore apart the Chen family as soon as he returned to Linjiang City. Shame on you, you want to kill someone's son, isn't that pushing him to a dead end? You're totally brainless!"

"How could such a dandy prince have the ability to inherit the palace and his father's throne?"

"I also heard that this Prince Lin might be someone else's fake!"

"Hiss..."

"Don't mention it, these noble families are so arrogant, and the Prince Lin still hasn't shown up. Maybe he has really..."

"Then the Prince Lin's Mansion is finished..."

In the inn, everyone was talking about it, some were excited, and some shook their heads and sighed.

They were all sighing that if Prince Lin really got into trouble, and the Prince Lin was a waste, the Prince Lin's Mansion would really be finished!

And in the corner of the inn, a black-clothed figure wearing a bamboo hat was sitting there very inconspicuously, listening quietly to everyone's discussion.

"Lin Hengzhong was assassinated?"

"How could the Heavenly God Cult be involved..."

"And that guy... is he back too?!"

Under the black hat, a delicate and beautiful face was faintly revealed, with a pair of deep and slightly doubtful and worried beautiful eyes.

The Heavenly God Cult's base in Linzhou has almost been uprooted, how could there still be people from the Heavenly God Cult left here?

The Chen family?

She frowned slightly, and had never heard that the Heavenly God Cult had anything to do with this Chen family.

Is there any hidden story behind this?

Thinking, she raised her eyes slightly and looked at the dark night outside the inn, thinking.

The people in the inn were discussing for a while, and after eating and drinking, they gradually dispersed, and the inn gradually fell into a deserted state.

She took out a piece of silver and threw it on the table, wrapped herself in her coat, got up and left the inn, and disappeared into the darkness after a while.

…

"master!"

Chen Mansion.

The butler in gray robe stood in the hall, lowered his head and said: "The people below have found some information. During this period, there are indeed traces of Celestial Cult members in the city..."

"The old slave sent someone to investigate specifically, and found some information from these believers..."

Chen Hongsheng glanced at him expressionlessly: "Say."

The housekeeper said: "These believers of the Tianshen Sect act very low-key in Linjiang City, but judging from their actions, they seem to be looking for someone. Although the old slave did not find out who they were looking for, judging from the clues …”

The housekeeper paused for a moment and then said: "I'm afraid it has something to do with their saint."

"you mean……"

Chen Hongsheng's eyes narrowed and he seemed to realize something: "Is it their saint they are looking for?"

"Most likely."

The housekeeper nodded: "This Tianshen Sect has almost disappeared in Linjiang City before, but it appears again this time. It is obviously more important..."

"The old slave suspects that they are looking for the saint!"

Chen Hongsheng's eyes were deep, looking for a saint?

If this is the case, the reactions of the three people when he mentioned the saint of the Celestial Sect that night can be completely explained.

And this can also explain why the saint and the people from the Celestial God Sect came looking for him that night.

"It seems that my guess is indeed correct. This saint of the Celestial Sect may have some conflict with the leader."

Chen Hongsheng's eyes were deep: "This is a good opportunity."

The butler was puzzled: "Sir, what do you mean by this?"

Chen Hongsheng glanced at him and ordered: "Send someone to find the whereabouts of the saint. Find her and invite her to the house again."

The housekeeper's heart moved: "Master, are you trying to... win over that saint?"

Chen Hongsheng shook his head slightly: "Invite her to come over, test this matter, and express to her that the Chen family is willing to help her hide and avoid the search of the Tianshen Sect."

At this point, Chen Hongsheng paused again and said calmly: "At the same time, go and send a letter to the leader of the Tianshen Sect and say... My Chen family is willing to help them find the saint!"

The butler immediately understood: "Master, I understand!"

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, the housekeeper thought of something again and paused: "Then Master... the young master's side."

"No rush."

Chen Hongsheng's eyes were deep and his face gradually became colder: "Now that the turmoil in the city has not passed, that boy must have spies outside my Chen family. Don't take the bait easily."

Having said this, Chen Hongsheng paused for a moment, and then said with a cold face: "It's okay to let that traitor suffer, but don't act rashly for now and wait for my order."

"yes."

The butler left in a hurry.

Chen Hongsheng was left standing in the courtyard, his hands behind his back, his eyes cold and silent.

"Lin Jiangnian, do you really think you can defeat me?"

Chen Hongsheng's old and serious face flashed with a strange look: "Even if you know that I did all this, what can you do?"

"What our Chen family is today depends on the family fortune and power accumulated by our Chen family for generations. Even your father wouldn't dare to offend all of us, let alone you?"

"I want to see how long you, the Prince of Lin, can keep running around without your father!"

"..." (End of this chapter)