"Song Jue?"
Xu Lan, who was originally planning to leave angrily, subconsciously turned around when he heard the voice and saw some familiar figures. He was stunned for a moment.
"Li Qianlin, why are you here?!"
In the teahouse, not far from the window, sat several figures, several young men dressed in extraordinary, brocade and silk clothes.
Sitting at the head of the group was a young man in his early twenties, dressed in a crimson jade silk brocade robe, with a handsome appearance and a calm expression.
When he saw Xu Lan, a smile appeared on his face: "Miss Xu, long time no see!"
Xu Lan was stunned when he saw him, then frowned: "Li Qianlin, why did you run all the way from the capital to Linjiang City for no reason?!"
Li Qianlin smiled faintly: "My father asked me to go to Linzhou to deliver some gifts to an old friend, and by the way, to Linjiang City to see an old friend... I haven't seen you for a few years, Miss Xu is still as charming as ever!"
"Stop talking such flowery nonsense. I'm not interested."
Xu Lan curled her lips and glanced at Lin Jiangnian beside her, only to see that he looked calm. A hint of amusement crossed his lips, as if he had thought of something.
At this time, Li Qianlin also turned his gaze to Lin Jiangnian, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly: "You are the Prince of Lin, right? I have heard of your name for a long time, and seeing you today, you are indeed extraordinary!"
Lin Jiangnian frowned and looked at the person in front of him. From the capital?
Don’t know him?
Lin Jiangnian looked indifferent: "Who are you?"
"My name is Li Qianlin, from the capital."
Li Qianlin chuckled: "I have often heard of the reputation of His Royal Highness the Prince of Lin when I was in the capital, and I have admired him for a long time!"
"Are you sick?"
Lin Jiangnian gave him a strange look.
As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent.
Xu Lan, who was originally preparing to watch the show, was stunned for a moment and blinked. Why was he cursing?
The smile on Li Qianlin's face froze slightly, but he quickly returned to normal: "Your Highness, why are you insulting me?"
"I'm not scolding you, you are really sick!"
Lin Jiangnian sneered, "Don't you know my reputation in the capital better than I do? You admire me? Are you mocking me? Or are you truly ill?"
It was dead silent all around!
The smile on Li Qianlin's face was about to fade, and a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes.
He hadn't expected that Prince Lin would not play by the rules at all, not even giving him a chance to sabotage the situation in public?!
He just said something polite, but he kept harping on it?
Is he just sick?
No wonder everyone says this Prince Lin is clueless, the son of a reckless man from a barbaric land. It's true. If he didn't have a good father, how could he even want to marry the eldest princess?!
The brief haze passed quickly, and Li Qianlin regained his composure. He said calmly, "Your Highness has misunderstood. Although your reputation in the capital is not good, I do admire your courage to be unafraid of the world's eyes. After meeting you today, I would like to make friends with you. What do you think?"
Lin Jiang looked him up and down, then shook his head: "You don't deserve it."
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Uproar!
As the saying goes, don't hit people in the face.
Lin Jiangnian's humiliating words were like a slap in Li Qianlin's face. Even if he could endure it, his face darkened at this moment.
"Hey, you're not pretending anymore?"
Lin Jiangnian sneered.
From the first moment he saw him, Lin Jiangnian could tell that this person had bad intentions.
Lin Jiangnian was very familiar with the way Li Qianlin looked at him...
Every time Lin Jiangnian wants to harm someone, he has this look in his eyes!
"Your Highness, isn't this a bit too much?"
At this time, the young man sitting next to Li Qianlin sneered and spoke. He was the young man who had just called out to Lin Jiangnian.
"Mr. Li just wants to make friends with Your Highness. Why does Your Highness have to humiliate him like this?"
Lin Jiangnian glanced at him and asked, "Who the hell are you?"
Song Jue's face was mixed with gloom and he snorted coldly: "My name is Song Jue, the second son of the Song family in Zhongzhou."
"Oh, I don't know him."
Lin Jiang's understated words were incredibly powerful, making Song Jue feel extremely humiliated.
His Song family is quite powerful in Zhongzhou and has some influence in Beijing, but now they are being ignored like this?
A prince from a barbaric land, relying on the influence of his father, acts recklessly and does he really think that the world belongs to his family?
"Let's go!"
Lin Jiangnian was too lazy to bother with this bunch of people who came out of nowhere, so he turned and left.
Seeing that he was being ignored, Song Jue was so angry that he immediately broke down.
But then, Li Qianlin beside him calmly stopped him: "Forget it, His Royal Highness just had an assassination attempt. Although he survived, he must be in a bad mood. Don't take it to heart."
Song Jue said unwillingly, "Brother Li, he spoke rudely to you, can you tolerate this?"
Li Qianlin looked at Lin Jiangnian's departing figure, squinting his eyes, and said calmly, "After all, His Royal Highness has been undisciplined since childhood, so it's not surprising that he has a wild and unruly temperament..."
Lin Jiangnian, who had already reached the stairs, suddenly stopped and looked back at Xu Lan beside him: "What did you say his name was?"
Xu Lan blinked: "Li Qianlin?"
"What's the origin?"
"His father is the current Minister of Justice..."
"No more?"
"I heard that he is very close to the Third Prince in the court and they have a good relationship..."
Xu Lan seemed to realize something: "What do you want to do?"
"Minister of Justice? The Third Prince?"
Lin Jiangnian nodded, everything he needed was complete, and turned to walk towards the group.
Everyone was stunned to see Lin Jiangnian return. Li Qianlin narrowed his eyes and saw Lin Jiangnian approaching with an expressionless face, looking down at him.
For some reason at this moment, Li Qianlin felt an indescribable sense of... oppression in his heart?
How could that be?
The man in front of him was nothing but an ambitious fool, a good-for-nothing except his father's identity. How could he possibly feel any sense of oppression?
Lin Jiangnian looked at him: "What did you say just now?"
Li Qianlin narrowed his eyes: "Your Highness, what do you mean?"
"Answer my question first. What did you say just now?"
Lin Jiangnian remained calm, as if asking a casual question.
Li Qianlin seemed to remember something, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly: "Your Highness...are you angry?"
"No."
Lin Jiangnian shook his head.
angry?
Probably not.
He is not the real Prince Lin, so he cannot empathize with him!
"However, I do dislike you."
Lin Jiangnian spoke.
A hint of excitement and pride flashed in Li Qianlin's eyes, and he was about to speak.
“Bang!”
Lin Jiangnian grabbed the wine jug on the table and smashed it on Li Qianlin's head.
Caught off guard!
"ah!"
There was a scream and blood gushed out.
At this moment, everyone around was stunned!
His eyes were dull, and he looked at the scene in disbelief.
what happened?!
Prince Lin, have you taken action?
It happened so fast that no one had time to react.
Li Qianlin was hit by the wine jug and felt dizzy. His head was heavy and a strong pain surged in his heart. He looked at the scene in disbelief and shock.
He, he dared to hit himself?!
"Lin Jiangnian? What are you doing?!"
Song Jue, who was standing by, finally reacted. He suppressed his shock and shouted angrily, "You, you dare to hit Brother Li...Ah!!"
Before he could finish his words, Song Jue was hit on the head unexpectedly. He immediately fell to the ground with his head in his hands, screaming in pain.
"What are you doing? What do you think I am doing?!"
Lin Jiangnian sneered, dropped the wine jug in his hand, picked up the wooden stool next to him, and smashed it hard on Song Jue.
"You were the one who talked too much, weren't you?"
A wailing sound was heard, and Song Jue curled up on the ground, covering his head and running away!
The young men and women who were originally following Li Qianlin all moved away, fearing that they would get into trouble.
They stood not far away, looking at the scene in disbelief.
In their sight, the most dissolute prince in Linzhou was carrying the blood-stained stool and walking step by step to Li Qianlin.
Li Qianlin's head was covered in blood, his expression was disheveled, and his eyes were filled with fear.
Lin Jiangnian stopped in front of him, looking down at him calmly, "You just said that this prince has had no one to discipline him since he was a child?!"
"How about you say it again?"
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