"Li Qianlin?"
Lin Jiangnian is very familiar with this name.
Isn’t he the one I first met in the teahouse in Linjiang City, Li Qianlin, the son of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice in Beijing?
When they first met, Li Qianlin relied on his status in Beijing to act superior, and was dismissive of Lin Jiangnian and verbally provocative. After being beaten by Lin Jiangnian, he faced the reality and behaved well for a while.
On Lin Jiangnian's way to Beijing, he restlessly joined forces with Miss Shen to assassinate him. After the plan failed, he fled in a panic.
Having not heard this name for a long time, Lin Jiangnian almost forgot about this person!
"Brother Lin knows this person?"
"I guess... I know him."
Lin Jiangnian glanced at Zhou Huiguang, who was standing in front of him with the same condescending attitude as Li Qianlin had shown before, and asked Xu Zhongshan, "Are they in cahoots with Li Qianlin?"
Xu Zhongshan nodded heavily, gritting his teeth and saying, "Their fathers held similar official positions in the capital and had close contacts. These playboys also hang out together on a daily basis and have banded together to form a group. They are all birds of the same feather, hypocritical people, and none of them are good people..."
Listening to Xu Zhongshan's explanation, Lin Jiangnian nodded slightly, and roughly understood.
These playboys in the capital would also stick together for warmth. Although their fathers' official positions were not very high, when they united, they formed a considerable force.
Ordinary people really can't afford to offend this force!
This is the case with Zhou Huiguang now. Although his father is from one of the six departments, he is just a marginal figure in the six departments and his power is not very high. But with the support of others, the situation is completely different.
At this moment, Zhou Huiguang stood in front of Lin Jiangnian and Xu Zhongshan, listening to the two whispering, with a slightly stiff smile on his face.
These two people, don’t they take him seriously?
He and Xu Zhongshan had always had some grievances. They were both in the Beijing circle, so it was normal for them to have conflicts. The Zhou family was not as powerful as the Xu family, but Zhou Huiguang had someone behind him to support him, so he did not take the Xu family seriously.
The Xu family's roots were in Linzhou, their influence in the capital weak, and Xu Zhongshan was a reckless man. In the past, Zhou Huiguang might have been somewhat wary of him, but today at the Lu family's wedding, with his backers, Zhou Huiguang naturally had no concerns about what Xu Zhongshan might dare to do, so he seized the opportunity to mock and ridicule him.
As for Lin Jiangnian, Xu Zhongshan's companion, he was a complete stranger, someone he had never seen before. Zhou Huiguang, who had met nearly every prominent young man from aristocratic family in the capital, had no impression of him. He assumed he was just another "bad friend" Xu Zhongshan had met from some unknown source, and he didn't take him seriously.
"It's a rare opportunity to meet you, and you're in such a hurry to leave? Xu Zhongshan, don't you think too highly of us?"
Zhou Huiguang looked at Xu Zhongshan with a half-smile, and the smile on his face looked extremely hypocritical.
"Yeah, after all, we know each other. We'll see each other sooner or later. It seems like you're looking down on us!"
Gao Wenyang on the side joined in at the right time, and the two of them sang in unison, their words full of sarcasm.
Xu Zhongshan's expression was extremely grim. He looked at the two of them coldly, his face gloomy. "Zhou Huiguang, Gao Wenyang, why are you two being so pretentious?"
What he couldn't stand the most was the hypocritical faces of these people, which was disgusting.
After saying that, he turned to look at Lin Jiangnian who was standing beside him: "Brother Lin, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. Don't bother with them, let's go!"
Xu Zhongshan didn't know Lin Jiangnian's background, but he knew that if he stayed here, he would be implicated. If Brother Lin was targeted by Zhou Huiguang and others and implicated, it would be more trouble than good.
Therefore, Xu Zhongshan wanted to take Lin Jiangnian away first.
However, Lin Jiangnian did not move.
He stood there, looked at the two arrogant young men in front of him, then looked at Xu Zhongshan, whose face was slightly gloomy, and shook his head gently: "Don't leave in a hurry."
"They all said you didn't take them seriously. If you leave now, wouldn't that really give them face?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings fell into a brief silence.
Xu Zhongshan's heart skipped a beat. Oh no!
What nonsense are you talking about, Brother Lin?
This, this is not...
As expected, as soon as Lin Jiangnian finished speaking, the smiles on Zhou Huiguang and Gao Wenyang's faces froze almost at the same time.
Obviously, they heard the provocative tone in Lin Jiangnian's words.
Zhou Huiguang's smile disappeared, and he suddenly turned his head to stare at Lin Jiangnian with a bad look: "What did you say?!"
His smile disappeared and turned to Lin Jiangnian's face. He met Zhou Huiguang's unfriendly gaze and said with a half-smile, "Mr. Zhou, are you deaf?"
"Need me to repeat it again?"
The tone was light, yet full of provocation, causing Zhou Huiguang's expression to change drastically. He stared at Lin Jiangnian intently: "How dare you scold me?!"
"Who the hell are you? How dare you scold me?!"
Facing Zhou Huiguang's sudden change of expression and tantrums, Lin Jiangnian raised his eyebrows: "When did I ever scold Mr. Zhou?"
"You said I'm deaf?!"
"Mr. Zhou is not deaf, why do you ask a second time?"
The still nonchalant words, coupled with Lin Jiangnian's calm and half-smiling expression, seemed like a huge provocation, stimulating Zhou Huiguang's face to change drastically.
He stared at Lin Jiangnian angrily: "You, you...are you looking for death?!"
Gao Wenyang, who was standing by, had never expected that the guy Xu Zhongshan brought would be so brave.
At this time, even Xu Zhongshan was a little confused!
Brother Lin, this is...
Provoking Zhou Huiguang?
Watching Zhou Huiguang's furious reaction was indeed satisfying. But Xu Zhongshan soon realized that something was wrong. Brother Lin had offended Zhou Huiguang and had fallen out with him. He was afraid that things would get bad next.
Given Zhou Huiguang's vengeful character, he would never let it go.
“Brother Lin!”
Xu Zhongshan hurriedly tugged at the corner of Lin Jiangnian's clothes, looking anxious, wanting to remind him, but he saw Lin Jiangnian glance back at him and sighed: "Brother Xu, since they have no shame, why should you give them face?"
Xu Zhongshan's expression froze. When had he given them face?
Wait, what are you talking about?
By the time Xu Zhongshan realized something, he had already noticed Zhou Huiguang's gloomy and angry eyes.
"Xu Zhongshan, I didn't expect that the friend you know is so brave!"
Zhou Huiguang smiled grimly, but his expression was fake.
If it wasn't the Lu family's wedding, he would have taught this guy who dared to provoke him a painful lesson right then and there.
However, he remembered this grudge.
"You are a good boy, very courageous!"
Zhou Huiguang stared at Lin Jiangnian coldly, looking at him deeply for a few times, his eyes full of sneers: "I hope you can still laugh later!"
"Why wait?"
Lin Jiangnian's eyes were full of meaning. "I thought Master Zhou would get angry and turn hostile on the spot, but I didn't expect him to be so patient, like a turtle..."
Zhou Huiguang, who was about to turn around and leave, turned around abruptly upon hearing this, his eyes gleaming with ferocity: "What did you say?!!"
It had to be said that every word Lin Jiangnian said seemed to sting the fragile self-esteem of Mr. Zhou. Even with such understatement, it was enough to break his defenses on the spot.
These so-called wealthy and powerful young men in Beijing actually have such poor tolerance.
"Nothing, nothing!"
Lin Jiangnian quickly waved his hands, "Zhou the Turtle...ah no, Mr. Zhou, you go ahead and do your work first, come back later, I'm not in a hurry, I'll wait for you..."
“You’re looking for death!!”
Zhou Huiguang finally got angry. Such blatant provocative words completely enraged him. With his blood boiling, he rushed to Lin Jiangnian, waving his fist and hitting him in the face.
"I'm going to kill you!"
He is the son of the Zhou family, but he was called a cuckold!
This is absolutely unbearable!
The angry Zhou Huiguang didn't care that he was still at the Lu family wedding. He had to teach this person a lesson and waved his fist to greet him.
“Bang!”
A pleasant crisp sound was heard.
"ah!"
Accompanied by a scream, a loud and clear slap landed accurately on Zhou Huiguang's face.
Zhou Huiguang screamed and staggered a few steps, dizzy and confused!
When he came to his senses, a burning pain on his face made him realize... he had been beaten?!
Got slapped in public?!
Was he slapped by this guy in front of him?
An intense feeling of humiliation, accompanied by a searing pain on his face, instantly overwhelmed Zhou Huiguang's rationality. He flew into a rage, and murderous intent suddenly surged within him.
"You dare to hit me?"
"You're looking for death, you're dead, I'm going to kill you!!"
Zhou Huiguang, overwhelmed by anger and humiliation, pounced on Lin Jiangnian again, as if he wanted to kill him.
“Pah!”
“Ah…ah!”
Two more crisp slaps were heard.
Lin Jiangnian stood where he was, facing Zhou Huiguang who was rushing towards him with murderous intent. He opened his left and right hands and slapped him twice.
As the saying goes, don't hit people in the face!
Lin Jiangnian specifically targets the face!
As the two slaps landed, Zhou Huiguang's face quickly became red and swollen, he lost his balance, turned around on the spot, and fell to the ground.
"Bang!"
There was silence all around!
Perhaps it happened too quickly, leaving everyone unaware. All around them was silent, their gaze fixed on Zhou Huiguang, who was screaming on the ground, and Lin Jiangnian, who stood there, his expression as calm as ever.
At this moment, the picture seems to be frozen.
Xu Zhongshan opened his mouth slightly, his pupils shrank, and looked at the scene in shock. His brain was stuck due to shock.
It's a bit unbelievable!
Brother Lin, you actually beat Zhou Huiguang?
Hit?!
Looking at Zhou Huiguang lying on the ground screaming, an indescribable sense of relief surged in my heart.
Well played!!
At this moment, Xu Zhongshan felt that he had let out some of the anger in his heart!
He had disliked Zhou Huiguang for a long time, and now seeing him in such a miserable state, he felt extremely happy.
You deserve a beating!
But after a brief moment of relief, Xu Zhongshan's expression suddenly changed again.
Something big happened!
It was indeed satisfying for Zhou Huiguang to get beaten, but there would be big problems next!
Zhou Huiguang will not let it go. More importantly, something big is going to happen at the Lu family wedding today!
Brother Lin is in big trouble!
Thinking of this, Xu Zhongshan's face became even uglier.
Elsewhere, Gao Wenyang and the others around him were also stunned. Back when Zhou Huiguang and Lin Jiangnian had a conflict, it had attracted a number of people to join in the fun. Now, seeing Zhou Huiguang being beaten, most people's eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian.
Who is this person?
How dare you take action here?
Don’t you take the Lu family seriously?
There were whispers all around, and Gao Wenyang seemed to have finally come to his senses.
"Are you okay?"
He hurried over, glanced at Zhou Huiguang lying on the ground, then raised his eyes and stared at Lin Jiangnian with a cold look: "How dare you hit Huiguang?!"
Lin Jiangnian stood there, raising his eyebrows: "Everyone present saw it, he was the first to strike!"
"Good, very good!"
Gao Wenyang realized that the man in front of him was probably a fearless young man. He turned to stare at Xu Zhongshan beside him and sneered, "Xu Zhongshan, is this the friend you brought with you? It seems that your Xu family has really grown strong and dares to act wildly here!"
Xu Zhongshan's heart sank slightly. He knew today's situation would be difficult. If he had offended the Zhou and Gao families, the consequences would be disastrous. But he thought that today's trouble was caused by him, and it was he who had implicated Brother Lin, so he had no choice but to take responsibility.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhongshan snorted coldly: "Everyone saw it, it was Zhou Huiguang who started it... You're inferior in skills and yet you bite back. Do you really think you can cover up everything in the capital and reverse right and wrong?!"
"No matter what, Huiguang was injured by your men today. We will never let this go!"
Gao Wenyang looked at Xu Zhongshan with a sneer. He didn't expect that the young man Xu Zhongshan brought with him would actually dare to take action.
It's simply courting death!
As for who started it first?
Is this important?
Among all the people present, who would testify for the Xu family?
As expected, everyone around who had just witnessed this scene had strange looks in their eyes.
When Xu Zhongshan saw this scene, he realized something and his heart sank.
The power structure in the capital was complex and intricate. Although his father held a high position in the six ministries, he didn't have much real power. How could these people help him now?
"What's going on? What happened?"
Just then, a light shout was heard.
The crowd parted to make way, and several figures slowly approached.
A middle-aged man who looked like a butler approached, followed by several restrained masters who seemed to be the guards of the manor.
The middle-aged man glanced at several people. When he saw the man on the ground, he was slightly startled, then walked forward quickly.
"This is...Mr. Zhou?!"
The housekeeper was stunned for a moment before recognizing the man: "Mr. Zhou, who beat you like this?"
At this moment, Zhou Huiguang was lying on the ground pretending to be dead.
The humiliation of being slapped in the face in public was something he would never forget. The glaring gazes from those around him made him even more humiliated. He wished he could faint on the spot.
So, I just chose to pretend to be faint!
Even if the butler spoke, he pretended not to hear.
"Butler Lu, you're here just in time!"
Gao Wenyang sneered: "They are causing trouble here and have beaten Master Zhou like this!"
"What?!"
When Butler Lu heard this, his face changed immediately. How dare someone cause trouble here?
Today is their young master's wedding day. If they cause trouble here, isn't that a slap in their faces?
Butler Lu turned around with a cold face, his eyes falling on Xu Zhongshan and Lin Jiangnian who were standing beside him.
When he saw Xu Zhongshan, Steward Lu's eyes changed slightly. He naturally recognized Xu Zhongshan. He was the second son of the Xu family. The Xu family was not very influential in the capital. Xu Zhongshan's grandfather was the current Minister of Rites, but he had little real power and was approaching retirement age. Therefore, the Xu family had a tendency to decline in the capital.
Looking at Lin Jiangnian next to him, Steward Lu frowned. This boy was handsome and had an extraordinary bearing, but he looked unfamiliar and I had never seen him before. Although his clothes were simple, his temperament was very good.
Steward Lu knew a lot of people and could tell at a glance that this young man was no ordinary person. However, he felt a chill in his expression as he saw that the other party had dared to cause trouble today.
"You were the ones who beat Master Zhou?"
Facing Steward Lu's questioning, Xu Zhongshan immediately explained, "Steward Lu, it was Zhou Huiguang who provoked and attacked first. Brother Lin was just acting in self-defense..."
"So, it was indeed he who beat Young Master Zhou?"
Steward Lu interrupted Xu Zhongshan with a slightly cold expression.
Xu Zhongshan was stunned for a moment, speechless. It was indeed Brother Lin who beat Zhou Huiguang, but that wasn't...
"Today is the day of my young master's wedding. You are making trouble here. Don't you take my Lu family seriously?" Butler Lu looked at Xu Zhongshan expressionlessly.
Xu Zhongshan quickly waved his hands: "Butler Lu, there is absolutely no such thing, it's just..."
Butler Lu didn't give Xu Zhongshan a chance to explain. He snorted coldly, "I will report today's events to the master truthfully. Considering the relationship between Mr. Xu and my master, I will not hold you responsible today..."
At this point, Steward Lu's gaze fell on Lin Jiangnian again, and he said expressionlessly, "You caused trouble here today, injured Master Zhou, and ruined my young master's wedding. I will not forgive you lightly!"
"Come here, capture him and hand him over to the master for punishment!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several guards behind Butler Lu walked towards Lin Jiangnian.
"Butler Lu!"
Xu Zhongshan became anxious upon seeing this and quickly stood in front of him: "This matter has nothing to do with Brother Lin. It was Zhou Huiguang who started it first. This is also the grudge between Zhou Huiguang and me..."
Butler Lu gave him a cold look and said, "Xu Zhongshan, for your grandfather's sake, I'm not going to bother you with today's matter. Do you really think you can do whatever you want?"
Xu Zhongshan's heart sank suddenly, and he anxiously wanted to explain something, but was stopped by Lin Jiangnian who was standing beside him.
"Don't you see it yet?"
"What?"
Lin Jiangnian glanced at Gao Wenyang, who was sneering at them, as well as the other figures around him who looked like they were enjoying the show, and the expressionless Butler Lu. He spoke in a light tone, but with a hint of sarcasm, "They are obviously in the same group. They don't care about the truth."
Xu Zhongshan was startled and looked up. Then he suddenly realized something and his face turned pale.
Steward Lu stared coldly at Lin Jiangnian: "How dare you speak nonsense? Catch him!"
Several guards approached Lin Jiangnian, but Lin Jiangnian ignored them. He turned his head to look at the crowd beside him and suddenly sneered.
"Li Qianlin, are you planning to continue hiding?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Then, the crowd on the other side suddenly parted ways, and a handsome young man with a good temperament appeared in everyone's sight.
The moment he was discovered, he was slightly panicked, his face was a little ashen and a little gloomy. When he looked into Lin Jiangnian's eyes, a flash of fierce hatred passed by.
"Brother Qian Lin?!"
Gao Wenyang saw the newcomer and showed some joy on his face: "You are here too?!"
At this moment, Li Qianlin's face turned pale. Seeing the guards approaching Lin Jiangnian, he gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Stop!"
The guards stopped, looked at Li Qianlin, and then turned to look at Butler Lu.
Butler Lu also looked at Li Qianlin in confusion.
For a moment, everyone present was confused and didn't know what was going on.
Isn't Li Qianlin a good friend of Zhou Huiguang and Gao Wenyang? Butler Lu is now standing up for Zhou Huiguang, so why is Li Qianlin trying to stop him?
Faced with the discussions around him, Li Qianlin looked very unhappy.
Why would he want to stop it?
He even wished that the Lu family would capture the man in front of him, or even better, kill him!
But he couldn't...
The moment he was discovered by Lin Jiangnian, he realized that something was wrong.
If he sits back and does nothing, he will be harming the Lu family!
Afterwards, the Lu family will definitely settle the score with him.
Staring at the familiar face and figure in front of him, Li Qianlin felt complicated, and a hint of hatred flashed in his eyes.
Li Qianlin took a deep breath, hiding the strangeness in his eyes, and sneered, "Lin Jiangnian, I didn't expect you to be still alive!"
"Are you disappointed?"
Lin Jiangnian glanced at him. He had already noticed Li Qianlin hiding in the crowd.
Li Qianlin did not show up, obviously wanting to use the Lu family to trick Lin Jiangnian.
Lin Jiangnian didn't give him this opportunity!
"I'm really disappointed." Li Qianlin sneered, not hiding his hatred for Lin Jiangnian at all.
At the same time, there is also a sense of deep reluctance.
He is not dead after all!
Why didn't he die?!
Li Qianlin's eyes were cold, and a feeling of unwillingness surged wildly.
It's clearly a tight net, a situation where he's bound to be killed... Why is he so lucky!
Why can't he die? ! !
…
Following the brief exchange between the two, the surroundings fell into a brief silence.
Lin Jiangnian?
Why does this name sound so familiar?
I seem to have heard of it somewhere?
Everyone was puzzled. When Butler Lu heard the name, he was a little skeptical at first, as he felt that the name sounded very familiar.
The next second, as if he suddenly realized something, his pupils suddenly shrank and his expression suddenly changed drastically.
"Lin, Lin Jiangnian?!"
"Lin, Prince Lin?!"
Steward Lu's voice was not loud, and even trembled a little due to shock, but it was particularly clear in the quiet surroundings at the moment.
Everyone present was startled. They only felt that the name Lin Jiangnian sounded familiar, but if they added the words "Prince of Lin"...
In an instant, everyone reacted almost at the same time.
Isn't Lin Jiangnian the name of the Prince of Lin?!
Prince Lin? !
The next second, countless eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian. Staring at this handsome, elegant young man, some exclaimed in disbelief and shock.
"Lin Jiangnian? He's the Prince of Lin?!"
"He's actually still alive?"
"Wait, this Prince Lin is so handsome? Really?"
"Damn it! Did I see the real Prince Lin?!"
After a brief moment of silence, the surroundings suddenly erupted like a storm.
The noise instantly drowned out everything else.
Everyone looked shocked and stared at Lin Jiangnian in disbelief, sizing up the legendary Prince Lin.
He is the Prince of Lin? !
It’s completely different from the legend!
There weren't many people watching originally, but as the name of Prince Lin was spread, it quickly attracted the attention of many people nearby, and they all came closer.
All of a sudden, more and more people came!
When the news spread, countless people were shocked and couldn't believe it.
There was an uproar.
“Brother Lin…”
A hoarse voice was heard amid the noise of the crowd.
Lin Jiangnian turned his head and saw Xu Zhongshan staring at him in shock. After a long moment, his eyes became complicated. "You, you are Lin Jiangnian?"
Lin Jiangnian did not deny it and nodded.
"Lin, Prince Lin?"
Still nodded.
"You, didn't you say your name was Lin Kong?" At this moment, Xu Zhongshan's eyes were somewhat resentful, and he felt annoyed and ashamed as if he had been deceived.
Lin Jiangnian sighed: "When you're in the underworld, how can you be without a vest..."
"Brother Xu, there aren't many fools like you who are so honest and would reveal their real name the first time they meet..."
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