"A white lie, of course, refers to... Hey, Zhiyuan, your hands are beautiful, aren't they?"
Lin Jiangnian grabbed the kite with his bare hands. His ten fingers were green, white, slender, crystal clear, and extremely beautiful.
It feels soft to the touch, but different from Xiaozhu's soft and fragrant hand. Zhiyuan's palm is slightly tense and slightly elastic, unlike other martial artists whose hands are covered with calluses. It feels great to touch.
Lin Jiangnian spoke with eyes full of amazement and admiration, praising repeatedly.
Zhiyuan's face turned slightly red and hot. She glanced at him and then looked away.
This guy took the opportunity to take advantage of her unscrupulously.
He praised with his mouth, but his hands didn't stop moving.
and……
Also changing the subject.
I don't know what she was thinking about, but a complicated look flashed across Zhiyuan's eyes, as if she was thinking about something her aunt had mentioned before. In the end, she said nothing.
"Oh, there's one more thing."
Lin Jiangnian held Zhiyuan in one hand, feeling the girl's slender waist that was faintly visible through her thick clothes, and with the other hand he stroked the girl's silky jade-smooth little hand, unable to let go. He lowered his head and looked away with an unnatural expression, a slight blush of shyness, and a look of grievance that seemed to indicate he could not bear the humiliation. His cold and tense little face still had a look of slight grievance.
Seeing this scene, Lin Jiangnian's heart moved and he moved closer. Just as he was about to kiss her, Zhiyuan, who had been fooled many times before and had been on guard, immediately noticed: "You, what are you doing?"
His tone was a little panicked and his expression was alert.
"Let Your Highness give me a kiss."
“No!”
"Just one bite?"
"No."
“…”
Zhiyuan tried to struggle to get up in a panic, but Lin Jiangnian pulled her into his arms again. While Zhiyuan was struggling, he kissed her fair and delicate face several times.
Zhiyuan's cold expression disappeared, and her beautiful eyes stared at him coldly, shame and anger welling up in her. She struggled violently to break free, but Lin Jiangnian's quick eyes and hands held her tighter.
"Don't go yet, we haven't talked about business yet."
Lin Jiangnian controlled his rage and tried to run away, then spoke: "I promised Miss Zhao today that I would help him get rid of Chen Zhao."
Upon hearing this news, Zhi Yuan, who was still struggling, suddenly stopped, turned around and stared at Lin Jiangnian, his eyes suddenly becoming serious.
"However, I can't guarantee that I can help her get rid of Chen Zhao."
Seeing Zhiyuan's serious expression, Lin Jiangnian told her not to worry too much and said softly, "Whether she's representing herself or has Prime Minister Zhao behind her, this is a good opportunity..."
"The death of one eunuch isn't a big deal, but the death of a powerful eunuch is a completely different matter... Chen Zhao's power in the palace is solely due to the emperor's favor. In other words..."
Lin Jiangnian paused, then said thoughtfully, "I suspect that everything Chen Zhao did in the capital was secretly instructed by the emperor."
"But what is the purpose of that emperor?"
Lin Jiangnian couldn't figure it out.
The court is in such chaos now. Even the Crown Prince is suddenly seriously ill and the situation is turbulent. Why can the emperor still be so at ease in seclusion?
Either all of this was happening because he was secretly controlling it, or...
Thinking of a certain possibility, Lin Jiangnian's expression suddenly froze, and he suddenly looked at the kite in his arms: "When was the last time that emperor appeared before he went into seclusion?"
Zhiyuan was slightly startled, and quickly realized the meaning of Lin Jiangnian's words: "Do you suspect that the emperor has passed away?"
"It's possible!"
Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and said coldly, "The emperor last attended court half a year ago, almost the day when His Highness was about to leave Linjiang City and prepare to enter the capital..."
"It's been half a year!"
Lin Jiangnian pondered, "He hasn't appeared in six months... If the emperor is truly dead, the current situation in the court would make sense."
Zhiyuan was silent for a moment. "You mean to say that Chen Zhao controlled the court and kept the emperor's death a secret?"
"It's not impossible, but..."
Lin Jiangnian shook his head slightly. "It's just speculation, but the possibility is not high. Even if Chen Zhao was so powerful, it's impossible that there would be no news after such a long time since the emperor passed away..."
"I think there must be some hidden secret that we don't know about."
Lin Jiangnian didn't know the exact truth. Perhaps he could ask about it the next time he had the chance to see the princess?
She is a sibling of the current Crown Prince, so she must know some secrets.
Zhiyuan pondered and said nothing.
"Alright, let's not talk about these heavy topics so late at night. The more chaos there is in the capital, the better it is for us!"
Lin Jiangnian hugged Zhiyuan, and the big hand that was originally hugging Zhiyuan's waist gradually began to move up and down slowly and dishonestly. He chuckled: "It doesn't matter to us who will be the emperor, as long as it's not the third prince!"
Zhiyuan blushed slightly, and she quickly grabbed Lin Jiangnian's mischievous hand on her waist. She glared at him with her cold eyes, as if filled with a bit of shame and anger.
Lin Jiangnian just chuckled and behaved more obediently.
Zhiyuan had a blank expression on her face and was silent for a moment before looking at him: "What are you going to do?"
"What to do?"
"The Third Prince."
Zhiyuan turned to look at him.
Lin Jiangnian thought for a moment and said, "Keeping him here will always be a hidden danger!"
I have completely torn my relationship with the Third Prince, and he is vindictive. How can I swallow this anger?
The same is true for Lin Jiangnian.
The third prince is still alive, but he is not living a peaceful life.
"Kill him?"
Zhiyuan looked at him expressionlessly, a hint of murderous intent flashing in her bright eyes.
"Are you sure?"
Lin Jiangnian asked.
Zhiyuan was silent for a moment: "You can give it a try."
"That means there's no certainty."
Lin Jiangnian shook his head. "He's surrounded by experts protecting him. It would be difficult to kill him directly. The gain would not be worth the loss."
Zhiyuan said silently: "The man who blocked our way today was very skilled in martial arts."
"How high?"
"The aura is stronger than mine, and the strength is ominous."
You can hear a hint of solemnity in Zhiyuan's tone.
It makes sense. The third prince stayed in the capital to compete for the throne. How could he not have experts around him?
"In that case, we have to think of another way."
Lin Jiangnian was thinking.
"Do you have a solution?" Zhiyuan looked up at him.
Lin Jiangnian smiled mysteriously, "Sometimes, you don't need very high martial arts skills to kill someone."
"for example?"
"Doesn't the Third Prince want to compete for the throne?"
Lin Jiangnian said slowly: "Perhaps we can try another method..."
"What?"
"Kill with a borrowed knife!"
“…”
Zhiyuan lowered her eyes, still thinking about the feasibility of Lin Jiangnian's suggestion of killing someone with a borrowed knife. When she came to her senses, she suddenly found that the hand that had been on her waist before was starting to play tricks again.
As if feeling that the clothes were too thick, the big hand slowly reached inside the coat on Zhiyuan's body, following the girl's delicate touch all the way north...
When Zhiyuan came to her senses, she immediately slapped his mischievous hand away, her cold eyes filled with anger: "You..."
She was about to turn around and glare at Lin Jiangnian, warning him not to mess around, but just as she raised her head, her slightly parted bright red lips were blocked by Lin Jiangnian who lowered his head and moved closer.
The remaining words of warning were all blocked back, leaving only the vague sound of "Mmm".
The girl's body stiffened slightly, as if she wanted to struggle, but Lin Jiangnian held her in his arms, held the back of her head, and kissed her seriously.
Go deeper and deeper.
The girl's mind went blank, and her tense body quickly softened. Only her hands were left, subconsciously grabbing the corner of Lin Jiangnian's clothes, and she squeezed tighter and tighter with nervousness.
The kiss lasted for a long time, until Zhiyuan's breathing became rapid, her face flushed, her eyes seductive, and her original cold expression was gone, replaced by a shyness that was difficult to conceal. She lowered her head, buried it in Lin Jiangnian's chest, not daring to look up.
Motionless.
Lin Jiangnian looked down at the girl in his arms, his heart aching. He leaned down to the girl's ear and whispered softly, "It's getting late, shall we go to bed early?"
Hearing this, he could clearly feel the soft body of the girl in his arms stiffen slightly again.
She seemed to want to struggle, but Lin Jiangnian grabbed her by the waist without a second thought. Zhiyuan seemed to come to her senses, and a trace of panic appeared on her pretty face.
"No, no..."
Her voice was a little flustered: "Wait, wait, my aunt will come..."
Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian paused and looked at her suspiciously: "Are you kidding me?"
Just as he finished speaking, he heard footsteps coming from the corridor outside the door.
Immediately afterwards, there was a knock on the door.
"Kite? Are you asleep?"
It was Jiang Yuxiang's voice.
Lin Jiangnian: “…”
Hearing her aunt's voice outside the door, Zhiyuan immediately struggled to get up from Lin Jiangnian's arms in a panic, hurriedly tidied her clothes, and took a deep breath, but the blush on her fair face could not fade away. The blush became even brighter, more watery, and more mouth-watering.
Sitting aside, he tried to take a few deep breaths to calm himself down, but he saw Lin Jiangnian still sitting beside him. He quickly glared at him and whispered, "You, you leave!"
"Leaving what?"
Lin Jiangnian looked at the flustered Zhiyuan in front of him, who was quite cute. He clearly felt the panic of a lady from a wealthy family having a secret meeting with her lover in the middle of the night and being blocked at the door by her family.
Lin Jiangnian smiled faintly: "We didn't do anything, so what if my aunt knew?"
When Zhiyuan heard this, her eyes were filled with shame and anger, but when she heard her aunt's voice coming from outside the door again, she didn't care about anything else.
"Auntie, I, I'm... come in."
After getting permission, the door opened and Jiang Yuxiang walked into the room.
"Why did you take so long to open the door? You..."
As Jiang Yuxiang spoke, she glanced and saw the two people in front of the table. When she saw Lin Jiangnian was also in the room, looking at her with a smile, Jiang Yuxiang was stunned and the smile on her face immediately disappeared.
"Why are you here?"
"Aunt."
Lin Jiangnian explained: "I just came back and was talking to Zhiyuan about something..."
Jiang Yuxiang cast a suspicious gaze on the two of them, and soon noticed Zhiyuan's evasive eyes and the blush that had not yet faded from her fair and pretty face...I'm afraid she's not just talking about something simple, right?
What are these two people doing in the room?
Seeing Lin Jiangnian, Jiang Yuxiang couldn't help but think of what happened last night, and suddenly all kinds of strange feelings of shame surged all over her body.
Seeing the two people in the room acting suspiciously, he felt an inexplicable anger surge in his heart, and his face immediately turned cold: "Is this the end of the matter?"
Seeing his aunt's expression suddenly change, Lin Jiangnian also remembered the 'misunderstanding' last night. He coughed lightly and didn't dare to talk back: "I think, that's all."
"Why don't you go back after you finish talking?"
Jiang Yuxiang glared at him.
Lin Jiangnian understood what was going on. Was he being driven away on purpose?
Lin Jiangnian was helpless and didn't dare to talk back. He turned around and looked at Zhiyuan, giving her a look that said 'I'll come see you later'.
However, Zhiyuan blushed slightly, gritted her teeth, looked away, and pretended not to see it.
Hey, the maid is rebelling!
The maid is going to kill her master!
Lin Jiangnian decided to wait until his aunt returned home later, and then come over to teach this disobedient little maid a lesson and let her have a taste of his own prince's stick skills.
Judging from the time, it is time to let Zhiyuan know how powerful his stick skills are!
"Then aunt, I'll go back first."
Lin Jiangnian didn't look at the cold gaze that his aunt was staring at him. He said hello and left the room.
Jiang Yuxiang watched Lin Jiangnian leave, feeling inexplicably annoyed.
This brat, such a big thing happened today, and she didn't even tell him... Even though she deliberately said she didn't want to see him.
But is he really gone?
Do you still take your aunt seriously?
The more Jiang Yuxiang thought about it, the angrier she became. Looking at Zhiyuan, whose face was slightly red and whose eyes were lowered, looking a little guilty, she felt an indescribable strange feeling.
She gathered her emotions and went to sit next to Zhiyuan. Looking at Zhiyuan's pink and rosy cheeks, she sighed inwardly, "Did that brat bully you again?"
Zhiyuan didn't dare to look into her aunt's eyes and shook her head gently.
"Can you still fool my aunt?"
Seeing this, Jiang Yuxiang said angrily: "If I hadn't come just now, this guy would have stripped you naked and carried you to the bed to eat you clean tonight, right?!"
Thinking of the scene she saw when she entered the room just now, if she hadn't come, Zhiyuan would probably not be able to escape the clutches of that brat tonight.
Hearing this, Zhiyuan's delicate body tensed up, and she said in a shy tone, "No..."
Jiang Yuxiang quietly looked at Zhiyuan, who looked very girlish at the moment. Her lowered eyes were nervous and shy, just like the shyness of meeting her beloved. She sighed secretly and said in a sad tone, "It seems that my aunt came at the wrong time. I am a bad person and ruined your good things..."
“No, no…”
Zhiyuan's tone became more nervous and shy, and her head was lowered even lower. Where was the cold and aloof temperament she used to have?
Her pretty face flushed red and she didn't dare to look at her aunt.
Seeing Zhiyuan in such a state, Jiang Yuxiang felt an inexplicable sense of emotion in her heart. She had watched Zhiyuan grow up, and now she had grown into a beautiful young woman, had a lover, and had a good home...
But for some reason, what happened last night suddenly came to my mind again.
I didn’t want to think about it, but it kept coming up in my head.
Thinking of this, she felt inexplicably irritated and immediately said angrily, "It's better that it's broken, so that you don't have to be bullied by that kid... Did that kid want to wait until I'm gone before coming to find you? I won't let him succeed. I'll sleep with you tonight!"
Kite: “…”