The cold wind blew in the yard all night and gradually stopped until dawn.
In the corner of the yard, the small tree that had been destroyed all night could no longer bear the weight, and the ground was in a mess with fallen leaves floating around.
It was not until dawn that the maid appeared in the yard and discovered this scene.
"The wind was so strong last night!"
The little maid couldn't help sighing as she looked at the little tree in the yard that was bent by the cold wind, looking quite pitiful, weak and dying.
This little tree is so pitiful!
After being blown by this strong wind for a whole night last night, it finally couldn't withstand the damage and was defeated.
The little maid sighed and turned to look at His Highness's room not far away.
The door is closed.
Your Highness, are you not up yet?
When the little maid was hesitating whether to go wait outside the prince's door, she suddenly heard someone calling her outside the courtyard. Turning around, she saw Xiaozhu standing outside the courtyard, waving at her mysteriously.
"Sister, come here for a moment. I have something to talk to you about!"
…
At the same time, the room was still as warm as spring.
What a mess!
The air was filled with warmth and heat, mixed with an indescribable breath of rest, lingering in the air around.
Behind the screen, not far away from the bed, there are a lot of clothes scattered on the ground, making the scene quite ambiguous.
On the bed, after a long period of silence, a figure sat up silently and began to put on his clothes.
He picked up the clothes scattered on the ground one by one and put them on one by one.
After putting on all the clothes, I felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.
She glanced up at the bronze mirror not far away, vaguely reflecting a rosy and beautiful face. Her bright eyes were full of a mixture of indescribable shame and anger.
After being stunned for a moment, she slowly struggled to stand up. As soon as her bare feet stepped on the ground, she subconsciously reached out to support the edge of the bed, and her beautiful face flushed slightly.
I feel weak all over!
At this moment, she felt weak all over and had an indescribable sense of fragility.
And all this is thanks to the guy on the bed.
Liu Su couldn't help but turn around and look at him with a shy and angry look. She saw Lin Jiangnian lying quietly on the bed, seemingly sleeping soundly.
Liu Su stared at the familiar and handsome face, stunned for a moment. Seeing that the man on the bed was still motionless, Liu Su gritted her teeth and said coldly, "Are you going to continue pretending to sleep?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Jiangnian, who had been lying motionless on the bed, slowly opened his eyes. His gaze was bright, without a trace of sleepiness.
Obviously, he was awake the whole time.
He opened his eyes and saw Liu Su standing by the bed, staring at him with a complex expression of shame and anger, her tone cold. He then slowly sat up, coughed lightly, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid you'll see me embarrassed and angry."
After hearing this, Liu Su's face became even angrier. She glared at him with gritted teeth, "You knew I would be angry, yet you still...bully me?!"
This bastard, how dare you say that now?
Afraid she'll be angry?
Why didn’t he seem scared last night?
"Then I apologize?"
Lin Jiangnian asked tentatively.
"Oh!"
Liu Su sneered.
After putting on her clothes, Liu Su regained her cool and elegant temperament, completely free of the embarrassment she had when she begged for mercy in the second half of last night.
Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Women, it's true that they can easily turn their backs on you once they put on their clothes.
He stood up and sat on the edge of the bed, reaching out to hug her, but Liu Su had already taken two steps back, looking alert: "What are you doing?"
"Can't even hug?"
"no!"
Liu Su blushed slightly and refused firmly: "Don't even think about taking advantage of me again."
Are they really falling out?
He looked up and saw Liu Su's face was unnatural. She glared at him with a red face, "Last night, last night...I accidentally fell for your trick. This, this is the last time... If you dare to bully me again next time, I will definitely kill you!"
Lin Jiangnian thought for a moment and said, "What if you bully me?"
"impossible!"
Liu Su flatly denied it and glared at him fiercely: "I, absolutely not!"
"Impossible?"
"impossible!"
"Oh well."
“…”
Liu Su blushed and glared at him fiercely before walking aside to get the shoes and socks that were hanging by the fire.
My shoes and socks that were soaked last night are now completely dry after being baked all night.
Liu Su sat on the soft couch beside her, picked up her shoes and socks, bent down and put them on. She put the white silk stockings on her snow-white and delicate feet, wrapping them tightly, and then inserted them into the light red embroidered shoes.
As Liu Su bent her slender waist, her plump breasts and thighs came into close contact, full of beauty.
Lying on the bed, Lin Jiangnian quietly admired the scene. He looked from top to bottom, observing with great interest, especially at Liu Su's legs, wrapped in silk stockings, beneath her skirt.
Late last night, he had a bold idea.
However, Liu Su fought desperately and refused to surrender, so Lin Jiangnian's bold idea was temporarily unfulfilled.
Take your time!
Liu Su, who had put on his shoes and socks, seemed to notice the burning gaze. He turned his head and saw Lin Jiangnian staring at him with scorching eyes.
The look in his eyes is very wrong!
After being caught red-handed, Lin Jiangnian slowly withdrew his gaze, "You want to leave?"
"What else?"
Liu Su had no expression on her face.
"You're not planning on staying?"
Liu Su glanced at him and said coldly, "You said last night that you wouldn't restrict my freedom."
"Yeah, so I'm not asking for your opinion... do you want to stay?"
Lin Jiangnian spoke.
"No……"
Liu Su subconsciously wanted to refuse coldly.
She didn't know why she did this, but every time the words came to her lips, they seemed a little cold and heartless.
Perhaps she was using this cold temperament to maintain her little remaining self-esteem.
But this time, she was silent for a while.
Without looking at Lin Jiangnian again, he turned his gaze away and looked out the window. After a while, his voice suddenly became much softer: "The leader is in the capital."
Leader?
The leader of the Tianshen Sect?
Liu Su said calmly: "If I stay here, it will only bring you trouble, huge trouble!"
Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "I'm not afraid."
He doesn't even take the Third Prince seriously, let alone the head of a superstitious organization?
Liu Su looked back at Lin Jiangnian, opened her lips slightly, but ultimately said nothing.
She couldn't stay.
There are many reasons.
The biggest reason is that if she stays now, it will only bring endless trouble to Lin Jiangnian.
Lin Jiangnian underestimated the Tianshen Sect and also underestimated the sect leader.
Unless...
Liu Su didn't say anything, but lowered her eyes slightly.
Lin Jiangnian saw some hesitation and confusion in Liu Su's expression.
What is she hesitating about?
Is it related to the leader of the Tianshen Sect?
Lin Jiangnian was about to ask something, but Liu Su regained her composure and said calmly, "I'm leaving!"
After saying that, she turned and walked out of the screen.
Just as I walked outside the screen, I heard Lin Jiangnian's voice behind me again.
"When will you be back?"
Liu Su paused slightly.
If it was last night, she would have answered without hesitation: Never again!
But at this moment, I couldn't say this anyway.
Can……
Say you will come back?
It's not her character either.
There was a moment of silence, and she didn't look back.
"have no idea."
“…”
Lin Jiangnian didn't say anything else. He just watched Liu Su walk to the door, push it open and walk out, and her figure disappeared from outside the door.
He did not stop her, nor did he force her to stay.
Having been with Liu Su for so long, Lin Jiangnian knows her very well.
She was a very strong-willed person with a strong sense of self-esteem. She was very similar to Zhiyuan, but they were also fundamentally different. If Lin Jiangnian insisted, she might indeed stay.
But that was not the result Lin Jiangnian wanted.
He wondered if this Lady Liu would be willing to stay one day.
This day won’t be long!
And the words "I don't know" that Liu Su left before leaving was equivalent to "I will come back" in Lin Jiangnian's eyes!
Yes!
When a woman who likes you doesn't explicitly refuse you, it's equivalent to saying yes!
…
He lay in bed for a while, tossing and turning but unable to fall asleep. Although he had barely slept the entire night before, Lin Jiangnian was now very clear-headed.
Since he couldn't sleep, Lin Jiangnian didn't force himself to sleep. He got up, put on his clothes, pushed the door open and walked out.
The yard was quiet.
The maid in the courtyard had also disappeared. Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and called out, "Xiao Zhu?"
Not long after, a tightly wrapped figure came trotting in from outside the yard.
"Your Highness, you're looking for me?!"
Xiao Zhu trotted up to Lin Jiangnian. Her rosy face was round like an apple, and the hot air she exhaled was diffused, making her look extremely cute.
Xiao Zhu blinked and stared at Lin Jiangnian, then quietly glanced into Lin Jiangnian's room: "Your Highness, she, she's gone?"
"How do you know?"
Lin Jiangnian looked at her.
"Of course I know!"
Xiao Zhu curled her lips: "I also know that she stayed in His Highness's room all night last night..."
Before Xiao Zhu could finish her words, Lin Jiangnian looked around vigilantly, covered her mouth, grabbed her back to the room and closed the door.
"Who else knows?"
Lin Jiangnian 'questioned'.
"No, no more..."
Xiao Zhu blushed and whispered in defense: "Xiao Zhu, no, I didn't tell anyone... Only Xiao Zhu knew..."
"Xiao Zhu was afraid someone would find out, so she even called the other sisters away this morning..."
Lin Jiangnian was stunned, and then he realized why there were no other maids in the courtyard. Could it be that they were all sent away by Xiaozhu in advance?
Xiaozhu, aren’t you too sensible?
"So that's how it is. Your Highness must have misunderstood you!"
After hearing this, Lin Jiangnian took Xiao Zhu into his arms and said, "Come here, Your Highness apologizes to you. Let Your Highness hug you!"
Xiao Zhu blushed and didn't struggle, letting His Highness hold her in his arms. But soon, she subconsciously moved closer to His Highness and sniffed him, then her pretty face flushed as she realized something.
"Your Highness, you, you...smell like that sister."
Xiao Zhu was not inexperienced after all, so he naturally realized what was going on.
The woman in red stayed in His Highness's room last night. What happened last night... is self-evident.
His Highness was talking about friends yesterday...how could he be like that, just like a friend?
She is clearly the future concubine!
"Um?"
Lin Jiangnian also sniffed his own body: "Is it obvious?"
"Um."
Xiao Zhu nodded seriously, "It's heavy!"
After sniffing again, Xiao Zhu blinked.
Why does the smell of that sister feel familiar?
Where have you smelled it?
Xiao Zhu thought about it, but couldn't remember anything, so she pushed His Highness and said, "Your Highness, go wash up quickly. I'll ask the sisters to prepare hot water for you... Sister Zhiyuan is already up. If she finds out, she'll be furious!"
Xiao Zhu's words quickly reminded Lin Jiangnian. If Zhiyuan found out about what happened last night, he wouldn't know if he would be angry, but his previous plan would definitely be ruined.
And last night...
Why did Zhiyuan come to him for no apparent reason?
Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but pat Xiaozhu's hips in his arms and said with a smile: "Xiaozhu, you really understand His Highness more and more. His Highness will reward you well in a few days."
Xiao Zhu's pretty face flushed immediately, and she hurriedly pushed His Highness out the door: "Alright, alright, Your Highness, go wash up quickly, go quickly!"
After pushing His Highness out of the room, Xiao Zhu closed the door again and looked around curiously. He sniffed the air with his sensitive little nose and soon smelled the scent that had not yet completely dissipated in the room.
Xiao Zhu walked behind the screen and to the bed, took a few glances, and her little face suddenly turned even redder.
Look at the mess on the bed and the sheets that are slightly wet but not completely dry yet.
"this……"
Xiao Zhu opened his eyes wide in surprise.
So intense?
So awesome?!
Xiao Zhu sneaked forward, looked at her carefully, and came to the conclusion: "The sister in red last night must be very powerful!"
Is this what His Highness mentioned... a special physique?
With a red face, Xiaozhu began to clean up the battlefield.
If these were discovered by the other sisters, they would be passed on to Sister Zhiyuan. Sister Zhiyuan liked His Highness, and if she found out that His Highness was sleeping with another woman, she would definitely be angry with His Highness.
Xiaozhu is very clear about it!
Before, Xiao Zhu always felt that there was something wrong with the way Sister Zhiyuan looked at her. That cold look made Xiao Zhu tremble with fear, and she couldn't figure out how she had offended Sister Zhiyuan.
It wasn't until that night when Sister Zhiyuan suddenly asked her that Xiaozhu realized... Sister Zhiyuan must like His Highness.
So, when Sister Zhiyuan looked at her like that, she was actually... jealous?
Then, what happened last night must not be known to Sister Zhiyuan. For the sake of harmony between His Highness and Sister Zhiyuan, Xiaozhu must work hard!
Change all the sheets on the bed, tidy them up, clean and tidy up, open the doors and windows of the room to ventilate.
After doing all this, Xiao Zhu finally felt relieved. He carefully went out with the changed sheets. After making sure that there was no one around, he sneaked to the backyard to boil water to wash the sheets.
Help His Highness destroy all the evidence!
In the cold winter wind, Xiao Zhu rolled up his sleeves and looked at the sheets and quilts drying in the yard, his eyebrows curved as he looked at his masterpiece.
Your Highness will definitely praise her!
…
The other side.
Lin Jiangnian, helped by his maid, took a bath and changed his clothes, washing away the smell on his body and the fatigue from last night's work, and then changed into clean clothes.
Feeling refreshed!
Just as he was about to look for Zhiyuan, he heard someone coming to report from outside the yard.
"Your Highness, there is someone outside asking to see you."
"who?"
Lin Jiangnian asked casually, there were many people in Beijing who wanted to see him, but most of them were blocked by the Jiang family.
Anyone who was notified must be of high status.
But Lin Jiangnian didn't have time to deal with it at the moment. He was in a hurry to find Zhiyuan.
"She is a very beautiful girl. She said her name is Jinxiu and she has something important to discuss with His Highness."
Hearing this name, Lin Jiangnian suddenly stopped again.
"beautiful?"
A figure with a sweet smile appeared in Lin Jiangnian's mind, and he soon realized something.
It seems that the eldest princess can't sit still anymore?!