"Who are you?"
Zhiyuan stared into Lin Jiangnian's eyes and spoke slowly.
The voice was very soft, almost faint, with a faint trace of rapid trembling, as if the breathing had not yet calmed down.
Even a little more gentle than before.
But to Lin Jiangnian's ears, it was deafening.
He was so shocked that he stood there in a daze, and his hands, which were still trying to undress, froze.
silence.
The room suddenly became eerily quiet.
The breathing between them rose and fell.
Lin Jiangnian lowered his eyes and looked into Zhiyuan's eyes.
The pair of clear eyes in the past were filled with lust that had not yet subsided. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her eyes were filled with the tender shyness of a girl, but she stared at Lin Jiangnian intently.
Like getting an answer!
Lin Jiangnian stood there in a daze, his heart in turmoil!
Everything is turned upside down!
Zhiyuan, why do you suddenly ask this?
Or...
What did she already know?
There was a brief, deathly silence.
Lin Jiangnian looked down at the girl beneath him, forcing a smile on his face: "Why are you asking this suddenly?"
The blush on Zhiyuan's face faded slightly, and her eyes were fixed on Lin Jiangnian from beginning to end, and she pursed her shiny red lips.
"Why are you pretending to be him?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the last bit of hope in Lin Jiangnian's heart completely disappeared.
really!
She has confirmed that Lin Jiangnian's identity is fake!
Maybe she already knew it?
Lin Jiangnian stared at the kite under him in silence for a long time, with an indescribable emotion on his face.
Unexpected, yet reasonable.
There are no two exactly the same people in the world. No matter how similar they are or how well they disguise themselves, there will always be differences.
Zhiyuan is the closest person to Lin Jiangnian now. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is the person who knows him best. The two of them are together day and night. How could Lin Jiangnian always remain vigilant and alert?
How could Zhiyuan not notice any clues?
However, Zhiyuan never showed any signs. From the time she entered the Lin Palace until tonight, she had never had any doubts about Lin Jiangnian's identity.
To the point that Lin Jiangnian once thought that Zhiyuan had never doubted his identity...
It turns out that I underestimated her after all!
Lin Jiang sighed, and after a long while, he spoke: "When did you know?"
He didn't deny it anymore.
Zhiyuan is a cautious person. The fact that he suddenly asked this question tonight obviously showed that he had already determined that Lin Jiangnian was impersonating the Prince of Lin.
Lin Jiangnian did not try to argue anymore!
and……
He looked at the girl with a flushed face and a delicate body under him, and he believed that Zhiyuan would not do anything bad to him.
Otherwise, he would definitely not be able to get into this bed tonight.
Hearing that Lin Jiangnian did not deny or quibble, Zhiyuan's eyes moved slightly.
"I guessed it long ago."
She took a deep breath.
Lin Jiangnian was silent: "Then why didn't you expose me before?"
"I'm waiting for you to confess."
Lin Jiangnian: “…”
"Since I'm pretending to be the Prince of Lin, how could I possibly confess to you?"
Take the initiative to confess?
Even though Zhiyuan and he have a very close relationship now, he has already planned to keep the most important secret about Lin Jiangnian to himself for the rest of his life.
If Zhiyuan hadn't suddenly exposed the truth tonight, Lin Jiangnian would never have revealed a single word.
How could he be so foolish as to confess voluntarily?
Zhiyuan turned her head slightly, her expression normal: "Are you really planning to keep this a secret from me forever?"
But there seemed to be a hint of anger in the gentle tone.
"Isn't this still hidden from you?"
Lin Jiangnian sighed, "How did you find out?"
Zhiyuan was silent for a moment: "Do you think the prince didn't notice?"
When these words were spoken, Lin Jiangnian's heart was shocked, and the smile that had just appeared on his face disappeared completely.
"The prince... knows?!"
Even he himself didn't realize that there was a slight, almost imperceptible tremor in his voice.
Prince Lin, did you know that he was impersonating the Prince Lin?
When this thought came to mind, Lin Jiangnian could no longer sit still.
If only Zhiyuan had discovered this secret, Lin Jiangnian wouldn't have been too worried. Zhiyuan was already his, and even if her fake identity was exposed, Lin Jiangnian was confident he could persuade Zhiyuan to defect and keep this secret for him.
But if even that Prince Lin knew the secret of him impersonating the Prince Lin...
This situation is completely different!
This is really... a disaster!
As if noticing Lin Jiangnian's sudden nervousness, there seemed to be a hint of inexplicable joy in Zhiyuan's eyes.
"Are you scared?"
nonsense!
Who wouldn’t be afraid of this?!
Lin Jiangnian was about to speak, but he saw Zhiyuan looking at him quietly with a relaxed expression.
"What the hell is going on?!"
Lin Jiangnian was puzzled and stared at Zhiyuan's eyes.
Why didn't she have any emotional reaction when she found out about his fake identity?
Don't seem angry?
And he doesn't seem... worried?
"You haven't answered my question yet."
Zhiyuan stared into his eyes: "Who are you?"
"And why did you pretend to be the Prince of Lin?"
Seeing Zhiyuan asking again, Lin Jiangnian was silent for a moment: "That's a long story..."
"You can speak slowly."
Zhiyuan stared at him for a while, then gently pushed him, but he didn't move. Her face flushed slightly, "You get up first."
Lin Jiangnian didn't move.
"Don't you want to know why?"
The kite glanced at him.
Lin Jiangnian looked at her: "You know?"
"You get up first!"
Lin Jiangnian stared at Zhiyuan under him and realized that she might want to say something to him tonight.
Zhiyuan must know some secret!
Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian slowly climbed away from Zhiyuan. Zhiyuan struggled to sit up and took two deep breaths. He felt weak all over and an inexplicable burning sensation.
She glared at Lin Jiangnian with her beautiful eyes, then quickly straightened her clothes, pulled the quilt over herself and wrapped herself in it, leaving only her pretty face flushed with color as she stared at Lin Jiangnian beside the bed.
"Go ahead."
Lin Jiangnian lay in bed, regaining some of his composure, and saw Zhiyuan staring at him. In the dark room, her eyes were bright and lively.
Lin Jiangnian also sat up and faced Zhiyuan, and the two looked into each other's eyes.
"This matter has to start from almost a year ago, at the beginning of this spring..."
After a moment, Lin Jiangnian suddenly said, "Do you still remember Liu Su?"
Hearing Lin Jiangnian suddenly mention Liu Su, Zhiyuan's eyes narrowed slightly and stared at Lin Jiangnian.
Then, I realized something.
"Is it related to her?!"
Lin Jiangnian nodded: "You should already know that she is from the Celestial God Cult, right?"
Zhiyuan nodded silently, staring at Lin Jiangnian with eyes that gradually became more solemn.
"She is the Saint of the Celestial God Cult. She sneaked into Prince Lin's Palace a long time ago..."
Lin Jiangnian gathered his thoughts, took a deep breath, and asked, "Do you remember that night in early spring this year when Prince Lin was attacked in the temple outside the city?"
Zhiyuan naturally remembered it clearly.
That time, Prince Lin ignored her advice and insisted on going on a trip, but was attacked on his way back!
By the time Lin Kong and the prince's personal army arrived to rescue, all the guards around Prince Lin were killed. Only Lin Jiangnian was left, who escaped by hiding in a jar in the temple.
Zhiyuan also knew that it was Lin Jiangnian who was rescued and brought back to Prince Lin's Mansion on that occasion.
"What about him?"
Zhiyuan's tone was calm, as if he was asking about an unimportant person.
"Dead."
Lin Jiangnian's answer was also very straightforward. He knew who Zhiyuan was asking.
“I saw it with my own eyes.”
Although he had guessed it in his heart, Zhiyuan remained silent.
After a while, she seemed to realize something: "She was there that night too?!"
"Did she do it?"
Zhiyuan stared at Lin Jiangnian with a serious look.
This was something she didn't know, that there was actually a cult of gods in the temple that night!
Could it be that all this is related to the Celestial God Cult?!
"She was there, but she didn't kill him."
Zhiyuan stared at him for a moment, then said, "Continue."
Lin Jiangnian looked at Zhiyuan and shook his head gently: "Actually, I don't know who I am either."
"What's the meaning?!"
Zhiyuan was slightly stunned.
"That night, when I woke up in the temple, everyone was dead... including the real Prince Lin!"
"I don't know who I am or why I'm there..."
"As I was about to flee, Liu Su and her men suddenly arrived... When she discovered that Prince Lin was dead, she became extremely angry..."
"Then, she found me and captured me. She was surprised to find that I looked exactly like the deceased Prince Lin. She thought of trying a desperate measure and forced me to obey her and pretend to be the Prince Lin to sneak into the Prince Lin's mansion to gain your trust..."
Lin Jiangnian slowly recounted what happened in the dilapidated temple that night. After he finished, he felt relaxed all over.
This was his biggest secret, the knot in his heart that he had been hiding until now. Now that he had confessed it to Zhiyuan, he felt inexplicably relieved.
It felt like something that had been suppressed for a long time was suddenly released in an instant.
Comfortable!
Then, a faint sense of bewilderment washed over me, as if in sage mode...
After listening to Lin Jiangnian's detailed description, Zhiyuan fell into deep thought for a long time.
After a while, she suddenly stared at Lin Jiangnian, "You, don't you know who you are?!"
"Yes!"
Lin Jiangnian nodded.
who is he?
Can he tell Zhiyuan that he doesn't belong to this world?
Of course not.
There's a high probability that even if I tell him, Zhiyuan won't believe it.
More importantly, Lin Jiangnian remembered very clearly that when he was rescued and woke up in Prince Lin's Mansion, there was another incomplete memory in his mind.
This means that he may have already had an identity in this world.
More likely, that was the real him.
And now, it seems like he has awakened some memories?
However, it would be useless even if I told Zhiyuan all this.
Zhiyuan frowned and stared at him: "No impression at all?"
"No."
Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "If I knew, I would have found some clues long ago."
Even Liu Su couldn't find out any information. Lin Jiangnian appeared in the temple that night as if he appeared out of thin air, without any sign.
Very weird!
The kite was silent.
Lin Jiangnian's answer did not resolve her doubts.
It can be confirmed that Lin Jiangnian is indeed the son of Princess Lin.
But why did Princess Lin abandon him after giving birth to twins?
Why did Lin Jiangnian appear in the temple that night?
I think it might be related to the third force that appeared in the temple that night?
Zhiyuan remembered that three forces had appeared in the temple that night. Zhiyuan suspected that the third force was from another group that assassinated Prince Lin.
Now it seems that the emergence of that force may have a very deep connection with Lin Jiangnian.
As for Liu Su...
It is the fourth force that appeared unexpectedly!
Lin Jiangnian's return to Prince Lin's Mansion seemed to be an accident, but it also seemed like everything was as planned.
The Prince of Lin happened to be traveling and was assassinated!
And a third force happened to appear and kept Lin Jiangnian in the temple.
Liu Su happened to appear shortly afterwards and used this as an excuse to threaten Lin Jiangnian, and sent Lin Jiangnian back to Prince Lin's Mansion.
It all seems to be a coincidence!
But when you think about it carefully, these coincidences seem a little too coincidental!
Zhiyuan vaguely felt that everything behind this seemed to be controlled by an invisible hand...
Thinking of this, Zhiyuan's expression became more solemn.
After a while, she remembered something: "What is Liu Su's purpose in asking you to pretend to enter Prince Lin's Mansion?"
"Approaching Lin Hengzhong with the intention of assassinating the prince."
"That's all?"
Zhiyuan frowned, seeming to be unconvinced.
She went to such great lengths to force Lin Jiangnian to 'impersonate' the Prince of Lin and sneak into the Prince of Lin's mansion, just to assassinate the Prince of Lin?
Lin Jiangnian hesitated for a moment and said, "She is looking for the Xuanyang Map."
"Xuan Yang Diagram?"
Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly remembered something: "Back then, you asked me about the whereabouts of the Xuanyang Map...was it because you wanted to help her find it?"
She remembered that when they were in Prince Lin's Mansion, Lin Jiangnian had mentioned the Xuanyang Diagram to her.
It turned out that it was to help that woman...
Facing Zhiyuan's questioning gaze, Lin Jiangnian coughed and nodded.
"She forced me to pretend to be the Prince of Lin and enter the Lin Palace. Besides assassinating the prince, she was after the Xuanyang Map."
"What does she want with the Xuan Yang Diagram?"
“I don’t know.”
Zhiyuan stared at him: "She didn't tell you?"
"No."
Lin Jiangnian shook his head and said, "But I think it should be related to the Celestial God Cult."
Zhiyuan was silent for a moment, then said expressionlessly, "You gave it to her?"
"No."
Lin Jiangnian sighed.
He searched the entire Linwang Mansion but could not find any information about the whereabouts of the Xuanyang Map.
"If you find it, you will give it to her?"
Zhiyuan stared at him with a cold expression, and under her dark pupils, there seemed to be some... emotion?
"Won't."
Lin Jiangnian shook his head decisively: "I was just taking a temporary measure at the time. If I had obtained such a rare item as the Xuanyang Map, how could I possibly give it to her?"
At that time, Lin Jiangnian was indeed planning to find the Xuanyang Map and keep it for himself.
Zhiyuan slightly shifted her gaze, remained silent for a moment, and then asked, "How did she threaten you?"
"Poison!"
"Why did she leave without getting the Xuanyang Map?"
"...He must have failed in his attempt to assassinate King Lin and returned to report."
"Then the poison in your body..."
"It's already been solved!"
"How did you solve it?"
Facing Zhiyuan's questioning, Lin Jiangnian subconsciously recalled the detoxification process...
"I found the antidote in Ruyi Tower."
Lin Jiang coughed young.
Unexpectedly, Zhiyuan stared into his eyes and said, "Since she poisoned you, how could she not have anticipated that you would go to Ruyi Tower to find an antidote? In that case, the poison she gave you must be no ordinary poison, right?"
Lin Jiangnian's back was covered in cold sweat...
The guess is quite accurate.
What Liu Su gave him was not poison, but the legendary 'love poison' from Miaojiang!
As for the method of detoxification, this must not be mentioned to Zhiyuan.
"This is difficult to explain... Anyway, the poison in my body has indeed been cured..."
Lin Jiangnian coughed and quickly changed the subject: "By the way, you haven't told me yet..."
"How did you find out?"
"Also, did Prince Lin already know this?!"
Lin Jiangnian thought of this serious problem.
Being suddenly interrupted by Lin Jiangnian, Zhiyuan glanced at him and nodded lightly: "Yeah."
In an instant, Lin Jiangnian broke out in a cold sweat.
But he soon realized something was wrong... Since Prince Lin already knew that he was a fake Prince Lin, why didn't he expose him?
Even any reaction?!
Could it be...
An unbelievable thought suddenly emerged in Lin Jiangnian's mind!
But the next second, Zhiyuan glanced at him and slowly told him another piece of news that shocked him even more.
"You and the deceased Prince Lin were actually twin brothers. You..."
"It's the other prince that Prince Lin and Princess Lin left behind!"
“??!!!”
“…”