Some people always show up when they shouldn't, which really spoils the mood.
It's a bad thing!
Zhiyuan stood at the door, quietly looking at the two people in the room.
His face was cold and expressionless.
Inside the room, Lin Jiangnian continued his movements, moving closer to Xiaozhu, one hand pinching her chin and slightly lifting her head. The little maidservant closed her eyes, her face flushed, her body tense, clearly extremely nervous.
The action is very frivolous and rogue...
Lin Jiangnian raised his eyes and glanced at Zhiyuan outside the door. Her unchanging indifferent expression and cold eyes seemed to be monitoring Lin Jiangnian's next move.
After a brief pause for a second, Lin Jiangnian withdrew his gaze and looked down at the fair and delicate face and soft, rosy mouth of the little maid in front of him.
Then, under the gaze of Zhiyuan outside the door, he slowly lowered his head and kissed the little maid on the mouth.
A dragonfly skimming the water.
Instantly separate!
He could clearly feel the delicate body of the little maidservant in front of him tremble violently, as if it suddenly tensed up.
Lin Jiangnian pinched her little face and said playfully, "I'm going out, remember this tonight!"
After saying that, Lin Jiangnian walked out of the room, leaving the little maid with a blank mind and trembling all over.
Outside the door, Zhiyuan's eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian without saying a word.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and said, "Let's go!"
Zhiyuan then withdrew his gaze, glanced at Xiaozhu who was standing there in a daze in the room, paused for a moment, and turned away.
In the room.
Xiaozhu still stood there, not daring to move.
Only after the footsteps behind her faded away did she finally open her eyes with difficulty. Her once lively eyes were now filled with a blush of embarrassment.
The face is extremely hot!
Her eyes were blank... Your Highness, did His Highness kiss her?
She, she was just kissed by His Highness? !
Xiao Zhu subconsciously reached out and touched her mouth, as if she could still vaguely feel the touch of His Highness kissing her just now.
Unforgettable.
The little maid bit her lower lip tightly, her eyes shy and a little confused. She stood there blankly for a long time, unable to come back to her senses.
…
Linwang Mansion is located between mountains and water, perched at the foot of two cliffs.
Behind the cliff lies a cemetery.
Princess Lin was buried here.
In the early morning, the sun slowly rises and the sunlight shines on the hillside, making the mountain look green.
A mausoleum was built in the cemetery.
It is a simple mausoleum, not luxurious. The area around the mausoleum is clean and you can tell that someone cleans it regularly.
Right in front of the mausoleum, two figures were kneeling.
Today is the anniversary of Princess Lin’s death.
Over a decade ago today, Princess Lin died of illness. Prince Lin later buried her here. Princess Lin preferred a quiet and unassuming nature, so her funeral was not grand; she was buried quietly and discreetly here.
Located behind the Lin Wang Mansion, it is guarded by specialized experts who do not allow anyone to approach and disturb the Lin Wang Consort's tranquility. Every year on this day, the Lin Wang Prince would come to pay homage and visit the Lin Wang Consort as usual.
No matter how dissolute the Prince Lin was, he had never missed a single event in this matter.
This year's memorial service was still very low-key.
In the entire cemetery, besides Lin Jiangnian, there was only Zhiyuan following him. There was no one else.
Lin Jiangnian knelt in front of the cemetery, quietly looking at the tombstone in front of him, feeling an indescribable strangeness in his heart.
He had heard about the deeds of the Princess Lin from the woman in red. The woman in red had no good feelings towards anyone in the Lin Palace, but seemed to have the utmost respect for the Princess Lin.
Princess Lin came from a prominent family in Jiangnan. More than ten years ago, she married Lin Hengzhong despite her family's opposition. She passed away a few years after giving birth to Prince Lin.
Her life was short, but also brilliant. Princess Lin was kind-hearted, generous, and easygoing, forming a sharp contrast with the Prince Lin.
Even though the king of a different surname was renowned in the court and the martial arts world, and was feared and terrified by countless people, he appeared unusually obedient in front of Princess Lin.
Princess Lin had helped many poor families and taken in many homeless children during her lifetime. The kite behind Lin Jiangnian was one of them.
Because of this, even though Lin Jiangnian is no longer the Prince of Lin, he still has great respect for the Princess of Lin in his heart.
"Although I am not the real Prince Lin, nor your son, but..."
Lin Jiangnian lowered his eyes, his heart determined: "I will inherit his last wish and come to visit you every year. Also, I will not lose the Lin family and lose your face..."
Due to a series of mistakes, Lin Jiangnian was forced to become the crown prince of Prince Lin. Now, there is no turning back for him.
He had no choice but to go all the way, inherit everything from the Prince of Lin, and become the real Prince of Lin!
After making some decisions in his heart, Lin Jiangnian slowly stood up and turned around.
Not far behind him, Zhiyuan was still kneeling there with his eyes lowered, and there seemed to be a hint of sadness on his cold face.
She stared blankly at the tombstone in front of her, silent for a long time, without saying a word.
Lin Jiangnian watched the scene quietly without saying a word.
Only after the paper money in front of him was burned out did Zhiyuan kowtow three times towards the tomb and then slowly stand up.
It was not until this moment that she seemed to notice something and looked up at Lin Jiangnian's eyes.
Eye contact.
"Your Highness, it's time to go back."
She spoke calmly.
His face still showed no joy or sadness, and no emotion could be seen.
It was as if the sad emotion just now did not exist.
Lin Jiangnian suddenly remembered what the woman in red had mentioned to him last night...the weakness of the kite.
This maidservant's wife was cold and aloof, yet also unfathomable. In the years she had been in the palace, she had hardly ever revealed any revealing emotions.
She never made any mistakes, and her work was flawless. Even the Prince of Lin, who hated her, could do nothing about it.
However, she still has a fatal weakness...Princess Lin!
Princess Lin, who adopted her since she was a child, is Zhiyuan's biggest weakness.
Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian was silent for a moment, then glanced back at the tombstone behind him and suddenly said, "Lin...my mother, how did she pass away?"
Hearing this, Zhiyuan seemed stunned for a moment, glanced at Lin Jiangnian, and said, "The princess's health was severely damaged after giving birth to His Highness. Her bones were damaged and her body was extremely weak. A few years later, she unfortunately passed away..."
Speaking of this, Zhiyuan's tone was a little heavy.
"Is that really the case?"
Lin Jiangnian, however, had no expression on his face. He turned his head and stared at her, his eyes gleaming with coldness. "Tell me the truth, did my mother...really just die of a simple illness?!"
The kite was silent.
Facing Lin Jiangnian's burning, questioning gaze, she didn't know what was going on in her mind. After a moment of silence, she shook her head.
"I don't know."
“…”