In the dim room, the lights flickered!
The firelight shone on the woman in a blood-red dress, revealing her stunningly beautiful face.
Beneath her jet-black, flowing hair, she revealed a flawless face, with a delicate nose, red lips, bright eyes, and white teeth. Within her dark, beautiful eyes, a hint of indifference emanated.
His eyes seemed casual, yet with a hint of playful smile, as he looked at Lin Jiangnian who was standing at the door.
When Lin Jiangnian saw the other person's appearance clearly, he was stunned at first, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
A little unexpected!
"Is it you?"
"Why are you here?!"
The woman who appeared in Lin Jiangnian's sight was the woman in red whom he met in the temple that day.
He is also the culprit why Lin Jiangnian appears here now!
"Surprised?"
The woman in red glanced at him lightly, with a slight smile on her lips, as if she was very satisfied with Lin Jiangnian's reaction.
After a brief moment of surprise, Lin Jiangnian quickly calmed down.
"It's a bit unexpected indeed."
Lin Jiangnian nodded, locked the door, walked to the table, sat down opposite the woman in red, and asked, "How did you get in?"
Although her appearance was a bit unexpected, Lin Jiangnian was not too panicked.
The woman in red seemed a little surprised by Lin Jiangnian's reaction. She looked her up and down with her beautiful eyes: "Aren't you afraid of me?"
The guy in front of me seems a little different from the one in the ruined temple?
When I saw him that day, he looked dazed, his eyes trembling with fear, and he obeyed orders. When I saw him again today, I couldn't see any trace of the previous expression on his face.
When he faced her again, there was no fear in his eyes, but he seemed very calm and composed.
Like a different person?!
"Why should you be afraid?"
Lin Jiangnian asked back, "Will you kill me?"
The woman in red narrowed her eyes slightly: "Do you think I won't kill you?"
"At least not yet!"
Lin Jiangnian shook his head and said, "Since you asked me to impersonate the Prince of Lin, you must have a purpose. You won't kill me until you achieve your goal. Otherwise, why would you go to such great lengths to stage this?"
The woman in red was stunned. Indeed, she risked such a dangerous situation to set up a trap for him to impersonate the Prince of Lin, but it was not to take his life!
However, even so, this guy's calm reaction was somewhat beyond her expectations. This was something that the original dog prince could not have done.
In this case, it seems that he is really not the Prince of Lin?
The suspicion in her heart gradually faded. The woman in red stared at Lin Jiangnian's photo for a moment, narrowed her eyes and said, "You are right. I will not kill you now. However, if you dare..."
But before she could finish, Lin Jiangnian nodded: "Don't worry, I won't betray you. After all, I don't want to die!"
The woman in red hadn't expected Lin Jiangnian to be so sensible. She was stunned for a moment, then raised the corner of her mouth slightly: "So, you're willing to listen to me and cooperate with me?"
"What else?"
Lin Jiangnian spread his hands and said, "If I don't listen to you, will you let me go?"
"Won't."
"Then why are you asking?"
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"Tell me, what is your purpose?"
Seeing the woman in red again, and knowing for sure she wouldn't kill him, Lin Jiangnian felt relieved. He also had some doubts, and he wanted to take this opportunity to ask for clarification.
"You asked me to impersonate the Prince of Lin and sneak into the Prince of Lin's mansion. What was your purpose? To assassinate Prince of Lin? Or to incite him to rebellion?"
The woman in red said calmly, "I want you to help me find something."
"What?"
"You'll know when the time comes!"
The woman in red shook her head but didn't say anything directly. Instead, she glanced at him and said, "What you need to do now is to pretend to be Prince Haolin and hide it from everyone. Don't let anyone find out that you are fake."
Lin Jiangnian was silent, then sighed: "It's not easy to pretend!"
"I think I might have been exposed..."
The red-dressed woman's beautiful eyes suddenly focused, and she asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
Didn't I tell him to be careful?
Just exposed?
Lin Jiangnian told what happened when he saw Zhiyuan in the daytime and expressed his guess.
"Even though she didn't say anything, I have a feeling she must have noticed something and is probably starting to doubt me... Even if there's no solid evidence yet, if this continues, she'll reveal her true colors sooner or later..."
After listening to Lin Jiangnian's analysis, the woman in red fell silent.
She pondered for a long time, and then suddenly thought of something. She looked up at him and asked, "What did you call her today?"
"Her name? What's the problem?"
Lin Jiangnian remembered that he had tried to call out the maid's name today.
Kite?
Could it be that I called the wrong name?
Isn't she a kite?
The red-dressed woman's eyes understood and she shook her head: "That little bastard never called her by her name before. It seems that this made her suspicious."
Lin Jiangnian was a little surprised: "If not calling her by her name, then what should I call her?"
"That bastard never calls her by her name, he usually calls her... bitch."
Lin Jiangnian: “?”
The corner of the red-dressed woman's mouth slightly raised: "That's what that dog prince used to call her."
Lin Jiangnian was stunned.
Is this true?
Bitch?
No wonder she was suspicious!
The Prince of Lin used to call her a bitch, but after being rescued from the attack, he suddenly changed his attitude and called her by her name... Anyone would be suspicious if it were her!
"Wait... isn't she the maid of Prince Lin? From what you said, she doesn't have a good relationship with Prince Lin?"
"That's right."
The woman in red nodded, her eyes calm. "Although she's a maidservant of Prince Lin, she's deeply loved and trusted by Lin Hengzhong. Her status in the Prince Lin's mansion is extremely high, even more powerful than that bastard prince... Do you think that bastard prince would like her?"
Lin Jiangnian was a little surprised. Is this really true?
How could a maidservant have more power in the palace than the Crown Prince? Considering what she just said about being deeply loved and trusted by Prince Lin, it's hard not to be suspicious...
Could this maid be Prince Lin’s illegitimate daughter?
Noticing Lin Jiangnian's confusion, the woman in red said calmly, "She was originally an orphan adopted by Princess Lin. After Princess Lin passed away, she was raised by Princess Lin's younger sister and entered the Lin Palace at the age of fifteen. In name, she was Princess Lin's personal maid for that bastard prince, but in reality, she was more like Lin Hengzhong's spy to discipline and control that bastard prince."
"Discipline?"
“That’s right!”
The woman in red sneered, "Prince Lin's wife passed away early, and Lin Hengzhong neglected to discipline him. This bastard prince has done a lot of things that have infuriated both humans and gods in recent years. Who among the people of Linjiang City doesn't gnash their teeth at this bastard prince?"
"So Lin Hengzhong arranged her to be by that bastard prince's side. Nominally as a maid, but in reality, to monitor and control his behavior, to prevent him from acting recklessly as he did before."
Lin Jiangnian wondered, "How could a maid like her discipline the dignified Prince Lin?"
“Others can’t do it, but she is different.”
The woman in red narrowed her eyes, her dark pupils gleaming with something. "Others might be wary of the Lin Wang prince's status, but she's not. With Lin Hengzhong's status, she keeps that bastard prince under control, making him hate and rage, yet helpless..."
Lin Jiangnian finally understood!
This maid named Zhiyuan really has an extraordinary status in the Prince Lin's Mansion.
The fact that the rumored wanton, cruel and vicious prince was helpless and could only curse the bitch was enough to show how high the status of this maid was.
I'm afraid his abilities are extraordinary!
Otherwise, relying solely on Prince Lin's prestige and power, he might not be able to suppress this fearless and dissolute prince!
"The person you need to be most careful of here is her. She is the one who knows Prince Lin best. As long as you can hide it from her, no one in Prince Lin's mansion will doubt your identity anymore. So..."
The woman in red suddenly stared at Lin Jiangnian with a serious expression.
"You have to find a way to deal with her!"
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