The smile on Lin Jiangnian's face froze, and he subconsciously sniffed his clothes.
He was not sensitive to scents, but when he sniffed carefully, he could indeed smell a faint fragrance from her body.
It was probably picked up from the boudoir of Miss Zhao, and unexpectedly, Zhiyuan had a keen sense of smell and smelled it.
Is your nose so sensitive?
Lin Jiangnian sniffed his clothes again. If you didn't look carefully, it would be difficult to notice this.
Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian sighed secretly.
Lesson learned, I must be more careful next time!
Turning around and preparing to take a shower, change clothes and go look for Zhiyuan, another figure happened to walk into the yard.
"What's going on?"
Lin Jiangnian turned around and saw his aunt Jiang Yuxiang walking into the yard.
She wore a plain long dress, revealing a graceful figure. Her slender waist, barely slender enough to be grasped, accentuated the fullness of her bust and hips, revealing a mature demeanor. Her long, dark hair was pinned back with a jade hairpin. Her fair, rosy face was adorned with gentle eyes, her cherry lips were unstained red, and her dark brows were slightly furrowed.
She approached Lin Jiangnian, looked up at him twice, then glanced behind her, and asked suspiciously, "Zhiyuan looks unhappy. Did you bully her again?"
Lin Jiangnian waved his hands innocently: "How dare I?"
"Oh!"
Jiang Yuxiang didn't believe it. She looked at Lin Jiangnian twice. When she was about to say something, she noticed something and moved closer, close to Lin Jiangnian's clothes. Her crystal clear nose moved, and then she raised her eyes, staring at him suspiciously, with a questioning look in her eyes: "Did you go to see that Miss Zhao again?"
Lin Jiangnian: “…”
"Auntie, can you smell this?"
Lin Jiangnian is incredible.
Zhiyuan was a martial arts expert, and her senses were far more sensitive than those of an average person, so it was normal for her to be able to smell unusual scents. But Jiang Yuxiang, who didn't know any martial arts, how could she smell it?
"Of course not!"
Jiang Yuxiang sneered: "No matter what bad things you do, you can't escape my aunt's sharp eyes..."
At this point, she quickly reacted and stared at him: "Did you go to see Miss Zhao again today?"
Lin Jiangnian did not deny it and nodded.
"Didn't you say you weren't interested in her?"
Jiang Yuxiang's eyes were slightly questioning.
Lin Jiangnian sighed and briefly told his aunt about going to Zhao's house to meet Zhao Xi today.
"Did Zhiyuan ask you to go?"
Jiang Yuxiang was a little surprised and asked, "Why would she let you go find Miss Zhao?"
"That's a long story..."
Lin Jiangnian briefly revealed some information to his aunt, but since it was a secret between him and the Zhao family, he did not say much.
After hearing this, Jiang Yuxiang believed that Lin Jiangnian had indeed gone to the Zhao Mansion today for a serious matter. However, her beautiful eyes still held a hint of suspicion: "Are you really not going there for the beauty of that Miss Zhao?"
"Absolutely not!"
"Then where does the rouge scent come from?"
"Same as last time."
The last time she saw Zhao Xi, Jiang Yuxiang was waiting for him outside Zhao's house. She also noticed the rouge on his body and found out the whole story after asking him.
Jiang Yuxiang stared at Lin Jiangnian, her eyes becoming more suspicious: "Could it be that Miss Zhao has taken a fancy to you?"
On their first meeting, she invited Lin Jiangnian into her boudoir. The same thing happened this time. If this were to get out, would the reputation of that Miss Zhao be ruined?
Could it be...
Faced with his aunt's suspicion, Lin Jiangnian remained silent.
You know what, my aunt did guess some of it right.
The young lady from the Zhao family really seemed to have taken a fancy to Lin Jiangnian and seduced him every time they met.
Lin Jiangnian's mind subconsciously recalled the young lady of the Zhao family's ethereal and elegant temperament, her charming and beautiful face with a charming smile, and her pair of snow-white, well-proportioned legs like jade beneath her long satin dress...
Wow, what a contrast!
"So, what's the deal with the kite?"
Jiang Yuxiang looked at him suspiciously: "Misunderstanding?"
"That's right." Lin Jiangnian sighed.
Jiang Yuxiang glared at him angrily: "I told you to be careful, but you insisted on messing around!"
Lin Jiangnian was speechless. This time it really had nothing to do with him.
"I'll go explain this to Zhiyuan."
Lin Jiangnian was about to go look for Zhiyuan, but was stopped by Jiang Yuxiang: "Don't go yet."
"Zhiyuan is very angry. Change your clothes first and wash off the scent of other women on you."
Jiang Yuxiang glared at him lightly: "I'll go talk to Zhiyuan first."
Lin Jiangnian thought about it and nodded, "Then I'll leave it to you, Auntie!"
"hehe!"
Jiang Yuxiang sneered and said unhappily, "If you dare to let Zhiyuan down, I'll show you how I'll deal with you."
"Absolutely not."
"snort!"
Jiang Yuxiang snorted softly before turning and leaving.
Lin Jiangnian stood there for a while, then went to find Xiaozhu to arrange for hot water to be prepared for a shower and change clothes!
After changing into a clean silk robe, he stood in the mirror, gazing at the young man's figure in the mirror. Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but sigh, how could there be such a handsome man in the world?
Walking out of the room, the maid outside the door looked at her prince quietly. Lin Jiangnian was about to go next door to look for Zhiyuan when Xiaozhu trotted into the yard again.
"Your Highness, that person outside is here again!"
"who?"
"It's, it's the person who came to see you today..." Xiao Zhu explained breathlessly.
"here we go again?"
Lin Jiangnian was stunned. He had planned to go find him tomorrow, but he didn't expect him to be so urgent.
"Okay, I'll go take a look."
…
Outside Jiang Mansion.
Night falls.
The cold wind howled and a dark shadow stood in the corner outside the high wall.
The darkness enveloped his figure, as if merging with the entire night sky. He stood there quietly, his face looking somewhat weathered, his eyes raised as he stared at the gate not far away, without saying a word.
After a long time, the door slowly opened and a young man appeared at the door, walking towards him. The shadow stared silently until the young man slowly walked to a distance in front of him and stopped.
Then, the young man's slightly relaxed voice was heard: "Chen Kuishou, how come you have time to come to see me today?"
Chen Changqing looked up at the handsome and high-spirited young man in front of him. He was stunned for a moment, then looked away and said in a low voice: "Let's chat?"
"Okay, let's talk!"
The young man’s voice is very refreshing!
The cold wind howled, as if to cover and swallow up the world.
In a private room on the third floor of a teahouse two streets away from the Jiang Mansion.
Lin Jiangnian sat on the floor, tea steaming on the table, a cold breeze lashing against the windows. He looked at the man sitting across from him. After not seeing him for a few days, Chen Kuishou seemed even more haggard.
"Chen Kuishou, are you planning to change your mind?"
Lin Jiangnian didn't waste any words and asked first.
Chen Changqing remained silent, looking at Lin Jiangnian. After a long moment, he suddenly spoke, "Can I ask Your Highness a question?"
Lin Jiang smiled young: "Just ask."
Chen Changqing first lowered his eyes to think for a moment, then looked up and stared into Lin Jiangnian's eyes, asking word by word: "Your Highness, what can be changed?"
Lin Jiangnian asked in return, "What does Chen Kuishou want me to change?"
Chen Changqing lowered his eyes, a hint of hesitation and pain flashed in his eyes. After a while, he said in a hoarse voice: "Change the dark court officialdom, change the world where the people are bullied, and restore a bright and clear world to the world..."
Lin Jiangnian remained silent for a long time until Chen Changqing finished speaking.
"Chen Kuishou, do you have any misunderstandings about this prince?"
Lin Jiangnian sighed deeply: "Do you think it's possible?"
Chen Changqing said nothing.
"This prince is but the son of a vassal king. It would be a bit unreasonable to ask me to change the world."
Chen Changqing remained silent. He certainly knew that it was difficult to force someone to do something.
It's simply impossible.
The power structure of the Daning Dynasty was complex and even darker than he had imagined. If he wanted to change all this, there was only one way... to overthrow it all!
To overthrow all this means to create...
"This prince has no interest in rebellion."
Lin Jiangnian shook his head slightly. This Chen Kuishou was indeed an idealist.
However, you will eventually be beaten by reality.
"This prince has no interest in changing the world, but..."
Lin Jiangnian paused and glanced at him: "I am interested in Chen Kuishou."
Chen Changqing stared at him: "How do you prove it, Your Highness?"
"Hasn't Chen Kuishou's coming to see me today proved it?"
Chen Changqing was silent for a long time.
yes!
From the moment he came to find the Prince of Lin, it meant that he had already made up his mind!
"What this prince can give to Chen Kuishou is definitely much more than what Mi Tiansi can give..."
Lin Jiangnian paused, glanced at Chen Changqing, and said softly, "This prince cannot change the world, but I can give Chen Kuishou a chance to overthrow and change the Secret Heaven Division!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Kuishou's heart skipped a beat, and he looked up at Lin Jiangnian.
"Your Highness, what do you mean by that?!"
"What do you think?"
Lin Jiang smiled young and his eyes were calm.
Ever since he took a fancy to Chen Changqing, Lin Jiangnian had a gradually perfected plan in his mind.
Now he is short of people, and very short of talents.
Especially after the assassination outside the city, the prince's personal army suffered heavy losses. Lin Jiangnian needed to train his own trusted talents again. He planned to secretly train a group of masters.
Chen Changqing in front of him is one of his favorite candidates.
Coupled with his connection to the Zhao family, he would inevitably run into Chen Zhao sooner or later, and his intersection with Mi Tiansi was inevitable...
Chen Changqing remained silent, his heart already in turmoil.
Coming to see the Prince of Lin was his last resort when he had no other options.
He no longer wanted to work with the inhumane beasts of the Mi Tiansi, nor did he want to aid and abet their evil deeds. He had come to the Prince of Lin as a last hope. Lin Jiangnian's words stirred up the resentment that had already built up in him.
His voice was low: "Your Highness wants to deal with Mi Tiansi?!"
Lin Jiangnian didn't answer his question, but instead asked, "Why don't you tell me what happened first? What made Chen Kuishou make up his mind?"
Chen Changqing was silent for a long time before he finally spoke in a hoarse voice: "Your Highness, do you know Xu Zheng, the Minister of War?"
“…”
After a while.
The private room fell into silence for a long time.
Lin Jiangnian's face showed a look of astonishment as he stared at him: "So, all the orphans of the Xu family died at the hands of Mi Tiansi?!"
Chen Changqing's face was obviously filled with pain. He was trembling all over and muttering to himself: "I don't want to, I don't want to..."
These days, whenever he closed his eyes, he would think of the little girl who died tragically in front of him. She looked innocent, yet her eyes stared at him with deep resentment.
That was like the last straw that broke his heart. His conscience tormented Chen Changqing, and his voice trembled with pain: "They were so cruel as to kill such a young child... They deserve to die!"
Lin Jiangnian remained silent, remembering what Zhao Xi had told him today about the orphan of the Xu family being exterminated. He had never imagined that it was Chen Changqing who did it.
For a moment, he was a little dazed.
It’s hard to describe this feeling!
"I can't really blame you."
Lin Jiangnian looked at Chen Changqing, whose face was haggard and painful, and said softly, "If you didn't kill her, she would have been in the hands of those people and would have suffered a fate worse than death. You helped her escape and protected the reputation of the Xu family..."
Chen Changqing looked stunned.
"However, you can't escape responsibility for this matter!"
Lin Jiangnian's tone suddenly changed again: "You did kill their accomplices!"
Chen Changqing looked painful and closed his eyes: "I know."
"So, you want to atone for your sins?"
Chen Changqing didn't say anything, just nodded heavily.
Lin Jiangnian said, "In that case, I will give you this opportunity... However, before that, you need to do a few things..."
Chen Changqing remained silent, having decided not to go along with Mi Tiansi anymore. The only person he could trust was the Prince of Lin in front of him.
He had investigated him and realized that the Prince of Lin was not as bad as the rumors said.
So, Chen Changqing decided to take a gamble.
Anyway, his life is already like this, there is nothing to lose!
Chen Changqing took something out of his arms and placed it in front of Lin Jiangnian.
"This is some information I secretly found from the files of the Secret Heaven Division after the last time..."
"I also found some information about the Third Prince from Jingzhao Prefecture. After comparing it with the files of the Secret Heaven Department, I found some clues..."
Chen Changqing's voice was low, with some indescribable emotions.
"Secretary Mitian is indeed inextricably linked to the Third Prince!"
“…”
Late at night.
When Lin Jiangnian returned to the Jiang Mansion, most of the people there had already fallen asleep, except for a few servants who were on night duty.
Lin Jiangnian returned to the courtyard and was about to go back to his room when he saw that the light was still on in Zhiyuan's room not far away in the next courtyard.
Not asleep yet?
Lin Jiangnian's heart moved, and he remembered that he had not yet explained to Zhiyuan today's misunderstanding, as well as some things that happened when he met Chen Changqing just now, so he planned to have a good talk with Zhiyuan.
So he tiptoed to the next courtyard and walked to the door of the room.
The door is lightly closed.
"Um?"
Why didn’t you close the door?
Lin Jiangnian was confused, but he still gently pushed the door open, walked into the room, and closed the door behind him.
A faint fragrance filled the dim and quiet room. A figure loomed on the bed behind a screen not far away, lying in the quilt.
I haven’t explained what happened with Miss Zhao today. I wonder if Zhiyuan is still angry about it?
Thinking of this, Lin Jiang walked behind the screen with gentle steps, making no sound. Now that his internal strength was strong, he was able to conceal his breath and footsteps, making it difficult to detect even if he didn't try hard.
Lin Jiangnian slowly approached the bed and saw a figure lying on the bed with his back to the bed, his body wrapped in bedding, with only his thick black hair exposed.
Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian no longer hesitated. He quickly took off his coat, got into bed, and hugged the delicate body on the bed from behind with familiarity.
"Kite, here I come!"
Lin Jiangnian leaned close to the girl's ear and whispered softly, and his hand, which was hugging the delicate body in his arms, habitually fell on a certain place.
Pinch it!
The next second, Lin Jiangnian suddenly felt something was wrong.
The size... doesn't seem right?
…
