Lin Jiangnian had expected this, and his eyes were playful: "Why did he hit you?"
“I, I…”
Jiang Shaoan hesitated and tried to hide the truth, but finally confessed everything under the coercion of Lin Jiangnian.
It turned out that they had gone to cause trouble for Lin Jiangnian, but were frightened by the appearance of the eldest princess and ran back in disgrace, leaving only the eighth prince there.
When the Eighth Prince came back in a disheveled look, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he had been wronged!
After returning from suffering injustice, the Eighth Prince angrily smashed everything he could. Jiang Shaoan hid behind the crowd, but was still pulled out and severely beaten by the Eighth Prince.
The reason!
Naturally it’s also very simple!
If it weren't for him today, the Eighth Prince wouldn't have suffered such a terrible humiliation. Ultimately, the culprit was Jiang Shaoan.
Jiang Shaoan felt very aggrieved and frustrated. It was clearly the Eighth Prince who took the initiative to say that he would stand up for him and cause trouble for Lin Jiangnian. In the end, instead of causing trouble, he got beaten up.
Turning around, you put all the blame on him?
However, although Jiang Shaoan felt aggrieved, he did not dare to refute.
After all, that was the Eighth Prince, how could he afford to offend him? He could only accept the beating and swallow his anger.
After being beaten by the Eighth Prince and warned not to tell anyone about the incident, Jiang Shaoan didn't dare to even fart and ran back in disgrace.
He wanted to sneak back to his room, but he didn't expect to be caught by Jiang's mother. Under Jiang's mother's questioning, Jiang Shaoan didn't dare to betray the eighth prince, so he could only subconsciously put the blame on Lin Jiangnian. At the same time, he also wanted his mother to teach Lin Jiangnian a lesson to vent his anger.
Unexpectedly, it backfired...
Instead of teaching Lin Jiangnian a lesson, his mother taught him a lesson... If it weren't for the fact that he looked so miserable, he would probably have been beaten today!
At such a young age, how could Jiang Shaoan have ever experienced such a dark world?
She cried so miserably!
Lin Jiangnian nodded slightly. He knew that it was he who secretly instigated the Eighth Prince to beat Jiang Shaoan.
However, the Eighth Prince was beaten by him today. He felt wronged and had a lot of anger that he had no place to vent. Although he was instructed by Lin Jiangnian, he must have been sincere in beating Jiang Shaoan.
Really fight!
Just look at Jiang Shaoan's behavior and you will understand.
After listening to Jiang Shaoan's explanation, Lin Jiangnian's eyes gradually turned regretful: "Tsk tsk tsk, how miserable!"
Jiang Shaoan, who was already feeling extremely aggrieved, immediately flew into a rage when he heard Lin Jiangnian's sarcastic words: "You, you..."
Gritting his teeth, he angrily said, "If it weren't for you, would I have ended up like this today!?"
"Don't be impatient!"
Lin Jiangnian glanced at the furious Jiang Shaoan and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Are you sure it's because of me?"
"Who else could it be if not you?!"
Jiang Shaoan gritted his teeth. If Lin Jiangnian hadn't appeared today, how could he have been beaten for no reason?
"That's hard to say!"
Lin Jiangnian looked him up and down with regret: "Do you think the Eighth Prince really treats you as a friend and a good brother?"
Hearing Lin Jiangnian's words, Jiang Shaoan was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"Didn't you say before that the Eighth Prince regarded you as a confidant?"
Hearing Lin Jiangnian's playful tone, Jiang Shaoan's face suddenly became a little embarrassed and annoyed.
The last time he'd said to Lin Jiangnian that the Eighth Prince considered him a confidant, he'd been bragging. Now that Lin Jiangnian had asked about it, his tone sounded like he was being sarcastic, and he immediately became furious.
"What does this have to do with you?!"
"My relationship with the Eighth Prince is none of your business!"
Seeing him like this, Lin Jiang sighed and said, "Let's not talk about whether it's true or not, but have you ever thought about this?"
"W-what?"
"If the Eighth Prince really considered you a friend, why would he hit you today?"
Lin Jiangnian looked at him and said regretfully, "Think about it carefully, Eighth Prince, does he really regard you as his friend?"
Hearing Lin Jiangnian's words, Jiang Shaoan was slightly startled. Just as he was about to open his mouth to refute, Lin Jiangnian interrupted him again: "Even if we take a step back, the Eighth Prince doesn't regard you as a friend, but only as a subordinate..."
"But where in the world would there be someone who would beat or scold his subordinates for no reason?"
Seeing Jiang Shaoan's expression gradually solidifying and becoming thoughtful, Lin Jiangnian continued, "Besides, today's matter is originally the Eighth Prince's problem..."
"It was the Eighth Prince who wanted to cause trouble for me. After being thwarted, he returned and vented all his anger on you... Tell me, was he being too much?!"
Lin Jiangnian's words touched Jiang Shaoan's heart completely.
He was so aggrieved that his eyes were filled with tears and he was about to cry!
That’s it!
Today is not his problem at all!
It was clearly the Eighth Prince who acted on his own, how can the responsibility be put on him?
At this moment, Jiang Shaoan felt warm in his heart after hearing Lin Jiangnian's words.
Unexpectedly, at this time, it was the person he had always hated who spoke for him.
"Then do you know why he vents his anger on you?"
At this time, Lin Jiangnian asked again.
"W-why?"
Jiang Shaoan asked subconsciously.
"Because he never treated you as a human being!"
Lin Jiangnian sighed, "In his eyes, you're nothing more than a lackey, a bootlicker, a piece of trash... He can order you around when he's happy, and when he's unhappy, he'll beat you up, and he'll do it so ruthlessly... What does this mean?"
"Does that mean he doesn't take you seriously at all? You're trying to curry favor with him, but he doesn't even treat you as a human being..."
Lin Jiangnian's words were like thunder piercing Jiang Shaoan's ears.
His eyes were dull and he stood there in a daze, his face pale, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
He couldn't believe it!
But, I have to admit that what Lin Jiangnian said... makes some sense!
In fact, he had already had such a premonition in his heart, but he was unwilling to believe it.
He always believed that as long as he was loyal enough, flattered the Eighth Prince, and served him at his beck and call, he could successfully enter their circle.
But now, Lin Jiangnian's words were like a bolt from the blue to him, and he woke up.
It also reminded Jiang Shaoan of the time he spent with the Eighth Prince. He tried hard to please him, but the Eighth Prince treated him like he was there at his beck and call.
It seems that she really doesn't consider him as her own?
"No, it's impossible..."
Jiang Shaoan's face turned pale. He stared at Lin Jiangnian with a panicked tone: "You, you must be lying to me. How could the Eighth Prince..."
"If the Eighth Prince really treated you as a human being, why would he beat you in public? Why wouldn't he even give you any respect?"
Lin Jiangnian's questioning made Jiang Shaoan's face even paler.
"Do you know what it's like when the Eighth Prince beats and scolds you?"
Seeing Jiang Shaoan's pale face and distraught look, Lin Jiangnian finally gave him a drastic measure.
"Let me tell you this, this is how our Emperor treats the eunuchs around him in the palace..."
"Those eunuchs are the lowest servants in the palace. Your Majesty summons them and dismisses them at will. He beats them or kills them at will... The Eighth Prince grew up in the palace and was deeply influenced by them..."
"Do you understand now?"
Jiang Shaoan's face turned completely pale, and he froze in his tracks. His voice trembled with disbelief, "Eighth, Eighth Prince, you treat me like a eunuch?!"
The power of the word "eunuch" was so great that Jiang Shaoan trembled with fear all over.
He is still young and he doesn't want to be a eunuch!
"Don't worry, the Eighth Prince won't really let you enter the palace to be a eunuch."
Lin Jiangnian was very satisfied with Jiang Shaoan's reaction at this time. Children who have not experienced much of the ways of the world are easy to be deceived.
"However, in the eyes of the Eighth Prince, there's actually not much difference between you and a eunuch..."
"Even in the eyes of your so-called playboy friends, they would think that you are a eunuch of the Eighth Prince!"
Shrimp and pork heart!
Young Master Jiang usually calls on his friends in the capital and curries favor with the Eighth Prince. Isn't he just looking for fame?
Didn't he just want to become famous among his friends and prove to his parents who were disappointed in him that he was by no means a useless playboy who had accomplished nothing?
But Lin Jiangnian's words touched the depths of his soul.
Tai, eunuch?
It turns out that in their eyes, they all thought he was a eunuch of the Eighth Prince?
Jiang Shaoan tried his best to refute, but when he opened his mouth, he couldn't find any words to refute.
Yes, he was servile and fawning in front of the Eighth Prince, and was obedient and submissive. Even when he was beaten for no reason today, he did not dare to complain... What's the difference between him and the eunuchs in the palace?
When Jiang Shaoan thought about how those friends he usually called together treated him as the eunuch of the Eighth Prince, his face turned pale and he was so ashamed that he wanted to die on the spot!
Jiang Shaoan fell to the ground, his eyes dazed, and he began to doubt his life.
Seeing that Jiang Shaoan's heart was broken, Lin Jiangnian was satisfied.
This is his purpose.
This kid must be made to realize the humiliation of his daily behavior in order to make him feel heartbroken.
Lin Jiangnian walked up to him, squatted down, and said with a smile: "So, now you know what's going on, right?"
"You're always trying to curry favor with him, yet he doesn't even take you seriously. You say you're the eldest son of the Jiang family, but you shamelessly lick the backs of a prince. Don't you feel ashamed? I feel ashamed for you!"
Lin Jiangnian clicked his tongue and spoke.
His words sounded full of sarcasm to Jiang Shaoan.
"He, he is the Eighth Prince..."
"What happened to the Eighth Prince?"
Lin Jiangnian sneered, "A prince who's not even an adult and isn't particularly favored is a common sight in the capital. What's so strange about that?"
"Look, I gave him a beating today. Does he dare to say anything more?"
Jiang Shaoan looked at Lin Jiangnian in confusion and shock, and then he remembered that his cousin had beaten the Eighth Prince today!
That, that's the Eighth Prince?!
He, how dare he?!
At this moment, Jiang Shaoan's worldview inexplicably collapsed.
"Are you feeling wronged? Are you angry?"
Lin Jiangnian looked at Jiang Shaoan cheerfully and suddenly asked, "Do you want revenge?"
"Revenge?"
"The Eighth Prince beat you up for no reason today. Aren't you angry? Don't you want revenge? Don't you want to return the humiliation you suffered today?"
Lin Jiangnian began to bewitch.
Hearing this, Jiang Shaoan's heart skipped a beat. Revenge?
He, he had never had such an idea before, but now when he heard Lin Jiangnian talk about it, this thought involuntarily emerged in his mind.
yes!
He was beaten for no reason today, how could he not be angry?
He was furious!
How he wanted revenge...
"Don't you wish you could one day pin the Eighth Prince to the ground and beat him, just like he beat you today, and teach him a lesson in front of all your friends?"
Jiang Shaoan's breathing became faster and his eyes became more excited.
Pin the eighth prince to the ground and beat him?
In front of everyone?!
That, that is simply...
So cool!!
Jiang Shaoan's eyes were filled with excitement, but then he suddenly realized what was happening and his eyes dimmed: "But, but, how can I take revenge?"
"He, he is the Eighth Prince..."
How dare he, the son of a mere minister, think of taking revenge on the prince?
"So what?"
Lin Jiangnian raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a smile: "If you want, I can help you!"
"you?!"
Jiang Shaoan looked at Lin Jiangnian in disbelief: "You, you help me?!"
"Of course!"
Lin Jiangnian sighed and said, "Although I beat you up quite often, think about it carefully. You always deserved it. Besides, even though I beat you up a few times, when did I ever hit you in the face? I was very measured in my attacks. Isn't that different from the Eighth Prince's killing blows?"
Jiang Shaoan was stunned when he heard Lin Jiangnian's words.
It seems that this is indeed the case?
Every time Lin Jiangnian hit him, it was indeed always him who provoked him first. Furthermore, Lin Jiangnian didn't hit him hard, and he never hit him in the face. In comparison, he was much better than the Eighth Prince...
Thinking of this, for some reason, Jiang Shaoan felt a surge of gratitude in his heart.
Thank you... Lin Jiangnian didn't hit me lightly?
"No matter what, you are my cousin. We are related by blood and we are a family. As your older brother, it is my duty to teach you a lesson. Don't you agree?"
Lin Jiangnian continued to deceive: "But now that you have been bullied by outsiders, I, as your brother, naturally cannot sit idly by. As a family, I naturally have the responsibility and obligation to help you get revenge!"
Jiang Shaoan felt warm in his heart after hearing these words, and he was almost moved to tears.
So touched!
He looked up at Lin Jiangnian in disbelief, tears welling in his eyes: "You, are you really willing to help me get revenge?!"
"Of course!"
"You, you don't blame me for... treating you like that before?"
"Of course not. You're my cousin. Why would I bother with you?"
"Cousin, I..."
At this moment, Jiang Shaoan was deeply moved.
Unexpectedly, at this time, his cousin was willing to stand up for him regardless of past grudges.
This touched him deeply!
"Cousin, cousin..."
Jiang Shaoan excitedly grabbed Lin Jiangnian, tears streaming down his face, "Cousin, you will be my real cousin from now on!!... I was the one who let you down before, wuwuwu..."
“…”
“…”
Jiang Shaoan was young, after all, and hadn't experienced the dangers of the world. After being beaten by the Eighth Prince today, he felt grievances and had nowhere to vent them. Add to that Lin Jiangnian's deliberate misdirection and deception, and the child quickly became confused and lost.
A little more favor from him immediately moved him so much that he almost knelt down on the spot and worshipped Lin Jiangnian as his godfather!
It was unclear whether Jiang Shaoan could mend his ways after today, but there was definitely a rift between him and the Eighth Prince. What Lin Jiangnian wanted to do was to widen this rift.
Now that the Third Prince is holding back, he's probably waiting for an opportunity! Lin Jiangnian plans to use Jiang Shaoan's name to help the Third Prince once.
Help him and add fuel to the fire!
…
After Jiang Shaoan left, Lin Jiangnian stood there, squinting his eyes and thinking.
At this moment, a cold voice came from behind.
"Lin Jiangnian!!"
Lin Jiangnian turned around subconsciously, and a graceful figure appeared in his sight, with a beautiful face that was slightly angry.
"Aunt?"
Looking at Jiang Yuxiang who seemed to be furious, Lin Jiangnian blinked.
Aunt, why do some of you seem to be coming with bad intentions?
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