The two sat on both sides of the table. After a long silence, Lin Yinuo took the initiative to speak.
"I have something to ask the Eighth Prince."
"Begging me?" Lin Yinan looked straight at him and said with a calm smile: "Fourth brother, are you kidding me?"
Lin Yinan's call of "fourth brother" made Lin Yinuo's heart tremble. He sighed and spoke again, "I'm not kidding, and I think only you can help me with this matter."
Lin Yinuo's expression was very serious, which made Lin Yinan a little curious as to why he was looking for him. After listening to Lin Yinuo's words, Lin Yinan said with some embarrassment: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to tell me this kind of thing, right?"
What Lin Yinuo was talking about was nothing else, but the matter of the crown prince. He didn't know where he heard the news, or if there was indeed some action from the prince's side. Lin Yinuo came to Lin Yinan, hoping that Lin Yinan would take action and drag him away.
out of this war.
Lin Yinuo didn't answer. Lin Yinan looked into his eyes and asked: "And then again, why should I help you? What good will I gain by helping you?"
"Three days later, my father will announce to the world that I will be crowned crown prince. At that time, the prince's faction and others will definitely take action. I don't ask for anything else. I don't expect to ascend to the throne again after reaching this stage.
.As long as I can leave the palace and the capital, I will definitely do my best to help you if you want me to."
Lin Yinuo's words were very certain, and even Lin Yinan didn't know about this. Looking at it now, Lin Yinuo is the only prince who is likely to succeed to the throne through the hands of the emperor, but he chose this time
Said that he wanted to quit. This was a great opportunity for others, but why did it turn out like this for him? Is it because he discovered something secretly, sensed the danger, and realized that he was unable to fight against the other party?
"Aren't you afraid that I will kill you before the prince does?"
"So I approached you and was willing to give up this position to you. Because it seems to me that you are more powerful than the prince."
"Then should I thank fourth brother for the compliment?" Lin Yinan said mockingly: "I knew in advance that my father wanted to make you the crown prince, but the prince seemed to have said the same thing. How can you be so sure about the third brother?
Will the name announced in the future be yours and not his, Lin Yichen?"
"I have already seen the edict, it cannot be wrong."
So the prince was completely fooled by the emperor? Lin Yinan secretly thought in his heart that he was not completely resistant to Lin Yinuo's sudden show of kindness. No matter what reason he was afraid of the prince
To start with him, in short, now that he has spoken out, Lin Yinan has no reason not to help. What's more, he can pass the responsibility to the prince, so why not?
"Let me think about this matter. After I think about it, I will send someone to give you an answer."
Lin Yinan's answer made Lin Yinuo breathe a sigh of relief. He made the decision to find Lin Yinan only after making a lot of determination. Watching Lin Yinan get up and leave, Lin Yinuo didn't feel sleepy for a long time. There have been too many things that happened recently, too many
It was like he was dreaming. Thinking of the secret he inadvertently discovered today, Lin Yinuo couldn't help but feel scared. As Lin Yinan said, he could have gone to the prince, but the prince would dare to take the emperor's idea, so what's the point?
Can't do it?
Lu Zhiyao lay on the bed waiting for Lin Yinan to come back, while thinking about designing Liu Yiyu. The sound of the door opening interrupted her thoughts, and she turned over and sat up. Lin Yinan was still as calm as usual, and she couldn't tell what had happened.
What happened? Lu Zhiyao didn't ask too much about him and Lin Yinuo, but rested after a brief chat with Lin Yinan. At dawn the next day, the two of them went about their own business.
, Lu Zhiyao didn’t know until he arrived at the Prime Minister’s Mansion that Lu Zhiqing was back today.
"Is your injury okay?" Lu Yuanzheng asked with concern after seeing Lu Zhiyao. Seeing Lu Zhiyao smiling easily and saying it was okay, Lu Yuanzheng hesitated again and asked in a low voice: "When did your martial arts...
…”
"What the Eighth Prince taught me was not yet fully developed, so I was injured." Lu Zhiyao casually made up, regardless of whether Lu Yuanzheng believed it or not, no one would take her seriously even if she told the truth. "Dad, I came back today because
I have something to do with you. As for what happened at Prince Luo’s Mansion that day, the Emperor has handed it over to Prince Luo and the Eighth Prince to investigate together. Do you know this matter?"
"I know." Lu Yuanzheng and Lu Zhiyao were talking while walking. "What do you want me to do?"
"I have been keeping an eye on Liu Shengyuan's movements recently. I want to know which ministers are still in contact with him privately."
"Do you suspect that what happened that day has something to do with the Liu Mansion?" Lu Yuanzheng looked at Lu Zhiyao doubtfully, "That shouldn't be the case. The Liu Mansion and the Jiang Mansion have a good relationship."
"Dad, don't forget, the Liu family had a good relationship with the Xia family in the past." Lu Zhiyao said meaningfully: "The matter has not been found out yet. I am just guessing now. By the way, I just heard from the slave
Said my sister is back?"
"Well, I came back in the morning."
"I'd better disappear. My sister may not be happy to see me now." Lu Zhiyao explained some things to Lu Yuanzheng, then left the Prime Minister's Mansion and returned to the Eighth Emperor's Mansion honestly.
Liu Yiyu and Liu Shengyuan were also at their own homes. No one came to see them, and it was hard for them to go find anyone else. Apart from occasionally visiting Jiang's mansion, they had to worry about their own lives.
Liu Yiyu was restless in her room. After going out for a walk, she found that there was nothing interesting in the house. She returned to the room and prepared to take a nap, but when she woke up, she discovered something that made her hair stand on end.
With a casual glance, Liu Yiyu saw the extra things on the table. Thinking that she was dazzled, she reflexively rubbed her eyes, then jumped out of bed and walked to the table.
After seeing the things on the table clearly, Liu Yiyu felt that the air in the room suddenly became cold. She hurriedly escaped from the room, and the moment the sun shone on her body, Liu Yiyu felt a little warmer.
Calling out to the maid who came to serve him, Liu Yiyu asked coldly: "Who has entered my room while I was resting?"
Several maids looked at each other in confusion, and then shook their heads. Liu Yiyu was easily awakened when she was sleeping, and none of them had the guts to disturb her rest.
The maid's answer made Liu Yiyu even more angry. She carefully identified the expressions on their faces, and none of them seemed to be lying. Liu Yiyu thought of the things on the table, and she didn't even want to step into the room again.
.In other words, she didn’t dare.
She and Xia Yao bought that thing before. She remembered it so clearly because it was her birthday, and that thing was not something that could be seen often.
It was a beautiful piece of jade pendant, made up of more than a dozen small jade pendants threaded together with silk threads. The price was ridiculously high. She really liked it when she saw it at the time, and Xia Yao bought it as a gift to her when she saw it.
.
Liu Yiyu threw that thing away a long time ago. Yes, it was the night before Xia Yao and Lin Yixiang got married. When she left home, she wanted to put on a good show but was sold to Qingming Kingdom.
The day I went.
She remembered the sound of the jade pendant being thrown into the water, and she also threw away many things, which were all given to her by Xia Yao. Xia Yao was very generous to her "friend", and it seemed that she treated everyone around her
That's true. But even so, Liu Yiyu still doesn't like her.
Maybe it's because of the difference in status, maybe it's because she also likes a man. Maybe it's because standing next to her, who everyone calls the most beautiful woman in Xia Lai Kingdom, Liu Yiyu won't be noticed by anyone at all.
So when she accepted Xia Yao's kindness, she was not so willing.
How could that thing come back again? And it was still in her room on her table!
Liu Yiyu was tense all over, her eyes drifting towards her room. Although it was daytime, she still dared not take a step closer there.
Xia Yao's death was not without impact on Liu Yiyu. After learning about her death, Liu Yiyu also thought that there would never be anyone in this life who treated her as well as Xia Yao. To herself.
Behind everything that happened between Xia Yao and Lin Yixiang, Liu Yiyu also blamed herself, but she couldn't restrain her feelings for Lin Yixiang in her heart, so things ended up like that.
She had just clearly seen her name engraved on the jade pendant, and the palms of her hands were already sweating. Liu Yiyu swallowed her saliva and said under the gaze of several maids: "Go and get the things on the table in the room."
Take it out and throw it away."
The maid with quick legs immediately ran into the room and looked at a beautiful dressing box on the table with a jade pendant that she knew was a good thing at first glance. She took the thing and returned to Liu Yiyu.
"Is this Miss?"
"Throw it away quickly!" Liu Yiyu didn't even want to take another look. Her disgusted expression made the maid dare not ask any more questions. She nodded and walked away with the things. But after walking a few steps, she couldn't help but stop and look.
Asked Liu Yiyu: "Miss, where to throw it?"
"The further away, the better!" Liu Yiyu shouted impatiently, then called the other two maids and asked them to accompany her to the madam's room.
The maid who was responsible for throwing away the jade pendant looked at the things in her hands as she walked, feeling regretful.
Why did the lady just throw away such an expensive thing? I may never be able to afford such a jade pendant in my life...
Walking out of the Liu Mansion, the little maid became more and more confused. The capital is so big, where should she throw the things? Then she thought again, even if she didn't throw them away, the young lady probably wouldn't know, right? Then she might as well take the jade to a pawn shop
Wouldn't it be nice to exchange it for silver?
After struggling with herself for a long time, she finally made a decision and walked towards the bustling street. She walked into the pawn shop and handed the jade pendant to the shopkeeper. After bargaining eloquently, she finally walked out of the pawn shop with the money, her heart almost beating out of her chest.
.
Carefully putting away the money, the maid returned to the Liu Mansion. Faced with the questioning of several other maids, she casually made up: "I threw it to a beggar. I originally wanted to keep it secretly, but Miss Terrible found out later that it was gone."
