son, don't mess around

The drizzle of rain was still falling, carrying the cold wind, falling on the skin with a biting coldness.

In the courtyard, there was silence.

Under the black umbrella, the master and servant still stood in place.

Not far away, Zhou Rujin's body hit the bluestone floor hard, making a dull sound.

Zhou Rujin, who was dressed in brocade clothes just now and looked like a gentleman, was already in a state of embarrassment.The clothes on his body were stained with mud, and mixed with the rain, they looked extremely dirty.The originally handsome and delicate face was now full of astonishment, staring at the two people in front of him ferociously and humiliatingly.

"puff!"

Zhou Rujin's face turned pale, and she suddenly felt tightness in her chest, and her whole body felt like it was falling apart.His body was in turmoil, and there seemed to be a fishy smell in his throat.

A mouthful of blood spit out.

Mixed with the rain on the ground, it looked ugly and dazzling.

All around, after a brief period of deathly silence, there was an instant shocking wave.

Of course!

Can't believe it!

No one expected that Zhou Rujin would suddenly attack.

How dare you suddenly attack Prince Lin in public.

Is he crazy? !

After all, he is Prince Lin!
Assassination in public, whether successful or not, is a capital crime!

For a time, countless people's eyes fell on Zhou Yao in front of the hall.

Although Zhou Rujin is Zhou Huiguang's cousin, he actually has no blood relationship with the Zhou family. He can only be regarded as a descendant of a collateral branch of the Zhou family.

Without Zhou Yao's instructions, how could he dare to attack Prince Lin in public?
Countless people stared at Zhou Yao, who had no expression on his face and showed no joy. They had different thoughts.

This Zhou Yao has really lost his mind.

crazy!

At the same time, countless people were staring at Prince Lin in black robes in the courtyard, and they were frightened.

Just now, Zhou Rujin suddenly became angry, which was beyond everyone's expectation.It's impossible to react at such a close distance.

How did he do it?
There were some figures present who were not weak in martial arts, but their eyes fell on the cold-tempered maid behind Prince Lin, and their expressions gradually became serious.

Obviously, they just saw the traces of the maid's action.

But, the speed is too fast!
It was so fast that almost no one present could clearly see how she acted.

No wonder Prince Lin dared to come alone like this. It turned out that he had been prepared for it.

Today, the visitor is evil? !

"It's too heavy a hand."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at Zhou Rujin, who was vomiting blood and looking pale not far away, then glanced at the expressionless Zhiyuan beside him, and shook his head softly.

Zhiyuan glanced at him, but said nothing.

Lin Jiangnian looked away, raised his eyes to look at Zhou Yao in front of him, and said in a calm tone: "Master Zhou, don't you care?"

The tone was understated, as if he didn't take what just happened into consideration.

Zhou Yao still stared at Lin Jiangnian, his eyes deep and cold.After a while, he said expressionlessly: "Rujin is ignorant and has offended His Royal Highness!"

As he spoke, Zhou Yao suddenly turned his head and stared at Zhou Rujin who was not far away: "Why don't you come over here and apologize to His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Why?!"

Zhou Rujin, who fell to the ground, had an extremely ugly expression on her face, gritting her teeth and staring at Lin Jiangnian: "Uncle, he killed his cousin, he is a murderer, and he came here to humiliate us openly today, why should I apologize to him?! "

"If he wants to apologize, he must first pay for it with his cousin's life!"

Zhou Rujin's eyes were extremely resentful and cold.

Zhou Yao was silent, then his cold eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, can you give me an explanation?"

Sing together?
Lin Jiang young smiled: "What do you want Mr. Zhou to explain?"

"What is the deep hatred between my son and His Royal Highness that Your Highness wants to put him to death?"

Zhou Yao's voice was trembling: "Even if my son has offended His Highness many times, the crime will not lead to death... Why did Your Highness want to kill him?!"

The cold tone, with the questioning coming to his face, was full of momentum.

Lin Jiangnian said calmly: "I have said before that Zhou Huiguang's death has nothing to do with me!"

"The evidence is conclusive, who else could it be if it wasn't you? Are you still making excuses and confusing right and wrong in front of so many people?"

Zhou Rujin sneered and asked, "So many people witnessed the Lu family's wedding that day, what else do you have to say?"

"seen it myself?"

Lin Jiangnian sneered and glanced around the courtyard. He glanced at everyone under the eaves one by one: "I am curious, who has seen it with his own eyes? Come out and take a look?"

There was a commotion and discussion around.

However, no one stood up.

We are not stupid, and no one wants to be the one who stands out.

More importantly, although the evidence is conclusive, if you have actually seen it with your own eyes... you haven't really seen it with your own eyes.

Many people present today witnessed Zhou Huiguang's death with their own eyes.Everyone could only be sure that Zhou Huiguang's death was probably related to Prince Lin, but when he arrived at the scene, Zhou Huiguang was already dead.

No one actually saw Lin Jiangnian kill Zhou Huiguang with their own eyes. In addition, there were many doubts in the case and the other party was Prince Lin. Naturally, no one wanted to cause this trouble.

"The evidence you said is conclusive, is it what you saw with your own eyes?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at Zhou Rujin.

Zhou Rujin saw the reactions of everyone around her, their expressions were extremely ugly and they couldn't believe it.

He never expected that the group of people who were filled with indignation just now, threatening to uphold justice and sworn in with Lin Jiangnian, would all tacitly choose to shut up at this moment.

No one speaks!

Zhou Rujin's eyes swept over the people who had spoken the most fiercely just now, but she saw that those people were either avoiding their eyes, or they had already hidden behind the crowd, or they were talking about him...

Zhou Rujin's heart sank.

There is a sadness in my heart!
The warmth and coldness of people in this capital are colder than expected.

They are all hypocrites.

At this time, Zhou Yao's deep voice came again: "Since His Royal Highness, Prince Lin, threatened not to kill my son, why did my son die in front of His Highness?"

"Your Highness, how do you explain?"

Facing Zhou Yao's gloomy and cold gaze, Lin Jiangnian said calmly: "What should be said, this prince has already explained last time. If Lord Zhou wants to know the truth, he should ask those friends of Young Master Zhou during his lifetime. , I think I should know something..."

As he spoke, Lin Jiangnian's eyes inadvertently fell on Li Qianlin and Gao Wenyang not far away.

When the two saw this, their expressions changed and they were furious: "What do you mean? How do we know?"

Lin Jiangnian laughed happily: "I haven't talked about you yet, why are you so eager to jump out?"

"you……"

Li Qianlin and Gao Wenyang's faces turned green and red.

Li Qianlin's face was even more gloomy: "Lin Jiangnian, don't try to excuse yourself or change the subject!"

"Why do I need to excuse myself?"

Lin Jiangnian said calmly: "My prince and Zhou Huiguang have never met before, what's the benefit of killing him? If you really want to kill him... After all, Mr. Li and my prince have had conflicts before, right?"

"If I want to kill, I should kill you first, right?!"

As soon as these words came out, the surroundings were silent.

No one expected that Prince Lin's words would be astonishing.

So arrogant and wanton in public? !

But after being shocked, when I think about it carefully, it seems... how reasonable is this statement?
Li Qianlin's face instantly turned pale, ugly and wary: "You, what do you want to do?!"

"It's not enough for you to kill Mr. Zhou, and you want to kill me too?!"

"Ha ha!"

Lin Jiang's annual report chuckled twice, and withdrew his gaze, no longer paying attention to this idiot, and his eyes fell on Zhou Yao again: "I feel very sorry for Mr. Zhou's misfortune. Although I had an unpleasant conflict with Mr. Zhou, But it is great that a man should die.”

"I came here today simply because I wanted to burn incense for Mr. Zhou... I wonder if Mr. Zhou will welcome you?"

From beginning to end, Lin Jiangnian's tone was calm.The handsome face under the black robe, the handsome temperament, and the always calm aura shocked many people.

Vaguely, they could see a bit of the aura of Prince Lin from back then in the young man in front of them.

Zhou Yao stared at Lin Jiangnian's eyes for a long time. Finally, his voice was hoarse and his face was expressionless.

"Since His Royal Highness Prince Lin is here to see my son off, he is naturally welcome."

As soon as these words came out, many people around him looked shocked.

accepted?
Can you agree to this?
I thought Zhou Yao would drive Prince Lin out, but even if he couldn't drive him away, there was absolutely no way he would be allowed to offer incense to his son!
A murderer puts incense on his victim...isn't that ridiculous?
Zhou Rujin's face instantly became extremely ugly. She wanted to say something, but saw that Zhou Yao had already stepped aside in front of the hall.

"wait for me here."

Lin Jiangnian whispered instructions to Zhi Yuan beside him. Zhi Yuan said nothing and looked up at the hall in front of him.

"Don't worry, they don't dare to take action."

Lin Jiang young comforted him, then raised his head, flicked his sleeves, and stepped into the hall calmly.

……

In the hall, the atmosphere was depressing and dull.

There was silence all around.

Lin Jiangnian stood quietly in front of the memorial tablet, looking at Zhou Huiguang in the portrait in front of him, his eyes indifferent, and he sighed secretly.

"Although I did not kill you, your death is indeed inextricably related to me!"

"After all, you are a poor person. I'm afraid you won't realize until you die that you have been deceived... If you want revenge, go find your real murderer..."

"In the next life, remember not to be tricked as a gun so easily..."

Lin Jiangnian looked indifferent and calmly poured incense. After inserting the incense into the incense burner in front of him, he slowly turned around. Zhou Yao stood behind him expressionlessly, staring at him coldly without saying a word.

There was no one in the empty hall.

"Master Zhou, do you want to catch the real murderer of your son and avenge Mr. Obey?"

Lin Jiangnian spoke suddenly.

Hearing this, something seemed to flash in Zhou Yao's eyes, and he stared at him coldly: "What do you mean by this?"

Lin Jiangnian looked into his eyes and chuckled: "Presumably Lord Zhou doesn't really believe that Mr. Zhou was killed by this prince, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yao just stared at him expressionlessly and did not answer.

But by default, it is equivalent to an answer.

"Master Zhou has been building momentum in the capital these days, putting pressure on all parties, trying to force my son to show up... But in fact, Master Zhou has not really taken any action. In Master Zhou's mind, there are actually doubts, right?"

Lin Jiangnian said: "My prince has no grievances against your Zhou family, so there is absolutely no need to kill Mr. Zhou. What's more, it's such a low-level frame-up method?"

Zhou Yao's pupils shrank suddenly, and he stared at Lin Jiangnian: "What do you know?"

"If it wasn't you, then who killed my son?!"

Facing Zhou Yao's excited expression, Lin Jiangnian spoke calmly.

"Then we have to see whether Mr. Zhou is willing to trust this prince for once!"

"..."

The Zhou family's courtyard was still immersed in a strange atmosphere.

Li Qianlin's eyes were fixed on the hall, his eyes were gloomy, complicated and fearful.

Recalling what Lin Jiangnian said just now about killing him, Li Qianlin felt a little chill in his heart.When he was about to turn around and say something to Gao Wenyang beside him, he saw that there was no one beside him.

Hey, where is Brother Gao?
On the other side, a figure quietly left Zhou's house through the side door, crossed the street along the quiet alley, and came to the outside of an old house next door.

He walked into the courtyard, came outside a room, and said in a low voice: "Lin Jiangnian is here. He just made trouble in the Zhou family... I don't know what the purpose is, but Zhou Yao actually let him go in to offer incense to Zhou Huiguang. Damn it." …”

After the report was finished, there was silence in the room for a long time before a cold voice came out.

"Keep watching, and report anything at any time!"

"Yes."

After receiving the order, the figure exited the small courtyard and returned the same way.

At this moment, in the room.

A young man in brocade clothes sat on the couch, his eyes indifferent and he said without thinking: "Tell me, what does he want to do?"

"Subordinates are not clear."

Situ Yan shook his head slightly and frowned: "What he did was a bit abnormal. At this time, he should be as low-key as possible. Why did he suddenly appear in such a high-profile manner today?"

"I'm afraid the purpose is not simple!"

"Let him go, he can't do anything."

The third prince looked away and half-squinted his eyes: "How is the situation in the palace?"

"Her Royal Highness the Princess has strengthened the defense in the palace, and there is no news for the time being. But thinking about it... Her Royal Highness the Crown Prince's situation should not be optimistic."

"I heard that the eldest princess has invited several famous doctors to the palace some time ago..."

"not optimistic?"

The third prince squinted his eyes, and there seemed to be a bit of excitement shining in his eyes: "It's good not to be optimistic, he really didn't lie to me!"

"I have been waiting for so long, and this day is finally here!"

Situ Yan hesitated: "Your Highness, be careful of fraud!"

"I know."

The third prince's eyes were cold, "I have been waiting for so long, and it won't be long now."

He seemed to be thinking of something again: "Father, over there..."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, everything is going according to plan."

"..."

In the deserted alley, Gao Wenyang was preparing to return along the original road.

As soon as he reached the entrance of the alley, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his way.

"Who are you?!"

Gao Wenyang was instantly alert and stared at a young woman in front of him.

He has a heroic appearance and a good temperament.

But the long knife hanging across the waist is particularly dazzling!

The person is not good!
Especially when the other party's cold eyes fell on him, Gao Wenyang had an ominous premonition: "You, what do you want to do?!"

He took two steps back, tensed up all over, and the next second, he turned around and ran away.

But as soon as he ran two steps, a figure flashed past him from the corner of his eye.The next second, there was a heavy impact on the shoulder.

"what!"

Gao Wenyang screamed and fell to the ground in a panic. Before he could react, his collar was lifted up and his whole body was suspended in the air.

"You, what are you doing?!"

"Let, let me go, you...ah..."

Gao Wenyang continued to struggle and was hit hard on his lower abdomen. The pain made him shudder and his vision went dark.

Before he could scream, he felt his body fly up, climb over several walls, and land in a small courtyard.

Afterwards, Gao Wenyang was thrown to the ground and rolled around in a mess, his body covered with mud.

"You, you are dead, you know my father is..."

Gao Wenyang wanted to speak angrily, but suddenly heard a cold voice in his ear.

"Your Highness, we have captured him!"

Highness, Your Highness?

Gao Wenyang's whole body felt suddenly cold and stiff, he suddenly raised his head and looked into a pair of familiar eyes.

He was smiling at him harmlessly.

"Mr. Gao, what a coincidence!"

... (end of this chapter)