Chapter 146 The Moody Maid

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyes and said interestingly: "How do you say that?"

"You mean, this prince is lying to you?"

Zhiyuan stared at Lin Jiangnian's face quietly, his eyes cold, but yet somewhat firm.

I hadn't noticed it before, but I only realized it later.

From the moment he was trapped in the secret room, Lin Jiangnian showed no signs of surprise or worry in his expression or reaction, and even his tone occasionally sounded a little ridiculing...

This is definitely not his style!

After careful consideration, Zhiyuan discovered something was wrong.

She stared into Lin Jiangnian's eyes and remained silent for a long time: "You have a way to get out."

"I told you not to."

Lin Jiangnian spread his hands helplessly: "I can't even get out, how can I do anything?"

"Are you a little too high-minded about my prince?"

Although what Lin Jiangnian said was reasonable, it was obvious that Zhiyuan still didn't believe it.

She was still looking at Lin Jiangnian, and Lin Jiangnian looked at her calmly. Today, Lin Jiangnian is no longer the fake prince who first came to the palace a few months ago and had to walk on thin ice and be cautious.

Now that he has confirmed his identity as Prince Lin, he no longer needs to worry too much about his identity being exposed.

As for the disobedient maid in front of me... Strictly speaking, she has left Prince Lin's Mansion and can no longer be regarded as a maid in Prince Lin's Mansion.

Therefore, Lin Jiangnian was very calm when he saw her again, and the last bit of fear disappeared. When he looked at her, there was even a hint of amusement in his eyes.

Zhiyuan's face was still expressionless. Even though she had changed her clothes and her temperament had changed a lot, she was still her, and her face that was already elegant and refined was still familiar.

Cold and somewhat inexplicably stubborn.

He and Lin Jiangnian looked at each other for a long time, as if they were in a stalemate.

In the end, she said nothing. Lowering his eyes, he turned around silently. Return to the door and continue looking for a way out.

Lin Jiangnian looked at her unwillingness to give up and did not continue to dissuade her. This woman is stubborn, so let her be.

After searching the secret room several times with no results, Zhiyuan finally gave up.

She remained silent and came to the door of the secret room beside her to sit quietly, silent.

The secret room suddenly became quiet, except for the occasional flickering candlelight in the niche not far away, which gave the secret room a somewhat strange atmosphere.

Lin Jiangnian looked around and his eyes fell on the armor weapons filled in the wooden box. The Wang family secretly used their power to secretly sell these military supplies to foreign enemy countries, and they had been convicted of liaison with enemy countries.

However, what surprised Lin Jiangnian the most was why the Wang family had come to this point.

Considering the power of the Wang family in Xunyang County, with the Xunyang Prefect sitting in charge, the power is overwhelming. If you want to make money, there are many ways, so why do you commit such a crime that will be irreversible if discovered?

Who is behind the Wang family?

Lin Jiangnian frowned and thought of something quickly. More than ten years ago, the Jiang family was accused of collaborating with the enemy and treason. Could it be that...

Lin Jiangnian looked at the wooden boxes filling the secret room and thought of some possibility. Is it possible to say that the Jiang family's crime of collaborating with the enemy back then was framed?

The person who framed the Jiang family was the Wang family?

"Right..."

Lin Jiangnian's voice suddenly sounded in the silent secret room. He looked at the paper kite at the door of the secret room: "Did you just say that the Wang family not only colluded with foreign countries, but also had the intention of rebellion?"

At the door of the secret room, Zhiyuan only raised his eyes slightly, then lowered them quickly.

Not a word was spoken.

It's like he didn't hear it.

"Um?"

Seeing that she didn't speak, Lin Jiangnian looked up again and saw that Zhiyuan was motionless. The bamboo hat covered her appearance and expression, so no reaction could be seen.

Didn't you hear that?

Still don’t want to deal with it?

Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian jumped off the wooden box and walked to her.

As he got closer, he smelled the faint and familiar scent of her body, mixed with a hint of blood. Zhiyuan sat upright, unable to see his appearance and expression under the bamboo hat.

Lin Jiangnian stretched out his hand, and just when he was about to touch it, Zhiyuan noticed it. She raised her head suddenly and looked at him with cold eyes: "What are you doing?"

Seeing her expression like this, how could Lin Jiangnian not react yet?

Angry?

Are you in a mood?

Realizing what was going on, Lin Jiangnian laughed: "What's wrong, are you angry?"

Zhiyuan didn't speak, but lowered her eyes again, hiding her expression under the bamboo hat, and moved to the side, as if she wanted to stay away from him.

Lin Jiangnian saw this and moved closer with a smile on his face, "Are you really angry?"

As she got closer, the girl's fresh breath became clearer, as well as her cold and unruffled eyes.

Sure enough, he was angry!

"You're such a coward, my maid. How dare you be angry with me?"

The smile on Lin Jiangnian's face became even brighter: "Aren't you afraid that this prince will use his family's methods to deal with you?"

Zhiyuan still didn't speak.

Lin Jiangnian saw this and reached out again. This time, before she could react, he took off the hat from her head.

As the bamboo hat fell, that pretty face with a beautiful face came into view.

It has to be said that Princess Lin had a good vision at that time. She kept the kite by her side and trained her to be Prince Lin's personal maid.

Although this personal maid is not allowed to stick to her at all.

But in terms of beauty, there are few people in Prince Lin's palace who can compete with her. Whether in terms of beauty, martial arts, or intelligence, Zhiyuan can be regarded as a first-rate maid.

No one can shake her position.

After not seeing each other for a few months, Zhiyuan has not changed much. He still has the same elegant and jade-like face with exquisite facial features. Under the seemingly mature temperament, there is still a bit of childishness that has not yet completely escaped.

If you think about it carefully, she is about the same age as Lin Jiangnian, but she is just a teenage girl. However, when she was in Prince Lin's Mansion, her behavior was more majestic and cold, and she seemed inhumane, which made people ignore her age.

In fact, isn't she just a teenage girl?

It is the age when girls are most youthful and beautiful, and are ready to blossom!

Perhaps because he was offended by Lin Jiangnian and took off his bamboo hat, Zhiyuan looked sulky in his eyes and glared at him.

The slightly scattered sideburns made her look even more attractive.

She just stared at Lin Jiangnian, her face still expressionless, but there was vigilance in her eyes.

Lin Jiangnian was naturally aware of it, and recalled the scene where he secretly kissed Zhiyuan one evening a few months ago.

Not to mention, it feels nice.

Thinking back on this matter, Lin Jiangnian's eyes fell on her flawless face, and the trace of displeasure in his heart quickly dissipated.

Forget it, my little maid doesn't care about her.

"My prince is in a good mood today, so I won't argue with you!"

Zhiyuan remained expressionless.

"Don't act like the Crown Prince has bullied you. This Crown Prince hasn't taken action yet."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and said angrily: "I really can't get out!"

"If I could get out, I wouldn't have to talk nonsense to you here."

Hearing this, Zhiyuan raised her head and stared at him, as if trying to discern the truth or falsehood of his words.

"What? Have I ever deceived you?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her.

Zhiyuan was silent, naturally she didn't believe this.

Lin Jiangnian had lied to her a lot.

But his tone just now didn't really sound like he was lying to her.

but……

Zhiyuan frowned slightly, glanced at him, and was silent for a long time: "Where did you get the key?"

Obviously, she was still thinking about Lin Jiangnian's previous incident of using the key to open the secret room.

"Found on the guard."

Zhiyuan's brows furrowed further: "Guard?"

"I've been here before."

Lin Jiangnian pointed to the door: "I was here before you."

Zhiyuan was silent, recalling the blood stains outside the door and the traces of fighting around him, and quickly realized something was wrong: "Are you alone?"

"Of course not."

Of course Lin Jiangnian knew what she was suspecting. The traces of fighting left outside the door were obviously not caused by ordinary experts. Although Lin Jiangnian's martial arts progress has been rapid, it is still far from that level.

"And Lin Qingqing."

Hearing Lin Jiangnian mention Lin Qingqing, Zhiyuan's frown relaxed slightly, and she quickly thought of something: "Where is she?"

"Going out to bring in the reinforcements."

Lin Jiangnian said: "Otherwise, why do you think this prince is not in a hurry?"

Zhiyuan was silent.

"It's useless to rush anyway. Since we can't get out, it's better to conserve our strength and wait for rescue."

Lin Jiangnian thought about it: "Counting the time, Qingqing should be here soon?"

Zhiyuan was silent, obviously she didn't expect Lin Jiangnian to retain this hand.

The heart that was originally hanging was slightly relieved. But soon, she frowned again: "Are you sure Qingqing can save us?"

"Not sure."

Lin Jiang young sighed.

To be honest, he really couldn't guarantee it.

Although Qingqinghui called for reinforcements, there were many masters in this private house, and the back mountain was full of institutions. What's more important is...

Now that Lin Jiangnian is trapped here, it is uncertain whether Qingqing can successfully rescue him.

The two of them are trapped here, and whether Qingqing can be found is a question.

"So, we can only wait."

"wait?"

Zhiyuan frowned: "What are you waiting for?"

"Wait until Qingqing arrests their uncle and nephew!"

Lin Jiangnian said: "If we catch them both, the problem will be much easier to solve."

Zhiyuan was silent, but still frowned.

Obviously, she was not very relieved.

Although she trusts Qingqing, she also knows that the terrain here is complicated. Now that we are trapped here, can we just wait for rescue?

This is not her character.

At this moment, as if he noticed something, Lin Jiangnian's originally casual expression suddenly became serious.

He glanced around sharply.

"how?"

Seeing his reaction, Zhiyuan immediately became alert and looked around.

Didn't notice anything strange?

Except for the flickering candlelight in the niche not far away, there was no movement.

"No, it's poisonous!"

As the candlelight flickered, Lin Jiangnian's expression changed slightly, and he quickly held his breath and concentrated.

"Someone is poisoning, be careful!"

Damn it, he was actually poisoned!

Zhiyuan's expression changed slightly. Although she had not yet noticed the presence of poisonous gas, she quickly held her breath and concentrated when she heard Lin Jiangnian's words.

In the small secret room, there was a vague invisible air current surging. In this closed space, it quickly spread.

"cough……"

Zhiyuan, who was holding his breath and concentrating, suddenly coughed and turned pale in an instant.

Although she had been warned, she still underestimated the power of the poisonous gas. In such a confined space, it was almost impossible to avoid it.

By the time she noticed the presence of poisonous gas, it had already invaded.

Zhiyuan quickly tapped a few acupuncture points on his body, then sat cross-legged on the ground and started to make luck.

However, the poisonous gas was so fierce that his face turned pale as soon as he got lucky.

"Give!"

Just then, Lin Jiangnian suddenly reached out his hand, with a pill in his palm.

Zhiyuan saw it, was stunned, and did not take it immediately.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and eat it!" Lin Jiangnian urged from the side.

Zhiyuan came to her senses, and without hesitation, she grabbed the pill and put it in her mouth and swallowed it.

As the pill entered her throat, the effect of the medicine was gradually absorbed by her body, and she felt a sense of freshness and relaxation. The effect of this pill took effect very quickly, and soon dispelled the poisonous gas that had just been inhaled.

Zhiyuan quickly recognized the origin of the pill, Qingxin Pill!

This pill is extremely effective in detoxification, very rare, and can be listed on the list of Jianghu treasures.

Who is not afraid of being secretly poisoned when walking in the Jianghu?

How can you not get stabbed if you often walk by the river?

Because of this, this medicine is extremely popular in the world.

At the same time, this pill is extremely rare, and one can even be sold at a sky-high price!

But in Ruyi Tower, this can only be regarded as an ordinary elixir.

After the elixir entered her body, Zhiyuan sat cross-legged on the ground and circulated her internal energy to force out the remaining toxins in her body. It was not until the toxins in the air could no longer harm her body that Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief, looked up and was stunned!

Right next to her, Lin Jiangnian was sitting casually, his face was normal, and he seemed not to be affected by the poisonous gas at all?

There was even a little anger on his face, looking around, as if he was tricked by someone.

He...

Zhiyuan was very sure that Lin Jiangnian did not take Qingxin Pills.

Then how did he resist the poisonous gas?

Internal force to resist?

Even she almost got hit, let alone Lin Jiangnian?

More importantly, she had not had time to notice the existence of the poisonous gas just now, how did he notice it first?

Zhiyuan was thoughtful.

Lin Jiangnian did not notice Zhiyuan's surprised look. He looked around and sneered: "It seems that they are anxious!"

"They actually poisoned me, despicable!"

Under normal circumstances, Wang Changjin only needed to trap the two people to death here. As long as they starved for four or five days, he could easily capture them alive.

Keeping the two people would definitely be of great use to him.

But Wang Changjin chose to poison them to death.

It can only mean that they are anxious!

Can't wait any longer!

Lin Jiangnian looked around and began to look for the entrance of the poison gas. Since the poison gas can enter the secret room, it means that there must be ventilation holes in the secret room.

Wang Changjin's poisoning was indeed cruel enough. In such a closed secret room, the effect of the poison gas is far better than usual.

Fortunately, Lin Jiangnian has such a powerful mental method as Tai Gu Xin Fa. With the improvement of Tai Gu Xin Fa, his body is not only more resistant to various poisons, but also more sensitive to poisons.

The poison gas just now, Zhiyuan even needed Qingxin Pills and internal force to dissolve it, but Lin Jiangnian was not affected too much.

This is the horror of Taigu Heart Method!

It was also because Lin Jiangnian had coveted this heart method before, this heart method can really save lives at critical moments!

Speaking of which, we have to thank Liu Su.

No matter how she used Lin Jiangnian before, she did help Lin Jiangnian a lot, gave him an enviable new identity, passed on Taigu Heart Method to him, and even gave him a pure body...

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem to be a loss?

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian wondered, next time he saw Liu Su, should he thank her properly?

As for how to thank her...

Three times?

One night?

...