Chapter 293 Who Said I Don’t Mind?

The sky gradually darkened.

In the courtyard of Jiang Mansion, Zhiyuan sat under the eaves by the window. A strand of hair was blown away by the cold wind and slid across her cold face. Her eyes inadvertently fell on the willow tree in the courtyard that was bent by the wind.

The cold wind last night was fierce for most of the night, and the trees in the courtyard suffered a lot of damage and were in a mess. After the servants of the mansion cleaned up during the day, although most of the trees were restored, the trees in the courtyard still looked like they were withered and listless.

Lin Qingqing was wearing a green suit, looking clean and neat, with a bit of strange colors between her eyebrows. She was standing aside and saying something with her head down.

"When your highness came back just now, he ran into Chen Changqing, the leader of the Secret Division, outside the door. I don't know if this person is an enemy or a friend, but your highness seems to value this person very much..."

"Chen Changqing?"

Zhiyuan raised her eyes slightly, her expression thinking about something.

"Have you checked this person?"

"Your Highness has ordered me to check, and this person is indeed a little unusual..."

Lin Qingqing slowly told Chen Changqing's background and identity.

After listening, Zhiyuan was silent for a moment, and nodded lightly: "I know."

Lin Qingqing nodded, and when she was about to leave, she thought of something and hesitated: "Then, Your Highness..."

She looked a little worried: "The prince once instructed that the Lin Wang Mansion would never interfere with the court affairs in Beijing. Now that Your Highness intends to interfere in the competition for the throne with the third prince, will this put Your Highness in a passive dilemma, which is not good for Your Highness and the Lin Wang Mansion?"

Zhiyuan glanced at her: "Have you asked Your Highness?"

"My subordinates have mentioned the strange I have discussed this, but Your Highness doesn't take it seriously. I am worried..."

Zhiyuan interrupted him calmly: "Since Your Highness has made the decision, let him go."

Here, Zhiyuan paused again and said: "He is the prince of Lin Wang and your master. In the future, you don't have to report these things to me. As for Your Highness's choice, you can just follow it."

Lin Qingqing looked up and was startled when she heard this. She seemed to realize something and was shocked: "Sister Zhiyuan, you, are you..."

"Hmm?"

Zhiyuan looked at her.

Lin Qingqing looked a little nervous, "Sister Zhiyuan, are you leaving again?"

"Why do you say that?"

Lin Qingqing's eyes were complicated and a little worried: "You said this, just like the last time you planned to leave in Lin Wangfu..."

Zhiyuan was silent for a while, and said: "You are the prince's personal army, an elite force carefully selected by the prince for His Highness. Now that His Highness has the ability to stand on his own, it is naturally time to hand you over to His Highness."

"What about you, Sister Zhiyuan?"

Lin Qingqing asked nervously, she was worried that Sister Zhiyuan would decide to leave again like last time.

Although His Highness does have the ability to stand on his own now, His Highness is too young. The capital is not like Linzhou. The capital is extremely dangerous. The consequences of taking a wrong step are unimaginable. His Highness may not be able to fight those old guys alone. His Highness still needs Sister Zhiyuan to assist him.

"Me?"

Zhiyuan was silent, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then shook his head gently: "Don't worry, I won't leave for the time being."

"For the time being?"

"Who knows what will happen in the future?"

Zhiyuan said lightly: "You go down first."

"Yes."

Although Lin Qingqing still had doubts in her heart, she didn't ask any more questions, nodded, turned around and left.

After Lin Qingqing left, the courtyard returned to its deserted state.

It was dark, and the sky in the distance was pitch black, with occasional starlight. In the courtyard, the cold wind invaded again, blowing the trees in the courtyard. The trees that had just experienced the destruction last night seemed to be overwhelmed and shaky.

Zhiyuan stared for a while, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure from the corner of her eye.

She turned her head and saw a side door not far away. In the dim vision, a petite figure was tiptoeing in, and seemed to be holding something in her arms.

"Xiaozhu?"

Xiaozhu, who had just approached the courtyard, was startled when she heard someone calling her.

"Sister Zhiyuan?!"

Xiaozhu looked up and saw Zhiyuan appearing under the eaves, quietly looking at her.

"Where did you go just now?"

Zhiyuan saw Xiaozhu, who looked 'sneaky': "What are you holding in your arms?"

Xiaozhu, who looked 'sneaky', was holding something in her arms, but it was getting dark, and she was held in Xiaozhu's arms, so it was not very clear.

"Ah?"

Xiaozhu's face flashed a little panic, and then she whispered: "I, I just went to the backyard to collect, collect clothes and bedding..."

"This, this is the clothes that I washed for Your Highness today, and I was just about to take them back to dry for Your Highness..."

Xiaozhu's voice became smaller and smaller, and her tone became more and more guilty and flustered.

However, Zhiyuan didn't hear it clearly.

Hearing that it was for Lin Jiangnian to wash clothes, he didn't doubt it too much, but felt that Xiao Zhu was a little strange, but didn't take it too seriously, and nodded slightly: "Go." "Yes." Xiao Zhu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, as if relieved of a heavy burden, lowered his head, and quickly returned to the room with the clothes in his arms. After returning to the room, Xiao Zhu carefully locked the door, and walked to the table with the package in his arms. Put it down, and carefully opened the package. Soon, a bright red dress appeared in the package, bright red. Very dazzling. Xiao Zhu looked at the red dress in the package, and a little entanglement appeared on his face.

As expected, the owner of this long skirt must be the woman who was carried back to the room by the prince last night and bullied all night.

This morning, when she was helping the prince clean up the room, she found this long skirt. By the way, while helping the prince to "destroy the body and wipe out the traces", she also washed this red skirt.

At first, Xiao Zhu didn't take it seriously. After washing the bedding and the red skirt, she hung them in the backyard. It was not until another maid sister in the mansion suddenly asked about it not long ago that Xiao Zhu felt something was wrong and became alert.

This red skirt is too dazzling. No one in the mansion wears it like this.

Although the servants of the Jiang Mansion do not have uniform clothing, no one will wear such conspicuous clothes, and Sister Zhiyuan never wears red clothes. In this way, it is too obvious!

What if Sister Zhiyuan finds it and asks about it... Wouldn't it be exposed?

Realizing this, Xiao Zhu immediately hurried back to the backyard, quietly put away the red skirt, and prepared to hide it in the room.

I didn't expect to be caught by Sister Zhiyuan, and I almost got exposed.

If Sister Zhiyuan found out, it would be a disaster!

Thinking of this, Xiaozhu showed a bit of fear on her face, and patted her slightly raised chest.

"Too dangerous... Humph, Your Highness must thank me this time!"

Xiaozhu hummed lightly, a little proud.

She stood up and picked up the red skirt, spread it out by the stove, ready to dry it and put it away, and then send it back to Your Highness.

Spreading out the red skirt, Xiaozhu looked at it for a few times, as if thinking of something, and blinked.

She looked at the red skirt, then looked down at herself.

After a while, she blinked again.

"This sister in red..."

Seems much older than her?

...

When Lin Jiangnian returned to the Jiang Mansion, it was completely dark.

Jiang's father was busy with government affairs and had not returned yet. Lin Jiangnian was called over by Jiang's mother and greeted with concern.

Jiang's mother had heard about so many things that had happened in the capital recently, and she was very worried. After hearing Lin Jiangnian's assurance that everything was fine, she was relieved. She also told Lin Jiangnian to be careful in the capital, and asked about the engagement with the princess.

Lin Jiangnian did not tell Jiang's mother about his plan to break off the engagement, and Jiang's family had been preparing betrothal gifts and going to the palace to see His Majesty recently, so Jiang's mother was very concerned about this. After Lin Jiangnian briefly explained, he returned to the courtyard.

"Your Highness!"

Xiaozhu, who had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time, trotted forward, looking up with her little face flushed, and looked very happy.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Jiangnian pinched Xiaozhu's delicate face and smiled, "What are you so happy about?"

"No, nothing!"

Xiaozhu blushed.

"I haven't seen you for a day, do you miss your Highness?"

Lin Jiangnian asked with a smile.

Xiaozhu's face turned redder, and she lowered her head a little embarrassedly, saying softly: "I want to..."

"How much do you want to?"

"..."

Xiaozhu stopped talking, she couldn't describe how much she wanted to.

She hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to describe it.

"Okay, go prepare hot water for His Highness!"

Lin Jiangnian didn't make it difficult for Xiaozhu, and touched her little head.

Xiaozhu lowered her head and muttered: "The hot water is ready!"

Lin Jiangnian was startled, looking down at the cute and well-behaved Xiaozhu, suddenly walked forward, picked up Xiaozhu by the waist, and strode towards the bathroom: "That's great, let's go, help His Highness rub his back today!"

Xiaozhu's mind was a little blank at first, and when she reacted, her face flushed instantly, and she struggled.

"Your Highness, no, don't..."

"Will, will be discovered by Sister Zhiyuan..."

"..."

After bathing, Lin Jiangnian, who changed his clothes, felt refreshed and came to the small courtyard next door.

The courtyard next door was very deserted. Except for the only room with lights on under the eaves not far away, there was no movement.

Zhiyuan liked quietness and did not like the hustle and bustle. There was no maid around her.

When she was in the Lin Wang Mansion, she was Lin Jiangnian's personal maid. But in the Jiang Mansion, Jiang's mother treated her as her own daughter. Zhiyuan's treatment in the Jiang Mansion was no lower than that of him, the prince of Lin Wang.

Lin Jiangnian came to the door of Zhiyuan's room and knocked on the door: "Zhiyuan, are you there?"

Although he confirmed that Zhiyuan was in the room from the maid outside the courtyard, Lin Jiangnian still knocked on the door first to be safe.

The lessons of the first two times were vivid.

But he dared not do it for the third time.

The first two times could be explained as unintentional, but if it came for the third time, even if it was unintentional, I am afraid it would not be explained clearly.

"Come in."

Zhiyuan's cold voice came from the room.

Lin Jiangnian was relieved and pushed the door open.

The cold wind rushed into the room, blowing the lights swaying.

Zhiyuan, wearing a loose light blue long coat, was sitting at the table, reading a book. She was wearing a thick coat, wrapped tightly.

The coat was wrapped around her, and only half of her white neck, her delicate chin, and her beautiful face could be seen.

The air was filled with a faint floral scent, mixed with aromatherapy and Zhiyuan's unique scent, which smelled very good.

It seemed that she had just taken a bath and had not completely dissipated.

When Lin Jiangnian approached, he could still see Zhiyuan's hair that had not yet completely dried.

"It's so cold, why didn't you dry your hair?"

Lin Jiangnian walked to Zhiyuan and said, "Be careful of catching a cold."

"It's okay."

Zhiyuan shook her head.

"How can it be okay? Let me help you!"

Lin Jiangnian said, picked up the towel from the side and gently wiped Zhiyuan's hair.

The movement was very gentle, and the soft towel slid down the girl's silky hair. Between the fingers and the breath, there is the fragrance of the girl's body.

Zhiyuan's expression seemed a little unnatural, and she turned slightly red under the light, but she did not stop it.

She lowered her eyes for a moment and suddenly said: "Why are you so attentive to me all of a sudden?"

"Is there any?"

Lin Jiangnian looked down at her and chuckled: "Does this count as being attentive?"

Zhiyuan looked back at him: "Did you do something wrong?"

"What harm can I do?"

Zhiyuan turned his head and said nothing.

But as a result, Lin Jiangnian, who was originally magnanimous, began to feel guilty.

What was her reaction?

Could it be that you know something?

What Lin Jiangnian subconsciously remembered was what happened last night...

What happened last night when he had an affair with the devil saint and fought for 300 rounds... wasn't it exposed?

However, the only person who knows what happened last night is Xiaozhu, and Xiaozhu should not rebel.

With this thought in his mind, Lin Jiangnian quickly calmed down.

Probably not!

If Zhiyuan had known what happened last night, I'm afraid he wouldn't have reacted like this.

I'm afraid they won't let Lin Jiangnian into the room tonight.

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian breathed a sigh of relief.

He lowered his head to see Zhiyuan without saying a word, chuckled lightly, continued to gently wipe her hair, and said, "I met the eldest princess today!"

"She was really anxious and wanted to force me to give in..."

"She saved me that time outside the capital. I promised to repay her in the future. She used this to force me to give in!"

"However, I rejected it!"

"..."

While Lin Jiangnian was helping Zhi Yuan wipe her hair, he softly talked about what happened when he met the eldest princess today.

Of course, the news that the eldest princess had discovered Lin Jiangnian's fake identity was hidden in it.

"She wants to take a step back from me, put the engagement on hold for the time being, and discuss it after His Highness the Crown Prince recovers from illness... I suspect that she wants to pick up some ulterior secrets..."

After Lin Jiangnian finished speaking, Zhiyuan remained silent.

"Why don't you speak?"

Lin Jiang asked in a young voice, seeming to realize something. He lowered his head and stared at Zhiyuan's delicate profile, and asked tentatively: "Are you angry?"

Zhiyuan then raised her eyes and said calmly: "You did the right thing!"

"The situation in Beijing is complicated now, and many people are watching you behind your back. Breaking off the engagement may not be a good thing for you or her."

Zhiyuan obviously saw things thoroughly.

Postponing the engagement is indeed the best choice.

Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As long as you're not angry!"

Then, he smiled and said: "I thought you would mind..."

"Who says I don't mind?"

Zhiyuan suddenly spoke.

Lin Jiangnian was startled, then looked down at Zhiyuan's delicate and cold face, with a slight smile on his face: "Zhiyuan, you..."

"What you did was indeed right!"

Zhiyuan spoke calmly, without any expression on his face: "But I do mind it!"

"Very angry too!"

"..."