Chapter 308: The Crown Prince's Concern

Faced with the Queen who suddenly appeared in front of him and urged him to get married, Lin Jiangnian was very calm.

He bowed slightly and explained: "The engagement between me and the Princess is of great importance. It can only be decided after the approval of His Majesty. I am still waiting for His Majesty to summon me... I entered the palace today because I was invited by His Majesty to come to the palace for a gathering..."

"Oh?"

The Queen's beautiful eyes seemed a little puzzled, and she looked at His Majesty beside her: "Ci Ning, is this true?"

"Yes, mother."

The Prince beside her looked up at Lin Jiangnian, nodded and explained: "I know that my brother-in-law has entered the capital now, so I can't wait to see him, so today I specially invited him to the palace for a gathering."

"I see."

The Queen nodded slightly, and then set her eyes on Lin Jiangnian again, staring at him for a moment, her beautiful eyes moving: "So, you haven't planned to marry Piaomiao yet?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at the Queen, and saw that there seemed to be some deep meaning in her beautiful eyes.

How did this Queen suddenly appear here?

Could it be that they came specifically for him?

What did she mean by asking this question?

"Your Majesty, His Majesty has granted the marriage of the eldest princess to me. I am grateful for the emperor's grace. The Lin Wang Mansion has already made preparations to marry the eldest princess!"

Lin Jiang looked normal: "Just wait for His Majesty's order, and I will marry the eldest princess!"

The queen's beautiful eyes seemed to indicate something, and she smiled and said: "That's good, I hope you can treat Piaomiao sincerely in the future and take good care of her, then I will be relieved."

"Don't worry, Queen, I will never let down the eldest princess."

"..."

The queen still looked at Lin Jiangnian with a faint smile on her face, as if she was looking at and admiring her future son-in-law.

Lin Jiangnian felt a little uncomfortable.

The Crown Prince, who was standing by, saw this scene and coughed lightly: "Mother, it's rare for you to come to my son's place. How about..."

Unexpectedly, the Queen interrupted him with a wave of her hand and glanced at him: "Ci Ning, go out first. I have something to say to the prince."

The smile on the Crown Prince's face froze slightly. He looked at his mother and then at Lin Jiangnian. After a moment, he realized something and nodded: "Then I will go out first."

As he said that, the Crown Prince waved his hand and asked the servants beside the palace to leave.

The maids and servants following the Queen also slowly retreated. Soon, only Lin Jiangnian and the Queen, who was the mother of the country, were left in the front yard.

Lin Jiangnian probed in a low voice: "I wonder what instructions the Queen has?"

Sending the Crown Prince away and leaving him alone... What is the Queen up to?

The queen still had a faint smile on her face. She was nearly forty years old, but the years had not left too many traces on her face. She had an indescribable grace and noble temperament in her every move.

She looked at Lin Jiangnian quietly, and after a moment, she said softly: "Lin Jiangnian?"

"I have heard of you a long time ago."

Hearing the queen's inexplicable words, Lin Jiangnian was a little puzzled: "Queen, what do you mean?"

"Yuxiang, she is your aunt, right?"

The queen suddenly asked.

Lin Jiangnian nodded.

"Yuxiang and I are sisters with a good relationship."

The Queen chuckled and glanced at Lin Jiangnian; "Yuxiang often mentioned you to me, saying that you have good looks, talents and morals. Today, I see that Yuxiang did not lie to me."

Lin Jiangnian said: "Thank you for the compliment, Queen."

"This is not a compliment."

The Queen shook her head slightly, her eyes seemed a little complicated. After a moment of silence, she suddenly stared at him again: "Are you serious? Do you really want to marry Piaomiao?"

The Queen suddenly changed her tone, which made Lin Jiangnian's heart condense.

When he looked up again, he saw that the Queen's originally gentle eyes had a few more questions.

As if she saw through something.

"Queen, what do you mean by this?"

After staring at Lin Jiangnian for a moment, the Queen slowly retracted her gaze and sighed softly.

"I am just a woman, I don't understand politics, nor do I understand the twists and turns between your Lin family and the emperor. When the emperor wanted to marry Piaomiao to you, I was strongly opposed..."

Speaking of this, the queen paused for a moment, and suddenly said: "Piaomiao's personality has been different from others since she was a child. She is very withdrawn and doesn't look like a normal child..."

"People in the sword way say that my Piaomiao is the genius with the highest martial arts talent in hundreds of years, and is the future sword fairy. I don't understand these, but I have heard some things from others... Piaomiao is a genius, but geniuses like her often have some flaws."

The queen's voice was very light, as if she was talking to Lin Jiangnian, or as if she was talking to herself.

"But no matter what, Piaomiao is my child. I don't want her to be wronged, and I don't want one day..."

Speaking of this, the Queen looked up at Lin Jiangnian again, and said in a slightly depressed tone: "I know that you came to the capital this time not just to marry Piaomiao... I don't know what your purpose is, and I'm not interested."

"But if you really plan to marry Piaomiao, I have only one request, I hope you can treat Piaomiao well and don't let her get hurt..."

"Can you promise me?"

Looking into the bright eyes of the Queen, Lin Jiangnian's heart sank slightly.

The Queen in front of him has a keen eye and a wise heart, she has already seen through something.

She is very smart!

She knew that Lin Jiangnian's purpose was not simple, and she was even more suspicious of Lin Jiangnian's purpose of marrying Li Piaomiao.

The grievances and conflicts between the Lin family and the court could not be resolved by marriage. Once the conflict broke out, what should Li Piaomiao, the eldest princess, do?

The queen in front of her knew it all.

But she did not expose it, nor did she say it clearly. Today, this moment was a test.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Lin Jiangnian's mind.

After a while, Lin Jiangnian looked at the queen calmly and said, "Don't worry, queen, no matter what happens in the future... I will not hurt the princess."

"..."

On the other side.

The next courtyard.

Li Ci Ning pushed open the door and walked in, exhaling a breath of hot air.

"This weather is so cold!"

While sighing, Li Ci Ning slowly walked into the front yard.

Under the eaves of the front yard.

A figure in white stood.

"Why did the Queen Mother come here suddenly?"

Li Ci Ning approached slowly: "Did you call her over?"

The figure in white under the eaves did not speak, nor did he deny.

"Why did you call the Queen Mother over? This is not like your character?"

Li Ci Ning looked at her strangely: "Do you know what the first sentence the Queen Mother said when she saw her brother-in-law?"

Li Piaomiao under the eaves remained indifferent, staring at the distance with cold eyes.

A smile appeared on Li Ci Ning's pale face: "The Queen Mother asked if the brother-in-law came to marry you?"

"It seems that the Queen Mother also likes my brother-in-law!"

Li Piaomiao seemed to have finally reacted, and turned his head to look at him coldly.

After a while, he said expressionlessly: "Where is he?"

"The Queen Mother drove me out and said she wanted to talk to her brother-in-law alone."

Li Ci Ning chuckled: "What do you think the Queen Mother wants to say to him?"

Li Piaomiao did not answer.

"Mother, I actually care about you."

Li Ci Ning's eyes were a little complicated, and he sighed; "Mother lives deep in the harem, and although she never interferes in politics. But there are some things that mother sees very clearly..."

Li Piaomiao still had no expression on his face.

"The conflict between the court and the Lin family will erupt sooner or later..."

Speaking of this, the smile on Li Ci Ning's face gradually disappeared, and he became slightly solemn: "By then, you will be caught in it, and I'm afraid you won't know it..."

Li Ci Ning murmured to himself, and the surroundings were quiet and no response.

After a while, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled again and looked at Li Piaomiao: "I just asked about my brother-in-law's attitude towards the palace. Do you know what my brother-in-law said to me?"

Li Piaomiao glanced at him.

Li Ci Ning narrowed his eyes slightly: "My brother-in-law promised me that the Lin family will never rebel!"

"The Lin family will never be a traitor to the Daning Dynasty..."

"Piaomiao, do you think I should believe it?"

Hearing this, Li Piaomiao lowered his eyes slightly and seemed to fall into silence.

After a while, she suddenly asked, "Do you believe it?"

Li Ci Ning still had a faint smile on his face: "I?"

"I, of course, believe my brother-in-law!"

Li Ci Ning chuckled and said, "He didn't lie to me, I am willing to believe him."

Li Piaomiao looked at him and said nothing.

The smile on Li Ci Ning's face gradually disappeared, and his voice gradually became deeper: "But I don't believe in the Lin Palace. I don't believe in the hundreds of thousands of Lin family troops in Linzhou, and I don't believe in the generals around Lin Hengzhong..."

Li Ci Ning's face gradually became solemn, and a deep worry emerged.

"The Lin family has hundreds of thousands of troops in the south, and Lin Hengzhong has countless elite soldiers and generals. They almost occupy half of my Daning Dynasty... How can I trust them?"

"Those elite soldiers and generals were brought up by Lin Hengzhong. Except for Lin Hengzhong, they don't obey anyone..."

"Even if my brother-in-law succeeds the King Lin in the future, how many of those generals and soldiers can believe in him and obey him?!"

Li Ci Ning took a deep breath and sighed deeply.

"I have to be on guard!"

"..."

Li Piaomiao looked at him quietly without saying a word.

Li Ci Ning's face showed a bit of fatigue, and he seemed to be getting weaker.

The pressure on the crown prince of the Daning Dynasty was too great.

The emperor made him king, but left him a huge mess.

The king of a different surname in the south was too powerful!

It was so powerful that the dynasty could not be at peace until he was eliminated.

The situation of the dynasty was still stable now, but what about ten years later?

What about twenty years later?

What about thirty years later?

No one can guarantee it!

Li Ci Ning is the crown prince, and he will have to face these messes sooner or later.

Over the years, he has been trying his best to weaken the power of the Lin family and suppress the influence of the Lin family in Beijing.

But the results are minimal.

The wings of the Lin Wang, who holds military power and is stationed in the southern border of the dynasty, have already grown strong and cannot be easily moved.

It is even rumored that in the southern border, many ordinary people only know the Lin Wang, but don’t know such appalling things as the emperor.

How can Li Ci Ning feel at ease?

"In terms of talent, martial arts, and governance, in fact, Piao Miao, you are more suitable for this position than me..."

As if thinking of something, Li Ci Ning sighed softly: "It’s a pity that Piao Miao is a girl, otherwise..."

Li Ci Ning is a little envious and a little regretful.

His sister in front of him is more suitable for the position of crown prince than him and his third brother.

Geniuses are all eccentric.

And his sister is an out-and-out genius!

Miao Miao has been smarter than him since she was a child. Her talents are not only in martial arts, but also in terms of statecraft, literary talent and military strategy.

Her learning ability and terrifying comprehension ability left Li Cunning in awe.

More importantly, she has a cold personality and is unemotional, which is indeed not normal for ordinary people.

However, this is exactly the character quality that a qualified emperor should have.

Compared to Li Cunning's kindness and weakness, the third prince was violent and ruthless. No matter from any aspect, Li Miaomiao is more suitable for that position than them.

The only regret is that... Li Miaomiao is a daughter!

This also destined her to miss this opportunity.

Li Pianmiao heard the meaning of his words, and said calmly: "I'm not interested."

"I just sighed with emotion..."

Li Cunning let out a sigh: "In our Daning Dynasty, there has been no precedent for a woman to be the emperor since ancient times. Otherwise, my father might have made you the crown prince..."

Li Miaomiao looked down at the courtyard without saying a word.

I don’t know what I was thinking about.

Li Cunning thought of something, looked back at her, and chuckled: "But let's not talk about it, this brother-in-law of Gu is indeed good, with handsome appearance and good temperament. He has the style of Prince Lin and Princess Lin. It’s worthy of you, Piaomiao... Piaomiao, do you really not think about it?”

Li Piaomiao glanced at him expressionlessly.

"Miao Miao, you will get married sooner or later. Putting aside the grievances between the court and the Lin family, you two are quite a match. How about... Miao Miao, where are you going?"

Li Cunning looked at the figure in white who left coldly without looking back, and sighed secretly.

After a while, his pale face gradually became serious again, and he stared deeply at the next door, not knowing what he was thinking.

"..."

Outside the Yangxin Hall.

Empty.

"His Royal Highness."

A sweet and crisp voice sounded from the side.

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyes and saw a familiar figure in his sight.

beautiful.

His Highness was standing quietly, looking at him with a smile.

Pretty and glamorous.

The gorgeous palace attire made her aura a little more glamorous.

"Why are you here?"

Lin Jiangnian asked doubtfully.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is busy with government affairs. The Nu family is waiting here to escort His Highness out of the palace."

Jinxiu chuckled, glanced behind Lin Jiangnian, and blinked: "Your Highness, did you see the Queen just now?"

Lin Jiangnian nodded.

"How does it feel?"

"It's hard to describe in words."

"Why did Your Highness say this?"

"It's stressful."

Jinxiu blinked in confusion: "Are you stressed?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at the beautiful brocade in front of him and sighed: "The Queen personally came to urge the marriage, can it not be a big pressure?"

Jinxiu covered her mouth and smiled softly, her eyes turning into crescent moons when she smiled: "Then how did His Highness answer the Queen?"

"I said that without His Majesty's will, I can't marry the princess for the time being."

At this point, Lin Jiangnian paused and glanced at her.

"Then what?"

Jinxiu asked curiously.

"However, the Queen said that although the princess cannot be taken back first, the maid next to the princess can be taken back to warm the bed first."

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