Chapter 333 Questioning Xu Lan About the Truth

When Xu Lan was in a daze, Lin Jiangnian pulled her back to the room.

Close the door!

The two maids, Xiaozhu and Xiaolu, were left outside the door, looking at each other in bewilderment.

What is going on?

"Your Highness, did you pull my lady into the room?" Xiaolu turned her head to look at Xiaozhu and asked uncertainly.

Xiaozhu was also confused and nodded.

"What does your Highness want to do?"

"No, I don't know."

"Does your Highness want to... want to bully my lady?!"

Xiaozhu couldn't help staring at the closed door for a while, with an uncertain look and tone: "Yes, maybe?"

"..."

Inside the room.

Xu Lan was a little panicked!

Why...

He pulled her into the room as soon as they met?

What does he want to do? !

It was not until she was pulled into the room, the door was closed, and the two of them were alone in the room that Xu Lan suddenly reacted, a panic appeared on her face, and she stared at Lin Jiangnian vigilantly, waving her fists: "What do you want to do?!"

"You, don't mess around... I, I will scream!"

Seeing Xu Lan's nervous and scared look, thinking that she was going to be molested, Lin Jiangnian said: "Why are you nervous? What else can I do to you?"

"Who knows?!"

Xu Lan blushed and argued: "Who knows what you want to do... Then, why did you pull me into the room?"

This man and woman are in the same room together, how can she not think about other things?

At the same time as she was nervous and scared, there was a strange sense of excitement in her heart.

Lin Jiangnian said: "I have something serious to talk to you about!"

"If you have something serious, just say it directly, why did you pull me in?!"

Xu Lan was still vigilant.

Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "The serious things I'm going to tell you can't be known to others."

Xu Lan was still stubborn at first, but when she heard Lin Jiangnian say that the serious things he was going to tell her couldn't be known to others, she blinked her eyes!

A secret that no one else knows?

Only she can know?

So exciting? !

This instantly aroused her curiosity.

For a moment, her tone softened a lot: "What, what's the matter?"

"Come and sit down first."

Lin Jiangnian didn't speak at the first time, but came to the table and sat down, poured himself a cup of hot tea, and took a sip.

Xu Lan walked to the table and sat next to Lin Jiangnian, with a bit of excitement and uneasiness on her face: "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Lin Jiangnian put down his teacup, glanced at Xu Lan, and suddenly asked: "How long have we known each other?"

Xu Lan looked confused, not knowing why Lin Jiangnian suddenly asked this question, but still thought about it carefully: "Almost a year, right?"

"Yes, we have known each other for almost a year..."

Speaking of this, Lin Jiangnian paused and said: "What do you think of our relationship?"

"Relationship?!"

Hearing this, Xu Lan's heart beat uncontrollably for a moment, and his face blushed: "You, why are you asking this?!"

Why did this guy ask about their relationship for no reason?

What does he want to do?

"Don't worry about what you're doing, just tell me how good our relationship is?"

Lin Jiangnian thought for a moment and asked her, "We've known each other for quite a while, so we should at least be considered very good friends, right?"

"Friends?!"

Xu Lan's expression froze slightly, and she stared at Lin Jiangnian blankly.

For some reason, she felt relieved and a little relieved.

Friends?

In this guy's eyes, am I a very good friend of his?

This guy already considers me a good friend?

Hearing this, Xu Lan was indeed a little happy.

But for some reason, besides being happy, she felt a little disappointed.

Just, just friends?

"Yes!"

Lin Jiangnian nodded and looked at Xu Lan in front of him: "Just tell me, am I good to you on weekdays?"

Xu Lan looked up and met Lin Jiangnian's eyes, and then said angrily: "No!"

"What's not good?"

"Nothing is good!!"

Xu Lan's expression became more and more angry: "Just tell me where you are good to me?!"

"I..."

Lin Jiangnian was about to speak, but stopped quickly.

He quickly thought about it carefully in his mind, and it seemed that he really couldn't remember... Where was he good to this Miss Xu?

Not long after the two met, Xu Lan exposed his identity, and Lin Jiangnian almost killed her. Although the relationship was reconciled afterwards, every time they met, Lin Jiangnian was not very enthusiastic about this Miss Xu, and even disliked her at one time.

In Lin Jiangnian's eyes, this Miss Xu often played the role of a tool person.

At this moment, being questioned by Xu Lan, Lin Jiangnian fell into silence.

After a while,

"Hey... it's not important!"

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand: "Generally speaking, I'm usually pretty good to you, right... there must be something good about me, right?"

"What do you think?!"

Xu Lan was full of anger and sneered: "When have you ever been nice to me?"

When it comes to this, Xu Lan gets angry for no reason!

"Calm down!"

Lin Jiangnian quickly calmed down Miss Xu who was about to explode: "We are already good friends, why do friends care so much, right?"

Xu Lan's eyes were obviously a little more contemptuous, and it was obvious that she did not agree with Lin Jiangnian's words.

Seeing this, Lin Jiangyoun sighed: "I have always regarded you as my best friend... Otherwise, if I did those little tricks behind your grandfather and your father's back, they would have been killed many times. ”

Xu Lan was startled when he heard this, and a look of horror appeared on his face: "You, you...all know this?!"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and sighed: "You Xu family have made it so obvious, how can I still know?"

Xu Lan's heart skipped a beat. Of course she knew what her grandfather and father wanted to do! Once this matter is known to the Lin family, it can be said to be a disaster for the Xu family.

"I, I..."

Xu Lan's face suddenly became anxious and panicked. .

"I know, these things have nothing to do with you." Lin Jiangnian consoled him.

Xu Lan's eyes were complicated, and after a while she felt a little disappointed and said: "I can't persuade my father and grandfather, they..."

"That's their choice."

Lin Jiangnian's eyes were indifferent. The Lin family and the Xu family were family friends, and they should have been as close as before, but the Xu family had different intentions.

Naturally, these cannot escape the eyes of Prince Lin’s Mansion!

Lin Jiangnian could understand that the Xu family was loyal to the emperor and they were worried that they would become rebels in the future if they got too close to Prince Lin's Mansion.

Especially the one in the capital, Xu Lan's grandfather, who had been in the capital for decades, naturally turned towards the emperor. In this way, based on the current position of the court and the vassal king, the Xu family naturally turned towards the emperor.

However, this is considered a betrayal to Prince Lin's Mansion!

Everything the Xu family owned in Linzhou was given to them by the Lin family. If the Xu family wanted to switch sides now, it would undoubtedly be a stab in the back of the Lin family.

If it had been anyone else, he might have been dealt with by Prince Lin's Mansion long ago.

But the Xu family is different!

After all, the Xu family and the Lin family were family friends, and the relationship between the two families had been very good in the past. Lin Hengzhong still remembered the life-saving grace of Mr. Xu back then, so he did not take any action against the Lin family.

Of course, the main reason is that all the actions of the Xu family are under the nose of Prince Lin's Mansion. No matter how much the Xu family tried, they could never get out of the hands of Prince Lin's Mansion, nor could they harm the interests of Prince Lin's Mansion.

Because of this, even if Lin Hengzhong had noticed the Xu family's disapproval, he did not choose to take action against the Xu family.

However, if the Xu family continues to have its own way in the future, it will not be a good thing after all.

"After all, the Xu family and the Lin family are family friends. If your grandfather and your father could find their way back, everything would be okay..."

Lin Jiang young shook his head lightly: "If they are still determined to break with the Lin family, it will definitely not be a good thing for them..."

When Xu Lan heard this, her face turned slightly pale and she bit her lower lip: "My father and the others..."

How could she not know the seriousness of the matter?

However, she has no control over the choices of her grandfather and father.

"Don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with you. Even if the Xu family and the Lin family really break up, it won't affect our relationship."

When Lin Jiangnian said this, he paused again: "I happen to be in Beijing. If I have time, I would like to visit your grandfather and try to persuade him..."

"After all, your grandfather was kind to my father back then. After all, I still hope that our two families can reconcile as before."

No matter from which aspect, Lin Jiangnian didn't want to break up with the Xu family.

Xu Lan looked at Lin Jiangnian blankly, with some emotion flashing in his eyes. After a while, she took a deep breath and said softly: "Thank you."

"No need to thank you!"

Young Lin Jiang shook his head lightly. Seeing that the preparation was almost done, he started to talk about business: "I'm looking for you today because of business!"

Xu Lan raised her eyes, a little surprised: "Isn't this a serious matter?"

"It counts, but it's not the serious business I'm looking for you for today!"

Lin Jiangnian shook his head.

Xu Lan said anxiously: "What else is there to do?"

Lin Jiangnian stared into Xu Lan's eyes and spoke slowly: "When we were at Prince Lin's Mansion, you once said that you were the one who killed Prince Lin, right?"

Faced with Lin Jiangnian's sudden question, Xu Lan froze on the spot, as if he did not expect that Lin Jiangnian would suddenly bring up old matters again.

She was in a trance for no reason!

If Lin Jiangnian hadn't suddenly mentioned it, she almost forgot about it... The Lin Jiangnian in front of her was fake!

He is not the real Prince Lin!

Xu Lan was a little surprised: "You, why did you suddenly ask about this again?!"

Nearly a year has passed, and no one doubts Lin Jiangnian, the fake Prince Lin anymore.

Why did he suddenly mention this matter again?

Lin Jiangnian still stared at her and said softly: "If I remember correctly, this is how you answered me at that time, right?"

Xu Lan hesitated and nodded.

"You said at the time that you deceived Prince Jilin into leaving the city and killed him..."

Lin Jiangnian stared into Xu Lan's eyes: "How did you kill him?"

"I……"

Being stared at by Lin Jiangnian, Xu Lan was inexplicably panicked and her eyes subconsciously dodge, "I, I... forgot!"

Forgot?

Lin Jiangnian: "..."

Even if you lie, you should find a suitable excuse.

How could such a serious crime as murdering Prince Lin be just forgotten?

"Do you think I'm stupid?"

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "Who can you deceive with your excuse?"

Xu Lan pursed her lips and said nothing.

I felt a little panicked.

Of course she knew she couldn't lie to him, but Lin Jiangnian's sudden mention of the matter caught her off guard, and for a moment she was a little...unspeakably flustered.

"Last time I asked you, you didn't want to say it. Now it's been so long, you still don't want to say it?"

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "We are already good friends, is this how you cheat your friends?"

Xu Lan then realized that Lin Jiangnian just said they were good friends, so where was the trap?

"I, I..."

Xu Lan hesitated, looking around, not knowing how to start.

"Actually, you didn't kill him, right?"

Lin Jiangnian suddenly spoke.

Xu Lan subconsciously wanted to refute something, but when she looked into Lin Jiangnian's eyes, she was stunned again.

After a while, he looked a little embarrassed: "You, how do you know?"

"You can figure it out with your pig brain. Just because you want to kill Prince Lin, do you really think the guards of Prince Lin's mansion are just decorations?"

"You are the one with the pig brain!"

Xu Lan was a little unconvinced: "I, I have a good relationship with him... He is not on guard against me, can't I secretly plot to kill him behind his back?"

"Just based on what you said, you can't be the murderer, how can a murderer openly say that he is the murderer?"

Xu Lan: "..."

She opened her mouth and was speechless for a while.

If Lin Jiangnian had indeed suspected that there might be someone behind Xu Lan. Combined with the background of the Xu family wanting to backstab the Lin family, the most likely person behind the scenes is the court...

But as he got to know Miss Xu later, Lin Jiangnian gradually gave up this idea.

With the brain of this Miss Xu, she doesn't seem to be someone who is instructed by others.

With her personality, if the death of Prince Lin is really related to her. She absolutely couldn't run to the Prince Lin's Mansion frequently and calmly without revealing any flaws.

"You didn't kill him, but you insisted that you did?"

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes and stared at her: "Why did you do this?"

"Are you deliberately hiding something?"

Faced with Lin Jiangnian's sudden questioning, Xu Lan was flustered and at a loss, "I, I..."

"I didn't!"

"Really?!"

"I..."

Faced with Lin Jiangnian's aggressiveness, Xu Lan was anxious and panicked, and simply turned her head away and said stubbornly: "I, I didn't!"

"..."

"Even if you don't say it, I can guess something."

Lin Jiangnian paused and looked at her: "You told me that you killed the Prince Lin, but it was actually a lie you told to appease me, right?"

Xu Lan looked back at Lin Jiangnian, with a hesitant and complicated look. After a while, she nodded and shook her head.

"What do you mean?"

Xu Lan took a deep breath and shook her head: "I can't say it."

"Why?"

"He, he won't let me say it..."

"He?"

Lin Jiangnian caught the key clue: "Who is he?"

Xu Lan shook her head again and again.

"Can't say it?"

Xu Lan nodded her head.

Lin Jiangnian didn't say anything and looked at her quietly.

Xu Lan was stared at by Lin Jiangnian for a long time, and gradually became a little unbearable. She subconsciously avoided his sight and was a little flustered.

"You, don't ask... I, I can't say it..."

"Isn't it good now? You are the prince of Lin Wang, and no one doubts your identity..."

"Besides, he is already dead, you, don't care so much..."

"Okay?"

"..."