Chapter 488 Meeting Halfway

"Eh?"

In the carriage, Xiaolu was confused when she saw her young lady complaining about herself.

Why did the young lady start scolding her?

What happened?

"Young lady, what happened?"

Xiaolu couldn't help asking.

Her young lady was fine in the morning, but after leaving Xunyang City, she became like this.

This...

Is it related to what happened in the morning? !

Is it related to His Highness? !

Recalling the scene of His Highness and Jinxiu hugging each other in the morning, Xiaolu immediately became a little anxious.

Could it be that something unexpected happened?

Did His Highness... abandon her? !

"Young lady, is it..."

Xiaolu asked cautiously, "Is it related to His Highness?"

"Is it related to that Jinxiu?!"

Xiaolu looked at her young lady's reaction and saw that she did not deny it. She immediately understood... It's over!

Is it really like this? !

…

At this time, Xu Lan was still immersed in ‘sorrow’ and ‘regret’.

She never thought that so many things would happen after she left last night? !

Lin Jiangnian did not hide what happened last night. Facing Xu Lan’s aggressive questioning, he roughly told the whole story.

But after Xu Lan heard it, she was completely confused.

She originally came to ask for punishment, but she didn’t expect... everything was caused by herself? !

She never thought that the plan she had prepared for so long to drug Lin Jiangnian would be seen through at a glance.

She didn’t expect that she thought the drugging plan had failed, but not long after she left, the drugged tea was drunk by Jinxiu who broke in from behind...

After accidentally being drugged, Jinxiu ended up with Lin Jiangnian last night...

After learning the truth, Xu Lan shed tears!

She worked so hard for so long, but in the end, she made wedding clothes for others. What’s more infuriating is that all this was caused by her.

She sent the 'vixen' she hated the most to Lin Jiangnian's bed...

Xu Lan began to doubt her life!

"Xiao Lu, I'm so stupid, really... I'm really a big fool..."

In the carriage, Xu Lan's tone was full of regret, loss, and loss of soul.

"Miss..."

Xiao Lu became more and more anxious: "What's wrong? What happened?"

"Don't ask... I don't want to say!"

Xu Lan's delicate face was listless, and a trace of grievance seemed to appear: "I, I became a sister..."

"Ah?"

"It's still my own fault...Xiao Lu, look at my head, isn't it green?"

"...Miss, what's wrong?"

"Humph, I can't call her sister..."

"..."

"Sinister and cunning... She must have done it on purpose last night, and must have seduced me..."

Xu Lan gritted his teeth, and his pretty face was full of anger.

"I'm not done with her for this grudge!!"

"..."

In another carriage.

The atmosphere was cold.

Jinxiu felt uneasy.

She turned her head and glanced at the princess sitting quietly, sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed. She stared at her for a few more seconds, then looked away.

When she looked to the side, she saw An Ning, who was sitting opposite her, staring at her quietly.

The sword-holding girl had no expression on her face. She stared at Jinxiu quietly with her cold little face.

Jinxiu, who was already a little guilty, felt a little creepy when An Ning stared at her like this.

She wondered if An Ning had seen something.

"What are you looking at me for?!"

Jinxiu calmed down and spoke.

An Ning didn't say anything, but turned her head slightly and looked away from Jinxiu, no longer looking at her.

But when Jinxiu looked away, after a while, An Ning's eyes fell on her again.

Now, Jinxiu couldn't stand it anymore: "An Ning, what do you want to say?"

"Nothing."

An Ning's answer was neither cold nor indifferent.

"Then why are you always staring at me?"

"..."

"Why don't you say anything?!"

Jinxiu asked fiercely: "If you have something to say, just say it directly, don't be sneaky."

An Ning was silent again.

This made Jinxiu very angry.

"An Ning, do you still take me, your sister, seriously?!"

"You are not."

"I am your sister!"

"No."

"..."

In the carriage, the twin sisters started arguing again.

However, the atmosphere eased a lot.

The two of them finally glared at each other, neither of them giving in.

In the dispute over who is the sister, the two seemed to enjoy it and refused to give in to each other.

On the other side.

Outside the carriage, on the horse.

Lin Jiangnian sat on the horse's back, looking up at the distance, his eyes deep and indifferent.

Lin Qingqing, who was following beside him, couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, why don't you go back to the carriage?"

"It's nice outside, I came to breathe some fresh air."

"Is that really all?"

"Is there a problem?"

"No."

Lin Qingqing honestly withdrew her gaze and shook her head.

Of course there is no problem, Your Highness can go wherever he wants.

As for what happened... Lin Qingqing had a guess in her mind, but she didn't dare to say anything.

...His Royal Highness must be so powerful!

Lin Qingqing couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

For His Highness, she can be said to be in a state of admiration.

His Highness actually dared to attack the maid next to the eldest princess, and...it seems that the eldest princess hasn't caused trouble to His Highness yet?

This is incredible!

Even the maid has fallen, so... can the eldest princess be far behind?

Although His Highness has always said that he will not marry the eldest princess, based on Lin Qingqing's understanding of His Highness. If the eldest princess takes the initiative to throw herself into her arms, His Highness will definitely not refuse!

In this way, Lin Qingqing could almost predict in her heart that... His Highness's future concubine would probably be the eldest princess.

But then, Lin Qingqing began to struggle again.

But if this happens, what should Sister Zhiyuan do?

Thinking of this, she felt slightly anxious.

"how?"

Lin Jiangnian noticed her reaction.

"No, it's okay..."

Lin Qingqing shook her head and finally suppressed this worry.

Considering the relationship between His Highness and Sister Zhiyuan, even if the eldest princess intervenes, it will not have any impact.

Furthermore... I will definitely stand unswervingly on Sister Zhiyuan's side.

…

"Your Highness, we will arrive in Linzhou in four or five days. There will be guards and horses from Prince Lin's Mansion in Linzhou to pick up Your Highness. By the time we arrive in Linzhou, we will be almost halfway home..."

In the carriage, Lin Qingqing reported the intelligence ahead to Lin Jiangnian.

The news of the crown prince's return this time had already reached Prince Lin's Mansion, and Prince Lin's Mansion also sent troops and horses to greet him in Linzhou.

For Lin Jiangnian, this trip home started when he met the eldest princess on the road, but it was actually over!

With the eldest princess as a ‘great god’, there is no need to worry about any accidents along the way.

Those secret Xiaoxiao and forces with malicious intentions have to think carefully even if they want to take action against Lin Jiangnian.

Will they be the eldest princess's rivals?

Can they offend the imperial court and the Lin family at the same time?

Not long after Lin Qingqing reported the information to Lin Jiangnian, a figure on horseback approached quickly in front of him.

"Your Highness, Yuan Zhongnan, the governor of Yanzhou, appeared in the pavilion ahead and sent someone here to specially invite your Highness to meet with the eldest princess!"

After hearing the news, Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes.

Lin Qingqing on the side was slightly startled, but was not surprised by the news.

I didn't see the governor when I entered Xunyang City this time. Unexpectedly, when I was heading south, the governor was specially waiting here.

"Your Highness, what should we do?"

Lin Qingqing asked aloud: "Did you see me or not?"

Lin Jiangnian laughed and said, "The governor has come all the way. If I don't see you, wouldn't I be disrespectful?"

Lin Qingqing understood in her heart: "Shall I go and make arrangements?"

Lin Jiangnian nodded: "Let everyone stay where they are and rest for a while. I'll go check on the situation."

After saying that, Lin Jiangnian turned his horse back to the carriage that stopped behind him.

"Princess?"

The curtain of the carriage was slightly opened, and Li Miaomiao inside the carriage opened her beautiful eyes and looked at Lin Jiangnian on the horse through the curtain.

"Yanzhou Governor Yuan Zhongnan is here and wants to see you and me."

Lin Jiangnian looked at her: "Have you seen it?"

Li Piaomiao was silent and didn't speak.

"It's okay if you don't see me. Should I still say that you're feeling unwell?"

Lin Jiangnian didn't expect that Li Miaomiao would agree. She didn't see the previous governor. It was reasonable that the governor of Yanzhou didn't see him.

However, when Lin Jiangnian just finished speaking, Li Miaomiao in the carriage raised his eyes slightly and said, "Since we are all here, let's meet."

"Um?"

This surprised Lin Jiangnian and looked at her in surprise.

Li Miaomiao stood up slowly and stepped out of the carriage. She was dressed in white and looked elegant and quiet, extremely cool.

Lin Jiangnian was a little surprised: "I thought you didn't plan to see me?"

Li Piaomiao glanced at him: "I have some friendship with Uncle Yuan. Now that we have met, it is natural to say hello."

"Uncle Yuan?"

Lin Jiangnian was startled, as if he didn't expect that there was such a relationship?

But after thinking about it, I quickly understood.

Those who can become the governor of a state and have the status of a frontier official are not ordinary people. They are the mainstay of the dynasty. In this way, it is not surprising that Yuan Zhongnan and Li Miaomiao know each other.

"Let's go."

Seeing that Lin Jiangnian was still thinking about something, Li Pianmiao glanced at him and spoke calmly.

…

Above officialdom.

The sight ahead is full of rugged mountain roads. Different from the endless plains in the north, the terrain in the southern realm is complicated and covered with weeds and jungles.

Just outside the official road, in a pavilion that is usually used for people traveling from south to north to rest, there is an air of chilling atmosphere.

Around the outside of the pavilion, there are more than a dozen guards with strong auras hidden.

Outside the pavilion, there were also several armored and fully armed soldiers standing guard there.

In the center of the pavilion, a middle-aged man sat quietly.

The middle-aged man has a weather-beaten face, somewhat dark skin, sharp facial features, and a somewhat mature masculine temperament.

He was sitting there quietly, saying nothing. He raised his eyes and looked outside the pavilion.

Not long after, two horses appeared in his sight not far from the pavilion.

Immediately afterwards, two figures appeared on the horses, a man and a woman, and came outside the pavilion one after another.

Then, the two got off the carriage and walked slowly towards the pavilion.

The middle-aged man who had been sitting in the pavilion stood up and walked out of the pavilion. A smile appeared on his weathered face.

"I greet His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness, the Princess!"

"You two have come from afar. I was not able to greet you in time and disturbed you. Please forgive me!"

"Your Highness, you are too kind. You are my elder. If you want to say that I disturbed you, it should be me, the Crown Prince..."

"Your Highness is too polite. How are you after we parted in Xunyang City?"

"Thanks to Your Highness, everything is fine. I had to thank Your Highness for helping me back then. I will remember this kindness in my heart."

"Haha, Your Highness, don't worry. It's just a piece of cake for me..."

"..."

In the pavilion.

Lin Jiangnian was smiling and talking happily with the middle-aged man in front of him. It was like an elder and a younger generation who had known each other for a long time and had a very good relationship.

The scene was very harmonious.

Yuan Zhongnan had not changed much after half a year, and he was still as amiable as he was half a year ago.

But Lin Jiangnian knew in his heart that Yuan Zhongnan was not simple now.

With the fall of the Wang family, Yuan Zhongnan took control of Xunyang County. Now Yuan Zhongnan was no longer an ordinary governor.

Even the court should not underestimate him!

"I learned that your highness and the princess would pass through Xunyang City. I wanted to rush to Xunyang City to meet them, but I didn't expect that there was an accident on the way, so I could only meet you two highnesses halfway!"

Yuan Zhongnan sighed.

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "If my father hadn't been in trouble, I would have liked to stay in Xunyang City for a few more days and have a good chat with Lord Yuan."

When mentioning this, Yuan Zhongnan's face was slightly condensed: "When I learned that Prince Lin was attacked, I was also very angry. I didn't expect that there are still people in my dynasty who dare to blatantly assassinate Prince Lin. They deserve to die!"

Lin Jiangnian asked: "Does Lord Yuan know who assassinated my father?"

Yuan Zhongnan sighed: "I have sent people to investigate, but the assassin of Prince Lin this time has unfathomable martial arts strength and extremely mysterious identity. There is not much information for the time being..."

"But your highness doesn't need to worry too much. This matter has attracted the attention of the court, and I will never sit idly by. I will definitely find out and avenge Prince Lin!"

"Thank you Lord Yuan!"

"..."

In the pavilion, Lin Jiangnian and Yuan Zhongnan were talking.

Li Piaomiao sat quietly beside him, without saying a word.

His cold eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian, watching him quietly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Until, after talking with Lin Jiangnian, Yuan Zhongnan finally set his eyes on Li Piaomiao next to him.

"Your Highness, how are you these days?"

Li Piaomiao lowered her eyes slightly and said lightly: "Everything is fine."

"That's good."

As if he knew the temperament of this eldest princess, Yuan Zhongnan's face was not unhappy. His deep eyes looked at Lin Jiangnian, and then at Li Piaomiao.

Then, a smile appeared on his face, and he suddenly asked: "I don't know when the two princesses plan to get married?"

"When the time comes, can I have a glass of wedding wine?"

"..." (End of this chapter)