Chapter 497 Chaos in Linjiang City

Li Piaomiao's cold eyes swept down and stopped at the hands of the two people who were still intertwined.

The action was very intimate and seemed a little ambiguous.

But her face did not show any shyness or panic that an ordinary woman should have.

Nor did she have any reaction of being taken advantage of or discomfort.

Very calm.

So calm that it seemed that it was not her hand that was being held at the moment!

But...

The feeling was so clear.

Lin Jiangnian could feel the softness and smoothness of his palm, with a slightly cold touch.

The eldest princess's hands were very beautiful, with slender palms, slender fingers, smooth skin, crystal clear, and very comfortable to touch.

Can't let go.

Lin Jiangnian didn't remember when he started holding her hand, as if he had never separated since Li Piaomiao took the initiative to put her hand in his?

Lin Jiangnian stared quietly, dazed and a little dazed.

Until, a cold and clear voice came to his ears.

"Have you held her hand enough?"

Lin Jiangnian came back to his senses and looked up, just in time to meet Li Piaomiao's eyes again.

Their eyes intertwined, Li Piaomiao's eyes were calm, clear and bright, just staring at Lin Jiangnian like this.

She really didn't look shy at all like an ordinary woman!

It seemed that she didn't take such an intimate behavior of the two of them to heart at all.

In her heart, is this also normal?

Lin Jiangnian's heart suddenly felt a little unconvinced.

If it were in the past, Lin Jiangnian would have subconsciously let go of her reaction.

But now...

Lin Jiangnian had another idea in his mind.

He seemed to ask casually: "What if it's not enough?"

Li Piaomiao lowered her head, her face showed no expression, and she didn't speak again, just staring at him quietly, without saying a word.

The two seemed to be in a stalemate.

Li Piaomiao didn't say anything, and the hand held by Lin Jiangnian didn't move.

It seemed that he answered something.

Lin Jiangnian seemed to understand something in his heart, and his breath was briefly condensed.

Then he recovered, and when his eyes fell on Li Piaomiao's beautiful and unaware face again, he was about to speak but stopped.

In the end, he did not speak. He just held the snow-white and smooth little hand in his hand and gently scratched her palm with his fingers.

Li Piaomiao raised her eyes and stared at him.

Lin Jiangnian looked at her quietly, and after a while, he sighed: "If you are not the eldest princess, it would be great..."

Hearing this, Li Piaomiao was stunned, and when she looked at Lin Jiangnian again, her eyes were slightly sharper.

"Do you hope I am not?"

Her tone was neither cold nor indifferent, as if she was asking, and as if she was explaining some facts.

"It's not that I don't hope, but..."

Lin Jiangnian paused for a moment and said: "Do you remember what I told you last time?"

"The biggest threat to your court should not be my Lin Wangfu..."

Last time when he was still in Xunyang City, after meeting Shen Lingjun, Lin Jiangnian mentioned it to the eldest princess.

The real threat facing the court is not the Lin family, but precisely...

"There is a change in Xuzhou, and the Xu family seems to be unable to sit still. You should have heard about this news, right?"

Lin Jiangnian asked.

Li Piaomiao did not speak, and a solemn expression appeared on his cold face.

"Compared to the Lin family, the Xu family is the real wolfish ambition..."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at Li Piaomiao, and did not miss the opportunity to throw dirty water on the Xu family: "The ancestors of the Xu family once followed Emperor Taizu to conquer the country, and their achievements were unparalleled. They were unwilling to be inferior to others. Although they were granted the title of King of Xuzhou by Emperor Taizu, the ambition of the Xu family is far more than that..."

"In the past hundred years, the Xu family has guarded the northern border of the dynasty, with strong soldiers and horses under their command, and they think they have made great contributions and worked hard. Now that their power is growing, how can they not spy on the position of your Li family?"

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "If it were me, I would definitely not accept it."

Will the Xu family rebel?

Uncertain!

Although there was intelligence from the capital, it was all groundless, and no one knew the details of the Xu family.

However, there was no doubt that the Xu family had the idea of ​​​​rebellion.

The ancestor of the Xu family made great contributions to the dynasty. The talent and ability of the ancestor of the Xu family were no less than that of Emperor Taizu of the Daning Dynasty.

Therefore, some traitors even said that if the ancestor of the Xu family and Emperor Taizu had a falling out, it would be hard to say whether Daning was surnamed Li or Xu...

The King Xu of Xuzhou is also a wise and capable leader. It is normal that he is unwilling to be subordinate to the Daning Dynasty.

"If the Xu family really rebels, can your court suppress it? Will the world fall into war?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at the eldest princess in front of him quietly, chuckled and asked: "Can your brother have the means of the previous emperor to quell the rebellion?"

"Or..."

When he said this, Lin Jiangnian suddenly stopped and did not speak again.

But the expression on his face seemed to be a little more profound.

As if he had expected something.

Li Piaomiao noticed it and said coldly: "What do you want to say?"

"Shouldn't you be the one who should say something?"

Lin Jiangnian lowered his eyes and glanced at the two people's hands that were still tightly clasped together. The atmosphere seemed a little ambiguous: "I am open to you, princess, but you, princess, don't seem to want to say anything?"

Li Piaomiao looked into Lin Jiangnian's eyes, and she understood something from his eyes.

"What do you want to ask?"

"Just some small questions..."

Lin Jiangnian sighed, holding Li Miaomiao's hand and caressing it carelessly, following the cold touch, which was delicate and smooth.

Li Piaomiao's face was expressionless, as if she didn't notice it.

"I have always been curious. Your Highness, Princess, you did not hesitate to travel across mountains and rivers to personally travel from the capital to my Prince Lin's Mansion..."

Lin Jiangnian looked at her, chuckled and asked, "Are you really just trying to get a few things from Ruyi Tower?"

"..."

Linzhou, Linjiang City.

The sun is warm and the breeze caresses the willows.

As the largest city in Linzhou in the south, Linjiang City is prosperous both economically and culturally. The people in the city live and work in peace and contentment, and there is a peaceful scene.

Especially since the Prince Lin of Prince Lin's Mansion left Linjiang City and entered the capital, the entire Linjiang City seemed a little lifeless.

In the past, when His Highness the Crown Prince was around, it would be revealed from time to time that Prince Lin was bullying men and dominating women, and raping women in the street. The people were so indignant that they had to be scolded in private before venting their anger.

Although he is the prince of Prince Lin, his reputation is in shambles in the eyes of the people. In addition, Prince Lin's Mansion does not seem to pay much attention to the scolding of His Highness the Prince, and will basically ignore it as long as it is not too excessive. This has also led to scolding Prince Lin almost becoming a topic of conversation among the people of Linjiang City after dinner.

Every time Prince Lin's deeds of oppressing the people would turn into countless versions and spread through the people's mouths, the more they spread, the more outrageous they became.

But since Crown Prince Lin went to the capital almost a year ago, the entire Linjiang City suddenly became idle!

In the past, you could scold Prince Lin when you had nothing to do, but since His Highness the Prince left, everyone suddenly had no one to scold.

It was okay at first, and I could continue to scold me over old scores, but as time went by, I gradually forgot about it.

After all, no one is in Linjiang City anymore, so there is no point in scolding.

On the other side, there used to be a great god like Prince Lin in Linjiang City, and others did not dare to provoke him easily and restrained themselves.

But since Lin Jiangnian left, those dandy boys who used to be restrained in the city have appeared one after another!

I didn't dare to make mistakes before because I was worried about being targeted by Prince Lin. But since the departure of Prince Lin, these dandies have no natural enemies. It seems that they have been suppressed for too long, and they are all released at once.

For a time, the security order of the entire Linjiang City almost collapsed.

Whether it is on the streets, in the corners of the city, or in brothels and wine shops, you can see the unrestrained figures of these frustrated dandies everywhere.

Unscrupulous!

The people of Linjiang City soon discovered that since His Highness the Crown Prince left, the sins committed by other officials and family members were no less than His Highness the Crown Prince.

In fact, it was only rumored that His Highness the Crown Prince bullies men and women, has a chaotic style, and has evil intentions... But it is rare to hear that His Highness the Crown Prince bullies ordinary people, and it is even rare to see His Highness the Crown Prince do something that would be done to the servants of the house in the street. The people were beaten to death for such evil deeds.

But since His Highness left, the public security in Linjiang City has been chaotic for more than half a year, crime cases have increased sharply, and many lives have even been caused.

Those dudes from prominent families did not take ordinary people seriously.

A bunch of unruly people will die if they die.

Death is not a pity.

Even if you go to the government, it will be of no use in the end.

As a result, many people began to miss His Highness the Crown Prince.

At least, when His Royal Highness was still there, Linjiang City was not as chaotic as it is now, and those dandies from aristocratic families did not dare to bully the people so blatantly.

More importantly, although it was rumored that His Highness was murderous and ruthless, I had never heard of His Highness treating ordinary people without regard for human life.

...Even if he wants to kill, there will at least be a legitimate reason.

Rather than being like the group of powerful people in Linjiang City now, they don't regard the common people as human beings at all.

…

Linjiang City.

In a restaurant.

Several richly dressed dandies gathered together.

"Mr. Chen, I heard that you robbed a girl some time ago and beat her husband to death. Your father put you in solitary confinement for half a month?"

A dandy boy spoke with a look of gloating on his face.

The man called Mr. Chen was a young man in his twenties, with a rebellious face. When he heard these words, his face darkened.

"Which fucking pot are you not going to open?"

Chen Junru seemed to have thought of something, and his face was a little ferocious: "Damn it, I was almost beaten to death by my father this time!"

"So cruel?"

The dude next to him laughed again: "You can't even handle a little bitch. Isn't that too embarrassing for you?!"

"Who knew that bitch was so chaste? I gave her some medicine, and after playing with it, she woke up and wanted to die. And she said she was going to report to the police to arrest me?"

Chen Junru gritted his teeth and said with a livid face: "Damn, that husband of his really went to the government and almost made the matter worse for me!"

Someone next to me said: "Then you shouldn't beat people to death!"

"If I hadn't discovered it quickly, that man would have wanted to go to the palace to complain!"

Chen Junru glared: "How can I keep him?!"

At this point, Chen Junru took another breath and gritted his teeth: "My father also acted cruelly and almost died. Damn it, it's all the fault of that mother-in-law. Can't you just obey me?!"

The dandy sighed with emotion: "You are lucky, your father beats you lightly. He beat someone to death in the street, you are lucky to be alive now."

"If our prince hadn't been attacked and injured, and the Lin Palace was in such a mess that he had no time to care about these things, you would have been chopped off by the prince long ago!"

Hearing this, Chen Junru's eyes flashed with fear, and he shrank his neck, but then sneered: "What's there to be afraid of? My father and the Lin Prince had a friendship in the past, and it's impossible for him to really kill me!"

"Besides, does the Lin Palace care about such trivial matters?"

As he said, he said angrily: "I have to avenge this. I have to pay back all the suffering I have suffered in the past half month to that little bitch!"

"But you know what, that little bitch is really powerful..."

"Hahaha..."

In the private room of the restaurant, there was a hearty and teasing laugh.

These young people in the private room are all prominent dandies in Linjiang City.

"By the way, what do you think of Prince Lin's current situation? Who assassinated the prince?"

"Do I need to think about it? It must be the court!"

"Is the court crazy?"

"The court has always wanted to reduce the power of the vassal states. Isn't it strange that they secretly sent people to assassinate the prince?"

"What is the situation of the prince now?"

"I heard that the situation is not good."

"What should we do? What if the court and the Lin Wang Mansion fall out, what should we do?"

"Who cares? That is the grudge between the court and the Lin Wang Mansion. What does it have to do with us?"

"I still think highly of the court. The Lin Wang Mansion can't really rebel against the court, right?"

"Don't talk about this. Lin Hengzhong was assassinated this time. I heard that he almost lost his life. Now I don't know if he has woken up. If he dies, it will be interesting!"

"Once Lin Hengzhong dies, the Lin family army is leaderless. Wouldn't it be a big mess?"

"Isn't there still the Prince of Lin?"

"Oh, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten that there is also that waste!"

In the box, Chen Junru heard Lin Jiangnian's name and curled his lips in disdain: "He is just a waste who relies on his father's power. If it weren't for his father's power, who among us would take him seriously?"

"Didn't he go to the capital? I don't think it would be possible for him to come back... How could the court let him go? Most likely, they would keep him as a hostage!"

"Tsk tsk, Prince Lin has only one son, and he is a waste. If he really died in the capital, it would be interesting!"

"Don't mention it, I hope he is still alive by then, so that he can see with his own eyes the destruction of the Prince of Lin's Mansion and the appearance of falling from the dignified Prince of Lin to a prisoner..."

A grim smile appeared on Chen Junru's face.

Every one of the dandies present showed a bit of an expression of watching the fun and not minding the trouble.

All of them, more or less, had some grievances and conflicts with the Prince of Lin in the past.

The struggle between the court and the Prince of Lin’s Mansion had little to do with them. Even if they fought to the death, the people of these noble families would not be affected too much.

On the contrary, they would rather see the Lin family fall.

In recent years, with the Lin family, all the noble families in Linzhou have been suppressed by the Prince of Lin’s Mansion and have been governed.

Once the Lin family falls, the power in Linzhou will be reshuffled, and the people of these noble families will be able to enjoy the benefits of being a fisherman and gain greater benefits from it.

Just as everyone in the box was talking about it, there was a sudden commotion on the street outside the restaurant.

"What's going on?"

Someone in the box asked in confusion, and leaned over to the window to look at the excitement.

"What happened?"

"Your Highness, you're back!"

On the street, someone shouted in the noisy crowd.

There was an uproar in the crowd.

... (End of this chapter)