Chapter 181 The Extra Maid

The news that the governor of Xunyang was killed and the Wang family was brutally exterminated spread more and more in Xunyang City. All the major family forces took action, and the whole Xunyang City became a mess.

At this time, Lin Jiangnian, the instigator, quietly left Xunyang City and went north to Beijing.

Continuing north, the weather became colder and colder.

After a period of delay in Xunyang City, it is now approaching late autumn, and the chill in the air is getting worse.

After leaving Xunyang City, the road to the north is deserted again. On the official road, there is no end in sight. There are withered trees on both sides of the road, and the fallen leaves make a crisp sound when stepped on.

It is desolate in front and behind, and few people appear.

Although the economy of the Daning Dynasty is stable and prosperous, it has a vast territory after all. Except for those big cities, most places are still desolate. And this also provides innate conditions for bandits to occupy the mountains and become kings.

This time, unlike the previous high-profile, Lin Jiangnian was much more low-key.

The news of his murder in Xunyang City had already spread, although it could not be concealed from those who were interested. After all, the prince of Lin was murdered, but the prince of Lin's personal army continued to go north, which was unreasonable.

If you look into it carefully, you can find something unusual.

However, before being discovered, Lin Jiangnian can use this to hide his whereabouts and catch those people off guard.

"This prince's journey to Beijing is almost halfway through, and they haven't shown up yet. They are really holding back!"

In the carriage heading north, Lin Jiangnian half-lay on the comfortable and soft mink blanket, squinting his eyes and muttering to himself.

In the carriage, Xiaozhu sat beside him, straight and neat, as well-behaved as an obedient child.

According to the past situation, Xiaozhu should be in Lin Jiangnian's arms at this time, or held on Lin Jiangnian's lap to check his body.

But now...

Xiao Zhu sat obediently and well-behaved, and her little eyes occasionally stole a glance at the opposite side.

Just opposite her, Zhi Yuan, who was wearing a plain white dress and a fluffy coat, was looking at the desolate scenery outside the car window through the car window.

The weather was a bit colder, and her clothes were a bit thicker. She was wrapped in clothes, but it was still difficult to hide her beautiful and pretty figure. She sat aside with an extraordinary temperament.

Even though she didn't say a word, there was still an invisible pressure, pressing on Xiao Zhu's pitiful heart. She didn't dare to breathe, and only dared to look at Sister Zhi Yuan carefully with the corner of her eyes.

More obedient!

Zhi Yuan retracted her gaze, glanced at him, and moved her eyes to the outside of the car again.

After a moment, she whispered, "They will come."

"If they don't come, I will feel a little regretful..."

Lin Jiangnian sighed, but his tone was very relaxed: "I hope they won't disappoint me too much!"

Zhiyuan paused and asked, "Do you really want them to come?"

"Of course!"

Lin Jiangnian changed his posture and lay lazily on the carpet: "If they don't come, won't I have waited in vain?"

"They will definitely come..."

For some reason, a trace of worry appeared on Zhiyuan's cold face.

Lin Jiangnian saw it and smiled: "Are you worried about me?"

Zhiyuan didn't speak, with a blank expression.

Lin Jiangnian said lazily: "No matter sooner or later, they will come... This is the best time for them to assassinate me."

"If they miss this time, when I arrive in the capital, they will have no chance!"

From Linjiang City to Xunyang City, Lin Jiangnian had a smooth journey and encountered almost no danger.

The only blind man he encountered was Li Qianlin when he first arrived in Xunyang City. But before Li Qianlin could assassinate him, Lin Jiangnian took the initiative to rob his house.

The group of Jianghu knights organized by Li Qianlin suffered heavy losses and were almost wiped out. However, Li Qianlin escaped and his whereabouts are unknown.

After being delayed in Xunyang City for such a long time, he continued to head north, but he was still safe and sound along the way without encountering anything.

The more so, the more unusual it is.

Something is wrong!

If it were someone else, they would naturally hope to arrive in Beijing safely.

But Lin Jiangnian is different!

He knows better than anyone that some people don't want him to arrive in Beijing alive.

His son of a vassal king of a different surname entering Beijing is bound to attract great attention. His identity and his position will definitely cause controversy.

Lin Jiangnian represents not only himself, but also Lin Hengzhong and Lin Wangfu behind him.

Lin Hengzhong is in a high position and has offended many forces in Beijing. Now that Lin Jiangnian has come to Beijing, it is inevitable that they will have other ideas in secret.

On the other hand, everyone in the world knows that Lin Jiangnian came to Beijing this time to marry the eldest princess. The son of a vassal king of a different surname in a wild land has a very bad reputation. Many people naturally do not agree to marry the eldest princess of their Beijing.

More importantly, the Lin Wang Mansion is now powerful, but the situation in Beijing is becoming more and more complicated. The emperor is in seclusion and ignores the government affairs. The various forces in the court are scheming and suspicious of each other. In this case, let alone reducing the vassal state, it is a problem whether the court situation can be stabilized.

Once the Lin Wang has a different heart, it will be an absolute devastating blow to the dynasty.

Lin Hengzhong is a martial arts master and is in his prime. It is almost impossible to deal with him.

Naturally, they can only set their sights on Lin Jiangnian.

The only son of the Lin Wang and the only heir to the Lin Wang Mansion in the future. As long as he dies, the Lin Wang will have no successor, so it will naturally not be a problem.

Therefore, the Prince of Linwang has encountered countless assassination attempts in the past few years. Even though he is in Linjiang City, it is still difficult to avoid the pervasive assassinations.

And this time Lin Jiangnian entered Beijing and left Linjiang City, it was undoubtedly a golden opportunity for those behind him.

How could they let go of this opportunity?

Zhiyuan remained silent, her gaze still falling outside the car window. The journey north was destined to be boring. With Lin Qingqing's arrangement and the secret escort by the prince's personal army, not even a bandit or bandit could be encountered within a radius of ten miles.

No matter how powerful the bandit is, if he encounters the well-trained prince's army, looking at the dark and fully armed black armor, he will be scared out of his wits and run away.

Zhiyuan looked away from the window, as if thinking of something, she turned back to look at Lin Jiangnian, and suddenly said: "Where is Wang Changjin?"

Lin Jiangnian spread his hands: "I don't know!"

Zhiyuan frowned slightly and wanted to say something, but when she saw a flash of smile in the corner of Lin Jiangnian's eyes, she fell silent again.

He didn't speak again, but there seemed to be a bit of displeasure on the corners of his cold eyebrows.

Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian sat up and sighed: "I'm not lying to you, I really don't know, but..."

"He can't run away!"

That night, the Wang family was captured by Yuan Zhongnan in one fell swoop, but Wang Changjin's whereabouts were unknown and there has been no news to this day.

Did he foresee the danger in advance and escape, or was he lucky enough to survive?

unknown.

Seeing that Zhiyuan still didn't speak, Lin Jiangnian moved closer to her, but Zhiyuan noticed her and raised her eyes to look at him.

Lin Jiangnian turned a blind eye and continued: "As expected, Yuan Zhongnan will do everything possible to find him and kill him at any cost... Now that the Wang family has fallen, Wang Changjin has nowhere to go and nowhere to hide. He won't be able to hide for long. !”

"In this case, he has only one way to go..."

"Just wait, he will show up soon!"

As Lin Jiangnian spoke, he reached out to grab Zhiyuan's hand out of habit. He held the soft, jade-like, somewhat cold hand in his hand, and felt a striking gaze.

Looking up, right across from him, Xiaozhu was looking at the two of them with wide eyes, a look of shock on his face. His eyes fell on His Highness's hand holding Sister Zhiyuan.

His expression was dull, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

Being stared at by Xiaozhu's clear and innocent eyes, Lin Jiangnian felt a little... embarrassed!

At the same time, Zhiyuan on the side seemed to realize something and quickly withdrew his hand. Subconsciously, his body moved to the side, further away from Lin Jiangnian.

On the turned away face, a trace of blush and confusion appeared inadvertently on the fair side face.

It's really beautiful.

"Ahem..."

Young Lin Jiang coughed: "Xiao Zhu!"

"Your Highness?"

Xiaozhu was still a little shocked at this time. When she heard His Highness calling her, she quickly responded.

"Qingqing has something to do with you, please come over."

"Sister Qingqing is looking for me?"

Xiaozhu was a little confused. What did Sister Qingqing want to do with her?

Also, how did His Highness know that Sister Qingqing was looking for her?

Xiaozhu was confused, but he still subconsciously stood up and prepared to leave.

However, she had just stood up when she heard Zhiyuan's cold voice coming from the side: "Don't go."

Xiaozhu paused on the spot, with a confused look on his face... Should he go or not?

She looked at Lin Jiangnian for help, but saw Lin Jiangnian waving his hand: "Go quickly, don't keep Qingqing waiting!"

Xiaozhu woke up from a dream and glanced at Sister Zhiyuan. When she saw that Sister Zhiyuan didn't speak, she left the carriage.

After Xiaozhu left, Lin Jianghe and Zhiyuan were left in the carriage.

Without Xiaozhu as a small obstacle, Lin Jiangnian moved unscrupulously towards Zhiyuan, and Zhiyuan immediately became wary.

"What are you doing?"

"Let's chat with you!"

"No chat."

Zhiyuan didn't know what Lin Jiangnian was thinking, so she didn't give him this chance.

However, Lin Jiangnian did not give up and kept getting closer. In the end, after a lot of pulling and entanglement, Lin Jiangnian managed to hold Zhiyuan's plain white hand again.

It's cool and soft and feels good to hold.

Zhiyuan remained motionless, lowering her eyes to the tightly held hands, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Actually, it would look better if you smiled a little!"

Lin Jiangnian looked at Zhiyuan's expressionless face. It looked good, but it was too cold.

There is no emotional change at all, and it seems a bit boring.

Lin Jiangnian wanted to try to make her change.

But Zhiyuan remained expressionless: "No."

"Won't?"

Lin Jiangnian naturally didn't believe it: "How could someone not laugh?"

Zhiyuan turned away and said nothing.

Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian sighed secretly and didn't force it anymore.

It should be a bit colder, at least I won’t resist anymore.

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian looked at the girl beside him who let him hold her little hand, and his mind became active again.

As if she was aware of the hot gaze beside her, Zhiyuan looked back at him warily, her voice cold but with a hint of warning: "Don't mess around."

"Don't worry, I never mess around."

Lin Jiangnian vowed to do so.

The girl's face was expressionless, and the corners of her mouth moved slightly.

He glanced at his hand from the corner of his eye. Someone was holding it restlessly and stroking it gently, his movements becoming more and more bold.

Feeling the strange feeling coming from the palm of her hand, she bit her lips lightly, her fair face flushed slightly, and she turned her head away in shame and anger.

Full of nonsense!

…

Outside the carriage, Xiaozhu came to the front of the carriage.

"Sister Qingqing, are you looking for me?"

Lin Qingqing looked at Xiaozhu who suddenly appeared in front of her and was stunned: "What's wrong?"

"Your Highness said you had something urgent to talk to me about. Do you have any instructions?" Xiaozhu asked.

"No..."

Lin Qingqing looked puzzled. She didn't look for Xiaozhu?

Just as she was about to speak, she seemed to realize something, glanced at the back of the carriage, and was silent for a moment.

"Xiaozhu?"

"Sister Qingqing, what's wrong?"

"Where's Sister Zhiyuan?"

"She's in the carriage with Your Highness!" Xiaozhu answered innocently.

Lin Qingqing was silent for a long time.

"I suddenly remembered that I did have something to talk to you about..."

"..."

On the deserted and overgrown path, several figures shuttled through the path, letting the thorns on both sides cut their clothes. The group looked tired and panting.

When they crossed the path, they got rid of the pursuit behind them and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Grand Elder, the officers and soldiers in Xunyang County have been chasing us all the way. Have they found anything?"

A voice from a member of the church came from the side.

In the crowd, a middle-aged man looked embarrassed and gloomy.

As the Grand Elder of the Heavenly God Church, when has he ever suffered such a miserable situation?

After learning that Liu Su had acted on his own and attacked the Wang family in advance, the Grand Elder, who realized that he was in big trouble, immediately arranged to notify everyone to evacuate Xunyang City. But they still didn't expect that they underestimated the reaction speed of Xunyang City.

On the way, they encountered countless officers and soldiers to check and track them. After being exposed, they fled all the way, but the officers and soldiers behind them were chasing them.

The Grand Elder naturally didn't take these officers and soldiers seriously, but if they were delayed and waited for the other side's reinforcements to arrive, the consequences would be disastrous.

Therefore, they could only flee all the way.

Fortunately, they finally got rid of the pursuers behind them temporarily.

"Grand Elder, what should we do now?"

The Grand Elder's face was gloomy, and he took a deep breath: "Go to the capital!"

"No matter what, the Wang family was wiped out, and the order given by the leader has been completed. As for the trouble Liu Su caused, this time I will definitely sue him in front of the leader!"

Determined, the Grand Elder spoke fiercely, took a deep breath, and looked up to the front.

"There is a small town ahead, go find an inn to eat something, rest for a night, and then continue on the road!"

"Yes!"

The small town located on the official road is usually quite lively, with merchants and people from all over the world coming and going.

The Grand Elder and his group appeared in the town, and it didn't seem abrupt.

Several people found an inn, asked the waiter for a few rooms, ordered a table of delicious dishes, and had a hot meal.

"Grand Elder..."

Just as the Grand Elder was eating, a figure walked up to the Grand Elder and said something in his ear.

After listening to the end, the elder frowned: "Are you telling the truth?"

"Absolutely true!"

The man said in a deep voice: "Someone has found traces of the personal soldiers of Prince Lin on the official road to the north. There must be something fishy going on. Prince Lin may not be that simple..."

Hearing this, the elder's face darkened slightly: "He is so lucky that he is not dead yet?!"

But then, the elder narrowed his eyes again: "Go north..."

"In this case, this is a good opportunity..."

"If he is not dead..."

Just as the elder was thinking about something in his mind, on the official road not far from the town.

Several carriages slowly approached.

Lin Qingqing came to one of the carriages: "Your Highness, there is a town ahead. Why not take a rest in this town for a while?"

"..."