Chapter 320: Banquet

The cold wind blew all night.

In the morning, when Lin Jiangnian woke up, he felt sore and weak all over, and he couldn't muster up the strength.

This long-lost feeling of weakness made him unable to adapt for a while.

It has been a long time since he experienced it.

Since he started practicing martial arts more than half a year ago, especially after learning the Xuanyang Heart Method and officially entering the ranks of internal masters, Lin Jiangnian rarely experienced this feeling of weakness.

The Xuanyang Heart Method tempered his body, allowing Lin Jiangnian to maintain full energy almost all the time.

Today, it was the first time that he felt dizzy and weak all over!

Lying on the bed, Lin Jiangnian's mind was empty and his eyes were blank.

What happened?

What happened last night?

He struggled to sit up and looked around. He soon determined that he was in... Zhiyuan's room.

Lin Jiangnian was very familiar with the cold and quiet, simple and slightly fresh boudoir. The air was still filled with the unique faint fragrance of Zhiyuan, mixed with an indescribable breath.

Lin Jiangnian looked at his side and saw that he was dressed neatly, and the beds and quilts around him were spread out cleanly and flatly.

But inexplicably, he always felt that something was strange!

At this moment, some familiar and profound memories of last night suddenly poured into his mind in a very rough and barbaric posture.

Lin Jiangnian quickly recalled what happened last night...

He clearly remembered that last night, after returning from his aunt's place, he met Qingqing in the yard. After Lin Qingqing reported and left, Lin Jiangnian came to Zhiyuan's room to wait for her.

What happened next?

After Zhiyuan came back, her expression was not right. Lin Jiangnian forcibly carried her back to the room and put her on the bed...

What happened next?

Lin Jiangnian tried to think carefully and finally remembered what happened!

After carrying Zhiyuan to bed and coaxing her into taking off her clothes, Lin Jiangnian was suddenly acupunctured by Zhiyuan and could not move.

Then... he fainted!

Yes, fainted!

All memories after last night were gone!

What happened last night? !

Lin Jiangnian's eyes were dull. He vaguely remembered that before he lost consciousness last night, he seemed to hear Zhiyuan say something vaguely... to give him a child?

So...

He was knocked unconscious by Zhiyuan last night, and Zhiyuan took advantage of his coma to... take him? !

During his coma, Zhiyuan did whatever she wanted to his young and strong body and invaded it wantonly?

Lin Jiangnian's mood was as complicated as that of an innocent woman who was forcibly taken by a bully.

He quickly lifted the quilt on his body and looked down. His clothes were neatly dressed and there seemed to be nothing wrong with them. But Lin Jiangnian soon discovered that his clothes had been moved.

And more importantly, after Lin Jiangnian carefully checked, he soon found residual evidence... This proves that something must have happened last night.

Zhiyuan, must have done something to his body.

That's right, Zhiyuan last night was obviously well prepared. In the long night, she had plenty of time to retaliate like Lin Jiangnian's "bullying" her a few days ago...

After a while, Lin Jiangnian, who was sitting on the bed, sighed deeply!

Humiliation!

The dignified prince of Lin Wang was actually sat on by his own maid!

If this gets out, how can he live? !

If he doesn't get back at her, how can he establish his authority in front of her in the future?

Wouldn't he be ridden by her in the future?

Absolutely not!

Sitting on the bed and running the mental method for two rounds, after the weakness subsided, Lin Jiangnian got up from the bed, put on his clothes, walked to the door, and pushed the door open to walk out.

As soon as he opened the door, a cold wind rushed in from outside.

In the line of sight, a piece of snow-white!

Lin Jiangnian then realized that it was snowing again!

Last night at midnight, the sky began to snow lightly, and in the second half of the night, the snow was getting heavier.

The eaves, tree branches, and the ground in the courtyard were all covered with a thick layer of snow. The sky and the earth were all white. With the cold wind, snowflakes fell on the corridor.

Lin Jiangnian suddenly remembered that it was already deep winter!

I remember that when I first came to Beijing, it was just winter. Now, the end of the year is coming soon! Lin Jiangnian stood under the eaves, watching the heavy snow in the courtyard. The sky and the earth were freezing, but he didn't feel the slightest bit of cold.

The courtyard was empty, with no one.

"Where's Xiaozhu?"

Lin Jiangnian looked around, but didn't see Xiaozhu. He walked to the door of Xiaozhu's room.

Knocked on the door!

No movement!

"Xiaozhu?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at the door of the room, but no sound came.

Isn't he here?

At this time, Xiaozhu is not in his room. Where did he go?

Lin Jiangnian was confused and was about to leave when a very light voice came from the room.

"Your Highness..."

Lin Jiangnian paused: "Xiaozhu, are you in the room?"

"Hmm?"

"Why don't you open the door?"

The room was silent for a moment, and then a slightly panicked voice came: "Your Highness... I, I haven't gotten up yet!"

Didn't get up?

It shouldn't be!

Xiaozhu has always been very diligent and wakes up very early every day. As a maid in the Lin Wang Mansion, she is not qualified to stay in bed.

On weekdays, Lin Jiangnian always wants her to sleep a little longer, but Xiaozhu will still get up on time. What happened today?

"What's wrong with you?"

"No, it's okay..."

Xiaozhu's voice was very soft and slightly hoarse, as if he was weak and a little shy: "Your Highness, I haven't gotten up yet, wait, wait a while, I'll come back to you later..."

When Lin Jiangnian heard this, he nodded, "Okay, come find me after you get up later!"

"oh."

"..."

inside the room.

When he heard the footsteps of His Highness outside the door gradually disappearing, Xiaozhu, who was curled up in the quilt on the bed, felt relieved and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

The childish face was full of blushing expression, and the whole body was wrapped in the quilt, only a small head was exposed, lying on the bed, thinking about something, with a red face.

Thinking of what happened last night, Xiaozhu felt an indescribable sense of shame.

Especially when she thought about how Sister Zhiyuan had warned her sternly this morning that she must not tell anyone about what happened last night.

If His Highness had come in just now, he would have definitely discovered it.

His Highness is so smart that he will ask questions as soon as he asks. When the time comes, everything will be revealed!

As if remembering certain scenes, Xiaozhu's face turned red, and he quickly buried his head in the quilt, pretending to be an ostrich.

Last night, Sister Zhiyuan actually asked her and His Highness to be in Sister Zhiyuan's room...

In sister Zhiyuan's bed!

Simply...

So exciting! …

On the other side, Lin Jiangnian, who knew nothing about it, returned to the small courtyard first, called the maid outside the courtyard, and asked about the whereabouts of the paper kite.

Last night, she knocked out His Highness without Lin Jiangnian's consent, and then had 'unfair intentions'...

Lin Jiangnian must teach this little maid a lesson.

However, Lin Jiangnian learned from the maid outside the hospital that Zhiyuan had gone to his aunt's house early in the morning and never came back!

Obviously, Zhiyuan seemed to have anticipated Lin Jiangnian's purpose. She knew that Lin Jiangnian would definitely settle the score with her when he woke up the next day, so he simply escaped first!

This is indeed a smart approach!

With his aunt here, Lin Jiangnian really didn't dare to be presumptuous. In particular, my aunt prefers Zhiyuan. Lin Jiangnian really can't take advantage of her.

but……

"Hey, little paper kite, little paper kite, you can hide for a while, but can you hide forever?"

Lin Jiangnian sneered.

He didn't believe that Zhiyuan could always hide with his aunt.

When she comes back from her aunt, it will be time for Lin Jiangnian to take revenge. The 'humiliation' Lin Jiangnian suffered last night must be reckoned with her...

…

Just as Lin Jiangnian was thinking about it, a report from the servants of Jiang Mansion came from outside the door.

"Your Highness, someone from the Zhao family of the Zhao family is here, saying they want to see you?"

"Zhao Xi?"

Lin Jiangnian was a little surprised. Before he went to find her, Zhao Xi couldn't wait to send someone.

It seemed that she had received wind of what happened yesterday and guessed that it was Lin Jiangnian who did it.

However, could she stop sitting still so soon?

lobby.

Lin Jiangnian soon saw Xiaoyue coming after a long journey.

"Xiaoyue?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at the little maid in front of him who was thickly dressed and stained with snowflakes. Every time I went to Zhao Mansion before, it was this little maid who showed Lin Jiangnian the way, which left a deep impression on her.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Xiaoyue saw Lin Jiangnian and bent down to salute.

"No gift!"

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand and said, "Did your lady send you here?"

Xiaoyue's face turned slightly red, she lowered her head and nodded: "Exactly!"

"What did your lady send you to do?" Lin Jiangnian asked.

"My young lady asked this servant to come and ask His Highness when he will be free. My young lady wants to invite His Highness to go to the house for a gathering. The young lady said that she wants to meet His Highness..."

As Xiaoyue spoke, she blushed and quietly looked at Lin Jiangnian in front of her.

So beautiful!

This His Highness is really good-looking no matter how you look at it, and you will never get tired of it!

No wonder my young lady has always been obsessed with His Highness. She had just said she would not see him, and then suddenly said that she wanted to see him...

Could it be that my young lady has taken a liking to His Royal Highness?

Thinking of this possibility, Xiaoyue's face turned even redder...

"Meet your lady?"

Lin Jiangnian knew clearly and guessed Zhao Xi's purpose, but he chuckled and said, "Didn't we just meet the day before yesterday? Does your young lady have anything to do with me?"

"This slave doesn't know either."

Xiaoyue shook her head. She didn't know what the young lady wanted to do with Prince Lin. She explained: "The young lady only asked the servant to come over and inform His Highness, but she did not tell the reason..."

Lin Jiangnian smiled and asked: "Since it is your young lady who wants to see me, shouldn't it be your young lady who takes the initiative to visit me? Why do you want me to come to see her in person?"

Xiaoyue blinked blankly, as if...that makes sense?

Given the status of His Royal Highness, the young lady’s behavior does seem a bit...unjustifiable?

"Then, slave, please go back and tell the lady?"

"That's not necessary..."

Lin Jiangnian quickly waved his hand and said casually that if Miss Zhao really came to visit, something serious would happen.

Lin Jiangnian, who had an instinct for predicting danger, naturally did not want Miss Zhao to actually come to visit, so he waved his hand and said: "Go back and tell your lady that when I have free time in the past two days, my son will naturally come to visit you and let you know." Miss Jia, get ready."

Ready?

Xiaoyue was at a loss, what preparations should the young lady make?

It's strange, His Royal Highness Prince Lin is talking strangely to his own lady!

However, Xiaoyue still nodded: "Then I will go back and report first!"

After Xiaoyue left, Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes slightly.

He naturally knew the purpose of Miss Zhao sending Xiaoyue here today, which was to test and inquire.

The news that Chen Feiyang, the guardian of the Secret Heaven Division, was assassinated has spread in the capital after fermenting yesterday. When Zhao Xi received the news, she would definitely suspect Lin Jiangnian.

After all, Lin Jiangnian had just received the information about the four guardians of the Secret Heaven Division from her the day before. Chen Feiyang was assassinated the next day, which was obviously not right.

Zhao Xi's purpose today was nothing more than to confirm this matter. On the other hand, it was naturally because of... Chen Feiyang!

The Zhao family had a friendship with the Xu family, the minister of the Ministry of War, who was exterminated. The remaining bloodline of the Xu family was saved by Zhao Xi, but was killed by Chen Feiyang.

This hatred is huge!

This is a big favor!

Lin Jiangnian asked Zhao Xi to prepare, and it was naturally for this...such a big favor, how should Miss Zhao repay it?

While Lin Jiangnian was thinking, Lin Qingqing appeared outside the door and whispered, "Your Highness, the Gao family is here!"

"Gao family?"

Lin Jiangnian remembered something: "Who did the Gao family send?"

"It's a housekeeper from the Gao family, who came to pick up Your Highness!"

Lin Qingqing spoke and hesitated: "Your Highness, are you really going?"

"Go, why not?"

"Could it be that he dares to set up a Hongmen Feast for me?"

Lin Jiangnian laughed: "Let's go and see what this beast-like Gao wants to do."

...

"Bang!"

Inside the Secret Heaven Division.

There was a sound of things being thrown.

"Waste, all waste!"

"It's been a night, and the murderer disappeared without a trace under our noses, and we haven't found Chen Hufa yet? What the hell are you doing?"

A cold voice came from the back of the Secret Heaven Division.

In the front hall, several figures stood in it, not daring to breathe.

Chen Changqing, dressed in a black robe, stood in the middle of the crowd, lowered his head, and said nothing.

That calm face seemed particularly indifferent!

That cold voice was still coming: "Investigate, keep investigating!"

"We must find the murderer and find Chen Feiyang!"

"If anything happens to Chen Protector, I will not forgive you!"

The cold voice enveloped everyone's heart.

Just yesterday evening, the Secret Division was attacked, dozens of Secret Division masters were attacked and killed, and even Chen Protector's whereabouts were unknown.

Most likely he has met with misfortune...

The Secret Division almost dispatched all the available manpower to conduct a carpet search in the capital, but failed to find any clues.

How can this not shock and anger people?

Even the other three protectors who rarely show up on weekdays were forced to show up to preside over the situation.

After the rest of the people in the hall left, they continued to look for clues for the search. At the original place, Chen Changqing was left with an indifferent look, and was about to turn around and leave.

"Wait!"

Chen Changqing stopped and looked up.

A deep voice came from the back of the hall.

"Chen Kuishou, I heard... you were at the scene of the attack last night?!"

"..."

During the power and water outage, I wrote this chapter with difficulty. I am not in a good state. Sorry!