Chapter 321: Each with Their Own Agenda

Outside the hall, snowflakes fell from the eaves.

The cold wind blew, rustling the black robe on Chen Changqing's body.

He slowly raised his eyes and looked forward with a normal expression.

"That's right."

After a pause, Chen Changqing slowly spoke: "Yesterday evening, a call for help came from the west of the city. Chen the guardian was in danger. Deacon Liu Chuan was ordered to rescue him. I happened to meet him on the way. I went to the west of the city with Deacon Liu to support him. Unexpectedly, we were ambushed on the way..."

"The other party came fiercely, and we were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. I hastily withdrew to the Secret Heaven Division and mobilized experts to support us, but it was too late. Deacon Liu was killed on the way back and died with his eyes open..."

After Chen Changqing finished explaining, the hall fell into a dead silence again, leaving only the cold wind outside the hall.

Whistling!

In the hall, it seemed that there was an invisible pressure shrouding Chen Changqing, making him a little breathless.

He raised his eyes and stared at the front, behind the hall.

A figure could be seen vaguely.

This person was the Great Protector of the Secret Heaven Division!

He was also the most mysterious and powerful protector of the Secret Heaven Division.

He rarely appeared, and even Chen Changqing had only seen him twice. On weekdays, the affairs of the Secret Heaven Division had always been managed by Chen Feiyang, until this time, when Chen Feiyang was assassinated and his whereabouts were unknown, and the Secret Heaven Division was in chaos. This Great Protector, who had rarely appeared, finally appeared!

Even though there was a door between them, Chen Changqing could still feel the oppressive momentum brought to him by the figure behind the screen.

This Great Protector of the Secret Heaven Division had high martial arts skills!

At this moment, Chen Changqing was keenly aware that this Great Protector seemed to be suspicious of him.

The silent atmosphere lasted for a long time before it was finally broken!

A cold voice came again from behind the hall.

"Why did you escape?"

Chen Changqing's expression remained the same, and he said calmly: "Liu Chuan's martial arts skills are not good, not as good as mine."

The Great Protector asked coldly: "I heard that you don't have a good relationship with Chen Feiyang?"

Chen Changqing knew in his heart that this was probably the real reason why the Great Protector suspected him.

Many people in the Secret Heaven Division knew that the Protector Chen had become more and more dissatisfied with Chen Kuishou, and the relationship and contradiction between the two could be seen with the naked eye.

Especially when Gao Wenyang died in the prison not long ago, many people still remembered the scene when Chen Changqing and Chen Feiyang confronted each other.

At present, Chen Feiyang was suddenly assassinated, which was indeed a bit unusual.

The Secret Heaven Division has been in Beijing for many years and has indeed offended too many people. But the Secret Heaven Division is known as the emperor's private guard, and with the support of the eunuch Chen behind it, even if the people in Beijing hate it, few people dare to openly attack the Secret Heaven Division.

After all, this is a rebellion!

No wonder the Great Protector would suspect Chen Changqing.

However, Chen Changqing had anticipated this. He said calmly, "There are indeed some disagreements between me and Protector Chen, but we are colleagues. We work for His Majesty and Eunuch Chen, and we have no selfish motives... Are you suspecting that I am seeking revenge?"

The voice behind the hall was silent for a moment, and then said coldly, "There is no best... Protector Chen was assassinated, no matter who the other party is, this Protector will not let it go. This matter needs an explanation, Chen Kuishou, do you understand what this Protector means?"

Chen Changqing lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Protector, rest assured, I will catch the murderer as soon as possible and give an explanation to the Protector, His Majesty, and Eunuch Chen!"

"Well, go!"

Chen Changqing turned around and slowly stepped out of the hall.

Outside the hall, snowflakes were flying, and pieces of snowflakes blew on his shoulders, and the cold wind blew in his face. At this time, Chen Changqing just realized that he had already broken out in a cold sweat behind him!

His back was almost wet!

With this great protector, the death of Chen Feiyang will not have a big impact. It is difficult for Chen Changqing to truly control the Secret Heaven Division!

Unless...

Thinking of this, Chen Changqing's breath condensed slightly.

He remembered what the prince said before. At that time, Chen Changqing was only shocked, but he did not expect that the prince of Lin would act so quickly.

Then, the next one...

is this great protector!

Thinking of this, Chen Changqing's heart sank slightly. This great protector's martial arts are not bad, he must find a way to inform the prince as soon as possible.

...

Beijing.

Outside the East Suburb Street, a few streets away from the prosperous place in Beijing, there is a quiet manor.

The manor is not big, but in a place like Beijing where every inch of land is valuable, there can be such a large manor, which is enough to show the strength of the owner.

On a cold winter day, the land in Beijing is barren and withered everywhere. In this manor, you can see green plants, small bridges and flowing water, and the scenery is pleasant.

Under the heavy snow, the sky and the earth were covered with white.

Outside the manor gate, several figures had been waiting for a long time.

In front of the crowd was Gao Boyan, the current Minister of Personnel. Next to him, there was a young man, Gao Boyan's eldest son, Gao Hang!

At this moment, Gao Hang looked up at the empty street in the distance. It was cold and he couldn't help but say: "Dad, do we have to greet him at the door? He is such a big name like Lin Jiangnian?"

"Shut up!"

Before Gao Hang finished speaking, Gao Boyan had already glared at him coldly: "Do you know who he is?"

"Isn't he just a prince of Linwang..."

Gao Hang was a little unconvinced, and whispered: "If he was in Linzhou, he might have some strength, but this is the capital, do we need to flatter him so much..."

"What do you know?!"

Gao Boyan gave him a cold look: "Do you really think that the Lin family's power is only in Linzhou?"

"Isn't it?" Gao Hang said subconsciously.

He was no stranger to Lin Jiangnian. After all, he was often mentioned in Beijing, but Gao Hang had never thought how powerful the Lin family could be.

He's just the son of a king with a different surname!

Although there were not many kings with different surnames in the Daning Dynasty, it was not without them. Isn't there still one in the north?

Most of the information Gao Hang knew about the Lin family came from rumors. Although he had heard a lot about the brilliant achievements of the Lin family, Gao Hang always disagreed.

No matter how powerful that king with a different surname is, isn't he still a minister of the Daning Dynasty? No matter how powerful Prince Lin is, he can only play around in Linzhou, so what can he do when he gets to the capital?

Especially since the rumors of the imperial court cutting down vassals have been circulating for several years, the Lin family has not even let go, which even made Gao Hang look down upon the Lin family.

Now that the Gao family has hooked up with the third prince, if the third prince successfully competes for the throne and ascends to the throne, the Gao family will be able to follow the dragon. When the time comes, why should they still take the Lin family seriously?

Today, his father hosted a banquet for Prince Lin, but he dragged him to the door to greet him. It would have been fine if the other party was Prince Lin. Unexpectedly, it was just Prince Lin, but his father still had to go out to greet him in person. This was undoubtedly disappointing. Gao Hang felt a little uncomfortable.

After all, his father was also a minister of the Sixth Department of the Imperial Court. In terms of seniority, he could be regarded as the elder of Lin Jiangnian. Why did he need to be so groveling?

"madness!"

Hearing the words of his eldest son, Gao Boyan showed a look of hatred for steel and scolded him angrily: "The Lin family is entrenched in the south of the dynasty and has hundreds of thousands of troops. In your eyes, it is nothing more than this?"

"How many forces in the capital have you got, and how many ministers in the court are pawns planted by Prince Lin? Do you really think that the power of the Lin family is only in Linzhou?"

Hearing this, Gao Hang was slightly startled, and then he realized that the matter was indeed serious. However, he still couldn't help but said harshly: "So what if there are hundreds of thousands of heavy troops? They are still soldiers of the imperial court, not the private soldiers of his Lin family..."

Gao Boyan's eyes were cold: "How do you know it's not the case?"

Hearing his father's words and seeing his cold gaze, Gao Hang was suddenly startled and his face changed: "Dad, what do you mean..."

"Coming!"

Just when Gao Boyan was about to hit Gao Hang again and tell him not to underestimate the Lin family, he suddenly heard the voice of a servant. He looked up and saw a carriage slowly approaching in front of him and stopped outside the manor.

"His Royal Highness, we are here!"

Outside the door, Gao Boyan straightened his clothes, walked forward slowly, bent down and held his hands in his hands: "Your Majesty, Gao Boyan, I would like to welcome His Royal Highness to you!"

The servants and guards at the door also fell to their knees.

Then, the curtain of the carriage was opened, and inside the carriage, a young man in brocade clothes slowly walked out of the carriage, came to Gao Boyan, smiled softly and said: "Master Gao, there is no need to be polite, please get up."

Gao Boyan raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him.

This is the first time he has seen the Prince Lin!

From the Prince Lin's body, he vaguely saw a bit of the aura that Prince Lin had. It reminded him of the scene when Prince Lin came to Beijing alone about ten years ago...

Gao Boyan suppressed the beating of his heart and said with a smile on his face: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince condescends to come here. I have prepared wine and food. Please come to the palace to gather together. Your Royal Highness will do your best to entertain His Highness."

A smile also appeared on Lin Jiangnian's face. He glanced around inadvertently and landed on Gao Hang behind Gao Boyan: "Master Gao, there is no need to be so polite. I have heard of Master Gao for a long time, and today I finally have time to see him. True appearance... By the way, this one belongs to Mr. Gao..."

Gao Hang was suddenly stared at by the young Prince Lin in front of him, and Gao Hang was inexplicably shocked.

In particular, Lin Jiangnian's gentle and smiling gaze fell on Gao Hang's eyes, but for some reason it was a little penetrating...

What's going on?

Seeing this, Gao Boyan hurriedly said: "It's Xianguan Quanzi, Gao Hang...Hang'er, why don't you pay homage to His Highness soon."

Hearing his father's words, Gao Hang's face changed slightly.

Seeing his father groveling in front of this young man who was almost the same age as him, he felt inexplicably aggrieved.

Although he knew that the other party's identity was powerful, Gao Hang felt indescribably unhappy for some reason.

Now that he heard his father's words, his expression changed. He gritted his teeth secretly, lowered his head and said respectfully: "Gao Hang, pay homage to His Royal Highness."

"Young master Gao, there is no need to be polite!"

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand and said cheerfully: "Young Master Gao and this prince are almost the same age. If we were in Linjiang City, maybe this prince could become good friends with Mr. Gao."

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness."

Gao Hang lowered his head and said.

Gao Boyan on the side saw this and said with a smile: "Your Highness, it's cold outside, please come into the house first?"

"That's fine."

Lin Jiangnian nodded, put his hands behind his back, and stepped into the manor under the guidance of Gao Boyan.

Gao Hang fell behind and stared at the figure of Prince Lin. Then he seemed to realize something and turned his head: "Is he the only one in the executive family?"

The butler on the side nodded.

"He dares to come to the banquet alone?"

Gao Hang had a look of disbelief on his face: "Isn't he afraid?"

"Master, be careful what you say!"

Gao Hang said nothing, just stared at Lin Jiangnian's back in front of him and the groveling look of his father beside him.

For some reason, Gao Hang felt more and more dazzled the more he looked at it.

…

Inside the manor.

It has to be said that Gao Boyan definitely made great efforts to win over Lin Jiangnian.

The entire manor was completely new. The maids and servants inside and outside the mansion knelt down respectfully on both sides to welcome Lin Jiangnian into the mansion.

The interior decoration of the mansion is beautiful, exquisite and elegant, and the spacious and bright rooms are filled with warmth and block the cold air outside.

It's freezing cold, but the room in the manor is as warm as spring.

Gao Boyan made a special trip to entertain Lin Jiangnian with an exquisite and luxurious feast. He even thoughtfully prepared a pair of beautiful twin maids for Lin Jiangnian to serve him at meals.

These twin sisters are not very old, about fifteen or sixteen years old. They have stunning looks. They are both out-and-out beauties.

She is weak and delicate, I feel pity for her when I see her. It has to be said that such a pair of sisters are very attractive.

However, Lin Jiangnian declined the offer on the excuse that he was not a womanizer!

This was of course an excuse, and Gao Boyan saw it.

"Could it be that His Highness is not interested in this pair of lovers?"

Gao Boyan assured: "Your Highness, you can rest assured that the two of them are of innocent family background and are absolutely clean..."

"That's not the reason."

Lin Jiang young shook his head lightly.

"Oh? What's the reason for that?" Gao Boyan asked: "Could it be that His Highness is wary of his subordinates? Are you worried that your subordinates will be detrimental to Your Highness?"

"No."

Lin Jiang young sighed.

"Why is that?"

"Master Gao, no wonder you have been an official in Beijing for so many years and are still a minister. You have a problem with your ideological consciousness."

Lin Jiangnian sighed.

The smile on Gao Boyan's face froze slightly: "Your Highness, what do you mean by this?"

Seeing that he was still so clueless, Lin Jiangnian pointed at himself: "Who am I?"

Gao Boyan didn't know why: "His Royal Highness is naturally His Royal Highness Prince Lin."

"What am I doing in the capital?"

"Your Highness is coming to the capital..."

Gao Boyan was stunned and suddenly realized something.

"This prince is the fiancé of the eldest princess and the future prince-in-law. Now, Mr. Gao, you actually want to give a woman to the future prince-in-law..."

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "I really don't know, Mr. Gao, are you really stupid, or... do you have ulterior motives?"

As soon as these words came out, Gao Boyan almost shed a cold sweat and quickly explained: "I have no such idea at all. I just thought that His Highness would like it, so I just went along with him..."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at him and half-smiled: "Not to mention, I really like it. Twins, they don't have flowers..."

Gao Boyan's eyes narrowed, and he understood immediately and promised: "I will send the two sisters to His Highness's house later... Your Highness can rest assured that not even a word of what happened in the house today will be spread out, nor will it be spread. It will reach the ears of Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess..."

"Yeah?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at Gao Boyan and chuckled again: "But, I can't trust you, Master Gao!"

"what to do?"

"..."