Chapter 78 Lin Kong's Weakness (Two in One)

early morning.

In the backyard.

"When His Highness punches, he should gather all his energy into the palm of his hand..."

"Punches should be mastered and mastered, and every part of the body should be under control, so that you can deliver a thunderous and fatal blow..."

"Your Highness has made great progress in the past two days, but it is still far from enough..."

In the backyard.

Lin Jiangnian also stood and practiced boxing as usual, starting a new day of practice.

Lin Qingqing also appeared in the courtyard, standing next to Lin Jiangnian, directing His Highness's movements.

The paper kite still didn't appear.

Lin Qingqing was ordered by Zhiyuan to teach His Highness about martial arts and resolve doubts.

An hour and a half later.

Lin Jiangnian's body collapsed from exhaustion and he fell to the ground, panting.

"Your Highness's practice has achieved remarkable results. Let's stop here today. Going too far is not enough."

Lin Qingqing looked at His Highness the Crown Prince, who was slumped on the ground without any image, and the strange look in his eyes became more and more obvious.

Your Highness, you really persisted?

How many days has it been?

The people in the house speculated that His Highness would give up after only a few days. But I didn’t expect that His Highness would persist until now?

The former uneducated Crown Prince really changed his mind?

"OK!"

Lin Jiangnian was so tired that he didn't have much energy to pay attention to her and waved his hand.

"Subordinates, please resign first!"

Lin Qingqing handed over her hands and exited the yard.

"Your Highness, drink some water."

On the other side, the little maid who had been waiting in the corridor for a long time saw this and hurriedly ran forward and handed the kettle in her arms to Lin Jiangnian.

Lin Jiangnian took the kettle, took a few sips, put the kettle down, and looked up at the little maid in front of him.

"Hel this prince up."

"Huh? Oh."

Xiaozhu was startled for a moment, then quickly stepped forward to help Lin Jiangnian up.

But her small body could not bear Lin Jiangnian's weight, and despite all her efforts, she was unable to lift Lin Jiangnian up.

On the contrary, she was panting from exhaustion, "Your Highness, Your Highness... slave, slave, I don't have enough strength..."

The tone was a little worried and pitiful.

Lin Jiangnian was actually happy when he saw this.

He naturally knew that with the strength of this little maid, she would definitely not be able to support him. He wanted to make things difficult for her, but he didn't expect that she would actually take it seriously?

It's really cute to see her little face flushing and gritting her teeth with all her strength to suck milk.

"Okay, okay!"

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand, and after regaining some strength, he slowly stood up from the ground.

The moment I stood up, I felt sore and weak all over my body. I took two deep breaths and couldn't muster any strength.

"Hel me over and rest."

Xiaozhu quickly stepped forward again and supported Lin Jiangnian's arm. The next second, he almost knocked her down. She quickly gritted her teeth and insisted, tremblingly helping her Highness sit down in a pavilion nearby.

In just a few steps, she had already spent almost all her energy.

Xiaozhu's face was flushed, he was panting, and his legs were shaking.

Your Highness, Your Highness...it's too heavy!

She was breathing heavily, bending over and holding her thighs, she was very tired. When he finally took a breath, he looked up and saw Lin Jiangnian looking at her with a half-smile.

Xiaozhu immediately panicked: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"Sit down."

"ah?"

Xiaozhu was stunned. Before he could recover, he saw that Lin Jiangnian had narrowed his eyes, and there seemed to be some depth in his eyes.

Xiaozhu's delicate body trembled slightly, as if she thought of something.

"oh……"

She quickly lowered her head and sat down beside him humiliatedly... If she didn't obey, His Highness would definitely be unhappy again.

After sitting down, she secretly raised her little head and glanced at His Highness. When she saw that His Highness's face softened, she was relieved.

"Where's the paper kite?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at the maid sitting opposite him, who was respectful and stiff, like an obedient student, which was a little funny.

This little maid is really scared.

"No, I don't know..."

Xiaozhu lowered his head and answered honestly.

Only then did Lin Jiangnian remember that the little maid had been practicing with him here in the morning.

"Okay, I don't need you to accompany me here. You can go down first."

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand and glanced at her again: "Do you understand what I mean?"

Xiaozhu's heart skipped a beat. She was not stupid, so she naturally understood what His Highness meant... Did His Highness ask her to find Sister Zhiyuan?

Then report the whereabouts of Sister Zhiyuan to His Highness...

"Slave, I understand..."

Xiaozhu lowered his head and nodded uneasily.

"..."

Lin Jiangnian's daily routine has become more regular!

These days, I get up early every day to practice martial arts, exercise in the backyard, practice basic martial arts skills, and lay a solid foundation.

At noon, take a shower and change clothes, and after lunch, you can either go back to your room to practice Xuanyang internal skills, or go up to Ruyi Tower to ask Senior Li for advice on martial arts... Wait until after dark, and meet the little maids in the house. We chatted occasionally, making insinuations and inquiring about the intelligence in the house.

It took some time after arriving at Prince Lin's Mansion, and Lin Jiangnian gradually integrated into it.

Finally, there is the woman in red who appears almost every night. Every time, Lin Jiangnian would appear in his room quietly and unexpectedly.

Every time, he was able to avoid the eye-catching eyes of Prince Lin, and he came and went without a trace. This kind of powerful martial arts should not be underestimated!

Lin Jiangnian became more and more wary of her. As he gradually gained a foothold in Prince Lin's palace, he became increasingly wary of her.

…

Today, after waving his hand to drive Xiao Zhu away, Lin Jiangnian took a bath, changed his clothes and had lunch. He did not return to his room or go to Ruyi Tower, but came to a small courtyard in the side yard of Lin Wangfu alone.

This is a relatively simple courtyard in Lin Wangfu. The courtyard is not big. There are several wooden stakes and some martial arts equipment in the courtyard.

There are also several weapons under the eaves corridor not far away!

When Lin Jiangnian stepped into the courtyard, he heard a whistling sound.

In the corner not far from the courtyard, there was a figure with his upper body naked, punching at the wooden stakes.

This figure had his back to Lin Jiangnian and was sweating profusely. One punch after another landed on the wooden stakes, making a dull sound.

Lin Jiangnian walked on the eaves corridor, watching the figure in the courtyard sweating profusely, as if he thought of something, his eyes flickered.

"Wow!"

With a dull sound, Lin Kong punched the wooden stake in front of him fiercely.

As the internal force surged out, the wooden stake in front of him, which had been tempered for thousands of times but remained motionless, was shattered in an instant.

Wood chips flew and scattered everywhere on the ground.

The air was filled with dust, and under the dust, Lin Kong's cold, slightly unwilling face was reflected.

Only after venting his anger did his depressed face recover slightly.

Just as he was about to turn around, he seemed to realize something and looked up suddenly.

"Who?!"

His eyes fell on the corridor not far away, and when he saw an unexpected figure, he was suddenly stunned.

His pupils shrank, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

"Your Highness."

After a moment of daze, Lin Kong finally reacted and lowered his head and said in a deep voice.

Lin Jiangnian looked at him quietly, glanced at the wooden stake that was broken into pieces on the ground, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Not bad martial arts."

Lin Kong said: "I didn't know that Your Highness was here, please forgive me."

No response.

The courtyard seemed to have fallen into silence for a long time.

Lin Jiangnian stepped into the courtyard and walked slowly to Lin Kong. He looked at him and suddenly said, "What if this prince does not forgive you?"

Hearing this, Lin Kong looked up, but saw the calm expression of the prince in front of him, without any ripples.

For some reason, Lin Kong felt a little uneasy.

Why is the prince today... so strange?

Even gave him an unprecedented sense of oppression?

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind quickly. Lin Kong suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, hid the unwillingness in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Please punish me, Your Highness."

"Punish?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at him: "How dare this prince punish you?"

"I am afraid that my prince is not worth mentioning in your eyes?"

Lin Kong's eyelids jumped: "I dare not."

Your Highness...

It's a bit scary to be so strange!

His Highness had been furious with him before, but Lin Kong was not too worried at that time. In his eyes, His Highness was just incompetent and furious!

But today, the expected scene of His Highness's rage did not happen. Even His Highness was very calm, and the calmness was particularly strange.

The strangeness made Lin Kong feel more and more uneasy!

"Do you know why this prince came to you today?"

Lin Jiangnian stared at Lin Kong in front of him and spoke slowly.

Lin Kong lowered his head and said, "I don't know."

Since the last incident, he was dismissed from his post, received a hundred canes, and stayed in the room to recuperate.

"Why are you pretending to be stupid?"

Unexpectedly, Lin Jiangnian glanced at him and said calmly, "Do you think that the last incident is over and the dust has settled?"

Lin Kong's heart sank and he realized something.

"You are the commander of the prince's personal army, but you are a traitor and did not save the prince when he was in danger of assassination..."

"Do you think that just dismissing you and a hundred canings can easily get away with this matter?"

Lin Kong's heart became more and more depressed: "I dare not."

Your Highness, you are here to ask for punishment!

Thinking of this, Lin Kong felt a lot more calm.

"No, you dare!"

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes and said expressionlessly: "Not only do you dare, but you even... You don't think you did anything wrong, right?"

Lin Kong's heart was shocked.

Looking at Lin Jiangnian's still calm eyes... There was no anger at all, as if he was calmly telling an ordinary thing.

But even so, Lin Kong felt a little flustered.

He would rather His Highness be extremely angry, scold him, or even fight him... Such a calm His Highness made him feel extremely unfamiliar.

He also felt extremely...frightened!

"In fact, you have always looked down on me, right?"

Lin Jiangnian noticed the emotion in Lin Kong's eyes, and his eyes were playful: "In your eyes, I am just a waste, a waste who relies on his father... So, you look down on me at all?!"

Lin Kong lowered his head and trembled as he wanted to deny it. But when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say it.

Your Highness today is not right!

What does he want to do?

"You are a very proud person and very ambitious, so you naturally look down on me. You even think that becoming the leader of my personal army is actually burying you?"

A trace of fear emerged from Lin Kong's heart.

How could he...

"You look down on me, I don't blame you."

Lin Jiang young shook his head lightly and seemed to sigh: "With your ability, you should indeed have greater ambitions. Staying with this prince is indeed a sign of humiliation!"

Lin Kong was stunned and raised his head in disbelief.

Your Highness...don't you blame him?

This, is this really what His Highness said?

How could Your Highness...

"but……"

Just when Lin Kong was stunned, the smile on Lin Jiangnian's face disappeared.

"You should never vent your dissatisfaction with me on your actions..."

"You can indeed look down on my eldest son. You are an orphan adopted by my father. You can obey the prince or the kite... Even if my eldest son is dissatisfied with you, as long as you don't make mistakes, I can't do anything to you! "

"but……"

Lin Jiangnian's eyes gradually became colder: "You almost killed me this time. Do you think Prince Lin's Mansion can still accommodate you?"

Lin Kong was silent.

This time His Highness was assassinated, he failed to protect him well, Zhi Yuan dismissed him from his post, and the punishment with a stick was just the beginning. If His Highness insists on being serious, there will definitely be no good ending waiting for the prince after he returns to the palace.

Lin Kong may not take Prince Lin Wang seriously, and may look down on His Highness, but... Prince Lin Wang is the prince's only son after all!

He almost killed His Royal Highness, how could the prince tolerate him?

Therefore, when Lin Jiangnian mentioned it, Lin Jiangnian became calm.

"Subordinate, I am willing to be punished!"

"..."

Lin Jiangnian's eyes were slightly cold, looking at Lin Kong with a calm expression in front of him, as if he had expected this.

"It seems that you are not afraid of death?"

Lin Kong still lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "From the moment I entered the palace, my subordinates have put life and death aside."

"Since you want to die, this prince can help you!"

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly.

"However, before that, I have one last question to ask you..."

Lin Kong said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, please ask."

"Yingfengyuan that day, why didn't you save my prince the first time?"

Hearing this question, Lin Kong fell silent.

He didn't speak for a long time.

"Why don't you answer?"

Lin Jiangnian stared at him and sneered: "Do you want to use the help of an assassin to get rid of my son?"

"My subordinates dare not!"

Lin Kong lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Subordinate, I have never had such an idea."

"If not, why don't you answer?"

Facing Lin Jiangnian's questioning, Lin Kong fell silent again.

There seemed to be a tangled look on his face, and he hesitated for a long time, but finally said nothing.

Lin Jiangnian smiled when he saw this.

"It seems that you are really not afraid of death? You have the backbone and would rather die than surrender?"

Lin Kong was silent.

"I appreciate you as a person with backbone, but..."

"I hope you can always maintain such a backbone!"

Lin Kong remained silent, but for some reason, he felt vaguely uneasy.

Your Highness, what do you mean by this?

"You have to know that there is no airtight wall in this world. For example..."

Lin Jiangnian suddenly glanced at him, with a bit of amusement in his eyes, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "I heard that you have a good relationship with Su Lu, the oiran from Yingfeng Garden?"

"...Is this happening?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Kong's expression suddenly changed.

He raised his head in disbelief, and when he saw Lin Jiangnian's eyes that were half-smiling but not smiling, a trace of panic suddenly flashed through his eyes.

Immediately, Lin Kong reacted suddenly, quickly gathered his thoughts, quickly lowered his head, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness... who did you hear what you said?"

There was an indescribable tremor in his voice.

"My subordinate and Miss Su are just ordinary friends..."

"Just friends?"

"Yeah?"

Lin Jiangnian stared playfully at Lin Kong, who had already lost his mind in panic, but still pretended to be calm and understanding.

If it weren't for the information obtained through the investigation by the woman in red, Lin Jiangnian would never have thought of it. The guy in front of me actually has some ulterior relationship with Su Lu, the courtesan from Yingfeng Garden!

What a surprise!

The eldest son of Prince Lin's palace actually fell in love with the oiran girl from a brothel?

A bit interesting...

At this moment, Lin Kong was already in a state of confusion when he heard Lin Jiangnian mention the name Su Lu.

He could never imagine how His Highness found Miss Su?

Are you deceiving him?

Or... His Highness already knows something?

At this moment, Lin Kong, who had always been calm, began to panic.

Lin Jiangnian slowly withdrew his gaze and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Since we are just ordinary friends, then I can rest assured..."

Lin Kong's heart suddenly twitched, "Your Highness...what do you mean by this?"

"What do you think?"

Lin Jiangnian looked indifferently: "Since Su Lu is an oiran, she must be pretty, and since she is just an ordinary friend with you, then..."

He did not continue.

But Lin Kong's head was buzzing, and the world was spinning. When he came back to his senses, it was as heavy as lead.

Your Highness, is he going to...? ! !

Panic suddenly emerged, and a flash of anger suddenly emerged. But then, I felt deeply panicked and helpless...

"Your Highness..."

When looking into Lin Jiangnian's eyes. At this moment, Lin Kong suddenly trembled and realized something...

He felt as if he was discouraged instantly, and his whole body suddenly became sluggish.

"Your Highness, why should you fool your subordinates..."

Lin Kong knew it and couldn't hide it anymore.

"Didn't you deceive me first?" Lin Jiangnian asked back.

Lin Kong was silent.

After a while, he spoke hoarsely: "Your Highness, what do you want?"

"What do you think?"

Lin Jiangnian's mouth corners slightly raised.

Lin Kong lowered his head, took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and then spoke hoarsely: "My subordinate and Miss Su are truly in love..."

Lin Jiangnian sneered: "So what?"

Lin Kong was speechless and stood there for a while.

At this moment, he was no longer as calm and composed as before, and there was a little more uneasiness in his eyes.

He was not afraid of death!

But he was afraid...

His biggest secret was now in the hands of His Highness.

He didn't know why His Highness knew about this, but... Miss Su was innocent, and he was worried that His Highness would harm Miss Su.

What's worse...

He was cold all over!

At this moment, Lin Kong realized sadly that if His Highness really wanted to harm Miss Su, he would not even be able to stop it.

After all, he was just a small guard in the Lin Wang Mansion!

Thinking of this, Lin Kong's heart sank suddenly.

He realized that he was in trouble!

"Bang!"

With a plop, Lin Kong knelt in front of Lin Jiangnian. His face was pale, and his tone was heavy and trembling.

"Everyone is responsible for his own actions!"

"Miss Su is innocent..."

"Your Highness, please let Miss Su live..."

"..."