Your Majesty, please stop messing around.

"Linjiang City is so boring. It's hard to find something interesting..."

"Do you know that you just..."

Xu Lan suddenly buried her head in her knees, her voice trembling, with a hint of fear and uneasiness, and a hint of...crying.

"Scared, scared me to death..."

"..."

Just now, Lin Jiangnian's fierce aura really scared her silly.

As the eldest daughter of the Xu family, Xu Lan grew up well-fed and well-fed, and had almost no setbacks.

The Xu family can be considered a big family in Linjiang City. Coupled with the relationship between the Xu family and the Lin family, the eldest daughter of the Xu family is naturally very favored. Because of this, she is like a flower in the greenhouse. Weathered any storm.

She never thought that one day her life would be in danger... This was never a question she needed to think about.

But just now, all this was broken!

The feeling of panic and suffocation was vivid in her mind, and even though she suppressed it forcefully, her delicate body could not help but tremble.

Fear, panic, helplessness, grievance...

There are also indescribable complex thoughts.

At this moment, her expression was complicated and confused, a little at a loss, and also a little empty after panic.

…

Lin Jiangnian's eyes were still cold, watching the girl next to him whose mood suddenly changed drastically.

She sat weakly on the ground, her head buried in her knees, her messy hair covering the side of her face, her messy clothes not neatly arranged, and her trembling emotions could be vaguely detected.

She was scared.

What Lin Jiangnian was thinking about was...the truth or falsehood of what she said!

There was another long silence.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Lan finally seemed to calm down.

She slowly raised her head, revealing her slightly pale face with slightly red eyes under her black hair. He bit his lower lip lightly and looked into Lin Jiangnian's eyes.

What she could see was still a pair of cold eyes.

Without any emotion or emotion.

Indescribable.

She seemed to notice something, her eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes lowered: "You don't believe it?"

Lin Jiangnian's face was expressionless: "Do you think I should believe it?"

Xu Lan was startled, then gradually fell silent.

yes!

How could he believe it?

How could he, a cautious person like him, believe her words?

"But……"

Xu Lan defended in a low voice: "I, I really didn't want to reveal your identity..."

"Whether you are the real Prince Lin or not is not important to me..."

Her eyes were blank and hesitant, as if she wanted to say something.

He hesitated to speak.

In the end, nothing was said.

She took a deep breath, and when she looked into Lin Jiangnian's eyes again, she had regained her composure.

Except for the slightly red eyes, much of the previous panic expression was gone.

She looked away and stared blankly ahead: "Whether you believe it or not, I really didn't want to betray you..."

"I'm just curious about who you are? Why are you pretending to be him? Where do you come from, and what is your purpose..."

she muttered.

These are all things she is very curious about.

Linjiang City is so boring!

Under the protection of the Xu family, she had been a carefree eldest lady for more than ten years. This peaceful and trouble-free life made her particularly boring.

And at that moment... Xu Lan's heart trembled slightly again.

It was the first time in her life that she had experienced such excitement that her mind was still trembling to this day.

Seemingly thinking of something, she turned to look at Lin Jiangnian again: "So, you really don't plan to kill me?"

Lin Jiangnian's eyes were slightly cold: "You really want me to kill you?"

Xu Lan shook her head.

"I just want to know...why you suddenly stopped killing me. Is it because of your conscience? Or is there another reason?"

She stared at Lin Jiangnian, trying to find the answer on his face. But Lin Jiangnian's calm expression and that familiar yet unfamiliar face made her feel unspeakable.

Naturally, she could not guess Lin Jiangnian's concerns, and was a little surprised and troubled by Lin Jiangnian's sudden refusal to kill her.

She took a deep breath and thought of something again. Her eyes gradually dimmed. She glanced at Lin Jiangnian and suddenly said: "Actually..."

"I was responsible for Chen Yingying's death."

Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian was startled and looked up at her.

Xu Lan still hugged her legs, with a somewhat guilty and confused look on her face: "Don't you want to know why I can tell at a glance that you are the fake Crown Prince Lin?"

Xu Lan's delicate face looked a little heavy, and she spoke quietly and calmly: "Because, the person who really killed Prince Lin... was actually me!"

Lin Jiangnian was shocked and stared at Xu Lan in front of him in disbelief.

Was she the one who killed Prince Lin? !

What's going on? !

"The person who really deceived him out of the city was actually me...Chen Yingying was just a scapegoat who happened to show up."

"She is a brothel girl, how can she coax Prince Lin to move? I secretly fueled the situation and used her to trick Prince Lin out..."

A wry smile appeared on Xu Lan's face: "Although I have a bad relationship with him, after all, we have known each other for more than ten years. He would not have thought that I would lie to him, so... the person who killed him was actually me!"

"And the only people who know about this matter are me and him, then..."

"When you came back alive after the attack and didn't settle the score with me, I knew..."

"You're fake."

"Right?"

"..."

The stunned emotion on Lin Jiangnian's face did not dissipate for a long time.

is her? !

Is she the traitor hiding in Prince Lin's Mansion?

The real murderer who killed Prince Lin? !

I'm afraid no one in Prince Lin's palace could have expected it, right?

The Lin family and the Xu family have such a good relationship for generations, but this eldest lady of the Xu family actually knows how to...

"Why?"

Lin Jiangnian's voice was low: "Why did you want to harm him?"

Xu Lan still hugged her legs, her delicate expression seemed a bit confused. After a while, she shook her head, a trace of uneasiness flashed in her lowered eyes: "I don't want to say it."

She didn't explain why.

Why do you want to harm Prince Lin Wang?

Who is the person who killed Prince Lin's son?

She didn't explain.

But Lin Jiangnian realized from her expression that things were not that simple. After learning the news, he could not calm down for a long time.

Is she lying?

Lin Jiangnian stared at Xu Lan with an unusual expression.

From the past few days of contact, Xu Lan does not seem to be the kind of thoughtful person, unless... all of this is her disguise.

If so, then she hid it too deeply!

She used a scapegoat to deceive everyone and clear away the suspicion of murdering Prince Lin.

Concealing the truth!

I'm afraid no one would have thought that the person who really killed Prince Lin would be Miss Xu, who had known Prince Lin for more than ten years and was a close family friend.

Things in this world are really unpredictable!

"so……"

After another moment of silence, Xu Lan slowly raised his head and looked at Lin Jiangnian, with a smile on his slightly pale face.

"You now know my biggest secret..."

"Then we...are even?"

"..."