Your Majesty, please stop messing around.

In the next two days, Lin Jiangnian felt much more relaxed.

When he got up in the morning, the servants who came to serve Lin Jiangnian were replaced by the two maids from before. From the maids, they learned that Xiaozhu did not dare to come.

I heard that he was called away by Zhiyuan.

Lin Jiangnian naturally knew the reason. Zhiyuan made it clear that he wanted to protect the little maid, and at the same time, it was also a kind of... provocation to his prince, the Prince?

Now that Lin Jiangnian's identity is not stable, he is not qualified to compete with her yet, so he doesn't plan to continue arguing with her.

This account has been recorded for now!

Change clothes, wash up, eat!

After breakfast, Lin Jiangnian wandered around the palace at will. While walking, I took note of the routes of various large and small buildings in the palace. Located at the foot of the mountain, the palace is not only huge, with many people, but also has unique scenery. Looking at the entire Daning Dynasty, it is also one of the most spectacular. After one full circle, Lin Jiangnian couldn't even complete half of the palace.

However, Lin Jiangnian found out the location of the Scripture Pavilion in the palace from the mouth of the maid in the palace.

Located between two mountains, under the majestic mountains, the water from the mountains forms several rivers. The rivers eventually converge to form a huge pool. The pool is thousands of meters deep and has no bottom, so it is called Sun Moon Lake.

Above the water pool, there is a loft sitting in the sky. The loft has seven floors, with beautiful decoration and towering solemnity. Outside the attic, there are also master guards surrounding the area to guard and keep it safe.

This is the place where Linwangfu's Scripture Collection Pavilion is located.

Ruyilou!

It is said that the name of Ruyi Tower comes from the fact that in the early years, Lin Hengzhong, the king of Lin, met an expert when he was traveling in the world. Under the guidance of the expert, he suddenly had an enlightenment. When the attic was built later, it was named Ruyi Building, which means everything is as it should be!

In this Ruyi Building, there are collected martial arts secrets, unique skills, peerless weapons, rare herbs and elixirs collected by the palace over the years, the world's martial arts strategies, and even the art of war, strategies for the country...

The entire building is all-encompassing, like a treasure chest, with everything you need, collecting countless treasures from all over the world.

There have been rumors all over the world that Ruyi Tower contains treasures of rare medicinal herbs that are unimaginable in the world!

Fifteen years ago, King Lin led his army to quell the rebellion in Miao territory, annihilating the royal family in Miao territory, and wiping away all the treasures in the Miao palace.

It is rumored that the soil in Miao territory is fertile, and all kinds of rare treasures in the world, as well as all kinds of rare medicinal herbs that are almost extinct, grow there. The royal family of Miao territory has been good at medicine and poison making for generations.

When the Miao Kingdom fell, all the treasures of the Miao royal family naturally returned to Prince Lin's Mansion. It is said that after Lin Hengzhong collected these rare treasures, he stored them in Ruyi Tower.

Lin Jiangnian was a little moved when he heard the news.

In addition to martial arts secrets, Lin Jiangnian is also more interested in those rare medicinal herbs!

Now he still has the poison poisoned by the woman in red in his body, threatening his life at any time. This poison is difficult to detect and difficult to remove.

Ordinary antidotes may not be effective at all. If this Ruyi Tower is as rumored outside, containing rare and rare herbs and elixirs from all over the world, maybe we can find an antidote to the poison?

However, after a brief excitement, Lin Jiangnian quickly calmed down!

Although he knew about the existence of Ruyi Tower, there was another problem before him.

How to enter Ruyi Building?

As the prince of Prince Lin, it is naturally not difficult to enter and exit Ruyi Tower.

But the problem is...

The former Prince Lin was not interested in Ruyi Tower. In the eyes of Prince Lin, the treasures collected in Ruyi Tower were not even as interesting as the forbidden books in the room.

Therefore, Prince Lin has almost never stepped into Ruyi Tower for so many years.

Lin Jiangnian found out this from the maid in the house. As a result, things become a bit more difficult.

Prince Lin almost never went to Ruyi Tower. If Lin Jiangnian went there rashly, it would be difficult not to attract attention. Especially that paper kite...she would probably suspect something immediately.

Therefore, although Lin Jiangnian was in a hurry, he also knew that things could not be rushed.

If he wants to enter Ruyi Tower in an open and honest manner, he needs a pretext, a reason that is reasonable and will not attract attention and suspicion!

…

Unable to enter Ruyi Building for the time being, Lin Jiangnian was not idle. I took advantage of these two days to become familiar with the palace, memorizing the faces of many people in the palace, and at the same time, I also learned more news.

Information about Prince Lin's Mansion and the current situation of the Daning Dynasty.

The situation in the palace is simple. Princess Lin died young, and King Lin did not take any more wives or concubines. Prince Lin's son has no brothers or sisters. As the only son of King Lin, he can be said to enjoy the right time, place, and people. He was in the right place since birth. The pinnacle of life.

If nothing unexpected happens, if King Lin dies in the future, the son of King Lin will be hereditary and replace him, just like King Xu of Xuzhou in the north, who will continue to inherit the Lin family's territory in Linzhou.

It's a pity that the princes of Prince Lin were too short-lived, which actually gave Lin Jiangnian an advantage.

As for the current structure of the Daning Dynasty, it can be said to be extremely complicated!

Although the dynasty was nominally unified, in a strict sense, local forces had too much power and seriously hindered the centralization of power.

In particular, the two kings with different surnames in the north and south were the most powerful. King Lin, who was entrenched in Linzhou, and King Xu in Xuzhou in the north were collectively called the kings of the north and south by the people of the world. The two kings with different surnames supported the troops and respected themselves, which caused great hidden dangers to the dynasty.

In recent years, the imperial court has been trying its best to weaken the military power in the hands of these two people, and even reduce the vassal status.

But the effect is minimal!

Investigating the reason, in addition to the huge power of the two kings with different surnames and their inability to be easily shaken, there are also huge reasons within the imperial court.

A few years ago, the emperor of the Daning Dynasty suddenly fell seriously ill and could not be cured for a long time. After ordering the prince to supervise the country, the emperor went into seclusion in the palace and rarely appeared in public in the past few years.

In the court, although the prince is very capable, he is still too weak to take charge of the overall situation. There are undercurrents of various forces in the court, and it is difficult to unite.

In addition, when the emperor was in retreat, there was a highly trusted eunuch by his side who was responsible for conveying the emperor's will. The eunuchs in the palace themselves have no power, but they may be worried about something unexpected happening to them, or they may be monitoring the court. Before the emperor went into seclusion, he handed over the power of the Mitiansi of the dynasty to him.

With the power of Mitiansi, the power of the eunuch has also grown day by day, and has gradually affected the situation in the court.

As a result, the eunuchs gradually disrupted the government!

Nowadays, the structure of the dynasty can be regarded as a three-part world, with the princeling as the leader, the old eunuch in charge of the Tiansi, and the two dynasties constraining each other, confronting each other, and fighting openly and secretly.

The structure of the Daning Dynasty has nothing to do with Lin Jiangnian. The only thing he cares about is the eldest princess of the dynasty.

After all, she had a marriage contract with Prince Lin.

Lin Jiangnian didn't know much about the origin of the eldest princess. He only knew a little about it from Xu Lan's previous words.

The marriage between the Daning Dynasty and the marriage of the eldest princess to Prince Lin's son was obviously a form of wooing.

However, it is not clear whether it is to win over or for other purposes. Political marriages usually have profound meanings behind them!

What Lin Jiangnian was interested in was not the eldest princess, but what Xu Lan had mentioned... was the eldest princess a master of the second-grade Tianxuan realm?

How strong is the second-grade Tianxuan?

Lin Jiangnian didn't have much idea, but he thought it was definitely not possible for a low-ranking ninth-grade person like Xu Lan to touch porcelain.

Lin Jiangnian wanted to know more, but found that no one could answer his questions in this regard.

The woman in red still hasn't come back, and the maids and maids in the house don't know anything about martial arts. As for asking Zhiyuan?

That’s not realistic!

The only person who might be able to solve Lin Jiangnian's doubts is probably...Xu Lan?

However, Xu Lan has not been seen for two days since what happened that day.

It seemed that what happened that day had a big psychological impact on her. She did not come to the palace again, but she did not break her promise and did not expose Lin Jiangnian's identity.

The two maintained a delicate balance, holding each other's hand and maintaining a tacit understanding.

However, this is fine!

Just when Lin Jiangnian thought that the girl would not dare to come again in a short time.

After two days of absence, Xu Lan came to visit again.

…

Lin Jiangnian was somewhat surprised when he saw Xu Lan again.

"How did you come?"

"Can't this girl come?"

Xu Lan crossed her arms and glanced at him sideways, with that kind of disdain in her eyes and the arrogance of this girl.

Familiar expression, familiar savage tone.

"Okay, of course."

Lin Jiangnian spread his hands and glanced at her, slightly amused: "Then what is the purpose of Miss Xu coming here today?"

"Of course I'll settle the score with you!"

Xu Lan sneered, her eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian, as if she thought of something, a complex emotion flashed through her.

She stared at Lin Jiangnian condescendingly and sneered: "Don't you think that what happened in the past two days can be forgotten like this?"

Lin Jiangnian was startled, and looked up at Xu Lan's unwilling expression, a little confused: "Did anything happen in the past two days?"

"boom!"

Xu Lan slapped the table angrily and said angrily: "Stop pretending to be stupid for me!"

"This girl is here to settle accounts with you today!!"

"..."

Side yard.

Zhiyuan sat under the eaves, quietly flipping through the information sent by his servants.

Although she is a maid in the palace, almost all the decisions of all matters in the palace are in her hands.

His Highness was assassinated a few days ago, which implicated many forces in Linjiang City. However, subsequent investigations revealed that things were far from being as simple as imagined.

"Who on earth is it?"

Zhiyuan was silent, his eyes slightly cold.

Her duty and mission is to protect the safety of His Highness. It was her dereliction of duty that His Highness was frightened by the assassination.

Finding out the mastermind behind it has become the most important thing for her right now. Nowadays, the imperial court's voice of reducing vassal status is getting stronger and stronger, and the eyes of those people are naturally focused on His Highness.

Your Highness is the only son of the prince. If something goes wrong with His Highness, the huge family fortune of Prince Lin's Mansion may end up with no one to inherit it.

Thinking of this, Zhiyuan lowered his eyes slightly and said nothing.

At this time, a maid hurriedly appeared under the eaves.

"Miss, Miss Xu is here. She went to see His Highness..."

Zhiyuan raised her eyes slightly and was startled: "What does she want from His Highness?"

"No, it's not clear, but...Miss Xu seems to be very angry, saying she wants to come to settle a score with His Highness..."

The maid whispered: "Just now, Miss Xu took His Highness out of the palace and said she was going, going..."

Zhiyuan's eyes narrowed: "Where are you going?"

"Borthello."

"..."