Your Majesty, please stop messing around.

Inside Ruyi Building.

At the staircase on the fourth floor, a figure in a white dress was looking out through the window.

The sunset glow fell obliquely on the lake, sparkling. On the shore of the lake, several figures were stretched long by the sunset glow.

Lin Jiangnian, wearing a white brocade robe, was standing with Jinxiu. The two were whispering something and had a close relationship.

Then, Lin Jiangnian suddenly leaned close to Jinxiu's ear and said something. Jinxiu looked ashamed and annoyed, and reached out to hit Lin Jiangnian twice, ashamed and annoyed, and seemed very angry.

It seemed that Lin Jiangnian bullied and offended her!

But her strength was not painful, but more like flirting.

Not far behind the two of them, the sword-holding girl who was far away from the lake was also looking at the two people in front of her, without saying a word.

But there was a suspicious light in her smart eyes, and the expression on her face became more and more intense.

This scene was seen by the figure in the white dress in the attic.

She watched this scene quietly for a long time, until her thoughts gradually withdrew. Just now she went downstairs, and finally, she left Ruyi Tower.

…

"Princess!"

On the river bank.

When Jinxiu saw the princess coming down from Ruyi Tower, for some reason, she subconsciously kept a little distance from Lin Jiangnian next to her, and her face looked a little unnatural.

She still felt a little guilty for some reason.

She always felt that it was a bit unfair to her princess to get too close to His Highness in front of her.

Although she was very sorry... but in front of her princess, Jinxiu still couldn't do it.

Li Piaomiao glanced at Jinxiu and nodded slightly. When she looked up again, she happened to meet Lin Jiangnian's sight.

Lin Jiangnian stood on the arch bridge on the river bank and looked at her, but didn't say anything.

But he seemed to say something.

"Go back."

Li Piaomiao spoke, her voice neither cold nor indifferent.

"Okay."

Jinxiu nodded and prepared to leave with the princess. When she passed by Lin Jiangnian, Li Piaomiao paused slightly.

"Have you finished talking?"

"Yeah."

"Then what?"

"Later."

"Okay."

"..."

The two of them exchanged a few words, leaving Jinxiu behind them confused.

What's going on?

What are the princess and His Highness talking about?

What's finished talking about?

What's later?

Did something happen that she didn't know about?

Jinxiu looked at her own princess in confusion, then at Lin Jiangnian, questioning her eyes.

But Lin Jiangnian just raised his eyebrows at her, smiling without saying anything.

Jinxiu pouted, ignored him, temporarily suppressed her doubts, and followed the princess back first.

"Let's go!"

When passing by An Ning, seeing An Ning still standing there in a daze, Jinxiu stretched out her hand and waved it in front of her.

The sword-holding girl seemed to come back to her senses, with a slightly flustered look. She looked at Jinxiu, then at her own princess, and then... secretly glanced at Lin Jiangnian, then quickly retracted her gaze, lowered her head, and left behind her own princess.

...

Inside Ruyi Tower.

The empty attic was filled with the scent of books and ink, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the floor of the attic, which was clean and spotless.

In the corner by the window, the gray-robed old man was still sitting there, taking a sip of wine, closing his eyes and tasting it carefully, with a sense of satisfaction on his vicissitudes of life.

When he opened his eyes and looked at the scenery outside the window, it seemed to have a little more depth.

It was quiet all around until I don’t know how long it had been.

A figure appeared silently!

As if appearing out of thin air in the attic, without any movement, he came to the table, sat down next to the gray-robed old man, saw the wine on the table, and sniffed it.

"Good wine!"

As he said, he picked up the pot and poured a bowl, took the bowl and tasted it carefully, and then laughed heartily: "It tastes spicy and has an endless aftertaste. It is really a good wine!"

The gray-robed old man retracted his gaze and fell on the middle-aged man in front of him, and a smile also appeared on his face.

"Your kid is quite something!"

"Of course, don't you see whose son he is?"

Lin Hengzhong smiled, his eyes full of pride and relief: "My son, Lin Hengzhong, is not a fool!"

Old Li sighed, "If he were still alive, I'm afraid that in less than 20 years, the world would belong to your Lin family."

Hearing this, Lin Hengzhong's smile gradually faded, and he was silent for a while: "He is too conceited!"

"If he is not conceited, how could he be your son, Lin Hengzhong?"

Old Li asked back.

"That's right."

Lin Hengzhong did not deny it, but there was some regret in his eyes.

The pain of losing his son is still an unacceptable fact for him. Even when it is mentioned now, that emotion is still difficult to conceal.

"However, the prince is really able to endure it and didn't let anyone see the clues."

Old Li sighed.

Prince Lin's most beloved son passed away, but he did not show any sadness in front of outsiders, and even no one in the entire palace noticed it.

No one in the whole palace noticed anything unusual. This alone was something that ordinary people could not do.

Lin Hengzhong remained silent and did not take up the topic.

"Fortunately, God will not destroy the Lin family. You still have a child. This child will not let you down." Old Li said.

Lin Hengzhong's eyes were calm: "I believe him."

Old Li asked: "Have you found out what happened back then?"

Mentioning this, Lin Hengzhong's eyes darkened again: "I have found some clues, but I am not sure yet."

Old Li shook his head slightly: "The people who assassinated Princess Lin back then may not have come for you."

"Back then, the Jiang family was in its heyday, and Jiang Wan was the favorite of the old man of the Jiang family. The assassination back then may also be related to the Jiang family."

Lin Hengzhong narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "I have checked. Back then, the Jiang family was very chaotic and factional. It is not easy to find out completely."

Old Li said: "The truth will always come to light, especially now that the child is back. They kept the child back then, and now they are returning him. There must be some conspiracy behind the scenes."

Lin Hengzhong's eyes were cold and expressionless: "Sooner or later, this king will find them all out."

"The account of the year, blood debt must be paid with blood!"

Old Li did not speak. What happened back then would be difficult for anyone to accept.

His wife was attacked, resulting in the separation of the twin brothers. The princess was depressed and now suffered the pain of losing her son. This account must be paid by someone no matter what.

When that day comes, I am afraid that the world will be in turmoil again.

Old Li sighed lightly, his cloudy eyes seemed to have anticipated something.

Lin Hengzhong picked up the wine bowl and drank a bowl of strong wine. The intense burning sensation suppressed the anger in his heart and calmed it down.

When he looked up again, he looked at Old Li opposite and asked: "Why did that girl come to you?"

"What else can she do?"

Old Li looked indifferent and sighed: "She came all the way to find me, an old thing, what use am I?"

Lin Hengzhong narrowed his eyes: "After all, you are her uncle, even if you have broken up, you still have royal blood in you!"

Old Li laughed twice: "Since I am of royal blood, why is the prince willing to take me in?"

"Why not?" Lin Hengzhong asked back.

"Yes, why not?"

Old Li laughed twice: "I am an old man, and I am no threat to the prince."

Lin Hengzhong thought: "The situation in the world is unstable now. It is hard to say about the new emperor in the capital. This girl came all the way here. Could it be..."

"Is there a serious problem with the new emperor's health?"

The news that Li Ci Ning had a physical problem naturally could not be concealed from the information of the Lin Wang Mansion. The new emperor is weak and may not live long. And the princess came here from afar, which was also expected by Lin Hengzhong.

The purpose of her coming here was also guessed by Lin Hengzhong.

But Lin Hengzhong did not stop it.

"The new emperor has no heirs. If he dies, the court will be in chaos!"

Lin Hengzhong looked at Mr. Li: "Don't you consider going back?"

"That was the position you dreamed of back then. Now that he's dead, it's easy for you to get it. There should be many ministers in the capital who supported you back then?"

"As long as you go back to the capital, no one can stop you!"

Mr. Li looked at Lin Hengzhong and said with emotion: "I know so many secrets of your Lin Wang Mansion, you dare to let me go?"

Lin Hengzhong laughed heartily: "What you said, The Prince Lin's Mansion has never trapped you. If you want to leave, you can leave at any time!"

"Forget it."

Old Li shook his head: "It's good for me to stay here for retirement. I don't want to be involved in that complicated vortex again."

"Are you willing?"

"What if I'm not willing? You also said that it was back then..."

Old Li's eyes were a little lonely: "I'm old. I've studied in Ruyi Tower for more than ten years. I've let it go and reconciled with myself."

If he were ten years younger, maybe he would really have that idea.

But now, he has long lost that passion. He has let it go of what happened back then.

A year ago, he gave the Qiushui Sword that had been with him for many years to Lin Jiangnian, announcing that he had completely bid farewell to the past.

The only regret is that his royal brother died too early and he didn't see him again.

After fighting and being angry for so many years, it's time to let it go!

"I didn't expect that my Ruyi Tower would have such an effect?"

Lin Hengzhong laughed twice, but soon, his smile gradually disappeared.

"However, except for you, there is no one in the royal family now. Now that the guy surnamed Xu in the north has the intention of rebellion, who can stop him if he raises an army?"

"There is not even an heir to the throne. Once the people lose their hearts, aren't you afraid that your Li family will be destroyed?"

"Don't you still have you, Lin Hengzhong?"

Old Li glanced at him: "Don't you plan to plot against the world?"

Lin Hengzhong sneered: "If I plot, your Li family would probably have been uprooted long ago."

"That's right."

Old Li nodded and smiled in agreement.

He has been in the Lin Wang Mansion for so many years, so he naturally knows it best.

If Lin Hengzhong really wanted to plot against the world, he would have ascended the throne and become emperor more than ten years ago with a strong army and popular support.

But he didn't. Over the past decade, he has been committed to the development of people's livelihood and the restoration of the economy. In just over a decade, Linzhou, a wild land, has risen and become an important economic center of the dynasty.

Old Li sighed: "But sometimes, your Lin family really has no choice."

"What about you?"

Lin Hengzhong asked back: "Again, are you going to wait and see the Xu family destroy the country accumulated by your Li family for generations? Watch him slaughter all the Li family clan members?"

"Xu Hong is very ambitious and cruel. He will never give your Li family any chance to turn over."

At this point, Lin Hengzhong sneered: "Don't tell me that you have nothing to do with the Li family. If you really have nothing to do with it, you wouldn't have stayed here for so many years."

Mr. Li narrowed his cloudy eyes slightly, and after a while, he said, "There is actually another candidate."

"Who?"

Mr. Li did not speak, and looked outside the attic.

Lin Hengzhong followed the line and soon, he suddenly realized something.

"Are you talking about her?"

"She is a very good candidate." Mr. Li nodded.

Lin Hengzhong frowned slightly: "She is a girl."

"Who said that women can't be emperors?"

Mr. Li said lightly: "She has the pure blood of the Li family, has the ability, means, and a high talent for martial arts, plus... she is cold-blooded enough!"

"She is a qualified candidate for the emperor!"

"More importantly..."

At this point, a gleam of light flashed in Mr. Li's eyes: "He may have had this idea back then, otherwise how could he teach her a woman the mind of an emperor?"

"He finally gave up, and did not dare to go against the decision of his ancestors!"

"But just because he did not dare, it does not mean that others did not dare!"

Mr. Li sneered.

"It's very difficult for a woman to be an emperor."

Lin Hengzhong shook his head: "The people of the world will not support it, nor will the civil and military officials of the court. Even the Xu surnamed person may use this as an excuse to rebel."

"Can she handle it?"

Indeed, in Lin Hengzhong's view, this girl named Li Piaomiao is indeed very good. She has a great reputation and prestige among the people, and her martial arts talent is a rare genius in the world in the past hundred years!

From the perspective of personality and behavior, she is very suitable for the emperor.

But all this is based on the premise of assumptions. A woman will face too many difficulties as an emperor. Can she really handle it?

Thinking to this, Lin Hengzhong suddenly realized something and suddenly looked at Li Lao: "Have you decided to come out?!"

With the ability of the girl, there are many difficulties in front of her, but if the person in front of him is willing to come out to help, the situation will be completely different.

A meaningful smile appeared on the face of Mr. Li: "My Li family is coveted by others. Although I am old, I can't just watch my juniors being bullied, right?"

He had long given up on the position of the emperor, but if he could support a junior to ascend to that position, and this junior was the candidate abandoned by his brother, it would be very meaningful to him.

When he meets his father in the underworld in the future, he can also prove to his father that he is better than his brother!

Lin Hengzhong pondered: "If you come forward to support her to ascend to the throne, it is not impossible..."

"No, it will definitely work."

Mr. Li said: "Does your Lin family intend to stand by and watch?"

Lin Hengzhong looked up and saw a mischievous look on Mr. Li's vicissitudes of life: "Don't forget, this girl is still your son's fiancée..."

"We are all family, don't you Lin family intend to help your family?"

"..."(End of this chapter)