The little maidservant became more nervous and her face turned paler.
Lin Jiangnian was stunned.
Why does she seem even more unhappy when she is not allowed to warm the bed?
"Your name is Xiaozhu, right?"
Lin Jiangnian asked.
Xiao Zhu lowered his head, clasped his hands together, and nodded nervously: "Yeah."
"What's your real name?"
Xiao Zhu looked a little bewildered, and whispered, "Xiao Zhu, just call me Xiao Zhu..."
Lin Jiangnian was a little amused. This little maid was not only a little silly, but also very naive.
"Tell me, my prince, how did you get into the palace?"
Lin Jiangnian looked at the little maid and began to inquire about her background.
Xiao Zhu whispered, "Yes, it was Sister Zhiyuan who saved Xiao Zhu and brought her back..."
"save?"
Xiao Zhu seemed to recall something, a hint of sadness in her eyes. She whispered, "After Xiao Zhu's parents passed away last year, Xiao Zhu's aunt wanted to sell Xiao Zhu to a brothel... and it just so happened that she ran into Sister Zhiyuan at that time..."
"Sister Zhiyuan is kind-hearted. She bought Xiaozhu and brought him back to the palace..."
When Xiao Zhu said this, his tone was a little nervous, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes.
She was almost sold to a brothel!
Those people said she was beautiful, a courtesan, and so on... She didn't understand anything. She just heard people say that women in brothels were bad women who had to serve men to sleep with...
She was very scared... She didn't want to wait on anyone to sleep.
My aunt had disliked her since she was a child, and after her parents passed away, she disliked me even more...
Fortunately, Sister Zhiyuan rescued her and brought her back to the palace. The palace was really huge, with plenty of food and drink, and beautiful clothes to wear... This was a life she had never dared to imagine before.
At that time, Xiao Zhu secretly made up her mind to repay Sister Zhiyuan and become a qualified maid.
"I see."
Lin Jiangnian nodded slightly, feeling a little more sympathetic towards the little maid's life experience. At the same time, his opinion of Zhiyuan, who always had a cold face, also changed.
I didn't realize that she had such a kind side?
But then, Lin Jiangnian realized something and looked at Xiao Zhu in front of him thoughtfully.
Zhiyuan saved her, perhaps because she saw the poor Xiaozhu who had lost both her parents, and was reminded of her own life experience?
The woman in red had mentioned that Zhiyuan, whose parents had also died when she was young, was a maid adopted by Princess Lin. However, she was more like Princess Lin's adopted daughter. Otherwise, Prince Lin wouldn't have trusted her so much and given her such great power as a maid.
Lin Jiangnian then thought about what happened in the teahouse today, and his mind was filled with thoughts.
If the Prince of Lin was the only person that the Crown Prince of Lin feared, then the only person in the world that the Crown Prince of Lin cared about was probably the late Princess of Lin.
The Prince of Lin's dandy behavior, twisted personality, irritable temper, and reckless behavior over the years are probably related to the lack of maternal love he experienced since childhood.
But even so, Princess Lin still holds a very high status in his mind, and he does not allow anyone to blaspheme or insult her.
Li Qianlin might be right, as Prince Lin had indeed been neglected since childhood. But his words were also a reference to Prince Lin and his wife.
It implies that Prince Lin cannot discipline his son well, and it also implies that Lin Jiangnian is a motherless man!
Princess Lin is the Achilles' heel of Prince Lin. This is something that many people in the entire Prince Lin's Mansion and even in the entire Linjiang City know.
But Li Qianlin didn't know.
Or maybe he knew it, but didn't take it to heart.
The last person who dared to insult Princess Lin in public was beaten to death by the Prince Lin's men two years ago. It was also at that time that the Prince Lin's notoriety spread far and wide, even reaching the capital.
If the emperor hadn't been ill and was recuperating, and the court officials were wary of Prince Lin's power and didn't dare to offend him, Prince Lin's son would have been doomed. Even so, impeachment memorials against Prince Lin continued to emerge.
Prince Lin was also confined for six months. It was during that time that Zhiyuan entered the palace...
This time, Li Qianlin made sarcastic remarks again, obviously on purpose.
But... Lin Jiangnian still has to take action!
So, today's scene happened.
If it was the real Prince Lin today, he would definitely fight to the death with Li Qianlin.
Of course, he probably couldn't be as decisive as Lin Jiangnian and personally cut Li Qianlin's head.
And when Zhiyuan saw his unusual reaction earlier... Lin Jiangnian naturally understood the reason.
Princess Lin was a liability to Prince Lin, and equally important to Zhiyuan. She knew everything that had happened in the teahouse today, and she naturally knew the cause.
Then it is not difficult to understand her previous change of attitude.
The Crown Prince, whom she hated, fought against her regardless of danger to protect the person most important to her... Her feelings must be quite complicated, right?
…
The room fell silent.
Xiao Zhu secretly raised his head and glanced at Lin Jiangnian cautiously.
When she noticed that His Highness was lost in thought, she blinked and breathed a sigh of relief. Her lively eyes were very cute.
Seeing that His Highness didn't notice her, Xiao Zhu became much bolder and gradually lost her previous nervousness. She secretly glanced at His Highness once, twice, and three times...
Your Highness, it's really beautiful.
Xiaozhu blinked.
They all said that His Highness inherited the prince's handsome appearance and the princess's extraordinary temperament, and was a rare handsome man in the world.
It seems... that's true?
Especially at this moment, when His Highness looked so serious in thought, Xiao Zhu looked at him a few more times, a little dazed.
After a while, she came to her senses, her face turned red, and she became flustered.
Xiaozhu, ah Xiaozhu, what are you doing? !
How could you peek at His Highness? What if His Highness gets angry...
She was a little panicked.
But for some reason, I didn't feel panic in my heart... Your Highness, it seems that what they said is really different?
Xiao Zhu thought about it carefully. Although His Highness looked fierce sometimes, especially when he scolded her with a stern face, he was very scary.
She was almost scared to tears!
But it seems that His Highness has never bullied her?
It wasn't like what the other sisters said, that he would force her to the bed, then savagely tear off her clothes, and press her down regardless of her struggles, cries, and pleas for mercy, and then...
Xiao Zhu's face turned even redder, and she shook her head frantically, throwing away all the mess.
It’s all the fault of those sisters. They always tell me all kinds of nonsense... It’s scary!
When she managed to regain her composure, she saw Lin Jiangnian looking at her strangely: "What's wrong with you?"
"No, nothing..."
The guilty Xiaozhu's pretty face flushed red, and even her earlobes were crystal clear and glowing red.
Very beautiful.
Lin Jiangnian looked at the little maid in front of him who was blushing for no apparent reason.
What's wrong with her?
"I'm hungry!"
Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and said, "Go get this prince some food."
After a lot of trouble in the teahouse today, it was getting dark. Lin Jiangnian suddenly remembered that he had not eaten yet and felt a little hungry.
"Oh, okay!"
Xiao Zhu lowered her head, her pretty face flushed, and she stood up and ran out of the room as if escaping.
Escape in panic.
…
After Lin Jiangnian had dinner and was full, it was already dark.
The maids also prepared hot water in advance, waiting to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince take a bath.
The simple and unpretentious life of Prince Lin is probably like this: all he has to do is stretch out his hand for clothes and open his mouth for food, right?
As soon as Lin Jiangnian stepped into the bathroom, a maid who had been waiting for a long time came forward to help Lin Jiangnian change clothes.
"etc……"
Lin Jiangnian stopped the maid's action and glanced at a sneaky figure hiding outside the door.
There was a hint of amusement in his eyes.
"Let her come!"
“…”