"You, you are the one who has been possessed by evil spirits!"
The smile on Xu Lan's face froze slightly, and then she glared at him angrily.
"No evil spirits?"
Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but look Xu Lan up and down, and asked curiously: "Why are you dressed like this today?"
"What's the problem?"
Xu Lan gritted her teeth, put her hands on her hips, and blushed angrily: "What's wrong with what I'm wearing?"
"That's not a problem, but..."
Lin Jiangnian noticed that Miss Xu was staring at him with a fierce look. After a moment's thought, he changed his tone and said, "You know what, it's quite pretty!"
"snort!"
After hearing Lin Jiangnian's praise, Xu Lan snorted heavily and his expression eased a little.
She finally mustered up the courage to change her look today and put on a skirt that she almost never wore before. She wanted to show off in front of this guy, but the first thing this guy asked her when they met was if she was possessed by a ghost?
This made Xu Lan very angry!
However, when Xu Lan heard Lin Jiangnian praising her beauty, she felt a little relieved.
...At least this guy isn't blind!
However, although she was a little happy in her heart, she still had a bit of arrogance on her face. She glanced at him and said, "Do you need to tell me this? I am naturally beautiful. When have I ever not been beautiful?"
Lin Jiangnian didn't say anything, not intending to provoke the girl.
After looking at her twice more, I have to say that Xu Lan looked completely new after changing her style of clothes.
Lin Jiangnian was almost unrecognizable!
The girl in front of him, wearing a long dress and with a gentle temperament, was completely different from the previous Miss Xu who was carefree and decisive.
It’s like two completely different styles!
She does have some feminine temperament!
But the only regret is that after changing into women's clothes, Xu Lan's chest looks even flatter...
This is probably the only shortcoming and regret of the eldest daughter of the Xu family!
"Why did you decide to dress like this today?"
Lin Jiangnian withdrew his gaze and asked.
"Humph, I wear whatever I want. Is that a problem?"
"no problem."
Lin Jiangnian didn't argue with her.
But Xu Lan snorted, "You told me I don't look like a woman... but what about me doesn't look like a woman?"
"I just don't bother to compete. With my looks and temperament, I'd definitely be the most beautiful woman in the capital!"
Lin Jiangnian didn't respond, but she still blew it?
As expected of Miss Xu, she doesn't even know how to write the word "blush".
However, was it because of what he said before that this girl suddenly decided to change her appearance?
Not knowing what he was thinking about, Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but look at Xu Lan again, his eyes a little strange and complicated.
Xu Lan noticed it and immediately became alert: "What are you looking at me like that? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"The most beautiful woman in the capital?"
Lin Jiangnian withdrew his gaze and sneered, "How dare you brag like that?"
"What's the problem?"
Although Xu Lan felt guilty, he still maintained his stubborn attitude.
She did have self-awareness. Not to mention being the most beautiful woman in the capital, she wasn't even the most beautiful woman in Linzhou...
Apart from anything else, Zhiyuan from Prince Lin’s mansion is not inferior to her in appearance and temperament.
But feeling guilty and lacking confidence is one thing, but Miss Xu never loses in words!
"no problem."
Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "I think that with your qualifications, Miss Xu, you are indeed the most beautiful woman in our capital."
Xu Lan: “…”
Although this guy praised her, for some reason, Xu Lan could hear a strong sense of sarcasm in his voice.
What?
What is he saying?
"What do you mean? Laughing at me?!"
Xu Lan glared, supported her hips with both hands, and spoke angrily.
She was anxious!
"Absolutely not!"
Lin Jiangnian flatly denied it.
"snort!"
Xu Lan gritted her teeth secretly, and her delicate face became slightly rounded with anger.
Having known this guy for so long, how could she not hear it?
He was clearly mocking her!
But she couldn't find any evidence!
So angry!
"What are you doing?!"
Xu Lan took a few deep breaths. Her temper came and went quickly. Knowing that Lin Jiangnian was doing it on purpose, she wasn't really angry.
Noticing that Lin Jiangnian was still standing by the window, he came closer and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Fix the window."
Lin Jiangnian didn't even turn his head.
Xu Lan looked at him with a puzzled look. Repair the window?
This, isn’t this Zhiyuan’s room?
Why is her window broken?
Even if it's broken, does Lin Jiangnian need to come and fix it personally?
"How could a good window be broken?"
Xu Lan moved closer and looked at the window. She saw that the window was still intact, except for the window bolt which was broken for some unknown reason.
"How did it break?" Xu Lan asked in confusion.
"It was blown off by the strong wind last night." Lin Jiangnian explained without turning his head.
"Was the wind so strong last night?"
Xu Lan glanced at the yard in confusion. She remembered that the wind wasn't strong last night. And even if it was strong, how could it be strong enough to blow the window bolts off?
No matter how you look at it, it looks like it was broken by brute force?
But Xu Lan quickly dismissed the idea. This was Zhiyuan's room. How could someone break this thing for no reason?
Unless, someone tried to sneak into Zhiyuan's room last night?
But when I think about it, it’s even more impossible!
This is the Jiang Mansion. How could someone dare to sneak into Zhiyuan's room for no reason?
Besides, Miss Zhiyuan is very skilled in martial arts. If anyone dares to sneak in, they will probably be captured before they even get close.
Strange...
While Xu Lan was puzzled, Lin Jiangnian, the "culprit" who infiltrated, was working hard to clean up the aftermath.
Last night, he sneaked into Zhiyuan's room, intending to give Zhiyuan a real "stick education", but the appearance of his aunt disrupted Lin Jiangnian's plan.
The plan failed. Early this morning, my aunt, who had just gotten up, noticed that the window was broken again. She immediately suspected whether Lin Jiangnian had been here last night.
Lin Jiangnian naturally denied it. Although Jiang Yuxiang did not find any evidence, she still suspected Lin Jiangnian and ordered him to repair the window.
Lin Jiangnian was quick and agile, and he quickly fixed the window. However, he had a way out.
Fixed it, but not completely!
Who knows, it might come in handy!
“Done!”
After repairing the window, Lin Jiangnian clapped his hands, turned around, and found Xu Lan still standing beside him, looking at him intently.
"Why are you still here?"
Xu Lan glared at him and immediately became unhappy: "What? Are you eager for me to go back quickly?!"
"How could that be?"
Lin Jiangnian said, "Welcome... If you're willing, you can stay here!"
Xu Lan didn't know what she was thinking about. Her face flushed slightly and she snorted softly: "You wish."
Lin Jiangnian: “?”
Did this girl misunderstand something?
Lin Jiangnian didn't say anything else and turned back to the room in the next courtyard.
On the way back, I saw Xiaolu and Xiaozhu sitting under the eaves in the yard not far away, whispering something in a sneaky way.
Xiao Zhu's face flushed, obviously it was not something serious.
Xu Lan followed Lin Jiangnian into his room, looking around curiously.
"Is this your room?"
Xu Lan glanced around, as if trying to find some clues. Her eyes especially fell on the bed not far away, examining it very carefully.
After confirming that nothing was wrong, Xu Lan felt relieved for some reason. But then, she realized something: "How come you're sleeping in such a big bed by yourself?"
"What's the problem?"
"Can you sleep through it?"
Xu Lan looked at the big bed that could almost accommodate five people at the same time and couldn't help complaining.
Although I knew that as the Crown Prince of Lin, it was not a problem for him to live a luxurious life, but sleeping in such a big bed alone still felt a little... strange!
"Why can't you sleep?"
Lin Jiangnian glanced at it and said, "When I marry a few more concubines in the future, this bed will be perfect, right?"
"How many more wives?!"
Hearing this, Xu Lan suddenly opened his eyes wide in shock.
"Any questions?"
Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and raised his eyebrows: "With my status as a prince, marrying a dozen or twenty concubines shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Xu Lan: “…”
Xu Lan's pretty face flushed red as she thought of something, and she spat, "Vulgar, shameless!"
This guy actually said he wanted to marry more than ten or twenty women?
Does he have any shame?!
Although as the Crown Prince of Lin, it was not a problem for him to marry as many women as he wanted, and it was even reasonable...
The Lin Wang Mansion was sparsely populated, and Prince Lin only had one son, Lin Jiangnian. If this guy could marry dozens of women and expand the palace, Prince Lin and his subordinates would be overjoyed.
But for some reason, Xu Lan felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, an indescribable feeling. Her face flushed, she gritted her teeth and said angrily: "Marrying so many, can your body handle it?"
"I won't tire you out!"
"You don't have to worry about that!"
Lin Jiangnian said: "The people of my Lin family don't have many advantages, except that they are in good health, strong physical strength, and can last long..."
Having said this, Lin Jiangnian paused again: "Huh? Why are you paying attention to this?"
As he spoke, he suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Xu Lan: "Could it be that you also want to marry this prince as a concubine?"
As soon as these words came out, Xu Lan's face immediately flushed with shame. She subconsciously looked away in panic, and said in a panic: "No, no..."
"You, you wish!"
Xu Lan's face flushed red, she turned her head away, gritted her teeth and groaned, "Who, who cares... How could this girl be your concubine?"
"You're dreaming! Don't even think about it!"
Xu Lan flatly denied it.
"Yeah?"
Lin Jiangnian looked her up and down and said, "So, you don't like this prince?"
"Of course!"
Xu Lan blushed and glared at him; "You, you are so shameless... How could I, how could I like...?"
It was as if her deepest secret had been discovered, and Xu Lan, feeling humiliated and angry, subconsciously wanted to deny it.
How could she possibly like this guy?
What's so good about this guy?
He only knew how to bully her day after day, never giving in to her, not even a little bit of tenderness and consideration...
It's totally useless!
What a joke, how could I like a guy like this?
But when Xu Lan wanted to deny it, she couldn't say it no matter what.
Don't like it?
But, but, why do I always think of this bastard!
Why do you keep thinking about coming to see him?
In the six months since they parted in Linjiang City, she had been constantly thinking about everything that had happened between them in that room in the Lin Palace...
These memories kept replaying in Xu Lan's mind, as if they were engraved deep in his memory.
Every time she thought about it, she could remember how this guy bullied her, and the close contact between the two of them in that room... Whenever she thought of this, she felt as if her whole body was burning, and there was an indescribable strangeness.
So at this moment, she opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.
"snort!"
Xu Lan hurriedly looked away, her voice trembling with indescribable nervousness: "Again, there is nothing... You, don't even think about it... No, no, nothing..."
Xu Lan denied it repeatedly, but subconsciously avoided Lin Jiangnian's questions.
Lin Jiangnian didn't say anything else. He looked at the girl in front of him with a flushed face, who avoided looking at him, and sighed secretly.
At this point, how could he still be uncertain?
This Miss Xu in front of him really coveted his body...
After Xu Lan left last time, Zhiyuan told Lin Jiangnian this - Xu Lan liked him!
Zhiyuan said this seriously and with conviction.
However, Lin Jiangnian didn't believe it at the time.
Xu Lan likes him?
Are you kidding me?!
If he remembered correctly, he and Xu Lan didn't have many interactions. When they were in the Prince Lin's Mansion, they were basically not "friendly" every time they met.
When they met, they would either mock each other or bicker and taunt each other. Lin Jiangnian never treated this Miss Xu as a woman. And this Miss Xu had a carefree personality and was not like a normal woman at all!
Even Lin Jiangnian rarely showed any affection to this Miss Xu, let alone being a gentle gentleman. If she could still like him like this, did she have some masochistic tendencies?
More importantly, Lin Jiangnian treated her as a brother, yet she wanted to sleep with him?!
But today, there was no need to test him too much. From the reaction on Xu Lan's face, Lin Jiangnian could already see some clues.
This Miss Xu, I'm afraid she really wants to sleep with him...
Lin Jiangnian was silent!
I’m also confused!
...Does she really have any masochistic tendencies?
Special hobby?
Just when Lin Jiangnian wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, footsteps were heard outside the door and a figure appeared outside the door.
"Aunt?!"
Outside the door, Jiang Yuxiang appeared in a mink gown, mature and gentle, with a charming temperament.
"Xiao Lan?"
"Xiang, Aunt Xiang?!"
Xu Lan was startled when she heard the voice outside the door, feeling strangely guilty. But then, she turned around with a look of surprise, and when she saw the figure standing outside, she was overjoyed: "Auntie Xiang, is it really you?!"
Jiang Yuxiang looked at the graceful young woman before her, her face lit with joy. After not seeing her for a few years, the eldest daughter of the Xu family had grown up quite a bit, and had the temperament of a lady from a noble family.
only……
Jiang Yuxiang's face was originally full of smiles, but when she saw the blush on Xu Lan's fair and delicate face that had not yet faded, her smile froze slightly.
Why are you blushing for no reason?
Like...something unspeakable happened?
She stared at Xu Lan, then shifted her gaze to Lin Jiangnian, who was standing beside her. She looked at him and questioned, "You..."
"What were you doing just now?!"
“…”