A hint of coldness flashed across Zhiyuan's eyes before returning to composure. "Who fabricated this rumor to Your Highness?"
"It doesn't matter who said it, what matters is..."
Lin Jiangnian stared into her eyes and asked playfully, "Is this just a rumor? Or is it... there's no smoke without fire?"
"rumor."
Zhiyuan lowered her eyes, a hint of coldness etched across her fair and delicate face. "There is no blood relationship between this servant and the prince. I am not his so-called illegitimate daughter!"
"Who brought this rumor to your Highness, intending to mislead you and ruin the people in the palace?"
"His heart is worthy of death!"
Zhiyuan had a stern face and a cold tone filled with murderous intent.
Lin Jiangnian stared into her eyes, as if trying to discern something. However, her bright yet calm eyes could see nothing.
He retracted his gaze and smiled again: "This prince is also a little curious. If you are really not my father's illegitimate daughter, then why would you..."
"Would my father trust you so much?"
The maid in front of him had a very high status and great power in the Prince Lin's Mansion.
Although the palace has a housekeeper, the housekeeper's presence is extremely low. Although the entire palace is operating in an orderly manner, from the moment Lin Jiangnian arrived at the palace, it felt like everyone in the palace seemed to be a little in awe of her.
Is she really just a maid?
If she had no relationship with Prince Lin, why would Prince Lin trust her so much?
Zhiyuan's eyes remained cold, and she remained silent for a moment. She stared at Lin Jiangnian quietly for a moment, then lowered her eyes and said, "I am a maid in the palace, serving as His Highness's handmaiden."
"Just because of this?"
Zhiyuan didn't continue to explain. She looked up at a distance and said calmly, "Your Highness, there is no need to worry about this. This servant..."
As if he had thought of something, Zhiyuan's eyes remained calm.
"This servant will never betray the palace."
“…”
Lin Jiangnian stared at her quietly for a long time before gradually looking away.
"That's good."
"I'm a little hungry, let's go eat."
After saying that, Lin Jiangnian turned and left.
This time, the kite stayed where it was and did not follow.
She stared at Lin Jiangnian's back silently. However, she seemed to be thinking of something, and her eyes gradually turned cold.
…
There weren't many entertainment activities in the palace at night. As the prince of Lin Wang, Lin Jiangnian would either go out to walk his bird and bully decent women, or stay in the palace and tease the maids.
However, Lin Jiangnian was not interested in any of this today.
After having a meal and taking a bath, Lin Jiangnian dismissed the maids and servants and returned to his room alone.
Sitting at the table, Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes and thought about everything that happened today.
Zhiyuan’s previous reaction showed that Lin Jiangnian’s guess was not wrong... She was indeed not simple.
Zhiyuan’s identity is definitely not just a maid in Prince Lin’s Mansion!
On the seventh floor of Ruyi Tower, in the room of the late Princess Lin, Lin Jiangnian found a notebook on the table.
Like a diary!
The diary entries of the late Princess Lin.
The Princess Lin seemed to have a habit of recording her daily moods, occasionally jotting down some details in her notebook. As Lin Jiangnian glanced over, he happened to see something about kites.
Rumor has it that Zhiyuan was an orphan adopted by Princess Lin, a fact Zhiyuan had confirmed. However, judging from Princess Lin's diary entries, things didn't seem quite as simple as they seemed.
At least……
Princess Lin knew Zhiyuan's background.
Even Princess Lin's tone when recording was filled with surprise and astonishment!
"Poor Zhiyuan lost his mother right after he was born. He is such a pitiful child..."
This is the last sentence in the diary essay.
But this sentence contains many meanings and interpretations.
Therefore, when he was outside Ruyi Tower, Lin Jiangnian recalled the rumor in the mansion that Zhiyuan was the illegitimate daughter of Prince Lin, so he tested her.
Although Zhiyuan denied it, judging from her reaction, she obviously knew something.
After a moment, Lin Jiang sighed.
The identity and origin of this Zhiyuan were too mysterious. He couldn't see through her, so it was naturally difficult for him to find anything wrong with her!
It is very difficult to deal with such a woman.
Could it be... drugged?
Lin Jiangnian inexplicably thought of the drug given to him by the woman in red... Thinking about it carefully, maybe her bad idea could really be effective?
Just at this moment, a faint fragrance blew by, and a familiar figure appeared in Lin Jiangnian's sight.
"Have you obtained the Xuanyang Heart Technique?"
As soon as the woman in red sat down, she got straight to the point.
Lin Jiangnian raised his eyes and looked at the woman in red in front of him. She had finally changed her clothes today.
The style of the dress has changed, but the color remains the same. It is still a fiery red, passionate and enthusiastic.
Those beautiful eyes were slightly smiling, as if she was in a good mood, and she looked at Lin Jiangnian with a little curiosity.
"No."
Lin Jiangnian sighed.
"No?"
The woman in red raised her eyebrows, a little surprised: "Isn't the Xuanyang Heart Technique in Ruyi Tower?"
"yes!"
Lin Jiangnian sighed, "I searched all over Ruyi Tower today, but couldn't find the Xuanyang Heart Technique... It looks like it's not in Ruyi Tower."
"Shouldn't it be?"
The red-dressed woman's beautiful eyes revealed a hint of doubt, as she pondered, "If the Xuanyang Heart Technique isn't kept in Ruyi Tower, where else could it be? Could it be that Lin Hengzhong carries it with him? That's unlikely..."
The woman in red frowned slightly, as if she had thought of something. She looked up at Lin Jiangnian and asked, "Could it be that he gave the Xuanyang Heart Technique to Zhiyuan for safekeeping?"
"I don't know about that."
Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "Anyway, I didn't find it."
"If it's not in Ruyi Tower, then it's most likely on Zhiyuan."
The woman in red narrowed her eyes and glanced at Lin Jiangnian: "You can think of a way to get it from her."
"How do I get it?"
"You are the Prince of Lin, why don't you just ask her directly?"
"I'm fake."
"You're real now."
The woman in red looked at Lin Jiangnian and shook her head gently: "The real prince has disappeared from this world, so..."
"You are real!"
Her eyes were burning, and it was obvious that she was very proud of her decision to replace the prince with a cat.
Lin Jiangnian was silent for a while before he said, "Then, shall I try?"
"If you want to practice martial arts, you can only get the Xuanyang Heart Method."
The woman in red glanced at him and said, "You have already missed the best age to practice martial arts. Only the Xuanyang Heart Method can save you."
"Is the Xuanyang Heart Method so effective?"
"That's natural."
The woman in red nodded slightly and sighed, "Lin Hengzhong started practicing martial arts at about the same age as you. I originally thought he wouldn't achieve much, but who could have imagined..."
"In just less than ten years, he was able to go from a young warrior to a first-class master, and his name spread throughout the world!"
"People all over the world have always said that the Xuanyang Heart Method has the ability to rebuild bones and muscles. It is precisely because of this that the Xuanyang Heart Method is ranked among the top-notch heart methods in the martial arts world..."
Lin Jiangnian's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded thoughtfully.
A top-notch mental method?
Can it rebuild bones and muscles?
First-rank Grandmaster?
Good stuff!
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