Chapter 559: Heartfelt Conversation with the Princess

backyard.

When Lin Jiangnian found Li Piaomiao, she was practicing swordplay in the backyard.

In the lush bamboo forest in the backyard, a slender figure dressed in snow-white is isolated. The breeze blows, and the skirt is flying.

In the bamboo forest, Li Miaomiao stood there quietly like a sculpture, holding in her hand the 'Silver Moon' that Lin Jiangnian rarely saw her use.

The 'Yin Yue' and the 'Qiu Shui' in Lin Jiangnian's hands should be considered a pair. Both swords were made by a master swordsmith in kendo. In some ways, the two swords are similar.

The 'Autumn Water' in Lin Jiangnian's hand was a gift from Senior Li, while the 'Silver Moon' in Li Miaomiao's hand seemed to be more in line with her temperament.

Cold, unparalleled, the silvery cold penetrates people.

The sun was shining brightly in broad daylight, but there was a chill in the bamboo forest.

The 'Silver Moon' was unsheathed, and the silver light reflected in the courtyard. The cold air seemed to blend with Li Miaomiao's own temperament.

She just stood there quietly and didn't take any action.

There is silence between heaven and earth.

Her figure seems to be integrated with the world.

Not far away, Lin Jiangnian watched this scene quietly, amazed in his heart.

As expected of her!

He is worthy of being the number one genius in the art of swordsmanship in the past century. Even if he doesn't take action, the strong sword intent is still coming towards him.

It's hard to imagine what would happen if she took action with all her strength?

How many people are her opponents in this world?

Lin Jiangnian's mind suddenly recalled the dark figure he encountered in the palace that night before thirty years ago and forced his way out of the palace.

On the night of the New Year's Eve, the third prince rebelled, but the crown prince Li Cunning plotted everything against him and failed.

At the same time, that night Li Miaomiao met a mysterious master who broke into the palace and assassinated the late emperor.

Li Piaomiao was injured in the battle with the mysterious master.

The injury is not serious.

Later, the two were trapped in a secret room in the palace. Li Miaomiao suffered an injury, which caused her physical condition to fall into dire straits. Finally, she was rescued by Lin Jiangnian inexplicably...

Lin Jiangnian squinted, who was that mysterious master?

Being able to tie with Li Miaomiao at that time shows that this person's strength is at least above the second level, or even close to the first level.

There are only a few masters of this level in the world, not too many.

This person has not been seen since that night in the palace, and his origin is still unknown. However, Lin Jiangnian had a vague guess in his mind...the leader of the Celestial Sect!

This person has a mysterious origin, a mysterious identity, and even his martial arts are extremely mysterious... Judging from various signs, this person is the most suspicious.

But since the chaos in the capital and the death of the late emperor, the leader of the Celestial Sect has disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown.

Also missing were the Celestial Sect members in the capital, and... Liu Su, whose whereabouts were unknown after leaving the capital.

Before leaving the capital, Liu Su's whereabouts were still under Lin Jiangnian's control. The informants he placed along the capital would regularly report Liu Su's whereabouts.

Intelligence showed that shortly after Lin Jiangnian left the capital, Liu Su also left the capital and went all the way north to Xuzhou. After staying in Xuzhou for a few days, she suddenly turned back south, as if she had received some urgent order.

But soon after Liu Su went south and entered Yanzhou, his whereabouts were unknown and he seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

Lin Jiangnian's eyeliners along the way had no trace of Liu Su.

This is somewhat bizarre.

This time, Lin Jiangnian deployed a large number of informants along the road from Linjiang City to the capital. In addition to his guards, there were also intelligence personnel from Prince Lin's Palace itself.

Under such circumstances, Liu Su still 'disappeared' out of thin air.

This is obviously very wrong!

Either she discovered the informant left by Lin Jiangnian and deliberately concealed her whereabouts. Either... something happened!

Lin Jiangnian frowned slightly. The information sent back from Yanzhou was more than ten days ago. It is still unknown what the situation is now.

He has ordered people to closely monitor and investigate the inns on various official roads in Yanzhou. Once Liu Su's traces are found, he will be reported to him as soon as possible.

But it’s hard to say whether it can be found.

If Liu Su deliberately hid, it would not be difficult to hide from Lin Jiangnian with her strength.

However, she seemed to have no reason to avoid Lin Jiangnian?

What Lin Jiangnian was more worried about... was whether something had happened to her? !

While Lin Jiangnian was thinking a lot, Li Mianmiao, who was in front of him, sheathed his sword and turned around, watching him quietly.

When the two people looked at each other, Li Miaomiao's eyes were calm and calm, without any shyness or joy that a woman should have when she meets her sweetheart.

Not even a little bit.

Seeing this scene, Lin Jiangnian sighed secretly. This eldest princess is indeed different from ordinary women.

"Where's sword practice?"

Lin Jiangnian's eyes fell on the 'Silver Moon' that she had put away, breaking the silence.

Li Piaomiao glanced down and nodded lightly: "Just take a look."

"Breakthrough?"

"not yet."

"oh."

"..."

The conversation between the two was extremely simple and ordinary.

No ripples whatsoever.

It even seemed like an awkward chat.

Li Piaomiao's temperament has always been like this. She is not good at words, and she doesn't express her emotions very much. Even last time, perhaps because the atmosphere had reached a certain point, she suddenly said something... very ambiguous.

But now, she was cool again.

Except for the occasional flash of strange color in his eyes at certain moments.

"The weather is nice, do you want to go for a walk?"

Lin Jiangnian asked.

Li Miaomiao's expression remained calm, she raised her eyes to look at Lin Jiangnian and nodded.

"Okay."

"..."

Lin Wangfu, back mountain.

The palace is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is located under two peaks, covering an endless area.

Even now, Lin Jiangnian doesn't know exactly how big the entire palace is. But it is certain that the actual area is not necessarily smaller than the imperial palace in Beijing.

Whether it is the scenery or the degree of luxury, it is even better than the imperial palace.

After all, the imperial palace is still watched by a group of ministers in the court. As the emperor, if he wants to expand the palace or do a decoration, he still has to look at the faces of the ministers. If he disagrees with them, he will be labeled as extravagant.

But Lin Wangfu is different. The ministers in the court also scold and impeach, but this impeachment is like drizzle for Lin Wangfu, which is not painful. .

At this moment, it is afternoon and the sun is shining.

There is a winding path on the back of the mountain, and a courtyard building is located on the waist.

Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao appeared in the courtyard and looked out from the railing, with a panoramic view of the palace.

It was spectacular!

In front of them, the Sun Moon Lake at the foot of the mountain was visible. The lake was clear and the sunlight reflected rainbow light on the lake. Ruyi Tower, located in the center of the lake, was very eye-catching from a distance. The top of the attic seemed to reflect golden light, covering the entire Ruyi Tower.

"This is a summer resort built by the prince. The climate is cool and it is the best place to cool off in summer."

Lin Jiangnian spoke in a low voice.

Li Piaomiao remained silent and nodded slightly.

Lin Jiangnian did not take Li Piaomiao to walk around Linjiang City. The city was prosperous and lively, but there were many people and eyes, which was not suitable for him to communicate with Li Piaomiao.

To communicate feelings, they naturally had to be alone.

The Linwang Mansion itself was a beautiful summer resort, and no one would disturb them.

"That's the military stronghold of the palace, where an elite unit of the prince is stationed..."

Li Piaomiao looked at a place covered by clouds not far away, thinking.

After a moment, she suddenly said: "The military advisor beside the prince is there, right?"

Lin Jiangnian nodded: "It should be, but I haven't seen him much."

Besides the four loyal masters, Prince Lin also has a military advisor who has been with him for many years. That military advisor has been with Lin Hengzhong for more than ten years, giving him advice. Lin Hengzhong's achievements today are inseparable from the contribution of that military advisor.

But that military advisor has a strange personality and is eccentric, and Lin Jiangnian has never seen him.

Li Piaomiao was silent, quietly looking into the distance, nodded, and did not continue to ask.

At this time, Lin Jiangnian suddenly turned to look at Li Piaomiao, staring at her cold face, and chuckled: "Can I ask you a question?"

Li Piaomiao looked at him and nodded without comment.

"Why do you like martial arts?"

This question made Li Piaomiao startled, and a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes.

Why do you like martial arts?

It's a very strange question.

After a while, she glanced at Lin Jiangnian and shook her head slightly.

Lin Jiangnian was surprised: "I don't know?"

"I don't like it."

Li Piaomiao's answer caught Lin Jiangnian off guard.

"You don't like martial arts?!"

Lin Jiangnian was a little unbelievable.

Li Piaomiao looked calm: "Yeah."

"Are you sure?"

Lin Jiangnian was a little stunned.

She has such a terrifying martial arts talent, and she is already a top master of the first rank at a young age.

So she said she doesn't like martial arts?

Didn't Jinxiu clearly say that the only thing she is interested in is martial arts and she is obsessed with various martial arts techniques?

What went wrong?

Li Piaomiao looked at him quietly: "Why do you think I like martial arts?"

"What do you think?"

Lin Jiangnian sighed and spread his hands: "Why don't you listen to me? Is your words convincing?"

You are young, but you have mastered martial arts. No one of your age can be your opponent!

In this case, you say you don't like martial arts... How do you make those who have studied martial arts all their lives and have done nothing think?

You are pretending, right?

But Lin Jiangnian knows the princess in front of him. She is not pretending... What she said is probably the truth.

Li Piaomiao lowered her eyes and was silent.

"These may not be what I want."

She spoke calmly.

"What do you mean?"

Lin Jiangnian seemed to understand: "If you don't like it, why did you take this path?"

Li Piaomiao said: "My father asked me to."

"Your father?"

Lin Jiangnian was surprised.

Did Li Piaomiao practice martial arts, or was it arranged by the late emperor?

Li Piaomiao looked away and said calmly: "For people like us, our paths have been arranged since we were born. We can either learn to read and write like my brother, learn court etiquette, state governance, and participate in court affairs. Or we can be assigned to the army and trained from a young age..."

"Women like me are relatively lucky. Most of them can spend a relatively peaceful and comfortable childhood. When they grow up, they are arranged by my father to marry..."

These princesses of the royal family seem to be of noble status, and have been living a life of luxury since childhood. But in fact, they are just canaries being raised.

The meaning of their existence is to be items for the royal family to win over various forces.

High-level items are still items after all.

"I am relatively lucky."

Li Piaomiao looked calm, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her: "My father discovered my talent in martial arts attainments and sent me to kendo when I was very young... I stayed in kendo for ten years."

Swordsmanship was once a huge sect in the world. It had produced countless talented swordsmen and had a very deep foundation.

After that, he was recruited by the imperial court!

After all, no one can stop the imperial court from being included. The last one who was unwilling has become an inconspicuous part of the bandit suppression chapter in the history of the dynasty!

There are a bunch of lunatics in Kendo, a bunch of perverts who are obsessed with studying the peak of martial arts. For Li Piaomiao, life in kendo is extremely boring.

But fortunately, she is also a boring person.

In addition, she met the twins Jinxiu and An Ning. Unlike her, Jinxiu and An Ning were abandoned outside the kendo. It was said that their parents died very early, and the two little guys were helpless and almost froze to death outside.

Kendo is not a kind place and is not willing to take in two baby girls of unknown origin. It was Li Piaomiao who spoke and took the two of them with him.

This area lasted for more than ten years.

Jinxiu and An Ning have become the closest maids to her.

An Ning's personality has been sensitive and timid since she was a child. She doesn't like to move and likes to be around Li Miaomiao. Jinxiu's character is more extroverted, lively, naughty and smart, which is in sharp contrast to Tranquility.

It is precisely with such a pair of twin sisters that the life of the eldest princess is not completely like a pool of stagnant water.

Li Piaomiao doesn't like practicing martial arts, but this is the only thing she can do.

She showed an extremely terrifying and demonic talent, and in just a few years, she grew into the youngest genius master of swordsmanship.

Famous all over the world!

At this time, she was finally noticed by her father.

The father was very gratified and happy. He praised her as my good daughter and made her the eldest princess in front of the court officials.

But she didn't feel happy at all!

I have no interest or feeling in it either.

Even if she becomes the eldest princess, even if she is favored by her father, she still cannot escape the fate of marriage.

"I am a very important chess piece to my father."

Li Piaomiao's tone was calm and indifferent, and no emotion could be heard.

I couldn't hear any complaints.

"So, your father really wanted you to break into Prince Lin's Mansion and dismantle the Prince's Mansion from within?"

Lin Jiangnian raised his eyebrows and looked at her: "Marry me, and then... take control of me?"

"Maybe."

"What now?"

Lin Jiangnian suddenly asked.

"Now?"

Li Miaomiao was startled for a moment, then turned to look at Lin Jiangnian, his eyes were somewhat relaxed.

Lin Jiangnian reached out and took her bare hand under her sleeve.

The ten fingers are slender, slender and crystal clear, with a bit of coolness and an excellent feel.

Lin Jiangnian looked down, feeling the soft touch on the palm of his hand, and then raised his head to look at Li Miaomiao. Seeing her looking at him calmly, with calm eyes and no resistance, she seemed a little... confused?

"Do you still plan to continue to control this prince?"

"Still..."

"Let me control you?"

"..." (End of this chapter)