When night fell, Lin Yinan was alone in the house, sitting by the window with the window open, looking at the starry sky a little distractedly. His eyes were soft, chasing the stars he could see one by one, and the pale white moonlight hit Lin Yinan's body, making him look a little hazy and ethereal.

Lan Ruoya stood at the corner of the courtyard and looked at Lin Yinan's side face in a daze. Taking Lin Yinan's leisurely and indifferent expression into her eyes, Lan Ruoya pursed her lips and walked towards Lin Yinan.

"Master, the Seventh Prince is here."

After Lan Ruoya's words were finished, Lin Yinan was still in that posture, not in a hurry. If it weren't for the displeasure that flashed in his eyes, Lan Ruoya would almost have thought that he hadn't heard his words.

"Zhilu Dao, go down." Lin Yinan got up slowly, walked out of the room and came to the front hall where Lin Yixiang was. Pushing open the door and looking at the man in the house, the corners of Lin Yinan's mouth turned up slightly, and he said in a low voice: "It's so late, what kind of wind has blown Seventh Brother here." ”

Lin Yixiang turned his head to look at Lin Yinan, looking at him although he had a smiling expression, but the laughter never reached the bottom of his eyes, his eyes were still as cold as ever, Lin Yixiang laughed softly: "It's just that I haven't seen you for some days, I just came to see you, don't think about it." ”

"Really?" Lin Yinan obviously didn't believe Lin Yixiang's words, walked to Lin Yixiang's side and sat down, Lin Yinan was not in a hurry to ask him the purpose of coming here, but cooperated with him without a word, and said some polite words that were not nutritious.

"My father is going to take a concubine for the crown prince." Lin Yixiang finally changed his tone and said something that made Lin Yinan feel less boring. "What do you think?"

"Me?" Lin Yinan was a little surprised that Lin Yixiang would ask himself this question, "A matter of course, isn't it?" What do I think, can it still affect the selection of this crown princess? Brother Qi, say what you want to say directly, you don't have to go around the bush like this, I'm tired of listening. ”

Lin Yinan looked at Lin Yixiang calmly, and his words directly made Lin Yixiang sigh. "You're still like this, you haven't changed since you were a child. Have you been feeling better lately? ”

"Like you said, I've never changed, including this body, of course. Drinking medicine every day, whether it is good or bad is not bad, whether it is alive or not, whether it is dead or not, it is a matter of one day earlier and one day later, there is no difference. ”

"Then you haven't thought about taking a concubine Chong Chongxi?"

"Is Brother Seven joking with me?" Lin Yinan raised his eyebrows lightly, and said leisurely: "Do you think that my illness can be cured by Chongxi?" Or is it that after the seventh brother became a parent, he felt that it was more comfortable to have a lady by his side, so he began to worry about me? But Seventh Brother, how did I hear that Xia Yao is no longer in your mansion? Jinwu Zangjiao is nothing more than that, didn't my father feel sorry for you? ”

"You don't have to worry about my business." Lin Yinan mentioned Xia Yao, which made Lin Yixiang's tone of speech suddenly stiffen.

"Then my affairs, don't worry about Brother Qi. I have no interest in women, and I have never thought about marrying a wife. If Brother Qi has nothing else to do, I'll go back and rest. Lin Yinan obviously didn't eat Lin Yixiang's set, stood up and glanced at Lin Yixiang lightly, Lin Yinan was about to walk outside the house.

"Not interested? Then why did you spend a lot of money to buy a girl back today? After Lin Yixiang took two steps in Lin Yinan, he said urgently: "I'm very curious, what kind of maid is worth five hundred taels." ”

"Brother Qi is always so well-informed." Lin Yinan's footsteps stopped, and he turned around as Lin Yixiang wished. "Is it more than five hundred taels? It's just a maid, it's worth it, Brother Seven, for you to run so late, it seems that the prince really hasn't had anything for you to do recently. ”

"Who told my brother that there are always so many strange people on your side, if the maid can't do it, how about giving me that Lan Ruoya?"

"Whatever, it's yours if you can take it, I don't mind."

Lin Yinan nodded happily, which made Lin Yixiang a little unexpected. That Lan Ruoya can be regarded as a celebrity in Beijing, no, it can be said that she is a celebrity in the entire Xia Lai Kingdom. Although she is a woman, she is extraordinary, and she is the only woman in the Criminal Department. Some people even say that more than half of the prisoners in the prison were captured by this Lan Ruoya.

"You don't want to avenge your mother?" Lin Yixiang opened his mouth coldly, and finally said the point of his visit this time.

"That's my business, not to mention you, aren't you? My ruined body, now that I can save my life, it's good, I don't want to think about other things. I don't care how you and the prince toss, but remember, don't beat my mind. I have said before that I will not fight with the prince, but I will not become a faction of the prince. I still say this now, and I won't change it in the future. What outsiders say is what outsiders mean, please bring a message to the crown prince, just say that I am not interested in the throne, and it is impossible for my father to pass on the throne to me, a person who lives today and may not have tomorrow. What else would you like to ask? ”

Lin Yixiang looked at Lin Yinan's eyes seriously, he didn't believe that Lin Yinan didn't desire the throne at all. Among so many princes, there is no one who does not aspire to that position. Even if he knows that there is no hope, even if he can only be forced to help others seize the throne like him, he still thinks in the depths of his heart how good it would be if he could become the emperor one day.

"It's gone." Lin Yixiang was silent for a while, then stood up, walked to Lin Yinan's side, and said, "Remember what you said, otherwise it will be difficult for me." ”

"Walk slowly, don't send."

Lin Yinan finally sent Lin Yixiang away, looking at Lin Yixiang's distant figure, Lin Yinan lowered his eyes and walked towards his courtyard.

It seems that Lin Yixiang still doesn't know that the person he bought back today is Xia Han, if he knows Lu Dao, he will definitely try to snatch it back, although Xia Han may not know the truth of Lu Dao's matter. The fact that Xia Yao is dead, Lin Yinan is clear. It's just that he thinks it's funny that Lin Yixiang still refuses to admit Xia Yao's death for the sake of his reputation today. Did he think he was really doing it so seamlessly?

The Xia family was killed, all because Lin Yixiang and Lin Yichen jumped over the wall in a hurry. They were afraid that the collusion with Fanbang would be spread by Xia Zhenkun, which would ruin their good deeds, so they would be so ruthless. After all, Xia Zhenkun is an old stubborn, although he is said to be a member of the prince's faction, but he is still loyal to the emperor.

As soon as Xia Zhenkun died, Lin Yinan felt that it was a big loss for Lin Yichen and them, but he didn't have any other excessive feelings. It's that Xia Yao, it's a pity. The first beauty in the dignified Xia Lai country died tragically under the body of the rogue. Does she know why she died, and what is the reason for her death?

As the night progressed, Lu Zhiyao never felt sleepy. The events of the day came to her mind one by one, making her whole person irritable. Is Xiaohan's life in danger now? Is what Lin Yinan said true? As long as he takes the money, can he really release people? And two thousand taels of silver is indeed not a small amount, where should she get this money?

Lu Zhiyao tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so he simply got up and walked out of the room, blowing the night breeze to wake himself up. In the dead of night, Lu Zhiyao could clearly hear the sound of the night wind blowing. The dignified Prime Minister's Mansion, there should still be two thousand taels of silver, right? But I don't know what to do...... Is there enough for Ye Lianrong?

Lu Zhiyao thought about it and walked towards Ye Lianrong's room. Standing in Ye Lianrong's courtyard, Lu Zhiyao clenched his fists, lit the mystery/incense that had been prepared in advance during the day, and handed it in through the gap in the window.

After a while, Lu Zhiyao didn't hear any sound in the house, so he cautiously pushed open the window, and after observing the house, he jumped into the house. Covering his snort, Lu Zhiyao walked to the inner room and looked in the direction of the bed, but he didn't see Ye Lianrong's figure, and his body relaxed a little.

It seems that Lu Yuanzheng called Ye Lianrong over tonight. However, it may also be that Ye Lianrong took the initiative, for the sake of Lu Zhiqing.

The opportunity God has given me cannot be wasted. Lu Zhiyao quickly picked a few places to look for them, and when she saw the stack of silver tickets, Lu Zhiyao almost laughed out loud happily.

Returning to the room as fast as he could, Lu Zhiyao threw the silver ticket on the table. The silver ticket was stolen, I don't know what Ye Lianrong's reaction will be when she finds out? Does she dare to tell Lu Yuanzheng to look for the lost silver with great fanfare? How was she going to tell Lu Yuanzheng the source of this large sum of money? Or...... Did you mean you lost something else?

No matter which one it is, in short, Lu Zhiyao is sure that Ye Lianrong will definitely be so angry that she jumps to her feet. As for whether you can doubt yourself, it is also an important matter. Lu Zhiyao had to consider the consequences and countermeasures in advance.

Lu Zhiyao sat at the table with his cheeks crossed, thought about it sadly for a long time, and suddenly showed a smile and stood up with a relaxed face.

Finding a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, Lu Zhiyao wrote a letter with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and then went out to the door of Lu Yuanzheng's study and stuffed the letter through the crack in the door.

In this way, Ye Lianrong is really dumb and eats Coptis chinensis, and she can't say anything about her suffering.

Now that the money is in hand, when should I pick up Xiaohan? Lu Zhiyao kept telling himself not to be in a hurry to get things upset, now when he went to the Eighth Prince's Mansion, if he was caught by that man, it would be difficult to explain.

Back in the room, Lu Zhiyao happily lay on the bed with the silver ticket in his arms. For the first time, she discovered that what she had least liked the most in the past would be so useful one day. People die for money, birds die for food, and it seems that it is time for her to face this truth.

After a night, the Prime Minister's Mansion still looks so calm on the surface. Lu Yuanzheng got up early to go to court, Ye Lianrong finished dressing up and painted herself with exquisite makeup, but Lu Zhiqing was still troubled by allergies. But all this, after Lu Yuanzheng returned to the mansion and walked into the study, it seemed that things began to change.