"Lin Xiao!" In the master bedroom of the Lin Mansion, there was a burst of angry female voices. On the poplar trees in the yard, a few frightened birds fluttered.

"Spit it out for me!" As soon as Yu Zijin got up and opened her eyes, she saw the picture of Lin Xiao stuffing the last piece of crystal cake that Bai Lishan gave her yesterday into her mouth, and couldn't help but stare at him viciously, gritting her teeth.

"Jin'er, why are you so heavy-tasted, but ...... It's not a good thing to do. Lin Xiao first pretended to be surprised, and then looked joking, obviously joking and not afraid of big things.

"You! Stop! Seeing that Lin Xiao deliberately misinterpreted his meaning, Yu Zijin was even more annoyed for a while, "That was left to me by Ah Shan!" ”

Lin Xiao saw that Yu Zijin looked like he was chasing after him, and without saying a word, he rushed towards him, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Fortunately, Lin Xiao quickly dodged her claws attacking her and swept behind her. In this way, running and chasing, the two circled left and right around the round table in the room, so lively.

It's just that, because he doesn't exercise often on weekdays, after half an hour, Yu Zijin was out of breath, "Stop, stop." Lin Xiao looked at the little girl's flushed face due to strenuous exercise, sighed and smiled, and slowly sat on the soft chair on the side, "Actually, I asked my subordinates to buy a pack of pineapple cakes at the door of Yipinju in the morning, I haven't eaten it yet, you can ......"

"Bring it." Yu Zijin held the table with one hand, crossed his waist with the other, panting slightly, and didn't want to think about it, so he directly interrupted Lin Xiao's words. Although it was a temporary compromise, he still didn't forget to glare at Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao was stared at helplessly, sighed softly, and gestured to the little few next to him, and was silent.

Yu Zijin turned his head to look, and sure enough, there was a pack of steaming pineapple cakes on the small table, "It's pretty much the same, but don't think that I can forgive you in this way." Yu Zijin was bought by pineapple cake in his heart, but on the surface he was still not to be outdone.

After a while, seeing Yu Zijin finish eating the pineapple cake on the table, Lin Xiao said quietly, "Okay, your father sent someone, let's go to the main hall to have a look." ”

"Why didn't you say it earlier." As soon as the words fell, Yu Zijin rushed out of the door as if flying, with a burst of joy in his heart, and ran towards the main hall.

Lin Xiao couldn't help frowning slightly when she saw the little girl's eager and excited look. Then he collected his expression, raised his steps, and walked towards the main hall as well.

There was a tall man in a black suit in the main hall, standing solemnly, the breeze blowing through the corners of the man's clothes and sideburns, which did not add tenderness, but added a touch of heroism.

"Are you...... Sent by my father? Yu Zijin rushed all the way to the main hall, saw only the man in black standing, and asked eagerly, but because he had never seen this person in the Ling Mansion, he couldn't help but be a little unsure.

"Subordinate Ying Yan, see the county lord." Seeing Yu Zijin coming, Ying Yan turned around and respectfully leaned over and hugged his fists.

Yu Zijin raised his eyes, and his gaze happened to collide with this man named Ying Yan. After looking carefully, Ying Yan's facial features are handsome, dressed in black, his long ink-colored hair is tied up with a crown of black blonde hair, and he has a dragon-shaped ring of the same color on his right index finger, with a tough aura invisibly, no matter how he looks at it, he doesn't look like the guards of Liancheng Lingfu, if he wants to say which noble son he is, it is a little similar.

However, Ying Yan knew his true identity and was able to find the Lin Mansion...... Although the aura is indeed too strong compared to the average guard, it makes sense to say that it is a general who once followed his father to fight abroad, and he has such a demeanor, plus Lin Xiao testified, it seems that it should be someone sent by his father, thinking of this, the joy in Yu Zijin's heart is self-evident, "How is my father doing recently?" What is the matter with sending you? ”

"The prince heard that Yancheng has been mixed recently, and he is worried that it is not safe for the county lord to be alone outside, so he sent his subordinates to protect the county lord." Ying Yan's voice was very magnetic, not like the hardness around him, but a hint of softness.

"Nothing else?" Yu Zijin looked disappointed, thinking that his father would bring him something or something, but looking at the situation, he probably just sent someone over to "monitor" him.

"Also, the princess asked her subordinates to bring some pineapple cakes to the county lord." After speaking, Ying Yan handed the package that had been in his hand to Yu Zijin.

Hearing that his mother brought him pineapple crisp, Yu Zijin swept away his disappointment, excitedly took the package handed by Ying Yan, and couldn't wait to open it and check it. On the delicate pineapple cake, there is a raised word "衿", "It was made by my mother." This mold with the word "Jin" is still carved by my brother, and every time my mother makes pineapple cake for herself, she will use this seal.

Lin Xiao walked into the hall and saw Yu Zijin looking at the package in his hand with a soft expression, like a docile kitten, holding his treasure and refusing to let go. The look of alienation and indifference that had been all the way gradually softened, this little girl.

"General Ying has come from thousands of miles away, it must be a tiring journey, you might as well go and rest for a while, I have asked my subordinates to prepare a guest room." Lin Xiao said.

"Second Prince Lin is polite, not to mention the fatigue of traveling, since the prince has entrusted me to protect the county lord, I must not neglect my duties." Ying Yan looked at Lin Xiao who walked into the main hall, and his voice gradually became cold, as if he did not have any emotion.

"It turned out to be General Ying, Lin Xiao is right, you must be tired all the way, don't worry, you go to rest first, just work for a while, I will be fine." Besides, Lin Xiao is also here. Yu Zijin responded politely.

No wonder when I saw Ying Yan, I felt that his aura was absolutely unusual, and his identity was not ordinary, and sure enough, as I expected, Ying Yan was born as a general. But why did his father send Ying Yan to protect himself, this inevitably seems a bit overkill, if not, could it be that something happened to his father and couldn't take care of it, so he sent a general with extraordinary ability to deal with it, or he expected what would happen here, and he did send Ying Yan to protect himself.

Listening to Yu Zijin's words, Ying Yan frowned almost invisibly, but quickly returned to normal, "Thank you for the kindness of the county lord, my subordinates will retire." After speaking, he hugged his fist slightly at Yu Zijin, followed the subordinates arranged by Lin Xiao, and went out to leave.

On the other hand, Lin Xiao's lips became more and more obvious, and she couldn't help but reach out to cover the corners of her mouth, but she still couldn't hide a trace of smile in her eyes. He wouldn't admit that he was in a good mood because of Yu Zijin's sentence "Lin Xiao is also here", the little girl seemed to be used to her existence, and he still had the upper hand compared to General Ying Yan, who was killed halfway.

"What? Don't open it and eat a piece? Lin Xiao said.

"I'm a little full, and I'll eat it again when I'm hungry for a while." Although it was prepared by his mother, Yu Zijin had indeed just finished eating the pineapple cake that Lin Xiao bought at this time, and he couldn't eat it for a while.

"Then I'll have someone put it back in the room, so you can eat it whenever you want." Lin Xiao walked to the main seat, sat down leisurely, raised his hand to take the white jade teacup on the side, lowered his head and took a sip, his eyes drooped, making it impossible to see the master's emotions.

"It's fine." After speaking, Yu Zijin handed over the package, walked to the side and sat down, casually looked at the darkened sky outside the door, and couldn't help but sigh, "This day has changed so fast, and the sky is still clear when I get up, but now it looks like it's going to rain." ”

Lin Xiao also raised his eyes to look, a few ink-colored clouds had already obscured most of the light, and the breeze was no longer there, but there was a feeling that the mountain rain was coming, "Hmm." ”

One person lowered his head to sip tea, one person held his elbow to look at the sky, and the main hall was silent for a while. Until the arrival of the dark blue figure that suddenly floated in with light power.

"Master." Shi Yi ran all the way, it seemed that something big had happened, and there was a bead of sweat on his forehead.

Lin Xiao looked at Yu Zijin, who was still looking at the sky in a daze, glanced at Shi Yi, and asked lightly, "What's the matter?" ”

"There is a guest from the City Lord's Mansion visiting." Shi Yidao.

"Oh?" Lin Xiao and the city lord of Yancheng have no friendship, but they had a relationship at the lake banquet a few days ago, and it is really puzzling to send someone to visit at this time.

As if understanding Lin Xiao's doubts, Shi Yi explained: "The city lord was assassinated last night, and the person who came was the city lord's brother, Li Yan. ”

"Li Yan? The lord of the city was assassinated, and he came to us to do something. Yu Zijin came back to his senses and was a little puzzled when he heard Shi Yi say this.

Lin Xiao was relieved, and did not answer the question with Yu Zijin, and bowed his head leisurely to drink tea, "Please." ”

Shi Yi didn't say much, turned around and left, causing Yu Zijin to ponder quietly on the side.

After a while, a middle-aged man in a brown robe walked into the main hall under the guidance of his subordinates, leaned over and saluted, "I've seen Second Prince Lin." ”

Lin Xiao didn't get up to greet him warmly, first gave a polite smile, and then stretched out his hand and pointed to the position on the side, signaling Li Yan to please, "I don't know why the deputy city lord is coming to our mansion?" Lowered his eyes, wiped away the flashing clarity in his expression, and lowered his head to sip tea.

Li Yan is not the master of the twisted posture, since he understands that he did not hand over the prayer post, he brought a large group of people to come, which is indeed inappropriate in terms of etiquette, and it is normal for the other party to act lightly. In order to make up for his rashness, Li Yan has been polite since he came in, and he has not put on the slightest shelf that the deputy city lord should have.

"Second Prince Lin doesn't know, the city lord was assassinated in the mansion yesterday, and the murderer is nowhere to be found. What people didn't expect was that on the day of the incident, Deputy Envoy Chen, who had been imprisoned for poisoning the city lord the day before, escaped from prison.

It was no coincidence that the book was not written, and he believed that even if Deputy Envoy Chen was suspected of murder even if he ignored the murder of poison the day before yesterday, he sent someone to arrest Deputy Envoy Chen, who had escaped from prison and was suspected of murder. And according to the report of the follower, he saw that he had come to your mansion, so he ......"

"What does the deputy city lord mean by suspicion that Lin is harboring criminals?" Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows and shook the white jade teacup in his hand, the corners of his mouth were still smiling, but they were full of coldness.

"Naturally not, the sinner is cunning, and he is conjecturing that he is trying to hide in your mansion to hide people's eyes. Therefore, I took the liberty to come here, hoping that the second son of Lin could make it convenient. Li Yan stood up and bowed.

On the other hand, Lin Xiao still looked indifferent, as if he was unmoved by what Li Yan said, "The deputy city lord has brought many people, although the Lin Mansion is not small, but the number is ...... It seems to have a fight with the scale of the copying family. Speaking of the last sentence, Lin Xiao put down the teacup in his hand, and the jade cup collided slightly with the sandalwood tabletop, making a slight sound, which was very abrupt in the main hall of the Lin Mansion, which was still silent.

"Second Prince Lin is too worried, the traitor is cunning, and he should take full precautions in the future, I hope Second Prince Lin can understand one or two." Li Yan said neither humbly nor arrogantly, ignoring Lin Xiao's coldness, it really looked like he was in a hurry to catch up with the criminal.