Chapter 547: The Reward

The Ninth Prince's move actually made it easier for Fan Zhengde to act. When the Ninth Prince was busy cleaning out the confidants around the emperor, Fan Zhengde contributed a lot, but no one knew about Fan Zhengde's involvement at that time.

Now, thinking about how smoothly things had progressed all along, the Ninth Prince realized that it would have been impossible for him to reach this point in such a short time by himself.

"You're trying to hurt me?" The Ninth Prince raised one corner of his mouth and spoke softly to the person in front of him.

"I just want to make the Ninth Prince's future more legitimate." Fan Zhengde looked at the Ninth Prince who was not making any noise, and thought that if he didn't have some abnormal behavior, he could be used more.

However, Fan Zhengde was unwilling to deal with a madman. He was not like the eunuch who had stayed with the Ninth Prince for more than ten years and eventually had his efforts of more than ten years go to waste because of such an unstable person.

"Your nonsense can only deceive my father." The ninth prince sneered.

Fan Zhengde also laughed, "The emperor doesn't believe it either."

The Ninth Prince narrowed his eyes. He had never looked directly at Fan Zhengde before, but now that he looked closely, he discovered something he had never noticed before.

"You..." The Ninth Prince's mind seemed to grasp something in a flash, "What is your relationship with Jiang Lin?"

Fan Zhengde was startled, but quickly recovered and looked at the Ninth Prince with feigned confusion, "What do you mean by that, Ninth Prince? What is the connection between me and Prince Jiang?"

"No!" The Ninth Prince denied his words urgently, "There must be a close connection between you and Jiang Lin."

"The Ninth Prince has started talking nonsense." Fan Zhengde did not face the question directly, and an expression of impatience appeared on his face.

The Ninth Prince wanted to continue asking questions, but was stumped by Fan Zhengde's words.

"Do you know what your relationship with your adoptive father is?" Fan Zhengde asked coldly.

When the Ninth Prince heard the questions he had asked not long ago, he instinctively connected them with his previous speculations about Jiang Lin and Fan Zhengde, but it was not a blind connection.

Then the Ninth Prince thought of something that made him extremely unhappy, and he denied it in his mind first.

Fan Zhengde looked at him and shook his head, his eyes narrowed with a hint of smile, "Don't be so quick to deny it. Maybe you're right?"

"Impossible!" The Ninth Prince's mind was full of mixed thoughts. When he heard Fan Zhengde's voice, he answered him, "He and I cannot be father and son!"

After saying this, the Ninth Prince became more certain and said firmly to Fan Zhengde, "He and I are not father and son! If we were, he wouldn't be in such a hurry to find another son."

"So you really know everything." Fan Zhengde raised his eyebrows. He had previously doubted the words of the Ninth Prince's adoptive father, but now he believed it 90%.

Then Fan Zhengde can give it his all and try to cooperate with the Ninth Prince's adoptive father.

"You've met him!" The Ninth Prince said with certainty, "He was the one who asked you to come today, wasn't he?"

The Ninth Prince's eyes were red, his hands tightly gripped the cage, and he stared at Fan Zhengde.

"I met him a few days ago, but what happened today..." Anyway, you deliberately delayed for a moment, and then when the Ninth Prince's movements to break out of the cage became more and more intense, you slowly said to him, "It has nothing to do with him."

The Ninth Prince couldn't describe his feelings at that moment, he just felt that all the strength in his body was drained away in an instant.

Faced with such a Ninth Prince, Fan Zhengde no longer wanted to continue talking, so he walked away, leaving the Ninth Prince alone in his speculation.

What happened within the city walls tonight is still unknown to people inside the palace, let alone those outside the palace.

Jiang Lin was the only exception. His secret guards quickly reported the incident back to him immediately. However, Jiang Lin had no intention of entering the palace to participate. He even fell asleep peacefully, not taking the matter to heart at all.

Little did they know that although Jiang Linren was not involved, there were rumors about him.

"Prince Jiang, congratulations!"

Jiang Lin heard many such words along the way, and he could inevitably hear the sarcasm in some of them, but Jiang Lin just smiled and nodded.

Although he didn't know why, Jiang Lin didn't ask anyone else. Since everyone knew what happened to him, there was no reason why Jiang Lin wouldn't know.

Look, after just a few more steps, he heard the whole story and then sneered.

This is just someone with a selfless spirit who does good deeds without leaving a name, but he actually gave the credit to Jiang Lin.

But whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, anyone with a discerning eye can see.

The Ninth Prince was imprisoned, and most of the people in the court were his followers. A delicate balance was broken, and Jiang Lin naturally received many people's unfriendly gazes.

Jiang Lin just thought it had nothing to do with him and ignored them completely.

"Jiang Lin did a great job in protecting the emperor yesterday, and he deserves a reward!" The emperor was saved, but his voice was not any brighter, and one could even hear a hint of vicissitudes in it.

Jiang Lin did not shirk the credit. After accepting the reward, he turned his attention to Fan Zhengde.

The other person had been looking at him curiously. When Jiang Lin's eyes met his, he smiled and nodded slightly.

Jiang Lin didn't want to laugh, nor did he feel any joy.

After returning home with this reward that did not belong to him, he was besieged by Anliu and his men, who asked Jiang Lin why he had not told them about such a big thing.

"Do you believe that I did this?" Jiang Lin raised his eyebrows and asked.

To be honest, Anfeng and Anliu naturally didn't believe it when they heard it for the first time. If Jiang Lin wanted to take action, why wouldn't he inform them? They just thought that it was Jiang Lin, the omnipotent Jiang Lin.

Therefore, in the end they believed it a little, but it was only a little. When Jiang Lin said this, those few points instantly became zero.

Anliu and Anfeng smiled at Jiang Lin embarrassedly. They were just stupid in this matter.

"Nuannuan, do you also believe in the rumors?" Jiang Lin suddenly asked Qin Xiangnuan.

Qin Xiangnuan hadn't mentioned this matter since he came back. Looking at the expressions of Anfeng and Anliu, Jiang Lin actually wanted to know what Qin Xiangnuan was thinking.

But before Qin Xiangnuan could answer in person, Anliu spoke first, and his words were full of praise for Qin Xiangnuan.

Qin Xiangnuan naturally believed in Jiang Lin, and even tried to persuade Anfeng and Anliu, but she was unsuccessful.

This made Jiang Lin feel a little sweeter in his heart. Such trust always makes people feel warm in their hearts.

After knowing the truth of the matter, they couldn't help but wonder what Fan Zhengde was trying to do.

"Fan Zhengde's incident has put me in front of everyone and made my attitude clear," Jiang Lin said slowly. "He made everyone think that I'm not interested in the throne."

"But..." Anliu was puzzled. "The master is not interested in the first place. Besides, the master is just a prince now. He has nothing to do with the throne, right?"