Chapter 551: Indifferent to Blood Relationship
The death of the Ninth Prince, apart from affecting those with vested interests in him, is merely a topic of conversation for others.
Some people may lament that the world is not peaceful nowadays, as two princes have died in succession in the fight for that position.
Jiang Lin and his team did not completely stop their investigation into Fan Zhengde. The more they investigated, the worse Jiang Lin's mood became.
"Jiang Lin, have you been too tense these past two days?"
Qin Xiangnuan saw that Jiang Lin's face was getting worse day by day, so she stopped him before he left.
"Nuannuan." Jiang Lin turned his head to look at Qin Xiangnuan, opening his mouth but not knowing how to pour out his speculation and pain. In the end, he just said to Qin Xiangnuan: "I will tell you in detail after I find out."
If it was Wang Cheng, Qin Xiangnuan would definitely not force him, but now it was obviously not an ordinary situation. There seemed to be a hint of rage in his eyes today, and Qin Xiangnuan did not dare to let him go easily.
Qin Xiangnuan knew that the matter must be related to Fan Zhengde's identity, but Qin Xiangnuan couldn't guess that Jiang Lin was obviously worried.
"Nuannuan..." Jiang Lin looked helplessly at Qin Xiangnuan who suddenly became strong.
"There's no need to rush things. Would you mind telling me about it first?" Qin Xiangnuan asked softly.
Jiang Lin may have sighed in his heart and compromised himself. In short, he relaxed his expression for a moment and nodded to Qin Xiangnuan.
After the two sat down together, Jiang Lin didn't know how to start.
While hesitating, Jiang Lin spoke hesitantly, and Qin Xiangnuan just looked at him and did not put pressure on Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin opened his lips slightly, but before he uttered a word, he slowly closed them again. After repeating this three or four times, Jiang Lin finally made a sound.
Moreover, once he opened his mouth, Jiang Lin skipped the tedious reasoning and judgment in the middle.
Qin Xiangnuan only heard Jiang Lin say: "Fan Zhengde might be my uncle."
This was indeed a little unpredictable, so it was also foreseeable that Jiang Lin would be unable to accept it for a while. Qin Xiangnuan blinked and looked at Jiang Lin's expression.
Jiang Lin was angry and embarrassed, but not because Fan Zhengde was now a eunuch.
Rather, if Fan Zhengde really had a blood relationship with Jiang Lin, and the other party appeared as a relative of Jiang Lin's mother whom he had never met, Fan Zhengde, like everyone else, would have no affection for him.
Although Jiang Lin acted as if he didn't care about these things, there was always a soft spot in his heart that was reserved for his loved ones. Although it was very small, it could not be ignored.
"Jiang Lin." Qin Xiangnuan placed her hands on Jiang Lin's clenched fists. "The blood relationship between people, according to your words, is nothing more than sharing the same blood, but the interactions between people have nothing to do with this."
In order to relieve Jiang Lin's temper, Qin Xiangnuan told him many cases of indifference between family members, which made Jiang Lin deeply understand that blood relationship does not necessarily mean close relationship.
How could Jiang Lin not know that the emperor was the most heartless and ungrateful person in the world?
There may be the emperor's illegitimate children outside this imperial city, but the emperor himself does not care at all and only uses his sons in the imperial city.
Jiang Lin had only just learned about his mother's general image not long ago, and he still had a yearning for it. However, speaking out his distress had a really different effect, and Jiang Lin felt much more relaxed.
"Whether he is really my mother's brother or not, it has nothing to do with me, and I won't let him take advantage of me." Jiang Lin said to Qin Xiangnuan, clearing away the gloom.
Only then did Qin Xiangnuan let Jiang Lin go.
During the days that Fan Zhengde placed the Ninth Prince in the small house, in order to avoid suspicion, Fan Zhengde and his men never appeared in front of the Ninth Prince.
On the contrary, the Ninth Prince often saw Jiang Lin coming.
"Jiang Lin, now that I have walked out of the imperial city, why are you still looking for me?" At this time, the Ninth Prince was like a sage who had retired to the mountains and forests, lying outdoors all day long, listening to the wind and looking at the scenery.
But Jiang Lin would not believe that what he saw was true. How could the Ninth Prince, a violent man, have such leisure and elegance?
"Are you waiting for something to happen to the eunuch beside you?" Jiang Lin did not comment on the Ninth Prince's nonsense and talked to him about other things.
Ever since Jiang Lin appeared before him, the Ninth Prince knew that he couldn't hide too many things from Jiang Lin.
However, the Ninth Prince planned to play deaf and dumb, not responding to Jiang Lin and turning a deaf ear to his words.
Staring at the smile on the Ninth Prince's face, Jiang Lin also curled his lips. "It's okay for you to deny it, Ninth Prince. I came here today just to tell you that no matter what you want to do in the future, I, Jiang Lin, will stop you."
When the Ninth Prince heard this, a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes. Jiang Lin's existence made him unhappy everywhere.
"Jiang Lin, don't you know why Fan Zhengde helped me?" The Ninth Prince opened his eyelids and asked Jiang Lin casually.
In fact, there seemed to be poison in the Ninth Prince's eyes.
"I'll know eventually." Jiang Lin said calmly.
Then Jiang Lin did what he said, as if he came here today just to say something harsh, and after he finished speaking, he really wanted to leave.
"Jiang Lin, the throne will eventually be mine." The ninth prince shouted behind Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin paused for a moment, but then his pace became smooth again. He said to the Ninth Prince, "Just wait and see."
Perhaps Fan Zhengde was really busy these days and didn't have time to contact the Ninth Prince, which led to the Ninth Prince being isolated from the outside world.
The rumors on the street have changed again these days. "Have you heard? I heard that the emperor fell ill after losing several princes."
"What should I do?"
"I also heard that the Emperor's illness is serious, and the entire court is searching for famous doctors. It's clear that the Emperor's condition is not optimistic!"
"Who dares to talk about the emperor here?"
When a few people were gathered together and talking excitedly, a stern voice came from behind them. When they turned around and found that the person was wearing an official uniform, they were so scared that their legs went weak.
"Sir, you heard wrongly. We were just chatting about family matters!"
After one person spoke, the others followed suit, trying to cover up the matter and let the person go.
However, their pleas for mercy had no effect, and in the end, these people were all taken away by the yamen runners.
The commotion here was quite big. People who had only heard about it but didn't see it asked those who had seen and heard it, and then the news spread to those who had neither seen nor heard it.
"Some people on the streets have been panicking recently." Anliu heard something on the street and spread the news after returning.
An Feng laughed when he heard this, "People all cherish their lives, but the rumors are quite terrifying."
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