Chapter Eighty-six Mutual Honesty

  The second update~

  "You, what nonsense are you talking about." Lin Zhaoyan tried to calm himself down and also coldly said: "Lu Shixiong, please don't spout such slanderous words, how could I possibly be with that Xiao Qi?"

  "Last night you didn't return to the manor, and he didn't either. But when you returned to the manor, he soon followed back to Xiao Wang Fu." Lu Yanzi stared at Lin Zhao Yan, speaking word by word.

  Not to mention Lin Zhaoyan, even Man Shuang was startled.

  Young Master, Young Master, is this monitoring Miss? How did you know so clearly?!

  Lin Zhaoyan's fingers were all white, and a chill ran up his back in waves.

  Wouldn't it be terrible if someone knew there was a person secretly watching you all along?

  "What exactly do you mean?" Lin Zhaoyan's chest was severely congested, and she hated that she had thanked him for saving her earlier!

  Lu Yan's fists were clenched tightly, he knew that saying this sentence would definitely make Zhao Er disgusted, but he was too scared.

  Now many things are different from the previous life, completely beyond his control. Zhao Er will be involved with Xiao Qi in advance, which he did not expect at all. Thinking of the various things in the previous life, the fear in his heart is overwhelming.

  Yesterday, he heard about this matter and really wanted to go to the palace to find her, but with his current strength, it is impossible for him to enter the palace openly to find someone. If he is not careful, he will not only fail to find Zhao Er, but also lose the Cheng Guo Gong Fu.

  So he kept waiting, until Zhao Er returned to the mansion and the sky brightened. He planned to find an excuse to go to Jian An Hou Fu to investigate, who would have thought that he would encounter Zhao Er's encounter with bandits.

  "That Xiao Qi is not a good person. You can't have any involvement with him." Lu Yan Zhi replied stiffly.

  Lin Zhaoyan coldly laughed and said, "Whether he is a good person or not I don't know and I also don't want to know. But what I do know clearly is that you, Lu Yan, are not a good person to me!"

  "This is too serious, Man Shuang pulled Lin Zhao Yan's sleeve and whispered: "Miss..."

  Lin Zhaoyan took a deep breath, knowing she had just been impulsive. She calmed down and said to Lu Yan's pale face: "Lu Shu, no matter what, I hope you can understand the two words 'respect'."

  Lu Yan inexplicably liked her, she couldn't stop it or change it, after all, she couldn't hold a sword to his neck and say "you're not allowed to like me", she didn't have the qualifications, and how ridiculous would that be.

  I only hope that he can understand the most basic respect, give her space, and not make her feel like there is a pair of eyes staring at her back whenever she does anything.

  That's too scary!

  "......Sorry." Lu Yan's voice was low and husky as he spoke after a moment of silence.

  In his past life, he took advantage of her love for him to do as he pleased. He felt that it was only natural for her to make sacrifices for his career.

  Only now did he finally understand what it means to reap what you sow. What it means to have cause and effect.

  Lin Zhaoyan didn't respond, and the atmosphere in the carriage was so stifling that she couldn't breathe.

  She nodded her head and said to Man Shuang: "Tell the coachman to stop the carriage!"

  "Miss!" Man Shuang was startled. Although she also felt that the atmosphere in this car was eerily strange, getting off at this point wasn't an option either.

  Are they going to go to the clinic by themselves?

  "I'm just worried about you." Lu Yan's voice sounded a bit hoarse, but still calm. "If you don't like it, we won't meet again in the future."

  Lin Zhaoyan bit her lip, with an indescribable feeling in her heart.

  There was someone who liked her like this, she should have felt warmth, but it was Lu Yan Zhi, destined to be impossible.

  She coldly said: "I don't like it, I really don't like it. I hope that from now on we'll just be the most ordinary of cousins."

  Lu Yan's body trembled slightly, and then he lowered his eyelids, using the greatest effort of his entire life to nod, "Good."

  "Let's just pretend nothing happened before!"

  "Good."

  "In the future, don't do things that trouble me either."

  "Good."

  “……”

  “……”

  Silent all the way, nothing to say.

  The hospital arrived soon.

  The doctor said that the wound on my foot is not serious, just a sprain, and it will be fine after a few days of rest. The wound on my hand is more serious, as I was cut by a stone on the back of my hand, which is deep enough to see the bone. If it's not treated in time, my hand will be disabled. However, even if it's treated, there will still be a shocking scar left in the future.

  The doctor said with a regretful expression, "What beautiful hands, how could they be so careless."

  Lu Yan's heart also ached with anxiety, "Is there really no way out? Is there no medicine that can be used?"

  "The doctor hesitated for a moment, 'It's not that there isn't one, but the price is expensive and the effect may not be very good. At most, it can only make the scar lighter.'"

  "What's going on? Doctor, tell me quickly!" Lu Yan was somewhat anxious and even grabbed the doctor's collar.

  The doctor stroked his beard and said: "The ointment made from the Snow Lotus of Mount Tian, applied once every ten days, has a beauty-enhancing effect."

  Tianshan Snow Lotus is only abundant in the Western Regions, and only when the Western Regions' envoys come to attack every year can the Great Yan Kingdom obtain one or two plants, which are still in the imperial palace, and only the Empress Dowager and favored concubines have access.

  Lin Zhaoyan heard this and shook his head slightly, "It's just a minor injury on the hand, it's not a big deal, don't make it sound like someone is dying."

  The doctor also smiled and said: "This girl is indeed broad-minded!"

  Lin Zhaoyan has never been concerned about superficial things like appearance, and she is not a stunning beauty who can captivate the city with her looks, but even if she gets a little scarred, it's still pitiful.

  But Lu Yan Zhi was not, his heart ached.

  But he had just promised Lin Zhao that he would not trouble her again, so he didn't say anything on the surface, pretending to be nonchalant and nodded slightly, thanked the doctor, and then took Lin Zhao to the Jian'an Marquis's mansion.

  The sky gradually darkened, the sunset dyed half of the sky, and the horse-drawn carriage slowly entered the Jian'an Marquis's mansion in the Eighth Lamp Lane under the last rays of the evening sun.

  Liu and Lin Ruoyan were waiting outside the gate of the mansion. When they saw Lin Zhaoyan get out of the carriage, their eyes lit up immediately.

  Lin Ruoyan hastily took a few steps forward. Worried, she said: "Lin Zhaoyan, are you alright? I heard it from the coachman, how could something like that happen?"

  Liu also came forward with a worried look on his face.

  Lin Zhaoyan didn't want them to worry, so he replied: "It's just an accident. I'm fine."

  "When you're out and about, you have to be careful with everything. Luckily this time nothing big happened, otherwise if something happens to you, what would your father do?"

  Liu said it was right, last time she had an accident in the palace, Lin Chen could rush into the palace without caring about anything, it can be seen that he loved her extremely, today if she had an accident, what would father do?

  Lin Zhaoyan felt more and more afraid as he thought about it. A cold sweat broke out on his back.

  If it was just an accident, then so be it, but if it was intentional, how could she have avoided it?

  Zhou Tinglei, Zhou Tinglei, what does he have against her?

  "Ah! You're hurt!" Lin Ruoyan suddenly exclaimed, and pulled her hand over, hastily asking: "What's going on? Are you okay?"

  Lin Zhaoyan gathered his thoughts and shook his head: "I didn't..."

  "It's injured to the tendons and bones, if not treated in time, the hand will be crippled. However, even so, it will leave a scar." Lu Yan's light voice cut in, interrupting Lin Zhao's boastful words.

  Lin Ruoyan's eyes widened in surprise, "Yanzhi's older brother?!"

  Liu also furrowed her brow, "Xiang Ge? How could you...?" Looking at the scene. Obviously Xiang Ge had sent Zhao Er to the medical hall and then brought her back again.

  Lin Zhaoyan took one look and knew that the carriage driver had forgotten to inform Liu Shi about Lu Yan's matter, she felt a bit embarrassed and hadn't had time to explain. Lu Yan then said: "It was just an accidental encounter on the road. As for that horse, I can be sure that someone deliberately did it, with the intention of putting Fourth Sister in a desperate situation."

  As soon as he spoke these words, Lin Ruoyan didn't have time to savor the taste, and Liu Shi didn't have time to feel suspicious. Everyone's eyes widened in shock, their faces filled with incredulity.

  "How could this be?" Lin Ruoyan refused to believe it. Lin Zhaoyan was just a gentlewoman, who usually didn't even leave the house, so who had she offended that they would harm her like this?

  Liu hesitated for a long time before calming down and asked Lu: "Brother Yan, are you sure?"

  Lu Yan nodded, "This matter doesn't require Auntie to worry about it, I will go and investigate myself." He must investigate, and once he finds out who is responsible, he will definitely not let them off lightly!

  Liu's heart was filled with an indescribable feeling, she glanced at Lin Zhao Yan and thought to herself: Could it be that someone from the palace did this? Had they discovered Zhao Er's true identity, which is why the Emperor wanted to silence him?

  She felt wave after wave of chill in her heart, Zhao Er's identity was unclear. When Wan Fei first entered the palace, she was found to be pregnant, and it had only been a little over a month. It was impossible to tell whether the child was the Emperor's or Lin Chen's. It was Wan Fei who insisted that the child was the Emperor's, which was why the Emperor did not force her to have an abortion.

  It was also this child's fate to have a calamity, and she was born prematurely. The emperor thought it was Queen Wan and the imperial physician conspiring together to deceive him, and he didn't believe that the child was premature. In his rage, he ordered the imperial physician to be put to death, and he also wanted to put the newly-born Shao'er to death.

  If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's mercy and fear of causing too much killing, she would have rescued Zhao'er in time and secretly sent someone to hide her. Later, she even arranged for Zhao'er to marry Lin Chen. Now, Zhao'er is probably already dead. What a "happy" life!

  Right, cheerful.

  She used to think that Zhao Er had robbed Ruo Er of her status as the eldest daughter, and a wild child who didn't know who she was would take advantage of being the eldest, and in the future, Ruo Er would have to compare herself with her everywhere, which made her feel suffocated!

  However, as time passed, Zhao Er grew bigger and more clever, gradually revealing a few cleverness, although she was stubbornly unwilling to give Zhao Er a good face, but every time she saw her carefully trying to please, even speaking in a measured tone, without any of the carefree joy of Ruo Er, her heart would secretly ache.

  No matter what, they are still children who have been raised for so many years, it's impossible to not have any feelings.

  She thought that Zhao Er should have been a noble and wealthy princess, enjoying glory and wealth in the imperial palace, but due to the whims of fate, she became a disregarded and humiliated young lady in their marquis's manor.

  Are we going to suffer another disaster now?

  Regarding the male lead's issue, the author has conducted a survey, and everyone can go vote.

  Thanks for the reward from the winter night rain stroll ~(......)