But what can I do otherwise? The Lin family has already boarded the boat of the Fourth Prince!
Originally thought that he really committed suicide in fear of crime, but everyone in the Lin family knew the inside story and secretly heaved a sigh of relief! As long as he dies, then naturally everything will be settled. After all, the fourth prince is the son of Emperor Xiangqing, and death is nothing. I believe Emperor Xiangqing will not pursue anything.
But no one thought that the fourth prince was not dead! And went to the Lin family.
He held the handle of the Lin family in his hand, and the two sides have long been confused! If he wasn't the prince, then the Lin family might be able to redeem him if they took him down and presented him to the imperial court. But he is the son of Emperor Xiangqing, even if he is tied up and offered up, even though Emperor Xiangqing resents his son's failure to live up to expectations, and even hates them even more, then they will still not live in peace!
Therefore, I had no choice but to follow the fourth prince all the way to the dark!
It was the fourth prince's idea to let him coax Lu Xiaoshu so that he could use Lu Xiaoshu to threaten Zhou Shizhi.
Lin Fang was originally unwilling, not because of anything else, but because of the friendship between him and Lu Xiaoshu, he was unwilling. Although Lu Xiaoshu chose Zhou Shizhi instead of him, he didn't blame her. Because he knew that she was not wrong in this matter!
However, he couldn't resist the Fourth Prince using the Lin family to threaten and lure him, so in desperation, he had no choice but to try.
When he saw Lu Xiaoshu's joy and sincerity after seeing him, he immediately hesitated and regretted in his heart. If it wasn't for the fourth prince's confidant watching him, he would definitely give up.
In front of that person, although he didn't dare to regret it, he was intentionally uneasy. He only hoped that Lu Xiaoshu would notice something.
However, she believed him too much!
His expression was so obvious, she didn't see anything wrong at all in a daze! Later, although she saw that something was wrong with him, she also knew that he was not feeling well, but she didn't expect that there would be something else in it...
Thinking back on this, Lin Fang didn't know whether he should comfort her for being kind to him, or scold her for being so stupid!
Lin Fang sighed for a long time, no matter what, after this time, she will never treat him like before again!
And what he can do now is to ensure her safety! No matter what the fourth prince wanted to do, he would never put her in danger.
The next day, the fourth prince's people arrived at the place agreed with Zhou Shizhi as scheduled, and it was naturally not Zhou Shizhi who went there, but Du Zhong and Xue Heng. Lu Qi secretly followed behind, watching the situation quietly.
As Lu Qi expected, the person who saw him was not Zhou Shizhi himself, and the person on the other side didn't show up at all.
Du Zhong also expected this kind of result, so he sighed for a while. Xue Heng was so angry that he couldn't help but yelled.
However, even though the person on the other side didn't show up, he still couldn't escape Lu Qi's eyes. Lu Qi followed quietly, even if they turned around and turned back to where they were staying, Lu Qi still let Lu Qi follow. up.
The fourth prince heard that the person sent out came back to report, but he didn't see Zhou Shizhi himself, so he couldn't help being furious: "Why didn't he see anyone? Didn't the surname Zhou say that she was the most nervous about this girl? She is also a coward, no Dare to show up!"
"The subordinate doesn't know," the person who came back quickly reported, "However, two other people went there. The subordinate did not show up when he saw that he was not the right owner..."
"Go down! You did a good job!" The fourth prince waved his hand irritably.
He paced up and down the room restlessly. There is not much time left for him to make arrangements. If Zhou Shizhi does not show up, things will be a lot of trouble... In his plan, Zhou Shizhi was not excluded.
He stopped abruptly, and rushed towards the room where Lu Xiaoshu was held like a gust of wind.
A whole night passed, and Lu Xiaoshu couldn't help thinking: I haven't returned all night, my parents and adoptive parents must be in a hurry and don't know what to do! I don't know what kind of wishful thinking this damn fourth prince is planning, and how long he will be imprisoned!
She wasn't afraid of him being tempted, but she was afraid that he would leave her here and ignore her. Then she is really out of luck.
The door was pushed open from the outside with a "clang" sound, Lu Xiaoshu was startled, looking over, the Fourth Prince walked in from the outside with an ugly expression.
"What kind of tricks did you do in that letter? Did you send any news to that Zhou?" The Fourth Prince stared fixedly at Lu Xiaoshu and asked expressionlessly.
"What what? What did you say?" Lu Xiaoshu was stunned. After hearing what the fourth prince said, she was immediately speechless: Isn't this person's imagination too good! Thank goodness he figured it out!
"Stop pretending to me!" The fourth prince glared at her viciously.
"He didn't go to the appointment, did he?" Lu Xiaoshu suddenly laughed and said, "Didn't I tell you? He's not in the capital! It's impossible to receive a letter, so how could he go to the appointment?"
Lu Xiaoshu was telling the truth, but how could the Fourth Prince believe her if he was suspicious? He kept asking her if she had colluded with Zhou Shizhi and was planning something. Lu Xiaoshu was annoyed by his nonsense, of course she refused to admit the nonsense! No matter how he asked, she firmly denied it.
Seeing the fourth prince's expression relax and change, Lu Xiaoshu was taken aback for a moment, and then he suddenly understood: He was testing her just now!
Lu Xiaoshu was so angry that he gave him an angry look and said, "Now do you believe it? I didn't lie to you, Big Brother Zhou is not in the capital!"
The fourth prince snorted and asked, "Where is he?"
"How would I know!" Lu Xiaoshu sullenly said.
The fourth prince sneered: "You'd better not play tricks with me, it's better to do it honestly!"
Lu Xiaoshu laughed angrily, and said: "I really don't know, no matter how much you ask me, I will say the same thing! If you have the ability, you can go to the backer's mansion to find out by yourself! But I think it is useless for you to go. , because Brother Zhou didn't tell anyone where he was going when he left Beijing, otherwise, he wouldn't have told me!"
Lu Xiaoshu's words aroused the idea of the fourth prince, so he asked them carefully.
Lu Xiaoshu was vigilant, there were two or three lies in the ten sentences, and they were prevaricating the fourth prince.
The fourth prince was skeptical, but apparently he wasn't as tight as he had just been asking.
"You should think about it carefully, and then speak after thinking clearly. It is impossible for Zhou Shizhi to leave the capital without telling you where he went. If you don't tell the truth, it will be of no use to me to keep it! Useless people, do you know how I deal with them?" The fourth prince's eyes were like swords, staring at her coldly.
Lu Xiaoshu only felt a chill running down her spine, as if being entangled by a poisonous snake. The fourth prince's words made her shudder.
But, she really doesn't know!
Moreover, even if she knew, if she said it, then it would be of no use to him to keep it, right
Seeing her in a daze, the fourth prince thought she was still thinking of some bad idea to deceive himself, so he couldn't help but get more angry, and said coldly with a flick of his sleeves: "I'll give you one day, if you don't tell the truth tomorrow morning, you'll be off." Blame me for being rude to you! I thought, if I chop off your hand and send someone to the backer palace, I wonder if that Zhou will show up?"
Lu Xiaoshu narrowed his eyes and stared at the fourth prince without saying a word.
The fourth prince sneered in satisfaction, and said coldly: "You know you should be afraid! Think carefully about it, and don't disappoint me!"
After finishing speaking, he swaggered away.
After the fourth prince left, there was a person standing there by the wall of Lu Xiaoshu's window in a daze, his face turned slightly pale, his palms were cold, it was Lin Fang!
Although Lin Fang felt guilty towards her and was ashamed to see her again, how could he let it go in his heart? I'm always worried that she will be wronged here - as a prisoner, can she not be wronged
So, I couldn't control my feet and came here involuntarily. His idea is also very simple, he just doesn't want to see her, just secretly see her at the door, as long as she is fine! If anyone dares to take the opportunity to bully her, he will never tolerate it!
Unexpectedly, by such a coincidence, he actually heard what the fourth prince said.
Although he didn't know exactly what arrangements the fourth prince was making and what he wanted to do, it must be a desperate and extremely dangerous thing—the fourth prince was chased by the emperor's hidden guards and fled around, and many of his confidantes had already died , his power is running out, and he seems to have no other way to go except to fight to the death.
A person who is on the edge of a cliff and may fall down at any time is no different from being insane. Lin Fang believed that what the fourth prince said was definitely not just a threat to Lu Xiaoshu, he definitely did it!
what to do
From Xiaoshu's tone, she really didn't know where Zhou Shizhi had gone. Where could she find someone in such a hurry
Could it be that he just watched the fourth prince destroy her
Lin Fang shook his head gently, no, this is absolutely impossible!
Then, there is only one way: let her go! Help her get away!
Lin Fang gritted his teeth and secretly made up his mind. As for how the fourth prince will treat him after he finds out, he can't care so much now! Big deal, he wants his life!
And if Xiao Shu suffered any harm because of him, he would never forgive himself!
Lin Slowly breathed a sigh of relief, collected himself, and slowly returned to his residence avoiding the eyes of the Fourth Prince's confidants. He needs to think about what to do, there is no time, he must send Lu Xiaoshu out tonight!
Not long after Lin Fang returned to his residence, the attendant who followed him to lie to Lu Xiaoshu that day came in from the outside. Seeing Lin Fang in this room, he smiled reassuringly and subconsciously showed a relieved expression.
Lin felt disgusted in his heart, knowing that the fourth prince probably sent this person to check his whereabouts. Holding back his disgust and indifference, he asked, "Is there something wrong?"