Lin Zhiyuan was determined today to get to the bottom of the matter.
Lin Yixuan secretly said something bad, and slowly packed up the chessboard and put it in his arms. Without even looking at his fourth brother, he turned around and said, "I'm leaving first."
"Where do you want to go?" Lin Zhiyuan stared at him with a dark look, as if he would not give up if he didn't explain clearly today.
Lin Yixuan frowned slightly, his temperament was like a secluded orchid in a valley, there was a hint of sadness between his eyebrows, and his delicate face seemed to contain countless sorrows, which made people feel pity when they saw it.
Lin Zhiyuan was dumbfounded, shocked by his brother's sudden change of expression. He quickly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and told himself once again that he must not be soft-hearted.
"Explain it to me clearly!" Lin Zhiyuan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and his heart became more anxious. Where was his simple and kind brother
Lin Yixuan was helpless. It was not that he did not want to tell his fourth brother, but there were some things that no one would believe even if he told them. People would only think that it was a fairy tale. He did not want to gamble with his secret. It had nothing to do with whether he believed his fourth brother or not. He was just afraid that the truth would come out. The only way was to keep the secret to himself forever.
In fact, until now he felt as if he was in a cloud of fog, fearing that everything now was just a dream. If he had not experienced it himself, he would never have believed it. After drinking the poisoned wine, he woke up again and found himself back to thirteen years ago, when nothing had happened yet.
"What do you want to know?" Lin Yixuan's face was as dark as water, his voice was indifferent without a trace of emotion, and his whole body exuded an indescribable coldness.
"You..." Lin Zhiyuan felt a little regretful. Seeing his brother like this, he didn't know what to do.
Lin Yixuan thought for a moment and considered his tone slightly: "Do you want to ask about what happened that day?"
Lin Zhiyuan nodded, then shook his head. He wanted to ask about what happened that day, but he wanted to know more about the reason why his brother had changed like this. Just as he was about to speak, he heard his brother's firm voice.
"I won't tell you."
Lin Zhiyuan's face turned dark and he was choked.
Lin Yixuan looked at the sky outside the wall in the distance with a distant and vague expression, as if he was about to ascend to heaven and fly away in the next moment.
Lin Zhiyuan's heart tightened. He was most afraid of his brother showing this expression.
"Tell me, what should I do if my family decides to send me to the Prince's Mansion?" Lin Yixuan's voice was very calm, and his tone was smooth without a trace of ripples, as if he was talking about something insignificant.
"That's impossible." Lin Zhiyuan blurted out without even thinking about it.
Lin Yixuan smiled, but her smile was so sad and heartbreaking: "Why not?"
Lin Zhiyuan's face turned pale and he reminded him, "You are engaged now, and the wedding will be in a few days. Your fourth sister has been betrothed to the Sixth Prince as his principal wife. Your family will no longer allow you to enter the Crown Prince's Mansion, and your mother will not agree." Lin Zhiyuan said this in a decisive tone, and he didn't know whether he was talking to himself or to his brother. His mind was in a mess at the moment, and his brother's words had a great impact on him. He knew that his brother was not the kind of person who spoke without thinking.
Lin Yixuan's smile faded: "What if it's an imperial decree?"
Lin Zhiyuan's heart was in turmoil, but his face remained calm: "Why did the imperial decree allow you to enter the Prince's Mansion? The emperor is not a foolish person."
Lin Yixuan curled his lips sarcastically: "What if the imperial edict was requested by our Jingyang Marquis Mansion?"
"Do you know something?" Lin Zhiyuan said sternly, unable to maintain his calm expression any longer.
"Haha." Lin Yixuan sneered, revealing the mystery hidden under the table: "The eldest uncle is a neutral royalist, the second uncle is a Sixth Prince Party, and our Third House is naturally a Prince Party. Do you think it is possible? Good Jingyang Marquis Mansion, good Lin Hongyang, no matter who comes to power in the future, he will be invincible."
"That's our uncle." Lin Zhiyuan's voice was very hoarse, and he just felt powerless all over. He knew that what his brother said was very likely to happen. Since ancient times, how many families have been broken up by taking sides. How could his uncle have such an idea? And what about his grandfather? Why didn't his grandfather stop him
Lin Yixuan saw through his thoughts and ruthlessly shattered his hopes: "Uncle is the next Marquis of Jingyang. Without Grandfather's support, do you think he can succeed?"
"You knew it a long time ago, didn't you?" Lin Zhiyuan's mind was quick enough, and he suddenly realized something. He looked at his brother anxiously, "You didn't elope, did you?"
Lin Yixuan remained silent.
Lin Zhiyuan knew that he had acquiesced, and he became excited: "I knew it, I knew how my brother could be that kind of person. Mother once said that she would choose a good husband for you. If you found someone you liked, she would make the decision for you. How could you do such a shameful thing as eloping?"
But soon, Lin Zhiyuan suddenly remembered something and his face turned ugly, with pain in his eyes: "Why didn't you say it earlier? What's the problem that can't be solved together? Why do you want to carry it alone?" If he had known it earlier, he would not have let his brother resort to such a desperate measure, not only ruining his reputation, but also marrying him to a sickly person.
"How did you know?" Normally, my brother shouldn't know about such a secret matter.
A series of questions swirled in Lin Zhiyuan's mind.
Lin Yixuan's eyes passed over him calmly. Naturally, he couldn't tell his fourth brother the reason. Instead, he said, "You'd better calm down first. Jingyang Marquis's Mansion is unreliable, and the Yuan family is not a good thing. It's best to settle your marriage as soon as possible. I'm afraid that after you have made great achievements on the battlefield, Yuan Xiuru will wait for you for three to five years, and then her reputation will spread all over the world. What will you do then?"
Lin Zhiyuan took a breath and said, "No way..."
Lin Yixuan looked indifferent, he didn't know whether it would happen or not. Not long after he entered the Prince's Mansion in his previous life, his fourth brother married Yuan Xiu Ru. But based on his understanding of the Yuan family, it was not impossible for them to do such a thing, so it was always right to be on guard.
Lin Zhiyuan was distracted from his thoughts, and he was a little hesitant: "After all, the girl from the Yuan family is innocent. If I cancel the engagement for no reason..."
"That's her business and has nothing to do with you." Lin Yixuan answered coldly, trying his best not to reveal the hatred in his heart. If the girl from the Yuan family was really innocent, his cousin would not have died tragically, his brother would not have been heartbroken and madly retaliated, and later he would not have died under the calculations of others, and his mother would not have died by hitting her head on the stone lions in front of the gate of Jingyang Marquis Mansion. It was so tragic and tragic, and the family was destroyed. How could he not hate and resent it!
Afraid that Fourth Brother would ask him something again, Lin Yixuan hurriedly said, "I'm going back first, you think about it carefully!"
Lin Zhiyuan didn't react for a moment, until Lin Yixuan disappeared, then he came to his senses with a look of annoyance, wondering how he could be fooled. He shook his head helplessly, feeling a little regretful. The next time he wanted to know something from his brother, it might not be so easy.
Lin Yixuan was walking on the way back, but his thoughts were drifting far away. He remembered that at this time in his previous life, he had already entered the Prince's Mansion. At that time, he was still a nobleman who was as elegant as a lotus, knowledgeable and well-educated. The prince was suspicious by nature and had a bad temper. Although he was born in Jingyang Marquis Mansion, his second uncle had a close relationship with the Sixth Prince. How could his life in the Prince's Mansion be good
He learned how to plot, how to calculate, and how to be ruthless step by step. His hands were stained with countless blood, all for that little bit of longing in his heart.
He played an indispensable role in the downfall of the prince.
I thought my life would be like this, but I didn't expect that person to replace me with someone else and get me out of the abandoned prince's mansion.
He was pleasantly surprised at the time. That feeling of sweetness made him feel that no matter how much suffering he had to endure, it was all worth it.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Because his identity could not be exposed, the man kept him in a villa on the outskirts of Beijing. He came to see him every day, then came once every ten days or half a month, and then disappeared for most of the year. Only then did Lin Yixuan realize that he had become what others called a pet.
But by then he was already in the game and had long been homeless. If he left the villa, his identity would only implicate others. Where could he go? That person had become the only thing he could hold on to. He declined the kindness of his fourth brother and sat in the villa waiting. From yearning and missing him day by day, staring at the door with eager eyes, to feeling resentful and trying his best to win his favor, to becoming disheartened, it was only a few years.
I remember that person said to him, "Xiaoxuan, you have changed. You are not the person I like. How did you become so scheming and cruel? You are not like this in my memory. I still like the you of the past."
Hearing this, Lin Yixuan felt cold all over, a chill spreading from his feet to his whole body, as if he was in a world of ice and snow, and could no longer feel any warmth. He wanted to argue loudly, wanted to tell him that it was not the case, but in the end it turned into silence. After entering the Prince's Mansion, in order to survive and to help him, Lin Yixuan's hands were already stained with blood, how could he still be as pure and flawless as before. His heart suddenly turned cold, and he was truly ashamed.
At that time, he actually didn't have such deep hatred until his little cousin was killed and his fourth brother took crazy revenge, then he suddenly realized that he had already become a chess piece in that person's hand to restrain his fourth brother. Since his fourth brother had been promoted step by step and had a large number of troops under his command, he had been calculated by others, otherwise why would that person try every means to get him out of the Prince's Mansion? It's too late to regret now!
His cousin died, his fourth brother died, and his mother died. Not long after, he was also given a cup of poisoned wine.
Scenes from the past came to his mind. Problems that he could not understand before seemed particularly clear at this moment. Suddenly, his fourth sister's graceful smiling face appeared in his eyes. At that time, she looked at him with such contempt, and there was such ridicule and pity hidden in her eyes. How come he didn't notice it at that time!
Young people do not know the taste of sorrow. They knew each other in childhood and promised to be together when they were young. They thought it would be a lifelong thing, but who knew it would end like this.
An imperial decree betrothed the fourth sister to his beloved.
Yes, that person was the Sixth Prince. They had known each other since childhood, and it seemed natural for them to know each other and fall in love with each other.
The so-called meeting in the willow forest actually happened, but it was not a meeting to elope, but a meeting to break up.
It was at this time when he was reborn. He didn't have time to think too much. The only thought in his mind was that he must not enter the Prince's Mansion.
He clearly remembered that there were only three days left until the source of his lifelong suffering. In three days, the emperor would issue an imperial decree to marry him to the crown prince as his concubine.
Looking at the note about meeting in the willow forest in his hand, Lin Yixuan made a prompt decision and planned an elopement for himself. In fact, he really wanted to see what the Sixth Prince would do. Now he was still the same elegant and handsome young man. It had nothing to do with love, he just wanted to give himself an answer.
The result was naturally as expected. Zhao Chengrui did not stand up. Although he and his fourth sister were from the same Jingyang Marquis Mansion, his second uncle was a first-rank official in the court, while his father was only a Yuanwailang. It went without saying who Zhao Chengrui would choose. He was the only one responsible for the elopement. He thought he would be sent to the family temple, but he did not expect that they would marry him off casually for the sake of face.
But it's also good this way. He thinks it's a good deal to exchange a lifelong marriage for freedom.
He knew Li Yaozu, but he had never heard of Li Yaonan. Considering the current situation of the Li Mansion, if his guess was correct, Li Yaonan would definitely not live long.
Lin Yixuan secretly wondered whether she should have a child to ensure her future status and avoid any trouble after Li Yaonan's death.