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At this time, Lin Zhaoyan was discussing the plan formulated yesterday with the Ma family.

Ma had no objection to Lin Zhaoyan's plan, and said: "I don't understand Mo Shuang, but objectively speaking, this plan is feasible. But you really don't plan to tell the second prince? Qingdai is a maid from his mansion after all. If something happened to her, the second prince has the right to know who the real murderer is. Besides, if you tell the second prince, it will be much more convenient to investigate this matter, and you don't need to spend so much effort."

In Ma's concept, what she couldn't understand was that there was clearly a shortcut for the second prince, so why did she have to spend such a big setback?

Lin Zhaoyan shook his head in disagreement, "Sister-in-law, you don't understand. The second prince is happy with Mo Shuang. In his mind, Mo Shuang is more trustworthy than me. I don't want to humiliate myself."

In Lin Zhaoyan's subconscious, the second prince was still an outsider, even an outsider with Mo Shuang, and she didn't trust him.

"Mo Shuang is just a brothel woman, a man's plaything when he was young and frivolous, but you are the second prince's fiancée. How could he not believe you?" Ma said disagree with Lin Zhaoyan's words, "Don't underestimate yourself."

Lin Zhaoyan smiled bitterly, "Sister-in-law, that's because you don't know Mo Shuang enough. Mo Shuang is a very smart and powerful woman. Her face is as deep as the sea. She has a face that makes men flock to him and a mysterious temperament that makes men unable to extricate themselves. Even as a woman, I have been convinced by her nobleness and integrity, and even feel inferior. For men, she is a fatal poison, so I know exactly what the second prince has to do with her. How could I make myself bored? He will definitely not help me. I have to check this matter myself. I want to put all the evidence in front of him so that he can believe it even if he doesn't believe it!"

Ma Shi frowned her eyebrows gently.

She could tell from Lin Zhaoyan's words that the future second prince's concubine had no feelings for her husband, and even had the most basic trust, which divided him into an opposite position.

With this mentality, how can we get along after getting married in the future?

"Zhao'er, the second prince is your future husband after all. If you want to marry him in the future, you have to be a family!" Ma was a little anxious and grabbed Lin Zhaoyan's hand and taught him earnestly, "No matter how good Mo Shuang is, it will never be on the table. What you have to do is to firmly grasp the second prince's heart, instead of pushing him farther and farther away. You have to spend most of your life together!"

Lin Zhaoyan knew that Ma was concerned about her and said helplessly and sincerely: "Zhaoyan knew this, but if I said bad things about Mo Shuang in front of the second prince, this would be the real push of the second prince further and further."

So she subconsciously divided the second prince and Mo Shuang together!

Ma was helpless and was about to speak out to her about what the most basic trust between husband and wife was. When he lifted the curtain of the door, Manshuang hurried in.

"Girl, the second prince is asking for a meeting!"

Lin Zhaoyan was stunned for a moment, then frowned. He really said that Cao Cao was here, why did this person be so careless?

But Ma suddenly showed joy. "This is a good opportunity! He came to see you in person, maybe it was just for Qing Dai's business. If you are afraid of humiliating yourself, then find a suitable opportunity to indirectly criticize him and give him a reminder."

Lin Zhaoyan felt that he would not. The news of Qingdai's death came to his mansion the night before yesterday. She had been waiting for him to come to ask, but he had never come.

She felt that it was not worth it for Qingdai. She even wanted to come to him in person.

If he really did it for Qing Dai, how could he delay it until now?

However, no matter how confused Lin Zhaoyan was, he still had to see him. Not to mention where his identity was, she really wanted to remind him indirectly as what Ma said, to see what he would react.

Lin Zhaoyan changed his clothes, dressed up a little and went to the flower hall where the guests were greeted.

There were not many people in the flower hall at this time. Apart from Xiao Huan and Fu'an, there were only a few maids served by the Marquis of Jian'an.

Xiao Huan was sitting on Huanghualimu's back chair drinking tea. His expression looked very leisurely and his movements were lazy and casual. From the outside, no one could see the storm in his heart.

Of course, he would not be so simple that he only asked Lin Zhaoyan to ask questions when he entered the mansion. When he just entered the mansion, he asked Fu'an to secretly investigate. Then he went to see Jian'an Marquis and Old Lady Lin, and asked a few questions indirectly before finally confirming that Qingdai had died.

The people in the Marquis of Jian'an did not take it seriously. After all, Qingdai was just a maid, and even if he died, he would not be careless. So when facing him, he had no other words of regret and grief, except for saying a few polite words of regret and grief.

If you feel guilty, you won’t be like this.

"From the observation of the slave, Xiao Hei's death is not like the one caused by the Jian'an Marquis Mansion. And the slave asked just now, saying that Mrs. Lin San sent someone to the Second Prince's Mansion to report the death on the night when Qingdai died. So, there is something strange about this, and there are other people who are making trouble behind the scenes." Fu'an leaned over and spoke gently in the second prince's ear.

There was a dark light flowing in Xiao Huan's eyes, "Some people want to delay time, then Xiao Hei's death would never be a sudden illness."

"But everyone in Jian'an Marquis' Mansion thinks it's a sudden illness. If there is something strange, why didn't the imperial concubine say it? No matter how bad she doesn't help, she should tell the second prince. After all, Xiao Hei was given to her by you. This is the minimum respect, right?" Fu'an felt that Lin Zhaoyan probably didn't know the real cause of Qingdai's death.

"So, I want to ask her why?" Xiao Huan spoke gently, without any emotion on his face.

But Fu'an could sense his unhappiness, but it seemed that it was not for Qingdai.

At this time, a maid reported that the fourth girl was coming.

Xiao Huan subconsciously raised his eyes and saw Lin Zhaoyan wearing green clothes walking in gracefully as if the breeze blew the willows.

The snow at the previous sunset had not melted yet, and the cold sun fell on the snow, reflecting the snow-white brilliance.

Lin Zhaoyan's face seemed to be hidden under such a glory, and he could not see it clearly.

This is the first time Xiao Huan feels that there are people in this world that are more elusive than Mo Shuang.

"Second Prince." Lin Zhaoyan's elegant and soft voice recalled his mind.

Xiao Huan put away those inexplicable emotions, raised his eyebrows at her and said, "You have a high status in the Marquis' Mansion. Marquis Jian'an and Mrs. Lin have come to see me, but you are late."

Lin Zhaoyan looked at him expressionlessly, "When I come out to see a guest, I will still be the second prince. Of course, I have to dress up a little, otherwise the second prince will think that I don't value you enough."

"I just like me so much?" Xiao Huan blinked at her with a teasing look.

Lin Zhaoyan's face turned red, but he instantly said coldly: "What is the second prince coming this time?"

She felt a little angry. Qingdai had just died, and he was still in the mood to joke with her!

Xiao Huan naturally noticed Lin Zhaoyan's unhappiness, but pretended to be nothing and said lightly: "I was a little busy on the Chinese New Year's Day two days ago. I didn't receive the news that Qingdai died of sudden illness this morning. So, I came to give her a stick of incense to go to Qingdai's grave."

Lin Zhaoyan's face looked a little better, but he still felt that it was not worth it for Qingdai.

I'm afraid the second prince only regarded Qingdai as a capable subordinate from beginning to end, but Qingdai regarded the second prince as heaven and earth. Even before his death, all the people were thinking about it were the second prince!

She thought Qingdai was really stupid. She silently gave behind him, and what did she get in the end? It was just a stick of incense!

He didn't even doubt whether Qingdai's death was a problem!

He died of sudden illness? He really believed it!

The more Lin Zhaoyan thought about it, the more angry he felt. He was as smart as the second prince. If it weren't for not caring, how could he have discovered that Qingdai's death was unusual?

"I was with her at the last moment of Qingdai's life. Don't the second prince want to know what Qingdai said?" Lin Zhaoyan showed a sarcastic smile to the second prince, and the indifference in his eyes seemed to condense into ice.

The second prince sighed slightly, knowing that if he didn't express his intention, he would really cause a rebound.

So he patted his clothes and stood up, under Lin Zhaoyan's cold gaze, he suddenly stretched out his hands and hugged her over.

Lin Zhaoyan's body froze instantly.

Fu'an and Manshuang quickly carried them behind their backs and silently recited inappropriateness.

"You, what are you doing?!" Lin Zhaoyan came to his senses. Now that there were others present, she was both ashamed and angry, and she wanted to kick him up.

Xiao Huan stretched out one foot in time to block her attack. Then he whispered in her ear before she got angry, "Shh, don't move, I know there is something wrong with Qingdai's death, but this is not a place to talk. Take me out of the Hou Mansion and let's talk slowly."

The heat from his speech sprayed all the way to her ears. Lin Zhaoyan quickly got goosebumps and wanted to push him away, but was shocked by what he said.

Seeing that she no longer resisted, Xiao Huan relaxed her restraint, but she still hugged her, her posture was ambiguous.

The maids serving around all walked ten meters away with great tact, and all turned their backs, not even breathing.

Xiao Huan smiled slightly and continued to whisper in Lin Zhaoyan's ear, "I don't care what reason you are hiding the cause of my Qingdai's death, but since I came to the door, I want you to tell me everything you know." As he said that, he paused, put his lips closer, and even kissed Lin Zhaoyan's earlobe, "How about it, madam?"

Lin Zhaoyan's body trembled, "You, why are you..."

"Don't ask me how I know. This is the simplest reasoning." The second prince interrupted her question in time and said in a somewhat arrogant tone: "If I was not wrong, we met on the Chinese New Year that day. You said you were waiting for someone, and it must be Qingdai. At that time, you were not in a hurry, which means Qingdai was in good health, so why would he die from sudden illness so quickly? Furthermore, if Qingdai really died of sudden illness, with your temperament, you will definitely come to me personally and tell me, but you don't, which means that there is something strange. You dare not or don't want to tell me."

Lin Zhaoyan was frozen in place.

She knew that Qingdai's death could not be hidden from the second prince, but at most he guessed that he would go to check it himself. Unexpectedly, he came to her door to ask her about it right away?

Aren't he afraid that she will lie to him?

"What I said...will you believe it?" Lin Zhaoyan smiled lightly, "Isn't it more reliable to check it yourself?"

"That may not be." Xiao Huan shook his head slowly, "What I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears may not be true, let alone those so-called evidence founded by the clues. How can you know if this was deliberately created by someone who is interested? I have never believed what I think I can believe, because compared to eyes and ears, I am more willing to believe in my brain and my own judgment."

This should be how arrogant people would say such a sentence!

Lin Zhaoyan used to hear Qing Dai say that she didn't think so, but it was not until now that she realized that the second prince was completely a person who did his own things and insisted on his own opinions. He had his own ideas and persistence and would never be manipulated by anyone.

Even if you think you can mercy him, it is because he is willing, not because you have the ability.

If he doesn't want to, no one can change him.

So, even if she found evidence that Mo Shuang killed Qingdai, as long as the second prince wanted to believe Mo Shuang, she would still have no choice!

Lin Zhaoyan's eyes quickly dimmed, and this perception seemed to have penetrated her into the cold sky in the midst of winter. The passion that had wanted to plot against Mo Shuang before cooled down instantly.

"And I believe you." But just when she was discouraged, the second prince put it in her ear and said this softly.

And I believe you...

*******(To be continued...)
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