CH 28.2

Lin Bozhou’s eyes fell on Meng Huan.

Meng Huan scratched his head and called out, “Your Highness.”

Lin Bozhou took his hand. In a short moment, he saw the wound on the back of Meng Huan’s hand that even the maids hadn’t noticed.

“Did you win or lose the fight?” His fingertips gently nudged the wound.

It was a bit itchy. Meng Huan felt so embarrassed, mainly because he was also a bit impulsive and emotional then, but he didn’t expect to summon the great master Lin Bozhou to come.

Meng Huan looked at the scene and said, “I think I won.”

“Won?”

As if repeatedly confirming, Lin Bozhou lowered his eyelids and inexplicably said, “So Huan Huan is still so spirited.”

“………………”

Why did Meng Huan understand it in seconds?!

He was suggesting—!

He just got fucked in the afternoon—!

Surprisingly, he still had the strength to fight—!

And he could still win the fight!

Meng Huan was stunned and moved his lips in silence.

The next moment, the tip of his nose was gently nudged. Lin Bozhou’s voice was very low. “It’s okay. Huan Huan no longer needs to worry. Leave this to this husband.”

After saying this, Lin Bozhou turned his head sideways and saw Xu Ruolin lying on the ground playing dead.

His eyes were cold, but his tone was emotionless, making people feel warm. “Xu family’s son.”

Xu Ruolin knelt on the ground, whimpering and weeping, and pointed to a face full of nosebleeds. “Your Highness, this junior really does not know why this princess suddenly beat people! He beat me up like this, woo woo……”

When he said this, he was clearly starting to pretend to be ambiguous and shift the blame.

Lu Nanxing’s face was pale as he knelt on the ground.

Obviously, there were only three of them. According to the customs of the officialdom, when an accident occurred, the person with the smallest official position would take the blame.

Therefore, Xu Ruolin initially chose to harm Meng Huan. Now that he found it impossible to offend Meng Huan, he transferred the disaster to Lu Nanxing, who was lower than him.

Lu Nanxing had no way to retort. His father was a humble man who passed the imperial examination to enter the civil service and worked in the bureaucracy for decades with little success. Meanwhile, Xu Ruolin’s family was high-ranking for generations, and they were the Marquis of Zhen Guan of the Zong Dynasty from the country’s founding, holding great power.

Meng Huan’s goal was clear, pointing directly at Xu Ruolin. “Your Highness, he placed the drug in the restaurant that day.”

Xu Ruolin’s expression was even more shocked. “This junior did not know there was such a thing!”

Meng Huan took a step forward and bared his teeth fiercely. “Don’t you pretend!”

“This junior really doesn’t know!”

“Nonsense,” Meng Huan retorted, “You clearly said just now—”

At this point, Meng Huan’s voice stopped abruptly.

Xu Ruolin had drugged him for the purpose of holding a grudge and assassinating this prince regent. If he told the truth about this, wouldn’t the identity of himself and their vendetta against Lin Bozhou be…… all but exposed?

“……”

Meng Huan closed his lips.

Xu Ruolin raised his eyes, saying with his eyes: Since you scolded me, I’ll do the same thing wildly. He asked, “Princess, what did this junior say?”

Meng Huan felt tricked and began to hesitate a little.

Subconsciously, he looked at Lin Bozhou for help.

Then he remembered that this seemed to be the object of his assassination.

“……”

Meng Huan turned his head over again.

It’s over. Why am I still being taken advantage of when fighting QAQ?

The breath in his ears was light. Lin Bozhou closed his eyes and sorted it out for him, “That day, Huan Huan was indeed drugged, and you and Lu Nanxing served up the wine. So, the one who drugged it must be among the two of you.”

Xu Ruolin nodded in a hurry, suddenly understanding Lu Nanxing. “Nanxing! You have a lot of nerve! Why did you set up Young Master Meng?!”

“…………”

Lu Nanxing’s lips were even paler, unable to justify himself no matter what.

So that was why it was said that you would become unfortunate if you got close to superiors whose status was higher than yours.

He could refute it, but it would definitely be useless. The Marquis of Zhen Guan could suppress his father, and he could put pressure on the Ministry of Justice, the Imperial Court of Judicial Review, and the Northern Zhenfu Division. Even Lin Bozhou would not really kill the son of the Marquis of Zhen Guan, which would offend most of the court’s nobles.

So, even if he denied it, what’s the point?

If the matter were pursued, he would definitely be the one to take the blame for Xu Ruolin.

—Conversely, if he didn’t deny it, his father might be able to rise in the ranks and use his son’s death in exchange for the shame and trust of the Marquis of Zhen Guan.

In this game of being doomed to be sacrificed, Lu Nanxing felt even more desperate.

At this moment, a clear voice rang out.

Meng Huan gently held Lin Bozhou’s sleeve. “Your Highness.”

The voice was sticky and a little soft.

“Hmm?” Lin Bozhou looked sideways.

“The one who drugged me was not him.” Although Meng Huan didn’t dare to say more, his voice was insistent.

Lin Bozhou’s eyes darkened, and he said in a low voice, “Huan Huan, don’t say anything. This prince will ask for clarification.”

Meng Huan wrinkled his little face, still wanting to say something, but closed his mouth tightly.

He looked unhappy.

This caused a brief pause for Lin Bozhou.

He had intended to punish these two people, Xu and Lu, together, but it looked like Meng Huan intended to protect Lu Nanxing.