CH 28.3

It would be reasonable to say that it wasn’t necessary to keep Lu Nanxing alive, but…… Meng Huan, beside him, gently held his sleeve. Although not explicitly, the trust and begging were very obvious.

Inexplicably, it seemed like a piece of Lin Bozhou’s heart had collapsed.

A life is something that he could take at any time and, of course, decide to keep at any time.

If it could make Huan Huan happy, why not do it?

Lin Bozhou’s voice became much gentler.

He turned to Lu Nanxing, “You are Huan Huan’s childhood friend. How could you deliberately drug him and frame him? I’m afraid there’s some misunderstanding, right?”

“……”

Lu Nanxing snapped his head up and looked at Lin Bozhou wide-eyed.

Xu Ruolin’s eyes also changed a little, somewhat incredulous, because Lin Bozhou’s tone represented…… that he didn’t want to kill Lu Nanxing.

Lin Bozhou furrowed his brows and said, “Could it be that you guys didn’t keep the drug yourselves and brought it up by mistake while Huan Huan happened to drink it by mistake?”

Good heavens.

Lu Nanxing seemed to have seen a miracle.

Lin Bozhou was excusing him.

He had no friendship with this prince regent, so the honor came from the young man beside Lin Bozhou. Lu Nanxing looked at Meng Huan, his two eyes were hot, and nodded desperately, “Replying to Your Highness’ words, it…… it was a misunderstanding. It was this subordinate’s failure to keep it properly.”

“……”

Meng Huan saw that he had gotten rid of the crisis, and his mood was slightly better.

—But this meant that he argued with Xu Ruolin for nothing, so wouldn’t Xu Ruolin have no punishment?

Meng Huan frowned again and tugged at Lin Bozhou’s sleeve.

“Your Highness……”

Dissatisfied and tugged again.

“Your Highness……”

Xu Ruolin also had to be sorted, right?

Having just muttered softly, a pair of large warm hands held Meng Huan’s own. It was held in the palm and constrained his dishonesty.

Lin Bozhou’s hand was larger than his. One hand came over and held both of the other person’s, gently pressing them under the sleeve of his robe.

Secretly signaling to him: Huan Huan, be good.

Lin Bozhou then looked at Xu Ruolin, his eyes colder. “Xu Ruolin, you are the son of the Marquis of Zhen Guan.”

Xu Ruolin hurriedly nodded. “Replying to Your Highness’ words, yes.”

“Marquis Zhen Guan has an incomparably noble reputation in Great Zong. But you visit prostitutes in the middle of the street, carrying an aphrodisiac and causing the princess to drink it by mistake. This matter is a misunderstanding, but this prince will personally ask the Marquis of Zhen Guan how he taught his son when he meets him again!”

Lin Bozhou’s voice suddenly became extremely grave. “—This time, the princess mistakenly drank an aphrodisiac. Next time, will this prince mistakenly drink poison?

It was as if a thunderstorm had struck down.

Xu Ruolin’s heart tightened, and cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

He suddenly understood.

Lin Bozhou knew the truth of everything!

But he didn’t intend to take lives and was giving a warning.

Xu Ruolin kowtowed fiercely, splashing blood everywhere. “Your Highness, this junior is at fault. This junior is at fault! This junior is frivolous and prodigal! Please forgive me, Your Highness! Please forgive me, Your Highness!”

Meng Huan was completely confused and turned his head to look at Lin Bozhou.

He didn’t expect Lin Bozhou to twist the topic into a horror story in a few words.

Lin Bozhou usually didn’t say much and spoke to Meng Huan in a gentle tone, but when facing the ministers, every line and even the anger in his eyebrows were like a well-designed, straight-to-the-point attack, making people feel the ultimate fear.

Not bad for a master of manipulation.

Xu Ruolin had cold sweat. “Your Highness, this junior will go back and tell Father. This junior and his Father will come to the prince’s residence to apologize for the offense! Your Highness, please have mercy!”

Lin Bozhou frowned in annoyance. “Frivolous little boy, still not going down!”

This was the tone of reprimanding a royal lord.

Xu Ruolin let the strong servant hold him up, kowtowed again, and hurriedly scurried away.

The scene fell back into silence as this dispute was resolved.

Meng Huan looked up a little bewildered at Lin Bozhou.

He felt that things seemed to become more complicated, but he did not see the layer of complexity and only felt as if he had missed something.

The impatience in Lin Bozhou’s voice decreased, and he raised his hand, gently ruffling his hair. “Tomorrow, his father will come to the prince’s residence to apologize. How to deal with Xu Ruolin depends on whether his father is smart enough.”

Xu Ruolin dared to try to assassinate Lin Bozhou. It would be impossible to have such a malicious mind without the upbringing of the Marquis of Zhen Guan.

Lin Bozhou merely gave a deliberate show of strength as a warning so that this father and son understand in their hearts that Lin Bozhou clearly understood their actions and that they weren’t smart.

Meng Huan let out an “Mm” and nodded.

“Thank you, Your Highness, for making the decision.”

Lin Bozhou seemed to let out a laugh.

The shallow breath fell to his ears. It was different from the fury when facing Xu Ruolin just now, but the usual lukewarm, slightly hot breath mixed with the hot temperature revealed between the clothes.

“Does Huan Huan’s hand hurt?”

When he came close to speak, Meng Huan smelled the light smell of alcohol.

“It doesn’t hurt.” Meng Huan asked rhetorically, “Has Your Highness been drinking?”

Lin Bozhou answered, “I drank a little. When I heard about Huan Huan’s business, I came here as soon as possible.”

Meng Huan blinked. “Then does Your Highness want to go back to drinking?”

“I don’t want to drink with them.” Lin Bozhou held him, his eyes glowing with a little darkness, and looked at him quietly. “Huan Huan will drink with this husband alone, okay?”

His eyes showed a hint of dark fire, like a tongue, licking Meng Huan’s face inch by inch.