At this moment, Lin Jiangnian suddenly became enlightened!

The doubts in the past seemed to be resolved...

The former Prince of Lin actually knew about Lin Jiangnian's existence a long time ago?

He already knew that he had a twin brother?!

And, have you been looking for Lin Jiangnian's whereabouts?

When he thought of this, Lin Jiangnian suddenly reacted.

Princess Lin gave birth to twins that year. Although she kept it a secret from everyone, it was impossible to keep it perfect.

At least, it can’t be hidden from Lin Hengzhong!

As the King of Lin, how could Lin Hengzhong not notice the abnormality of the person beside him?

Even if we take a step back, Princess Lin had no reason to hide it from Lin Hengzhong.

What exactly happened back then is unknown!

But when Lin Hengzhong learned that he had another child, there was no way he would remain indifferent.

In this case, it doesn't seem strange that the Prince of Lin knew he had a twin brother...

But as soon as I figured this out, some new problems arose.

Since the Prince of Lin knew that he had a twin brother, then...

Who is Lin Jiangnian?

What's the other child's name?

When the Prince of Lin learned about Lin Jiangnian's whereabouts, what was his purpose in looking for Lin Jiangnian during his trip?

Is to get rid of him?

Or as Xu Lan said... bring Lin Jiangnian back to replace him?

More importantly, why would he do that?

What exactly happened to Lin Jiangnian?

When Princess Lin gave birth to twins, why was one child left behind?

All of this is still a mystery!

Lin Jiangnian frowned, initially thinking the problem had been gradually solved. But he soon discovered that the doubts still lingered.

The doubts in his heart became even deeper!

"What’s wrong with you?"

Xu Lan noticed Lin Jiangnian's serious expression and couldn't help asking, "You, do you know something?"

Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "I need to sort it out!"

He really needed some time to sort out his thoughts.

Assuming that the Prince of Lin was indeed aware of Lin Jiangnian's existence, and that his trip was to search for Lin Jiangnian's whereabouts, then Lin Jiangnian's appearance in the temple that night was most likely related to him.

So, in the temple that night that Zhiyuan mentioned, in addition to Liu Su and his group, there were three other forces that appeared.

Apart from at least one force that came to assassinate Prince Lin, what are the origins of the remaining two forces?

Could there be a force among them that is related to Lin Jiangnian's appearance?

But the problem arises here. Why did the Prince of Lin tell Xu Lan that he might die?

Why tell Xu Lan that someone will be found to replace him?

Since he knew that someone would assassinate him, why didn't he take precautions in advance?

But he died in the temple that night?

This doesn’t make sense!

Lin Jiangnian thought silently for a long time, but in the end he still couldn't come up with a result.

Lin Jiangnian raised his head and looked at Xu Lan again: "Besides this, what else did he tell you?"

Xu Lan hesitated and shook his head.

"Um?"

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes.

Xu Lan felt a little guilty: "There is indeed nothing related to him..."

"What about the others?"

Lin Jiangnian keenly noticed that there was something else behind Xu Lan's words.

Even at this time, she was still hiding something.

Xu Lan lowered her head, feeling a little aggrieved and increasingly guilty: "He, he only promised me one thing..."

"What's up?"

Xu Lan hesitated for a long time before whispering, "He, he asked me to help him keep this secret... and, he also asked me to help you conceal your identity..."

Speaking of this, even Xu Lan found it a little unbelievable.

She couldn't understand why that guy would find someone to impersonate him and even ask her to help hide it...

Hearing this news, Lin Jiangnian frowned: "Don't you find it strange?"

Lin Jiangnian didn't find it strange because he knew his identity, but wouldn't Xu Lan be suspicious?

"It's really strange..."

Xu Lan nodded, hesitated, and then said, "But, he promised me one thing..."

"What's up?"

"He said that as long as I help him keep the secret and conceal your identity... then I can keep my Xu family safe."

At this point, Xu Lan's voice gradually became quieter: "He, he also discovered our Xu family's...secret a long time ago!"

After hearing this, Lin Jiangnian finally realized why Xu Lan was indifferent when she learned about his fake identity.

turn out to be……

From the very beginning, she planned to conceal his identity!

That Prince Lin bribed Xu Lan with the Xu family as a condition?

At this moment, Lin Jiangnian had an illusion for some reason...it seemed that the Prince of Lin was playing a big game?

"Then you exposed me before?!"

Lin Jiangnian came back to his senses and suddenly remembered something. When they just met, Xu Lan had exposed his identity. At that time, Lin Jiangnian almost wanted to kill him.

When Xu Lan mentioned this, her face turned slightly red. She snorted lightly and said unconvincedly: "I, I was just trying to scare you, wasn't I?"

"How would I know who you are... He said he wanted to find someone exactly like you, but I don't know him."

"You look exactly like him, but you're pretending too well... I, I just wanted to scare you a little, to teach you a lesson, but who knew, you, you actually..."

It seemed as if he recalled some long-ago shameful memories, remembering the time when he, a ninth-rank master, was pinned down and bullied by Lin Jiangnian...

Xu Lan's face flushed, and she was filled with shame and anger: "Didn't I help you hide your identity later?!"

Later, Zhiyuan suspected Lin Jiangnian's identity and even went to Xu's house to look for her. But Xu Lan kept her mouth shut and protected the secret for Lin Jiangnian!

"Who asked you to scare me?" Lin Jiangnian asked back.

"you……"

Xu Lan was speechless and could only snort heavily.

She turned her head away angrily and ignored him.

But after a while, he turned his head again: "You, why are you asking these questions today?"

"Of course you want to know why I'm here!"

Lin Jiang sighed young.

Xu Lan was incredulous and asked, "You don't know why you are here?"

Lin Jiangnian spread his hands.

"Don't you know who you are?!"

Xu Lan naturally didn't believe it: "I haven't asked you yet, where are you from? Where did he find you?"

At this point, Xu Lan finally realized something and murmured, "Yeah, why did he ask you to pretend to be the Prince of Lin?"

"Why would he find an outsider to replace his identity?"

Xu Lan racked his brains, but still looked confused.

I can’t figure it out!

I can’t figure it out!

Looking at Xu Lan who was in a confused and bewildered state, Lin Jiangnian shook his head slightly and decided not to hit her!

Perhaps the biggest advantage of this Miss Xu is that she's not very smart. After spending so much time with those smart women, I still think that silly young ladies like this are easier to fool.

However, what Xu Lan asked was not unreasonable.

Where did he come from?

Lin Jiangnian really didn't understand this.

At this moment, it was certain that the Prince of Lin was most likely aware of his existence. Lin Jiangnian's appearance in the Prince of Lin's mansion was probably related to him!

It is even very likely that all of this was deliberately planned by the Prince of Lin.

So the question is, why did he do this?

Xu Lan, the only one who knows some inside secrets at the moment, cannot explain it clearly.

Perhaps, Lin Hengzhong would know something?

Lin Jiangnian thought about it and quickly remembered something.

"You mentioned before that you helped him cover for those strange people entering and leaving the Linwang Mansion...where are they now?"

Lin Jiangnian suddenly looked at Xu Lan.

Xu Lan looked confused and shook his head: "I don't know!"

"After he died...that is, after you returned to Prince Lin's Mansion, those people disappeared!"

"Gone?"

Lin Jiangnian pressed on: "Do you still remember what they looked like?"

Xu Lan thought about it and nodded: "I just remember there was a leader, he was young, and he had a scar on his face... I don't remember anything else!"

Lin Jiangnian didn't say anything else. He suddenly realized that these people were very likely to know the truth.

It is even more likely that he is the only one who knows the truth!

But the world is so big that it is not easy to find these people. It is undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack.

However, Lin Jiangnian had a premonition that these people would appear again one day!

While Lin Jiangnian was thinking, Xu Lan beside him said nervously, "By the way, you must not tell anyone about these things..."

Xu Lan said worriedly, "I've already betrayed him. You already know it. You can't tell anyone!"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and said with a half-smile, "That depends on my mood."

"ah?!"

Xu Lan's expression changed immediately, and he became anxious: "You, you swore an oath!"

Seeing her so anxious, Lin Jiangnian stopped teasing her: "I was just joking with you, I won't tell anyone."

At this point, Lin Jiangnian paused again: "However, there may be one person who needs to be excluded!"

"who?"

"Kite."

Xu Lan subconsciously widened her eyes: "Are you crazy?!"

"How dare you tell Zhiyuan about this? Do you want to die?!"

You are a fake Prince Lin, and you dare to tell Zhiyuan that you are a fake?

Do you know who Zhiyuan is?

After being the Prince of Lin for a year, you don’t know who you are anymore, right?

Xu Lan was very nervous!

Although she knew that Lin Jiangnian and Zhiyuan seemed to have a good relationship, she even suspected that Lin Jiangnian and Zhiyuan were in love!

But being together is one thing!

You are a fake!

If Xu Lan didn't know the term "love brain", she would have scolded him severely.

Seeing Xu Lan's worried and nervous look, it also confirmed that she had indeed been helping Lin Jiangnian conceal his identity. Lin Jiangnian thought for a moment and chuckled: "Actually, I have a secret to tell you."

"Um?"

Xu Lan subconsciously asked, "What secret?"

"Actually, I'm not a fake Prince Lin!"

"What's the meaning?"

Xu Lan hasn't reacted yet.

Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but sigh. This girl's reaction ability was too slow. "I'm not pretending. What else can you mean?"

"Not fake?"

Xu Lan stared blankly, still thinking about what Lin Jiangnian meant.

After a while, she seemed to wake up suddenly, her beautiful eyes suddenly widened, and she stared at Lin Jiangnian in disbelief.

"You, you're not a fake?!"

Xu Lan's reaction was within Lin Jiangnian's expectations, and he nodded.

“You, you, you…”

Xu Lan's voice trembled slightly due to shock: "You, you are not a fake... You, you are real?!"

"You, you've been lying to me?!"

"What do you mean by finding a fake to replace you? You're all deceiving me?"

"Have you been pretending to be a fool to trick me?!"

Lin Jiangnian: “…”

"Maybe there's something wrong with your understanding..."

Lin Jiangnian sighed and could only explain: "He is indeed dead, and I was indeed found by him. However, I am not a fake. I am his twin brother..."

“…”

After Lin Jiangnian finished explaining.

The room fell into deathly silence again.

Xu Lan's eyes were dull as he sat there blankly, looking at Lin Jiangnian in disbelief, unable to utter a word for a long time.

The expression on his face was filled with incredible and complex emotions.

It's hard to describe.

It was not until a long time later that she finally woke up.

"You, you are his twin brother?!"

"Um."

"So, you're not a fake?!!"

"That's right."

"You, are also the Prince of Lin?!!!"

"You could say that..."

“…”

Xu Lan's eyes were still dull. It was completely reasonable that her brain could not absorb such a huge amount of information in a short time.

twin?

How could they be twins?

Such a big thing...why didn't anyone tell her?

As the eldest daughter of the Xu family, Xu Lan was an old friend of the Lin family. The two families lived close together, and she had often visited the Lin family since she was a child.

But even so, she still didn't realize... Prince Lin actually had a brother who was left behind?

Really, aren't you lying to her?

Facing Xu Lan's suspicious gaze, Lin Jiangnian waved his hand: "You don't believe me?"

Xu Lan nodded and shook her little head.

Half believe it!

Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but reach out and tap her on the head gently: "If you don't believe me, you can go ask Aunt Xiang and Zhiyuan."

After being hit on the head, although it didn't hurt, Xu Lan still covered her head and glared at him after coming to her senses: "You hit me?!"

"Who told you not to believe me?"

"Who knows if you've ever lied to me? You lie to me all the time!"

"How could I lie to you about this?"

Xu Lan thought about it and it seemed so. She could tell the truth about such a lowly lie by asking Aunt Xiang and Miss Zhiyuan.

If he is fake, wouldn't this question expose his identity?

so……

Is he real?!

"Are you really serious?"

“…”

"You are actually brothers?!"

Xu Lan's eyes widened in disbelief: "What about him?!"

“Dead!”

"Then how did you get back to the palace?"

"I was picked up."

"How did you find it?"

“…”

"You and he are twins, so why are you the only one living among the common people?"

“…”

"And you guys..."

Xu Lan's eyes were filled with gossip and a burning desire for knowledge: "Who is the older brother and who is the younger brother?!... Ouch, you hit me again!"

Xu Lan covered her little head with her hands, her eyes were filled with tears, crystal clear, she was about to cry!

This time it really hurts!

He really knocks!!

“…”