Chapter 223 Come and Meet Your Cousin

Cuixianju.

A restaurant with a name that looks elegant, but actually sounds vulgar. There are at least 800 restaurants with this name in the world, which are not very eye-catching.

But if it is placed in the land of Beijing, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, it will look elegant.

Vulgar to the extreme, it is elegant!

This is a small restaurant, located in a quiet alley in the prosperous area of ​​Beijing. Across the wall is a bustling place, but this part of the restaurant is sparsely populated.

When Lin Jiangnian stepped into Cuixianju, the shopkeeper in the restaurant came up to him with a face full of courtesy: "Master Jiang, why are you here today?"

The shopkeeper is a middle-aged man in his forties, gentle and elegant, with a kind smile on his face, and looks very friendly.

The Jiang Shaoan he mentioned is naturally Jiang Shaoan who was forced to follow Lin Jiangnian into the restaurant. Obviously, he has been a frequent visitor here for a long time.

Jiang Shaoan waved his hand, but his eyes looked at Lin Jiangnian. He didn't know why Lin Jiangnian brought him here.

The shopkeeper's eyes also happened to fall on Lin Jiangnian, looking at the strange and handsome young man in front of him.

He had never seen this young man before, and whose family was he?

When the two came in just now, this young man walked in front of Young Master Jiang. Combined with Jiang Shaoan's expression when he looked at him, it seems that his status is much higher than Young Master Jiang?

Looking at the other party's handsome appearance, sword eyebrows and star eyes, sharp edges and corners, extremely handsome, there are few such rich young men in the capital. He was wearing a brocade robe and had an indescribable temperament all over his body, which made the shopkeeper pay attention to him.

Those who can come here are either rich or noble, and he can't offend them casually.

"Who is this young man?"

The shopkeeper looked at Lin Jiangnian and his tone was slightly respectful.

Lin Jiangnian did not reveal his identity, and glanced around the restaurant, "I heard that Cuixianju has a famous wine in Beijing, so I came here to taste it."

The shopkeeper was stunned. His Cuixianju's wine was indeed famous, but most of the people who came to his Cuixianju were not here for the wine.

This young man...

Although the shopkeeper was puzzled, he did not ask more questions, and nodded with a smile on his face: "So that's the case, please go upstairs, young masters!"

The shopkeeper smiled and welcomed the two to the second floor of the restaurant, and found a seat by the window. When the shopkeeper turned around and ordered to prepare wine and food, Jiang Shaoan finally couldn't help but speak.

"What are you doing here?"

"Didn't I tell you?"

Lin Jiangnian looked around the restaurant casually. During the day, the restaurant was deserted and there were not many people. The entire second floor was almost only Lin Jiangnian and Jiang Shaoan.

"Why is there no one here today?"

Lin Jiangnian turned his head to look at Jiang Shaoan, but saw Jiang Shaoan curled his lips: "Nonsense, who would come during the day?"

"Oh?" Lin Jiangnian was surprised: "No one comes during the day?"

"Of course not!"

It seemed that he had finally found an opportunity to show his knowledge and culture. Jiang Shaoan was very excited. He glanced at Lin Jiangnian proudly, and his expression was full of contempt for a country bumpkin like Lin Jiangnian: "This Cuixianju is not a restaurant on the street outside. Those who can come here are not ordinary people. If it weren't for me, you would have been stopped at the door just now!"

Lin Jiangnian remembered that there were indeed two masters with restrained aura standing at the door just now. I think they should be the guards of Cuixianju.

"What does this have to do with no one being around during the day?"

"Nonsense, have you ever seen a young man from Beijing come here in the middle of the day?"

Jiang Shaoan rolled his eyes. Most of these young men in Beijing have nothing to do on weekdays, partying every night, and some even stay out every night, hanging out in the middle of the night, waking up to find it's already three o'clock in the morning, and their schedules are reversed.

At this moment, those people are either still asleep or still hanging out with some girl in bed.

After hearing Jiang Shaoan's boasting, Lin Jiangnian understood.

He still underestimated the degree of the young men in Beijing. These people were born at the feet of the emperor and in the imperial city. They have no worries about food and clothing since childhood and have lost the purpose of struggle.

This kind of life of hanging out has become their daily life, or perhaps it is because such a life is too idle that finding things to do has become their fun in life.

"So, you hang out like this on weekdays?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at Jiang Shaoan, but saw a hint of unnaturalness flash across Jiang Shaoan's face, and then he raised his head proudly: "Yes, this is my life!"

"You also party every night and hang out with other women?"

Jiang Shaoan's face flushed slightly, but he still snorted coldly: "As long as this young master wants, this young master just waved his hand, and there will be a lot of women who will come to my door on their own initiative."

Lin Jiangnian looked at Jiang Shaoan with a playful look: "Really?"

Jiang Shaoan Blushing, but still stiffening his neck: "That's right!"

"Does your father know?"

"..."

"Your father knew you were hanging around like this, but didn't he break your legs?"

Jiang Shaoan was a little flustered, gritted his teeth: "What does it have to do with you... Don't be complacent, we haven't settled our accounts yet!"

The scene of being taught a lesson yesterday was still vivid in his mind, and the humiliation of being threatened today surged into his heart again. He glared at Lin Jiangnian fiercely, and when he was about to say something harsh, Lin Jiangnian glanced at him twice, and Jiang Shaoan immediately shrank his head in fear.

"You, what on earth do you want to do?!"

Jiang Shaoan couldn't help asking, he didn't know why this guy forced him to come here today.

"I wanted to see the daily lives of you young masters in Beijing, so that I could broaden my horizons."

Lin Jiangnian's tone was a little regretful.

Hearing this, Jiang Shaoan was a little proud again, and snorted: "You can't imagine our life."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at him: "So, you are quite popular in Beijing?"

"Of course!"

Jiang Shaoan raised his proud head again, and said proudly: "To be honest, I am also... famous in Beijing. Who in the circle doesn't know my name?"

Listening to Jiang Shaoan's bragging, Lin Jiangnian did not expose it, but continued with his words: "Is it so powerful?"

"So, you should also know a lot of big people, right?"

"Of course!"

Lin Jiangnian showed a bit of 'amazing' expression: "Tell me about it?"

Jiang Shaoan enjoyed Lin Jiangnian's ignorant bumpkin look He looked even more proud: "I'll scare you when I tell you this. I have many friends in Beijing and am well-known in Beijing!"

"Not to mention that the children of various departments in Beijing are all friends of me, even the Eighth Prince in the palace is a bosom friend of me!"

"Eighth Prince?"

Lin Jiangnian's face was obviously unconvinced: "You, can you be a bosom friend of the Eighth Prince?"

Seeing Lin Jiangnian's doubtful face, Jiang Shaoan immediately couldn't sit still: "Of course, the Eighth Prince and I have a close relationship, and we often drink together. The Eighth Prince admires me very much and regards me as a confidant!"

Listening to Jiang Shaoan's bragging, Lin Jiangnian remembered that when he was in the teahouse two days ago, he accidentally saw Jiang Shaoan being respectful in front of the Eighth Prince, and couldn't help but feel a little funny.

However, Lin Jiangnian still didn't expose it: "So that's it, I didn't expect that you, Young Master Jiang, have such connections in Beijing, I underestimated you!"

Jiang Shaoan's pride on his face could hardly be concealed

"Since you are familiar with the Eighth Prince, you must know a lot of things, right?" Lin Jiangnian asked suddenly, changing his tone.

Jiang Shaoan's face flashed a trace of guilt, but he still said: "Of course, I have a very good relationship with the Eighth Prince, and he knows everything to me."

"Is that so!"

Lin Jiangnian nodded, and suddenly half-closed his eyes: "I heard that the Eighth Prince has a good relationship with the Third Prince in Beijing?"

Jiang Shaoan was stunned, not knowing why Lin Jiangnian asked this, but still snorted: "Of course, the Third Prince is the Eighth Prince's elder brother, and the two are naturally close."

"How close?"

"Like brothers!"

"..."

It must be said that Jiang Shaoan is still too young after all.

Although he is a playboy, he is too young after all. He has lived in Beijing since he was a child. He has been clothed and fed since he was a child. He has not experienced social beatings and has not seen the dangers of the world.

Even in Lin Jiangnian's view, this Young Master Jiang is even a little silly.

Silly and cute!

Lin Jiangnian only needed to show a little envy and flatter him a little to make Young Master Jiang get carried away. After a little guidance, Young Master Jiang would reveal all his secrets.

In the afternoon, he didn't gain much in the restaurant, but Lin Jiangnian did get a lot of useful information from Young Master Jiang.

It's unlikely that Jiang Shaoan and the Eighth Prince are close friends. He probably just boasted, but it can be seen that Jiang Shaoan is indeed in the same group with the Eighth Prince.

If nothing unexpected happens, Jiang Shaoan is most likely the lackey of the Eighth Prince.

Before entering Beijing, Lin Jiangnian had investigated many forces in Beijing, including these princes in Beijing. There are not many princes in Beijing now. The Eighth Prince is probably the most famous prince in Beijing after the Third Prince.

The difference is that the Eighth Prince is not yet an adult, so he has not been sent to a fiefdom, and the Eighth Prince is also a famous playboy in the capital.

However, since the Lin Wang Mansion is not very powerful in the capital, many intelligence messages are not particularly clear. Some things still need Lin Jiangnian to confirm in person.

From Jiang Shaoan, it was learned that the Eighth Prince had a close relationship with the Third Prince. Jiang Shaoan might have been too proud of himself, and even revealed that the Eighth Prince had said that the Prince of Lin would not live to come to the capital.

Obviously, the Eighth Prince knew some inside information. Combined with the previous news, some truths are about to come out.

"From your tone, it seems that you don't like your cousin very much?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at Jiang Shaoan. When Jiang Shaoan mentioned the Prince of Lin just now, his face was full of disdain. That day in the teahouse, Jiang Shaoan kicked over the storyteller's stall, which also confirmed this.

"Nonsense, why would I like him?"

Jiang Shaoan curled his lips.

"Do you have a conflict with him?" Lin Jiangnian asked.

"No."

"Then why don't you like him?"

Jiang Shaoan was stunned and couldn't say for a while.

Why do you hate that cousin you haven't met?

He didn't know.

Since everyone doesn't like him, he naturally has to dislike him too!

"That Prince Lin is a useless person who is uneducated and unworthy of being my cousin!"

Jiang Shaoan quickly found a suitable excuse for himself: "I heard that Prince Lin is not only a waste, but also extremely useless. Such a guy is embarrassing to talk about... I don't have such a useless cousin!"

Lin Jiangnian didn't say anything. It seems that this young master Jiang has a very unclear position on himself!

He himself is an out-and-out waste, how can he have the face to say others?

At this point, Jiang Shaoan snorted again: "Thanks to his good luck, he died outside the city. If he dares to come into the city and suffers the consequences of not having him, I will definitely teach him a lesson, right?"

"Teach him a lesson?"

Lin Jiangnian gave him a strange look: "He's your cousin!"

"This young master does not have such a cousin!"

Jiang Shaoan sneered: "If he reaches the capital alive, I will beat him so hard that he will cry for father and mother, kneel down and beg for mercy..."

Jiang Shaoan's face was full of pride, imagining beautiful scenes.

He didn't realize that Lin Jiangnian had walked up to him at some point and looked at him expressionlessly: "You, what are you doing?"

When he came to his senses, Jiang Shaoan suddenly realized something was wrong and subconsciously wanted to run away, but Lin Jiangnian grabbed him by the shirt.

"You, what are you going to do?!"

Jiang Shaoan looked panicked: "You, you said you wouldn't hit me today... Oops..."

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Shaoan was kicked hard in the butt. His buttocks, which had not yet completely swollen, suddenly started to twitch in pain.

Cry dad and call mom!

…

Jiang Mansion!

"mother!"

A pitiful wailing sound came from inside the house.

As soon as Mother Jiang walked into the lobby, she saw a crying figure running in.

"Shaoan?"

Mother Jiang took a closer look and saw that the crying person in front of her was not her youngest son.

What's going on?

"Shao An, what's wrong with you?"

"Mom, mother, you must avenge me!"

Jiang Shaoan cried loudly, threw himself into his mother's arms, and said miserably: "I, I was bullied, yes, someone hit me..."

Hearing this, Mother Jiang was also stunned. Was she beaten?

How dare someone hit her son?

Mother Jiang's eyes immediately became angry and she raised her eyes: "What's going on?"

The two guards following him also looked confused. They didn't know where the young master had gone today.

I saw the young master running back crying and his posture was a little strange. If they didn't know the young master's orientation, they would even doubt whether the young master was...

At this time, looking at the miserable little son crying in her arms, Jiang's mother felt distressed: "Shao'an, don't cry, don't worry, mother will definitely seek justice for you!"

Although her Jiang family is not a well-known family in Beijing, they will never let their children be bullied.

"Tell mother, who hit you?"

"Yes, yes..."

Jiang Shaoan raised his face with tearful eyes, and his head was stuck for a moment.

He suddenly realized that he still didn't know Lin Jiangnian's name!

He doesn’t even know the origin of the person who hit him!

"He, he is in our house..."

"At home?"

Mother Jiang's face suddenly darkened: "What's going on?"

There is actually someone in the house attacking Shao An?

"Yes, yes..."

Jiang Shaoan nodded and was about to say something when he suddenly glanced behind Mother Jiang from the corner of his eye. The next second, his eyes and pupils immediately dilated: "You, you..."

What did he see? !

Lin Jiangnian, dressed in a brocade robe, was standing behind Jiang's mother, looking at him with a smile.

"You, you still dare to come?!"

Jiang Shaoan was shocked and extremely angry.

He, he actually dares to come back? !

That's too much!

But the next second, he became extremely proud!

I was still thinking about where to arrest someone, but I didn’t expect you to come to my door yourself?

After beating him, do you still dare to return to Jiang Mansion?

OK OK!

Now, where are you going? !

With his mother's support, Jiang Shaoan felt completely safe now. He pointed at Lin Jiangnian and said excitedly: "Mom, just..."

Before he could say the word, Jiang's mother suddenly pulled Lin Jiangnian over: "By the way, Shao'an, come and see your cousin!"

"This is your cousin in Linzhou, Lin Jiangnian!"

"..."