Chapter 374: Fooling and Adding Fuel to the Fire!
Lin Jiangnian had expected this, and his eyes were playful: "Why did he hit you?"
"I, I..."
Jiang Shaoan hesitated and covered up, but finally confessed everything under Lin Jiangnian's coercion.
It turned out that they went to find trouble with Lin Jiangnian, but were frightened by the appearance of the eldest princess and ran back in disgrace, leaving the Eighth Prince alone there.
When the Eighth Prince came back in a mess, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Eighth Prince had been wronged!
After being wronged, the Eighth Prince angrily smashed everything he could. Jiang Shaoan hid behind the crowd, but was still pulled out and beaten severely by the Eighth Prince.
The reason!
It was also very simple!
If it weren't for him today, the Eighth Prince would not have suffered such a great humiliation. In the final analysis, the culprit was Jiang Shaoan.
Jiang Shaoan felt wronged and aggrieved. It was obviously the Eighth Prince who took the initiative to say that he would stand up for him and go to find trouble with Lin Jiangnian. As a result, he didn't find any trouble, but got beaten instead.
Turning around, he put all the blame on him?
However, Jiang Shaoan felt wronged, but he didn't dare to refute.
After all, that was the Eighth Prince, how could he afford to offend him? He could only be beaten honestly and swallow his anger.
After being beaten by the Eighth Prince, he was also warned not to tell anyone about the matter. Jiang Shaoan didn't even dare to fart and ran back in shame.
He wanted to sneak back to his room, but he didn't expect to be caught by Jiang's mother. Under Jiang's mother's questioning, Jiang Shaoan didn't dare to betray the Eighth Prince, so he could only subconsciously put the blame on Lin Jiangnian, and at the same time wanted his mother to teach Lin Jiangnian a lesson to vent his anger.
Unexpectedly, it backfired...
Instead of teaching Lin Jiangnian a lesson, his mother taught him a lesson... If it weren't for the fact that he looked so miserable, he would probably get beaten today!
At such a young age, how could Jiang Shaoan ever feel the world is so dark?
He cried so miserably!
Lin Jiangnian nodded slightly. He knew that the Eighth Prince beat Jiang Shaoan because he secretly ordered it.
However, the Eighth Prince was beaten by him today and felt wronged. He had a lot of anger and had nowhere to vent. Although he was ordered by Lin Jiangnian, he must have been sincere in beating Jiang Shaoan.
Really beat!
Just look at Jiang Shaoan's behavior and you will know.
After listening to Jiang Shaoan's explanation, Lin Jiangnian's eyes gradually became regretful: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, so miserable!"
Jiang Shaoan, who was originally very aggrieved in his heart, heard Lin Jiangnian's seemingly sarcastic words, and immediately became furious: "You, you..."
Gritted his teeth and said angrily: "If it weren't for you, would I have ended up like this today!?"
"Don't worry first!"
Lin Jiangnian glanced at the angry Jiang Shaoan and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Are you sure it's because of me?"
"Who else could it be if not you?!"
Jiang Shaoan gritted his teeth. If it weren't for Lin Jiangnian's appearance today, how could he be beaten for no reason?
"It's hard to say!"
Lin Jiangnian looked him up and down with regret: "Do you think that the Eighth Prince really treats you as a friend and a good brother?"
Hearing Lin Jiangnian's words, Jiang Shaoan was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"Didn't you say before that the Eighth Prince treats you as a confidant?"
Hearing Lin Jiangnian's playful tone, Jiang Shaoan's face suddenly became a little embarrassed and annoyed.
Last time, he said in front of Lin Jiangnian that the Eighth Prince treated him as a confidant, which was of course bragging. Now that he heard Lin Jiangnian asking about it, his tone sounded like he was mocking him, which immediately made him angry and embarrassed.
"What does it have to do with you?!"
"My relationship with the Eighth Prince is none of your business!"
Seeing him like this, Lin Jiangnian sighed and said, "Let's not talk about whether it's true or not, but have you ever thought about a question?"
"What, what?"
"If the Eighth Prince really treated you as a friend, why would he beat you today?"
Lin Jiangnian looked at him and said regretfully, "Think about it carefully, Eighth Prince, does he really treat you as his friend?"
Hearing Lin Jiangnian's words, Jiang Shaoan was slightly startled, and just as he was about to refute, Lin Jiangnian hit him again He interrupted him: "Even if we take a step back, the Eighth Prince doesn't treat you as a friend, but just as a subordinate..."
"But in this world, where is there anyone who beats and scolds subordinates for no reason?"
Seeing Jiang Shaoan's expression gradually solidified and thinking, Lin Jiangnian continued: "Besides, today's matter is originally the Eighth Prince's problem..."
"It was the Eighth Prince who wanted to make trouble for me. As a result, after being defeated, he went back and vented all his anger on you... Do you think he was too much?!"
Lin Jiangnian's words completely touched Jiang Shaoan's heart.
He was so wronged that he was about to cry!
That's right!
It was not his problem today!
It was obviously the Eighth Prince who acted on his own, how could he put the blame on him?
At this moment, Jiang Shaoan felt warm in his heart after hearing Lin Jiangnian's words.
Unexpectedly, at this time, it was the person he had always hated who spoke for him.
"Then do you know why he vents his anger on you?"
At this time, Lin Jiangnian asked again.
"Why?"
Jiang Shaoan asked subconsciously.
"Because he never treats you as a human being!"
Lin Jiangnian sighed: "In his eyes, you are just a lackey, a bootlicker, and a waste... He can order you around when he is happy, and when he is unhappy, he will beat you up if he wants to, and he will do it so cruelly... What does this mean?"
"Does it mean that he doesn't take you seriously at all? You lick your face to flatter him, but he doesn't take you as a human being at all..."
Lin Jiangnian's words were like thunder in Jiang Shaoan's ears.
His eyes were dull, and he stood there in a daze, his face pale, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
He couldn't believe it!
But, I have to admit that what Lin Jiangnian said... makes some sense!
He even had such a premonition in his heart, but he never wanted to believe it.
He always believed that as long as he was loyal enough and pleased the eighth prince, he could successfully enter their circle.
But now, Lin Jiangnian's words made him wake up like a bolt from the blue.
It also reminded Jiang Shaoan of the days he spent with the Eighth Prince during this period. He tried hard to cater to him, but the Eighth Prince really had an attitude of coming and going when he asked.
It seems that you really don't regard him as one of your own at all?
"No, it's impossible..."
Jiang Shaoan's face turned pale. He stared at Lin Jiangnian and said in a panicked tone: "You, you must be lying to me. How could the Eighth Prince..."
"If the Eighth Prince really regards you as a human being? Why would he beat you in public? He wouldn't give you any face at all?"
Lin Jiangnian's questioning words made Jiang Shaoan's face become even paler.
"Do you know what the Eighth Prince's behavior of beating and scolding you looks like?"
Seeing Jiang Shaoan's face pale and lost, Lin Jiangnian gave him a final dose of strong medicine.
"Let me tell you this, our Emperor has such an attitude towards the eunuchs around him in the palace..."
"Those eunuchs and eunuchs are the lowest-level servants in the palace. Your Majesty will come and go as soon as you call them. They will be beaten when asked and killed when asked... The eighth prince grew up in the palace and was deeply affected by it. Influence..."
"Do you understand now?"
Jiang Shaoan's face turned completely pale and he froze on the spot. His voice was trembling in disbelief: "Eighth, the eighth prince, do you want me to be a eunuch?!"
The power of the words eunuch was so great that Jiang Shaoan's whole body trembled with fear.
He is still young and he does not want to be a eunuch!
"Don't worry, the Eighth Prince will not really let you enter the palace as a eunuch."
Lin Jiangnian was very satisfied with Jiang Shaoan's reaction at this time. Children who have not experienced too many human relationships are easy to deceive.
"However, in the eyes of the Eighth Prince, there is not much difference between you and the eunuch..."
"Even in the eyes of your so-called dandy friends, they will think that you are originally an eunuch of the Eighth Prince!"
Shrimp and pork heart!
Master Jiang usually spends his time in the capital calling out friends and fawning over the Eighth Prince. Isn't it just for reputation?
Didn't he just want to make a name for himself in front of his friends and prove to his parents who hated him that he was by no means a good-for-nothing loser?
But Lin Jiangnian's words pierced the depths of his soul.
Tai, eunuch?
So in their eyes, they all thought he was an eunuch of the Eighth Prince?
Jiang Shaoan tried his best to refute, but when he opened his mouth, he couldn't find any words to refute.
Yes, he groveled in front of the Eighth Prince, was careful to fawn over, and was obedient. Even if he was beaten for no reason today, he did not dare to complain... What was the difference between him and the eunuchs in the palace?
When he thought that in front of those friends who usually called friends, they all thought that he was the eunuch of the Eighth Prince, Jiang Shaoan turned pale and was so ashamed that he wished he could die on the spot!
Jiang Shaoan fell to the ground, his eyes were blank, and he was slightly doubtful about life.
Seeing Jiang Shaoan's heart broken, Lin Jiangnian was satisfied.
This is his purpose.
This kid must be made aware of the humiliation of his daily actions before he can feel heartbroken.
Lin Jiangnian walked up to him, squatted down, and said with a smile, "So, you know what's going on now, right?"
"Thank you for fawning over others all day long, but they don't take you seriously at all. You said that you are also the eldest son of the Jiang family, but you insist on licking a prince with a shameless face. Don't you feel embarrassed? I will do it for you. You feel ashamed!"
Lin Jiangnian clicked his tongue and spoke.
His words were full of ridicule in Jiang Shaoan's ears.
"He, he is the eighth prince..."
"What happened to the Eighth Prince?"
Lin Jiangnian sneered: "A prince who is not yet under age and may not be favored is caught by a lot of people in the capital. Is there anything strange about it?"
"Look, I slapped him today. Does he dare to say anything?"
Jiang Shaoan looked at Lin Jiangnian in confusion and shock, and then he remembered that his cousin in front of him had beaten the eighth prince today!
Well, that's the eighth prince? !
He, how dare he? !
At this moment, Jiang Shaoan's worldview collapsed inexplicably.
"Are you wronged? Are you angry?"
Lin Jiangnian looked at Jiang Shaoan happily and suddenly said: "Do you want to take revenge?"
"Revenge, revenge?"
"The Eighth Prince beat you for no reason today. Aren't you angry? Don't you want to take revenge? Don't you want to pay back today's humiliation?"
Lin Jiangnian began to confuse.
Hearing this, Jiang Shaoan's head jumped. Revenge, revenge?
He, he had never had such an idea, but now that he heard Lin Jiangnian talking about it, the idea came to his mind involuntarily.
yes!
He was beaten for no reason today, how could he not be angry?
He was furious!
How much he wants revenge...
"Don't you want to beat the eighth prince to the ground one day, just like he beat you today, and teach him a lesson in front of all your friends?"
Jiang Shaoan's breathing became faster and faster, and his eyes became more excited.
Beat the eighth prince to the ground?
In front of everyone? !
That, that is simply...
So cool! !
Jiang Shaoan's eyes were excited, but then he suddenly reacted and his eyes dimmed: "But, but, how to take revenge?"
"He, he is the eighth prince..."
How dare he, a son of a small minister, want to take revenge on the prince?
"So what?"
Lin Jiangnian raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a smile: "If you want, I can help you!"
"You?!"
Jiang Shaoan looked at Lin Jiangnian in disbelief: "You, you help me?!"
"Of course!"
Lin Jiangnian sighed: "Although I beat you a lot on weekdays, think about it carefully, which time didn't you deserve a beating? Besides, although I beat you a few times, when did I hit you in the face? I was very measured in my attacks, which is different from the Eighth Prince's fatal attack, isn't it?"
Hearing Lin Jiangnian's words, Jiang Shaoan was stunned.
It seems that this is indeed the case?
Every time Lin Jiangnian beat him, it was indeed he who provoked him first. And Lin Jiangnian didn't hit him hard, and never hit him in the face. In comparison, it was much better than the Eighth Prince...
Thinking of this, for some reason, Jiang Shaoan's heart suddenly surged with gratitude.
Grateful... Lin Jiangnian hit lightly?
"No matter what, you are my cousin, we are related by blood, we are a family, and as your elder brother, I should teach you a lesson on weekdays, don't you think so?"
Lin Jiangnian continued to fool him: "But now you are bullied by outsiders, and as your elder brother, I naturally cannot sit idly by. As a family, I naturally have the responsibility and obligation to help you get revenge!"
Jiang Shaoan felt warm in his heart after hearing these words, and he almost cried out of emotion.
So touching!
He looked up at Lin Jiangnian in disbelief, with tears in his eyes: "You, are you really willing to help me get revenge?!"
"Of course!"
"You, you don't blame me for... that, treating you like that?"
"Of course not, you are my cousin, how could I care about you?"
"Cousin, I..."
Jiang Shaoan was moved to tears at this moment.
I didn't expect that at this time, his cousin was willing to stand up for him regardless of the past.
This really moved him!
"Cousin, cousin..."
Jiang Shaoan grabbed Lin Jiangnian excitedly, with tears and snot: "Cousin, you will be my cousin from now on!!... I was sorry for you before, woooo..."
"..."
"..."
Jiang Shaoan is young after all, and has not experienced the dangers of the world. After being beaten by the Eighth Prince today, he was full of grievances and had nowhere to vent. In addition, Lin Jiangnian's deliberate guidance and deception soon made the child confused and lost.
Give him a little more favor, and he was so moved that he almost knelt down on the spot to worship Lin Jiangnian as his adoptive father!
After today, it is unclear whether Jiang Shaoan can turn over a new leaf, but he and the Eighth Prince must have a gap. What Lin Jiangnian has to do is to expand this gap.
Now the Third Prince is holding back, I am afraid he is waiting for an opportunity! Lin Jiangnian plans to use Jiang Shaoan's name to help the Third Prince once.
Help him, add fuel to the fire!
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After Jiang Shaoan left, Lin Jiangnian stood there with his eyes narrowed in thought.
Just then, a cold voice came from behind him.
“Lin Jiangnian!!”
Lin Jiangnian turned around subconsciously, and a graceful figure appeared in his sight, with a beautiful face that was slightly angry.
“Aunt?”
Looking at Jiang Yuxiang who seemed to be angry, Lin Jiangnian blinked.
Aunt, why do you seem to be unfriendly?
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