Chapter 476 Targeting Her without a Reason

She supposed Zuo Qiuyu must have told him the whole situation in Wangtian City last night.

Therefore, apart from feeling respectful towards Lin Mengya, Liu Xuan also felt a certain closeness towards her.

Nevertheless, Lin Mengya could tell there was wariness in his bright eyes.

Lin Mengya could tell that this man was somebody.

The servants had served the two people tea as soon as they settled down. With tacit understanding, Lin Mengya and Liu Xuan sipped the tea as they sized up each other in silence.

“Did that useless cousin of mine make trouble for you yesterday?”

The way Lin Mengya started the conversation did not sound overbearing like how aristocratic ladies sounded. On the other hand, her agreeable voice was filled with both gentlenesses as well as the maturity not found among young girls.

A complex expression flashed across Liu Xuan’s face.

Last night, Liu Xuan had squeezed every bit of information regarding Lin Mengya out of Zuo Qiuyu using coercion and cajolery.

Initially, he had thought that this lady was so bold because she could fall back on her powerful husband as well as the protection and love of her father and brother.

However, it appeared that her mannerism exuberated such composure not found among common girls.

For this reason, Liu Xuan’s impression of her was gradually corrected.

“That did not happen. Prince Shen and I share a very deep relationship. We must have been overly emotional when we met up again after a long separation. You must find me laughable.”

Liu Xuan did not mention anything about the protocol of the courts but chatted as if he was a friend. This could be seen as a friendly gesture.

“Not at all. My cousin is unruly and naughty. He must have created trouble for you.”

Lin Mengya was not one to be fooled easily. Since Liu Xuan had been polite and civil, she would play along and not rush into things.

After chatting in this manner for a while, Liu Xuan could see that Lin Mengya had not given away anything about herself. While he had been testing her all this while, she did not seem disturbed or nervous.

He instinctively became more curious but less wary of her.

“I heard that you are visiting the Pavilion of Herbs to seek medical help. This is new. Given that both the Lin Family and Princess Yu are powerful, how would it be so difficult for you to find famous physicians?”

Liu Xuan could feel a chill from someone’s eyes at this instant. After Liu Xuan’s chance encounter with Long Tianyu, he could tell Long Tianyu was not someone to be reckoned with.

He was definitely very different from those royal princes who were outwardly strong but inwardly weak.

If such a character was willing to accompany Princess Anle and Prince Shen on their trip to the former capital, it was obvious that the objective would not be as simple as seeking medical help alone.

Liu Xuan looked straight into Long Tianyu’s eyes without any fear and even gave him a guileless smile, but Liu Xuan realized that both Lin Mengya and Long Tianyu appeared to be more and more difficult to be seen through and mysterious.

“Of course, apart from seeking medical help, I do have another objective. Since you and my cousin are old friends, then I suppose you should know about my mother. Seeking my roots is also one of the aims of this trip. My mother passed away when I was very young. The relatives from my maternal side did not know my existence. Therefore, I had responded to my cousin’s invitation to visit my mother’s family in the former capital. Are you satisfied with this answer?”

Although Lin Mengya did not lose her temper, she responded to Liu Xuan’s testy questions and indirect criticism with the answer.

Man, who thought they were smart, like Liu Xuan, always harbored this conspiracy theory that everyone in the world was a bad person up to no good.

Although the matter regarding the Pavilion of Herbs was important, she and Long Tianyu would not be so silly as to use this opportunity to aggravate the situation in the Nation of Lintian.

Moreover, given her relationship with her cousin, she believed that a united Lintian would be better if Dajin desired to ally with Lintian.

She instinctively turned to look at Long Tianyu and began to feel a little apologetic towards him.

If not for her sake, why would an arrogant man like Long Tianyu be willing to waste his time on something so trivial?

The atmosphere turned a little awkward.

Even Liu Xuan did not expect Princess Anle, who was twisting and turning her words just a moment ago, had now become so straight forward.

He lifted the teacup to his lips and took a little sip and could not help but smiled a bitter smile. It was no wonder that Zuo Qiuchen had warned him never to provoke this little cousin of his, unless absolutely necessary.

From what he saw, what Zuo Qiuyu said was so true.

“Since Lord Liu Xuan still feels uneasy, you may come to have a look. I see that you, being the senior provincial official, had put the city in perfect order. I don’t think it will be a problem for you to leave for half a month. Lest I, a foreigner, ruin a harmonious situation. I would be the one to be blamed for causing such a commotion.”

Lin Mengya spoke with a gentle tone, but it forced Liu Xuan to make a wry smile and this was precisely how Lin Mengya had the upper hand.

She stole a glance at Liu Xuan and spotted the tip of Liu Xuan’s brow twitched.

He deserved it! In terms of being shameless and unreasonable, no one was better at it than Lin Mengya.

As a result, Liu Xuan had to suffer in silence, being unable to express his pain.

Serve him right. It was just too bad that he prided himself on being a gentleman, and therefore would not argue with a lady.

“Haha, Liu Xuan, Lord Liu! Who would expect you to end up in the state of being outargued? What do you think of my little cousin? She is out of the ordinary, isn’t she? It would be better to die than to argue with her!”

Zuo Qiuyu, who was watching them engaging in a battle of words, felt as if he had scored off Liu Xuan.

Finally, Zuo Qiuyu stumbled upon the chance to get back at Liu Xuan, and how would he let this slip?

He looked at his good friend teasingly. Liu Xuan was stuck in an embarrassing situation because of Lin Mengya’s sharp tongue.

Lin Mengya glanced at Zuo Qiuyu, who had come to smooth things over for Liu Xuan. She snorted as an indication that she was doing a favor for Zuo Qiuyu.

Nevertheless, she turned around and blinked at Long Tianyu as if she were telling him that she had helped him score off the other two men.

Feeling a warmth in his heart, Long Tianyu felt that it had been a long time since he last felt that someone else was protecting him.

He walked to Lin Mengya from the window and as a habit, stood to her right, looked up and gathered her loosened hair in his fingers.

Their intimate gestures made Zuo Qiuyu extremely jealous.

He glanced at the couple with a sour feeling in his heart, then quietly said to Liu Xuan, “I told you not to test them.”

Zuo Qiuyu gloated, but Liu Xuan was totally not affected.

After throwing a glance at the couple, a somber look flashed in Liu Xuan’s eyes.

“Whenever did someone from the Long family become so affectionate? I’m going to go with you on this journey.”

Zuo Qiuyu could only look at Liu Xuan helplessly. However, he did not know the reason why Liu Xuan started to look troubled after knowing the fact that Long Tianyu was Lin Mengya’s husband.

He was even more perplexed because Liu Xuan had changed his plan and insisted on following them on this journey. There had to be some reason that was difficult for him to explain clearly.

Nevertheless, Zuo Qiuyu had swallowed his words, which he was about to speak.

Although on the surface, Liu Xuan was somewhat a boastful person, he was really such a stubborn character whom even his brother, the emperor was unable to change.

Forget it, just let him come along. Anyway, one more person would mean added strength.

After settling the matters in Qingyuan Prefecture, they started out on their journey once again.

The former capital was not far away now, but Lin Mengya could not help feeling increasingly uneasy and she had begun to make plans within her heart.

She could not put a finger on what was wrong. Perhaps it was because this journey had started out with many unknowns.

Although Liu Xuan had promised that he would personally escort them there, somehow she felt that this journey to the former capital was not going to be as smooth as she hoped.

“What are you thinking about?”

Lin Mengya lifted her head and the first thing she saw was Liu Xuan’s fresh-looking profile.

Lin Mengya shook her gently. She must have been in a daze while leaning out of the window.

Instinctively, she began scanning around to look for Long Tianyu. Disappointed, she failed to spot the dark figure of Long Tianyu in the procession.

“Prince Yu and Prince Shen had gone to the front to check out what is ahead because we are going through a wooded area. They are very cautious for your sake.”

There was a mocking tone in Liu Xuan’s voice. Such an attitude of him puzzled Lin Mengya.

However, after thinking over it, she understood why.

Jin State and the Nation of Lintian had been much more friendly with each other in recent years, but it was not so before that. In fact, there had always been disputes among them in the past.

The people in different strata had been rather wary of Jin State even to this day. On top of that, they would naturally treat Long Tianyu with enmity because of the sensitivity of Long Tianyu’s identity.

However, Lin Mengya could not help putting in good words for Long Tianyu.

“He is different. For my sake, he will not try to destroy what you try to protect. Moreover, he and Cousin Chen are like friends. He is always faithful to his friends.”

Although Lin Mengya had tried to explain it casually, it seemed to have provoked Liu Xuan to irritation.

Suddenly Liu Xuan’s scholarly face seemed to freeze and thereafter, he spoke with Lin Mengya with an impatient tone of voice.

“The members of the Long Family are good at buying popular support. You may have been born into the prestige Lin Family in Dajin, but do guard against the Long Family if you still have the love and respect for your mother. Do not be deceived by them!”

When Liu Xuan had finished speaking, he tightened his legs around the horse and galloped ahead.

“You…”

Lin Mengya felt frustration rising within her. Her happy mood had instantly disappeared because of this guy.

She wondered if the members of the Long Family had taken their barley or snatched and jumped into the well with their babies.

The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became, and she was unable to suppress that frustration.

She could only let down the curtain and stop herself from looking outside, lest she became more frustrated!

The rocking horse carriage seemed to rock Lin Mengya to sleep.

With the surrounding being so quiet, the movement of the carriage had put Lin Mengya to sleep without her realizing it.

The Shen Nung system was working on its own accord. Ever since it was upgraded, Lin Mengya realized that she could actually control her dreams.

Of course, it did not mean that she could make herself dream whatever she wanted. However, every time she entered into a state of rest, her conscious mind was able to stimulate the various functions of the Shen Nung system.

For example, at the moment, she appeared to be deep in sleep on the surface.

In reality, she was manipulating the mysterious music score for the green stringed instrument in the Shen Nung system.

She had flipped through it from the first page to the last and it made her wonder that regardless of how precious this music score was, it should not be so desirable that everyone wanted to lay their hands on it.