Lin Jinshu felt as though a pair of invisible hands had clamped around his throat, choking off his breath, while a massive boulder blocked his chest.
He had only just found a little familial warmth in Jiang Yingcheng, yet now her inner voice was telling him that she had known all along about their identities being switched?!
Lin Jinshu gave a self-mocking smile.
Of course. That "System Bro" of hers knew everything. How could he possibly fail to uncover something so trivial?!
If there was anyone to blame, it was himself for being so naive that he had never even considered it.
[Hehehe~ But that's okay! Once Chengcheng gets close to handsome Imperial Father, Chengcheng will tell Imperial Father that little brother Jinshu is his biological son!]
[Then little brother Jinshu will have such a gentle Imperial Consort, a super-handsome Imperial Father, and me, the big sister who loves him most, most, most of all!]
Lin Jinshu froze and turned back, disbelief written all over his face.
Jiang Yingcheng seemed to have become absorbed in her own daydreams and did not notice the sudden, strange change in his expression.
[Hmm, but if you commit the crime of deceiving the emperor, do you get arrested?]
[If you're thrown into prison, will they torture you?]
Lin Jinshu lowered his eyes, hiding the mockery in them.
Scared now?
Regretting it?
Don't want to give it back to me anymore?
That's human nature. When their own interests are involved, people always choose the side that favors themselves.
Lin Jinshu's thoughts took a dark turn.
He was just about to turn around and continue walking when Jiang Yingcheng opened her left hand and thumped her right fist into her palm.
*[I've got it! Tomorrow, Chengcheng will make friends with the official in charge of the