My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived -
Chapter 111 Chu Baihan Has Another Daughter
Chapter 111: Chapter 111 Chu Baihan Has Another Daughter
"Princess, that little girl was too rude."
Nan Xing followed her out and couldn’t help but complain aloud.
"Not exactly rude, she just wanted to protect her mother’s happiness in her own way,"
Chu Baihan shook her head, her voice filled with emotion.
The little girl’s sacrifices for her mother were just like what Xixi did for her.
Perhaps because of Xixi, she was extremely indulgent towards children.
"Let’s go, it’s time for Yan Lin’s second acupuncture session," Chu Baihan said calmly.
She quickly led Nan Xing and Ruolan back to Yan Lin’s room.
Before they even reached the door, she heard him coughing.
Serves him right.
She entered and saw Yan Lian, the Wei Family, and Ziyi standing there, not knowing what to do.
Upon seeing her, Yan Lian let out a long sigh of relief.
"Eighth Prince, the Princess Residence has arrived," he hurriedly said.
From the bed, Yan Lin looked towards her.
Seeing her, the gloominess in his body finally dispersed.
"I thought you had left," he said in a low voice, his eyes downcast, explaining his earlier mood.
But Chu Baihan didn’t care about these things, and said expressionlessly, "This Princess is not one to break her promises. Please ensure, Eighth Prince, that you do the same..."
She approached the bed, removed the silver needles from his body, and inserted new ones.
Her hands moved continuously, yet she took the moment to ask him a question, "You promised to tell me the clues. So, who was the person who harmed me that year?"
Was this all they could talk about?
A hint of melancholy flashed through Yan Lin’s eyes as he began in a hoarse voice, "The Imperial Family of Yan Country has a tradition. The ruler inherits the Twelve Assassins, or twelve Death Soldiers. These Death Soldiers are different; they are bred from birth, nameless and numberless, always only twelve, others replacing any who die..."
"They are highly skilled in martial arts, elusive, shadows of the Emperor, sworn to protect his safety at all costs," Yan Lin continued slowly.
"Are you saying that the person who harmed me was one of these Death Soldiers, that the Emperor wanted me dead?" Chu Baihan asked coldly.
"No, all these Death Soldiers were dead twenty years ago and none have taken their place," Yan Lin shook his head.
"What?"
"I have investigated it; the darts used to harm you were from the Twelve Assassins. To highlight their special identity, since their existence began, only they could use these darts. After they perished, the Imperial Family destroyed all of these darts..."
"These were the darts used back then; the material is very special, not something ordinary people can make."
Just then, Yan Lin took a dart from under the pillow.
It was the one that Ziyi had brought back then.
Chu Baihan took it from him, holding it delicately in her palm to examine.
It was indeed not an ordinary dart...
In her heart, she began to believe what Yan Lin had said.
Could the people who abducted Liu Shuxin and Chu You last night also be these people?
But Yan Lin had said that the twelve Hidden Guards were dead...
"Then who do you think really wants me dead?" Chu Baihan asked directly, cutting to the chase.
Yet Yan Lin didn’t answer directly but mentioned another circumstance.
"I also found out that your maternal grandfather died suddenly of illness two nights before his house was attacked, and the assassin left the same darts behind."
What?
This matter now involved her maternal grandfather?
Chu Baihan’s gaze grew stern.
"Perhaps, everyone could be the murderer," Yan Lin shook his head somberly.
The more he investigated over the years, the deeper he felt the hidden secrets were.
Chu Baihan could tell that Yan Lin wasn’t lying to her; he truly didn’t know who the murderer was.
Moreover, an enemy who could abduct someone right under her watch was not simple at all.
The enemy was in the shadows, and they were in the light.
Finding the person was easier said than done.
"Alright, I know now. Prince Xie Lin providing me with clues, I shall take my leave now,"
Having said this, Chu Baihan was about to turn and leave.
"Does the Princess not wish to hear about the National Treasury?"
Watching her back, Yan Lin spoke again.
This statement made Chu Baihan’s steps falter slightly.
"I have no intention of making things difficult for you. Stay for a meal, and I will tell you everything you want to know," Yan Lin continued in a hoarse voice.
If you listen closely, you could hear a hint of plea in his words.
"You invite the Princess to dine, yet aren’t you afraid I might poison your food?"
Chu Baihan turned around, asking him with a half-smile.
Yet his expression was completely tranquil.
"If you wanted to kill me, you would have acted long ago; there’s no need to wait until now."
He clearly understood the situation.
However, since he had already arrived,
if he was willing to talk, then she was willing to listen.
"Isn’t Prince Yan Lin preparing a meal?" she asked with a cold tone.
Hearing this, Yan Lin breathed a sigh of relief.
He immediately ordered someone to prepare the meal.
...
At the Princess Residence,
Chu Junxi had been waiting for a long time and had not heard his mother come back, which inevitably worried him.
Suddenly, he heard the servants say the Prince of Jin had arrived.
The Prince of Jin?
He scowled, thinking about how the Prince of Jin had such a bad reputation and yet, he continued to bother his mother. What was he trying to do?
But he also felt that he could no longer stay at the Princess Residence—if he were discovered, it would trouble his mother.
Thus, he turned to Wuji and said, "Brother Wuji, let’s go out for a while. Mother’s birthday is coming, and I want to prepare a gift for her."
Out again?
Wuji looked bitter.
The young master didn’t know if it was bad luck or something, but every time he went out, something was bound to go wrong.
The Princess had also instructed that the young master must not go out...
"Brother Wuji, I want to buy a gift for mother. She has to celebrate her birthday in a foreign land this year, and I want to prepare several things for her so she won’t feel downhearted," Chu Junxi said seriously, his face crumpled with sincerity.
It was hard not to soften at seeing him like this.
Wuji gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, but you must promise me you’ll stay with me and not wander off—"
Before he could finish, Chu Junxi had sprinted away.
Wuji shook his head helplessly and hurried after him.
For convenience, Little Tuanzi didn’t disguise himself today but wore a human skin mask, altering his appearance.
"Brother Wuji, what do you think I should prepare as a gift for mother?" he asked curiously, tilting his head.
Wuji scratched his head in frustration. "Little master, if you ask me, I don’t know."
"Sigh, that’s true. You don’t have a wife or a daughter, so how would you know what women like," Little Tuanzi muttered, touching his chin.
Wuji: "...Please don’t stab me in the heart."
"How about, we prepare a jade pendant for mother?" Little Tuanzi suddenly stopped, took off a jade piece from his neck, and muttered.
His grandfather had mentioned that mother was originally pregnant with twins, and he actually had a sister.
However, when they were born, his sister didn’t survive.
Grandfather then split a jade piece into two halves, burying one half with his sister and giving the other half to him.
Although mother never brought it up with him, he could tell she often stared at the jade lost in thought.
Mother must really miss her sister.
"Come on, Brother Wuji, let’s go look at jade," he said, pulling Wuji’s hand and walking into a shop.
At that moment, not far away, Yan Jingjing and Yan Lian were also out shopping.
She seldom went out, so everything outside seemed incredibly novel to her.
But thinking about how her father had arranged for her and the Ninth Prince to go out because he wanted to dine with the Princess, she suddenly felt unhappy.
"Ah, father already has mother, so why does he still favor that Princess..." she said forlornly.
Yan Lian, fanning himself nearby, swallowed hard and looked conflicted.
There were some things he had been holding back for a long time.
He wanted to tell Jingjing that she actually wasn’t the biological daughter of the Emperor.
The Emperor had adopted her because of a promise to his mentor.
It was rumored she became an orphan shortly after birth.
To consider her feelings, they all lied that her mother had to leave the capital for urgent matters and hadn’t returned.
The image of the mother she knew was actually that of the Eighth Prince’s wife.
Now that the Eighth Prince’s wife was back, wasn’t that her mother coming back?
But...
If he revealed the truth, it would mean he’d have to confront her about her parents’ deaths.
Perhaps this was why the Eighth Prince had always remained silent.
Yan Lian opened his mouth several times but eventually chose to keep his mouth shut.
"Ninth Uncle, there is a shop selling jade pendants here. Father often gets lost in thought with a jade pendant, he must really like jade pendants. I will buy one for him," Jingjing said confidently before running into the shop.
Yan Lian felt a headache coming on. He wanted to say, your father gets lost in thought not because he likes jade pendants, but because that particular jade pendant belonged to Chu Baihan.
Well, never mind. Jingjing had a pitiful background; he would just let her do what she liked.
He sighed and followed her into the shop.
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