My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 134 Spending the Night in a Desolate Mountain Wilderness

Chapter 134: Chapter 134 Spending the Night in a Desolate Mountain Wilderness

The night wind was very cool.

Chu Baihan lifted the curtain of the carriage window as she gazed at the moon hanging high in the sky, bright and flawless.

Gradually withdrawing her gaze, she saw two Little Tuanzis lying in her arms.

Jingjing and Xixi were sleeping sweetly, her eyes filled with gentleness.

The two most important people in the world to her were right by her side, what more could she regret?

She raised her hand and gently touched Chu Junxi’s head.

"Xixi, your mother must find another Snow Ganoderma to completely cure you," she promised in her heart.

"Princess, we’ve been traveling so quickly, can the Prince catch up?" Ruolan rode up beside Chu Baihan and asked in a muffled voice.

In just an hour, they had everything ready, but the Prince Residence couldn’t move at such a speed, so they had to set out first.

"Whether he can catch up or not, we just need to keep going," Chu Baihan said coldly.

"By the way, how many people are accompanying us?" Chu Baihan asked as this occurred to her.

"To respond to the Princess, we have twelve Ming Guards, all managed by Mr. Su. Additionally, the Emperor has also dispatched a general and thirty guards to escort us," Ruolan quickly answered.

"A General? What’s his name?" Chu Baihan slightly frowned and continued to inquire.

"It seems his name is Li Chi, a man of the Emperor."

Li Chi?

Chu Baihan meticulously thought about this name. In their earlier investigations, this man was indeed someone the Emperor trusted.

The Emperor hoped more than anyone for a resolution to the drought in Jiangnan, so there shouldn’t be any tricks along the way.

But, they still couldn’t let their guard down!

"Where is Mr. Su?" she continued to inquire Ruolan.

Su Jingfu was also accompanying her to Jiangnan this time.

With both the Left Minister and Right Minister in Nanduan Kingdom, and her royal brother also in court, it was harmless for Su Jingfu to stay in Yan Country temporarily.

"To respond to the Princess, Mr. Su is in the carriage behind," Ruolan replied.

"Tell him to stay vigilant on this journey, and not to relax even slightly," Chu Baihan ordered solemnly.

"Yes, Princess."

Just then, Li Chi turned his horse around.

"Princess, the horses cannot keep traveling without stopping, or they might collapse from exhaustion. We have been traveling for hours, don’t you think we should let the horses stop to graze and rest for a while?" he asked earnestly.

"Then let’s stop and rest."

The indifferent voice of Chu Baihan came from within the carriage.

"There is an inn just ahead; we could go there," Li Chi quickly suggested.

"Alright."

Everyone stopped in front of the inn.

Ruolan crawled into the carriage, and she and Chu Baihan each carried one of Jingjing and Xixi down.

"This..."

Li Chi was stunned by the scene.

He had met up with Chu Baihan at the city gate, so he had no idea that there were two children in Chu Baihan’s carriage.

"These two are disciples of this Princess,"

Chu Baihan glanced at him and responded indifferently.

Only then did she clearly see his appearance, not very old, full of integrity, and seemingly a sincere person.

Disciples?

Disciples so young?

Also, didn’t that little girl look a bit like the one from Prince Lin’s family?

Though he had doubts, Li Chi was very aware of his place and didn’t ask further but turned to arrange for his subordinates to lead the horses to graze.

Nan Xing also regained her composure, her hair bound with just a single hair tie, holding a whip in her hand, exuding a cool demeanor.

She lowered her head and said to Chu Baihan, "Princess, I will go in first and check the situation."

"Hmm." Chu Baihan nodded.

The place could be described as "wild and desolate," making the existence of this inn a bit too eerie.

Soon, Nan Xing ran back.

"Princess, there’s only an old lady inside, a local from a nearby village. Her son opened this inn to make some money from passersby. But business has been slow recently, so her son returned to the village, leaving only her to mind the inn," Nan Xing explained everything she had learned.

"Leaving an old woman to mind the inn without fear of bandits?" Li Chi walked over and asked in a muffled voice.

"The inn is very simple inside; probably the bandits aren’t interested either," Nan Xing replied with a frown.

At that moment, the guard dispatched by Li Chi returned.

"Reporting to the general, everything is normal around here."

Hearing this, Li Chi’s vigilance was slightly eased.

He spoke softly, "In that case, let’s stay here for the night. Princess, please come inside."

Chu Baihan held Jingjing in her arms, nodded, and then stepped over the threshold, walking in with measured strides.

The old lady heard the noise and came inside.

"This, this..."

Seeing so many people for the first time, she was frightened.

"Old lady, don’t be nervous, we are just passing by and are here to stay at the inn," Chu Baihan assured warmly as she approached with Jingjing in her arms.

Perhaps because she was approachable and was holding a child, the old lady’s caution was somewhat alleviated.

"But, but I don’t have that many rooms," she said, shaking her head apologetically.

"No matter, we’ll sleep in however many rooms there are, and the others can rest in the hall," Li Chi said as he took out a bag of silver from his person.

The old lady, seeing so much silver for the first time, became flustered again.

"We can manage on our own, old lady, don’t worry," Chu Baihan reassured her, then proceeded upstairs with Jingjing in her arms.

Ruolan, seeing this, also hugged Xixi tightly and followed.

There was too much commotion here, which could disturb the sleep of the little master and Little Princess Consort, so it was best to go upstairs quickly.

Wanting a quieter spot, Chu Baihan chose the room at the far end of the second floor.

She entered the room and set Jingjing down at the head of the bed.

Ruolan then placed Xixi at the foot of the bed.

"I think these two little ones are exhausted; they haven’t woken up yet," Chu Baihan murmured sympathetically.

Other people’s children are carefree.

Her children, however, must follow her on a weary journey.

Seeing her sorrow, Nan Xing quickly spoke up to comfort, "Princess, the Little Princess Consort and the little master are happiest by your side, everything is worth it."

Hearing Nan Xing’s comforting words, Chu Baihan’s mood slightly improved.

"Go downstairs and see if there’s any hot water. Bring some up, and I’ll give these two a face wash," she directed.

"Yes, Princess."

Nan Xing and Ruolan nodded, then exited.

Chu Baihan retracted her gaze, intending to cover the little ones with quilts.

But as her hand touched the quilt, her expression subtly changed.

She picked up the quilt, felt it carefully in her palm, then leaned down to smell it, her expression gradually becoming serious.

Soon, Nan Xing and Nan Xing brought up the wooden basin.

"Princess, we are in luck; the old lady just made some hot water for washing up," Nan Xing said.

"Princess, we can wipe down the little master and Little Princess Consort for you; you rest," Ruolan said, rolling up her sleeves to start working.

But Chu Baihan spoke sternly, "Wait a moment; you two watch over Xixi and Jingjing. I’ll go out and have a look."