My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 135: Poison in the Dish

Chapter 135: Chapter 135: Poison in the Dish

After finishing, Chu Baihan strode out.

She opened every room door on this floor and then entered them.

The first thing she did after entering was to pick up the bedding to inspect it.

Since Li Chi and others were still busy downstairs feeding the horses and preparing food and water, no one came up, so her inspection was convenient.

When she returned to her original room, Nan Xing and Ruolan anxiously asked, "Princess, what happened?"

"What do you think of this inn?" Chu Baihan asked in a deep voice.

"Well... it’s quite run-down. Just now when I went to close the window, it almost fell out. But fortunately, the place is still considerably clean. To find such a place in this remote area is indeed lucky," Nan Xing quickly expressed her feelings.

Ruolan nodded in agreement, "Indeed, from the clothes worn by the old lady and the layout of this inn, she and her son seem to be simple folk."

"Smell this bedding," Chu Baihan didn’t rush to express her opinion. She picked up one of the quilts and threw it in front of Nan Xing and Ruolan.

Both of them bent down to smell it but couldn’t detect anything amiss.

At that moment, Little Tuanzi sleepily opened his eyes.

Rubbing his eyes and clutching the quilt over him, he said softly, "Mom, it’s so comfortable. I want to sleep more."

"Alright, you continue sleeping," Chu Baihan walked over and gently touched his head.

Watching him fall back asleep, Chu Baihan turned back to Nan Xing and Ruolan and said seriously, "In all the nations, the common materials for making bedding are hemp and cotton. Cotton is precious, only affordable by common households. Ordinary people’s homes always use hemp for their bedding."

Upon hearing this, Nan Xing’s eyes slightly changed.

She quickly pinched the quilt in her hand and exclaimed in shock, "Princess, this is a cotton quilt!"

"How could an old inn obtain cotton quilts?" Ruolan also murmured softly, feeling a chill running down her spine.

"Princess, there is something wrong with this inn!"

Nan Xing and Ruolan both looked up and spoke to Chu Baihan with a serious tone.

"Princess, we cannot stay here any longer, let’s leave right away," Nan Xing said as she tried to come over and pick up Xixi and Jingjing to leave.

But Chu Baihan held her back and then shook her head seriously.

"The moment we stepped into the inn, we became the prey of others. Leaving now would still not free us from the fate of the enemy hidden in darkness and us in light..."

"So, Your Highness, you mean we should pretend as if we know nothing and then turn the tables?" Ruolan asked in shock.

"Exactly," Chu Baihan nodded.

Nan Xing and Ruolan exchanged glances; they naturally followed the Princess’s orders unconditionally.

"Inform our people covertly, no one sleeps tonight, stay alert," Chu Baihan ordered sternly.

"Yes, Princess. But shouldn’t we warn General Li and the others?" Ruolan asked, frowning.

Chu Baihan shook her head, "Although they are escorting us to Jiangnan, no one knows what their true intentions are, better to be cautious."

She had Xixi and Jingjing by her side; she could not afford any mishaps.

"Yes, Princess."

At that moment, the wind blew the window shut.

Nan Xing hurriedly ran to close the window, then helplessly said to Chu Baihan, "Princess, it’s raining heavily outside, and the wind is very strong. Even if we want to leave quickly, it won’t be easy now."

The road ahead was complex in terrain, which required caution on a normal day, let alone during rain—an absolutely perilous risk.

"It seems this is fate..." Chu Baihan’s eyes turned cold as she murmured softly.

She was curious to know who really wanted to harm them.

Could it be, someone did not want her to go to Jiangnan?

"You all go back to your rooms and rest as if nothing has happened," she ordered calmly.

So many people gathered in the same room inevitably raised suspicions.

"Yes, Princess. But Princess, if anything happens, remember to call us immediately," Nan Xing earnestly said.

Chu Baihan was both amused and exasperated as she nodded, "Alright, I’ll call you when the time comes."

After Nan Xing and Ruolan had left, Chu Junxi and Yan Jingjing slowly woke up.

"Mother, what has happened?"

Little Tuanzi continued to rub his eyes and asked in a muffled voice, his tone filled with confusion.

"Yes, Mother, why are we lying on a bed? Weren’t we traveling in a carriage?"

Jingjing also scratched her head, asking with equal confusion.

"From now on, in the presence of others, you must call me ’Master’," Chu Baihan patiently instructed.

Chu Junxi and Yan Jingjing exchanged glances, both extremely clever, they quickly realized their mother must have arranged new identities for them.

"Okay, Mother," they answered in unison.

Chu Baihan sat on the bedside, explained the general situation to them, and then asked, "Which of you two is willing to go down with Mother now?"

Staying here was also very passive, so she planned to go down and see what exactly was going on.

"Mother, we both want to go down,"

Little Tuanzi got off the bed and said earnestly.

Jingjing quickly nodded as well.

"Alright, I will take you both down now, but remember you must be careful,"

"Yes, Mother."

When Chu Baihan was leading Yan Jingjing and Chu Junxi downstairs, one on each side, everyone’s attention was drawn to them.

"Madam, are these two children both yours? They are really well-behaved,"

the old lady noticed Jingjing and Xixi’s presence and exclaimed with praise.

"Thank you," Chu Baihan hid her emotions in her eyes and nodded slightly.

"Miss, are you hungry?" Li Chi approached Chu Baihan and asked respectfully.

It was only then that Chu Baihan noticed the tables of food not far away.

Li Chi quickly added, "This is the food our people brought from the carriage, and with addition of some dishes from the inn’s kitchen, these meals were prepared."

"Jingjing, Xixi, let’s go eat," Chu Baihan nodded and then led the two children over to the tables.

Li Chi remained vigilant; he took out a silver needle and tested all the food one by one.

Finally, after a long check, he turned around and earnestly said to Chu Baihan, "Princess, the food was prepared by us, and I have also tested it for poison. Everything is safe, you can eat without worry."

"Let everyone sit down and eat," Chu Baihan said in a calm voice.

Only then did Li Chi turn around to call everyone to sit down.

The tables were almost completely full.

Jingjing reached out to grab a chicken leg, but Chu Baihan somehow produced two buns and placed them in front of them.

"Are you hungry? Then eat some buns to fill your stomachs first," she said softly.

Luckily, both little ones didn’t resist and quickly complied obediently.

The rest indulged heartily, but suddenly, someone collapsed with a "bang."

Subsequently, others also started falling down.

Before collapsing, they struggled to say, "General, Princess, the food is poisoned!"