My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 149 She, is Actually the Eldest Princess

Chapter 149: Chapter 149 She, is Actually the Eldest Princess

Yan Lin stood by Chu Baihan’s side, and with a simple glance upward, he could see the lustful gaze that Li Shang directed at her.

His eyes instantly turned cold.

As Li Shang approached, he immediately took action.

Nobody was able to see clearly what happened, but with a "snap," the sound of Li Shang’s wrist being brutally broken echoed.

"Ah!!!!"

Li Shang let out a painful scream, akin to that of a slaughtered pig.

"What are you all standing around for? Won’t you come to save your official?"

Li Shang turned back to find his men hadn’t reacted yet. Twisting his face in anger, he barked at them.

Hearing the scolding, the guards finally snapped to attention. They quickly drew their swords and moved to attack Yan Lin.

"Whoever dares to make a move, I’ll kill him."

It was at this moment that Chu Baihan took out a dagger from her clothing and pressed it directly against Li Shang’s neck.

The icy touch gave Li Shang the sensation of standing at the entrance to Yama Hall.

"Everyone, fall back for your official,"

he continued to bellow.

The guards, their hearts racing, dared not advance.

"Do you all realize what you are doing? I am the Magistrate, an official appointed by the court. Wounding me will cost you your heads."

Regaining his composure, Li Shang warned Chu Baihan and Yan Lin through gritted teeth, enduring the pain.

Chu Baihan arched an eyebrow, then spoke calmly, "Whether we will lose our heads is not for the Magistrate to be concerned about. We just have one question, is Zhang Rong your man? Are all the things he did done at your behest?"

Li Shang, though arrogant, had some brains.

On hearing Chu Baihan’s words, he became wary and quickly pretended to be composed as he replied, "Li Shang is a citizen of Jiangnan, and as their official parent, of course I must protect him. Are you harming me over this matter?"

"Quite a tough mouth you’ve got there," Chu Baihan and Yan Lin exchanged a glance and she muttered sarcastically.

"What audacity you have!"

At that moment, a woman and a young girl walked out, followed by many maids and nannies.

The loud scolding came from the woman.

"You fools, the official is in danger, and you don’t move to save him?" the woman berated the guards in anger.

The guards showed distressed expressions.

"Madam, there’s a knife at the official’s throat," they stammered in explanation.

What?

Wang Lanyue, the woman, trembled upon hearing this.

She raised her hand and pointed at Chu Baihan, "You, what audacity you have."

"Is this your wife?" Chu Baihan glanced down at Li Shang and asked offhandedly.

Li Shang said nothing, his small eyes swiftly darting around.

He was thinking of ways to escape.

"Are you here for money or what? Speak directly, there’s no need to harm anyone,"

it was then that the young girl by Wang Lanyue’s side spoke.

She was Li Shang’s sister, Li Jiaoqing.

Holding up the hem of her skirt, she took a few steps forward and looked up, only to find herself looking at Yan Lin who stood beside Chu Baihan.

Her heart skipped a beat.

This man seemed as if he stepped right out of a painting.

When did Jiangnan ever have such a figure?

Suppressing the emotions in her heart, her tone became somewhat gentler, "Young master, if you have any demands, just state them. Wounding my brother is of no benefit to you."

Chu Baihan noticed that the other’s eyes seemed unwilling to leave Yan Lin’s side, her brows slightly furrowed.

No matter where a certain prince went, he always attracted attention like a butterfly to flowers.

Sensing the coldness emanating from Chu Baihan, Yan Lin’s brows furrowed.

He didn’t know what he had done wrong to upset his Princess Consort.

"Miss, there is a tyrant in your city who abducts innocent women, attempting to sell them to brothels. Today, when he intentionally harmed our people and we discovered him, we sent him to the authorities. Unexpectedly, the Magistrate not only refused to give us justice but even sided with that scoundrel. What do you think should be done about this?"

A sneer tugged at the corner of Chu Baihan’s lips as she ironically posed the question back to Li Jiaoqing.

At these words, Li Jiaoqing’s eyes flickered.

She knew who Chu Baihan was talking about.

She was also aware of some of the things her brother did.

But she couldn’t admit it!

After sneaking a shy glance at Yan Lin, she spoke up with righteous indignation, "Miss, please do not spout baseless accusations. My brother is dedicated to the welfare of the people, seeking blessings for them; how could he possibly commit such atrocities against the people and himself. You must be mistaken."

"Another unrepentant one."

Seeing the other person’s attitude, Chu Baihan let out a cold laugh.

She had thought there might be someone reasonable in the Li family, but it seemed she had hoped for too much.

After all, how different could the members of a single household be in their conduct?

Just then, a guard on gate duty came riding in to report.

"My lord, my lord, Prince Yan Chen has entered the city."

What?

Why has Yan Chen come at this time?

Li Shang truly felt both panic and pain.

He had many things yet to arrange, and Prince Yan Chen’s arrival at this time was not to his benefit.

However, with Yan Chen’s arrival, maybe he could deal with these troublesome citizens.

With this thought, a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes.

Shortly after the guard’s report, Yan Chen arrived on horseback with his retinue.

Seeing this, Wang Lanyue hurriedly threw herself down in front of someone’s horse.

"Prince Yan Chen, you have finally arrived; your servant pays respects to Prince Yan Chen."

But suddenly, an indifferent voice came from above her, "I am not Prince Yan Chen."

Ah?

Wang Lanyue looked up in surprise, only then realizing that beside the person she knelt to, there was another man dressed in splendid attire and carrying an extraordinary demeanor.

She had knelt before the wrong person!

Li Jiaoqing quickly came forward to help her up, and then knelt down to Prince Yan Chen to repeat the greeting.

The scene was extremely comical, and Yan Lian and others who were watching couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Wang Lanyue could not even bother about her own embarrassment as she quickly cried out, "Prince Yan Chen, our lord has been taken hostage by several troublemakers, please rescue him."

Troublemakers took the Magistrate hostage?

Yan Chen looked over with a dark expression, only to meet the gazes of Chu Baihan, Yan Lin, and Yan Lian — and in that instant, his face grew even darker.

"Those several, are they the troublemakers you’re referring to?" he asked in a quiet voice.

Wang Lanyue failed to notice the off tone in his voice and kept on complaining, "Yes, my lord, it is them. They broke the hand of our household’s lord and even held a knife to his neck to threaten him. In broad daylight, is there no law left, my lord, please save our household’s lord."

"Prince Yan Chen, you must be tired from such a long journey," Chu Baihan said in a nonchalant voice from behind Wang Lanyue.

Before she and Li Jiaoqing could react, Yan Chen slowly spoke up, "Princess Consort truly deserves her reputation as a heroine amongst women, covering such a long distance in less than half a month. Even with my fastest horse, I couldn’t catch up to you."

What, what?

Princess Consort?

Li Jiaoqing, Wang Lanyue, Li Shang, and everyone from the Li Residence looked at Chu Baihan as if they had seen a ghost.