My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 154 Planting a Spy by Her Side

Chapter 154: Chapter 154 Planting a Spy by Her Side

After Chu Baihan spoke these words, Kang Jin’s hand holding the prescription shuddered, and his face went pale.

"I, I misspoke earlier. I took the prescription to the pharmacy, and the clerk there definitely would understand it. That’s the real meaning of what I meant to say."

He swallowed hard, then quickly contrived this explanation.

"Is that so? Then how do you explain not being able to find your family’s ladle?" Chu Baihan asked coldly.

"I, I just temporarily forgot..."

"Still lying!" Chu Baihan completely lost her patience and grabbed his hand.

Kang Jin’s hand was dirty but smooth, without a single callus, giving the appearance of someone who has never done hard labor.

"I just asked Granny Kang; your family is poor, and since childhood, you’ve had to do a lot of physical work. So why are there no calluses on your hands?" Chu Baihan asked sternly.

At this point, Kang Jin finally ran out of things to say.

He gritted his teeth, summoned all his strength to wrest his hand free, and then turned to run away.

But after he had run only a few steps, Yan Lin reached out, grabbed his collar, and hauled him back.

"Speak, what is really going on; I have no patience." Chu Baihan walked slowly towards him, her voice cold as she demanded an answer.

"Princess, spare my life, Princess, spare my life..."

"Hmph, you indeed know who I am. Tell me, who instructed you? You feigned misery to stay near me; what is the purpose of the person behind the curtain?"

Chu Baihan’s voice grew colder with each word.

She detested anyone taking advantage of her kindness.

Kang Jin, who had been relatively composed earlier, was now terrified by the powerful aura Chu Baihan emitted. His body shook, and his eyes were red.

He continued to kowtow, then choked out, "I, I don’t know who that person is because they wore a mask. They just gave me silvers, arranged an identity for me, and said that when you would go to Jiangnan, I should find a way to stay by your side..."

"And this method was taught to you by that person?" Chu Baihan asked harshly.

"Yes, yes. The person said that you had helped a little beggar before, so this method should be able to arouse your compassion."

Kang Jin continued in a low voice.

What?

Chu Baihan’s brows furrowed deeply.

The person knew she had helped a little beggar...

But through all these years, the only beggar she had helped was—Feng Shan.

Just who was this person behind the curtain?

It seemed like they knew her very well.

"Where is Granny Kang’s real grandson?" Yan Lin asked in a heavy voice at this point.

"Dead, he’s dead."

"Did you kill him?" There was a flash of murderous intent in Chu Baihan’s eyes, and her voice was both icy and angry.

"No, no, it wasn’t us. The real Kang Jin had been killed by Siminghui long before, and I replaced him afterward."

Siminghui?

What was that?

Seeing the confusion on Chu Baihan’s face, the faux Kang Jin quickly explained, "Jiangnan hasn’t had rain for so long, so someone formed Siminghui. They took control of all the nearby rivers, lakes, and even the wells. Except for some households who secretly have wells, everyone else must buy water from them..."

"The real Kang Jin died because their home ran out of water and they had no money. So he sneaked to the public well in the street to fetch water, only to be discovered and then beaten to death."

When speaking of these events, the faux Kang Jin’s body shuddered.

He had witnessed that bloody scene with his own eyes; it truly was... terrible.

"I, I didn’t want to deceive Granny Kang. But, but if she knew Kang Jin was dead, she would be very heartbroken. So I agreed to that person’s request and started learning Kang Jin’s mannerisms and habits. Since Granny Kang is blind, she hasn’t discovered the truth to this day..."

The fake Kang Jin bit his lower lip, explaining forlornly.

"Water should be used by the people and cannot be privately owned. Shouldn’t the government office take care of this matter?"

Yan Chen, who had been silent all the while, snapped his fan shut and asked in a strange tone.

Upon hearing this, the fake Kang Jin immediately became furious.

"They’ve long been colluding together. How could the government office bother to intervene!"

Yan Chen and Yan Lin exchanged a look.

The two, who were originally at odds, shared the same thought at this moment—that is—

Li Shang must die.

"Princess, you must not seek out the people from Siminghui. They’ve gathered many experts; it would be dangerous for you," the fake Kang Jin frowned, speaking softly.

"You, a deceiver, still knows to worry about our safety?"

Chu Baihan spoke in an indifferent tone, her expression unreadable.

"I, I’m not entirely a bad person," the fake Kang Jin stammered in response.

At the end, he added, "And the person who bribed me, he let me follow you without ordering me to harm you."

To plant a spy by her side and still claim it wasn’t meant to harm her?

Chu Baihan’s expression was one of irony.

But who was the person behind the scenes?

What were their true intentions?

Glancing at the fake Kang Jin, Chu Baihan knew she would not get any more information from him. She turned to leave.

Seeing this, the fake Kang Jin tentatively asked, "You, you’re not going to kill me?"

"If I kill you, who will take care of Grandma Kang? Remember, I will have people watching you. If you dare to treat Grandma Kang poorly, I will never let you off the hook," she said coldly.

After dropping these words, Chu Baihan left directly.

Yan Chen, while fanning himself, followed behind Chu Baihan.

He was extremely interested in her at this moment.

"The Princess actually forgives deception so easily. If it were me, I would certainly have that child killed," he said, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.

Being a Prince of the current dynasty, how could he tolerate such child’s deception and scheming?

Hearing his words, Chu Baihan merely slowed her pace slightly, finding him unworthy of a response.

But a sudden remark from Yan Lin caused a change in her expression.

"Grandma Kang must have said something to you for you to spare that child."

"Hmm." After a moment of silence, she nodded.

Just now, Grandma Kang had grasped her hand and pleaded with her in a sorrowful voice—

"My lady, I know you’re a noble and not of ordinary status. If Kangkang has done something to offend you, I will atone for it, please spare him. Although he’s not my real grandson, I’ve felt the kindness he’s shown me these past days..."

Grandma Kang had known the boy was an impostor all along; she just couldn’t bear to expose him.

"Father was right, I am too soft-hearted," Chu Baihan murmured softly to herself with a complicated expression.

Because of her soft heart, she now wavered in her feelings towards Yan Lin.

Because of her soft heart, she had spared quite a few people.

Yan Chen could hardly bear to see Chu Baihan getting so close to Yan Lin, he took the initiative to come over and asked with a smile, "Princess, where shall we go now?"