My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 163 Princess Qingping

Chapter 163: Chapter 163 Princess Qingping

"Butler Zhang, save us, save us, these people want to ruin our Siminghui."

The few men started shouting.

Upon seeing this, Butler Zhang’s face darkened.

"Who are you people, to act so recklessly here!"

"We are carrying out the orders of Lord Li, the Siminghui should not exist!" Chu Baihan spoke indifferently.

Lord Li? Li Shang?

This damned man, after taking their money, he still dares to arrest people.

Murder flashed in Butler Zhang’s eyes.

"You are lying, if Lord Li were to arrest someone, there’s no way we wouldn’t know about it. You’ve got some nerve, daring to forge Lord Li’s orders. Guards, take them!"

With a wave of his hand, dozens of men immediately charged out from behind him.

The commoners were frightened by this display and quickly retreated to the side.

But these dozens of men were merely putting on a show of strength, and in just a short while, they were knocked down to the ground.

Butler Zhang seemed to be somewhat skilled.

However, in less than twenty moves in Ziyi’s hands, he too was captured.

"Take them away," Yan Lin ordered coldly.

"Yes, my lord."

Soon the guards they had brought along had taken all these men to the government office.

The commoners breathed a sigh of relief and then began applauding happily.

The men were captured, but the icy look in Chu Baihan’s eyes only grew more intense.

"Do you feel something isn’t right?" She turned her head to ask Yan Lin.

"You noticed too, did you?" Yan Lin spoke in a grave tone.

Quickly, Chu Baihan and Yan Lin spoke in unison, "The martial arts skills of these men are different from what Prince Yan Chen (our elder brother) described."

That’s right, different!

Among these dozens of people, where were those with high martial arts proficiency?

"Although our elder brother often resorts to dirty tricks, he wouldn’t lie about this matter," Yan Lin said solemnly.

Yan Lian, standing to the side, heard this and touched his nose.

Fortunately, the elder brother is not here now; otherwise, hearing the eighth prince’s description, he might just die of anger.

"So there are only two possibilities. One is that the people from Siminghui whom Yan Chen encountered last night were not mere underlings, hence their martial arts were superior to the street ruffians here; or secondly, those people last night were not from Siminghui at all."

"Do you guys think there might be another organization in Jiangnan?" Chu Baihan suddenly thought of something, speaking in a muffled voice.

"I doubt it; one Siminghui is troublesome enough, if there are other organizations, when will we ever finish dealing with these messes!"

Yan Lian swallowed hard, his expression filled with reluctance.

"Let’s return to the residence first and see if Li Shang has returned; I have something to ask him," Princess Qingping said.

Chu Baihan mounted the horse nearby and galloped toward Li Residence.

After Yan Lin followed, he instructed Ziyi and the others to stay behind and clean up the rest of the Siminghui members.

By the time Chu Baihan and her party returned to Li Residence, Li Shang had not yet come back, but there were guests at the residence.

A carriage was stopped at the entrance, and Li Jiaoqing was helping a young woman down.

"Commandery Princess, this is Princess Qingping, Princess Chunjing’s younger daughter," Li Jiaoqing immediately brought the other party forward to perform a greeting.

Tang Qingping carried an air of pride about her. She glanced at Chu Baihan and then ignored her, heading straight for Yan Lin and Yan Lian.

"Princess Qingping pays her respects to the second cousins," she began slowly.

Yan Lin made no response, while Yan Lian gave a forced smile and then nodded.

"Mother was not aware that the cousins had already arrived in Jiangnan, hence no banquet was prepared. We have been negligent in our duties, and for that, I beg your pardon," she continued, apologizing.

"There’s no need for such trouble; we’ve come here to aid in the disaster relief of Jiangnan. Banquets are unnecessary," Yan Lian said, waving his hand dismissively and hastily rejecting the offer.

Feeling the atmosphere turn somewhat awkward, he hurriedly asked, "May I inquire the reason for our cousin’s visit to the Li Residence today?"

They had all never met this cousin, and they couldn’t engage in conversation; it was incredibly awkward.

"With the disaster in Jiangnan, there’s a shortage of grain, and many commoners are unable to feed themselves. My mother is compassionate, so she ordered porridge to be cooked early, planning to distribute it in the streets. I wonder if both cousins would be willing to help?" she asked quietly.

Upon hearing this, Yan Lian immediately looked over to Yan Lin.

Yan Lin turned to Chu Baihan and directly asked, "Hanhan, what is your opinion?"

All eyes fell on Chu Baihan as he spoke.

Li Jiaoqing could not hide her jealousy.

Why did such a towering hero as Prince Lin need to consult the opinion of the Princess of Nanduan Kingdom on such a trivial matter?

What virtues and abilities did she possess!

Hearing Yan Lin’s words, Chu Baihan frowned slightly and said directly, "Decide for yourself."

Asking her about such minor matters—she was not the butler!

After speaking, she swept into the room with a flick of her sleeve.

"It means, you two can handle this matter by yourselves," said the Princess.

Upon hearing Chu Baihan’s retort, Yan Lin coldly rejected Princess Qingping’s invitation.

Tang Qingping’s face stiffened.

"I too have matters to attend to, so I will not delay you further," he said.

Yan Lian gestured with his hand and promptly made to leave.

If this cousin did not respect the eighth princess consort, then he would not offer her any face either.

Watching them leave, Li Jiaoqing quickly lowered her voice and said to Princess Qingping, whose face was deeply embarrassed, "Your Highness, you see, I did not deceive you. The princes do listen to that Princess from Nanduan Kingdom."

"I had already told you before coming that, although you hold prestige in the capital city of Jiangnan, second only to your mother, now that the Princess of Nanduan Kingdom has arrived, you must keep a lower profile."

Tang Qingping did not speak, but she felt very unhappy inside.

Now, after hearing Li Jiaoqing’s inflammatory remarks, the flames in her heart ignited instantly.

"Alas, the Princess of Nanduan Kingdom should be an outsider, yet I do not understand why the princes would heed her words. You don’t know, but that day, it was she who led the challenge against my brother, making his situation so difficult," Li Jiaoqing said, biting her lower lip and feigning distress.

"This Commandery Princess has long heard that the women from Nanduan Kingdom are all bewitching vixens; probably our cousins have been bewitched by her, which is why they let this guest get the better of them," Tang Qingping spoke coldly.

"Exactly, she may well be a Princess, but she is the Princess of Nanduan Kingdom, after all. What right does she have to lord over us in Yan Country?" Li Jiaoqing continued.

Seeing Tang Qingping’s expression turn increasingly unpleasant, Li Jiaoqing felt that her scheme might work.

Tang Qingping, though only a Commandery Princess, had tremendous pride.

Having always been treated with the utmost dignity in Jiangnan, she naturally felt disgruntled now that someone had come along to overshadow her.

Thus, she could completely be used to deal with Chu Baihan.

"Your Highness, I believe that the other prince actually wanted to help you earlier, but it was all because of her refusal. This was a perfect opportunity to foster relations with the princes... Her interference should not be tolerated," Li Jiaoqing whispered further.

"What do you mean?" Tang Qingping’s expression sharpened.

"Your Highness, Jiaoqing deserves to die. The truth is, Jiaoqing has been afraid to tell you for several years, but two years ago, when you argued with the Princess, I accidentally overheard your conversation. Thus, I knew you were not her biological daughter, and moreover, that the Princess had plans to marry you off to a prince," Li Jiaoqing hastily knelt.