My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 168 Interrogation of Li Shang

Chapter 168: Chapter 168 Interrogation of Li Shang

"It’s been so long without rain, is it really not going to work?"

Due to the prolonged wait, the people couldn’t help but express their doubts again.

But as soon as these words left his mouth, Yan Lin’s sword, still stained with blood, was at his throat.

"Prince, Prince, this lowly one knows his wrongs, this lowly one knows his wrongs." He quickly knelt down to beg for mercy.

Only then did Yan Lin withdraw his sword.

He looked up towards the top of the mountain, a trace of worry in his dark eyes.

At this moment, Chu Baihan and Nan Xing walked down from the mountain.

"Eighth... cough, Your Highness the Princess, what is the result?" Yan Lian hurried over to them.

"It failed." Chu Baihan shook her head.

Failed, it failed.

Hearing Chu Baihan’s words, the people were both angry and desperate.

They looked at Chu Baihan several times, wanting to voice their anger, but recalling Yan Lin’s earlier demeanor, they could only suppress their fear with trepidation.

One person couldn’t hold back any longer and asked softly, "Your Highness the Princess, if even you have failed to call for rain, what should we do, just wait to die?"

"Yeah, are we just waiting to die?"

The rest of the people couldn’t restrain themselves either, their voices muffled in agreement.

"Otherwise, Your Highness the Princess, apologize to the gods again. Maybe they will stop being angry and decide to spare us."

The gods, again with the gods.

Chu Baihan’s expression grew cold as she looked at the crowd, then raised her voice in question, "Do you truly believe that Jiangnan’s plight is because you have offended the gods? That the wells dried up overnight because I disturbed the peace of the gods in a decrepit temple?"

"Could it not be the case?"

The people timidly spoke up.

"Fine, let’s say it’s the work of the gods. Merciful gods would blame the people and put an entire city in peril just because they were not worshiped? Is such a deity truly a god?"

Chu Baihan’s voice grew colder with each sentence.

"You must not insult the gods like that!"

"Exactly, Your Highness the Princess, are you trying to get us killed?"

"..."

The people’s anger flared up again.

"Since you all are convinced it’s the doing of the gods, then at dawn tomorrow, accompany me to the largest temple in the city to beg the gods for forgiveness," Chu Baihan suddenly spoke in a calm voice.

"This, Your Highness the Princess, you cannot—this is not good!"

Yan Lian grew anxious upon hearing this.

The people were ignorant; was the Eighth Prince’s Sister-in-law really going to indulge their folly?

Yet, Chu Baihan was resolute, "At dawn tomorrow, I await your company."

After saying this, she turned and left down the mountain.

The people were stunned, unable to react for a long time.

When they regained their senses, they clasped their hands together, crying tears of joy, "We’re saved, we’re saved."

Seeing them like this made Yan Lian so frustrated he felt like vomiting blood.

"Eighth Brother, what do we do now?"

"Withdraw the troops first," Yan Lin ordered coldly before pursuing Chu Baihan.

Chu Baihan returned to Li Residence and made a beeline for the woodshed.

Li Shang was being detained there by the guards.

She kicked open the door with one foot.

Startled by the noise, Li Shang jumped up.

"Your Highness the Princess, you’ve come at just the right time. This official has been wronged, I really don’t know anything..."

"Speak, who told you that I could call for rain?" Chu Baihan asked coldly.

"This, Your Highness, I only heard it through the grapevine. Was it a success?" Li Shang swallowed nervously, asking hopefully.

"Failed." Chu Baihan lifted his gaze, looking at him with cold eyes.

Failed, failed?

Li Shang’s complexion was ashen.

"This Princess has no patience, speak, who exactly is it!" Chu Baihan continued to speak coldly.

"Truly, there’s no one, Your Highness, you must believe in this official ah." Li Shang was still being stubborn.

"Nan Xing, throw him into the well." Chu Baihan let out a cold snort, giving the order to Nan Xing.

Nan Xing had been waiting for the command, and as soon as she heard it, she immediately walked over, grabbed Li Shang by the collar, and dragged him out.

Conveniently, there was a well in the courtyard. She merely walked a few steps before she held Li Shang above the well.

"Still unwilling to speak now? If my maidservant lets go, your life won’t be preserved."

Chu Baihan stepped out, her voice soft yet profound.

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

Li Shang was shouting out of fear.

This well had long dried up, if he fell into it, he would either be dead or crippled.

When Yan Lin and the others hurried back, they just happened to witness this scene.

They really hadn’t expected her to interrogate in such a swift and decisive manner.

"This official will tell you, this official will tell all, it was Rongwang Residence’s steward who leaked this information to this official." Li Shang cried out.

"Rongwang Residence? Do you know that insulting a Prince of the nation merits the execution of the entire clan! Are you certain it really was the steward of Rongwang Residence?" Yan Lin spoke in a stern voice.

Li Shang, trembling and crying, answered, "Prince Yan, this official wouldn’t dare to falsely accuse even if I had eight hundred guts. It was truly Rongwang Residence’s steward. Normally, when the Siminghui delivers water late, the Li Residence relies on Rongwang Residence for help. This official has an excellent relationship with Rongwang Residence, how could I not recognize their steward?"

Following your logic, Rongwang Residence has plenty of water?" Chu Baihan asked with a cold voice.

"Yes, yes, they must have many wells in their residence. Each time they deliver water to this official, they are always very generous." Li Shang hurriedly replied.

"Your residence also has many wells. Why have all your wells dried up, whereas the wells of Rongwang Residence have an endless supply of water, and you never thought anything was amiss?"

Suddenly, Chu Baihan lowered her voice, asking Li Shang in a meaningful tone.

Right, right...

Reminded by her, Li Shang also began to realize something was wrong.

But he wasn’t given a chance to think it through, as with a signal from Chu Baihan, Nan Xing loosened her grip, and he fell straight into the well.

"Ah..."

He let out a series of screams.

"I’m going to die, I’m going to die..." he continued to roar.

Meanwhile, Chu Baihan stood above, rubbing her ears. She waited until Li Shang tired of shouting, then spoke in no hurry, "Master Li, aren’t you still alive? Why scream?"

"Huh? How come I’m not dead? Water, there’s so much water!"

Immediately after, splashing sounds came from below.

Yan Lin immediately ordered someone to bring a torch, and when they looked down, they discovered that the well was full of water.

"This isn’t right, when I first entered the residence, I checked all the wells and they were all dried up, including this one!"

Yan Lian rubbed his eyes, his voice filled with disbelief.

"Did I see it wrong? How is that possible..." he continued to mumble.

"Indeed, you saw it wrong, but not now. You were mistaken the first time," Chu Baihan spoke in an indifferent tone.

"What do you mean?" Yan Lian asked puzzled.

Just at that moment, Jian Yun hurried in from outside.

"Your Highness, I’ve looked over all the maps you gave me, and there indeed was the Formation you mentioned," she said gravely.

Formation, what Formation?

The three Princes’ expressions changed slightly.

"We have always thought that there was no rain in Jiangnan, so we sought methods to induce rainfall and to conserve water for the populace. But we have overlooked one thing—is it really true that Jiangnan gets no rain?"

Chu Baihan had someone pull up Li Shang with a rope, then spoke out coldly.