My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 213: Female Body Found by the River

Chapter 213: Chapter 213: Female Body Found by the River

Having boarded the carriage, Chu Baihan looked helplessly at Tang Ze.

"Master Tang, are you helping me, or are you trying to ruin me? Although I don’t care about winning or losing, if I’m slower than Shi Jing, won’t he become even more arrogant? More importantly, I do not want others to interrupt my thoughts..."

She spoke earnestly.

Tang Ze was polishing his sword scabbard. Hearing her words, he slowly raised his head, his deep gaze fixed on her, then he asked in a deep voice, "Do you not trust yourself, or do you not trust me as the Pavilion Master?"

"What do you mean, could it be that you..."

Chu Baihan looked at him in surprise.

"I will investigate the case with you. Since I can serve as the Think Tank for the Crown Prince, naturally, I can also be your Think Tank," Tang Ze said lightly.

"You agreed to be the Crown Prince’s Think Tank probably because he offered you good terms. I must say in advance, no matter how capable you are, I can’t offer better terms."

Chu Baihan quickly said.

Tang Ze indeed was very capable, and with his help, she felt confident.

However, having the prestigious Tang Sect Master as her Think Tank, she felt flattered.

"I don’t need anything in return from you, after all, you saved my life back then," said Tang Ze, his eyes downcast, hiding the emotions within as he spoke slowly.

"Yes, I did save you once, but how many times have you saved me since then? If we were to really count, I owe you far too much," Chu Baihan shook her head, her tone somewhat helpless.

She always disliked owing favors to others, but she owed Tang Ze so many debts of gratitude.

"If you feel uncomfortable about it, just let me stay by your side in the future."

Suddenly, Tang Ze said this in a deep voice.

"What?"

Chu Baihan was startled by his words, looking up at him in confusion.

"It’s nothing, I just feel that Xixi is very caring and sensible, so I thought I would stay by your side to facilitate training Xixi," Tang Ze continued slowly.

His words greatly relieved Chu Baihan.

She had been scared just now, thinking that Tang Ze was about to impose himself on her.

So, this is the reason he has always been by her side? Just because of Xixi?

Unexpectedly, she, as a mother, was benefitting from Xixi’s favor.

"Thank you for taking care of Xixi all these years," Chu Baihan said gratefully.

Many of Xixi’s martial arts skills were personally taught by him.

He, as a mentor, was even more responsible than her as a mother.

"Yan Lin probably doesn’t treat Xixi as well as I do, right?"

Suddenly, Tang Ze said this.

Upon hearing Yan Lin’s name, Chu Baihan’s heart trembled, the tips of her heart quivering.

"He... actually treated Xixi very well. It’s just a pity that he never knew Xixi was his own son," Chu Baihan shook her head, her expression bitter.

"He doesn’t know?"

Tang Ze murmured softly, his thick eyelashes concealing the emotions in his eyes, his silver mask completely covering his face.

"Do you... care about him a lot?"

After a long silence, Tang Ze suddenly looked up at her, his dark eyes seemed to see right through her.

What’s with Tang Ze?

Previously, he didn’t like it when she mentioned things about Yan Country in front of him. Why is he acting so strangely today?

Chu Baihan opened her mouth to say something, but then the voice of a guard came from outside: "Princess, we have arrived at the gate of the residence."

The Princess Residence was not far from the Commandery Prince Residence, so they arrived quickly.

Chu Baihan dismissed the idea of casually chatting with Tang Ze and quickly lifted the carriage curtain to get out.

"Mother."

Just at that moment, Yan Jingjing and Chu Junxi quickly ran out from inside the house, their expressions worried.

"Mother, are you all right?"

Chu Junxi asked with a heart full of concern.

Chu Baihan quickly leaned over, then patted his head, "Xixi, don’t worry, your mother is fine."

"By the way, were you scared by Commandery Prince Xiang causing a scene at the door of the residence today?" she asked in a gentle voice.

"No, Brother Wuming had us leave the Princess Residence ahead of time, so we weren’t frightened," Yan Jingjing quickly replied.

That’s good...

Chu Baihan took a long sigh of relief.

Suddenly, something flashed through her mind.

Could it be, she had overlooked some very important matter?

Yes, Ruolan!

"Did you see your Aunt Ruolan?" Chu Baihan asked with a serious tone.

Ruolan’s presence was amiss all day today.

There were issues in the letters written by Xiang Zhang which were still waiting for Ruolan’s clarification.

"We haven’t seen her either, we are also looking for her. Mother, could something have happened to Aunt Ruolan?" Chu Junxi asked with a furrowed brow and a worried tone.

"I had you go look for Ruolan. Haven’t you found her yet?"

She turned, and sternly asked the Hidden Guard and the guards behind her.

Wushi stepped forward hastily and spoke, "Princess, we have searched everywhere possible but haven’t seen Ruolan. However, I have already ordered people to secretly search the city."

Things had unexpectedly come to this.

Because Ruolan would typically help her move about in the Princess Residence, the palace, and even the military camps, she had not been overly worried when she first learned Ruolan had gone missing.

But now...

"Have the palace and military camps been thoroughly searched?" Chu Baihan asked with a heavy tone.

"Reporting to the Princess, we have searched everywhere," one replied.

"Search the city!"

Chu Baihan ordered with a heavy heart.

In this matter concerning Xiang Zhang, she absolutely trusted Ruolan.

But now Ruolan’s disappearance made her even more worried about Ruolan’s safety.

"No, I must join you in searching for her."

Chu Baihan’s eyelids twitched uncontrollably, making her even more restless, and she decided to personally follow along in the search.

"Princess, it has already darkened, you should rather wait in the residence, let us go search," Wushi earnestly said.

"No, I cannot rest easy!"

"Jingjing, Xixi, you both stay quietly in the residence. As soon as your mother finds Aunt Ruolan, I will come back immediately, okay?"

"Okay, Mother, you also be careful,"

Yan Jingjing and Chu Junxi each held Chu Baihan’s sleeve, and then earnestly cautioned her.

Chu Baihan quickly turned and went out, only to discover that a certain Pavilion Master was also following.

"Aren’t you hurt? You should stay in..."

Chu Baihan intended to let him rest in the Princess Residence.

Tang Ze interrupted her directly, "The capital still has quite a few people from the Tang Sect, only I can mobilize them. With their help, searching will be twice as effective."

Fine...

Chu Baihan finally compromised, after all, his point was valid.

She didn’t take her carriage but instead mounted a horse and headed out onto the streets.

Because of the terrifying events that transpired during the day, the townspeople were panicked and hence the night was unusually quiet, not many people were on the streets, allowing Chu Baihan to ride unimpeded.

Yet, after searching for a long while through the streets and alleys, she saw no sign of Ruolan.

Suddenly at this time, a person from the Tang Sect reported.

"Pavilion Master, Princess, a woman’s body was found by the river."