My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 214 This is Not Ruolan

Chapter 214: Chapter 214 This is Not Ruolan

Hearing this, Chu Baihan’s heart sank.

She then rode her horse to the riverside without hesitation.

When she arrived at the riverbank,

Tang Yu quickly stood in front of her.

"Princess, it’s best if you don’t look," he said with a grave tone.

His demeanor sent Chu Baihan’s heart plummeting to the depths, then it began to tremble bit by bit.

"Move aside."

After dismounting, she spoke with difficulty.

Over there, people from the Tang Sect had already retrieved the body and placed it by the riverbank.

From this vantage point, one could clearly see the clothing on the woman’s body was exactly the same as what Ruolan would wear on any given day.

Chu Baihan’s body staggered.

At that moment, Nan Xing, Jian Yun, Yan Lian, and others also hurried over.

They, too, saw the deceased woman’s clothing...

"Ruolan?" Nan Xing’s eyes immediately reddened.

"Maybe it’s just a similar outfit, it shouldn’t be Ruolan," Yan Lian hurried to offer words of comfort.

Chu Baihan pushed Tang Yu away, then took step by step towards the female corpse.

"Princess, the body has been bloated for several hours, her face has been eaten by fish, it’s not clear to see," said someone from the Tang Sect with a heavy tone.

When they turned the body over, the face was mottled and broken, completely unrecognizable as before.

And the body emitted waves of foul odor.

The people nearby felt their stomachs churn violently, on the verge of vomiting.

Feigning shock, Yan Lian comforted, "See, we didn’t even see the face, maybe it’s really not Ruolan."

"The bracelet on her wrist, it’s the one I gave to Ruolan, I made it myself. It’s not pretty, but Ruolan always wore it,"

Nan Xing shook her head, her tears flowing continuously.

Unable to hold back any longer, she knelt down and kept wiping her tears.

"It’s Ruolan, it’s definitely Ruolan."

Is it Ruolan?

After hearing this, Chu Baihan’s body wobbled backwards a few steps.

"Be careful." Jian Yun quickly came forward to support her.

The atmosphere was oppressively tense.

Chu Baihan’s mood was also intensely suppressed.

Since Ruolan began following her six years ago, she had treated her like her own sister.

Who on earth had harmed her?

At this moment, the sound of horses approached from a distance.

"Great Princess, what has happened?"

It was Shi Jing’s voice.

As the Great General in charge of the capital’s safety, the sudden deployment of so many people from the Tang Sect naturally alerted him, and he came to investigate.

"Right, Shi Jing, what’s happened with Imperial Sister? It wouldn’t happen to be an investigation into the Princely Heir’s case, would it?"

Following him, Princess Nan Leqin covered her mouth in shock as she spoke.

"Princess Leqin, you should return to the palace," Shi Jing frowned and reminded her expressionlessly upon hearing Nan Leqin’s words.

But Nan Leqin wasn’t the least bit aware, continuing to coo, "Shi Jing, it’s so unsafe for this princess to return to the palace alone this late at night. The murderer of Nan Shi hasn’t been found yet, what if someone tries to harm this princess... Imperial Sister, don’t you agree?"

As she spoke, Nan Leqin gave Chu Baihan a provocative look.

Chu Baihan, her heart focused on the female corpse, couldn’t be bothered to pay her any attention.

But Nan Leqin did not stop there; she continued to act spoiled with Shi Jing, "Shi Jing, why don’t you escort me back to the palace personally?"

Nan Leqin’s infatuation with Shi Jing was something that perhaps the entire capital city knew.

But Shi Jing had no affection for her whatsoever.

He spoke coldly, "Princess, if you wish to return to the palace, I can have a guard escort you back. It’s very safe."

"But I want you to escort me!" Nan Leqin was getting anxious.

"I still have a case to investigate; I beg to be excused," Shi Jing once again declined.

"Then I will investigate the case with you. Didn’t you make a bet with the Princess that you would quickly find out who plotted against the Princely Heir? If I accompany you, maybe I can even help you."

"Right, elder sister Princess, you have the Crown Prince to help you, and I’ll assist Shi Jing; you surely wouldn’t mind, would you?"

Nan Leqin dismounted her horse and walked over to Chu Baihan’s side, her voice tense as she spoke.

It was exceedingly irritating to hear...

"Nan Leqin, I have no leisure to play games with you." Chu Baihan took a deep breath to suppress the sorrow in her heart and reproached angrily.

Chided, Nan Leqin bit her lower lip, appearing to be very distressed.

Suddenly, she also caught sight of the female corpse out of the corner of her eye.

After looking carefully for a few moments, she covered her mouth in shock, "Elder sister Princess, isn’t this your servant girl? Is she... dead?"

"That’s right, today at the entrance to your residence, a servant from the Princess Consort Residence accused this servant girl of exchanging messages with the Princely Heir on your behalf. There are many things that haven’t been cleared up; how could she just die? Do you think it’s possible that she committed suicide out of guilt?"

As she spoke, Nan Leqin fastened the cap of "guilt-ridden suicide" onto Ruolan.

"If you do not wish for me to cut out your tongue, you had best keep your mouth shut."

Ice-cold murderous intent filled Chu Baihan’s eyes as she snatched a sword from a guard and placed it against Nan Leqin’s neck.

"Princess, this is not allowed!"

Shi Jing immediately stepped forward to intervene.

The guards who had come with Nan Leqin swiftly drew their swords, warily watching Chu Baihan.

"Elder sister Princess, what are you doing?"

Even under such circumstances, Nan Leqin’s face showed no trace of terror, instead, she revealed an innocent smile to Chu Baihan.

"Elder sister Princess, although our father dotes on you, it doesn’t mean he would condone you harming your own siblings," she said airily.

Seeing Nan Leqin’s demeanor, a deeper shade of darkness loomed in the depths of Chu Baihan’s eyes.

She had long known...

Nan Leqin and Nan Leqin, the truly frightening one was this seemingly harmless Nan Leqin.

Her tactics were far more formidable than Nan Leqin’s.

It would indeed bring trouble to herself if she hurt her.

But with such provocation, what did she care about troublesome matters?

A flash of sharpness passed by, and Chu Baihan wanted to strike Nan Leqin with a palm.

"Princess, please hold, I know the death of your servant girl has deeply grieved you, but you cannot harm the Princess. It would also affect you," Shi Jing said as he rushed over and grabbed Chu Baihan with a grave tone.

"Ruolan isn’t dead!" Chu Baihan shouted vehemently.

She refused to believe that Ruolan was dead...

She wouldn’t believe!

Just when her grief reached its zenith.

Tang Ze stepped forward, he pulled away Shi Jing’s hand and then drew her to his side.

He spoke softly, "It’s okay, Ruolan isn’t dead."

His voice was reassuring.

Chu Baihan’s heart immediately calmed down, and she slowly looked up, her voice choking, "Really, is that true?"

"Mhm." Tang Ze nodded.

Quickly, he turned and walked toward the female corpse.

Disregarding the stench of decay, he used a dagger to cut off the sleeve of the corpse.

Soon, the corpse’s ghastly pale arm was revealed to everyone present.

"As expected, no mark..." he murmured quietly.

His guess was right; this wasn’t Ruolan.