My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 244 Shi Minghan’s Conspiracy

Chapter 244: Chapter 244 Shi Minghan’s Conspiracy

Yan Lin lowered his eyes and looked at Tang Yu for a long time before finally saying, "Rise. This Prince won’t drive you away."

Upon hearing this, Tang Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, quickly stood up, and then said urgently, "Pavilion Master, why didn’t you recognize me in Jiangnan when you saw me back then?"

Actually, it was Uncle Tang who had sent him to aid the Princess in Jiangnan.

At that time, he wanted the Princess to remember the Pavilion Master’s kindness, so he lied to the Princess, saying it was the Pavilion Master who had sent them, and that the Pavilion Master was waiting for them in Jiangnan.

Latter, with no other choice, he told her that the Pavilion Master had already left Jiangnan.

Little did he know, the Pavilion Master had been by his side all along.

"This matter is complicated..." Yan Lin frowned.

Tang Yu also very sensibly spoke up at this moment, "Then, let’s talk about this matter later. What’s most important now is the Princess’s situation. Pavilion Master, let’s hurry and chase after the Princess, or else she might be in danger."

"Mmm," Yan Lin nodded.

He decided to tell Tang Yu about this matter, because Tang Yu could command the forces of the Tang Sect. Ziyi could mobilize the soldiers from the Prince Residence. Together, they could greatly benefit their situation.

"If you see her, do not reveal my identity," Yan Lin continued to instruct Tang Yu.

Not tell the Princess about this?

Tang Yu’s brows knitted tightly, but he now had unconditional trust in Yan Lin.

So he quickly nodded, "This subordinate understands."

...

Meanwhile, Chu Baihan and the others were in the carriage, jostling along until they finally reached a rest stop.

"Princess, it will take at least three days to reach Yin Mountain. Considering the time, we’ve traveled for less than half a day. Are you sure your hand is really alright?"

Nan Xing asked Chu Baihan with concern.

"It’s nothing," Chu Baihan responded in an indifferent tone and then stepped out of the carriage.

"Master, I have brought the medicine; we can dress your wound soon," Tang Zishen came running over excitedly.

"Sister, I heard you’ve been treating your hand recently. How is it going?"

Just then, Nan Leqin approached, feigning concern in her voice.

Tang Zishen immediately stood guard in front of Chu Baihan with vigilance.

With the Pavilion Master not here, he had to protect his master.

Noting Tang Zishen’s actions, a cold light flickered in Nan Leqin’s eyes.

"Eight Imperial Sister needn’t trouble yourself. If you have such spare time, you’d better take care of the Empress Dowager," Chu Baihan spoke aloofly before heading inside the rest stop.

"Brother Shi Jing, it seems the Princess doesn’t like me very much," seeing Shi Jing walking by, Nan Leqin bit her lower lip and spoke in a pretense of being wronged.

Shi Jing paused in his steps and then looked at her coldly, saying, "Since the Princess does not like you, as the Eighth Princess, you should stay away. Why provoke her and embarrass yourself?"

"Pfft," not far away, Yan Lian couldn’t help but laugh, covering his mouth.

The General’s words were quite poisonous, weren’t they?

Ha ha ha...

Seeing Nan Leqin, who was at odds with the Eighth Princess Consort, being rebuked by Shi Jing, he was also amused.

"Who are you to laugh at this Princess?" Nan Leqin noticed Yan Lian and immediately scolded in anger.

Before Yan Lian could introduce himself, Shi Jing spoke, "Eighth Princess, he is a guest of the Emperor and the Princess, the Ninth Prince of Yan Country."

The Ninth Prince of Yan Country?

Nan Leqin furrowed her brows in thought and quickly recalled something.

She had long ago investigated Chu Baihan’s past in Yan Country...

Yan Lian, Yan Lin.

Could it be, the Empress had lingering feelings for Yan Lin?

By the time Nan Leqin regained her senses, Shi Jing and Yan Lian were both gone.

She was seething with anger.

She was, after all, the Eighth Princess—why did Shi Jing have to repeatedly treat her with such detachment?

Could it really be as the Fourth Princess had said, that he was fond of Nan Baihan?

"Eighth Princess, while it’s said that ’a woman chasing a man is separated by just a layer of gauze,’ with someone like my cousin, it doesn’t matter how desperately you throw yourself at him, he will never be interested,"

At that moment, Shi Minghan approached and started speaking with implicit meaning.

Her disgrace had actually been witnessed by a lowly bastard, and what’s more, he even dared to mock her. Nan Leqin’s face instantly contorted with rage.

"Don’t think that just because Uncle Xuhuang has given you his support, you can now spread your wings. A low-born will always be low-born, no matter how high you climb, you are nothing but a dog of Uncle Xuhuang, you can never surpass Brother Shi Jing," jeered Nan Leqin.

Hearing these words, a murderous intent flashed in Shi Minghan’s eyes as his fists clenched tightly beneath his sleeves.

But soon, those emotions dissipated like the breeze and the light clouds.

He smiled at Nan Leqin and then said, "The Eighth Princess is correct, I was born lowly, and no matter how much I climb, I can never become a true noble. But what about the nobles? Don’t they still desperately beg Shi Jing to marry them?"

Hearing Shi Minghan’s blatant words, Nan Leqin was so angry that her eyes reddened.

"I will kill you right now," she declared.

She drew a sword from the guard beside her, intending to deal with him.

But Shi Minghan remained calm and collected.

Just as the sword was about to strike his neck, he asked faintly, "Does the Eighth Princess know why I am here? It’s because King Xu himself sent me."

Uncle Xuhuang?

Nan Leqin’s hand paused, her sharp gaze drilling into Shi Minghan.

Although she and the Fourth Princess both cooperated with Uncle Xuhuang, it was a mere exchange of what each needed.

She would never stoop to be Uncle Xuhuang’s minion...

After all, what Uncle Xuhuang wanted was the entire Nanduan Kingdom!

As for the reason Uncle Xuhuang sent Shi Minghan to follow her, she genuinely had no idea.

Sensing that Nan Leqin wanted to know the truth, Shi Minghan then leisurely explained, "Because King Xu has already guessed the Empress Dowager’s purpose in this matter."

"The Empress Dowager’s purpose? Wasn’t it to have the bandits kill Chu Baihan on the way?"

Nan Leqin blurted out without hesitation.

She knew Shi Minghan would definitely not disclose these matters to Chu Baihan, so she didn’t bother to hide anything.

"No, the Commandery Princess has so much military power in her hands; if she dies, that power would revert back to the Emperor. The Empress Dowager does want her dead, but certainly not now," Shi Minghan continued to speak at his own pace.

But Nan Leqin had completely run out of patience.

"Speak concisely to this princess," she demanded furiously.

"What I mean is, the Empress Dowager won’t kill the Commandery Princess; she will only seek ways to control her," he said.

"Control Nan Baihan? The Empress Dowager is probably overestimating herself. If Chu Baihan were that easy to handle, the current situation at court wouldn’t be like this," scoffed Nan Leqin.

"Controlling someone doesn’t necessarily mean through force; there are other ways," Shi Minghan said with a deeper implication.

At that moment, a bold thought suddenly flashed through Nan Leqin’s mind.

"Could it be, the Empress Dowager intends to trap her with a man?"

"Exactly, initially Empress Dowager’s plan was to have the Commandery Princess marry my cousin. But due to the incident at the Princess Consort Residence, this matter was delayed."