My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 246: Who is Calculating Who?

Chapter 246: Chapter 246: Who is Calculating Who?

They only stayed at the station for an hour before they resumed their journey.

But by this time, the sky had already darkened.

"Empress Dowager, it’s getting dark; it’s not good to continue traveling."

Shi Jing rode his horse to the front of the carriage, then spoke seriously to the person inside.

However, soon the Empress Dowager’s indifferent voice came from inside the carriage.

"With General Shi here, there’s no need to worry. The sooner we reach Yin Mountain, the sooner we can pray for the people’s well-being; that would ease My heart."

"That’s right, Brother Shi Jing, with you here, we feel at ease."

At that moment, Nan Leqin also drew back the carriage curtain and coquettishly said to Shi Jing.

As the carriage moved away, Shi Jing remained mounted on his horse at the same spot, his expression somewhat icy.

The two attendants behind him couldn’t resist speaking, "General, they trust you, but we don’t trust them."

How could there be people who knew the road ahead was swarming with bandits, yet still insist on traveling at night?

"Enough, that’s the Empress Dowager, not to be criticized!" Shi Jing chided in a cold voice.

"Yes, General."

The two attendants lowered their heads and spoke in a muffled voice.

Just then, a guard rode up to them.

"Why aren’t you protecting the Princess and instead coming over here?"

The attendant sternly reprimanded.

"I remember you, the confidant of General Shi’s army, your name is Wan Li, right?" Just then, the other spoke up, his voice clear and cold.

The Princess?

Shi Jing and the others quickly turned around.

What they saw under the night sky was Chu Baihan, dressed in the armor of a guard, casually watching them.

"Princess, why are you dressed like this?" Shi Jing frowned.

"General Shi, do you want to annihilate the bandits?" Chu Baihan’s expression suddenly turned serious.

Shi Jing’s frown also began to ease, and he firmly said, "Naturally, the bandits around the capital have been rampant for years, the people are suffering, I’ve long wished to eradicate this scourge for them."

"Good, then I shall give you this opportunity," Chu Baihan’s voice was clear and resolute.

"But, Princess, You haven’t yet told me, why are you dressed like this?"

Shi Jing frowned again.

"The Empress Dowager’s grandeur simply tells the bandits to come after us quickly, doesn’t it? Therefore, tonight the bandits will surely make a move. How could I set up the trap if I didn’t disguise myself?"

Chu Baihan spoke in a calm voice.

Shi Jing vaguely understood what she was planning.

"Princess, are you suggesting that the bandits’ target might very well be you?" he asked in a peculiar tone.

"Not too stupid. I thought your mind was so filled with so-called grace that you could no longer think," Chu Baihan raised an eyebrow and grunted.

Shi Jing’s expression suddenly darkened.

He heard her blame, as she criticized him for previously being biased towards the Commandery Prince, and now for solely protecting the Empress Dowager.

Wan Li, noticing the mood was off, worried that their master and the Princess might start arguing, hurriedly changed the topic: "Princess, if you say the bandits’ target is you, then how can you lure them out if you’re disguised like this?"

"Naturally, someone else will impersonate the Princess,"

Chu Baihan spoke with meaningful undertones.

At that moment, inside the carriage bearing the flag of the Princess Residence...

Tang Zishen sat there with a dark expression.

Nan Xing and Yan Lian glanced up at him several times, and seeing his rosy lips and white teeth, they couldn’t help but laugh.

"Hahaha..."

The laughter of Yan Lian was especially loud.

"Shut up," Tang Zishen said, his face darkening as he clenched his teeth.

He, a proud man, had to disguise himself as a woman.

If the people of the Tang Sect knew, they would surely die laughing.

"If it were not because I am too tall, the eighth emperor’s sister-in-law would have definitely made me disguise as her. Hahaha..."

While laughing, Yan Lian could not help but feel deeply moved.

Luckily he was tall and had avoided that fate.

Now, Tang Zishen’s face grew even more sullen.

What Yan Lian meant was that he was short.

Seeing Tang Zishen feeling somewhat aggrieved, Nan Xing suppressed her laughter and then said seriously, "Because our princess is strategizing, you must endure the inconvenience of disguising as her. After all, in this entourage, only you and our princess are of a similar height."

Tang Zishen also calmed down silently.

He muttered, "Protecting my master, I naturally do not shirk my duty. It’s fine, it’s just wearing women’s clothing; I can bear it. I’m just worried that the master will torment herself again."

The master’s hands had just begun to recover, and now she was going to torment herself again; what if her injuries worsened?

Hearing Tang Zishen’s words, both Nan Xing and Yan Lian instantly looked worried.

"We can only pray that the Empress Dowager, that old witch, has not set a trap."

Just as Yan Lian was feeling emotional, suddenly the carriage began to run wildly.

"Be careful."

The three of them held hands, barely managing to stabilize themselves.

"What’s happening?" Nan Xing asked sternly to the people outside.

"Lady Nan Xing, trouble has struck, there are many bandits!"

The trembling voice of the carriage driver came from outside.

Indeed...

It was exactly as the Princess had predicted.

The faces of Nan Xing and her companions turned cold.

Tang Zishen took out a veil to cover his face and also wrapped his hands, making it seem like his hand injuries were extremely severe.

Chu Baihan and Shi Jing were riding behind, so they could clearly see—

At that moment, countless bandits surged from the hills, completely surrounding the carriages ahead.

"Empress Dowager... truly intended to bring you here to die," Shi Jing said, his voice low.

There was a sense of loss in his tone.

In the past, when the Empress Dowager interfered in state affairs, he had spoken for her.

Because he always remembered how, when his father was framed by treacherous officials years ago, the Empress Dowager had spoken up for his father.

Thus, he felt that he owed her.

But the recent actions of the Empress Dowager had truly disappointed him.

"Have you never thought about why the ambitious Empress Dowager would speak up for your father?" Just then, Chu Baihan suddenly asked this question.

Shi Jing frowned, remaining silent, as if trying to avoid the question.

But Chu Baihan did not give him the chance to evade, she scoffed, "That’s because your father was useful to her, thus he couldn’t die. Shi Jing, one should not be ungrateful, but you also need the ability to discern right from wrong."

If Shi Jing continued to act this way, he would surely harm himself in the future.

Chu Baihan originally did not want to say these words, but the Nanduan Kingdom had so few loyal officials left. If he could become lucid, he would certainly be a prime minister who could assist the emperor.

Besides, his repeated foolish acts had affected her, she must make him see clearly.

Hearing Chu Baihan’s words, Shi Jing lowered his head.

He clenched his teeth, as if making a final decision.

After a long time, he quickly turned his head, his tone resolute as he said to Chu Baihan, "Princess, just tell me directly what you want me to do, I will comply without hesitation."