My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 256 She Won’t Kill Him

Chapter 256: Chapter 256 She Won’t Kill Him

Seeing Nan Leqin in such agony, Chu Baihan slowly walked toward her.

"Eighth Princess, I don’t mind telling you one more thing, that is... before you were brought into the house, we were watching from the opposite hilltop. Do you know why I didn’t stop them?"

Hearing Chu Baihan’s words, Nan Leqin’s eyes turned blood-red.

"Why!"

"Because, without letting you truly lose what you care about, you will never know the pain of being schemed against. Nan Leqin, I never intended to compete with you all, but you repeatedly plotted against me with your poisonous schemes; it’s time for you to suffer a bit."

Looking at Nan Leqin, Chu Baihan said emotionlessly.

"Ah!"

Nan Leqin let out a hoarse scream.

Soon, Chu Baihan’s gaze fell on the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager’s body tensed up.

She had not expected this despicable woman to be so ruthless.

"What, do you still wish to seek revenge against me now?" The Empress Dowager’s face fell, and she said through gritted teeth.

"Empress Mother, I am just pondering what is it that you care about the most? Your position as the Empress Dowager? Or... the Xiang Family?"

Chu Baihan spoke with a meaningful tone.

Hearing her final words, the Empress Dowager’s face turned pale in an instant.

But she quickly concealed her panic and tried to maintain her composure as she said, "I too was deceived by these traitors; I merely wanted to give you a small lesson. But now, you’re unharmed and have even taken your revenge on Nan Leqin, so let’s just let this matter rest."

She indeed wished to gloss over this matter.

She didn’t even consider how despicable her actions had been!

Those around looked at the Empress Dowager with a mocking gaze.

Yet Chu Baihan did not seem angry, a slight smile curling at the corners of her mouth, and then she slowly said, "Right, you are still my Empress Grandmother, after all; I can’t just kill you now, can I..."

"However, Empress Grandmother, rest assured, your punishment is still to come. Everyone who does wrong should be punished, and you are no exception."

She walked over to the Empress Dowager and then bent down, whispering these words into her ear, word by word.

The Empress Dowager’s heart sank.

She knew that Chu Baihan really meant what she said.

Indeed, this scheme had truly angered her.

Chu Baihan disdained to waste words with the Empress Dowager, she slowly stood up, and then said, "Take them all back to the Imperial Palace; how they are to be dealt with can be decided by the Emperor. However, Zhou Han should be sent to the Princess Residence."

When her gaze swept over the unconscious Zhou Han, a killing intent emerged.

With a cold voice, her back to Shi Jing, she said, "I intend to take Zhou Han away, General Shi surely won’t object."

Shi Jing knew that due to tonight’s events, Chu Baihan had grown to despise him.

He sighed softly and then said helplessly, "The collateral branch of the Shi Family has nothing to do with me; the Princess can deal with him as she sees fit. Besides, if he ended up in my hands, I would have killed him myself."

Such a despicable creature does not deserve to be a part of the Shi Family!

"Take him away."

"Yes, Princess."

...

The journey back to the capital city was uneventful.

They reached the capital city before dawn broke.

"I will trouble General Shi to take the Empress Grandmother and the Eighth Princess back to the Imperial Palace. As for the Emperor, I shall enter the Palace to explain after daybreak," Chu Baihan said calmly before immediately heading back to the Princess Residence.

Shi Jing furrowed his brows slightly but still ordered his men to escort the Empress Dowager and Nan Leqin into the Imperial Palace.

Nan Leqin, who had been fussing and fuming from the start, gradually calmed down.

He didn’t know whether he had cried himself into silence, or if he had completely despaired at heart.

At that moment, Chu Baihan’s carriage had just reached the gate of the Princess Residence.

Ruolan and others had been waiting there early.

"Princess, you’re finally back, are you alright?" Ruolan asked worriedly.

"I’m fine. How are your wounds?" Chu Baihan shook her head, then countered the question.

"I’m fine, Princess, my wounds healed a long time ago."

"How about the two little ones?" Chu Baihan continued to ask.

"Reporting to the Princess, the two young masters are asleep. To let them rest well, I didn’t wake them," Ruolan quickly replied.

That’s good.

Chu Baihan nodded.

She turned around, her eyes coldly glancing at another carriage, then commanded in a cold voice, "Bring the person in."

"Yes, Princess."

...

Inside the dark room of the Princess Residence.

Shi Zhouhan gradually woke up.

The moment he opened his eyes and saw Chu Baihan and Yan Lin standing in front of him, he instantly guessed he had failed.

"It turns out you had your apprentice impersonate you, and we were deceived all along. What a clever tactic that was," he said through gritted teeth.

He could have succeeded!

But Chu Baihan’s strategy had indeed caught him off guard.

"The victor is king, the loser but dust. Now that things have come to light, do with me as you wish."

Shi Zhouhan lifted his head, adopting an air of indifference towards life and death.

"It appears you really are not afraid of death," Chu Baihan taunted.

"From the moment I started plotting against you, I was no longer afraid of death," Shi Zhouhan coldly retorted.

"Tell me how much Uncle Emperor Xu was involved in this matter, and I’ll spare your life," Chu Baihan said slowly.

"Uncle Emperor Xu? What Uncle Emperor Xu? Surely the Princess is not suggesting that it was King Xu who commanded me to kidnap you?"

Shi Zhouhan chuckled coldly.

Soon, he gave Chu Baihan a contemptuous look and said, "Princess, I know you resent King Xu, but you shouldn’t frame someone this way."

"The whole plot against you was solely my doing. Oh, right, and two foolish accomplices, the Empress Dowager and the Sixth Princess."

"You’re still protecting Uncle Emperor Xu? You must know that you’re now in the Princess Residence, and the noise of bringing you here was quite loud. Uncle Emperor Xu could not possibly be unaware of this. Yet he hasn’t come to your rescue so far. You are really pitiable. After all the effort you put in for him, he never truly cared about your life or death."

Chu Baihan slowly approached Shi Zhouhan, looked down at him from a higher position, and said these words in a cold voice.

A flash of annoyance crossed Shi Zhouhan’s eyes, but it quickly turned to calm.

"Everything was the doing of the Empress Dowager, the Sixth Princess, and me," he continued firmly.

"Do you think that if something happens to you, I won’t be able to find out the truth? Is that why you are so fearless?"

Chu Baihan slightly lifted her gaze; her piercing eyes had already seen through Shi Zhouhan.

Shi Zhouhan closed his mouth, still unwilling to speak.

Because he indeed believed that to be the case.

Chu Baihan had been openly and covertly fighting King Xu for so many years, and now she had finally found a chance to topple him. She would naturally not let it go.

Therefore, she definitely wouldn’t kill him.