My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived
Chapter 395 Capitulation

Chapter 395: Chapter 395 Capitulation

"As for your accommodations, you will be placed in the Zhu Residence. May I ask what Lord Zhu thinks of this arrangement?"

Chu Baihan continued to speak.

"It is indeed excellent. Princess, I will surely arrange everything properly,"

Zhu Liqun declared with righteous conviction.

Setting aside everything else, the fact that he was able to serve as the Magistrate of Tongzhou indicated that he was certainly capable.

Thus, when no one else was watching, he reported to Chu Baihan with his eyes.

Inside the Zhu Residence, Hidden Guards had already been stationed, and the maids arranged to serve the envoys were highly skilled in martial arts, leaving no chance for them to engage in clandestine schemes.

"You must all be exhausted after your journey. Please take some rest, and tonight, we can have a long talk. Does that sound good?"

Chu Baihan turned back and said with a smile.

Lu Chen’an laughed heartily, "Princess, your thoughtfulness is deeply appreciated. This arrangement is splendid."

Both parties were extremely cordial, hardly resembling nations that had just begun warring.

Once the people from Dongli Country had entered the Zhu Residence, the smile on Chu Baihan’s face grew cold.

"Ruolan, keep a close eye on them, especially those two princesses," Chu Baihan ordered Ruolan.

"Yes, Princess."

Chu Baihan approached Yan Lin, asking in an odd tone, "Why do you find those two princesses familiar? Have you seen them before?"

"Their faces are unfamiliar to me; I have indeed not seen them before. But they give me a peculiar sense of familiarity,"

Yan Lin shook his head, a trace of seriousness in his eyes.

Could there really be such a feeling?

Chu Baihan pursed her red lips.

She believed in Yan Lin.

If he felt there was a problem, then there surely was one.

"Let’s go, a fox is bound to show its tail eventually. Before the fox reveals its tail, I think we can probe Dongli Honglang’s intentions,"

"I was just thinking the same,"

...

The damp Sky Prison was opened.

Chu Baihan and Yan Lin walked in.

A stench of blood and decay wafted out.

Dongli Honglang was thrown into a corner, his clothing ragged, hair a mess, and his body bore innumerable wounds.

When Chu Baihan had ordered him to be thrown in, she had simply instructed to keep him clinging to life.

As for the rest, it was of no concern.

Upon seeing Chu Baihan enter, Dongli Honglang bared his teeth and his eyes turned bloodshot.

He wanted to pounce, but his injuries were too severe—he couldn’t even lift his hands.

"Coming to see me now, Crown Prince? Could it be because the envoys from Dongli Country have arrived?" he asked, his eyes flickering, as he spoke directly.

"To think, you still have some brains, able enough to guess this,"

Chu Baihan crossed her arms and spoke appreciatively.

Dongli Honglang realized that she was being sarcastic.

He scoffed, "You’ve killed everyone around me, leaving only me alive. Isn’t it just to use me for negotiations with Dongli Country?"

"But if our people from Dongli see their Crown Prince injured like this, do you think negotiations will go smoothly?" he began to warn Chu Baihan.

Chu Baihan seemed to realize this for the first time.

She covered her mouth and asked anxiously, feigning concern, "Then, according to your wishes, Crown Prince of Dongli, what should I do?"

"Take me out immediately, cure the poison in my body, and also treat my wounds,"

Now that Dongli Honglang knew Chu Baihan did not intend to let him die, his tone grew much bolder.

"What a good suggestion indeed..."

Chu Baihan looked down as if pondering over Dongli Honglang’s words.

Dongli Honglang thought perhaps he had persuaded her.

But the next moment, she was already in front of him.

She kicked directly into his wound.

"Ah!"

His wound had already begun to fester and rot, and when Chu Baihan’s foot came down, Dongli Honglang almost passed out from the pain.

His eyes were bloodshot, like a crazed wild beast.

"What are you doing? How dare you treat the Crown Prince like this, do you still want the negotiation to proceed smoothly?"

"Because of your selfish desires, how many innocent citizens and soldiers from Nanduan Kingdom have died? Do you expect me to treat you well?"

Chu Baihan sneered and then pried open Dongli Honglang’s mouth to stuff something inside.

"What did you give me to eat?"

Dongli Honglang roared.

"Nothing much, just a poison that will make you suffer. You won’t die from it. As you said, you’re still too valuable, why would I let you die?"

Chu Baihan wiped the dirty marks on her fingers with a handkerchief, speaking indifferently.

Dongli Honglang wanted to curse at her, but suddenly he experienced pain all over his body, as if ants were gnawing at him.

Pain!

That was the only word in his mind.

He clutched the wall tightly, blood trailing down from above.

"Treating me like this, Dongli Country won’t let you off."

"Oh? Do you really think that by Nanduan Kingdom negotiating with you, we are lower than you?"

Chu Baihan let out a mocking laugh, her gaze was icy cold.

"What do you mean?"

"This time, it’s true that Nanduan Kingdom has lost quite a bit, but nowhere near as much as Dongli Country. I hear your emperor is close to death, and yet you, the Crown Prince, are in our hands."

"Tell me, if I were to send troops now, exerting our full strength against Dongli Country, wouldn’t we be able to drive straight in, pressing close to your capital city?"

"You wouldn’t dare!"

Dongli Honglang snapped viciously, like a wild beast.

Chu Baihan’s words, in the end, made him panic.

"Do you say I wouldn’t dare? You’ve lost so many troops while I still have plenty of people I can use, and Yan Country has got my back too."

While Chu Baihan was warning Dongli Honglang, Prince Yan Lin very opportune chimed in.

"Hmm, as long as you give the command, Princess, all my troops are at your disposal."

Chu Baihan: "..."

There was no need to be so accommodating.

She had this feeling that she was like a femme fatale in a country-ruining legend, where the king would rage on her behalf and do anything.

"You, you wouldn’t do that. I know you, in every war you fight, you only defend and never invade other countries."

"That proves that you don’t wish for the innocent commoners to suffer. Hence, you definitely won’t launch troops proactively."

Dongli Honglang said frantically.

It was unclear whether he was trying to dissuade Chu Baihan or to comfort himself.

Chu Baihan wanted to sneer at his words.

"So, my compassion has become your confidence to invade Nanduan Kingdom without scruples?"

"Yes, I indeed cannot bear to see the common people die from warfare. But there is a truth you should know. Only through unification can there be true peace."

"The war is temporary. If I extinguish Dongli Country and incorporate it into Nanduan Kingdom’s territory, then the people of both countries will be safe. Isn’t that a wonderful idea?"

"You’re delusional. The lands of Dongli Country can only be ruled by the Dongli family, you can’t even dream of tarnishing it!"

Dongli Honglang retorted angrily.

With a "smack", Chu Baihan’s slap twisted Dongli Honglang’s face.

"Then just watch and see if I dare or not!"

Facing her intimidating gaze, Dongli Honglang finally began to fear.

He lowered his head, pleading through his tears, "I was wrong, I dare not defy you, just tell me what it will take to spare Dongli Country?"

Without the lands of Dongli Country, would he even be the Crown Prince anymore?