My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived-Chapter 195: A Bizarre Scene

"They were born flawed, and it was not easy for them to achieve these martial arts, yet they chose not to follow the right path,"

Chu Baihan spoke with a complex tone.

"But, what I am more curious about is, who is the person behind them?"

She shook her head.

These assassins were obviously not on the same level as those sent by Nan Leshi to kill her; their martial arts were even better.

"Those who hired them can only be people from Yan Country," Tang Ze added at that moment.

"Why?"

"The western city of Yan Country is famously fanatically loyal. The belief of the people there is to be loyal to the court, and if they betray their country, they won’t be entered into their family lineage," Tang Ze continued slowly.

"So, the person behind the scenes is not just a person from Yan Country, but could also be someone from the Yan Country court?"

Chu Baihan understood what Tang Ze meant, and her heart slightly shivered in shock.

Yan Country court, who else wouldn’t let her off?

However, now, she was more curious about... Tang Ze’s face.

"Why did the man who saw your face earlier seem so shocked, as if he recognized you?"

She curiously looked at him and asked.

Having known him for many years, she had never seen his face.

Even back when she had saved the injured him and treated his wounds, he had watched her with a thief-like cautiousness, never giving her the chance to remove his mask.

"His shock is because he thought I was just like them. My face was destroyed many years ago, utterly ugly."

Tang Ze replied calmly.

His face was destroyed?

Chu Baihan’s heart sank slightly.

She lowered her eyes and apologized with guilt, "I’m sorry for inadvertently touching upon your painful past."

"It’s alright, I’ve gotten used to it over the years," Tang Ze answered Chu Baihan nonchalantly while searching the body of the man in black.

He looked as if he had come to terms with everything.

"May I see your face? It’s just that I want to..."

Chu Baihan voiced her concern hesitantly.

She wanted to try and see if she could heal his face.

Tang Ze understood her intent, but shook his head, "It’s been too long, I’ve been seen by all famous doctors and none could do anything. It’s quite alright this way."

"I’m sorry, I..."

"There’s no need for apologies. Your Pavilion Master isn’t as fragile as you think."

Noticing her intent to apologize again, Tang Ze spoke up more sternly.

"By the way, why were you distracted earlier? Do you know how dangerous that is?"

Tang Ze continued sternly.

Had he not appeared in time, her life would have been in jeopardy.

Chu Baihan lowered her head, feeling even more annoyed.

"I was...as if possessed," she said through clenched teeth.

"Possessed?"

"Yes, I once saw a woman’s image in a coffin in the Yan Country’s National Treasury. Just now, I saw a painting behind that screen, and the woman in the painting was extremely similar to the one in the coffin!"

As Chu Baihan spoke, she quickly turned around and walked towards the screen.

But when she got there, she found that it was still empty behind the screen.

"Could it be that I’m too tired and hallucinating?"

Chu Baihan shook her head, muttering to herself.

"You’ve been injured."

Tang Ze suddenly noticed the wound on the back of her hand, his expression instantly becoming serious.

"It’s just a scratch, not serious."

Chu Baihan shook her head, speaking softly.

But in a moment, Tang Ze had already reached out.

He grasped her wrist.

"You..." she exclaimed in surprise.

"Don’t move."

He took out some medicine with his other hand and sprinkled it on the back of her hand.

From Chu Baihan’s position, she could see the sincerity in his dark eyes.

"How come you carry medicine with you?" she asked, puzzled.

She thought she was the only one who had the habit of carrying medicine.

"Isn’t that because you often..."

Tang Ze almost let slip some words.

But at the last moment, he changed his words, "I’ve been frequently injured over the years, how can I not carry some medicine with me?"

"So that’s it..." Chu Baihan nodded, suddenly realizing.

Indeed, she remembered the first time she met him, he nearly lost half his life.

"If it was Yan Country’s people coming to kill me, then it probably wasn’t for the Shenxiao Order." Chu Baihan was still fixated on the Shenxiao Order.

"This palace must be the main hall, the Grand Empress Dowager usually lives here, let’s keep searching."

After standing up, she didn’t mind the bodies on the ground, but started searching around.

After a while of rummaging, suddenly "bang", a box fell off a shelf.

She picked it up to look.

"Tang Ze, come take a look, what is this?" she asked excitedly.

Tang Ze hurried over and saw that she was holding a token engraved with the characters for "Shenxiao."

"Could this be the Shenxiao Order?" she looked at him expectantly.

Tang Ze took the token and scrutinized it for a while before shaking his head.

"It might not be."

"Might not be? What do you mean?" Chu Baihan frowned at him.

"Look at this token. Your Grandfather established Shenxiao Guards at least forty years ago, didn’t he? But the sandalwood used to carve this token doesn’t seem more than twenty years old," Tang Ze continued.

This woke Chu Baihan up.

She quickly retrieved the token and examined it closely.

Indeed... it was as she suspected.

She immediately felt disheartened, "I was happy too soon."

"This discovery might still hold significance. Let’s consider why this token appeared here," Tang Ze said solemnly.

"Two possibilities, either the Empress Dowager intentionally placed it here, or she did not know it was fake. But either way, the Empress Dowager must know something about the Shenxiao Order," Chu Baihan analyzed softly.

"Exactly," Tang Ze nodded in agreement.

"It seems we’ll have to start with the Empress Dowager in the future," Chu Baihan continued in a murmur.

"Alright, since we’ve discovered something, the trip wasn’t in vain. Let’s rest for now," Tang Ze continued.

Rest?

Chu Baihan frowned; she looked at the corpses strewn across the ground and felt a headache coming on.

"Tomorrow morning, Tang Yu and the others will take care of it."

"Alright."

They each found a room in the side hall and went to rest.

Since Chu Baihan had spent a long time in the military, dealing with soldiers and battles, she could adapt to the environment here.

In the dead of night, when everything had quieted down...

The door creaked carefully open.

Soon, a petite figure slowly entered.

She tiptoed to the bedside.

With the dim moonlight, Chu Baihan looked at Tang Ze on the bed.

He even wore a mask while sleeping.

She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately couldn’t resist reaching out.

Her fingers touched the edge of the mask, icy cold...

She applied a little force, and just as the mask was about to be lifted, suddenly she heard a voice by her ear—

"Princess."

She instantly came to her senses.

"Princess, are you awake?" Nan Xing stood by the bed, speaking softly.

"It was just a dream," Chu Baihan wiped the sweat from her forehead and murmured softly.

She had thought she was actually going to unmask Tang Ze.

"Sorry, Princess, I did not mean to disturb your dream. It’s just that the nannies are waking up, and I didn’t know how to deal with them, so I had to ask you," Nan Xing said apologetically.

"You came at the right time, my dream was anything but peaceful..."

Chu Baihan waved her hand, speaking helplessly.

"Are the assassins’ bodies in the main hall cleaned up?" she asked further.

"Reporting to the Princess, Tang Yu has already begun cleaning," Nan Xing quickly replied.

"Good. As for the nannies, the drugs I used on them last night should cause temporary amnesia. You need not bother with them,"

Chu Baihan said calmly.

"Understood, my lady," Nan Xing nodded, then turned to leave.

But Chu Baihan called her back, "Wait, have Xixi and Jingjing been obedient?"

"Although they were very worried about you yesterday night, they listened to your instructions and did not insist on accompanying me up the mountain."

"Then let’s pack and head back to the Princess Residence," Chu Baihan continued.

Since there was nothing left to investigate here, there was no need for them to stay any longer.

When the nannies awakened, they scratched their heads and looked at each other, puzzled.

How had they fallen asleep on the road? What had happened last night?

Their faces were itchy, and as everyone touched their faces, they discovered they were covered in mosquito bites.

At this moment, Chu Baihan and her companions rode past on their horses.

Upon seeing them, the nannies became anxious.

"Princess, have you completed copying the lesson on women’s virtues?" one of them called out loudly.

"Nanny Zhao, please tell the Empress Dowager, I am tired, I won’t copy the lesson on women’s virtues anymore. Let someone else do it if they want,"

Chu Baihan paused her horse and turned back, smiling as she spoke to Nanny Zhao.

To conclude, she added, "Oh, and Nanny Zhao, we’ve taken all the horses from the carriage. So, please make your way down the mountain on foot."

With that, she rode away briskly on her horse.

Nan Xing looked back and could see Nanny Zhao’s livid face, and she burst into laughter.

It served them right!

That’s what they get for bullying the Princess. They deserved this kind of retaliation.

The Empress Dowager must be furious about this too.

Meanwhile, Chu Baihan and her companions quickly made their way back.

It wasn’t long before they arrived back at the gates of the Princess Residence.

Chu Baihan dismounted, intending to go in and see the two little ones straight away.

But unexpectedly, at that moment, two figures jumped out from a hidden spot.

"Sister of the Eighth Prince!"

Yan Lian rushed straight up to Chu Baihan.

Chu Baihan: "..."

"Ahem, Jian Yun greets Princess Consort Chu. Ah, no, the Senior Princess,"

He quickly stepped forward and bowed to Chu Baihan.

No wonder, during their time in Jiangnan, the relationship between the two princes and the Senior Princess was so delicate...

It turns out, the Senior Princess was the Princess Consort from back then.

At this moment, although Chu Baihan no longer bore her disguised appearance, Jian Yun still recognized the shadow of her former self.

"What are you doing in Nanduan Kingdom?" Chu Baihan asked in confusion.

"I came looking for my Eighth Brother," Yan Lian quickly replied.

Looking for the Eighth Prince?

"Isn’t he in the Imperial Palace of Yan Country?" Chu Baihan frowned slightly.

"He was indeed trapped in the Imperial Palace before, but he escaped a few days ago..."