My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived-Chapter 78 - Pretending to be a Maid

“Yes, Your Highness, this is what your subordinate heard.”

Hearing this, Chu Baihan slowly stood up from the chair, a hint of concern flashing through her cold brows and eyes.

What exactly did Jiang Shi’s words mean?

Did Mother have any other secrets?

In fact, she was not Mother’s biological daughter.

Her Mother did conceive a child, but unfortunately, due to Jiang Shi’s schemes, the child was stillborn.

At that time, the wet nurse happened to find an abandoned baby.

To spare her Mother the heartache, she pretended the abandoned infant was her own child.

She, Chu Baihan, was that abandoned infant.

The reason she was abandoned was not because her biological parents were heartless.

Speaking of which, the situation in Nanduan Kingdom was even more complex…

But no matter what, after calling Xu Shi ‘Mother’ for so many years, she was indeed her real mother.

Could Jiang Shi know about this secret?

No, in Jiang Shi’s eyes, “Chu Baihan” was already dead, and this secret should hold no value.

Moreover, Jiang Shi’s statement implied that Mother’s secret was related to the Emperor.

What could it be?

Thinking about it gave Chu Baihan a headache.

“Your Highness, are you alright?” Ruolan asked worriedly.

Ever since the Princess miraculously survived a deadly encounter, she had developed some health issues and often suffered from headaches.

“It’s nothing, I’m used to it,” Chu Baihan replied calmly.

She turned her head and looked at Dongqing, who had just risen from the bed, and spoke softly, “Dongqing, thank you for your hard work.”

“Princess, it is my duty,” Dongqing nodded solemnly.

After taking the medicine Ruolan passed to her, she drank it in one gulp and lay back down on the bed, soon falling unconscious.

Chu Baihan approached the bed and felt her pulse.

Her simulated pulse was certainly convincing enough to deceive the Imperial Physicians.

“Ruolan, continue standing guard over Dongqing and don’t let anyone unrelated come close to her.

However, make a bit of noise if someone from the Emperor comes to check on her,” Chu Baihan instructed.

Ruolan nodded quickly, “Yes, Princess, I know what to do.”

The more noise they made, the more likely the Emperor and his people would be thrown into disarray.

“Tonight, I plan to make a visit to the National Treasury,” Chu Baihan continued.

“Your Highness, do you need me to accompany you?” Ruolan asked urgently.

“No need, just continue watching over Dongqing.

Nan Xing will accompany me,”

Hearing this, Ruolan did not insist any further.

Back when the people from Tang Sect had sent the three of them to Nanduan Kingdom, she learned that her master was the legitimate Imperial Princess of Nanduan.

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Since then, they had been training in martial arts alongside the Princess.

Over these six years, the Princess had become a master whom even the generals of Nanduan Kingdom dared not underestimate; Nan Xing was also formidable, the only exception being herself with her mediocre skills.

Having Nan Xing accompany the Princess on her mission was indeed more reliable than herself.

Soon, Chu Baihan put on a Human Skin Mask and subdued her aura.

In doing so, she transformed into an ordinary-looking, plain-mannered maid.

After confirming everything was in order, she pushed the door open and walked out.

Because of the “Nan Baihan” incident, the entire Princess Residence was guarded by the Yan Country guards.

The atmosphere inside the residence was also very oppressive.

Chu Baihan kept her head down, her focus on the main gate.

But when she reached the gate, she unexpectedly ran into Yan Lin and Yan Lian.

Yan Lin exuded an air of severity, his handsome face showing faint signs of fatigue, probably from not having rested in the last few days.

“Has Chu Hesheng not been found yet?” he asked Yan Lian with a stern voice.

Yan Lian helplessly replied, “This Chu Hesheng is very cunning, our men have looked for a long time but haven’t found any trace of him.”

“Deploy all the troops from the Prince’s Residence, we must catch this person!” Yan Lin stated with a stern face.

Hearing this, Chu Baihan’s steps momentarily hesitated.

Her feelings were extremely complicated…

She had set up the Chu Residence hoping the Emperor would hold the Chu Family accountable.

But she had not expected Yan Lin to react like this.

What exactly was his reason, to seek revenge for “Nan Baihan”?

Never mind, he wasn’t worth her concern.

With that thought, Chu Baihan intended to continue walking out.

But suddenly, a chilling voice came from behind her: “Stop, who are you?”

Sensing the piercing gaze from behind, Chu Baihan’s body stiffened.

Yet, her voice tried to maintain composure, “Replying to the Eighth Prince, I am a maidservant of the Princess Residence.”

Beneath her long sleeves, her fingers clenched tightly, forcing herself to remain calm.

“All the maidservants in the Princess Residence have been reviewed by me.

How come I have not seen you?” Yan Lin questioned sharply again.

Chu Baihan’s grip tightened even more.

She hadn’t expected Yan Lin to actually remember all the maidservants of the Princess Residence.

Continuing to keep her head down, she feigned timidity, “I am called Dongqing, and I followed the Princess from the Nanduan Kingdom.

I was not in the residence these past few days, so it’s normal that the Prince hasn’t seen me.”

“As a maidservant of your Princess, why were you not in the residence?”

Yan Lin’s tone became harsher, his deep eyes seemingly piercing through her.

This maidservant, while entirely unfamiliar, gave him an unsettling feeling.

“The Princess said she liked the pastries made outside the capital, I specifically went to buy them, but when I returned, the city gates were already closed, so I stayed outside the whole night before returning.

I didn’t expect…

the Princess to encounter this incident.”

As Chu Baihan spoke, she forced tears to emerge from her eyes.

Her entire demeanor appeared that of a loyal maidservant.

“Eighth Brother, I questioned the officials from Nanduan Kingdom yesterday, and indeed, there was such a maidservant who was not in the residence at that time, and indeed, she is called Dongqing,” Yan Lian reminded softly.

He couldn’t understand why his brother, who was always anxious to investigate the murderer, suddenly had the leisure to interrogate a maidservant.

Hearing Yan Lian’s words, Chu Baihan raised an eyebrow while keeping her head down.

They had prepared earlier by deliberately moving Dongqing out of the Princess Residence.

As the chessboard began to move, she became Dongqing, and Dongqing became her.

She thought that having said so much and with Yan Lian’s help in speaking up, a certain Prince should have let it go.

Unexpectedly, Yan Lin scoffed, “Speaking so timidly doesn’t seem at all like someone she would have trained.”

Chu Baihan: “…”

Did he think he knew her well?

Clenching her fists, she gritted her teeth, barely concealing her temper.

Her emotional change was captured by Yan Lin, who narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, feeling a strange sensation.

In that instant, he felt she was familiar to him, he must have been bewitched.