My Princess and Crown Prince Are Revived-Chapter 61 - Her Death Anniversary

Soon, all of these assassins were dealt with.

“Prince, the last survivor has also bitten off his tongue and committed suicide,” Ziyi said with a sorrowful expression.

“Search them,” Yan Lin commanded coldly.

“Yes, Prince,” Ziyi and Ziwu immediately began to search the bodies of these assassins dressed in black.

Soon, Ziyi found something.

He took a token from one of the black-clad men and presented it to Yan Lin.

Chu Baihan furrowed her brows and looked at the token, her gaze fiercely shifting.

This was actually…

a token of the Imperial Guard from the Nanduan Palace.

“Prince, the build of these individuals is very uniform, not quite like assassins who live by the knife’s edge, more like…

guards,” Ziwu spoke up at this point.

Chu Baihan and Nan Xing’s hearts began to sink.

Yan Lin glanced down at the token, then sideways at Chu Baihan, and asked in a low voice, “I presume the Princess Consort is quite familiar with this token?”

The Prince, who had campaigned across the world, naturally recognized the token of the Nanduan Royal Family’s Imperial Guard.

Chu Baihan felt a headache coming on, she softly said, “Prince, this is indeed a token of the Nanduan Palace’s Imperial Guard.

But as you just saw, these people can even strike lethal blows to me, they certainly can’t be from Nanduan Kingdom, it must be someone trying to frame us.”

But Yan Lin’s expression remained unmoved.

He continued sternly, “Princess, this could also be a feigned sacrificial strategy played by you, quite successfully acted.”

Chu Baihan’s face suddenly changed, and her teeth clenched painfully.

Because she remembered, six years ago, during her return visit, she was so badly injured in the arm and nearly died, yet he still thought it was a feigned sacrificial strategy she and Chu Hesheng had enacted.

No matter how many years passed, Yan Lin’s paranoia did not change.

However, back then, she had indulged him because she had no other choice.

But now, she would no longer allow him to manipulate her.

“Prince, even if it was a stratagem played by me, when you personally hand this token to the Emperor, do you think the Emperor will suspect me or you?” she coldly retorted.

Walking to the window, she pushed open the damaged wooden window to let some of the smell of blood disperse.

She continued with a cold laugh, “I came from Nanduan Kingdom, and if I hadn’t harbored ulterior motives, the Emperor would find it suspicious.

But since I am here, the Emperor naturally thinks I cannot stir up much trouble.

But you, Prince, it’s different…”

“To my knowledge, you have seemingly never been trusted by the Emperor.

You command a powerful army, and today, you faced this incident with me, putting Yan Jin in jeopardy.

The Emperor might think…

you are more suspicious.”

Upon hearing Chu Baihan’s words, Yan Lian swallowed hard.

To kill a person, first kill their heart.

The things she said hit the mark, each and everyone!

The Emperor had always been suspicious of the eighth brother, both six years ago and now.

If this issue were brought up, the Emperor would likely suspect the brother first.

After a lengthy silence, Yan Lin spoke coldly, “Ziyi, dispose of these bodies.

Return the token to the Princess.”

“Yes, Prince.”

Chu Baihan lifted her eyebrows upon hearing these words.

He was a clever man and, indeed, had not chosen a path where both parties suffer.

Just when Chu Baihan had sighed in relief in her heart, she unexpectedly heard a prince’s icy voice, “This Prince won’t report this matter to father.

But that doesn’t mean I won’t tell Yan Jin.”

“Though Yan Jin is obsessed by lust, he still has a brain.

If he knows about the drugging today, the seeds of suspicion will be sown.

Then, Princess, what you want to obtain from Yan Jin will be unattainable.”

When these words were spoken, Yan Lin’s gaze bore into Chu Baihan with sharp intensity.

Clearly, he could guess that she harbored ulterior motives for Yan Jin.

Indeed, how could a respectable Princess from Nanduan Kingdom fall for the notorious Yan Jin at first sight unless she had an ulterior motive?

Upon hearing Yan Lin’s words, Chu Baihan’s expression turned cold once again.

Strike the snake at its vital point; if she could target Yan Lin’s weakness, couldn’t he do the same?

However, this time he was bound to miscalculate.

Because she had already received news from Yan Jin that only he and the Crown Prince had the keys to the National Treasury.

Yan Jin already had no further use to her.

“If King Lin wants to tattle, then let him,” she said coldly.

Chu Baihan coldly dropped these words and turned to leave directly.

Watching her unwavering departure, Yan Lin frowned slightly.

Could it be that he was wrong, and she did not have ulterior motives towards Yan Jin?

“Master, you are injured; let me go fetch Doctor Wei to treat you,” Ziyi said worriedly.

Yan Lin lowered his head to look at his shoulder still bleeding, a bloody hole evident.

She was indeed ruthless.

“No need, it’s just a minor injury,” he said coldly.

Finally, his gaze swept over Yan Jin lying on the ground and he continued, “Investigate the connection between Yan Jin and Nanduan Kingdom.”

He must find out Nan Baihan’s purpose in coming to Yan Country.

Nan Baihan, you better not be scheming against Yan Country.

If you are, just for cleverly imitating her, this Prince won’t let you go.

“Prince, in a few days it will be the Princess Consort and the young Princely Heir’s death anniversary.

Will you visit to pay your respects to them this year?” Ziwu remembered this and asked worriedly.

Every year on the anniversary of the Princess Consort and Princely Heir’s death, the Prince would become very despondent, and the atmosphere in the Prince Residence was very oppressive.

On hearing Ziwu’s words, Yan Lin was enveloped by a gloom.

Pursing his lips, it was a long while before he said hoarsely, “Mmm, prepare her favorite foods.

I will visit her and the child that day.”

…..

Meanwhile, Nan Xing followed Chu Baihan out.

She suddenly remembered something and quickly said, “Princess, today upon seeing King Lin I remembered, after the news of your death was spread, King Lin wouldn’t allow your burial in the Imperial Mausoleum.

He buried your ‘corpse’ in the mountains.

It turns out, in a few days it will be your and the young Princely Heir’s…

‘death anniversary.'”

By the end, Nan Xing’s expression had twisted awkwardly.

A living person having a death anniversary sounded uncomfortable no matter how you heard it.

The key point for Chu Baihan, however, was in the phrase “King Lin wouldn’t allow your burial in the Imperial Mausoleum.”

So, he thought her unworthy of the status, not allowing even her corpse into the mausoleum after death?

He could truly be so heartless!

“Have someone destroy the grave,” she said coldly.

If he saw her as a pawn, coerced her to death, and didn’t allow her even the privilege to enter the mausoleum after death, what use was there in keeping such a so-called grave?

“Yes, Princess.”