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Chapter 8: Crawling into His Arms
Late at night, at the Prince of Lin’s residence.
Chu Baihan only wanted to find any random room to spend the night, but suddenly, the voice of Nanny Xiao came from behind her.
“Princess Consort, it’s late and the dew is heavy. You should retire for the night with the Prince.”
Chu Baihan’s smile slowly faded as she forced out an excuse with an unnatural tone. “Nanny, I... I’m on my period. It’s not appropriate for me to share a room with the Prince.”
But Nanny Xiao replied calmly, “Princess Consort, this servant already checked your clean clothes today. You’re not on your period.”
Chu Baihan’s expression collapsed again.
A misstep. Nanny Xiao came from the imperial harem—her mind games were no match for hers.
Nanny Xiao continued sternly, “Princess Consort, the Prince is actually quite a good man. It’s just that his past experiences made him this way. You should try to accept him.”
Ha. She tried to accept him, but he didn’t want to accept her!
But no matter how unwilling she was, Nanny Xiao remained firm.
And so, she was led to Yan Lin’s bedchamber.
“Nanny, the Prince won’t let me in,” Chu Baihan said helplessly.
That Prince detested her—he definitely wouldn’t allow her inside. No point humiliating themselves.
But Nanny Xiao remained composed and calmly called toward the room, “Your Highness, the Empress Dowager hopes you and the Princess Consort will get along. Surely, you don’t want to be summoned to the palace again tomorrow?”
After a long silence, someone inside finally seemed to give in.
“Come in.”
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“Princess Consort, you may enter now. This servant will take her leave.” Nanny Xiao nodded with a smile and retreated.
Chu Baihan had no choice but to brace herself and enter.
Inside, under the dim candlelight, Yan Lin sat at the edge of the bed in loose robes. A few strands of hair fell by his temples, revealing a stunningly elegant side profile.
His long fingers held a book.
Didn’t he have an eye illness? How was he still reading?
While Chu Baihan was suspicious, Yan Lin spoke coldly, “Come. Read to this prince.”
“…”
She was reluctant, but thinking of how he had stood up for her earlier today in front of Consort Jiang, her heart softened.
Fine. She’d read.
She walked over slowly, picked up the book, and started reading from the first page.
It was a military strategy book—dry and boring to her—but he seemed rather interested.
After reading for quite a while, her throat began to feel hoarse. She couldn’t help asking, “Your Highness, it’s really late. Aren’t you going to sleep?”
She meant, wasn’t *he* going to sleep?
But the Prince of Lin raised a brow and said darkly, “This prince only let you in to avoid disappointing the Empress Dowager.”
In other words, letting her in was already a favor—don’t get any other ideas.
Chu Baihan was speechless. She *wasn’t* getting any other ideas!
“Your bed has already been prepared by Ziying over there,” he added coldly.
She looked over to see a narrow little couch with a pillow and a thin quilt.
That bed… was truly shabby.
“Your Highness, can I make a deal with you?” Chu Baihan hesitated before speaking.
At her words, Yan Lin’s eyes narrowed. “A deal?”
“Yes. My maid is locked up by the Chu family. I’ll detoxify you, and you’ll help me rescue her. Deal?” Chu Baihan said sincerely.
“How strange, this prince didn’t know the Princess Consort knew medicine,” Yan Lin said coldly, pressing down his sleeve.
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Chu Baihan frowned. *There’s plenty you don’t know!*
She suppressed her emotions and explained calmly, “I was sent to Jiangnan at age eight. Thankfully, my master took me in and taught me medicine diligently. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have survived there.”
“Did you learn medicine just to survive in Jiangnan—or for Su Yuan?” Yan Lin suddenly asked coldly.
What?! What did that dog Su Yuan have to do with anything?! Chu Baihan frowned deeply.
“Don’t you know how many medical clinics the Su family has opened in recent years? As the Crown Prince’s lackeys, they’ve roped in almost every physician in the capital to earn him a good reputation.” His words were laced with mockery.
“That’s not—” Chu Baihan didn’t even know how to argue.
She honestly had no idea the Su family had started running clinics.
When she left the capital, none of that had even begun.
Seeing his icy expression, she knew he already thought she was allied with the Crown Prince. Nothing she said would change his mind.
She gritted her teeth, gave up on explaining, and angrily turned to go to bed.
Though he couldn’t see her face clearly, Yan Lin could imagine her storming off, practically baring her fangs in frustration.
He frowned…
The old fox of the Chu family really didn’t know what he was doing—sending someone so impatient to be a spy.
Soon, he heard the soft sounds of breathing.
But after a while, there were sounds of someone getting up… and footsteps approaching.
His expression turned cold, and a menacing aura rose from him.
What was this? Was she planning to sneak up and kill him in the night?
As she neared, he gathered internal energy in his palm, ready to strike when she made her move.
But to his surprise, the next second, a soft body collapsed into his arms, snuggling against his chest.
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“Chu Baihan!” Yan Lin clenched his jaw—he could kill someone.
But the person in his arms seemed completely unaware…
Chu Baihan rested her small face on his chest and fell deeper into sleep.
At first, he thought she was faking it, but after trying several times to wake her without success, he finally confirmed—she was really asleep…
Could it be… sleepwalking? Doing unconscious things while asleep?
His face darkened even more.
“Don’t pull such a long face. It’s ugly,” the girl mumbled in her sleep.
Yan Lin’s expression turned downright thunderous.
*Chu Baihan, you’re something else—complaining about this prince even in your sleep.*
“If you try to kill me again, next time I’ll poison you first…” she continued, her words loose and unaware.
Yan Lin actually let out a short laugh from sheer fury.
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*Oh, very good. Already plotting to murder this prince in your dreams, huh?*
Exhaling heavily, he grabbed her small face and asked coldly, “Tell this prince—what are the Crown Prince and the Chu family planning?”
But she didn’t answer—only silence.
He really wanted to strangle her right then and there. In all these years, no one had ever made him this angry.
But he had to endure—for now, he still needed to draw out the Crown Prince.
Meanwhile, in her sleep, Chu Baihan had the nerve to sprawl out like an octopus, hogging the entire bed and tightly hugging his arm.
In the end, the Prince of Lin could only lie beside her with a dark expression.
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