In her eyes, all the actions of Bai Di and Su Muxiao before, which were supposed to be the foreshadowing to expose the affair between Feng Jingyang and Bai Zheng, now became a cover-up.
These people described everything so vividly that she really thought it was Bai Zheng who had seduced Feng Jingyang.
It turned out they were just playing tricks on her!
Zheng Yan was so furious that she took out all her anger on Su Muxiao. She raised her hand and slapped her hard several times: "Bitch! It was this young lady who hit you! If you have the guts to seduce men, don't you have the guts to take this young lady's slaps?"
Bai Di stared with wide eyes and exchanged a look with Feng Jingyang.
Why was it Su Muxiao?
It should have been Bai Zheng who was supposed to be beaten brutally by Zheng Yan and ruined. Where had she gone?
...
"Thank you, Marquis, for your help. Otherwise, I would have become a concubine of Feng Jingyang," Bai Zheng said after rummaging through the bookshelves in the study of the Marquis of Gaochang and sitting down to catch her breath.
Hearing this, Feng Linyuan turned around, revealing a pair of elegant eyes like clear water. There was a gentle smile on the half of his face that was not covered by the mask. He smiled slightly and said, "You're welcome. This marquis has deep feelings for Miss Bai. Naturally, I can't bear to let Miss Bai become someone else's concubine."
Bai Zheng immediately rolled her eyes: "The marquis is so affectionate. Bai Zheng is really extremely impressed."
The aphrodisiac that Feng Jingyang used was almost colorless and odorless. By the time Bai Zheng realized it, she had already inhaled some and was on the verge of fainting.
Fortunately, she made a prompt decision and bit her finger hard. Using the pain to keep herself awake, she immediately held her breath and covered her nose and mouth. After Feng Jingyang's men came in and carried away Zhuling, she rushed to the window and opened a crack to take big breaths.
At that time, the door had been locked from the outside. Since she couldn't escape without knowing any light - body skills, she was just about to wait by the window for Feng Jingyang to come in and have a battle of wits with him.
But suddenly, Feng Linyuan dropped from the sky.
"Did you say you were just looking for the Bone - Penetrating Herb in the guest room at that time? Are you sure you didn't see anything you shouldn't have?" Bai Zheng suddenly asked.
Feng Linyuan curled his lips: "Don't worry. This marquis didn't see Miss Bai changing clothes."
"Don't talk nonsense!" A blush rose on Bai Zheng's face.
But actually, after calming down, she had already guessed that Feng Linyuan was just teasing her. So she said firmly, "The marquis should stop making fun of me. Although the marquis doesn't know where the Bone - Penetrating Herb is hidden, a place like the guest room where people come and go is definitely not where the marquis would search. I think the marquis must have seen someone sneaking around outside the guest room and putting aphrodisiac inside, so he followed in."
Feng Linyuan didn't deny it. From the very beginning, he had set his eyes on the back courtyard. Since Song Yiqing was in the front courtyard and Mo Li had come several times without any results, the Bone - Penetrating Herb was very likely to be hidden in the back courtyard of the Marquis of Gaochang's Mansion.
So since he started looking for the Pearl, he had managed to get rid of Feng Jingyi and came to the back courtyard to search for the Bone - Penetrating Herb everywhere.
This was how he rescued Bai Zheng and helped her drug Su Muxiao to pull off the switch.
What Feng Linyuan didn't say was that he didn't follow in after bumping into Feng Jingyang's men. There weren't so many coincidences in the world.
He had sent someone to keep an eye on Bai Zheng. After knowing that she had come in, he sent someone to wait outside the guest room for Bai Zheng so that they could look for the Bone - Penetrating Herb together.
After all, when acting in the back courtyard, if they really encountered something, with Bai Zheng, today's "leading lady", to cover them, it would be easier to explain.
"Marquis, you've almost ransacked the back courtyard, haven't you?" Seeing that Feng Linyuan had stopped rummaging and obviously found nothing again, Bai Zheng asked.
Feng Linyuan nodded. From last night to today, the Marquis of Dingyuan's Mansion had continuously sent people over, almost searching every inch of the Marquis of Gaochang's Mansion. Even the heavily - guarded back courtyard had been sneaked into several times.
Today, Feng Linyuan even came in person. He had searched the Marquis of Gaochang's bedroom, the ancestral shrine of the marquis's mansion, and even the former residence of the late marquis's wife, but still found nothing.
"Searching aimlessly like this won't work," Bai Zheng frowned and thought.
Since she was rescued by Feng Linyuan, she had accompanied him to search many places, but they had found nothing.
Feng Linyuan nodded and said, "This marquis originally thought that since the Bone - Penetrating Herb was what the Marquis of Gaochang sought for his mother, it must be placed in a place related to the late marquis's wife. But this marquis searched the former residence and the ancestral shrine of the late marquis's wife and found nothing."
Bai Zheng lowered her eyes: "Then is there any other place in this marquis's mansion that we don't know about and is related to the late marquis's wife?"
After searching these places hand in hand with Feng Linyuan, Bai Zheng had a clearer understanding of Feng Linyuan's ability. Almost nothing could escape his eyes.
Since he said there was no Bone - Penetrating Herb in those places, there must be none.
That meant the Bone - Penetrating Herb was still in a place they hadn't been to.
"This marquis has also sent people to inquire about the late marquis's wife. The late marquis's wife grew up with the late marquis since childhood. They had a deep affection for each other and got married according to the engagement when they reached the right age. It was a good story in Yongding City at that time. It's a pity that the good relationship was envied by heaven. When the late marquis's wife was in labor, the late marquis suddenly died of a serious illness, leaving the late marquis's wife and their orphaned child to depend on each other."
"The late marquis's wife has been a widow for so many years. She's really a poor woman," Bai Zheng sighed.
"If it weren't for the current Marquis of Gaochang, I'm afraid the late marquis's wife would have followed the late marquis then. After that, the late marquis's wife's mother also planned for her to remarry, but the late marquis's wife refused."
Bai Zheng pondered: "When the Marquis of Gaochang was young, he could accompany his mother day by day. But after he grew up, he had been on the battlefield for many years. How did the late marquis's wife spend those days?"
Feng Linyuan frowned: "When the one you love is gone, it's natural to fall ill due to longing." Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and looked up sharply: "Could it be in..."
Bai Zheng also thought of it at the same time and nodded: "Is it still too late to send someone to inquire about the villa or former residence that the late marquis's wife and the late marquis liked to go to?"
But Feng Linyuan had already stood up and walked to the door of the study: "I know where it is."
"Who's there?"
Just as Feng Linyuan grabbed the door bolt and was about to go out, a voice suddenly came from outside.
Bai Zheng was startled. Before she could react, Feng Linyuan, who had quick eyes and hands, grabbed her and hid behind the bookshelf.
The door of the study was opened. Bai Zheng peeked out through the gap between the bookshelves and saw a man who looked like a guard captain walk into the study. He drew out a long sword from his waist and carefully looked around.
The small study was almost in full view. The man's eyes soon locked on the several bookshelves.
Seeing the man walking closer and closer to them with the sword in his hand, Bai Zheng was so scared that she shrank back hard. Without thinking about anything else, she pulled Feng Linyuan closer to her.
Feng Linyuan naturally didn't take this searching man seriously, but he thought it was better to avoid trouble, so he hid.
Now seeing the man getting closer, Feng Linyuan tightly protected Bai Zheng. He had already grabbed a handful of aphrodisiac and was just waiting for the man to come in front of them so that he could sprinkle the powder on his face.
The man's footsteps were very light, but they seemed like heavy stones hitting Bai Zheng's heart one by one.
Feng Linyuan stared closely at the front, and his hand slowly rose.
By the bookshelf, the black instep of the guard's foot appeared.