Bai Zheng shook her head with a smile. "It's not serious. I'll be fine after a couple of days' rest. Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
The Marquis of Gaochang also stepped forward. "Since Miss Bai has changed her clothes, let's go back to the front yard together. I'll send someone to find a doctor to take a look at Miss Bai's foot injury."
Led by the Marquis of Gaochang, everyone in the room returned to the front yard. Although they all sat back in their original seats with smiles on their faces, their states of mind were very different from before.
This time, Bai Di sat quietly with her head down, and no one could see her expression. Feng Jingxuan and Feng Jingye had their own thoughts and just drank tea and wine on their own. The doctor sent by the Marquis of Gaochang's mansion took a few glances at Bai Zheng's foot and said there was no serious problem. Only then did Mrs. Lin feel relieved.
It was not until the sun was gradually setting and the rosy evening glow appeared on the horizon that some young masters with disappointed looks on their faces came back one after another.
"Miss Bai is really good at hiding the pearls. No one could find them no matter how hard they tried," Chen Yanzhi sighed as he stepped into the courtyard.
Feng Jingye's face immediately looked a bit unpleasant. Most of his men had come back. Did it mean that none of them would be lucky enough to marry Bai Zheng?
Feng Jingxuan raised the corners of his lips. "Second brother, it seems that just as I expected, Young Master Qin will surely win this time."
Just as he finished speaking, a tall and graceful young master in white walked in dejectedly. Who else could it be but Qin Siming?
Feng Jingxuan's face turned a bit pale.
Feng Jingye laughed loudly. "It seems that Young Master Qin has disappointed Third Brother."
As the sky gradually darkened, all the young masters came back dejectedly. Even Feng Jingyi returned empty - handed.
With so many people and three pearls, not even one was found?
Feng Jingye and Feng Jingxuan looked at each other.
Bai Yinan also frowned. At today's matchmaking banquet, Feng Linche had issued an imperial edict. No matter what, Bai Zheng's marriage had to be settled today to comfort the morale of the frontier soldiers, especially Bai Yihuan's troops.
The war was urgent, so Bai Zheng's marriage should not be delayed any longer. That is to say, no matter what, someone had to be chosen today.
Feng Linche had been quite kind. Almost all the single noble young masters of the Great Zhou were here, allowing Bai Zheng to choose freely. Who would have thought that none of them could answer the question set by Bai Zheng?
If judged simply by the results of the previous competitions, wouldn't Bai Zheng's betrothed be... Feng Linyuan?
Feng Jingye and Feng Jingxuan were full of complaints in their hearts. Although none of their men had won Bai Zheng, seeing the same state of the people sent by the other side, they couldn't help but sigh. It was a blessing in misfortune.
"Miss Bai, it seems that none of the young masters could find the pearls you hid. What do you think..." The Marquis of Gaochang said carefully. But before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a series of shouts: "Miss Bai! Miss Bai!"
A magnificent figure rushed into the courtyard and threw himself in front of Bai Zheng.
Bai Zheng took a closer look and found it was Song Yiqing. He suddenly opened his fan and fanned the wind for Bai Zheng flatteringly. "Miss Bai, where on earth did you hide the pearls? I've dug three feet into the ground and still couldn't find them. Look at how suave and handsome I am. Why don't you give me a little hint and tell me secretly?"
Everyone originally thought that Song Yiqing came in because he had found the pearls. Who would have thought that he was actually asking for special treatment in front of everyone? They couldn't help but sneer.
"Such behavior is not what a gentleman should do, Young Master Song," Feng Jingyi said with a smile.
"Your Highness the Fifth is just too shy. But being too shy won't help you get a wife," Song Yiqing said with a big grin.
Bai Zheng glanced at him sideways, with a smile on her lips. "Does Young Master Song really want to marry me so sincerely?"
"Of course. I'm looking forward to marrying Miss Bai so that my Song family..." At this point, Song Yiqing swallowed the words "will double its fortune" and changed his words. "So that my Song family will gain a lot of face, and I can hold my head up high in the Song family!"
For some reason, Feng Linyuan, who was sitting beside drinking tea leisurely, felt a bit uncomfortable when he heard Song Yiqing's words. He unconsciously pricked up his ears, wanting to hear Bai Zheng's answer.
Bai Zheng smiled slightly, her eyes curving into crescents. "But if that's the case, who will resolve the fateful calamity of the Marquis of Dingyuan, who is deeply in love with me?"
Song Yiqing's face froze. He glanced at Feng Linyuan and said, "We can just find a doctor for him then."
Bai Zheng was eager to watch the fun. "Young Master Song is really a man who forgets his friends for a woman."
"Friends are like the numerous legs of a centipede, while women are like winter clothes. I know very well which is more important," Song Yiqing patted his chest.
Bai Zheng finally burst out laughing. This Song Yiqing was really as greedy for money as the rumors said. He could so boldly try to take away the woman "whose horoscope matches" Feng Linyuan's right in front of him.
Although the three of them all knew very well that the so - called matching horoscopes was just a joke from Feng Linyuan, being stirred up by Song Yiqing like this, Bai Zheng still felt inexplicably happy.
Looking at the smiling Song Yiqing in front of her, Bai Zheng suddenly thought that marrying him might not be a bad idea. After all, she would become a wealthy and noble lady. And this Song Yiqing was quite interesting. Maybe she would have a happy life every day if she married him.
Thinking like this, Bai Zheng slowly moved her slender fingers up. Her pink lips were about to open to speak.
Suddenly, her arm was hit by a green teacup.
When Feng Linyuan saw Bai Zheng's action, his eyes narrowed. A strange feeling suddenly welled up in his heart.
Was it sourness? Or unwillingness?
He just felt extremely annoyed ever since Song Yiqing ran in front of Bai Zheng and said those words.
This was an emotion he had never experienced before. It was so strange and so unexpected.
He didn't know why he suddenly threw the teacup at Bai Zheng. He just felt that the scene of Bai Zheng and Song Yiqing looking at each other and smiling was very dazzling. If he didn't do something, he might regret it for the rest of his life.
Bai Zheng frowned slightly. The teacup was obviously just to stop her action, and it didn't hurt at all when it hit her arm.
She looked at Feng Linyuan in confusion.
"Sorry to disappoint you, Young Master Song. I've already found the pearls," Feng Linyuan's eyes were burning with flames. That was an indescribable smile that made his masked face look extremely strange, faintly with a hint of domineering.
Bai Zheng's eyes widened in surprise.
"How is that possible? Weren't you sitting here all the time? If others couldn't find them, how could you find them just because you're good at martial arts?" Feng Jingye looked completely incredulous.
Feng Jingxuan seemed to think of something and said coldly, "The Marquis of Dingyuan's feelings for Miss Bai are understandable, but if you want to find other pearls to pass them off as the real ones, I advise you to give up this idea. The pearls hidden by Miss Bai all have special marks for identification. If the pearls you take out don't have the marks, it won't be good."