Qin Mu pursed his lips tightly and remained silent for a long time.
How to judge? How could he know!
He didn't even want to know.
The only thing he wanted to know at this moment was -
Was it still too late to pretend to faint now?
"Well... Young Master Chu abducted, oh no, took Miss Bai away, causing Miss Bai to be, to be frightened. He should have been severely punished. But considering the circumstances and that Young Master Chu was out of his mind at the time, then, then..."
"Then what?" The one who asked this was actually Feng Jingye.
"Your servant, your servant..." Qin Mu really didn't know how to answer. His eyes rolled back again.
Just then, Bai Zheng's clear and melodious voice rang out.
"Lord Qin, before you pass the sentence, could you allow me to plead for Young Master Chu?"
"Plead for him?" Qin Mu's eyes were halfway rolled back when he heard this. He immediately came to his senses and looked at Bai Zheng in confusion.
What on earth was this girl up to with all these tricks?
Just now, she clearly had Chu Feng cornered, pouring a bunch of dirt on him, and refusing to yield even under Feng Jingye's imposing pressure.
Now, with the evidence conclusive and the case about to be filed, even Feng Linhuai and Feng Linyuan had come to help her. She was in a completely dominant position, but instead, she wanted to plead for Chu Feng?
Feng Jingye's expression changed slightly. He looked at Bai Zheng with a deep, penetrating gaze.
Bai Zheng nodded and said, "I've had some acquaintance with Young Master Chu after all. He went insane because of me, which led him to do such wrong things. Now that I know the hidden reasons, I naturally can't bear to see Young Master Chu severely punished by the laws of the Great Zhou."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Feng shouted, "I don't need your false kindness!"
"Shut up!"
Chu Xiang almost immediately followed Chu Feng's words and shouted, then glared at him fiercely.
Although he didn't know why Bai Zheng was saying such things at this moment, if she could let it go, it would be the best outcome.
Otherwise, even if Feng Jingye protected them, with Feng Linhuai and Feng Linyuan here, today's matter would never end well.
Thinking of this, he forced a smile at Bai Zheng. "Miss Bai can understand my son's painstaking efforts. I'm very pleased. Miss Bai is truly a person of great righteousness."
"Yes, this girl is really a good child!" Feng Linhuai agreed. "A Yuan, where on earth did you find such a kind and magnanimous girl? I even want to reserve one for the fifth prince."
Hearing this, Feng Linyuan slightly lifted his eyes and looked at Bai Zheng with a gentle smile.
"Your Highness may not know. Although Zheng'er is a good girl, she's also very precious. Yesterday, someone coveted her and poisoned her. It took countless hundred - year - old Ganoderma lucidum, thousand - year - old ginseng, and Tianshan snow lotuses from my Marquis's Mansion to save her life."
As soon as Feng Linyuan said this, Chu Xiang's face instantly turned extremely ugly.
Feng Linhuai gasped in surprise. "What? Someone actually wanted to kill such a cute girl? Which heartless and blind person dared to touch the future wife of the Marquis of Dingyuan!"
Seeing that Feng Jingye and Chu Xiang's faces had turned as black as ink, Bai Zheng covered the smile on her lips and timely spoke up.
"I have no way to repay the Marquis for saving my life yesterday. Those snow lotuses and ginseng should be compensated to you by me..."
"Compensate for what? A Yuan isn't such a stingy person. Since you two are betrothed, why calculate so clearly?"
Feng Linhuai interrupted, looking a bit dissatisfied.
Bai Zheng smiled helplessly, with a hint of self - mockery on her face. "Your Highness also said that I'm just betrothed to the Marquis. After all, this marriage isn't finalized yet. Who knows if it will end up like last time, called off just like that."
"Moreover, the Marquis came to rescue me, which is already a great kindness. I can't let the Marquis save my life and then have to lose a bunch of precious treasures and medicinal materials. What should be repaid, the Bai Mansion should still repay."
Feng Linhuai shook his head repeatedly in strong disagreement. "You girl, I've watched A Yuan grow up. He's always been a person who values love and righteousness. How can he be compared to those heartless people? Moreover, it wasn't you who deliberately ate the snow lotuses and ginseng. You were also a victim. If there's any compensation, it should be the person who harmed you who should pay!"
These three people sang in harmony and finally got to the key point of today.
At this moment, Feng Jingye felt like he had jumped into a pit dug by others and couldn't get out.
And now, that person had offered him a ladder. It was up to him whether he wanted to climb out along this ladder.
Although this ladder would cost him some money.
He gave Chu Xiang a meaningful look. Chu Xiang understood and took a deep breath, sighing.
"Your Highness, the King of Yi, is right. Miss Bai doesn't hold my son's offense against him. It shows Miss Bai's magnanimity. But my son did do something wrong after all, and the due compensation should still be given. The ginseng and snow lotuses will be compensated to the Marquis of Dingyuan by our Chu family on behalf of Miss Bai."
Everyone fell silent tactfully after hearing this.
Only Feng Linhuai looked surprised. He whispered something to Feng Linyuan. After seeing Feng Linyuan nod, he turned to look at Chu Feng with a look of extreme contempt.
Chu Feng felt like he had been slapped hard on the cheek several times. His face burned with pain.
Feng Linhuai had scolded him countless times in his words, but he didn't dare to say a single word in rebuttal.
Hearing this, Feng Linyuan nodded rarely.
"To say that those things were used to treat Zheng'er's illness, I naturally wouldn't take a single cent. I'd just consider them as the betrothal gifts. But since Zheng'er said so and the Prime Minister has taken the initiative to speak up, if I still insist on not accepting, it would seem that I'm being unreasonable."
He really took advantage and still played innocent!
Chu Xiang resisted the urge to vomit blood and flattered, "The Marquis used good medicinal materials. It's not easy to find the right hundred - year - old Ganoderma lucidum, thousand - year - old ginseng, and Tianshan snow lotuses for a while. How about the Marquis give a discounted price? Consider it as if I'm buying them. What do you think?"
Seeing this, Feng Linhuai chuckled. "The Prime Minister is really smart. There's nothing else in A Yuan's mansion, but the medicinal materials are all extremely rare. It would really take a lot of effort to find Tianshan snow lotuses of the quality in A Yuan's mansion. It's indeed easier to just pay the discounted price."
Chu Xiang forced a smile and replied, "Your Highness flatters me."
"Discount the price..." Feng Linyuan rarely showed a hesitant look.
Chu Xiang's heart skipped a beat. He heard Feng Linhuai ask, "Is there something difficult?"
Feng Linyuan nodded. "Everything else is okay. Those Tianshan snow lotuses, hundred - year - old Ganoderma lucidum, and thousand - year - old ginseng are at most just ten thousand silver taels. It's just..."
After saying that, he looked up at Feng Jingye. "It's just that the merman pearl is priceless and unavailable."
"Thud."
Chu Xiang slumped back into the chair again.
Chu Feng's hand hidden in his sleeve trembled slightly.
Merman pearl? What merman pearl!
It was just an excuse to extort money!
If he was completely confused about what was going on when he first woke up.
Then at this moment, after listening silently for so long, he had already sorted out the ins and outs of the matter.