Feng Jingyang stared blankly at Bai Zheng, unable to react for a moment. He replied subconsciously, "Didn't the eunuch say that your maid was injured by the dagger in Yan'er's hand?"
"Yes, Qing Shao was injured by Miss Zheng's dagger. But, Fourth Prince, Qing Shao's martial arts skills are far superior to Miss Zheng's. How could she have been scratched by Miss Zheng's dagger?" Bai Zheng's voice was icy cold.
"How would I know! If you want to know, go ask your good maid!" Feng Jingyang roared, trying to bluff, but his heart was filled with panic.
Bai Zheng looked at him intently, tilted her head slightly, and a cruel arc appeared on her lips. "There's no need to ask. My maid was indeed scratched by Miss Zheng. But, Fourth Prince, do you know why she was injured? It wasn't to kill Zheng Yan, but to..."
At this point, a look of regret flashed across Bai Zheng's face. Her eyes were like venomous snakes in the jungle, staring fiercely at Feng Jingyang. She said word by word, "Save, Zheng, Yan."
"Save her?"
"You're lying!"
As soon as Bai Zheng finished speaking, two voices rang out in the hall at the same time.
The first one came from the puzzled Marquis of Gaochang, while the second one came from the furious Feng Jingyang.
Hearing this, even the Marquis of Gaochang focused his gaze on Feng Jingyang.
"Why is the Fourth Prince so agitated? Were you at the scene at that time?" Feng Linyuan's face was cold and scrutinizing as he asked coldly.
Feng Jingyang's face suddenly turned extremely ugly. "Save Zheng Yan? You just said clearly that it was Miss Zheng who scratched her. If someone saved her, why would she stab her savior..."
Feng Jingyang suddenly thought of something, and his eyes widened instantly.
Then Bai Zheng's soft voice sounded. "Yes, Qing Shao saw that she was injured and rushed forward to save her kindly. But why did she pull the dagger out of her body and stab Qing Shao?"
Bai Zheng's words were like a sharp blade stabbing into Feng Jingyang's heart.
All the pretense of calm on Feng Jingyang's face disappeared, replaced by a look of helplessness. His face became paler and paler.
"What did you say? The dagger was... pulled out by Yan'er herself?" The Marquis of Gaochang trembled all over and looked at Bai Zheng almost in disbelief.
How could it be?
His Yan'er had been pampered since childhood and had never suffered a single bit.
But that dagger had small curved barbs on the blade. Once it stabbed into the flesh, it was already a pain that ordinary people could hardly bear. Moreover, it was forcefully pulled out.
It was a bone - chilling and heart - wrenching pain that tore the skin and flesh!
"Haha..." In the silent room, Feng Jingxuan sneered. "Is the Third Miss crazy? Making up such nonsense! Or do you want to say that Miss Zheng was in so much pain that she lost her mind and pulled out the dagger herself just to injure her savior?"
"Yes, is Zheng Yan crazy!" Bai Zheng suddenly raised her voice. She flicked her sleeve robe and stood up straight. Her snow - like hibiscus brocade reflected a dazzling light under the candlelight.
Feng Jingyang's eyes ached from the glare. He heard Bai Zheng coldly laugh and say, "Zheng Yan is crazy.
That's why she refused to break off the engagement even when her lover was having an affair with someone else. She even agreed to let her lover take another concubine first.
That's why as long as the one she loved said he wanted something, she was willing to risk breaking a leg to get it for him.
That's why she didn't care about her own life and death. In order to protect the one she loved, she was willing to sacrifice her own life and stab the person who saved her.
Tell me, isn't she crazy!"
Bai Zheng's voice was high - pitched. She stared at Feng Jingyang with bright and fierce eyes.
Listening to her, the panic on Feng Jingyang's face became more and more obvious. His face became paler and paler, and he couldn't help but swallow hard. "I don't know what you're talking about!"
"Has the Fourth Prince forgotten so soon?" Bai Zheng raised her eyebrows, with a hint of mockery in her words. "Qing Shao, help the Fourth Prince recall it properly."
Bai Zheng bit the last four words hard, as if they were squeezed out between her teeth.
At this moment, she was really angry.
She had been playing the image of a timid and cowardly young lady for a whole day. Only now could she finally release all her emotions.
She was like a hot - tempered woman who couldn't hold back her anger and rushed to question the other person after finding evidence.
Feng Linche frowned. Bai Zheng's sudden outburst surprised him greatly. But if she was a person who had been wronged and finally found a chance to turn the tables, such a reaction was normal.
The problem was what Bai Zheng said.
It seemed that Zheng Yan's death was caused by his fourth son, Feng Jingyang!
The cloth gag in Qing Shao's mouth had already been removed during the fight with Captain Mo. But since there was no evidence before, she just stood there with her head down, silent.
Now hearing Bai Zheng's order, Qing Shao bowed and replied, "Yes." Then she said expressionlessly, "Just now, Princess Yunxi invited the young lady to the imperial garden. After that, I saw Princess Yunxi come back alone, but the young lady was nowhere to be seen. So I rushed to look for the young lady.
When I got to the imperial garden, I happened to hear someone shouting 'Help'. As soon as I heard the voice, it sounded like my young lady's. So I quickly followed the voice and went to check near the rockery."
At that time, Bai Zheng was being chased into the rockery by a masked man with a knife. She shouted "Help" several times to attract attention, and everyone in the imperial garden heard it.
It was because of these shouts that everyone rushed to the back of the rockery and found Zheng Yan's body.
But at that time, the position where Bai Zheng stood was relatively remote and a certain distance away from the crowd enjoying the flowers. So no one could tell whether the shout of "Help" came from Bai Zheng or Zheng Yan.
Bai Zheng suddenly remembered that according to the timeline, Qing Shao was nearby at that time and should have heard her shout.
Sure enough, Qing Shao continued, half - truthfully and half - falsely, "Who would have thought that when I got to the rockery, I saw the Fourth Prince holding Miss Zheng and muttering 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry' over and over again.
At that time, Miss Zheng had her back to me. I couldn't see what was going on. I just thought it was strange.
Not long after, the Fourth Prince left. Only then did I see Miss Zheng softly collapse.
I remembered that Miss Zheng's leg was injured, so I didn't suspect anything. I quickly stepped forward to support Miss Zheng.
Who would have thought that when I got in front of Miss Zheng, I found that there was a dagger stuck in her chest!"