The Princess of Pingyang was already trembling all over.
She never could have imagined that the one who had killed her precious daughter was the son - in - law she had carefully chosen.
Everyone in the hall looked at Feng Jingyang in surprise, hardly believing their ears.
Concubine Zhao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shouted angrily, "You lowly maid, slandering the prince out of thin air. What crime do you think you should be punished for?"
"Your Highness the Concubine, there's no need to be so agitated. Whether it's slander or not, you'll know after listening," Feng Linyuan said calmly.
Just as Concubine Zhao was about to speak, a menacing look from the Marquis of Gaochang silenced her.
Princess Yunxi and Bai Sheng gritted their teeth in anger.
Everything had been arranged perfectly. Everyone knew about the feud between Bai Sheng and Zheng Yan, and they had all seen Bai Sheng near the rockery, closest to Zheng Yan's body.
Moreover, they were even blessed by heaven as they caught a wounded maid, whose wounds were caused by Zheng Yan's stabbing.
The jade pendant on Zheng Yan's body was physical evidence, and almost everyone in the imperial garden was a witness.
Under such circumstances, how could Bai Sheng turn the tables? How was it even possible?
What exactly had gone wrong?
Could this maid really have seen something?
Unable to hold back, Princess Yunxi raised her voice and asked, "At such a moment, why would Miss Zheng want to stab you?"
"Yes, this servant never would have thought of it either.
When Miss Zheng saw this servant coming and heard this servant calling out 'His Highness the Fourth Prince' a few times, her face changed. She grabbed this servant's hand and asked what this servant had seen," Qing Shao seemed to be lost in memories, with a sorrowful look on her face.
"This servant didn't think much of it at that time. Seeing that Miss Zheng was seriously injured, this servant indignantly advised her, saying that this servant had seen the Fourth Prince commit the murder just now, and would help Miss Zheng to get medical treatment.
This servant also comforted Miss Zheng, telling her not to fall asleep, to stay awake, to live, and not to let the Fourth Prince get away with it.
But this servant was only worried about Miss Zheng's wound and didn't look closely. In fact, Miss Zheng's expression had completely changed at that time, and she kept repeating, 'You saw it? You saw everything?'
It wasn't until they had taken two steps that Miss Zheng insisted that this servant go and check if something had fallen on the ground. This servant had no choice but to obey and squat down to look. Suddenly, this servant felt a killing intent from behind. When this servant turned around, she saw Miss Zheng holding a dagger and stabbing at this servant.
This servant quickly raised her hand and barely managed to dodge the attack.
Without this servant's support, Miss Zheng also slid directly to the ground.
This servant was extremely shocked and asked her why. Miss Zheng gave a sad smile and said to this servant -"
Qing Shao deliberately dragged out the words.
Bai Zheng watched everyone's expressions and couldn't help but curl her lips.
It was the first time she had discovered that this usually silent Qing Shao was actually a hidden master storyteller.
Even those who had completely disbelieved her at first, after listening to her vivid narration, felt as if they had witnessed Zheng Yan's dying scene with their own eyes.
As a result, no matter what she said next, everyone subconsciously thought that it was what Zheng Yan had said to her.
Feng Linche frowned tightly, and Concubine Zhao's face had already turned deathly pale.
As for Feng Jingyang, he was completely stunned on the spot.
He had no idea that so many things had happened after he left.
It turned out that this silly girl, Zheng Yan, would go to such lengths for him.
The Marquis of Gaochang and the Princess of Pingyang greedily listened to everything that had happened before their daughter's death. Now, seeing Qing Shao stop speaking, they couldn't wait to ask, "What did Yan'er say?"
"Miss Zheng said," Qing Shao lowered her eyes, her expression sad yet determined, just like Zheng Yan at that time. She slowly enunciated each word.
"I'm not going to make it. If he likes this life of mine, let him take it. If you hadn't seen anything, it would have been fine. But since you've seen it, I can't let you live to testify against him."
It was as if they could see Zheng Yan on Qing Shao's face. At that time, she endured the intense pain, her eyes filled with uncontrollable tears, yet she still smiled and danced a complete dance.
She held the jade pendant that she had exchanged for one of her legs and presented it to Feng Jingyang flatteringly, saying, "Fourth Brother, the thing you wanted, Yan'er has won it for you."
It seemed that in the entire Yongding, no one didn't know that this silly girl, Zheng Yan, always treated Feng Jingyang with her whole heart.
Even if he had killed her, she still used her last bit of strength to protect him.
The Marquis of Gaochang staggered back a step, and the Princess of Pingyang's lips trembled violently.
But neither of them could make a sound.
When the pain reached its extreme, there was indeed no sound.
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
In the silent hall, a sudden round of applause rang out.
They saw Bai Sheng put down her hands after clapping, smiling all over her face and looking at Qing Shao appreciatively, "Sure enough, she is a talent trained by the Marquis of Dingyuan. Not only is she highly skilled in martial arts, but her storytelling ability is also extraordinary."
These words immediately brought everyone back to their senses.
Indeed, no matter how wonderful Qing Shao's story was, it was just empty talk. Who could be sure that this wasn't something she had fabricated out of thin air?
Qing Shao wasn't annoyed. She lowered her head and said respectfully, "The scene at that time was really too shocking for this servant. Even now, this servant still feels deeply sorry for Miss Zheng. That's why this servant told it in a bit more detail. Thank you for your over - praise, Miss Bai."
Bai Zheng sneered coldly. Although Bai Sheng still looked calm, it could be seen from her words that her emotions were in chaos.
If she couldn't even handle this, one couldn't help but wonder what expression she would have when she saw the evidence.
It was really something to look forward to.
Sure enough, Concubine Zhao came to her senses and sneered, "What a good play you've made up. It must have taken the Marquis of Dingyuan a lot of effort, right?"
"If we're talking about effort, it's definitely not as much as what His Highness the Fourth Prince has put in. Inviting an expert in formations to move the rockery in the imperial garden and trap Zheng'er inside is truly a masterstroke," Feng Linyuan replied without hesitation.
"What did you say?" Feng Linche, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly roared angrily, "Someone has been misusing formations in the palace?"
Using formations under his nose was no different from slapping him in the face.
This was something a king could never tolerate.
Bai Sheng still had a smile on her face, but her eyes were even colder.
Bai Zheng took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, this subject doesn't understand anything about formations. It's just that this subject thought it was strange just now. To avoid that masked man, this subject entered the rockery but couldn't find a way out. This subject was so scared that this subject thought it was a ghost's trick..."
"Zheng'er, don't talk nonsense," Feng Linyuan gently scolded, "Under the feet of the Son of Heaven, how dare demons and ghosts approach? It's just that someone misused formations to trap you."
Feng Linyuan mentioned it casually. The matter of formations was like a reverse scale to Feng Linche.
He knew very well that as long as he mentioned it, Feng Linche would handle the rest.
"As for the jade pendant, Your Highness the Concubine," Feng Linyuan glanced at Concubine Zhao, "Just now, His Highness the Fourth Prince said that he hadn't seen Miss Zheng since her dance in the palace. But now, his jade pendant was found on Miss Zheng's body. How do you explain this?"