"Who's feeling guilty?"
Bai Zheng gave a half - smile. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Bai Yinan chatting with his colleagues. Since he didn't notice Bai Di's provocation after her arrival, Bai Zheng's eyes darted around. Her calm and emotionless gaze made Bai Di shiver all over.
She took a step forward and whispered in a very low voice, "Well, sister, just because you've lost a couple of your underlings recently, you can't keep your cool? I'm really looking forward to seeing your expression when I send you a real 'gift'."
Bai Di stared at her in disbelief with wide - open eyes. "Was it you who caused trouble for the second brother?"
"Didn't sister know?" Bai Zheng squinted her eyes slightly and curled up her lips, looking cute as she smiled. "Right, the bandit den is empty now. Since you can't find anyone, you naturally don't know what exactly happened there."
"Where did you take them?" Bai Di demanded sharply.
"They're just a bunch of evil bandits. Why do you care so much about them, sister?" Bai Zheng's eyes were deep. "You'd better care more about yourself instead."
"What do you mean?" Bai Di couldn't help but take a step back.
Bai Zheng pressed forward step by step, getting closer to her. Staring at her with a ghostly look in her eyes, she exhaled softly, "Sister, you tried to take my life back then, and now you've taken Miss Zheng's life. Now, I've come back from the dead with Miss Zheng for revenge. Sister, just wait."
"You..." Bai Di was stunned. Her lips trembled slightly, and she couldn't say a word.
It was clearly the warm March. The wind blowing towards them carried a gentle warmth. But looking at Bai Zheng in front of her, with her long, inky hair fluttering in the wind, her already pale face seemed even paler. Her black - and - white eyes were full of malice.
Bai Di shivered all over!
Those eyes, they didn't seem to belong to a living person at all. They were clearly the eyes of a ghost climbing out of the Asura Hell!
"When did I try to take your life? What are you talking nonsense about!" Bai Di blurted out instinctively. Her suddenly shrill voice was so out of place among the silent crowd waiting for the funeral that everyone turned to look at her.
Bai Di immediately came to her senses. Realizing that she had been frightened out of her wits by Bai Zheng's few words, her face turned green and then white.
"Di'er, what's wrong?" Just then, a gentle voice came.
Bai Zheng looked in the direction of the voice. She saw the Third Prince Feng Jingxuan, dressed in a sky - blue embroidered silk robe and wearing a white jade crown. He looked like a handsome and elegant young master as he walked up to Bai Di and asked with concern.
Seeing Feng Jingxuan coming, Bai Di rolled her eyes. The aggressive look on her face when she was facing Bai Zheng just now disappeared without a trace. She shrank into Feng Jingxuan's arms and trembled as she said, "I just sighed with Zheng'er that Miss Zheng died so unjustly at such a young age. I don't know which word offended Zheng'er, and she got angry with me..."
Everyone had been looking here curiously. Hearing this, they all looked at Bai Zheng with disdain.
Bai Yinan frowned and was about to step forward to help his daughter out of the situation when a clear and sarcastic voice said, "The Second Miss has really mastered the skill of being two - faced. If I, the princess, hadn't happened to be standing nearby and heard your conversation just now and known that it was the Second Miss who provoked for no reason first, I might have misunderstood the Third Miss just like everyone else here."
Bai Zheng raised her eyes and looked in the direction of the voice.
When she saw who it was, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly.
It was actually Princess Yunxi, who had always been at odds with her!
Bai Zheng lowered her head and played with her slender fingers, the corner of her lips curving slightly.
Princess Yunxi, who had previously been on the same side as Bai Di to deal with her, had, after only a few days' absence, turned around to speak for her and oppose Bai Di instead.
This situation was getting more and more interesting.
"Princess Yunxi, what benefit did Zheng'er give you that you're slandering me like this out of thin air?" Bai Di's face turned pale. With tears in her eyes, she looked pitifully at Feng Jingxuan and asked.
Feng Jingxuan tightened his arm around Bai Di and gently patted her back as if to comfort her. Then he said to Princess Yunxi, "Your Highness, please be careful with your words."
Princess Yunxi was about to say something to refute Bai Di, but when she suddenly heard Feng Jingxuan's words, she swallowed the words back.
She bit her lower lip and stared at Feng Jingxuan reluctantly. When her gaze touched Feng Jingxuan's arm around Bai Di, her eyes became even darker.
Bai Zheng watched the change in Princess Yunxi's expression, and the smile on her lips became more and more obvious.
"Third Miss." Feng Jingxuan then said to Bai Zheng.
Bai Zheng looked up.
"Third Miss is quick - witted, while Di'er is clumsy and has never been a match for Third Miss. Please, for the sake of this prince, don't argue with her too much."
Bai Zheng smiled indifferently. "Your Highness, please rest assured. Bai Zheng and Second Sister are, after all, cousins of the same clan. Bai Zheng has always respected Second Sister. No matter what silly things Second Sister said, Bai Zheng won't argue with her."
"You!" Bai Di was so angry that her eyes were blood - red. But due to the presence of everyone, she didn't dare to flare up. Her chest heaved up and down, clearly unable to calm down.
Feng Jingxuan gave her a deep look and sneered. "Ever since Third Miss has the Marquis of Dingyuan as her backer, she's become more and more presumptuous and rude in her speech."
"Your Highness, please calm down. It's this old official who hasn't disciplined his daughter well..." Bai Yinan was so frightened that he quickly stepped forward to plead guilty when he heard Princess Yunxi's voice ring out again.
"Is the Third Miss being presumptuous and rude? She's clearly straightforward in her nature! Compared with some people who have different faces in public and in private and hide who knows how many masks, this princess thinks that a girl like the Third Miss is much cuter."
Bai Zheng looked at Princess Yunxi in surprise and saw that Princess Yunxi was staring at Bai Di in Feng Jingxuan's arms contemptuously, clearly indicating "I'm talking about you".
Bai Di naturally knew who Princess Yunxi was scolding. She was so angry that she trembled all over.
Feng Jingxuan's expression remained unchanged. He just pursed his lips, raised his eyes slightly, and met Princess Yunxi's stubborn gaze. After a long stand - off, he nodded and said, "As long as the princess likes it."
Then he didn't entangle any longer and led Bai Di towards the long pavilion in the distance.
After seeing Feng Jingxuan and Bai Di walk away, Bai Zheng helped up Bai Yinan, who had been bowing all the time. After receiving a few scoldings from him, she walked up to Princess Yunxi and said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Highness, for coming to my rescue."
"You don't need to thank me. I'm not doing this to help you." Princess Yunxi didn't even bother to spare a glance at Bai Zheng. She just stared intently at Feng Jingxuan's receding figure.
Looking at the princess's reaction, Bai Zheng chuckled. "Your Highness has finally recognized your own heart and knows who you like, right?"