Hearing this, Princess Yunxi suddenly turned her head. The hairpin on her head jolted violently, just like her anxious and panicked heart at the moment.
"You've noticed?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Bai Zheng curved her eyebrows and eyes, and reached out her hand to Princess Yunxi. "May I have a private word with you, Princess?"
Princess Yunxi lowered her head, and a blush crept up from her earlobes.
She looked around, then followed Bai Zheng to a less crowded corner. After standing still, she murmured in a low voice, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Bai Zheng smiled sweetly. "His Highness the Third Prince is elegant and outstanding, a real dragon among men. He is in no way inferior to the Marquis. Princess Yunxi has quite discerning eyes. Bai Zheng admires you very much."
This insincere compliment from Bai Zheng really pleased Princess Yunxi. She raised her head, with a kind of joy that a lovesick girl always has when someone praises her sweetheart on her face. Her voice was clear and crisp.
"When has my eyesight ever been bad? To be honest, a man like His Highness the Third Prince is hard to find even in our Great Liang, not to mention your Eastern Zhou."
"Yes. Speaking of which, I'm really envious of Second Sister," Bai Zheng sighed softly.
At the mention of Bai Di's name, Princess Yunxi's face immediately fell. She suddenly turned her head and looked at the direction where Feng Jingxuan and Bai Di had left with a gloomy look in her eyes. She said in a deep voice, "Your Second Sister is in no way worthy of His Highness the Third Prince!"
Bai Zheng covered her lips and smiled. "Princess, you're wrong. My Second Sister is beautiful and gentle. Look at Yongding City. How many young masters of noble families have been unable to win her heart."
Princess Yunxi sneered. "A woman like her would never be liked by any man in our Great Liang. She looks gentle and weak on the outside, but is actually ruthless and vicious on the inside. If I hadn't seen her harm Miss Zheng..."
As if suddenly realizing that she had said something wrong, Princess Yunxi covered her lips and lowered her eyes, shifting them from side to side, not knowing where to look.
But Bai Zheng seemed not to hear. She just smiled and said, "What kind of person my Second Sister is is not that important. Actually, what His Highness the Third Prince has taken a fancy to is not just my Second Sister herself."
"Then what has he taken a fancy to about Bai Di?" Princess Yunxi asked hurriedly.
But Bai Zheng didn't look at Princess Yunxi. Instead, she turned her body slightly and her gaze passed through the crowd and stopped on Bai Yizhang, who was chatting and laughing merrily with Minister Zhao not far away.
"Compared with my father, who is only a third - rank assistant minister, my uncle, a first - rank general, is really amazing.
He has inherited the ancestral glory of the Bai family for generations. He has made great contributions and is extremely meritorious in war. With 400,000 troops under his command, even the Marquis of Gaochang has to show him some respect.
Princess Yunxi, if there was such a person in your Western Liang, which of your elder brothers wouldn't want to win him over?"
Princess Yunxi quickly understood the meaning of her words and asked in surprise, "Is His Highness the Third Prince also vying for power?"
"Can't you tell, Princess?" Bai Zheng counter - questioned.
Princess Yunxi frowned tightly. After pondering for a moment, she seemed to be seriously thinking about Bai Zheng's question.
"Which prince doesn't have expectations for the throne?" Seeing Princess Yunxi's silence, Bai Zheng spoke again.
Princess Yunxi nodded. She herself was born into the royal family full of intrigues. Even though she had been favored and protected by the emperor of Western Liang since childhood, she understood better than ordinary young ladies the danger of vying for the throne.
She looked into the distance. Feng Jingxuan was holding Bai Di in his arms as if he was comforting her in a low voice. A complex look flashed in her eyes. "Vying for the throne is really too dangerous. But if he wants to..."
"What should I do?" Bai Zheng asked curiously.
There was no hesitation in Princess Yunxi's expression. She made up her mind instantly and said firmly, "If he wants it, whatever Bai Di has, I can give it to him too."
A strange light flashed in Bai Zheng's eyes. She looked at the determined girl in front of her and said in a deep tone.
"Bai Zheng thought that Miss Zheng Yan was sincere and even willing to sacrifice her life. Such a friendship is hard to find in the world. But unexpectedly, Princess Yunxi's sincere heart for her beloved is even more so."
"So, you'll help me, right?" Princess Yunxi ignored the deep meaning in Bai Zheng's words. She turned back and stared fixedly at Bai Zheng, clenching her fist and threatening, "If I can't win His Highness the Third Prince, I might just turn to the Marquis of Dingyuan instead."
Bai Zheng burst out laughing. "This is really hard to refuse. But..." She tilted her head with a look of embarrassment and also looked at Bai Di in the distance.
"But what?" Princess Yunxi asked impatiently.
The corner of Bai Zheng's mouth curled up slightly, looking half - smiling. "But the princess that His Highness the Third Prince is currently engaged to is actually my own cousin. Family affection is hard to give up. If I help the princess poach her corner, people will surely point fingers at me if it gets out."
"Family affection? You and her?" Princess Yunxi seemed to have heard a funny joke and burst out laughing, throwing her head back. "I just heard your conversation with her. You said she killed you and you came to take revenge on her..."
At this point, Princess Yunxi suddenly realized something was wrong and stopped laughing abruptly. She stared blankly at the person in front of her.
Bai Zheng smiled deeply and exhaled like an orchid in front of Princess Yunxi. "So, I'm not dead. I was just angry with her. How could you believe such angry words, Princess Yunxi?"
"Of course not!"
If she believed it, it would mean that the living Bai Zheng in front of her had come back from the dead. If Bai Zheng could come back from the dead, who knew if Zheng Yan wouldn't...
Thinking of this, Princess Yunxi shook her head repeatedly.
After all, she couldn't escape the blame for Zheng Yan's death.
"Well, then, do you think there's any reason for me to help you?" Bai Zheng said with a cold smile.
Princess Yunxi was taken aback by her words. She said indignantly, "Do you really regard her as your own cousin? Don't you know how many times she has harmed you?"
"Oh?" Bai Zheng looked disbelieving.
"Zheng Yan's death was her attempt to harm you but it didn't succeed!" Princess Yunxi was irritated by her attitude and blurted out.
Bai Zheng's face changed instantly. Her gaze became sharp and she stared at Princess Yunxi. "Princess, it has already been found out that Miss Zheng's death was the doing of His Highness the Fourth Prince. How can you randomly implicate others here!"
"You don't believe me?" Princess Yunxi widened her eyes.
Bai Zheng sneered in her heart but showed nothing on her face. "Unless the princess has enough evidence, otherwise, it's just empty talk. Why should I believe you?"
Princess Yunxi was slightly stunned. She lowered her head and thought seriously for a while, then nodded at Bai Zheng. "Okay, I'll give you the evidence."
Bai Zheng nodded and looked at Princess Yunxi half - smiling.
"Then, then will you help me when the time comes?" Princess Yunxi felt a little nervous under her gaze. She bit her lip and asked.