Concubine Zhao was tightly surrounded and couldn't get away.
Princess Mingzhao saw that her elder brothers and sisters were all having tea with their mother concubine and no one paid attention to her. She felt extremely bored by herself, so she had no choice but to come and play with Bai Sheng again.
"Sister Sheng, look, isn't this hairpin beautiful?" Princess Mingzhao asked while her chubby little hand rummaged around on her head.
Facing Princess Mingzhao, Bai Sheng showed rare patience and gentleness on her face. She tapped Mingzhao's fair and tender nose and said, "It's beautiful. Our Mingzhao looks good in anything."
"This time it's different. This was made by Father Emperor himself!" Princess Mingzhao raised her voice.
Bai Sheng smiled and leaned closer to Princess Mingzhao and whispered, "That's right. His Majesty only makes hairpins for Mingzhao himself. Other princesses don't have this privilege..."
"Thud!"
Before Bai Sheng could finish her words, a sudden strange noise came from inside the hall.
And because they were so close, the sound was quite ear - splitting.
Bai Sheng frowned tightly and turned her head. Her gaze passed by Su Muxiao beside her and she saw Bai Di, whose seat was right next to hers, lying prone on the small table in front of her for some unknown reason.
"Di'er?"
Bai Sheng gave Su Muxiao a cold look, then quickly got up and walked to Bai Di's side.
Princess Mingzhao was also startled by the sound. Looking back and seeing this scene, she couldn't help but shout loudly, "Sister Di? What's wrong with you, Sister Di!"
Just now, she had seen with her own eyes that Feng Jingxuan and Princess Yunxi had drunk too much and stumbled, so she wasn't panicked.
But Bai Di was different. She had been sitting there perfectly fine all along, and no one had seen her drink any wine. Now that she suddenly fell on the table, it really scared Princess Mingzhao.
The shrill and childish voice of Princess Mingzhao spread throughout the entire hall in an instant. Those who were still offering tea immediately stopped their actions and looked in this direction following the sound.
Seeing this, Concubine Zhao felt her head was about to explode.
What was going on today? One after another, they were falling!
"Di'er!" She panicked and dropped the teacup, then ran towards Bai Di.
Seeing more and more people surrounding Bai Di, Zhuling couldn't help but whisper, "Miss, what's wrong with the second miss? Could it be that she pretended to faint in order to go to the side hall to accompany the third prince?"
Bai Zheng shook her head.
Her seat was arranged with Bai Di and Bai Sheng, so she could see more clearly than anyone else.
Even before Bai Di fainted just now, she had already noticed something was wrong with Bai Di.
At that time, Bai Di's face was flushed, her head was nodding down bit by bit, and she was muttering something non - stop, looking exactly like a drunk person.
But unfortunately, no one in the room knew better than Bai Zheng -
Bai Di clearly hadn't drunk any wine!
If she had to say the only thing she had drunk...
Suddenly, Bai Zheng's gaze shot towards Su Muxiao like a sharp blade.
At this moment, Su Muxiao didn't notice Bai Zheng's gaze. She just stood there far away, looking at the fallen Bai Di with cold eyes, with a half - smile on her lips.
Bai Zheng tightened her lips. After pondering for a while, she finally stepped forward in big strides and grabbed Su Muxiao.
"What have you done again!"
On the other side, Bai Sheng's calm voice came through the crowd, "It seems that Di'er is also drunk."
"How could that be? Didn't we tell them to remove all the wine?" This was Concubine Zhao's voice full of disbelief, "At that time, Di'er was clearly fine."
"Di'er is not very good at drinking and has a low alcohol tolerance. Maybe she just held on for a while before, but now she really couldn't hold on anymore and fell asleep?" Bai Sheng was also a bit unsure.
Bai Di had been in poor health since childhood. Her mother, Lady Zhao, paid great attention to her physical conditioning and rarely allowed her to drink alcohol.
As a result, even Bai Sheng wasn't very clear about how much alcohol this younger sister could actually drink.
Seeing that Bai Di's breathing was steady and long, just like Feng Jingxuan and Princess Yunxi before, Concubine Zhao finally felt relieved.
Even though she was still puzzled, she knew that this wasn't the time to investigate. Even if she did investigate, she probably wouldn't find out anything. So she told the palace servants to help Bai Di to the side hall first.
"I'd like to ask you, my dear cousin. Is this the result of your secret discussion with Princess Yunxi behind my back, or did you do it alone?"
On the other end, Bai Zheng lowered her voice and looked at Su Muxiao coldly.
Su Muxiao was first startled. When she saw that it was Bai Zheng who was pulling her, she shifted her gaze to the side and said, "Don't worry about so much. You just need to know that it has nothing to do with you."
"How do I know that with your intelligence, acting impulsively on your own, won't ruin the plan of Princess Yunxi and me?" Bai Zheng was so angry that she laughed.
"Don't worry. Your business won't be affected." Obviously, Su Muxiao wasn't going to say anything.
"Really?" Bai Zheng stared closely at Su Muxiao, trying to see something from her face.
But now Su Muxiao had learned to be calm. Her eyes were half - lowered calmly. No matter how Bai Zheng sized her up, she couldn't see anything.
Bai Zheng sighed, "So, what on earth did you give her?"
"Don't worry. It won't cause any fatalities, nor will it disrupt your plan."
As Su Muxiao said this, she raised her eyes and looked coldly into the distance. The palace servants had already started to help the limp Bai Di up in a hurry. The corners of her lips lifted slightly, with a faint smile on them.
"I just gave her something she bought herself."
"Zheng'er!"
Just as Bai Zheng was about to say something else, she saw Bai Sheng leading Princess Mingzhao walking up to her.
"Sister Sheng." It was Su Muxiao beside her who spoke first, "How is Di'er? It's the first time I've seen her get so drunk. I'm really worried. How about I go to the side hall with her to take care of her?"
Looking at the eager - looking Su Muxiao, Bai Sheng frowned slightly.
She knew exactly what had happened in the Marquis of Gaochang's Mansion that day. Others didn't know the inside story, but she did.
Su Muxiao hated Bai Di so much. How could she be so kind?
Thinking of this, Bai Sheng said coldly, "It's okay. Zisu can accompany her. You've finally escaped from the ancestral temple. You might as well have a good time while you're here."
The sarcasm in Bai Sheng's words made Su Muxiao's face turn pale. She stiffly said "Yes" and then walked away awkwardly.
Seeing Su Muxiao leave, Bai Zheng laughed aloud and said, "Sister, you came to find me. Is there something you need?"
Bai Sheng nodded. She pulled Princess Mingzhao in her hand and pushed her in front of Bai Zheng.
"I don't know what's going on with today's birthday banquet. The third prince, Princess Yunxi, and Di'er have all fallen one after another.
Concubine Zhao is worried about these younger generations and wants to go to the side hall to take a look.
I'm also worried about Di'er and the others, so I'll go with Concubine Zhao to take a look.
But if that's the case, it won't be good if Princess Mingzhao has no one to take care of her."
"The princess has no one to take care of her? What about her wet nurses and the others?" Bai Zheng pretended not to understand.
"Normally, it's those wet nurses and maids around Mingzhao who play with her. She's bored with them. Today, she was finally happy to see so many people and wants to play with you all."