"Second Miss!"
Feng Jingyi, who was standing the farthest away, couldn't bear to watch any longer. He quickened his steps and stepped forward to stop the out-of-control Bai Di, preventing her from reaching Su Muxiao no matter how hard she tried.
Su Muxiao was so frightened that she stepped back again and again. Her face was full of shock and fear. With tears in her eyes, she said plaintively, "Di'er, why do you misunderstand your cousin so much..."
To the point that you would mistakenly think that the current Su Muxiao was still that impulsive and brainless girl who would come to seek revenge on you alone and unprepared?
Su Muxiao wiped the tears from her eyes with her hand, covering the sneer on her lips.
There was definitely a drug in that glass of wine, and it was the very drug that Bai Di had bought herself.
However, Su Muxiao had prepared an identical glass in advance. After Bai Di finished drinking and got up to leave, she seized the opportunity to exchange the glasses.
The replaced glass was secretly placed on Princess Yunxi during the chaos.
By this time, it should have been cleaned up by Princess Yunxi's personal maid. Who could find out?
She tilted her head slightly and winked at Chen Jianzhi in a corner where no one could see.
Chen Jianzhi understood. Immediately, he got up, snatched Bai Di from Feng Jingyi's arms and hugged her tenderly. "Don't be afraid, Di'er. Brother Jian is here. As long as Brother Jian is here, no one can bully Di'er!"
Bai Di was firmly held in his arms. She felt a wave of nausea and tried desperately to break free but couldn't. As Chen Jianzhi's words reached her ears, she became even more desperate. "Who are you calling Di'er? Let go of me, let go of me..."
"How dare you! This is outrageous!" Feng Linche was furious when he saw the two of them hugging in front of him.
Empress Chu knew that something was wrong. She stepped forward and slapped the hysterical Bai Di hard across the face.
"Slap!"
This slap knocked Bai Di's face to one side. It also made Chen Jianzhi's hand tremble, and he loosened his hold on Bai Di and knelt on the ground.
"All of you, kneel down for this palace!"
Empress Chu said sternly.
Bai Di opened her eyes wide in disbelief and gently touched her face. She stood still. It was Bai Sheng who secretly reached out and pulled her down to kneel beside her.
"If you want to live, rely on yourself."
Bai Sheng whispered to Bai Di in a voice that no one else could hear.
Hearing this, Bai Di's tears fell again.
Looking at those contemptuous, disdainful and cold looks, she burst into tears. "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Empress! Please believe this subject's daughter. This subject's daughter has truly been framed! Everyone can see this subject's daughter's infatuation with the Third Highness. How could I do something to let the Third Highness down!"
"This marquis is also very strange. The Third Highness is both intelligent and talented, and has an imposing appearance. Why does the Second Miss not want to be the legitimate wife of the Third Prince, but instead choose Young Master Chen?" Feng Linyuan sighed.
Bai Di nodded repeatedly and quickly said, "Exactly, Marquis Dingyuan! It's obvious to anyone with eyes. What reason could I possibly have..."
"Really?" Feng Jingye interrupted her and sneered. "Marquis, you don't understand this. Although Jianzhi is not as talented as the third brother, he knows women's hearts best. Moreover, doesn't the Second Miss always claim to be elegant and out of this world, and look down on worldly fame and fortune? Maybe in her heart, she just despises wealth and honor, and only seeks someone who understands her!"
"You're right." Hearing this, Feng Linyuan looked at Bai Zheng gently with kind eyes and nodded in agreement. "In this world, love is indeed the most difficult thing to understand."
Bai Di immediately became anxious and shouted, "It's not like that! The Third Highness treats this subject's daughter very well. If we're talking about understanding, in this subject's daughter's eyes, no one can compare to the Third Highness! Moreover... moreover..."
Her brain was working at full speed, and sweat broke out on her forehead. "Moreover, the marriage between this subject's daughter and the Third Highness was personally promised by Your Majesty. It cannot be changed. Even if this subject's daughter was really deceived by Young Master Chen, there's no way I would do such a disgraceful thing with him before the wedding! A woman's loss of virginity is a major event. It will surely be discovered on the wedding night. How could this subject's daughter..."
Feng Jingye sighed. "That's something you'll have to answer for, Second Miss. Who knows if the Second Miss has some secret technique to deceive everyone on the wedding night? Maybe even the virgin blood today is not from her first time."
These words were truly heart - wrenching!
Bai Di was so angry that her whole body trembled violently. She said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness the Crown Prince! I, Bai Di, have always been pure and chaste. If this virgin blood is fake, then may I, Bai Di, die a horrible death, and may the General's Mansion be destroyed!"
Feng Jingye was momentarily intimidated by her imposing manner and couldn't say a word.
Bai Zheng spoke up in time and said gently, "Elder Sister, Zheng'er believes you."
Bai Di stared at Bai Zheng with a venomous look in her eyes.
This incident today couldn't have nothing to do with her!
Bai Zheng seemed not to notice. She frowned and thought seriously. "Elder Sister, you don't have to worry about the marriage. Uncle loves you so much. As long as you talk to Uncle nicely and ask him to plead with His Majesty, it will be fine. Uncle is different from my father. He holds a heavy army, has made great military achievements, and is well - known far and wide. As long as he pleads, His Majesty will surely agree..."
"Shut up!"
Bai Sheng was extremely angry and wished she could rush up and tear Bai Zheng's mouth apart.
Bai Zheng was so frightened that she quickly hid behind Feng Linyuan, looking like a lost little girl who had done something wrong.
Bai Sheng took a deep breath and immediately bowed to Feng Linche and said loudly, "Your Majesty, Father is just a military man. Thanks to Your Majesty's appreciation and the help of his colleagues, he has achieved what he is today. Without Your Majesty, Father and the General's Mansion would be nothing! Please investigate clearly, Your Majesty!"
Feng Linche frowned with a dark face. His gloomy gaze kept wandering between Bai Di and Bai Sheng's faces.
Bai Zheng hid behind Feng Linche, with a sneer on her lips.
Feng Linche was a very suspicious man. Her words just now had been like a seed planted in his heart.
The days of the General's Mansion in the future would be worth looking forward to.
Bai Di was extremely frightened by Feng Linche's look. This was the first time she truly felt the threat of death.
She was flustered and pointed at Su Muxiao and Bai Zheng and shouted, "You... you just want to kill me, don't you? Don't even think about it! I, Bai Di, have never done such things, and I won't allow you to smear my name!"
As she said this, she suddenly turned to look at Chen Jianzhi. "Chen Jianzhi, no matter how much benefit you've received from Su Muxiao and Bai Zheng, this is in front of His Majesty now. Lying is a crime of deceiving the monarch! As long as you tell the truth, you may still be able to save your life."
Chen Jianzhi looked at Bai Di in surprise. After hearing her words, a look of hurt flashed across his face. He smiled self - deprecatingly, but there was also a hint of indulgence in that smile.
"I'll tell." He faced Feng Jingye with a serious and determined look on his face. "Your Highness, this was really Di'er's first time. It's absolutely true. Please don't slander her. As for me, I was jointly instigated by Miss Su, oh! And Miss Bai, the third daughter of the Bai family, to frame Di'er. Di'er is pure and chaste. She was unwilling. It was all my coercion..."