When Feng Jingxuan said these words, there was not a trace of tenderness on his face. His tone was cold, and there was a chilling glint in his eyes. "This makes one can't help but doubt whether what Di'er said just now is true."
"What's true?" Bai Zheng retorted loudly.
Actually, when she saw Bai Di's so - called "adultery", Bai Zheng understood why Princess Yunxi was so determined to express her feelings for Feng Jingxuan on this occasion when they, together with Princess Yunxi and Su Muxiao, were discussing how to design this matter. Even though she had tried her best to persuade Princess Yunxi at that time, the latter refused to change her mind.
It turned out that they had taken a risky move against Bai Di, fabricating a plot of "secret intimacy" with Chen Jianzhi. Now that Princess Yunxi took the opportunity to express her feelings, its implication was completely different from before.
Sure enough, Princess Yunxi gave a sad smile. "I was still wondering why the second young lady kept blaming me for the exposure of her adultery just now. Now I finally understand."
"Understand what?" Zhuo Lingxiao asked deliberately as if he didn't know.
"Maybe it's because I was..." At this point, her eyes flickered slightly. She looked a bit pained and embarrassed. She just couldn't bring herself to say the words "raped".
Finally, she just sighed and said, "Miss Bai is really the capable one."
This sentence immediately made everyone present start to have wild speculations.
According to Bai Di's account, today's drama was a joint plot by Princess Yunxi and Su Muxiao to make her lose her virginity. And Princess Yunxi played the same trick and clung to Feng Jingxuan, forcing him to marry her.
But from another perspective, couldn't it be that Bai Di had been having an affair with Chen Jianzhi for a long time? In order to cover up their adultery and help the Chen family behind Chen Jianzhi and the Crown Prince Feng Jingye supported by the Chen family, she deliberately framed Feng Jingxuan and Princess Yunxi, so that Feng Jingxuan would have no chance of ascending the throne.
For a moment, everyone in the hall had various expressions on their faces. Even Feng Jingye and Empress Chu were shocked. They weren't sure whether Chen Jianzhi and the Chen family had really done such a thing.
"Princess, you shouldn't have been so naive as to admit your feelings for the third prince. If you had learned from Bai Di and flatly denied your affair with the second young master Chen, who would have suspected you?" Zhuo Lingxiao said in a tone of disappointment.
"I didn't think so much. I'm just... just always outspoken and say what's on my mind," Princess Yunxi replied pitifully.
Indeed, in the eyes of everyone in the Great Zhou who had dealt with Princess Yunxi, this princess was just a spoiled and arrogant princess of the Western Liang Empire, who was straightforward - tempered and least likely to hide her feelings. Otherwise, the news that she had a crush on Feng Linyuan wouldn't have spread throughout the city.
Compared with the gentle and docile Bai Di, who seemed more like a scheming person? The answer was self - evident.
Feng Jingxuan was struck like by lightning.
Indeed, all his doubts just now stemmed from Princess Yunxi's admission of her love for him. But if this matter was really a plot by Princess Yunxi, would she still admit it so generously? Knowing that admitting it would make her a suspect, why did she have to admit it?
She might as well pretend to still have feelings for Feng Linyuan and play the role of the victim well. By then, even if he was reluctant, he would have to marry her.
Bai Zheng curled her lips slightly. She had to admit that Princess Yunxi's psychological warfare was really brilliant. Feng Jingxuan's original doubts might have been reversed into guilt by these simple words.
But Princess Yunxi obviously wasn't satisfied with this.
Zhuo Lingxiao soon said loudly, "Since the third prince doubts us, please have Your Majesty investigate this matter thoroughly. Why did the third prince enter our princess's room? Why did such a thing happen between Miss Bai and the second young master Chen? Were there any clues about Miss Bai and Young Master Chen's affair before today? All these should be investigated thoroughly! So that our princess won't lose her virginity and reputation and still be slandered as a shameless woman!"
Psychological warfare was only temporary. Only solid evidence could nail Bai Di to the pillar of shame for "secret intimacy" and ensure that Princess Yunxi would always be seen as a victim without being criticized.
Anyway, Feng Linche would investigate this matter sooner or later. Since that was the case, it would be more justifiable for Princess Yunxi's side to propose the investigation actively.
Sure enough, Feng Linche nodded without hesitation. "This matter must be investigated clearly. Someone!"
The chief eunuch beside him bowed and stepped forward again.
"Thoroughly investigate the matter of Princess Yunxi for me."
"Yes," the chief eunuch replied steadily.
Although it was just a simple word, it made everyone present have different thoughts.
Bai Zheng had learned about the ability of this chief eunuch beside Feng Linche when he investigated the case of Zheng Yan last time. It was also he who had searched all the wine cups and found no sign of the drug Bai Di mentioned, which made Bai Di's adultery a certainty.
Now that he was to investigate again, no one would dare to question the result, no matter what it was.
Under his arrangement, Princess Yunxi, Bai Di, Feng Jingxuan's personal servants, the maids sent by Concubine Zhao to serve these three people, all the palace servants and maids who had entered and left Wenrui Hall, Chen Jianzhi, and the guards at the palace gates today were all taken away for interrogation.
In addition, several side - rooms also needed to be carefully investigated. So everyone in the hall had to move to the main hall to wait.
Su Muxiao sat in her original seat, her eyes half - lowered, her hands tightly clenched in her sleeves, with her palms full of sweat.
"Xiao'er, what are you afraid of?" Bai Sheng sat beside her at some point and whispered in her ear.
Su Muxiao was so startled by her sudden appearance that her whole body trembled. The jade - inlaid gold earring on her ear also bounced twice. She forced a smile. "Cousin, what are you talking about? I have nothing to be afraid of."
"Has Xiao'er ever heard a saying?" Bai Sheng said with a smile.
Su Muxiao was a bit confused by her sudden change of topic and asked blankly, "What saying?"
Bai Sheng curled her lips, her eyes shining like rippling water. She said word by word, "If you don't want others to know, don't do it."
"What do you mean, cousin!" Su Muxiao felt her heart pounding violently.
Bai Sheng said coldly, "You put drugs in Di'er's wine cup, right? If I'm not wrong, you swapped the cup and gave it to... Princess Yunxi, right?"
Bai Sheng's finger slowly circled around the people in the hall and finally landed on Princess Yunxi. The smile on her lips deepened. "Princess Yunxi is really capable. She can reach into our Great Zhou's imperial palace. Chen Jianzhi was arranged by her people to come in, right?"