Bai Sheng suddenly slumped to the ground.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Just then, a young eunuch rushed in from outside the hall in a flurry. He dashed up to Feng Linche, knelt on the ground, and stammered incoherently, "N-no, it's bad! Miss Bai the Second woke up and found herself locked in the dungeon. She cried and wailed, determined to seek death to prove her innocence. We tried our best to stop her, but somehow lost our grip, and she banged her head against the wall. She... she committed suicide!"
"What?" Feng Linche immediately stood up.
Bai Sheng's heart skipped a beat. She quickly shot a meaningful look at Concubine Zhao, whose face had turned deathly pale.
Concubine Zhao immediately let out a wail, "Dier! My poor child, why were you so impulsive! If anything happens to you, how can I face your father and mother! Dier..."
Hearing the wailing, Feng Linche's face turned even grimmer. He quickly asked, "How is she?"
The young eunuch reported, "Thankfully, someone was quick - witted and grabbed her feet just in time. Although Miss Bai hit her head against the wall and bled a lot from her forehead, she still has a breath left. Now she's unconscious and in a critical condition... This humble servant has come to report to Your Majesty..."
Hearing this, Bai Sheng quickly pleaded loudly, "Your Majesty, Dier has always been timid and cherishes her life. She must have suffered a great deal of injustice to use death to prove her innocence! Please, Your Majesty, for the sake of my late grandfather, send a royal physician to Dier!"
Taking the opportunity, Concubine Zhao also pleaded, "Yes, Your Majesty. Dier is now unconscious and in a critical condition. If she is left in that dungeon, it will surely cost her life. Please show mercy and let Dier out to recuperate..."
The reason Bai Dier was locked in the dungeon was not only because of her attempt to assassinate Princess Yunxi but also to reassure Princess Yunxi that Bai Dier would not harm her again.
Now that Bai Dier was on the verge of death and no longer capable of harming Princess Yunxi, it was possible to let her out of the dungeon.
After all, even for the sake of Bai Yizhang, Feng Linche would not take her life immediately.
Currently, both the Gaochang Marquis Mansion and the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion had distanced themselves from him. Among the generals in the Great Zhou who could lead troops into battle independently, the most outstanding one was from the Bai family.
This was also the reason why he had betrothed Bai Dier to Feng Jingxuan back then.
Now that Bai Dier had resorted to extreme measures and threatened to die, for the sake of the Bai family, he had to make a concession.
With a gloomy face, Feng Linche said, "Carry Bai Dier back to the Wenrui Palace and summon the royal physician."
Zhuo Lingxiao wanted to question, but was stopped by Princess Yunxi.
On the other side, Bai Zheng, who had watched the whole farce coldly, curled her lips playfully.
Commit suicide by banging her head against the wall? Bai Dier, who loved herself so much, would actually do such a thing? The sun must be rising in the west today!
However... Thinking of this, Bai Zheng exchanged a knowing look with Princess Yunxi across from her, and they both smiled.
It was good that Bai Dier was coming out.
It would be a pity if the following show didn't have her, the leading actress, to watch in person.
Just then, there was a sudden commotion outside the hall.
"What's going on today? The Wenrui Palace is so restless!" Feng Linche felt like his head was about to explode.
Then they heard someone shouting outside, "Your Majesty, this old official, Bai Yizhang, accompanied by his wife, Lady Zhao, requests an audience with Your Majesty!"
"Bai Yizhang? Why is he here?" Feng Linche couldn't help but curse in a low voice. "He's just causing trouble!"
At the same time, a woman's voice, filled with suppressed sobs, immediately followed, "Your Majesty! Please show mercy and spare Dier! It's all this humble woman's fault. I failed to raise her well..."
"Shut up!" Bai Yizhang's booming roar made Lady Zhao stop her pleading cries at once.
Finally, they're here!
Bai Sheng was overjoyed. She quickly exchanged a look with Concubine Zhao and then joined in the pleading, "Your Majesty, please. The general and his wife (Father and Mother) are right outside. Please let them in!"
At this point, it was impossible not to see them.
Feng Linche had no choice but to wave his hand and say, "Admit them."
The palace doors were opened. When everyone saw who was coming, they were all stunned.
At the palace door, Bai Yizhang, wearing a general's uniform with his black hair neatly tied up, his eyebrows firm and his lips tightly pursed, was striding forward, holding his iron helmet in his left hand.
As he passed by Bai Zheng and Su Muxiao, his sharp eyes casually glanced at them, making the timid Su Muxiao shiver.
His wife, Lady Zhao, was wearing the court dress of a first - rank imperial - titled lady, but she was carrying a bundle of thorns in her hands, following Bai Yizhang closely.
Even though Bai Zheng was standing far away, she could tell that the thorns in Lady Zhao's hands were very sharp.
It must be painful for Lady Zhao to carry them.
Bai Yizhang led Lady Zhao straight to the center of the hall, knelt down straight, and saluted with Lady Zhao, saying, "This old official (this humble woman) pays respects to Your Majesty, the Empress, the Concubine, and all the Highnesses."
Feng Linche replied, "Be excused."
But Bai Yizhang and Lady Zhao remained kneeling on the ground as if they hadn't heard.
Feng Linche frowned. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Bai Yizhang neatly place his iron helmet on the ground, kowtow heavily, and shout, "Please punish this official!"
Feng Linche's head started to ache, but he still asked, "What crime has General Bai committed?"
"This official failed to raise his daughter well. My daughter is arrogant, willful, and lacks manners. She spoke out of turn and offended Your Majesty, which is all this official's fault. I sincerely beg Your Majesty to punish me!"
Lady Zhao, holding the thorns but not daring to put them down, wiped away her tears and parroted, "It's all this humble woman's fault... I sincerely beg Your Majesty to punish me!"
"So General Bai also knows that Miss Bai the Second is arrogant, willful, and lacks manners?" It was Zhuo Lingxiao who spoke. He let out a cold snort and said, "This young master has met many noble ladies. Even the direct princesses of your Eastern Zhou's Emperor are not as extraordinary as Miss Bai the Second! It's really an eye - opener for this young master!"
"My daughter has offended the young master. It's her fault. Please don't take it to heart," Bai Yizhang said calmly. "My daughter has been raised in the boudoir since childhood. Her heart, vision, and outlook are all very narrow. Not to mention comparing with the princesses, she can't even compare with the young master."
Hearing this, Bai Zheng quickly lowered her head to hide the smile on her face.
Why didn't she notice before that her uncle was not only good at fighting but also very good at scolding people? His words didn't contain a single dirty word, but he had thoroughly ridiculed Zhuo Lingxiao from his heart to his vision to his outlook.
Zhuo Lingxiao was so angry that he laughed. The cold light in his eyes became even more intense, and he said coldly, "General, you flatter me. This young master doesn't even bother to argue with a crazy person."
"Who are you calling crazy!" Lady Zhao, who doted on her daughter, immediately got angry.
Zhuo Lingxiao sneered, "It hasn't been long since Miss Bai the Second was put in the dungeon. General and Lady are in such a hurry to come and rescue her. Since General is so well - informed, you should also know the reason why Miss Bai was put in the dungeon, right?"