Feng Linche quickly tried to soothe the situation.
Feng Jingye knew Bai Yizhang's current position and also joined in to persuade, "General Bai, now that the Second Miss is injured like this, His Majesty didn't want this to happen either. Look, the imperial physician has already come. The Second Miss was only in the dungeon for a short while before being taken out. It really has nothing to do with you. Why do you have to make things difficult for His Majesty..."
Bai Zheng watched coldly and almost burst out laughing.
She had to admit that Bai Yizhang, Feng Linche, and Feng Jingye were really good at acting. If one didn't know the whole story and just saw their current expressions, they would really think that the emperor was wise and the ministers were filial, which was truly moving.
Sure enough, Bai Yizhang on the other side was relentless. "I deeply know that Your Majesty is kind, but my unworthy daughter has done something wrong and should be severely punished! I sincerely beg Your Majesty here to withdraw the imperial physician!"
Feng Linche was stunned. "Why?"
Bai Yizhang looked heart - broken as he said, "If my unworthy daughter wasn't guilty beyond forgiveness, why would Your Majesty send people to search the courtyard of a young girl from a noble family?
After being searched by Your Majesty, my unworthy daughter and the entire General's Mansion have no face to live in Yongding City anymore.
In my opinion, it's good that she tried to kill herself this time. Your Majesty shouldn't have tried to save her in the first place.
A criminal who won't live long is not worth saving.
I sincerely beg Your Majesty to withdraw the imperial physician and let her fend for herself in the dungeon. This way, it can at least keep the good family reputation of the Bai family!"
Zhao's crying suddenly stopped. Even the drowsy Bai Di tried hard to widen her eyes.
They were all stunned.
Even Bai Zheng was a little surprised.
Although she knew that Bai Yizhang had never been very close to his second daughter, she never expected him to be so cold - blooded!
After all, even if Bai Di had never been highly regarded by him before, she was still the fiancée of Feng Jingxuan.
It was hard to say that there were no traces of the shady deals between Bai Yizhang and Feng Jingxuan left in Bai Di's courtyard.
Now that Bai Di had lost her virginity, of course, she couldn't marry Feng Jingxuan anymore.
Bai Yizhang was very clear about this.
So, from the moment he learned about this, he had already resolutely chosen to abandon his daughter.
The reason he rushed into the palace to plead guilty was not to save Bai Di, but to - sacrifice the minor to protect the major.
To stop Feng Linche from searching Bai Di's courtyard!
"Bai Yizhang! This is your own daughter!" Zhao's face instantly turned pale.
She stood up abruptly, rushed in front of Bai Yizhang, grabbed his collar, and shouted hoarsely, "Do you have any conscience! Look at Di'er like this, and you want to let her fend for herself? Isn't that just deliberately trying to kill her!"
"This is what she asked for! I, Bai Yizhang, don't have such an unworthy daughter!" Bai Yizhang said coldly.
"You don't, but I do!" Zhao raised her voice, her eyes blood - red. "She wasn't born by you after ten months of pregnancy, and she wasn't raised by you every day. You don't recognize her as your daughter, but I do! The Grand Tutor's Mansion recognizes her!"
As Zhao said this, she was about to turn around and kneel before Feng Linche to plead for mercy.
But before she could turn around, there was a "slap!" Zhao was slapped hard.
She was completely stunned and slowly turned her head.
She saw Bai Yizhang letting go of the hand that had just slapped her. He stared at Zhao like a ferocious wolf, as if he wanted to swallow her whole.
His teeth were grinding hard, almost sparking. He gritted his teeth and squeezed out these words from between his teeth, "If you continue to be so out of line in front of His Majesty, I will divorce you and let you go back to being the daughter of the Grand Tutor's Mansion!"
These words obviously scared Zhao completely.
She had never seen Bai Yizhang so angry before.
Bai Yizhang was really desperate.
Bai Zheng and Feng Linyuan couldn't help but look at each other and smile.
All of Bai Yizhang's efforts today were to stop Feng Linche from searching Bai Di's courtyard as soon as possible. But now even his own wife was holding him back. How could he not be angry?
Bai Zheng sighed and said, "Uncle, don't be angry. Aunt is just worried about Second Sister. After all, a mother's heart aches when her child is injured. It's only natural for a mother and child to be connected."
Did Bai Yizhang want to stop the search? It all depended on whether she agreed or not!
Hearing this, Bai Yizhang became even more irritable. He threw out a sentence, "Don't butt in here!" and was about to continue pleading guilty to Feng Linche.
But the protective Feng Linyuan wouldn't allow it. He immediately interrupted him and said coldly, "The General really has a big temper! Zheng'er is butting in? Zheng'er is just worried about the Second Miss. After all, not everyone is as cold - blooded as the General, ignoring the life of his own daughter!"
"You!" Bai Yizhang glared at him fiercely. Then, as if he remembered something, he simply ignored him and turned around to kneel before Feng Linche and said, "Your Majesty! I sincerely beg Your Majesty, for the sake of this old minister, to let this unworthy daughter fend for herself in the dungeon!"
"That's not possible..." Concerned about her niece, Concubine Zhao quickly spoke out to stop him.
Bai Yizhang quickly raised his voice to overpower Concubine Zhao's words and said sharply, "No matter what crime my unworthy daughter has committed, I will take the blame for her. I only beg Your Majesty, for the sake of the ancestors of this old minister's family, to spare the Bai family some face and not search her courtyard..."
Bai Di widened her eyes, filled with disbelief.
She had been abandoned by the General's Mansion!
"Daddy... I didn't..." She desperately opened her mouth and uttered these words.
But before she could finish, she was tightly hugged by Bai Sheng, who came forward to "soothe" her, and couldn't say a word.
Bai Zheng watched coldly and sighed, "Uncle, in your opinion, is the face of the Bai family more important than Second Sister's life?"
"Yes, Uncle. Di'er is so badly injured now. How can you let her go back to the dungeon..." Su Muxiao quickly joined in to persuade.
Even Princess Yunxi, the "victim" on the other side, at Bai Zheng's hint, whispered, "Your Majesty, the Second Miss didn't really hurt me. Now that she's so badly injured, if I continue to pursue this, it will seem that our Great Liang is being petty.
I think we should just let this matter go. Your Majesty, please let the imperial physician take a look at the Second Miss's injuries first."
Hearing Princess Yunxi's concession, Feng Linche finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied, "Since Princess Yunxi has said so, Imperial Physician, go and take a look at the Second Miss quickly."
"Your Majesty!" Bai Yizhang was anxious and blurted out, "Since Your Majesty has pardoned Di'er, then about the search..."
"Uncle, by now, the people Your Majesty sent should have already arrived at the General's Mansion and may have almost finished searching Di'er's courtyard. Since the face of the General's Mansion can't be saved anyway, instead of insisting on the search here, you might as well care more about your daughter!"
Su Muxiao interrupted him and advised.
Hearing this, Bai Yizhang's face became even uglier. He was almost about to fly into a rage. "What do you know? Shut up!"