At present, looking across the whole Yongding, there are probably only three people who have tuwu on them - Bai Di herself, Bai Zheng, and Lin's cousin who helped Bai Di out.
That is to say, only these three people are suspected of putting tuwu in the Snow - Whitening Cream.
As for Lin's cousin, not to mention whether the tuwu on her body would be said by Bai Di to have been transferred to her by Bai Zheng, even Bai Zheng herself would not drag her innocent younger sister into this matter.
Among the remaining Bai Zheng and Bai Di, who on earth put tuwu in the Snow - Whitening Cream?
The answer is obvious.
"I didn't expect this new Marquis's wife to be so vicious. She ruined her own elder sister's face. Her once fair - skinned and flower - like appearance is probably gone forever..."
"She's really shameless! She's already married to the Marquis of Dingyuan, but she's still jealous because of her former fiancé. Where does she put the Marquis of Dingyuan?"
"If such a vicious woman is married into the Marquis's mansion, what will happen to the mansion in the future?"
People started to point at Bai Zheng and discuss one after another.
Bai Zheng lowered her eyes, and the smile on her lips grew deeper.
Very good, extremely good!
Not only did they pour dirty water on her, but they also put an inexplicable cuckold on Feng Linyuan. Sending such a "generous gift" on the day of the wedding, Bai Di is really "kind"!
But as angry as she was, for a moment, she didn't know how to explain the origin of the tuwu on her body.
She really couldn't clear her name no matter what.
Bai Zheng felt a knot in her chest.
"Marquis's wife of Dingyuan, what do you have to say?" Feng Linche spoke in a solemn voice, interrupting the discussions in the hall.
Bai Zheng sighed and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I really didn't do it."
Seeing this, Song Yiqing thought something was wrong and quickly chimed in, "Your Majesty, the Marquis's wife has always been open - hearted and aboveboard. I'm willing to vouch for her with my head!"
"Open - hearted and aboveboard? What do you know! You can know a person's face but not their heart. I grew up with her. If it weren't for the irrefutable evidence now, I wouldn't have believed that my own cousin could do such a thing!" Bai Di said excitedly.
"You!" Song Yiqing was so angry that he was speechless.
It was Feng Linyuan who spoke calmly, "You can know a person's face but not their heart. Madam Chen is right."
Song Yiqing was stunned. "A Yuan, what are you talking about!"
Bai Di's eyes lit up. She took a few steps forward and walked in front of Feng Linyuan. "Does the Marquis finally know what kind of person he has married?"
Feng Linyuan curved his lips into a smile, took Bai Zheng's hand, and said slowly, "Since the first time I saw Zheng'er, I've known what kind of person I was going to marry.
As for... the so - called 'you can know a person's face but not their heart', Madam Chen is quite right.
Back then, Madam Chen had an innocent - looking face, but she either framed or tried to harm Zheng'er, who grew up with you. The dirty things she did were really amazing.
It's only this current ugly face that can barely match Madam Chen's black heart."
Feng Linyuan's voice was calm, but it was like a drop of water falling into boiling oil.
Bai Di completely lost her temper.
She pointed at Feng Linyuan excitedly and almost rushed up to scratch his face. She shouted hoarsely, "Feng Linyuan, what did you say! Who's dirty, who has an ugly face, and who has a black heart?"
"Madam Chen." Feng Linyuan's expression turned solemn. There was a rare sternness on his usually gentle face. "You're not qualified to call me by my name."
Zisu was startled. She quickly stepped forward to stop the clawing Bai Di and apologized on behalf of her angry master.
"Please forgive the Marquis. Our madam was really heart - broken by the vicious deeds of the Marquis's wife. That's why she was impulsive and offended the Marquis for a moment. Please understand that it's really hard for her to bear the disfigurement just after getting married..."
Bai Zheng sneered. This master - servant pair really never forgot to drag her into the water!
"What has my wife done? How dare you, a maid, pour dirty water and act insubordinately? Duke Chen, is this the upbringing of your Duke's mansion?!"
Feng Linyuan flicked his sleeve and simply turned around.
Duke Chen was startled. He forced a smile and said, "Please calm down, Marquis. This maid was brought here by my daughter - in - law from the General's mansion. The servants in the General's mansion are really lawless..."
Duke Chen was naturally present on this occasion. He had always been very dissatisfied with Bai Di, his daughter - in - law. Since Bai Di showed up, he wished he didn't know her.
But now, a maid acted insubordinately and slandered Bai Zheng, the Marquis's wife. And Feng Linyuan was smart enough not to go after Bai Di but directly hold Duke Chen accountable. So Duke Chen had to step forward.
Feeling Duke Chen's killing look, Zisu couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.
She suddenly realized that Bai Zheng was no longer the third young lady of the Bai Mansion who could be bullied at will. As the Marquis's wife of Dingyuan, she was not someone a maid like her could slander at will.
Seeing that Feng Linyuan had involved the Duke Chen's mansion, Feng Jingye was a bit unhappy. He sneered and said,
"The Marquis of Dingyuan has great prestige! But today, with my father here, even if the Marquis wants to protect his own wife, he should still be reasonable. This maid is telling the truth. Where does the so - called 'pouring dirty water and acting insubordinately' come from?"
At this time, Bai Zheng had been keeping her head down, carefully recalling what Uncle Zhu had said about the properties of tuwu. Hearing Feng Jingye's words, she frowned slightly and said,
"Even for common people, when someone lodges a complaint, the defendant should be allowed to defend themselves. Now that I haven't even spoken yet, Your Highness the Crown Prince has already convicted me. Isn't that a bit hasty?"
Feng Jingye's face stiffened.
The most important thing for a crown prince was to have a good reputation. Now he was called hasty by Bai Zheng...
His heart skipped a beat. He quickly pointed at Bai Di's face and shouted, "If it's a complicated case, of course, we need to listen to different opinions. But now, Madam Chen's face and your wedding dress are irrefutable evidence. Even if you, the Marquis's wife, are very eloquent, with such irrefutable evidence, it's probably useless!"
"Irrefutable evidence?" Hearing this, Bai Zheng couldn't help curving her lips. "Just relying on Second Sister's face and my wedding dress, it's probably not enough, right?"
"What else do you need?"
Bai Zheng walked up to Bai Di, who had just calmed down. She observed Bai Di's face carefully and said in a loud voice, "Second Sister said that her face became like this because she applied the Snow - Whitening Cream. Where is the Snow - Whitening Cream?"
The so - called Snow - Whitening Cream with tuwu in it should indeed be one of the key pieces of evidence.
Hatred flashed in Bai Di's eyes. She stared fixedly at Bai Zheng and said word by word through gritted teeth, "You mean the special jar of Snow - Whitening Cream you sent me?"
Bai Zheng shook her head with a smile and replied casually, "The Snow - Whitening Cream that Second Sister has been applying every day these days and that ruined her face. I believe that since Second Sister has just found out there's a problem with it, she must be carrying it with her all the time so that she can investigate it at any time, right?"
Zisu was frightened by Feng Linyuan just now and became much more timid. She didn't dare to make things difficult for Bai Zheng anymore. Now, hearing this, she quickly took out a delicate brown clay pot from her waist.
Then she carefully asked for Bai Di's opinion with her eyes.