But why, at this very moment, were there still so many people standing by her side without bothering to distinguish right from wrong! Even Feng Linyuan was willing to offer the most precious treasure of the Marquis of Dingyuan's Mansion for her sake!
Why!
The more Bai Di thought about it, the more jealous she became. However, not a hint of this showed on her face. Instead, she gave Feng Linyuan a meaningful smile and asked in a soft voice,
"Your Lordship just said that if the Marchioness fails to cure Miss Huaimei's wound on her face, you'll be willing to hand over any item from the Marquis's Mansion, right?"
Feng Linyuan nodded. "Yes."
"Zheng'er is truly blessed! To marry a husband who dotes on her so much that he loses all sense of right and wrong." Bai Di's exaggerated gaze fell on Bai Zheng, sizing her up and down rudely. Her tone was full of sarcasm. "No matter what harmful things you've done, he's willing to go all out to cover for you."
Bai Zheng gave a faint smile. "I don't remember doing anything harmful. If I had, how could I have been so lucky as to meet Your Lordship?"
As she spoke, she raised her eyes to look at Bai Di. Her cold eyes were unfathomable. "Second Sister, do you believe that good and evil will always be rewarded in the end? I've ended up in this situation simply because I've done good deeds and accumulated merits all along. After all, good begets good, and evil begets evil."
When Bai Zheng said this, her gaze lingered on Bai Di's purulent face.
Bai Di's face burned like it was on fire.
"What do you mean!" She instantly turned into an enraged she - beast.
Bai Zheng pretended to be confused and asked her, "What's wrong, Second Sister? Did I say something wrong?"
What did you say wrong!
Bai Di was so angry that she could hardly catch her breath.
Good begets good referred to Bai Zheng herself. Then who was she scolding when she said evil begets evil?
"Doing good deeds and accumulating merits? You really have the nerve to say such nonsense! Bai Zheng, if it weren't for you ruining my face, how could it have become like this? Who is the one with a malicious mind and most deserving of retribution!" Bai Di roared hoarsely.
Bai Zheng remained calm and replied evenly, "Second Sister, there's no need to be impatient. As to who is most deserving of retribution... haven't I already proven it with facts?"
"Proven it with facts? What facts?" Bai Di pointed at Imperial Physician Zhang, who was applying the Snow - Skin Ointment on Huaimei. "If it weren't for the Marquis of Dingyuan being willing to use the most precious treasure of the Marquis's Mansion as a guarantee for you, which woman would be bold enough to smear Tuwu on her own face?"
Hearing this, Huaimei trembled slightly in fear.
Imperial Physician Zhang glared at her. Huaimei was startled, and her eyes twitched slightly. Then she simply covered her ears with her hands.
Bai Zheng laughed. "Your Lordship is willing to do so because he dotes on me. Are you very dissatisfied, Second Sister?"
Green glints flashed in Bai Di's eyes. "Yes! I'm very dissatisfied. If it weren't for the Marquis of Dingyuan, who would you be able to persuade to test the medicine for you?"
"Me."
Almost without hesitation, as soon as Bai Di finished speaking, Song Yiqing pointed at himself with his fan handle and continued.
Bai Di stared at him in disbelief. "You crazy man!"
Song Yiqing shrugged indifferently and ignored her disdainfully.
Bai Zheng also smiled and said, "It's not that difficult to find someone to test the medicine. Even if there really isn't anyone, I can do it myself.
After all, I know very well whether the Bai Mansion has put Tuwu in the Snow - Skin Ointment. There's nothing to be afraid of when I haven't done such a thing.
Speaking of which, I should really thank Second Sister on Huaimei's behalf. If it weren't for Second Sister, she might not have come across such a rare jar of Snow - Skin Ointment.
Maybe by then, I'd be rushing to cut myself before it was too late."
Bai Di laughed out of extreme anger. She clapped her hands twice. Her face was full of coldness as she said, "Your glib tongue is really something. You can talk better than you can sing!
But no matter how eloquently you speak, it's still that poor Miss Huaimei who is testing the medicine, not you!
You say there's no Tuwu in it? What if this Snow - Skin Ointment is applied on her face and her wound never heals?"
Bai Zheng instinctively wanted to ask "Then what do you want", but before the words came out, she suddenly realized the reason for Bai Di's repeated provocations.
Since Bai Di had come prepared this time, all she wanted was to frame her for putting Tuwu in the Snow - Skin Ointment.
And Bai Di had indeed put Tuwu in the Snow - Skin Ointment.
So, now that she saw Bai Zheng asking someone to test the medicine, she should be most eager to know the result of the test, rather than having the leisure to argue with her about why Feng Linyuan doted on her so much.
The reason for her behavior was simply that she was envious after seeing the Queen Chu get the most precious treasure of the Marquis's Mansion from Feng Linyuan. She not only wanted to bring Bai Zheng down to hell but also wanted to take the opportunity to get something from her.
It made sense.
Today, Bai Di had come to see off the bride. She must have seen the grand wedding dowry.
She must have been coveting those things.
Thinking of this, Bai Zheng smiled slightly. "Since Second Sister refuses to believe in my innocence no matter what, how about I make a bet with you?"
"Okay!" As soon as she heard Bai Zheng say what was on her mind, Bai Di immediately responded.
"What do you want to bet on, Second Sister?" Bai Zheng asked.
Bai Di rolled her eyes. "If there is indeed Tuwu in the Snow - Skin Ointment and you've harmed the legitimate wife of the Marquis's Mansion, His Lordship will surely not marry you. You won't be able to become the Marchioness. Your wedding dowry shouldn't be wasted. Give it all to me."
What an audacious ambition!
Bai Zheng couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
Even Bai Nianyin, who was standing beside them, frowned and couldn't help but interject, "That's Zheng'er's wedding dowry. Even if it's not used, it should be sent back to the Bai Mansion. How dare you try to grab someone else's things here?"
Ever since he saw Bai Di pointing at Bai Zheng and scolding her for being harmed, Bai Nianyin had turned around and didn't want to recognize this younger sister.
Hadn't she done enough embarrassing things! Now it was one thing after another. She wouldn't stop until she had killed Bai Zheng!
What on earth had come over him back then? How could he have been so stupid as to be deceived by her clumsy acting and blindly believed in such a younger sister?
Seeing that Bai Nianyin not only didn't help her but also always stood by Bai Zheng's side and had even risked his life to save Bai Zheng just now, Bai Di was furious. "Brother, I'm your real younger sister. You're siding with an outsider to deal with me. How sad Mother will be when she finds out!"
"Mother would faint from anger if she knew you were making a fool of yourself and causing a ruckus at the Marquis's wedding banquet!" Bai Nianyin was too lazy to talk to her. "Stop trying to distort the facts here!"
"Who are you calling a fool..." Bai Di trembled with anger and pointed at Bai Nianyin, about to scold him loudly.
Then they heard Bai Zheng say calmly, "Sure."
Both Bai Di and Bai Nianyin were stunned at the same time. "What?"
"If there is indeed Tuwu in the Snow - Skin Ointment and Miss Huaimei's wound festers and cannot be cured after applying it, you can take all my wedding dowry, Second Sister." Bai Zheng's lips curved slightly, and her eyes were clear.
Bai Di was instantly overjoyed. " ... You said it yourself!"