She calmed down instead and sneered, "I see. I suppose the Marquis of Dingyuan's Mansion has taken such a fancy to Bai Zheng just because of her generous dowry! Your Lordship, don't forget that her dowry has just been lost to me!"
At this thought, she suddenly realized a problem.
She had been so focused on making the bet with Bai Zheng and getting all her dowry that she hadn't really thought about how to transport the dowry away.
It was a dowry that stretched for miles. It would probably take dozens or even hundreds of porters to carry it all!
This was the most urgent matter to be solved now.
Thinking of this, she first glanced at the Duke of Chen, only to find him frowning and looking too lazy to even glance at her.
She gritted her teeth and gave an order to Zisu.
"Zisu, hurry back to the mansion and call some people to carry away all the dowry in the Marquis's Mansion yard. Remember to call a lot of them!"
"Yes, Madam!" Zisu replied happily.
"Wait." She thought for a moment and stopped Zisu who was about to go out. "Remember, when you go to the General's Mansion, ask Mother directly for some hands."
Only then did Zisu realize that when Bai Di said "go back to the mansion", she meant the General's Mansion. A complex look flashed across her face. She timidly glanced at the Duke of Chen and then stepped out of the door.
It was no wonder.
Since Bai Di got married, no one in the Duke of Chen's Mansion had ever looked at her in a proper way. If Zisu went to ask the servants in the Duke of Chen's Mansion for help, she probably wouldn't be able to get even one.
She had to go back to the General's Mansion to ask the Great Madam Zhao for help.
After all, this mother still remembered that she was her own flesh and blood and would show some mercy.
Watching Zisu's hurried figure disappear, a fierce look flashed in Queen Chu's eyes.
"Bai Zheng, I never thought you could be so vicious. You dared to disfigure your own cousin. You are simply audacious! Guards!" Queen Chu shouted.
Feng Linyuan's eyes turned cold. "What does Your Majesty the Queen intend to do?"
"What? What do you think I intend to do? Your wife has disfigured the legitimate wife of the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion. Disfiguring someone is no different from taking their life. Such a vicious woman should be whipped and thrown into jail!" Queen Chu shouted angrily.
Prince Yi Feng Linhuai's face changed. He quickly stepped forward to plead. "Please calm down, Sister-in-law. I think there's something else hidden in this matter. We should investigate it carefully."
"What else is there to investigate? Huaimei's face is ironclad evidence!" Queen Chu waved her hand and pointed directly at Huaimei who was sitting on the ground, tears streaming down her face. "Your words remind me. My personal maid's face has also been disfigured by her. I'll have to settle this score with her properly!"
Seeing that Queen Chu had taken on the role of the bad guy, Feng Linche just sat upright on the high seat and watched coldly, his eyes sweeping over everyone present.
He saw that some people on the stage showed disdain, some were extremely excited, some were shocked, and some were deeply worried. Only the red - dressed woman kneeling on the ground looked calm.
Clearly everyone was arguing for her, but she seemed to be an outsider, as if this matter had nothing to do with her, or as if she was confident of victory.
Confident of victory?
Feng Linche shook his head, surprised at this sudden thought.
Now the evidence was clearly overwhelming. She had no chance of turning things around! Regardless of whether she had really harmed Bai Di or not, the personal maid beside Queen Chu had clearly been disfigured by her. Just this one crime was enough that Feng Linyuan couldn't protect her.
Moreover, Feng Linyuan would have to pay the price of the Marquis's Mansion's most precious treasure for her.
How could she not be nervous?
Bai Zheng looked calm. She bowed to Queen Chu and then stood up straight.
The people around wanted to surround her, but they were afraid of Feng Linyuan who was standing guard beside her, so they couldn't get close.
Queen Chu thought she was trying to escape when she saw her walking away. She was about to scold the guards again to arrest her, but saw Bai Zheng walking up to Huaimei. She pinched one side of her skirt with one hand, tucked it around her waist, and squatted down.
Just this simple squatting posture was incredibly graceful, making the men present stare.
Bai Zheng looked at Huaimei at eye - level. When Huaimei saw the "culprit", she showed resentment. But being intimidated by Feng Linyuan who was glaring at her from the side, she didn't dare to do anything. She just gave a hard look and turned her head away.
"Does your face still hurt?" Bai Zheng didn't care about her attitude and just asked calmly.
Without thinking, Huaimei blurted out, "Don't feign sympathy here!"
But as soon as the words came out, she was stunned.
She gently raised her hand and carefully felt her wound.
Suddenly, her eyes widened. She looked at Bai Zheng in disbelief and said, "It... It seems not to hurt anymore?"
"That's impossible!" Bai Di panicked and rushed to Huaimei.
This time, she finally managed to snatch Huaimei's hand away from her face, allowing everyone to clearly see the wound on Huaimei's face.
The place where the wound had been constantly oozing blood had already stopped bleeding. The red - gaped wound was nourished by the white Xuefu Ointment, and pink new flesh had grown in the deepest part.
This was not a disfigured face at all. It was clearly getting better before their eyes!
Everyone was stunned by this sudden turn of events.
"Impossible... Impossible... This must be fake! It's a trick!"
Bai Di shook her head repeatedly. She rubbed her eyes again and again, trying to see more clearly.
But the wound was still there, getting better.
It didn't show the obvious ulceration and decay like when she had applied Tuwu on her face.
In fact, there was not even a sign of deterioration.
"Impossible! This is fake. You're lying!" Bai Di got excited. She raised her hand and was about to dig at Huaimei's wound. Her sharp fingernails glinted coldly, scaring Huaimei into screaming.
Not caring about whether it was an act of disrespect, Huaimei reached out and pushed Bai Di to the ground.
Bai Di fell heavily to the ground. The only one who would support her, Zisu, had been sent to the General's Mansion. Now without anyone to help her up, she couldn't get up for a while.
Queen Chu was also stunned. "Your wound... Why is it better again!"
The last two words were raised in a high - pitched tone, as if in reproach.
Didn't she just say it hurt? It should have rotted away. How could the wound get better in the blink of an eye?
Only then did Huaimei realize that Queen Chu was very unhappy about the healing of her wound. She was so scared that she quickly knelt on the ground, trembling. "Your servant... Your servant doesn't know what's going on either..."
Watching all this, Bai Zheng lowered her head slightly, hiding the knowing smile on her lips.
Of course Huaimei didn't know why there had been a stinging sensation at first.
In this era, the medical level was backward. People didn't know about the existence of bacteria in the world, and they didn't understand that wound treatment required anti - inflammation and disinfection.
Although Bai Zheng was just a chemical genius and had no knowledge of medicine, she still knew the basic common sense.
For a wound as deep as Huaimei's, and not knowing what it was scratched by, the first thing to do before applying medicine was to...