"Yes, Father. I think this Lady Chen is truly pitiful. As a woman, ruining her appearance is like taking her life. How could we further humiliate her... I can't bear to watch," Feng Jingye followed suit and pleaded.
Hearing this, Feng Linyuan couldn't help but nod in admiration. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is truly kind - hearted and loves his people... However, there's something I don't quite understand."
"What is it?" Sensing that Feng Linyuan's praise was rather chilling, Feng Jingye asked warily.
Feng Linyuan sneered and glanced at him sideways. "Why didn't His Royal Highness think my wife and I were pitiful and plead for us when Lady Chen tried to take all Zheng'er's dowry just now?"
"You!" Feng Jingye was left speechless for a moment.
Feng Linyuan didn't care how bad his complexion was and continued, "Moreover, this bet wasn't proposed by Zheng'er. It was Lady Chen who pestered Zheng'er and insisted on making this bet. And it was Lady Chen who asked Your Majesty to testify for this bet. From start to finish, no one forced her.
The Duke of State also said just now that since Lady Chen has married into the Duke's Mansion, her words and deeds represent the dignity of the Duke's Mansion.
Could it be that the prestigious Duke's Mansion likes to go back on its words?"
"Who are you saying goes back on their words?" The Duke of Chen's face turned every shade of the rainbow.
Feng Jingye was so angry that his chest heaved violently. Pointing at Feng Linyuan, he roared, "What about you! As the Marquis of Dingyuan's Mansion, do you like to be so aggressive and bully a weak woman?"
"Weak woman?" Feng Linyuan let out a soft scoff. Looking at Bai Di as if she were a joke, he said, "Is His Royal Highness joking? Who forced whom into this bet today?
Moreover, when she thought she had won, she even sent her personal maid to the General's Mansion for help.
Now that she has lost the bet, she puts on a victim's act. I wonder who gave her the nerve to be so shameless!"
These words were so harsh that Bai Di felt a breath stuck in her chest, unable to go up or down.
She was almost vomiting blood from anger!
She glared at Bai Zheng hatefully, wishing she could kill her with her eyes.
Bai Zheng lowered her head slightly. Sensing Bai Di's gaze, she took a few steps to the side.
Whether intentionally or not, she happened to stop in front of a figure in dark purple.
Bai Di's gaze followed her and landed on the figure in dark purple. The moment she saw who it was, her eyes ached, and the tears she had been holding back for so long flowed down instantly.
"Your Highness the Third Prince..." she called out to the figure stupidly. "Your Highness the Third Prince, they're bullying me. Please help me, save me..."
The owner of the figure was none other than the Third Prince, Feng Jingxuan.
Feng Jingxuan had been pondering over today's events with his head down. He was a bit dazed when Bai Di suddenly called out to him. This familiar voice made him feel a bit lost in memory, recalling the time before he was engaged to Bai Di.
It had to be said that although he had initially proposed to marry Bai Di because of her status as the daughter of a general.
But hearts are made of flesh. After they got to know each other, Bai Di had always gone out of her way to please him, so he had truly regarded this woman as his future Third Princess in his heart.
And she had almost really become his Third Princess, if not for that day...
Thinking of this, Feng Jingxuan's face darkened.
His fiancée having an affair behind his back was a humiliation that no man could accept!
He looked up, intending to straightforwardly refuse, but then he saw Bai Di's face, which was supposed to be pitiful and tear - stained when she used to complain to him, now covered in flowing pus and hideous scars.
Feng Jingxuan's remaining feelings of pity almost vanished instantly. The undisguised disgust in his eyes made him turn his head away as quickly as possible, not looking at Bai Di again.
It was Princess Yunxi who coldly spoke up, "The Marquis of Dingyuan is absolutely right. This bet was clearly proposed by Lady Chen herself. Now that she has lost, she puts on a victim's act and has the nerve to ask His Highness the Third Prince to save her? What relation does His Highness the Third Prince have with you? Can he interfere in the family affairs of the Duke of Chen's Mansion? She's truly shameless to the extreme!"
When Princess Yunxi said this, there was full - fledged mockery and a deep - seated resentment in her tone.
This woman, even with her ruined appearance, still dared to openly seduce Feng Jingxuan in front of her?
Where did she put her, the future Third Princess?
Bai Di clearly saw the disgust in Feng Jingxuan's eyes and was mercilessly humiliated by Princess Yunxi. The tears flowed even more fiercely.
The old Duke of Chen was also very angry to see Bai Di still daring to openly seduce the Third Prince, but he had to hold back his anger and continue to plead for her.
"Your Majesty, Jing'er is now pregnant with the imperial grandson and can't be stimulated. If she knows what has happened to her beloved younger brother, she might have a miscarriage. Please, Your Majesty, for the sake of the imperial grandson, spare this woman Bai!"
Feng Linyuan sneered coldly. "The old Duke should be more careful with his words and deeds. You are now the grandfather of the imperial grandson. If you, the upper beam, are not straight, how can you teach the imperial grandson? Do you plan to teach the imperial grandson to deceive the emperor in the future?"
"You! You're deliberately misinterpreting me!" The old Duke of Chen was so frightened that he quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily. "Your Majesty, please see clearly. I am loyal and have absolutely no intention of deceiving the emperor!"
Feng Linche frowned.
He was, of course, too lazy to interfere in the Chen family's affairs, but Bai Di had been too vicious and had left herself no way out.
Those who lost the bet should abide by it. If they didn't, it would be considered deceiving the emperor, and these words had come from Bai Di's own mouth.
Feng Linche had agreed at that time. If he allowed her to go back on her word now, where would his imperial dignity be?
Moreover, the Chen family was already using the imperial grandson as an excuse just because Jing'er was pregnant... What would happen in the future!
Thinking of this, Feng Linche's eyes became even colder.
He swept his emotionless gaze towards Bai Di and spoke in a deep voice, word by word.
"A promise made is a debt owed."
Hearing this, the old Duke of Chen slumped to the ground.
When Bai Di heard this, she was stunned at first, and then she reacted. Instead, she stopped her tears abruptly.
"Hehe."
She suddenly twitched the corner of her mouth and let out a laugh.
Everyone was a bit confused by her reaction. Before they could figure out why she was laughing, they saw her nimbly get up from the ground, rush towards a guard, and before the guard could react, snatch the knife from his hand.