"So what?" Bai Zheng frowned.
The shadowy figure lowered its head, remained silent for a long while, and finally replied word by word, "Then, it will be extremely difficult to conceive again."
Extremely difficult to conceive again...
Bai Zheng felt as if something had exploded in her head.
She heard the shadowy figure continue, "The most crucial thing is that if it's under the scorching sun, the ice powder will melt and evaporate completely in just a quarter of an hour. By then, there will be nothing left to investigate."
Bai Zheng suddenly looked at the lake where the mist was gradually thinning.
So that's it!
Bai Zheng suddenly understood.
No wonder Bai Sheng dared to take such a great risk this time, trying to harm her right under Feng Linyuan's nose and on the territory of the Bai Mansion full of secret guards.
One reason was her extreme confidence in her own attainments in the art of formations. The other reason was the characteristic of this ice powder.
Unlike other poisons, which, even if colorless and odorless, would still leave evidence in the lake water, the ice powder could disappear without a trace after harming Bai Zheng's foundation.
Even if Feng Linyuan wanted to settle the score with her, he wouldn't be able to find a pretext or evidence.
She really had a good plan!
"This is an attempt to make the Marquis of Dingyuan's Mansion have no descendants!"
Hearing this, Mo Tong felt a raging fire in his heart. He clenched his fists tightly, and the veins on his arms bulged.
Almost all the Marquis of Dingyuan in previous generations had a gene of being devoted. There was always only one Marquis's wife by their side, and no other women.
Now, Bai Zheng was already the officially married Marquis's wife of Feng Linyuan. But just as she had just married into the Marquis of Dingyuan's Mansion, Bai Sheng wanted to ruin her fertility.
This move was tantamount to ruining the future of the entire Marquis of Dingyuan's Mansion.
No wonder Bai Sheng insisted on coming out even during her recovery period after a miscarriage.
She could both avenge Bai Di and completely eliminate the Marquis of Dingyuan's Mansion as a future trouble for the Prince of Xuanning in the Western Liang.
Such a thing that served two purposes at once, who could resist it?
"Mo Tong."
She called out.
"Your subordinate is here."
"Can you solve this formation?" Bai Zheng glanced around.
Mo Tong was not modest either. He replied straightforwardly, "Yes. Your subordinate will solve it right away..."
"No need." Bai Zheng waved her hand. She turned around and sat back on the stone bench, reclining comfortably against the stone table. She said leisurely, "It's not too late to solve it after the ice powder has completely melted and the water mist has dispersed."
Without accident, with Bai Sheng's personality of paying attention to details and being far - sighted, she would surely place a few servants brought from the General's Mansion around the formation to attract the attention of the servants and secret guards of the Bai Mansion.
That meant that at least within the quarter of an hour when the ice powder melted, everything outside would remain normal, and no one would notice anything amiss.
Therefore, while sitting in the pavilion leisurely waiting for the ice powder to evaporate, Bai Zheng was not in a hurry at all.
The old nurse beside her timidly lowered her head and hid in the corner, trying her best to reduce her presence.
The grandmother and granddaughter in the lake had completely lost the strength to struggle and shout. They lay on the lake like dead fish.
Bai Zheng enjoyed this hard - won moment of tranquility. With a satisfied smile on her face, she waited patiently for the steaming water vapor on the lake to disappear completely before she said, "Save my dear elder sister first, and then solve the formation."
Mo Tong and the shadowy figure simultaneously responded with a "Yes" and then started to act separately.
At the same time, Bai Zheng got up and walked to the old nurse. She patted her on the shoulder and said, "Go and call for help quickly."
"Ah?" The old nurse looked up at her blankly, completely failing to react.
Bai Zheng smiled kindly and said, "The eldest young lady has been saved, but the old lady is still in the water. Don't you plan to go out and find someone to save her?"
The old nurse obviously couldn't figure out Bai Zheng's intention. Remembering the threat from Bai Zheng before, she didn't know whether she should move for a moment. She only asked carefully, "Does the Marquis's wife mean for this old servant to go and find someone?"
Bai Zheng helplessly pushed her and said, "Just go when I tell you. Where has the flustered momentum from before gone?"
Seeing this, the old nurse quickly responded repeatedly, "Yes, yes... Help... Help! The old lady has fallen into the water!"
Watching the figure of the old nurse running away in a hurry, Bai Zheng smiled slightly. She neatly walked to the lake and jumped into the water.
The moment she submerged into the water, Bai Zheng couldn't help but shiver all over.
Although the ice powder had almost dispersed, the temperature of the lake water was still extremely cold.
Moreover, since coming here, Bai Zheng had been busy dealing with her two cousins and managing her own shop. She basically hadn't had much time to exercise her body. And even if the former Bai Zheng was not favored, she was indeed a delicate and pampered daughter of a vice - minister.
Now, suddenly coming into contact with such icy cold lake water, she felt as if her legs were about to cramp.
Fortunately, Bai Zheng had been mentally prepared. She quickly adjusted herself and swam towards the direction where He Shi was.
He Shi had already stopped struggling. She seemed to have lost consciousness, either because she was choked by the water or frozen by the ice powder.
This actually brought great convenience to Bai Zheng's rescue.
She grabbed He Shi's arm. After silently counting to three, she heard panicked cries and footsteps all around.
As if in an instant, everyone in the Bai Mansion had gathered by the lake.
The servants of the Bai Mansion who arrived first and a few servants brought from the General's Mansion saw the situation and jumped into the water one after another to save people.
Seeing this, Bai Zheng quickly changed her posture and carefully supported He Shi, struggling randomly in the water. "Save grandmother first. Don't worry about me..."
Her weak voice passed through the crowd and reached the ears of Bai Yinan and Feng Linyuan who came right after.
Bai Yinan was so anxious that his face turned pale.
Feng Linyuan even took off into the air directly, flew over the lake, and fished Bai Zheng out of the water.
"Zheng'er!"
"Sister!"
Bai Yinan, Lin Shi, and her two younger brothers almost pounced in front of Bai Zheng, looking at the person in front of them in disbelief.
At this moment, Bai Zheng was constantly dripping water all over her body. Due to the cold, her body couldn't stop trembling.
Although she was covered with the outer robe that Feng Linyuan had taken off and put on her as soon as he saved her, she still hugged herself tightly with both hands and shrank in Feng Linyuan's arms. It was obvious that she was extremely cold.
Feng Linyuan frowned deeply and hugged Bai Zheng tightly, trying his best to warm the person in his arms with his own body temperature.
"Grandmother..." Bai Zheng trembled her lips and said to Bai Yinan, "Go and save grandmother quickly..."
Just then, there came Zhao Shi's shrill cry from the other side, "Sheng'er, what's wrong with you, Sheng'er? Wake up quickly, Sheng'er!"
Hearing this cry, Lin Shi, who had been restraining her emotions, was completely overwhelmed. Big tears fell from her eyes.
"Your grandmother is fine, Zheng'er... You, you silly child!" Lin Shi couldn't say any more.
Her two younger brothers also had red eyes, and their eyes looking at Bai Zheng were full of worry.
"It's... good that she's... okay."
Bai Zheng nodded with relief and then fainted.