"That Ci Hui, didn't he already say? His Highness the Third Prince entered the secret room in the brothel to interrogate the spy sent by His Highness the Crown Prince. What does it have to do with Zheng'er?"
"Bai, Yi, Nan!" The Queen Mother Chu shouted sharply, cutting him off.
Her whole face was almost distorted with anger.
With great difficulty, the suspicion on her own son had been barely covered up with Bai Sheng's informer. Who would have thought that a mere vice - minister of the Ministry of Revenue would bring up the old matter again and directly challenge the Crown Prince, Feng Jingye!
Bai Zheng stood there, looking at this father who, in her memory, had always been cowardly and had always been trembling in front of the emperor, the queen, and the princes. For the sake of protecting her, he actually dragged Feng Jingye into the water regardless of the consequences.
Her eyes began to turn sour, and there seemed to be a pain tugging at a corner of her heart.
Feng Linyuan stepped forward quietly, holding his wife's cold and slightly trembling hand tightly. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a flash of triumphant malice in Bai Sheng's eyes in the distance.
A sense of foreboding immediately welled up in his heart.
Sure enough, before he could figure out what was going on, the next second, Bai Sheng had already knelt down with a "plop".
"Your Majesty, this humble daughter is guilty!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
If they remembered correctly, Bai Sheng had just been convicted for covering up Bai Zheng and failing to report her for murder and arson in time. Now that one crime was not yet over, another new crime emerged so quickly?
Feng Linche also frowned, looking at Bai Sheng on her knees in confusion: "What crime have you committed this time?"
Bai Sheng glanced at Feng Jingye indifferently and said loudly:
"Please punish this humble daughter, Your Majesty!
This humble daughter was too scared before and failed to tell Your Majesty the whole truth. Now that Uncle has voluntarily exposed His Highness the Crown Prince, and Ci Hui, who wasn't completely beaten to death by Zheng'er, also said that His Highness the Third Prince entered the brothel to interrogate the spy sent by His Highness the Crown Prince and unfortunately died in the fire.
Now that both the witness and the evidence are complete, even though it concerns His Highness the Crown Prince, this humble daughter can only bravely expose the truth and no longer dare to cover it up on her own.
Your Majesty! This humble daughter hereby accuses His Highness the Crown Prince of colluding with the Marquis and his wife of Dingyuan to plot against His Highness the Third Prince! The real mastermind behind the death of His Highness the Third Prince is these three people!"
After saying that, Bai Sheng kowtowed heavily again. Her eyes were firm, as if she was not afraid of death.
The main hall fell silent for a moment. You could even hear a pin drop.
Bai Zheng looked at Bai Sheng on her knees in disbelief, sizing her up from head to toe.
Dare to directly accuse someone's father of his own son? Was Bai Sheng so desperate to harm her that she didn't even care about her own life?
But soon, she seemed to remember something and shifted her gaze to look at Zhuo Yi and Zhuo Lingxiao, father and son.
Sure enough, there was not the slightest trace of shock or surprise on their faces. Instead, there was a barely noticeable, proud and venomous smile on their lips.
It was really them.
It seemed that this father - son pair had really made full preparations. They were determined not to stop until they had turned the Great Zhou upside down...
Bai Zheng suddenly realized, and her eyes darkened.
The Queen Mother Chu was already trembling with anger from Bai Sheng's words. A series of shocks made her no longer able to maintain the dignity and elegance of the mother of the nation. She stood up, wishing she could rush down right now and tear Bai Sheng's mouth that was randomly biting people to pieces.
Seeing that the situation was not good, several personal maidservants quickly comforted her: "Your Ladyship, please calm down! Your Ladyship, please calm down!"
The Queen Mother Chu's chest heaved violently, as if she was extremely angry: "Good, good, good!"
After saying three "good" words in a row, she finally managed to calm down a bit and directly gave the order: "By this palace's imperial edict, Bai Sheng of the General's Mansion is spouting nonsense, offending her superiors, and falsely accusing the current Crown Prince. Her heart is worthy of punishment. Order her to be flogged to death in court!"
"Your Ladyship!" Bai Sheng was stunned.
Soon, several guards received the order and walked towards Bai Sheng.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhuo Yi quickly stepped forward and stood in front of Bai Sheng to protect her. He bowed to the Queen Mother Chu and said: "Is Your Ladyship the Queen Mother getting angry out of embarrassment and shouting for executions in public?"
"Hasn't Your Highness the Prince heard? This crazy woman is falsely accusing the current Crown Prince!" The Queen Mother Chu pointed at Bai Sheng and shouted hysterically, "My Crown Prince of the Great Zhou is not someone she can slander at will. What's wrong with this palace flogging her to death?"
"Falsely accuse?" Zhuo Yi sneered and stared at the Queen Mother Chu, "Your Ladyship the Queen Mother's words really open this prince's eyes. With both the witness and the evidence, Your Ladyship the Queen Mother can still say it's a false accusation with her red lips and white teeth. It seems that in your Great Zhou, there is no such thing as 'even a prince is subject to the same laws as the common people'. Only imperial power can cover the sky with one hand!"
As soon as Zhuo Yi finished speaking, Concubine Yi suddenly came to her senses. Hearing Zhuo Yi's words, grief welled up in her heart and she began to cry sadly.
"Xuan'er—you died so miserably... It's all because this mother is useless! I know who the person who harmed you is, but I can't do anything. I can only watch him roam free!"
While crying, she stared at Feng Jingye venomously. Her eyes seemed to wish that Feng Jingye would be pierced by a thousand arrows.
Feng Jingye was sitting on pins and needles, but on the surface, he still tried his best to pretend to be calm.
By now, how could he not understand? Bai Sheng didn't come to accuse Feng Linyuan and Bai Zheng at all. From the very beginning, she was clearly coming for him.
In the death of Feng Jingxuan, it didn't matter who set the fire. What was important was that Zhuo Lingxiao and the others were determined to pull him down by using this incident!
The Queen Mother Chu was breathing heavily. If it weren't for the maidservants around her trying their best to comfort her, she would have wanted to go down and tear the mouths of these ill - intentioned people to pieces.
Even Feng Linche, who had been silent all this time, could see the intentions of Zhuo Yi and Bai Sheng at this time. His eyes narrowed dangerously, and the cup in his right hand was almost crushed.
Although he tried his best to suppress his anger, his eyes were cold. Staring at Bai Sheng, his voice still sounded like it was coming from an ice cellar, making people shiver involuntarily.
"Bai Sheng, you said that the Crown Prince colluded with the Marquis and his wife of Dingyuan to plot against the Third Prince. This is a very serious matter. If you don't have enough evidence, it is clearly a false accusation. Do you know what the punishment is for falsely accusing the Crown Prince and the Marquis?"
Bai Sheng quickly pressed her forehead to the ground. Her whole body seemed to be trembling violently with fear: "Your Majesty, this humble daughter, this humble daughter..."
Bai Sheng's words were stuttering, and she seemed unable to say a complete sentence.
It was Zhuo Yi who said coldly: "There must be evidence."
Feng Linche tightened his grip on the armrest of the chair and looked at Zhuo Yi coldly, raising his eyebrows: "Oh?"
Zhuo Yi glanced at Bai Sheng and smiled gently: "It is rumored that the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion is gentle, kind - hearted, extremely intelligent, and unparalleled among ordinary people. Since she has the courage to point out the Crown Prince here, there must be some evidence.
Your Majesty might as well patiently listen to what Miss Bai has to say. It would be best to send someone to carefully investigate whether the evidence presented by Miss Bai is true.
In this way, at least one of His Highness the Third Prince and His Highness the Crown Prince can be cleared of suspicion."