Looking at Bai Xueying who doesn’t understand where she is wrong, Yan Ling says slowly, “if I remember correctly, and I believe everyone present has seen that Bai Yiyi has not said a word since she was rescued. How did Lady Xueying hear your sister told you these?”
Hearing this, Bai Xueying notices the suspicious eyes of the onlookers, and immediately knows that she has made a big mistake. This is an excuse they prepared before, but she said it without considering the current situation.
Thinking of this, Bai Xueying cannot help but gnash her teeth, and her disgust with Bai Yiyi also increases. She is angry that they have made a plan, but Bai Yiyi didn’t follow it.
In fact, according to their original plan, it should be Bai Yiyi arguing with Yan Ling, and then Bai Yiyi “accidentally” fell into the lake, and then told everyone that it was Yan Ling who pushed her.
However, Bai Xueying who just quietly hid herself aside and watched the whole thing knows that Bai Yiyi did not follow their original plan. Although the result is the same, at this point, the effect is more than worse.
“I was just in a hurry, and then guessed!” Bai Xueying is a little anxious, and busy defending her.
“Then you sisters are really telepathic. You can even guess that it is because of the Crown Prince.” Zhaoyan princess mocks before Yan Ling opens her mouth.
“My Princess, this is the business between our Bai family and the Prime Minister’s House. You’d better not get involved.”
Bai Feifei’s face is a little ugly now. She can’t hear the whispers of people around her, but she still holds back her dissatisfaction and says to Princess Zhaoyan.
Princess Zhaoyan hates people like Bai Feifei the most. She is lofty on the surface, but you may never know what she is calculating. Princess Zhaoyan immediately touches her chin with a sneer and pretends to be thinking.
“Really? I have never heard that a little conflict between two girls is actually a huge affair between the two families. Lady Bai, you are really very clear about gratitude and resentment!” Princess Zhaoyan says with a smile.
Princess Zhaoyan has never been a person of good temper. Otherwise, she would not have a reputation of being arrogant, which is known to the people in the capital.
Princess Zhaoyan has always been like this. She helps the person she values. Therefore, she doesn’t care Bai Feifei’s threatening words at all.
Bai Feifei knows that Princess Zhaoyan is unreasonable, and she has never liked her. Now she is even more furious because their plan is disrupted by her.
They are disputing, but the “victim” Bai Yiyi draws no attention.
The lake water is very cold. Bai Yiyi fell into the lake and is wet completely. Even if it’s hot now, she can’t stand it. She holds on to her clothes tightly and her pale lips are too trembling to speak.
Just when they are going to continue the argument, an old housemaid of Concubine De suddenly comes over.
As the master, it’s impossible for Concubine De to ignore the accident. She was just watching and now it’s time for her to meddle in.
“Concubine De asked all of you to her room and this matter will be settled.” This old housemaid has been working in the palace for decades, and she is also favored by Concubine De, so many people respect and fear her.
It’s true. Anyway, they’re all at Concubine De’s territory now. It is impossible for Concubine De to ignore such a big accident. Therefore, the persons present follow her order and walk quietly towards Concubine De’s.
Some on-lookers also follow them.
“What’s going on here? Lady Yiyi, you talk first.” Concubine De pretends to be tired and pinches her eyebrows, and then she signals Bai Yiyi to speak.
Bai Yiyi had no chance to open her mouth before. Now she is shivering with cold. In her heart, she is full of resentment towards Yan Ling. How can she let go of such a good opportunity?
Bai Yiyi lowers her head, grits her teeth, and pretends to be a pitiful person, “I saw Lady Yan was standing by the lake alone and wanted to say hello, but Lady Yan warned me not to be too close with the Crown Prince…”
When Bai Yiyi says this, she sneers. After the banquet, Bai Yiyi can see clearly that Concubine De seems to want to match Yan Ling and the Third Prince, so Concubine De is likely to protect Yan Ling.
However, if Concubine De knows that Yan Ling has a crush on the Crown Prince, she will not protect her. In this way, their plan can be achieved.
“I know that I’m of lower class, how dare I get close to the Crown Prince? Of course I won’t admit things I haven’t done. But Lady Yan didn’t believe me and wanted to hit me. By accident, she pushed me into the lake.” Bai Yiyi lowers her head and pretends to be crying with grievance.
Concubine De was dissatisfied with Yan Ling because of the excessive behavior of the Third Prince at the banquet. Now hearing Bai Yiyi’s words, she realizes that there is someone else in Yan Ling’s heart and becomes angrier.
In fact, she asked the Third Prince to leave with her because she wanted to tell him that she didn’t agree to his marrying Yan Ling. However, the Third Prince has tried to convince her for a long while, and finally persuaded her. As a result, such a thing happened in a twinkling of an eye.
Princess Zhaoyan stands aside and naturally sees the change of the expression on the face of Concubine De, which makes her worried.
The reason why Princess Zhaoyan was so calm just now was that she believed that Concubine De would protect her “future daughter-in-law”. However, Concubine De is clearly angrier now.
Although Princess Zhaoyan doesn’t know why Concubine De is angry, she knows that the situation will be very unfavorable for Yan Ling if things go on like this.
All people here are smart. They can see a little clue and all become silent. They carefully observe Concubine De’s gloomy face, and have their own thoughts in their hearts.
“Yan Ling, I was told that there were only two of you. Since such a thing happened in my palace, I can’t ignore it. What’s your explanation for this?”
After a long while, Concubine De manages to ease her face and continues.