“It’s not necessarily true. Even if you can’t do it yourself, Lady Yan, can’t you appoint someone else or pay someone to kill my sister?” Bai Feifei who has never spoken suddenly opens her mouth at this time.
“You are wrong, Lady Bai. I believe the guards of the Bai House are not just a decoration. Even if I paid someone to kill Bai Yiyi, how could he or she let Bai Yiyi eat the poison quietly without disturbing anyone?” Yan Ling says with a smile.
Bai Feifei frowns and continues, “what if it was done by her servants?”
Yan Ling behaves as if she has heard something funny and says: “Lady Bai, if you have to say so, I can’t explain it. After all, if you are ready to condemn somebody, you can always trump up a charge, right?”
Looking at Bai Feifei’s ugly expression, Yan Ling continues, “Yesterday, I didn’t go out anymore since I got home. How did I order Bai Yiyi’s servant to poison her?”
“And even if there is such a person, then how can Yan Ling, an outsider, compare with her master? Lady Bai, your inference is far-fetched.” Liang He frowns and says with some dissatisfaction.
Since Yan Ling arrived at the Hall, people of the Bai family began to interrogate Yan Ling in turn. Their aggressive action makes Liang He discounted.
Originally, Liang He has been suppressing himself because it’s not good for him to defend Yan Ling. But now seeing Bai Feifei wants to convict Yan Ling, Liang He cannot suppress himself any more.
Bai Feifei didn’t expect that Liang He would stand up to speak for Yan Ling at this time. She is surprised and sad, and then gets angry with Yan Ling.
Bai Feifei had planned to give up, but after hearing Liang He’s words, she immediately says: “One may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature. Who knows if that person is the one Lady Yan arranged in our House long ago?”
Such a word is obviously irrational. Yan Ling feels that according to Bai Feifei’s character, she wouldn’t say such thing, but she doesn’t know what made her lose her mind.
In short, Yan Ling seems to have learned some secret, and says to Bai Feifei in surprise: “why does Lady Bai say that? Did you arrange someone in our House first?”
Bai Feifei didn’t expect that Yan Ling can fight back with her words. Looking at Liang He’s gloomy eyes and his expression that shows he is obviously determined to protect Yan Ling, Bai Feifei only feels that she cannot be angrier.
“What are you two doing? Haven’t you had enough quarrel? I asked a question but you two do not stop anymore.” An angry voice comes from the throne.
The Emperor slaps the table on the throne, which makes all the people in the Hall kneel on the ground, calling out: “Your Majesty, please stop being angry!”
Others kneel but they are not that worried. But the Bai family who initiated the quarrel cannot be so relaxed. They look at each other and wonder why the Emperor gets suddenly enraged.
“You are either ministers or aristocratic ladies. But you quarrel in front of me like shrews in the market. What is it like?”
The two families who were tit for tat now quiet down. They are kneeling on the ground and dare not to talk or even raise their heads. Although Yan Ling is free from any compunction, it is inevitable for her to get nervous on such a scene.
Liang He kneels next to Yan Ling. He stretches out his hand and pats Yan Ling’s hand quietly under the cover of the big sleeve.
Yan Ling feels some helpless to see that Liang He secretly does small movement although he behaves very respectful and listens to the teaching of the Emperor on the surface.
Yan Ling can see Liang He’s serious expression as long as she turns her head lightly. Thinking of his previous action, she feels more funny. If it weren’t for the wrong occasion, Yan Ling would have laughed.
To be honest, no one can be as calm as Yan Ling and laugh at each other when they are involved in a murder. There are few in the world, not to mention the aristocrats in the capital.
The Emperor already has a way to deal with this, but in order to convince the two families, he can only take this opportunity to lose his temper.
“Liang He, you are responsible for the public security in the capital, so this case will be handed over to you. Yan Ling, since you have been involved in this matter, you should help the Crown Prince to thoroughly investigate the case and catch the real murderer.” The Emperor says with a gloomy face.
Hearing the Emperor’s words, Imperial Censor Bai understands that the Emperor has already believed Yan Ling. He doesn’t think Yan Ling is the murderer at all, instead, he asks her to find out the murderer. How could he not be angry?
However, as soon as Imperial Censor Bai is about to refute, he looks up and sees the Emperor’s staring at him with anger in his eyes.
Imperial Censor Bai is immediately so scared that he sweats a lot and subconsciously lowers his head. Thinking about what just happened, he knows that they have obviously enraged the Emperor.
If he questions the Emperor’s decision again, he may really annoy the Emperor. If so, it will be quite disadvantageous to the Bai family.
It’s true that Imperial Censor Bai is dissatisfied because the thing doesn’t go as he expected, but he didn’t have the courage to stand up and express his emotions at this time. It could only be fully decided by the Emperor.
“Yes, father.” Liang He has been thinking about how to gain the job, but he didn’t think that the Emperor directly handed this case over to him, so he answers directly.
“Since the victim died in Imperial Censor Bai’s house, when Yan Ling and His Highness go to inquire, we hope Imperial Censor Bai would allow us to do our job.” Yan Ling turns her head to look at Imperial Censor Bai and says with a smile.
As soon as Yan Ling says this, even the Emperor’s attention is attracted. Imperial Censor Bai’s palm is full of cold sweat now. How can he argue with Yan Ling about this kind of thing?
The Emperor is staring at him, which makes him too terrified to refuse. According to Liang He’s identity as the Crown Prince, if he wants to investigate his house, he dares not to stop him.
Yan Ling’s saying this is a provocation rather than a warning.
Imperial Censor Bai wants to attack the Yan Family by framing Yan Ling. So how can Yan Ling be soft and let him bully her. It is only for revenge to say this sentence intentionally in front of the Emperor.
“Why Lady Yan says this? Since the Crown Prince will investigate according to His Majesty’s edict, of course I will cooperate. Why should you worry about this?” Imperial Censor Bai stops being aggressive, and says with a smile to Liang He beside Yan Ling.