Long Heng clenched his fists tighter and tighter. Suddenly, he saw the secret guard who followed Bai Xiang return. He stood obediently beside Long Heng with a confused look on his face.
Long Heng raised his eyebrows. He wanted the secret guard to express his feelings about Lin Qianzi being beaten up.
Then, the secret guard turned to look at Long Heng. He raised a finger and shook it, implying that he couldn't understand in a few words.
What was there that couldn't be explained?
Long Heng could only continue watching. Bai Xiangxiu didn't kneel. She said calmly, "Your Majesty, I didn't push her into the water."
"This humble woman can testify. They were never on good terms. It must have been Consort Li Of Gojoseon who did it."
That Madame Yue had actually come forward to testify. Bai Xiangxiu couldn't help but burst into laughter when she heard her words.
Mrs. Yue shouted, "What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing, I just think that Mrs. Yue is amazing. You actually know how to see things from afar.
How did you know that I pushed her into the water? You weren't around. These ladies can testify. "
Bai Xiangxiu swept her gaze over the other young misses, who also found it strange. Their horses had been frightened earlier. Although Madame Yue had suggested that they go look for them, the horses had run too far away. By the time they returned, someone had already gone to rescue them.
She had been thinking about how to control the horses. If she still had the mood to look at the river, she couldn't see it even if she wanted to. It was too far away.
"You … don't have a good relationship."
Mrs. Yue was being unreasonable. She had been a close friend of Lin Qianzi's even before she was married, which was why she had come to help. However, she hadn't expected a rabbit to jump out of nowhere just as she was about to go over. The horses were frightened and ran away in a panic. She would've been seriously injured if she didn't know how to ride.
"What do you mean we don't have a good relationship? At that time, Lin … Noble Lady Qian wanted to go to the river to wash her face. She didn't ask anyone else but me to accompany her.
Weren't the people who were going to accompany him all those whom he was very close to?
Who would ask an enemy to harm her? Are you crazy? "
Well, Bai Xiangxiu's personality changed since she came here. She used to be a homebody, but now she was a little more domineering.
There was nothing she could do about it. There were too many people who wanted to bully them. They were too despicable. She had no choice but to be strong.
Song Jiaoyue should not have made a sound in the crowd, but when he heard her aggressive words, he could not help but burst out laughing.
When he laughed, everyone laughed as well.
What Consort Li Of Gojoseon said was reasonable. Although her words were a bit vulgar, it was hard to guarantee that she was not angry.
Lin Qianzi felt that something was wrong. The original plan wasn't supposed to be like this!
It was all Bai Xiangxiu's fault for not playing by the rules. She gritted her teeth and said, "It's not like that. Chenqie wants to build a good relationship with Consort Li Of Gojoseon. After all, she is no longer a concubine. In the future, we will see each other frequently."
"Noble Lady Qian, you're thinking too much. You're in the Imperial Palace, and I'm just a commoner. How can we not see each other?"
Bai Xiangxiu's smile made Lin Qianzi's face even paler.
"In short, I'm thinking for the emperor.
But I didn't expect that you would push me into the river and … hit me in the river? "
"Where's the evidence?"
The shadow guard complained in his heart at this time. He was a huge piece of evidence, okay!
But when he thought of the situation at that time, his heart was still broken.
Lin Qianzi cried and said, "The injuries on chenqie's body are the evidence, and … and the one on my face."
As she spoke, she pointed at the palm print on her face that was slapped by Luo Yuncheng. She didn't expect that he would be so heartless and leave an excuse for himself. It was a freak combination of circumstances.
This time, she saw that everyone's face changed, including Li Of Gojoseon.
The emperor also frowned and coldly said, "Consort Li Of Gojoseon, only you were present at that time. Did she hit herself?"
"Perhaps, she really did hit herself." Someone in the crowd snorted, and for a moment, people laughed again.
His Majesty's attitude was cold. He felt that Lin Qianzi deserved to be beaten up today. Her reputation had already gone down the drain.
At this time, Minister Lin suddenly knelt down and said, "Emperor, please uphold justice for my daughter. Although she was spoiled by me since she was a child, she is now a member of the imperial family. Isn't it disrespectful to you to hit her?"
The emperor looked at Bai Xiangxiu again. He didn't know why, but he wanted to see how she would refute.
But he saw her frowning, and her small face looked a little pitiful. Then she sneezed fiercely, and then she sniffed a few times and smiled comfortably, "It's impossible that she slapped herself."
"Why?"
The emperor was curious. Why couldn't she have slapped herself?
Bai Xiangxiu pointed at her face and said, "If she slapped herself, it's impossible that it's a thumbprint. It should be down, not up."
Everyone thought about it. Wasn't that so? They couldn't help but secretly praise Bai Xiangxiu for being smart. But didn't her words prove that she slapped herself?
Long Heng shook his head. Her mind was full of these strange things. He didn't know where she learned them.
Bai Xiangxiu was very proud. Don't bully her because she didn't read many books, but she definitely watched a lot of TV series. After watching TV series for more than 20 years, she could remember some of the repeated scenes.
See, this was the use of watching mystery dramas.
"So, what you said proves that you slapped her?"
The emperor's voice was not cold, but a little interested.
"This just proves that someone slapped Noble Lady Qian, not me."
"Do you have evidence?"
"Of course."
Bai Xiangxiu walked in front of Lin Qianzi and said, "Do you know the difference between a man's hand and a woman's hand?"
Someone who was not afraid of being nosy said, "Isn't it just that a man's hand is big and a woman's hand is small?"
Bai Xiangxiu looked at that person and smiled faintly, "That's it."
Then, she looked straight at Lin Qianzi and put her hand on her face.
The slap mark on Lin Qianzi's face took up half of her face. Bai Xiangxiu didn't even put her hand on her face. She just gently touched it, and the emperor's face turned green.
How could he not turn green? The slap on Lin Qianzi's face was obviously from a man. That hand was much bigger than Bai Xiangxiu's hand.
He didn't care that she used a little trick to attack Long Heng and his wife. It was fine that her little trick was exposed, but the dignified Noble Lady Qian was slapped by another man. No matter how he thought about it, it wasn't good!
Moreover, this man was definitely not the emperor, because he had been sitting there without moving.
So, this was almost a blatant attempt to make the emperor wear a green hat!
Lin Qianzi was also shocked. She immediately kowtowed and said, "No, Your Majesty, it's … … it's … …"
"What's going on? Who is the man who slapped you?"
The emperor slammed the table. He was finally defeated by Lin Qianzi's brainlessness.
Why don't you just slap yourself in the face? How stupid must you be to do such a thing that can be seen through by others in an instant and smear yourself in the name of such a person?
Moreover, Bai Xiangxiu had exposed her in public. Even if he wanted to spare her, it was impossible.
Moreover, he didn't want to spare her. He was really crying because of her stupidity, okay?