Concubine Bai was now upset and had no patience even when looking at the Third Princess, so she didn't give her a good look. She just waved her hand slightly and said, "What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to pretend to be sick and lie down in your own palace?"
Although the matter was almost a done deal, Concubine Bai was still unwilling to marry her daughter to such a faraway place, so she asked her to pretend to be sick.
But it didn't work.
The Third Princess curled her lips in displeasure and snorted, "Pretending to be sick? What's the point? Won't the engagement still fall on me? I don't know what's wrong with that bitch. She's practically half dead! Mother, do you think she's really dying?"
Concubine Bai snorted coldly.
"She is quite patient. Even after the news of Situ Yao's assassination was leaked, she managed to feign illness in the mountains. Time is running out, and she can't afford to lie down any longer. Don't worry, she will be back with good news soon."
She asked Baicheng to encircle and suppress Situ Yao, and there should be results today.
As long as Situ Yao was in their hands, were they still worried that she wouldn't agree? In a place as far away as Beiliang, once someone was married off, they were practically gone. How could her Third Princess endure such a huge injustice?
The third princess curled her lips upon hearing this, quite dissatisfied.
"Mother, didn't you say you were going to poison Situ Yao? Did the concubine you sent over earlier betray you? How about we get rid of her first? It would be like killing a chicken to scare the monkeys."
The third princess has a pretty appearance, but she is very cruel when she speaks, and there is no mercy on her face.
Concubine Bai waved her hands, unable to explain further.
The Third Princess was sitting on a chair, dangling her bound feet. Just then, a maid came in with a message: "Your Highness, the Prince of Baicheng wishes to see you."
"Brother Baicheng!" The third princess' eyes lit up.
Concubine Bai frowned slightly without making any expression, and said in a deep voice: "Where is your demeanor!"
The third princess then reluctantly sat down properly, but her eyes were still looking towards the door with sparkling eyes.
When Bai Cheng came in, his face didn't look very good.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Bai lowered her eyes immediately, waved her hand to have all the maids behind her withdraw, and said in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
Bai Cheng knelt down directly in front of Concubine Bai, his voice full of guilt: "I failed to complete the task entrusted by Your Majesty. Please punish me."
Concubine Bai's face suddenly became ferocious.
Bai Cheng said under pressure: "I have already led people to block the entire mountain, and asked the Cui family to control Su Xianshi who is beside Situ Yao."
Bai Cheng paused here. Seeing this, Concubine Bai gently picked up the teacup and said, "Continue."
"But unexpectedly, the Cui family had an internal conflict. Except for the eldest daughter of the Cui family, no one left the mountain that day."
The implication is very clear.
This means that Cui Mixue took the person away.
"Oh?" Concubine Bai's voice was a bit cold. She looked Bai Cheng up and down and asked with a half-smile, "So you mean to say that it was someone from the Cui family who let Situ Yao go?"
Bai Cheng said with a stiff upper lip: "I think this should be the case."
Concubine Bai just sneered, glanced at Bai Cheng, and said in a cold voice: "You are a waste who can't even do this kind of thing."
Bai Cheng was stunned and didn't dare to refute, so he could only lower his head.
However, his hands hanging by his sides were clenched into fists, and he was obviously extremely annoyed.
"Mother." The Third Princess was a little unhappy to see Bai Cheng being spoken of in such a way. She frowned and defended him, "It's obviously Situ Yao who is too cunning. He actually hooked up with the eldest daughter of the Cui family! Brother Bai Cheng shouldn't be blamed for this!"
"Nonsense!" Concubine Bai was already upset, and when she heard the Third Princess defending Bai Cheng like this, she became even more annoyed: "Who do you think you are? You keep calling Bai Cheng brother. Can he bear it?"
Bai Cheng's expression became increasingly gloomy.
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