As Meng Qi listened to Wang Chenghai's report, the bad mood caused by Nanny Hai's death suddenly dissipated a lot.
"She's being thorough." Meng Qi snorted coldly.
Wang Chenghai bowed respectfully and said, "This is a time to ask for her life. How could she keep it a secret? Besides, Jiang Wu brought her brother to her. What else can she not say?"
"What else did she say?"
"She wants to see the prince and apologize to him in person. At the very least, she wants to see you. I have conveyed your wishes to her. If she has anything to say, she can talk to me. You will not be able to see her again."
Meng Qi nodded. "Did you see how clean she was?"
Wang Chenghai seemed to recall the scene at that time and nodded. "This Bai Yi Niang is really cruel. Fortunately, you dealt with her now. If you kept her around for a long time, or if the Guan family pressed her harder, she would have come to your courtyard with a knife and done something."
Meng Qi was surprised. "Oh? What do you mean?"
Wang Chenghai said, "Originally Jiang Wu wanted to cut off her hands first and then force her to drink the mute potion, but she drank the potion herself first and then placed her hands on the chopping board. Tsk tsk, I have never seen anything like this. I am not afraid of being laughed at by the princess, but even if it were me, I would dare to drink the potion, but I would not dare to extend my hands."
Meng Qi was stunned at first, then smiled knowingly. Even if the news that Bai brought out did not bring any substantial harm to the Rui Palace, it would not be excessive to kill them.
Now, she was only unable to speak or write, but her life was spared, and her brother was returned to her. This was already a great favor. Meng Qi did not make the decision on Bai's execution herself, but sought Song Chengze's opinion.
Originally, Song Chengze was as direct as Ms. Zhang, but later when he learned that the Guan family was threatening her with her brother and she had no idea that they were working for Prince Duan, Song Chengze hesitated.
Meng Qi also knew what Song Chengze was thinking. Putting aside the fact that Bai was his woman after all, and had served Lin before, Song Chengze would also consider it for Lin's sake. Moreover, such an outcome for Bai would not have any impact on the Rui Wang Mansion.
Wang Chenghai looked at Meng Qi and said nothing more. He thought for a moment and said, "Before drinking the medicine, Aunt Bai said that the medicine she brought to Baochun was a combination of sleeping pills and aphrodisiacs. She brought it back when Concubine Lin asked her to go out."
Meng Qi frowned. This Xiao Lin really had such thoughts. She must have thought that Baochun was someone she could control.
"Also, Mrs. Bai said that she is not without contacts in the mansion. She even bribed someone."
Meng Qi was surprised. "What? Who did she bribe?"
Wang Chenghai took two steps forward, "Cheng Dianyi".
"Cheng Qian? The Bai family bribed him, not him bribed the Bai family?" Meng Qi was too surprised.
Isn't Cheng Qian connected to the Xiaolin family? How could he be in cahoots with the Bai family, and even bribed by them? What's going on?
Wang Chenghai rubbed his hands, his face suddenly flushed. "Princess, I don't know if what happened next is true or not, but Aunt Bai said so, and I am just repeating her words."
Meng Qi looked at Wang Chenghai's expression and suddenly remembered what San Ya had told her. It suddenly dawned on her that this was the case and her thinking had been wrong all along.
"Tell me, see if what she said is the same as what I thought." Meng Qi sat down.
Wang Chenghai nodded in agreement. "Madam Bai bribed Cheng Dianyi's wife. To be more precise, it was the Guan family behind the scenes. Although Cheng Dianyi is the clerk of the palace, he has few affairs to attend to, is not valued by the prince, has no other livelihood, and has a large family to support. This gives Madam Bai an opportunity."
Meng Qi understood, "So, Bai asked Cheng Qian to seduce Xiao Lin."
Wang Chenghai opened his mouth wide, "Princess, have you guessed it?"
Meng Qi snorted coldly, "After the prince left Gong, he spent less time in the inner palace. But every time he returned, he would go to see the children, and he would definitely go to the eldest young master's place. I thought that Xiao Lin would stay three out of ten times. Humph, even so, Xiao Lin was still not satisfied, and was actually given by Cheng Qian..."
Wang Chenghai's face turned red. As a eunuch, it was difficult for him to respond to such words.
"Did Bai Shi say whether Xiao Lin Shi and Cheng Qian succeeded or not?"
Wang Chenghai regained his composure. "Whether it succeeded or not, Aunt Bai doesn't know, but she did create an opportunity for the two of them to be alone. It was precisely because of this that Concubine Lin agreed to almost all of Aunt Bai's requests. Especially during the time when Princess Gong was gone, when Concubine Lin was in charge of the palace affairs, she provided Aunt Bai with many convenient conditions."
Meng Qi understood that Xiaolin had handed Bai Shi the handle, so she naturally let Bai Shi lead her. Bai Shi was very smart and did not make any excessive demands, just being able to leave the house at any time. But this was already a great convenience for a concubine.
"Does Cheng Qian know about her situation?"
Wang Chenghai shook his head. "Mrs. Bai never told Cheng Qian about this, but she did tell the Second Master of the Guan family about using Cheng Qian, but she didn't say how."
Meng Qi nodded. It seemed that if the Guan family was smart, they would have used the Bai family to pave the way for Cheng Qian to continue using her. However, the Bai family still had a conscience and did not tell the Guan family about Cheng Qian and Xiao Lin.
Wang Chenghai looked at Meng Qi's slightly frowned brow and said with an annoyed look, "I really didn't know that Aunt Bai would reveal such a secret. If she had said it earlier, I would have stopped her from drinking the medicine. It would have been more convincing for her to tell His Majesty these words in person rather than for me to tell them to others. But Aunt Bai was too determined and drank the medicine without hesitation. Alas."
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