If I'm not mistaken, the wound on the horse's hoof must have been cut by the porcelain shard in Feng Beichuan's hand.
However, the truth still needs to be verified.
Li Chang'an raised her hand, intending to have Feng Beichuan hand over the porcelain shard, but before she could even speak, the shard was placed in her hand.
After comparison, it can be confirmed that the wound on the horse's hoof was caused by this piece of broken porcelain.
Looking at the wound that was still bleeding, Li Chang'an's face darkened. Compared to the superficial injuries he had just suffered, the horse must be in the most pain!
"Miss Bai is indeed quite resourceful, but it's a pity she didn't hide the evidence well enough, and it was discovered by me without her noticing."
Feng Beichuan's words were full of sarcasm, and his dark eyes revealed a chilling killing intent.
It's unbelievable that Bai Ruohan, who appears harmless on the surface, could actually do such insidious and vicious things behind the scenes.
Like father, like daughter!
"What does Your Highness mean by that? I don't quite understand..."
Although Bai Ruohan was still trying to argue, her face, now as pale as paper, betrayed her true feelings.
A cold smile involuntarily appeared on Feng Beichuan's lips—it seems this person really won't shed a tear until he sees the coffin.
So he went straight up and lifted the curtain of the carriage where Bai Ruohan was sitting.
This lift had no effect; it actually pulled down the entire curtain made of golden moon-threaded gauze.
With a sharp tearing sound, the carriage curtain was ripped open.
Everyone gasped in astonishment. Those who knew their stuff recognized it immediately: the carriage curtain was made of gold-threaded moon gauze, worth a fortune!
Unfortunately, even the most precious fabric was now nothing more than a rag in Feng Beichuan's eyes. He casually tossed the half of the gold-threaded moon gauze in his hand onto the ground, raised an eyebrow, pointed into the carriage, and said coldly, "Miss Bai, why don't you explain what's going on?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Ruohan's face turned pale and then red.
Everyone's eyes followed the direction Feng Beichuan was pointing, and Li Chang'an couldn't help but walk over and look into the carriage.
This glance was enough to make Li Chang'an's expression change immediately.
Inside the carriage, a pile of broken porcelain shards was scattered about. It appeared to be a valuable celadon teapot with crackle glaze. Therefore, it was easy to recognize that the broken porcelain shards that hadn't cut the horse's hoof and the broken porcelain shards in the carriage came from the same teapot.
"Miss Bai, you're not going to tell me that these shards of porcelain flew out of the carriage by themselves, are you? And that they just happened to land on the horse's hoof?"
Faced with Feng Beichuan's questioning, Bai Ruohan felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
"I have no grudge against you, why would you do this?"
Now that the evidence was irrefutable, Bai Ruohan could no longer deny it. Li Chang'an's face immediately darkened. She stared at Bai Ruohan's ashen face and felt utterly disgusted.
Faced with the two men's repeated questioning, Bai Ruohan was speechless. No matter how eloquent she was usually, she probably couldn't explain herself now.
The onlookers were also completely taken aback by this unexpected turn of events. They never imagined that this seemingly generous and proper eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's family would do something so insidious and vicious behind the scenes.
At this moment, Bai Ruohan wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground. Even if she could ignore the gossip of the people around her, facing Feng Beichuan made her feel that she could never show her face in front of this man again.
Feng Beichuan continued to stare coldly at Bai Ruohan, relentlessly demanding an explanation from her.
"This has nothing to do with my young lady. I did it all myself!"
Just then, Caiyun suddenly stepped forward and blocked Bai Ruohan behind her.
Feng Beichuan's expression darkened, and a sharp gaze, as keen as a blade, shot directly at the man.
After all, no one is stupid. How could they not see that Caiyun was deliberately taking all the blame on herself in order to make Bai Ruohan take the blame?
What a loyal and devoted servant she is!
"Really? You're quite something! Aren't you afraid of dying if you dare to do something like this?"
Feng Beichuan's tone was heavy, and his dark eyes were filled with an inescapable gloom.
Upon hearing the word "death," Caiyun involuntarily shuddered, her small face instantly turning pale. After a moment, as if summoning great courage, she knelt down on the ground with a thud: "This servant was bewitched and did something I shouldn't have done, offended someone I shouldn't have offended. Whether you kill me or punish me, it's all up to the Prince and Princess! But this matter truly has nothing to do with my young lady!"
Seeing Caiyun's heroic appearance as she faced her death, Li Chang'an's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but admire her loyalty.
Feng Beichuan's lips curled into a mocking sneer—he really has guts!
"Gathering Clouds!"
Bai Ruohan, who was standing to the side, was already terrified. She called out Caiyun's name in a trembling voice, her eyes already red.
"Miss, please don't worry about me. It's all my fault for causing you trouble! If I were to return today, Caiyun would accept the punishment..."
Seeing Bai Ruohan, who was now swaying and on the verge of fainting, Caiyun could no longer hold back her tears, which fell like beads from a broken string.
Her words were not only meant for those around her, but also a subtle hint to Bai Ruohan to stay out of the matter.
To prevent her young mistress from being implicated, she was willing to risk her own life, so naturally she would never allow Bai Ruohan to be affected by this matter in the slightest.
Seeing the master and servant looking as if they were about to die, the onlookers couldn't help but sigh. Although they were indeed at fault, the bond between them was truly touching.
Caiyun had already gone all out. She wiped away her tears, sniffed, turned to Feng Beichuan and Li Chang'an, kowtowed several times, and then shouted, "Kill me or torture me, it's all up to you!"
"Very well! You're quite the tough nut to crack! Well then, I'll personally see you off today. Attempting to harm the princess is a capital offense!"
Feng Beichuan wore a chilling smile as he reached out to draw the sword from Li Chang'an's waist, but he let go as soon as he touched the hilt.
"Forget it, don't use it, lest it dirty your sword!"
After saying that, Feng Beichuan glanced to the side and saw that the two guards Bai Ruohan had brought with her were carrying knives. Without saying a word, he went up and pulled the knife out of one of the guards.
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