Chapter 343: Chapter 343: Is This the Empress’s Personal Belonging, Father—Do You Recognize It?
Feng Fuce, who was standing aside, momentarily paused his cold gaze.
He looked towards Bai Zhi’er, his expression somber.
Historian Wang could no longer listen.
He pushed through the crowd and stepped forward, cupping his hands towards Bai Xilie.
"Emperor, although this young girl is small in age, her lies are abundant. Not only that, she harbors such great malice towards the little princess!"
"She recklessly speculates and wants to place the serious crime of poisoning on the head of the little princess."
"In my humble opinion, she clearly bears a grudge. Previously she falsely claimed to be the true princess and failed, now she seizes this opportunity to slander and defame the little princess!"
"Emperor, if such a girl is not severely punished, everyone will think that no matter how noble a princess is, it’s the same, any cat or dog could bully her!"
Historian Wang spoke with conviction: "I humbly request the Emperor to sentence her to death!"
Bai Xilie’s gaze was icy, hinting at ruthlessness.
"I have long had this intention."
He stared at Bai Yanyan, speaking coldly: "You first disguised as a princess, fabricating some facts, trying to make me believe."
"Now you dare to outrageously slander the princess’s reputation. If I don’t sentence you to death, it is hard to quell the anger in my heart!"
"Someone—!" Bai Xilie shouted.
The Imperial Guard immediately advanced with their swords.
Seeing them, Bai Yanyan was so frightened her knees went weak, and she fell to the ground.
This time she was truly scared.
Before, she could still rely on a bit of cleverness and wit to show off in front of Wang Yi.
But when she truly faced the Emperor’s wrath, she found herself so scared!
"Father!" Bai Yanyan felt that if she didn’t use her ace, she would surely be sentenced to death by Bai Xilie!
In her panic, she cried out: "Father, Yanyan didn’t lie to you. Even if I was wrong to slander someone just now, it was because Bai Zhi’er took you away from me, which made me sad and distressed!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Zhi’er’s little rosy face puffed up with anger.
She immediately hugged Bai Xilie’s neck with her small hands, glaring at Bai Yanyan: "This is my daddy! Mine!"
Bai Xilie comforted his daughter.
He still remembered that fleeting glance that night, and the questions Jing Jia asked.
Their daughter, he could never mistake.
Nor would he allow any malicious person to bully Bai Zhi’er!
Bai Xilie didn’t look at Bai Yanyan, only instructed the Imperial Guard: "Detain her, and all those who sent her to the Capital, and hold them in the Xiuluo Guard for Marquis Wan to interrogate them severely!"
Seeing the Imperial Guard coming to capture her.
Bai Yanyan hurriedly searched through her sleeves.
Finally! She pulled out an item wrapped in cotton cloth.
She held it high, tears streaming: "Father! Look at this and you will know whether I am truly your child."
"I originally didn’t want to present such a private item in front of everyone, but Father insists on sentencing me to death for the fake princess, I can’t care about much anymore."
"This is something Mother entrusted to me before she died, she said with this, Father would know it belonged to her."
Bai Xilie glanced sideways at Eunuch Quan Xi.
Quan Xi immediately stepped forward to receive it.
Everyone strained their necks to look.
When Eunuch Quan Xi, in front of everyone, layer by layer unfolded the well-wrapped item.
What was revealed was a piece of silk smooth as moonlight, with a character embroidered in the corner—
Jing.
Bai Yanyan sniffled, aggrievedly asking: "Does Father remember? This was Mother’s personal belonging, is this also fake, am I deceiving?"