My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 116: Bai Wuheng Covers Up

Chapter 116: Chapter 116: Bai Wuheng Covers Up

It was Lin Xuanxuan.

Prime Minister Lin’s face darkened.

This girl was getting more and more out of control.

Lady Lin also pulled Lin Xuanxuan’s sleeve, but Lin Xuanxuan remained indifferent, her eyes languidly observing Lin Fuying.

"Sister, your attitude towards Yingying..."

Lin Xuanxuan, annoyed by her feigned tears, interrupted her, "I saw you leaving this great hall too, quite a while before you returned. When you came back, your hair and clothes were somewhat disheveled. Normally, ladies would go to the side hall to tidy up during that time. Why did you do the opposite?"

Lin Fuying’s heart tightened suddenly, barely maintaining the expression on her face.

Ye Yunting also frowned and turned his gaze towards her, eyes filled with a trace of hesitation and inquiry.

Chu Nanli’s eyes grew cold.

Just as she had suspected, it was this ’white lotus’ that was behind the poisoning, relentlessly slandering her to frame her.

Chu Nanli shot Lin Xuanxuan a grateful look and then started to speak.

"So, Lin Concubine had all this time been acting strangely towards this palace, even pressuring relentlessly, because it was a case of a thief crying ’stop the thief’?"

"Indeed, Yingying did leave, but it was... because I had an upset stomach, I was feeling unwell, that’s why I was in disarray," Lin Fuying bit her lip, her eyes brimming with tears in a display of embarrassment and grievance.

Chu Nanli pressed on relentlessly, "Is there a witness?"

Unable to help herself, Lin Fuying grasped Ye Yunting’s arm seeking help, "Prince, sister does not believe Yingying, but Yingying truly did not poison anyone."

Ye Yunting felt a headache, unable to pinpoint his feelings, but still subconsciously chose to believe Lin Fuying.

"Yingying wouldn’t do such a thing. Before she left, she told me her stomach was feeling unwell."

Feeling the warmth from the man’s arm next to her, Lin Fuying felt a bit more at ease and couldn’t resist retorting Chu Nanli, "Sister only questioned Yingying. When sister left the great hall for the side hall, what did you do there, and do you have a witness?"

Chu Nanli let out a soft snort, saying lightly, "This Princess Consort has never entered the side hall."

Lin Fuying frowned, disagreeing, "How can sister tell such a lie?"

Before she finished speaking, a palace maid stepped forward, casting an awkward glance at Lin Fuying, then bowed her head and responded, "I can testify for Princess Consort Chu. She asked me for directions and inquired where it would be most suitable to rest. I mentioned that she could go to the side hall to touch up her makeup or to the back garden if she wanted quiet. When Princess Consort Chu left, I saw her heading towards the back garden, not in the direction of the side hall."

Lin Fuying clenched her palms.

This wretched woman didn’t go to tidy up her makeup! How could that be?!

Wasn’t her seductive dress today meant to show off and entice others?

"Lin Concubine, instead of trying to set up this palace, you’d better think about how to clear your own name. After all, the way you were jumping around earlier, hurling filth at me, it really seemed like you were orchestrating your own play."

All eyes fell on Lin Fuying.

Lin Fuying’s heart pounded furiously, and gritting her teeth, she said to a palace maiden by her side, "Would this palace attendant please search my body first, so that I may clear my name."

Moments later, the palace attendant led her out from the inner hall, reporting, "Nothing unusual was found."

Lin Fuying breathed a sigh of relief, only to hear Princess Consort Jade ask calmly, "As I understand it, the lavatory in the side hall is not far off. However, I noticed that you were away from your seat quite some time. Princess Consort Chu resting in the garden for a longer period is understandable to me. But you, Lin Concubine, were merely using the lavatory without redoing your makeup yet took almost half of an incense’s time, which does not seem reasonable."

The great hall fell silent.

Lin Fuying’s palms began to sweat, and as Ye Yunting watched her increasingly nervous expression, he was about to probe further when a voice beside him spoke up.

"When Yingying came out from the side hall, she ran into me. Seeing her complexion was off, I asked about her condition and took her pulse for a diagnosis."

Lin Fuying’s heart dropped a heavy stone.

She looked gratefully at Bai Wuheng.

Bai Wuheng smiled at her reassuringly, though inside, he felt somewhat disturbed.

Lying did not feel good...

But Yingying was now isolated and helpless, and he didn’t believe she would commit an act such as poisoning someone. Thus, he had no choice but to offer his help. Otherwise, Chu Nanli would surely not let Yingying off the hook.

"I see, it was a misunderstanding on my part," Princess Consort Jade said, neither confirming nor denying belief.

The Empress, noticing the banquet had been delayed considerably, quickly directed the other guests to go to the inner hall for inspection.

Soon after, the search of all the guests was concluded.

No abnormalities were found.

At that moment, a guard hurried in to report, holding a tray with the corpse of a cat: "Empress, I found this recently deceased stray cat beneath the window behind the meal room of the side hall."

Bai Wuheng heard this and his mind stirred, stepping forward immediately.

"Let me see."

After examining for a moment, he felt a sense of relief.

"Empress, this stray cat has traces of poison on its claws and whiskers. Previously, a palace attendant mentioned finding cat hairs on the tea canister. Presumably, the cat scratched against Horsetail Grass somewhere, and the residual toxin accidentally got into the tea leaves and teacups, which led to Princess Consort Jade being poisoned. Afterwards, the cat died from the poison of Horsetail Grass as well. Horsetail Grass is even more lethal to animals."

At this moment, Lin Fuying completely relaxed, her gaze shifting towards the corpse of the stray cat.

It was a stroke of luck that this little creature had helped her greatly, albeit inadvertently.