Bai Zhi’er opened the handkerchief, and the two bugs lazily rolled over.
They had previously wanted to crawl everywhere, but now they seemed to be just waiting for crumbs to go into their mouths.
The little one blinked her big eyes at them: "Little bugs, we must say goodbye now. Zhi’er must return you to obedient Sun Sun."
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With that, she tiptoed and was about to place the handkerchief with the bugs on the table.
So that when Ke Shouwang returns shortly, he would be able to see it.
But just then, a sharp scream echoed from beside her —
"Ah—! Someone come quickly, someone is trying to poison!"
Everyone was startled and quickly turned to look.
Bai Zhi’er also hurriedly looked over.
The one who screamed was Bai Yanyan.
She was standing nearby, pointing towards the direction of the little one, her face full of terror, pale and shocked.
It was as if she had been greatly frightened.
Upon hearing that someone was poisoning, everyone swiftly gathered around.
Even Bai Xilie hurriedly put down his chopsticks, pushed through the crowd, and walked over quickly.
He immediately embraced Bai Zhi’er in his arms to first ensure his daughter’s safety.
Then, he gazed coldly and displeased at Bai Yanyan: "What are you screaming about? Such a loss of composure, what explanation do you have!"
Afterward, Bai Xilie looked at Bai Zhi’er in his embrace: "Zhi Bao, you weren’t scared by her, were you?"
The little one obediently shook her head: "Who did she say was poisoning? It can’t be me!"
Bai Yanyan knelt on the ground, her voice trembling: "Father... Emperor, Yanyan truly saw it with her own eyes. The little princess held bugs in her hand and intended to put them into a bowl."
She dared not call out Bai Xilie, fearing it would truly anger him.
At this moment, Bai Yanyan’s target was clear!
She wanted both Mo Yanchi and Bai Xilie to see that Bai Zhi’er, though young, harbored ill intentions!
Even if it wasn’t poisoning, putting bugs in food was malicious enough!
She wanted to see who would dare to defend Bai Zhi’er this time.
Bai Zhi’er’s small hand still held onto the handkerchief, while the two white bugs remained lazily lying there, hardly moving.
Everyone’s gaze shifted, and upon seeing the bugs in the little one’s hand, they all inhaled sharply.
Could it be true that the Princess was going to poison?
Bai Xilie was the first to angrily reprimand: "Absurd! Your words are utterly nonsense, Zhi’er is my only beloved daughter. If she wanted someone’s life, it’s just a matter of saying a word; why trouble with poisoning?"
In the crowd, Wang Yi and Master Wei exchanged a glance, both displaying ambitious expressions.
The little princess encountering trouble was the best opportunity for Bai Yanyan to rise.
Bai Yanyan hadn’t expected Bai Xilie to say such a thing.
Such favoritism! Completely lawless and unjust!
Bai Yanyan’s face turned pale with fear, her voice quivered as she asked: "Emperor, today is the Jionglin Banquet, with so many people present. Is it right for the princess to poison in public?"
The people murmured and whispered amongst themselves.
Their looks at Bai Zhi’er changed.
As if the little princess in their eyes was a spoiled child who actually used bugs to prank others.
Bai Zhi’er’s voice was soft as she spoke to Bai Xilie: "Father, Zhi’er did not intend to poison, and this bug was not meant to be placed in a bowl."
Bai Yanyan insisted and retorted: "Little princess, why won’t you admit it! I saw you holding a bowl, putting it on the table, and then taking the bug from your waist to put into the bowl."
Bai Zhi’er’s big, clear black eyes turned to her, the little one glared with round watery eyes and angrily said—
"The bug isn’t mine, the bowl is mine, these are two separate things. Don’t mix them up, you big liar!"