She swayed, looking as if she were enduring some great, silent humiliation.
In the past, the Emperor might have sided with her and put in a good word. But when the other party was a divine, enchanting beauty, anyone would hesitate and wonder… was what she said really the truth?
The beauty laughed, her voice crisp and cool. "It was your fault to begin with. What's there to feel wronged about?"
Bai Zhi's face paled, but she forced a smile. "You don't have to be this way… I may be of low status and my words may not carry weight, but I still have my pride. After being so wrongly accused, must I prove my innocence with my own life?"
This time, before the beauty could say anything, the Crown Prince cut in. "If you don't wish to live, I will send you on your way."
He then shot a look at a nearby attendant.
His words plunged Bai Zhi into hell.
