The Miraculous Doctor and Poisonous Princess

Chapter 14: Strangle This Daughter to Death

Bai Xingyan didn't believe it and immediately sent servants out to inquire. However, in his heart, he knew that no one would dare to joke about His Highness the Tenth Prince's matter. If it was said that he wasn't dead, then he definitely wasn't dead. The servants who went to inquire about the news came back soon and only said, "His Highness the Tenth Prince is safe and sound and will enter the capital immediately."

Bai Xingyan took a deep breath. When his gaze shifted to Bai Heran again, there was an added layer of complexity in his eyes. Old Mrs. Zhou quickly reminded him, "Since His Highness the Tenth Prince is also alive, this matter is ultimately just a misunderstanding. Just explain it clearly and that's it. You have no reason to execute A Ran anymore."

Old Mrs. Zhou's words made Bai Jinghong frown. The news that His Highness the Tenth Prince was still alive made her so excited that her heart almost jumped out of her chest. But she also couldn't let Bai Heran continue to live. In this Wen Guo Gong Mansion, no one was allowed to share the glory of her being the legitimate daughter. So she gently asked Bai Xingyan, "But was it Father who personally proposed to the emperor to form a posthumous marriage?"

Bai Xingyan didn't know what she meant, but he still nodded, "It was indeed proposed by Father."

A layer of worry appeared on Bai Jinghong's face, "Father said that his daughter who was obviously still alive was dead. Will the emperor think that Father has ulterior motives? Father should prepare his words in advance to avoid the emperor blaming us and saying that our Wen Guo Gong Mansion deliberately tried to attach ourselves to the imperial family."

Mrs. Da Ye Shi's eyes rolled, and she also chimed in, "Jinghong is right. The survival of the imperial prince is a happy event for the imperial family, but our Bai Family can't escape the crime of deceiving the monarch no matter what."

Old Mrs. Zhou's heart sank again. She looked at Bai Heran and sighed slightly, shaking her head. This granddaughter, she still couldn't protect her in the end.

The atmosphere in the capital city changed greatly. The funeral turned into a happy event. The white mourning flags in the city were quickly removed and replaced with festive red ones. Even the common people who originally didn't dare to laugh and talk freely became cheerful again and rushed to the city gate one after another, waiting to welcome His Highness the Tenth Prince back to the capital.

The Bai family members listened to the deafening sound of gongs and drums and the simultaneous firing of firecrackers outside the mansion gate. They watched as Bai Xingyan walked step by step towards Bai Heran. They heard Bai Xingyan say, "A Ran, you will die to safeguard the Bai Family. Don't worry. After you die, I will enshrine the memorial tablets of you and your mother in the Bai Family ancestral hall and recognize you as the legitimate daughter of the Bai Family and her as the legitimate wife of the Bai Family."

As he spoke, his hand clenched into a fist and then into a claw-like shape. The people knew that the Duke was going to strangle his own daughter to death.

But Bai Heran didn't have the awareness of impending death. She was even smiling. However, in that seemingly innocent and pure smile, there was an aura as chilly as death permeating. Bai Xingyan, who was walking towards her, didn't know why, but he felt a sense of fear under such a smile and even stumbled with his feet.

He hardened his heart, and his arm was already raised, ready to strangle the person first. But at this moment, a sharp and unique voice came from outside the mansion gate - "The imperial edict has arrived! Bai Heran, the second miss of the Wen Guo Gong Mansion, come to receive the edict!"

She was stunned, "Receive the edict?"

Soon, a young eunuch led several senior eunuchs into the mansion gate. Bai Xingyan exclaimed "Ah" and quickly stepped forward, "Isn't this Eunuch Jiang? What kind of edict did the emperor issue that Eunuch Jiang came in person?"

Jiang Yue was not old, only sixteen years old, and he was the personal eunuch of Emperor Tianhe. At this moment, looking at Bai Xingyan who greeted him with a smile and then glancing at the white mourning flags in the mansion, he couldn't help but snort coldly, "The family is holding a funeral, but the Duke is smiling quite brightly!"

Bai Xingyan's heart skipped a beat, and once again he thought of the so-called crime of deceiving the monarch. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer. Jiang Yue didn't make it difficult for him either. Without waiting for an answer, he continued, "His Highness is well-informed. Before he even returned to the capital, he had already heard about the matter here. Just now, he sent someone to bring the news, saying that since this marriage has already been decided, it counts. The girl who had to be married even if dead, can't escape even if alive."

He coughed twice here and raised his voice, "Convey the oral edict of the emperor. Bai Heran, the second miss of the Wen Guo Gong Mansion, is virtuous, gentle, and dignified. She first formed a posthumous marriage bond with the tenth son of the emperor and then experienced the fate of coming back to life from the dead. This marriage is predestined by heaven and can be a good match. Now the emperor bestows this marriage upon the two of them. When the girl reaches the age of Ji (coming-of-age ceremony), she will be the official consort of the Zun Wang Mansion. May the two of you live in harmony and share joys and sorrows together. This is the edict!"