Qin Lang’s eyes widened: “Does this mean someone is manipulating Father from behind?! Who is it?! Prince Qi?! No… Prince Qi is generous and kind-hearted. Even if he’s competing with Prince Xin for succession, he would never do such a thing! Is it Prince Xin?!”

Bai Qingyan lowered her eyelids. See… no one would ever guess that the person behind Marquis Zhongyong was that Prince Liang, who had a reputation for being weak and cowardly.

“Regardless of who it is, Marquis Zhongyong never explicitly stated it, so this is not something you should inquire about.” She slowly raised her gaze to look at Qin Lang, whose face had turned deathly pale. “You are a clever person. You’ve been the heir of Marquis Zhongyong since childhood, so you should know that the heir’s responsibility is to prioritize the entire family’s honor, with personal life and reputation being secondary! When Marquis Zhongyong gave you this list, he hoped you could shoulder Great Liang and bear the family’s heavy burden.”

No matter what, Marquis Zhongyong was still Qin Lang’s father after all. Speaking frankly… she couldn’t trust Qin Lang to this extent, nor did she believe Qin Lang would abandon even his biological father for the sake of the Bai family’s justice.

Even if this father had once allowed his stepmother to make things difficult for him, had once… treated him as nothing.

“Miss.” Qin Lang’s throat moved. “Did Father say anything else?”

“The Marquis only said… he felt guilty toward the Bai family. He said nothing else. But on my way back, I thought carefully – my visit to see the Marquis today probably can’t be hidden. The people on this list should all be those whom the Marquis sent to silence witnesses. There must be traces to follow. If you want to preserve the glory of Marquis Zhongyong’s mansion, you need to carefully think about what personnel movements occurred in the mansion during the days before these people died. As the eldest son of the mansion, you should inquire clearly and quickly take this list to the Court of Judicial Review!”

Qin Lang’s face turned white as paper as he struggled with all his might to calm down and calculate.

Go to the Court of Judicial Review to expose Father? But… what about Father?!

Tampering with military provisions, causing all the men of the Bai family to perish in Nan Jiang because of, not to mention hundreds of thousands of soldiers were also lost.

Moreover, Liu Huanzhang… used the granary to deceive Prince Xin and Duke Zhenguo!

Military provisions…

Qin Lang couldn’t catch his breath and nearly fell to the ground. If he hadn’t steadied himself against the stone table behind him, his legs would have given out from weakness.

Liu Huanzhang’s treason – this was a crime punishable by clan extermination!

“Seeing your reaction, you should have understood the connection between your father’s case and Liu Huanzhang!” Bai Qingyan’s brows were wrapped in frost and snow. “This is why I went to the prison of the Court of Judicial Review to see your father today. After all… my second sister married you. If something happened to the Qin family, my second sister couldn’t escape either. So… even if there were problems with military provisions, even if I hate Marquis Zhongyong deeply, I must make this trip for my sister’s sake. My grandmother said something very right – the dead are already dead; the living are what matter.”

Only then did Qin Lang come to his senses. With a deathly pale face, he bowed deeply to Bai Qingyan: “Thank you, Miss! Miss, your great kindness in saving the Qin family – Qin Lang will surely repay it in this lifetime.”

He straightened up, glanced at Bai Jinxiu sitting on the stone stool cushioned with a pad, and made up his mind: “How about I first write a divorce letter and sign it? Jinxiu can hold onto it. If something happens to the Qin family, then…”

“What are you saying, Da Lang?!” Bai Jinxiu’s eyes grew even redder. “Are we husband and wife like birds in the same forest who fly separately when disaster strikes? When the entire capital was buzzing a few days ago about how the Bai family was going to fall into trouble, why didn’t you give me a divorce letter then?!”

Seeing that Qin Lang still treated Bai Jinxiu with affection and righteousness, her heart could be somewhat at ease: “If you and Jinxiu remain husband and wife, after this matter comes to light, His Majesty might show mercy to Marquis Zhongyong’s mansion for the sake of Grandmother and the Bai family’s sacrifices. Do you understand this?!”

“I understand!” Qin Lang nodded.

He looked at Bai Jinxiu: “Jinxiu, I owe you so much. I just don’t want to implicate you!”

As he spoke, Qin Lang’s eyes reddened: “Moreover, what Father did this time, causing the Bai family members to… I truly feel ashamed of the Bai family!”

“Since we are husband and wife, what’s this talk about implication?! The deed was done by the Father-in-law, not by you! I married you to live with you, not to live with Father-in-law! You could move out of Marquis Zhongyong’s mansion for my sake – would I abandon you when you’re in trouble? The children of the Bai family inherit loyalty and righteousness. To abandon you in times of danger – I cannot do it! Toward you… We have the affection of husband and wife, and I cannot let go!” Bai Jinxiu’s tone was extremely firm.

“Qin Lang, now is the time for you to shoulder the burden of Marquis Zhongyong’s mansion! Marquis Zhongyong will certainly not escape death this time, but the honor and glory of Marquis Zhongyong’s mansion might continue to exist.” She gripped the hand warmer in her hands and said calmly, “If you act quickly enough, you might… be able to alarm His Majesty before the person behind your father silences him. As long as His Majesty pays attention to this case and personally tries your father, perhaps your father can live a few more days to personally atone for his sins.”

Qin Lang bit his teeth tightly and nodded: “I understand. Thank you for your guidance, Miss! I’ll return to Marquis Zhongyong’s mansion right away.”

Bai Qingyan nodded.

After Qin Lang had walked far away, only then did Bai Jinxiu turn to look at Bai Qingyan: “Elder Sister… was that list given by Marquis Zhongyong?”

She gazed in the direction where Qin Lang had disappeared and spoke quietly: “Fortunately… Marquis Zhongyong and Qin Lang were never close. The son doesn’t know the father, and the father doesn’t know the son. Otherwise, today’s words would probably not have fooled Qin Lang.”

In Qin Lang’s heart, even though his father favored the younger son more, his image was still tall and mighty.

Now, Bai Qingyan had fabricated a story of Qin Dezhao recognizing his mistakes and wanting to sacrifice himself to preserve the family’s safety, having Qin Lang righteously eliminate his kin to maintain the family’s unending honor. When Qin Lang judged Qin Dezhao’s heart by his own, how could he not believe it?!

So it was indeed deceiving Qin Lang. Bai Jinxiu sighed.

She didn’t understand Marquis Zhongyong, but she understood Elder Sister too well. With problems in military provisions implicating the complete loss of all Bai family men, Elder Sister would never let Qin Dezhao off under any circumstances.

Furthermore, Elder Sister said she wanted to push Qin Lang to the position of Marquis Zhongyong, so she naturally already had a plan in mind.

“Do you think Elder Sister’s current actions are no different from Qin Dezhao and the others, calculating even her brother-in-law…”

Bai Jinxiu shook her head: “It’s this world – everyone is scheming, forcing Elder Sister, who is so loyal, upright, and forthright, to have to scheme as well.”

Bai Qingyan turned her head to look at Bai Jinxiu, her brows carrying an extremely faint smile: “Grandmother said the funeral should be simple. We should think about how to write the eulogy. Once everything settles, everything will get better.”

Today, from the moment she left the mansion to go to the prison of the Court of Judicial Review, Gao Sheng had been following behind her. He had probably already returned to report to Prince Liang. Prince Liang would certainly take action.

She guessed that with Prince Liang’s cautious personality, Qin Dezhao probably wouldn’t even see tonight’s moon.

Next, if the Duke’s mansion’s matriarch Dong Shi collapsed from exhaustion and the entire Duke’s mansion became lax, Prince Liang would feel the opportunity had arrived…

If in this life he still wanted to carry out the deed from her previous life of framing Grandfather for corresponding with enemy nations, he would make his move and arrange it.