Chapter 703 - 700: Questioning_1
Nanny Tong bowed and paid her respects, then led the maids and servants out of the main hall, standing guard at the door.
"Governor Shen, you may rise and speak," Bai Qingyan said, resting one hand on the small table as she leaned against the pillow.
Governor Shen responded and stood up, taking a seat below Bai Qingyan, facing her, and began slowly, "I expected the Princess of Zhen might send Bai Qingping to investigate me, but I didn’t expect it so quickly. I admire your extraordinary insight, Princess of Zhen."
"My health hasn’t fully recovered. Governor Shen, please get to the important points, so I can rest and recuperate after hearing," Bai Qingyan impatiently dismissed the flattery.
Governor Shen smiled, looking at Bai Qingyan, and said, "I was once the Princely Heir of the Duke of Zhen’s household, who is your father, Bai Qishan. He left me in Shuoyang to prepare a backup plan for the Bai family."
Bai Qingyan’s palms tightened, clutching the tassels of the pillow, but her face remained calm and expressionless. "I don’t understand what you’re saying. My Bai family has always been loyal to the Jin, leaving no backup plan. My grandfather led all the men of the Bai family to the southern frontier battlefield to train future warriors for the Jin Kingdom. How could my father, opposing my grandfather, leave a governor in Shuoyang as a backup plan? Isn’t that laughable?"
"Besides," Bai Qingyan smiled leisurely, "even if my father wanted to leave a backup plan, he should have sought help from the Bai Clan, blood relatives of the same lineage. My grandfather and father always trusted the clan greatly. How could they not seek assistance from the clan and instead seek you, an outsider?"
"Princess of Zhen, as you should be more aware than I am, the Bai Clan’s character is well-known," Governor Shen said, his expression filled with disdain for the Bai Clan. "Back then, the Duke of Zhen trusted the Bai Clan, but the Crown Prince did not necessarily think the same. As the Crown Prince’s biological daughter, you should understand this better than anyone."