Bai Qianqian had specifically dismissed everyone around her before taking action, arranging for people to be hidden in the shadows.
Once Bai Jingjing fell into the spiritual pool, she would bring her people to make a grand appearance.
Despite all her calculations, she never expected Sixth Master to suddenly appear at this moment.
"Does Miss Bai think I am providing false testimony?"
Su Hongxiu's expression remained unchanged. The gaze on her elegant face suddenly turned cold, her clear, crisp feminine voice capable of sobering anyone's mind.
With the Pavilion Master of Willow Face Pavilion stepping forward to testify, who else would dare to question?
The surrounding cultivators immediately changed their tune: "Since Sixth Master has spoken like this, there must be some misunderstanding. I believe Sixth Master. Besides, the eldest daughter of the Feng family is a direct disciple of the Medicine Valley Master, and I also believe in the conduct of the Medicine Valley!"
"I also believe Sixth Master. Sixth Master has never appeared to testify for anyone before. It seems he watched the entire process from the shadows. It appears the relationship between Willow Face Pavilion and Medicine Valley is not shallow."
No one was willing to offend Willow Face Pavilion and Medicine Valley.
Now that the Pavilion Master of Willow Face Pavilion had stepped forward, the relationship between Willow Face Pavilion and Medicine Valley was definitely not as simple as they imagined. They did not want to offend Feng Ninghe for an insignificant junior from the Bai family.
These simple words turned Bai Qianqian's face ashen, her delicate fists clenched tightly beneath her long sleeves.
She had finally seized this golden opportunity, how could she be willing to let it slip away?
Bai Qianqian's eyeballs rolled in her sockets before she pointed to the torn piece of fabric in Bai Jingjing's hand: "Sixth Master, how do you explain this piece of cloth?"
Su Hongxiu slowly fanned himself with his bone fan, calmly stating, "This disciple of the Bai family fell into the pond herself. Perhaps in her haste, she grabbed a piece of cloth at random. With the cloth in hand, it's easy to slander others."
If there were no eyewitnesses, there had to be physical evidence.
Only by tearing off a corner of her sleeve could she use this piece of cloth to stand tall and slander someone.
Her intentions exposed, Bai Jingjing's expression became evasive, and she lowered her head, remaining silent. She shrunk behind Bai Qianqian.
The crowd was unsure if her trembling was due to the cold seeping into her body or fear.
"Nonsense!"
Bai Qianqian gritted her teeth, her eyes darkening slightly, and she blurted out without thinking, "I saw with my own eyes that Feng Ninghe pushed my Bai family disciple into the spiritual pool. Sixth Master, you are not only the Pavilion Master of Willow Face Pavilion but also a close friend of Feng Ninghe. How can you provide false testimony because of this relationship?"
Su Hongxiu chuckled softly, a deep meaning coloring his handsome features: "Miss Bai and the eldest daughter of the Feng family have long been at odds. Is your testimony reliable?"
The scene before him gave Old Master Bai a terrible headache.
A pleasant banquet had devolved into such a commotion.
Old Master Bai couldn't help but reach up and gently rub his temples, stopping them: "Enough. I say, let today's matter be dropped. Both sides have their own words, and the truth is difficult to discern."
It was evident that Old Master Bai was unwilling to pursue the matter further.
"I can also testify."
At this moment, a clear, loud female voice rang out.
Feng Tongtong walked out from the crowd, and without hesitation, said, "I happened to be passing by just now and accidentally saw Feng Ninghe and Bai Jingjing in conflict. Afterwards, Feng Ninghe became enraged and pushed her into the spiritual pool."
Madam Zhang's eyes narrowed, a hint of light flashing in her pupils: "Feng Ninghe, you've caused such a scene at a banquet. It's kind of Old Master Bai not to pursue it. So many people have witnessed the truth, you should leave quickly to avoid further embarrassment."
Madam Zhang was eager to condemn.
Once the charge was established, she could oust Feng Ninghe from her position as acting family head.
"The truth is not yet clear, Aunt, why are you so impatient?"
Feng Ninghe spoke, her clear voice slowly falling: "Why don't we listen to how Bai Jingjing explains it?"
Her gaze instantly locked onto Bai Jingjing.
Her words also drew the attention of the crowd back to the trembling woman.
Bai Jingjing was so scared she swallowed hard, her lips trembling, unsure of what to do. Her gaze occasionally shifted to Bai Qianqian.
No one noticed Feng Ninghe lightly shake the spatial jade bracelet she wore on her wrist.
A crisp bell sound was lost amidst the noisy crowd.
The anxiety in Bai Jingjing's eyes instantly turned to confusion, and she stood there blankly.
Feng Ninghe walked towards her, her bright eyes lowered, her gaze intense: "Bai Jingjing, what is the truth of the matter?"
Bai Jingjing seemed to have lost her soul, her lips moving sluggishly: "Miss Feng, I jumped into the spiritual pool myself. I deliberately tore off a corner of your sleeve. Only then could people believe that you pushed me into the spiritual pool."
"Bai Jingjing! Do you know what you are saying!"
Bai Qianqian's face paled in panic. Her delicate fingertips dug deeply into her palm, and she warned fiercely, "Do not speak nonsense!"
Feng Ninghe said in a deep voice, "I have no enmity with you, nor have I had any conflict with you. Why are you slandering me?"
Bai Jingjing blankly pointed at Bai Qianqian: "She told me to do it. I didn't dare to disobey, so I had to comply."
These simple words caused a stir among the surrounding cultivators.
The faces of the Bai family members immediately changed.
It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck Bai Qianqian, and she frantically shook her head, denying, "Bai Jingjing is slandering me! I didn't tell her to do it!"
Feng Ninghe, who had been watching all of this with a cold eye, curled her red lips in a smirk and shook the spatial jade bracelet again.
The crisp bell sound slowly echoed.
Bai Jingjing instantly regained her senses. Recalling her earlier words, she frantically sweated and said, "Sister Qianqian, I'm sorry. I don't know why my mind suddenly went foggy, and I suddenly told the truth. I didn't mean to say those things!"
"Silence!"
Bai Qianqian glared at her fiercely, then quickly turned to Old Master Bai: "Uncle, there must be some misunderstanding! I am being framed!"
Old Master Bai's face darkened, his shadowed eyes instantly falling on her: "Bai Qianqian, I have treated you as my own daughter all these years. I never thought this would lead to you becoming so arrogant and willful! And now you have done something like this!
From today onwards, I am expelling you from the Bai family. Go back to the countryside and live peacefully! Although Bai Jingjing was deceived, she also made a mistake. According to the family rules, she will be confined to her residence for half a year!"
Expelled from the Bai family, Bai Qianqian would no longer be the noble adopted daughter. The Bai family's resources would have nothing to do with her.
"Uncle, please give me another chance. I will explain this matter properly! I don't want to leave the Bai family!"
Bai Qianqian's face was streaked with tears. She knelt on the ground, tightly pulling at Old Master Bai's robe, hoping to stay.
Old Master Bai found it noisy and signaled to a servant. Two people immediately stepped forward and dragged the wailing Bai Qianqian away.
The sharp female voice reached Feng Ninghe's ears, and she couldn't help but reach up and gently rub her eyes.
Old Master Bai looked at Feng Ninghe with self-reproach: "Miss Feng, I apologize. I intended to take advantage of this banquet to thank you properly, but I never expected so many things to happen."
She shook her head indifferently: "Old Master Bai, you are too kind. It is common for a large family to have a few unruly members. They just need to be taught properly."