Chapter 133: Rumors
"There are lotus immortals in the south stream, the gods in the north stream, and the girls in the east stream are beautiful and beautiful. I will tell you two or three things in the capital. I will tell you that there are fairies in all flowers, and I am very talented. I have robbed the marriage line of the immortals. I am not decisive in painting the immortals, and I secretly feel shameless..."
There was a group of children holding hands in the streets and alleys of Jinjing City, singing songs while jumping around. It was so unhappy that the passing people couldn't help but stop and listen to these rumored songs.
The simple lyrics make people understand that after the Feast of Flowers, Chu Xinyu's beauty and talent became famous overnight. The rumors of past writing and arrogance were washed away completely. The people naturally knew that the fairy in the lyrics referred to Chu Xinyu, while the fairy in the painting was Miss Fu Er.
Chu Xinyu's reputation had just recovered, and rumors seemed to be a flood. Overnight, they swept across the streets and alleys in the city, saying that she had snatched Miss Fu Er's marriage, and the rumors became more and more intense, and there were all kinds of statements.
So someone who was interested wrote these rumors into simple and easy-to-understand songs, and overnight, they became catchy songs for children and beggars.
Now Miss Chu Wu and Miss Fu Er have become topics of discussion after dinner in the teahouse restaurant. In the past two days, the guests in the teahouse restaurant are full.
The beggars were singing songs outside the teahouse, beating bamboo boards and broken bowls, and the shopkeeper, who was afraid of causing trouble, asked the attendant to throw away the copper coins and drove the beggars who laughed.
"There are lotus immortals in the south stream, the gods in the north stream, and the girls in the east stream are beautiful and beautiful. I will tell you the story of the flower boy. The fairies are born in the world, and they are very talented. They have robbed the marriage line of the immortals. They are not decent in painting the immortals, and they are shameless in secret..."
The beggars ran to pick up the copper coins, but they didn't forget to sing. They picked up the copper coins and continued walking along the Huansha Creek.
"Shopkeeper, what these people are talking about is the fifth girl from the Hou Zhongyi's Mansion and the second girl from the Duke E's Mansion? I heard that the Hou of Beiping originally liked Miss Fu Er, but she lost to Miss Chu Wu during the painting competition..."
Turning back and walking back to the teahouse, the guest ran to the shopkeeper and asked curiously.
"Do your job well, can you tell me the right and wrong between the Duke's Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion? One or two of them are high-ranking officials in the court. Are we talking about it? Go to work quickly, and there are guests at the table again."
The accountant looked at the shopkeeper's face and said softly to the group of reporters.
"There are lotus immortals in the south stream, and the magic immortals in the north stream..."
The beggars sang laughing, and after picking up the copper coins, they went to another house. The children sang in the alley circle and were driven to the next alley.
At this time, Xu Zhilan had breakfast and took his maid to Songshouyuan to pay tribute. Along the way, he saw several servants gathering together and chatting in a low voice.
When they saw her coming, they dispersed in fear, pretending to do their own errands, sweeping the floor, and cutting the grass. Until she walked away, they got together again, looking at her back biting her head and ears, pointing at her fingers.
In the inner room of Songshou Courtyard, Xu Zhilan greeted Mrs. Fu. Mrs. E Guogong and Mrs. Julu Hou had already arrived with their daughters Fu Yingwu and Fu Yingyan, and there were two distant cousins present.
"Grandma's complexion is not good today and she has insomnia again, right?" Xu Zhilan asked with concern when she saw a faint shadow at the moment of Mrs. Fu.
Before the others could speak, the distant cousin Tao Suru, who was sitting on the side, said: "The old lady can sleep there. The rumors outside are so vicious. You are so unbearable."
Xu Zhilan was stunned and said in confusion: "What rumors? What are you saying?"
"Cousin, you really don't know?"
Xu Zhilan shook her head, Tao Suru leaned into her ear and whispered: "It's rumor outside that Miss Chu Wu stole your marriage... and said that you were nothave properly and had private contact with men."
In fact, the rumors outside are more than that, and there are even more ugly ones. She just took care of her cousin's face.
"It's so incredible. I don't know who spread it." Fu Yingwu said angrily. These rumors pulled the third cousin in, and revealed the past of him and his second sister. In addition, those shameful and thoughtful people were praised. The original relationship was said to be a lover who was secretly acquainted, which was simply a slander.
Although the Lin family and the Fu family had thought about getting married at that time, their relationship was very pure. There were others everywhere every time they met, but there were very few private meetings.
Mrs. Fu said to Xu Zhilan: "Your grandfather and uncle originally wanted to hide these things from you and solve them privately, but who knew that they would spread so quickly overnight."
Mrs. E Guogong said: "Mother, don't blame yourself. The power of rumors is not something that ordinary people can predict. The more you are in the wealthy and nobles' mansion, the faster you will spread gossip. In addition, the people are very interested in the affairs of the upper class. Once these topics come to our ears, they will not know what they look like. If you want to suppress them, you will be more and more intense."
Fu Yingwu said: "What should I do? Let these rumors spread, will the second sister still need the reputation?"
"Your grandfather and father have asked someone to investigate, especially your fourth brother. He has always had a better way to deal with these things that are all over the world than others. He asked his friends from the Ministry of Justice to send someone to watch them in restaurants, teahouses and other places, and it will soon be a result." Mrs. Julu Hou said sternly: "These rumors are obviously to ruin the reputation of Xiao Wu. If I know who spreads these pickled rumors first, I have to peel them off. It is really hateful!"
Tao Suru's slightly hesitant voice sounded: "I'm guessing... Do you think it was Miss Chu Wu who asked someone to spread it?"
Another cousin, Su Lan, echoed: "I think this is possible, too."
Fu Yingwu was shocked and subconsciously retorted: "Don't talk nonsense, two cousins, Sister Yu is not that kind of person."
Xu Zhilan glanced at Fu Yingwu and smiled sarcastically in her heart. She didn't expect that the third sister had such a good relationship with Chu Xinyu. They just met a few times and believed in her character.
Chu Xinyu, Chu Xinyu, if you don’t kill you, I’m afraid that those who originally pursue you will lean over you one by one, so don’t blame me.
Tao Suru said: "We are just speculating that the second cousin has always been kind to others and has never offended anyone. Think about it, it was said that she had grabbed the marriage of her second cousin at the beginning. In addition, Princess Jing'an asked her to compete yesterday. She lost and asked her to break the engagement from the emperor. She may feel that the second cousin was unwilling to ask someone to spread these rumors, so she retaliatedly found someone to dig out the affairs of the Marquis of Peking and the Second Cousin, and then slandered her reputation."
Fu Yingwu snorted coldly and said unscrupulously: "You are talking nonsense. Sister Yu and the third cousin were both given marriage by the emperor's oral order. How could he pull the third cousin in? Wouldn't this damage his reputation? Sister Yu is such a smart person, how could he do such a stupid thing?"
"..." Tao Suru was speechless for a moment.
"Xiao Wu, be careful of your words!"
When Mrs. E Guogong saw that his second niece was not good, she spoke out and stopped her. In fact, she also found it strange that her daughter has always respected her second niece, but why did she blindly protect Miss Chu Wu whom she had only met several times today? If she was her second niece, she would be unhappy to see her sister protecting others.
Mrs. Fu said in dismay: "Okay, don't argue, who is right or wrong, and then discuss it when you find the result."
She didn't believe that Xiaoyuer was such a person, and felt that her upbringing was not like that of someone who did such things, and she wouldn't do this with her IQ.
Yesterday, because Mrs. Qin came, she could not talk to the girl alone. She originally wanted to ask her what she thought about the emperor's marriage grant, but now the rumors are so sensible that I am afraid that I will hear it in the palace, and this marriage grant is probably complicated.
After hearing what Mrs. Fu said, no one argued again.
Xu Zhilan lowered her head, and no one saw the gloom in her eyes. She was the victim and their relatives. Why do they all believe that Chu Xinyu didn't ask anyone to slander her? Especially Fu Yingwu, her evaluation of Chu Xinyu is so high.
A smart person?
snort!
Smart people often die the fastest.
She would ask them to believe Chu Xinyu to slap themselves in the mouth later.
At noon, the Duke of E sent someone to spread the message, saying that the first thing to do was to find out the spread of rumors was spread from the Zhongyi Marquis' Mansion, and who was still under review.
Zhongyi Hou Mansion?
Fu Yingwu's heart instantly fell to the bottom. It was impossible. Sister Yu could not do this. Fu Yingyan didn't say anything, but just held Fu Yingwu's hand and comforted him silently.
Mrs. Fu and Mrs. E Guogong could not believe it either.
Mrs. Julu Hou only said: "Know people, but not your heart."
Xu Zhilan smiled coldly, but the two distant cousins were very proud, and they guessed it.
However, before they could wait for the real result, a maid came in and said, "There was a carriage coming from the palace and said that she wanted to pick up the second girl into the palace."
Let’s talk about Chu Xinyu sitting in the carriage entering the palace. When the carriage passed through an alley, she faintly heard a child singing song. Although the carriage was driving very fast, her ears were good and the lyrics were short. She remembered it once after listening to it.
It turned out that the rumors outside were like this. It seemed that the person who spread the rumors really hated her. If the Fu family heard this song, they would not know if they thought it was her who asked someone to spread it. This result seemed like the rhythm of the two sides fighting each other.
Zhu Bo said worriedly: "Girl, how could these songs be sung like this? I used to think that it was spread by Miss Fu Er, but now it is getting more and more intense, and even she is not lucky. I think this person must hate you and Miss Fu Er. Could it be that the girl who likes the Queen of Peking?"
Chu Xinyu shook his head, "I don't know, but you can know that the person behind me wants me to meet the Fu family."
"Can it be the eldest lady or Princess Jing'an?" Zhu Bo said fright. All she could think of was these two, because the most shameful girl was the only one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was
"Don't guess who is right or wrong will have a result soon." Regarding the reputation of the Fu family, they will definitely send people to investigate the source of the rumors, so she will not interfere.
"By the way, Miss Four will really return the embroidery building to you? Will she have something to do again?" Zhu Bo frowned when he thought of this. The fourth girl refused to return the embroidery building at the time. Now she automatically proposed to move out. No matter how she thought about it, she felt something was wrong.
"If she is smart, she should do this." Xiulou was originally the place where the legitimate daughter lives. Chu Jiaqi was a concubine daughter and would move out sooner or later. This is why she didn't fight when she came back.
As the two said, the carriage quickly arrived at the palace gate. The carriage was the carriage in the palace. When they entered the palace gate, they did not get out. After entering, they sat for about a quarter of an hour before the carriage stopped.
"Girl, I'm a little nervous." Zhu Bo said. This was the first time she entered the palace in her life. I don't know what the situation would be like in front of her.
Chu Xinyu was also nervous. When Yu'er was a child, she had been to the palace, but for the first time she was. Fortunately, she had Yu'er's memory, and the palace she remembered was still the same.
Green tiles and red tiles, towering pavilions, majestic palaces, carved beams and painted buildings, and magnificent.
After getting off the carriage, my father-in-law led them all the way forward. Zhu Bo opened his eyes and looked around, his mouth spreading into an O-shaped shape, almost unable to close.
Chu Xinyu followed her father-in-law, and she was familiar and unfamiliar with the scenery along the road. When Yu'er was a child, she walked these roads. When she first entered the palace, she was like Zhu Bo's expression at the moment, and she opened her mouth and couldn't close it. Later, she met Princess Jing'an, and was scolded by her in the countryside, but she had no knowledge.
My father-in-law led them, but before he could reach his destination, he actually saw the King of Qin on the road. He was standing in front of the palace not far away. There was a man slightly older than him next to him. The man was wearing a python robe and brocade clothes, which was noble, while Xiao Jingxuan was wearing a blue-white wide-sleeved long gown, fresh and handsome demeanor, and handsome appearance were not covered by the man's gorgeous clothes.
However, it is not difficult to guess who this man is. He can enter and exit the palace. He is a little older than Xiao Jingxuan and has such a noble temperament. There is no one else except the prince.
When Chu Xinyu saw the two of them walking towards this side, he smiled and was about to say hello when he heard his father-in-law say, "Miss Chu Wu, I'm walking here."
Only then did she realize that her father-in-law had turned to another corridor. She was quite embarrassed, and her face suddenly turned red. Just as she was about to follow her, Xiao Jingxuan had already walked over. When her father-in-law saw it, he immediately saluted, "I have seen the prince and the king of Qin."
Chu Xinyu and Zhu Bo also bowed and greeted Fushen.
The prince nodded slightly, looked her up and down quietly, and finally his eyes fixed on Chu Xinyu's faint pink face. The sun shone from one side, and her face was as white as if she could pinch water. The blowing could break. The corners of her mouth raised slightly when she spoke. Overall, she looked so full of energy and was very contagious.
"How did you come into the palace?" Xiao Jingxuan asked.
"I have no idea."
The father-in-law stood aside and quickly explained: "Go back to the King of Qin, it was Concubine Kang who asked me to take Miss Chu Wu to Fengzao Palace."
Xiao Jingxuan frowned almost unpredictably. Why didn't his mother tell him yesterday that she wanted to pick Chu Xinyu up into the palace? But it's good that we'll see each other sooner or later, and it's nothing to see you now.
When Chu Xinyu heard that it was Concubine Kang who took her into the palace, he felt much more at ease because Concubine Qi had told the emperor that she wanted her to help her draw a portrait of a person. In fact, she was very resistant, but the emperor spoke, and she had to obey.
It would be easier to deal with Concubine Qi, who was not looking for her.
The father-in-law was anxious to take Chu Xinyu to reply and politely said, "In the two halls, I will take Miss Chu Wu to see Concubine Kang first."
"Go." The prince waved.
Chu Xinyu was blessed with a blessed body, followed his father-in-law's steps, and arrived at Fengzao Palace for about a quarter of an hour.
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