Song Qian was about to have a seizure when Tinglan came in gasping, "Girl! There's... something big happening!"
Song Qian's breath was stuck in his throat and he couldn't get up and down. After a while, he took a breath and said irritably: "What's the matter? What's all this fuss about!"
"I just heard the two girls talking quietly. I didn't hear it very clearly, but they were vaguely talking about Aunt Wen, secrets, silence... and they also mentioned the princess!"
Song Qian was stunned, "Princess Princess... silenced?"
A flash of light flashed in Caiping's mind: "Could it be that Aunt Wen knew Princess Yuanheng's secret and was designed to silence her?"
Song Qian frowned and looked at Tinglan, "Who are those two girls who were whispering?"
"I didn't see anyone. I just heard someone muttering when I was passing by the rockery in the garden. By the time I reacted, the voice had disappeared. I followed quietly for a few steps, but I didn't see anyone."
"Trash!" Song Qian said angrily: "What's the use of just hearing such little news!"
Tinglan lowered her head in frustration, and Caiping said, "Girl, it's not necessarily useless. At least we have a direction to start with."
"You mean to check on Princess Yuanheng?" Song Qian pondered and gradually calmed down, "What if it was really Princess Yuanheng who killed Wen Yuniang? Is it possible that I want to expose her? She is the princess, is she? The head wife of Wei Shangshu cannot be easily shaken... Maybe if we find out what happened, we will cause even greater trouble. By then, it may not be as simple as being left out, but also losing one's life!"
Caiping asked anxiously: "Is this girl going to be called a murderer and have to suffer in this small courtyard her whole life?"
Of course Song Qian didn't want to, but she didn't have the guts to touch Princess Yuanheng.
Caiping advised again: "Why don't you, girl, check it out secretly? If something goes wrong, we can stop."
Song Qian thought about it again and again, but the thought of turning over was too strong, overriding her uneasiness, and agreed: "You have to be careful and careful..."
"My slave understands."
*****
In the afternoon, Li Qingyi was lying on his desk writing and drawing when Chang Lan came in to report.
"Girl, Song Qian is asking about the princess."
Li Qingyi raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Asking about the princess? Why is she asking about the princess if she isn't keeping an eye on Mrs. Lin?"
Chang Lan shook his head, "I don't know this either, but the other party's inquiry seems to have no purpose."
As the two of them were talking, Iris ran in and said, "Girl, Changning is back!"
Chang Lan turned his head in surprise, and Li Qingyi also walked out from behind the desk with a smile, "Let her in quickly!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Chang Ning came in carrying a huge burden: "Girl!"
Li Qingyi smiled and said: "Good Changning, you are finally fine."
Changning put down the baggage, turned it around, and showed it to everyone: "I feel like I'm doing better than before! The second lady has made me fat!"
Li Qingyi was funny: "It's good to come back. If you don't come back, Chang Lan's legs will be broken under my control!"
Chang Ning looked at Chang Lan with an angry smile, "Girl, you should boss this lazy girl around more. I wasn't the only one running errands before!"
The few people laughed for a while, and Chang Ning knelt down to unpack the baggage, "Here are the things that the second lady brought for the girl. There are a lot of things to eat and play with. There are also things that the second lady and Brother Yuan brought for you."
Li Qingyi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Everyone lives in the capital. I can go back at any time, so why do I need you to carry me here?"
Chang Ning spread his hands, "Who makes the girl everyone's heartthrob?"
She paused for a moment, then suddenly said: "By the way, on the way here, I heard people talking about the princess's old stories. It was the girl who told people to tell them? Why did those words suddenly spread?"
Li Qingyi was surprised, "What did you say? I didn't ask anyone to tell anyone."
Chang Ning said in surprise: "It was the same as what was said last time. Even when the girl first came to Beijing, it was said that the princess and Wei Shicheng had known each other long before they reconciled. However, what they said this time was very unpleasant. Last time it was even worse. It’s subtle, but this time it’s very explicit, even saying things like Tong Nu Gan!”
"What?" Li Qingyi's jaw dropped in shock, "Who told you that you were so cruel?"
Chang Lan said: "It can't be Aunt Song, right? She just asked people to inquire about the princess, and this word came out outside."
"Song Qian?" Li Qingyi frowned, "What reason does she have for doing this?"
The bad intentions in this rumor are almost as if they want Princess Yuanheng to be immersed in a pig cage.
Does Song Qian have such a big grudge against her?
Moreover, in just one day, the matter could be spread to such an extent. Song Qian would never have been able to do it without the help of the Song family.
Silan said speechlessly: "Aunt Song won't think that the princess killed Aunt Wen and put the blame on her? Otherwise, I can't think of any other reasons!"
Chang Lan was confused, "Why did the princess kill Aunt Wen for nothing? She and Aunt Wen can't even get along."
Li Qingyi nodded: "She and Wen Yuniang seem to have never even spoken to each other. This is really strange."
At this time, Wei Laner came to find Li Qingyi.
When Li Qingyi saw her coming in with an anxious look on her face, he knew that she was here because of the rumors, "Lan'er, are you back from your grandmother's house?"
Wei Laner went to his maternal grandfather Guo's house to stay for a few days. As soon as he came back, he ran to Zhuoxiangyuan.
"I was originally going to come back tomorrow, but there were rumors outside, so I hurried back. What is going on? Is someone targeting the princess? This rumor... is very unsightly..."
Li Qingyi raised his eyebrows and pretended not to know, "What rumors? Why don't I know about it?"
"Sister Li, you still don't know?"
Li Qingyi glanced at his girls and said, "Have you heard any rumors outside?"
"No."
"I didn't hear that."
"My servant has not left the house. I don't know what is being said outside the house."
Wei Laner's curiosity was suddenly choked back, and he became a little embarrassed.
Li Qingyi pulled her Qiaosheng and said, "Sister Lan'er, don't listen to everything you say. If people know how old you are, it will be bad for your reputation."
Wei Laner swallowed: "Yes, I understand. Thanks to Sister Li for reminding me, I will go back first."
Li Qingyi smiled and sent her out, then turned around with a stern face.
"Go and find out, no, go directly to find out what Song Qian is doing today and what those girls around her have done."
Changlan Changning agreed and hurried off.
Heng Wu asked: "Do you want to go to the princess's place to see her?"
Li Qingyi thought for a while, got up and walked towards Jinhua Courtyard.
Jinhuayuan.
Princess Yuanheng's face looked uglier than if she had eaten a fly.
"What are the rumors going on outside!"
Thinking of what happened to her last time at the Li family in Yangzhou, Grandma Qin guessed, "It couldn't be Miss Li, right?"
Princess Yuanheng looked at her as if she were looking at a fool, "I think you are an old fool! My mother-in-law's reputation has been ruined, what good will it do to her!"
"Yes, this old slave is confused..."
The room fell silent, and a report came from outside that Li Qingyi was here.
Princess Yuanheng doesn't want to let junior know about such a shameless thing, but there are already rumors flying all over the world, can she still cover it up?
"Let her in."
Li Qingyi entered the house and saw Princess Yuanheng's expression of concern, and said, "Mother, are you worried about the rumors outside?"
She shouldn't have mentioned this matter originally.
After all, what was being spread was her mother's romantic anecdotes.
But this time it was about her father's face.
If Princess Yuanheng really had an affair with Wei Shicheng before they reconciled, wouldn't her father have become a green-headed turtle?
On the surface, she wanted to make a statement.
Secretly, she also wanted to test whether such a thing happened back then.
"Have you heard the gossip outside?".
Li Qingyi replied: "Perhaps because of the popularity of the Wei family, some people have thought of trying to hinder Mr. Wei. This is not surprising, but Mr. Wei is usually difficult to grasp, so he just
We can start with the mother. As long as the mother faces it calmly, the rumors will remain rumors. In a few days, they will be self-defeating. "
Princess Yuanheng was a little surprised, "You...believe me?"
Li Qingyi looked at her expression carefully and saw that her face was only irritated and disgusted by the rumors, but there was no guilt or embarrassment. He had some guesses in his heart and said, "Of course I believe in my mother, and I also believe in Master Wei's respect for you. "
Li Qingyi believed that Princess Yuanheng and Li Qian had known Wei Shicheng.
Li Qingyi also believed that Wei Shicheng had deliberately forced Princess Yuanheng to leave the Li family before she came to Heli.
But if it is said that the two of them have already had a relationship, she thinks it is unlikely.
When Princess Yuanheng heard what she said, most of the depression in her heart dissipated, and she said: "There are rumors spreading without warning outside. It's very strange. I don't have any clue at the moment. Maybe it's like you said, there is someone. I want to hinder the Wei family."
"No matter who it is, they want to embarrass my mother. The more concerned you are, the more people will think that this matter is true. On the contrary, if the mother does not take this matter to heart at all, the truth of the rumor is self-evident, right? ?」
Princess Yuanheng felt more and more comfortable as she listened to her clear and coherent words without any hesitation, "You are right, but this rumor is actually immoral. I have to find out who is so bold. , how dare you be so disrespectful to me!"
*****
Hanlianxuanzhong.
Song Qian's heart was pounding.
She just asked Caiping to go out to inquire. Just half a day later, rumors began to spread outside. It was still so loud. Is it really not a coincidence?
Tinglan walked around the mansion and came back to report, "Every court is also talking about the princess."
"What about Princess Yuanheng? Is there any action?"
Tinglan shook her head: "There is no movement at all in Jinhuayuan. I heard that the princess should have a meal and sleep, and she didn't even lose her temper."
"Are those rumors untrue?"
Tinglan asked doubtfully: "Maybe this thing is fake. Maybe the princess has other secrets?"
Song Qian had a bad premonition, "Whether this rumor is true or false, and whether Princess Yuanheng has any other secrets, please tell Cai Ping not to pry anymore."
Seeing her anxious look, Tinglan quickly responded: "Yes, I will go find Caiping and come back."
Within three days, the rumors gradually faded away.
Because, no matter how ferocious the rumors outside were, Princess Yuanheng remained unmoved, as if the matter had nothing to do with her.
Peilan Courtyard.
Ms. Lin frowned and gritted her teeth and said, "If this happens, wouldn't my work be in vain?"
