Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

Chapter 64 Rumors
After meeting Ling Youyao that day, Pei Ce has returned to his usual dandy appearance, drinking and drinking all day long, and being extremely busy.

When Mu Xiaoxiao came to look for Pei Ce with the painting in his arms, he was on the boat, drinking and punching with a group of young masters, and his hearty laughter could be heard across the shore.

"Go and invite the young master." She said to the maid beside her.

Mu Xiaoxiao stood under the withered willows, the wind was strong by the lake, and she raised the veiled hat hanging in front of her, revealing half of her charming posture, but her brows were slightly raised, adding a little more sadness for no reason.

When Pei Ce saw her, he said unexpectedly, "Xiao Xiao, why are you here? Did something happen?"

Mu Xiaoxiao looked at him silently, then shook and sighed, and said, "Young master, I'm afraid you're going to think about it behind closed doors again."

"Huh?" Pei Ce didn't turn the corner. He hasn't caused any trouble recently.

Seeing his appearance, he knew that he might have been tricked again, so Mu Xiaoxiao handed him the painting and said, "Young master, please take a look and see if this painting is yours."

Pei Ce opened it and was startled: "Why is this painting with you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he changed his words again: "No, I didn't draw this." But this painting is indeed exactly the same as his picture of a beauty. Could it be that someone imitated his painting?

Mu Xiaoxiao frowned, and said seriously: "Recently there has been a rumor in the city that the young master of Prince Jing'an's mansion and Princess Jing secretly negotiated the song, and the two had a private meeting at Foguang Temple, polluting the pure land of Buddhism."

"fart!"

Pei Ce bounced up violently, his eyes seemed to burst into flames, "Master, when did I have a private meeting with someone? Slander, this is slander!"

"Princess Huanjing, can you make it more outrageous, that is Fu Mingjue's person, do I have the guts to provoke it?"

"Who is that bastard who dares to spread rumors about my young master? If I catch him, I'll have to skin him!"

He said a series of crackling words, and after venting, he sat back angrily, saw Mu Xiaoxiao's uncontrollable expression, scratched his head irritably, and asked, "Where did you hear these words?"

Mu Xiaoxiao suppressed her smile, and said, "It's being passed on in both Beijing and Central. I also heard Xiaojin talk about it, so I came here in a hurry."

Pei Ce frowned, he managed to get out of the mud of the Feng family, and now he was caught in another turmoil, why is he so unlucky recently?

"It's just a nonsense rumor. I haven't even seen Princess Jing in person. How could I have a private meeting with her?"

Mu Xiaoxiao said: "My lord, if you haven't met Princess Jing, why would they make up such ugly words?"

Pei Ce snorted indifferently: "I guess some people don't like me." But he has always been popular in the capital, and he has never had any grudges with anyone. If he was asked to look for enemies, he really couldn't find them.

"Then do you still remember the girl you met in Foguang Temple that day?" Mu Xiaoxiao asked tentatively.

"Of course I remember, I saw her a few days ago." Pei Ce said, and suddenly realized something was wrong. Isn't the person in this painting the person he was thinking of?But the rumors in the city are about Concubine Jing, could it be——

"The person in this painting is Princess Jing?" Pei Ce hesitated, with a little hope in his heart, hoping that Mu Xiaoxiao would deny it.

Mu Xiaoxin couldn't bear it, but decided to tell him the truth: "My lord, the person in this painting is indeed Princess Jing."

"Xiao Xiao, are you joking?" Pei Ce looked at her in disbelief.

"My lord, you know, I never joke." Mu Xiaoxiao's eyes were sincere, without any falsehood, "The person you met in Foguang Temple that day was also Princess Jing."

She didn't know that the person Pei Ce was thinking of was Ling Youyao at first, but she didn't realize that the person in the painting was somewhat similar to Ling Qingwei back then when she saw this painting.Other than Ling Youyao, who else is there who looks similar to Ling Qingwei in Beijing?

Maybe it was because Mu Xiaoxiao's words were too shocking, or maybe it was because the fact that the girl he admired was married made people sad.

The two of them sat in the gazebo in silence, and the wind that was usually chic and casual was also stained with a bit of decay by this sluggish autumn.

After a long time, Mu Xiaoxiao said, "My lord, what are you going to do next? King Jing probably already knows about this."

The inexplicable disappearance of those portraits must have been noticed by Fu Mingjue before he sent someone to take back the portraits. With his means, it is not difficult to find out that the paintings were made by Pei Ce. I am afraid that at this time, people are already on their way.
Pei Ce looked at the delicate and beautiful boat on the river, and sighed: "If you like it, you like it. Even if he comes, I will still admit it."

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes in my ears, and the horses turned to a stop.

Jiang Liu got off his horse, cupped his hands and said to Pei Ce: "Young Master Pei, my lord wants to invite you to go to Xuanyu Camp to taste paintings together, please move."

Pei Ce: "."

You really can say whatever you want!
"Son."

He looked back at Mu Xiaoxiao, smiled and said, "Don't worry, you can go back first."

At this moment, Liang Wenyao, who was leaning on the railing of the painting boat, saw Pei Ce follow the river, immediately got up and left the noisy crowd.

Rumors spread everywhere in Beijing, even though Fu Mingjue sent people to take back all the paintings, they still couldn't stop the spread of rumors, even the Queen Mother knew about it.

Yanfu Palace——

"Is what you said true?" The Empress Dowager said with a cold face and extremely displeased tone.

Su Lingxi nodded: "Well, right now, there are rumors in Beijing that the princess is having an affair with Pei Ce. Although this matter is speculative, it still hurts the face of the royal family after all, so when Xi'er learned about it, she immediately thought of entering the palace." The palace will tell you."

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager's expression darkened, and she said coldly: "It used to be Shen Xuhuai, but now it's Pei Ce, the Ai family knew she was not a good person!"

Su Lingxi was proud of the achievement of her goal, but said softly on her face: "Auntie, there may be something hidden in it, it's too early to make a conclusion at this time."

"Shen Xuhuai is the best example!" The Empress Dowager snorted coldly, confirming that Ling Youyao was that kind of shameless person.

"Auntie, you can't say that. If the princess is really that kind of person, how can she tolerate her with the temperament of the prince?" Su Lingxi said, "You might as well call someone to ask clearly, if there is a misunderstanding, then let it be. If true"

She didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was self-evident.

When the queen mother heard the words, she lowered her eyes and thought.

Since the Mid-Autumn Festival, Fu Mingjue has completely broken with her. In the past, he would go to the palace to pay her respects every day, but now he hasn't come for nearly half a month.

Although Fu Xiuyun told the queen mother that the matter of the bright moon was his plan with Fu Mingjue, but the queen mother felt like a thorn was planted in her heart, and she always felt uneasy.Sometimes when I think of it, I worry endlessly, wishing to get rid of it and hurry up.

Such thoughts have been circling in the queen mother's mind for a long time. Now that she heard about Ling Youyao, she seemed to have grasped some key point.

"Come on, go and call Princess Jing into the palace."

(End of this chapter)