Refusing to marry the king of broken sleeves

Chapter 104: It took less than an hour to punish the rumor-mongers, and almost everyone in the palace knew that the princess had been bitten by a bug and had a red spot on her neck.

As for whether the red spot was caused by insect bites, it is not known.

But this has still become the talk of the maids in the mansion when they have nothing to do. Everyone is speculating whether the red spot on the princess's neck is really caused by insect bites?

A servant girl serving in Su Yuhe's courtyard snorted softly, and said disapprovingly to the people in front of her, "I see, it must not have been bitten by insects."

"How do you know?" It was a servant who was serving in Yao Qingru's yard who spoke.

At this hour, there wasn't much to do, so the servant girls would gather together to talk about what they had seen or heard.

After hearing the boy's question, the servant girl raised her chin, put on a confident look, and said with a groan, "You don't know that when Concubine Su came back, that face looked terrible. !"

Everyone was puzzled and dazed when they heard this, and they didn't understand the connection between Concubine Su's anger and the fact that the princess' neck was bitten by insects.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her in puzzlement, the servant girl put on a look of hating iron and steel, glared at everyone, and cursed in a low voice: "You are so stupid! If the red spot on the princess' neck She was really bitten by insects, so Concubine Su wouldn't take it to heart, let alone get angry. But not only did she get angry, she was also very angry."

"So, the red spots on the princess's neck were not bitten by insects?"

"Of course not!" the maid said without hesitation.

"So, what's with the red dot?"

Putting on a mysterious look, the maid evoked a treacherous smile, leaned her head towards the crowd, and said in a low voice: "That is clearly the trace of love after love."

"what?!"

Everyone was shocked by her words, with disbelief on their faces, they looked at her in disbelief, and no one said anything.

After a long time, someone asked cautiously: "Isn't the prince only fond of men and not interested in women?"

"Who knows?" The servant girl shrugged her shoulders and said nonchalantly, "You and I can guess what the prince is thinking? Besides, I can't be sure, the red spot on the princess's neck was left by the prince."

"So to say……"

Everyone suddenly showed a look of surprise, and they raised their hands to cover their mouths, with a look of surprise in their eyes.

Thus, a rumor about the princess hooking up with men spread like wildfire.

***

It was already the morning of the next day when Ling Ruoyao learned of the rumor.

At that time, she was still limping around the garden with Caizhi's support.But compared to yesterday, her leg injury has improved a lot.

The mood was not bad at first, Ling Ruoyao walked around the garden with great interest, feeling the breath of summer, even though the weather was gradually getting hotter, it still couldn't stop her from visiting the garden.

However, as she walked, she realized that something was wrong.

Every servant girl who passed by her seemed to be very respectful to her, but she could still feel that when they secretly looked at her, there was a look of inquiring in their eyes, and she even felt ridicule from it .

So, she was not calm anymore, very not calm.

After marrying into the palace, she considered her attitude towards servants to be quite friendly, and she would beat, scold and punish her if she didn't move, and she didn't have the habit of taking down people to vent her anger.

And during the days when she was married into the palace, although the servants could not all turn to her, such a situation had never happened before.

Could it be that she has been away from the palace for a long time, and these servants no longer take her seriously as a princess?How dare he despise and mock her.

Is being her princess just a display?

Although she was very annoyed, she didn't get angry immediately, but turned to look at Caizhi, and asked her in a low voice: "Caizhi, have you heard any gossip?"

Caizhi was stunned for a moment, seeming a little hesitant, even avoiding her gaze, not daring to meet Ling Ruoyao's questioning gaze.

There is no doubt that her reaction has already given Ling Ruoyao the answer.

Sure enough, someone spread rumors about her.

"Caizhi, I want to ask you a question. Tell me honestly." Putting on a serious look, Ling Ruoyao asked coldly.

Caizhi still looked hesitant, lowered her head, and said in a low voice: "Miss, it's better that you don't know. Those rumors will always be self-defeating."

"Be honest." Without taking Caizhi's advice to heart, Ling Ruoyao became more and more impatient, and her voice became a little colder.

Seeing that there was no way to hide it, Caizhi had no choice but to tell the rumors she heard one by one: "Some people say that during the time when the princess left the palace, she hooked up with other men. Only when people see it will such rumors spread."

Heh, these servant girls are becoming more and more presumptuous, they dare to talk about their master behind their backs, and even spread such unbearable rumors. .

The people who saw the erythema on her neck yesterday, besides Caizhi, were Yao Qingru, Su Yuhe, and the maids who followed them.

From this point of view, the rumor maker must be someone from their yard.The masters are getting closer, and the servants in their own yards are also getting closer.

Yesterday, when she met Yao Qingru and Su Yuhe, the two of them saw the red spot on her neck, which was unexpected to her.

But since the two of them didn't see it, she wanted to take this opportunity to let them know that Huangfu Yi and her had already had a physical relationship.

Didn't Huangfu Yi not want others to know about their relationship?She wanted to let others know that even though this might make the two side concubines more jealous, she had never been afraid of them.

But the development of the matter completely deviated from her expectations, and she was dragged into the fire pit, and was slandered so badly.

Could it be that her attitude towards servants is too kind on weekdays, making them think that she is easy to bully?

Still walking leisurely forward, Ling Ruoyao took a look at Caizhi, then cast her eyes on the lake next to her, looking at Xiaohe who was gradually revealing her sharp corners.

"Do you know who first spread such rumors?"

Caizhi has been supporting her carefully, for fear of falling her, and after recalling for a while, she said aloud: "It seems that Cui'er, a maid in the courtyard of Concubine Su, said it. At that time, Concubine Su The other maids in the yard, and the maids in Yao's side concubine's yard, were also present."

"Are you sure?" Ling Ruoyao frowned and asked slightly turning her head to look at her.

Nodding firmly, Caizhi replied with certainty: "I dare not lie to Miss. This morning, when I passed by a rockery in the garden, I heard someone talking behind the rockery, and it was just talking ill of Miss. At that time, Very annoyed, I went up and taught them a few words, and I also found out from their mouths who are talking behind their backs."

"You have a heart." Ling Ruoyao said, thinking to herself, should she do something to establish her prestige?

After meditating secretly for a moment, she turned around and walked towards her yard: "Caizhi, help me back."

When she returned to her yard, she ordered Caizhi to comb her hair in a grander style and wear more luxurious and elegant clothes.

After she was dressed properly, she took a good look at herself in the bronze mirror.Although compared to his usual self, he looked a little more rouge, but compared to his usual self, he was a little more fierce and majestic.

Satisfied with Caizhi's craftsmanship, Ling Ruoyao stood up, let Caizhi support her, and walked out of the house again, but stopped on the stone steps outside the house.

She looked around, saw Caizhu drying the clothes, and called her over.

When Caizhu came to her, Ling Ruoyao ordered: "Caizhu, go to Concubine Yao's yard and tell her, just say that this concubine invited her to Concubine Su's yard to join Concubine Su Drink tea."

After accepting the order, Caizhu retreated and walked out of the yard quickly.

When Caizhu's figure disappeared outside the courtyard, Ling Ruoyao looked away, let Caizhi support her, walked slowly down the stone steps, and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

On the way to Su Yuhe's courtyard, Caizhi's heart was full of doubts, and finally couldn't help asking: "Miss, why are you going to the courtyard of Concubine Su?"

"Drink tea." Ling Ruoyao said, her glamorous and delicate face always had a calm expression, without the slightest emotion, making it hard to understand what was going on in her heart.

Confused by her short two-word answer, Caizhi opened her mouth and wanted to make a sound, but in the end she restrained herself from speaking.

Cui'er in Su's side concubine's courtyard spoke bad things about Miss in secret, and everyone in the house knew about it, even the prince knew about it.And at this time, Miss went to Su's side concubine's courtyard just to drink tea?She didn't think Miss's purpose was so simple.

Miss must have her own plan.

When they arrived at Su Yuhe's courtyard, Ling Ruoyao had just entered the gate when she saw Yao Qingru and Su Yuhe standing on the stone steps outside the house.

The two seemed to be talking, and they looked puzzled, with a nervous look on their faces.Ling Ruoyao smiled secretly in her heart, and thought, could it be that these two are guilty of thieves, afraid that she will cause trouble?

In this case, it is unnecessary.She came this time just to have tea with the two of them.

The two who had been talking also saw Ling Ruoyao walking in. They glanced at each other, then hurriedly stopped talking, put on a calm expression, walked down the stone steps, and came in front of her.

Bending to salute, the two said in unison: "The concubine has seen the princess."

After waving his hands, Ling Ruoyao said in a calm tone, "You two concubines don't need to be too polite. Today, my concubine just wants to drink tea with the two concubines, so don't be too formal."

Only then did the two straighten up, but their hearts were full of doubts.

Why did the princess suddenly come to drink tea with them?Doesn't she really want to see them?They didn't want to see her either.

Although they didn't understand very much in their hearts, the two of them didn't express their doubts, and there was nothing wrong with their gestures.

After entering the room, after the three of them were seated, a servant girl brought up the brewed hot tea and placed them one by one on the tea table next to the three of them.

Ling Ruoyao looked at the servant girl who came to serve tea without changing her face, and said casually, "I heard that there is a girl named Cui'er in Su's side concubine's yard, and she does things very properly."

As she spoke, she picked up the teacup on the tea table, and fiddled with the lid of the tea one after another.

Su Yuhe was stunned for a moment, and understood in her heart why Ling Ruoyao would suddenly invite the two of them to drink tea.But what she didn't expect was that the first thing Ling Ruoyao said after sitting down was to ask Cui'er.

She thought that she would dawdle for a while before getting to the point.

At this moment, Yao Qingru also understood the purpose of Ling Ruoyao's coming, so she and Su Yuhe looked at each other, and the two exchanged a look.

Taking into account the expressions and reactions of the two of them, Ling Ruoyao was still relaxed and calm, and did not show any displeasure.

Turning his gaze to Ling Ruoyao, Su Yuhe sneered twice and said: "The concubine is too much, the girls in the concubine's yard, how can they compare with the people around the concubine? Caizhi alone is better than the girls in the concubine's yard." All the girls."

"Su side concubine doesn't have to be so modest." Ling Ruoyao took a sip from the teacup, "Your maidservant is smart and smart, it's because of your side concubine Su's good discipline, isn't it?"

There is no doubt that Ling Ruoyao's words stimulated Su Yuhe, her complexion suddenly became ugly, and a wave of anger rose in her heart.

This woman Ling Ruoyao is scolding her in disguise.She didn't mean to praise Tweety at all, she just wanted to get Tweety to settle the score.

But what she said at this time blamed all the crimes on her head, thinking that she ordered Tweety to do it.

For this, Su Yuhe expressed dissatisfaction.

Yao Qingru, who had been silent all this time, raised the corners of her mouth and smiled, and said out loud, "How can Tweety be able to get into the eyes of the princess? She can be praised by the princess."

"By the way, my concubine remembered." Turning her gaze to Yao Qingru, Ling Ruoyao put on a look of sudden realization, "There is a slave in Yao's side concubine's yard, who seems to be called Xiao Fuzi. He is also quite capable. Yes Bar?"

"It's just a slave." Yao Qingru still had an easy-going smile, but the smile seemed a little stiff, "I didn't expect Xiao Fuzi to be so blessed, to be praised by the princess."

"My concubine likes smart and capable slaves. I really want to see with my own eyes whether Cui Er and Xiao Fuzi are really as smart and capable as everyone has rumored."

"Cui'er is busy, and Xiao Fuzi is in Sister Yao's yard again. It will take a while to send someone to summon her." Su Yuhe said with a very reluctant expression.

Picking up the teacup again and taking a sip, Ling Ruoyao said nonchalantly, "It's okay. We can drink tea while waiting."

Seeing that Ling Ruoyao insisted on seeing Cui'er and Xiao Fuzi, Yao Qingru and Su Yuhe couldn't continue to persuade them. They were afraid that if they continued to persuade them, they would only make themselves more suspicious.

Although he was very dissatisfied and extremely reluctant, Su Yuhe still called a maid and told her to call Cui'er, and went to Yao's side concubine's yard to call Xiao Fuzi.

While waiting for the arrival of the two, none of the three spoke aloud, they just drank tea, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became silent and depressed.

Ling Ruoyao seemed very calm, with a calm expression, while looking outside the house, seeing the shadow of the eaves gradually shrinking, while playing with the bracelet on her wrist.

After waiting for a while, Tweety and Xiao Fuzi appeared within the sight of the three of them.

Entering the room, the two of them walked to the center of the room, knelt on the ground at the same time, saluted respectfully and said: "Your maidservant (only) greets the princess and the two side concubines."

"Everyone get up." Ling Ruoyao waved his hands, and said slowly, "Raise your head and let my concubine take a look."

After listening to her order, the two had to raise their heads slowly.But he never dared to meet her sharp gaze, just because her gaze was too sharp and her aura was too strong.

Taking a careful look at the appearance of the two, Ling Ruoyao frowned slightly, thinking to herself, ugly people really do evil a lot.

This Cui'er, if she just listened to the name, she would think that this girl must be a clever and smart girl, and she is also pretty, just like that green little tree.

But in fact, Tweety is not only not handsome, but also has some spots on her face, dotted with a few small moles.All in all, this girl is not pleasing to the eye.

And Xiao Fuzi should not be called Xiao Fuzi, but Da Fuzi.Just because he looks too fat.Originally, he was not very tall, and due to his weight, he looked round and round like a rubber ball.

Her eyes wandered over the two of them, Ling Ruoyao didn't speak, she just looked at them in silence, her eyes were a little fierce, which made them dare not even vent their breath.

Just when the two were so nervous that they were about to suffocate, Ling Ruoyao spoke up and broke the silence: "The time for the two of you to enter the mansion is not short, right?"

With her head lowered, Tweety replied respectfully: "Back to the princess, it has been a year since the slaves entered the palace."

"It's been a year since the servant entered the mansion."

"Since the two of you have been in the mansion for a long time, and there are rumors that you two are very smart and capable in doing things. Come to think of it, you should also know what to say and what not to say."

What she said made the two of them tense immediately, just because they said something that should not be said yesterday, but at this moment, the princess suddenly summoned them and said these things to them, maybe she came to settle accounts with them .

"What the concubine teaches is that slaves (only) will remember it in their hearts." The two said in unison again.

"Now that I know, I would like to ask you one thing." Ling Ruoyao said, looking at the expressions of the two, and even looked at Yao Qingru and Su Yuhe beside them.

After being silent for a while, she said again: "Who said the rumors about my concubine hooking up with men outside? I don't want to force anyone, I just want to give you a chance to confess yourself."

After talking for a long time, the topic finally fell on the most important thing.

After hearing her words, both of them couldn't help trembling, and Tweet even took a step back, showing some hesitation and fear.

"This opportunity to confess is only this time. If you give up this opportunity, there will be no second chance to confess."

Cui'er and Xiao Fuzi seemed a little hesitant, they looked at each other at the same time, trying to read the solution from each other's eyes, only to find out that this time, they couldn't get away so easily.

After a fierce ideological struggle, Xiao Fuzi was the first to speak out and explained everything, including why Cui'er guessed that Ling Ruoyao was cheating on her.

Undoubtedly, Xiao Fuzi's confession immediately aroused Cui'er's displeasure, and even Su Yuhe and Yao Qingru turned their attention to him, looking resentful.

Tweety immediately cast a vicious look at him, glared at him fiercely, and asked him why he betrayed herself?

But Xiao Fuzi pretended not to see it, and buried his head directly, not daring to look at Su Yuhe and Yao Qingru who were beside him.

The reason why Cui'er spread the rumor that Ling Ruoyao was cheating on her was also related to Su Yuhe.If Su Yuhe hadn't been very angry, how could Tweety have such speculations?

Therefore, Xiao Fuzi's words also annoyed Su Yuhe and Yao Qingru.

If they were involved in this matter, they would never let it go.

There was a sneering smile on her rosy lips, Ling Ruoyao couldn't help but sigh in her heart, this little Fuzi is too spineless, she just threatened them, and Xiao Fuzi has already told everything .

Turning her eyes to Cui'er, Ling Ruoyao put on a serious expression, said in a low voice, "Tui'er, what else do you have to say?"

Tweety opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but in the end she swallowed the words that came to her lips.Lowering his head, he said weakly: "Your servant has nothing to say."

"Since I have nothing to say, it's my concubine's turn to speak." Ling Ruoyao put on a serious expression, looked at the two of them coldly, and said sharply: "Cui'er, little Fuzi, wait The two of you are slandering this concubine behind your back without doing a proper job, it's really abominable! If you don't punish me lightly, it will be difficult to show it to the public."

As she said that, she took a look at the two of them and saw that they looked very anxious, so she continued: "Tweety was punished to go to the clothes washing room, and she was not allowed to leave the clothes washing room without my concubine's order. Little Fuzi went to the stables Watching the horses, you are also not allowed to leave the stables without my concubine's permission. You two go down first to get twenty boards each, and then go to where you should go."

"The so-called upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked." Without giving them a chance to complain, Ling Ruoyao said again, but her eyes turned to Su Yuhe and Yao Qingru, "The slaves in my yard are not disciplined well, as the master , You also have to reflect on yourself, don’t you? Concubine Su, Concubine Yao, what method do you think will allow you to reflect on yourself?”

As Ling Ruoyao spoke, a innocent and harmless smile appeared on her lips, but her tone of voice was extremely cold.How many people are there?

If she doesn't show some prestige, these people really don't take her seriously!

She seems to have heard that there is a lack of a fire girl and a woodcutter in the kitchen, exactly two places.