It would be impossible for a rumor to be so widespread and sound so true without someone spreading it. Although three days is a short time, it is enough for the Dali Temple.

In just two days, Lu Ze found out that it was the Qin family who were fanning the flames behind the scenes, which was not surprising to Lu Ze.

However, the real rumor about boating on the lake came from two Shengjing thugs.

Lu Ze sent someone to call Qi Yuning to the Dali Temple.

Seeing the two thugs in front of him, Lu Ze said coldly, "Why are you spreading rumors about my love affair with Miss Guan Liu? Do you know how serious a crime it is to spread rumors about an official appointed by the imperial court?"

The two little hooligans didn't expect that the rumor that happened almost half a month ago would be pursued by Master Lu now. They were so scared that they were trembling.

"Lu, Master Lu, we took the money back then. A veiled girl gave us some silver and told us to go to Master Qin Wu and tell him that you really liked Miss Guan Liu. We only told Master Qin Wu twice."

"Maybe someone else heard it, which is why it caused such a stir. We are just doing things for money."

Qi Yuning frowned and asked, "A girl wearing a veil? What does she look like?"

The fatter thug said, "The girl is very short, wearing plain clothes and a veil, so it's hard to tell what she looks like."

Lu Ze drew a rough outline of Guan Zhiyi's face on the rice paper beside him from memory, covering the area under her eyes with ink. "Does it look like this?"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's what it looks like. She gave us money and asked us to help her with something."

Qi Yuning glanced at the painting and said to Lu Ze, "Prince Lu only took one look at Miss Guan Liu, but he memorized her face so well that he can draw it with just a few strokes?"

Lu Ze chuckled. "I've always had a photographic memory. My Lady, do you smell something sour? I wonder who's jealous?"

Qi Yuning snorted and looked at the two thugs below and said, "Get lost!"

The two thugs were afraid that Lu Ze would pursue them, so they hurriedly retreated from the Dali Temple.

Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Don't you want to clarify? The source of this rumor is Guan Zhiyi, so it's perfect to let these two thugs clarify it..."

Qi Yuning said, "Guan Zhiyi spread this rumor just to make Qin Zhen think that you care about her. She's a pitiful person after all, so let's not bother her."

Lu Ze said, "I didn't expect the princess to be so kind."

Qi Yuning said: "I just think Guan Zhiyi is pathetic, why bother to add insult to injury. What do you mean by this? In your heart, am I not kind?

Oh, I guess Master Lu wants to hear Lingling call you uncle more often, right? "

Lu Ze said to Qi Yuning, "The princess is kindhearted to begin with, and repaying evil with kindness makes her even more kindhearted, like a living bodhisattva. Tomorrow I will have my mother go to the palace to cancel your engagement with Lu Yun."

He never wanted to hear Lingling call him "uncle" again in his life.

It is true that after Lu Yun became a monk, the engagement had not been officially cancelled.