the next day.

Before Qingyou even entered the palace, a maidservant hurried in.

She first bowed before saying, "Princess, I heard that people in the city are saying that you act arrogantly and domineeringly, not only disregarding the princes but also bullying scholars and smashing their zithers."

Yesterday, the princess asked her to keep an eye out for any unfavorable rumors circulating outside, and it turned out there really were.

Qingyou asked, "Have you found out who leaked the information?"

The maid replied, "The source is a servant who was cleaning the garden yesterday. He drank too much at the restaurant last night and said it in public, and then it got out."

Qingyou wasn't surprised. Before transmigrating, Lou Kui was in the entertainment industry and knew a lot about marketing and public opinion.

Naturally, she wouldn't let her people find out anything about him; on the surface, it was just that the servant was drunk.

The original owner of this body, Lou Kui, also had someone spread rumors that she was arrogant and domineering.

At first, not many people believed it, but as the rumors spread more and more, people from both aristocratic families and commoners would naturally think of these things when they mentioned her.

This will also lead to a bad impression of her by others, and a bad reputation will cause her luck to decline.

The maid asked, "Princess, should we send someone to stop the rumors?"

Qingyou waved her hand, "No need, this rumor will be disproven later today."

She squinted and said, "Have someone add more fuel to the fire so the news can spread faster."

If Lou Kui wants to make a scene and let others know, then she will grant her wish.

She's been in the entertainment industry before; anyone can manipulate public opinion and create plot twists.

Although the maid was puzzled, she did not ask any further questions and respectfully replied, "Yes!"

After having breakfast, Qingyou and her mother went to the palace.

Just then, the Imperial Concubine, along with her concubines, was paying their respects to the Empress Dowager in her palace.

When the Empress Dowager saw Qingyou and the other person, her originally indifferent expression immediately turned into a smile.

She beckoned to Qingyou, "Qingyou, come here quickly."

Qingyou first bowed to the Empress Dowager and the concubines, then quickly walked over and sat down next to the Empress Dowager.

The two chatted intimately for a while.

The concubines present already knew that this princess was the Empress Dowager's favorite, so they were not surprised.

The concubines who had sons all thought that if they could win over this princess, it would be of great benefit to their sons.

Unfortunately, this princess is only close to the third prince, and if nothing unexpected happens, she will most likely become the third prince's wife in the future.

After Consort Tan and the Empress Dowager finished speaking with Qingyou.

Looking at Qingyou with eyes full of joy and affection, she said, "Yu'er happens to be visiting the palace today, you can go and play with him for a while."

Qingyou turned her gaze to Consort Tan.

This is Fei Yu's mother, currently the highest-ranking concubine in the palace.

Her family background was also quite strong; she was the daughter of the Minister of Rites.

However, when it comes to status and power, the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is naturally superior.

Moreover, Qingyou is favored by two of the most important people, so she is not afraid of offending Consort Tan and the Tan family.

Moreover, if Lou Kui wanted to scheme against her, then let her deal with Consort Tan, that cunning and profit-driven mother-in-law, first.

Qingyou's smile faded. "No, I won't play with the Third Prince anymore."

Consort Tan was stunned, clearly not expecting Qingyou to say such a thing.

After all, Qingyou usually protected her and her son, whether in front of the Empress Dowager or the Emperor.

She was unhappy inside, but didn't show it on her face. She acted like a doting elder, asking, "Did he upset you?"

"If that's the case, I'll go and scold him for you."

The emperor only has eyes for the crown prince. Her son wants to compete with the crown prince for the position, so it is absolutely necessary to form a marriage alliance with the Min family. There can be no mistakes.

Moreover, she was less likely to be feared or suspected by the emperor, since it was Min Qingyou who was fond of her son.

Qingyou said with a wronged expression, "Yesterday, because of a man, he not only gave me the cold shoulder, but also said that I was willful and wicked."

"They even told me to change my personality, or else I shouldn't go looking for him anymore."

“I don’t think I have a bad personality, so I won’t change it, and naturally I won’t look for him again.”

Upon hearing this, both the Empress Dowager and Consort Tan's expressions changed.

The Empress Dowager's smiling face softened with anger. "He spoke ill of you like that because of someone else?"

Qingyou's first life was that of a movie queen, and her eyes quickly welled up with tears.

She looked at the Empress Dowager with a wronged expression and said, "Well, he actually made me apologize to that kind of person."

"Why should I apologize to that person? He was seduce the Third Prince and neglecting his duties. I was so angry that I smashed his zither on the ground."

The Empress Dowager frowned, "You're hooking up with the Third Prince and doing nothing good?"

Qingyou said with an angry look, "When I rushed into the garden, they were playing a duet on the piano intimately, just like a married couple."

“Recently, the Third Prince has been meeting with that Lou Kui in private, playing music, brewing wine and drinking tea together. When I went to find him, he complained that I was in their way.”

"That's why he bullied and scolded me yesterday because of that Lou Kui."

"I only went back yesterday, and the maid told me that there are actually men and men in this world..."

She only said half of what she meant, then lowered her head as if disgusted and ashamed, leaving everything unsaid; everyone present understood anyway.

The concubines present were all surprised and looked at Consort Tan in unison.

They were all secretly gloating, never expecting that the Third Prince, who seemed so aloof and reserved, would actually be so cunning behind the scenes.

She even angered Princess Ling over a male concubine, so it seems their marriage is in jeopardy.

Consort Tan, being in the palace, naturally had no idea who her son was having close private dealings with.

My first reaction upon hearing this was disbelief.

"Qingyou, are you sure you didn't see it wrong? Or have you misunderstood something?"

“Yu’er has always cared about you the most, how could she do this for that person?”

Qingyou sneered inwardly. Fei Yu obviously thought that the original owner loved him, so he would give in to everything, and it didn't matter if he said hurtful things.

With red eyes, she said, "I am absolutely not mistaken. Twice before, I had people go to see him without prior notice, and they were very close."

"Yesterday I even saw them playing together side by side, and the way they looked at each other was not like that of friends at all."

“Right now, he cares most about Lou Kui, not me.”

“Yesterday he told me not to go to him again if I didn’t change my ways, so I told him that we should forget each other in the afterlife.”

Then she said even more resolutely, "So from now on, I, Min Qingyou, will never take the initiative to go to the Third Prince again, and I will sever all ties with him."

With an unprecedented coldness, she looked at Consort Tan and said, "If Your Majesty does not believe me, you are welcome to have someone investigate whether the Third Prince has been in close contact with a man named Lou Kui recently."

The original owner of this body had always respected and protected Consort Tan. In that life, the original owner of this body was demoted by Fei Yu to the lowest-ranking palace maid in the laundry department.

The next day, she encountered Consort Tan, who not only did not help the original owner, but also warned her in a condescending manner that she was now of lowly status and should not covet what did not belong to her.

This is the result of the original owner's sincere treatment.

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