After the news of the separation of the two families of the Duke of Chu spread, everyone was speculating about the reason.

Although everyone agreed that it was the Duke of Chu and Yang who forced the original wife to death, it had been nearly twenty years since the incident. How could they have waited until today to cause trouble?

Besides, the original wife died of two deaths and had no children to avenge her eighteen years later.

After hearing the news, Yang and the Princess of Kang County's relatives were still able to stay indoors, but the Duke of Chu and the other male members just wanted to issue an order and stay at home.

Chu Xiangxiang knew that the best way to cover up the rumor was to immediately replace it with a bigger and more explosive piece of news to divert everyone's attention, that is, the Queen's loss of virginity before marriage.

I had originally thought that since I had taken her identity, she would just live peacefully in the dark. But now that she had come forward and was unwilling to cooperate with me, I had no choice but to get rid of her as soon as possible.

Dan Ruo had already known about this matter clearly through the pomegranate tree outside Chu Xiangxiang's house.

At the same time, she also knew that the true identities of the two maids around her were the emperor, so she told them without any burden and let the emperor handle the matter.

All the people Chu Xiangxiang had instructed were taken to the Shenxingsi prison and worked together to deceive Chu Xiangxiang.

Chu Xiangxiang was wondering why no news had spread after several days. When she was about to call this group of good-for-nothings over to ask, the maid beside her ran over in a panic.

It turned out that a rumor had been circulating these days that the Duke of Chu's original wife had indeed died with two children, but her child was born to his second wife the following year.

The second wife saw that the baby girl was the child of the first wife who had been killed before, so she gave her away. However, the Yingyang Marquis's family took a close interest in the child and became close to the second wife who raised the child. That child is the current Empress.

However, an insider revealed that the servants of the second house said that they had never known that there was a legitimate daughter, the Queen, before, which shows that the Queen had never lived in the second house before.

But everyone knows that Mr. Chu swore on the Chu family's century-old family fortune to protect the Queen's identity as a daughter of the Chu family. How could that be false? Who would dare to joke with the ancestral foundation?

Another prostitute who came from a brothel said that he had been in an affair with the son of Duke Chu's second wife, Yang, for many years, and one day the son got drunk and let the cat out of the bag.

It was said that he and his mother had stolen the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion, and now the daughter washed clothes and cooked for him every day and treated him like a brother.

He sent his own sister to the Duke's Mansion to live as a legitimate daughter and enjoy a good life. He also said that his sister had married well now, because he might become the emperor's uncle in the future.

It was really like a pheasant pretending to be a phoenix, and in the end it really became a phoenix.

When he became the uncle of the emperor, he let the courtesan be his wife, so the courtesan refused to redeem herself from the ninth son of the prime minister's family. The ninth son was a scoundrel, and the news spread all over the capital immediately.

Chu Xiangxiang's face twisted when she heard these words. At the same time, her mother-in-law got the news and came to Chu Xiangxiang's yard with a group of old women in a threatening manner.

"Are those rumors out there true?"

Princess Kang looked unhappy. She was very concerned about her reputation. Her son liked this Chu. Chu herself was the most prominent among the noble ladies. She also had a good family background. Except that her mother was a concubine, she felt that there was a flaw.

However, after her husband learned about Chu's poems, he also recognized her and said that she was a man of great talent. That's why she accepted Chu's attempt to marry her son.

Chu Xiangxiang's heart sank. It was just a rumor. The more muddied the water, the better.

Yingying immediately knelt on the ground, her eyes full of grievance and admiration for Princess Kang:

"Mother, you are all slandering your daughter-in-law. The Prime Minister's Ninth Young Master is Concubine Rong's uncle. A while ago, the Prime Minister failed in his bid for the Empress position on behalf of Rong Zhaoyuan in the court, and it was won by my daughter from the Chu family. Everyone knows this.

I don’t know today whether the Prime Minister deliberately set up a trap to frame me in order to help Concubine Rong win the position of the principal wife.

After all, because of me and Chen Ge'er, the prince hasn't been to Concubine Rong's courtyard for a long time. I heard that Concubine Rong's courtyard often changes the porcelain."

After hearing about this, Concubine Rong, who had been planning to come over to laugh at Chu Xiangxiang, said, "Chu Xiangxiang, stop slandering me."

Chu Xiangxiang immediately hugged Princess Kang's thigh and accused, "As a concubine, you call the principal wife by her name. It's obvious that you've long been dissatisfied with your daughter-in-law. Mother, the rumors outside are all about allowing the concubine to slander you for the sake of your superiors. Please give your daughter-in-law justice."

Concubine Rong was furious. "I can't compare to you, you have so many tricks up your sleeve. It's obviously your Chu family's affairs, why should I care about them?"

Chu Xiangxiang: "Then your uncle spread the word from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. He spread this word just to snatch the throne for you. If you want the position of the main wife, just tell me and I will give it to you.

Why make such a fuss outside, causing a great uproar in the city, letting outsiders laugh at our wife and concubine's discord, and causing the prince to lose face for nothing. Do you know that this is a critical moment for the prince? If you love the prince, you shouldn't hurt me like this~"

After saying this, she took off the crown that only the main wife could wear, knelt down and saluted Princess Kang: "Xiangxiang is willing to retreat to the concubine for the sake of the prince, and I ask mother to approve it."

Princess Kang finally realized the seriousness of the situation and glared at Concubine Rong. "If you still want to stay in the Prince's Mansion, go find your Uncle Nine and ask him to clarify all the lies he made up. Go back and tell your grandfather that for the sake of the greater good, now is not the time for you to fight for your position."

After seeing Concubine Rong agree, Princess Kang asked the nanny to hold Chen Ge'er and hurried into the palace to find the Queen Mother.

Chu Xiangxiang looked at Concubine Rong, who was standing there in a daze, and urged, "Concubine Rong, didn't you hear what your mother just said? Why don't you ask your uncle to clarify the rumors?"

Concubine Rong was filled with grievances and had no way to vent them. "Chu Xiangxiang, the prince will see your true face one day, and I will never let you go."

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