Since the case involved the Princess Consort of the Prince of Yun's Mansion, the yamen dared not slack off. This time, the case was personally investigated by the yamen's prefect, Zhao Wude.

Although Eleven claimed to be just a stable boy in the Yun Prince's mansion, the well-informed prefect, seeing Eleven's high level of martial arts skills and extraordinary demeanor, guessed that Eleven must hold a very important position in the Yun Prince's mansion, and therefore treated Eleven with great courtesy.

Upon hearing Eleven's thanks, he immediately replied.

“Eleventh Brother, you flatter me. It is indeed my duty. I apologize on behalf of the Jingzhao Prefecture for the Princess’s distress. We will inform the patrol battalion to strengthen security management inside and outside the city in the near future. The prefecture will also solve this case as soon as possible and give the Prince Yun’s Mansion an explanation.”

Mu Jin's request to report to the authorities was an instruction to make the matter public, and when Shiyi said this, the crowd immediately erupted in uproar.

"Who is so bold as to rob the carriage of the Prince Yun's residence? And even dare to lay a hand on the Princess Yun? They must have a death wish."

The onlookers pointed at the five robbers' corpses on the cart and discussed among themselves. Some couldn't help but sigh, "They must have had enough of living. How could a princess not have someone with high martial arts skills by her side?"

After glancing around at the chattering crowd, Shiyi thanked Zhao Wude again, then turned and rode his horse quickly toward the teahouse where Mu Jin was.

Mu Jin leisurely sipped her tea in the teahouse, listening to the storyteller tell his tale.

The storyteller's tale revolves around the tragic love story of a prince and his childhood sweetheart cousin.

The story originally had a point where the male protagonist was a prince who was about to marry his childhood sweetheart, the female protagonist's cousin, but the prince was instead pursued by the young lady from the general's mansion.

A general whose achievements overshadowed the emperor used his military exploits to force the emperor to marry his daughter to the male protagonist, causing the male protagonist and the female protagonist to be separated.

Later, in order to be with the male lead, the female lead was willing to become a concubine. The male lead overcame many difficulties and finally married the female lead as his concubine. After marriage, the male and female leads were very loving. However, the general's daughter would often make things difficult for them. The general's daughter disliked the female lead and oppressed her in every way. In the end, the female lead was tortured to death by the general's daughter.

As they continued reading, Mu Jin and Qing'er began to sense something was amiss, because the plot seemed to have a hidden meaning.

The storyteller told the story so well that the listeners felt as if they were there, causing the men in the audience to sigh and the women to wipe away tears. They all felt sorry for the couple in the story and criticized the general's family for their great achievements and for using their power to coerce the royal family.

Not long after the story was finished, some of the audience began to whisper among themselves.

"Hey~ I'm saying, don't you guys think this play is a lot like the story of Prince Yun and Consort Shen from the Prince Yun's Mansion? It's said that the princess is the daughter of the General's Mansion. Her marriage to Prince Yun was arranged by the General himself when he went to the palace to ask for a marriage decree. The General's daughter grew up with a group of rude soldiers and was extremely uncouth. I believe that Consort Shen must have had an extremely difficult time living under her."

Hearing this, Mu Jin and her servant had no doubts.

Qing'er slammed her hand on the table in anger and stood up.

"What nonsense are you spouting! How dare you commoners discuss matters of the royal family? Aren't you afraid of getting sued?"

Some timid people kept quiet upon hearing this, but some bolder people still objected.

"We're talking, why are you in such a hurry? We're not talking about you. How come members of the royal family aren't human? Even the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners. If you dare to do something, can't people even talk about it?"

Qing'er wanted to say something in her defense, but Mu Jin pulled her back and made her sit down.

"Why are you getting so worked up? The more you argue, the more enthusiastically they'll discuss it!"

Qing'er was still indignant: "Then Miss let them talk such nonsense. It's obvious that they're targeting our General's Mansion."

Mu Jin smiled. Even Qing'er, who is usually dull and slow-witted, could understand it. Who else wouldn't?

Someone is using the General's Mansion to create public opinion; to put it mildly, it's just a slap in the face for Mu Jin and the entire General's Mansion.

The most prominent one is Marquis Muwei, whose achievements overshadowed even the imperial family, making them unable to raise their heads.

Such unseemly eating and such despicable behavior—even a fool could guess who it was related to.

Mu Jin said to Qing'er, "Let's not rush. Let me think carefully about how to resolve this matter before making a conclusion."

Just as they finished speaking, the master and servant saw Eleven riding a horse towards the teahouse.

Before long, Eleven hurried up to the teahouse, bowed to Mu Jin, and said, "Miss, I'm back."

Mu Jin pointed to the tea table opposite, indicating that Eleven should sit down. As soon as Eleven sat down, Qing'er immediately poured her a cup of tea.

After thanking Qing'er, Shiyi picked up his teacup and drank it in big gulps. He had been running around all day and was so busy that he hadn't even had time to drink a cup of water.

After drinking several cups of tea, Shiyi put down the teacup and said to the master and servant.

"I have followed Miss's instructions and reported the matter to the authorities. On my way back to the city, I also deliberately spread the word about it."

Hearing this, Mu Jin nodded in satisfaction.

At this moment, Qing'er was still indignant about the play that had just taken place in the teahouse, so she told Eleven about the play she had heard in the teahouse.

Upon hearing this, Shiyi immediately looked around the teahouse. At this moment, many people were still discussing the story in the play with their heads down. Shiyi's eyes instantly turned cold.

The teahouse where they were located was in a bustling area of ​​Beijing, and its price was considered mid-range. This meant that the people who came to listen to the opera came from both ordinary and slightly wealthier families.

These people usually have a little money, so they go out to show off and gossip when they're bored.

Give these people a little cue, and they'll spew all sorts of nasty things out of their mouths. That's how you create public opinion and kill people without them even realizing it.

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