Chapter 18: Defeat Rumors with Rumors
"It was the prince who kept pestering Prime Minister Song's fiancée. Prime Minister Song tried to dissuade him with kind words, but was provoked. Then the two of them started fighting. The prince thought he was very powerful, but he was not as skilled as the other person. He lost and still wanted to cause trouble. He is really not generous."
The person who spoke was a sturdy man with a full beard. He drank half a bowl of wine and said indignantly, "If someone else came to harass my wife, I wouldn't be able to keep calm! How can Prime Minister Song be guilty of insubordination? This is clearly a show of fearlessness of power!"
"That's right." A drinking buddy nearby echoed, "Also, Prime Minister Song's fiancée, Miss Jiang, was the future princess carefully selected by Concubine Dowager Yi for Prince Yi. But Prince Yi didn't follow his mother's arrangement and got together with Miss Jiang, which is really against filial piety."
"Miss Jiang has a good temper. She gave up the position of princess consort to her younger sister. She followed Prime Minister Song because he saved her life. Isn't it normal to repay him with your life-saving grace? It was Prince Yi who failed her first, so of course she had to choose another husband. But Prince Yi was unwilling to accept this. He couldn't bear to see Miss Jiang follow Prime Minister Song, so he went to his house to make trouble."
When these words were spoken, people around were all surprised.
"What about this?"
"So, Prince Yi not only abandoned his fiancée, but also did not allow her to marry someone else. How could such a tyrannical person be justified in this world?"
"Ms. Jiang is really unlucky. If you ask me, Miss Jiang II doesn't seem like a good person either, otherwise why would the Concubine choose her sister instead of her?"
Everyone was discussing heatedly when they heard a shout from the next table -
"What nonsense are you talking about? It was clearly Prime Minister Song who hurt the prince, so how can he be right? Where did you hear this nonsense?"
"Why do we hear nonsense and you hear the right thing? This news came from the Duke's Mansion!" The bearded man turned around and snorted coldly at the man who was shouting at him.
"You don't believe it, right? If you can find someone with connections in the Duke's Mansion, you can go and find out if it was Prince Yi who came to cause trouble without an invitation and took the initiative to provoke Prime Minister Song. You say Prime Minister Song is a bully, but does that mean Prince Yi is abiding by the rules? He is clearly relying on his royal status to do whatever he wants."
"That's right. Even if you are a prince, you can't be obsessed with someone else's fiancée. Wouldn't you be angry if someone was obsessed with your wife?"
“…”
In Prince Yi's mansion, Jun Tianyi, lying on the bed, learned the latest developments of the rumors from his subordinates and his brows were twisted.
The power of rumors should never be underestimated.
Originally, in order to deal with Song Yunchu, my mother ordered people to spread rumors in order to make Song Yunchu's already bad reputation worse. As long as everyone thinks he is notorious and all officials jointly write a letter to impeach him, the emperor might dismiss Song Yunchu from his post under the pressure of the rumors.
But Song Yunchu actually played a shady trick, using rumors to fight rumors and dragging him into the water.
Now there are many voices in the outside world saying that he betrayed his engagement, was unfaithful and relied on his family background to bully others, so it seemed natural and without fault for Song Yunchu to beat him up.
What a bastard!
Jiang Yuxi sat in front of the bed holding a medicine bowl, her face stiff, "Your Highness, our marriage was granted by His Majesty! How come you are the one who is unfaithful and I ruined their marriage?"
"Song Yunchu has always been full of tricks, otherwise how could His Majesty trust him so much? I have long advised my mother not to act rashly, but she still underestimated the enemy... cough cough!"
When Jun Tianyi was talking excitedly, he vaguely felt that the blood circulation in his chest was not flowing smoothly, causing him to cough violently several times.
He hadn't suffered this degree of injury for a long time. He remembered Song Yunchu's kick and would repay him double in the future!
"Your Highness, please don't get excited. Anger is harmful to your health."
Jiang Yuxi reached out and stroked Jun Tianyi's back, then a tearful look appeared on her face, "Your Highness, actually when I think about it carefully, I did something wrong. It was indeed my sister who had an engagement with you first, and because of my appearance, you two were separated. It is understandable that others question my morality..."
"Stop talking nonsense."
Seeing Jiang Yuxi blaming herself, Jun Tianyi quickly refuted her, "The marriage between you and me was granted by His Majesty, not forced by you. What have you done wrong? Song Yunchu, this bastard, would have been fine if he had only come after me, but he actually dared to involve you as well. How despicable!"
Jun Tianyi said, covering the back of Jiang Yuxi's hand, "You don't have to worry about some ugly rumors. It's enough for me to know what kind of person you are."
The sadness on Jiang Yuxi's face was still there. "Your Majesty, are you really willing to let go of my sister? If not..."
Hearing her mention Jiang Rumin, Jun Tianyi's eyes turned cold, "Even if she was reluctant in the past, she will have to let go in the future. She hasn't come to visit me since I was injured, which shows that I don't have much weight in her heart! Besides... I don't think she is against Song Yunchu either."
He was hurt because of her, but he didn't even get a word of comfort from her. It was really not worth it.
It was all his fault that he was bewildered. He went to the Duke's Mansion and caused such a scene for her. Not only was he beaten by Song Yunchu, but he also lost face.
It turned out that Song Yunchu's kung fu was as profound as the rumors said. The last kick left him completely defenseless.
He was a little annoyed, but it also gave him fighting spirit. He must make himself stronger so that he can surpass the dog thief Song in the future!
…
Outside Prime Minister Song's residence, there was still a dense crowd of people standing.
Next to the crowd, a luxurious carriage was parked, and the gorgeous pearls and jade hanging on the four corners of the roof were shining brightly under the sunlight.
"My Lady Dowager, if Prime Minister Song doesn't show up, are we going to continue the stalemate? The momentum of this rumor has changed, and it doesn't seem to be favorable to our palace."
Inside the carriage, Concubine Yi sat upright, her right hand slowly turning a string of red sandalwood Buddhist beads. Although her face was calm, there was a chill in her eyes.
She ordered people to spread rumors, but she didn't expect Song Yunchu to follow suit and fight back in the same way. Although the tactics were the same, the impact on Prince Yi's Mansion was obviously greater.
Song Yunchu already had a bad reputation, and now he had beaten up a member of the royal family. Although people scolded him for being arrogant, they did not think it was unusual for this to happen to him. On the other hand, the Yi Wang Mansion had always had a good reputation, but now it was rumored that Yi'er was unfaithful and had harassed Prime Minister Song's fiancée, which was why he was beaten. People were extremely surprised and could not believe that the seemingly handsome and unparalleled Yi Wang would be so immoral and rude, so naturally they talked about it a lot.
"If we retreat now, what do you think others will say? I'm afraid they will think we are guilty. If we have a clear conscience, why would we be shaken by rumors? I have to wait until Prime Minister Song comes out and have a talk with him!"
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