Yunzhi is still focused on announcing the engagement.
So, as soon as Madam Xu left, she couldn't wait to have Rulan spread the news that she had disrespected her own mother and beaten her younger sister. Her aim was to let Lu Cang of Dongli know that she was unfit to be a concubine, thus prompting him to call off her engagement.
When Madam Xu returned to the mansion, ready to smear Yunzhi, she discovered that someone had already done these things before her, and she was overjoyed.
She said directly to her beloved daughter Yunzhu, "Zhu'er, just wait. Whatever you want, Mother will get it for you."
"Thank you, Mother. I knew you were the best to me." Yunzhu cheered and leaned her head against Madam Xu, her eyes filled with pride.
Yunzhi, I'll let you be smug for a few days.
Lu Cang of Dongli quickly received the news and ordered his men to investigate the source. Unexpectedly, they traced it back to Rulan.
"Your Highness, this little maidservant by the Princess's side is no good. Could she be a spy for our enemies? Otherwise, how could she spread such news? Putting aside whether this is something a maidservant should do, the fact that she did this to please Madam Xu is not something a loyal maidservant should do."
“She wouldn’t have the guts; it must have been instructed by Zhizhi.” Dongli Lu Cang saw through the essence of the matter at a glance.
He believed in Yunzhi's ability to manage her subordinates.
Since Rulan could become Yunzhi's personal maid, she must be loyal. He just didn't understand why Yunzhi would make fun of herself like that.
After thinking it over and over, Dongli Lucang still couldn't figure out why she did this.
Mingyi, standing to the side, said after hearing his master's words, "Master, is the Princess Consort doing this on purpose? Is she deliberately tarnishing her reputation because she doesn't want to marry you, Your Highness?"
Upon hearing this, Dongli Lu Cang's face darkened. Considering Yun Zhi's attitude towards him today, Ming Yi was most likely right about the truth.
Don't you want to marry him?
Dong Li Lu Cang snorted coldly; he wouldn't let her have her way.
He didn't care about the reputation of the princess consort of Dongli Lucang, as long as she was the one he had chosen.
At this moment, Yunzhi had no idea that Dongli Lucang already knew what she had done and had even guessed her purpose.
Therefore, she was somewhat puzzled when she received the gift sent by Lu Cang of Dongli.
She asked the nanny who delivered the gift directly, "Nanny, did your master say anything when he asked you to send these things over?"
"Replying to Your Highness, the Prince said this was to calm your nerves, and that you should ignore the rumors and gossip outside. As long as you are the one he has chosen, no matter how much effort others put in, it will be useless."
Hearing this, Yunzhi looked somewhat uncomfortable. She felt as if Dongli Lucang's words were spoken specifically to her.
Could it be that he already knows that she was the one who spread those rumors?
Over here, in order to confirm those rumors, Yunzhu, despite her still swollen face, specially received her close friend Hu Ling'er who came to visit her.
Looking at Yunzhu's swollen face, Hu Ling'er asked with a gossipy expression, "Zhu'er, was your face really slapped by the Regent's Consort?"
Although Yunzhu was somewhat embarrassed, she nodded and said, remembering her purpose, "Sister probably didn't do it on purpose."
"What do you mean it wasn't intentional? If it wasn't intentional, how could your face be so badly injured?" Hu Ling'er said angrily. She was usually on good terms with Yun Zhu and had heard Yun Zhu complain about Yun Zhi a lot, so she didn't have a good impression of Yun Zhi.
At that moment, she thought that she couldn't let her good friend suffer, and she had to do something.
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