Chapter 858 Never bring shame to the girl
Zhuzhi moved closer and lowered his voice, "Miss, Mrs. Wang said that according to the saying in their hometown, when this kind of celestial phenomenon appears, it usually means that someone died unjustly.
That man couldn't take his last breath, and his resentment was so strong that he poked a hole in the sky, hoping that God would appear and make a decision for him."
Song Yanxi paused slightly, "Do you also believe this?"
Zhuzhi hurriedly shook his head and said with an embarrassed look, "Girl, it's really weird that such heavy rain has been falling all day and all night without stopping.
Not only the aunts and sisters in our house, but also the people outside are spreading rumors about it, saying all kinds of things."
Meeting Song Yanxi's inquiring gaze, Zhuzhi cried out in injustice.
She quickly said, "You know my temper best. Even if you beat me to death, I can't come up with these weird things."
Song Yanxi nodded and said casually: "If Prince Huairen ascends the throne, he will definitely be a wise ruler."
"That's right!" Zhuzhi smacked her lips and continued, "Young lady, you don't know that the older aunts in the kitchen, who had seen Prince Huairen with their own eyes, couldn't help but wipe away their tears when they mentioned his deeds back then."
Song Yanxi: "What else did they say?"
Zhuzhi sighed, "What else can I say? I feel sorry for Prince Huairen who met with such an unexpected fate at such a young age. I feel sorry for him."
Thinking of something, she straightened her expression and said, "Young lady, don't believe the nonsense those people outside are talking about. The prince doesn't have any posthumous children at all."
Glancing around, Zhuzhi leaned over to Song Yanxi's ear and whispered, "I heard that he didn't even have a concubine back then. It wasn't because he wasn't interested in women, but because he had a secret that he couldn't tell anyone about."
Song Yanxi frowned, "Where did you hear these words from?"
Hearing this, Zhuzhi's eyes flickered, and she said with a guilty conscience, "Miss, please don't call me useless."
Looking at her like this, Song Yanxi already knew what was going on.
Facing Zhuzhi's expectant eyes, she said, "Be more careful when eavesdropping next time. Don't get caught red-handed."
Zhuzhi hurriedly said, "Don't worry, young lady, I'm taking good care of it."
She thought for a moment and then added, "If someone accidentally finds out, I will say that I am from the Madam's courtyard and will never bring shame upon the young lady."
Song Yanxi: “…”
From the sound of it, she should still praise her?
Bean-sized raindrops hit the roof tiles, making crackling sounds.
The sound that usually calms the mind and soothes the ears now seems particularly noisy.
Song Yanxi suppressed the irritation in her heart and warned, "Don't mention what you just said in front of others from now on. Even if someone mentions it in front of you, just pretend you never heard it."
"Girl..." Zhuzhi hesitated to speak.
Understanding what she wanted to say, Song Yanxi said with a serious face: "Prince Huairen has been dead for many years, but rumors about him are still common among the people.
Regardless of whether this is true or not, the mere charge of slandering a member of the royal family is enough to get a bunch of people's heads chopped off."
Zhuzhi's face turned pale, obviously he was frightened by the loss of his head.
Song Yanxi had no intention of scaring her. She asked in a cold voice, "In the past few years, have you heard of anyone suffering for making irresponsible remarks about the late Crown Prince?"
As Zhuzhi recalled, she reminded him, "Those who attempted to interfere with Consort Shu or the crown prince's succession are not counted. Only those who speculated on the late crown prince's private affairs are counted."
It has been more than ten years since Prince Huairen was assassinated, and the people's speculations about him have never stopped, in all sorts of forms.
It won't be long before a completely new theory emerges.
Some even said that Prince Huairen was a star god who came to the mortal world to experience trials and tribulations, and after experiencing the sufferings of the human world, he returned to join the ranks of immortals.
But there has never been anyone who suffered because of saying a few words.
Although Zhuzhi is young, his knowledge and experience are limited.
But she understood the truth behind it.
If the affairs of that prince really could not be spoken of at all, then the matter of his posthumous child would never have become so widely spread among the people.
They may not know what secrets the royal family has that cannot be revealed to others.
But everyone knows exactly what losing one's head means.
There is no need to post any explicit notices in the palace. Just spread a little rumor and someone will naturally make the people shut up.
The reason why the people of Da'an have never forgotten this crown prince for more than ten years is not only because of his image of being diligent and caring for the people during his lifetime, but also because of the various speculations circulating among the people over the years.
There are some people who firmly believe that there is no such perfect person in this world, and they always try to find something that can be called a stain in Mo Mingyang's life.
This is to prove that he is not the "wise ruler" in the eyes of the people.
Song Yanxi didn't know who gave those people the instructions and what their purpose was.
But there was one thing she was sure of.
The matter of the former crown prince's orphan is definitely not what those people want to see.
This matter has caused a lot of controversy recently, and people are discussing this "orphan" after dinner.
The most common thing people said was that the royal family should make a statement and take the child back to the palace to raise him well.
As for what to do after raising the child, although no one dared to say it out loud, they all had the same idea in their hearts.
They wanted this so-called "orphan" to replace the early deceased Prince Huairen and become the new crown prince.
This situation is obviously not what the princes in the court want to see.
Since it’s not them, who is behind all this?
What exactly does he want to do?
The splashing raindrops wet the hem of her skirt, but Song Yanxi ignored it and strode through the corridor towards the front yard.
Zhuzhi trotted after her and said hurriedly, "Miss, please walk slowly. The prince hasn't come yet."
Song Yanxi was stunned. "The prince hasn't left the court yet?"
Zhuzhi shook her head and explained, "The prince came back this morning, but before he could enter the palace, he was hurriedly called back by someone from the palace.
The prince said he would be back in about two or three hours, and told his men not to disturb the young lady while she was busy with her work.
It sounds like he could say this.
But is there anything so important that requires calling people back in a hurry right after the court session?
Zhuzhi scratched his head and guessed, "The prince didn't say what it was, he just told us to take good care of the girl so that she wouldn't forget to eat when she was busy."
Hearing that he still cared about her, Song Yanxi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
It didn't seem to be an urgent matter, otherwise, even if he wanted to give instructions, the eunuchs in the palace would have urged him to leave quickly.
Song Yanxi stood under the umbrella, looking at the rain that continued to fall, and asked in a deep voice, "Is my uncle home?"
Zhuzhi nodded quickly, "Just after lunch, the eldest lady sent someone to the shop to invite the third master back. He should be in her yard now."
Hearing this, Song Yanxi immediately turned around and walked back.
Thinking about the seriousness of the matter, she instructed Zhuzhi, "Go and invite my mother to my aunt's courtyard and tell her that I have something to discuss with her."
Thinking of something, Song Yanxi changed her words and said, "Forget it, let's not alarm mother about this matter."
As he was speaking, he turned into the corridor and bumped into Yan Qing who was in a hurry.
"Mother."
"What's not to alarm me?"
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