Chapter 97: Vixen
Xiao Linyuan said sternly, "You have made great contributions this time, and I will reward you accordingly. But as a secret guard, you have too many ulterior motives, so I cannot keep you here. You have two choices: go to the mountains to monitor the tyrant, or go to Wang Ge to collect the money and take back your indenture."
"Your Highness...did I do something wrong?" Wang Ling choked.
"You shouldn't mess with my woman!"
What!
How come that maid got the prince before her?
Is such a woman with a bad reputation worthy of the prince's protection?
Is the prince blind?
——
The palace does not keep dogs, so the dog hole has always been a decoration.
There were a lot of spider webs on the ends of Song Zijin and Fu Yue's hair, so they stopped by the roadside to pick them off for each other, laughing as they did so.
"Mr. Zhang, do you see what's stuck on the wall?" the old lady on the street suddenly shouted.
The woman selling steamed buns across the street replied, "These are freshly baked. I don't have time to go. Are they the same ones from two days ago?"
"Yeah, yeah, I don't know who it is. They come here every night to post it. The government patrols closely, but they still can't catch them."
Song Zijin didn't take it seriously until the old lady said, "You said King Jinyue has always been a great hero, how could he do such a shameless thing?"
"It was that vixen who seduced me!"
"What happened to King Jinyue?" Song Zijin asked the old lady, his voice trembling unconsciously.
"Oh, young lady, you don't know yet, right? It's been all over the capital these past two days. Prince Jinyue and his concubine's sister-in-law are having an affair. I never realized Prince Jinyue and the Minister of Personnel share the same father! Two brothers are actually fighting over a vixen! I heard that the old princess was so angry..."
Her head buzzed and she couldn't hear anything. She ran towards the wall that the old lady mentioned.
There were more than a dozen pieces of paper densely covered on the wall——
"War God Xiao Linyuan forcibly took his brother's wife and made her his concubine. This is shameful."
"Young Master Yuli is actually the wife of the Minister of Personnel, Song Zijin. King Jinyue opened a clinic for her to help her make money."
"The adulterer and the adulteress colluded to murder Xiao Jin and frame him as a criminal."
"The Song family's legitimate daughter is a vixen who seduced King Jinyue into abandoning human ethics and disregarding the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues!"
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It's simply unbearable to look at.
It was like buckets of dirty water, all poured onto Xiao Linyuan and her.
She was soaked to the bone and looked miserable.
No wonder he's been acting so abnormal these past few days...
Fu Yue's eyes turned red with anger. He rushed into the crowd and tore off the papers on the wall. "It's not true! None of this is true!"
The neighbors pointed and talked, thinking Fu Yue was crazy.
"What are you so excited about, little girl? Are you Song Zijin? No, people say Song Zijin is prettier than a vixen. Isn't this provocative enough..."
The vulgar woman spat at Fu Yue's toes.
"Little girl, you are not in love with that Young Master Yu Li, are you? He is a woman, and the woman in King Jin Yue's bed!" A man spat.
This made everyone laugh.
"Hu Yan, the prince is a good man!"
"We didn't say he was a bad guy. Even men can't control their lower body. There's nothing wrong with liking my sister-in-law."
Many men laughed lewdly, and Fu Yue wanted to kill people after hearing it.
"Don't use your dirty minds to speculate about the prince, you can't control yourself!"
"Hey, little girl, you're not in love with King Jinyue, are you? You're not even qualified to be a vixen. King Jinyue only loves his sister-in-law. You're just a little maid. If you were to reincarnate now, maybe in fourteen years you could even become a concubine in the palace."
The hot wind blew obscene words in his face, and the three words "fox spirit" pierced Song Zijin's eardrum like a poisoned silver hairpin.
A rusty taste rose in her throat, and she realized she had bitten her lower lip. Her nails dug deep into her palm, but the pain made her sober.
She can't stay here any longer!
He staggered with all his strength, holding onto the wall, and headed towards the clinic in a daze.
Fu Yue looked at the wall that had not been torn off with hatred, and followed Song Zijin crying.
"Girl, girl, don't be sad. The prince will definitely settle these messes..." Fu Yue lost her confidence as she spoke these words.
It's not like you're short of money. You can earn it as long as you work hard.
This is fame...
Just like a piece of white paper, once it is dirty, it will never be white again.
No wonder the prince has been keeping the girl away from going out these days...
Song Zijin didn't know how he insisted on walking in the clinic. When he was about ten feet away from the clinic, he saw a lot of people gathered in front of the clinic.
Qian Bo closed the door tightly, but those people still refused to leave.
Some people even threw eggs at the door.
"It's just that Young Master Yu Li is shameless. He seduced the prince and ruined his reputation! What a vixen!"
"Yes, yes, yes. The prince has all kinds of women, why did he fall for her? He should be arrested and thrown into the pig cage!"
The guards of the palace wanted to drive them away, but these old women pretended to be in trouble and fell to the ground to demand medical money. The whole place was in chaos.
Song Zijin was on the verge of falling, and just when she was about to faint, a hand caught her.
She slowly raised her head, "Madam Jiang."
"Young lady, come with me."
Fu Yue supported Song Zijin and followed Nanny Jiang to the carriage in the alley.
"Miss, do you know what the prince is doing now?" Nanny Jiang asked straight to the point.
Song Zijin shook his head, looking like a broken doll, lifeless.
Nanny Jiang sighed, "I heard that the prince broke into the palace this morning with the imperial edict he had written himself. I'm afraid he's going to force the emperor to accept the edict annulling the marriage!"
Hearing this, Song Zijin's already pale face turned even paler.
Warm tears welled up in her eyes, and the noise of the crowd outside the alley drowned out her soft sobs.
Nanny Jiang took out a package from the carriage and said, "Here is the seal you returned earlier. If you still want to leave, take it with you. The old princess doesn't hate you, she hates Xiao Jin, but now that things have come to this, you should understand that there is no turning back."
The women selling pancakes were walking past the alley, chewing their tongues. When Song Zijin smelled the pungent smell, he suddenly bent over and retched.
Nanny Jiang thought she was crying too hard, so she hesitated for a moment before walking forward to help her calm down.
"The package also contains the travel permits that the old princess obtained for you and Miss Fu Yue. You can change your appearance and live a different life for a while. The main thing is to stay out of the spotlight for now. When the situation calms down, the young lady can return to the capital. The coachman and the servants are the ones that the old prince left for the old princess. They are trustworthy and their martial arts skills are no weaker than Wang Ge's. They can protect the young lady."
Song Zijin was crying, and suddenly laughed out loud.
Xiao Jin's move was truly brilliant. Now, the old princess no longer forced her.
Yes, even if she wasn't forced, she would leave on her own. There was no way back for her in the capital.
Those rumors plastered all over the streets, those glaring words, were like sharp blades, cutting all the beauty between her and Xiao Linyuan into pieces.
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