The incident of the Ninghou Prince being beaten at the Imperial College spread to the streets the next day.
The teahouses and inns in Shengjing City have been talking about this incident for the past few days. There are even professional storytellers who tell this story so well that the audience applauds continuously and has no time to drink their tea!
"Speaking of which, the young prince of Prince Shun's mansion is used to being overbearing. Who is Prince Shun? He's the Emperor's biological brother! So what if you're the prince of the Marquisate? You hit him, so be it. Do you expect the Prince to apologize to you?"
The storyteller's narration was so detailed and vivid, as if he were there.
The people had no idea whether it was true or not, they just listened for fun.
The good thing about Shengjing City is that because it values culture over military affairs, speech is open. Even if a storyteller mentions Prince Shun's name in this small teahouse, it is not a crime.
This is the rule set by the previous emperor, and the emperor has no choice.
"Even the son of a noble marquisate was bullied like this. If we were ordinary people, I'm afraid we wouldn't even have a chance to survive..."
"Who says it's not true... But Prince Shun is indeed overbearing. He relies on being the emperor's younger brother and looks down on everyone. This Marquis Changning is also unlucky. Didn't he have a son who died before?"
"Yes, yes, although he is an adopted son, he is also registered under the name of his biological mother. He was killed by Prince Shun's Mansion!"
There is no smoke without fire, and rumors spread in everyone's mouth. By the time the rumors spread throughout Shengjing City, Prince Shun's mansion had become as terrifying as the abyss of hell!
Recently, when Lu Jing walks outside, he always has the illusion that everyone is laughing at him.
Even if a beggar passed by him, he would feel that the beggar must feel sorry for him in his heart!
“Chen Ruoyan, look at the good things you have done!”
As soon as he returned to the mansion, Lu Jing got angry at Shen Ruoyan, "I asked you to apologize to the princess, but you refused to leave. Now look, everyone in the city is talking about this matter. It really makes the Marquis's mansion lose face!"
Shen Ruoyan was calm and composed, not even turning around, "How did the Marquis know that it was the Marquis' Mansion that lost face, not the Prince's Mansion?"
She casually ordered her tea, unfazed by the commotion outside. "If the Marquis feels ashamed, then so be it. But I don't feel that way, so I can't empathize with him."
She turned around and gave a perfunctory salute, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, Lord."
Lu Jing was so angry that smoke was about to come out of his head. Shen Ruoyan! How dare she? !
"Can you speak properly?" Lu Jing was speechless. Shen Ruoyan's attitude was like stepping on him, the head of the family!
I didn't take him seriously at all!
"I don't care. You should go and apologize to the princess right now and tell her that you were wrong and ask her not to take it seriously. If you continue like this, she won't accept your apology even if you go!" The rumors outside are so strong. What if the princess thinks they did it on purpose? That would be disastrous!
Shen Ruoyan should apologize first and show the attitude of the Marquis' Mansion, so that he can clear his suspicion.
"I'm not going. If the Marquis likes to go, then go by yourself." Shen Ruoyan was too lazy to get up from the chair, and didn't even pretend to be smart. "Anyway, the Marquis is the head of the family. If you go, the effect will be better than me."
Chunxi looked at Shen Ruoyan worriedly. Is it really okay to ridicule the Marquis like this?
But, apparently her worries were unnecessary.
Because Lu Jing was actually considering the feasibility of this matter!
"I'll go and apologize?" It's not impossible. As long as the princess can calm down and not cause trouble for their mansion, it seems that it's okay whether it's Shen Ruoyan or himself.
However, he was not present when this happened. I am afraid that even if I go, it will not satisfy the princess.
Let’s just forget it.
"You should reflect on yourself. If you don't apologize, don't leave the house for the time being!"
Lu Jing finally played the role of the head of the family and confined Shen Ruoyan. This was the first time in the world that this had happened, and everyone in the mansion was in a panic.
Fang Rou sent someone to inquire about the news, and after learning that Shen Ruoyan was really under house arrest, she felt very proud.
So what if she's the mistress?
After all, it is men who are in charge of this house.
She now sees things clearly. Although she cannot get all of Lu Jing's love, she still wants Lu Jing as a person.
Only in this way can she and her brother Kang have hope and be reunited as a family.
After hearing this, Liu Lu didn't say anything. However, she secretly told the people in her own courtyard not to get too close to the people in the mistress's courtyard, so as not to get implicated.
It is also common to protect oneself.
Shen Ruoyan didn't take these to heart. This little thing couldn't cause any ripples in her heart.
However, when I received the news from Zhu Hong, I was a little surprised.
"Auntie asked if Madam is well. If necessary, she will do her best to help." Chunxi brought in Zhuhong's words. At this time when everyone wanted to add insult to injury, her attitude was like providing timely help, which was very touching.
Shen Ruoyan was surprised for a moment, but just said, "Tell her everything is fine and there is no need to worry."
Helping someone in need is indeed precious, but she and Zhuhong have no relationship, and Shen Ruoyan asked herself if she had such great ability. She could make Zhuhong grateful and devoted to her just by relying on their previous superficial friendship.
If someone shows you kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief!
Chun Xi hesitated a little, "Madam, Auntie also has good intentions. Isn't it a bit strange to do this?"
They say a friend in need is a friend indeed. The news of the lady's house arrest had just spread, and the sisters who were usually on good terms with them seemed to have changed. Not only were they mocking and sarcastically mocking them, but some even spoke rudely to their faces.
Chun Xi thought she was a pretty easygoing person on a normal day, but she didn't expect that once she lost power, those people would act like they were tearing off the human skin masks on their faces, which was really hard to accept.
Therefore, she felt that people like Aunt Zhuhong were very rare.
The corners of Shen Ruoyan's mouth rose slightly. She played with the teacup in her hand. There was no tea in it anymore, but she could still smell the lingering fragrance of the tea.
"Chun Xi, if she is sincere, then I am doing her a favor by being distant from her now. If she is not sincere, then being distant from her is good for me. Do you understand?"
If you don't want to be manipulated by others, then don't think too highly of yourself.
There isn't so much sudden kindness in this world, and it's human nature to take advantage of others.
Chun Xi was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, she began to understand what Shen Ruoyan meant.
"Madam, I understand."
She hadn't considered the problem comprehensively enough, and she thought she had been with the Madam for a long time and was considered an old man in the mansion. So many times, Chunxi would take things for granted when thinking about things.
Thinking back on it now, I break out in a cold sweat!
Seeing that she already understood, Shen Ruoyan didn't say anything else.
"I'm under house arrest now. All I can do is wait." Shen Ruoyan looked out the window. The sky was still the same, but it reflected a different life every day. A cool breeze blew, and her eyes moved:
"Don't worry, the wait won't be long."
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