"Your Highness, people outside are now saying bad things about the Changning Marquisate. Don't worry, this matter will be resolved in a few days."
When Prince Shun came back, the princess spoke to him happily.
In the past few days, she has invested real money and made those people do everything she said, and it really works!
"You're clever." Prince Shun's face was devoid of joy. When he entered the palace today, he was once again criticized by his brother. Those ministers were truly foolish. The world was so vast, couldn't they find anything else to say or do?
Why are they targeting this prince and causing trouble for him every day?
Especially those censors, who would always hit the pillars at every turn. Even the emperor had to give them some face. Even with a face as black as coal, they still had to praise the emperor for his loyalty and said that he was a pillar of the country...
Bah!
Which pillar of the family would keep staring at other people's private affairs every day?
I'm so bored!
The princess noticed he wasn't in high spirits, so she didn't dare say anything else. She cautiously put on a smile and was about to order someone to serve the meal when she saw her confidant hurried in from outside, bringing her the news from outside.
"What?!"
Prince Shun was frightened by the princess's exclamation and said dissatisfiedly, "What happened? Why are you yelling?"
She is a princess after all, but she has no etiquette or rules at all. No wonder she makes so many jokes.
The princess looked embarrassed. This attitude made Prince Shun even more unhappy. "Tell me, what happened?"
This palace was constantly causing trouble for him, and when the family was not at peace, everything went wrong. This was true. When he was planning to marry the princess, he felt that she was not worthy of being appointed, but she had a good family background, so he held his nose and married her back.
I thought that just some training would be enough.
Who knew he was such a fool!
The princess hesitated and dared not speak, but seeing Prince Shun's face becoming increasingly gloomy, she had no choice but to say, "It's nothing serious. It's just that the storyteller we found outside had an accident..."
"What kind of accident could happen to the storyteller?" Prince Shun was puzzled. Was such a small matter worth changing his expression so drastically?
The princess smiled awkwardly, "Originally there wasn't one, but there was a storyteller who was rather stubborn and didn't want to do what we said, so..."
Prince Shun immediately had a bad suspicion in his mind and asked hurriedly, "What happened?!"
The princess still had a smile on her face, but it looked uglier than crying: "I was so angry that I jumped into the river!"
"What?!"
The person whose expression changed drastically was Prince Shun. He slammed the table and stood up. For a moment, he didn't even know what to say!
How could he be so blinded by greed and marry such a weirdo!
The princess also felt aggrieved. She had given so much silver just to let these storytellers make up a new story. What was wrong with that?
Those people, even if they talked their mouths dry as storytellers in teahouses, could not earn so much money. If she hadn't given them this opportunity, they would probably never be able to earn so much in their entire lives!
Everyone else accepted it just fine! How come there was this one person who refused to listen?
"He kept saying that the palace was bullying people by abusing its power, that even though he was just a storyteller, he was also a scholar who had read Confucius and Mencius and wouldn't bow down for a few pieces of silver! Not only did he throw away the silver I gave him, he also jumped into the river in public, saying he wanted to die to prove his resolve!"
The princess sighed, speechless. "But he didn't die. He was rescued by the onlookers."
However, this jump completely confirmed the fact that the palace was bullying others by abusing its power!
"You really are..." Prince Shun thought he had become very well-mannered in recent years, but he still couldn't help but want to take action. The princess noticed his intention and stepped back in fear, "Your Highness, please don't blame me this time!"
If it weren't for that ignorant storyteller, her plan would have succeeded long ago, and how could she have been criticized by the prince?
In the end, it’s all the storyteller’s fault - what bad luck!
At this moment, in the Changning Marquis Mansion, Shen Ruoyan, who received the news, laughed out loud.
"Saved?" She was under house arrest, unable to leave the house. But in this world, not everything needs to be done personally. As early as after her rebirth, she had learned the lesson of her previous life and had to be prepared for everything.
It's not surprising that an emotionally unstable man like Lu Jing would do anything.
All she needs to do is take control of herself.
There was a dog hole in the back wall of her yard, usually covered by weeds, a place that the servants would not go. Chun Xi used it to communicate with the outside world, keeping abreast of the situation outside so that Shen Ruoyan would not be so blinded by it.
"Madam, this storyteller is quite interesting. He chose a time when the river was busiest. He had just jumped in, and his clothes were barely wet, when he was rescued."
Chun Xi couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. This storyteller didn't have such a hot temper.
Everything was premeditated.
The princess probably would never have dreamed that if she could use money to get things done, others could naturally do the same.
The storyteller's mouth is stubborn, but after all, it is the royal palace, even if he is dissatisfied, he will still have some scruples. But this storyteller is different, he loves money like his life - what Shen Ruoyan gave was three times what the princess gave!
"People die for money, and birds die for food. Since the princess likes to spend money, I will return the favor."
The previous rumors were abruptly changed with the princess's financial support.
Just because the people don't say anything doesn't mean they won't feel confused.
Now that the storyteller has made such a fuss, the truth has been revealed. It turns out that it was the princess who was behind all this!
This really stirred up a hornet's nest!
Originally, this matter was just a casual conversation after dinner. Ordinary people were busy making a living every day. Who really cared about the fights between these high-ranking families?
For them, whether it is a royal palace or a marquis's palace, it is a place that they can never reach in their lifetime.
When gods fight, it's fine as long as mortals don't suffer.
But the storyteller was different. He was just an ordinary man who made a living by telling stories in a teahouse. Who could bear to see him being forced to jump into the river to prove his innocence just because he refused to distort the facts for the princess?
Today it is the storytellers who are being persecuted, but tomorrow it may be them!
As people from the same lower class, the common people can empathize more with the storyteller's experience.
The princess herself had done something wrong, and instead of apologizing, she bullied the Changning Marquisate who bravely stepped forward to help. Now, even worse, in order to clear the palace's stigma, she even dragged innocent people into it. This was really excessive!
Are the lives of their people so cheap?
Do you want to be treated like this by these powerful people?
The princess's action was like throwing a huge rock into a calm lake, hitting everyone like splashing waves, and they all jumped out enthusiastically -
The censors in the court cursed even more foully!
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