Chapter 272 Personal Investigation
Qin Shu immediately noticed something was wrong.
Spreading the news of what the Qin family did in the palace in the wine house and praising them positively was not something that an enemy would do.
The only possibility was that the enemy was flattering them. Although the Qin family did this, the people would praise the Qin family for a short period of time, but after a long time, the emperor would definitely think that the Qin family was very cunning. To act like this in the palace and to improve their reputation among the people was a manifestation of their rebelliousness.
By that time, all the so-called good reputations now would become evidence of the Qin family's rebellion, and the emperor would definitely be furious and jealous of the Qin family.
Qin Shu was not confused by this false reputation at the moment.
Only a few people in the palace knew about what happened to Xiao Si this time. So who would want to use this to praise and kill the Qin family and harm the Qin family?
Maybe it was someone from the Taifu family who wanted to use this method to win the emperor's sympathy and avenge Tong Chuanqiong. But it could also be Concubine An or Concubine Shu.
But Qin Shu couldn't figure out their purpose.
Fang Qinghong was very puzzled when he saw Qin Shu silent.
"Why does the head of the Qin family have such an expression? In my opinion, Xiao Si's performance will definitely be praised by the people of the world. When the emperor hears it, he will also think that Xiao Si is really a young talent and worthy of his vision."
Qin Shu remained silent, just shook her head with a hard word, and turned to Fang Qinghong and said.
"Forget about this matter. Take us to the restaurant to investigate."
Fang Qinghong hesitated, but at Qin Shu's insistence, he took Qin Shu and Qin Xixi to the restaurant where he heard the news.
As soon as they entered the door, they heard the storyteller passionately talking about this matter.
"... Last time, the little bully Tong Chuanqiong in Beijing flirted with the poor palace maid. The fourth young master of the Qin family was working in the palace. He was furious when he saw this! He saw..."
The storyteller on the stage spoke passionately, and the audience below the stage also shared the same hatred and praised the fourth young master of the Qin family.
"It's really gratifying. The fourth young master is really a heroic young man!"
"The court needs a good man like the fourth young master who is brave and fearless and good at martial arts!"
"The education of the Qin family master is really excellent. He has taught so many good children in a row. It really brings honor to the family!"
Everyone in the restaurant praised the Qin family, but Qin Shu's face was not very good.
Fortunately, when she came, she and Xixi both wore veils, so some people didn't recognize them as Qin Shu.
Otherwise, I'm afraid that the people would rush up and praise her in front of her, causing a commotion.
As Fang Qinghong said, the news of the fourth young master has begun to spread among the people.
Qin Shu listened quietly for a while. When the storyteller on the stage finished speaking and was taking a break, Qin Shu took Xiao Xixi to find the shopkeeper.
When the shopkeeper saw Qin Shu, he still had a smile on his face.
"The head of the Qin family is so lucky to have such good sons, which has brought honor to the Qin family!"
Qin Shu's face was not very good, but very gloomy.
She asked in a deep voice.
"These are all things that happened in the palace. The affairs of the palace are the affairs of the royal family. Shopkeeper, who gave you the courage to discuss the affairs of the royal family?"
The shopkeeper originally thought that Qin Shu would be very happy that they were telling the heroic deeds of the Qin family. He didn't expect Qin Shu to say that. The shopkeeper's face turned pale.
At this time, he couldn't help but sweat on his head.
It was at this time that he finally realized that the affairs of the royal family were not something that their small tavern could discuss recklessly.
"This... Master Qin, please forgive me. I also accepted money from others. That mysterious person gave me money and told me that I could say so and no one would pursue it. That's why I dared to let the storyteller say so!"
If he knew that this would make their small tavern be accused of discussing the royal family, he would definitely not dare to spread rumors!
The shopkeeper also realized the seriousness of the matter. Cold sweat broke out on his head and his expression was somewhat panicked.
Qin Shu keenly caught the "mysterious person" in the shopkeeper's words.
Since the shopkeeper said so, the mysterious person must not have revealed his information, and Qin Shu was unwilling to make things difficult for the shopkeeper.
"Someone must be behind this. Haven't you noticed that the biggest restaurants in the capital don't have any rumors? On the contrary, a restaurant like yours dares to make such a fuss? Talking about the royal family is a big deal. How many heads do you have?"
The shopkeeper immediately knelt down and kowtowed madly.
"Please give me some advice, Mr. Qin. I know I'm wrong!"
Qin Shu sighed and helped the shopkeeper up.
"How about this, I'll give you more money, and you change the content of the storytelling."
Qin Shu whispered to the shopkeeper what she had ordered. The shopkeeper just wanted to get rid of the big hat of "talking about the royal family" at this time. How dare he not agree now? He nodded repeatedly. The shopkeeper
wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said to Qin Shu in a very polite way.
"Master Qin, you don't have to pay more money. Just give me the normal price."
Qin Shu shook her head and still paid the shopkeeper a higher price.
Although she fooled the shopkeeper into thinking that if this matter got to the ears of the royal family, his restaurant would be in jeopardy. But in fact, the Qin family's end would be much uglier.
Qin Shu said this just to convince the shopkeeper to share her stance and change the content of the story.
The shopkeeper agreed repeatedly, but Qin Shu was still worried. After leaving this restaurant, she went to several other restaurants and found the same situation in some of them.
There must be someone behind this matter.
It's just that the mysterious man protected himself too well, and Qin Shu hasn't asked for any information about the mysterious man yet.
When they returned home, Qin Shu said nothing and just let Fang Qinghong leave.
"Butler Wang, call Boss Yang Chong."
Yang Chong hurried over after hearing the news. After finding out the situation, he felt that something was wrong.
"Boss Yang, go investigate this matter and don't let the rumors among the people get worse. It would be best if you can find something to suppress this matter."
This is a common method used by people in the capital, and Yang Chong also knows how to do it.
After giving all the instructions, Qin Shu still has some doubts in her heart.
This matter suddenly spread, and it is also a signal for Qin Shu.
Although their Qin family had some enemies before, they were all business dealings and were open enemies.
But this time is very different. This time the rumor was obviously spread deliberately by someone, and even Xiao Si's situation was deliberately designed by someone.
The enemy is in the dark, and they are in the light. The situation is very unfavorable for them.