There has never been a shortage of rumors in the palace.
Lin Mama asked Linghu Lan, "Your Majesty, these rumors will eventually damage Your Majesty's reputation. Why not arrest a few ringleaders, punish them, and let the rumors die down?"
"Who cares what it's for? Let them spread it if they want!"
At that moment, Linghu Lan was pruning a flower arrangement with scissors, trying to cut it into a shape that seemed to soar into the clouds. After cutting a leaf, she paused and said, "Besides, half of this rumor is true. I don't want to share the Emperor with them."
Lin Momo was taken aback. She looked around and quickly gestured for those around her to leave.
"Your Majesty, even if you have such thoughts, how can you say them in public? Furthermore, when you entered the palace, you should have understood that you married the Emperor, the Son of Heaven. It is perfectly normal for the Emperor to have three palaces and six courtyards. Even the Consort Xiao, who was the most favored concubine in the previous dynasty, did not dare to claim to have monopolized His Majesty. Not to mention His Majesty, even ordinary families have three wives and six concubines. Jealousy is a serious crime. Your Majesty, please think it over!"
Lin Mama always felt that her young mistress had changed a lot since entering the palace. Before, she was elegant and graceful Mohe, refined and upright. Now, Mohe has been given color and has come to life, with a more approachable and down-to-earth quality. However, she has also become bolder and bolder, saying such rebellious things. She was afraid that she would bring trouble upon herself in the future.
Linghu Lan smiled, her clear eyes sparkling with confidence and nobility, causing Lin Mama to swallow her complaints.
"It's alright! The Empress Dowager won't do anything to me for the time being! However, you should still go and see where the rumors are coming from, and take the opportunity to give her a warning."
"Yes! This servant obeys!"
Granny Lin immediately ordered her people to investigate swiftly and decisively.
However, during dinner, news arrived, and she whispered a few words in Linghu Lan's ear.
"Your Majesty, the news came from Consort Su's side."
"Are you sure it's Consort Su, and not Consort Yue?"
Linghu Lan raised her eyebrows slightly. She was certain it was Yue Qingyin, but to her surprise, the rumors turned out to be about someone else.
“These past few days, apart from coming to pay her respects to the Empress in the morning, Consort Yue has stayed in the palace without leaving her residence. It seems she is innocent.”
Linghu Lan's eyes flickered slightly, and she couldn't help but smile.
"Staying indoors eliminates suspicion? The way to survive is to distance yourself from others before harming them. Investigate who has been entering and leaving Consort Yue's palace recently, and also investigate who the maids around Consort Su are, when they were transferred, and from which palace."
"yes!"
This whole ordeal naturally resulted in chaos and disarray.
However, they did find out some things. A palace maid named Ling'er who served Su Niaoyue and a palace maid named Ou'er who served Yue Qingyin used to be from the same palace and had a very good relationship. The day before the rumors spread, Ou'er went to Huicui Palace to find Ling'er and the two talked for a while before coming out.
Linghu Lan nodded. That was the correct answer. When she invited people to eat snacks in the palace, only Yue Qingyin seemed to find it very difficult. It turned out that she was imagining these pointless things.
Lin, the old nanny, asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do about this?"
"Ignore it. Just give Consort Su a little pointer later. If she can't learn how to protect herself in the palace, I can't save her forever."
"What about the rumors? Doesn't Your Majesty care?"
“My good nanny, there are always rumors in the palace. Let them spread as they please. I’m not afraid! It’s good to let them all know that I’m jealous, so they’ll all be more careful in their actions.”
Granny Lin was both amused and exasperated, but she couldn't nag any longer, so she shook her head and left.
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