Although she didn't pin the blame on the Empress, she still lost her temper, "How dare you! Do you even respect me!"
But Qiu Chengshi, seemingly unafraid of death, said, "Your Majesty, the people are extremely sympathetic to you."
"Get out of my sight!" Emperor Mingde hurled his teacup at him. What difference was there between pitying him and confirming that he had been cuckolded?
Qiu Tang touched his nose, left the Taihe Hall, exchanged a glance with Xie Yun, and smiled broadly.
Meanwhile, at Weiyang Palace, Yide received the news and was so angry that she trembled. A woman's reputation is of utmost importance; this was a death sentence for her!
Clang!
"Clang..."
The sounds of things being pushed over and broken echoed throughout the room.
"Investigate! Investigate! Find out who's behind this, and I'll tear her to pieces!"
Her subordinates quickly went to investigate, while she racked her brains to find a way to dispel Emperor Mingde's doubts. For a non-virgin to prove that she had never slept with anyone after leaving her previous man was harder than climbing to heaven, especially in front of men, amidst a flurry of rumors.
Emperor Mingde was definitely not the kind of person who would love you as much as ever and not care even if you had a thousand men to sleep with.
The Imperial Guards, the Five City Garrison, and the Jingzhao Prefecture were all mobilized to search for those spreading rumors. The news spread in an instant, and everyone in the capital had said something about it.
At this critical juncture when the nation was in peril, everyone was paying close attention. However, the law does not punish the masses, and Emperor Mingde could not possibly kill all the people in the capital.
However, the Five Cities Garrison was under the control of the Imperial Guard. Hu Lin, the Prefect of Jingzhao, was the catalyst for Ji Dongxue's demotion. How could he dare to oppose the Imperial Guard? Having spent decades in the capital, he was not without a sense of crisis and keenly felt that this matter must be related to the imperial marriage.
Therefore, when these two organizations arrest people, they appear to be extremely conscientious in their duties, but in reality, they are careless.
Once Sun Yun's men spread the rumors, they immediately went into hiding. At this critical juncture when the nation was in peril, there was no need for much incitement; the people automatically completed the story and even created many more versions.
The authorities couldn't catch her at all, but Yi De's people noticed. They were struggling to find evidence, but based on the fact that only the Sun family's branch in the capital was still there and was rapidly growing, they focused on Sun Yun.
When the intelligence was delivered to Yide, she tore it to shreds after reading it. "Guards! I'll teach her a lesson she won't forget!"
Yi De represents a family that was once defeated by Emperor Taizu and subjected to a policy of sedification. They are known as the Revenge Party. The influence of these families permeates all walks of life and all clans. She is no less capable than Sun Yun in spreading rumors.
Following the scandals of Yide's treason, cuckolding the emperor, and the fourth prince's true parentage, another major news story broke in the capital.
This matter concerns Jiang Ying.
Sun Yun never expected that Yi De could be so shameless. Not to mention that Jiang Ying and she were once sisters, Jiang Ying is already dead. Shouldn't the living show respect to the dead?
However, her shamelessness has reached the heavens.
These rumors originated from aristocratic families, and the speakers were mostly maids and concubines.
“My master said that Empress Yide was persecuted by Princess Yong back then, so she had no choice but to fake her death. She has been hiding all these years to survive. I never expected Princess Yong to be so vicious. She even harmed my senior sister. Look, she got her comeuppance. It's one thing for her to die, but she also caused the death of Prince Yong's only son.”
"Tsk tsk tsk, like mother, like daughter. No wonder Princess Jun is so domineering. It turns out she took after Princess Yong. I can't believe how vicious she is."
"Look who Heaven spares."
"In the past, Emperor Yide treated Princess Yong like his own sister. Her mother died early, and the Marquis of Yiguang's mansion fell into poverty. She herself was extremely arrogant and lived a life of luxury. How could the Marquis of Yiguang's mansion afford her? Wasn't it Empress Yide who raised her? She was ungrateful and ended up like that. Heaven has eyes."
"I heard that the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Yiguang's family is imprisoned because Princess Yong persecuted Empress Yide. Her elder sister found out and advised her to turn back before it was too late, but she didn't listen. Later, she suffered retribution. Princess Jun then regarded her own aunt as the murderer of her mother and imprisoned and tortured her."
"My God, I never imagined she was so vicious, not even sparing her own aunt." Someone expressed disbelief.
"What's the big deal? Miss Jiang's birth mother was the Marquis of Yiguang's first wife, and now she's been divorced. To be divorced after death is a disgrace to a woman. The dead should be respected. How could someone do such a thing if they weren't vicious? I heard that it was Princess Jun who forced the Marquis to do this. In recent years, the Marquis hasn't had much contact with the Prince Yong's mansion."
"The last time the Marquis of Yiguang's mansion sold shampoo, someone died. I'm telling you, it's true. It's just that the Prince of Yong's mansion is powerful, and the officials in the government protect each other, so they covered up the truth."
"Good heavens, I ordered people to throw away the rest of the shampoo as soon as I got home. It was terrible. I never thought Princess Jun was that kind of person. I used to admire her so much. I will never use Sanguzhai and Chunyuan again."
"You wicked woman, there are gods watching over us. Let's just wait for her to suffer the same fate as her mother. Who has ever escaped the wrath of Heaven?"
After receiving the intelligence from his subordinates, Sun Yun was furious and remained silent for a long time.
Xiao Zhu Zi couldn't hold back any longer and personally went to the Sun residence to see Sun Yun with Bi Qiao. At this moment, the two of them were already in a state of confusion. "Miss Sun, what should we do?"
"Look, who does Heaven spare? Trying to suppress rumors? Dream on! Immediately intensify the efforts and bring out everyone related to Yi De. If you don't have a story, make one up! At the same time, straighten out everything regarding the Princess Yong. Trying to turn the tables? Not so easy!" Sun Yun sneered. "Since she's so eager to die, then let's not stop her. Have you found out which families have been spreading these rumors?"
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