Chapter 260: One Stone Stirs Up Thousand Waves
Doctor Xiao tried every possible way.
He also mixed a lot of potions to help Song Yunyao wash off the dye on her face, but it had no effect at all.
No matter what potion or what object he used, the dye on Song Yunyao's face could not be washed off, and it didn't even fade anymore.
On the contrary, because he had been tormented with various things, Song Yunyao's face became more red and swollen, and more broken.
In the end, she was so exhausted from even making a bigger expression that she couldn't move at all, because even washing with water hurt.
Song Yunyao didn't even dare to cry, because crying would be too painful.
After a busy day, she didn't even want to go out, and Song Yuanlin and the others even forgot to tell her about the rumors outside.
The people outside waited for a day and a night but didn't see Song Yunyao go out, so the rumor spread even more widely.
Look, Princess Yunyao really doesn’t dare to come out!
Many people said this, and then some people started to keep an eye on Prince Xiao's mansion and asked the servants secretly. They heard that Prince Xiao did not stay in the bridal chamber on the wedding night, and the prince's wife took the initiative to go to his room the next day, but was pushed out by Prince Xiao.
The Crown Prince's wife went to her father, Doctor Li, to cry and complain. Doctor Li felt sorry for his daughter and rushed to the Crown Prince Xiao to argue with him. As a result, he and Prince Xiao had a big quarrel and the two almost came to blows.
Things in Prince Xiao's mansion are also very lively.
"So, what was written in the injustice post is correct. At least it seems to be true now. Prince Xiao did not want to marry Li Zhiyao, and now that they are married, they don't have the ability to have a bridal chamber."
The news spread more and more intensely, because this time the gossip involved several families, and they were all very famous figures in the capital recently, with different statuses. Add in a poor girl named Fu Zhaoning who was like a sparrow flying to a tree, and everyone was talking about it very enthusiastically.
For several days, the popularity did not decrease, but instead became more widespread.
Among these rumors, Song Yunyao was the central figure of discussion. She had not come out in the past few days, so all the idle people in the city were so bored that they tried to dig into what she had done in the past.
I don’t know if someone was secretly pushing this, but a lot of her little details were dug out and then intentionally strung together. The image that was created is very inconsistent with her previous perfect personality.
For example, when she went to Dahe, a traveling merchant met her and Prince Dahe shopping in Dahe. He said that she had always taken the initiative to get close to Prince Dahe, talking and laughing with them, and she even took the hairpin that Prince Dahe bought for her on the street and asked him to put it on her hair himself.
This has a special meaning in Zhao State, and people without special relationships cannot do this.
After she came back, Song Yunyao wrote a letter to Prince Jun, asking him to go out of the city gate to meet her, and then she followed him to the Fu family. It was obvious that after leaving Prince Dahe, she wanted to pester Prince Jun again.
Is Princess Yunyao so fickle?
Someone also dug up an old story that on the day of Prince Jun and Fu Zhaoning's wedding, Song Yuanlin came to their house and said that she did not agree with the marriage.
"The two princesses of the Song Mansion are so overbearing. Princess Yunyao can just hold the bowl and watch the pot, but others have to only watch over her?"
"It seems that these two sisters are both overbearing. During the gambling medicine ceremony, Madam Song was also having a hard time with Princess Jun. She stopped people and made trouble for no reason or grudge. If Princess Jun wasn't capable, wouldn't she have been bullied to death by the Song family?"
"Hey, so it is very likely that Princess Yunyao set up such a trap to deal with Princess Jun?"
"Isn't it? Her sister-in-law and her sister have both caused trouble for Princess Jun. Do you believe it when you say it has nothing to do with her?"
This rumor continued to circulate for another two days, and then it took on a new flavor.
Because some people started discussing why the Song family had two princesses, and if you look closely, it seems that these two princesses did not really do anything worthy of being named a princess.
But such rumors did not dare to spread too much, as everyone in the city was talking about it, and someone would eventually spread the news to the palace.
The Queen Mother immediately seized the opportunity and went to find the Emperor first.
"Your Majesty, the people's doubts about the palace are not a big deal, but they are not a good thing either. We cannot let this matter get any worse. So, no matter what the Song sisters have done, if they bring it to your Majesty again, you must not be biased towards them."
"Mother, I have never been partial to them before," the emperor looked a little annoyed, but he knew that the empress dowager said this for his own good. He was annoyed with the Song sisters. "No one said it was inappropriate to confer the title of princess before, so why are you making a fuss now?"
"They have been acting a little rashly in the past two years. Well, they are little girls, so your Majesty has to bear more responsibilities with them. I felt it was inappropriate for Yunyao to go to Dahe's house before, and it's also my fault that I didn't stop her." The Queen Mother sighed again.
"She's already grown up, and now there's a rumor out there that Yun Yao was acting unusually intimately with the prince in Dahe. How could she not know what propriety is? She probably thought that since she was in Dahe, no one would see it, and the news wouldn't reach Zhaoguo!"
The emperor became even angrier.
Song Yunyao really embarrassed him this time.
What’s the matter? The talented young masters in Zhao State are not as good as the prince of Dahe?
There are rumors out there that are very convincing. It's impossible that someone is making up such rumors to slander her, right?
"For these things, Yun Yao could have stood up and asked Lan Yuan for help to dispel the rumors. Otherwise, he could have lowered his attitude and asked Fu Zhaoning to help him walk around outside. This would have immediately changed the direction of the rumors."
The emperor had actually thought of a solution before.
"Otherwise, let me grant her a marriage directly, let her marry into Prince Jun's mansion and become Lan Yuan's concubine."
The Queen Mother's heart skipped a beat and she immediately stopped him, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed. If you grant the marriage now, wouldn't it be more proof that Yun Yao is trying to snatch Lan Yuan away? It would also be another charge of forcing a marriage by relying on your favoritism, and it would not be good for your reputation."
The emperor's face froze.
"I didn't think about it too carefully."
He lowered his head and glanced at the imperial edict on the table.
Originally, he almost wanted to draft the decree himself to grant the marriage, but the Queen's idea was to use this opportunity to put pressure on Prince Jun.
In the future, there will be two Princess Jun in the palace, which will definitely cause unrest among the people.
"Won't people outside think that the emperor is indeed too partial to Yun Yao?"
"What the Queen Mother said is true."
The emperor was a little scared and at the same time a little dissatisfied with the queen. Why didn't she stand in his shoes and consider him carefully?
Fu Zhaoning has been walking back and forth between the Fu family, the Shen family, and the Lin family in a relaxed mood these days.
She treated Shen Xuan's illness very carefully, and Lin Anhao was also very careful in acupuncture. The prescriptions for the injured and sick patients at home also had to be changed from time to time. Whenever she had some free time, she would check things around the house, which were previously occupied by the third room.
This actually allowed her to find a lot of things.
She also found a small booklet that was found in a dressing box left behind by Fu Lin. There was a compartment there that was previously occupied by Madam Fu II and had not been discovered for so many years.
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