Chapter 240: Quieting the Rumors

When Bixi heard that the head nanny was looking for her, she suddenly became serious.

She looked at the palace maid who came to inform her, smiled widely and said, "Sister, I wonder what Madam wants to see me about?"

The palace maid was about the same age as her, and they had an average relationship. She said in a sarcastic tone, "You don't know what you have done!"

In the palace, people flatter the powerful and look down on the weak. When they see someone in trouble, they will compete with each other to watch the show!

When Bixi heard this, she took off a kingfisher hairpin from her head and said, "Sister, I'm leaving the palace soon. There's no use for me to keep these things. I think they're perfect for you to wear."

Seeing this, the palace maid took the hairpins one by one, with a smile on her face, "Bixi, you have done a lot of things outside the palace!"

When Bixi heard this, she felt relieved for a moment, but then immediately tensed up again.

Outside the palace...

Then it’s not about her and Cheng Yunshuo.

Come to think of it, she is close to Cheng Yunshuo, but she still has to be careful about her distance. It may not work to use this to pressure her.

Moreover, if this came true, not only would she be in trouble, but Cheng Yunshuo would also be in trouble.

If someone wants to use the charge of having an affair with a palace maid and a guard to deal with her, then they will be hurting their own side while hurting the enemy!

Even my own family is more seriously affected!

So, the image of the young lady from yesterday flashed through Bixi's mind.

But she would definitely not do such a thing. In fact, because of her and Cheng Yunshuo's special identities, she even had to cover for them!

She wouldn't be that stupid!

For a moment, Bixi was relieved, but what was happening outside the palace...

Bixiu frowned and followed the palace maid to the head nanny. Only when she got there did she realize Lu Lingyun's skills.

Lu Lingjun did not expose the affair between her and Cheng Yunshuo to anyone, so as to let her be thrown into the mud all at once.

But what she did was more effective than just throwing herself into the mud!

"How do you do things! How can going out of the palace to buy things cause such a big trouble?"

“Bang!”

A slap landed directly on Bixi's face, and an old lady in her forties or fifties in front of her looked at Bixi with anger.

Bixi asked fearfully, "Mammy, what did Bixi do wrong..."

"You still have the nerve to ask!" The old lady slapped her, ruffling her hair.

Bixi didn't dare to lose her temper at all. She knelt on the ground trembling with fear and begged for mercy again and again, "Mammy, Bixi was wrong, Bixi was wrong."

After listening to her begging for mercy for a long while, the head nanny spoke coldly, "How come you were beaten when you went out of the palace to do some shopping a few days ago? And your clothes were torn in the street! The people outside saw it all, and it brought shame to our palace!"

When Bixi heard this, her eyes widened. She could never have imagined this!

Lu Lingyun actually used this seemingly insignificant matter to deal with her!

But unfortunately, this incident hit her sore spot.

At that time, she allowed her maidservant to exaggerate and talk nonsense at the palace gate. She originally just wanted to make Cheng Yunshuo feel guilty. She never thought that she would act like this and become a knife for punishment from the higher-ups!

"Mammy, this is... a misunderstanding!" Bixi gritted her teeth and swallowed it down. "I didn't fight with anyone in the street, and I didn't tear my clothes. I just met a woman. She saw that I was distracted, so she grabbed my sleeve and tore it. My sleeve was torn, and I didn't even show my underwear."

"I didn't even ask anyone to see it! If you don't believe me, you can ask Lord Li and the others who were guarding the West Gate at the time. They can all testify to it!"

What Bixi had tacitly agreed to at that time, she now swallowed back into her own stomach.

How dare she talk nonsense in front of the head nanny in the palace!

The head nanny heard this and asked, "Who spread these words?"

Bixi's eyes darkened, "Cuiying is talking nonsense!"

"Cui Ying?"

"Yes! She's talking nonsense!"

Cuiying was the little palace maid who followed her.

After a while, Cuiying was called into the palace. She looked at her aunt in confusion. Ever since she entered the palace and was assigned a palace, she had been working under Bixi.

She always follows Bixi's lead and is her complete lackey.

She didn't understand what was going on, so she looked at Bixi, only to see that Bixi had her head down and was keeping a distance from her.

At this time, the nanny above was heard saying, "Are you talking nonsense and spreading rumors?"

"Mammy, I don't have it." Cuiying looked confused.

"How dare you make excuses!" The head nanny slapped her twice. "Some time ago, you went out of the palace with your aunt Bixi to do some shopping. She was beaten in the street and her clothes were torn to shreds. Everyone saw her naked. The rumor spread everywhere, and you still say it didn't happen!"

Cuiying suddenly understood what was going on when she heard this. She hurriedly explained, "Mammy, this is what happened. At that time, a crazy woman rushed out and tore our aunt's clothes..."

"Mammy, did you hear that? She was the one who spread the rumor!" Before she could finish her words, Bixi spoke up.

Cuiying's eyes suddenly widened, and she looked at the aunt she had always been protecting in disbelief.

Bixi turned her head and looked at Cuiying, "Cuiying, the young lady just pulled my shoulder and accidentally tore my clothes, how come you are tearing me naked in your mouth! And I didn't even hit her, but you made up a rumor that she hit me, it's just nonsense!"

"Aunt Bixi..." Cuiying was so anxious that tears came out when she heard this, "I did all this for you, why are you......"

"Enough! If you really wanted to help me, you wouldn't have spread these lies. Not only did you slander my innocence, but you also tarnished the reputation of others!" Bixi looked at the head nanny and kowtowed without hesitation. "Now that the rumors are spreading like wildfire, please give me justice!"

Cuiying understood everything after hearing this.

How could she have tarnished Bixi's innocence? It was clearly Bixi who used her as a scapegoat!

"Mammy, Mammy, it's not like that. It was obviously Bixi..." Cuiying explained in a panic.

"That's enough! I just want to ask you, is what I said true? Is there only a small tear in my dress? Was it you who lied to the guards at the palace gate?"

"No matter how cunning you try to make excuses, I won't plead for you! You deserve to die!"

Bixi raised her eyes and looked at Cuiying with coldness.

Cuiying listened to these questions and then she realized belatedly that from beginning to end, Bixi had not said a word. She was the one speaking for her.

If something goes wrong, she will not be blamed for anything and will be the one to bear all the problems and blame.

The moment Cuiying realized the truth, she felt angry, annoyed, anxious, and regretful. She even hated herself for being so blind to follow such a person!

"Mammy, please spare this girl's life. She is talking nonsense. Just pull out her tongue. After all, I brought her up. I also have a responsibility. I hope Mammy will show mercy!" Bixi turned around and begged.

"Bixi! You must not..."

Before she could finish her words, she was dragged away and she stared at Bixi.

That day, a palace maid had her tongue pulled out to quell the rumors.