Chapter 423: Your Highness is So Tall!

"Have you heard about it?"

There was a bustling crowd in the largest teahouse on Heyang Street. The corner, which should have been very noisy, became briefly quiet because of this mysterious voice.

The man seemed to be deliberately lowering his voice, but the volume was loud enough for people around to clearly distinguish: "In our capital, there is a wealthy family. A while ago, because the old man felt that his concubine was old and ugly, he cruelly found a reason to drive the concubine and her son out of the house!"

"hiss--"

“Wow!!”

"Tell me in detail?!"

This place is the favorite gathering place for idle people in the capital, and is particularly suitable as a hotbed for the spread of rumors.

As soon as these words were spoken, the noise around them became much quieter.

The man saw more and more people's eyes shifted to him, and he grinned and laughed evilly: "This is first-hand information I just got this morning. Let me tell you--"

"In order to prevent people from accusing him of being promiscuous, the senior official put a huge accusation on the concubine—" The man in the center of the crowd looked around, and then, amid the curious gazes, he spoke leisurely, "The senior official claimed that the concubine had an affair with the chief guard of the mansion!"

Several people gasped in surprise, and the entire teahouse fell silent without them noticing.

After a while, someone finally spoke hesitantly:

"So... did that concubine really have an affair with that head guard?"

"Of course not!" the man said firmly, "How could the concubine's family, which is in decline, dare to take such a big risk and exchange the future of her and her son for such a hasty thing?!"

"Which senior official?" Someone pouted. "This is too shameless!"

"This senior official is a very powerful person. As ordinary people, how can we be qualified to make irresponsible comments on his right and wrong?" The person who broke the news also sneered and laughed very nervously, "This matter cannot be discussed, cannot be discussed——"

"What are you afraid of?!"

"The emperor is fair and just. If this matter can be proven to be true, why don't we go and report it to the emperor today?" Someone said angrily, "Just say it!"

"Yes!"

The accomplice hiding in the crowd easily stirred the crowd's emotions with just a few words. The person who broke the news bowed his head and pondered for a while, then raised his head with a desperate expression: "Okay! Then I will be a righteous man today and contribute a little to the Qingming Festival of Da Rui!!"

He drank the rough tea in the bowl and said with great pride: "That senior official is the one we admire so much every day - Right Prime Minister Tan Wenhan!"

"Although he did nothing wrong during his time as an official, if he behaves like this, who can guarantee that he won't be driven by profit and exploit the people in the future?!"

"Folks, let us——"

The voice gradually faded away until it disappeared completely. The person who broke the news looked at the people who suddenly became unusually calm, and said in bewilderment: "Uh..."

"What are you doing——" What's wrong? Are you all scared when you hear that it's a big shot like the Right Prime Minister? !

The people from the Tan Mansion who were hiding in the teahouse snorted, raised their glasses calmly, and winked at the people they had arranged.

Their Prime Minister is indeed very foresighted and can even accurately predict things like this!

"Isn't this right?" Someone from the Tan residence who was hiding in the teahouse suddenly spoke up, finally breaking the unspeakable silence. "Why is this different from the news we heard?"

The person who broke the news calmed down and asked, "What's the difference?"

"The Tan family has a concubine who is plain-looking, but because of her extraordinary talent, Prime Minister Gu Tan has always respected and loved her——"

"Impossible!" the person who broke the news blurted out, "If they were really that loving, how come there aren't stories about them in the capital?!"

Normally, the actions of these high-ranking officials are closely watched by the people. If this matter has really reached the point where it can be widely known, there is no way they have not received the news! !

There were responses and voices that rang out one after another——

"This... this gentleman is right. I have also heard about the affair between Prime Minister Tan and his concubine..."

"That's right! Yesterday, I went out with my friends and saw Prime Minister Tan and his concubine shopping together. They were so affectionate and loving! How could Prime Minister Tan drive his concubine out of the house for such a superficial reason as you said?!"

“I saw that, too!”

"Me too……"

"Brother, where did you get this information?"

The person who broke the news had a thin layer of cold sweat on his head, and he stammered for a long time but couldn't find his own voice.

How could it be such a coincidence?!

They had just finalized this plan, and Tan Wenhan happened to bring his ugly concubine with him?!

This isn't right!

The people sent by the Tan Mansion looked at each other secretly, then looked away with satisfaction.

Prime Minister Tan and Madam Jiang wandered around the city for four or five hours yesterday. After returning home, they were both so tired that they didn't even want to talk. They didn't even have time to wash up before falling into a deep sleep.

Fortunately, this result is quite satisfactory——

"I thought you guys had all the exclusive info!"

Before the people in the Tan Mansion could calm down from their secret joy, they heard someone suddenly laugh loudly and said, "That's it?"

The man slowly stood up, still holding an unfinished cup of hot tea in his hand: "Why don't I tell you some real, explosive news about Tan Xiang!"

People in Tan's house: "..."

The person who broke the news earlier: "..."

Several parties were stunned for a moment.

What's happening?

Where did this come from?!

Ignoring the stunned expressions of the crowd, the man spoke quietly, "It is said that Prime Minister Tan had a sworn brother when he was young, but that man devoted himself to the army and later died on the battlefield. Prime Minister Tan was heartbroken, so he entered the government through the imperial examination and ascended to such a high position, all for the purpose of personally avenging his sworn brother one day!"

Everyone in Tan Mansion: "..." What the hell.

The person who broke the news earlier: "..." Is this... friendly forces?

Everyone's expression was as if struck by lightning, and they said in a harsh voice: "It's fake... right?"

"Don't believe it?" The man snorted and laughed, "I have something even more powerful! Rumor has it that the current wife of Prime Minister Tan is the cousin of that brother, and the reason they got married is simply because Prime Minister Tan wanted to take good care of that brother's relatives!"

Everyone's expressions became even more confused.

The more the man spoke, the more excited he became: "Still don't believe it?"

"I have more!" He kept pouring out stories like pouring beans. "Legend has it that Tan Xiang was an immortal from the mountains. He came to the human world to go through a love calamity, but he met his sworn brother halfway through. They had such a lingering love story, so Tan Xiang gave up on himself and left the human world—"

The man looked around with his big eyes, and when he saw that no one spoke up to refute him, he raised the corners of his lips in a smug manner.

——As long as the "explosive news" he says is nonsense enough, people will subconsciously think that even the previous person's revelations were fabricated.

Your Highness is so tall!