Shi Zairong continued, "As for Shu Yang, if what I saw that day is correct, he should indeed be in Qingliang Valley. Now I can have your undercover agents in Qingliang Valley spread this news."
"yes."
After several key military figures shared their perspectives on the current situation, the atmosphere gradually grew heavier. Just moments earlier, they'd dared to raise their glasses and take a few sips to calm their nerves, but now they didn't dare touch their cups or even take a bite of food.
Shi Zairong saw that the "luxurious" food he had prepared was about to be wasted in this oppressive atmosphere. He raised his glass and stood up, breaking the heavy atmosphere in the hall. "As I said earlier, today we're just inviting everyone here for a drink. Don't be too restrained, everyone. Let's talk freely. If anyone has any different opinions, please raise them. If you have any other interesting things, please share them so that everyone can have fun together."
"yes."
Xiao Liang was also very quick. Just a few days after Shi Zairong gave the order, he had spread the rumors about Shu Yang and Qingliang Valley according to Shi Zairong's instructions. They had used this method before, but it had little effect.
It was not known whether Shi Zairong's words were well-organized or what, but this time, the rumor actually caused quite a stir within the Liang State, especially within Qingliang Valley.
Ever since Xiaodouding and Xiaoshuang'er became close friends, Tang Chen's childcare workload had been significantly reduced. He already had a wet nurse to help with the baby's care, and now that Xiaodouding had a playmate, Tang Chen could basically come out and play whenever he wanted.
Today, when she brought her little one to Liang Shuyi's place again, she only saw the child but no adults. After asking, she found out that something seemed to have happened at the gate of the palace, and Liang Shuyi hurried over to deal with it.
Tang Chen was curious and wanted to see what was going on. When he walked out of the backyard, he saw that the door of the mansion, which should have been wide open, was now closed. There was also a lot of noise outside, as if someone was gathering to cause trouble.
Tang Chen was just about to grab an innocent passerby to ask, but seeing that everyone was busy blocking the door, he quietly mixed in with the servants and asked, "What's going on today? Why is there such a commotion outside?"
Not knowing who had heard her question, she replied casually, "I don't know who started gossiping, saying Princess Shuyang was in our house, and the townspeople all blocked the door, demanding we hand her over."
The person helping out on the side also said with great headache: "The person is not with us, why should we hand him over?"
It's true that Shu Yang is in Qingliang Valley, but for safety reasons, and to prevent the current situation from happening before the blame is removed from Shu Yang, no one in the palace knows about Shu Yang's stay in Qingliang Valley except Wang Yanzhou and his friends, plus Lin Qinghui and Zhou Xiao'e.
Looking at the tightly closed door before him, Tang Chen recalled what Shi Zairong had said to him that day. The commotion now seemed somewhat like something he had caused. If that were the case, after only a few days of "releasing the tiger back to the mountains," she would become the sinner of Qingliang Valley.
Thinking of this, Tang Chen felt a little panicked. After looking around and seeing that Liang Shuyi was not there, Tang Chen simply covered her face with a veil and slipped out through the corner door.
Liang Shuyi stood calmly beneath the palace's plaque, surrounded by a tight siege of guards. Seeing Liang Shuyi's intimidating presence, the townspeople, though somewhat agitated, ultimately did not dare to approach or force their way in.
"Shuyi, what's the situation now?"
Liang Shuyi noticed her coming and whispered, "Fortunately, it's still under control. It's not safe with so many people around. You go back first, I'm here."
Although Tang Chen was no longer a member of the Qingliang Palace, she was still considered the mistress of the palace. Liang Shuyi was already exhausted from managing the palace, so she couldn't handle this public relations crisis alone.
After thinking for a moment, Tang Chen called Qiu Liang over. Qiu Liang was also a mysterious person. When he was free, he might not even be seen. But when he was needed, he would come at any time, as if he was under voice control.
Tang Chen looked at Qiu Liang with some ill intentions and asked, "I'm going to give you a good job, do you want it?"
"......" Although Qiu Liang didn't say anything, he probably guessed what Tang Chen wanted him to do.
Tang Chen whispered in his ear, "Go call Princess Fenglai and tell everyone in her capacity as the princess consort that Princess Shuyang is not with us, nor in Qingliang Valley. Tell everyone not to believe the rumors."
After hesitating for a moment, Qiu Liang said, "Will her words be of any use?"
Tang Chen chuckled and teased, "No, are you that afraid of her? Normally, she's very straightforward when I ask you to do something, but why do you nag so much when it comes to her?"
After Tang Chen said this, Qiu Liang immediately returned to his usual capable self, just working without asking any questions: "Qiu Liang will do it immediately."
"Wait, take this," Tang Chen said, and after rummaging through his body for a while, he handed a booklet to Qiu Liang.
Qiu Liang looked at the pamphlet and saw that it didn't specify what it was. He didn't know what she was going to do with it. "Is this something to give to Princess Fenglai?"
"No, no, this is for you. I wrote this little booklet for you. It contains the wisdom I've accumulated over the past twenty years. Believe me, you'll definitely need it. When you ask her to come later, if she doesn't want to and you don't know what to say to get her to come, just open this booklet and read it out page by page, word by word."
"yes."
A short while later, the palace gates opened, and the legitimate consort, Princess Fenglai, appeared, flanked by her maids. While the townspeople's doubts and dissatisfaction over Fenglai's status and the Shu Kingdom's earlier assistance to Qingliang Valley and Daliang couldn't be completely dispelled by her few words, the crowd that had been gathered at the gates finally dispersed after hearing the promise and guarantee from Fenglai, the princess who had no personal relationship with Shuyang.
After Feng Lai saw the veiled Tang Chen, he took Qiu Liang's "speech" and asked, "Did you teach him this?"
Tang Chen pretended to be dumbfounded and was about to take the booklet back: "Wow, what is this? Let me see."
Seeing this, Feng Lai quickly stuffed the booklet into his sleeve and hid it: "No, no need. If there is nothing else, I will go back first."
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