"But when I got used to you, you pushed me away again."
——Shi Qingmiao
***
The concern expressed out loud is too pale, not to mention that once he expresses his concern, all that should be revealed is revealed, so there is no need to talk about whether to hide it or not.
"I heard Si Shuo hasn't left yet."
Helan Minzhi glanced at him. How come this person could be heard of everywhere? Perhaps he didn't want to talk about Si Shuo's affairs, so his tone was not very happy. "If he doesn't leave, then I don't have to leave."
Yoo Seung Ho pursed his lips and glanced at her, as if he didn't know how to get along with people. "I also heard that she has a good relationship with a palace maid."
How come he hears about it everywhere? Helan Minzhi had always been curious about his connections. Just how extensive was his network? He had all the news, both inside and outside the palace, in and out of the city. And it was accurate, always the first to know.
"If you have nothing to say, you should leave."
Helan Minzhi didn't like Yu Chenghao mentioning Si Shuo all the time. It was obvious that he came to find her by bypassing the Queen Mother, the guards and the palace walls because he cared about her, but as soon as they met, he mentioned someone else.
The order to expel him made Yu Chenghao even more helpless. "What if Si Shuo is with that palace maid? Maybe you won't have to..."
"Yu Seung-ho," Helan Minzhi said with a rare firm attitude, "Can you tell me something about yourself?"
Helan Minzhi would not waste time on things that had already been decided, as she felt it was useless.
"You care so much about what he said, do you care about me too..." Helan Minzhi wanted to use this sudden temper and the courage he had gathered for a long time to finish his words, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them, as if he had lost his language system. "Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything on the Flower Festival."
Yoo Seung-ho takes it seriously, he takes everything seriously.
People are always contradictory. Helan Minzhi is determined to marry into the Simu Kingdom, but at the same time she wants to see Yu Chenghao more often. As for Yu Chenghao, he wants her to run to someone better than him, but he can't let go at the critical moment.
But one must always be brave for once, even if it’s just a question in a relationship, “Minzhi, if you don’t go to Simu Kingdom, will you marry me?”
What are you talking about...
Helan Minzhi looked up at his serious eyes. It was rare to see seriousness in his eyes. Brother Ahao was always joking, like a playboy devil playing around in the world.
Helan Minzhi always couldn't answer those jokes, but this time it was not a joke, and Helan Minzhi still couldn't answer it.
She stopped looking at him and stared down at her fingers. Her nails had grown very long and she had been reluctant to cut them.
After a long time, she slowly spoke, "Brother Hao, there is no such thing as if in this world."
Helan Minzhi was willing, but she couldn't say it.
From the moment she was born, her fate was destined to be beyond her control. If she had to find something she could control, it would probably be to like the person she likes.
But now this power must be taken back.
It’s very sad, but no matter how sad it is, I have to accept it.
***
On the eighth day of June, a rumor gradually spread in Funing City.
Maybe it’s not a rumor, it’s just something people talk about after dinner.
Because the matter and the people involved are so huge, no one dares to speak out but dares not slander.
The rumor goes that two days have passed since Zhan Shaoang's death, and a bloody corpse was hung on the city wall. This was really shocking and scary, but many people were interested in it.
Because it was discovered very quickly, not many people saw it with their own eyes, and this was also the beginning of the rumors.
Almost everyone knew that there was a sign hanging on Zhan Shaoang with the words "dishonest person" written on it, so everyone began to speculate that this "dishonest person" was Zhan Shaoang who had lost his credibility and made enemies with others.
That's why people were retaliated against so badly, and were used by the elderly to educate children. If they were disobedient, they would be hung on the city gate.
This is where things get interesting. There is reliable information that Zhan Shaoang was once the master of Crown Princess Jin Suting, specializing in teaching martial arts.
But he disappeared for a while and did not fulfill his promise to Jin Suting.
The "dishonest person" sign was the only clue in their eyes. They all looked like experts who had solved major cases, and they boldly guessed that it might be Jin Suting who was the killer. After all, she even killed her own sister.
But she was the Crown Princess, and although this matter was circulating for a while, she did not dare to be too presumptuous.
But it eventually reached the ears of the Queen Mother, and Jin Suting herself also knew about it.
She was wholeheartedly helping Lu Mingxian investigate the case, yet someone was slandering her and spreading rumors behind her back?!
However, the Queen Mother ordered to suppress the rumors. The case has not been solved yet, and it is a bad habit to make random suspicions.
For a while, no one dared to talk nonsense anymore, but whenever Jin Suting appeared in public, she would be pointed at and talked about. They discussed in low and suppressed voices whether she was a murderer.
"Is it her..."
“…That’s right.”
"Tsk tsk tsk, how cruel..."
"...Be careful she hears."
It felt like millions of ants were crawling on her body, very uncomfortable but she couldn't get rid of it.
Reason told her not to be impulsive. She hadn't finished buying fresh vegetables yet and needed to go back to make vegetable soup. The owner of the vegetable shop was a submissive middle-aged man. He saw Jin Suting's hands shaking with fear. This hurt Jin Suting more than a face-to-face discussion. However, reason had not yet given way, so she had to keep a smile and stay calm.
"You treat the Mother of the Nation's order as nothing?"
Some people heard it and were so anxious for her that they jumped up and down. It was obvious that she was not a very rational person.
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