Chapter 207: Rumors in the Capital

The rumors spread rapidly throughout the capital city like wings, and the families of all the officials and their wives were discussing the matter aloud.

After Wei Xinglu learned the news, he immediately came to the mansion and caught up with his brother and asked, "Jin Cheng, you hid it too well. If I had known that you were the prince's son, I would never have dared to call you my brother."

The little devil said with a dark face: "What nonsense are you talking about? My last name is Zong, not Chu, and my father is Zong Zhao. Who is the prince's son? Who is the concubine's son? Don't ruin the reputation of me and His Highness!"

He has not seen the prince since he came back that day. I heard that he was in a coma for several days and is still bedridden. As a result, people outside are spreading such ugly words.

Calling the prince's son an illegitimate child would bring shame to both the prince and the princess.

The little devil became angrier and angrier, and ran to Xu Wan's courtyard to find her: "Mom, I want to go to the East Palace to see His Highness."

Xu Wan has also been worried these days. She originally felt that the relationship between the prince and Jin Cheng was confusing, but now there are so many rumors that they are almost covering her face. Even Mrs. He came to ask her about it.

The father-in-law and mother-in-law were fine. They seemed to trust Zong Zhao very much. As long as Zong Zhao said that he was his biological son, they would believe it.

At this point, Xu Wan felt that the couple's mental strength was truly strong, without any internal friction at all.

Xu Wan saw the anxious look on the little devil's face and guessed that he was also upset by the rumors. She said, "His Highness is still recuperating. It is not appropriate for us to disturb him at this time."

"But I... they are all saying that I am the prince's son. The prince and the princess will definitely be unhappy." The little devil said with a pout.

Xu Wan smiled and said, "Look how calm your grandparents are. They don't doubt anything at all."

The little devil tilted his head and said, "It seems so. I am the eldest grandson brought back by my father himself. My father has acknowledged me. My grandparents all believe in my father."

In order to make him relax, Xu Wan deliberately teased him, "It seems that your father is a good person and has a high reputation among your grandparents. If it were your reputation, it would not be certain."

The little devil immediately got anxious: "You are talking nonsense. My reputation is very good now. I haven't lied to them for a long time!"

Xu Wan chuckled and said, "You have such low standards for your own credibility. Isn't it the most basic thing to not lie to others?"

The little devil snorted and said, "You don't understand at all. Your Highness taught me not to be straightforward but to be roundabout. Being roundabout means telling lies with your eyes open. If you don't practice more, you won't be able to speak so fluently."

Xu Wan: “…”

He said...that's right.

In fact, adults require children to be honest in order to facilitate their education and management. But when children grow up, they have to learn to be roundabout, lie, and make promises in order to adapt to survival.

The prince simply taught him these things in advance.

"Let's wait until the Lantern Festival. There will be a lantern banquet in the palace. We can then go to the East Palace early to see if we can meet the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess." Xu Wan said.

"good."

The Lantern Festival was still as lively as ever, except that the Crown Prince was ill and the Crown Princess was about to give birth, so neither of them came.

Xu Wan took Jin Cheng to the East Palace to ask for an audience, and the prince agreed.

This was the first time the little devil saw the prince after half a month. He still didn't look well, his lips were still pale, and the little boy was about to cry.

This is all because of him, because I wanted to save him.

"Your Highness, has the bad guy been caught?"

The prince laughed and said, "You can't catch it."

"Isn't the city sealed off?" The little devil pouted, "Isn't it okay to search every house?"

The prince shook his head gently: "It's not possible to search every household at will. There's nothing you can find."

Zong Jincheng was moved when he heard this, and quickly responded: "Your Highness, do you know who they are?"

The prince was surprised and somewhat amazed at his sharpness. He smiled with relief, but still did not tell him the truth: "I don't know either."

"Oh..." The little devil was disappointed. He muttered, "I wish I could grow ten years older overnight."

The prince chuckled: "What's the point of growing up? The most important thing is that the things in your brain can keep up."

The little devil said dissatisfiedly: "It would be great if the brain could also store ten years of knowledge overnight."

The prince was amused by him, but he couldn't help coughing when he laughed, and his face turned pale when he coughed. Zong Jincheng hurried forward to soothe his chest and considerately tucked in the corners of his quilt.

The prince smiled faintly and asked, "There have been many rumors outside the palace recently, saying that you are the son of an orphan. Are you afraid?"

Zong Jincheng's heart sank.

Sure enough, the rumor also reached the palace. The prince knew about it even though he was sick, which must have caused him trouble.

The little devil said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Your Highness. I don't know why they spread such brainless rumors, but I definitely don't believe them. My father is Zong Zhao, not you."

The prince was confused by his firm attitude. He asked softly, "Don't you want to be a royal child? This is the dream of many people."

Zong Jincheng shook his head and said, "No, I think I am living a good life now. I have grandparents, brothers and mother who love me, and many classmates and brothers. This is good enough. Well... although I also like Your Highness very much and am willing to spend my whole life helping and protecting Your Highness. But... I like my mother more and only want to be her son, not Your Highness's son."

If Xu Wan was here, he would definitely not be able to say such words, it would be so corny. But His Highness was different, he could say many things in front of His Highness that he dared not say to others.

The prince nodded slightly and agreed: "Your mother is indeed very good. It only took her one year to raise you to this level. It is really rare."

When the little devil heard him praising Xu Wan, he also grinned happily.

His Highness also said so. It turns out that he has the best mother in the world. Only he has her, no one else has her!

Unlike the relaxed atmosphere in the palace, Xu Wan and the Crown Princess sat outside, clasping their hands nervously.

The Crown Princess had asked her about Jincheng's birthday a long time ago, and she must have had some doubts at that time. Now the rumors outside are so fierce, and the Crown Princess is pregnant. This is the time when her mind is most sensitive, and her mood must be very bad.

But just when Xu Wan wanted to try to comfort her by saying that Jin Cheng was not the prince's son, the princess who was drinking tea slowly suddenly laughed and said, "Why are you so nervous? You look so uneasy, as if I were interrogating a prisoner."

Xu Wan thought to herself, I'm just afraid that you'll be angry with me because of the rumors, but it looks like that's not the case. Not only did the Crown Princess not force a smile, she also seemed to be in a good mood, the kind of good mood that comes from the inside out.

What's going on? Has the Crown Princess's ability to control her emotions become so strong now?