A woman's eyes widened in disbelief when she heard this: "I, I am that family's neighbor. They really did move away overnight without even saying hello."
That family didn't have any close relatives in the capital, only neighbors like them with whom they got along well, so they found it strange that they moved away without telling anyone. However, since it was the princess's people who informed them, no one doubted the authenticity of the matter.
If they were really killed, then it would make sense why they moved away without saying a word. But if it was really as the little woman said, that Princess Rongfu slaughtered an entire family for a piece of land to build a villa, then it would be too horrible.
Everyone also looked at the couple, saying in horror: "Oh my God, Princess Rongfu wouldn't really..."
Some people were skeptical: "Isn't this a rumor? Princess Rongfu is of noble status, how could she be short of that little money?"
"Yeah, I don't believe it anyway..."
Princess Rongfu has done so many good things for the people over the years and even prayed for candidates taking the imperial examinations. In the hearts of most people, she is a lucky princess who cares about the people.
"Hey!" the dark-skinned woman said, "You probably don't know, but Princess Rongfu loves luxury. I heard she has over a dozen villas, each lavishly decorated. And, Princess Rongfu doesn't just do that."
"Ah? There's more?"
"Tell me what else..."
Some people don't believe it, some people defend it, and naturally there are people who are skeptical and curious.
The different reactions from the crowd were all within the expectations of the dark-skinned woman.
Princess Rongfu holds a particularly high image in the hearts of ordinary people, and he is no exception. If it weren't for Princess Rongfu's intention to kill his wife, he wouldn't have dared to believe it.
He continued, "I heard that Princess Rongfu also embezzled disaster relief funds. Just three years ago, she colluded with several officials to embezzle disaster relief funds and framed the Baishan prefect who refused to cooperate with them. The prefect was beheaded, and her men even killed his family during exile."
"Also, I heard that Princess Rongfu has done more evil than these. After learning about it, a master even asserted that if Princess Rongfu continues to do whatever she wants, she will be punished by heaven." The dark-skinned woman shook her head and said, "I don't know if it's true..."
Everyone was shocked: "God's punishment? If he really did so many evil things, he deserves God's punishment..."
"No, this is impossible. How could Princess Rongfu... She is the lucky star of Dajin, how could she harm others?"
Someone immediately retorted: "You can only judge a person by their appearance, not their heart. Maybe she's just doing it for us to see, for the sake of the country and the people..."
“That’s right…”
"I don't believe anything without evidence..."
"Yes, yes, yes! I also believe that Princess Rongfu is not that kind of person..."
The argument grew louder and louder, and more and more people joined in the discussion. Some people who arrived late heard that everyone at the market was discussing Princess Rongfu, so they asked curiously and were shocked.
Of course, there are also people who have doubts and some who are skeptical.
As more and more people joined the debate, the news spread like wildfire, and soon spread throughout the entire market.
The dark-skinned woman realized that her goal had been achieved. She pretended to buy some meat and vegetables, then carried her basket back to the secluded corner where she had just come out.
Then he changed his clothes and started to mess with himself again.
A quarter of an hour later, another old man with white hair and a long beard left from a remote corner.
The old man went straight to the busiest teahouse nearby.
Not surprisingly, the topic of discussion in the teahouse was still what happened yesterday with Qingping Earl Xiao Shaokun. The white-haired old man repeated his old tricks and said what he had just said in the market.
As expected, the teahouse was as lively as the market, with people arguing endlessly about the authenticity of the rumors about Princess Rongfu.
After all, it is unbelievable that such things would suddenly happen about a princess who has served the country and the people for many years, and the rumors revealed so many details.
Where there are people who believe, there are naturally people who are skeptical.
So, naturally, people who believed and those who didn't believed started arguing with each other. The more they argued, the faster the news spread, and the more widely it became known, the more biased it became.
In just half a day, the news that Princess Rongfu was not a lucky star but a disaster star and would soon be punished by heaven spread throughout the capital.
It also alarmed the emperor in the palace.
In the imperial study.
Emperor Jing listened to the words of the palace maid beside him without frowning. Rongfu was a little willful and capricious, but based on his understanding of her, she would never do such a heartless thing.
"Such malicious rumors have spread. Are they trying to ruin Rongfu's reputation? Or are they trying to ruin the fortune of our Great Jin?"
Emperor Jing spoke in a calm tone, but his words were full of majesty and anger.
Several palace servants knelt down quickly and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."
Emperor Jing said, "Everyone, get up. Zhao Xian, go to the Dali Temple and summon Pei Chuan..."
Eunuch Zhao said respectfully, "I obey your order..."
Then he respectfully left the imperial study.
Outside the palace.
Princess Rongfu naturally knew about it as well.
In the princess's mansion, Princess Rongfu paced back and forth anxiously: "What's going on? Why are there suddenly so many rumors?"
It's no wonder she's not in a hurry. She actually did everything that was rumored, and the details matched every single one.
"Who is it? Who is targeting me? Who knows what I have done over the years?"
"Is it Su Li? Is it her? Is it because she knew that I wanted to get rid of her that she investigated my affairs?"
The maid hesitated and said, "Princess, I think this is unlikely. Madam Pei has just arrived in Beijing and she has only just learned that you are going to harm her. How could she have found out so much about you in such a short time? Even with the help of the Duke of Ji's Mansion, it wouldn't be that fast. Besides..."
The maid continued, "These rumors are obviously just rumors. There's no evidence at all. If there was evidence, why not just hand it over to the Emperor? Why bother spreading rumors?"
Princess Rongfu felt that this made sense, and her heart gradually calmed down. She sat back in her chair and asked, "If your guess is correct, then who do you think is spreading the rumors? And what is their purpose?"
The maid respectfully replied, "According to my guess, this person may simply want to ruin the princess's good reputation. Since he knows that the princess has done so many things, and yet there's no evidence, it's very likely that someone in the princess's mansion has betrayed her. Or, in other words, there's someone else's spy in the princess's mansion, and this spy wasn't planted in a short period of time..."
After all, the things the princess did took place over different periods of time, and it was difficult for the newly planted spies to find out so clearly, even the details.
“Bang!”
Princess Rongfu slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Investigate! Thoroughly investigate the Princess's Mansion for me! I want to see which dog slave dared to betray me!"
"Also, go check where the rumor came from!"
The maid bowed respectfully: "Yes, Princess..."
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