Qin Hanzhen said: "I also think that this rumor spread too quickly, not to mention whether it is true, in just a few days, it has spread to so many people, it is still a relatively fixed ethnic group, and others have almost never heard of it, so I feel that the spread of rumors is a bit problematic." You might be able to deduce who is spreading the news. ”

Zhao Mo hurriedly asked, "Who does my cousin think?"

Qin Hanzhen thought for a while: "First of all, the Queen Mother comforted the princess of the King of Shu, it can be seen that this matter has also been heard in Cining Palace. There are not many female dependents who went to Cining Palace to see the Queen Mother a few years ago, because the New Year is coming soon, everyone has to be busy with family affairs, anyway, there is always a chance to see in the New Year, unless there is really an emergency, there is no need to rush into the palace in those two or three days. Therefore, I deduced that the source of Cining Palace should be in the palace. It may be the East Palace, right? The prince of Shu met the daughter of the Chen family, and the location was in the East Palace. The Chen family has been sent back to the Chen family afterwards, but Chen Liangdi is still in the palace. ”

Zhao Mo hesitated: "Could this be the news that Chen Liangdi deliberately released?" But I have the impression that she is bent on making her sister a concubine of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and giving birth to a child in her womb. It is estimated that she didn't want to keep the life of this clan sister after borrowing her belly, so she refused to let her niece enter the palace, and only picked a beautiful orphan girl who was helpless in the clan, so she did not hesitate to break the contract and refused to marry the clan girl to my second uncle as a stepmother. I have indeed heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no intention of the Chen daughter, if it weren't for the fact that Chen Liangdi has been waiting for him for many years, and he has given birth to a grandson for him, saving Chen Liangdi's face, maybe he would have asked the crown princess to expel the Chen daughter from the palace a long time ago. However, the crown princess did persuade Chen Liangdi to send people away several times, but Chen Liangdi used the excuse that she was seriously ill and needed to be taken care of by her sister, so she kept them. But it can also be deduced from this that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's attitude is that he will never let the Chen family have another concubine from the East Palace and another imperial grandson. Chen's daughter has no future in the East Palace, but the purpose of Chen Liangdi and the Chen family is well known, and after the Chen family leaves the palace, it is impossible to climb into any good relatives, I am afraid that it is difficult to even say that it is related. ”

Under such a premise, the Chen family saw that there was a chance to climb the prince of Shu, even if the prince of Shu was an empty shelf, they would probably be willing, right?

If the Chen family and the Chen family plan to do so, it is reasonable, but Chen Liangdi ...... I'm afraid that she still won't give up, right? The prince of Shu didn't help her at all, and she still looked forward to having a grandson. Since this time the clan sister can't make it, then she should choose another person. It is not a smart move to let the family marry a clan like the prince of Shu, who has been suspected of rebellion......

Zhao Mo also noticed one point: "This kind of news spreads, which is very unfavorable to the Chen family's daughter. Earlier, Chen Liangdi wanted to arrange for her to enter the East Palace but failed, and she was already in a difficult marriage and her reputation was ruined. Now that he has the reputation of seducing a married man, the original partner has not died, and he has already coveted the position of the successor, even if the prince of Shu really has a deep love for her, he must also consider the gossip that will be caused after marrying her into the door, right? If his actions harm his children and anger the queen mother and the emperor, will he still be able to protect his current wealth and leisure? He is not a fool without brains, and it is impossible not to take this into consideration. ”

Therefore, if the source of the rumors is Chen Liangdi, it will not do her any good to do so, and it will be even worse for the Chen family and the Chen family. If she was angry that her sister betrayed her and started a new stove, so she deliberately retaliated in this way, it may sound more reasonable.

But Qin Hanzhen had some objections to this: "The scope of the spread of rumors is not only in the palace, but also among the royal family and relatives. Even if the imperial family is concerned, such as the Huang family, there are already people in his family who serve in the Praetorian Guard, and he has a close relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, maybe the news obtained from the palace or the East Palace is unknown. But not everyone in the clan has the opportunity to go to the palace in the New Year, how did they hear about it? And I heard my grandmother say that the female dependents of the clan know a lot of details, and it is not like hearsay. Could it be that the princess of Shu or the attendants beside her told them?"

Zhao Mo was a little puzzled: "How could this be the news that the princess of the King of Shu let people out?"

"How is it impossible?" Qin Hanzhen said, "If she really feels that her husband has fallen in love with Chen's daughter at first sight, and she will be with each other in life and death, she is so sick that she will die and feel that her life will not be long, and she can't stop her husband from following her death, then it is not impossible to let out the wind first and ruin the reputation of Chen's daughter." Chen's daughter originally had a bad reputation, but now she is even more notorious. Forced by these rumors, it would be better if she was forced to marry someone else to clear up the rumors. If it doesn't work, then she will put on a virtuous and generous main room shelf, and admit people into the door to be concubines, this Chen daughter is not at her disposal? If the prince of Shu has been dazed by Xiao San, she has to insist on marrying the Chen daughter as a stepfamily, and refuses to wronged her as a concubine, and the woman who marries into the clan with such an ugly reputation will definitely arouse the disgust of the queen mother, the emperor, and other clan elders in the future. Even if the Chen family has an heir, who will support her son to replace the throne of the grandson of the King of Shu?"

Zhao Mo groaned: "This is reasonable. If this rumor comes out, it can force the prince of Shu to come to his senses and no longer entangle with the daughter of the Chen family, it may be more in line with the princess of Shu. ”

However...... How did the princess of the king of Shu spread the rumors to this point? How long has she ended her life in captivity? There are not many henchmen and maids left around her, and her mother's family has been ruined. And this kind of thing that will obviously deal a blow to the reputation of the prince of Shu, she can't delegate her husband's subordinates to do it. She is a patient, and she has few opportunities to go out, and it is said that except for occasionally entering the palace to meet the queen mother, the crown princess, and her pair of children, she has almost no contact with other clan daughters. said that she did it, so she had to be able to do it!

Qin Hanzhen listened to Zhao Mo's analysis and felt a little confused. This capable person has no motive, and the motivated person does not seem to be capable, so who is spreading these rumors?

She asked Zhao Mo: "Will this rumor have any serious impact on anyone?"

Zhao Mo thought for a while: "The reputation of the prince of Shu may become worse, but he was originally a criminal minister, and his future is gone, he is just a rich idler, and his reputation has nothing to do with him." Besides, he didn't really have an affair with Chen's daughter, it was just a rumor, maybe the queen mother and the emperor would reprimand him in private, and he would be fine if he defended a little. Unless he loses his wife in the future and really marries Chen's daughter to fill the house, others will not even say that he is a ghost and stealing, and there is no actual evidence. In the final analysis, no matter how powerful this rumor spreads, it is just a matter of wind and moon. ”

The harm of rumors to the Chen family and the Chen family is a little more obvious. The most serious point is that the Chen daughter may not be able to find any decent and good families in the capital. Let her marry outside the capital, I don't know if the Chen family is willing. And after the gossip spread, the signs of the Chen family falling out of favor in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the East Palace became very obvious. In the past, outsiders looked at Chen Liangdi's sake, even if they didn't look down on the Chen family, they met politely, and it was difficult to say in the future.

Chen Liangdi's situation may not be good, even if she was once the only woman who gave birth to an heir for the prince, now everyone can see that the prince is not even willing to accept her sister as a concubine, how much favor can he have left for her? She is not as good as the crown princess Tang, but the princess is a wife, she has always been deeply respected by the prince, and she has a daughter.

Qin Hanzhen and Zhao Mo analyzed for a long time, but they couldn't think of who was deliberately spreading this rumor, they could only infer that the person who spread the rumor must have helpers or connections in the palace and the clan. It is still early to see what the consequences of such rumors can be, nor can they think of the purpose of those who spread them, so they can only wait and see for a while and inquire more about the news, so that they can grasp more information and deduce more concrete conclusions.

The Niu family had already set up two tables of banquets outside, and sent a girl to urge Qin Hanzhen and Zhao Mo to go out to eat. The two glanced at each other, then temporarily collected their mood and ate first.

At this family banquet in the Yongjiahou Mansion, everyone ate happily, but a few miles away, the princess of the King of Shu sat at the table in fear, bowed her head and said nothing, facing the table full of delicacies, and there was no desire to eat at all.

The prince of Shu stared at his wife expressionlessly for a long time before he raised his hand and poured himself a glass of wine, and said slowly: "What you did is not wrong." It is indeed abrupt to confess our purpose to the crown princess so quickly, and it is easy to arouse her vigilance. Fool her first, let her think that you don't have the slightest idea about the position of royal heir, and in the future, if you push Da Lang to get closer to her, she will not be easily suspicious. When she gets along with Da Lang a lot, she feels pity, and then pushes the child out, she is reluctant. When we talk about succession at that time, what is there to say?"

He took a sip of warm wine and put down the wine glass: "It's just Da Lang, you have to tell him a few more words, so that he must be well-behaved and please the princess more." ”

The princess of Shu was cold in her heart, but she still squeezed out a smile on her face: "Yes, don't worry, the concubine has seen Da Lang today, and Da Lang told the concubine that he gets along well with the county lord of Minshun, and the county lord of Minshun treats him very closely." With the county lord of Minshun pulling the strings, the crown princess will definitely love Da Lang even more. ”

"That's good. The prince of Shu smiled at his wife, his face was indescribably gentle, "In the future, you don't make your own opinions, you have to tell me before you act, don't let me worry." You are Da Lang's mother-in-law, could it be that I am not his father? Everything our husband and wife are doing now is for the sake of the child's future, and we really can't make any mistakes. You understand, right?"

The princess of Shu trembled slightly, but she still tried to smile and answered: "The concubine understands, don't worry." ”