Chapter 484: Rumors Spread
Yu Panxi saw that he didn't seem to have many folds brought back today, and probably guessed that he shouldn't be too busy at the moment, so he concisely told him the news that Chu Lu had brought back.
"Yesterday, the palace found out that the concubine had died, and today the people in the capital all know about it, which is really not right."
This is the question in Yu Panxi's heart, only when facing Xiao Chumo, she will say it so without scruples.
Before confirming that there was something strange about this matter, they did not deliberately block the news of the concubine's death, not to mention that there were many people in the palace, and there were not a few people who saw this matter at that time. But even so, the news shouldn't have spread so fast! However, in just one day and one night, there was already a commotion outside, and there was a faint momentum to put it on the surface.
Just listening to what Yu Panxi said, Xiao Chumo could probably imagine what the trouble had become outside, so he said very decisively: "The left and right are just news leaked from the palace, I will go to the palace again now to find out what is going on!" ”
He was a neat and neat person, and as soon as he finished speaking, he had already walked out from behind the bookcase, and it seemed that he was really ready to go back to the palace again. Seeing this, Yu Panxi didn't stop him much, just told him to be careful, and let him go.
Because she knows very well in her heart that if the rumors become bigger, she is afraid that she will not be able to end in the end, and it will even cause panic in the hearts of the people. At that time, the people will no longer obey the management of the government, and the situation in Beijing will be even more tricky than the first few palace changes. This is also the reason why her expression became solemn after hearing the news brought back by Chu Lu.
Rushing from the Regent's Palace to the Imperial Palace, even if the carriage ride is not too fast, it only takes two quarters of an hour. In addition, Xiao Chumo now has great prestige in the eyes of the ministers and palace people, and it is simply twice the result with half the effort, and in less than an hour, the cause of the matter will be investigated.
It turned out that yesterday there was a guard in the family whose old mother died, so he took leave and went home to deal with the funeral. Probably sad in his heart, and thinking that a concubine had died inexplicably in the palace, he couldn't help but say a few words to his brother. But this person's aunt is a long-tongued woman, and her mouth is the most uncontrollable, and when her brothers were talking, she sat on the side, and naturally listened to them all.
It's good now, before the funeral was over, she had already taken back the matter of the concubine's violent death and told her neighbors about it, and added some of her own guesses. The people in the neighborhood can endure this woman's incessant chatter, and there are naturally similarities in some aspects. What's more, the news came out of the palace, but I was afraid that it couldn't be wrong, so several people hurried home to talk to their families.
The so-called three people become tigers, once the rumors spread, it can't be stopped. Originally, the woman at the beginning just linked the things in the palace with the theory of ghosts and gods, but after the rumors came out, I don't know who directly replaced this point with the haunting of the palace.
Most of the people already believe in ghosts and gods, and there have been frequent accidents in the palace in the past two years. Therefore, after such rumors came out, it can be said that one person believed one person, which is why it evolved into such a panicked appearance in a short period of time.
The ministers who got the news were so angry that they blew their beards and glared, and they wanted to quickly arrest the long-tongued woman and punish her severely. And the guard who brought the news out was terrified. He didn't expect that he just said it casually at the time, and someone actually publicized it, and added fuel to it like this. Even if the matter is finally settled, I am afraid that I will not be able to escape responsibility.
Fortunately, Xiao Chumo was quite calm, knowing that even if he arrested this guard and his aunt now, it would not play a big role, and it would even make the people outside misunderstand that the government had randomly found a scapegoat in order to suppress rumors. Therefore, he just asked the two to be locked up first, and did not punish them for the time being, and was ready to wait until the matter was cleared up, and then investigate them for the crime of talking nonsense.
After that, Xiao Chumo directly found Liu Suifeng again: "Didn't you say before that you would help investigate the death of the concubine?" Then it's up to you. Try to find out as soon as possible! ”
The latter looked confused, and after he reacted, he hurriedly shouted: "Hey! I was just saying it in passing, so why don't you take it seriously! ”
However, his complaints were not heard by anyone. Xiao Chumo left a long time ago after dropping a sentence, and at this time, he was afraid that he had already left the office of Xifu.
However, Liu Suifeng also knew that he was afraid that something had happened that made Xiao Chumo come to him to investigate in such a hurry, so he complained and complained, but he still turned around and organized the people in Xifu and began to investigate the death of the concubine.
Now those people who have been put into Xifu to work under Liu Suifeng's hands are all selected from Xiao Chumo and his own subordinates without exception, and their work efficiency is naturally much higher than that of ordinary guards, otherwise the unsolved cases that Liu Suifeng deliberately used to establish his authority at the beginning would not have been solved so easily. But despite this, several days have passed, and the matter has not progressed at all, and the rumors outside about the haunting of the palace have intensified, and even many bold people have brought the matter to the fore.
Xiao Chumo couldn't think of any other way for the time being, so he could only send people to secretly suppress those rumors as much as possible. Even if he can't let all the rumors disappear, at least before the people in Xifu can find out the truth, he must control things within the scope of his control.
In the past two days, Xiao Chumo has rarely started to get busy again, Yu Panxi saw it in his eyes, but he felt that he couldn't do anything.
She was inevitably a little anxious in her heart, so she took advantage of Xiao Chumo's absence in the mansion to casually find an excuse to enter the palace alone - at least in the eyes of outsiders, she entered the palace alone.
"Hey, it's not good for you to sneak into the palace like this, right? If Xiao Chumo's gang finds out, I'm afraid that they will have to talk about it! ”
Ah Ye appeared in the carriage and sat opposite Yu Panxi. While scratching his head and trying to dissuade her, his other hand was already grasping the delicate little snack on the small table in the carriage and eating it.
In fact, where does Xiao Chumo talk to him so much on weekdays, rather than persuading him with hard words, that guy prefers to explain directly. Ah Ye was already a little worried that it was not appropriate for Yu Panxi to investigate single-handedly, and he was afraid that Xiao Chumo would cut off his food, so he couldn't help but say a few more words.
But Yu Panxi has been with him day and night for so long, and he can't see his little care, so he opened his mouth and emphasized: "Isn't this sneaking in?" I rode into the palace in a carriage to visit our little majesty! ”