As Xiao Rui expected, it didn't take long for news from the capital to reach Beiping one after another.

In the past, the military generals who accompanied General Xiao Yuan into Beijing to offer prisoners, as well as officials who were born in the capital or had relatives and friends in the capital, either wrote letters to their family members and subordinates, or received letters from relatives and friends, all began to understand the big gossip that happened in the capital around the New Year.

Empress Cao has been beautiful for so many years, and it is rumored that even King Yan has to retreat, but now she is dying so aggrieved, how can people not be curious?

It is rumored that the second prince and the third prince, who are about to succeed to the Yan Wangfu as heirs, have done something crazy in order to compete for the storage position! For the sake of her son's ascendancy, the harem concubines even said that they would kill them, which is also a strange story through the ages!

Some people also mentioned all kinds of unreasonable phenomena in the death of Empress Cao, and discussed the official circle in the capital, and some people suspected that this was a bitter plan directed and acted by herself, and she wanted to risk her life to retreat as advance, save the crown prince and the Cao family, and pit the second prince and the third prince by the way, and cut off their succession to the throne.

A few days later, gossip began to spread in Beiping City, and a scandal spread about Xiao Lin, the eldest lady of the Zhuguo General's Mansion, having an affair with someone. Even if he got married, he actively participated in various banquets, and almost every banquet "happened" to have three princes coming, and he was addicted to eating sour plums in front of people, and suddenly said that he was sick and couldn't go out at home, but he invited a gynecological saint to come to the door, and there was a completely contradictory statement between Mrs. Xiao and Aunt Ma......

Although there are many people in Beiping City who know Xiao Rui's true background, there are also some people who can't know the inside story, and they think that he is just a small guard foreman in King Yan's Mansion, but he is just a small military attache of five or six grades, although he is favored by King Yan, but there is nothing to fear. They chewed their tongues in front of Xiao Rui intentionally or unintentionally, as if talking about his half-sister who didn't know self-love and was pregnant before marriage could hit his reputation, and there were officials and relatives who said something to Wen in front of other orders, as if Wen promised his daughter to the children of the Xiao family, which was to send the child into the fire pit.

Wen finally knew why Xiao Rui wanted to greet the Xie family in advance, and he knew it, so he didn't care, and asked the other party in turn, where did he hear this gossip? Is there any evidence? Who did the eldest lady of the Xiao family have a personal affair with? How did everyone know about it? The Xiao family even allowed others to spread the rumor?

The official family just dared to chew his tongue in private, and he had the intention to mock the Xie family and Xiao Rui, and he had to use the banner of "for your good", and he didn't dare to speak out, so it can be seen that he is not a brave person. Where did she really dare to tell the third prince? Once the royal children are involved, Princess Yan can pass her into the palace to give a lecture! In the end, she could only smile and retreat.

Mrs. Wan took advantage of the situation to ridicule some women who loved to chew their tongues and spread rumors, and faced everyone again with the shamelessness of the official's family, hurriedly found an excuse to slip away, turned around and avoided others, and said to Wen in private: "Don't take the words of the long-tongued woman to heart, she used to like to pat Mrs. Xu's ass." Now that Mrs. Xu is down, and she has no time to deal with idlers, she thinks that if you embarrass a family like you who is favored by King Yan, she will make King Yan's Mansion also lose face, and she can use this to ask Mrs. Xu for credit. It's ridiculous! Mrs. Xu is now in trouble herself, who has the time to pay attention to her?! After finishing speaking, he lowered his voice again, "In-laws, although the future second aunt of your family is not really surnamed Xiao, he has been raised in the Xiao family for more than ten years, and the rumors of Miss Xiao ...... Is it true?! ”

Wen Shi smiled dumbly, and said helplessly: "How do I know about this kind of thing? Since the beginning of the discussion, I have never had any contact with General Xiao and Mrs. Xiao, whether Miss Xiao is really in trouble or not, I can't possibly know. I'm not as good as your family, but my family is in the capital, and I'm better informed about everything. She didn't mention Wan Long's dedication to inquiring about Xiao Lin's news, because Mrs. Wan would never be happy to hear the words of her concubine's meritorious service.

Mrs. Wan really showed a smug expression: "Also, although I haven't received the news from Jingli yet, I think it will be in a few days." This matter is so big, it is impossible for our Hou Mansion not to hear about it. She sighed heavily, "I really don't know what the Miss Xiao family thinks, how beautiful the Zhuguo General's Mansion is!" General Xiao is still the emperor's confidant and important minister, and he has military power in his hands! Even if Miss Xiao is devoted to the third prince again, knowing that the third prince and the daughter of the Lan family have made a marriage contract, there is no need to compensate herself, right? No matter how infatuated she is, she has to fight for a name first, and she buried her reputation in such a daze, and it was known all over the city, how will she be a person in the future? ! I'm afraid that the Xiao family will never be able to raise their heads in the future! Listening to Yu Wei was worried about the Xiao family, but unfortunately the gloating expression on her face betrayed her true thoughts.

Wen is still a kind person after all, and he couldn't bear to see Mrs. Wan continue to say bad things about the Xiao family, so he reminded her: "Be careful, don't discuss this matter outside." After all, the Xiao family is still an important minister in the court, and besides...... The late aunt and wife of the Xiao family are still the former fiancées of His Royal Highness King Yan, and she gave birth to an heir for the prince......"

Mrs. Wan's face changed suddenly, and she finally remembered that King Yan's only son was also born out of wedlock and pregnant with the daughter of the Xiao family. Even if she was willing to chew the tongue of the arrogant and rude Mrs. Xiao's mother and daughter, she had to take into account the face of the Yan Wangfu. She suddenly lost her interest and changed the topic: "I don't know if my in-laws have heard about it recently?" Some people outside talked about the gossip about putting the money in the seal, saying that it was the official eunuch family in Beiping City who used to have infinite scenery, and I heard it very much like the Zhou family next door, but there was no evidence, and I didn't dare to say more. ”

Wen raised his eyebrows: "Did someone say this?" I didn't hear that. "Recently, the most lively topic in the official circle of Beiping City is the assassination of the queen that just happened in the capital, as well as the suspicion of Rashomon between the two palace concubines and the two princes, as well as the private relationship between the third prince and his cousin Miss Xiao, etc. With such a sweet and huge melon, who can take care of such a trivial matter as which official eunuch in Beiping City puts the money in print?

First, although it is not in accordance with the law of the country, it is very common, as long as you don't make any trouble, almost all the yamen will turn a blind eye; Second, if the central figure of the incident is really the Zhou family, the Zhou family has already withdrawn from the power circle in Beiping, and has been keeping a low profile since the death of Mrs. Zhou, waiting for the coffin of his parents to return to his hometown for burial after the beginning of spring. What other value do they have to be discussed?

Wen didn't believe it very much, so she took a special look at Wen a few times. In her memory, it is this in-law wife who loves to stare at the Zhou family and talk about the Zhou family and Mrs. Xu's ugly gossip. The so-called gossip about the Zhou family's printing money, shouldn't it be released by Mrs. Wan?

Mrs. Wan was looked at by Wen's face uncomfortably, and coughed lightly twice: "Why do my in-laws look at me like this? Don't you believe me? Just ask someone to go out and inquire! What are the people on the street talking about?! The news in Beijing is certainly lively, but it is not something that ordinary people from small families can know. They are still concerned about what is happening in our city of Beiping. The Zhou family put the money in print, and they all made a fuss, and it is said that the crowd is surging! I really don't know how the Zhou family will end up this time! ”