Xiaolian raised her head in surprise and looked at Ye Lingxi with an innocent expression.

"Queen Mother, this ...... Xiaolian ...... Xiaolian doesn't know......"

Ye Lingxi helped Xiaolian up.

"I know this time! Don't worry, I won't do anything that hurts my body. ”

After Xiaolian was helped up, she was worried about Murong Cheng'an, for fear that Ye Lingxi would be angry with Murong Cheng'an and send someone to spy on her.

"Queen Mother, don't blame the emperor! The emperor actually ...... His heart for the queen mother is really true to everyone. The last time I went to Zitang, the emperor was distressed and sad. Xiaolian can see that the emperor is very much looking forward to the queen being pregnant with the emperor's heir! ”

Seeing Ye Lingxi's somewhat indifferent look, Xiaolian couldn't help but continue to talk about Murong Chengan's sincerity.

"During the period when the queen mother is away, no matter how late the emperor is in the palace to deal with government affairs, he will return to King An's Mansion to rest, just because there is the shadow of the queen mother in King An's mansion."

"There is also Concubine Luo, Xiaolian can be sure that the emperor has not been fortunate with Concubine Luo once. No matter how Concubine Luo was courteous in front of the emperor, the emperor never gave her a smile, let alone stepped into the Chuxiu Palace! ”

"Queen Mother, what Xiaolian said is true, everyone in King An's Mansion can see it really well! The emperor is really sincere to you......"

Xiaolian eagerly expressed her sincerity for Murong Cheng'an, which made Ye Lingxi couldn't help but reveal her true thoughts in her heart.

"Xiaolian, you don't understand. Some people are not suitable, and this is not something that can be solved by love alone. ”

Xiaolian really didn't understand, Ye Lingxi looked at Xiaolian's confused expression, and finally chuckled.

"Hehehe, Xiaolian, let's not talk about this for now. Now you can rest assured to wait for me outside, right? ”

Xiaolian nodded this time and went outside the door.

After Ye Lingxi took a bath and had breakfast, he planned to go shopping on the street. In addition to shopping itself, Ye Lingxi also has a purpose of going out. That's to hear what the rumors about her in the market are saying.

Ever since Zhao Dong's appearance of Murong Cheng'an was known to Ye Lingxi about his appearance in the court, Ye Lingxi was very curious about the ancient disguise technique.

Later, he learned that the disguise technique turned out to be Xiaolian's specialty, and Ye Lingxi was even more impressed by Xiaolian.

On this day, Ye Lingxi decided to experience Xiaolian's disguise technique in person, she asked Xiaolian to disguise her into the image of an ordinary market woman, hiding some fabric in her clothes, looking a little fat, and having some freckles on her face.

At the same time, Ye Lingxi also made Xiaolian herself look easy, so she didn't have to show her true face.

Standing in front of the mirror, Ye Lingxi almost couldn't recognize himself.

"This is also ...... It's amazing! Xiaolian, you are amazing! ”

Xiaolian smiled shyly.

Then, the two set off for the market. Walking on the road, these two people were exactly like the women of the Shangjia family traveling with their maidservants.

Folk rumors are mostly spread in teahouses and restaurants, so Ye Lingxi chose a teahouse with the best business and the largest customer flow in the capital, she deliberately did not go to the upper room, but found a seat in the center of the hall, and there were people drinking tea and chatting on the left and right.

Ye Lingxi observed the surroundings, most of them were men, and the few women were also accompanied by men, only Ye Lingxi's table was only for women.

However, fortunately, Tianhe and the national style were not too conservative, and the people around them did not show excessive surprise at the table of Ye Lingxi and Xiaolian.

Ye Lingxi ordered a pot of tea, and warned Xiaolian with her eyes to sit in her seat with peace of mind, and obediently drink the tea she had just handed to Xiaolian.

Xiaolian was a little flattered, cowardly took the teacup, lowered her head and drank it in small sips.

Xiaolian's sincere fear did not last long, because soon, she was so angry by the discussion of the people around her that she wanted to jump up and beat someone!

"Have you heard? The Queen Mother had been missing for a while before, and during the time she was missing...... Tut-tut......"

"What happened?"

"It's hard to say......"

"Hey! What's not to say, you and I have such a good relationship, what are the wonderful things, you can't help but tell me! ”

The people at the table behind Ye Lingxi were two young men, well-dressed, possibly children of official families. It seems that although he is not an arrogant person, he must not be a noble and unworldly person, otherwise, he would not go to the teahouse to gossip.

Although the two of them got closer and lowered their voices, because they were behind Ye Lingxi, the content of their conversation still reached Ye Lingxi and Xiaolian's ears word for word.

"I heard...... During the time when the queen mother disappeared, she was actually robbed by the mountain bandits to be the lady of the village, and she was just rescued by the guards sent by the emperor not long ago. Alas...... To say that this mountain bandit is really bold, even the current queen dares to rob it! ”

"In that case, this queen is no longer innocent, how can she be worthy of the position of the queen of my Tianhe Kingdom?!"

"That's not all! It is said that this mountain bandit has a very special hobby, which is ......"

The man who had been providing information was very good at fishing for people, and the man who had heard the news was very anxious.

"Oops! What kind of hobby is it? Say it quickly! ”

After being urged, the man who provided the information looked around before continuing to release his "big material" with a mysterious expression.

"It's this bandit who likes to play with women with his subordinates, so he ......"

"So the queen is not only innocent! It's a slut who has been played with by many people! ”

"yes......"

The complicated expressions on the faces of the two gossip men contained indignation at the queen's uncleanness, surprise at the audacity of the mountain bandits, and ...... The secret excitement of the matter under discussion, as if just by talking about it, he had already seen the chaotic scene of the queen being played with by many people.

Xiaolian's fist clenched the teacup tightly, and she almost crushed the teacup.

Ye Lingxi hurriedly pressed his hand on Xiaolian's hand, and his gentle eyes signaled Xiaolian not to be angry.

But how could Xiaolian not be angry?! These people are so rude, maliciously arranging the queen, and saying it so ugly! Her master is innocent, how can she be a slut in their mouth?!

Unlike Xiaolian's anger, Ye Lingxi was very calm about these rumors. What she hasn't done, she won't affect her mood because of other people's malicious assumptions. She has always believed that those who are clear are self-purifying, and rumors stop at the wise.

However, the next words of the two men behind him made Ye Lingxi's mood turn up and down like a roller coaster.

"Then why hasn't the emperor abolished the queen?! Such a filthy woman is simply an insult to my heaven and the prestige of my country! Ling Chi should be put to death! ”

"Who's to say it isn't! This emperor, I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup was given by the queen, and he once announced that the harem would not accept concubines! Fortunately, the princess of Jun Anguo came to make peace, and the emperor's absurd decision was changed. ”

The harem doesn't accept concubines?! This is the first time Ye Lingxi knows that Murong Chengan has actually made such a decision!

This is what Ye Lingxi values the most! Unexpectedly, Murong Chengan thought the same way......

Ye Lingxi couldn't help but fantasize that if Murong Chengan could really realize that she was the only one in the harem, then she was also willing to give up the freedom of the rivers and lakes, stay in the palace of Tianhe Kingdom, and be a couple with Murong Chengan for the rest of her life.

However, before Ye Lingxi's fantasy could take shape, the words of the two men completely knocked Ye Lingxi back to reality.

"Troubled water, troubled water! In my opinion, this queen is a disaster star, and sooner or later it will cause my heaven and the monarch to ignore the government and the people to make a living. ”

"There's one more important question...... You say that if this queen is pregnant with an heir, who can guarantee that the child in her belly is not of royal blood?! This royal bloodline can't tolerate half a point difference! I, the prince of Tianhe Kingdom, must not be a wild seed in the den of mountain bandits! ”

The more the two men spoke, the more impassioned they became, as if the queen had become pregnant with a wild seed to confuse the royal blood......

Ye Lingxi felt very speechless about the brains of these two men, and at the same time, a sense of desolation and helplessness also rose in his heart.

The emperor's every move of a country and the people around him is always under the supervision of the people. For the emperor, the people can bow down and obey unconditionally, but there are some bottom lines that cannot be crossed in the hearts of the people. For example, the royal bloodline.

Ye Lingxi herself can not care about other people's assumptions and comments about her, but Murong Chengan can't not care.

If the queen is really rejected by the people, then the emperor will not be able to resist public opinion and force the queen to ascend to the throne.

After all, water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat.

Ye Lingxi didn't want to make Murong Cheng'an feel comfortable in a passive situation of "not distinguishing right from wrong and indulging in beauty" because of her and Murong Chengan's personal affair.

Xiaolian felt the change in Ye Lingxi's mood, thinking that Ye Lingxi was hurt by rumors and was very distressed.

"The Emperor...... Mrs. Huang, don't be sad. Otherwise, the slave and maid will go home with you......"

Thinking of Ye Lingxi's reminder of the symmetrical title, Xiaolian hurriedly changed the words "Queen Mother" to "Mrs. Huang".

The two men continued to discuss other matters, and after hearing the rumors that Ye Lingxi wanted to hear, they agreed to Xiaolian's proposal and got up to go home.

After returning to King An's Mansion, Ye Lingxi didn't have much mood and energy to study the antidote, she was very tired from the strenuous exercise last night, so after a simple lunch, she rushed into the room and took a nap to catch up on sleep.

Xiaolian was so anxious outside the room that she jumped to her feet, for fear that Ye Lingxi would be depressed because of the rumors.

Until the afternoon, when Murong Cheng'an returned to King An's Mansion after handling the affairs in the palace, Ye Lingxi was still asleep, and Xiaolian was guarding the door, pacing back and forth because of anxiety.

Murong Cheng'an was frightened into a cold sweat when he saw Xiaolian pacing anxiously, and almost thought that Ye Lingxi had taken the Zizi soup again.

"Slaves and maids see the emperor."

"What's going on?"

Xiaolian told Murong Chengan what happened in the teahouse in the morning.

Murong Cheng was suddenly one head and two big. Although it wasn't that Ye Lingxi had taken such a bad thing as Zitang, the current situation was not much better.