Qin Zhao clearly saw the fleeting anger in Xiao Ce's eyes. She rarely saw such a cruel look in Xiao Ce's eyes.
He is aloof and indifferent, and more often than not, he ignores and is indifferent to others, and ordinary people and things cannot catch his eye.
She wanted to say something, but Xiao Ce turned around and left Wangyue Residence.
She followed a few steps and heard Xiao Ce explaining to Zhang Jixiang from afar, and asked Zhang Jixiang to handle the matter. If anyone else started to gossip, they would be dealt with and thrown out of the East Palace.
After that, she slowed down and didn't follow him again.
"Baozhu, do you feel that His Highness is a little different?" Qin Zhao's voice was too low to be heard.
Baozhu heard it and nodded in agreement: "Your Highness has never killed innocent people indiscriminately, but just now..."
Qin Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and said after a while: "Maybe something happened that I don't know about."
Moreover, Xiao Ce's confident tone just now seemed like he knew who was spreading these unfavorable rumors about her behind her back.
"Since His Highness has said that he will handle this matter, Liang Di does not need to worry and will wait until His Highness handles the matter." Baozhu's voice floated into Qin Zhao's ears.
Qin Zhao nodded slightly, thinking that this was the truth: "I just don't know how His Highness will handle this matter."
At this moment, even Qin Zhao didn't expect that Xiao Ce acted faster than she thought. In just two hours, she heard that the East Palace had dealt with several gossiping slaves, and they had their tongues twisted and thrown outside the East Palace.
Such a decisive killing.
This incident spread quickly in the harem. Those slaves who were spreading rumors about it saw the miserable condition of these slaves. How could they dare to say anything?
Not only did the harem calm down the turmoil, but many people who spread rumors were also arrested and beaten to death with a cane in public.
The rumors suddenly changed, claiming that Qingyu was forced to redeem herself by Fan Yuan, and Qingyu committed suicide by hanging herself because she did not want to commit herself to Fan Yuan.
As for why there were rumors that Qin Zhao killed Qing Yu, some said it was Fan Yuan who was plotting behind the scenes, while others said it was Concubine Wu who was dissatisfied with Qin Zhao.
In the blink of an eye, Qin Zhao changed from a perpetrator to a victim, becoming the object of sympathy for all the people.
When Concubine Wu received the news, she was angry: "It's ridiculous! I haven't spent any effort to deal with Qin Zhao recently, but I still put the blame on me, how unreasonable!!"
No wonder Concubine Wu was so angry.
She had indeed harmed Qin Zhao many times before, and she even wanted to kill Qin Zhao quickly. Now that Xirou was so competitive, she didn't need to get her hands dirty at all. In this case, how could she take action against Qin Zhao?
She was fine herself, but she was worried that it would hinder Xirou and make the prince unhappy with Xirou.
Aunt Zhong also found it unbelievable: "This matter is also strange. The imperial concubine rarely even goes out to Jinyang Palace recently, so how can she waste her time dealing with Qin Liangdi?"
"Isn't that right?!" Concubine Wu felt unlucky.
Usually she is the only one who makes the mute eat yellow lotus, but today it is her turn to suffer the mute's loss. Just thinking about it makes me sick!
Here, Concubine Wu couldn't figure out who was spreading rumors about her behind her back. As the heroine in question, Qin Zhao knew clearly that this was Xiao Ce's masterpiece.
There were rumors that were unfavorable to her. Xiao Ce said that he would handle the matter well, but Xiao Ce's method was to divert misfortune to the east and continue to guide the rumors, but the perpetrators became Concubine Wu and Fan Yuan.
This trick is really effective and very clever.
Concubine Wu has harmed many people and caused many victims to suffer. Now it is Concubine Wu who has been framed, which also makes Concubine Wu feel unspeakable.
Furthermore, this matter was originally caused by Fan Yuan, and ended up involving her. Xiao Ce's method was to let Fan Yuan, the culprit, suffer backlash, and let Fan Yuan also taste the feeling of being slandered.
When Fan Yuan slapped Zhuang Qing, didn't he convict Zhuang Qing without any evidence?
Now Xiao Ce uses the same method to make Fan Yuan suffer a bad reputation, which is what he deserves.
At this moment, Qin Zhao admired Xiao Ce's method very much. It was very effective and also brought the culprit into the water, avenging Zhuang Qing's slap.
On the other hand, it also shows that Xiao Ce is not easy to mess with. If Xiao Ce is really pissed off, Xiao Ce wants more than just these few lives to end the matter.
Qin Zhao's reputation crisis here was completely resolved in just a few hours, but Fan Yuan's situation was not so easy.
He originally wanted to take part in the imperial examination, thinking that if he won the first prize one day, he would have a way to deal with Qin Zhao and seek justice for Qing Yu who died in vain.
When all the rumors pointed to Qin Zhao, he did believe the rumors, which made him firmly believe in one thing, that is, he had to participate in the imperial examination. Only with power could he deal with Qin Liangdi.
Unexpectedly, news suddenly spread that he was responsible for Qingyu's death, and he also received a notice that people with a bad reputation like him could not participate in the imperial examination.
He went to the Pingjin Marquis Mansion specifically for this purpose, hoping that his grandfather would help him seek justice.
Jiang Da was also present at the time. After hearing Fan Yuan's appeal, he could only lament Fan Yuan's naivety.
Up to this moment, Fan Yuan still didn't know that the person he had offended was His Highness the Crown Prince of the current dynasty, who was very powerful. With His Highness the Crown Prince here, Fan Yuan still wanted to take the imperial examination, which was nothing more than a dream.
Jiang Da simply dragged Fan Yuan away and analyzed the stakes with Fan Yuan. "You should go back. Don't think about taking the imperial examination in the future. Remember to live a good life with Miss Zhuang..."
Before he finished speaking, Fan Yuan suddenly shook him off: "It's Zhuang Qing again!"
He didn't expect that Xiao Ce would end his career because of Zhuang Qing.
"Why don't you understand now? You made a huge mistake when you wanted to raise Qingyu as an outsider. You not only offended the Yongle Marquis Mansion, you also offended His Highness the Crown Prince. Even if
For the sake of the Fan family, you cannot make the same mistake again and again!" Jiang Da said loudly.
If he hadn't seen that they were cousins, he wouldn't have said much.
It's ridiculous that Fan Yuan still doesn't understand what he offended. The Crown Prince is so highly regarded by me. Is it because he is good-looking? Isn't it because His Royal Highness is so resolute and decisive in killing that he is loved by me?
Although I am old, I have a first-class eye for people. When His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, this Da Qi will be well governed by His Highness the Crown Prince.
Da Qi also needs such an emperor to govern it.
Fan Yuan didn't want to listen to Jiang Da anymore, so he ran out of Pingjin Hou Mansion, suddenly confused.
In the past, he didn't want to become an official and had no ambition. Later, because he couldn't let go of Xirou, he wanted to become an official, but now he didn't have such an opportunity. This was something he didn't expect.
If he had not married Zhuang Qing, nothing like this would have happened. This woman, Zhuang Qing, had made a huge change in his destiny, and he could not divorce her yet.
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Daqian has to help with moving today and has been busy all day, so I will update two chapters.
