The news that the prince and Xiaohou were banned at the same time by the emperor soon spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.
For a time, everyone was talking about it.
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Someone said, "One is the crown prince and the other is the marquis. These two fought side by side in Mobei and beat the tribes into obedience. How could the emperor punish them both to be grounded and to reflect on themselves at the same time?"
"You can't see something so obvious?"
"What do you see?"
"I can see that the prince is deliberately beating them to prevent them from being proud of his favor!"
"You are wrong. Your Majesty is not trying to beat them. Why don't they let them be arrogant and favored? The prince and Xiaohou are the great contributors to the surrender of this country. They have the right to be arrogant and favored."
"...Have you forgotten that in the past, General Murong used his military exploits to openly refute the emperor? He was also arrogant because of his favor. However, the emperor never reprimanded or grounded any of his ministers because they made him lose face.
Proud of being favored."
"Speaking of which, if you want to give an example, give a fair and just example. Who is this old General Murong? He is the father of the Queen Mother and the emperor's grandfather. If the emperor reprimands him, what will happen?"
"Okay, then you say, it's not because of this or that, then why does the emperor punish these two people if they are so good?"
"...They did not fight against the emperor. They just had different opinions in the court and quarreled with each other."
Seeing several people gathering together and arguing, a spectator squeezed in from the outside and said, "I think what you are saying is wrong. I am the only one who knows the truth."
"Who are you? What do you know?"
Everyone was very dissatisfied with this man who was interfering with each other and acting arrogantly.
"Don't worry about who I am, but what I say is absolutely true..."
"You should tell me!" The person who initiated this topic in the first place looked at him arrogantly.
He didn't believe it, there were others who knew more inside information than he did.
His relative works in the government, and what he says about many things is authoritative.
How did he know that the relative of the new person who joined the topic worked in the Prince's Mansion, so what this person said was even more shocking to everyone.
This person said, "You are all seeing that His Highness the Crown Prince and Little Marquis Xiao are quarreling over government affairs, but you have not seen the actual situation."
"Actual?"
"Yes, you think about it, the two of them fought side by side and had a tacit understanding before. They were supposed to be friends of life and death, but they quarreled in the court for inexplicable reasons. Behind this..."
"What's going on behind the scenes?" everyone asked.
The man continued, "Of course there is something hidden behind it!"
"go……"
Everyone wanted to slap their thighs. They listened to the person talking mysteriously for a long time, but it was like they didn't listen at all.
Immediately, some people wanted to leave this small discussion circle and continue walking to the tea stall to listen to other people's lively talk.
The man hurriedly grabbed everyone, "Oh, don't go, just listen to what I have to say..."
He said, "The hidden secret behind this is...Princess Nianyun!"
"Princess Nianyun?"
Everyone stepped out and then moved back, "You are talking about the young Marquis Xiao who is about to marry Su Nianyun, the adopted daughter of the Queen Mother?"
"But that's not the case. Is there a second Princess Nianyun in the capital?"
"The prince and Xiaohou being grounded by the emperor, what does this have to do with Princess Nianyun?"
"Of course it does matter, do you know?" The man lowered his voice and said, "When the emperor granted the marriage, he wanted to marry Princess Nianyun to His Highness the Crown Prince, but Xiao Hou went to ask the Queen Mother first, so the Queen Mother
Come forward and the marriage will eventually become Princess Nianyun and Xiao Hou."
"What are you talking about? The emperor wants to marry the prince and Princess Nianyun? How is this possible? Their duties..."
"What does seniority matter? Besides, Princess Nianyun is the adopted daughter of the Queen Mother, not her biological daughter. She has no blood relationship with the royal family. Why can't she be married to His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Ah, doesn't the Emperor pay the most attention to things like ethics and identity?"
"That's exactly what happened, so the emperor finally granted marriage to Princess Nianyun and Xiaohou! But do you know..."
The man continued, "His Royal Highness is actually very fond of Princess Nianyun. The marriage was snatched away by Xiao Hou. Of course he can't let it go?"
"The prince falls in love with Princess Nianyun? I think what you said is a bit too farfetched!"
"It's not ridiculous at all. Princess Nianyun was in Mobei before, but she received a lot of care from His Highness the Crown Prince. The two even had a private meeting in the army. The entire Mobei army knows about this."
"I know what you're talking about, but it's not the private meeting you mentioned. It's Princess Nianyun escorting food to the army, okay?"
"Whether it's a private meeting or a guild meeting, they have met, right?"
No matter what others say, that person can always react quickly and pick up the conversation quickly.
"In short, His Royal Highness, who was still the eighteenth prince at that time, had already been deeply in love with Nianyun Palace. He just waited for his return and asked the emperor for a job and a marriage... But he never expected that everything was planned well, but
In the end, the marriage partner became Xiao Hou..."
"You said..."
The man clenched his fists and said, "Does His Highness the Crown Prince feel better? If he doesn't take advantage of the time of supervising the country to embarrass Little Marquis Xiao, when can he take revenge?"
"You..." After listening to this man's story, many people believed it, but there were still many people who didn't believe it. "You said His Highness the Crown Prince was too narrow-minded, right?"
"What kind of woman is your Highness the Prince? How could you be so obsessed with Princess Nianyun? You must know that Princess Nianyun has been married and had children. It is impossible for His Highness the Prince to be like you said."
"If you don't believe it, then let me tell you one more thing..."
Seeing that some people still didn't believe it, the man immediately began to add content to the story.
"The matter started two or three months ago, in front of Tian'en Water Pavilion..."
He told the story one by one about what happened when Su Nianyun fell into the water.
"I've also heard of what you're talking about. It was just an accident at the time."
"Furthermore, I heard that Xiao Hou rescued the person immediately, and His Highness the Crown Prince was not present at all. How could you connect this matter with His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Why can't we get in touch?" the man said, "The person who accompanied Princess Nian Yun on the boat was the eldest daughter of Master Nangong, Minister of the Ministry of War, and the former crown prince Nangong Yue."
"Look, the more you talk, the further you go. It has nothing to do with His Highness the Crown Prince. Don't you even know what you said?"
"It's not that I don't know, it's just that you didn't understand."
The man let out a long sigh and said, "You people claim to know many things about the capital, but why don't you know that Nangong Yue has secretly fallen in love with His Highness the Crown Prince and plans to re-enter the East Palace with the support of her father?"
"Miss Nangong, although she is a bit stupid, she is better than having a good father."
"Lord Nangong could see through His Highness the Crown Prince's thoughts at a glance, so Nangong Yue secretly attacked Princess Nianyun in order to clear the way for her to enter the palace in the future."
After what this man said, these people were dumbfounded and speechless.
Finally, someone asked cautiously, "Is what you said true?"
"Of course it's true," the arrogant man nodded, "It's absolutely true!"
At this moment, everyone believed the speaker.
In everyone's mind, Zhao Chengji is a petty person who embarrasses his ministers out of love.
And through these people's added fuel and jealousy, this story has gradually become outrageous.
Jin Ming is upstairs.
Chunhua poured tea for a man dressed in shabby clothes.
The water has been drying for a long time, and it will be right in your mouth.
Su Nianyun picked up the tea cup and drank it in one breath.
After drinking three cups of this, she finally suppressed her smoking throat with tea.
Chunhua said worriedly, "Princess, if you make trouble for the prince like this, it will not be good for your reputation!"