After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 209: Rumors in the Capital

The woman covered her mouth and chuckled. "Whatever," she said, "we're just talking about official matters anyway."

After all, who in this world doesn't enjoy watching a spectacle? As long as innocent bystanders aren't affected, those outside the pond will never stop talking.

She rubbed her forehead and turned to look at Wanxia.

Wanxia and she exchanged a glance. Wanxia didn't sense anything was wrong; on the contrary, she felt a sense of revenge.

Hearing the lively discussion around them, the two remained silent and simply wandered around the vicinity.

It would have been better if I hadn't come out today, because as soon as I did, I heard these same people talking about everything I did.

Lin Rusi never expected that they would become the talk of the town overnight.

She looked at the evening glow and Wanqi standing respectfully beside her.

The two girls looked thin and frail; if she only looked at them, she wouldn't believe that they were the ones behind the scenes.

Lin Rusi teased, "Wanxia, ​​you're really something. You ruined their reputation overnight."

Wanxia bowed and said, "Miss, I did this to avenge you. You have no idea how outrageous Luo Lan is. That day, I overheard her plotting against you outside the house, and I was so angry."

Lin Ru thought that the other two only had "serious illnesses," but Luo Lan's reputation was completely ruined for the rest of her life.

She was puzzled at the time, because under normal circumstances, Wanxia shouldn't have been given this kind of drug.

Something must have happened that made her change her mind.

Lin Rusi laughed and said, "I'm not blaming you. I just feel this matter has gone a bit too far. Look, now the whole capital knows about it. At first, I just wanted to teach them a lesson, but I didn't expect it to have this effect."

Wanqi approached Lin Rusi, poured her some tea, and said, "Miss, you don't need to worry. They brought this on themselves. We're just retaliating; there's nothing wrong with it."

……

Jinglie Prince's Mansion.

Ye Qing knelt on the ground and respectfully reported what had happened that day.

Li Jingyang stood by the window, lost in thought.

Seeing that he remained silent, Ye Qing's heart skipped a beat. He thought that the prince was blaming him for not controlling the situation well and failing to stop Wanxia in time.

After a long while, Li Jingyang turned around and looked at Ye Qing.

Ye Qing was prepared to accept punishment, but unexpectedly, the prince spoke up: "Go and give the order to spread this matter further, the more people who know, the better."

Ye Qing was puzzled. Now that everyone in the capital should know, why would the prince want even more people to know? "This, I don't understand."

Li Jingyang smiled, a strange light flashing in his eyes: "It's nothing, just do as I say, don't worry about anything else."

Since the deed has already happened, he might as well add fuel to the fire.

Anyone who tries to harm Lin Rusi, even if they haven't done anything yet, he won't let them go; he won't allow anyone to touch her.

Li Jingyang's woman cannot be harmed by anyone.

Instantly understanding his master's thoughts, Ye Qing's expression hardened, and he hurriedly lowered his head: "This subordinate will go and do it right away."

Watching Ye Qing's retreating figure, Li Jingyang fiddled with his thumb ring, his dark eyes swirling with emotion.

Meanwhile, the discussions in the city had reached an unprecedented level.

The Princess of Lin'an and the young lady from the Duke of Jin's family are alright; at most, they'll be labeled as having contracted a serious illness, but their marriages shouldn't be a problem.

But Luo Lan's situation was not so simple; she had an affair with a guard, which was a serious matter for a woman.

The Luo family was in complete chaos.

Luo Lan's mother, weeping, grabbed Luo Gong's sleeve and cried, "Master, Xiao Lan has definitely been framed! How could she have an affair? You must find out the truth!"

Master Luo looked at Luo Lan with exasperation, flicked his sleeves, and cursed, "You're so narrow-minded! Do you think it's as simple as just finding out the truth? Now the whole capital knows that my Luo family's daughter had an affair with a guard, and her personal maid even saw it. How can you explain this?"

“She has completely disgraced the Luo family. You still want me to investigate the truth? The truth is that she slept with that guard and they were seen together. She may be shameless, but the Luo family is not.”

At this point, his face flushed red, and he slammed his hand on the table.

Luo Lan cried and shook her head frantically, "Please, please help my daughter! I don't know how that happened yesterday, I don't know!"

Old Master Luo kicked her away: "You eyesore! If it weren't for you, would our Luo family be in this state?"

Now the Luo family is constantly being talked about behind their backs; even when he goes to court, he can hear people gossiping about him behind his back.

At this moment, Luo Lan suddenly remembered something, grabbed Luo Laoye's sleeve, and shouted with hatred in her eyes, "Father, Father, it was all Princess Lin'an and Sun Jiayi who framed me, it has nothing to do with me."

Luo Lan cried her heart out.

Mother Luo scolded, "You good-for-nothing! All you do is cause trouble for your father. Let them do what they want. Why are you meddling in this? Now the whole mansion is in turmoil because of you."

Master Luo closed his eyes and after a long while, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "It is my fault for not educating the Luo family's daughter properly. From today onwards, Luo Lan will be sent to a nunnery, and the guards who had an affair with her will be beaten to death with sticks."

"Master, Master, Luo Lan shouldn't have done this! She's your own daughter too! You can't do this, you can't do this!"

Master Luo glanced at her and sneered, "If you're pleading for her, then go with her."

Luo Lan knelt on the ground, her eyes vacant, muttering, "It wasn't me, it was all them, it was all them."

Luo Lan's mother was so frightened that she dared not speak again.

Gritting his teeth, he cruelly ignored Luo Lan's pleading eyes and listened as Luo Lan's heart-wrenching cries faded into the distance.

……

Lin Rusi leisurely ate pastries while listening to Wanqi tell her about the gossip in the capital.

Upon hearing about Luo Lan's situation, he burst out laughing.

"Let's go, the weather looks nice today, let's go for a walk." Lin Rusi had been wanting to go out for a while to clear her head.

Now that those annoying people are gone, Lin Rusi is feeling extremely relieved.

Upon leaving the house, Lin Rusi immediately bought two pieces of clothing, and her mood couldn't be better.

Especially when you hear everyone discussing this matter.

Lin Rusi also clicked her tongue in agreement.

"Boss, what's going on? Everyone's talking about these people," Lin Rusi asked, feigning ignorance.

"I don't know what happened. I wonder if those ladies offended someone." The boss sighed heavily.

Wanxia sneered, "Maybe he's done too many bad things, so of course he's getting his comeuppance."

Seeing this, Lin Rusi quickly comforted her, "Wanxia, ​​don't talk nonsense!"

However, despite saying this, there was no hint of blame in her eyes.

The boss waved his hand and said with a smile, "Everyone's saying that, have you guys offended someone?"

A snapping sound came from behind them.

Li Chun was holding a box in her hand, and Lin Rusi turned around to look at her with a smile.

"So it's Miss Lin." Lin Rusi said in a calm tone.