"My daughter has met the Ninth Princess, Ninth Princess Jin An!"

"Common people see the Ninth Princess, the Ninth Princess is a thousand years old!"

"You two royal sisters-in-law don't need to be polite." Qingyun took a few steps forward and gently helped the two of them up. Then Qingyun turned to face the people who were kneeling to salute, with a kind smile showing nobility: "Come up, everyone. I believe you are here. Congratulations to the two royal sisters-in-law. On behalf of Prince Rui and Prince Xian, I would like to thank you all for your kindness. I would like to quietly select gifts with the two royal sisters-in-law. If you are fine, we will leave."

"Common people, please retire." Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief: Although the Nine Princesses are kind-hearted, if they knew that their purpose of coming here was impure, the consequences could be imagined.

Someone in the crowd suddenly asked: "Ninth Princess, I heard that it was Miss Li from the Protector's House who abducted Miss Cai and Miss Xu to the bandits' den of Black Dragon Village, and also ruined Miss Cai's appearance. Is it true? ?”

As soon as the words fell, the people who had not dispersed seemed to have been cast into immobilization techniques, keeping still in various postures, not daring to take a breath.

For a moment, there was silence inside and outside Jinyu Zhai.

Helping the two royal sisters-in-law to sit down on the chairs brought by the shopkeeper and the waiter, Qingyun glanced at everyone who had their heads lowered. Qingyun still had a smile on his face, but there was a cold light in his eyes. It’s so fast that people can’t catch it: “Who just now had a question that I wanted to answer?”

She specially arranged this drama to see who would be waiting for an opportunity to cause trouble?

"Ninth Princess, calm down... I only asked this after hearing someone else say this..." A middle-aged man with a simple and honest face in the crowd answered tremblingly, his whole body shaking. Shivering, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead randomly.

Although he didn't want to admit it, everyone around him heard what he said. If the Ninth Princess ordered the guards outside to force a confession, he would be found out. Instead of waiting to be confessed by others, it would be better for him to take the initiative to admit it and save time. The crime is aggravated.

He originally planned to use this to provoke a commotion among the people so that he could take the opportunity to sneak away. Even if the Ninth Princess was questioned, it would have nothing to do with him.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, not only did everyone not become confused, they didn't even dare to express their anger, and they didn't know what was going on. He suddenly felt weak all over and couldn't escape even if he wanted to.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at him with eyes full of doubt and anger.

They only heard that the two future princesses were kidnapped, but not at all who kidnapped them. How could he know that it was Miss Li from the Protector's House who did it?

Moreover, the future Princess Xian's face was clearly intact and there was no sign of any disfigurement at all. It was clearly his nonsense.

What's even more hateful is that he actually dared to question the Ninth Princess, which was simply treasonous. Even if he wanted to die, he shouldn't implicate them.

Sure enough, the more curious they are, the faster they will die, and they will never follow others' opinions in the future.

"Did you hear what others said?" Qingyun raised her eyebrows and looked at the pale middle-aged man, and asked tepidly: "I wonder who uncle heard that?"

The voice was obviously as soft as wind and as warm as water, but it was cold and bone-chilling in the man's ears. He was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground with a thump, and murmured with trembling lips: "Back to Princess Ninth, I was drinking, and I overheard it in the wine shop. I heard someone talk about it.”

"Which wine shop did the uncle hear this in?"

"It's, it's..."

"explain!"

"The Fulai Winery in the east of the city." The man blurted out subconsciously.

"Come here, bring all the people from Fulai Winery!" Qingyun gave the order in a cold voice, and then said to the man meaningfully: "Uncle, don't be afraid, I just want to find out who dares to spread rumors and cause trouble and slander. The honor of my royal sister-in-law."

The man was trembling all over, and he already felt regretful. If he had known he would...

Taking the hot tea handed over by Zike and taking a sip, Qingyun looked at the trembling man and said casually: "Uncle, is he a member of the Protector's House?"

"No, it's not." The man shook his head hurriedly.

He didn't dare to say that he was from the Protector's House, otherwise the Ninth Princess would know that he was lying when she asked, and then he would be sentenced to death.

"Is that a relative of the Protector's Mansion?"

The man shook his head again.

"Then uncle has relatives who work in the Huguohou Mansion?"

The man still shook his head, but his face gradually turned pale.

"As we all know, there is only one rich lady in the Protector's Mansion, and everyone calls her Miss Li." Qingyun's eyes were as dark as the sea, and her tone was cold: "And the uncle is neither from the Protector's Mansion, nor is he a member of the Protector's Mansion. If you are not a relative of the Protector's Mansion, let alone have any relatives working in the Protector's Mansion, how do you know that there is Miss Li in the Protector's Mansion? And how can you clearly say that it was Miss Li of the Protector's Mansion who kidnapped the two imperial sisters-in-law? , and ruined the appearance of Sixth Emperor's Sister-in-law?" Qingyun emphasized the word 'big'.

Everyone also reacted instantly.

Yes, isn't it contradictory to say so? Moreover, they have never heard of Miss Li in the Protector's Mansion.

The man's lips moved but he could not speak. His whole body was shaking like a sieve.

Qing Yun seemed not to see him, and gently clasped his hand on the armrest. It was like a heavy hammer hitting the man's heart. He felt that his heart was about to be broken, and it was heartbreaking. Severe pain quickly spread throughout the body, and breathing gradually became difficult: "I wonder where uncle lives? Is there anyone else at home?"

"Ninth Princess..." The man was shocked out of his mind. Why did the Ninth Princess suddenly ask about his family? Could it be...

"Until now, uncle still refuses to tell the truth?" Qingyun's raised eyebrows contained a clear tone: "You know, slandering the reputation of people in the royal family is a heinous crime and involves the nine clans! Even if uncle heard it, But not only did the uncle not stop him, he also waited for the opportunity to cause trouble. He had bad intentions and will be punished according to the law."

"What a heinous crime? The nine tribes are implicated?" The man's face suddenly turned pale and bloodless, and he kept kowtowing and begging for mercy: "Ninth Princess, this matter has nothing to do with the villain's family. It was all done by the villain alone. I beg the Ninth Princess to spare the villain. My family, I am willing to plead guilty and obey the law!" Soon, blood started to bleed from his forehead, but it did not stop.

Qingyun raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "If you tell a lie, not only will you die without a burial place, but your family will also die. You have to think clearly before speaking."

"Yes, I understand." The man nodded and said tremblingly: "It was a masked man in black who gave the villain a hundred taels of silver and asked him to come here to say this, because the villain's son was sick and had no money to treat him. People became greedy and did not expect that the matter would be so serious. What the villain said was all the truth. I beg the Ninth Princess to spare her life!"

Everyone suddenly realized: It turned out that someone had deliberately fabricated rumors to slander the two future princesses and implicate them. It was simply abominable and hateful.

"Common people, meet the Ninth Princess. The Ninth Princess is a thousand years old!" At this time, the guards brought over the shopkeeper and waiters of Fulai Winery.

Looking at the people kneeling and saluting, Qingyun asked, "Do you know this person?"

Several people looked sideways at the man next to them. The middle-aged man in slightly better clothes said respectfully: "Back to Princess Ninth, I know you. He is Wang Erzhu from Wangjiazhuang in the west of the city. He delivers food to Cao Min Restaurant every day." Several waiters behind him also said so. Nodding yes.

"Have you ever seen him come into contact with a masked man in black today?"

One of the waiters thought for a while and nodded: "Go back to Princess Ninth, Cao Min has seen it. The wine shop was very busy at that time, so the shopkeeper asked Cao Min to give Wang Erzhu the money for the vegetables. After giving the money, Cao Min remembered that the shopkeeper said yesterday's food was not very fresh, so he went back I told Wang Erzhu to pay more attention, otherwise the shopkeeper would not want his food, but I saw him talking to a masked man in black, and they both left soon after."

"Then can you tell whether the masked man in black is a male or a female? What about his figure and voice?"

"Looks like he's a man." The waiter looked up and looked back and forth among the people around him, and finally stopped at the shopkeeper Jin Yuzhai: "It's almost the same as that shopkeeper. As for the voice, Cao Min was a little far away from the two of them, so he didn't hear it. ."

Wang Erzhu suddenly interjected: "The man's voice was hoarse and high-pitched, as if... he was a eunuch in the palace."

Eunuch?

Qingyun's hand holding the tea cup paused almost invisibly, and there was a bottomless depth in his dark eyes, filled with coldness and a demonic edge.

She knew who that person was.

Waving his hand for the shopkeeper and waiters to stand up, Qingyun looked at the frightened Wang Erzhu and said coldly: "Wang Erzhu, you should be punished for spreading rumors and causing trouble and implicating the nine tribes. I think you were deceived by others and there was a reason for it, so I'll let it go. I'll spare you this time, but if it happens next time, I will punish you severely! Someone, drag him out and beat him fifty times to set an example!"

"The villain thanks the Ninth Princess for not killing her!"

The two guards immediately dragged Wang Erzhu out of the door and threw him to the ground. Soon, the sound of wooden boards hitting his flesh hard and Wang Erzhu's wail came, making everyone feel chills all over. Pedestrians walking on the street also stopped and watched. , there was a lot of discussion.

The Ninth Princess is really kind, wise, fair and strict.

And they will never dare to follow rumors without evidence in the future. Wang Erzhu has learned from the past.

"Everyone, just leave if you have nothing to do."

Everyone quickly dispersed as if they had received an amnesty order, and soon only Qingyun and a few people were left inside and outside Jinyu Zhai.

Looking at the empty gate, Qingyun frowned slightly. Just now she keenly felt two vicious lights coming across the crowd. Was it her imagination?

"Jiu'er, what's going on?" Xu Kexin, who was sitting on the right, looked concerned.

"It's okay." With a solemn look on her face, Qingyun turned her eyes slightly and accidentally saw Lin Han standing by the gate. She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: "Is Second Young Master Lin coming to see a good show? Or is he here to give gifts to congratulate the two royal sisters-in-law on their upcoming wedding? Married?"

Lin Han walked in with a ruffian smile on his face and put his hands behind his hands. He knelt down to salute. After receiving Qingyun's order, he stood up and stood aside. His movements were as graceful as walking in the clouds, but his expression was frivolous: "Then the Ninth Princess, guess what minister is coming?" Watching a show? Or giving gifts?"

Slowly shaking the tea cup in her hand, Qingyun's eyebrows were as clear as water: "Of course..."

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