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Old Madam Wen looked at the two of them with confused expressions, sighed with disappointment, and glared at Old Marquis Wen with great resentment.

"Now that rumors and stories about the Crown Prince and the female general are rampant, how can you be so calm and know nothing about it?"

"Madam, I thought it was something else. It turns out to be this. What's the harm in rumors? Since it's just a rumor, there's nothing to be afraid of."

"But he was a general who returned to the capital with military merits, a halo of glory, and the support of the entire nation. He was no ordinary man."

"Rumors are just rumors after all. How can they have anything to do with military merit?"

"Then let me ask you, why has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince never come out to clarify this matter when he clearly has my Shu'er in his heart?"

"This……"

Old Madam Wen sighed again and looked at General He not far away.

"Because although he was young and naive, he was extremely intelligent. He knew that if he told it now, the world would not believe him. Not only would they not believe him, but they would accuse him of being treacherous, fickle, and fickle. This would arouse public outrage and anger."

"So, Your Highness the Crown Prince chose to remain silent because he was worried about being criticized by the world?"

"Not really. That young man is fearless. Even if his reputation were ruined, he wouldn't care much..." Old Man Wen paused for a moment and said, "He did it just for Shu'er."

"For Shu'er?"

"Hmm!" Madam Wen looked at Mrs. Wen. "Since ancient times, when a prince and a female general fall in love on the battlefield and eventually become a perfect couple, it has become a beautiful story that resonates deeply with the people. If this story is broken and resentment is aroused among the people, who do you think will be the target of the public's criticism, even though it seems to be directed at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince has been clever all his life, but he never expected that on that battlefield, he would still be confused for a moment."

Looking at Madam Wen's worried eyes, Mrs. Wen finally understood.

If this is the case, the world will definitely say that Yan Yunshu is the one who intervened and seduced His Highness.

but……

"But my daughter feels that since the marriage is already decided, it makes no difference to Shu'er whether it is clarified or not."

"If we don't clarify, it means that the marriage was only decided by His Majesty, and General He may still enter the palace as a concubine in the future. This leaves room for maneuver, and the world will only gossip a little and not react strongly. They will just think that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are not willing to be together!"

Wen pondered for a moment and said, "Even if it is clarified, the world will be confused and angry, but they should not vent their anger on me."

"Rou'er, this world is inherently unfair to women. No matter what a man does wrong, it's always the woman who is ultimately condemned by the public. Meanwhile, the man can always hide well, and after a while, he can emerge as a clean-handed hero. That's you and Shu'er..."

Madam Wen frowned, her face filled with helplessness. "Even you and Shu'er, because of Yan Feng, didn't you also bear an undeserved stigma?"

Wen's face froze. Yes, everyone said that she, Wen, was not good at judging people and that she brought this upon herself.

As for Shu'er, she always has to bear the stigma of being the son of a traitor.

Even her position as Crown Princess now faces impeachment.

Under such circumstances, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stirs up public outrage again because of General He's affairs, not only will Shu'er be accused of unwarranted crimes and bear the world's anger, but her position as Crown Princess will probably be even more severely impeached by court officials.

"So, mother thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is deliberately delaying the clarification in order to protect Shu'er?"

"Yeah." Madam Wen held her forehead with her hand. "The child is a good child, but she's too confident. She always thinks she can take on the whole world on behalf of the one she loves. But she doesn't realize that standing shoulder to shoulder with her lover and being honest with each other is the best way to love, and it's also the best way to respond and fight back."

"Then..." Wen glanced at General He.

"What if General He also comes forward to explain the whole story?"

Madam Wen chuckled softly, "Let's not even talk about what she's thinking, or whether she has greater ambitions. Even if she doesn't, what good will it do if she speaks out? People will definitely say she was forced to clarify, which would make her even more pitiful."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wen looked at He Zhixiao seriously.

She is a dignified and heroic woman, but for some reason, when I saw her for the first time, I always felt that she was hiding something.

She does not have the dignity and boldness that a mother should have.

"Therefore, rumors must be ruthlessly nipped in the bud as soon as they begin to germinate. If they are allowed to take root and sprout, even the crown prince, with all the power in the court, will be caught in a dilemma!"

Madam Wen said this, sneering at the stunned old Marquis Wen, "I want to see how the child that my husband mentioned as being good at everything will handle this matter."

Old Marquis Wen's face looked uglier than if he were crying.

"Why are you bringing this up to me again?"

"You! You insisted on letting Shu'er get involved in this mess. It would have been much better if she had married the newly-inherited Prince of Nan'an, Xu Yichen..."

"It's not that good. Prince Nan'an will have to return to Lingxiu City eventually. If I marry Shu'er to him and she follows him, it will be like marrying far away. Madam will scold me again..."

"You!" Old Madam Wen glared at Old Marquis Wen angrily.

Lord Wen smiled and said, "The situation isn't bad now. Shu'er is right here with us, and we can protect her. And Xu Jinghuai, how could anything stump him? We can just wait patiently."

"Well, just be alone and be at peace!"

"Oh, ma'am..."

……

I don’t know if Xu Jinghuai has already discussed everything between them in detail here.

He was taking Yan Yunshu out of the gate of Tianxiang Tower and getting into the carriage.

In the carriage, Yan Yunshu lifted the curtain and wanted to have a serious talk with Xu Jinghuai about the doubts in her heart, but she saw a familiar figure coming into her sight.

He was the suburban butcher sent by Xu Jingye and Yan Shuyao to frame him in his previous life.

The butcher had a face full of flesh and was yelling fiercely at the woman beside him.

The woman's face was covered in grease, and her eyes were numb and dull. It was not until she saw Yan Yunshu in the carriage that her eyes suddenly lit up.

She seemed to burst out with unimaginable strength and was about to come towards Yan Yunshu.

But he had just taken a step when he was caught by the butcher.

"You bastard, how dare you run!"

The butcher grabbed her hair, but she waved her dirty hands at Yan Yunshu, her eyes filled with hatred.

Cursing under his breath.

"Yan Yunshu, you vicious woman!"

"You've hurt me so much, you must die!"

"You have to die!"

Yan Yunshu looked at her, heard her cursing, and suddenly understood.

It turned out... the filthy woman in front of her was Yan Shuyao, who had long disappeared from her life in this life.