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All the maids of the third princess of Beisheng died, and they died in the post station of the imperial city of Nansu. This is no trivial matter. Logically, the court should definitely send the Dali Temple or the Ministry of Justice to conduct a thorough investigation.

However, Shen Qiuyun refused Nansu's investigation, saying that these maids thought she would marry into Nansu and they would never be able to return to their hometown, so they stole her things and tried to run away. When she found out, she ordered them all to be executed.

This ruthless style of behavior made her already bad reputation even worse, but she did not care at all. She publicly "clarified" that she was sent to Nansu only to experience the local customs and people of Nansu, and planned to go back after the New Year in Nansu, and was not here to marry a princess.

For a time, the entire imperial city was discussing this matter.

Ordinary people were just there for fun and to listen to the excitement, but in the eyes of the Crown Prince, the Third Prince and others, there must be some hidden secret that they were unaware of.

In the struggle for imperial power, any unknown secret may become a sharp blade stabbing oneself, so people from all walks of life are trying to find out the news openly or secretly.

As they continued to investigate, they discovered that the people who had originally been discussing the Third Princess of Beisheng suddenly changed their tune and started talking about the eldest daughter of the Jiang family.

"Have you all heard? Jiang Wansang is not an orphan at all. She's the daughter of a prostitute from a brothel."

"I know about this. I heard that the Prime Minister was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to part with the daughter he had raised, so he deliberately said she was an orphan and concealed her true origins. In my opinion, Jiang Wansang is truly lucky."

"Yes, when I heard that she wasn't the real daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, I was extremely envious. If I could enjoy more than ten years of wealth and glory, it would be worth it even if I was kicked out in the end."

"Her current situation would be better if she were kicked out! If she were kicked out, no one would pay attention to her, and her identity as a prostitute would be unknown."

"Speaking of which, what do you think the Prime Minister will do with her now? After all, she's the daughter of a prostitute. We can't let her continue to bear the title of the Prime Minister's daughter, right?"

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Speculations like these emerged one after another, and naturally more people were staring at the Prime Minister's Mansion.

With the rumors spreading so loudly outside, Jiang Gaoyuan naturally heard the news as well. He immediately sent someone to secretly investigate who spread the news, but pretended to know nothing on the surface.

But the news that he smashed several sets of cups still reached Tingsang Pavilion.

In response, Jiang Wansang just snorted coldly.

He really cares about his reputation and can't even stand this little bit of infamy. I wonder if he will be angry to death if the commotion becomes bigger later.

When Jiang Wansang thought of that scene, she couldn't help but feel eager to try it out, and immediately ordered Jiang Er to take the next step.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Jiang Er left, Zhao Zhizhi came to the Prime Minister's Mansion because of the rumors outside.

Because from the master Jiang Zihan to the housekeeper and servants, Zhao Zhizhi had no good feelings towards the Prime Minister's Mansion, and originally planned to ask Jiang Wansang out.

But thinking of the rumors outside, she still chose to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion on her own initiative.

Butler Li has now returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion to work. When he saw Zhao Zhizhi coming, he not only did not stop her outside as he did before, but also personally sent her to Tingsang Pavilion with a smile on his face.

It was obvious that being "entertained" personally by Zhao Zhizhi during those days in the Dali Temple had left him with a psychological trauma.

What Zhao Zhizhi didn't notice was that after Butler Li sent her to Tingsang Pavilion, he stood at the door and stared at her with a pair of resentful eyes.

Upon learning that Zhao Zhizhi had come to his house, Jiang Wansang almost instantly guessed why she had come.

Sure enough, in the subsequent conversation, Zhao Zhizhi mentioned the rumors outside indirectly, but she was concerned about not wanting to make Jiang Wansang sad, so she didn't dare to say it too obviously.

Jiang Wansang, who had guessed her thoughts, took the initiative to say, "If you're worried that I'll be upset by those rumors out there, then you can be at ease, because I was the one who spread those rumors."

Zhao Zhizhi was confused.

She had lived for so many years and had seen many big and small, strange things in the Dali Temple, but this was the first time she had seen someone deliberately spreading rumors to destroy one's own reputation.

She asked puzzledly, "Why?"

Seeing that her first question was not whether the rumor was true or not, but she asked her the reason out of concern, Jiang Wansang knew that this friend was not mistaken.

She patiently explained, "The rumor first started from the Prime Minister's Mansion. I didn't know if it was true or not, and I couldn't find out who was behind it, so I had someone spread the news. This way, I could see clearly what the person behind it was trying to do and what their identity was."

Of course, the main reason is to lay the groundwork for exposing the story of the real and fake daughter.

Zhao Zhizhi didn't know her specific plan, but after hearing her words, she said disapprovingly: "If you want to know who is behind this, you can come to me. Why bother with your own reputation?"

The Dali Temple has its own methods of investigating cases. If Jiang Wansang comes to her, she will naturally take it seriously and investigate carefully.

Jiang Wansang knew her good intentions and shook her head gently. "After all, this is the Prime Minister's family affair. If you get involved, it won't be good for the Dali Temple or the Zhao family."

Zhao Zhizhi has a say in the Dali Temple because her father has delegated power to her and she herself has helped the Dali Temple solve many cases, so everyone turns a blind eye to her coming in and out of the Dali Temple.

However, the imperial court did not publicize her appointment to the Dali Temple. If someone used this as a handle to hold her accountable, it would not be a good thing for the Zhao family.

Zhao Zhizhi understood her thoughts and valued this friend even more.

All the friends in the imperial city are attracted by each other's background so that they can get help when they are in trouble. Only Jiang Wansang truly regards himself as a friend.

She tightly grasped Jiang Wansang's hand, her eyes filled with both heartache and emotion. "Wanwan, why don't you take this opportunity to leave the Jiang family!"

Her tone was very firm. "If it weren't for you back then, I'm afraid the grass on my grave would be two feet high now. You will come back to the Zhao family with me from now on. My father will definitely be very happy if he knows that he has a daughter."

Jiang Wansang was stunned. "When did I ever save you?"

She had been wondering why the original owner would lend a helping hand to Zhao Zhizhi when they had no connection at all. Now it seemed that something had happened that the original owner did not know about.

But if something like saving a life goes wrong, there will be a lot of subsequent trouble.

"I knew you didn't remember," Zhao Zhizhi explained. "Five years ago, I first went to the Dali Temple to investigate a case. Due to a moment of negligence, the suspect escaped, leading to his kidnapping in retaliation."

"I clearly remember that night was the Mid-Autumn Festival. If you hadn't passed by and risked your life to help me, and even lied to the suspect by saying you'd reported him to the police, scaring him off, I wouldn't be standing here in one piece."