Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

Lingyan had achieved all her goals for the day, so after paying for a few more pieces of jewelry, she drifted away amidst everyone's sympathetic and distressed gazes.

Rumors are better left unchecked than suppressed.

The more you forbid it, the more enthusiastically people discuss it.

So it's better to lay it all out openly and tell everyone the "truth".

Of course, this "truth" is all an exaggeration.

The truth may only be a fraction of what it is.

But it doesn't matter, since everyone believes it anyway, and they believe it without a doubt.

In less than an hour, the news had spread throughout the entire capital.

After hearing this, everyone exclaimed: "We never expected that the truth would be like this!"

Princess Rui's life is too miserable. Look at the kind of life she's living.

She's incredibly resilient to have persevered year after year.

Some people felt they might not be able to tolerate it any longer and wanted to kill everyone in the mansion to settle the matter.

Some people felt they might not be able to endure such hardship and might commit suicide.

So everyone felt sorry for her, but also admired her.

Her actions this time seemed perfectly normal.

After all, she didn't harm them in the slightest; she was simply too kind.

As a result, all the restaurants, teahouses, brothels and taverns were discussing this matter.

The storyteller recounted the incident with great enthusiasm and vivid description, which resonated with the audience, who cheered him on.

Restaurants and taverns across the country are also discussing the issue extensively, with everyone expressing their own opinions.

Without exception, no one called her cold, heartless, cruel, vicious, unfilial, or unjust anymore.

On the contrary, people admired her, felt sorry for her, pitied her, and sympathized with her, praising her for being kind and compassionate.

She single-handedly reversed the extremes in less than half a day.

The Imperial Censor Yan also became like a quail, no longer daring to jump around.

Because many people in the capital criticized him, saying that as an imperial censor, he impeached people indiscriminately without investigating the facts, confused right and wrong, and failed to distinguish between public and private matters, and was therefore unworthy of being an imperial censor.

Therefore, he took sick leave and dared not go out.

They were afraid of being chased and beaten by the emotionally charged people.

As a result, the two Miss Yans also dared not go out and were ridiculed by everyone, ruining their reputations.

The incident came to a successful conclusion, and Lingyan rewarded Yunmeng with a large bag of silver, recognizing her invaluable contribution.

His singing, recitation, acting, and control of emotions and rhythm were all performed exceptionally well.

She deserves this reward.

Yunmeng happily accepted the silver.

A little while later, Prince Rui gave her a large reward.

Yunmeng was grinning from ear to ear.

The other people in the royal palace watched with tears of envy streaming down their faces.

When He Jingchuan learned about what had happened to her, he was heartbroken.

He had intended to go to her, but then felt it wasn't appropriate.

She's already married, and he still can't convince himself to have an affair with a married woman; he can only silently feel sorry for her.

………………

A few days later, Lingyan received an invitation to a birthday banquet from the Marquis of Chengde's residence.

It was the 60th birthday of the Marquis of Chengde.

Marquis of Chengde, the Empress's biological father and Emperor Jingzhao's father-in-law.

That is, Xiao Muyao's maternal grandfather.

She had never attended any banquets before, partly because she didn't want to stand out, because if people saw her face, not to mention how those men with lustful intentions would try to take advantage of her.

What will those families who want to marry their daughters to Xiao Muyao do to her?

The position of Princess Consort of Prince Rui is highly coveted.

Even though everyone knew at that time that the engagement was only in name, it was not dissolved after all, and she was still Xiao Muyao's fiancée.

How could she possibly stand up against all these families on her own?

Therefore, in order to avoid these disputes, she never appears in public.

Let them think of her as just an ordinary, sickly woman abandoned by Prince Rui.

The situation was now completely different; she was now the Princess Consort of Prince Rui.

It was Xiao Muyao's maternal grandfather's birthday again, and she had to go and attend.

She was prepared to be targeted by some people, but she wasn't afraid at all.

On the day of the birthday banquet.

Xiao Muyao was dressed in black, with a pine-like posture and a jade-like temperament.

His black hair cascaded down his shoulders like a waterfall, and his face was sharply defined with smooth lines, like a fine work of art.

This was the first time Lingyan had ever seen him wear black, and she had to admit, he looked really good and was very charming!

It's completely different from usual.

Seeing the satisfied look in her eyes as she looked him up and down, Xiao Muyao leaned forward and whispered flirtatiously in his ear, "I'll let you enjoy it to your heart's content when I get back tonight."

Lingyan, without the slightest embarrassment, said, "Alright, not only do we want to appreciate the way it looks now, but also the way it looks with its clothes off."

Xiao Muyao coughed lightly, his face flushed red.

No matter how many times, he was always surprised by her boldness.

He lost.

Lingyan said: You think you can mess with me? Don't you even know my level?

………………

When the carriage arrived at the gate of the Marquis of Chengde's residence, the outside was bustling with activity and noise.

Upon seeing the Prince Rui's carriage arrive, the servant at the gate immediately shouted, "Prince Rui has arrived! Princess Rui has arrived!"

At this moment, everyone inside and outside the mansion stopped.

The crowd in front of the mansion only saw the exceptionally handsome Prince Rui carrying his stunningly beautiful Princess Rui as he stepped off the carriage.

He then gently helped Princess Rui straighten her clothes with a smile before taking her hand and leading her into the mansion.

Everyone immediately bowed their heads in respect.

This scene is truly beautiful.

As soon as the two entered the mansion, a young man in blue came running up, panting heavily and sweating profusely, saying, "Greetings, Prince Rui; greetings, Princess Rui."

His expression was one of extreme fear and reverence.

This person looked to be about the same age as her, so he must be Yang Huan, Xiao Muyao's youngest cousin.

After bowing, Yang Huan explained, "Please forgive me, Your Highness and Your Highness. I had just welcomed the princes in, which is why I am late."

Xiao Muyao didn't mind and said very considerately, "I am familiar with the mansion, so there's no need for you to lead the way. You can go outside to greet the guests."

Yang Huan hurriedly said with tears of gratitude, "Thank you very much, Your Highness. I will take my leave now."

After Yang Huan left, the two of them strolled around on their own.

People kept greeting them along the way.

Everyone who saw Ling Yan looked at her with a mixture of amazement and a reluctance to look at her too closely.

Once they reached a secluded spot, Lingyan asked curiously, "Aren't you familiar with your maternal grandparents' family? Why is your cousin so fearful and apprehensive towards you?"

Xiao Muyao pondered for a moment and said, "I wouldn't say we're very familiar, but we're not strangers either. However, I'm much closer to him than to the others. My maternal grandparents, uncles and aunts, and other cousins ​​are all very close to me. But this cousin treats me no differently than the other princes. He has always been like this."

This cousin probably always treated him as a future king, so it's natural that he would act this way.

But aren't others the same?

He was the only one acting strangely.

If he's not too timid, then he's either too clear-headed and rational, or he's committed some unknown crime.

But who knows why!

In short, it has little to do with her.