Chapter 801 - I Heard You Have Another Daughter? (1/2)

When they had been in the Yuhui Nunnery, there had already been some rumors about Shao Yanru. However, at that time, Shao Yanru had been so famous with her good reputation that not many people had believed the rumors. They had all thought that it was because one’s jealousy of her reputation that there had been various rumors about the First Miss Shao. Now the imperial edict was issued. Taking previous rumors into consideration, no one had doubt about this.

This rumor even spread to the beauties in the imperial palace.

After Shao Yanru’s matter had been settled, Shao Wanru also returned to the group of the beauties. Other beauties gathering in groups pointed at Shao Wanru with a look of disdain. All the messages that Yujie heard were that they were talking about Duke Xing’s Mansion and Shao Yanru and that Fifth Miss Shao was also taunted by them.

Yujie was so angry that she wanted to argue with them, but she was stopped by Shao Wanru. Shao Wanru did not care about such kind of discussion. Originally, this news had been deliberately spread out, otherwise how could the beauties in the palace really know about this?

Shao Yanru had an extraordinary identity, but she only got the title of Secondary Consort. This was too abnormal. There must be something strange about things going wrong and have a reason for it. Since the Emperor still wanted to use Duke Xing’s Mansion, the reason could only be found on Shao Yanru.

Since Shao Yanru officially worked against Shao Wanru, many things about her bad reputation had been found out, but these had been suppressed in the past. Once it spread a little, a man of intention would fight back. The most important thing was that Shao Yanru had had a good reputation for her beauty and talents at that time.

The title of the First Beauty and being the disciple of Pushan Nun in the Yuhui Nunnery suppressed all the rumors and made Shao Yanru’s reputation rise again and again.

Now that her reputation was collapsed, it was easy to dig out all the rumors in the past. What’s worse, these things proved to be true after careful investigation, so Shao Yanru’s reputation would definitely be ruined. Having such a position of Secondary Consort could be said as the Emperor’s grace to Duke Xing’s Mansion.

The beauties in the palace were talking about this, and Shao Wanru became the target that they pointed at, while the discussion outside the palace was even more heated. Originally, the topics discussed most in the capital city were which beauty would win this time and who would become the wives of several princes. However, such a thing had unexpectedly happened, and it was infinitely magnified by someone’s propaganda with intentions.

“Does Duke Xing come here again?” In the quiet mountain temple and the beautiful lake with ethereal colours, Prince Cheng stood by the lake with his hands clasped behind his back and asked.

“Yes, Your highness!” Xiqi replied.

Prince Cheng didn’t look back. After thinking for a while, he said, “Ask him to leave. I can’t save his daughter!”

“Yes, I’ll reply to him now!” Xiqi said respectfully and turned around to pass on the message outside.

After a while, Xiqi came back and said, “Your Highness, Duke Xing begs you to meet him in any case. He has something important to report to you.”

“Something important?” Prince Cheng raised the corners of his lips sarcastically. He didn’t have any interest in Duke Xing’s daughter. He had thought that she could be married as a decoration in his mansion and a girl born to be the Empress would anyway be good for him. But he didn’t expect that she was a girl like this.

He had already heard the rumors outside. Originally, he had thought that it was just an excuse from the imperial palace, but those rumors turned out to be true after he had asked someone to secretly investigate. Unexpectedly, the First Miss Shao, who had used to be virtuous, gentle, and dignified, was actually a vicious and mean woman in private. Even if such a woman was sent to him, he would not want her.

Born to be the Empress? If it was the fate that she would enter the palace and marry his Imperial Brother, he would not have any interest in her.

This reminded him of another disgusting woman a few years ago, the eldest daughter of Qin Huaiyong, Ningyuan Army General. He also felt disgusted by that woman. Originally, he had thought that she was only one woman like that in the world. Unexpectedly, it happened that now there was a similar case on Shao Yanru.

If all the women were like this, he would not be interested in them at all.

“That’s what Duke Xing said, Your Highness… I think he doesn’t refer to the matter of Secondary Consort Shao.” Xiqi said cautiously and secretly glanced at his master. Seeing that his master was not angry, he breathed a sigh of relief. As Prince Cheng’s personal eunuch, he naturally knew about his master’s affairs.

“Let him come over!” After thinking for a while, Prince Cheng raised his lips with sarcasm and said slowly.

“Yes!” Xiqi left and led Duke Xing Shao Jing in after a while.

Seeing Prince Cheng, Duke Xing stepped forward and bowed deeply to him. Prince Cheng waved his hand and then Xiqi stepped back to stand aside.

“Duke Xing, you are too polite!” Prince Cheng turned around and said to Shao Jing with a faint smile.

After seeing Prince Cheng, Shao Jing lowered his head and said, “Your Highness, I have something to report to you!”

“What do you think of the matter of your daughter?” Prince Cheng glanced at him leisurely and said without hurry or bustle, but did not mention the so-called “important” topic.

This made Shao Jing feel a twinge in his heart. Thinking of his daughter, he couldn’t help but feel ashamed. The Emperor had asked him to go to the palace and scolded him severely, and then he had been pulled aside by Derong to vaguely talk about the matter of Shao Yanru. Hearing that his daughter had set a trap on the Emperor, Shao Jing had been so angry that he had almost rushed to Shao Yanru and beat her hard.