The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

Chapter 142 Rumors stop with wise men

Xia Yanxiang didn't say a word from beginning to end and her face remained expressionless.

"Second Miss Li, I just said a few nonsense words and you beat me in public. Tell me, what did I say?" Thinking that Li Guan could not tell Xia Yanxiang's secret, Liu Ying cried boldly.

"How dare you let me say such filthy things for you? How can an unmarried woman like you be so shameless?" Li Guan was furious.

"I have never said anything dirty. If I have offended Miss Third in any way, please point it out to me."

Before Xia Yanxiang could even open her mouth, Tu and the others arrived: "Greetings to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."

"No need to be polite, ladies, come and take a look! These three girls fought in Xihe Mansion. How can they be so undisciplined?" Mo Cheng didn't want to get involved in these trivial matters. He waved his hands and didn't ask for the door to be closed. Everyone outside the door was watching.

When Mrs. Tu saw that Xia Yanxiang was injured, she immediately asked with concern: "Yan'er, what happened? Does it hurt?"

Xia Yanxiang's eyes were filled with tears. Not wanting Tu to worry, she held her hand and comforted her: "Don't worry, mother. It won't hurt."

Yun looked at Xia Yanxiang worriedly first, then walked over to ask Li Guan who was kneeling for a long time: "Did you fight? Did you lose?"

"I fought, but I didn't lose." Li Guan turned his head away angrily, "Who asked her to provoke me? She almost scolded my brother too."

"It's good that you didn't lose. If you lose, you will be beaten when you go back."

"Mother!" Liu Ying burst into tears as soon as she saw the Minister's wife, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

The assistant minister's wife was also very distressed. She hugged her in her arms to comfort her, then turned around and said viciously, "Miss Xia San, how did my daughter offend you that you beat her up like this? How could a good lady from an aristocratic family be so vicious?"

"She said," Xia Yan looked up at the Minister's wife, "Who would marry a hen that can't lay eggs?"

Everyone inside and outside was shocked! This Third Miss really dared to say that!

"Indeed, Miss Liu did not mention me. However, the news that I cannot have children has spread all over the capital. No one present has been engaged except me. Madam Minister, who do you think your daughter is mocking?"

Mo Yuchen guessed that what Liu Ying said was unpleasant, but he never thought it was so vulgar and obscene!

"Miss Liu Si, you grew up in the capital, learned etiquette, and know how to read. How can you speak so dirty and disgustingly? You openly insult a young lady from an aristocratic family. Is this the family etiquette of your Minister of Revenue's mansion?" Tu scolded Liu Ying and the Minister's wife with cold eyes.

"Besides, she also scolded the second young lady of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, saying that she was too vulgar and unworthy to be the biological sister of Envoy Li." Xia Yanyou continued slowly, "The second young lady of Li is the descendant of a military general. She must have adhered to the principle of 'a gentleman can be killed but not humiliated'. If she had beaten her just for a single person like me, it would have been unjustifiable. However, Miss Liu despised the military generals and spoke wildly, saying that she wanted the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to seize the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion. This is really disregarding the emperor."

To put it simply, Liu Ying only verbally insulted Xia Yanxiang and Li Guan; to put it more seriously, she was going beyond the moral code and etiquette and was riding on the head of the emperor.

"I, I didn't!" Seeing that the matter had become a big deal, Liu Ying hurriedly defended herself, "Miss San, I said something wrong, but how could you slander me like this?"

"Slandering you, you have been slandering me since you opened your mouth. Every word you say is a rumor about me and destroying my reputation. Miss Liu, can you tell me which word I said to slander you?" Xia Yanxiang snorted and said disdainfully, "The whole capital is spreading rumors about me, but no one dares to come to me and ask, it's just because you all know that it's just a rumor."

“!”How is that possible?

"People say that rumors stop the wise. It can be seen that there are not many wise people in the entire capital." After enduring for a long time, Mo Yuchen finally restrained himself and spoke.

"What?" Liu Ying murmured.

"Your Majesty," Xia Yanxiang suddenly bowed to the emperor, "I have been hurt by rumors since the seventh day of the first lunar month. I beg Your Majesty to invite Zhang Yuanzheng to diagnose my pulse to dispel the rumors. This will not only clear my name, but also save the reputation of the royal family."

The emperor frowned and gestured with both hands to Eunuch Sheng beside him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Mo Yuyang frowned and looked at Xia Pinxiang, and asked in a low voice: "What's going on? Didn't the imperial physician confirm the diagnosis? Why did she say it was fine?"

"I don't know. I clearly asked Doctor Xu at that time, and Xia Yanxiang was indeed diagnosed with Qi and blood deficiency and maternal weakness. That's why I asked someone to spread the news. How could it not be true?"

Xia Pinxiang was also a little panicked. Although she did ask Xu Sheng to say that raising a child was difficult, she also targeted Xia Yanxiang to some extent. Otherwise, Xia Yanxiang would not have been in pain every month. Xia Yanxiang must have been physically damaged!

"Your Majesty, this Miss Liu not only slandered Miss Xia San, but also insulted our Wu'an Marquis Mansion. It would have been fine if she had just insulted a single minister, but she even threatened to destroy the Wu'an Marquis Mansion. The Wu'an Marquis Mansion was named after you, the Emperor, so should it be insulted like this by a villain?" Li Guan had always been reckless, but she was organized in this matter. After all, she was the descendant of a military general.

Mo Cheng didn't say anything and continued turning the Buddhist beads in his hand.

"Your Majesty, I was reckless. Please forgive me." Yun secretly kicked Li Guan and apologized to Mo Cheng, "Miss Liu's insult to the Marquis of Wu'an is a small matter and it is not worth worrying about. But the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue did not avoid the young people and allowed the young people to talk nonsense. He lost his sense of propriety. How could he bring up the affairs of the court in front of the young people? He really deserves a warning."

Li Guan was not convinced, so why did he just avoid the main issue and let them off?

Seeing that Li Guan was about to speak again, Yun kicked her again, signaling him to shut up. Li Guan then shut up reluctantly.

"Madam, what you said makes sense. How can a little kid just pick up things said in the court and talk about it? The assistant minister's wife didn't stop him. Trouble comes from the mouth. Don't let an ignorant child bring trouble upon himself." Concubine Su glanced at Mo Cheng's expression and continued with what Yun said.

As long as the Minister's wife is not stupid, she will naturally know what to do.

Unfortunately, the assistant minister’s wife was a stupid person. She was so frightened by the scene that she trembled and dared not say a word in reply.

Upon seeing this, the Queen looked up at Mo Yuyang and the other man, but said nothing.

"Your Majesty, Dean Zhang has arrived, and Imperial Physician Yang and Imperial Physician Gao have also been invited." Eunuch Sheng bowed and said to the emperor.

Mo Cheng didn't say anything, just nodded.

Mo Yuchen stood aside and asked the imperial physician to come over to take his pulse, while Xia Yanxiang continued to kneel there, neither humble nor arrogant, and her back did not sag at all.

The three imperial doctors took the patient's pulse in turn, looked at each other, and no one spoke first.

After discussing for a while, Zhang Yuanzheng stood up.