At last, paper could not cover the fire. The news of the two daughters of Yongling being married to wrong men finally spread.
It sparked much debate among many.
"Did you hear about it? The first beauty of the capital, Yu Wan, who was supposed to marry the Prince of Jin, married Li Luoshu instead. And her sister, who was supposed to marry Li Luoshu, married the Prince of Jin instead."
"How could such a bizarre thing happen? Could it be that on the same day, the Marquis of Yongling was marrying off two daughters, and the wedding scene was so chaotic that the sisters got confused while boarding the sedan chairs??"
"I heard that the concubine was envious of the prosperity of Jin Mansion and knocked out her eldest sister before she boarded the flower carriage, sitting on it to marry to Jin Mansion!"
"That concubine is too audacious. A woman driven by greed should be punished even if she were killed, but why didn't the Prince of Jin's Mansion send her back?"
"I think it's because the Prince of Jin's Mansion is afraid of losing face, so they had to swallow their pride and accept it!"
In the tea houses of Beijing, a group of ordinary people gathered, discussing the truth behind the incident without any important work to do.
Rumors grew increasingly fierce, spreading all over the capital, even a three-year-old child knew about it.
When she heard the rumors outside, Yu Yao was shocked.
"She is envious of the prosperity of Jin Mansion, knocks out Yu Wan, and then eagerly marries to Jin Mansion? Just to be the princess consort?"
Yu Yao was livid, "It was clearly Yu Wan who knocked her out, not the other way around. That's just absurd."
Si Qin and Si Hu were also very angry.
"Madam Princess Consort, where did these rumors come from? They are all slander. I will show them a thing or two."
Si Qin, who had placed a loyal charm, was even more angry than Yu Yao, shouting that she would rip the others' mouths open.
Si Hu was also agreeing vocally from the side, looking just as angry.
"It is spread. The mouth is on others. We cannot plug it all one by one. Who let me be a concubine daughter, and people naturally think that way."
Yu Yao leaned back on the golden silk chair, saying carelessly.
Of course, it's just that she appears indifferent on the surface.
In fact, her heart has already started to ask the system, "Tongtong, who spread the news? Is there someone behind it?"
The system quickly popped up and replied, "It's Lady Meng of the Marquis of Yongling. She hates you for taking her daughter's position as the princess consort and has put the blame on you. She wants you to suffer in the Prince of Jin's Mansion and also not to be able to hold your head high in the capital."
Yu Yao's eyes narrowed with a stern look, "It's no wonder then. It's her good stepmother."
Tomorrow is the three-day wedding tour. Let's not rush to take revenge on Meng first.
For now, the most urgent thing is to suppress the rumors first, and then spread them further, for her reputation in the capital is about to be tarnished.
But how to suppress the rumors is a problem.
Yu Yao was thinking about how to suppress the rumors.
Just then, the messenger reported that the prince had lost his temper so severely in his study that he was on the verge of smashing it up.
She frowned slightly and roughly guessed why Nangong Yan had gone into a rage.
Nangong Yan had a very good temper and was a very gentle man. It was clear how angry he must have been to want to smash his study.
The study in the prince's mansion's heir's courtyard.
Nangong Yan's usual gentle demeanor disappeared, and instead, his face turned dark and his expression was extremely terrifying.
"Shade One, go and investigate for me, Prince. I want to know where the rumors about my princess consort are coming from."
"Shadow Two, go and suppress all rumors that are detrimental to the princess consort. Then announce publicly that a mix-up occurred on the wedding day of the Marquis of Yongling, leading to the wrong bride."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
With the fall of the two successive voices, the two shadowy figures standing in the study vanished instantly in a mysterious manner, as if they had never appeared at all.
Yu Yao had already arrived at the door of the study and her spiritual sense had sensed the movements inside.
But she didn't rush in immediately. Instead, she waited until the shadows had left before pushing the door open.
Nangong Yan heard the sound of the door opening, calmed his expression, turned around, and saw her entering.
"Yaoer, how did you get here?"
He changed into a gentle smile, walked over leisurely, graceful and elegant, tall and imposing.
Yu Yao's lips curled up slightly, and she walked in before him, "I heard that Your Highness was very angry in the study. I wasn't sure, so I came to take a look."
Nangong Yan faintly wrinkled his brow, "What servant would be so bold as to tell you such trivial matters."
Seeing her staring at him, he smiled helplessly and explained, "Nothing serious. It's just about our wedding. People outside don't know the truth and are spreading some not-so-nice rumors."
Yu Yao smiled slightly, "Oh, it's about that. Let them spread. One person, two mouths; it's up to others to say what they want. We can't control it."
A glance saw that books and paintings were scattered everywhere, and many porcelain objects were broken. The study was a mess, and there was no place to stand.
She wanted to clean it up.
She picked up the books that had fallen to the ground, brushed off the dust, and then put them back on the bookshelf.
"Don't move. There are many broken porcelain on the ground. It's easy to cut your hand. Let the servants take care of it."
Nangong Yan hastily stopped her.
Thinking of something, he said again, "Tomorrow is the day for your three-day wedding tour. I've already had someone prepare gifts. Will you go and take a look?"
Yu Yao smiled slightly and indifferently said, "It's up to you to arrange it. I don't need to see it."
The concubine of the original host has already died, and the original host is also not favored by the Marquis of Yongling. In the Marquis's mansion, she is just a concubine daughter who can be taken or left as one pleases.
The original host was able to survive under Lady Meng's hand and grow up, thanks to two things: first, the original host was honest and loyal; second, the elder lady often looked after her out of pity.
If there is anything worth the original host to remember in the Marquis's mansion, it is the elderly lady.
Nangong Yan nodded slightly, also aware that her life in the Marquis's mansion was not easy. He did not say anything else.
He took out a box from the bottom drawer of the desk and handed it to Yu Yao, "Here."
"What?"
Yu Yao was momentarily stunned and instinctively accepted the box. She took a look at it in her hand, "Is this a gift for me?"
"Just open it and you'll see."
Nangong Yan looked at her with gentle eyes and happily urged her.
Yu Yao looked at him and opened the box. Inside were neatly stacked banknotes.
She was surprised to take one out and look, discovering that each banknote was for one thousand taels, and there were stacks of them.
She quickly scanned with her spiritual sense and found that there were actually thirty million taels of silver tickets. She was completely shocked in her heart, "So many silver tickets, are you really giving them all to me?"
Is this man so good? He actually voluntarily hands over private money.
And it's such a large sum.
"Of course, it's true. My father's properties are also managed by my stepmother. I entrust them to you to manage, and then you won't have to worry about anything in the future. It's so good."
Nangong Yan's demeanor was carefree, his smile was as pleasant as a spring breeze, as if he really didn't care.
He said this, and then took out another box from another cabinet, smiling warmly and handing it to Yu Yao, "Inside this box are the businesses I've acquired in various places of Jing Dynasty—there are inns, cloth shops, and others. From now on, they will all be managed by my wife."
Yu Yao's mouth twitched. Was he really treating himself as the housekeeper?
Then there was a face full of refusal, shaking her head frantically, "Don't give it to me. You should take care of it yourself. Besides, I don't understand those things."
She really didn't understand, and she had never done any business. What if she lost money?
"Are you really not going to take care of it?" Nangong Yan looked at her in surprise.
His businesses spanned the entire Jing Dynasty, almost controlling half of the economy of Jing Dynasty, but no one knew that those businesses were his.
He was genuinely eager for her to manage it, but he also had the intention of testing her.
If she accepted it, Nangong Yan wouldn't say anything, but his impression of her would definitely be different.
Yu Yao laughed and waved the stack of silver tickets in her hand, smiling warmly and said, "As for the businesses, it's fine. But I can manage these silver tickets. The husband is responsible for making money, and I'm responsible for spending it. How nice."
Nangong Yan being able to earn so many silver tickets shows that he must have a great talent for business. Why should she worry about it?
Nangong Yan smiled and laughed, unable to control his feelings of affection in his gentle eyes, "You are so lazy."
He was grateful that it was her who married him, and he also had a premonition that his married life would be very happy.
