Qian Jiujiu discussed this matter with Mu Yexiao. They originally thought that Madam Qian would act quickly, but they did not expect that she would not guide the people so directly.
Instead, he staged a big drama behind the scenes, found a drama troupe, and staged a big drama. Then, with the promotion of the Shangshu Mansion, this big drama "The General's Wife" quickly became popular throughout Kyoto.
Then he walked from the common people into the courtyard of the wealthy families, and then into the courtyard of high-ranking officials and even royal relatives. Qian Jiujiu looked at the invitation in his hand.
He smiled at Mu Yexiao and said, "The Queen's family sent me a letter, inviting me to go to her house tomorrow to watch a play. The play is "The General's Wife". What do you think?"
"Is there going to be any problem with your plan? This time the burden is a bit too heavy."
Mu Yexiao smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, Dongchen is always reliable. Since someone invites you to watch a play, then go. Do you want me to accompany you?"
Qian Jiujiu shook her head: "No, you have your own things to do. Besides, you are not invited in the post. It was the Queen's niece who sent me the post."
The Queen's maiden name is Zhuang, and the person who sent the invitation to Qian Jiujiu this time was the Queen's niece, Zhuang Yingying.
Qian Jiujiu went to the Prime Minister's Mansion early the next morning. The Queen's father was the Prime Minister of the dynasty. Zhuang Yingying was also very good at being a person and actually went to the door to greet her in person.
"Yingying has met Princess Xiao."
Qian Jiujiu quickly smiled and said, "Ms. Zhuang, please get up."
Zhuang Yingying also smiled at Qian Jiujiu and said, "Thank you, Princess, for not abandoning me. I am here for the banquet today. If Princess doesn't mind, you can call me Yingying."
"Yingying really wants to get along with the princess!"
Qian Jiujiu smiled. That’s right, she is the princess now, who doesn’t want to get along with her? However, although Qian Jiujiu grumbled in her heart, she didn’t say it out loud.
Instead, she followed Zhuang Yingying's words and called her Yingying: "In that case, I will call you Yingying."
After following Zhuang Yingying in, I found that there were quite a lot of people coming today. When they saw Qian Jiujiu coming in, they all stood up and saluted Qian Jiujiu, and Qian Jiujiu naturally returned the salute.
After the greetings, everyone sat together and the topic naturally turned to the recent popular drama in Kyoto, The General's Wife. Zhuang Yingying was indeed very good at dealing with people.
Seeing that so many people were interested in the general's wife, he invited all the ladies to go to the stage and let the actors playing the general's wife begin their performance.
Qian Jiujiu also watched it quietly and with interest. The story of The General's Wife was very simple, it was about a family with a legitimate daughter and a concubine's daughter, and the legitimate daughter's fiancé was a young general.
By chance, he came to the mansion to see the legitimate daughter and met the concubine's daughter instead. Naturally, the concubine's daughter fell in love with the young general at first sight.
But the concubine's daughter had a deep mind. She clearly fell in love with the young general, but she didn't tell anyone until the day when the young general and the legitimate daughter got married.
She made the eldest daughter faint, and then she took the place of the eldest daughter to marry the young general and became the general's wife. On the wedding night, she also said how much the eldest daughter disliked the young general.
And she liked and admired the young general so much that she relied on her eloquence to win over the young general and make him like her.
Finally, he successfully joined forces with the young general to embarrass the legitimate daughter and forced her into the temple to avoid disaster.
Madam Qian was also invited this time. After seeing Qian Jiujiu, she sat next to Qian Jiujiu and asked, "Princess, how do you feel when you watch this play?"
Qian Jiujiu just smiled and said, "What does Madam Qian mean by that? How should this princess feel? I think this drama is not over yet."
"Will the legitimate daughter be willing to be robbed of her position as the general's wife? I'm afraid the people in this theater didn't perform the rest of the play, right?"
The noble ladies, listening to the mother and daughter talking, also began to join the discussion. The wife of Duke Zheng from last time happened to be there too and heard Qian Jiujiu's words.
Naturally, he agreed: "I think what the princess said makes sense. That concubine is too cunning. Not only did she marry the young general, but she also spoke ill of her family to the young general on the wedding day."
"It is really abominable to ruin the reputation of the legitimate daughter. Such a woman should be thrown into a pig cage."
Qian Jiujiu coughed twice: "Madam Zheng Guogong, why are you so angry?"
Lady Zheng Guogong also felt that her attitude was too radical, and immediately smiled embarrassedly: "Ah, I am not angry, how can there be such a despicable woman in the world!"
When Qian Jiujiu heard this, she felt amused. Thinking of this, she shook her head. The women in these mansions were much more powerful than the generals' wives in the plays.
How come these women think they are all very kind? Listening to the discussion below, almost all of them were criticizing how despicable that concubine was.
The legitimate daughter was so kind that the wife of Duke Zheng finally said, "I think the legitimate daughter was too generous. Her beloved fiancé was robbed."
"At first, I wanted to help them, but who knew that the young general and the concubine's daughter had already gotten together, and in the end, the legitimate daughter was forced to go to the temple to avoid disaster."
Qian Jiujiu smiled and looked at Madam Zheng Guogong: "Madam Zheng Guogong, a play is just a play, it's better not to be too obsessed with it."
Finally, this annoying banquet was over, and Qian Jiujiu took Hongling and Qinglian away from the Prime Minister's Mansion. In the carriage, Qian Jiujiu still had a look of sighs on his face.
"If you, Madam Qian, were to write a script, it would definitely be a big hit. You would write me as such a sinister and cunning princess, and write her daughter Qian Yuge as such a kindhearted person."
"It's so high-sounding, it really makes me angry. Hongling, go and ask your prince to release the lower part of the general's wife to me immediately, and I will take Qinglian to go around."
There is nothing to do in the palace now. Qian Jiujiu is the kind of person who cannot stay in one place all the time. After leaving the palace, she will definitely go for a walk on the streets.
Hongling understood this, so she obeyed and went back home alone. Qian Jiujiu took Qinglian for a walk and felt thirsty, so she casually went into a teahouse.
The two of them did not go upstairs to the private room, but sat across the hall. They heard that most people in the teahouse were still talking about the play The General's Wife.
Qian Jiujiu couldn't help but sigh that the ancient people had too little entertainment, and yet a play like this became so popular. He shook his head, and suddenly a voice came into his ears.
"Have you heard? This general's wife is actually a reflection of Prince Xiao's Palace. That young general is our Lord God of War, and the concubine is the current princess."
"The legitimate daughter is the eldest daughter of the Shangshu Mansion who is now in the temple."
As soon as these words came out, many people exclaimed: "This can't be true? How is it possible?"
Some of those who didn't believe it directly refuted: "You must be talking nonsense. We have all seen the appearance and demeanor of the princess. Which concubine's daughter looks like that?"
“This is definitely malicious slander.”
When Qian Jiujiu heard this, she understood that the rumor trend prepared by Madam Qian had already begun. Sending Qian Yuge to the temple in advance was just a sympathy card.
Qian Yuge went to the temple to avoid disaster, and was able to meet a high monk who could enlighten her. Her life in the future would be invaluable. Qian Jiujiu could not help but snorted coldly: "Let's go."
Qinglian still had an angry look on her face, but after listening to Qian Jiujiu's words, she stood up, walked out with Qian Jiujiu, and glanced at Qian Jiujiu.
"Princess, don't be sad. Those fools just believe whatever others say."
Qian Jiujiu just rolled her eyes at Qinglian and said, "Well, some things are true, so what? The Queen was born a concubine's daughter! In fact, our current distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children is not that strict at all."
"It's just that Madam Qian wants to use this matter as a topic to trample me and the prince on the ground. It's a pity that the minds of women in the harem are still a little narrow after all."
Qinglian didn't quite understand what this meant, but she didn't ask any more questions and just got on the carriage: "Let's go back home."
The carriage quickly returned to the prince's mansion. Mu Yexiao looked at Qian Jiujiu coming back. He could not see anything on her face, but Qinglian's face was full of resentment, which made Mu Yexiao look at her sideways.
"Why, did you meet someone unhappy when you went to the party?"
Qian Jiujiu shook her head: "No, it's just that when I came back to the teahouse, I heard some rumors. It seems that Madam Qian couldn't help it."
As soon as Mu Yexiao heard this, he knew what it meant and frowned: "But do you want our people to guide you?"
Qian Jiujiu shook his head: "That's not necessary, let it spread slowly, the bigger the better, don't you want me to clear my name? But have you informed my father and mother about this matter?"
Mu Yexiao nodded: "I have already said it today, so just wait for Dad. By the way, I have invited a master to come. But when you encounter something like this, you will eventually have to bear some grievances."
As expected, because Prince Xiao's Mansion did not take any action regarding this rumor, people just confirmed the matter, and now everyone is not talking about the concubine's daughter anymore.
It was Princess Qian Jiujiu. This matter had even been reported to the emperor again by the Censorate in a memorial. The emperor looked at the memorial with a frown.
Looking at King Xiao: "King Xiao, what does this mean? Who is your princess?"
Mu Yexiao looked at the imperial censor who had come up to report and snorted coldly: "Are the imperial censors so idle nowadays? They actually went straight to the emperor's ears just because of a rumor?"
"Do you have any evidence?"