Nanny Yang exclaimed, and looked at Yuan Cuiyu in surprise, "Did the county lady let him hit her on purpose?"
"We have to use this tactic of inflicting pain on ourselves. Otherwise, we won't be able to divert people's slander against Zi'an, and the Prime Minister's Mansion will continue to make vicious remarks. After this incident, no one will believe what the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion say." Yuan Cuiyu said calmly, as if she had never experienced that beating.
Nanny Yang looked at Pan Dan, and thinking of what he said yesterday, she still felt a little bit unconvinced of him, "Why are you willing to help the county lady?"
Pan Dan said: "Grand Scholar Yuan has done a favor to our Pan family, and the Pan family will never forget this favor."
He cupped his hands and continued, "After Prime Minister Xia left yesterday, someone was still watching Xia Zhiyuan, so I had to tell you those words. Please don't take them to heart, but they are true. The Queen has indeed suspected you, so you can do whatever you want."
After saying that, Pan Dan went out.
He only helped this once, as a way of repaying the favor that Grand Secretary Yuan had shown to the Pan family. He was the Queen's man, and had his own mission when entering and leaving the palace.
Nanny Yang sat down and looked at Yuan Cuiyu, a little unhappy, "The county lady should have told me first, it made me worry so much."
Yuan Cuiyu looked at her and said softly, "I'm sorry for making you worry." Having experienced worldly sufferings, she is particularly easily moved by true love.
Nanny Yang said sadly: "The county lady does not need to apologize. I just think that the county lady does not need to make herself suffer like this."
Yuan Cuiyu sighed softly, "I know Xia Huaijun, and I also know the old lady. The Queen Mother gave them two days to find Zi'an. He will definitely do everything he can. It is not difficult to guess where Zi'an is going. Once they know where Zi'an is going, they will definitely send assassins to chase him. In addition, the people in Beijing are now spreading rumors, which also puts a certain amount of pressure on the prince. Because public opinion directly affects the government, the Queen Mother cannot ignore the voices of the people. The people in Beijing are like cats smelling fish when they see scandals, and they keep chasing. Although the panic of zombie disease is still there, it can divert some attention and reduce the harm of rumors to Zi'an. At the same time, it can also allow the prince to separate and do what he wants to do."
Moreover, if it were not so, how could some people be so indignant? For example, Prince An, Mr. Wen, and many scholars who once admired her.
What they wrote was almost authoritative, and few people would doubt it. Pan Dan also mentioned all the details, including the dialogues.
She understood deeply that when dealing with the powerful, writing is sometimes sharper than the sword.
Sure enough, within three days, the news that Prime Minister Xia had beaten his divorced wife, Princess Danqing, spread quickly throughout the capital.
It caused an earthquake-like impact.
The previous rumors about Xia Zian have also been reversed. Many people even say that Xia Zian was actually kidnapped by his father, Prime Minister Xia. Now someone has gone to rescue him and he should be rescued soon.
The rumors among the people were fed back to the ears of the Empress Dowager. Taifu Liang went to the palace again to ask the Empress Dowager to order the burning of the village, but she could no longer find a strong reason.
The Empress Dowager retorted with one sentence, "I heard that the people in the capital are waiting for Xia Zian to come back. The people are willing to give her this trust. Is it possible that neither I nor the Grand Tutor can do this?"
Taifu Liang really hated Prime Minister Xia. This incident happened at this critical moment, which completely diverted the people's attention and allowed Xia Zian to gain the people's praise by portraying himself as a victim again.
The court could not ignore the voice of the people, and he had no way to submit another memorial.
The rumors became more and more powerful, and among all the rumors, a question mark appeared.
That is, why would a prime minister of the first rank beat up his ex-wife who was given the title of county lady after the divorce? Moreover, Prince An was involved in this matter. This cannot be said to be a love affair or a scandal, because they were divorced.
While everyone was speculating, someone boldly speculated that Prime Minister Xia did this because Princess Danqing knew a shocking secret of his.
This shocking secret is closely related to the current outbreak of zombie disease.
As soon as this speculation came out, people used their unlimited imagination and associated it with Xia Zian's disappearance.
The zombie disease is the masterpiece of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Xia Zian betrayed the Prime Minister's Mansion and wanted to find the prescription, so he was hunted down by the Prime Minister's Mansion. Yuan Cuiyu was eager to save her daughter, so she exposed the Prime Minister's conspiracy and was almost killed by the Prime Minister. Fortunately, she was rescued by Prince An.
The various rumors speculated by the people were naturally deliberately led by someone, and these were also arranged by Princess Danqing.
Under the threat of rumors, the old lady found the noble concubine.
The noble concubine told her that Xia Zian was on the Madman's Island, and that the prescription had been found and the antidote was being developed.
The old lady was shocked when she heard the news. She hardened her heart and bribed people in the underworld with a large sum of money to take Xia Zian's life. If she couldn't take her life, she would destroy her medicine.
After the old lady's people set off, the Regent ordered people to spread the news that Xia Zian had found the prescription on the Madman's Island, but there were various killers waiting for Xia Zian.
This news is also the second bombshell.
There are more than a thousand zombie patients in Beijing. In order to ensure that Xia Zian can return to Beijing smoothly, the families of these zombie patients have flocked to Jichun Town to escort Xia Zian back to Beijing.
In addition to the relatives of these zombie patients, there were also many indignant people and some chivalrous masters who all flocked to Jichun Town. The ships in Jichun Town were rented by righteous people, and the fishermen in Jichun Town crossed over to the Madman Island to pick up Xia Zian.
At the same time, the leader of the Cao Gang ordered all the Cao Gang disciples in Jichun not to make a living during this period of time, but to guard the coast of Jichun and wait for Xia Zian to come back.
The power of the people is very strong. At least, it stopped the progress of a group of people, namely the noble concubine's people.
She still has ambitions and has plenty of opportunities to kill Xia Zian, so there is no need to expose herself too early.
What's more, even if she doesn't take action, the old lady will still take action.
It can be said that the severe beating Yuan Cuiyu suffered completely reversed the situation in the capital.
Zi'an is still the same Zi'an before she left the capital and went to Madman's Island. At least, the people still have high expectations of her.
This incident directed by Yuan Cuiyu was the last straw that broke the camel's back for the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Since May, scandals have continued to break out in the Prime Minister's Mansion. At first, Xia Zian broke off her engagement and went against the Prime Minister's Mansion, becoming known as a vicious and immoral woman. Now, the situation has completely reversed, and the vicious and ugly faces of Prime Minister Xia and the old lady have gradually emerged until they are completely exposed.
Beating women is an extremely immoral act. Anyone who speaks for immoral people will become an immoral person.
This is even different from murder and arson, because there are several reasons behind murder and arson, but beating a woman who is powerless and divorced from his ex-wife really breaks the character of a man.
There's nothing to defend.
Therefore, no one in the court, including Prime Minister Xia's men, spoke up to defend him.
The rumor was so powerful that even though most of the Prime Minister's residence was burned down, he did not leave the house. One reason was because of his injuries, and the other was that he could not face other people's contempt.
At this time, the Queen issued an edict to cancel the marriage because Xia Wan'er was not virtuous enough to match the Prince.
The Lin family also came to cancel the engagement, of course they said that the Lin family was not worthy of the Prime Minister, but the old lady knew that they were the ones who despised the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The old lady understood that the Prime Minister's Mansion was doomed. At this point, the only thing she could do was to kill Xia Zian and Yuan Cuiyu. By killing these two people, perhaps the Prime Minister's Mansion would still have a chance to survive.
If these two people are killed, all the right and wrong will come to an end. People in this world are very forgetful, and after a few years, no one will remember this matter anymore.
Since he has no descendants, he can adopt a child from the second branch, but the glory of the prime minister's mansion cannot be lost.
For a moment, all eyes were fixed on Jichun Town.
(End of this chapter)