After hearing this, Yun Qiongying subconsciously touched her cheek with her hand, but then felt that this move was too obvious and quickly pulled her hand back.

But her reaction was already slow. Through her actions, Wan Shufang couldn't help but guess that the reason why she looked so haggard was related to Chen Changli's incident.

She suppressed her irritation and tried to keep her face calm and asked: "Miss Yun, what happened in the capital in the past five days? Why did you come to me now? Could it be that my husband's matter has affected you?"

When she mentioned the word "implicated", her tone unconsciously brought out a sense of guilt.

"If my husband's affairs are difficult to handle, Miss Yun should just pretend that she doesn't know anything. Just stay at home and be her own daughter, and don't get involved again."

Wan Shufang was really worried that Yun Qiongying would be implicated, and everything she blurted out was filled with worry and admonishment.

Yun Qiongying heard it and couldn't help but feel a little ups and downs.

She mustered up her courage and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been trying to find ways to help General Chen clear his name these past few days. However, King Duan has identified General Chen and is unwilling to take a step back."

"Because King Duan insists on General Chen, there has been a lot of news about General Chen recently, and some rumors that are not good for him have begun to spread. Now the whole capital is saying bad things about General Chen."

"I know that General Chen is a good person, and all those rumors are spread by people like King Duan, so I am also trying to find ways to help General Chen to prevent him from being misunderstood."

"It's a pity that my strength alone is too small, and there is no way to fight against King Duan's people."

Yun Qiongying was filled with self-blame at the end of her speech, and she was also filled with guilt when she looked at Wan Shufang through the slit.

Wan Shufang looked at her like this and suddenly felt a little distressed.

However, Yun Qiongying's words also brought her news. She now wanted to know what rumors were spreading outside and why Yun Qiongying became so haggard.

"It turns out there are so many things going on outside, no wonder Miss Yun looks quite haggard. I guess you have been running around for a long time in the past few days for our family."

"If I had known things would be so troublesome, I shouldn't have bothered Miss Yun."

Wan Shufang said something with a hint of regret in her tone, and asked Yun Qiongying eagerly.

"What are the rumors about my husband outside? Do you have any solution for your highness?"

Yun Qiongying's face was full of tangles, but she still answered Wan Shufang: "Some people say that General Chen collaborated with the enemy and treason, and that the assassin Forsythia was the person he bribed. Because the two people had different opinions in private, that's why Forsythia came. Assassinate His Majesty."

Biting her lip, she continued: "Some people say that the assassin was arranged by General Chen, and his purpose was to help the Crown Prince rise to power. So now, in addition to General Chen being discussed, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also surrounded by a lot of gossip."

"The civil and military officials had a quarrel in the court over the matter between the two of them. Your Majesty seems to have listened to all kinds of rumors. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be banned from the East Palace starting today."

"I just received this news before I came to the General's Mansion, and I was very confused whether to tell you about it or not, so as not to worry you."

"But you are very smart. After a few days of changes in this matter, even the prince cannot avoid it. I think that the whole general's palace may be involved in trouble next, so after thinking about it, I will tell you this and let you do your best. Prepare."

Yun Qiongying told everything she knew, and she relaxed a little.

She simply leaned against the door and looked at Wan Shufang with red eyes. Her voice was choked and aggrieved: "This happened so fast that I didn't even realize what was going on. The prince was implicated, and I didn't even realize it." Don’t know what to do next.”

Wan Shufang listened to Yun Qiongying's words, and her mind kept turning over various thoughts.

Something happened to the prince too. Judging from the development of the matter, it seems that he was implicated by Chen Changli.

But the prince is the crown prince of a country. No matter how unpopular he is with the emperor, he is also the prince personally conferred by the emperor.

If the matter is not at its worst, it is impossible for the emperor to let the prince get into trouble. Otherwise, without the prince standing in front of him as a target, wouldn't all the other adult princes have their eyes on the throne?

The emperor is still sitting on the throne in his seventies and does not allow the prince to go further. How could he let other princes focus on him.

Therefore, even if something really happened to the prince, the emperor should find a way to excuse him.

Now the emperor has not done this, but has actually confined the prince to the East Palace. Doesn't this mean that the other princes are trying their best to find ways to deal with the prince?

After thinking for a while, Wan Shufang came up with a guess, that is, the prince's confinement in the East Palace was probably to lure the snake out of its hole.

The emperor knew what the prince was planning, and he was deliberately cooperating with the prince.

"Miss Yun, did the Crown Prince go to see His Majesty before he was grounded?"

In order to confirm what she was thinking, Wan Shufang couldn't help asking Yun Qiongying again and again, hoping to get a definite answer from her words.

Yun Qiongying nodded quickly: "The prince not only went to see His Majesty, but also went to see General Chen. However, King Duan didn't like the prince often visiting General Chen in the prison. Now he specially ordered people to keep a close eye on the prison. Anyone who goes to visit General Chen He will be beaten as his accomplice."

"King Duan still wants to find his accomplices, he is really serious." Wan Shufang imagined what King Duan would do, and her tone couldn't help but be a bit sarcastic.

Yun Qiongying nodded quickly: "King Duan said there was more than one assassin, and he had to find all of them so that he could protect His Majesty."

"Does King Duan really want to protect His Majesty?" Wan Shufang rubbed her chin and thought, but she was trapped in the General's Mansion. Even if she had many ideas in her mind, she had no way to implement them.

She could only put away all her thoughts and patiently told Yun Qiongying: "Miss Yun, I think the rumors outside will continue, but the prince and my husband are both locked up. No matter how these rumors continue, It won’t get worse like it did in these five days, and it’s precisely because of this that we can identify the people spreading rumors.”

"What the general's wife means..." A flash of light flashed in Yun Qiongying's mind, but unfortunately the light flashed too fast for her to catch.

Wan Shufang said with a smile: "We only need to follow the clues to catch the evildoers spreading rumors. Of course, the evildoer dares to do such a thing under His Majesty's eyes. His courage is not ordinary. Miss Yun should not go there personally." Arrest people, tell Mr. Zhao about this and let him take action."

After saying this, she had another idea and quickly went back to write a letter and gave it to Yun Qiongying, and continued to tell her: "My husband has several lieutenants who are very capable. Please give this letter to them. Just stay home and don’t go anywhere.”

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