Zhao Keran and Zhao Ying were both punished and grounded, and the Taishi Mansion seemed much quieter. Zhao Keran lived his life contentedly, but were the days really peaceful? Under the calm appearance, there was a secret

How many waves have buried it? No one knows.

Since the drowning incident, a rumor has quietly spread under this calmness.

When Lin Xiran rescued Zhao Keren that day, indeed no one saw him, but his eagerness to carry Zhao Keren back to Xia Yuyuan was seen by too many people. Therefore, in the past few days,

Rumors about Lin Xiran and Zhao Keren were spreading. Everyone in the Taishi Mansion was talking about them.

"Hey, do you know? I heard that it was Prince Zhongyi Hou Lin who carried the second young lady back to Xia Yuyuan on the day she fell into the water."

"I heard that Prince Lin and the second lady have a very close relationship!"

"Isn't Prince Lin engaged to the eldest lady? How come he is so close to the second lady?"

"Oh, I heard that actually, it turns out that the second young lady and Prince Lin are actually a couple. We were all wrong before."

"Wow, but let's not talk about it. The second lady is so beautiful, talented and well-educated, and Prince Lin is handsome, well-educated, and has a prominent family background. They are really a match made in heaven!"

In the Taishi Mansion, all kinds of rumors were flying around, all about Lin Xiran, Zhao Keren, and Zhao Keran. Everyone was discussing who was Prince Lin's fiancée. But no one seemed to pay attention to them.

Rumors, however, were spread by thoughtful people. Not only did these rumors show no signs of being curbed, but they intensified. In fact, these rumors had spread in the capital. Everyone said that Prince Lin from the Zhongyi Hou Mansion and the Second Miss from the Taishi Mansion

, that is, Zhao Keren, one of the "Four Beauties" in Beijing, is engaged.

Regarding the intensifying rumors, the happiest person is Zhao Keren. Everything seems to be going according to her plan.

At this time, she was in Xia Yuyuan. Although she was grounded, Zhao Keren happened to have to rest in bed because she fell into the water before, so she didn't feel too dissatisfied.

In the afternoon, Xianyun walked in carrying a bowl.

"Miss, it's time to take medicine." Xianyun called Zhao Keren softly.

Seeing Xianyun entering the door, Zhao Keren also sat up, took the medicine in Xianyun's hand, and drank it slowly. After drinking the medicine, Xianyun held the medicine bowl and was about to leave, but was called by Zhao Keren.

Living.

"Xianyun, come back, I have something to ask you."

After hearing Zhao Keren's instructions, Xianyun put the medicine bowl on the table and returned to the bedside, quietly waiting for Zhao Keren's instructions.

"Xianyun, let me ask you, how are things going now?" Zhao Keren asked eagerly, because she can't leave Xia Yuyuan now, so she doesn't know how the rumors outside are spreading, whether it's like her

What about the expected appearance? The previous frame-up of Zhao Ying has been unsuccessful. If this time it is not successful, then this time it will be in vain and the efforts will be in vain. Then the opportunity that I have risked my life for will be in vain. More

What's more, this incident is related to her future. If she misses this opportunity, it may be difficult for her to find another opportunity.

"Second Miss, don't worry." Seeing Zhao Keren's anxious look, Xianyun quickly reported to her what was going on outside, "Now everyone thinks that Prince Lin and you are engaged, and they say that you are a match made in heaven.

Yes, not only that, the rumors circulating in the Taishi Mansion originally mentioned the eldest lady, but when they spread outside, no one mentioned the eldest lady!"

"That's good." Zhao Keren breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that things are progressing smoothly. "By the way, you go find Ling'er and ask her to find out Zhao Keran's current reaction."

"Okay, miss." Xianyun accepted the order.

"Okay, you can go, don't forget my instructions," Zhao Keren waved his hand and asked Xianyun to go down first.

Soon, Zhao Keren was the only one left in the room. Zhao Keren, who was sitting on the bed, suddenly smiled and smiled proudly. She seemed to have seen the outcome of the matter. Zhao Keran, although you were born earlier than me,

I got such a good marriage, but I, Zhao Keren, will never lose to you. Don’t think you can beat me. It’s impossible in this life. 13acv.

On the other side of the Chunhui Garden, it was as calm as ever without any disturbance. Especially Zhao Keran, one of the protagonists of the rumors, was very calm. He stayed at home every day and did not say anything about the rumors outside.

evaluate.

In summer, every day is hot, and it rarely rains heavily. This time it rains, probably because of the moisture of the rain! The temperature is not particularly high now, and there is a gust of wind from time to time.

The wind blows, moistened by the rain, and it looks particularly comfortable. And at this comfortable time, Zhao Keran is lying on the pear wood lounge chair in the room, concentrating on reading a book, Yue Gu is waiting on the side, everything seems so...

The comfort and tranquility. However, a burst of hurried footsteps ruined everything.

Following the sound of footsteps, the door suddenly opened. Long'er rushed in hurriedly.

"Miss, miss, something big happened." Long'er hurriedly came to Zhao Keran and said breathlessly.

Before Zhao Keran opened his mouth, Yuegu had already frowned and scolded, "What are you doing? You are so small, how do you know the rules?"

"Oh, Yue Gu, I didn't mean it. It was because something big happened, so I was in such a hurry." Long'er explained hurriedly.

Seeing Long'er's anxious look, Zhao Keran found it funny, "What happened? Seeing how anxious you are, people who don't know would think you are rushing to reincarnate!"

"Miss, you still have the heart to joke!" Long'er was extremely anxious, "Do you know what happened? If you knew, you would definitely not be able to be so calm."

"Oh!" Zhao Keran smiled slightly, "Then tell me now what exactly happened!"

"Miss, you don't know, people outside are spreading rumors about Second Miss Lin and Prince Lin. They all say that Prince Lin and Second Miss are engaged, and they also say that they are a match made in heaven." Long'er.

He told Zhao Keran all the rumors he just heard outside.

"What? Prince Lin and Second Young Lady?" Even Yue Gu was not calm now, "How could such a thing happen?"

"I don't know either." Long'er replied, "I don't know why, it just seemed to happen suddenly. Rumors started flying all over the sky. Now I don't even know who spread the rumors."

Hearing Long'er's words, Zhao Keran frowned. What happened? Because Zhao Keren was grounded recently, she also relaxed a lot, but she didn't expect that not long after, something happened again.

Already.

"Long'er, let me ask you, do you know how this rumor originated?" Zhao Keran asked.

Long'er thought for a while and replied, "I heard that it seemed to be coming from the mansion. It should be because everyone saw it when Prince Lin sent the second lady back to Xia Yuyuan after rescuing the second lady.

, that’s why there are so many discussions.”

Was there anything that happened before that Keren fell into the water? After Zhao Keran filtered everything in his mind, he suddenly had an idea. Could it be that Zhao Keren spread these rumors? It seems that when he fell into the water before, Zhao Keren had already

I had thought about doing this. At first, I was still wondering why Zhao Keren chose herself and Lin Xiran as witnesses? It seemed that besides wanting to frame Zhao Ying, she had other purposes.

Now that the rumors outside are spreading so strongly, it seems that my marriage to the Marquis of Zhongyi may not be able to continue. But that’s okay, since I am also trying to find a way to dissolve my marriage to the Marquis of Zhongyi, so why not take advantage of this

thing!

Thinking of this, Zhao Keran couldn't help but make up his mind to break off the engagement this time. However, he really didn't expect that Zhao Keren would use such a method in order to break off the engagement between himself and Lin Xiran. In her previous life, she

She just harmed her reputation and killed herself to get a marriage contract, but she never expected that she would use such a method in this life. If such a method fails, she will be the one who suffers! It seems that she will suffer.

It was the incident when her parents found a marriage for her last time that stimulated her that made her make such a decision.

However, I have to say that she is really taking a risk! You must know that if this thing does not succeed, no one will dare to marry Zhao Keren in this life. Is she really not afraid?

But after getting along with her master, seeing Zhao Keran's silent look, Yuegu thought she was sad! The young lady is really pitiful! Although she and the second young lady are twins, their treatment is completely different. Both the master and the madam look at each other more.

Here is the second young lady. Now that something like this happens, what should the eldest young lady do?

Thinking of this, Yuegu couldn't help but comfort her, "Miss, don't worry, there won't be any surprises. They're just rumors. They will definitely not affect your marriage to Prince Lin."

Seeing Yue Gu comforting himself, Zhao Keran couldn't help but smile. He was not sad at all. There was no good in not wanting a man like Lin Xiran as a gift to him. But of course, Zhao Keran couldn't just say it out loud.

"Yuegu, I'm fine, you don't have to worry." Zhao Keran smiled slightly and replied softly.

Seeing Zhao Keran forcing a smile (it was completely Yue Gu's own imagination), Yue Gu felt even sadder, but she did not dare to show it in front of Zhao Keran because it would make Zhao Keran even more sad. Therefore, Yue Gu made an excuse to

He went to help Zhao Keran prepare pastries and hurriedly left the room.

Seeing Yue Gu feeling sad for herself, Zhao Keran felt uncomfortable, but she couldn't tell Yue Gu what was in her heart.

Long'er, who had been watching for a long time, seemed to have discovered some clues. She said with great confusion, "Miss, why do I feel that you are not very sad?"

Zhao Keran didn't expect Long'er to be so sensitive, so he quickly said, "Is it useful to be sad? Besides, it's just some rumors now, so what? Should I be sad because of these false rumors?"

Long'er tilted her head and thought for a moment, and felt that what Zhao Keran said seemed to be right. Nothing happened at all now, so why waste energy on being sad?

"By the way, Long'er, I asked you to pay attention to whether Ling'er has done anything strange recently. Have you noticed anything?"

Zhao Keran quickly changed the topic.

"By the way, miss, if you didn't ask, I almost forgot about it!" Long'er quickly replied, "Miss, I don't know what's going on recently, but Ling'er has become so generous! Not only did she send it home

One hundred taels of silver, and she also bought a lot of new clothes and jewelry!"

"Oh, is it so?"

Hearing Long'er's answer, Zhao Keran narrowed his eyes. It seemed that Ling'er was really bold and had really sold off her Peony Walk. I wonder how Ke Feng's investigation is going now. I must think about it as soon as possible.

The only way is to get Peony Buyao back.

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As night falls, everything is silent. Logically speaking, everyone should rest at this time. However, because of the rumors flying outside, many people have trouble falling asleep at night, including Zhao Song and Qin Xianghe.

At this time, in Qinghe Pavilion, although it was already late at night, Zhao Song and Qin Xianghe still had not rested. They were sitting on the bed, both with sad faces.

"Sir, tell me, what should we do about this matter?" Qin Xianghe heard the rumors outside, but she didn't know what to do. Both of them were her daughters, and they were both in pain on the palms and backs of their hands.

It was meat, and she really didn't know what to do with it.

Zhao Song also knew about the rumors outside. Today, some colleagues came to ask him when exactly his second daughter was engaged to the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion. Why was there no news at all? He didn't know how to answer at that time.

That's great. Does he want to tell everyone that the engagement with the Marquis of Zhongyi is true, but the engagement is not with his second daughter, but with his eldest daughter? She cannot afford to lose such face.

"Alas," Zhao Song sighed, "this matter is so difficult to handle!"

"Master, this matter must be handled well!" Qin Xianghe said, "If it is not handled well, both of our daughters will be ruined!"

"I know this too, but I have to say that this matter is indeed difficult to solve." Zhao Song was also very helpless, "The marriage between Prince Lin and Keran was based on fingertips, but now something like this has happened.

Something happened, and Keren was also dragged into the water."
To be continued...