Chapter 186: It's Just a Storytelling Version of Erotic Palace
Within a few days, Tian Xiang hurriedly ran into the small building where Hua Jin lived and said to Hua Jin in a panic:
"My dear, no, something happened. The storytellers outside are all talking about the affair between Prince Xiao Li and the second lady of the Yu family."
She gestured exaggeratedly, saying that everyone in the world loves to tell some fascinating stories about talented people and beautiful women, especially the handsome young King Li who is a victorious young war god, and the beautiful and gentle Yu Jiajia, who was born as a rich lady.
Putting these two people together is enough to provide story materials for those men of letters, allowing them to write one bloody story after another.
There are versions of the story flying all over the place. Without exception, they all talk about King Xiao Li and Miss Yu’s second daughter having a private life in a nunnery. Some stories include Duke Sun Guo, but he is just a supporting character who has not even touched the hem of Yu Jiajia’s clothes.
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In some versions of the story, there is no Duke Sun, but instead there is a vicious female supporting role, Princess Xiao Li.
Tianxiang clenched her fists angrily,
"Those storytellers of theirs tell stories with noses and eyes, and their stories are colorful and accurate to the details. Madam, this must be man-made."
Lian'er on the side also blushed with anger,
"Bah, needless to say, it must be Princess Ruan's side. It's so shameless. They are so tough on us, so they did this."
Su Niang pulled the thread in her hand,
"I don't know where their faces come from. They are so annoying. Madam, you have to think of a way. If you don't think of a way, they will bully us all."
"Yes, Madam, this is not good for Little Prince Li's reputation. Now people outside are saying that Little Prince Li is a passionate person. If there is a tigress in the house, there will be many talkative flowers outside."
Tian Xiang said with a very complicated expression on his face.
She was the one who had seduced King Xiao Li, and she knew that King Xiao Li was not the kind of person who was seduced by beauty at all, but in the mouths of those storytellers, it sounded nicer, this was the story of a talented man and a beautiful lady,
It's a bit ugly, but this is the story of a pervert who molests and seizes a young lady.
As time went by, Xiao Li Wang’s reputation became very bad.
Hua Jin looked calm, stood up calmly, waved to everyone:
"How could you not follow me to listen to such a wonderful story? Go ahead and greet everyone in Prince Qi's residence, saying that I would like to invite the entire Prince of Qi's residence to listen to the book."
The people in Prince Li's Mansion immediately went to notify everyone in Prince Qi's Mansion one by one. Even Zhu'er and the wet nurse carried little Prince Qi and the little princess out of the door, following behind Hua Jin in a mighty manner.
Go to the largest restaurant in the capital to listen to books.
The news soon reached Princess Ruan in Prince Qi's Mansion. She looked at Nanny Yu hastily and asked thoughtfully:
"What does this flower brocade mean? Why did you hear these rumors, not only did you not come to see me, but you also took the entire Prince Qi's palace out to listen to a book?"
The experienced Granny Yu calmly said:
"Princess Xiao Li must have believed it, so she felt panicked. She took people out to listen to books. She must have wanted to know what people outside were saying."
This is the plan of Nanny Yu and Princess Ruan. Since Hua Jin doesn't believe what they say, they will hire more people and let everyone say that it was King Xiao Li who took Yu Jiajia's body by force.
Everyone in the city said this, three people became a tiger, it was hard for Hua Jin not to believe it.
Hearing what Nanny Yu said, Princess Ruan felt relieved again. She smiled deliberately and said:
"Anyway, I don't know about this matter. Paper can't stop the anger. It must be something Prince Xiao Li did to Yu Jiajia that caused so many people to talk about it."
"By the way, this matter has nothing to do with us. As everyone said, what they said was what the people wanted, and we did nothing."
Aunt Yu and Princess Ruan looked at each other and smiled, waiting for Hua Jin to be disturbed by the people in the world and to do whatever they wanted.
A few hours passed like this. The girls and women who were listening to the book outside all came back. Everyone was hiding in the dark and talking quietly. When the people from Prince Ruan's Mansion approached, everyone had a hint of ambiguity and shyness on their faces.
With a smile, he ran away in panic.
Another day later, the girl from Prince Ruan's palace went out to do some shopping. She was walking in the market in the capital when suddenly someone touched her buttocks.
She was startled, turned around and saw a big man staring at her breasts and smiling.
The girl's eyes were red and she ran back to Prince Li's Mansion crying.
And more than one girl has experienced something like this. What's even more outrageous is that one girl was even dragged into an alley by a few rich and powerful men in broad daylight, and was almost raped.
All of this happened inexplicably, but it also made the girls and women in Prince Ruan's Mansion panic. In private, no one dared to leave Prince Qi's Mansion alone.
But when they didn't go out, something happened to them.
The capital of Guqi Prefecture used to be the domain of Princess Qi.
But since Sun Guogong's mansion was confiscated by Hua Jin, those noble family members in the capital who were originally on good terms with Princess Qi turned to fawn over Tianxiang one by one.
From time to time, a noble family member would come to visit with gifts.
Women’s families love this kind of scene the most, and it’s also a good time to expand your network.
This time I heard that Tianxiang held an autumn appreciation banquet, and all the noble families from the city would come. Princess Qi also dressed up and prepared to go to the banquet.
Before going out, Princess Ruan did not forget to tell Aunt Yu beside her,
"Take good care of the second young lady. It is said that the female relatives who came today are all well-known in Guqi Prefecture, and many of them have some business dealings with our Yu family. You also know what is going on with the second young lady."
There was a hint of warning in her tone. If she didn't explain clearly what she meant, Aunt Yu should also know.
Yu Jiajia's crazy look, if she is not careful, is seen by the noble family members who come to enjoy the autumn banquet, she will make people laugh for no reason.
Aunt Yu knew the seriousness of the matter and hurriedly responded to the situation.
Behind her, Yu Jiajia was protecting her belly, wearing a Luan robe, and walked over gracefully.
"Sister, I heard that there is an autumn feast today, and I will go with you."
Princess Qi, who was arranging her clothes, paused with her hands, then turned back and looked at Yu Jiajia with a smile.
"A-mei, please stay in the house today instead of going out with me."
She was going to make friends with the noble family members of Guqi Prefecture. If Yu Jiajia went with her, she didn't know what others would think of her if Yu Jiajia got sick.
Seeing Yu Jiajia's eyebrows standing upright and looking like she was about to get angry, Princess Ruan said hurriedly:
"Don't worry, I heard that King Li will be back today. Amei, you said that if he comes back and you are not waiting for him in the house, will King Li be disappointed?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Jiajia, who was about to get angry, suddenly calmed down. She nodded shyly,
"Yes, the prince likes my concubine very much. If he comes back and sees that I am not here, he will definitely be angry. Then I will be waiting for him in the house."
After saying that, she turned around and left. The girl next to her was a little slower than her. Yu Jiajia pushed her over with a palm and said angrily:
"The concubine in my belly is the young prince of Prince Li's family. If you dare to serve him carelessly, when the prince comes back, I will definitely let him kill you."
The girl who took the slow shot had tears in her aggrieved eyes and cowered in fear, not daring to step forward any more.
Next to her, Aunt Yu came over, shook her head suggestively at her, and warned the girl not to talk nonsense.
I saw Grandma Yu turning around, giving a big salute to Yu Jiajia, and coaxed her and said:
"Your Majesty, this girl is new here, don't be angry, or you may hurt the young prince."
As she spoke, she reached out her hand to support Yu Jiajia, and helped Yu Jiajia, who was still angry, back into the house.
Seeing them leaving, Princess Ruan breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly led a group of servants to the Autumn Appreciation Banquet.
From a distance, I could hear the sound of emerald rings at the banquet, and the chirping of noble family members, making it very lively.
Princess Ruan laughed loudly and said:
"I heard that Princess Tianxiang hosted a banquet for many noble family members today. I am late."
It was good that she was silent. Once she did, the autumn feast was completely silent.
Princess Ruan walked forward directly and entered the banquet. She looked at Tian Xiang who was sitting in the chair with an embarrassed look on her face.
"It's so shameless of me to say that Concubine Concubine is having such a big occasion and she didn't even send anyone to inform me about it."
Everyone continued to remain silent.
Tian Xiang stood up in a hurry, walked up to Princess Ruan with an unattractive look on her face, and deliberately whispered in a voice that everyone could hear:
"Princess Ruan, the ones here today are all female relatives from innocent families. This... there are also a lot of yellow-haired girls, so..."
"Oh, look at what you said, as if you were born into an innocent family."
Princess Ruan rolled her eyes at Tian Xiang, walked past Tian Xiang, took a group of servants, and sat directly on the front seat.
Tianxiang looked apologetically and looked at the noble family members.
The one who was closest to Princess Ruan was the young lady from the family of King Qi's military academy. Her face turned pale, as if something dirty was sitting next to her, she got up and sat somewhere else.
He didn't even say a courtesy to Princess Ruan.
Seeing this, several female relatives nearby also stood up and stayed away from Princess Ruan.
Princess Ruan had a lot of servants with her. She saw that everyone was sitting farther away from her, but she didn't take it to heart at all.
Just like a hostess, she asked Tianxiang with a smile,
"Why don't you see Princess Li? My sister must be still angry with me, so she doesn't want to come out, right?"
She just said, how could a person as cruel as Hua Jin know that this kind of occasion is a good opportunity for ladies to expand their connections? It would be best if Hua Jin didn't come, because the limelight would belong to her, Princess Ruan.
Tian Xiang laughed hard, lowered his head and said nothing.
Princess Ruan waved to her generously again,
"Concubine Side, you are the master of Prince Qi's Mansion. Please sit next to me."
All the female relatives at the banquet looked at Tianxiang with sympathetic eyes.
With a stiff expression on Tian Xiang's face, she stepped forward and slowly sat next to Princess Ruan.
Then I heard Princess Ruan pretending to be affectionate and say:
"Mandu City has been in a turmoil these past few days, and I don't have time to see Princess Li. Is she okay?"
Could it be that after hearing those love stories between Xiao Li Wang and Yu Jiajia, I was so angry that I didn’t even want to come out to see anyone?
Tian Xiang's body trembled, and she glanced at Princess Ruan, silent.
Someone on the lower seat snorted coldly,
"This is so shameless. I originally thought this was nonsense from outsiders. I didn't expect it. Is there really such a thing?"
"Who knows whether it's true or not? It's said to be so beautiful and beautiful. The more I hear about it, the less likely it is that it was done by Little Prince Li."
"Little Li Wang is the God of War in the North, how could he do such an unscrupulous thing? He has no shortage of women, tsk tsk."
There was a discussion below and reached Princess Ruan's ears. She said with satisfaction:
"Why is it impossible? This is my second sister, who said this personally..."
"Miss Yu Er admitted it herself. Did she indeed do those things?"
Those who were bold enough to ask Princess Ruan directly received a nod from Princess Ruan, and the whole house was in an uproar.
There was actually a lady who stood up directly and saluted Tianxiang with a very ugly expression on her face.
"Princess Side, although we are all from a small family, we are all innocent people. How can you insult us like this?"
"The concubine said goodbye."
One after another, the female relatives stood up and left angrily with their faces flushed.
There were also female relatives who had not left, and they all made excuses not to sit with Princess Ruan at the same table.
If one or two people were like this, Princess Ruan wouldn't take it seriously, but if everyone was like this during the entire autumn feast, it would be a bit outrageous.
Princess Ruan looked at Tian Xiang who was restless and asked with a straight face:
"Concubine, what's going on?"
Tianxiang twisted her handkerchief in a coy manner like a grown-up girl getting on the sedan chair.
"This, this, Princess Ruan, it's better not to ask, oh, it's so embarrassing."
"What's so shameful?"
At this time, Princess Ruan finally felt something was wrong. She held Tian Xiang's wrist with one hand and asked sharply:
"What on earth happened?"
"I'm not a storyteller outside, but... I told some stories about Miss Yu Er..."
"I know!"
Princess Ruan shouted. Of course she knew that the story of Yu Jiajia and King Xiao Li was being told outside, and the story was spread quite widely, because she paid someone to compile the story and had storytellers tell it all over the city.
The purpose was to make Hua Jin believe that it was King Xiao Li who bullied Yu Jiajia that day.
She just wanted to put some pressure on Hua Jin from public opinion.
According to Princess Ruan's vision, when she attends the autumn appreciation banquet today, there will be many noble family members praising the touching love between Yu Jiajia and Prince Xiao Li.
Along the way, everyone joins the crusade against a wave of Hua Jin, accusing Hua Jin, the first wife, of being so ruthless and unwilling to make Li Yunqing and Yu Jiajia happy.
But looking at the postures of Tian Xiang and those noble family members, it seems that it is not that simple.
After asking Tianxiang for a long time, she blushed and said simply:
"Princess Ruan, it's better not to ask. If you really want to know, go out and listen to what the storyteller says in person."
It's really unbearable to listen to.
Princess Ruan stood up dubiously, and hurriedly led a group of people out the door. They hid in the back hall of a restaurant and heard the scholar tell a story.
The protagonist of the story happens to be Yu Jiajia and the erotic love story she has to say about a mountain villager.
As Princess Ruan listened, she felt that the content was vulgar and obscene, and the whole story was filled with words about private parts.
The structure of the story is simple, but the storyteller talked for a whole hour, and most of the content was about the various details of Yu Jiajia and this mountain villager, accurate to the hair...
Hearing this, Princess Ruan and the servants behind her were blushing and their hearts were beating fast.
Is this story about Yu Jiajia? It's obviously not Li Yunqing, but a mountain villager who passed by the nunnery.
This is not a love story, this is simply a storytelling version of erotic pictures!
Princess Ruan's eyes turned black, and she was helped back to Prince Qi's Mansion by her servants.
She lay crookedly on the bed and feebly ordered Nanny Yu who came over,
"You, go quickly, go and see what happened? Stop spreading it outside. How could it be spread like this?"
Aunt Yu also learned about Prince Qi's Mansion and the storyteller in the restaurant from the girl's mouth. She felt something was wrong and hurriedly ordered her subordinates to go outside to inquire and summon back all the storytellers who had been let out before.
However, none of the storytellers they had bribed before were gone. The storytellers who told erotic stories were actually reworking the original version of the story.
At the beginning, they were all talking about the love story of Yu Jiajia and Li Yunqing, but if they always tell the same story, the audience will get tired of hearing it.
So the storytellers began to reprocess it, that is, they would make up whatever the audience liked to hear.
The more fragrant and detailed it is, the more it can capture the audience's appetite, so the story version has been sublimated again and again, and finally it has been sublimated from a love story into a dirty novel full of love and desire.
The storyteller industry in the city is also competitive.
Once a story type becomes popular, many people will rush to imitate it, so obscene stories are demonized again and again, and all kinds of shit are gathered into one story. In the end, everyone is no longer satisfied with Yu Jiajia and Li Yunqing.
The audience wanted something fresh, so the male protagonists began to change constantly.
Sometimes, a prince passed by the nunnery and had all kinds of troubles with Yu Jiajia.
Sometimes, it was the prince of the dynasty who passed by the nunnery, sometimes it was some literati, and sometimes it was all kinds of low-life people. There is also a version that it was his brother-in-law, Prince Ruan, who also passed by the nunnery.
This brother-in-law version is quite popular recently.
Everything must be reversed at its extreme. People in the capital now don't like to hear what happened to Yu Jiajia and Li Yunqing. They like to hear the brother-in-law and sister-in-law's version of the dirty story.