Chapter 1274: Caught in an Affair!
In a short period of time, the rumors in the capital changed direction again.
Previously, it was rumored that the princess of the Guguo, who was conferred by the Emperor, used her identity as a princess to kill servants and innocents at will.
However, the rumors soon became that the servants at Zhengguo Duke's estate were the people in the wrong. They bullied their superiors, defied their master, and were lazy by nature. Most importantly, they bullied the Defender General. He was the dignified Defender General, the eldest grandson of the Duke's estate, and the heir to the title. When he returned to his estate, he actually had to go through the right door!
The right door was the servant's door.
So, did they treat the Defender General, the real Eldest Young Master of the Zhengguo Duke's Estate, as a slave, as a dog?
It was no wonder that the princess of the Guguo, as the fiancée of the general, was furious and punished them with a stick.
According to the actions of these slaves, the princess was already magnanimous by not directly beheading them. After all, there were still many people who survived, wasn't it?
Other masters would have killed these impudent slaves already.
Therefore, the Princess of Guguo was a good, kind, and magnanimous person.
The hateful thing was that she had actually been smeared to become a bloodthirsty and violent person by someone with ill intentions.
Therefore, after these commoners learned the truth, they immediately changed their opinion of Princess Gu. On the contrary, their sympathy for Zhengguo's Duke Estate immediately turned into disgust and increased their hatred.
After all, there had been rumors circulating about the Duke's estate. For example, the general had been mistreated when he was young, and the mistress had once revealed her fair legs in front of the servants. This time, the Duke's estate had insulted the general.
Following that, the imperial edict announced that the Chief Secretary had provided a planting method to increase the yield of crops per mu, which could increase the yield by more than 30%. This method would be spread to all the local divisions in the next spring, and within three years, the tax on agricultural grain would remain unchanged!
Finally, the imperial edict mentioned that this planting method was developed by the princess of Guguo.
Hearing that there was such a planting method that could increase the yield of grain by more than 30%, these commoners were shocked. Then, they became especially excited.
If the yield per mu was increased by 30%, and the tax on grain remained unchanged for the next three years, they would have surplus grain every year. This way, not only would their family be able to meet their needs, but they would also be able to improve their lives and live a richer life.
Thinking of this, how could they not be excited? When they thought that this thing was actually made by a woman, the people were extremely grateful to the princess.
Some people said that if the harvest next year could really increase by more than 30%, then they would definitely prepare a bronze statue for the princess of Guguo and worship it!
With this comparison, other than being grateful to the Princess of Guguo, everyone felt even more disdainful towards the methods of the Duke's estate. There were even people who went to the entrance of the Duke's estate to scold them, even throwing leaves and feces.
It was because of the misdirection of the Duke's estate that they misunderstood the princess and used these rumors to slander her.
In an instant, the people of the Duke's estate became rats on the streets, hated by everyone, be it servants or masters!
The four members of the Jiang family of the Duke's estate hid in the estate and did not even dare to step out of the door. They were filled with resentment, hatred, envy, and jealousy toward Jiang Zhennan and Lin Yuelan.
They would never have thought that Jiang Zhennan's luck would be so good. He was single for so long. But once he found someone, she became a noble princess.
No wonder she was conferred the title of Princess Gu. It turned out that that woman was actually so capable!
Now, it was even more difficult to stop Jiang Zhennan from returning to the Duke's estate!
"How could this be?" Wen Yujing was so angry that her teeth were about to shatter." Isn't that woman Liu Yichen's sister? Now, he has become the Holy Daughter of the Emperor, the princess of Guguo, who is above everyone. That bastard has taken advantage of this. In the future, it will be even more difficult for us to deal with him!"
Originally, she had asked people to spread rumors. It didn't matter that it was false. After all, it was true that the princess of Guguo killed her servants at will.
As long as someone in the imperial court tried to come after the princess, it would incur the wrath of the Emperor, who might then cancel Lin Yuelan's marriage with Jiang Zhennan. Then, half of Jiang Zhennan's supporters would fall.