Chapter 783 Spreading Gossip
When it comes to spreading rumors, the elderly folks on the streets rank first, and the servants of noble families are definitely second!
A rather pretty maidservant coupled up with a servant. The pretty maidservant said, "Did you hear? Miss Murong Meng of the Murong family had an old affair with our young master in Jiangzhou, and now she's even followed him to the provincial capital!"
"Really?"
"Absolutely true!"
"And Miss Qiu Yingying of the Qiu family, she's almost thirty and hasn't found a partner, but she's also taken a fancy to our young master."
"Really?"
"Of course it's true! I just saw Miss Murong and Miss Qiu walking out arm-in-arm with our young master just now!"
"How is that possible? Both young ladies are interested in our young master?"
"I think it's also not right. But I think it must be like this, Miss Qiu and Miss Murong are both carrying our young master's child, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to coexist so peacefully..."
The servant heard this news, nodded, and then found the maidservant Xiao Lan, "Did you hear? Miss Qiu Yingying of the Qiu family is carrying our young master's child!"
"How is that possible?" Xiao Lan looked surprised.
"This is nothing! Even Miss Murong Meng of the Murong family is carrying our young master's child. To protect her child, she followed from Jiangzhou to the provincial capital! The two women eventually reached a reconciliation and are willing to coexist peacefully..."
"Doesn't that mean our young lady was cuckolded?"
...
In the end, it was unknown who it was passed to, but it turned into: Chen Xuan got Murong Meng and Qiu Yingying pregnant. The two women were willing to coexist peacefully with Chen Xuan for the sake of the children, and Chen Xuan enjoyed the bliss of having multiple partners!
"What's all this chaos?"
Jiang Biyun walked out from outside. Hearing the servants whispering, she couldn't help but frown and ask.
"Madam, I'll go and find out!"
The housekeeper went down and quickly returned with a pale face.
"What happened?"
"This..."
The housekeeper's eyes flickered, and he stammered.
"Speak quickly!"
Jiang Biyun's face instantly turned grim, exuding a powerful aura.
Even though Jiang Biyun often smiled, she held a high position and naturally possessed the demeanor of a superior. When she put on a stern face, even the housekeeper was terrified.
"Madam, it's like this..."
The housekeeper had no choice but to truthfully tell Jiang Biyun what he had learned.
"What? Chen Xuan got Qiu Yingying and Murong Meng pregnant?"
Jiang Biyun shrieked, her expression full of disbelief.
"That's what the servants are saying!"
"Summon the person to me!"
Jiang Biyun said coldly.
"I'll bring her here right away."
The housekeeper brought the maidservant over, "Xiao Lan, what did you say? Tell Madam."
"I was talking nonsense, I really don't know, it's all my fault!"
Xiao Lan cried, slapping her own face. If Chen Xuan or Qiu Yingying found out she was spreading gossip about them, she would be finished. With fear in her heart, she dared not speak.
"Just say what you need to say, don't talk so much nonsense!" the housekeeper threatened, "If you don't speak, I'll fire you right now!"
Xiao Lan had no choice but to say everything she knew.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Biyun's blood surged, and she felt dizzy. She almost fainted, and if the housekeeper hadn't caught her, she would have fallen.
Supported by the housekeeper, Jiang Biyun slowly walked into the living room.
"What do you think we should do about this?"
After resting on the sofa for a while, Jiang Biyun looked at the housekeeper and asked.
Her question left the housekeeper bewildered. Chen Xuan was, after all, a live-in son-in-law of the Su family, and he hadn't even officially married yet. Now that such a thing had happened, regardless of whether it was true or false, he should be beaten and thrown out of the Su family, never to enter their doors again.
But now, Jiang Biyun was actually asking him how to handle it. Didn't this prove that Jiang Biyun had doubts and didn't know what to do? He secretly marveled at how much importance this live-in son-in-law from Jiangzhou was given! If it were before, Jiang Biyun would have already kicked Chen Xuan out. But now, Jiang Biyun could also see that Chen Xuan was no ordinary person. Not to mention before, but now, Chen Xuan had annexed the Sima family, one of the four great families, bringing the Su family a profit of fifty billion! Who in the entire Jiangnan Province had such ability and courage? A son-in-law like this was hard to find even with a lantern.
"Madam, rumors among maidservants and servants are often not entirely true. I think this matter still needs to be verified. If it's fake, whoever spreads rumors and slanders will be punished."
The housekeeper pondered for a moment and suddenly spoke. The housekeeper was not speaking without reason. He had seen many cases where rumors spread by servants became garbled. Someone lost a hundred yuan, and it was rumored that someone lost millions. Once, a maidservant won ten yuan in a lottery, and by the end, it was rumored that she had won a grand prize of five million. She was so distressed that she had to show the lottery ticket, only to find out she had won ten yuan.
Jiang Biyun's anxious heart calmed down a bit. His words had struck a chord with her. She nodded, "Quickly send someone to investigate and see what's going on!"
"I'll have all the maidservants and servants interrogated immediately!"
Saying that, the housekeeper turned and walked outside.
"Wait!"
"Is there anything else, Madam..."
The housekeeper stopped and looked at Jiang Biyun.
"What if the rumors are true?"
Jiang Biyun's expression was unreadable. Her cold voice sent a shiver down the housekeeper's spine, and he looked troubled, "..." This was undoubtedly a difficult question. He couldn't afford to offend the Su family, nor could he afford to offend Chen Xuan. After all, it was widely rumored in the Su family that Chen Xuan was going to inherit the Su family's great enterprise. If Chen Xuan inherited the Su family's great enterprise, his first act would likely be to get rid of him.
"Forget it, you may go. Go and investigate first. Also, do not tell Yunxi about this matter for now."
Jiang Biyun knew Su Yunxi's feelings for Chen Xuan, and it was more appropriate for her to tell Su Yunxi about this matter.
"I understand, Madam!"
After speaking, the housekeeper turned and left. Left alone in the room, Jiang Biyun's expression became grave. Who would have thought that a live-in son-in-law from Jiangzhou would make the Su family so anxious? However, news soon arrived. The housekeeper came running back, his face full of smiles, "Madam, there's good news! Tremendous good news!"
"What good news?"
Jiang Biyun saw the housekeeper's beaming face and felt a surge of anticipation. Could the news be a false rumor?
The housekeeper smiled and said, "Madam, I've found out. In reality, they only saw Miss Qiu Yingying and Miss Murong Meng walking arm-in-arm with Master Chen Xuan out of the Su family. As for the matter of having children, it's all baseless speculation."
"That's great!"
Jiang Biyun also slapped the table and stood up with a smile.
"Yes, it's great!"
The housekeeper also nodded with a smile.