After the villain was defeated, she still had power in the government

"Ah?" He Zhiyong was stunned. He didn't follow Jixue's train of thought at all. He said blankly, "Isn't this making things worse?"

If Fu Yutang had forced only an ordinary elderly person, those who heard about it would have simply been watching the fun, cursing a few times in anger, and not expressing anything else.

What's worse, some people even suspect that the old man and his family deliberately offered themselves up in pursuit of wealth and glory.

But if the person being forced is an old man who has made great contributions and comes from a noble family, then it would completely touch the sore spot of the wealthy people in Beijing!

In addition to being indignant, they would feel insecure and scold Fu Yutang for being lawless, acting arbitrarily, and not taking the king's laws and the emperor seriously.

If you dare to force an old man today, will you dare to rebel and force the emperor to abdicate tomorrow?

In order to protect themselves, they will join hands and advise the emperor to severely punish Fu Yutang.

"Wrong." Jixue shook her head and said in a deep voice: "Uncle He's description of this situation is based on the premise that Fu Yutang really forced the old man. Only in this way will the rich and idle people in the capital feel offended and then everyone will feel insecure."

But is this true?

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is just someone deliberately trying to smear Fu Yutang's reputation.

"We all have a common problem: they only believe what they want to believe, which makes it very difficult to clarify rumors. Since it is difficult to clarify, it is better to go with the flow and cover up the original rumors with more sensational and more bizarre rumors."

And that person chose to use old Ning Anbo to attract everyone's attention.

He dragged old Ning Anbo into the rumor, which changed the whole rumor.

Not to mention the family background of old Earl Ning An, the fact that he came from a military background and had great martial arts skills was known to everyone in the capital.

How could Fu Yutang, a weak scholar, possibly force old Earl Ning An?

When everyone heard this, they knew the rumor was false and began to doubt the authenticity of the previous rumor.

That's how people are.

Once you have doubts about something you once believed in, you can easily deny everything that happened before.

They would no longer regard the incident of Fu Yutang forcing the old man as a serious matter, but as a joke after dinner.

Jixue leaned back slightly, leaning against the back of the chair, her face calm, but her eyes were filled with rage. "I think the person who spread this rumor must be someone who understands human nature very well. He is a smart man. At the same time, he is also a cautious person."

While clarifying the rumors about Fu Yutang, he also did not forget to leave a way out for Fu Yutang, blocking the possibility of those people in the Censorate, especially Rui Chengyin, to report Fu Yutang in the court.

After all, no matter how Rui Chengyin makes up stories or tries to target Fu Yutang, he can't just ignore his grandfather's reputation, right?

Even if Rui Chengyin and the officials of the Censorate are really crazy and don't care about anything, there is no need to worry.

Because old Earl Ning An is not in the capital at the moment.

By then, the emperor would send someone to investigate and would find out that the story of Fu Yutang forcing old Earl Ning'an was pure nonsense.

In the end, Fu Yutang was able to get through the difficulties safely.

"The person who spread this rumor must be Fu Yutang's man." Jixue said with certainty.

"So," He Zhiyong finally reacted, looked at Jixue, and said doubtfully, "There are three parties behind this rumor?"

One side is the person who spread the news that Fu Yutang was gay.

On one hand, there is the mastermind who spread the rumors and wanted to kill Fu Yutang.

There is another party, who is the one who clarified the rumors for Fu Yutang?

Jixue hummed softly, "If I'm not mistaken, it is indeed the case."