[Devil's Law] When the Tulips Bloom

If we were to compare what is the most ruthless and the fastest in the world, gossip and rumors definitely belong to the group that bears the brunt.The so-called fearful words are true no matter which world they are in.

Today's imperial capital is a typical example.

Last night, the Duke of Tulip entered the palace in the evening and had a long secret talk with His Royal Highness the Regent—this was really nothing, and no one would think about it on an ambiguous level. After all, the Regent has always favored the Duke of Tulip.Unfortunately, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent neglected one of his concubines because of Duke Tulip's arrival. That concubine happened to be the type who was bold and coquettish, so she went directly to the Prince Regent.

As a result, not long after she entered, there was a sharp shout, the voice was so loud and confident that the people in several nearby palaces could hear it clearly!As for the words that the concubine yelled out, many guards and servants were stunned and speechless, and at the same time, they touched their heads in unison, their foreheads covered with cold sweat!

At that time, they only had one thing in mind: what a pity, why is it their turn to be on duty today!Your Royal Highness, Duke Tulip, please forgive me, they didn't hear anything and didn't know anything!

Although Prince Chen ordered people to solve the secret of the concubine at the fastest speed, he could not seal the mouth of the palace alone. The word that the Duke of Tulip is the Prince Regent's favorite still spread in the imperial capital at an astonishing speed.

Someone who is not afraid of death commented on the past of these two great figures, and found out that the truth of this rumor is actually very high!It is obvious to all that His Royal Highness the Prince Regent favored the Duke of Tulip in the past two years. He was made a Duke at the age of 14 and was still a hereditary Duke. The old Earl Raymond was even able to survive the coup because of the Duke of Tulip. It was the first time in two years that the duke returned to the imperial capital from the fiefdom, and the welcoming scene was also a luxurious lineup.Not to mention the Duke of Tulip, as evidenced by the attendants in the palace, the Duke of Tulip is very considerate of His Royal Highness the Regent, and the Duke of Tulip himself often enters the palace, at least for a long time.In addition, Duke Tulip is almost 16 years old, but let alone his fiancee, there is not even a shadow of a woman around him.

Such things were pulled out one by one, and the rumors that originally sounded absurd gradually began to have real and credible support, and the result was that the version of the rumors was continuously improved.

The new head of the Public Security Department of the Imperial Capital, who had been an undercover agent under the First Prince for ten years and played a vital role on the day of the coup d'état, one of Prince Chen's confidantes, Camisiro, is now also one of the hottest figures in the Imperial Capital.He has a good friendship with Du Wei, and he is even more loyal to Prince Chen. Therefore, when he woke up early in the morning and finished his routine work, his butler appeared to him with a very troubled, distressed and depressed expression. When in front of him, he still felt very strange, "What happened?"

The butler swallowed, looked up and looked around, and after confirming that there were no other people around, he continued to use that tangled, distressed and depressed expression to start telling the biggest gossip in the imperial capital today, "Well, my lord, in fact, today I went out and heard one, one new news from the palace."

"New news?" Camisiro didn't think there was any news that could overwhelm the Pope's death, but after thinking about it, he smiled when he heard that Du Wei had returned yesterday, "Could it be that Duke Tulip and Is Princess Louise's marriage officially settled?"

"No..." The butler's expression was even more difficult to describe in words, "Yes... a concubine died last night by His Royal Highness the Regent..."

"Then?" Camisiro didn't believe that the death of a woman deserved to be reported to him by his confidant butler in person, even if this woman was the woman of His Royal Highness the Regent, he would say no to the butler with a bitter face He was impatient with the appearance, "If you have anything to say, just say it directly, what are you doing so hesitantly?"

The butler closed his eyes and turned his attention, and said, "But that woman yelled before she died, saying that Duke Tulip is the Prince Regent's favorite boy..."

"Pfft!" Camisiro sprayed the butler's face with a sip of tea, and he was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses, his serious expression also sank, "Are you kidding me! You dare to listen to such words Said? It’s just a matter of life!”

The butler looked at Camisiro with exhaustion, and smiled wryly, "Sir, this is not what I want to hear. It's just, it's just that it's almost spread throughout the entire imperial capital now." Thinking of all the various theories I've heard, What is His Royal Highness the Regent and Duke Tulip are in love with each other, what His Highness the Regent is forcing Duke Tulip to submit with strong authority, what Duke Tulip is willing to sacrifice himself for His Royal Highness the Regent... the butler can't stop the cold sweat all over his body.

"Was it spread?" Camisiro's eyes widened, and he wiped the sweat from his forehead vigorously. His mind was spinning very fast, and he ordered decisively after a while, saying, "I don't care what others do, we Everyone in the mansion is not allowed to talk about this matter! Don't say a single word, whoever dares to talk too much, be careful of his life!"

The butler quickly responded, and said at the same time, "My lord, I have already told other people before that such things must not be said indiscriminately. I, I just wanted to inform you."

"Well, that's fine, you go down first." Camisiro waved his hand to let the butler leave.He sat in the chair without moving, trying to recall the scene of the interaction between the regent and Du Wei in his mind, and then his face began to change, and his expression became more and more strange.Although he has known His Highness Chen for a long time, although he has never heard that His Highness Chen is interested in men, although Du Wei is indeed a very outstanding character, although His Highness Chen seems to be too kind to Du Wei, but...

Finally he couldn't help but groaned, "My God, this can't be true..."

A reaction very similar to that of Camisiro appeared in the houses of many nobles. The only difference is that the smart people know how to make their subordinates keep their mouths tight and not interfere indiscriminately.As for the stupid people, they would use the greatest malice to speculate on Du Wei and Prince Chen, and take advantage of the trend to pour a layer of oil into the rumors to make the fire even more vigorous.

Among these self-defeating fools was Verona, the current saintess of the temple, the daughter of the deceased eldest prince.Verona's resentment towards Du Wei can probably be traced back to the day of the coup. After all, it was Verona's father who failed in the coup, and it happened that Du Wei was the person most valued by Prince Chen after that.

Verona hated Du Wei for that simple reason.And when Verona and Du Wei fought against each other for a group of slaves in the imperial capital's slave market, she was severely humiliated by Du Wei, and she hated Du Wei even more.The most recent grievance between the two was that in Du Wei's auction house, Verona instigated a certain noble young master who had plans for her to fight against Du Wei, deliberately trying to snatch the things Du Wei planned to auction. Of course, the result was still the same. It was Verona who brought her own disgrace.

Based on the above three reasons, Verona's resentment towards Du Wei is getting deeper and deeper.After she learned of such a rumor that day, she did not hesitate to add to it. She knew that the current ruler of the empire was the regent, so she was smart enough to avoid the regent, and redoubled her efforts to slander Du Wei.Even though Verona knew very well that such rumors would embarrass Du Wei at most, but would not shake the power he actually possessed, she still felt very happy and worth it.

Only a few days later, there was almost no discussion about the Pope's death in the imperial capital. Instead, there were all kinds of gossip and gossip about the regent and Duke Tulip.

Gabriel has been cranky lately.

In Gabriel's current status as a criminal minister, it is actually very embarrassing to return to the imperial capital and walk around in the imperial capital.The Luo Lin family is no longer an aristocrat, which means that it has almost declined. As the heir of the Luo Lin family, Gabriel will naturally not be valued by others, but Du Wei is the biggest celebrity in front of the regent, and Gabriel is Du Wei's most beloved younger brother... Adding these two together, the attitude of the people in the imperial capital towards Gabriel is still a little subtle.

Of course, when Gabriel came to the imperial capital, he had already guessed what would happen, so the way others looked at him was not the reason for him to be irritable.There is only one reason why he has a gloomy face all day long, and that is the raging rumors circulating in the imperial capital these days.

Gabriel, who first heard such absurd rumors, almost kicked the servant who sent the rumors. How could his brother, who is so perfect and powerful, be the Prince Regent's favorite man!This is simply ridiculous!After Gabriel lost his temper, he severely disciplined the servants in the Duke's mansion, telling them not to speak those rumors again.

Gabriel felt that such absurd rumors would soon subside, but he didn't expect it to intensify.The initial statement was still implicit, but later the scale became larger and larger. You must know that the private lives of most nobles are chaotic, but there are still very few people who put things out in this way.

Finally, Gabriel couldn't help but went to look for Du Wei, but Du Wei had an indifferent attitude. He didn't care what others said when he should eat, work when he should work, and who should enter the palace!As a result, Gabriel became even more depressed, and his brother didn't care about it anymore. Isn't it too self-inflicted for him to be so stubborn?Therefore, although Gabriel tried hard to persuade himself not to care about what others said, this incident also caused him to hate the regent even more.

Du Wei naturally noticed Gabriel's depressed mood, but he just felt that Gabriel was too protective of himself and didn't care too much. Instead, he changed his clothes again, and Shi Shiran went into the palace again.