"At that time, the spy was coerced by those rough men to say that she hated the prince. So the spy said it against her conscience. I noticed a hurt look on the prince's face at that time. So I guessed that there must be some unspeakable hardships for the prince not to look at her directly."
"That spy is so ugly. I think the prince might just be into this type. Otherwise, why has the story of you two been spread for so long, but you're not together yet? And I've never seen him fight those dozens of people for you. Am I right?"
"Miss Cheng, I think you should ask the prince later about his feelings for that spy. Don't let us keep speculating blindly here. If there's really something between them, if you write this story out, won't you be helping to create a good marriage?"
After they finished talking in groups, they started to speculate about the whereabouts of the spy. Some said she had returned to the prince's mansion first, some said she had gone to the newspaper office to invite Cheng Xiran out. Even more, some said she was currently being lovey - dovey with Helian Duo in the prince's mansion and might admit their relationship voluntarily tomorrow.
The shopkeeper listened to all these with great interest. When someone said something interesting, he would clap his hands and also cast joking glances at Cheng Xiran from time to time.
Anyway, Cheng Xiran felt mixed emotions. Although this could ease the public opinion and divert the public's attention, she just felt a bit unhappy.
Even though the female spy in the story was herself.
After casually getting rid of several groups of people, Cheng Xiran collapsed beside the window. She said lazily, "The way to forget someone is to start a new relationship. It seems the same in work. If you want to change public opinion, you might as well create a bigger one to suppress it."
The shopkeeper poured her a cup of tea. Seeing her drink it all in one gulp, he couldn't help laughing and said, "I wonder what they would think if they knew that the female spy was you."
Judging from the current situation, the truth that the female spy was her couldn't be revealed yet. If it was revealed, she might be misunderstood by those suspicious people.
So she just pouted and said, "I naturally have to write what they want to see. Only when I fulfill their wishes can the performance of the newspaper office rise steadily."
By the time she said this, she had already thought it through in her mind and was ready to start writing.
She didn't see Helian Duo again until she finished writing the manuscript for tomorrow. When she was about to return to the mansion, the shopkeeper told her that Helian Duo had left with Xue Lianyu half an hour ago.
"This Xue Lianyu didn't even tell me how things were going in the yamen."
She complained for a while and then left the newspaper office. Only then did she notice that one side of the sky had been covered by dark clouds at some point. The sky suddenly darkened, and the air was filled with the fresh smell of rain.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper had gone back to get an umbrella in the house, but when he came back, Cheng Xiran was already gone.
Cheng Xiran walked back to the mansion along the alleys. On the way, she bought some snacks for Zhuque and Yun'er. Because of the delay, when she walked through a long alley, raindrops as big as beans had already fallen from the sky. The rain was getting heavier and she couldn't avoid it, so she could only run.
Finally, when she passed through the long alley and came to the eaves on one side, Zuo Yan was already waiting there with an umbrella in his hand.
She was startled. "How did you know I was here? Have you been following me?"