220 Rumor

Kong Rui nodded and stopped insisting. She only said, “Where did your boss go? Why haven’t I seen him for so long?”

Upon hearing Kong Rui’s question, the waiter looked troubled again.

Kong Rui gestured to Ling Nuo.

Ling Nuo was stunned for a moment before she took out some money from the small bag she carried with her and stuffed it into the waiter’s hand.

When the waiter saw this, he immediately looked around and lowered his voice. “Miss, you might not know, but our boss hasn’t been to the shop for a few days!”

Kong Rui raised her eyebrows. As expected, something had happened to the boss.

“You…” Kong Rui was about to ask again when the waiter was called away again.

When Ling Nuo saw Kong Rui frown, he asked, “Miss, is there a problem?”

Kong Rui waved her hand and pushed the teacup to the side. “It’s nothing.”

Ling Nuo didn’t say anything else. Instead, he stood at the side quietly and served Kong Rui tea.

“I heard that the queen summoned the Li family for something big this time!” Not far away, someone mentioned the Li family.

Kong Rui immediately pricked up her ears to listen.

Unexpectedly, that person’s companion immediately interrupted him. “Shh! Aren’t you afraid that the royal family will hear you and arrest you?”

“What’s there to be afraid of?! I heard that something big happened in the palace. The people from a few clans have all entered the palace!” The person who spoke previously said indifferently, “Moreover, I heard that the Li family brought back a mother and son today, who were brought into the palace together.”

“Mother and son? Where did they come from?” Someone at the neighboring table became curious and gathered together to discuss.

“It’s said that the Li family has been searching for the second elder’s son for a long time,” the person said with relish. “In my opinion, that child might be hiding a secret. Otherwise, why would the Li family work so hard to find him? As soon as the queen heard that they had found him, he was summoned into the palace. There’s clearly something fishy!”

Kong Rui picked up a tea cake and stuffed it into her mouth as she continued to listen.

She already knew about what these people said. Wasn’t there anything new?

Suddenly, someone at a distant table said, “I heard that the five great clans entered the palace because the princess is critically ill. Perhaps the princess has already…”

“What nonsense are you talking about?!” Another person immediately stopped him. “How can you speculate about the Princess’s matter so casually?! Do you want to die?”

The person immediately shrunk his neck and looked around. Seeing that there was no one from the palace, he became emboldened and said, “I only heard about it. Otherwise, why would the palace summon everyone from the major families in such a hurry?”

“That seems to be the case… But I heard that the Hua family left in a hurry.” Another person echoed, “It’s said that the young master of the Hua family is very weak now. Not long after, he almost fainted in the palace.”

“That can’t be. You mean Hua Shang?” A female guest at the side immediately asked in surprise, “He was so impressive during the spirit beast competition that day!”

Someone couldn’t help but sneer. “I really don’t know why you women like a man whose face is covered by a veil so much!”

That person was telling the truth. As soon as Hua Shang appeared in the capital, he immediately attracted the attention of many young ladies.

He was much more elegant and refined than the Lei family’s members.

The corners of Kong Rui’s mouth curled up slightly. She was very curious if Hua Shang knew what he was like to these ladies.

“I heard that Young Master Nie Yin has been confined in the residence by the queen!” Someone said softly, his tone uncertain.

The person at the table beside him also said, “I also heard that Young Master Nie was injured. I wonder if he was punished in the palace.”

“I’ve heard that Young Master Nie didn’t want to marry the Princess. Perhaps it’s because of this…” Someone suggested.

“Could it be that Young Master Nie was dissatisfied with the marriage, so…” Then, he suddenly fell silent. After he looked around, he lowered his voice. “So he murdered the princess?”

“You can’t say such a thing so recklessly! If someone hears it, you’ll be dead meat! No, we’ll all be dead meat!” A timid person immediately stopped the other party from guessing.

As the people in the hall were chatting enthusiastically, the two women seemed to be discussing something softly.