The Empress frowned. "Those are merely idle whispers. Why take them to heart?"
"Your Majesty does not know," Chu Yueli replied. "By today, the entire palace is abuzz with it, and I hear the rumors have already set the streets of the capital in an uproar. People outside are saying that while I was with the army, I shared a tent with Prince Jin every single night, and that many soldiers heard my shameless moans with their own ears."
As soon as Chu Yueli finished speaking, dead silence fell over the crowd once more, and everyone's face flushed with heat.
Chapter 38