Song Yaoyao asked in puzzlement:
"Sir, your eyes keep twitching. Is something wrong with them?"
Only then did everyone follow Song Yaoyao's gaze to a man beside the Sixth Prince. Sure enough, his eyes kept rolling.
Under so many stares, the man's face turned bright red.
Besides, there was nothing wrong with his eyes. He simply despised Song Yaoyao's freeloading, all right?
Guagua's voice rang out just then:
[Host, there's nothing wrong with his eyes. He thinks you're petty and is rolling his eyes at you on purpose!]
Guagua's sudden voice startled everyone present.
Song Yaoyao: [Guagua, I didn't call you today. Why did you speak first?]
Guagua said speechlessly:
[That man's practically rolling his eyes into the heavens, and you're still foolishly asking whether something's wrong with them?
I've never seen a host as clueless as you!]
Song Yaoyao explained:
[I noticed ages ago that he had a problem with me. I said that on purpose.]
[Can't you see that everyone's attention is on him now?]
[Look how embarrassed he is!]
Hearing Song Yaoyao's thoughts, everyone finally realized that the girl had deliberately set out to embarrass him.
At that moment, they still had no idea that among the hundred-odd people who had followed Song Yaoyao, those with standing reservations had private rooms on the third floor. Not a single one had a room reserved on the fourth.
They were frantic.
In the end, they pooled their money and paid a hefty sum before they could get the occupants of the other private rooms surrounding the Sixth Prince's to give them up.
The hundred-odd people all piled into those few rooms.
They had paid a steep price for this gossip.
The moment they arrived, they heard Guagua talking to Little Lord Song. They wondered who had dared roll his eyes at Song Yaoyao.
Wasn't he afraid she would expose him until he didn't even have his underwear left?
Then they heard Song Yaoyao ask:
[Guagua, who's that guy rolling his eyes?]
[Why does he look like he's begging for a beating?]
[The Sixth Prince hasn't even said anything.]
[Yet he jumps out first, like dog shit on a chopping board?]
[Just look at him showing off!]
Guagua: [He's Qin Mengdai's other cousin, Su Mu.]
Song Yaoyao sized up the man opposite her and said disdainfully:
[What is wrong with this whole family?]
[The male fake innocent-Su Yu. Mr. Eye-Roller-Su Mu.]
Although everyone was unaware of what had happened earlier, they understood that these were nicknames Song Yaoyao had given them.
Su Mu stood up in fury, ready to curse her out: You're Mr. Eye-Roller! No, you're Miss Eye-Roller! Your whole family is full of Miss Eye-Rollers!
The two people beside Su Mu held him firmly down. The Sixth Prince gave him a warning look, and only then did Su Mu force down his anger instead of leaping to his feet!
To avoid drawing Song Yaoyao's attention, the Sixth Prince began introducing everyone.
Once the introductions were over, they started chatting.
Song Yaoyao had no interest in their conversation, but she had a serious grievance with Su Mu and kept grumbling inwardly:
[Tch, a grown man rolling his eyes. Honestly, I'm speechless!]
[Besides, as if he's the only one who can roll his eyes. I can do it too! I'm just a civilized person, so I wouldn't do anything so unseemly!]
What Song Yaoyao meant was that Su Mu was uncivilized-a barbarian!
Song Yaoyao: [Guagua, does Su Mu's family know that Qin Mengdai is a fake daughter?]
Guagua: [No.
The Minister's Estate has always told outsiders that they adopted Qin Youyou because she was so pitiful that they couldn't bear to leave her.
They're afraid that if the Grand Tutor finds out, he'll make them send that impostor Qin Mengdai away!
Qin Hanshan and Su Wan'er can't bear to let Qin Mengdai leave.]
Song Yaoyao: [I knew there was something wrong with Qin Hanshan and Su Wan'er's brains. Their own daughter, Qin Youyou, endured so much hardship and suffering from childhood. They finally found her, only to lock her up in a secluded rear courtyard, without enough food or warm clothes. She's worse off than a maid in their estate.]
[Meanwhile, they dote on that impostor Qin Mengdai to their very bones.]
[Hmph. The day will come when they regret it!]
Su Mu, the Sixth Prince, and the others exchanged glances. Clearly, something had happened that they knew nothing about. They would have to send someone to investigate thoroughly later.
Guagua: [If the Grand Tutor knew Su Wan'er could treat her own daughter like this, that worthless daughter of his would surely anger him to death!]
Song Yaoyao: [People with faulty brains like Qin Hanshan and Su Wan'er probably still don't know where they went wrong!]
[Ah! It's just a pity for Qin Youyou, the true daughter.]
Guagua sighed as well:
[Ah, Qin Hanshan and Su Wan'er aren't the only ones with faulty brains. There's one sitting right across from you too!]
The moment Song Yaoyao heard that, she perked up:
[Guagua, what do you mean?]
[The people sitting opposite me were all brought here by the Sixth Prince. How could any of them have faulty brains?]
[If there were something wrong with their brains, how could the Sixth Prince trust them enough to use them?]
Guagua: [Host, don't just look at the people the Sixth Prince brought. You should take a look at the Sixth Prince himself too.]
At those words, Song Yaoyao's eyes widened, and her mouth fell open far enough to fit an egg:
[What?]
[Are you saying the one with faulty brains is the Sixth Prince himself?]
The Sixth Prince's face immediately darkened. How was there anything wrong with his brain?
He was perfectly normal!
If his imperial father hadn't issued a decree forbidding anyone from mentioning the matter of her thoughts in front of Song Yaoyao, he would have roared right back at her.
The people in the neighboring private rooms were beside themselves with excitement. This time, the gossip was actually about the Sixth Prince.
Their hearts raced, and their hands trembled!
At last, some fresh, juicy gossip!
Every one of them pricked up their ears.
Song Yaoyao lowered her head, keeping her eyes fixed on the teacup on the table, while she was actually urging Guagua on:
[Guagua, hurry up and tell me. What exactly is going on?]
The Sixth Prince pricked up his ears too. He wanted to hear just what this Guagua had to say!
The people the Sixth Prince had brought were practically shrinking into quails. If they heard something they shouldn't, would they be killed to silence them?
Guagua's voice rang out:
[The Sixth Prince, Chen Yixiao, had a birth mother of low rank. She was merely a noble lady. Her surname was Qi, so everyone called her Noble Lady Qi.
Once, after the emperor got drunk, Noble Lady Qi received his favor. That single encounter left her pregnant.
When she discovered her pregnancy, she didn't dare tell anyone.
Every day, she hid cautiously in her own palace, avoiding going out whenever possible.
Only when her pregnancy was far enough along that she could no longer conceal her belly did everyone discover she was pregnant.
When the Empress Dowager learned of this, she feared that Noble Lady Qi, whose low status gave her little voice and whose lowly natal family could offer no reliable support, would easily fall prey to someone's schemes.]