Beauty and the Bodyguard

Chapter 11236: Chapter 11234: The Battle of the Three Kingdoms!

“..”

Lin Yi’s heart sank.

Although today’s incident was specially designed, Xiao Mang had taken a fancy to Dongfang Yan and had sent people to brainwash her. This was indeed something that he had not expected.

Lin Yi knew that Dongfang Yan wasn’t someone who could be easily manipulated. Even with Xiao Mang’s status, it was almost impossible for him to control her with brainwashing.

However, it was better to be safe than sorry.

If something really happened to Dongfang Yan because of this, Lin Yi would have to feel guilty for a while, even if he could fix it.

They stared at each other for a moment.

Lin Yi made up his mind and pulled her into his arms. No matter what, he had to finish this show first.

However, in the next second, Dongfang Yan, who had been acting like an obedient girl just a moment ago, suddenly broke down. It’s too awkward for you to hug me like this. I can’t hold it in anymore!”

A burst of hearty laughter followed.

Lin Yi’s face darkened,”You’re acting really well!” I didn’t know you had this talent in the past.”

Dongfang Yan puffed out his chest.” Of course I’m real. I’m the real deal. Try me if you don’t believe me.”

“..”

Lin Yi retreated.

Dongfang Yan jumped down and hugged Lin Yi’s neck like a princess. Yin Ling laughed as she rushed out of the palanquin.

Everyone outside was dumbfounded.

They had seen scenes of bride snatching before, but who was snatching who now?

Today’s strange things happened one after another.

The emperor’s visit to congratulate him was already very unusual. It was even more unusual for the emperor to be assassinated. Even if he did not succeed, it was still a world-shaking matter.

In the end, the assassination had turned into a bride kidnapping.

Not only was it a bride kidnapping, but it had also changed from a man snatching a woman to a woman snatching a man. The scene had changed too quickly, and it was very obvious.

The gossipy souls of the crowd immediately began to burn.

What Xiao Mang didn’t expect was that the video of Dongfang Yan carrying Lin Yi out of the palanquin was sent out immediately.

This was clearly planned.

Such a dramatic scene, even if the Internet of the Inner Court had not been fully popularized, the speed of its spread was absolutely explosive.

“Seal! Hurry up and seal it! No one is allowed to discuss today’s matter, no one is allowed!”

Xiao Mang quickly realized that something was wrong and hurriedly arranged for the butler to put out the fire.

He had been in charge of etiquette and law for many years as the Grand Tutor. The entire inner court’s mouth was firmly in his hands. Especially after these years of deep cultivation, the entire public opinion system could be said to be under his command.

Not only the official media, but all the local media also collectively remained silent after receiving the order.

It was as if nothing had happened.

However, Xiao Mang still underestimated the vitality of today’s event.

Even if the mainstream media pretended to be dead and avoided talking about it, it still could not suppress the word of mouth.

The entire chain of transmission was like a viral exponential outbreak. In a short period of time, it had already shown the trend of spreading to the entire Ying Jing City. Moreover, this was only the beginning.

It couldn’t be helped. The matter had blown up too much. The key was that it was too dramatic and too pleasing to the ears.

Especially after a few rounds of word of mouth, the whole thing kept repeating itself, and it began to develop in an increasingly strange direction.

For example, Dongfang Yan became Xiao Mang’s adopted daughter, and there was a love triangle between the father and daughter.

What was even more ridiculous was that even the emperor was added in the latest version. It was like a tragic character who watched his junior sister get kidnapped.

However, even though it was ridiculous, it was undeniable that after the various re-creations of the general public, the spread of the entire matter had obviously reached a higher level.

In less than half a day’s time, it had already caused a storm in the city.

Under such circumstances, the mainstream media would be drowned in the national revelry, let alone collectively playing dead.

To be honest, even Lin Yi, who had planned everything himself, was surprised by the speed of the news.

It could only be said that the power of the people was endless.

The emperor had a playful look on his face as he left under the protection of the guards, bringing Lin Yi and Dongfang Yan along with him.

Xiao Mang originally wanted to keep the two of them, but he was already too busy to take care of himself.

Lin Yi’s identity wasn’t something he could just take away.

After all, he was one of the four main managers of the Safety Inspection Department. Unless it directly affected the safety of the Inner Court, even if he was one of the three dukes, he had no right to detain him.

Besides, Lin Yi and Dongfang Yan were the center of attention now. If they were detained, it would only increase the popularity and the situation would be even worse.

Right now, he had more important things to do.

The moral monument cracked.

Xiao Mang had risen from a poor scholar to his current height. Of course, this was due to the appreciation and promotion of the previous emperor, but the most important thing was that he had saved the moral stele for himself.

To him, being a moral role model was not just a simple honorary title. It was the root of everything!

As long as the moral monument was still there, he would still have the confidence to deal with all parties.

Before this, no matter how his political opponents attacked him, his moral monument was always intact, so he had always been fearless.

But today, he was really panicking.

The cracks on the moral monument meant that more and more people were beginning to doubt him because of the spread of this incident.

His perfect moral role model was beginning to show signs of collapse.

This was something that Xiao Mang absolutely could not tolerate!

“Suppress it! You must suppress it! At all costs!”

Xiao Mang had shown his hysterical side for the first time. No matter what, his moral role model must not fall!

However, the cruel reality gave him a tight slap.

Even if the public opinion machine he controlled was already at full capacity, or even at 120% overload, it still could not stop the expansion of gossip news.

On the contrary, the harder the mainstream media pressed, the more the public opinion at the bottom rebounded.

The more people believed in the bizarre versions of the game.

More importantly, Xiao Mang’s image in this was gradually becoming more and more negative. It was no longer just a moral flaw, it was as if he was running wildly on the path of heinous crimes.

As a result, not only did the cracks on the morality monument not heal, but they also showed signs of accelerating and expanding.

At first, the crack was only an inconspicuous one, but now it was half a finger wide!

Xiao Mang was dumbfounded.

He really couldn’t understand. Two days ago, the situation was clearly good. How did it fall to this state in the blink of an eye?

If he had to say it, all he did was take in a concubine. Was it necessary?