What Cai Wei was referring to was undoubtedly the matter of Nangong Yi's marriage to Li Ruizhu. This issue is now causing quite the uproar in the Capital. Almost all of the imperial relatives and nobles know about it, how could Helana remain ignorant?
As expected, upon hearing this, it seemed as though Helana had been struck at her vital point, and her face immediately darkened. She rebuked angrily, "Nonsense, those are nothing more than rumors. If it were true, the Emperor would have issued a marriage decree by now. Why would he wait till now? I think that you, this wench, concocted such lies to spite me, knowing you lost your chance to marry King Qin!"
Cai Wei coldly laughed and said: "There's no smoke without fire. If there were not even a slight hint, how could there be a gust of wind? You must have heard these rumors a long time ago. You know quite well whether their me, you're trying to play innocent, why bother deceiving yourself?"