Perficot just smiled at the rumor without giving it much thought.
After all, the more seriously you take this kind of thing, the more people will believe it's true.
Conversely, if you ignore it, no matter how much they talk, it remains just talk, and after time, no one will believe it.
However, obviously some people still take this matter very seriously, like Empress Annie herself.
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"Regent, Her Majesty the Empress asked me to come and explain that this matter was not spread by the Royal Family." A royal attendant stood before Perficot, humbly bowed, and presented the Empress's handwritten letter.
Perficot handed the letter to the old butler, glanced at it briefly, and tossed it aside, saying: "Go back and tell Aunt Annie to let them say what they will. The more you explain, the more complicated it gets.
Instead of this, pay more attention to post-disaster reconstruction and think about how to maintain the country well!
