余聞 is read as よぶん (yobun) and means gossip.
よぶん
yobun
よそぎき
reputation
せいかいよぶん
tidbits of political gossip
あまり
(not) very
よち
place
よけい
all the more
よじん
others
あまりに
too (much)
あまる
to remain
extra
あます
to save
よだん
digression
よそ
another place