"This young lady's virginity mark is right here. I truly don't know which of your eyes saw this young lady being intimate with anyone else?"
Her chillingly clear words left everyone stunned.
Disbelief was etched on everyone's faces.
Among the crowd, the first to speak was the Third Prince, Nangong Li.
"As I said, how could Miss Gu, such an ice-pure and virtuous woman, commit such a foolish act!" Nangong Li flicked away Du Chun's hand and uttered useless words.
Gu Qianying glanced at him without a word.
He lowered his head slightly in embarrassment.
He felt as if he were showing off!
Scratching his forehead, Nangong Li hid behind Du Chun, daring not to speak further.
"Impossible, how can this... be possible?" Lan Qingqing's face showed exceptional shock.
That person had told her that Gu Qianying was not a virgin, and even if she had a thousand mouths, she would not be able to explain herself if accused of such a thing.
Moreover, that person had also found a high monk for her, someone who bore a great enmity towards Gu Qianying and would naturally side with her. But a "virginity mark" shattered all her plans.
"So it was all fake. Miss Gu, Qing'er truly did not expect them to deceive like this. Guards, quickly! Arrest these two immediately. How dare they slander Miss Gu like this? This is tarnishing our Prince's reputation and opposing our Ninth Prince's Estate!"
Lost in thought, Lan Qingqing immediately changed her tune, extricating herself cleanly at this moment.
However, no one present was a fool.
If this matter had been proven, Gu Qianying would have been the promiscuous woman described by the monk, and everyone would have detested her all the more, and liked Miss Lan Qingqing all the more.
Since ancient times.
Promiscuous women were always reviled by the common people.
And at this moment, Miss Lan, from the Ninth Prince's Estate, stood at the pinnacle of morality and justice, exposing a shameless woman who wanted to climb the social ladder. Such an act should have been applauded by everyone. But as the truth surfaced, the virginity mark on the woman's arm made all lies crumble.
The condemnation and accusations against Miss Gu for cruelly abandoning her "lover" – the monk and the high monk who spoke for him – their masks were torn off, and they became shameless individuals in the eyes of the crowd.
And Miss Lan, who brought this shameless person, her motives were naturally exposed to the "sunlight."
The way the crowd looked at her changed.
Of course, among these people, the physician from the Ninth Prince's Estate, Du Chun, was not included.
In Dr. Du Chun's eyes, Lan Qingqing's targeting of Gu Qianying was all due to her liking for A Mo.
A Mo was the most popular among many women, and it was only natural for Qing'er to like him.
As for bringing the monk to slander the reputation of Miss Gu of the Gu family, it was easy to understand. The always kind, gentle, and adorable Qing'er must have been misled by villains to make a mistake.
A young girl, who had never killed or harmed anyone, had only made the mistake of judging people poorly, which was forgivable.
At this moment, the crowd was in an uproar.
"Yes, arrest them quickly! How can this person be like this? They almost made us misunderstand Miss Gu. You monk are truly shameless."
"And you, esteemed monk, aren't you an old friend of Miss Gu? How dare you slander Miss Gu like this? What character!"
"Exactly, exactly! How can people be so shameless, using baseless accusations to ruin a young girl's reputation? Truly detestable."
The scolding voices, following the virginity mark on Gu Qianying's arm, immediately shifted direction.
At this moment.
The two monks, pointed at by everyone and feeling utterly disgraced,
They looked silently at Lan Qingqing.
Lan Qingqing did not look at them, only gave her maid a look.
Her maid immediately pounced on them like a madwoman, beating them incessantly: "You shameless wretches, how dare you deceive my lady? I'll beat you to death."
The maid's actions, coupled with Lan Qingqing's earlier words, slightly improved the impression the crowd had of her.
"Alas, ignorance is not a crime. Miss Lan was also misled by others, so she cannot be blamed."
"Yes, yes, this madam thinks so too."
Thus, before Gu Qianying and Nangong Mo had said anything, the ladies standing around had already begun to speak well of Lan Qingqing.
And Lan Qingqing, after saying those words, began to cry softly again, confessing her fault to Nangong Mo, saying she had listened to slander and should not have been so naive.
Her entire speech was soft-voiced and sincere, yet carried a hidden meaning: she had merely been deceived by others, not intentionally targeting Gu Qianying.
Nangong Mo spoke coldly at this moment: "Guards, arrest them and deal with them on the spot!"
Two guards entered and immediately seized the young monk.
The monk pleaded for mercy, but before his pleas could be uttered, a guard pierced his chest with his sword.
As the guard withdrew his sword, blood splattered all over him.
The ladies present screamed in fright, and after being glared at by their husbands, they immediately covered their mouths, daring not to make a sound.
They certainly did not dare to leave.
The Ninth Prince was clearly angry and furious; who would seek trouble at this moment!
The young monk's body was dragged out by two guards.
Meanwhile, the old monk was also apprehended by two guards.
"Miss Gu, this monk is your old friend. I still have the copy of the Book of Songs you gifted me that day, with the line 'Graceful and winding, still not ended; Delicate flowers, dew-kissed, deepening the night.' You praised it, Miss Gu, do you not remember?"
The old monk threatened her in a way only Gu Qianying could understand.
A cold glint appeared in Gu Qianying's eyes.
She retorted with a cold laugh, "Oh, indeed, esteemed monk, you are my old friend, but how could you help others slander me?
I..." The old monk was speechless. He thought for a moment and quickly added, "Miss Gu, this monk was also misled by others, which is why I misunderstood Miss Gu."
"Oh, so you are admitting that you are foolish, esteemed monk?"
Gu Qianying slowly walked towards him.
"What? Miss Gu, you..." The old monk was choked with anger.
"Hmm? Is that not so? If the master were not foolish, how could he believe slanderous words from others? Oh, not only foolish, but also blind. Otherwise, why act like this?"
"Yes, Miss Gu is absolutely right. This old monk is foolish and blind."
The old monk firmly believed that Gu Qianying would not truly do anything to him, after all, he held someone she cared about.
For now, suffering a verbal defeat was acceptable, as long as the Ninth Prince did not kill him.
"Therefore, such foolish and blind people deserve to die the most!"
*Swish swish!*
Silver needles flew out,
Hands moved, needles emerged.
Two sharp, slender silver needles were fiercely embedded into the old monk's eyes by Gu Qianying.
"Ah!"
A scream immediately erupted.
Everyone was startled.
Blood dripped from his eyes, staining his monk's robe.
He clutched his eyes, lying on the ground, writhing in pain.
Some were too frightened to look, while others looked at Gu Qianying with newfound fear in their eyes.
"Oh! Esteemed monk, look at my hand, it's truly disobedient. Perhaps it's injured or ill, which is why it's so careless, allowing the silver needles in my hand to injure you. Come, come, let this young lady help you remove these two needles."
Gu Qianying looked down at the old monk from above, then stepped forward and stomped heavily on the old monk's back, pressing him fiercely to the ground, his face hitting the dirt. His already blinded eyes became bloody and mangled under the forced pressure.
Gu Qianying bent down and slowly pulled out the needles still embedded in the old monk's eyes.
The onlookers trembled at this sight.
Nangong Mo, sitting in his wheelchair and witnessing this scene, curled his lips.
This little girl, Gu Qianying, was indeed ruthless in her actions; he liked it very much.
However... the monk who had been carried out and was now dead, his face was definitely not to be left intact.
Earlier, his girl seemed to have said that the monk was quite good-looking.
Meanwhile,
The old monk fainted from the pain.
At this moment, his eyes were blinded. After Gu Qianying requested it, Nangong Mo abandoned the idea of killing him and then ordered his men to lock him in the woodshed.
As the old monk was dragged away, blood flowed all over the ground. His bloody eyeballs also fell out of their sockets as the guards dragged him.
The scene was gruesome and terrifying.
Witnessing such a bloody scene, the Third Prince Nangong Li covered his face with his fan and silently thought: I must never provoke Gu Qianying in this life; this woman is too ruthless!
Those gossiping ladies were so frightened they almost fainted.
From then on, no one dared to speak ill of Miss Gu of the Gu family, Gu Qianying, behind her back.
And those who had cursed Gu Qianying earlier trembled, their faces pale.
They wondered if this ruthless Miss Gu would seek revenge on them.
On the side, Lan Qingqing's expression was no better.
Gu Qianying could be so ruthless; she was truly a difficult bitch to deal with.
But then she thought again, in this Ninth Prince's Estate, her popularity had always been good, and even Mr. Du, the physician of the estate, liked her. Before, her Ninth Prince had also treated her very well. Therefore, no matter how ruthless Gu Qianying was, she was not afraid.
Moreover, she refused to believe that she, such a kind and gentle girl, would not have a place in this estate.
"Ah, blood, Qing'er is so scared."
Lan Qingqing said she was scared, but leaned softly against Nangong Mo...