As Gu Qianying spoke, everyone looked again.
When the maids who had covered their faces and run out of the room removed their hands, everyone saw faces smeared with paint.
The crowd was slightly stunned.
At this moment, Lu Zhu ran out of the room, holding a slender brush in her hand, and shouted, "Don't run away, I haven't had enough fun yet..."
Her words stopped when she saw everyone, and she immediately knelt down towards Nan Rongqi: "Your maid greets the Crown Prince."
Nan Rongqi frowned, "What are you doing?"
"Replying to the Crown Prince, your maid is playing a drawing game with some young ladies. Rock, paper, scissors. Whoever loses, the winner will draw on the loser's face. The more you draw, the more times you lose. Your maid is very good, hehe, your maid wins every time, and those young ladies lose every time."
At this moment, someone in the crowd blurted out, "In other words, those maids who ran out were not entangled by that disgusting thing, but because their faces were painted, they covered them?"
Lu Zhu nodded blankly, "Yes."
"But even so, why did they cry for help?"
Mentioning this, Lu Zhu chuckled, "Those young ladies were the most exaggerated. They thought shouting a few times would make your maid spare them. But your maid understands the rules best. Since the game has started, no matter what, you can't let others or yourself break the rules of the game, hehe."
Lu Zhu was naturally innocent and pure in appearance, and her usual way of speaking and behaving was the same.
And the insinuating words she said at this moment did not make most people present think much.
But a few princes and those who had figured out the whole story looked towards Lu Zhu.
The two kings competed, and the winner and loser would be revealed at this moment!
After hearing Lu Zhu's words, Gu Mingyue, who was beside them, immediately couldn't sit still.
"Nonsense, you audacious slut, how dare you play such a trick on the Crown Prince, aren't you afraid the Crown Prince will cut out your tongue!"
Gu Mingyue threatened Lu Zhu, trying to scare her into telling the truth.
How could a foolish girl who only knew how to eat steamed buns remain unfazed in front of so many people, and even use her foolish appearance to deceive everyone? If this was not instigated and deliberately done by someone else, she would not believe it.
Moreover, her plan was foolproof, and no matter how capable Gu Qianying was, she could not escape the trap she had dug!
"Everything your maid says is true. The Crown Prince is wise and benevolent and will not cut out your maid's tongue. Second Miss, why do you speak of the Crown Prince as so cruel?"
Lu Zhu still had an innocent and pure appearance, but the words she spoke made Nan Rongqi's expression change.
Nan Rongqi frowned and looked at Gu Mingyue, his eyes filled with obvious coldness.
Gu Mingyue shivered in fear. She glared at Lu Zhu fiercely and said, "You slut, what nonsense are you talking about! How could the Crown Prince, who is so kind and benevolent, be cruel! I was just trying to scare you."
Gu Mingyue openly reprimanded Lu Zhu, but in fact, she was defending herself in front of Nan Rongqi, for fear that Nan Rongqi would misunderstand her.
"But Second Miss, why do you want to scare your maid? Your maid has not offended you."
Lu Zhu pouted, as if remembering something, and said, "Oh, your maid knows. Usually, Second Miss always dislikes my young lady. Since Second Miss hates my young lady, she naturally hates your maid too. Sometimes scaring and bullying your maid is also common."
As she spoke, Lu Zhu imitated Gu Mingyue's earlier appearance, looking aggrieved, making people think she was a pitiful person who was often bullied by Second Miss.
The crowd's gaze towards her immediately changed.
This infuriated Gu Mingyue to no end. "You're talking nonsense, I didn't..."
Gu Mingyue wanted to continue defending herself to maintain her gentle image, but Lu Zhu, with her quick tongue, was not about to let her speak further!
"What is Second Miss afraid to admit? Your maid is just a lowly servant, unable to retaliate or resist. Usually, it is my young lady who is kind and stands up for your maid. But every time, not only my young lady but also your maid are bullied by Second Miss. However, my young lady said that she and Second Miss are both young ladies of the manor and are close sisters. Moreover, my young lady is Second Miss's elder sister, so it is only right for my young lady to yield to you most of the time.
But, your maid sees it most clearly. Every time my young lady is bullied by Second Miss and returns, she always secretly sheds tears and specifically instructs your maid not to tell the First Madam about being bullied by Second Miss, so as not to let the First Madam punish Second Miss.
As Lu Zhu spoke, tears flowed, and she shouted loudly, "Crown Prince, my young lady has been wronged!"
Well, is that all? She has said everything her young lady taught her, right? That's it, yes, it should be over!
Lu Zhu's words made Gu Qianying seem as wronged as possible, and conversely, made Gu Mingyue seem as hateful as possible.
At this moment, the crowd's gaze towards Gu Mingyue not only changed but also carried a hint of displeasure.
During this time, someone who couldn't stand it spoke up, "Second Miss is so arrogant and overbearing, I thought you were the noble and unparalleled legitimate daughter of this manor!"
A woman in a green dress spoke, her words laced with sarcasm.
When someone spoke, others also chimed in.
"Look how capable the second young lady of this manor is. Oh, yes, she is about to become the Crown Prince's concubine, so it is natural for her to be more capable and arrogant on weekdays. However, as the legitimate daughter of the manor, she is too weak!"
Among the crowd, some who couldn't stand Gu Mingyue's actions spoke more harshly, while others couldn't bear to see Gu family's eldest young lady so weak and mocked her.
However, after a round of words, Gu Mingyue's gentle image, which she had always maintained outside, was shattered.
Gu Mingyue was almost driven mad.
"You're talking nonsense, you slut must have been instructed by your young lady to deliberately frame me." Gu Mingyue pointed at Gu Qianying and said fiercely, "Yes, it's your scheme, you deliberately instructed your maid to frame me, Gu Qianying, how can you be so malicious?"
Compared to Gu Mingyue's face, which had become somewhat distorted with anger, Gu Qianying, on the other hand, lowered her head slightly, remaining silent, still appearing like a pitiable person who had been wronged but dared not speak.
Her expression at this moment formed a stark contrast with Gu Mingyue's.
When Gu Qianying did not speak.
Lu Zhu, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately stood up and ran to Gu Qianying, shielding her behind her: "Second Miss is bullying my young lady again. Look how scared you made my young lady. Second Miss, how can you be so malicious?"
Lu Zhu used Gu Mingyue's own words to counter Gu Mingyue, which almost made Gu Mingyue faint on the spot from anger.
"You slut! You, you, you..."
"Enough, shut up!"
Nan Rongqi finally reprimanded Gu Mingyue.
At this point, even a fool could see that Gu Qianying, or rather Nangong Mo, had seen through the small tricks of his people and those who wanted to frame Gu Qianying, and had even turned the tables on them.
It was also Nan Rongqi's reprimand that suddenly reminded Gu Mingyue of her purpose for this trip.
"Crown Prince, please don't be fooled by Gu Qianying and her servant. They must be delaying everyone's time so that the people in the room can move Gu Qianying's poisonous insects elsewhere. Yes, it must be like this, Crown Prince, please quickly send someone in to search thoroughly. You will definitely find something!"
Gu Mingyue eagerly wanted Nan Rongqi to send his men to thoroughly search Gu Qianying's room. As soon as the Crown Prince's men entered, she would have a way to make the Gu worm king appear.
At that time, it would be undeniable that Gu Qianying was raising poisonous insects, and no matter how Gu Qianying argued, it would be useless.
Nan Rongqi, who originally wanted to use this opportunity to embarrass Nangong Mo, could have foreseen that Nangong Mo would have seen through his plan and made corresponding countermeasures.
But he was still unwilling and unconvinced, looking at Gu Mingyue's confident appearance.
It seemed that Gu Mingyue must have made foolproof preparations!
"Didn't you hear what Second Miss Gu said? Hurry up and go in and search!"
Since Nan Rongqi had spoken, his men immediately took action.
As several plainclothes guards entered the room to search, everyone else waited quietly outside.
Nan Gongli, with nothing to do, came to Nangong Mo and bent down, covering his face with a fan, and whispered to Nangong Mo, "Ninth Imperial Uncle, look at your little Qian Qian, she is so calm and composed. This woman is quite similar to you in her actions. If she hadn't known you for a short time, nephew would have thought she was raised by you."
Hearing Nan Gongli's words, Nangong Mo looked at him indifferently and only uttered an "En."
If his girl was raised by him, then this statement was also true.
When he came of age, she was still a naive little girl.
Back then, she was taken care of by him every day and ate the meals he cooked every meal. Wasn't she raised by him?
Nan Gongli did not expect Nangong Mo to only say "En" indifferently. He twitched the corner of his mouth, thought for a moment, and then chuckled, "Ninth Imperial Uncle, look at how beautiful Miss Gu is, and her temperament is very compatible with yours. You and she are truly a match made in heaven."
Nan Gongli spoke until his throat was dry, and after a long time, he only heard Nangong Mo say indifferently, "En, the silver you lost to this king a few days ago will be waived. This king will not take it."
Hearing this, Nan Gongli was immediately delighted, "Ha, thank you, Ninth Imperial Uncle."
"Continue praising."
Nan Gongli "..."
A moment later.
As Nan Gongli was whispering to Nangong Mo, one of the guards who had been searching Gu Qianying's room came forward with a small black wooden box in his hands.
"Your Highness, your subordinate found this..."
Everyone looked.
The black wooden box was locked, and no one knew what was inside...