After she finished speaking, she felt that she hadn't explained herself clearly enough, and feared that these mindless people might not understand, so she added:

"In all my years, I have never heard of any ominous star. I think it was fabricated by someone with ulterior motives to prevent her from marrying His Highness the Crown Prince."

After Liu Sihua finished speaking, everyone present looked displeased.

This news was told to Situ Mingji by Gu Yunjin, who then instructed her to spread it. She couldn't let Liu Sihua ruin it, so she immediately retorted:

"Madam Luo's words are strange. We were just discussing the rumors in Tiandu, why is Madam Luo starting to accuse people?"

"I'm afraid Madam Luo is just spouting nonsense, secretly gloating because she escaped a disaster by canceling her previous engagement."

Liu Sihua was just worried about not finding anyone to "attack," and now that Gu Yunjin had stepped forward, she immediately said:

"nonsense?"

"Since it's nonsense, I might as well add one more thing. I think that even if the ominous star theory is true, it's still a family secret. Now that it's been leaked, it's probably because someone did it on purpose."

"It just so happens that you, Third Prince's Consort, were previously a member of the Yong'an Marquis's household, and you harbor much resentment towards Miss Gu. Therefore, I suspect that you deliberately spread these rumors to ruin Miss Gu's reputation!"

After saying this, Gu Yunjin's face turned pale, and she immediately retorted.

"You're talking nonsense!"

Her voice rose considerably, and the force she used aggravated the wound on her ribs, causing her to turn pale with pain and nearly faint.

Liu Sihua nodded.

“I said from the beginning that I was just talking nonsense.”

"What? Did I guess what you were thinking?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yunjin was so angry that she almost vomited blood, and she glared at Liu Sihua.

But Liu Sihua was not afraid at all. She immediately looked over, but her eyes, filled with wisdom and composure that seemed to see through everything, made Gu Yunjin's heart skip a beat, and she couldn't help but look away.

After Gu Jingchun and Situ Mingji left the main hall, things initially seemed normal.

Then, another palace maid rushed over.

She seemed not to see Gu Jingchun, and the tea she was holding naturally spilled all over him.

Seeing this, Gu Jingchun frowned slightly and couldn't help but look at Situ Mingji.

Situ Mingji, however, looked nervous and worried as he gazed at Gu Jingchun.

"Oh dear, look, your clothes are all wet! What are we going to do?"

As she spoke, she looked at the palace maid.

"How do you walk? How can you be so clumsy?"

The palace maid was terrified and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy.

Seeing the palace maid trembling with fear, Situ Mingji sighed again, told her to get up, and then looked at Gu Jingchun and sighed as well.

"It seems Miss Gu will be changing clothes with me this time as well."

Gu Jingchun nodded, a perfectly timed smile playing on his lips.

"Great, we can go together since we're going the same way."

As she spoke, she followed Situ Mingji all the way to the side hall.

Inside the side hall, there were clothes of various colors and sizes, each one a masterpiece.

There were even palace maids who helped them change clothes.

After Situ Mingji entered, he quickly selected one of the items.

But she wasn't in a hurry to change; her gaze remained fixed on Gu Jingchun.

"Why isn't Miss Gu choosing? Didn't you see anything you liked?"

As she spoke, she picked out a red one from the clothes rack and handed it to Gu Jingchun.

"Miss Gu has fair skin; she would look stunning in red."

Gu Jingchun smiled and nodded as he looked at Situ Mingji's red clothes.

"Okay, thank you, Miss Situ."

She wanted to see what Situ Mingji was planning today.

As Gu Jingchun spoke, he took it, and the palace maid beside him immediately stepped forward to help Gu Jingchun change.

Gu Jingchun took off her outer garment, revealing her shapely figure underneath.

Her delicate, fair skin was particularly eye-catching, making even the palace maid take a second look.

She carefully looked Gu Jingchun up and down, confirming that she wore only a gold bracelet and no other jewelry.

Then, without making a sound, he nodded to Situ Mingji.

Situ Mingji also noticed the bracelet on Gu Jingchun's hand.

The workmanship is rough, extremely rough.

He looked like a country bumpkin who had suddenly become rich, wanting to carry all his gold with him.

She couldn't help but scoff inwardly.

She really can't shake off her poor, rural air; she's even wearing such a thick gold bracelet on her wrist.

It's rustic and vulgar.

They weren't afraid of being laughed at.

Thinking this, Situ Mingji had already changed his clothes.

When she looked up and saw Gu Jingchun again, she was taken aback.

Even though she disliked Gu Jingchun, she couldn't help but sigh that Gu Jingchun was indeed very handsome.

Wearing this bright red dress made her even more beautiful and charming, making it impossible for anyone to look away.

No wonder she could move the heart of Shen Hechuan, who was usually indifferent to women.

However, according to her deduction, Shen Hechuan was not allowed to touch women.

This was deduced from her reaction when she first met Shen Hechuan.

To this end, she even had someone secretly test her to confirm that Shen Hechuan never had contact with other women.

Therefore, in her opinion, the fact that Shen Hechuan could accept Gu Jingchun meant that there must be some kind of deal between them.

On the way back to the main hall, Situ Mingji spoke slowly again.

"I've heard that His Majesty intends to make Miss Gu the Crown Princess?"

Gu Jingchun shook his head, "I don't know where Miss Situ heard this news!"

Situ Mingji felt angry looking at Gu Jingchun's expression, but she didn't show it on her face at all. She just chuckled and continued:

"Miss Gu is really lucky to have caught the eye of His Highness the Crown Prince."

She stopped speaking, tilted her head back, and continued speaking with a tone full of belittling.

"With your status, it is truly a great honor for you to marry His Highness the Crown Prince."

But you must understand, if you were to actually marry His Highness the Crown Prince, it would be a stain on his reputation.”

"Can you bear to let your own selfish desires tarnish His Highness the Crown Prince's reputation?"

Gu Jingchun didn't want to pay attention to Situ Mingji, but he still found his words quite grating, so he replied.

"That's the Crown Prince's business."

Gu Jingchun casually said:

“Miss Situ is overthinking it. These are all things His Highness the Crown Prince is considering. If he really wants to marry me, then these are things he should bear. Why should I think so much about it?”

"Besides, I don't think I would be a stain on the Crown Prince's reputation. Perhaps I would even be an asset to His Highness."

As Gu Jingchun spoke, he looked up, his bright eyes meeting Situ Mingji's.

"I think women should have self-confidence and not belittle themselves or constantly lower their standards because of what others say."