Shen Ningyuan gently comforted her, "Mom, don't worry. Everything will work out. This matter is not as bad as you think."
Cui Jin paused and said nothing.
Song Yan'er, who was standing by, asked, "But Yuan'er, the rumors out there are really serious. If you don't handle them well, your reputation will be completely ruined. Do you really not care at all?"
Shen Ningyuan shook her head and said seriously, "Sister-in-law, how could I not care? You know, those rumors outside have affected not only my reputation, but also the reputation of the Shen family... Even if I don't care about my own reputation, I will never let the Shen family's reputation be affected by me."
Song Yaner's face darkened, and she looked at Shen Ningyuan with worry, and asked in a muffled voice: "Then Yuan'er...how are you going to deal with it?"
Shen Ningyuan didn't answer but asked: "Why do you want to deal with it?"
Hearing this, Song Yan'er and Cui Jin were both stunned and looked at Shen Ningyuan in surprise.
Cui Jin disagreed, saying, "But Yuan'er, if you don't do anything, this matter will only get bigger and bigger. Mother is afraid that by then, it will be out of control and you will have no place to stand in the capital."
Shen Ningyuan shook her head and said calmly: "Mom, the Ji family knows that we care about this, so they deliberately created these rumors to force me to return to the Ji family. But if I really return to the Ji family, doesn't it just mean that I am guilty?"
Shen Ningyuan continued, “As long as I feel guilty, I can prove that the rumors are true.”
"By then, everyone will believe that I am really pregnant with a bastard, and that the Shen family really has the intention of rebellion. Even if we jump into the Yellow River, we won't be able to clear ourselves of this..."
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