Chapter 588: Tips
The maid Xiao Cui rushed in.
Before she could even catch her breath, she said happily, "Miss, Miss, I've asked around! The Zhou family is as anxious as ants on a hot pan. When Zhou Chenghe came out of the Zhou family, there was a slap mark on his face!"
Hu Xin'er and Miss Du smiled at each other. It was obvious who had given Zhou Chenghe the slap mark.
Miss Du said mischievously, "It seems Miss Zhou isn't as kind and gentle as the rumors say."
Xiao Cui snorted softly, "She's more than just unkind. In my opinion, she's downright vicious. Who would slander someone for no reason and spread rumors all over the city?"
Miss Du said helplessly, "Her family and ours have always had disputes. We are not as skilled as them, so we have no choice but to swallow our anger."
Xiao Cui said indignantly, "It would be fine if it happened once a year. I just thought he was ignorant, but it happens every year. It's obvious that she is trying to drive you to death! And you actually speak up for her."
Xiao Cui was right. If this happened to an ordinary girl, she would probably commit suicide that year after being hurt by the rumors.
It was also thanks to Miss Du that she endured for three full years.
Hu Xin'er analyzed, "Spreading all sorts of rumors isn't enough. Once Miss Zhou's admirers hear the rumors, they'll definitely come running to her house to demand an explanation."
"We'll just stay indoors then? I don't think they'll dare to do anything to us." Xiao Cui advised them, "They're just shouting about the fun, but they're really cowardly inside. If they were truly brave, they would have gone to the Zhou family's door and asked for Miss Zhou's hand in marriage long ago."
Miss Du blinked her eyes. "Mrs. Lu gave me a tip before, but I think staying indoors is also a good idea."
Hu Xin'er shook her head firmly: "No, we have to act the whole way. If we stay indoors now, it will be tantamount to admitting our guilt. Miss Zhou and the others will throw dirty water on you."
As the saying goes, if you don't occupy the high ground of public opinion, the enemy will.
Hu Xiner's act of spreading rumors was to take advantage of the fact that Miss Zhou and others had held the upper hand for many years and were in a relaxed state of mind, and to quickly capture the public's attention with explosive public opinion.
The most important part of this is Ms. Du’s response.
She took Miss Du's hand and said, "I know you disdain to act like Miss Zhou, but she was the first to use such means to frame you. Even if our means of retaliation are not so glorious, what can we do?"
All this is just Miss Zhou reaping what she sowed.
Miss Du touched her braid, a look of determination flashing in her eyes. "You're right. Although it's wrong to damage a girl's reputation, and it's also embarrassing to pretend to be pitiful in front of others, if this matter isn't resolved, the reputation of the entire Du family will be affected by me!"
Although Xiao Cui was a little confused, she still agreed and said, "We can't use any overly bright means to deal with people like them. I'm afraid that in the future, more people will hide in the crowd and assassinate you under the guise of condemnation. We must find the person behind this as soon as possible."
She thought of the two flying needles that day, her eyes filled with anger. "In Qingzhou City, the only people who could resort to such despicable tactics are from the Zhou family. I think they are the ones who want to kill you."
"If that's true, Miss Zhou's mind is really sharper than a needle tip." Hu Xiner also thought of the group of assassins at the Miraculous Medicine Conference.
In fact, she could more or less guess the reasons why Miss Zhou targeted Miss Du.
It was simply that both of them were extremely outstanding women in Qingzhou City, and she had only beauty but could only stay at home due to illness, so she was jealous of Miss Du.
Miss Du waved her hand and said, "Xiao Cui, don't speculate. Miss Zhou looks so delicate and weak, she doesn't look like someone who would do something cruel."
Recently, she has suffered two assassination attempts in a row, which has caused both her father and mother to be very worried. Although the Du family and the Zhou family are notoriously at odds in Qingzhou City, Miss Du is still unwilling to believe that it was Miss Zhou who did it.
After all, although the little girl was a little annoying, she was so beautiful and had a lot of followers. Why would she harm someone whose reputation had already fallen to the bottom?
Xiao Cui complained, "Miss, I think you just think she's pretty and you're attracted to her beauty, right? Even though we can't find a son-in-law for the time being, you can't just focus on women."
Miss Du hit her head in anger: "What are you thinking?! Don't you know whether I'm lustful or not?"
Hu Xin'er couldn't help but laugh as she watched the interaction between the master and servant. "Xiao Cui, Xiao Cui, if your mistress really was into women, I would have persuaded her to take you in first. Let's see if you dare to speak nonsense again in the future."
Xiao Cui stuck out her tongue: "I just want to make the young lady's head clearer."
She forgot to close the door when she came in just now. A gust of wind suddenly blew through the hallway, and the three people in the room shuddered at the same time. Hu Xiner couldn't help but hold the heater tightly in her hands.
Miss Du said helplessly: "Xiao Cui, why are you so reckless? Go and close the door quickly."
"I'll ask Yun Jue to bring you a few baskets of charcoal later." Hu Xin'er said.
In fact, even when there was no wind, she still felt a little cold here.
Because at home, Mu Qing always ordered the servants to set up a charcoal brazier in her room, so that the whole house was warm.
She looked around Miss Du's yard and saw that it was a little smaller than her own. And because it was purchased, the old furniture had been moved away by the original owner, and no new furniture had been put in, so it looked empty like a snow cave.
She and Miss Du were sitting on bamboo chairs, next to a wooden table, the workmanship and quality of which were very ordinary.
There were only a few chairs in the entire living room, which looked a bit shabby.
Upon hearing this, Miss Du's fingers that were touching her braid unconsciously twisted around a few times, pulling out loose hair, which made her heart tense.
She evaded the question, "No, I'm a martial artist, and I don't need to burn charcoal in winter."
Xiao Cui took the opportunity to complain, "Mrs. Lu, you don't know this, do you? My daughter even sleeps on a bamboo mat in the winter. I've advised her so many times, but she won't listen."
Hu Xin'er was a little shocked: "How can you sleep on a bamboo mat in winter? Even if you have the best martial arts skills, your body won't be able to handle it!"
"Close your door!" Miss Du glared at Xiao Cui.
Xiao Cui snorted softly and walked towards the door, complaining: "If I hadn't kept it a secret for you, the master and the mistress would definitely come over and nag you."
Miss Du listened to her maid's complaints but said nothing.
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