Although Jiang Tangtang didn't care about her reputation at all, Lei Erniang had already set up a stage for her, so of course she wouldn't refuse.
Jiang Tangtang affectionately took Lei Erniang's wrist and said, "Sister Lei, you have a chivalrous heart. Everyone who sees you will praise you as a heroine. How could I be so ungrateful as to blame you? If anyone is to blame, it's only because some people are shameless."
There was a woman nearby who didn't get along with Lu Cuilan, and she took the opportunity to put her down, saying, "That girl from the Fang family is too shameless. In order to marry her cousin, she actually came up with such a vicious idea. She was able to get involved with Wang Ergou and do such things in the grove. I don't know how many men have slept with her before."
"Indeed, she's still an unmarried girl! How can she be so shameless as to do such a thing with a man in the woods?"
"Putting that aside, the key issue is her viciousness. Lu Sanlang clearly has no feelings for her, yet she keeps pestering him. In order to marry him, she doesn't hesitate to collude with others, even targeting their son. Her heart is truly wicked."
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Hearing the villagers' gossip, Lu Cuilan became furious. She stood up, rolled up her sleeves, and started cursing at Lei Erniang, "Lei Erniang, I know you hate my daughter so much just because she didn't stay a widow for that short-lived man from your Song family. You deliberately colluded with Jiang to ruin her reputation. You'll be punished for spouting nonsense."
After cursing Lei Erniang, she pointed at several women in the village and yelled like a machine gun, "And you stupid women, do you even have brains? You believe everything she says?"
The women naturally wouldn't let her curse, and they all said:
"Do you think everyone's blind? That night, Wang Ergou hugged your girl late at night, everyone saw it. You say they have nothing going on? Ask everyone if they believe you?"
“Wang Ergou is a kind-hearted man. He saw a fellow villager injured and helped my daughter. How come you all make such a filthy thing out of it? Wang Ergou is here too. You all ask him if he was just trying to help my daughter out of kindness.”
Lu Cuilan certainly didn't want her daughter to marry Wang Ergou, so she had already found an opportunity to visit Wang Ergou.
Seeing that Fang Peiru had become blind and that it would be difficult to cure her, Wang Ergou had long since given up the idea of marrying her.
So when Lu Cuilan came looking for him, he took the opportunity to distance himself from their relationship.
Having already received Wang Ergou's assurance, Lu Cuilan was certain that Wang Ergou would go along with her and accept this flattering title.
Unexpectedly, Lu Ergou walked over in a few steps, helped Fang Peiru up, and said to her, "Mother, I know you look down on me, but I really like Ru Niang. I will definitely treat Ru Niang well in the future. Please, for the sake of the child in her belly, grant us our wish!"
Lu Cuilan was so shocked that her mouth dropped open, her eyes fixed on her daughter's belly, her mouth agape for a long time.
The truth is, Wang Ergou's reaction today was so different from her reaction when she came to him before. In addition, there were indeed marks on her daughter's body that day. Although her daughter did not admit it, she suddenly became a little uncertain.
Fang Peiru finally snapped out of her daze, struggled, and angrily shouted, "Wang Ergou, are you crazy? Who's pregnant with your child? Stop slandering me. I'm innocent and have nothing to do with you."
Fang Peiru originally had some beauty, but the wind and sun on the road of fleeing famine, along with the lack of food and drink, had long since made her appearance unsightly.
In addition, the loss of sight was a huge blow to her, and she didn't take care of herself. Now that she's gone crazy, she's practically a madwoman.
Wang Ergou never had any real feelings for Fang Peiru. He used to linger on her and bully her in the woods, but that was because she was a healthy girl.
But now, Fang Peiru, who is blind, is a big problem for him.
He didn't actually want this trouble.
But when he met Lu Shiyan's cold gaze, those warning words echoed in his mind again, and a chill ran down his spine.
He panicked and pulled Fang Peiru into his arms, feigning affection, "Mother Ru, don't worry. Although you can't see now and we don't know if you can be cured, I will take good care of you and the baby."
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