Gu Xiaoliu is blocking her way, could it be that she wants to be her enemy?
Indeed. Gu Xiaoliu pointed at her and said to the crowd, "Zhang Hongyu is originally from Jiangnan. She made a living by fishing with fishermen since she was a child. Back in her teens, she even saved the burly General Bai. Do you think she can swim?"
"Definitely."
"She deliberately pretended she couldn't swim just to get closer to Young Master Songhua?"
"What a vixen! Seducing Young Master Songhua."
"..."
Song Hua's face darkened instantly. In his mind, Hong Yu had instantly become a swindler and shameless woman. It seemed that Hong Yu's innocence was all an act. He abruptly let go of her.
Hongyu landed calmly, steadying herself by holding onto the stone table. She had tossed and turned all night, afraid that Songhua would find out the truth and turn against her, so she had already come up with a plan.
Seeing her like this, the crowd began to berate her for being promiscuous and shameless...
Consort Kong could no longer stand by and watch; no matter what, Songhua could not marry Zhang Hongyu.
Consort Kong walked up to Hongyu and roared, "You're lying! Kneel down now!"
Hongyu did not kneel down, but instead sat down, tears streaming down her face. Only after the gasps of the crowd subsided did she choke out:
“Your Highness, Young Master Songhua, Hongyu has lived a poor life since childhood. Her mother was often ill, so Hongyu followed her stepfather to fish for a living. Therefore, she was good at swimming from a young age. The reason why I couldn’t swim yesterday was because my knee hit the stone steps and it is still swollen. When I fell into the water, my injured leg was still difficult to straighten, so I couldn’t swim.”
Consort Kong couldn't help but let out a soft snort and gestured for the nanny to go and check.
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