"If she had come earlier, we might not have had smallpox."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around fell silent.
"Yes, why isn't the second in command in our Yanzhou? If she had been in Yanzhou City early in the morning, I wouldn't have been infected with smallpox." The man who spoke had a pointed face and monkey cheeks.
Some people couldn't stand it anymore.
She came here with good intentions, but you started complaining about her instead. You really have no conscience.
A bailiff stepped forward and confronted him, "Second Commander, didn't you need time to get the news? I heard she rushed here the same day she received the news. A journey that would normally take over three days ended up taking only two. Second Commander arrived earlier than anyone in the imperial court."
"Things have come to this point. Do you have any conscience? Who are you to her? What is your relationship with her? She saved you out of kindness, and not saving you is her duty. She is just an ordinary woman, not a princess of the Southern Tang Kingdom or a court official. She has no obligation to help you, you."
The words of the yamen runners made those who complained blush, and they lowered their heads and dared not say another word.
"If you think the Second In Command is a bad person, don't drink this medicine anymore. These were all prepared by the Second In Command."
Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming tense, someone immediately came out to smooth things over.
"Brother, brother, don't be angry. They may be mean-spirited, but they have good hearts. If you ask me, blame that woman surnamed Gu. If she hadn't framed the Second In Command and his mother, the Second In Command would have come to Yanzhou long ago. Don't you agree?"
"Right, right, right. Old Wang is right. If you want to blame someone, blame that woman named Gu. Neither she nor her man are good people. They scheme one thing after another. It's really abominable."
"Of course I am. I've never met anyone as shameless as them. Look, the Gu Company did something so wicked that it nearly implicated the Lei Company. They brought this upon themselves, yet they blame the Second in Command and even seek revenge. How shameless!"
"The Gu family is shameless."
"If I ever get out, I'm definitely going to smash that Gu's store."
"Count me in."
The yamen runner suddenly added, "Let me tell you something. Miss Gu and the Fourth Prince are very close. I saw it with my own eyes. They were hugging each other."
"Oh my god, isn't Miss Gu the Prince of Jin's woman? The Prince of Jin stood up for her, and now she's hooking up with the Fourth Prince?"
"This woman is so shameless."
A group of people chattered and said all kinds of unpleasant things, and Dongmei, who had always been calm, couldn't stand it anymore.
"Have you said enough?" Dongmei shouted loudly.
Everyone looked at her in surprise, and someone asked in confusion, "Sister Dongmei, what's wrong with you?"
Dongmei said with a sullen face, "You don't understand the situation at all, so please stop talking nonsense, okay? Everything you say is false. Our young lady is loyal and righteous, and her relationship with the Fourth Prince is pure and innocent."
The yamen runner was unconvinced. "I saw them hugging and kissing beside the rockery in the government office with my own eyes. The Fourth Prince even nearly kissed Miss Gu. I swear to God, I'm not lying."
Some people were keenly aware of a word.
"Sister Dongmei, you just mentioned the young lady in your family. Could it be that your sister Ran is Miss Gu?" asked a little boy about thirteen or fourteen years old.
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