"Enough!" Li Xiu was completely enraged. He never thought that Shen Weiwan could make up rumors so outrageous and "realistic." "Shen Weiwan! You are simply an unreasonable lunatic!"
"Crazy?" Shen Weiwan laughed, laughing so hard that she fell backwards. "Yes, I am a lunatic, but at least I am not like some people who are lame and still flirt with women everywhere, and finally end up with the reputation of being a 'homosexual' and dare not even leave the house."
"You!" Li Xiu was so angry that he couldn't speak. He turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Shen Weiwan.
"Mr. Li, take care!" Shen Weiwan shouted, "Next time you want to play the self-torture trick, please find a partner with better acting skills. Don't be like my cousin, whose eyes twitched before the tears even fell - that's not 'grievance', that's 'jealousy'!"
Li Xiu stumbled and almost fell. Shen Ruoruo was shocked and angry, and subconsciously touched the corner of her eye - it was indeed because of jealousy of Shen Weiwan that it would twitch involuntarily!
"Chen Weiwan! You...you just wait for me!" Shen Ruoruo said harshly, covered her face and ran away. The hem of her skirt swept across the gravel road, making a "rustling" sound, revealing a sense of embarrassment.
Li Xiu looked at her back, then at Shen Weiwan who looked "innocent", knowing that his Plan B had completely failed this time, and he had been outmaneuvered. He was so angry that he trembled all over, but he had no choice but to limp away from the garden with a cane.
"Miss, you were really amazing just now!" As soon as Li Xiu left, Chun Tao immediately came up to him, smiling so hard that her eyes narrowed into slits. "Especially that line 'The twitching of the corners of your eyes is jealousy'. I think Second Miss's face turned green!"
Shen Weiwan patted Chuntao's shoulder and raised an eyebrow: "This is all thanks to the 'wonderful performance' of Master Li and cousin. Look at their cooperation, they are simply a pair of 'actors' made in heaven."
Chun Tao giggled: "That's right, that affectionate gaze, that careless snuggling, if I didn't know they were acting, I would have almost believed it!"
Shen Weiwan sneered, her eyes turned cold: "Believe? They wish others would believe it. It's a pity that they met me. Want to play a trick in front of me? Maybe in the next life."
She paused, looking towards the waterside pavilion. There, the Seventh Prince, Xiao Yu, reappeared. He was still dressed in a dark brocade robe, reading a book. The sunlight fell on him, but it seemed as if it were covered by a thin layer of mist, making it difficult to see his expression.
"Let's go," Shen Weiwan retracted her gaze, "Let's go back to the room and wait to see the rumors about Mr. Li's 'homosexuality' escalate. By the way, think about how to play the next plan."
Chun Tao responded and followed Shen Weiwan back. The sunlight shone through the flower stand onto the two of them, casting long shadows. No one noticed that behind the rockery, a little maid was hunching her neck, memorizing every word she had just heard, preparing to go to Liu's courtyard to "report" in a moment.
Meanwhile, Li Xiu was limping back to his home, angrily throwing the teacup on the table to the ground. He couldn't understand why the "silly" daughter of the first wife, who had once been manipulated by others, had suddenly become so sharp-tongued and targeted him at every turn.
"Sir," the servant came in cautiously, "the rumors outside have changed again..."
"Changed again?!" Li Xiu roared, "How else can it change?!"
The servant swallowed hard and said, "People are saying... that the reason you're so close to the Second Young Lady is because she looks like 'the guard commander you're attracted to'... and that you're actually trying to use the Second Young Lady to get close to the guard commander..."
"Puff--" Li Xiu couldn't catch his breath, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell straight down.
At this moment in the general's mansion, Shen Weiwan was biting a piece of iced watermelon, listening to Chuntao's excited report of the "new rumors" outside, and she almost choked with laughter.
"Miss, you didn't see it. Just now, the servant from the Li Mansion ran out to ask for the doctor, his face was as red as the bottom of a pot!" Chun Tao laughed so hard that she slapped her thigh. "And there are people pointing fingers behind his back, saying that he is a 'homosexual' and that he has such bad taste that he actually likes a big and strong man like the commander of the guards!"
Shen Weiwan swallowed the watermelon in her mouth, wiped the corner of her mouth, and said slowly: "Poor vision? This is just the beginning. Next, we have to make this rumor spread more 'realistic', and it would be best if he couldn't even stay in the capital."
A sly glint flashed in her eyes. "Li Xiu, Li Xiu, in your previous life, you asked me to marry that cripple for you. In this life, I'll let you experience the feeling of being poked in the back and called a 'broken sleeve'. This is just the interest."
The sun was shining brightly, and the aroma of tea was lingering. Shen Weiwan leaned on the soft couch, looking at the flying catkins outside the window, a happy smile on her lips. In this life, she not only wanted to survive, but also to live beautifully, and trample all those who owed her under her feet!
In a nearby pavilion, Seventh Prince Xiao Yu put down his scroll, took a sip of tea, and a flicker of interest flashed in his eyes. The old ministers beside him continued to chatter about state affairs, unaware that the usually idle prince was unconsciously tapping his fingertips on the table, as if reliving the wonderful "counterattack" in the garden.
"Chen Weiwan..." Xiao Yu whispered the name, the smile on his lips deepened, "Interesting."
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