Seeing this, Sheng Mimi said indignantly, "You bunch of opportunists! You clearly heard it with your own ears, so why do you say you didn't hear it!"
The ladies glanced at Sheng Mimi, sneered repeatedly, and then turned and left.
How could they allow Sheng Mimi to use them as weapons? That's wishful thinking!
This matter will not end so easily!
Sheng Mimi tried her best to stop them, but was instead rudely pushed aside by the maids and old women around the ladies.
In the blink of an eye, only Gu Qinlan and her daughter Sheng Mimi remained in the courtyard, along with the rest of the Sheng family's servants.
Sheng Mimi witnessed the situation unfold to this point and was furious. Her face turned ashen, like a wilted eggplant. She knew that if she had taken just one more step, Gu Qinlan would have been ruined!
Her heart was filled with resentment!
Gu Qinlan chuckled dismissively and shook her head slightly: "Indeed, like father, like daughter; like mother, like daughter. I was wondering before why Sheng Mimi was so irrational, being ordered around by Gu Qinlian like a dog or a horse. Now I understand, the problem is rooted in their blood. How can a rotten tree bear good fruit?"
Madam Sheng's face turned ashen with rage, her fury burning: "You little slut, you're asking for death!"
She was ignorant and foolish, still thinking that Gu Qinlan was the same unknown girl from the Gu family as before. When she heard Gu Qinlan insulting her and her mother like that, she immediately rolled up her sleeves, intending to slap Gu Qinlan.
However, as soon as she raised her hand, Gu Qinlan firmly gripped her wrist.
A tremendous force came from her wrist, as if it were about to crush her bones, causing her to scream in pain.
Just then, a commotion suddenly erupted outside the door.
"Oh dear! Someone come quick! A flower thief has sneaked into the Second Miss's courtyard!"
Song Buren felt as if a raging fire was burning inside him, the heat was unbearable.
He struggled to his feet, looked around, and realized it was a woman's courtyard. He was delirious, his mind only focused on the task given to him by Madam Song: to ruin Gu Qinlan's reputation.
So he stood up unsteadily and stumbled toward the house.
The flames in his heart burned ever brighter. Song Buren thought to himself that the aphrodisiac his aunt had given him was truly potent. Soon, he would be able to enjoy himself with that Miss Gu.
The rumored eldest daughter of the Gu family is exceptionally beautiful, and what's even more remarkable is that she remains a virgin! Thinking this, he became even more excited.
Since the Gu family was hosting a banquet for their guests today, all the servants had been moved to the front yard, and even the matchmaker and others had gone to the front yard for the banquet. Therefore, Song Buren staggered through the courtyard and soon arrived at Gu Qinlian's door.
Gu Qinlian had no one to serve her. The maids and servants had all gone to the front yard to help. One of her two personal maids went to Gu Qinlian's courtyard to find out what was going on, and the other went to fetch her meals. So she was left alone in her bedroom.
Because she had been busy with her makeup and dressing up since early morning, she was now so hungry that she was dizzy. Hearing footsteps behind her, she impatiently shouted, "Hurry up and come in, I'm about to faint from hunger."
In a dimly lit corner, Song Buren could only see a beautiful woman in red sitting with her back to him. Her graceful figure instantly extinguished any remaining shred of his reason. Gu Qinlian's urging voice reached his ears again, and his eyes gleamed with a fanatical light, like sparks leaping across the sky.
So, as he eagerly pounced on Gu Qinlian, a lewd smile played on his lips as he whispered, "Don't rush, my beautiful lady, your brother will be there to keep you company right away."
Upon hearing the voice, Gu Qinlian's heart tightened, and she quickly turned around.
Although Song Buren was her distant cousin, due to the age difference and Gu Qinlian's long-standing disdain for relatives from impoverished families, she had no recollection of Song Buren's appearance.
Seeing Song Buren rushing towards her, she panicked and screamed for help: "Help! Someone come and save me!"
However, the entire courtyard was empty, and Gu Qinlian was soon violently pushed to the ground by Song Buren.
The moment she fell, Gu Qinlian's head slammed against the ground, the intense pain causing her vision to go black and her to lose consciousness.
Driven by the drugs, Song Buren lost all reason and had no time to consider who would be wearing the wedding dress. He grabbed Gu Qinlian and began to cruelly tear her clothes.
Hongye, hidden in the shadows, closely watched the scene inside the room. Upon seeing what was happening, she became extremely anxious and suddenly opened her throat, shouting for help: "Help! A frivolous rogue has sneaked into the Second Miss's boudoir!"
Gu Qinlian's maid was hurrying back with a lunchbox when she heard the cry for help. Terrified, she dropped the lunchbox and rushed into the courtyard without thinking.
Hongye shook her head inwardly. This little maid was so impulsive; she shouldn't have gone to call for help, but instead rushed up recklessly on her own.
So, Hongye hurriedly picked up a stone and threw it at Song Buren through the air, hitting him squarely on the back of the head. Song Buren let out a muffled groan and fell heavily onto Gu Qinlian.
She knew in her heart that her young mistress had instructed her to ensure that Gu Qinlian's reputation remained intact.
Although she believed that if Song Buren had truly insulted Gu Qinlian, it was her own fault, she had to strictly obey her mistress's orders.
Her shout was enough to attract the attention of the front yard. Soon, a group of servants rushed over like a storm, followed by a group of nosy guests.
After confirming that everything was alright, Hongye quietly left.
When the servants arrived, the maid had already pulled Gu Qinlian out from under Song Buren with great difficulty.
However, she was too slow, and the servants could clearly see that Gu Qinlian's wedding dress had been torn to shreds.
Gu Qinlian preferred light and airy attire, and the wedding dress she chose was a summer style, with fabric as thin as a cicada's wing, which would tear apart if stretched.
The servants even caught a glimpse of Gu Qinlian's bright red bodice.
The maid, her eyes blurry with tears, frantically tried to cover Gu Qinlian's body while yelling at the servants, "What are you all looking at? Turn around right now! Or the master and mistress will gouge your eyes out!"
The servants shivered and hurriedly obeyed, turning around.
At that moment, the banquet guests also arrived one after another.
Although the maid had covered Gu Qinlian's body with her own clothes, anyone could guess what had happened from the scene before them.
The guests' eyes gleamed with curiosity; though they didn't say it aloud, their expressions seemed to say it all.
Madam Song and Gu Dingli, their faces ashen, rushed over.
When the couple saw the scene inside the house, they almost fainted on the spot.
Madam Song rushed forward angrily and slapped the maid hard across the face: "Didn't I tell you to serve the young lady properly? What have you all been doing?"
The maid trembled and said in a weak voice, "Miss asked me to go to the kitchen to get the food. When I left, Ziyan was still serving Miss. I had just reached the courtyard when I heard cries for help. When I rushed back, I found Miss lying on the ground, and that villain... lying there, as if he had been knocked unconscious. Please rest assured, Madam, Miss is fine, just frightened."
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