But upon returning, An Yuan'er experienced the first instance of public opinion violence since her rebirth.
Unbeknownst to many, someone seems to be stirring things up behind the scenes, deliberately trying to ruin An Yuan'er's reputation.
On the way back to Anfu, An Yuan'er overheard some comments on the street.
"Have you heard? The fourth young lady of the An family is very promiscuous in private. Not only is she secretly colluding and having an affair with the sixth prince, but she has also been involved with many other men behind her back. It is said that the fifth prince Yi Chenqi, the official Lan of the Imperial Observatory, the official Li of the Ministry of War, the official Zhang of the Ministry of Revenue... are all her lovers."
"What's so special about that? I've also heard that the Fourth Miss is a regular at the Flower Pavilion Garden. She invites a few musicians to play every now and then, and the music never stops."
"......"
The rumors spread more and more outrageously, with each person speaking as if they had witnessed everything firsthand.
Guoguo was furious: "Miss, I'll teach these guys a lesson for you. What nonsense are they spouting? Not a single word of it is true. Who are these so-called Lord Zhang and Lord Li? We've never even met them, yet they're trying to pin this on us. It's so unfair!"
An Yuan'er's expression was also not good, but she pulled back the impulsive Guo Guo.
"These people are just fools who have been misled. They listen to what others say and then think they know everything. They start spouting nonsense to make themselves seem very knowledgeable. These people are certainly despicable, but the root of the problem does not come from them."
Even ordinary people on the street are spreading this kind of thing, so it's easy to imagine that the person behind these rumors was clearly prepared and deliberately trying to cause trouble for An Yuan'er.
An Yuan'er thought about it. Over the years, she had spent most of her time in Chenyang Palace and had not come into contact with many people, let alone offended anyone.
The person spreading this rumor has malicious intentions. The girl's reputation is important, and the person behind it wants to ruin her.
"Miss, are we just going to let them say what they want? Guoguo is furious."
An Yuan'er was not blinded by anger: "You can shut this one person up, but you can't shut up the mouths of the millions of people in Tiansheng Kingdom. I'll investigate this thoroughly when we get back. I want to see who I've offended to deserve this disaster."
Anyone would be upset in such a situation. An Yuan'er returned to the An residence and went straight to her room to discuss countermeasures.
But as soon as he entered the house, a large group of servants rushed up, holding thick sticks, and blocked An Yuan'er's way.
Grandmother stood at the front, leaning on her cane, followed by a group of women from the An family.
Everyone crowded around, hundreds of eyes staring at An Yuan'er, questioning her sternly.
"You scoundrel, how dare you come back? You've disgraced the An family!" Grandmother said sorrowfully, striking An Yuan'er hard with her cane.
An Yuan'er was in pain, but she still stood up straight without showing any fear.
In front of all the women of the An family, she said, "Yuan'er is my grandmother's relative. Yuan'er has been slandered like this, and my grandmother did not listen to a word of Yuan'er's explanation. She hit Yuan'er just because of the rumors of outsiders. Yuan'er is truly heartbroken. Yuan'er has acted uprightly and does not feel that she has disgraced the An family."
Over the years, my eldest and third uncles have taken in many concubines, and the family has gained many illegitimate sons and sisters, but they are not close to An Yuan'er.
The sixth young lady, An Xia'er, was very unruly. She stood up and said, "An Yuan'er, how dare you say that? Outsiders all think that the women of our An family are as lewd and shameless as you. You have ruined us sisters."
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