Chapter 246: Rumors No One Believes
Chapter 246: Rumors No One Believes
W-What?!
Gu Changqing suddenly turned his head and looked.
Xie Huaiguang stood in the darkness, unable to see the young man's expression at all, but his whole aura was full of vigor, like a cold and hard sculpture, standing in the chilly spring air. Although his expression could not be seen, Gu Changqing still felt the cold gaze looking at him, which was so cold and strong that made people feel at a loss as to what to do.
From the beginning to the end, Gu Changqing only thought that Su Jin and Xie Huiguang's affair was all his subjective imagination, all rumors, all speculation, but today, Gu Changqing suddenly found that it seemed, seemed, probably, everything was true? ?
Gu Changqing was completely furious. He gritted his teeth and stared at Xie Huaiguang: "You, you really have bad intentions, you, you really do!"
He took a deep breath and was about to shout, but Xie Huaiguang spoke before him: "Master Gu, you can tell everyone and see if anyone will believe you."
The smile on Xie Huaiguang's lips continued to grow. In his opinion, someone like Gu Changqing was not an opponent at all. He was stupid and did not know how to be patient. When something happened, he would just jump up and down like a monkey in the garden.
If Su Jin were a man, he wouldn't have been bullied for so many years. Or, if the country's policies were better towards women, he wouldn't have waited until now to divorce.
Xie Huaiguang said this and turned to leave. The young man walked freely with his back straight, not caring about Gu Changqing's threats at all.
Gu Changqing was almost mad with rage. He stood at Su Jin's door and roared at Xie Huaiguang who was walking away: "You sinister and vicious villain, I will let everyone see your true face, for sure!!"
"Oh……"
Xie Huaiguang turned a deaf ear and even felt like laughing out loud.
Gu Changqing, this is really ridiculous.
However, as if to prove his own ridiculousness, Gu Changqing actually started to tell everyone about this matter. He appeared in taverns, teahouses, and among vendors on the street.
"Xie Huaiguang has evil intentions towards my wife!"
"Xie Huaiguang is a sinister villain. I asked him to give up on my wife, but he actually challenged me and said, what if I don't accept it?"
"Xie Huaiguang is a hypocrite!"
If this had been said earlier, when the rumor first came out, it might have attracted a lot of people to gather together, eating melon seeds and listening to gossip, but now, really no one is interested.
Lord Cao, the prefect of Shunjing, has already tried the case. Gu Changqing was demoted from the fifth rank to the seventh rank. Facts have proven that everything was a rumor spread by Gu Changqing. Even the emperor knew the whole thing. Even after all this, why is Gu Changqing still jumping around?
"Is the son of Yong'an Marquis Mansion crazy?"
"I heard that the old Marquis and his wife both fell ill. Now only this Lord Gu is left to take charge of the entire Yong'an Marquisate. I guess he must be under too much pressure, right?"
"Oh, I'd like to hear what else he can make up. He was just talking nonsense a while ago, but now he's giving direct examples? Lord Xie is such a gentle and polite person, how could he say provocatively that he doesn't want to accept it? It's obviously fake!"
Considering that Xie Huaiguang has such a good image in front of others, he has passed the imperial examination and is good-looking, and he is also very successful in the officialdom. Everyone who has interacted with him praises him. So, how could such a good person like Lord Xie provoke others?
This lie is really unprofessional and it looks fake at first glance!
So, although Gu Changqing was telling the truth to everyone, no one actually believed him. On the contrary, when he told lies and spread rumors, everyone in the city believed in him unwaveringly. In comparison, the gap between the two is really huge.
Seeing everyone's disbelief, Gu Changqing said anxiously: "No, what I said is true, it's true!"
"real?"
Finally, someone couldn't help laughing and joked, "Since this is true, then what Lord Gu said last time was false?"
The people around him burst into laughter, and Gu Changqing felt terrible.
The circle he has been in since he was a child is the circle of dignitaries. People in these circles will not ridicule or mock each other. On the contrary, the lower the people are, the more likely they are to ridicule and joke. Now these peddlers are obviously making fun of Gu Changqing, but he is quite irritated.
Gu Changqing was instantly furious. He gritted his teeth and slammed the table, angrily saying, "Everything I said is true. I met Xie Huaiguang at the gate of Su Jin's mansion this time. He told me all this in person, in person!"
"Oh, if that's the case, then someone must have seen it. Why don't you ask someone to testify?"
"That's right. Last time, the case got to the governor of Shunjing. Even Lord Cao Wei insisted on personal and physical evidence. He called the Fourth Miss Gu and the Fifth Young Master, and Lord Gu also called a witness. Then we believed it!"
"Yes, call a witness!"
A group of people chattered, but Gu Changqing was unable to utter a word.
Witness?
Where can he get witnesses? There are no witnesses at all!
It was dark at the time, and there were only the two of them at the door. He had also driven his servant far away, just to make himself look miserable so that Su Jin would be moved and turn back. Who would have thought that he would run into Xie Huaiguang who came out alone...
Gu Changqing felt so regretful in his heart. He should not have let the servant leave too far away from him at that time. However, if the servant was there, Xie Huaiguang would not have said that. After all, this man was so smart and careful.
Gu Changqing was sweating profusely in anxiety, but no one believed him. At this moment, Xie Huaiguang's sedan passed by and someone recognized him. Then some people with good intentions stopped the sedan and said, "Master Xie, Master Gu said that you had an affair with Miss Su Liu, and there is evidence. You said it yourself. Master Xie, don't you want to say something?"
The sedan stopped and the curtain was lifted, revealing the slender fingers with distinct joints, so clean that there was no dust on them. Just looking at the hands would make people feel happy.
Then, Xie Huaiguang's full face was revealed, and in an instant even the gray thatched hut seemed to be bright and radiant.
Everyone was chattering at first, but when they saw Xie Huaiguang's face, they all shut their mouths and even breathed more lightly.
Lord Xie Huaiguang is so handsome. I don’t know if it’s because he’s grown a year older, but his temperament seems to be more stable and mature than last year. Compared to a young boy, Xie Huaiguang now looks more like a perfect man.
Everyone held their breath. Xie Huaiguang looked at Gu Changqing calmly and spoke calmly in the expectant eyes of everyone: "The innocent will be innocent. I have nothing to say."
After saying that, the curtain was lowered and the bearers continued to carry the sedan chair. The sedan chair swayed and disappeared at the intersection. Only when it could no longer be seen did everyone come to their senses.