Chapter 160 Rumors in the City
"Miss." The two women were surprised by Gu Shuyan's words and immediately raised their fingers to swear, "We swear to protect you with our lives. If we disobey, may we be condemned by gods and men and die a horrible death."
"Pah, pah, pah, stop talking about dying. We all need to be alright."
Upon hearing this, Gu Shuyan immediately spat three times. In her previous life, Mingyu died for her, and although Pearl did not follow her, she also died because of her.
Therefore, this time, she must protect them no matter what, so that the two of them can live out their lives in peace.
As the bond between the master and servant deepened, a rumor began to circulate outside.
The message stated that the village girl from the Gu family defeated the Third Prince, Lu Youming, at the Dragon Boat Festival.
Originally, quite a few people won the private rooms in this competition, after all, there were so many restaurants.
Ironically, something that no one had mentioned before suddenly became the talk of the town that night.
As soon as Lu Youming heard the news, he sent people to suppress the rumors, but not only did he fail to stop them, the rumors seemed to be getting worse.
When Gu Shuyan woke up the next day, the entire capital was talking about it.
"Sister Shuyan, have you heard about it?"
Ouyang Jing looked anxious. The first thing she asked upon entering the courtyard was whether Gu Shuyan knew about the rumors circulating outside.
"I've heard about it, but it's just some rumors circulating in the streets."
Gu Shuyan didn't care much about the rumor. In her previous life, she had heard far worse things. It was just that she was a country girl who was ignorant, stupid, and won the competition by luck. Why should she care?
If there was anything about this that bothered her, it was that the male protagonist of the rumors was Lu Youming.
Given her dislike for Lu Youming, it was truly unpleasant for her name to appear alongside his.
"You seem to take it all in stride. I was worried you'd be upset about it!"
Although Gu Shuyan always acted very mature, no matter how mature she pretended to be, she was still just a fifteen-year-old girl. When others slandered her, they still attacked her by targeting her sore spots. Ouyang Jing was still afraid that Gu Shuyan might do something rash.
But now it seems that Gu Shuyan's composure and calmness were not an act at all; Gu Shuyan is indeed quite strong-willed.
"What can I do if I don't take it easy? Hide away and never go out, then give up on myself and become the kind of country bumpkin they talk about. That's not my style."
Gu Shuyan smiled at Ouyang Jing and said simply, "Sister Jing, why don't you come with me to listen to a story later? There's someone I can introduce you to."
Looking at Gu Shuyan's mysterious appearance, Ouyang Jing nodded with some suspicion.
In the largest storytelling teahouse in the capital, Gu Shuyan and Ouyang Jing sat behind a screen by the window, quietly listening to the storyteller vividly recount a newly written tale.
Suddenly a sharp voice came from downstairs, "That country girl is really shameless. She used such low-class methods to beat His Highness, and now His Highness is being dragged down by her."
The voice belonged to a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old. She was dressed simply and not particularly flamboyantly, but it was not hard to hear the arrogance in her tone.
Upon hearing this, another woman in elegant attire immediately chimed in, "Miss He is right. I heard that His Highness was even scolded by His Majesty at the morning court because of this matter. Just thinking that His Highness, such a celestial being, was harmed by a village girl makes me feel sorry for him."
"Next time we see this country bumpkin, we'd better teach her a lesson, otherwise it would be a waste for the Third Prince to suffer this injustice."
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