As early as when she decided to rescue these girls, Qin Rushuang had anticipated the possible rumors that would follow.
It's just that she was thinking more about how those girls who had been defiled would live in Kyoto in the future. She didn't expect that the finger would be pointed at herself in the end.
This was a bit beyond her expectation, but it was more of a suspicion that someone should be behind this matter.
Thinking of those girls, Qin Rushuang felt a trace of worry in her heart, but she quickly suppressed it.
Everyone has their own future, and they should learn to get out of the haze on their own.
If we blindly protect these girls behind us, they will never be able to face their embarrassing past.
This may be difficult, but girls should learn to grow.
"Please tell the people below to pay more attention to this matter. If you encounter it, protect the girls involved. Let's talk about the rest."
Qin Rushuang expected that the person behind it wanted to slander her reputation at best, but she never expected that this incident would lead to a death a few days later.
And it’s a family of three, with three lives.
Qin Rushuang got the letter in the morning. After hearing the news, she didn't care much and hurriedly took Qingzhi out.
Behind him, Xie Xun only saw her hurried away figure, so he called his servants to ask why.
"It seems that I heard that something happened to the girl who the princess saved before, and maybe she died." The old housekeeper explained.
"I, too, will go and have a look."
"It should be fine..." the old housekeeper said, "Aren't you going to the military camp to see the newly acquired war horses today?"
Every year, when new war horses are delivered to the military camp, Xie Xun is the one who cares most about them.
Because these war horses will be partners who will fight side by side with the soldiers in the future, and Xie Xun is crazy about horses. He is afraid that the horses will not adapt to the military camp, so he goes there very diligently.
Unexpectedly, Xie Xun left in a hurry and only said: "Let those horses adapt to the environment in the military camp first. It will be the same if we go to see them another day."
The old housekeeper looked at Xie Xun's hurried away figure and sighed with emotion. The prince also has someone he cares about...
When Qin Rushuang rushed to the home of the newborn girl, she was surrounded by many pointing people.
Seeing her coming, the people all spontaneously moved out of the way, their voices became much lower, but they looked at her with vaguely evil eyes.
This is a courtyard with two entrances. It can be seen that the owner of the courtyard is not rich, he only has a little spare money, and there are no servants in the courtyard. It should be a family living there.
Qin Rushuang entered the main room, where two government servants were picking up the corpse. When they saw Qin Rushuang coming, they hurriedly saluted.
Qin Rushuang waved her hand so that they didn't have to salute and asked, "What's going on?"
The yamen servant explained the reason to her.
It turned out that this old couple had children all the time, and they only had one daughter, who they held in their hands as a baby.
This year, their daughter wanted to go to Honglin Lake. Although they were worried that her daughter didn't know how to swim, they couldn't resist her pleas and let her go.
After leaving, her daughter never came back. The next time she saw her was when she was rescued by Qin Rushuang.
This old couple loved their daughter to the core. They did not say anything about asking their daughter to become a monk, but they only cared more about their little daughter who had suffered.
But I didn't expect that this girl couldn't stand the gossip around her, and when she went out to buy things, she had an argument with someone and heard many unpleasant words. When she came back, she couldn't think about it and committed suicide by taking arsenic.
The old couple only had one daughter, and suddenly they lost all hope of living. They took a side road and took poison along with their daughter.
Qin Rushuang looked at the three corpses lying neatly together, and couldn't tell whether she was disappointed or angry.
Gossip can really kill people.
She glanced at the people watching the excitement, but few of them really cared.
Most people just join in the fun, and some people gloat about the misfortune. Some people have even killed people, and they are still talking about it.
"If you ask me, this daughter's family is already unclean. When she comes back, she might as well die outside!"
"That's right, I heard that someone's family was also humiliated and was sent to be tonsured and become a monk a long time ago!"
"Yes, you've already lost your virginity, so what's the use of staying at home? You're just making people laugh, and you won't be able to get married in your life. How can anyone be willing to have such a ruined beauty?"
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"Enough!" Qin Rushuang shouted angrily: "They are all raised by father and mother. Don't you have any daughters in your family?"
The common people saw that Qin Rushuang was dressed in fine clothes, but they did not know her identity. Some of the people who had said harsh words before retorted angrily.
"Did I make a mistake? If there was such an embarrassing person in my family, I would have strangled her to death!"
"Even so, I don't know why the princess is saving these people. It's better to just die!"
Qin Rushuang's eyes sharply caught the person who said this.
The man was hiding behind the crowd and was unkind, and his words kept igniting Qin Rushuang's body.
He spoke harshly, and a few words ignited the anger of the people around him.
Then someone said something, "Looking at how you dress, you are the daughter of a good family. How can you say such things? You are like a dead person. You are already a spent flower, right?"
When Qingzhi heard this, he immediately became angry, what are you talking nonsense about? Those girls were saved because of our princess!"
The people were silent for a moment, and then began to whisper again.
"It turns out she is Princess Huai..."
"No wonder you say such things!"
"I don't know if this is saving people or harming people. Those girls were rescued, but have you ever thought that their parents will not be able to hold their heads high in Kyoto in the future?"
"Harmful evil spirit!"
The discussion became louder and louder.
A child in the corner suddenly picked up the pebbles at his feet, "My mother said, you are a pest! A pest!"
With that said, he was about to throw stones at Qin Rushuang.
Qingzhi saw it with his sharp eyes and immediately shouted: "Whose child is this?! What are you doing?!"
As he spoke, he was busy trying to protect Qin Rushuang.
But before she could make a move, another person came over to protect her.
The little boy's stone did not hit Qin Rushuang, but hit Xie Xun who was following closely behind.
When everyone saw that he was dressed in rich clothes and closely protecting Qin Rushuang, they immediately guessed his identity.
Especially when Xie Xun didn't smile and frowned, his aura was cold and scary.
The child's father looked like a second-rate man. When he saw the child getting into trouble, he was afraid of Xie Xun's reproach, so he started to cheat.
"Children's words are unbridled, what do children know?"
Xie Xun had a dark face and wanted to pursue the matter, but Qin Rushuang pulled him and gently shook her head.
She could tell that what these people said just now had been led astray by some thoughtful people among the crowd.
And I don’t know how many comments like this have been spread in the past few days.
"Go back first, Your Majesty."
Xie Xun said with a cold face, "We can't just let this matter go."
