Rui Zizhu had told a story of repaying kindness with evil, and not repaying kindness with kindness. Many people at the banquet were filled with righteous indignation, but no one had expected that the protagonist of the story, who had a "dog shit life", was here tonight.
"This person is … is this year's Great Divination Girl, Yu Shu."
Zhan Xueyuan pointed out Yu Shu based on the fact that she had a "dog shit life".
In the next moment, Yu Shu became the focus of the crowd. Almost everyone was thinking: Is this a coincidence, or is the ungrateful villain in the story her?
Xin Liu and Miss Ning, who were standing next to Yu Shu, were stunned.
"Operator Yu, is it?" Honored Consort Shu's expression was not good. She scrutinized Yu Shu and said coldly, "Say it yourself. Are you the person mentioned in the story?"
Xin Liu quietly grabbed Yu Shu's hand and said nervously, "The lotus room."
Yu Shu gave Xin Liu a reassuring look, then gently pushed her away and stood out. She walked to the center of the crowd.
She didn't look at Zhan Xueyuan, who had come out to identify her, and stood next to Rui Zizhu, who had been lying to her for a long time. She lowered her head and replied, "Honored Consort Shu, I don't know if the person Miss Rui was talking about is me."
Her answer caused people to whisper. According to the situation, she was either mistaken, or she didn't admit it. How could she say she didn't know?
"What are you talking about? You don't even know about your own matters? Be honest." Duchess Jing pulled a long face and said sternly, "The Gentleman's Hibiscus Banquet cannot tolerate a woman of low character. If you really did such a cruel and unscrupulous thing, you can leave now."
Apart from the two imperial consorts, Duchess Jing's position was the highest. As soon as she spoke, a group of girls looked at Yu Shu with sympathy. She had been kicked out of the Gentleman's Hibiscus Banquet. If this got out, would she still have the face to see others in the future?
Xi Wen covered half of her smiling face with her fan. She tilted her head and whispered to Cui Xin, "You're the best. That girl is vengeful, and Rui Zizhu has offended her this time. Neither of them will gain anything today. Xingxuan's family was ruined by this girl and she died in prison. I won't let her off no matter what. "
Cui Xin looked at Yu Shu and gently shook her head. She was not as optimistic as Yu Shu. "I don't think things will go so smoothly. She doesn't look like someone who will obediently give in. Maybe I will have to step in later. Princess, remember, no matter what happens later, don't force yourself. Just wait to get that Golden Jade Hibiscus in the end. "
Xi Wen hesitated for a moment before nodding.
As for Yu Shu, she was being interrogated by Duchess Jing, but she didn't panic nor was she frightened. She bowed towards the waterside pavilion and said, "I ask Noble Consort Xue to investigate clearly. Miss Rui said that what she said was a true story. I have a few questions that I want to clarify with her. Otherwise, I really don't know if she is talking about me or not."
Noble Consort Xue glanced at her and turned her head to the angry Duchess Jing. "This is right and wrong. We have to verify it. We can't just listen to one side of the story. Let's listen to what she has to say."
In the end, in this entire garden, Noble Consort Xue was the most powerful. No one's words were as effective as hers.
Yu Shu saw this point and didn't care if Duchess Jing didn't like her or not.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your permission."
Yu Shu stood up and turned to face Rui Zizhu. She first sized up this little girl who had no enmity with her but suddenly jumped out to bite her.
Rui Zizhu knew that Yu Shu was looking at her. She was very flustered, but she was afraid that if she avoided it too much, others would see that she was guilty. She could only brace herself and raise her face to meet Rui Zizhu's eyes.
Yu Shu saw Rui Zizhu's small movements and sneered in her heart. Finding such a little sheep to use as a weapon, the person behind this was really not afraid that she, an ingrate, would gnaw on them until not a single bone was left.
"Miss Rui, can you say for sure that the passage you've just described is a true story?"
"… Yes."
"Did you see it with your own eyes?"
"This … I heard it from someone else?"
"Who did you hear it from?"
In the face of Yu Shu's aggressive questioning, Rui Zizhu couldn't resist and couldn't help but turn her head and look in a certain direction.
Seeing that she was at a loss, Yu Shu's voice suddenly sank. "I asked Miss Rui a question. Why didn't you answer? Everything that happened in the south can reach the ears of a miss living in the capital. I really want to see whether someone has a long tongue or you have a pair of ears that can hear the wind."
Rui Zizhu's face turned red and she stuttered, "I, I am …"
The two of them confronted each other. Rui Zizhu was clearly out of breath. Seeing this, everyone present suddenly became a little suspicious.
In the waterside pavilion, Imperial Concubine Xue's slender fingernails scratched the silk handkerchief, her beautiful eyes flashing.
Seeing this, Cui Xin secretly sighed and said to Xi Wen, "I knew it wouldn't be easy to bluff her. If it was someone else in prison, they would only think about how to get out and clear their name and panic first. She's good, she wants to find the person … Forget it, I'll do it."
After saying this, she didn't wait for Rui Zizhu to confess her identity and walked from the back to the front.
"I was the one who told that story to Miss Rui."
Seeing Cui Xin step forward, the smile on Xi Wen's face disappeared.
When Yu Shu saw Cui Xin's head, she quickly narrowed her eyes. She looked past Cui Xin and glanced at Xi Wen, who was standing in the corner. She immediately understood.
"So you're that person with a long tongue." Yu Shu didn't hold back and taunted him.
Cui Xin frowned and said, "Yu Suanzi, you should be more polite. As a fellow teacher, I respect you as a fourth-class teacher. However, there are nobles here tonight, so don't be rude."
Yu Shu sneered, "I have never been negligent in my respect towards nobles, but I'm too lazy to be hypocritical towards some people with long tongues."
Saying this, she didn't wait for Cui Xin to refute her and bowed towards the waterside pavilion again. She raised her voice and asked for instructions, "Reporting to Imperial Concubine Xue, I'm done asking. Since we know that the story came from Miss Cui, why don't we let her explain to us whether the 'dog shit life' mentioned in the story just now was me? "
Up until now, Yu Shu hadn't said a single word to defend herself. However, her calm reaction had dispelled most of the suspicions people had about her.
Imperial Concubine Xue lazily pointed at Cui Xin, "Then I'll let you explain."
Cui Xin had originally been prepared to argue with Yu Shu, but she never expected such a situation to occur. She hesitated for a moment before replying, "Replying niang niang's question, the story that Miss Zizhu just mentioned was something I told her half a month ago. The people and events in the story are all true, and that ungrateful girl is precisely this Yu Suanzi in front of us."
Imperial Concubine Xue raised her eyebrows. Concubine Shu, who was beside her, said with a straight face, "What exactly is going on? Explain clearly."
Cui Xin sighed and didn't look at Yu Shu's expression at this moment. She said, "Your Highness, please investigate. I didn't know that Miss Zizhu would make this story into a story. Although there are some distortions in it, it's generally the truth …"
"Yu Suanzi is from the south. Before she came to the capital, her birth mother brought her to live in the Ji Residence in Yiyang City. She was raised by the Ji family. Later, because she made a mistake, she was driven out by the Ji family. Who knew that on the way to the capital, she saved a Daoist who was in trouble and obtained a fateful encounter. Later, she became brother and sister with the eldest son of the Xue family. From then on, her luck changed for the better. Today, she is a brilliant and admirable female fortune-teller. However, the Ji family that raised her has either died or broken up. It's really disappointing. "
Cui Xin laughed bitterly and continued, "And the reason why I know all of this is because of my best friend when I was studying at the Imperial Historian's Library. She used to be the fourth daughter of the Ji family, the Hidewon Great Yi Master Ji Xingxuan, personally told me about it. If you don't believe me, you can go investigate this Yu Suanzi's background and see if there's any falsehood in what I said. "
Duchess Jing asked again, "Where is the young miss of the Ji family now? Send someone to summon her for questioning."
"… Old Madame doesn't know." Cui Xin's voice choked. She lowered her head and said, "Younger sister Xingxuan died in prison not long ago because she was involved in a murder case. In reality, it was Yu Suanzi who testified against Xingxuan's crimes and caused her to be thrown into prison. And previously, the master of the Ji family, the former Celestial Commissioner, Right Judge Ji, was also accused by this Yu Suanzi of favoritism and fraud. That was why he committed suicide by biting his tongue in court. "
Everyone was speechless and became silent.
Yu Shu didn't interrupt at all. She listened to Cui Xin's evasive explanation. It could be seen that Xi Wen and her group were determined to pour this basin of dirty water on her head today.
Ungrateful, dogsh * t life, ingrate. Any one of these names would make her unable to lift her head in the future.
Actually, as early as when she became famous in Dayan, she had already mentally prepared herself. There would be a day when her unbearable body would be used as a pretext to make a fuss.
If it wasn't now, then it would be later.
Today, she would borrow the knife in the other party's hands to completely eradicate this hidden danger!
Duchess Jing's face became colder and colder. The way she looked at Yu Shu also became more and more unfriendly.
"Yu Suanzi, let me ask you. Do you admit to the things that the Cui family's girl just said?"
When Yu Shu was called, she raised her pair of almond-shaped eyes. She stared at the red figure sitting on the highest seat in the waterside pavilion. She calmly said, "What are the things that Duchess Jing is asking about? Is it about how I used to live with my birth mother in Yi Yang Ji fu? Or is it about how I was later chased out by the Ji family? Or is it about how the Right Judge of the Ji family was accused of corruption by me? Or is it about how Ji Xingxuan was accused of murder by me? If you're asking about these things, then I admit to them. "
These were all facts. She would know if she asked around a bit. She wasn't stupid enough to argue.
As soon as Yu Shu's voice fell, there was a buzz below and the crowd became restless.
Xin Liu was so anxious that his forehead was covered in sweat. He tightly grasped Miss Ning's hand and cursed in a low voice, "This idiot, what is the point of admitting to it."
"Hmph!" Duchess Jing immediately threw a dagger in Yu Shu's eyes. Without asking the two concubines, she made the decision and raised her voice, "Someone come, drive this heartless and unscrupulous thing out!"
Two little eunuchs ran up from below. Without another word, they grabbed Yu Shu's shoulders and pulled her out.
Yu Shu didn't struggle. Her eyes were still fixed on the waterside pavilion. She was gambling, gambling on a single thought that Noble Consort Xue would have —
Tonight's banquet was personally hosted by Noble Consort Xue. She wouldn't allow anyone on her guest list to be driven out on the spot because of their poor conduct.
In the waterside pavilion, Noble Consort Xue restrained the faint smile that had been hanging on the corners of her mouth. Tonight, for the first time, she looked at someone.
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