Song Ci put down the book in her hand: "What's wrong?"
"The rumors outside are spreading like wildfire, saying that you are jealous, framed your sister, forced your sister's wet nurse to death, and that you..."
Amber's face turned pale...
Song Ci frowned. What was meant to come had come. She spoke soothingly: "Speak slowly."
Amber took a few deep breaths and repeated what she had heard.
It turned out that early in the morning, everyone in the mansion was gossiping that Song Ci was jealous, could not tolerate her younger sister Song Qianqian, had forced her wet nurse to death, and had driven the Second Young Lady to hide away.
Song Ci frowned. Clearly, yesterday Eldest Brother had spread the scandal between Song Qianqian and Gu Mingyuan. How had she become the main character overnight?
Who was fueling the flames in secret?
Turning black into white?
Song Ci got up, went to the study, and wrote a letter. She gave it to Cui Zhu and told her to go to the teahouse to find the guard left by Eldest Brother.
Cui Zhu carefully put away the letter and left in a hurry.
Just then, a young maidservant walked in at the door and handed over a note.
Song Ci opened it.
A line of words was written on it.
"Sister, do you like the 'gift' I gave you?"
The handwriting was delicate and elegant. Song Ci recognized it at a glance—it was the regular script that Song Qianqian excelled in.
"Where did this note come from?"
"This servant does not know. It was stuck in the crack of the door this morning."
The young maidservant replied with a trembling voice.
Song Ci clutched the note, looked in the direction of Furong Garden, and her gaze gradually turned cold.
What a Song Qianqian, she even knows how to manipulate public opinion?
Counterattacking so quickly?
At this moment, Song Qianqian was learning etiquette in Fanghua Courtyard, with downcast eyes and an obedient demeanor, looking exceptionally well-behaved, which made people feel sorry for her.
Madam Fang couldn't help but have red-rimmed eyes.
Her poor Qianqian, as soon as she returned to the mansion, she encountered endless troubles. Truly unlucky.
When the storm calms down, she plans to take Qianqian to the temple to get rid of the bad luck.
Under Song Qianqian's slightly lowered eyelashes was a hint of coldness. She wondered if Song Ci would be surprised to receive her 'gift'.
Would she be very happy?
Don't think that without Granny Hua, she would stop.
Dare to force mother to beat and kill her servant, she would definitely make Song Ci regret it.
Cui Zhu quickly brought back news.
Song Ci opened it and took a look, then she learned the whole story.
Last night, Eldest Brother had just spread the scandal about Gu Mingyuan and Song Qianqian, but soon it was replaced by another piece of insider news that involved Song Ci.
People are most eager to talk about sex scandals, especially this kind of drama of two women fighting for one man.
The key point is that the two women are sisters.
Coupled with someone fanning the flames in secret, the rumors became more and more outrageous and unpleasant to hear.
In the end, it was even rumored that Song Ci was ruthless, could not tolerate her sister, and deliberately let her future husband ruin her sister's reputation.
There were also rumors that Song Ci was a magpie occupying a nest, stealing Song Qianqian's marriage. Song Qianqian was the true heiress of the Marquis's Mansion, and she and Gu the Tanhua were the proper couple.
After reading to the end, Song Ci scoffed.
Obviously someone was adding their own agenda, trying to show their loyalty to Song Qianqian. The person behind this definitely had Gu Mingyuan's hand in it.
The Zhao family also participated.
After all, Song Qianqian had just returned to the mansion. She was not close enough to the few elder brothers in the marquis's mansion to have them clean up her mess. She had even offended Second Brother Song Jingwu.
Without Song Jingwu as a knife, she could only let the Zhao family step in.
After all, the Zhao parents still doted on their daughter Song Qianqian, having spoiled her for sixteen years.
Fortunately, Shen Huaizhou was not someone to be trifled with. With Song Ci's reminder, he quickly counterattacked.
He bought internet water army to create momentum, and the rumors backfired on Song Qianqian. After all, it was a fact that Song Qianqian and Gu Mingyuan had hugged and held each other in public.
Moreover, there was also the minor episode with the handyman.
In any era, do not underestimate people's love for gossip.
As a blogger, Shen Huaizhou was best at public opinion warfare. Back then, he went from being mocked by the entire internet to being praised by the entire internet, all thanks to the water army creating momentum.
Dealing with Song Qianqian, he went all out, portraying her as a scheming, malicious "green tea bitch" who tried to use her sister to climb up.
Fame is as dangerous for people as fattening is for pigs. Under Shen Huaizhou's manipulation, most of the dirty water in the rumors backfired on Song Qianqian.
When Song Ci received the news, she couldn't help but sneer.
The Zhao family spent so much money hiring people to whitewash Song Qianqian, but instead made her look even worse. I wonder if Song Qianqian regrets 'informing' her?
If it weren't for Song Qianqian's kind reminder, she wouldn't have asked Eldest Brother to investigate so quickly, discovered the Zhao family's handiwork, and launched a counterattack.
Eldest Brother even relentlessly attacked the Zhao family, sending Master Zhao to prison.
Returning the favor, Song Ci immediately ordered someone to write a note and paste it outside the gate of Furong Garden.
Song Qianqian soon received it and saw the content on it.
"Good little sister, how does it feel to hurt the enemy eight hundred while losing a thousand yourself? Your father is thanking you in prison."
Song Qianqian's expression immediately changed. She sent someone to inquire. After hearing the rumors outside, she went mad with anger.
She smashed things.
The Furong Garden was in a mess.
"Second Young Lady... be careful not to hurt your hands."
Song Qianqian roared: "Why is this happening? Why?"
Soon, Madam Zhao's letter begging for help arrived, asking Song Qianqian to find a way to get her father out.
Song Qianqian was furious.
Father and mother carefully bribed people, spread messages, spent a lot of money. Why did she end up losing?
And even implicated father?
Song Qianqian couldn't understand why, from the first day she returned to the mansion, whenever she faced Song Ci, she was restrained at every turn.
Why is this happening?
Song Qianqian's eyes turned red: "Song Ci, I will kill you!"
"Second Young Lady... be careful, the walls have ears."
Chun Tao was almost scared to death. She wanted to cover her mouth. This was the Marquis's Mansion, not the Zhao Manor. She couldn't shout recklessly.
Granny Hua had just died. Chun Tao did not want to follow in her footsteps so soon.
Song Qianqian fell weakly to the ground. She was not resigned, not resigned...
Everything went black, and she fainted.
Chun Tao was flustered.
"Second Young Lady, are you alright? Someone! Quickly inform Madam..."
Inside Furong Garden, there was chaos. The previous times she had pretended to faint, but this time Song Qianqian was truly fainted from anger.
As soon as Madam Fang heard the news and was about to go over, she received a message from the gatekeeper.
"Madam, Gu the Tanhua has arrived and asked to see Second Young Lady by name."
"See what see!"
"Tell him to get lost! Don't come to the door again in the near future. Tell Gu Mingyuan that his fiancée is Song Ci. Don't eat from the bowl while thinking about the pot."
Soon, Amber got the news and reported indignantly.
"Eldest Miss, Gu the Tanhua came to see Second Young Lady and was blocked by Madam. He is your fiancé, how could he be like this?"
"Don't mind it. He is unmarried and I am unmarried. There is always the chance to change partners."
"But you have had a betrothal for a long time. How can he be fickle?"
Song Ci sneered. Gu Mingyuan was always a scumbag.
It's normal for a scumbag to cheat.
She just felt it was unfair for the original body, who had ruined her own life for a scumbag.
Song Ci had a strong intuition that without her involvement in this life, Gu Mingyuan and Song Qianqian would still have a lot of trouble. After all, there is always a strange attraction between a scumbag and a cheap woman.
Through this incident, Song Ci realized the importance of public opinion.
Seizing public opinion is equivalent to seizing the enemy's throat. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it.
Song Ci didn't want to be controlled. Ever since she transmigrated over, she had been worrying about a way out. Now there was a clue.
Like someone parting the fog, Song Ci rushed back to the study and began to write furiously.
After fighting all night, she finally completed the plan.
Early the next morning, she took people to the teahouse to see Shen Huaizhou.
The road was bustling with traffic. Song Ci leaned back in the carriage and pretended to sleep, unaware that a pair of eyes in the shadows were staring intently at her carriage.
The gaze was as if poisoned.
"Young Master, should we make a move?"
Several people hidden in the shadows made a throat-cutting gesture towards Song Ci's back...
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