Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 557 - 287 Counterattack_1

Chapter 557: Chapter 287 Counterattack_1

On the way, Qian Yixiu became increasingly angry. She had never imagined herself to be slandered in such a disgraceful way; it was complete defamation and a distortion of the truth.

Last time, she heard from Pan Yuanfeng that Auntie Liang said the elder members of the Liang Family, including Uncle Liang, all liked her, whereas Auntie Liang thought her crude and wanted her son to marry a lady of higher status. Yet today, those three maids were saying that it was she who fancied Uncle Liang—and even Huang Jinyu said so. She had no idea how far this rumor had spread.

Even though both members of the Liang Family had denied it, these people still firmly believed it to be true.

How did this rumor come about? Who wanted to frame her like this?

If it was Auntie Liang’s doing, she could forget about anything happening with Uncle Liang, and she would have to demand an explanation from him and his grandfather.

If it was someone else, why would they do this, and what was their purpose?

She had just arrived in Capital City and hadn’t offended anyone. Why were they trying to ruin her like this?

She was a soul from modern society with thick skin and a strong capacity for endurance. If she were a true local girl, who could stand such slander? Upon hearing such words, they would have banged their head to death.

No, she absolutely had to get to the bottom of this! But she couldn’t let Grandfather Sangui know, or it would kill him with anger. She only had to speak with Father Jiang and Old Master Pan and ask them to find a way to investigate.

Upon returning to the main courtyard, Qian Yixiu forcefully suppressed her anger and found Lady Fu and Lady Wu in the west wing, laughing and chatting with Lady Fu’s elder sister-in-law, Grandma Fu.

Seeing that Lady Wu looked well, it seemed she had been well protected by Lady Fu and hadn’t suffered any mistreatment. Qian Yixiu felt immense gratitude towards Lady Fu and Uncle Pan and quietly thanked Lady Fu, "Thank you, Aunt-in-law."

Lady Fu laughed, "Silly child, we’re relatives; of course, we should look out for each other."

Qian Yixiu then inquired about Luo Susu and Wong Wen’s situations with Lady Fu.

Lady Fu pulled her into a corner, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and whispered that Wong Wen was the daughter of the leading family among the Four Great Aristocratic Families and also the niece of the Fifth Prince’s Consort. The Fifth Prince and the Wong family were extremely dissatisfied with the Pan family, even seeing them as part of Prince Ning’s faction.

Luo Susu’s grandmother, the Eldest Princess Fengyang, had originally been the princess whom the Emperor wished to bestow upon Old Master Pan. She was overjoyed upon hearing this, as she had secretly cherished a love for Pan Zi’an, the top scholar of his time. However, the Elder Princess Zi Yang abruptly intervened and snatched Old Master Pan away, and the Emperor then gave her in marriage to the unsightly Prince Consort Luo.

Fengyang was furious but didn’t dare defy the imperial edict. After the wedding, she took out her anger on Prince Consort Luo and her in-laws. Within a few years, she had managed to anger Prince Consort Luo and his mother to death.

During that time, memorials denouncing the Eldest Princess Fengyang as unfilial and immoral fluttered into the palace like snowflakes. To quell the public outrage, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager not only reprimanded Fengyang, restricting her from leaving her residence for a year, but they also promoted her father-in-law from Diligent Earl to Diligent Marquis.

Once the Eldest Princess Fengyang’s restriction was lifted, she still foolishly hoped to remarry Prince Consort Pan. Not daring to tell the Empress Dowager, she went straight to the Emperor.

At that time, Prince Consort Pan was making a fuss about not wanting to be a consort anymore, wishing to remarry. The Empress Dowager disagreed, saying the only way out was death.

But the Emperor didn’t say such; he directly stated that the Empress Dowager had made a mistake, for his original intention was for Pan Zi’an to marry Fengyang. Now that one princess and one prince consort were dead, they were a suitable match.

Upon hearing this, Prince Consort Pan dared not speak of remarrying again. He didn’t fear death, but he did fear the Emperor might actually make him marry the domineering and immoral Fengyang.

Of course, Lady Fu didn’t spell it out so explicitly, but Qian Yixiu was clever; she pieced everything together and understood the whole situation.

So, it seemed that the family backgrounds of Luo Susu and Wong Wen weren’t so terrifying. If they provoked her without reason again, she would not be polite in return.

As for Jingchang, she would try to avoid a head-on confrontation as much as possible, unless it was absolutely necessary. It wasn’t that she feared her, but right now, she was isolated and weak; it was safer to deal with enemies one by one.

Lunch was held in the Lanxuan Garden beside the main courtyard. In the warm hall that could accommodate over a hundred people dining at the same time, Qian Yixiu sat at a table with Lady Wu, Lady Fu, Pan Yuantong, Pan Yuanting, and Grandma Fu as well as the two young ladies Fu Minglan and Fu Mingzhu. The atmosphere was still quite harmonious. Originally, Old Lady Di wanted to take Lady Wu to her table, but she was cheerfully stopped by Lady Fu.

At the dining table, Old Lady Di’s loud voice occasionally broke out, eliciting endless laughter from those around. Lady Wu was much better than her; knowing she wasn’t good with words and unfamiliar with many things, she spoke as little as possible. Whenever someone with ill intent tried to entice her to embarrass herself, they were deftly handled by Lady Fu and Qian Yixiu.