After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Qin Junyu's eyes darkened and he didn't answer immediately, but his meaning was very clear.

Nian Susu closed his eyes and felt like a huge stone was blocking his heart.

In fact, it doesn’t matter to Li Yaoyuan whether Xiao Jianting marries Wang Yuejiao or not.

After such a thing happened, even if Xiao Jianting didn't mind, she couldn't get over it. Although she was a soft-tempered person, she was also strong and persistent.

Maybe... she hoped that Xiao Jianting would obey the order and marry Wang Yuejiao, and not cause more trouble because of her.

Seeing Nian Susu like this, Qin Junyu felt bad too. He clenched and unclenched his fists, and finally said something that was not certain to comfort her, "Maybe when Jian Ting comes back from Jiangnan and has made contributions, there will be room for improvement."

Nian Susu knew that the possibility was slim, but he still nodded.

Qin Junyu watched her return home and then rode away.

East wing courtyard.

Zhihua had been waiting in the yard early in the morning, but after waiting for half an hour, her son still hadn't come back. Now her son was getting anxious and paced back and forth in the corridor.

Originally, he was going to pick her up at the gate of the mansion, but because it was windy today, Jingzhe saw that she had been waiting for so long but no one had arrived, so he took her back to the east wing.

Jingzhe is now unconscious in sleep, but Zhihua is very excited.

Finally, she heard some noise outside the door. Zhihua couldn't suppress her emotions anymore and ran out with her skirt lifted.

"Miss!"

As soon as Nian Susu entered the room, he saw the little girl rushing towards him, and the two of them bumped into each other.

The tiredness from the whole day's journey completely disappeared at this moment. She smiled and hugged Zhihua back, pretending to be stern and asked: "You didn't get into trouble in the half month I was away, right? Or...did this family get turned upside down by you and that kid Jingzhe?"

Zhihua wrinkled her nose, got out of her arms, and hugged her arm instead. The two walked in together, "No, I was obedient. Jingzhe was the one who caused all the chaos."

While Zhihua was counting the evidence of Jingzhe's crimes, she was also talking about the major and minor events that had happened at home in the past half month.

After entering the house, Nian Susu took off her weather-frost covered cloak, and Zhihua brought a hot water bottle to warm her hands.

One was leaning on the couch, and the other was sitting on the footstool.

Zhihua put her arms on the couch, crossed her arms, raised her chin, and stared at Nian Susu with her big watery eyes.

Nian Susu also looked at her and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? You haven't seen me for half a month, so you don't recognize me?"

She shook her head glumly.

Nian Susu stretched out a warm hand and tapped her smooth forehead, "What's the matter? Are you worried about something? Tell me, maybe I can help you solve it."

Hearing this, Zhihua pursed her lips and her smile gradually faded, as if she was thinking of something sad.

She lowered her eyes slightly and asked in a muffled voice: "Miss, the rumors about Ganlin Temple...are they true?"

Nian Susu's heart sank and the smile on his face froze.

No wonder I felt she was strange the moment I entered the room. While chatting, I kept asking about her life in Ganlin Temple. It turned out that I had heard rumors in the capital...

After not getting a reply for a long time, Zhihua finally had the answer in her heart.

She actually didn't care how it happened, she was only worried about whether the young lady was hurt? Is she feeling okay now?

Miss Li is the young lady's good friend. If anything happens to Miss Li, the young lady will definitely be sad.

When the young lady is sad, she is sad too. Zhihua’s thoughts are actually that simple.

It was rare to see such a sad expression on the chubby little face. Nian Susu didn't want Zhihua to worry, so he pretended to be relaxed and comforted her: "The story of Ganlin Temple is true, but the rumors in Beijing cannot be trusted."

She pinched Zhihua's bouncy little face and said, "I'm fine, and so are the other girls. Don't worry."

Zhihua was half-believing and half-doubting, but didn't ask any more questions.

Zhihua’s insistence in her heart was very clear: she just had to listen to what the young lady said. Even if what the young lady said was not true, there must be a reason for it, so she just had to listen!

Nian Susu rubbed Zhihua's face, and asked with an idea: "What are the rumors in the capital?"

In the past few days, because she was with Li Yaoyuan, she was afraid of bringing up some bad memories, so she deliberately avoided this topic and related information. Now that she has returned to Beijing, she heard Zhihua mention it again, and she couldn't help but be curious about how they arranged it? Is there any room for redemption?

Just like the last time she was spread rumors, it had a huge impact, but she found the right opportunity to clarify and everything was fine.

She didn't understand the situation this time, whether it was just hearsay or they already had the facts in their minds.

Zhihua looked up at her, her eyes flickering a few times, and she was very embarrassed.

Those words were so harsh and hurtful that even she found them unbearable to hear, let alone a young lady.

She gritted her teeth, shook her head and refused to say anything.

Nian Susu sat up and looked at Zhihua seriously, his tone becoming a little heavier, "Zhihua, tell me the truth, how did those people outside frame Zhizhi!"

I originally thought that it was just some crazy talk, and they would forget about it after hearing it for a few days. But looking at Zhihua's reaction, it's not that simple.

Zhihua's eyes were filled with tears. She sobbed for a few times before she choked up and said, "They said all kinds of things. Miss, you'd better not ask. Listening to them will only dirty your ears."

She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said something cruel: "No matter what, Miss Li's reputation in Beijing is ruined! Miss, why do you have to ask again and make yourself unhappy!"

She really would rather the young lady didn't know.

Nian Susu refused to give in and pressed the issue several times. Zhihua had no choice but to finally tell him the truth.

"Some said that Miss Li was defiled by the old monk and she would never be able to marry in this life. Maybe even the reputation of Master Li and Miss Li would be affected. When Master Li found out, he was so angry that he fainted."

"Some also say that Miss Li was locked up by the old monk in the back mountain of Ganlin Temple and tortured... She was humiliated for more than half a month, and when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hurriedly arrived..." Zhihua choked up when she said this. On the one hand, she couldn't bear it, and on the other hand, she couldn't bring herself to speak.

She clutched her handkerchief tightly and continued, "When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hurried over, Miss Li was half-dressed...she looked like a nobody..."

Nian Susu’s eyes went dark and he fell back onto the bed.

If it weren't for the amplitude of her chest rising and falling, Zhihua would have thought she had fainted from anger.

Nian Susu grabbed the quilt with both hands, veins popping out on the back of her hands. She sat up again and gritted her teeth and said, "Continue."

Seeing her horrible look, Zhihua dared not say anything more and held her arm tremblingly, "Miss, there's...there's no more..."

Nian Susu didn't believe it. She punched the quilt to vent some of her anger. She tried to make her voice sound steady and said, "It's okay. Go ahead."

Zhihua swallowed, shrank her neck, and spoke even softer than before.

"They said... Miss Li had bad intentions and deliberately seduced the abbot... Otherwise, why did she fall for it out of all the other girls in the temple..."