Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

Seeing this scene, the eldest aunt's wife was furious. Her daughter had just been engaged, and if something like this happened to her, she might not be able to keep her son-in-law in the city. She suddenly took a step forward and used all her strength to push Zhang Qinghu off Ji He and throw him to the ground.

Zhang Qinghu was knocked dizzy by the sudden force and fell to the side in a mess.

Without any hesitation, the aunt-in-law quickly took off her coat and wrapped it around Ji He.

"What a sin!" the aunt cried out. "I let you stay at home out of kindness, how could you, a beast, do this to me?"

Zhang Qinghu's mother initially felt it was a pity that it was Ji He, not Ji Nuan, who was being taken advantage of by her son. But when she saw her son being treated so roughly by his sister-in-law, she immediately refused to accept it.

She rushed forward, pushed her aunt aside, and tightly protected Zhang Qinghu behind her. She roared with her eyes wide open, "Why did you hit my son? Who knows if your daughter was willing? Maybe she seduced Qinghu first?"

They hadn't calculated on others, and now they were fighting among themselves. The eldest aunt's face turned pale, and she pointed her finger at Zhang's mother, her voice trembling with anger: "Voluntary? My daughter is already engaged! Don't think I don't know what you are planning today!" The eldest aunt meant that they all knew that the target of the calculation today was Ji Nuan.

Zhang's mother had originally planned to marry Ji He, but it was her sister-in-law who pushed Ji Nuan in front of them. She had some complaints at first. Now that her plan to marry Ji Nuan failed, she had to marry Ji He anyway.

So he retorted even more fiercely, "Didn't Ji He bring Qinghu out to play? Your own daughter is misbehaving, and now you're blaming my Qinghu! You Ji family really know how to confuse right and wrong!"

Just when the two were arguing and about to fight, Ji He on the ground suddenly grabbed her aunt's sleeve and said with all her strength: "Mom, it was Ji Nuan... It was Ji Nuan who hurt me!" Although her voice was weak, it was clearly heard by everyone.

Zhang Qinghu seemed to have woken up from his confusion at this moment. He quickly agreed, "Yes, it was Ji Nuan. She is the one who harmed us! I originally wanted to go find Ji Nuan, but I don't know how it became Ji He."

These words were like a bolt from the blue, leaving everyone present stunned. They hadn't expected Ji Nuan to be involved in this matter. Some said it was Ji Nuan who brought them together, while others said it was Ji Nuan who was the one they wanted to harm.

When the aunt heard this, she was finally hooked up with Ji Nuan. Ji He's marriage was about to fall through, so she had to get some money from Ji Nuan as compensation, and at the same time, ruin her reputation.

"Great! Ji Nuan, that bitch, actually dared to harm my Xiao He. I..." Before the aunt could finish her words, she was interrupted by Zhang Qinghu's sudden cry of pain. Zhang Qinghu was seen covering his nose, blood oozing from between his fingers, obviously caused by a heavy blow.

Ji Chuan, who was in the crowd, was instantly enraged when he heard Zhang Qinghu putting all the blame on Ji Nuan and even plotting to violate her. He rushed forward and punched Zhang Qinghu hard in the face.

Zhang Qinghu staggered back after being punched, with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. He roared angrily: "Ji Chuan, you bastard dare to hit me!" However, his anger did not make Ji Chuan retreat at all.

Ji Chuan threw another punch, this time with even more force. He roared, "I'm going to hit you! Are you human? You're conspiring to plot against my sister! My sister is so kind, how could she do such a thing? It's obvious that you have evil intentions and want to plot against her. Now you dare to confuse right and wrong and try to smear her reputation!"

As soon as Ji Chuan finished speaking, a sigh was heard from the crowd. They were almost led astray by their aunt just now.

Several villagers who originally tended to blame Ji Nuan also began to reassess the incident.

Upon hearing about this, Ji's father and mother led the entire family to surround the family in a threatening manner. Their attitude was very clear: their family would not allow others to bully them easily.

The aunt felt that she had not yet played her best, but the situation was already unfavorable to them, so she stepped forward and grabbed Ji Chuan, trying to calm his anger: "Chuan'er, stop fighting, let's find out the truth of the matter first."

He shook off his aunt's hand and continued to approach Zhang Qinghu: "You must give me an explanation today!" Ji Chuan did not listen to them and stood firmly on the side of reason.

"Third brother, I asked you to pick me up, why are you still delaying here?" There was a hint of coquettishness in Ji Nuan's voice.

Everyone turned their heads. Ji Nuan's appearance was like a breath of fresh air, instantly dispelling the tense atmosphere. She was carrying a heavy backpack on her shoulders and dragging a wild goat in her hand, clearly having just come down from the mountains. This also made everyone realize that she had not been at the scene before, which was a good proof of her innocence.

"What are you all doing standing here?" Ji Nuan put down her things and walked closer to ask. The second sister-in-law was afraid that she didn't understand what was going on and would suffer a loss, so she whispered something in her ear.

The eldest aunt was unwilling to give up, and before anyone could say anything, she asked, "Ji Nuan, Xiao He followed you up the mountain. How come you went up the mountain alone and they got into trouble here?"

Ji Nuan frowned slightly, clearly displeased with her aunt's words. But she patiently explained, "Aunt, I've been collecting herbs since we went up the mountain, and they followed me, huddled together and whispered. I was always alone, so I didn't pay much attention to them. By the time I remembered, they were gone. Since this place is close to the village, I thought they'd found herbal collection boring and went back on their own. I never expected something like this to happen."

Ji's mother nodded as she listened. She didn't know what had happened, but she knew her daughter and knew Ji Nuan was telling the truth. So she took over the conversation, her tone tinged with dissatisfaction and sarcasm: "That's funny! They're all grown up, and she still has to keep an eye on them when they go out with Nuan Nuan? Besides, Nuan Nuan is busy collecting herbs herself, so she doesn't have the energy to care about them."

Everyone present nodded in agreement at Ji Nuan's mother's words. Indeed, collecting herbs in the mountains was already hard enough for a girl like Ji Nuan, so how could she possibly keep an eye on two adults? Furthermore, from Ji Nuan's description, she was completely unaware of Zhang Qinghu and Ji He's disappearance.

"She lied! She was the one who drugged me." Ji He leaned in her aunt's arms, her voice tearful and full of tears, and said bitterly. She hated Ji Nuan so much; it was Ji Nuan who ruined her.

Ji He's words were like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.

"Really?" Ji Chuan stood up at this time.

Ji Chuan looked at Ji He coldly and picked up a handkerchief from the ground. It was a white handkerchief with a small and delicate "禾" character embroidered on it. He gently unfolded the handkerchief in front of everyone and said, "Everyone, look at what this is?"

As the handkerchief unfolded, a faint medicinal scent wafted out. Ji Chuan handed the handkerchief to the people next to him and asked them to smell it for themselves. The people who took the handkerchief showed surprised expressions. They did smell a medicinal scent, which was undoubtedly a strong rebuttal to Ji He's statement.

It is now clear who the handkerchief belongs to and who brought the medicine.

My aunt-in-law was unable to defend herself and could only suffer in silence.

The crowd began to talk, most of them blaming Ji He and the other man.

Ji He gnashed her teeth in hatred. She tried to blame Ji Nuan for her shameful behavior, but she didn't expect her plan to be so easily discovered. Her eyes revealed her inner panic and anxiety.

Ji Nuan's voice was clear and firm. She looked straight at Ji He without any fear in her eyes.

"If you want to put the blame on me, then produce direct evidence." Ji Nuan's words were forceful.

"The public's eyes are sharp, and what you say isn't always true," Ji Nuan continued. She believed that even if something wasn't explicitly stated, everyone present could see what was going on.

Ji He stood there with red eyes. She was in a desperate situation, with no way out. Her reputation was ruined, and the rest of her life would be tied to that scoundrel Zhang Qinghu.

As the farce came to an end, the village chief stood up and said, "Okay, we've figured it all out. Let's all go home."

The villagers walked back in groups of three or four. Ji's father and mother brought their families to help Ji Nuan carry the backpack and the wild goats, and go home together.