Xia Cao got on the carriage with her and returned to Taoliu Lane. The carriage stopped at the door of the small house, and Xia Cao helped Shui Miao get out of the carriage.

In the courtyard, Chunmei and Xia He heard the sound of the carriage and didn't take it seriously, thinking it was someone coming from somewhere. But when they heard the carriage seemed to be parked in front of their house, they were startled and realized that Shui Miao was back, so they hurriedly opened the door.

The door opened just in time to see a young man raising his hand, apparently ready to knock on the door.

The driver put down his hand and said, "Hello, sisters, Miss Du is back."

Chunmei and Xia He looked behind him. Shui Miao was holding the shaft of the car with one hand and Xia Cao was holding one arm. It was obvious that there was something wrong with his body.

"Miss, what happened?"

The two of them took Shui Miao and supported them, one on the left and the other on the right. Shui Miao shook his head at them and said to Xia Cao: "I'm here, you can go back."

"Yes." Xia Cao got on the carriage, and the driver drove the carriage away.

Ignoring the probing glances of others in the alley, the three of them returned to the yard, closing the door to isolate themselves from the prying eyes and comments of people outside.

"What do you think is wrong with this girl?"

"I don't know, were you beaten?"

"Hey, have you seen that the girl's legs are shaking a little? Could it be..." As he said this, the middle-aged man laughed, very obscenely.

Everyone: "..."

"This girl can't be the concubine of a wealthy family!"

Everyone looked at each other, obviously acquiescing to this guess. Aunt Niu and her little grandson passed by to see everyone gathering together and chatting about anything. They didn't want to hear such slander. Although she had been with Shui Miao for a few days, the girl behaved well and gracefully, and she looked like a girl from a good family.

"You guys ate shit for lunch. Why are you farting here when you have nothing to do? Did you see it with your own eyes?"

Someone retorted in a low voice: "The carriages are coming, aren't they?"

Hearing these words clearly in the quiet environment, Mrs. Niu became even more angry: "Carriage, what's wrong with the carriage? I'm sorry it was hired by someone else."

"And you," Aunt Niu looked at the aunt among them, "You are also women. Don't you know how important reputation is to women?"

"Do the people who are studying in your family know that you are spreading rumors about other women's reputation outside? Don't they feel ashamed of you if they know about it? Do their husbands know that they believe Tian Daqiang's nonsense so easily?"

Tian Daqiang is the man who just made obscene remarks and had an obscene attitude.

Aunt Niu pointed at Tian Daqiang and glared angrily: "Tian Daqiang, I didn't realize it before. There is a beetle like you in our alley. Your son is studying at Runchun Academy. Does he know that his father is a wretched person?"

Everyone was choked by Aunt Niu and could not speak. They looked at each other, especially those who had children studying. Their faces turned red and they were ashamed. They were also worried that they had really affected their children's future.

These people live under the emperor's feet, and they know that reputation is the most important thing for scholars. Not only their own reputation, but the reputation of their family members also has a very important influence on them. If it is because they impede their own children's imperial examinations, it would be a serious crime.

Chunmei and Xia He helped Shui Miao to rest on the bed, and returned to the kitchen to prepare the ingredients for dinner. They heard the noise outside, especially Mrs. Niu's loud voice, and after listening for a while they knew what was going on.

Xia He: "Chunmei, you prepare first, I'll go find the lady."

Chunmei nodded and continued her actions.


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