Chapter 540: Chapter 540 Hidden Circumstances Chapter 540: Chapter 540 Hidden Circumstances Gu Ya brought Su Yunjin to the front, where upon seeing the couple, the Magistrate spoke, “Third Gu, Third Gu’s wife, look, everything was done by this Mrs. Feng.”
Mrs. Feng’s arms were still being held by someone, and Gu Ya looked at her sternly, his voice cold as he asked, “Was it you who slandered Yunjin?” Indeed, it was Mrs. Feng who had spread rumors that Su Yunjin was seducing men outside.
Feeling guilty, Mrs. Feng didn’t dare meet Gu Ya’s eyes.
“Mrs. Feng, now that the third son of the Gu Family and his wife are here, why did you spread such rumors, slandering the third son’s wife?”
the Magistrate asked Mrs. Feng.
The few women who had spread rumors with Mrs. Feng were also brought over, and all admitted that the rumors had been spread by Mrs. Feng, leaving her with no way to deny it.
“Your honor, indeed, I was the one who let the word out but, I really didn’t falsely accuse that woman surnamed Su, what I said was the truth! You must believe me,” Mrs. Feng desperately continued to defend herself.
Su Yunjin looked at Mrs. Feng, who truly lived up to the reputation of being Mrs. Zhang’s cousin; both were equally shameless, even at this stage of events.
Mrs. Feng even had the audacity to deny it.
“Mrs. Feng, very well, you say I seduced men. Now, in front of so many people, and in front of the Magistrate, clarify yourself–who did I seduce? Where is the evidence? Where is the adulterer? Do you think just based on your word, if you say I seduced a man, it means I have?” Su Yunjin retorted, leaving Mrs. Feng speechless.
Apart from lacking evidence, Mrs. Feng didn’t even know who Su Yunjin’s supposed adulterer was. She had heard the gossip secondhand and didn’t understand it fully–how could she know who Su Yunjin had truly seduced?
Unable to say a word, Mrs. Feng watched as the bystanders in the courtyard began to speak amongst themselves, “Yeah, Mrs. Feng, you say the third son’s wife of the Gu Family seduced a man. Who is the adulterer? Speak up and let everyone hear!”
“If Mrs. Feng can’t say anything, then this matter is mostly likely false. Didn’t the third Gu’s wife fall into the water and lose consciousness last time? Mrs. Feng was insistent that Yunjin had sought her own death. When she saw that Yunjin was alright, Mrs. Feng even cursed her husband, calling him a cripple who had no future, saying it would be better if he had died,” they continued.
“How could Mrs. Feng have such a malicious heart to say such things? To actually tell someone to die? Oh, I regret it–had I known Mrs. Zhang was this poisonous, why would I have foolishly believed her rumors?” another added.
The more Gu Ya listened to the bystanders, the darker his handsome face grew, and his voice turned ominously cold when he addressed Mrs. Zhang, “Mrs. Feng, you told Yunjin to die?”
Seeing Gu Ya’s demeanor, Mrs. Feng backed away in fright, “No, no, no, don’t listen to their nonsense. I never said that; I have never said such a thing.”
Mrs. Feng was scared stiff.
Now, she didn’t dare to admit the words she had said before.
The Magistrate’s expression was not good either; having a malicious woman like Mrs. Feng in the village damaged the reputation of the whole Gu Family Village, “Impudent wretch, harboring such evil thoughts. Today, in front of so many people, as the village Magistrate, if I do not punish you properly, how can I serve as a warning to others?”
The reputation of the village had been spoiled by someone like Mrs. Feng.
The Magistrate was determined to punish Mrs. Feng severely. Terrified, Mrs. Feng knelt down with a thump in front of the Magistrate, “Your Honor, it was wrong of me to curse Yunjin to death, but the matter of seducing men is indeed not my slander, truly, I also heard it from someone else.”
This matter was also something Mrs. Feng had heard from others?
Could there be another hidden story inside?