But Su Qing was really confused and jumped down like this. All she could do was blame her for being too naive.
Sure enough, the more times like this, the more one sentence is verified, that is: good people will be bullied by others, and good horses will be ridden by others.
Su Qing felt that her momentary softness had really harmed her. She was really difficult to be a human being. It seemed like she really should be more vigilant.
Xie Shuting took the initiative to ask Su Qing: "Qing'er, what exactly is going on?"
Su Qing immediately looked at Xie Shuting with grateful eyes. At this moment, Xie Shuting did not believe Lan Caiwei's one-sided words, but took the initiative to ask Su Qing the truth of the matter in a rational manner.
For this alone, Su Qing felt very grateful. Fortunately, he did not indiscriminately side with Lan Caiwei like before.
Su Qing immediately explained: "I didn't force her, this rouge is what she likes."
Lan Caiwei made a quick decision and began to quibble: "I didn't say I liked this rouge! I didn't say anything. It was clearly Su Qing who gave me this rouge and forced me to apply it!"
"Su Qing, why are you unwilling to tell the truth to the prince? Are you afraid that the prince will not like you if he knows your true identity?"
"But you are a cruel woman. Everyone around you can testify for me! It was Su Qing who handed me this piece of rouge and forced me to apply it!"
Every word Lan Caiwei said sounded convincing, as if she was the right one.
People around me look at me and I look at you.
"This Su Qing really has bad intentions. She actually caused a red rash on Miss Lan's face."
"Miss Lan is not a fool, so why would she put rouge on her own face? It must be Su Qing who is forcing her!"
"Yes! Su Qing is indeed not a good woman. As a woman, you cannot be so jealous!"
The crowd doesn’t know, and they follow what others say.
Everyone around them was on Lan Caiwei's side. Lan Caiwei is still misleading others: "This Su Qing really doesn't like me, but she wants me to choose this rouge. My life is so miserable."
Lan Caiwei is still fanning the flames, and the voices of condemnation from the people around her are getting louder and louder.
Both Zhang Yisong and Xie Shuting looked quite helpless. Now the crowd was leaning towards Lan Caiwei's side. They were really unable to argue.
At this time, Xiao Qing said: "It was clearly Lan Caiwei who had been looking at that rouge, so my wife chose it!"
Lan Caiwei immediately argued: "You are Su Qing's maid, so you will naturally speak for her! But everyone can see it clearly! Don't try to distort the facts!"
Su Qing found that the eyes of the people around her were filled with disgust and accusations towards her. Su Qing thought that this was what her momentary soft-heartedness had brought about, which was really chilling.
Just when everyone was pointing at Su Qing, Xiaozhu suddenly stood up: "That's really not what happened!"
Lan Caiwei looked at Xiaozhu with fire-breathing eyes, but Xiaozhu really hated Lan Caiwei, and now was the best time for her ambition.
Therefore, everything has a cause and a result. The result of Xiaozhu being bullied by Lan Caiwei again and again is that Lan Caiwei doesn't regard her as a human being, and Xiaozhu naturally does not have a strong desire to protect his master.
Human hearts are made of flesh, so who would like someone who treats them badly?
Xiaozhu's attitude at this time is really important: "What Xiaoqing just said is right! The lady applied rouge herself, and she knows how to apply rouge, because she has always hinted to Madam that she likes this rouge!"
"It was the young lady who showed interest in this rouge first!"
Xiaozhu's words made Lan Caiwei angry: "Bitch, who is your master? Why are you turning your elbows away?"
It's not that Xiaozhu doesn't want to defend Lan Caiwei, it's really because Lan Caiwei's attitude makes her intolerable.
Lan Caiwei finally acted like this, calling red things white and white things black, and she was self-righteous and always thought she was right. In fact, she had always been on the wrong side.
Xiaozhu doesn't like Lan Caiwei, and Xiaoqing helped her just now. She feels that a human being cannot repay kindness with hatred.
Xiaozhu added another thing: "Also, the last time Miss Lan had a fever, it was not an accident. She took a cold bath by herself!"
The surrounding discussion suddenly began to change.
"It turns out that Lan Caiwei likes to play tricks. He complains first and then foments discord! It's really abominable!"
"That's right, he would shamelessly tell unfounded things. As expected, Lan Caiwei is the real third party!"
"This confusion of right and wrong is really staggering!"
Finally, the truth came out. Su Qing and Xiao Qing looked at Xiaozhu with grateful eyes. Xiaozhu straightened her back and had a frank attitude. At least she had no regrets.
Lan Caiwei's reputation was damaged and she glared at Xiaozhu: "Xiaozhu, just wait and see!"
Xiaozhu followed Lan Caiwei away cautiously.
The matter finally came to an end, and Zhang Yisong said at this time: "Everyone can disperse. In the future, you can't just listen to one person's one-sided words when looking at things. After all, people's words can be feared."
Everyone was a little stunned after hearing the word "people's words are scary".
The crowd gradually dispersed, and Su Qing walked to Zhang Yisong: "Zhang Yisong, I should still thank you for what happened today."
"It's such a small thing, it's nothing to worry about." Zhang Yisong's attitude was quite humble.
Su Qing was helpless: "I hope Lan Caiwei can learn to restrain herself in the future."
Zhang Yisong nodded: "This Lan Caiwei is really shameless. She always likes to make trouble for people without any reason. It's really depressing."
Su Qing felt a little emotional about Zhang Yisong's unconditional trust and support, which is rare. Xie Shuting saw that the interaction between Su Qing and Zhang Yisong was a bit obscure.
Su Qing and Xie Shuting were on the carriage back together. Su Qing took the initiative and said, "I never expected that Lan Caiwei was pretending to be nice, but actually she was hiding evil intentions."
Xie Shuting reached out and touched Su Qing's hair. The soft hair made her knotted heart feel better: "Qing'er, I will try my best to trust you in the future, and I hope you can always stand by my side."
This is what Xie Shuting mustered up a lot of courage to say. It is not easy to face yourself honestly, but Xie Shuting still works hard to do it.
Xie Shuting's self-protection was originally very strong, but Su Qing's strong sense of security set a good example for him.
No matter how much Xie Shuting rejected Su Qing, Su Qing would always stand firmly on his side, which made Xie Shuting feel very comfortable.
It's like, she will always be there.
"Shu Ting, I will do it." Su Qing promised.
"Besides, I hope you won't side with the second prince. I...I need you." Xie Shuting finally expressed his inner concerns directly.
