Gong Xin watched as the women's gossip grew more heated by the second, her face darkening with each passing moment. Unable to hold back any longer, she stepped forward and snapped at them.
"You're all talking nonsense! No one falsely accused Lin Miao of stealing the betrothal money—it's a fact. Since that's the case, she deserved to be held accountable for her actions and was arrested. What does any of this have to do with Gu Zi?
"And another thing—why should Gu Zi be obligated to visit Aunt Zhang Mei? Did you all conveniently forget how the Gu family treated her in the first place? Just to bring their adopted daughter back, they sent Gu Zi to the countryside as a stand-in bride. She was lucky Su Shen turned out to be kind. Otherwise, who knows how horribly she might have suffered? If it were me, I'd probably hate Aunt Zhang Mei to death, but Gu Zi didn't even think that way! And now you're blaming her instead?