After being transformed into the cannon fodder of a villain, I counterattacked and became the protag

Xu Nanqing and Wang Zhi stood behind the crowd and snorted coldly when they saw this. Ordinary people have no opinions of their own and follow the wind. They know this kind of slanderous words very well.

The county magistrate looked at Qiu Qingquan and Gu Yuncheng: "Do you two have anything to say?"

"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, everything that Miss Jinxiu said is true." Qiu Qingquan said.

"Your Majesty the County Magistrate, the truth is what Miss Jin Yue said. Qiu Qingquan is framed by us in this matter." Gu Yuncheng said.

Both sides held their own opinions, and the onlookers talked a lot.

Someone said: "Qiu Qingquan is a student of Helin Academy. Scholars disdain to lie. This woman named Zhang Jinyue must be spreading rumors and trying to slander the reputation of our generation of scholars!"

"That's right, this woman's character is so bad, it shows that she is not a good person. She probably couldn't bear to see Qiu Qingquan being favored by the county magistrate, so she deliberately discredited her. Qiu Qingquan is really miserable!"

"The reputation of a scholar is so important. This is to cut off Qiu Qingquan's hope of becoming an official in the court. It is really the most poisonous thing for women!"

……

Because Qiu Qingquan was a student of Helin Academy, most people were biased towards Qiu Qingquan and Zhang Jinxiu. Gu Yuncheng felt quite uncomfortable listening to these discussions.

Are scholars superior to others?

It’s true, if you become a scholar, you won’t have to kneel when you meet an official. If you consider yourself a scholar, others will look down upon you!

Zhang Jinyue didn't care about other people's comments and continued: "Then let me ask you again, when did you break off the engagement?"

"What does this have to do with this matter?"

"Of course I have my reasons for asking questions, you just answer me."

Qiu Qingquan hesitated. Zhang Jinyue's question was ostensibly about him and Zhang Jinxiu breaking off their engagement, but he had a gut feeling that there was something wrong with his words, and he couldn't figure it out for a while.

"Don't even think about lying." Zhang Jinyue said, "Just ask anyone in the village and they will know."

This is true, Qiu Qingquan simply told the truth.

Zhang Jinyue smiled, "How many days have we broken off the engagement? Ten and a half months? And you are a student of Helin Academy. You spend most of your time in the academy. You have a deep love for Zhang Jinxiu even after this occasional contact." Is she the only one who has to die?"

After saying this, Qiu Qingquan knew what the problem was. It was because they were acting too hastily.

But there was nothing he could do if he didn't rush. There were very few activities that the county magistrate participated in. Most of them were official activities, and ordinary people couldn't enter at all. So he wanted to seize this opportunity to make a good name for himself.

With the county magistrate's approval, who would dare to use his marriage to Zhang Jinxiu as an excuse in the future?

"Girl Jinxiu and I are both people who have been hurt by love. We naturally cherish each other and can empathize with each other. Gradually, we developed a good impression of each other." Qiu Qingquan argued.

Zhang Jinyue didn't say anything about this. It was a fact that Zhang Jinxiu and Qiu Qingquan were together as guests. If he couldn't deny it, he could just talk nonsense in these places.

The county magistrate frowned. In fact, after hearing this, he could basically draw a conclusion, but this Jinxiu... Do you want to help her and return this favor?

While he was struggling, he met Wang Zhi's eyes, and the other person shook his head at him.

The county magistrate was excited and said: "I want both of you to defend yourself, and you are not allowed to take the opportunity to smear each other's reputation."

Zhang Jinyue smiled and said, "Your Majesty the County Magistrate, there was a big fuss over the divorce between the Qiu and Zhang families. Everyone in the village knew about it. I brought two witnesses here."

"Call someone over."

"Yes."

As soon as Zhang Jinyue said these words, Qiu Qingquan knew that he had made a mistake. He forgot to ask Jinxiu to give her instructions and stop the mouths of the villagers.

An honest couple were brought up and they finished their questions in a stammering manner, confirming that what Zhang Jinyue said was true.

The county magistrate looked at Qiu Qingquan, "Do you have anything to defend?"

Qiu Qingquan still wanted to quibble, "I didn't know about this at the time. My grandmother had a rather feudal mind and couldn't accept this, so... by the time I wanted to save her, they were already together."

"My Lord County Magistrate, I have something else to say. Qiu Qingquan and Zhang Jinxiu have plotted against you."

The county magistrate's face was a little dark, and he looked at Zhang Jinyue and said, "What's going on? Please tell me in detail."

"Qiu Qingquan pretended to meet by chance at the poetry meeting and asked you to witness a beautiful love affair between young people, but in fact they had planned it and invited you to be this witness on purpose."

"When we broke off the engagement, I had already discovered something fishy between the two of them, so I made a casual remark that prevented them from making it public. This time, they deliberately used the majesty of the county magistrate to silence everyone."

The county magistrate looked at Qiu Qingquan, "Is what she said true?"

"It's all nonsense!" It was impossible for Qiu Qingquan to admit that he was plotting against the county magistrate.

"I also ask the county magistrate to tell you that my disciples are dedicated to learning, and it is obvious to all the teachers and students in the academy. It was an accident that I met the Jinxiu girl at the poetry meeting, but my heart is really fond of the Jinxiu girl. What I didn't expect is that the Jinxiu girl also loves poetry. We want to have a great chat."

"I don't know where the love started, but it went deeper and deeper, and my love flowed into poetry. My classmates noticed it, made fun of me a few times, and then simply admitted my feelings."

At the end of the conversation, Qiu Qingquan still pretended to be embarrassed.

"I have evidence."

Zhang Jinyue said: "Qiu Qingquan said that we met by chance, but the fact is that the two people had a private meeting before the poetry meeting. I saw them talking and laughing yesterday as they entered Bi Yuzhai, and he also gave Zhang Jinxiu a butterfly and peach blossom. Hairpin. If the county magistrate doesn’t believe it, he can summon the shopkeeper of Bi Yuzhai to verify it.”

Qiu Qingquan looked ugly. How could he be seen by Zhang Jinyue by chance?

Everyone's eyes turned to Qiu Qingquan. He thought for a moment and replied: "I did meet Miss Jinxiu before the poetry meeting. We talked for a while and then separated. As for the appointment, it is purely nonsense." Talk."

Qiu Qingquan's words seemed to answer Zhang Jinyue's question, but his words were very vague, and could even be said to be evasive.

The meeting is a fact, and if someone sees it, it cannot be denied. However, if others do not know about the chance encounter or the appointment, there is room for explanation and manipulation.

Qiu Qingquan is smart, and several of the people here are not fools. How could they not hear it?

The county magistrate looked at the villagers behind him: "What do you want?

Said? "

"This" several villagers looked at each other and complained secretly. If they had known better, they would not have joined in the fun.

"I'm asking you a question, why don't you call me quickly and truthfully!"

I was so shocked that I almost scared the hell out of my brothers. My dear, the county magistrate is so scary!

There was no time to be careful now, so I just told the truth.