According to common sense, when a family's daughter is thrown into the dungeons by the Xuanqing Guard for several days and then released, regardless of whether her body has been defiled, it's certainly no good for her reputation. This makes sense in both noble households or among ordinary families.
If that girl also has a good marriage arranged, then her reputation should be protected even more closely. If any scandals are to be revealed, at the very least, it should be after the wedding, right?
But now, someone in the Imperial City is deliberately spreading word of this incident, and deftly embellishing the facts to make them simpler and easier to circulate. At the same time, they've blatantly dragged out the name of the Fifth Prince—Prince Shou.
What is this about? This is absolutely fanning the flames.
Something that ought not to be sensationalized is now being spread everywhere, and is being intentionally obscured—that's playing straight into "gossip is to be feared."
