The nature of rumours is they're taken as truth regardless of any core facts they don't follow.

( He stops the motion of his flute, catching it firmly with the same hand he'd been spinning it around with. This he can indicate toward Shen Qingqiu as he strolls closer, without holding Chenqing in any way that might be read as aggressive. )

Was any of it accurate? Any kernel of truth, or all of it wild speculation based on a master with a disciple named Luo Binghe?