Chapter 82: Crime of Deceiving the King

【Who is this? 】

[He had nothing to say earlier, and nothing to say later, but just when the Master of the Imperial Court was about to announce the replacement of the top talent, this person jumped out to say something. Wasn't this intentional? ]

[Also, at this juncture, what else can I say? ]

[Ah, could it be that something unexpected is going to happen again? ]

[Let me see if the plot is going to break down again. ]

Yun Wanning immediately perked up and looked in the direction where the voice came from. She saw a handsome man in a cold black suit standing up from the seat to Mo Zhaozhao's right and walking towards the main stage with a cold aura.

[It turns out to be Xie Xuanyong, the young master of the Xie family. 】

[This man is Jiang Zitang's fiancé. In the plot, he is deeply in love with Jiang Zitang and slaughters the entire He family for Jiang Zitang.]

[Wait, that's not right. In the plot, I remember that because of the maid's instigation, Jiang Zitang and Xie Xuanyong are now full of misunderstandings and are having a quarrel.]

[That’s why Xie Xuanyong didn’t attend today’s banquet, but why is he here now? Previously, my attention was on the heroine, and I didn’t even notice him. ]

[Let me think about it, it must be because of my sister's rebirth, yes, yes, that must be the case.]

[In the previous life, my sister witnessed all the misunderstandings and experiences of these two people. If I were to do it again, I would definitely not watch them miss each other because of misunderstandings, nor would I watch Jiang Zitang's number one talent being snatched away. ]

[Therefore, they must have made preparations in advance, first resolving the misunderstanding between them, and then this winter banquet. ]

[If my sister doesn't want to expose her secret, Xie Xuanyong is indeed the best shield. ]

Not long ago, Jiang Zitang and Xie Xuanyong resolved their misunderstanding. After Yun Wanyao heard from Mo Zhaozhao, she did not specifically mention it in front of Yun Wanning.

Therefore, Yun Wanning did not know that the two had already resolved their misunderstanding and reconciled, and had also completely dealt with the culprit maid.

Yun Wanye: “???”

Yun Wanyao is reborn? What the hell?

Why do I feel that Yun Wanyao is reborn?

Yes, it must be because the plot has been collapsing recently, and some developments are becoming more and more outrageous. I don’t know if everyone can hear her voice, and I can’t find a reasonable reason, so I think Yun Wanyao is reborn.

That must be the case.

This is good, so my little sister won’t have any more wild thoughts in the future. Let Yun Wanyao take the blame.

Also, there is one thing that I guessed correctly. Xie Xuanyong was indeed the target chosen by him and his elder brother after much deliberation.

They did not intend to expose themselves, so they hid their identities and reported the matter to Xie Xuanyong.

Of course, this is only the first-hand preparation. After all, they have hidden their identities and some of their origins are unknown. If Xie Xuanyong does not believe them and is not prepared in advance, and is helpless today, then they also have a second-hand preparation.

If Xie Xuanyong had been a little later, he would have been unable to help but stand up.

He dared to bet that Xie Xuanyong would wait until now to speak, and it must be to lure the two brothers into revealing their identities.

All the actions of the heroine today were predicted by someone, and Xie Xuanyong would inevitably be curious about the person who tipped him off.

He would definitely be curious about who has this ability to predict the future.

However, he cared about Jiang Zitang more than they did and would not allow Jiang Zitang's reputation to suffer any loss. Therefore, he was destined to lose this psychological game to them.

Inside the venue, everyone looked at Xie Xuanyong in amazement, and low whispers spread.

"What exactly does Xie Xuanyong want to do? Could it be that he is dissatisfied with Su Qianxue replacing Jiang Zitang and wants to cause trouble?"

"That shouldn't be the case. Xie Xuanyong was the top scorer in the imperial examination at the age of thirteen. His talent is beyond doubt. He would not be unable to tell who is better between Jiang Zitang and Su Qianxue. He is definitely not a unreasonable person. I think there must be some hidden reason. Let's take a look first."

"Ms. Jiang has admitted defeat herself. This shouldn't be Xie Xuanyong's fault. I want to see what he's really up to."

“…”

Xie Xuanyong ignored all the discussions and quickly walked to the front of the stage. Jiang Zitang immediately came over and looked up at him anxiously, afraid that he might cause trouble.

"What are you doing here?"

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

Xie Xuanyong lowered his head, and his expression softened a little when he looked at her.

Hearing him say this, Jiang Zitang had to swallow the words that were on the tip of his tongue and nodded slightly.

Seeing the young couple showing affection in front of her, Su Qianxue rolled her eyes in disdain, but soon realized something and a hint of shock flashed across her eyes.

This guy should be Jiang Zitang’s fiancé, Xie Xuanyong, the young master of the Xie family.

But the plot clearly mentioned that because of Jiang Zitang's maid's interference, the two had many misunderstandings. At this point in time, the two were having a quarrel, and Xie Xuanyong did not attend today's banquet. So what is going on now?

The plot collapsed again, and things gradually got out of her control. Su Qianxue suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart.

"Xie family boy, you interrupted me, what do you want to say?"

Being interrupted at the critical moment, the Lord Chief Priest was a little unhappy and looked at the cold and handsome man in front of him with a stern face.

Xie Xuanyong looked at him without any emotion, "Of course it's something important."

Lord of the Imperial Reception: “…”

His face was dark and he said unhappily, "Then tell me quickly, I'm still busy."

Xie Xuanyong turned his head and looked at Su Qianxue with dark eyes. His eyes seemed to be splashed with ink, so dark that there was no emotion at all.

"Miss Su, let me ask you again, were these two poems written by you on the spot?"

This guy really has bad intentions. Su Qianxue's heart skipped a beat.

Without waiting for her to speak, he continued coldly, "Let me remind you that the emperor is listening here. You'd better think before you answer. Otherwise, you will be beheaded for the crime of deceiving the emperor."

[Oh, this Xie Xuanyong is really good, he directly brought up the crime of deceiving the emperor. ]

[In this ancient time, deceiving the emperor was a serious crime. I want to see what choice the heroine will make. ]

[Tsk, this is interesting. The plot is getting more and more interesting.]

Su Qianxue: “…”

After hearing this, she was completely at a loss. She didn't know whether Xie Xuanyong was deliberately deceiving her or really had some powerful evidence.

However, the atmosphere had already reached this point. At this juncture, if she was asked to admit that the two poems were not written by her but stolen, would she still have any face left? This would be even more painful than killing her.

"Of course, didn't I just say that? Why did Master Xie come to question me again? Is it because your ears are damaged at such a young age? Or are you not convinced that Miss Jiang is not as good as me?"

"Oh, very good."

Xie Xuanyong was not angry at all. He said calmly, turned his head and looked at the Lord Jijiu, and said, "Lord Jijiu, before the banquet started, didn't I have someone send two woodblock prints?"

"The banquet is almost over. Please untie the silk cloth so that the talented people present can appreciate the collections that my Xie family has collected for many years."

After he said this, everyone was speechless, not understanding why he suddenly changed the subject.

However, after hearing about the "collections collected by the Xie family for many years", everyone couldn't help but become interested again. The Xie family is the head of an aristocratic family with a history of hundreds of years. How deep is the family heritage?

The collections in his house must be extraordinary. It is extremely difficult to see them on normal days. Now that I have the opportunity today, I certainly cannot miss it.

So everyone began to urge the chief priest.

"Master Jijiu, since Master Xie has sent us some good stuff, why don't you take it out and let us all open our eyes."

"That's right. We want to see the Xie family's collection. It won't be too late to end the banquet after we have finished. The Xie family's collection is much more beautiful than a beauty."

“…”

Amid the urging of the crowd, the Lord Chief Priest finally remembered that when they entered the venue, a servant from the Xie family had indeed delivered something.

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He had originally planned to show it to everyone at the end of the banquet, but after seeing the two poems, he was so shocked and excited that he put the matter behind him.

"Where are the things sent by the Xie family?"

The chief priest turned his head and looked at the great scholar beside him. The great scholar was slightly stunned and said, "Where is it?"

Several old men turned around and saw two things wrapped tightly in red silk cloth on the stone table behind them.

Just as the Lord Chief Priest was about to take it, someone got there first.

Zhu Yongcheng held one in each hand and said with a smile, "Master Jijiu, please take care of yourself. I'll help you get it."

After saying this, without waiting for the chief priest to react, he placed the two things on the main stage and enthusiastically helped to untie the red silk cloth.

The talented people nearby gathered together and looked at it with great curiosity.

[Second brother, second brother, everyone has gone to watch the fun, let’s go and have a look too. ]

【Hurry up, hurry up, if you are late you will miss the excitement. 】

Yun Wanning was also very curious about what Xie Xuanyong had brought. She urged Yun Wanye frantically in her heart, patting his arms with her little hands, and even anxiously pointed in the direction of the main stage.

Yun Wanye: “…”

Tsk, why is my little sister so anxious? If he continues to be indifferent, my little sister will not be so anxious that she will say something, right? "Let's go, second brother will take me to watch the fun."

Yun Wanye said this nonchalantly and walked towards that direction. Wei Zhaohui and others had already reserved seats for him, so as soon as he walked over, he squeezed into the innermost area.

Yun Wanning was almost overjoyed.

[Wow, my second brother also understands what I mean, so impressive. ]

【Give the second brother a thumbs up. 】

[Also, my second brother and his friends, they helped us get this position, it's really good, my second brother really didn't make the wrong choice for you. ]

On the stage, the red silk cloth was quickly untied in Zhu Yongcheng's hands.

Two flat, smooth, and finely polished wooden boards appeared in front of everyone. The boards were about half an inch thick and exuded a faint fragrance.

Looking at the wood, it seems to be the finest agarwood, exuding an ancient scent.

On each wooden board, there is a lifelike painting engraved, one is a bamboo, the other is a chrysanthemum, and on the edge, there are a few lines of cursive script.

The entire picture is sprinkled with a layer of gold powder, making it look even more gorgeous and noble.

Hiss!!! Seeing the cursive poem on the wood panel, everyone took a deep breath and turned to look at Su Qianxue.

Suddenly, a noble lady read out the poems on the two wooden paintings in a crisp voice, and the content was exactly the same as Su Qianxue's poem today.

The difference is that the authors of the two woodcut paintings are Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty on one and Huang Chao on the other.

The crowd exploded instantly.

"How shameless! He actually blatantly usurped other people's works, and was able to answer the repeated questioning of Lord Jijiu and Mr. Xie without changing his expression. How many lies did he tell to become so shameless?"

"I told you, this idiot, he plays the piano like shit, how could he possibly create such a domineering masterpiece."

"As expected, the year before last she went on stage and embarrassed herself, today she plagiarized first and then embarrassed herself. This Su family's eldest daughter really opened our eyes."

"Tsk, Miss Su, didn't you say that you wrote these two poems on the spot? Then what's going on now? This woodcut painting can't be made out of thin air by Master Xie, right?"

"That's right. The quality of this agarwood looks at least a hundred years old, and the carving of this wood panel painting will take at least a month to complete. Even if several masters work non-stop to complete it, it will take half a month. Even if these two paintings are not long-collected collections as Young Master Xie said, they must have been started at least half a month ago. Miss Su, how do you explain this?"

"You don't mean to say that Young Master Xie saw through your idea half a month ago and plagiarized your work, right? But Young Master Xie's name is not marked on it. He went to so much trouble, it can't be just to let others plagiarize and make others famous, right?"

“…”

[Hey, why are Zhu Yuanzhang and Huang Chao also included in the list? ]

[That's not right. Even if my sister was reborn, she shouldn't know these two names. After all, the heroine plagiarized the work and would definitely not reveal the original author. So how did my sister know these two people? ]

[Could it be that the elder sister is not a reborn person, but a time traveler like the heroine? ]

[No, no, my sister should be like me, a book traveler. Only by reading the heroine's story in advance can she understand everything today in advance and know the original author of the two poems.]

[That must be the case. Right, right, right, my sister must also be a book traveler.]

Looking at the two wooden boards, Yun Wanning began to doubt her life. After searching for reasons for a long time, she finally found a more reasonable one.

[Although Xie Xuanyong's method was not brilliant, it was very rough and effective. No matter how people questioned him afterwards, the heroine was definitely exposed.]

【As for the follow-up, we will talk about it later. 】

[Tsk, Xie Xuanyong had already accused the heroine of deceiving the emperor, and the heroine knew the consequences of deceiving the emperor, but she still went ahead and fell into the trap set by Xie Xuanyong for her.]

[Now that she has been exposed in public, the shame is only a small matter. If Xie Xuanyong pursues this matter of deceiving the emperor, I would like to see how the heroine will deal with it. ]

[Isn't she just going to leave like this? ]

[She knew that she would be beheaded for deceiving the emperor, but she still did it on purpose. I really can't understand what she should do to save her beautiful head in this situation.]

[Even if the emperor doesn't want to chop her off, he has to. If he lets the heroine go today, what deterrent effect will this crime of deceiving the emperor have in the future? ]

[If everyone comes to bully the emperor, what dignity does the emperor still have? ]