Mu Xiangyang, covered in dust and dirt, climbed onto the roof and sat down next to Ning Nanxiao, saying irritably, "You fat girl, why did you have to do that!"
"Who are you calling a fat girl!" Bai Tuantuan retorted angrily. "I'm already this thin, how could I be fat?"
Ning Nanxiao raised an eyebrow and looked at Mu Xiangyang: "You're fatter."
"Hey, you!" Mu Xiangyang glared at Ning Nanxiao. "After I found out you were injured, I worried about you every day and prayed to Buddha every day. Is this how you treat your brothers?"
"And you too." Mu Xiangyang looked at Bai Tuantuan, "If I hadn't been watching over your sisters, they would have been bullied to death long ago."
Bai Tuantuan raised an eyebrow; "Core?"
“That’s right.” Mu Xiangyang curled his lip. “Guan Baozhu and Guan Chang are not to be trifled with, and with Wen Xing’an on top of that, tsk.”
Bai Tuantuan pondered for a moment and said, "Last time Guan Xin was bullied, besides Guan Chang and Wen Xing'an, there was another boy..."
“Jiang Sinian, son of the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.” Mu Xiangyang interrupted Bai Tuantuan and introduced, “Jiang Sinian is not a bad person, but because of his father, he has to curry favor with Guan Chang and the others. Guan Xin was able to escape several times because of his help.”
"The same thing happened that time. If he hadn't wanted to tip me off and hadn't run into me on the way, I wouldn't have gone there in time."
Mu Xiangyang's words made Bai Tuantuan frown; "Isn't Cheng Er by Guan Xin's side? How come she's being bullied?"
"It was intentional, wasn't it?" Mu Xiangyang touched his nose guiltily. "I only found out later that it was her plan, but I meant well and didn't intentionally ruin her plan."
Bai Tuantuan gave a thumbs up; "Awesome!"
Mu Xiangyang stood up and dusted himself off. "It's getting late. I have school tomorrow, so I'll be going now."
"Oh, by the way, Ning Nanxiao, aren't you going to the Capital Academy?"
Ning Nanxiao shook her head; "No."
"Okay, I'm leaving then."
After Mu Xiangyang left, Bai Tuantuan looked at Ning Nanxiao and narrowed her eyes; "What are you going to do?"
"Beat someone up."
Bai Tuantuan was stunned, but Ning Nanxiao obviously didn't want to say more. He waved to Bai Tuantuan and they went home separately.
The next day.
Bai Tuantuan ran into Su Shishi and Qiu Qiao'er as soon as she arrived at the gate of Beijing Academy.
The two were naturally delighted to see Bai Tuantuan and were happily talking about what was going on when Zheng Yinrong's voice came over: "Bai Tuantuan!"
The three looked over and saw Zheng Yinrong walking over with a frown. When she reached them, she lowered her voice and said, "Where have you been? Is it really because you plagiarized Xiao Ruyan's painting that you're afraid to come to school?"
Su Shishi frowned: "Don't talk nonsense, Tuantuan would never plagiarize!"
Zheng Yinrong blushed and said, "I didn't say it was her! But you all know about the rumors these days, right?"
"Oh, isn't this Princess Changning?" A mocking voice drew their attention.
"Who is it?" Bai Tuantuan was stunned; she didn't recognize him!
Zheng Yinrong quickly said, "This is Mu Roushuang, the daughter of the eldest son of Prince Ping."
"Oh, you know I'm the Princess of Changning County and you still won't bow?" Bai Tuantuan retorted sarcastically. "Didn't Prince Ping teach you that?"
“Sister!” Xiao Ruyan stepped out from behind, her face full of disapproval. “This is a member of the royal family, the granddaughter of Prince Ping. How could you speak to her like that?”
After saying that, he looked at Mu Roushuang and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Mu. My sister was being unreasonable. I apologize to you on her behalf."
"Xiao Ruyan." Bai Tuantuan glanced at Mu Roushuang, who was smiling, and then looked at Xiao Ruyan and said, "If you want to apologize, just apologize yourself. Don't do it on my behalf. You don't deserve it."
In an instant, Xiao Ruyan's face turned pale, and tears fell from her eyes; "Yes, my sister is a county princess, and I am just a commoner's daughter, so naturally I am not worthy."
“Whether someone is worthy or not is not determined by their status,” Mu Roushuang said coldly. “All beings are equal.”
Bai Tuantuan looked at Mu Roushuang in surprise, then said, "Yes, yes, you're right."
Mu Roushuang frowned: "You were just lucky to be named a county princess. What are you so proud of? If it weren't for Prime Minister Bai, you would just be a country bumpkin now."
"All beings are equal, Miss Mu. Whether I'm a country bumpkin or a county princess, I'm still me, aren't I? You just said all beings are equal, so why are you looking down on country people now?"
Bai Tuantuan just found it funny.
A ruthless glint flashed in Mu Roushuang's eyes; "Bai Tuantuan, you're quite the sharp-tongued one! But the news of your plagiarism has already spread throughout the entire academy. If I were you, I should have stayed at home and not shown up as before. Now that you've shown up, the matter of plagiarism must be settled!"
"No matter what, we must get justice for Xiao Ruyan! With me here, I will absolutely not allow any underhanded dealings!"
“No need, Miss Mu!” Xiao Ruyan’s eyelids twitched, and she immediately said, “We’re all family, I don’t care about these things.”
Mu Roushuang looked at Xiao Ruyan disapprovingly and said slowly, "How can you say that? It's clearly yours, how could someone else steal it? This is theft, and it's absolutely unforgivable!"
“Yes! Miss Mu is right! Thieves cannot be forgiven!” Bai Tuantuan looked at Xiao Ruyan with a smile. “Xiao Ruyan, you agree, right?”
Xiao Ruyan took a deep breath and slowly said, "We're all sisters, and mine is the older sister..."
Are you sure it's yours?
Bai Tuantuan raised an eyebrow: "Xiao Ruyan, you really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin."
"Bai Tuantuan! How dare you threaten Xiao Ruyan in front of me!" Mu Roushuang glared angrily at Bai Tuantuan. "Xiao Ruyan, don't be afraid, I'll stand up for you!"
As she spoke, Mu Roushuang grabbed Xiao Ruyan and led her inside.
Seeing Mu Roushuang's angry face, Xiao Ruyan quickly said, "Miss Mu, don't be angry, it's alright. I can draw one and I can draw a second one, it doesn't matter."
"What do you mean it doesn't matter? Can't you fight for it? Your painting is so exquisite, you absolutely can't let her get it so easily!"
Mu Roushuang said indignantly, "Xiao Ruyan, you must remember, you are no worse than Bai Tuantuan! You are the same, and you will definitely be able to make a name for yourself in this world through your own efforts!"
Xiao Ruyan was stunned for a moment, and just as she was about to say something, she heard Master Liu walk in.
"Master Liu!"
Mu Roushuang cried out, "Master Liu, Bai Tuantuan is back now, you can no longer protect her!"
Teacher Liu looked at Mu Roushuang and frowned: "Why should you, a student in the middle class, concern yourself with the affairs of the lower class? Besides, I have said many times that Bai Tuantuan is not hiding at home because of this matter, but because she has important things to do!"
Mu Roushuang clearly didn't believe it and said dismissively, "I don't care about any of that. Now that she's appeared, you all have to give Xiao Ruyan justice!"
"You all bully her because she has no powerful connections, so of course I'll stand up for her!"
Master Liu's face darkened: "Nonsense! We will not protect any student!"
"Then why don't you punish Bai Tuantuan?"
"Miss Mu, since you want to make a big deal out of this, then I'll grant your wish." Bai Tuantuan walked in, smiling as she looked at Mu Roushuang. "Draw a picture on the spot, and let the dean judge it, is that alright?"
Xiao Ruyan was taken aback and was about to refuse when Mu Roushuang readily agreed, "Alright! Let's compete!"
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