The old tutor stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Bai Jinjin with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes. He said, "Excuse me, does the Ninth Princess have any doubts about the question I raised?"
Bai Jinjin smiled on her face but was thinking in her heart, "MMP, you are really shameless, old man."
"Jinjin, of course, has no problem. I just hope the old master won't regret it."
Hearing Bai Jinjin's arrogant words, the Third Prince couldn't help but sneer, "Bai Jinjin, how arrogant of you! The ability to compose a poem in seven steps, a skill that has been practiced since ancient times, requires an exceptional understanding of poetry."
The Fourth Prince looked at Bai Jinjin with tinted glasses in his delicate almond-shaped eyes, which was understandable.
"Ninth Princess, now that it has come to this, if you tell the truth and say that you cheated, then your seven-step poem competition will be over."
The girl glanced at the Fourth Prince with disdain, her rosy thin lips slightly parted.
"Fourth Prince, what you said is wrong. You say that composing a poem in seven steps requires a deep understanding of poetry, but on the other hand, you say that if I can't do it, I'm cheating. Are you saying..."
Bai Jinjin put the Fourth Prince in a dangerous position with just a few words. The officials who supported Bai Jinjin looked at the old tutor indignantly.
"Old Master, you know very well that composing a poem in seven steps requires a strong foundation in poetry. The Ninth Princess is still young, so why are you putting her in a difficult position?"
"Yes, I didn't expect the old tutor to ask such a difficult question to embarrass the Ninth Princess."
Bai Lingling sat calmly in her seat, gently twisting the cake in front of her with her bare hands, and said lightly, "It was the Ninth Princess who brought this up. The old tutor was just expressing Ninth Sister's opinion."
The second prince nodded in agreement.
"Yes, wasn't this the Ninth Princess's idea? And now it's like this? What does it mean?"
The queen's fair face had become completely gloomy because the second prince spoke up to help Bai Lingling again. Although she was indeed happy that Bai Jinjin was being bullied, she was still helping Bai Lingling.
She turned around and glanced at Linglong with a vicious look. The latter trembled with fear in her eyes and couldn't help complaining to the second prince.
They had clearly agreed to stay away from Bai Lingling, so when did the Second Prince lie?
The second prince seemed to sense something and turned around to meet Linglong's eyes. He could clearly see the resentment in her eyes, but he did not say sorry. It was his duty to protect Bai Lingling.
The queen felt uncomfortable when she saw that the second prince didn't even look at her, the queen mother, but the most urgent thing now was to make Bai Jinjin admit the cheating scandal.
"Jinjin, it's not that I don't believe you, but the doubts you raise this time are too great, and it's really hard to be convincing."
What does this mean? Is it the mother and son's turn to attack her Jinjin? When Concubine Ye, dressed in a light golden dress, heard the queen actually speak, a mocking smile curled up her rosy lips.
"Your Majesty, the Queen is truly interesting. Our Jinjin's good grades are hard to believe, but how can it be normal for the Second Prince to have a teacher?"
Queen Shen Yue's face suddenly turned gloomy.
"What do you mean by this, Concubine Ye?"
Concubine Ye looked at the peony-colored nails on her fingers, rubbed them gently, and said as if she didn't care what the Queen said at all: "Does the Queen think that's what I mean? I am just speaking the truth. Why are you so excited?"
Shen Yue tried her best to keep her tone calm, trying to convince herself that she was the mother of a country and should not argue with concubines. She kept a gentle face and said, "But why do I feel a bit of contempt from the concubine's words?"
Concubine Ye covered her mouth in surprise and looked at the queen in disbelief.
"Your Majesty, how could you think so? I dare not even think of this."
Looking at Concubine Ye's hypocritical look, the Queen's face remained unchanged, but her fingers had almost penetrated her palms.
"Why is your Imperial Concubine reacting so strongly? I was only speaking the truth."
Concubine Ye raised her eyebrows. Tell the truth? Then tell the truth.
"Since the Empress has said so, then I think what I said is also true. Why does my Ninth Princess cheat in your eyes just because she received the Master's praise?"
"Is it because you dislike my mother's family?"
Obviously, this sentence was directed at the old tutor, who snorted coldly and ignored it.
"Or is it because of jealousy?"
Bai Lingling in the audience was obviously a little flustered, and she responded to Concubine Ye's words with a forced smile.
"Or is it because of your prejudice against Jinjin?"
The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince both turned their heads away uncomfortably. After all, they were still young teenagers and felt a little guilty when faced with such implicit remarks.
Seeing that everyone looked guilty, Concubine Ye sneered, thinking that they were just a group of people who couldn't stand Jinjin being favored.
Bai Jinjin simply looked at her mother in admiration. It was amazing. Was this the battle of lips with the scholars? It was amazing!
"Wow, Mom, you're so handsome!"
Hearing this, the woman looked at Bai Jinjin in confusion.
"Jinjin, what is handsome?"
Bai Jinjin pondered for a long time until her fair face turned red before she figured out how to reply to Concubine Ye.
"Well, it's just that you are so cool, mom!"
Concubine Ye finally understood what Bai Jinjin meant and rubbed her head and said, "Your mother has always been very cool, learn from her."
Bai Jinjin, who had become a fan of her mother, nodded resolutely, which made Bai Luo Juncheng a little frightened.
"Wait, Jinjin can't become like you. Isn't it good for her to be cute like this?"
The old tutor's patience has almost reached its limit.
"Your Majesty, when does this test actually start? We've already wasted too much time."
Bai Jing couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he said to the Third Prince and the others, "Brothers, Jinjin's achievements are obvious to all. I was the one who helped her."
The Third Prince looked at Bai Jing like a traitor and said, "Brother, you haven't contacted us since the autumn hunt."
Bai Jing was a little anxious. He desperately wanted his brothers to recognize Bai Jinling's true identity.
"Brothers, the truth behind the Mo Yunqiu incident is not what you imagined. You have to listen to my explanation."
Hearing this, Bai Jinjin's face turned pale. What did he mean? He wanted to expose her in such an important place! She would never allow it.
After a while, tears began to flow from Bai Lingling's eyes.
"Brother, are you still blaming Lingling for what happened during the autumn hunt?"
Tears rolled down her eyes, still hanging on her eyelashes in her crystal clear eyes.
"Lingling knows she did something wrong, but she didn't expect that big brother would still be obsessed with it."
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