Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Changle's Sweetheart
Gong Lianyue's merciless words were like throwing a huge rock into a calm lake, splashing water all over the ground.
Jiang Wu, who was mixed in the crowd, pinched her throat and said, "I was surprised by the huge range of her poems. Who would have thought that she copied them?"
When one person opens his mouth, it's like a river washing away a fence, especially one that's already in tatters.
"When she wrote 'A thousand mountains devoid of birds, a thousand paths devoid of human traces,' I was puzzled. Why would a princess, a noblewoman who had lived a life of luxury since childhood, compose such an ancient poem of extreme sadness and despair?"
"If that's the case, it makes sense."
Ji Ruyue didn't believe that Sister Tingxue would do such a thing. The only possibility was, "Have you all been bribed by her? Otherwise, why would you slander Sister Tingxue!"
Some people who disliked Shen Tingxue took the opportunity to kick someone when he was down, "There are so many of us here, who do you think has the ability to bribe us all?"
"I think some people must be feeling guilty."
Listening to them accusing each other of plagiarism, Shen Tingxue's mind raced as she pondered a countermeasure. She glanced coldly at the loudest shouters and sneered, "I don't know where you got that collection of poetry from, but I can tell you straight up: I've never been one to plagiarize someone else's talent."
"Have you all forgotten who my master is, or do you not believe in my master?"
After a few words, people dispelled their suspicions about Shen Tingxue. If the princess was really a person of such bad character, how could the prime minister accept her as his disciple?
Gong Lianyue was a stubborn person. "The princess said you didn't plagiarize anyone else's work, so please compose a poem on the spot."
"As long as the princess can write a poem, I am willing to kneel down in public to apologize to the princess." She is the kind of person who will get to the bottom of things once she has a suspicion, and to a certain extent, she is not popular.
Jiang Wu hadn't expected her to go this far, and felt even more guilty. After all, all the poems in those collections were copied from Shen Tingxue's dreams. The fact that she could write so many poems showed that she must have a lot of knowledge.
Shen Tingxue, whose silver teeth were almost broken, felt that she was like a mad dog, and more of the uneasiness rose from the bottom of her heart, "How can this princess still be in the mood to write poetry now."
"Please write a poem before you leave."
Jiang Wu, determined to be a troublemaker, stood up and said, "I don't think there's anything wrong with what this young lady did. If I were the princess, when someone doubted me, I would definitely slap them in the face instead of rushing to leave."
"Otherwise, if today's incident gets out, it will damage my reputation if I don't tell others, and I will definitely feel guilty in the eyes of others."
Gong Lianyue didn't expect someone to speak up for her, and looked at her gratefully.
She did that just to prove the princess's innocence.
"Sister Tingxue, I think this suggestion is good." Ji Ruyue, who was a lackey, also agreed. She believed that with Sister Tingxue's talent, she could scare them to death by just writing a poem.
Chen Tingxue glared at Jiang Wu fiercely, her fingertips curled up and pinched into her palms. It was her, all of this was her fault!!!
Jiang Wu, who was stared at for no apparent reason, said:?
Jiang Wu felt a little strange. Logically speaking, Shen Tingxue could write so many popular poems, so it shouldn't be difficult for her to compose a poem on the spur of the moment. Why did she refuse so much?
There were quite a few people present who had the same idea as her, and Shen Tingxue's plan to pretend to faint and leave was obviously not going to work.
At this moment, she felt like she was being roasted on a fire.
He Shiyan had no intention of speaking from beginning to end. He seemed to be enjoying a good show.
Those who originally wanted to speak up for Shen Tingxue all turned their eyes away tacitly.
Seeing that she had remained silent, Gong Lianyue frowned and pressed on, "Princess, I believe that with your talent, it shouldn't be difficult for you to compose a poem."
"Even if I didn't feel like writing poetry, and it wasn't as good as the ones I wrote before, I think everyone can forgive me."
The eldest princess, who had been watching the farce, looked at Shen Tingxue and sighed softly: "I know you are a good child, but are you really going to let them slander you and ruin your reputation?"
"Changle naturally doesn't want to, but Changle is not in the mood to compose poetry now." Shen Tingxue bit her lower lip and knew that she could clear things up by writing a poem, but she was not the original owner at all, so how could she write a poem?
She subconsciously wanted to plagiarize the poems of the ancients, but was also worried that the poems she would write later would also appear in that collection of poems.
If she knew who published that collection of poems, she would find that person and tear him into pieces!
Jiang Wu, covering her lips, suddenly said, "Could it be that the princess can't write poetry at all?"
"How is that possible! Sister Tingxue has been a well-known talent since she was a child. She just isn't in the mood right now!" Ji Ruxue would not allow anyone to slander Sister Tingxue, especially when the person who slandered Sister Tingxue was Jiang Wu, who deserved to die.
He Shiyan glanced at Jiang Wu while twirling the black jade ring, then returned his gaze to Shen Tingxue. "They are all so suspicious of you. Changle, why don't you just write a poem to dispel the slander?"
Shen Tingxue glanced at the poetry collection that she had torn into pieces before and was now picked up by Gong Lianyue. A resentful light flashed in her eyes. She didn't believe that there would be such unpopular and remote poems in it.
"Since you insist on me writing a poem, if I don't, won't I be accused of plagiarism?" Chen Tingxue looked at Jiang Wu with cold eyes, as if to avenge her previous shame. She opened her red lips and said, "A plum tree with white jade branches stands on the road to the village, beside the creek bridge."
"I wonder why the flowers bloom first near the water? I wonder if the snow hasn't melted after winter." After she finished reading, Jiang Wu subconsciously continued with the next line. After realizing what she said, he bravely explained, "I heard someone else recite this poem before, so I remembered it."
In an instant, everyone looked at Shen Tingxue with strange eyes, and those who were close to her even kept a certain distance from her.
"How is it possible? Who did you hear this poem from, and where did you hear it from?" Shen Tingxue, who was almost going crazy at this time, began to suspect that she had traveled through time, otherwise how could she know such an unpopular poem.
Gong Lianyue's eyes lit up, "I wonder where you heard this poem."
Jiang Wu casually said, "Well, I overheard it on the way from Fuyun Town to the capital. Although I didn't understand what it meant, I memorized it because it sounded nice."
Gong Lianyue looked at Chen Tingxue with disappointment. "Princess, I have admired you since I came to Chang'an. But what you did today really disappointed me."
"I just wanted the princess to compose a poem on the spot. Why did the princess use someone else's poem to pretend it was her own? In this way, the princess's actions make it difficult for me not to doubt whether the things she did before were really written by her own hands!"
"I wrote those poems, don't try to slander me!" Even though she was exposed, Shen Tingxue gritted her teeth and denied it.
Gong Lianyue pressed on, "The princess said you wrote it. Then I want to ask you, why did you say you wrote it on the spot, but it all appeared in this collection of poems. Even the poem you wrote earlier, that lady had heard of it elsewhere. Shouldn't the princess give us an explanation?"
"Princess, is it really okay to plagiarize other people's works to embellish yourself and gain false reputation?"
No one expected that such a wonderful flower-viewing banquet would end with Princess Changle, the famous talented woman in Dayan, being revealed to be a thief who plagiarized other people's poems.
Shen Tingxue has so many fans that when they discovered that the talented woman they were following was actually a liar, the backlash was even more severe.
Such a big thing naturally reached Ji Xiao's ears. Surprisingly, he was very calm.
It was so calm that Jibao suspected that the doctor had prescribed the wrong medicine and poisoned the prince's brain.
You know, if it were any other time, he would have rushed to find Princess Changle. But it’s better this way, otherwise what if the Crown Prince was also caught up in the plagiarism scandal?
Ji Bao never thought that the poems written by Princess Changle before were all plagiarized. He had praised her poems so highly before.
Looking back now, my face really hurts a bit.
That night, Jiang Wu told him what happened at the Princess's residence today. She was inevitably troubled. "My husband, you have raised the princess since she was a child. You should be very clear about her talent and character."
So much so that she began to wonder why he accepted Shen Tingxue as his disciple.
"Madam, you believe in ghosts and gods." After pondering for a while, Xie Ji thought that they were husband and wife, and there were some things that should not be hidden from her.
"Of course I believe it." Otherwise, how could she explain the prophetic dream she had at that time?
"The one living in Changle's body now may not be the real Changle."
"!!!" Why did she know every word he said, but when they were put together it became difficult to understand?
Jiang Wu stuttered for a long time with her lips moving, and then she seemed to have found her voice again. If it was like this, she seemed to be able to speak clearly, but she still felt that something was strange.
"Why did you come to this conclusion, my husband?"
"Changle has someone she really loves, and when he comes back, they will get married." Instead of suddenly falling in love with the master whom she has regarded as a father since childhood, and committing the misconduct of plagiarizing other people's works.
A team on the road decided to cook on the spot because it was late at night. At the current speed, it would only take them seven days to return to Beijing.
"General, we have returned victorious this time. Is there anything you would like?"
"Stop teasing him. He's just looking forward to returning to Chang'an to see his sweetheart."
The man who was teased didn't say anything, but just thought about meeting his sweetheart, and even his hair was filled with happiness.
Soon, he would see her.
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The author has something to say: ① From "Early Plum" by Zhang Wei of the Tang Dynasty
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