At that time, she thought, her family background was no worse than Fu Qingyan's before she got married, so why was she so different from her after she got married? She was the high and mighty Second Prince's wife, while she was just the wife of a fifth-rank official.
So when she lived her life again, she wrote down this poem as a stepping stone to marry into the royal family, and at the same time to dampen Fu Qingyan's arrogance.
As Loiman explained one by one, Xiao Changan's eyes became brighter and brighter. In contrast, Fu Qingyan and Taifu's faces became paler and paler.
After hearing what Loiman said, the princess asked her, "How come I didn't know that you could also write cursive?" Fu Qingyan's cursive writing was quite praised among the noble ladies in the capital.
Luo Yiman lowered her head and pretended to be shy: "I am still learning. I am not proficient in it, so I didn't show it outside."
Some people praised Loiman for his humility, and in turn pointed fingers at Fu Qingyan.
"The most talented woman in the capital actually stole someone else's poem. How shameless!"
"Kyoto is indeed full of hidden talents. I never thought that Miss Luo, though relatively unknown, could write such a masterpiece. I admire her greatly."
"Miss Fu stole a poem, so it's hard to say whether her previous poems were also stolen."
"Who knows? I was wondering how she could produce so many excellent works. It turns out she stole them. How ridiculous! My mother even asked me to emulate her. What should I emulate? Steal other people's poems?"
Fu Qingyan couldn't stand the malice and ridicule of the crowd, and fainted. The master was horrified: "Yan'er, wake up, Yan'er!"
At this moment, the Crown Prince and several princes finally arrived. As soon as they stepped into the back garden, they saw the noisy scene in front of them.
Hearing everyone talking about Fu Qingyan, the Second Prince was startled and quickly pushed through the crowd to see what was going on.
He saw Fu Qingyan lying on the ground at a glance, and his heart tightened. Without caring about anything else, he rushed forward and carefully held Fu Qingyan in his arms.
"Someone, call the imperial physician over!"
He shouted anxiously, his face extremely gloomy and ugly. He glanced around coldly, finally stopping at the Queen and the eldest princess, and asked with suppressed anger:
"Your Highness, Queen, Your Highness, what exactly happened?"
The Queen explained in this way, simply telling what happened without adding any personal emotions and keeping herself out of the matter.
The second prince glanced at Loiman sinisterly, with a fierce light flashing in his eyes. If looks could kill, Loiman would have died long ago.
In the end, he said nothing and left with Fu Qingyan in his arms. In his opinion, other things could be taken care of later, and Fu Qingyan's safety was the most important thing now.
Luo Yiman was terrified, her mind filled with the cold and hateful look the Second Prince gave her before he left. Thinking of his deep affection for Fu Qingyan, she couldn't help but worry whether she would be retaliated by him.
After this incident, the Queen felt completely disillusioned. "I hereby announce that Miss Luo won first place at today's Spring Poetry Appreciation Competition. I will request His Majesty's permission to grant Miss Luo to the Third Prince as a concubine."
Concubine! Luo Yiman's heart sank. Why wasn't she the main wife?
Seeing that she hadn't responded yet, the princess asked, "Second Miss Luo has been slow to respond, but do you have any objections to the Empress's decision?"
As Xiao Changan hesitated to speak, Loiman bowed reluctantly and said, "Your Highness dare not. Thank you, Your Majesty."
The flower viewing banquet ended hastily, and Loiman was stopped by Xiao Changan as soon as she left the Princess's Mansion.
Xiao Changan once again disobeyed Marquis Zhaoxin's order and left him alone standing at the door. When he saw Loyman coming out, Xiao Changan immediately went to meet him.
"Yiman, if you don't want to marry the Third Prince, I will find a way to get you out of this."
Loiman didn't achieve his goal and was feeling confused. He looked at Xiao Changan with impatience in his eyes.
"The Third Prince is handsome and a prince, so why shouldn't I marry him? Do I have to marry a lowly fifth-rank official like you?"
"Yiman, do you really want to hurt my heart like this?" Xiao Changan said seriously, "What I said to you before is still valid. If you don't want to marry him and become a concubine and be overshadowed by the main concubine in the future, I can help you."
Luo Yiman sneered: "Being suppressed in the backyard is better than being suppressed everywhere in the outside world. I am the prince's concubine, different from ordinary concubines."
"Iman..."
"Go away. It's really bad luck to see you."
Xiao Chang'an's heart was broken into eight pieces, and Marquis Zhao Xin, who had caught up with him, ordered his men to take him away forcibly.
Loiman bit her lip. Seeing Marquis Zhaoxin coming with such a fierce attitude, she was a little worried about Xiao Changan. But then she thought of the resentment they had when they were together in their previous life, so she didn't care in the end.
Xiao Chang'an was brought back to Marquis Zhaoxin's mansion. Facing the questioning of Marquis Zhaoxin's wife and the old lady, he shook his head coldly.
"My leg was healed by a wandering monk, but that wandering monk is nowhere to be found."
Yun Yuan said that she would only help him complete two more things. If she hadn't said that, he wouldn't mind letting Yun Yuan take action again, but now it was impossible. He couldn't waste an opportunity on an irrelevant person.
After being treated by the court physician, Xiao Changping's fever had subsided. Lady Zhaoxin was no longer so anxious and asked, "Tell me the name of that wandering monk, and we'll go find him ourselves."
"That person didn't leave a name."
The old lady looked at him with disappointment: "Chang'an, Changping is your elder brother and the future successor of the Marquis' Mansion. You can't hide anything. You are the most promising younger generations in the Marquis' Mansion. You must help each other."
"So this is how Grandma sees me." Xiao Changan said self-deprecatingly, "I thought Grandma registered me under Mother's name because she loved me. It turns out I was wrong. In Grandma's eyes, I am such a selfish person."
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