The annoying crying made Chu Yuan want to cover her ears.
At this moment, Jiang Xuening snapped just like in the drama, slamming her teacup on the table and saying irritably, "Have the noble ladies of the capital really become so materialistic and snobbish?"
Miss Yao, if you truly feel that a mere censor in the Ministry of Justice is unworthy of you, you should simply beg your father to annul the engagement. Why resort to slander and vicious curses against others?
In Jiang Xuening's heart, Zhang Zhe is the best person in the world.
Once, when she was the empress and isolated and helpless, he was willing to abandon morality and his life to help her. He was upright and honest, did not serve the powerful and wealthy, and lived a pure and simple life. How could he be like what Yao Xi said, as if he was deliberately clinging to the Yao family?
Yao Xi choked on her words, "What...what's your relationship with Zhang Zhe? Why are you taking his side?"
"It's nothing, I just find you disgusting for being hypocritical."
In the original storyline, You Yue was malicious and came up with a bad idea to have Yao Xi ruin Zhang Zhe's reputation by spreading rumors that he was unlucky and brought bad luck to his wives. This way, even if the engagement was called off, outsiders wouldn't think that the Yao family had done anything wrong.
Yao Xi was able to preserve her reputation and successfully escape this unsatisfactory marriage, achieving two goals at once.
But there's no such thing as a free lunch.
Yao Xi choked, her face turning pale and then red, but Jiang Xue Ning had no intention of letting her off the hook.
"Yao Xi, you come from a prestigious family, yet you have no backbone whatsoever. And you dare to say that Lord Zhang is not good enough for you? How can you even say that!"
Putting everything else aside, Lord Zhang's fearlessness in the face of power and his willingness to speak the truth, compared to those scheming and despicable members of the Xingwu Guard, make him a hundred times more upright than you!
After saying that, Jiang Xuening turned and left, as if she didn't want to associate with these people who were slandering Zhang Zhe behind his back.
Yao Xi was so angry that her small sobs turned into loud sobs, and the others secretly stuck out their tongues, not daring to say a word.
Chu Yuan shook her head; Yao Xi's mental fortitude was still too weak.
In her previous life, You Yue couldn't control her mouth and was directly forced into a fish tank by Jiang Xue Ning to wash her mouth!
If it were Yao Xi, wouldn't she be so angry that she would hang herself?
However, Jiang Xuening was right about one thing: Zhang Zhe is upright and honest, so he deserves a wife who is equally down-to-earth, not someone like Yao Xi who is picky and confused.
"Miss Yao."
Chu Yuan stepped forward and patted Yao Xi's trembling shoulders. "To be honest, we don't have a very deep relationship, so we really shouldn't be saying things that are too intimate with someone we don't know well."
But marriage is a matter of parental arrangement and matchmaker's word. This is not your own intention. How could you not know that Lord Zhang is the same?
If I were you, and I were truly determined not to accept this marriage, I would definitely make it clear to your face. After all, there are so many people in the world who are engaged but cannot become a couple, so it's not a big deal.
Most importantly, you must not do anything that will trouble your conscience, otherwise you will never be able to hold your head high for the rest of your life.
That's all I have to say. As for what Yao Xi will do in the end, Chu Yuan has no control over it.
In short, she and Zhang Zhe were destined to be apart. Even if she didn't step forward to break off the engagement, Zhang Zhe would eventually do so once he cleared his name.
After such an unpleasant incident that night, no one was in the mood to chat anymore.
Moreover, a written examination will be held tomorrow.
The entire court was filled with trepidation as Xie Wei, the renowned advisor to the emperor and a man of immense learning, set the questions.
Fang Miao then suggested that they go together to find Jiang Xuening and ask her if she had any inside information.
After all, Xie Shaoshi and Jiang Shilang had a close relationship.
Four years ago, it was Vice Minister Jiang who secretly sent Junior Tutor Xie to the capital to help the current emperor secure his throne. Otherwise, Vice Minister Jiang would be just an unknown minor official in the Ministry of Revenue, just like Zhang Zhe.
"Insider information?" Jiang Xuening paused in her tea-drinking motion.
Fang Miao nodded like a chick pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, isn't Miss Jiang's father acquainted with Master Xie?"
It's not that we're being petty and doubting Master Xie; it's just that Master Xie is so strict and rigid, the questions he sets must be incredibly difficult!
Miss Jiang, could you please tell me what Master Xie's favorite book is?
We'll go look for it tonight; it would be good if we could get a few more points on the test."
Jiang Xuening was still planning to leave the palace when she heard this. Her eyes flickered and she had already made up her mind. "He, according to Father, always has the 'Twenty Essays of Confucianism' with him at all times. He might use it to test us, especially the third and sixth essays. We should read them more often, it won't hurt."
Upon hearing this, Fang Miao was overjoyed. She stood up, grabbed the people, and asked, "Did you bring the twenty Confucian essays?"
Chu Yuan slowly pulled it out of her sleeve. "I have it."
"Oh? Really! You Yue, you're so kind! You saved all our lives. After you pass the exam, I'll definitely do a fortune telling for you so you can find a perfect husband!" Fang Miao said excitedly without any restraint.
In an instant, everyone crowded around to read the book "Twenty Essays on Confucianism." Only Jiang Xuening, Xue Shu, and Chu Yuan remained motionless, and there seemed to be some undercurrent between the three of them.
After a while, Chu Yuan was the first to look away, too lazy to get involved in their scheming.
The reason she selflessly shared the exam answers is that the tutoring exam is just a pass/fail test, not a competitive elimination test. Even if others do well on the exam, it won't affect her.
As for how the female lead should act, that's her business. Chu Yuan decided to focus on taking the written exam.
Everything went smoothly as expected, and Xie Wei rated the answer sheet as "excellent".
Unlike Jiang Xuening, who gave a nonsensical answer but was still rated as excellent, this girl received special treatment.
Chu Yuan and the remaining four were more like runners-up.
Jiang Xuening is someone who can only feel at ease when she is "under close supervision".
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