Chapter 034 I'll Bet You to Death

When Xia Xue brought Xia Lu and Fu Yuqing to the Ye Ting Bureau, the Ye Ting Bureau's assistant minister was stunned for a moment.

"Who are you?"

After taking a look at the masked Fu Yuqing, he suddenly had an impression of her, and a hint of disbelief flashed in his eyes.

"Are you Mrs. Chu?"

Whether entering the palace or coming to Qingliang Mountain, Xia Xue never took off her veil wherever the emperor might appear, so rumors spread in the outside world that Xia Xue was extremely ugly.

It was the first time that the Minister of the Palace Bureau had seen such a beautiful woman. Her skin was crystal clear, as if water could be squeezed out of it, and her smiling eyes seemed to absorb people's souls...

The only phrase he could think of now was "There is a beauty in the south, peerless and independent."

Xia Xue ignored him.

"Xia Lu, go to the door and wait for the Prime Minister."

"oh."

Xia Lu didn't understand what was going on and stood at the door.

Xia Xue glanced at Fu Yuqing.

"Smash it for me!"

After saying that, she and Fu Yuqing started throwing things.

The Minister of the Ye Ting Bureau was shocked.

CAO!

I thought a fairy came, but actually it was a she-devil.

Upon hearing the noise, people from the Ye Ting Bureau came out one after another and saw Xia Xue and Fu Yuqing.

Crowd:......

"Stop them quickly!" the waiter shouted, but he took a step back.

Others were also wondering what to do.

Seeing that these two people had bad intentions, they, the servants, could not afford to offend anyone.

"Go and ask the eunuchs to take charge."

"Go and invite the Prime Minister."

"Go and invite Concubine Ying."

Xia Xue and Fu Yuqing were tired of smashing things, so they moved a stool and sat down in the middle of the mess.

The people in the Ye Ting Bureau breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the two Buddha statues stop.

Is the Prime Minister coming soon?

Is Concubine Ying coming soon?

If that doesn’t work, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can come.

About an incense stick of time passed, and almost everyone on Qingliang Mountain, except the emperor, Chu Zhenxuan, and Concubine Rong who had just finished her confinement, had arrived.

Prince Lu also came, and his mouth was full of ridicule as soon as he entered the door.

"Oh, I just heard that Prime Minister Chu's wife got mad. I don't care. It's just that my concubine sister plagiarized Miss Qian's work and was exposed. It's nothing. It's just a little embarrassing. Why make a fuss? People who know this think that Madam Chu is a person of temperament, and those who don't think that the Xia family has always been like this."

Xia Xue suddenly turned around.

Prince Lu was stunned.

Mrs. Chu

How can she be so beautiful???

Xia Xue raised her eyebrows, "So Prince Lu is also entangled."

Xia Xue's voice brought Prince Lu back to his senses. Prince Lu paused, "What do you mean?"

"It's just an old woman's long, smelly, old woman's foot wrap. Think about what you just said, Prince. If not a long-mouthed woman, what else is she? No woman is as gossipy as you."

"You, how insolent!" Prince Lu felt a little embarrassed. Although he was a little distracted by Xia Xue's beauty, she had embarrassed him in front of so many people. He really deserved to be punished.

No matter how beautiful she is, we can't let her go!

"Besides, how could you have seen Xia Lu plagiarizing Qian Jiaojiao's work? Why wasn't it Qian Jiaojiao who plagiarized Xia Lu?"

Prince Lu laughed out loud as if he had heard something funny.

"The most talented woman in Ancheng raped a concubine of your Xia family? Who would believe it if I told anyone?"

To be honest, he was also fascinated by Qian Jiaojiao for a while. Although Qian Jiaojiao was not stunningly beautiful and was a little inferior to Li Tingting and Xia Xue, she was talented. In addition, her voice was so sweet that it made people feel itchy when they heard it.

"Whether you believe it or not, someone will prove it. Without any evidence, you are making up rumors and defaming Xia Lu's reputation. If you are not a gossiper, what are you?"

“Is it still necessary to collect evidence?”

"Since Prince Lu has so much confidence in Qian Jiaojiao, let's make a bet. How about five thousand taels?"

"Since Madam Chu wants to give me money for free, I am willing to do so. I'll take the gamble."

"No, it's five thousand taels of gold."

Everyone gasped.

Is this Madam Chu crazy? She protects her half sister so much, but she can't just let it go with Qian.

"What's the matter, Prince Lu? Don't you have confidence in Miss Qian? Don't you dare to gamble?" Xia Xue said lightly.

"What is there to be afraid of? It's free money, there is no reason for me to refuse it!" Prince Lu said with a stiff face.

Qian Jiaojiao should be fine.

Empress Yingfei, would you and everyone present here serve as witnesses?

Concubine Ying stepped forward and said, "Of course."

"And I'm going to add another bet."

"What else do you want to add?" It was Prince Lu who spoke.

"Why, is the prince afraid?"

"How could this king be afraid of you? Add as much as you want."

"What I want to add is that the loser must say three times to everyone, 'I am a pig head, I don't know who I am.'"

"You!" Prince Lu glared at her fiercely.

If I really lost five thousand taels of gold, what would three sentences of "I am a pighead" mean?

"Okay, I agree."

Xia Xue was very satisfied and glanced at everyone. "Does anyone else want to place a bet or raise the stakes?"

Xia Lu at the door was already in tears.

Her sister protected her like her own daughter, and she was willing to work like a slave for her all her life.

Everyone looked at Xia Lu's expression and thought that she was afraid. They were a little eager to try, but when they thought about five thousand taels of gold, they immediately wilted.

“I raise!”

Xia Xue looked in the direction of the voice and saw Li Tingting walking out from the crowd in a red dress.

"I'll add one thousand taels for Concubine Rong."

"Okay, Concubine Ying, please take note of this."

Concubine Ying nodded, then glanced at Li Tingting with an unknown smile in her eyes.

If Concubine Rong doesn't come, she just wants to get rid of the Li family. If she knew that her sister had placed a bet with her, she would probably vomit blood again.

No one else really dared to jump out again.

"Since no one has placed any bets, let's get started. Minister, please bring out Qian Jiaojiao and Xia Lu's works for everyone to see."

The Minister of the Court quickly sent someone to get it.

Two identical embroideries of "Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl" were displayed to the public.

The moment she saw the signature, Xia Xue finally understood. It wasn't that people had poor judgment, but that the enemy was too cunning and had swapped Xia Lu and Qian Jiaojiao's works.

KKKKK!

A thousand alpacas were running through Xia Xue's mind.

Xia Lu was also surprised to see Qian Jiaojiao signed under her own work.

"Sister, this"

No wonder they thought the people in the Ye Ting Bureau were blind, it turned out that the original was replaced with a fake.

“Shameless!”

Xia Xue was so angry that her teeth itched, but she had to calm down before she could prove Xia Lu's innocence.

"Xia Lu, do you think this is your embroidery?" Xia Xue pointed at the work signed by Xia Lu.

"No, that one is." Xia Lu pointed at the work signed by Qian Jiaojiao.

"Do you still have any shame? Do you think we are all blind?" Li Tingting sneered.

"Miss Qian, please come out."

Qian Jiaojiao, who was hiding behind Li Tingting, took a step forward.

Li Tingting grabbed her.

"Why listen to her? Why should you come out just because she tells you to?"

Qian Jiaojiao looked at Li Tingting, nodded, and stepped back.

Xia Xue sneered, "Why doesn't Miss Qian dare to personally identify her own embroidery? Are you afraid of being exposed?"

"Of course I admit it!" Qian Jiaojiao was so angry that she jumped up and said, "Isn't the Ye Ting Bureau clearly marked? Could it be that Madam Chu can't read?"

"I really don't recognize the words Qian Jiaojiao."

Xia Xue gave a beautiful smile.

"Miss Qian, do you dare to say that this is your embroidery?"

"Did you embroider this yourself?"

“Is this your own idea?”

"when"

Qian Jiaojiao was about to speak when she was interrupted by Xia Xue again.

"Miss Qian, you have to think carefully. If you lie in front of so many people, your reputation as a talented woman will be ruined. If you admit your mistake now, everyone will think that you didn't mean it and that you don't have any character problems. So, there is still time."

Xia Xue deliberately bit the word "still in time" very hard.

Qian Jiaojiao looked at Li Tingting, and Li Tingting quickly winked at her.

Qian Jiaojiao straightened her body, with a determined look on her face.

"How can the signature of the Ye Ting Bureau be wrong? This is of course my embroidery, my own creation. Why is Madam Chu so aggressive?"

"But, when Xia Lu handed in this work, I saw it in person!" Xia Xueling glanced at Qian Jiaojiao sharply.

"You are Xia Lu's sister, so naturally you have to speak for Xia Lu." Qian said softly, with a mist in her eyes, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Everyone started talking in low voices.