Li Ziyan said warmly: "Why, although I come from a humble background, I am not a timid person."
Hua Xu responded perfunctorily and asked the maid to knock on the door of Ge Mansion. Everyone had been waiting for a long time.
As soon as the door knocked, the people inside opened it. Master Ge stood up and said, "Why are you gathered here?"
Hua Xu had a righteous look on his face, his back straight, and he said loudly: "Master Ge, you have been embezzling and accepting bribes to control the examination quota. Do you admit it or not?"
[This shameless Bichi! ] Li Chu cursed in his heart.
What made Li Chu so angry that he gritted his teeth?
Because Li Chu discovered that Hua Xu was just like her, they both came to this book from the same place.
It is not yet known why she came to this world, but Hua Xu was able to come because she used the artifact that she and one hundred and seven other people made with their lives. How could Li Chu not be angry about this!
Li Dafu didn't know what Bichi was, but he always felt that his daughter scolded her quite dirty.
He was equally angry and said to his daughter Xiaosheng: "That's right, this woman is simply lying. Master Ge is a rare good official, but she is so slanderous."
Li Chu nodded heavily.
No, she had to take a few breaths of spiritual energy to relieve her anger. She pulled the jade pendant and inhaled hard.
Faced with the slander, Master Ge naturally refused to admit it, so Hua Xu turned his attention to Li Ziyan.
Li Ziyan stood next to Mr. Ge, and under Hua Xu's expectant eyes, he said straightly: "I believe Mr. Ge is an upright and good official, and has not committed corruption or bribery."
He had already asked his father in the carriage just now. As his sister said, the jade pendant was indeed forced upon him by his father.
Master Ge originally refused to accept it, but his father squatted on Master Ge's way home, threw the inkstone into Master Ge's sedan and ran away, so Master Ge had no choice but to accept it.
So... Hua Xu lied to him.
Master Ge patted Li Ziyan on the shoulder happily. He had not misjudged the person.
The people who were incited by Hua Xu looked at Hua Xu. Why is this different from what he said before?
With tears in her eyes, Hua Xu looked at Li Ziyan sadly, looking betrayed.
Qin Yue felt both pitiful and angry. He loudly said to Li Zi: "Brother Li, it was obviously you who told Miss Hua that Mr. Ge took bribes from your father to give you a place in the exam. Miss Hua did this." Bring everyone here, but now you say that Mr. Ge did not take bribes, are you kidding us?"
Li Ziyan laughed and said, "Brother Qin, if my family really paid bribes, I would have kept it under wraps. Why would I tell you about it in such a big way? What good would it do to me?"
Li Ziyan used to be a person who would rather bend than bend, but now his outlook on life has been greatly impacted and he has not yet recovered.
"Then you, a merchant, why do you have an exam quota? Why don't you go through the back door?" Qin Yue was so focused on showing off in front of Hua Xu that he forgot to act like a good brother to Li Ziyan.
Master Ge answered this question: "Of course I am interested in Mr. Li's knowledge."
Li Ziyan looked at everyone with a bit of arrogance: "If you don't believe it, you can ask me questions. If someone asks a question that stumps me, I will give up this exam quota."
Li Chu took a few deep breaths of spiritual energy and regained his melon-eating mentality: [Brother is like this, he has some cool ideas...]
Li, who had a heavy image burden, brushed the wind-blown hair on his forehead as if unintentionally, and suppressed the upturned corners of his mouth.
The literati who were incited by Hua Xu had never seen such an arrogant person before, and they all stood up to compete with him.
Qin Yue was not happy because he knew Li Ziyan's talent and learning very well.
If Li Ziyan had been born into an aristocratic family, his talent and reputation would have already been known to the public.
Hua Xu was not happy either. With her status, she didn't need to spend time on a merchant, but she still went out of her way to make friends with Li Ziyan because of his talents and wealth.
This... will be the first merchant to win the top prize in high school, and will also become the mainstay of the imperial court.
Li Chu saw that everyone who faced her brother asked questions with arrogance and retreated with a dejected look on her face. She was beaten to a pulp by her big brother, and she couldn't help but grinning in joy.
Li Dafu also looked at his son with pride.
Seeing that no one dared to ask questions soon, Hua Xu had to stand up in person.
Li Ziyan, you betrayed me first, so don't blame me for being rude to you.
She took a step forward slightly and said with a smile: "I'll join in the fun and write a couplet for Brother Ziyan."
“From dawn to dusk, the mountain wind rises, the broken stones are still strong, and the ancient trees are withered and will not die.”
When Chi Guali heard it for the first time, he was angry again. This was not what Hua Xu thought of himself, but someone else wrote it.
[Stealing other people’s things and using them for yourself is such a shameless thing. 】
She was worried that Li Ziyan wouldn't be able to answer, and thought about using magic to defeat the magic. If Hua Xu cheated, she had to find a way to tell Li Ziyan the second line.
[The second couplet is: But when will people come, they will have the same meaning in thousands of miles, and they will chant the yellow crane forever, and their ambitions will not be over. 】
[How should I tell my brother? 】
Li Ziyan, who was deep in thought, suddenly became enlightened when he heard Li Chu's thoughts.
He thought about the second line several times and felt that it was not good.
Seeing that Hua Xu was sure of winning, he also put aside his usual aloofness and persistence, and spoke loudly: "But why should I come? I have a thousand intentions, and I will chant the Yellow Crane forever, and my ambition is still there."
Hua Xu said he was thinking about him, but how could someone who thought about him want to take away his exam spot?
Hua Xu's face cracked at his answer, and Li Ziyan suddenly felt a little bit of the joy of being a bad guy, and he even asked wickedly: "What do you think, Miss Hua, of my second line?"
Before Hua Xu could say anything, Master Ge slapped his thigh and shouted: "Okay!"
Li Chu, who didn't know that his brother could read minds, was once again refreshed by his brother: Is my brother so talented?
She twisted out of Li Dafu's arms, ran over and pulled Li Ziyan's robe, motioning for him to bend down and lower his head.
He patted Li Ziyan on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Brother, let's stay away from Hua Xu from now on, she will be a stumbling block on your road to success!"
How could such a talented person be harmed by Hua Xu?
Hua Xu's goal of becoming famous today has been achieved, but his reputation is mixed.
What was ruined was that she was too reckless in seeking trouble for court officials without any evidence, but what was praised was that the first couplet she published was indeed excellent.
All Li Ziyan received was praise. He was able to defeat the enemy with one opponent, and even got the pair that was so difficult from Hua Xu right.
Li Chu watched Hua Xu leave with a bad expression, and felt so happy in his heart.
She just came here now, and she couldn't see where Hua Xu hid the artifact yet, but she would always find Hua Xu to get it back.
