Eunuch Yuan, who was beside the emperor, quickly walked down the steps and took the crumpled note from the eldest prince's hand.

The eldest prince had tried his best to smooth the note, but it was still very wrinkled. If he had known better, he would not have crumpled it into a ball.

The eldest prince felt a little regret in his heart, but not much, because no matter how wrinkled the note was, it would not affect the emperor's ability to read the verses clearly.

Xie Jingyin sat there, looking at the smile on the eldest prince's lips, and suddenly felt a bad premonition in his heart.

Xie Jingyan, who was sitting opposite him, looked at Shen Wan.

He was originally curious about what Shen Wan asked him to write on the note to the eldest prince. A note could actually make the eldest prince lose his temper in public. He became more and more curious about what the note was, and his intuition told him that the note was related to Young Master Xu.

Eunuch Yuan presented the note to the emperor. The emperor opened it, took a look at it, and immediately his face darkened.

The eldest prince looked at Young Master Xu and said, "I am rude, Young Master Xu is so talented that he can write such excellent poems in such a short time, which is admirable."

Young Master Xu said, "The eldest prince is ridiculously complimentary."

The eldest prince's smile deepened, "Master Xu, please continue."

Young Master Xu didn't think much, and immediately read out the last line of the poem, "Chen You is extremely happy about this, and the sound of birds chirping into the orchestra."

The poem was really good, and all the civil and military officials nodded in praise.

But the emperor's face was already covered with dark clouds. All civil and military officials could tell at a glance that the emperor was unhappy, and the hall fell silent in an instant.

The eldest prince looked at Young Master Xu with a smile, "Young Master Xu's poem is really good, but compared to Young Master Xu's talent and learning, Young Master Xu's courage is what really makes me admire him. He dared to bully the first time he entered the palace. Jun!"

Master Xu's expression changed, and Master Xu said, "Why did the eldest prince say this? Even if he borrowed a few tiger courage from a dog, he would not dare to deceive you..."

Before Mr. Xu finished speaking, the emperor threw the note presented to him by the eldest prince in front of Mr. Xu.

The note was not heavy and made no sound when it fell on the ground, but it almost scared Master Xu out of his wits.

Master Xu quickly bent down to pick up the note, unfolded it, and saw what was written on it.

Mr. Xu's knees softened and he knelt down with a pop, "Your Majesty, please calm down! I have no idea how to teach my son."

After shouting, he scolded his son, "You evil thing! Why don't you kneel down!"

Young Master Xu didn't know why he was known as a bully just for writing a poem, but his own father asked him to kneel down, and he didn't dare not to kneel down.

The civil and military officials of the whole dynasty didn't know what was going on. You couldn't help but look at me and I looked at him, both of them were confused.

But soon they knew what happened. The eldest prince said, "Young master Xu is so brave. The emperor asked you to compose a poem in public to compare with the young master of You Xiangfu who is better. It's better for you. I don't know from now on." Where did you copy a song to deceive the emperor? Do you really think that no one knows about it?"

Young Master Xu turned pale.

Xie Jingyin's eyes were cold and he asked, "Did you write that poem yourself?"

Young Master Xu was so frightened that he lost his mind. When Xie Jingyin asked this, he immediately reacted, "I did it myself, but I am very competitive, so..."

If you are eager to win, you will be charged with a much lighter crime than copying a poem that you have written before to make up for the crime.

Xie Jingyin wants to protect the eldest young master Xu, how could the eldest prince let it go so easily? He doesn’t know who sent this poem to him. He knows that someone is taking advantage of him, but he doesn’t mind being used for things that are good for him. Take advantage of it.

The eldest prince smiled, "Even if Young Master Xu composed it himself, and Young Master Ye composed the poem in public, and Young Master Xu won with his own old work, it would still be a weak win, which is despising."

"Besides, if this poem was really written by Mr. Xu himself, how could it be exiled and delivered to me?"

"This is clearly a deliberate attempt to deceive the emperor!"

The eldest prince's voice was cold and stern, and he looked at the emperor and said, "Young Master Xu's talent is just an act. As a father, Master Xu cannot be ignorant. As the minister of the Ministry of Rites, he indulges his son and deceives the emperor. If he is not punished severely, he will not be able to rule the court." ."

Young Master Xu knew that he was in doom today. He quickly took all the blame and said that the matter had nothing to do with his father. It was just that Master Xu had too high expectations of him. He was afraid that his father would be disappointed, so he cheated.

This kind of rhetoric resonated with many ministers in the court. Which father has never been deceived by his son, but to deceive the emperor is too much, not to mention that paper cannot cover the fire.

The emperor's face became serious, and Empress Song hurriedly advised, "Your Majesty, calm down. Today's palace banquet is held for the two princes and concubines. Young Master Xu's crime of deceiving the emperor should be dealt with after the banquet is over. Don't mess with the ministers." of elegance."

Shen Wan sat there, sneering in her heart. After all this, Queen Song still wanted to protect Mr. Xu and buy him time to discuss countermeasures.

How could the emperor tolerate bullying the emperor in public? Empress Song simply didn't understand the emperor too well.

However, the emperor really suppressed the matter and waved his hand. The guards immediately came in and took Master Xu out. Master Xu couldn't stay any longer and followed him out consciously.

The eldest prince glanced at Duke Zhongguo, and Duke Zhongguo suddenly felt on pins and needles.

Master Xu was recommended by him, and something like this happened less than half a month after entering Beijing, so he cannot escape the blame.

The eldest prince did not attack directly, and Empress Song also said that the palace banquet was important. Duke Zhongguo did not dare to stand up to show his loyalty, not to mention the torment in his heart.

Seeing Young Master Xu being pulled out, Shen Wan felt much better. Thinking of the poem, Shen Wan tugged on Xie Jingyan's sleeve and said, "Save the poet."

Xie Jingyan was full of doubts. He took a deep look at Shen Wan, then looked at the emperor and said, "But the poem is indeed good. Normally, a person with such talent and learning would not be willing to be pushed around. Now things have become big." , it’s better not to be silenced.”

Xie Jingyan's mellow voice echoed in the hall, and Shen Wan breathed a sigh of relief.

That poem has been exposed to the public, and Xie Jingyan has also beaten Mr. Xu. I understand that they don't dare to silence him.

The emperor said, "Tomorrow, I will see the poet."

Xie Jingyin's face was so ugly that he was dying.

The eldest prince looked at Xie Jingyan.

Couldn't that note be sent to him by someone sent by King Ling?

Xie Jingyan looked at Shen Wan. He wanted to ask her something, but at the banquet, there were people around him, so he had no chance to ask her.

He endured it until the banquet was over and left the hall. No one was around. She looked at Shen Wan and said, "Should you explain that poem to me?"

I knew he would ask.

But after thinking about the banquet for half a day, she couldn't think of a good way to say it.

Shen Wan looked at him with a serious look on his face, "Do you believe me when I say I dreamed about it?"

Xie Jingyan smiled, "What do you think?"

This woman really thought he was easy to fool.

Knowing that he wouldn't believe it, Shen Wan said discouraged, "But I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe it, forget it."

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