Princess Xiangrui in Huanzhu

At that time, he found Xu Jie and said that he wanted to draw a birthday picture and asked him to finish it within one day.

Liu Xu was very generous in his offer, so Xu Jie took the job without giving it much thought.

In fact, in addition to his inexplicable bad luck, there was another important reason why he gave up the imperial examination: his father was ill.

The family's financial situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and Xu Jie had no choice but to sell paintings for a living, set up a stall and write letters for people.

It was indeed as Yao Huaiheng had expected. He had a strong self-esteem, and after Yao Huaiheng passed the imperial examination, he naturally became distant from him.

It was obvious that he was not much worse than Yao Huaiheng back then, but he missed the opportunity completely because of these accidents. How could he not feel regretful?

Hearing that Yao Huaiheng had something to ask for, Xu Jie followed him without thinking much.

When Xu Jie heard that it was Liu Xu who impersonated him in the painting, he reacted.

He was very disgusted with Xu Jie's behavior. Scholars always have an inexplicable obsession with these things. Liu Xu was completely walking in his minefield.

Perhaps Liu Xu felt that he would not be exposed, so he did not hide anything.

I didn't expect Xu Jie to be a hidden boss, which completely slapped me in the face.

They soon arrived at the Jiang Mansion. The atmosphere inside had eased somewhat, but Liu Xu was obviously on pins and needles.

He knew the truth very well, and he just hoped that Xu Jie would hide it for him because he had spent a lot of money.

But this luck was completely shattered by Xu Jie's first words.

"This painting was indeed created by me." Xu Jie did not play it safe and admitted it immediately, without giving Liu Xu any face at all.

Although everyone has their own guesses, something as obvious as this still makes people look sideways.

Jiang's father didn't try to find a way out for Liu Xu this time. It was obvious that it would be impolite to say anything more.

Liu Xu looked at Xu Jie viciously.

"Who do you think you are! How dare you point fingers at me!"

He can't afford to offend Yao Huaiheng and Yao Huaichen, but he has to respect Jiang Mo, Jiang's father.

But who are you, Xu Jie? You are just a lousy painter. What is there to be proud of?

It was obvious that Liu Xu vented all his anger on Xu Jie.

Xu Jie sneered at Liu Xu's broken look. He may be poor, but he is not lacking in ambition.

Selling paintings is not selling soul or backbone. Only when these things last forever can we be the real Xu Jie.

“I may be poor, but I’m not so poor as to plagiarize.”

"you……"

Otherwise, how can we say that Yao Huaiheng and Xu Jie are good friends? They have the same venomous mouth.

I heard that someone was using his work to snatch the wife of his best friend's younger brother. Xu Jie's fighting power is simply amazing.

As soon as he appeared on the stage, he nailed Liu Xu to the pillar of shame, and he couldn't be pulled down.

Then he described the details of what happened at that time.

"At that time, Mr. Liu came to me specifically and said that he had admired my painting skills for a long time and wanted to draw a birthday painting for an elderly person in his family."

"If I remember correctly, he came three days ago and asked to complete it within one day."

Xu Jie's words made Liu Xu really want to find a hole to crawl into. Even the birthday gift was bought in a hurry.

"But Mr. Liu is right about one thing. I am poor, so I took on this painting that can be completed in one day."

Xu Jie's words simply humiliated Liu Xu, and even Jiang's father.

I don't know who laughed, but there were some suppressed laughter at the scene.

Father Jiang was so angry that his head was about to smoke. He tried to calm down and said, "Mr. Liu, please go back as soon as possible."

I didn't even say anything about my nephew, I just wanted to send him back quickly.

"Uncle Jiang, don't believe what they say, I..." Liu Xu argued unwillingly.

"Why don't we do it on the spot?" Xu Jie said slowly, and his words were exactly the same as those of the Yao brothers.

Even the pandas have nothing to eat, let’s grab the bamboo shoots!

"Xu Jie!" Liu Xu said gritting his teeth, but it did not arouse Xu Jie's fear at all.

Apart from the setbacks in his career, Xu Jie has never been a coward.

Upon hearing this, Yao Huaiheng glared at Liu Xu. Liu Xu still dared to make some small moves. He didn't mind letting him experience the consequences of his own actions.

Hexi was stunned by what she saw and even took the time to discuss it with Qianlong.

Qing'er and Lanxin were both surprised and speechless. As the most noble father and daughter of this era, was it really okay for them to chat about gossip here openly?

But it was obvious that Qianlong was very interested.

"really?"

"Alas, they should actually fulfill it."

"Xu Jie is a good guy."

Qianlong watched and muttered to himself.

The final result, of course, was that Liu Xu was forced to flee in panic. He was originally feeling guilty, so naturally he did not dare to confront or verify the situation on the spot.

Being able to hold on until this point already shows that Liu Xu has strong mental strength or is thick-skinned.

Father Jiang felt helpless and angry about the Yao brothers who ruined his birthday party, but he couldn't drive them away.

Do you think they are wrong? No, they just exposed the true face of a liar.

If you vent your anger on others, you will be criticized.

At this moment, Jiang's father was strangely in sync with Yao's father. These two brats were really annoying.

Jiang Mo felt relieved when she saw the annoying person finally left. When she was discovered by her father, she gave him a warning look.

But Jiang Mo did not back down. In fact, having come to this point, Jiang's father's warnings and threats were no longer useful.

The main idea is to throw away everything.

As Qianlong listened to Hexi talk about the story of these two ill-fated couples, his desire to act as a matchmaker was rekindled.

As he got older, he liked some harmonious and beautiful scenes, so the fearless Qianlong decided to make trouble.

Jiang's father's mood was no longer as stable as before, Liu Xu had already left, and the original plan to announce Jiang Mo and Liu Xu's marriage at the birthday party was also ruined.

If you say anything more, you will be throwing the Jiang family's face into the Pacific Ocean.

So Jiang's father decided to keep his troops in place and wait for good news, or to wait until the situation changes before taking action slowly.

However, Yao Huaiheng did not intend to let it go so easily. The longer the matter between Jiang Mo and Yao Huaichen was delayed, the more likely it was that something would go wrong.

It would be better to cut the Gordian knot and kill Jiang's father while he is sick.

"Uncle Jiang." Yao Huaiheng suddenly spoke, holding up the wine glass and walking towards Jiang's father.

When Jiang's father saw Yao Huaiheng coming over, his hair stood on end. This kid was definitely a traitor and he would fall into the trap if he wasn't careful.

Yao Huaiheng walked up to Jiang's father and said kindly, "Actually, I came here today to ask for something."

"My brother is a young man."

As soon as these words came out, everyone almost burst out laughing.

Yao Huaichen couldn't help but frown, his second brother was really...

But he endured it, just being a young boy.

"I'm sure you've heard about my disappointing brother's admiration for Miss Five."

"I know a thing or two." Jiang's father had a serious face. He was born not to like to laugh.

"Uncle Jiang, as the saying goes, lovers will eventually marry. In my opinion, Miss Jiang Wu and my brother are truly a match made in heaven and earth."