Chapter 20: Sudden Changes
Yun Niang looked back, only to see Mu Qian rubbing his hands and smiling outside the door, his facial features were upright, and he was dressed in court clothes on weekdays with majesty and erectness.
"Muslim."
Yun Niang bowed slightly.
"Yun Niang, why are you so polite to me."
Mu Qian hurriedly took two steps forward to support her, but Yun Niang retreated quietly.
"Lord Mu, there are still many things waiting for me downstairs, it's inconvenient today, I'll talk about it another day."
"Okay, then another day, Yun Niang, you agreed."
Mu Qian took the opportunity to take the words, and Yun Niang didn't make a sound but chuckled.
"Yun Niang downstairs is in a hurry, don't make a mistake!"
A joking voice came from the room behind Yun Niang, it sounded like she was not very old, the originally dignified Yun Niang's cheeks instantly turned red, she quickly turned around, and she didn't see Mu Qian in a panic and seemed to be stunned.
Mu Qian saw Yun Niang go downstairs and also returned to his private room, and Yuan Jing raised his eyes to look at him.
"The King's ......"
Mu Qian gave up.
"Mu Qian doesn't have to tell this king about his private affairs."
Yuan Jing intercepted his words, Mu Qian raised his eyebrows as if he was thinking, he had already put away the light and serious expression he had just faced Yun Niang.
"The minister seems to have heard a voice in the compartment just now......
As soon as he spoke, Yuan Jing stretched out his hand to signal that he didn't have to say any more.
"Whoever you hear, don't mention it to anyone."
"Yes."
Mu Qian bowed his head.
There does seem to be something different in today's kings......
When the Wenhua meeting in the middle hall was intense, bursts of cheers rang out one after another.
Xie Peifeng drew to argue with Qin Qiming of the Confucian Academy, the two fought fiercely, the wording was sharp, and Yuan Jing watched the debate under the stage through the roller blinds.
"If it's really no taboo, Mu Qian, were you like this at the beginning?"
"This is the Wenhua Club, whether it is a prince or a poor student, as long as they are on this stage, they will be treated equally, there is no difference in status, what is said is what they think at the moment."
Mu Qian responded respectfully.
This game ended with Qin Qiming bowing to Xie Peifeng to win, and the next game was Song Buyin and Li Hai of Hongfeng Academy.
The exchange of literary debates can be compared to the masters' moves, and it is wonderful to have contacts with each other, but the strange thing is that Li Hai, who is quite famous in the royal capital on weekdays, was suppressed by Song Buxin today and was almost powerless, and he was defeated in a few rounds.
At the end of the debate, Meng Qizhang came on the stage to announce the winning student, and the little guy in the store took out the woodcut for voting, and the top three were decided by everyone.
In this article, Li Hai, who had a great hope of winning the championship, was defeated by Song Buxin, which made the woodcarvings that were originally going to be thrown into Li Hai turn to Song Buxin, seeing that there were more and more woodcarvings under his name, Song Buxin's face couldn't help but be full of pride.
After the voting was over, Meng Qizhang took the note handed over by Xiang Nian.
"The top three in the Wenhua Club, the first place, Xie Peifeng."
The crowd cheered, although Xie Peifeng is not high-profile in the royal capital on weekdays, but this time he showed no one in terms of sharpness and talent, and the appearance of upstart students in the royal capital was already eye-catching, and this time Xie Peifeng's birth made everyone present press him one after another.
"Second place, Song Dianxuan."
Seeing the next name, Meng Qizhang's eyes darkened, the top three this year are all noble children, and they are in the court, I am afraid that there will be another change.
"Third place...... Song ......"
He just wanted to read it, but Xiang Nian, who was standing on the side, saw that the lantern in front of the private room on the second floor suddenly went out.
"Wait."
He opened his mouth, Meng Qizhang was interrupted, and he was also a little puzzled, Xiang Nian looked at the second floor, and after confirming that the lantern went out was not a coincidence, he turned to Meng Qizhang.
"Meng Lao."
Meng Qizhang glanced at the extinguished lantern and had some calculations in his heart.
"Third place is void."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was in an uproar, and the Wenhua Conference has been held so far, but this is the first time this has happened.
"What's going on?"
Someone in the audience asked.
"If the clouds are extinguishing, the clouds are not new, although the Wenhua Club takes everyone's vote as the winning criterion, there is always a rule that the lights go out and the game is broken."
Xiang Nian stood straight.
There were indeed rumors that the cloud inn would win or lose with a light, but since the Wenhua Club has never been lit up, people have been talking about it.
"Indiscriminately assigning the top three, is it the rule of the Mandarin Club? I think if this continues, don't even think about opening the Ruyun Inn. ”
Someone in the audience said loudly, Xiang Nian looked down, and sure enough, it was him.
"yes...... How can it be ...... like this?"
"It's really a bit overbearing like this Cloud Inn......"
……
Rashly canceling the ranking of students, if there is no valid reason, it is true that no one can understand it, and the people in the audience are waiting for the explanation of Ruyun Inn.
"I have held the Wenhua Party in Ruyun Inn for three years, and there are no rules, Song Gongzi is so excited, don't you think you are sure to win?"
A sharp female voice, the crowd split into two sides, Yun Niang walked out of it, and behind her was Li Hai, who had just fallen behind in the literary debate.
When Song Buxin saw Li Hai, his face suddenly became a little ugly.
"I am Li Hai, a student of Hongfeng Academy, and just last night, the second son of Song coerced me to lose the literary defense with a thousand ingots of gold."
Li Hai's spearhead was directed at Song Buxin.
"Don't talk nonsense! What proof do you have! ”
Song Buxin raised his eyebrows, he promised so happily last night, but he didn't expect to dig a pit here and wait for him to jump.
"The thousand ingots are proof! You know that my family is poor and that my old mother is seriously ill and needs medical treatment, so you threaten me, but I am weak and suffering from my old mother at home......"
"If it weren't for the proprietress of Ruyun Inn who found out about this, how could I dare to go against Xie Fu with my own strength......"
He said that most of the people present were people who advocated etiquette and filial piety, and such a predicament immediately caused some people from wealthy families to express their willingness to help Li Hai solve his predicament.
Instead, the peach blossoms in the private room were thrown away from the peeled flower and fruit shells.
"It's time to find a backpad, this time Xie Fu won't trouble you."
Downstairs, Song Buxin saw that the situation was not right, bowed his head and prepared to leave, Song Dianxuan didn't know that his younger brother had done such a thing, and he was exposed in public, and he felt disgraced for a while.
"Since this kind of thing happened, and Li Hai has a good character, I don't think it hurts to be the third place!"
Someone in the audience said, and everyone nodded.
"Yes, with Brother Li Hai's talent, if he wasn't threatened, he would definitely be a figure within the top three."
The crowd at the scene was excited, Meng Qizhang and Xiang Nian took a look at the private room in the middle, only to see that the lantern in the outer building had not been lit up for a long time, and the two glanced at each other.
Meng Qizhang stepped forward.
"Today, the Mandarin Club only has the second grade, and there is no third grade."
If anyone were paying attention to Lehi at this time, the gloomy owl on his face would be fleeting, and it would be terrifying.
The top three in the Wenhua Club have been decided, although the Xie family has won the leader, but they have also lost face, Song Qiuyi in the private room saw that her second brother was reprimanded in public, her face was also flushed, and her eyes were slightly red.
"Even if your second brother is at fault, Ruyun Inn has gone too far, slapping the Xie family in the face in public, no, I have to see which big Buddha is in the next room, when did King Kaiji become the place where he said anything!"
Xie Qingqing said indignantly.
"Forget it......"
Song Yiqiu's voice trembled and his head was half bowed, as if he didn't want to mention it again.