flstandardbreds Chapter 345 Dragging down the water
Chapter 345 Dragging down the water
"Miss Murong III arranged for someone to replace Princess Ye's answer sheet in Canglang Poetry Talk, falsely accusing Princess Ye of plagiarism and challenging the dignity of Qingyun Pavilion and the prestige of our dynasty."
"Those who disrupt the competition are punishable by death. According to our country's laws, Miss Murong should be flogged and demoted to a commoner, a slave for life, and not allowed to return to the capital."
"In addition, she also stole the model essays from the Imperial Academy. The crime of stealing is serious, and leaking it in advance is an even greater crime. So it seems that the person who plagiarized is actually Miss Murong herself."
Luo Sinian's words were well-reasoned. After he finished speaking, everyone present began to blame Murong Yue.
"The Canglang Poetry Contest has been held for so many years, and no student has ever dared to steal the model essays and blatantly plagiarize them. This Third Miss Murong is too bold. If she wants to commit suicide, she should not bring trouble to the entire Murong Mansion!"
Someone nodded in agreement, "Yes, I now suspect that she cheated in the previous three competitions to advance. Is this woman crazy to win the crown?"
Another young man said, "I heard that Murong Yue's elder brother Murong Lin is an editor in the Hanlin Academy. Do you think he is helping Murong Yue?"
Someone retorted: "Murong Lin is not mentally ill, how could he help her steal the model essay? This is a capital crime that will cost you your head."
"She probably entered the Imperial Academy under Murong Lin's name. As for how she got the model essay, I don't know. This Third Miss Murong is really a swindler!"
I have to say that this person's assumption was almost half right.
Murong Yue indeed entered the Hanlin Academy through a side door under the pretext of visiting her elder brother.
It was late at night and almost no one noticed.
Afterwards, she got Murong Lin drunk, and only then did she find out where Fan Wen was.
This action harmed both himself and Murong Lin.
There are too many loopholes in what Murong Yue did and it cannot stand up to scrutiny.
She knew that she was finished. Once the whole thing was confirmed, not only would her grades be cancelled, but her whole life would be ruined!
But when she thought of Ji Qingqing, she gnashed her teeth in hatred.
Murong Yue felt that the reason why she had fallen to this point was all thanks to Ji Qingqing.
Since she was ruined, Ji Qingqing couldn't have an easy time either.
Thinking of this, Murong Yue made up her mind and said through gritted teeth: "Your Highness, I have something to say. The reason why I asked someone to frame Princess Ye was all the idea of Second Miss Ji."
"She gave me a prescription written by Princess Ye herself and asked me to find someone to copy Princess Ye's handwriting. Then she bribed the guards to change her answer sheet and falsely accused her of plagiarism. She wanted to destroy Princess Ye. Your Highness, please investigate!"
After he finished speaking, the entire Qianqiu Tower became so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Luo Jingshen's face darkened in an instant, and his eyes shot towards Murong Yue like knives.
He said sinisterly: "Do you have any evidence to prove that it was Miss Ji's idea?"
"If you can't produce evidence, then you are framing someone, and the crime of framing someone is punishable by beheading."
"Ms. Murong, I advise you to think it over carefully before answering."
Murong Yue was stared at by Luo Jingshen's cold eyes, and she felt all the hairs on her body stand up.
At this moment, she suddenly realized that Luo Jingshen was biased towards Ji Qingqing.
The way he looked at himself was as if he was looking at a dead person.
Murong Yue's face turned pale with fright, and his hands hidden in his sleeves trembled uncontrollably.
She took a deep breath before finding her voice again.
"I am not lying. I have no grudge against Princess Ye. How could I risk my life to harm her?"
"It was Miss Ji Er who said that after Princess Ye's grades were cancelled, she asked the Third Young Master Ji to marry me and make me his legal wife."
"In addition, she also gave me a silver note worth ten thousand taels and asked me to bribe the guards who were in charge of collecting the scrolls."
"She said that money makes the world go round. As long as the money is in place, there will definitely be people vying to do this. She asked me to seize this opportunity on my own."
"I was bewitched by her and did something wrong. I know I have let Princess Ye down, and I have let down Principal Cheng and the Royal Academy for their cultivation. I only hope that Second Miss Ji will be punished accordingly."
A hint of sarcasm flashed across Ji Yuntang's eyes, then disappeared in an instant.
I'm afraid Murong Yue only mentioned one of the facts and not the other, right?
It was true that she was bewitched by Ji Qingqing, but what if the other party only promised to let her marry Ji Zihang as his legal wife?
Ji Yuntang felt that this condition was not enough for Murong Yue to take such a big risk to frame him.
In this situation, it is most likely that Murong Yue himself has selfish motives.
She wanted to drag herself down with her, so she would have one less competitor.
In this way, she will become famous in Canglang Poetry Talk and have a bright future. How could she still look down on Ji Zihang?
Murong Yue's move clearly showed that he wanted to climb up by stepping on her shoulders!
Unforgivable!
The smile on Ji Yuntang's face faded. "If that's the case, then let's send someone to invite Miss Ji Er to come over and confront her face to face!"
Yongninghou Mansion.
When Ji Qingqing learned that Murong Yue had betrayed her, she almost went crazy with rage.
She was yelling and throwing things around the house.
"Murong Yue is such an idiot. She can't even handle such a small matter. She even betrayed me. Why doesn't she just die?"
Mrs. Meng walked in, her face looking equally ugly.
Ji Qingqing had assured her that it would be absolutely okay to have Ji Yuntang's grades cancelled this time.
But now?
The fire even burned themselves.
Meng and Ji Qingqing did this without telling Ji Nanchuan.
She simply couldn't imagine how angry Ji Nanchuan would be if he knew about this.
Meng knew that the best thing to do now was to find a way to resolve the matter.
The only person who can solve this problem is Ji Qingqing.
"Qingqing, someone from Qingyun Pavilion just came to tell you to go to Qianqiu Tower. Things have already happened, and there is no point in you getting angry now!"
"What you need to do now is to find a way to push all the responsibilities onto Murong Yue and let her bear all the blame. Just insist that you know nothing, and I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will help you."
Ji Qingqing was stunned, and the expression on her face changed again and again.
"Mother, but will His Royal Highness the Crown Prince believe me?"
Meng said in a deep voice: "He has to believe it even if he doesn't want to. He needs the support of our mansion, so he will naturally stand on our side."
"Besides, didn't you say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has feelings for you?"
"Since he has you in his heart, what do you have to worry about?"
Ji Qingqing frowned. Compared to this matter, she was more worried that her gentle image in Luo Jingshen's eyes would collapse.
As a last resort, Ji Qingqing could only ask Cui Liu to put on a weak and sickly makeup for her, and then she gritted her teeth and got on the carriage to Qianqiu Tower.