I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1280 Saying to the Empress: Sister, you smell quite nice.

'What would happen if someone born into poverty and someone born with a silver spoon read the same book?'

Li Yueyue wasn't unaware of the meaning behind those words.

The students who were admitted to the Imperial Academy immediately understood from the debate topic proposed by Xun Siye that he was actually asking them to debate the matter between Xiao Ansheng and Yang Liaoyuan.

It was just a more ingenious way.

What should happen when a poor student born into poverty and a noble child born with a silver spoon in their mouth study in the same Imperial Academy?

It did not explicitly state that it was about Xiao Ansheng and Yang Liaoyuan, but it used this method to let the students discuss their own positions.

This can be considered the fundamental disagreement regarding the current main contradiction.

Zhao Shi, Ji Shuying, Liu Kan, and the others naturally understood, but they remained silent. They simply watched as Xun Kuang came over to greet the foreign scholars before taking his seat.

The students understood, but they looked at each other and no one stood up to speak.

Li Yueyue then dashed to the very back.

It's not that she had nothing to say.

The main issue is that what she wanted to say wasn't appropriate for this occasion, but rather for private insults.

Furthermore, if one hasn't read much and can't articulate profound truths, it's better to remain silent.

Retreating doesn't mean Li Yueyue is going to run away.

Instead, he shielded everyone in front of him, letting them debate and bring glory to the Imperial Academy!

Li Yueyue, who had hidden at the very back, pinched the small doll at her waist. It was a replica of the doll her mother had brought back from the banquet for noblewomen in the palace.

However, this doll does look somewhat like Yan Ruyu.

The main reason is that ever since Yan Ruyu hit Liu Kan, Li Yueyue realized that Sister Ruyu is her idol!
So I made this doll and carried it with me.

Li Yueyue stepped back further and retreated into the crowd of onlookers.

Looking around, she noticed an ordinary-looking woman smiling at her.

Li Yueyue was puzzled for a moment, thinking that she didn't recognize him, but those eyes were strangely beautiful.

So he smiled back and stood on tiptoe to look at the group of people supporting Yang Liaoyuan on the other side.

The ordinary-looking older sister next to Li Yueyue looked at the doll on Li Yueyue's waist with a puzzled expression, and then looked at the short girl next to her.

"It doesn't look like her at all, but I can still recognize who she is." The short girl, who was actually Maomao, looked at the Yan Ruyu doll and muttered to herself.

Upon hearing this, Li Yueyue looked at the little girl with a puzzled expression. She was also an extroverted girl, and since Yan Ruyu had been mentioned, she immediately looked at Maomao and asked, "Do you know who this is?"

The cat said, "Yan Ruyu."

Li Yueyue's eyes immediately showed surprise, and she looked at the cat with a proud expression: "I did a good job, didn't I?"

After glancing at Li Yueyue, the cat took out a small doll from her handbag.

You can tell at a glance that it's Yan Ruyu, mainly because she looks silly and has two knives hanging behind her.

"Huh?" Li Yueyue was taken aback.

I immediately looked at the cat.

The cat was quite generous: "It's yours."

Li Yueyue looked at the cat with a surprised expression.

The cat said, "I have many."

Xunxia and the others were skilled with their hands; when they were making them before, everyone in Lingqi Pavilion made quite a few.

Li Yueyue looked at the cat suspiciously, but then noticed the cat's ordinary clothes and the bandages wrapped around its fingers.

She glanced at Su Chang'an again.

Suddenly, a look of realization crossed his face!
Seeing this, Su Chang'an sighed and secretly thought, "What happened to hiding your identity? You're so high-profile, how come you guessed it right away?"
Li Yueyue then asked, "Are you making these dolls to support your sister's education?"

Su Chang'an looked at Li Yueyue with a puzzled expression.

The cat readily nodded: "Yes."

Su Chang'an looked at the cat and said, "You're lying without even blushing, aren't you!"

The cat looked at Su Chang'an and said, "If my sister passes the imperial examination, I won't have to suffer anymore."

As she spoke, the cat looked at Su Chang'an with unwavering determination and a confident expression.

Although Su Chang'an didn't know what this girl was doing.

But that's obvious.
I'm getting into character!
Moreover, that confident gaze seemed to be telling Su Chang'an, "Leave it to me, and no one will recognize who you are!"

Su Chang'an hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Li Yueyue gave the cat a thumbs up: "Amazing!"

As she said this, Li Yueyue looked at the doll she had taken from the cat and exclaimed sincerely, "You're really amazing! You made it look so much like Sister Ruyu. Where have you seen it before?"

The cat nodded: "We've bumped into each other a few times, but we're not close."

Li Yueyue nodded, then took out some silver from her sleeve and handed it to Maomao: "Here, I bought it! How could I take it for free?"

The cat blinked, not being coy at all, and took the silver, saying, "Okay."

readily!

Looking at the cat, Li Yueyue felt that this person was straightforward.

After all, she wouldn't dare accept it if it were truly free.

That makes me feel much more comfortable.

He then looked at Maomao and Su Chang'an, and bowed, saying, "Li Yueyue."

Su Chang'an bowed, thought for a moment, and then said, "Cui Qing."

Then, pointing to the cat, he said, "Her name is Cui."

崔.
Upon hearing this surname...

The cat immediately looked at Su Chang'an, its eyes clearly indicating that it wanted to bump into Su Chang'an.

But just then...
From the group supporting Yang Liaoyuan, a handsome young man stepped forward, bowed to Xun Kuang and the others, and said, "Gentlemen, I am Li Yuanzhuo." After speaking, he turned to Xiao Ansheng's group and asked, "May I ask you fellow students, how can those born into humble circumstances and those born with a silver spoon in their mouths afford to read a book?"

From the group, a female student who had washed the Imperial Academy's clothes exceptionally clean stepped forward and bowed to Xun Kuang and the others, saying, "Student An Furong greets all the teachers."

Having said that, he looked at Li Yuanzhuo and said, "Please explain in detail, Brother Li."

Seeing someone come out, Li Yuanzhuo immediately said, "What I want to ask is, since you and I are both studying at the Imperial Academy today, I would like to ask, you have studied hard for more than ten years, while we, although we come from wealthy families, have not also studied hard for more than ten years to enter the Imperial Academy?"

An Furong smiled and said, "Brother Li, everyone here today is someone who has studied hard for years, and there are no people who have entered the Imperial Academy by taking shortcuts."

Li Yuanzhuo immediately nodded: "Alright! Since that's the case, we were classmates to begin with, so why should we be so insignificant as to share a single golden key? But today, we've consciously divided ourselves into two factions because of our identities. Why is that?"

An Furong retorted, "Brother Li, you say we are classmates, without any special privileges, and there's no real distinction between us, yet you keep saying you consciously divide yourself into two factions. Isn't this a result of your own subconscious biases?"

Li Yuanzhuo was stunned; he hadn't expected An Furong to act like this so suddenly.

An Furong continued, “Ten years of hard study are all for the sake of passing the imperial examination. Brother Li, you were born into a life of luxury and have no need to worry about food. You only need to study. But we have the goal of studying, and we have to think about our daily meals. The mundane aspects of life are not in your books, but they are in our books.”

At this point, An Furong glanced at Xun Kuang and then looked at Li Yuanzhuo: "Siyue asked, 'If you were born into humble circumstances and were born with a golden spoon, how would you read the same book?' I can tell you, it's more difficult for us to read the same book. I remember you once mocked Brother Zhang for not noticing the error when he read the sage's book about crabs having six legs and two claws. Instead, you asked, 'So crabs have six legs?'"

Li Yuanzhuo was stunned for a moment.

An Furong continued, “We have never seen a crab before, we only know that books say crabs have six legs, but you are different, you eat them often, so you naturally know that crabs have eight legs. The question you asked is how to answer it, this is how to answer it.”

"Our knowledge is only in books, not in reality. On the contrary, you can combine books with reality. That's why we are particularly serious about things within the Imperial Academy, especially Xiao Ansheng. But he was framed because of his congenital illness."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanzhuo interrupted directly: "It wasn't a frame-up. Xiao Ansheng himself wrote an apology letter, admitting to the matter."

An Furong spoke up: "Yang Liaoyuan initially admitted that she had misunderstood him."

This gets us straight to the point.

Li Yuanzhuo naturally wouldn't back down and immediately retorted, "Then why did Xiao Ansheng write an apology letter?"

An Furong asked with a smile, "Then why did Yang Liaoyuan initially admit it was a misunderstanding? A woman's innocence can be repeatedly denied?"

Li Yuanzhuo was about to speak.

From the crowd, a woman stepped forward and looked at An Furong: "Sister An, how could I risk my innocence to do such a thing?"

An Furong looked at the strikingly beautiful young woman who came out and said, "Yang Liaoyuan, what makes you think we wouldn't believe you would do something like this to jeopardize your innocence?"

As soon as these words came out.
The two sides were on the verge of drawing their swords.

Meanwhile, the onlookers listened quietly, realizing that things had gone completely off-topic.

But that's exactly what I want to see!

Yang Liaoyuan looked at An Furong and sighed, just about to speak.

An Furong turned to Xun Kuang and the others and said, "Gentlemen, I believe that when we read the same book, we can have different insights because of our different understandings. Therefore, the content we read and the principles we comprehend are different."

Yang Liaoyuan frowned and secretly glared at An Furong, who was deliberately ignoring her and instead going to talk to the teachers about this matter.

He immediately bowed to Xun Kuang and the others, saying, "Gentlemen, this student is Yang Liaoyuan."

After a brief pause, Yang Liaoyuan continued, "I once read the Master's commentary on the Empress's words, which included the line, 'Investigating things is to rectify the mirror of one's heart. Extending knowledge is to restore the brightness of one's nature.' I felt a deep understanding, realizing that one should reflect on one's inner self, break free from the obscuring of selfish desires and distracting thoughts, and thus maintain a pure and innocent mind. By reading in this way, one can cultivate a righteous spirit within one's heart."

As she spoke, Yang Liaoyuan glanced at An Furong: "What Sister An just said, 'Crabs have six legs and two claws,' if taken literally, might be a mistake by the sage. But if we look at it from the perspective of seeking truth outside the mind, rather than searching for something while riding a donkey, can we then say that the sage is telling us that the imperfections of things are precisely when the truth is complete, that less is more, and that truth lies in error? We may be born into privilege, but we don't necessarily have much knowledge. I don't agree with what Sister An said about how different levels of knowledge lead to different reading experiences."

"If one's mind is upright, one can understand the same principles from the same book. But if one does not understand them and blames the sage for writing them incorrectly, should one examine oneself?"

Upon hearing Yang Liaoyuan's name, the people behind her immediately applauded.

Even the people around them looked on in astonishment.

"Pah! Nonsense!" Li Yueyue muttered under her breath at the end.

Then, frowning, he continued to curse: "Not only are you using the great principles the Empress has enlightened to justify yourself, but you've also insulted Sister Furong and Xiao Ansheng! Bah! Bah! Bah!"

Li Yueyue became increasingly angry as she spoke.

Su Chang'an looked at Yang Liaoyuan with some helplessness. It was indeed a fallacy, because she used the first sentence to explain it, completely ignoring the second sentence.

Li Yueyue continued, "If Her Majesty the Empress knew that her reasoning was being used by such a person to justify herself, she would be absolutely disgusted! When I see Her Majesty, I will definitely complain and teach Yang Yuan a lesson."

After hearing this, the cat glanced at Su Chang'an.

When Li Yueyue noticed that Cui Qing and the Cui sisters were looking at her, she immediately said, "Don't tell anyone that I have a very good relationship with the Empress. It's a secret."

Su Chang'an nodded and said, "Okay!"

Li Yueyue chuckled. Her background had never been a secret, and she figured the two sisters must know it.

Since that's the case, there's no need to hide anything, like saying it was a slip of the tongue or something. That's just pretentious and affected.

It is or it isn't.

What's there to be ashamed of?

But the next moment, Li Yueyue looked at An Furong and was speechless. She frowned and said, "If only I had read more books, even just those grand principles of the Empress, I would be right here in the upper echelons making things difficult for Yang Yuan!"

Su Chang'an looked at Li Yueyue and asked with a smile, "Regarding the matter between Yang Liaoyuan and Xiao Ansheng, why do you trust Xiao Ansheng so much? Is it because of Xun Siye?"

Li Yueyue was stunned for a moment, looked at Cui Qing, and immediately said, "You don't support Xiao Ansheng?"

Su Chang'an said, "I've been studying at home and don't know everything yet."

Upon hearing this, Li Yueyue immediately moved closer to Su Chang'an, took his hand, and said mysteriously, "It has nothing to do with Xun Siye. It's just that Xiao Ansheng is a cross-eyed guy. We've made fun of him a lot. Besides, he's a really nice person. Even though we're so familiar, he doesn't want to be alone with me, saying that if word gets out, someone might spread rumors and ruin my reputation. Would someone like him even look at Yang Liaoyuan? I'm prettier than Yang Liaoyuan. And it's only because Sister Niu Niu isn't here. If she were, she would have beaten up Yang Liaoyuan for causing trouble again. If Sister Ruyu were here, she would have beaten up... no, Sister Ruyu would have beaten up her father and her maternal uncle!"

Su Chang'an looked at Li Yueyue: "Just my own opinion?"

Li Yueyue immediately said, "Of course there is evidence. Those who were with Xiao Ansheng at the time saw it clearly. He was copying books the whole time. His family was poor and couldn't afford books, so he copied them. He was copying books while looking at Yang Leyuan? What kind of person could have such an ability? Many people have confirmed it, but many others have denied it."

The more Li Yueyue talked, the angrier she became, but she sniffed Su Chang'an and said, "Sister Cui, you smell quite nice."

Su Chang'an saw that the girl was young, so he didn't hold back.

So, you smelled me?

But at that moment, a woman stepped out from where Yang Liaoyuan was and stood beside her, saying loudly, "Li Yueyue, you were talking so eloquently with someone in the back, why don't you come up and debate? Wasn't today's debate your idea?"

As soon as these words came out.
Everyone immediately looked in the direction of Li Yueyue, following the man's gaze.

Of course.
Naturally, they also noticed Su Chang'an beside Li Yueyue.

(End of this chapter)