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Chapter 60 Zhuang Mohan's Gift, Chen Pingping's Arrangement

The hour of Xu is approaching.

The students who came to participate in the competition and watch arrived at the scene in advance. They were not qualified to enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony and could only sit in the open space outside the hall and watch.

Even so, it is a great honor for people like them.

The time is near.

The officials who received the invitation also entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony in an orderly manner and took their seats, including Li Chengqian and Li Chengze.

Everything was ready, except for Zhuang Mohan's seat which was vacant.

Li Chengze's pupils contracted slightly.

If I still had doubts yesterday, I completely believe it today.

As the most crucial figure in this poetry competition, Zhuang Mohan has not shown up at this time. Most likely, something really happened.

Thinking of this, he unconsciously turned his head to look at Li Chengping.

Coincidentally, Li Chengping also turned around and looked over.

Eyes facing each other.

Looking at Li Chengping's sharp eyes, Li Chengze couldn't help but feel panic in his heart and subconsciously retracted his gaze.

"Could it be that the third brother discovered it?"

"That shouldn't be the case. If he really knew the truth, he should have reported it to the emperor long ago."

"It's just that the look in his eyes just now was so scary..."

Just as Li Chengping was making wild guesses in his mind, Emperor Qing had quietly appeared on the high seat.

The hall suddenly became quiet.

"It seems that everyone attaches great importance to this poetry competition. However, how can such a serious occasion be without key figures?"

"Play the music, everyone, please come in!"

Emperor Qing shouted loudly.

Accompanied by the palace maids, Zhuang Mohan slowly walked out from a side hall.

In an instant, the entire hall fell silent.

Everyone stared at Zhuang Mohan, surprise written all over their faces.

Li Chengqian was a little surprised, but his expression did not change much, he was more relieved.

Li Chengze stared at Li Chengping with a gloomy look, his expression extremely ugly.

He always thought that he was good at calculating, but he didn't expect that today he would fall into someone else's trap.

Zhuang Mohan first bowed to Emperor Qing, then turned and looked at everyone present.

"Everyone, I was attacked by a villain yesterday. Fortunately, the Third Prince came to my rescue and I was lucky enough to save my life."

"I am here to thank His Majesty the Third Prince for saving my life!"

"I heard that Your Highness loves books very much. To express my gratitude, I am willing to give Your Highness the books I have collected over the years."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an instant sensation at the scene.

Li Chengping subconsciously sat up straight with a look of shock on his face.

As a great literary figure in the Northern Qi Dynasty, Zhuang Mohan collected countless books.

If he could get these things, he wouldn't have to worry about books for some time to come.

"Mr. Zhuang, this..."

Li Chengping wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Zhuang Mohan.

"Your Highness, you don't need to say more. The most important thing for a scholar is his character. No matter how much someone reads, it's useless if he doesn't have good character."

"I am already in my forties. How long can I live? It would be a waste if I kept these books with me. It would be better to hand them over to you so that you can carry them forward."

"At least the culture in books has never been cut off. This is also my small contribution to the readers of the world!"

"I will have to trouble you, Your Highness, on this matter from now on!"

Zhuang Mohan bowed deeply to Li Chengping and returned to his seat silently.

There was total silence in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

There was no more hostility in everyone's eyes when they looked at Zhuang Mohan, but more admiration and respect. They were all scholars, how many people could be as open-minded as Zhuang Mohan?

The poetry competition started smoothly.

None of the students who came to participate in the competition had prepared poems, so Li Chengping just wrote a few poems.

Li Chengping thought Fan Xian would also appear and write a few poems. After taking a quick look around, when he saw Fan Xian passed out drunk on the table, the corners of his mouth twitched.

Without Fan Xian's participation, Li Chengping successfully won the first place in this poetry competition.

The competition lasted until late at night, and everyone supported each other and left.

Li Chengping returned to the palace by car.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhao Gao hurriedly came forward and said, "Your Highness, is the poetry competition going well?"

"Of course it went smoothly." Li Chengping smiled faintly.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly stopped Zhao Gao.

"Fan Xian got drunk in the Hall of Supreme Harmony today. Does this have anything to do with you?" Li Chengping asked.

He tasted today's drinks and found that they were just some fruit wine, which would not make him drunk at all.

Fan Xian was an exception. He got drunk before he finished the pot of wine and didn't even wake up after the game. In the end, the guards sent him back to the Fan Mansion.

This situation is really abnormal!
"Hehe, Your Highness, you really have a keen eye. This was indeed done by someone in the palace under my order."

"Fan Xian wants to plot against the inner treasury, which poses the greatest threat to you, Your Highness. However, you do not allow me to do anything to Fan Xian, so I can only use this method."

"But don't worry, Fan Xian's life is not in danger."

What has happened has already happened, and no matter how much we say, it cannot be undone.

"Forget about it this time. Please discuss this with me first in the future. It's not easy for Luowang members to hide in the palace. Don't expose your identity because of a small matter."

Li Chengping said in a deep voice.

"I understand, Your Highness. The investigation you asked about the Second Prince has made some progress. A few years ago, the Kyoto Prefecture investigated a batch of smuggled goods with a huge amount of money. Those things disappeared after passing through the Second Prince."

Zhao Gao reported the progress in detail.

"Are these the only clues? This isn't enough. Do you have any more details?"

Li Chengping frowned. This evidence was totally insufficient.

"That batch of contraband goods was circulated from Jiangnanfang, and they have unique marks on them."

Zhao Gao took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Li Chengping. There was a mysterious pattern printed on the paper.

"Please pay attention. I may go to Northern Qi in a couple of days. Please pay attention to the safety of your house."

After giving some instructions, Li Chengping stood up and left.

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at the same time.

Inside the Supervisory Yuan.

Fan Xian looked at Chen Pingping in front of him with a bewildered look on his face.

"Dean, why am I here? Is the poetry competition over?" Fan Xian asked.

"It's already over, Fan Xian, how come you got drunk at the poetry competition?" Chen Pingping asked.

"I don't know. I just had a few drinks and fell asleep."

Fan Xian looked confused.

Chen Pingping lowered his head without saying a word. He had wanted to take advantage of this poetry competition to take back the financial power of the inner treasury, but now he has missed the chance.

"Forget it, the matter is over. Zhuang Mohan will be going back in a few days. I will arrange for you to join the escort team."

"On the surface, they are escorting people back, but in reality, they are exchanging hostages. Your mission is to protect Sean and return him to Northern Qi!"

Chen Pingping instructed.

Fan Xian stood there in a daze, wondering, "Dean, did you make a mistake and ask me to protect Xiao En and go back?"

"That's right. Not only do you have to protect Sean, you also need to gain his trust. I will assign someone to protect you."

Fan Xian was confused and seemed to want to ask something, but Chen Pingping simply asked Shadow to push the wheelchair away.

(End of this chapter)