The fake prince was exposed at the beginning, and I took office as emperor on the spot

Chapter 55 Talent Sensation, Strange Phenomena of Heaven and Earth

Although he was confused, Liu Xuan immediately realized that something was wrong when he saw everyone looking at him.

He absolutely cannot take the blame for such a big thing!

No matter how Gu Fangchen wrote the poem, it was definitely not with his help. This kind of thing is not a joke.

Liu Xuan's face immediately turned serious. He stood up and said word by word in a cold tone:

"Mr. Gu, be careful with your words!"

"If I really did cheat for the prince, I will admit my mistake now, without hesitation."

"But I, Liu Xuan, cannot bear this false accusation, and neither can 'Shimai'!"

Seeing this, everyone was stunned again.

The truth that seemed to be clear just now has become confusing again.

There were signs before Gu Youren launched the attack, and Liu Xuan's strange reaction at the time also proved that her words were not groundless.

But now, Liu Xuan flatly denied it, his attitude was so firm...

Gu Youren frowned. Liu Xuan didn't seem to be lying, but it seemed like he was being stubborn to protect his reputation.

If she had not caught Liu Xuan secretly leaving his body and going to Gu Fangchen just now, she might have hesitated.

But Liu Xuan was not careful for a moment, and his attempt to cheat was discovered by Gu Youren.

With her preconceived notions, she had already formed a judgment about the matter in her mind, and no matter how much she thought about it afterwards, she would only be biased towards the conclusion she wanted.

Furthermore, if it weren’t Liu Xuan.

Who else could have written this poem?

Could it be Gu Fangchen? !
Rather than believing that this was written by Gu Fangchen, it would be better for her to believe that the sun rises from the west!
More importantly, she had already witnessed Gu Fangchen's ability to confuse right and wrong, and she knew that she couldn't give him any room to maneuver, otherwise it would be difficult to catch him again.

You must hit the target in one go, no hesitation!

Therefore, Gu Youren did not give in and said coldly:
"Do you dare to deny that you just left your body without telling anyone about this poem?"

Gu Yuandao bowed to Liu Xuan and said in a serious and earnest voice:
"Brother Liu, the sages said, 'Admitting one's mistakes and correcting them is the greatest virtue,' and that is what a gentleman does."

Naturally, he didn't believe that the poem could have been written by Gu Fangchen!

Gu Yuandao sneered in his heart. This guy was really crazy. He didn't care how notorious he was in the past and wanted to save face by cheating with Liu Xuan.

I guess he didn't want to be suppressed by Gu Yuandao in public.

Others also echoed and advised Liu Xuan to admit his mistake.

"Yes, yes. Senior Brother Liu is such a great man. He must have been deceived by the threats of a villain and handed over his masterpiece to someone else."

"Brother Liu, this poem is well written. This Gu Fangchen is not a man. He actually took away such a masterpiece from someone else. How shameless!"

"Using power to pressure others is extremely shameless!"

Seeing that the crowd was excited, they began to denounce Gu Fangchen as a shameless villain.

Gu Fangchen's expression remained unchanged as he continued to fan himself.

He looked at Gu Youren's determined look and refused to give in, and the smile on his face deepened.

Liu Xuan was filled with anger and remorse. He sighed deeply and bowed deeply to Gu Fangchen.
"Your Highness, this matter is all my fault for being momentarily bewildered. It's all my fault. It's Liu Xuan's fault that you have suffered this injustice."

"I will clarify the truth for the prince..."

Gu Fangchen put away the fan, pointed at him, shook his head and said with a smile:
"Hey, Brother Liu, you're too kind."

"After all, everyone is right about this matter—"

He raised his eyebrows and said frankly:
"I did cheat. I didn't write this poem. I just put it out there for everyone to enjoy."

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience burst into an uproar, condemning, sarcasm and even shouting curses.

Gu Youren immediately breathed a sigh of relief and felt happy.

Finally, finally we got a draw!

This bad guy finally got caught in his own arrogance today!

After doing such an outrageous thing at the Qionglin Banquet, even his mother couldn't protect him anymore!

On the other side, Gu Yuandao's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly had an ominous premonition.

Could Gu Fangchen be the kind of person who would admit his mistakes directly?

Before he had time to think about why Gu Fangchen had such an abnormal behavior, Gu Fangchen had already grinned, jumped directly onto the table, and then said loudly:
"Sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone. The Qionglin Banquet is a great place. I see that you are all top-notch talents, so I'm interested in sharing your good works."

"Now I see that everyone is really interested in this and the discussion is very lively!"

Gu Fangchen looked around and smiled brightly: "In that case, I have a few more excellent works here, I would like to share them with you!"

what? !

How many more excellent works are there?!
Gu Yuandao's expression suddenly changed, and the rest of the people were all stunned, not knowing what nonsense Gu Fangchen was talking about.

It is probably difficult to produce a poem of this level in hundreds of years. It is a work that will definitely go down in history.

He actually said there are a few more songs?

This time, even Liu Xuan opened his eyes wide, wondering if the Crown Prince was so angry that he was confused.

Even if you want to find a place, you don't do it this way...

The old minister below had an ugly expression on his face and immediately pointed at the pine tree next to him and said:

"How many? Do you think these good poems are easy to come by? If you can really tell me today, I will immediately find a rope and hang myself on this tree!"

Gu Fangchen smiled:
"That's what you said. What do you scholars believe in? A gentleman's word is as good as gold."

The old minister snorted coldly:
"you say!"

Li Qingguang sighed, already certain that this was a farce.

As the daughter of the "Poet Immortal", she was very clear about the level of the poem. Even if it was written by her own father, such poems were rare and could not be found easily.

How could it be possible for someone to just wholesale a few songs?

She lowered her head and reached out to take a piece of cake. The first line of the poem that Gu Fangchen recited softly could already be heard in her ears.

Li Qingguang paused, raised his head blankly, and saw the handsome young man with a bit of evil in his eyes and eyebrows standing high on the table, waving a fan, pacing and saying the next sentence.

"…The lotus leaves are endless and green, and the lotus flowers are red in the sun."

Everyone's mind went blank, and all kinds of expressions froze on their faces.

Surprisingly, it’s not inferior to the previous one at all!
how come?
At this moment, Gu Youren was looking at Liu Xuan intently. If the latter's soul left his body, he would definitely be discovered.

If Liu Xuan didn't cheat, where did Gu Fangchen get this poem from?
Could it be that... it was Liu Xuan's previously unpublished inventory, and he just gave it away?
Just as everyone was starting to guess, they saw Gu Fangchen pause, change direction and continue pacing, and their eyebrows jumped at once.

No way……

"That was the second one."

Gu Fangchen glanced at everyone below, then said loudly:
"Next, the third song!"

He came here to bully people, and kept chanting:

"The spring eye silently cherishes the trickle, the tree shadow shines on the water and loves the gentle sunshine. The little lotus has just revealed its pointed tip, and a dragonfly has already landed on it."

"The fourth one!"

Gu Fangchen turned around and said arrogantly:

"…The red lotus leans against each other as if drunk, while the white bird is speechless, surely in its sorrow."

"The fifth one!"

He shook his head, and the fan in his hand with the inscription "人有有操" (People Have Their Own Control) was particularly eye-catching. The words that floated in everyone's ears were like thunder:
"The fairy Lingbo is fragrant in her stillness, yet she also wears the red makeup of a drunk... She is very willing to open the morning dew, but she is merciless and hides the setting sun for a moment."

"There's one last one."

Gu Fangchen paused, looked at Gu Youren, who had slumped back to his seat in a state of dejection, and sneered:
"This last poem is dedicated to my eldest sister, who has always kept her public and private lives separate and who hates evil with a vengeance."

He read slowly, word by word:
"Flowers and leaves in this world are incomparable, flowers in a golden basin and leaves turn to dust. Only the green lotus and the red lotus bud, unfold and open and close at will, free from innocence. These flowers and leaves often complement each other, and when the green fades and the red withers, sorrow kills."

It is clearly the same flower, so why pick the flower and put it into the golden basin, but crush the leaves into dust?

Not asking right from wrong, not seeing the truth, is it for the public good, or...

For personal gain?

This line of poetry was like an arrow, piercing directly into Gu Youren's heart and making her face turn pale.

"Boom!"

A thunder exploded.

Everyone exclaimed, and Gu Youren looked up in horror. Clouds gathered in the sky, and in an instant heavy rain poured down.

The lotus flowers in Qionglin Garden had not yet fully bloomed, but after being hit by the rain, they all opened up in an instant, emitting colorful rays of light, like a fairyland in Yaochi.

Talent is sensed, and there are strange phenomena in heaven and earth!
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P.S.: The next chapter is still waiting to be released, ending this plot.

(End of this chapter)