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Chapter 133 Let's Test You
She replied yes.

Chai Wan'er glanced at this "Yang Luo".

Whether she was referred to as the high and mighty Princess or mocked as a country bumpkin, she showed no unease or shame, and actually responded to both.

Did you not understand, or are you just bold?
"You're really something," Chai Wan'er said with a half-smile, then looked at the others in the hall. "Are you all gathered here to celebrate this remarkable young lady?"

The ladies in the hall didn't want to respond to that, and for a moment their expressions turned timid.

Yang Hui, who was originally watching the excitement with great enthusiasm, also froze.

Oh dear, she isn't!
What bad luck! She knew nothing good would come from standing with Yang Luo!
"Miss Wan'er, you've misunderstood."

"Actually, I invited Ms. Yang here out of curiosity, because I wanted to find out about other things."

Qin Ying quickly stepped forward to explain.

"Miss Wan'er, you've heard that Miss Yang's maid got in by impersonating someone else, but now that she's been switched back, I'm really curious."

"It's all my fault. I'm not good at studying, so I couldn't get into the Chinese Academy and become a study companion. I can only invite people over privately for fun and entertainment."

Qin Ying bowed repeatedly as she spoke.

"Miss Wan'er, since you're here, why don't you sit down and join us in the fun?"

At this point, he gave "Yang Luo" an apologetic wink, reminding her that impersonating someone else was really impolite...

There was no other way but to appease Chai Wan'er first, and we couldn't care less about Miss Yang Luo's feelings.

Chai Wan'er sneered: "It's better not to listen to this kind of commotion; it's not something to be proud of."

Before Qin Ying could say anything, Mo Zheng smiled and said, "Miss, please be careful what you say."

Be careful what you say?

She told her to be careful what she said?

Chai Wan'er was stunned for a moment, looking at this "Yang Luo".

“My maidservant committed a mistake by impersonating someone else, but His Majesty and the Chancellor forgave us and allowed the three of us to continue our studies.” Mo Zheng looked at her and said, “This is a benevolent act by a sage ruler, and a sage who teaches without discrimination. It is something that deserves praise from everyone in the world. If this young lady says it is dishonorable, does she think that His Majesty and the Chancellor did something wrong?”

"You!" Chai Wan'er's face stiffened.

"And one more thing," Mo Zheng interrupted again, glancing at her. "Miss, who are you?"

What? Chai Wan'er looked at her in disbelief.

Was she mocking her?!
Chai Wan'er was furious: "You—"

Before he could even speak, "Yang Luo" curtsied again.

"Please don't be angry. You know I'm from the countryside visiting relatives, and I don't know many people. You're not a schoolgirl..." she said apologetically, "I don't know you..."

……

.......
That was really... both polite and impolite. Qin Ying, who was listening from the side, was stunned.

Chai Wan'er seemed stunned by what she was said and didn't know how to react for a moment.

Li Rong chuckled.

Chai Wan'er looked at her coldly.

Li Rong was a little timid and stepped back behind Yang Luo.

“Miss Yang, this is the third young lady of the Marquis of Yichun's family. Her aunt is the Empress.” She said hurriedly, shaking “Yang Luo’s” arm, “You, you mustn’t provoke her…”

After saying that, he seemed to remember something, stepped forward, and stood in front of "Yang Luo".

"Wan'er, please don't bully her. She's a meritorious official who saved Princess Pingcheng and was rewarded by both the Empress and His Majesty..."

“A meritorious official!” Chai Wan’er sneered, interrupting Li Rong, and then looked at “Yang Luo” with a strange smile. “Miss Yang, I know you are a meritorious official, but merit is merit and fault is fault. You don’t need to bring up His Majesty’s reputation to promote yourself. I am only doing this for His Majesty’s and the Grand Master’s reputation.”

She took a step forward as she spoke.

Li Rong retreated in fear.

Chai Wan'er pushed her away: "Get out of my way, it's your turn to speak in front of me!"

Li Rong cried out as she was pushed aside, but fortunately, her maid caught her in time.

Chai Wan'er ignored her and paced back and forth in front of "Yang Luo," sighing repeatedly.

"Here's what happened. Yesterday, I went out with my elders and encountered some scholars discussing the newly accepted disciple of the Grand Master of Ceremonies, namely you, Miss Yang. They had a lot of criticism of you."

“Miss Yang has engaged in the improper act of impersonating others. Now that she has achieved first place in the exam, she will inevitably be criticized. This will also damage the reputation of His Majesty and the Chancellor.”

"Fortunately, two renowned scholars, Zhang Fang and Bai Weng, were present at the time, so I asked them to each pose a question."

She stopped and gestured to her maids. Two maids stepped forward, took out a piece of paper, unfolded it, and each wrote a line on it.

Chai Wan'er stopped and looked at Yang Luo.

"Miss Yang, let me test you. Answer these two questions and see if you're just using a trick or if you have real talent to prove your worth."

To prove her reputation, Mo Zheng looked at the questions in the hands of the two maids.

.......
.......
Qin Ying regretted it.

She shouldn't have held this banquet just to prove she hadn't misjudged the young lady—that if the young lady became a maid, then the maid's young lady must be even more worthy of her friendship…

I originally thought the only embarrassing thing was that none of the female companions came.

Unexpectedly, the female companions didn't come, but the uninvited ladies did.

The young lady from the Li family is fine; she's just here to show her support.

The young lady from the Chai family, however, had ill intentions.

Just as Miss Chai said, this Miss Yang's exam score surpassed that of Princess Heisei.

Chai Wan'er came to avenge her princess cousin!

This is how to do?
She couldn't stop Chai Wan'er.

Yang Hui, that muddle-headed woman, at least knows how to belittle the weak and flatter the strong, and to consider the other person's family background.

Chai Wan'er never needed to consider the family background of the Marquis of Yichun, nor did she need to worry about the Empress's status. She always did whatever she wanted.

Then we can only ask Yang Luo to make do.

Hopefully she can answer this question.

But even if you answer, being forced to answer questions and prove yourself in public is a kind of humiliation.

"Ladies..." Qin Ying forced a smile, "Would you like some tea first?"

……

……

No one paid any attention to Qin Ying's words, and no one was in the mood to drink tea.

My gaze shifted between "Yang Luo" and the two questions.

“Chai Wan, you’re deliberately making things difficult for Miss Yang. She’s only just started school…” Li Rong cried out in grievance, “I haven’t even read this classic text yet.”

Chai Wan'er's expression became even more smug: "Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean Miss Yang hasn't seen it. She is the disciple of the Chief Priest."

After saying that, he looked at "Yang Luo" again.

"Miss Yang, are you right?"

"You can't even answer this question?"

Mo Zheng turned her gaze away from the questions and looked at her: "You're right, I'm the disciple of the Chief Priest, so what right do you have to test me?"

Chai Wan'er was stunned for a moment. What?
Mo Zheng looked at her and said, slowly and deliberately, "What right do you have to test me?"

Does that mean you won't answer? Chai Wan'er chuckled: "You're afraid to answer? Why are you even asking me if I'm qualified—"

"Of course I'll ask you what qualifications you have!" Mo Zheng said with a smile. "I was personally approved by His Majesty to be sent to the National Academy as a princess's tutor. The exam I took was at His Majesty's request, and the Grand Master of Ceremonies set the questions. Do you think just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can jump out and test me?"

After she finished speaking, she looked Chai Wan'er up and down.

"A cat or a dog?" Chai Wan'er's ears rang. In all her life, no one had ever dared to speak to her like that.

"You lowly servant!" she roared, instantly forgetting her father's instructions. She had to teach this servant a lesson immediately. "How dare you speak to me like that? Who do you think you are!"

She raised her riding whip and lashed out.

The young ladies screamed throughout the hall, interspersed with Li Rong's voice, "Don't hit her, hit me instead!"

At the same time, there was a loud male voice.

"stop!"

A figure flashed by, an arm swung, and with a bang, the raised riding whip was caught by a longsword and knocked to the ground.

Yang Luo, who was gently pulled back by Mo Zheng, looked up and saw a figure from behind.

Even from behind, I recognized him at a glance.

Heh, she smirked, "Zhu Yunxiao."

(End of this chapter)