My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"hehe!"

Upon hearing Jiang Xiaobai's words, Fan Xinghe's anger intensified: "You really dare to take responsibility for your actions!!"

As he spoke, Fan Xinghe snorted coldly again, ignoring Jiang Xiaobai, and stood up to look at Li Bingzhang, speaking in a cold voice.

"Prime Minister Li, your daughter is a woman of exceptional talent and privilege; what kind of husband couldn't she find?"

"Why... why did it have to be him?!"

"Heh, Prime Minister Li, your illustrious reputation is likely to be ruined by him. That's all I have to say. You'd better watch yourself!"

After saying this, Fan Xinghe said no more and walked out of the inner hall with a flick of his sleeve.

"Old Fan!"

Li Bingzhang was taken aback, then immediately stood up and chased after him.

Jiang Xiaobai sat in the chair, watching Fan Xinghe's departing figure, his expression somewhat helpless.

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Xiaobai finally shook his head and did not get up.

That's right, there's no point in following them at this point.

Fan Xinghe is currently not in a good mood towards him.

If he insists on explaining, it will only annoy the other person more.

So, it's better to just stay here obediently.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Zhang Xinnian stood behind, opened his mouth as if to speak, but ultimately did not say anything.

Tang Ningshuang was somewhat surprised.

Yes, she originally thought that Jiang Xiaobai would take the opportunity to explain.

Unexpectedly, instead of explaining, this guy agreed.

Now, they're even sitting here leisurely drinking tea.

For a moment... Tang Ningshuang was somewhat confused.

Jiang Xiaobai may seem carefree and irresponsible, but when it really comes down to it, he's not as impatient as he appears.

Shortly after, footsteps sounded outside, and Li Bingzhang walked back in.

However, compared to before, Li Bingzhang's expression was noticeably more thoughtful.

After sitting down, Li Bingzhang's gaze immediately fell on Jiang Xiaobai: "My dear son-in-law!"

"Um?"

Jiang Xiaobai raised his head.

Li Bingzhang paused briefly before speaking, "Then, 'On Horses'..."

"Yes, I wrote it too!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded directly.

These are all works by great authors from his previous life.

Although he ultimately copied it, in this world, he is truly the only one who knows it.

There can't be a second person.

It's even less likely that any so-called original author would come out and argue with him about this matter.

When Li Bingzhang heard Jiang Xiaobai admit it himself, his expression visibly relaxed.

Yes, if this article was indeed written by Jiang Xiaobai, then things are completely different.

No matter how many rumors circulate outside, they are just rumors.

Fan Xinghe was angry simply because he didn't know the truth.

"When you said that, were you about to admit it?"

Li Bingzhang looked at Jiang Xiaobai and spoke again.

"recognize!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded, answering decisively.

Why?

Li Bingzhang was somewhat surprised.

Logically speaking, since someone is deliberately trying to smear Jiang Xiaobai, the best approach would be to find out who is behind this.

But Jiang Xiaobai's current intention seems to be to follow this rumor?

"Oh, I just think, what can they do if I give up?"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled faintly, put down his teacup, and looked at Zhang Xinnian: "Xinnian."

"exist!"

Zhang Xinnian quickly stepped forward.

"When you get back, send more people to spread the word."

Jiang Xiaobai looked at Zhang Xinnian and said, "Take 'On Teachers' and 'On Horses' for example, both of them were written by me, Jiang Xiaobai!"

"Spread the word as widely as possible. Ideally, everyone in the capital should know about this within the next few days."

what?

Zhang Xinnian was taken aback: "Young Master, is that really true?"

"pass!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded.

"Okay, I understand!"

Seeing Jiang Xiaobai's expression, Zhang Xinnian knew that his young master was not joking, and immediately nodded seriously.

Tang Ningshuang stood to the side, her expression changing again as she looked at Jiang Xiaobai, even more confused.

Someone deliberately pinned these two articles on him, just to make Jiang Xiaobai the target of public criticism.

Now, Jiang Xiaobai is not only not avoiding it, but is actively confirming it?

"My dear son-in-law, what are you planning to do...?"

Li Bingzhang seemed to have guessed something.

"Um."

Jiang Xiaobai chuckled. "Aren't the people behind me trying to kill me?"

"Let's see who ends up killing whom!"

Yes.

The other party is trying to pin these two articles on him simply to draw everyone's attention to him.

Let everyone question him, and let the literary gathering at Lanting Tower become a place for his public trial.

The problem is, he was the one who originally produced these two articles.

If others think this is a knife, then why can't he hold this knife in his own hand?

Is the other party trying to force him into a trap?

Okay, then he'll take the initiative and join the game!

Moreover... he wants to escalate this situation completely!

Li Bingzhang looked at Jiang Xiaobai, his admiration growing even stronger. He continued, "Then... do you have anyone you suspect?"

"this……"

Just as Jiang Xiaobai was about to shake his head, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and a figure appeared in his mind.

Zhao Sheng!

He happened to see this person when he went to Chen Zhanqiu's residence.

This person was not only the eldest disciple of Master Lin, but also a staff member in the Princess's household.

There was something amiss when Zhao Sheng appeared at Chen Zhanqiu's residence.

It couldn't possibly have been just drinking tea and chatting.

Could it be that the person behind this is Zhao Sheng?

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai looked at Li Bingzhang and said, "Father-in-law, I have a question for you."

"Do you know Zhao Sheng?"

"Of course I know him."

Li Bingzhang nodded: "Zhao Sheng is quite talented. He has been studying under Master Lin since he was a child. If you really want to count, he was the first one to join Master Lin's school."

"It's not an exaggeration for you to call him Senior Brother."

At this point, Li Bingzhang paused and said, "This person was indeed outstanding. That's why he was later recruited by the Princess to her residence and became her advisor."

"What, you've seen him?"

"Yes, I've met him!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded: "I went to the Minister's residence the day before yesterday, and at that time... Zhao Sheng was at Chen Zhanqiu's residence."

"Oh?"

Li Bingzhang asked with a surprised expression, "What was he doing at Chen Zhanqiu's residence?"

"have no idea."

Jiang Xiaobai shook his head: "But when I went over, they were having a very pleasant conversation."

"Furthermore, I suspect that the rumor that I wrote 'On Teachers' and 'On Horses' was very likely his idea!"

That's right, Chen Zhanqiu least wants him to keep an eye on the Ministry of Rites right now.

To achieve this, he himself must be in dire straits.

Therefore, according to his speculation, the news was most likely leaked by Chen Zhanqiu, but... the person behind it was Zhao Sheng.

Upon hearing this, Li Bingzhang frowned immediately: "Zhao Sheng is the Princess's advisor."

"If it really is him, then...could this have been orchestrated by the Eldest Princess?"

"It's too early to say."

Jiang Xiaobai shook his head.

Yes, although he was always wary of the eldest princess, the more wary he was, the less he could easily pin the blame on her.

Moreover, if it really were the Eldest Princess, given her intelligence, she would never have asked Zhao Sheng to do this.

After all, Zhao Sheng was her advisor.

Zhao Sheng's attempt to persuade Chen Zhanqiu to intervene in this matter could easily lead people to suspect the Princess herself.

"but……"

Jiang Xiaobai paused slightly: "It's also possible that she deliberately let someone see it."

"In short, I can't see through the Princess."

"Sigh, now we can only take it one step at a time!"

Li Bingzhang sighed.

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and agreed, then looked at Li Bingzhang and said, "By the way, Father-in-law!"

"What is the relationship between Zhao Sheng and Zhao Bintian?"