So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

Erotic affairs always ferment quickly, not to mention the financial power of Meng Yufu behind the scenes fanning the flames. For a time, the news that Miss Meng Yulan's poems were sung by prostitutes was known to everyone. Even Xiao Yueshan and Zhou Yao heard about it through different channels.

The "talented scholars" of the Hanlin Academy discussed this matter in groups of three or four during lunch time.

While eating, Zhang Jiwei, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, commented: "There are indeed some good lines in the poem. I think the best line in the poem "Ode to the Plum Blossom" is 'Suddenly, the fragrance spreads overnight, spreading the spring to the world.' It's a pity that it is only used for erotic lyrics."

Cheng Han, a scholar of the imperial court, smiled meaningfully and said, "Brother Zhang feels that this poem is about expressing one's feelings through flowers, but I wonder if Miss Meng's spring is the spring that Brother Zhang is thinking of."

As soon as these words were spoken, the men around laughed.

Even Zhong Bin came to Zhou Yao to chat with gossip, "Brother Zhou, do you know that the erotic songs that have been sung on the streets recently are said to be written by the second daughter of the Meng family? The Dazhao Code clearly prohibits officials from visiting prostitutes, but I didn't expect that this official's daughter was even more frivolous and wrote so many erotic songs and lyrics."

"I don't know." The poem didn't have any anti-counterfeiting mark, so who knew who wrote it? Zhou Yao usually had no interest in other people's affairs. "It's not certain who wrote the poem, so there's nothing to discuss."

"Hey! You don't know that when the late emperor was seriously ill, a charity sale of calligraphy and paintings was held. Young men and women from various families brought out their calligraphy works for sale. Some people saw that the private seal of Miss Meng Er on those paintings was exactly the same as the one on the paintings for sale! There is no way to deny it." Zhong Bin spoke with certainty.

"Even if there is a seal, it may have been secretly stamped by someone else. These things cannot be explained clearly. It will ruin people's reputations. Brother Zhong, please stop spreading it." It is not a big crime to write a few dirty words. Zhou Yao is a modern person. Even if Miss Meng really wrote these poems, so what?

Seeing that Zhou Yao was not interested, Zhong Bin went to discuss it with other adults in detail.

There were many adults who made fun of this matter. Even Meng Yulan's fiancé Yang Wanfan was not spared and became the target of ridicule.

Before, Meng Yufu had spurned him, her destined son-in-law, in order to marry into the royal palace. Many adults from humble backgrounds sympathized with him, thinking that he was the spoiled daughter of the Meng family and looked down on him because of his humble family background.

Now even Meng Yulan, the second illegitimate daughter of the Meng family who had just been adopted, had given him such a "green hat", which made people laugh at his incompetence.

The thin man became even more depressed by the rumors. He couldn't understand why, among so many people who were chosen as sons-in-law every year and all of them were fine, he was the only one whose marriage was so unfortunate.

The Yang family and the Meng family had many marriage arrangements, but in the end they became enemies.

In addition to men, women’s social circles were also talking about it.

When Xiao Yueshan was invited by Guan Li, wife of Zheng Yibin, a councillor of the Ministry of Public Administration, to attend the full moon banquet for the young master at Zheng's residence, the women at the table were all quietly discussing this matter.

Xiao Yueshan felt uneasy when she heard their discussion. She thought of Meng Yulan, who had a pair of deer-like eyes and a few freckles on her fair face, as lively as the light spots cast by the sun on the lake.

This shy but determined and talented woman was inexplicably forced into this storm, and Xiao Yueshan couldn't help but worry about her.

"It's so pitiful. Such a good woman has her reputation ruined like this." Xiao Yueshan sighed softly.

Madam Zheng, who was standing by, came over and whispered, "Sister Xiao is kind-hearted, and you can't be upset by such things. The daughter of the Meng family has been undisciplined for a long time.

My sister-in-law's brother is on duty in the Imperial Guard. He said that the eldest daughter of the Meng family was suddenly arranged to marry the King of Rui because she offered herself before the sacrifice. The Meng family hurriedly requested the arranged marriage in order to cover up the shame. "

Xiao Yueshan didn't expect that Madam Zheng Guan Li would tell her such a secret, "Ah? There is such a thing... I have never heard of it."

"The news from my family cannot be wrong." Guan Li blinked. Her father Guan Yi is the current Minister of Public Security, and her husband also works in the Ministry of Public Security.

In ancient times, there was no system of avoidance of relatives. The Tongzhengsi was in charge of internal and external memorials and sealed appeals from subjects. Most of the memorials passed through the hands of the Tongzhengsi, so the Guan family was well-informed.

"Also, your Lord Zhou will be promoted again during this year's imperial inspection. Ordinary people only have the opportunity to be promoted one level after three years of imperial inspection. It is rare to be promoted two levels in one year like Lord Zhou. Sister Xiao, you just wait to enjoy the good life." Guan Li patted Xiao Yueshan's hand affectionately.

After hearing this, Xiao Yueshan immediately understood why Guan Li invited her, whom she was not very familiar with, to the party. It turned out that it was because of this relationship.

"Thank you for your concern, ma'am. There's still no sign of anything happening. Don't tell others about it in front of others. If they hear it, they will probably laugh at us for being so wishful thinking." Xiao Yueshan said politely.

"Hey!" This was the first time Guan Li saw someone who didn't believe her news. "You still don't believe my news? Just wait. The results of the imperial examination will be released soon. Then you will know."

There was an uproar outside, but Meng Yulan was alone in her boudoir, crying silently.

She really didn't think about where she had done wrong. She had no biological mother to protect her, and although her stepmother, Madam Meng, was not harsh on her, her monthly allowance was really limited.

Madam Meng and the eldest daughter are spendthrifts. If she didn't have any money, even the servants would probably ignore her. She had no other choice but to come up with the idea of ​​subsidizing her private treasury.

She had asked Jinxin and Anfu to help her sell poems and paintings for a long time, and everything had been smooth sailing in the past. She didn't know why it had caused such a big uproar now.

Many poems and essays have split up and tampered with her original sentences, which greatly distorts the original meaning. And with her private seal, it feels like it’s impossible to explain the meaning clearly.

Her reputation was damaged and her future became uncertain. She didn't know how her father and stepmother would deal with her, a daughter who had brought shame to her family.

Meng Yulan was so anxious and annoyed that she fell down and couldn't get up.

Now that Meng Yulan was infamous, Meng Yufu's goal had indeed been achieved. Taking advantage of the moment when Meng Zhengcheng was interrogating his daughter, she followed Madam Meng to Meng Yulan's room.

The recent series of accidents has exhausted Meng Zhengcheng's patience. He just helped his eldest daughter to deal with the aftermath, and now even his timid little daughter has made a big mess. His children are all debts, they are simply trying to kill him!

Meng Yulan opened her eyes while she was sick and saw her father approaching. She was about to explain and ask for help from her father, but Meng Zhengcheng's face changed and he started to blame her.

"Yulan, I've seen you be well-behaved and sensible in the past. How could you do such a thing that brings disgrace to our family!" Meng Zhengcheng ignored the fact that Meng Yulan was sick and dragged her off the bed to kneel.

Meng Yulan couldn't stand up, and fell half-kneeling and half-prone at Meng Zhengcheng's feet, breathing weakly and unable to utter a word.

Jin Xin knew that this matter was actually caused by herself and An Fu, so she knelt down timidly and kowtowed to defend herself, "Master, please calm down! Please investigate, the young lady only wanted to exchange the poems and paintings for money, and those things were not written by the young lady! Please investigate! Please investigate!"