Shengjing Noble

This moment is not about a competition of poetry or song, but more about her life and death.

There was a hint of helplessness in Xingyue's eyes. She looked anxiously at the brothel manager below the stage, but the man was staring at her with a warning look on his face.

After all, for such a grand occasion as a poetry gathering, the emperor had to personally oversee it. Once something went wrong, it might even implicate Huachuan, so they didn't dare to get involved and had no right to do so.

Gradually she became somewhat desperate and closed her eyes resigned to her fate. When she opened them again, she looked ready to die.

"I..." I agree to compete with you.

Before these words were uttered, a hearty laugh suddenly came from the crowd.

"Hahaha……"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Su Lanyin pulling her third brother Su Shengyun and laughing so hard that they were bent over.

The laughter was too abrupt and confusing. Su Lanxin was so angry that her face turned pale when she saw that her plan to rise to the top by stepping on others was interrupted.

"What are you laughing at?" she demanded loudly.

Su Lanyin stared at her with a hint of sarcasm on her lips: "Of course it's Sister Xiao! You are a lady from a noble family, why are you competing with a prostitute in public? What's more, the world is difficult, and Miss Xingyue fell into the secular world because her family fell into poverty. Why should sister embarrass a woman who is weaker than you?"

It was shocking, no one expected that this aggressive and handsome young man was actually a woman!

Su Lanyin's words reminded everyone of Xingyue's pitiful life experience, and they couldn't help but show a little sympathy for her.

Xing Yue's real name is Song Huaizhi. His father was once a famous talent. That year, on his way back to Beijing with his family to take up a post, he saved a man who was unconscious on the side of the road. He wanted to do good deeds, but he didn't expect that the man was a fugitive wanted by the court.

In order to avoid exposing his whereabouts, the man killed their entire family.

In the end, it was his parents who risked their lives to protect her and help her escape.

But even so, she, a weak woman who lost her family, could not gain a foothold in the world. In the end, she could only work in a brothel, became an oiran with her talent, and lived hard.

The fugitive who killed her entire family is still missing.

Everyone in Shengjing knew about Miss Xingyue's story, and whoever mentioned it showed pity and sympathy on their faces.

Just now they were only busy watching the joke and satisfying their curiosity, but they forgot that Su Lanxin's proposal was to force Xingyue to death.

For a moment, everyone looked at Su Lanxin with contempt and disgust.

"Although Miss Xingyue is a prostitute, she is a beautiful and talented woman who prefers to sell her art instead of her body. What is your intention? Why do you make things so difficult for such a poor person like her?"

Su Shengyun's words caused everyone to talk.

"That's right, she disguised herself as a man and sneaked into the poetry gathering. It's obvious that she has bad intentions!"

"I'm afraid you are jealous of Miss Xingyue's talent? How ridiculous! Don't you even look at your own abilities?"

"I advise you to go home and embroider. How dare you challenge Miss Xingyue? You really overestimate your own abilities!"

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Everyone was talking and trampling on Su Lanxin's face, making her so angry that her eyes turned red and she glared at Su Lanyin fiercely.

It's a pity that her posture has no deterrent effect at all.

Su Lanyin raised her eyebrows towards her, a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she added loudly: "Sister, why don't you come down quickly? What, don't you think it's embarrassing enough?"

In her previous life, Su Lanxin sang a song with a unique style in public. It was a song that none of them had ever heard of before, and it was truly an eye-opener.

Although the difficulty is very low and it is not considered a talent, it wins by its novelty.

Of course, there are some external forces involved.

Just as I was thinking about this, the external force stepped forward.

"Huh, isn't a poetry competition just a competition? Since men can compete in poetry, why can't women compete in song?"

Everyone looked and saw Fu Mingheng slowly walk to Su Lanxin and stand beside her. His tall body, like his power, became the most advantageous shield.

Su Lanxin's eyes flashed with pride, and she raised her chin and looked at Su Lanyin provocatively.

"Sister, I just admire Miss Xingyue's talent and want to compete with her. How come you say I am such a vicious person? Could it be that you think of me like this because you have a dark heart?"

Su Lanyin smiled and didn't rush to refute.

Because she knew that no matter what she said, she could not surpass Fu Mingheng's power.

On this ship, there are some talented people who are the staff of the Prince's Mansion. With them guiding public opinion, she cannot gain any advantage unless she can speak with strength that is recognized by everyone.

In her previous life, although Xing Yue's singing voice and playing skills were far superior to Su Lanxin's, she still could not overcome Fu Mingheng's pressure. She took off her veil in public and was severely ridiculed by some of the prince's staff.

Many of them humiliated her appearance, and even spread rumors that she had received countless patrons behind her back and was just pretending to be noble.

These rumors became more and more intense, and the brothel's madam actually forced Xingyue to accept customers. She failed to resist and hanged herself.

To be honest, she was a miserable person and didn't deserve such a tragic ending. Su Lanyin wanted to save her, just like saving herself in her previous life.

She doesn't believe there is no fairness and justice in this world!

Su Shengyun wanted to help his sister refute, but was stopped by her.

In the future, my third brother will have to pass the imperial examinations and enter the official career. He cannot offend the prince in public, otherwise he will inevitably be harmed by others and it will be troublesome.

Thinking of this, she smiled and said, "Since my sister wants to compete, how about I compete with you?"

Su Lanxin laughed out loud, barely concealing the contempt on her face.

"Are you worthy enough to compete with me?"

"Why not? Miss Xingyue is an expert in music and doesn't even take my sister seriously, so why don't you dare compete with me?"

Su Lanyin deliberately provoked her, and the effect was immediate.

Su Lanxin immediately became angry and said angrily: "Let's compete, let's agree that whoever loses will be punished, how about that?"

"Okay." She agreed readily, "But I'll make the rules."

"Why do you decide?"

"Then let my sister set the rules and I'll choose the referee. Don't worry, I don't know any of the people present today."

She deliberately retreated to advance and lured Su Lanxin into the trap.

"So what if they know each other? Do they dare to cheat in public? Humph!"

She was very satisfied with Su Lanxin's pride and arrogance.

Some people should laugh while they can now, after all, she might not even know how she died later.

"The rules are that we each perform a piece of music, and whoever gets the highest score wins. The loser must kneel down and kowtow to the winner, slap himself in the face, and declare himself a loser in public. How do you do that?"

"It's a deal. Sister, don't deny your loss." Su Lanyin nodded with a smile.

Seeing her so arrogant, Su Lanxin gritted her teeth in anger and snorted coldly: "Humph, you think you can beat me? Don't dream!"

"It's still unclear who will win or lose. Sister is so confident. It will be terrible if she gets slapped in the face later."

"Shut up, I won't lose to you! I'll go first!"