My stepmother is here, all the rebellious sons and evildoers should kneel down!

Lu Xingcheng understood, mustered up his courage, and quickly said, "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, although I am not good at martial arts, I am very much looking forward to this youth martial arts competition! My mother is from a military family, and Xingcheng has been influenced by her. Last night, I specially wrote an article to express my admiration for the military family's style!"

When the emperor heard this, his face was slightly pleased.

"Your father's articles are very well written. Since you have prepared, read one in front of me and the Empress Dowager today!"

Lu Zhanyao hurriedly thanked the Emperor and the Empress Dowager on behalf of his son.

"Xingcheng, read it quickly!"

Lu Zhanyao was confident, even though Wen Xiaoliang stole the spotlight today by beating up Lu Xingcheng in front of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.

But he had long anticipated that his son was no match for Wen Xiaoliang, so in the article, he had expressed Lu Xingcheng's original intention of participating in the Youth Martial Arts Competition and his loyalty to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager in a delicate and touching style.

The more badly Wen Xiaoliang beats Xingcheng, the more touching the article will be when read out!

The emperor values ​​talent and learning, and will definitely look at Lu Xingcheng with new eyes and be deeply impressed.

"Yes! Then the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and Xing Cheng have made a fool of themselves!"

Lu Xingcheng quickly reached out to touch the prepared article in his arms, took it out, took a deep breath, and straightened his spine...

However, the next second, Lu Xingcheng's face suddenly turned pale, his hands trembled, and no sound came out of his mouth!

Lu Zhanyao was anxious!

This child is usually very steady, but today when he met the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, he was so nervous that he lost his voice?

"Xingcheng, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager are waiting! Read quickly..."

"This...this...Dad, this is not the article I wrote, it's a blank piece of paper!"

Lu Xingcheng widened his eyes and looked at Lu Zhanyao in confusion!

Lu Zhanyao took the "article" in his hand and took a look at it. He was so scared that he fell to his knees with a plop!

"I deserve to die! I deserve to die! Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, Xing Cheng was careless and took the wrong article I had written! This... This is a blank piece of paper. Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Lu Xingcheng was so scared that he knelt down with his father, his heart beating so fast that it almost jumped out of his throat.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were naturally embarrassed, while the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince smiled coldly.

Wen Qiqi's face darkened. She walked over, took the "article" and took a look at it. Then she said to Lu Xingcheng in a stern voice, "Xingcheng, you have always been careful and cautious, but you took the wrong article to be read to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager! Do you know that this is a serious matter... teasing the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

After saying that, Wen Qiqi knelt on the ground and looked up at the emperor and the empress dowager.

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, Qiqi failed to educate her children properly, and she is willing to accept the punishment!"

Of course, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager would not punish Lu Xingcheng today. The Youth Martial Arts Competition was an expectation for the future of the court, and everyone came forward to plead for him, so it was fine.

However, after this incident, Lu Zhanyao's carefully planned opportunity came to nothing.

The Emperor and the Empress Dowager were "extremely impressed" by the eldest son of the Lu family.

……

The Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince couldn't help but smile at each other when they saw that Lu Zhanyao wanted his son to be in the limelight today, but ended up shooting himself in the foot.

Such a person is worthy of marrying Wen Qiqi!

However, he relied on his talent and used his scheming to win the emperor's temporary favor.

The more the two looked down on Lu Zhanyao, the more guilty they felt about what happened that year.

The youth martial arts competition ended, and the emperor and the empress dowager left one after another.

Lu Zhanyao was so angry that his face turned pale. He yelled at Lu Xingcheng, "You are such a fool. You are embarrassing yourself in front of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager! Do you know how serious this is? You are so incompetent. I'm afraid you won't get enough heads even if you have ten heads chopped off in the future!"

“Dad…I was wrong…I clearly put it in my pocket, but somehow it turned into a blank piece of paper.”

Lu Xingcheng cried in grievance. Aunt Mei felt uncomfortable seeing her son being beaten like this and being severely scolded by Lu Zhanyao.

"You might as well scold me instead of scolding him."

Aunt Mei was very sad: "Don't you see how much he has suffered today! I have long said that our Xingcheng is not suitable for martial arts, but someone wants him to suffer this hardship. Look at what your son's face has been beaten into! There is so much blood flowing from his nose... You don't feel sorry for him, but I am dying of pain!"

Lu Zhanyao looked around and said in a low voice, "This is outside. There are still a few adults who haven't left. No matter how aggrieved you are, you can only talk about it when we get back home."

Only then did Aunt Mei give up.

At this time, Wen Qiqi was already standing with her third and fourth sisters, chatting and laughing.

Lu Zhanyao was very angry. He looked at him hatefully and strode over.

Today, Wen Xiaoliang represented the Wen family and stole the limelight, but his Lu family almost got into trouble because of this piece of white paper!

Seeing that the Thirteenth Prince, the Fourteenth Prince and other ministers regarded this as a joke, Lord Shen and Lord Qin deliberately reminded him to find a doctor to see the young master as soon as he returned home...

Lu Zhanyao's face turned pale and he could hardly suppress his anger.

"Third sister... Fourth sister... I told you before that Xingcheng is not good at martial arts. We are relatives, so at least ask Xiaoliang to show some mercy! How could Xiaoliang kill Xingcheng just to show off?"

In front of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, Lu Zhanyao was servile and fawning, but in front of the women of the Wen Mansion, he felt that he was right.

Wen Ruofeng looked at Lu Zhanyao coldly and said bluntly: "I don't understand what my brother-in-law said. Since you asked Lu Xingcheng to participate in the competition, he must train well! I discussed it with my third sister and felt that we were relatives, so I asked Xiaoliang to give him a chance to train well!"

"Yes! Brother-in-law, you said that, are you just trying to get Xingcheng to put on an act for the Emperor and the Empress Dowager? We misunderstood you! The Wen family has always been honest and honest, and they are not good at pretending. I think Xiaoliang is right, and he performed very well!"

Wen Ruoxue smiled slightly: "Xiaoliang, today you have won the martial arts championship again, mother must be very happy. Let's go back home and go to the ancestral hall first to tell father and brothers the good news... Then, we will celebrate for you!"

……

Lu Zhanyao was stuck in the same place for half a day.

"Wen Qiqi!"

After everyone had left, Lu Zhanyao finally exploded!

"What do you want to ask me, sir?"

Wen Qiqi raised an eyebrow and looked at him, a sneer of disdain on the corner of her mouth.

"Does your Excellency think that I am wrong to let Xingcheng participate in the competition?"

"You are his mother!"

Lu Zhanyao looked at Lu Xingcheng who was beaten into a pig's head, and felt pity for him.

"Look how much Aunt Mei loves him! What about you... Qiqi, you only care about sharing your brother's joy of winning the first place with your sisters! Do you care about Xingcheng?"

In his eyes, Wen Qiqi seemed like an enemy.

The same is true for Wen Qiqi.

However, she was not excited. Instead, she smiled and said slowly:

"Xiaoliang is my brother, I am happy for him, it's normal. Lord Lu, this young people's martial arts competition is the prosperity of the country. Not to mention that it is my brother Wen Xiaoliang who won the top prize today, even if it was someone else's child, I, Wen Qiqi, would celebrate with him."