Transmigrated into a vicious female supporting role, reborn as a hostage to the paranoid male protag

Suddenly, Jiu Xiangshi noticed that the wound on her lip had already scabbed over.

Su Yingxue didn't wear any lipstick today. Her light makeup suited her well, like a soft and elegant pearl at the bottom of the East China Sea, except that she didn't wear any lipstick.

Jiu Xiangshi looked at the scabbed bite wound on her lip, and his eyes suddenly dimmed.

"The written exam results are out," Situ Qingming heard the news and quickly stepped forward to take Qin Xue's hand. He then pulled her towards the results announcement area while jokingly saying, "Hurry up! Your brother Mo is waiting there too. If you come out on top, you'll have to prepare a prize."

Su Yingxue was dragged away by Situ Qingming, leaving the man in blue standing alone with cold and dark eyes.

By the time Situ Qingming and Qin Xue arrived at the place where the results were announced, there were already quite a few people gathered there.

Mo Yunsheng stood outside the crowd and saw Qin Xue and Situ Qingming coming over, waiting for them under the lush bamboo forest with a smile.

"Brother Mo," Qin Xue saluted.

Situ Qingming didn't like such formalities and just greeted him casually.

"Sister Axue, Sister Qingming." Mo Yunsheng said calmly, "Where's Brother Qin?"

Su Yingxue heard this and explained with a smile, "Brother is feeling a little unwell. Go back to the house and rest for a while."

"Brother Mo, how was your performance today?" Situ Qingming asked curiously. She was a little hesitant about what Zhang Yingying had just said.

Originally, Situ Qingming didn't care about grades. But after Zhang Yingying's words this morning, she began to worry again. If Brother Mo didn't get good grades, but Zhang Yingying's team got lucky, would that make Zhang Yingying feel proud again?

"It's normal. There shouldn't be any problem in advancing." Mo Yunsheng felt that the test questions this time were standard, neither difficult nor easy, and not a difficult task.

As he was speaking, Donald Qin came from a distance.

"Brother Qin, you said you were not feeling well, are you feeling better now?" Mo Yunsheng saw it from a good angle and asked with concern.

"Thank you for your concern, Brother Mo. Everything is fine." Qin Dong walked up to the few people, smiled and gave Su Yingxue a look. Su Yingxue understood immediately and the matter was done.

Su Yingxue's heart, which had been searching for something, finally settled down. She had instructed Qin Dong to send someone to keep an eye on Mo Yunsheng that morning. Fearing someone might cheat, she had deliberately poured some white mineral powder into Mo Yunsheng's numbered brocade bag. It looked normal, but it shimmered in the sun.

After the competition ended and Qin Dong collected the poetry bags, he discovered that a maid had indeed taken out Mo Yunsheng's poems and exchanged them with another numbered bag.

So Qin Dong hit the maid's leg with a stone, causing her to fall and all the brocade bags fell to the ground.

Qin Dong's spies hurriedly went to pick up the scattered brocade bags on the ground. They took advantage of the chaos to pick up the two swapped brocade bags, turned their backs to everyone and swapped them back. Finally, they mixed them with other brocade bags and picked up the wooden tray in front of the fallen maid.

Afterwards, Qin Dong ordered his men to keep an eye on the entire process, but they didn't see anyone else doing anything until the end.

Su Yingxue was confident in Donald Qin's ability to get things done, and she also believed in his talent. The ranking list was soon released, and it was similar to the Bihe Banquet. Mo Yunsheng ranked third with ten points.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yingying and Qin Lan's group only got eighth place and barely advanced.

"Brother Mo is worthy of being Brother Mo. Being in the top three is a great start." Situ Qingming said with a smile.

"Brother Mo has set a good example for the team members. We also need to work harder." Qin Xue said with a smile.

The four of them left together and returned to the private room.

The identity Chu Xingchen replaced this time was Mu Xizheng, the newly crowned top scholar and one of the Five Nobles, who was also a hidden weapon in his spy network in recent years.

Originally, Chu Xingchen had intended to keep this hidden chess piece and not activate it, but Su Yingxue disrupted his plan.

But fortunately, he came to Shuibo Pavilion not only to detoxify her, but more importantly, to explore the library.

The Qin family's Shuibo Pavilion was the foundation and bond of the Qin family's civil service politics during the Great Prosperity. It was rumored that the Qin family officially rose to prominence among the Four Great Families after the death of the late imperial concubine.

After years of experience, Chu Xingchen's spies learned that the first to third floors of the Qin family's library were open to the public, while the fourth and fifth floors were elegant rooms for the Qin family to receive distinguished guests.

The sixth, seventh, and eighth floors were the Qin family's treasure trove, and above the sixth floor, there were many masters guarding the place. As for the ninth floor, no one had ever reached it.

Last night, Chu Xingchen sent people to explore the first eight floors and found that above the sixth floor, in addition to the original secret guards, there were many mechanisms and formations. The secret guards only reached the eighth floor because they did not find the entrance to the ninth floor at all.

Although it looked like a nine-story pagoda, the ninth floor had no windows or doors, being entirely cast in copper and iron. No entrance could be found. Could it be that the legend goes that the ninth floor held the Qin family's secrets, and success or failure depended on it?

Is this rumor false?

Chu Xingchen's eyes were cold. The Great Sheng Dynasty was a towering tree. And the four great families were its constant source of nourishment. If Chu Xingchen wanted to bring the tree down, he would have to conquer the four great families one by one.

The Qin family was the weakest of the four great families, and therefore, it was also the one that Chu Xingchen had initially hoped to use as a breakthrough point.

Chu Xingchen's eyes were deep. No matter if it was the Qin family, the four great families, or the Great Sheng Dynasty, he would repay them double for all the suffering and humiliation they had inflicted on him.

Sooner or later, the capital of Dasheng would be his, Daqi. The humiliation of being a hostage, the humiliation of ceding territory and paying indemnities, every last one of them would be repaid from Dasheng. Chu Xingchen vowed silently in his heart.

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According to the promotion rules, one of the initial four team members must take the written test. After the written test results are released, the top ten groups will be selected and the remaining groups will be eliminated.

Only the top ten groups that successfully advance to the written test will enter the next round, which is the individual competition points competition for four members.

Mo Yunsheng had a good start. Qin Dong and Situ Qingming's competitions were both scheduled for tomorrow, Qin Dong's in the morning, Qingming's in the afternoon, and her incense burning was scheduled for the early morning of the fourth day, while Mo Yunsheng's music was scheduled for the afternoon of the fourth day.

So after lunch, Qin Dong and Situ Qingming set off early for training. Qin Dong also entrusted Qin Xue to Mo Yunsheng, with Taxue accompanying him.

Mo Yunsheng's assessment was the last one, and although Qin Xue's incense skills had improved daily over the past few days, they were still a little off. Therefore, Mo Yunsheng planned to give her more guidance in the next two days, while he would return to his room to practice.

"Wrong, it's this hand."

"Wrong, keep your hands steady and don't shake."

"Wrong, the order of taking spices is wrong..."

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Su Yingxuexue had made some progress under Mo Yunsheng's tireless guidance. A strict teacher like Mo Yunsheng was always meticulous in his teaching.

Fortunately, Su Yingxue wasn't stupid either. After a few hours, she finally completed the incense ritual without any problems. Therefore, Mo Yunsheng let her rest for a cup of tea.

"Brother Mo," at this time in the private room, the small bronze incense burner with animal patterns was lighting up with curling fragrance of Li Luo incense, a fresh and elegant aroma.

The two sat opposite each other, and Taxue made tea for them.