The prince kneels every day. Has the princess forgiven him today?

Qiu Zhu nodded, "Yes."

Song Xiwan's expression tensed up, and he asked what time it was. When he was sure there was still time, he told Qiu Zhu, "Hurry up and change my clothes. I need to go to the competition."

This made Qiuzhu look confused.

"Girl, are you still going to compete?"

"Of course, I must seize this opportunity and skip the provincial examination and directly participate in the imperial examination."

Song Xiwan's face was full of seriousness and determination.

Qiu Zhu's heart tightened, "But the girl is still injured, what if something happens?"

"will not."

Song Xiwan had already gotten out of bed and was about to take her clothes and change them herself. Qiu Zhu had no choice but to help her change her clothes.

Just as I was about to go out, Mu Yun came.

Qiu Zhu hurriedly asked Mu Yun to help persuade Song Xiwan, asking him why he should participate in the competition with such a pale face.

Unexpectedly, Mu Yun said, "The carriage is ready for Miss Song. Please come in."

Song Xiwan was stunned, and a subtle feeling arose in his heart.

"Is this what the prince meant?"

Mu Yun nodded and said "hmm".

This half-dead look also caused Song Xiwan to look at him carefully. He always felt that after waking up, everything was full of strangeness.

Song Xiwan couldn't help but ask, "Where is the prince?"

Mu Yun opened his mouth slightly, as if he was about to say something, but finally said, "The prince has something else to do, so he asked me to personally escort Miss Song to the academy."

lie!

Song Xiwan wanted to ask more questions, but there was really no time, so she could only wait until the game was over to find out the situation.

Little did they know that Xie Chengqian was somewhere in the courtyard watching the carriage go away.

His face was much paler than usual, and he was wrapped in a thick coat in this scorching weather.

"Cough cough..."

"My Lord, drink the medicine quickly."

The accompanying doctor came over with a bowl of medicine, his face full of heartache.

The prince already had a lot of old injuries, and he almost lost his life after falling into the cold pond. He had a high fever for several nights, but he didn't tell Miss Song.

The accompanying doctor couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness pretended to be so serious about his leg injury before, why didn't you tell us about it this time?"

Xie Chengqian drank the bitter medicine in one gulp and replied in a deep voice, "It's different."

He didn't want Xiwan to just feel guilty towards him.

The accompanying doctor was speechless for a while.

Where is it different?

But seeing that the prince didn't intend to say more, he didn't dare to ask more about his master's affairs, so he could only shake his head, sigh and leave.

After a while, another secret guard appeared in front of Xie Chengqian.

"Report to the prince, the second prince has been rescued."

"Keep staring."

Xie Chengqian was not surprised at all. Concubine Shen's identity was very complicated. While she was building her power in the harem, she was also expanding her power outside.

After more than ten years, it cannot be underestimated.

If Xie Chengqian hadn't been worried about shaking the foundation of the Great Xia Kingdom, he would have eliminated her long ago.

Moreover, those potential threats also need to be resolved one by one. The best way is to force those forces to surface.

"Jiang Yao has been acting strangely lately."

The secret guard replied: "He seems to have been in contact with people from Cang Country, but the other party is hiding quite deeply, and his identity has not been verified yet."

It’s Cang Country again.

A dark light flashed in Xie Chengqian's eyes.

When he died in his previous life, the Great Xia Kingdom was already in danger. In order to get rid of him, Xie Qiang did not hesitate to seek the skin of the tiger and ceded the interests of the Great Xia Kingdom to the prince of the Cang Kingdom.

With Xie Qiang's talent, he probably won't be able to defend the Great Xia Kingdom for long.

In this life, Xie Qiang seems to have made the same choice. So what role does Jiang Yao play in it?

How deep is Xiwan’s trust in Jiang Yao?

……

Half an hour later.

When Song Xiwan arrived, the entire Yunhe Academy was extremely lively.

After all, it was a calligraphy and painting competition jointly organized by four academies. Just walking through it, she saw many unfamiliar faces, and many people recognized her, all looking at her strangely.

When Song Xiwan passed by them, she could still hear words like "murderer", and her eyes suddenly darkened.

Ten days is enough time for the rumors to ferment completely.

"How did you come?"

Wen Fengyi was still thinking about the hatred of being punished last time, so he came over as soon as he received the news that Song Xiwan had returned, and asked questions with an unhappy look on his face.

Song Xiwan's expression was cold and indifferent. "Of course I'm here to participate in the calligraphy and painting competition."

This self-righteous look disgusted Wen Fengyi, and he spoke even more bluntly, "You have been disqualified, and Yunhe Academy is not a place where a murderer like you can set foot in."

The cry of "murderer" attracted a lot of attention.

Especially the people from the other three colleges, they had heard about Song Xiwan, but they didn't know the specific details.

Now that I have some gossip to listen to, how can I let it go?

Song Xiwan stared at Wen Fengyi with a cold gaze, her aura overwhelming. "Senior Brother Wen, you'd better take responsibility for what you said. Otherwise, it's slander."

Wen Fengyi was shocked and silently took a half step back.

But he still didn't let it go. "How did I slander you? Everyone knows this!"

"Really? You mean to question the imperfections of our dynasty's laws, that even a murderer like me can appear unharmed?"

Song Xiwan asked directly.

Wen Fengyi was so choked that he couldn't say a word, nor did he dare to say anything.

If he said yes, he would probably be arrested!

Song Xiwan was lingering, "Since Senior Brother Wen has nothing to say and no solid evidence, shouldn't you apologize to me?"

Wen Fengyi was so angry that his eyes widened. Just as he was about to say something, he was interrupted by Song Xiwan.

"Forget it. I won't accept your apology. Just stay out of the way here."

"you!"

Wen Fengyi had no chance of winning against her, and his face turned red.

Song Xiwan ignored it and went straight to the registration area, but was still stopped.

Standing in front of her was Su Xunyao, who said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Sister Xiwan, you've missed the registration time."

This is the rule. Those who are late will be deemed to have given up the calligraphy and painting competition.

Song Xiwan replied calmly, "I'm late for a reason. As far as I know, as long as I get the consent of the masters, I will be eligible to participate."

"No, that's not fair to the other contestants."

Su Xunyao denied it outright, with obvious pride in her eyes.

As long as Song Xiwan is unable to participate in this calligraphy and painting competition, she will definitely win the first prize!

This is a competition held every four years. Winning it will exempt you from the provincial examination, which is an important opportunity for her.

Song Xiwan said calmly, "If someone didn't know you, they would think you were a judge for this calligraphy and painting competition. I'll go ask the Master to clarify whether it's okay or not."

Su Xunyao didn't expect Song Xiwan to be so shameless. With a hint of annoyance in her eyes, she scolded in a low voice, "Sister Xiwan, don't be so unreasonable."

The vein on Song Xiwan's forehead twitched.

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you up."

Su Xunyao was stunned and took a step back involuntarily, then realized that she was threatened by Song Xiwan.

Her eyes were red as she shouted, "I was trying to persuade you out of kindness, how could you do this to me?"

Song Xiwan chuckled and clenched his fists.

Obviously, she would do that.