Chapter 281 - The Fifth Princess Falls into the River and is Saved (1/2)

“Miss Su, do you want me to prove that I composed the poem?” Mo Xuetong asked, raising her brows.

“Of course, you can only say that it is yours with proof. Does the Princess have no way of proving it?” Su Mei’er looked extremely satisfied. So what if Mo Xuetong was a princess? The Princess Royal only had the affections of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. She did not have any true power. Mo Xuetong was her G.o.ddaughter and did not have any support.

Compared to her, a first miss of a n.o.ble family, Mo Xuetong was just the country-b.u.mpkin daughter of a rich man. She did not believe that Mo Xuetong would have any way of proving that she had composed the poem. However, her face stiffened before she could even show how pleased she was when she heard what Mo Xuetong had to say.

“I said that I composed the poem, but Miss Su said you’ve seen the poem in the palace. Since Miss Su cannot say who wrote the poem, then does it mean that Miss Su is making things up? How can Miss Su prove that what you said was the truth? It can’t be that only what you said is right, can it?”

Mo Xuetong raised her brows lightly and spoke with a gentle smile. However, she did not stop there, “Miss Su, do you think that you are very trustworthy or do you think that I, the new princess acknowledged by the royal family, has a bad reputation? Is that why you can just wave your arms and just say that you feel that I have committed plagiarism? Miss Su, where do you think the royal family stands?”

Su Mei’er’s smile froze. Her face cycled between red and white and she could not speak. She was furious and ashamed. She glared at Mo Xuetong hatefully, wanting to sew her lips together.

Mo Xuetong could not be bothered with how Su Mei’er felt. She said clearly, enunciating every word, “The consort selection is decided by the Empress. When did the Empress pa.s.s on this right to the imperial n.o.ble consorts!”

That was hars.h.!.+ The young ladies who had joined Su Mei’er earlier all could not help but lower their heads. Their expressions were extremely interesting.

The Empress was the one in charge of the consort selection, and she would be the one looking at the poems. Furthermore, everyone knew that the Empress and Consort Su had not been on good terms in years. They just had not torn through the veneer of civility yet. Imperial n.o.ble consort Su gave birth to the eldest royal son, King Chu, Feng Yuxuan, whom the Emperor doted on very much. However, the Empress did not have any sons and only had her t.i.tle.

The two of them were like fire and water. It was impossible for the Empress to give Consort Su the power in consort selections. If the people who were all brought into the palace belonged on Consort Su’s side, how would the Empress be able to rest easy?

Everyone only recalled then that while Mo Xuetong had become a princess mostly due to luck, she was a true royalty now. In terms of the dignity of the royal family, no matter how nicely Su Mei’er put it, they should all believe in someone from the royal family. The dignity of the royal family is not one that anyone can besmirch.

Furthermore, there was no proof now. They only had a statement made by Su Mei’er. If they were to really drag in the dignity of the royal family, no one would be able to get out of this unscathed.

Earlier, the young ladies had spoken up one after another. Those who had brains would immediately understand that Su Mei’er was framing Mo Xuetong. When they thought of how they had worked together with Su Mei’er to slander Mo Xuetong, the smarter ones immediately glared at her.

Su Mei’er flushed and paled. The colors on her face changed like a palette. She gritted her teeth and said, “Princess, since you cannot prove that you wrote it, then I naturally cannot prove whether you are speaking the truth or not. This matter…”

She could not vilify Mo Xuetong anymore. However, she hoped that she would be able to extricate herself from the matter.

“If I can prove that I wrote it, what will happen to you, Miss Su? If I go to see the Empress now, I wonder what Miss Su will think? Or does Miss Su think that these poems are still in Consort Su’s palace and that it would be useless for me to see the Empress?” Mo Xuetong did not intend to let Su Mei’er off today.

They all thought that she was easily bullied, and then they could bully her whenever they wanted!

Su Mei’er did not expect Mo Xuetong to be so forceful. She was both angry and embarra.s.sed and did not dare to accept the bet. If this matter were to be known to the palace, it would not just be a matter of plagiarism. She thought of what her aunt had told her in private a few days ago. Her aunt had told her to watch and think before doing anything and that she must not rush into doing anything.

When her cousin settled down, he would definitely make her his second consort. He would definitely allow her to bear him a son. When he ascended the throne, she would take charge of the central palace. However, this was not the right time to raise a fuss. She must not fight with anyone right now.

She did not expect that today and was forced into a corner right now. She felt both embarra.s.sed and regretful. She hated that Mo Xuetong would not let her off and she just did not want to back down. She swayed and had a sudden epiphany. She shut her eyes and fell backward. Bai Yihao was right behind her. He was known to be gentle and elegant and would definitely catch her.

Bai Yihao had just finished writing the poem. He picked up the brush and took two steps backward as if he were going to admire his handiwork. He managed to miss Su Mei’er who fell toward him.

Su Mei’er fell to the ground just like that. Because of the forceful blow, her head smashed against the stone ground forcefully. Her head started to bleed. She screamed and did not have to act any longer, having truly fainted.

The winds were really strong and because she fell really quickly, the wind lifted her long skirt. Her long skirt flipped over her head and the pink pants that she wore beneath were immediately shown to all.

It was a really shameful and disreputable incident. If it had just been one person who saw this, it could have been hidden. However, there was more than one man present and many young masters approached when they heard the commotion. They saw Su Mei’er falling to the ground and her underpants that had been revealed in her pathetic state. This evoked a loud round of laughter immediately.

Su Mei’er’s maid hurriedly helped to pull down her long dress, but it was already too late.

Fortunately, Su Mei’er had really fainted. Otherwise, she might have fainted from the embarra.s.sment.

It was chaotic and n.o.body noticed the commotion by the lake until someone screamed, “Help! Someone’s fallen into the lake!”

Everyone immediately turned to look in the direction of the lake. There was a lone boat on the surface of the lake but it was empty.

Everyone immediately ran toward the lake. A few of the faster runners jumped into the lake to save the drowning person.