freenovelworld Chapter 102 You Cheated!
Chapter 102 You Cheated!
"Song Siyao actually got the lowest score! Good heavens, wasn't she so confident at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet?"
"Ha, that's just a bluff."
"They have no shame! They dare to participate in the assessment with such a low level of skill!"
"How embarrassing!"
"A blank paper! This is probably the first time in the history of Qingyun Academy that someone has passed the exam."
"If this were recorded in the annals of Qingyun Academy, it would bring eternal infamy!"
"How could a renowned physician and painter possibly get the lowest score? Could she not even answer a single question?"
"Could these results be fake?"
"Why do you say Song Siyao's last place score is fake? Do you know who the chief examiner was? It was Minister Guo of the Ministry of Rites. With him in charge, who would dare to cheat? What's so great about being a ghost doctor and a painting master? Don't forget, Song Siyao used to be known as a fool. Isn't it normal for her to come in last place?"
The one who said the last sentence was Wei Hongjin, who had gotten first place and was so proud of herself.
She looked around and asked loudly, "Where's Song Siyao? Where is Song Siyao? Wasn't she so smug before? Why is she too ashamed to even look at the rankings?"
Song Siyao was at home at the time, and it was Hongshao who went to see the list.
Wei Hongjin looked around and finally spotted Hong Shao.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet, Song Siyao brought Hongshao into the palace, and Wei Hongjin recognized her.
"Oh, Hongshao, your young lady got last place in the exam. Last place is still first place, congratulations!" Wei Hongjin mocked Hongshao loudly. Unable to ridicule Song Siyao, she ridiculed Song Siyao's maid. She believed that Hongshao would repeat these words to Song Siyao verbatim.
For the sake of Song Siyao's plan, Hong Shao did not retaliate; she remained silent and prepared to leave.
However, Wei Hongjin saw her silence as a silent act of resistance, and she was angry at the thought of her daring to resist.
"Bell pepper, stop her!"
At Wei Hongjin's command, Caijiao stood in front of Hongshao, arms crossed, glaring at her. "You think you can run away after making my princess unhappy?"
Hong Shao said coldly, "Get out of the way!"
Bell pepper retorted defiantly, "Oh, you're getting fierce now. Who are you trying to scare? I won't give in, what can you do to me?"
Wei Hongjin shouted, "You audacious wench! Even your mistress, Song Siyao, has to be respectful to me. Who do you think you are?"
"Yes, your master is no good, let alone you, you're even worse." Relying on Wei Hongjin's backing, Caijiao cursed him with extremely vile language.
Upon hearing Caijiao insult Song Siyao, Hongshao immediately lost her temper. She grabbed Caijiao's hand and slammed her to the ground, coldly shouting, "I can tolerate being insulted, but if you insult my young lady, I'll kill you!"
She had been with Song Siyao since childhood and was skilled in martial arts.
The bell pepper was caught off guard and startled by the fierceness of the red peony, momentarily forgetting the pain in its body.
When Wei Hongjin saw that Hongshao dared to make a move, she was furious and shouted, "How dare you, you lowly servant! Guards, seize her and beat her to death!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the guards behind her rushed over to grab Hongshao.
"stop!"
At that moment, a cold, sharp voice came from the main gate of the academy.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Yan Wei walking briskly towards them.
"Princess Hongjin, what are you doing?" Yan Wei asked angrily.
“Mr. Yan, Hong Shao has committed insubordination. I now suspect that she was instructed by Song Siyao, and I am about to interrogate her.” Wei Hongjin changed her words.
"Just an interrogation? I just heard you were going to have him beaten to death. Is Princess Hongjin going to resort to private torture?" Yan Wei pressed.
The laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty explicitly stipulate that the death penalty cannot be used, and any violation will be severely punished.
Wei Hongjin just got first place in the exam. If she resorts to vigilante justice and ruins her reputation, Huo Ye will probably never like her again.
She quickly explained, "I didn't resort to vigilante justice; I'm going to report it to the authorities, Mr. Yan. Isn't that reasonable and legal?"
Yan Wei did not stop him.
So, Wei Hongjin brought Hongshao to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion.
Yan Wei naturally followed along as well.
Others, drawn by the spectacle, also came along.
In court, Wei Hongjin said that Song Siyao had instructed Hongshao to be disrespectful to her. Therefore, Chen Jiang ordered someone to invite Song Siyao.
Zhenbeihou Mansion.
Cang Yue came in to report, "Master, the yamen runners have arrived. They were sent by the Prefect of the Capital. They said that Hong Shao is at the Prefect's residence."
"Let's go." Song Si stood up.
When Song Siyao arrived at the yamen, the main gate was crowded with people.
She entered the courtroom and saw Hongshao kneeling on the ground, while Wei Hongjin stood to the side, arrogant and haughty.
Yan Wei was standing to the side. When he saw her come in, he looked over. Their eyes met, and they understood each other without saying a word.
"Sir, Miss Song has arrived," the constable reported to Chen Jiang.
Chen Jiang's gaze fell on Song Siyao; he hadn't seen her for a long time.
However, he hears news about Song Siyao every day.
After a brief moment of distraction, Chen Jiang asked Song Siyao, "Second Miss Song, Princess Hongjin accused you of instructing Hongshao to insult her. Is that true?"
He knew Song Siyao would never do such a thing, but when someone beats the drum, the court must proceed.
Now that the court has been established, the procedures must be followed.
Song Siyao replied, "Lord Chen, this is not true."
“Song Siyao, everyone saw it just now. Hongshao knocked Caijiao to the ground and even said she wanted to kill her. How could a maid like her have such power? It must have been you who ordered it!” Wei Hongjin said angrily.
"Hongshao, why are you hitting the bell peppers?" Song Siyao asked Hongshao.
"Because she cursed you, Miss, with very foul language. Besides, I only hit the bell pepper; I did not insult Princess Hongjin," Hongshao explained.
“Princess Hongjin, you only allow your people to insult me, but not my people to fight back, is that it?” Song Siyao asked sharply.
Having lost her temper, Wei Hongjin changed the subject, saying disdainfully, "Song Siyao, so what if I scold you? Don't you think people can criticize you for what you've done?"
“Princess Hongjin, please explain clearly what I did that deserves to be scolded?” Song Siyao said coldly.
Wei Hongjin, her face full of smugness, sneered, "You don't know yet, do you? Song Siyao, you got last place in the assessment, haha, it's hilarious, and you even handed in a blank paper!"
"No wonder. Someone like you, a country bumpkin, an idiot, a moron, getting even into the Qingyun Academy entrance exam is a miracle. How could you possibly answer those questions? You probably can't even read properly. Handing in a blank paper is perfectly normal. Song Siyao, don't you think you're hilarious? Don't you deserve to be scolded?"
Song Siyao looked at Wei Hongjin, her voice icy, "What right do you have to laugh at me, someone who got first place by cheating?"
"What did you say?" Wei Hongjin asked angrily.
Song Siyao spoke each word clearly and loudly, so that everyone around could hear, "I said, you cheated!"