Transmigrated as the Villainess, Troubled by the Cuteness!-Chapter 117 - 113: When the Green Tea Loses Its Filter
The Princess patted her buttocks and left.
All that was left was a group of people looking at each other, unsure if the poetry contest could continue.
Some people, who were highly empathetic, felt embarrassed for Song Yun, wishing they could find a hole to crawl into on her behalf.
She plagiarized the poem of the Princess’s friend, presented it confidently as her own in front of the Princess, and even had Prince Rong bet one hundred thousand taels on it! Something that even storybooks wouldn’t dare to write about, Song Yun dared to do.
Those originally attending with the intent to observe the Princess did not expect to encounter such a major scandal.
Moreover, if Song Yun had only stolen this one poem, it could still be excused as a desperate mistake, only happening this once.
But just now, when Song Yun explained the poetry, she clearly appeared as an amateur.
Not to mention the nuanced imagery and tonal patterns of poetry, she couldn’t even manage the basic interpretation.
Those familiar with Song Yun couldn’t help but recall her ever-changing poetry style over the years.
They thought she was a genius, gaining new insights every so often, which resulted in her diverse styles. But now...
Even the aristocratic youth, who always held a favorable view of Song Yun, couldn’t help but wonder, if there’s a possibility she plagiarized one poem, couldn’t she have plagiarized many? Were all her previous poems plagiarized?
In fact, among the noble youth, there were many who dabbled in scandals, hiring ghostwriters to pen poems for the sake of gaining some fame. But the risk was too high; compared to the benefits, if exposed, their family reputation wouldn’t withstand it, so nobody really did it often, unless there was a foolproof way and... it was absolutely necessary.
If Song Yun had been plagiarizing others’ poems all these years without being caught, then... quickly share the channel for buying poems with us, thank you!
Because Song Yun was a woman, the men maintained their so-called gentlemanly demeanor and refrained from saying anything proactively. They only glanced at Song Yun occasionally, wondering when she would have the sense to leave.
To put it more bluntly, if it were them in such a situation, they would have long wished for a hole to crawl into, but Song Yun seemed not only unashamed, but rather...
She dared to cling onto the Princely Heir?!!
"Brother Ming, believe me, Yun’er has her reasons!!" Song Yun’s voice was soft, looking at Shen Ming with full affection, as if he were her whole world, which was the way Shen Ming liked her best.
In the past, as long as she showed this demeanor, Shen Ming would be very easy to talk to.
Song Yun wasn’t ignorant of her current predicament, it was because she understood that she wanted to hold onto Shen Ming even more, as only Shen Ming could save her now.
But this time, the young man who was always easy to appease looked at her with only coldness in his eyes.
"Yun’er, why did you intentionally harm me just now."
Song Yun was shocked by such a gaze but still braced herself and said, "Brother Ming, listen to Yun’er explain, Yun’er was forced, someone forced Yun’er to do it, otherwise he would kill Yun’er’s mother!!"
This excuse was feeble, but Shen Ming had to admit, if it were his earlier self, he might really have been fooled by such a reason.
But now...
"Yun’er, you’re lying. When you recited this poem, you were clearly very happy and looked forward to the crowd’s praise."
At this moment, Shen Ming was somewhat doubtful of himself, wondering what kind of person the Prince Rong Mansion had cherished and protected all these years.
Was the sweet little girl who used to follow him around calling him ’Brother’ really ever there?
Song Yun was willing to steal other people’s poems for the sake of face, willing to lie and deceive him to drag him down, in other words, did Song Yun really only deceive him today?
Shen Ming, as a dignified Princely Heir of the Prince’s Mansion, had several illegitimate sons eyeing his position; how could he possibly be a simple-minded fop.
He understood what needed to be understood, but he had been unwilling to think about it, unwilling to doubt Song Yun.
No matter how unpresentable Song Yun’s status might be, it cannot be denied that he had been drawn to her.
However, the person he was drawn to was the innocent and kind girl who would feel empathy for beggars, who would smile at him every time she saw him, and who tried stubbornly to make an amulet for him despite her hands being pricked with countless holes.
There’s no mistake he liked this Song Yun, but he only liked this Song Yun.
When Shen Ming discovered that Song Yun was actually pretentious and deceitful, he awakened.
"Cousin, today I am really not feeling well, so I’ll take my leave first."
Shen Ming didn’t pay attention to Song Yun anymore, just apologized to Gong Yu and left.
There was no way around it, Shen Jingxian was a Princess who could change her national surname and leave directly, whereas he...was merely a Princely Heir of a Prince’s Mansion.
Thinking about this made Shen Ming angry; that he was incited by Song Yun to contradict the Princess, truly courting death!
He must hurry home to inform his father and mother, quickly take the family law stick into the palace to plead guilty!!!! 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
Gong Yu expressed his full understanding, having witnessed Shen Ming’s foolish actions just now, which further confirmed to Gong Yu that Shen Ming’s scheming was nowhere near enough to compete with him for the Princess. Instead, Gong Yu had to rely on his own status to approach the Princess.
With this in mind, Gong Yu generously gave Shen Ming a way out, "Cousin, if there is anything you need from your elder brother, just let me know. I believe my cousin was merely deceived by a malicious person."
At this point, Shen Ming couldn’t be bothered to feel moved. He took one last look at Song Yun, whose face once so alluring to him now, burdened with the stigma of plagiarism, turned his stomach.
He ignored Song Yun’s pleading look and walked away quickly.
No more words, still lingering here? Even he felt embarrassed for Song Yun!
Good grief!
Gong Yu also left, taking with him the few fierce guards.
Now, with no further constraints, the poetry contest finally came back to life with bustle and chatter.
"Stealing the Princess’s friend’s poem, truly bold."
"Whether or not it belonged to the Princess’s friend, Song Yun shouldn’t have stolen anyone’s poem!"
Someone stepped up to play on words, "In matters of scholars, theft is not the word; it’s called borrowing!"
Everyone understood the sarcasm behind these words and immediately burst into laughter.
"Dear sir, do not ruin the integrity of scholars, we study through ten years of hard study for a day to be named on the golden roster and benefit the people, we don’t have time for these crooked ways!"
Though scholars do not curse with foul language, their words can sting more than curses.
Song Yun finally accepted her fate at this point, but she was unwilling, thinking it must be the fault of the person who wrote the poem for her, that it was a deliberate act!!
Song Yun seemed to have finally found her target; she slowly stood up, eyes filled with hatred.
She was going back now to kill that bastard man!
But just as Song Yun was stepping past the threshold, she heard people behind her still talking.
"Is the Capital’s number one talented woman even considered a scholar? The Princess said she has no official rank."
"Is she some sort of high official or noble?"
In the eyes of common scholars, only high officials and nobles don’t need official ranks.
"She’s just a concubine’s daughter from a noble family. Her father was a Duke, but later the Duke’s title was revoked by the Emperor!"
"Someone like that could become the capital’s number-one talented woman?!! Such a joke!"
Song Yun walked away in big strides, no longer wanting to listen, fearing she would go insane if she continued to hear further.
