The book has no strength, the female supporting role just wants to survive

Chapter 320: I can't debate, but I know a little about folk songs

"Why, Mr. Xiao San, did you put yourself in the role of a farmer because you drew a folk tune?"

Qian San smiled maliciously.

"That's right. We in Plum Court are only interested in reading books of sages. We are not like Mr. Xiao San who has the time to travel around and experience life."

Xiao Mingxu sneered and spoke bluntly,

"You people in Meiyuan like to pretend to be noble. You think you can look down on others just because you read a few books. You keep shaking your head all day long. I don't know what you are pretending to be."

Qian San didn't care about Xiao Mingxu's words, but seized the sore spot of Zhu Yuan and others and said,

"Sometimes the less a person has, the more they care about things. You guys from Zhuyuan were able to enter the Imperial College because of your family connections. Otherwise, with your little talent, I'm afraid you wouldn't even be able to get into the Imperial College."

The people in the Plum Courtyard behind Qian San laughed at once,

"One or two of them can't even write an article, how dare they take up a place in the Imperial College."

"Why didn't the people from Zhuyuan draw the folk tune? The other songs have too high cultural requirements. Only folk songs are easy to understand. Even if you don't read books, you can understand them. Hahahaha..."

"People from Zhuyuan should not embarrass themselves here. You only have so much knowledge, and it will be exposed soon."

Xiao Mingxu was so emotional that he said without thinking,

"I am richer and more powerful than you. It doesn't matter if you can read. You still can't live as well as I do!"

Jiang Tunan hurriedly stepped forward to hold Xiao Mingxu, and spoke softly beside him,

"Cousin, calm down. Don't let them lead you astray. Be careful of what you say."

Although Xiao Mingxu, as the son of the Minister of Rites, has a higher status than ordinary people, the people in Plum Court are not a group of ordinary poor students. At the very least, they are all on the list of Imperial College. All students of the Imperial College are protected by the government, and these people are also well-known in Kyoto, so even the sons of high-ranking officials cannot touch them easily.

If Xiao Mingxu really said something he shouldn't have said, they would write a few articles to stir up public opinion in Kyoto, and Xiao Huaimin would be attacked to death by the censors in the court.

"You all have seen it, right? The playboys in the Bamboo Courtyard look down on us scholars in this way."

As expected, Qian San seized the loophole in Xiao Mingxu's words and began to stir up the emotions of everyone present.

"Mr. Qian, you said that the people in Zhuyuan look down on you poor scholars, but aren't you also looking down on the people who work hard to farm the land?"

Jiang Tunan held down Xiao Mingxu who wanted to rush forward. Zhen Shuai and Ji Yichen also came to help. Zhen Shuai said in a mean way,

"Yes, yes, it was you who first said that our second team's folk tunes were petty, why are you blaming us? Who is looking down on others?"

The people in Bamboo Courtyard are indeed some unmotivated young masters of aristocratic families, so they can never win an argument with those people in Plum Courtyard who have studied hard. Now the people in Bamboo Courtyard can only echo them behind their backs.

"I wonder who this girl is?"

Qian San didn't have much impression of Jiang Tunan, but seeing that she was from Xiyun Court, he thought that she was the daughter of some minor official, and a look of contempt appeared on his face.

Jiang Tunan swallowed the words "I'm your father" that were about to come out of his mouth and replaced them with a polite smile.

"I'm just one of those people you call learning petty folk songs."

Qian San's tone was sarcastic.

"So you're here to speak for the people in Zhuyuan. I see that you're from Xiyunyuan, and I guess your family members don't hold high positions. Could it be that you want to use this method to attract the attention of those rich young men in Zhuyuan so that you can help your father and brother rise to prominence?"

These words were so unpleasant to hear that Xiao Mingxu could no longer hold back his temper. He suddenly rushed forward and punched Qian San in the face.

"Keep your mouth clean."

Qian San seemed to have caught Xiao Mingxu's weakness and started to yell.

"Someone is being beaten! The people from Zhuyuan are bullying others by taking advantage of their power!!"

The scene became more and more chaotic. It was originally just a matter between Team Two and Team Three, but now people from Team One and Team Four have come over, and even Mrs. Ji and Gu Wenfang have been attracted over.

Li Ze saw that the time was almost right and came out to mediate.

"Okay, everyone, stop arguing. We are all students of Taixue, so don't make things too ugly. But it's wrong for you to hit someone, Third Master Xiao. You should apologize to Brother Qian."

"What happened? What's the fuss?"

Mrs. Ji came over angrily, and Gu Wenfang's face became serious. However, he first found Su Xiaoxiao in the crowd and asked softly,

"Are you okay?"

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head obediently, and Gu Wenfang then stepped forward to deal with the matter between the students together with Mrs. Ji.

"Two masters, it was Xiao Mingxu from the Bamboo Courtyard who started the fight!"

The people from Meiyuan rushed forward to complain, and Shangguan Ruoyi also stepped forward to explain,

"No, Master. It was Qian San from Meiyuan who was the first to insult Jiang Tunan. Master Xiao San, as her cousin, couldn't stand it and took action."

"Yes, yes, it was Qian San who was just too harsh in the first place."

"We all heard it."

The people in Xiyun Court were helping Jiang Tunan and Xiao Mingxu. Xiao Mingrui squeezed out of the crowd, walked to Jiang Tunan and asked in a low voice,

"What did he say about you?"

Jiang Tunan shook her head to indicate that it was okay and did not want to repeat Qian San's words just now, because in her opinion, this level of rumor was not worth mentioning at all.

Meng Jingchen also came behind Jiang Tunan. Seeing that Jiang Tunan did not answer Xiao Mingrui's words, he thought that she was silently enduring in her heart, and he also became angry.

"It seems that the people in Meiyuan were the first to speak ill of me. If my sister was said like this, I, as her brother, would definitely be even more excessive than Mr. Xiao San."

Meng Yao also came over to watch the show. When she heard her brother cue her, she waved her fist and replied,

"Don't worry, brother. If anyone dares to talk dirty in front of me, I can have him beaten so badly that even his parents won't recognize him."

Meng Jingchen looked at Meng Yao speechlessly. He just said that. If someone really talked about Meng Yao, he would not care. Otherwise, are the guards in the Meng Mansion vegetarians?

Mrs. Ji listened to the chatter of the students around her, and understood the whole story in her heart. She spoke in a fair manner,

"It is true that Qian San was at fault in this matter, but it was also wrong for Xiao Mingxu to hit someone. You two should just apologize to each other and forget about it."

Xiao Mingxu didn't care. He had already beaten him, so he wouldn't lose anything by apologizing. So he said in a servile manner,

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Qian. My fist just didn't obey me and landed on your face. But you should be more careful next time~"

Qian San covered his left eye, which was still piercing with pain. He said unconvincedly,

"Why did he hit me? Just apologize and it's over. Besides, I didn't know they were cousins. We were staying in our own place. It was the people from Team Two who provoked us first!"

Li Ze pretended to hold Qian San and persuaded him,

"Forget it, Brother Qian. After all, Mr. Xiao San is the son of the Minister of Rites. You should not let him lose face in public."

Xiao Mingrui's face turned cold, and he stared at Li Ze and said,

"Mr. Li, what you mean is that my third brother is relying on his status to bully you?"

"Mr. Xiao Si misunderstood. That's not what I meant."

Li Ze quickly apologized respectfully, but his look made people angry.

Jiang Tunan cleared his throat and walked in front of Li Ze and Qian San. Li Ze had a bad feeling when he saw Jiang Tunan like this. He just heard Jiang Tunan say,

"Let me say a few words. Mr. Qian, you just said that because I spoke for the people in Zhuyuan, you think I have that kind of intention towards them..."

Xiao Mingrui was stunned. He looked at Jiang Tunan in front of him.

"Did he just say that?"

This is what he meant, but if it came from Qian San's mouth, it would definitely not sound good. Meng Jingchen's face beside him also turned cold, while Jiang Tunan was talking to himself,

"Then according to your logic, can I say that when your father died, the wild dogs in the village howled all day, so I suspect your father had an improper relationship with the wild dogs."

"Pfft!"

Xiao Mingxu's originally serious expression could no longer be maintained after hearing Jiang Tunan's words. Xiao Mingrui turned his head away helplessly, and Meng Jingchen's body also relaxed a little.

Ye Ruzhen and Ji Lingyue leaned against each other and sighed,

"Xiao Nan's fighting ability is still as strong as before."

"Sister Xiaonan, you're so nice!"

Qian San's face turned pale and blue, and he stammered and couldn't speak. Madam Ji suppressed her laughter and tried to ease the situation by saying,

"Okay, let's stop here. We are all classmates, so let's be more tolerant of each other."

Su Xiaoxiao spoke to Li Ze as if possessed by a ghost.

"Forget it, Mr. Li. Miss Jiang is good at speaking and has the Shangshu Mansion behind her. We can't argue with her."

Li Ze originally wanted to please the eldest prince. Now Su Xiaoxiao was the favored second daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so Li Ze had to show off in front of Su Xiaoxiao.

"Thank you for your reminder, Miss Su Er, but I will never bow to the powerful."

Then he turned and cried out,

"Master, slow down!"

Madam Ji had a somewhat unhappy look on her face, as if she was somewhat dissatisfied with Meiyuan's restless attitude.

"What else?"

"Master, please allow me to report that just now, the students from Bamboo Courtyard were belittling us scholars because the topic they drew was a folk song. I would like to represent Plum Courtyard and invite the students from Bamboo Courtyard to the debate stage."

"What is a debate platform?"

Jiang Tunan poked Xiao Mingrui beside him, who explained,

"You can think of it as a place where you can have an open argument."

Jiang Tunan: w(?Д?)w

"Why, the people in the Bamboo Courtyard don't dare?"

It was only then that Jiang Tunan discovered that Li Ze was the sleeve commander of Plum Court. No wonder he could represent Plum Court.

Xiao Mingxu replied unwillingly,

"Just go, no one is afraid of whom!"

Zhen Shuai pulled Xiao Mingxu's sleeve guiltily.

"But Brother Xu, we lose every time."

Xiao Mingxu choked and pretended to be calm.

"But we can't lose our momentum!"

Madam Ji shook her head, somewhat disapproving of Xiao Mingxu's impatience, but the words had already been spoken, and she couldn't change anything.

"The debate is not within my jurisdiction. We have to consult Master Zhang from the Discipline Hall."

So the two groups of people from the Bamboo Courtyard and the Plum Courtyard walked towards the debate stage, and the rest of the people looked at each other without taking any further action.

Gu Wenfang coughed a few times.

"Go ahead and watch if you want. The morning classes are over anyway."

The people from the Chrysanthemum and Orchid Colleges rushed towards the debate stage, while the people from the Women's School looked at Madam Ji.

"Look at what I'm doing. I'm out of class too."

So the girls from the female school also ran over to watch the fun.

"Lanlan, aren't you going?"

"Not interested in."

Su Lanlan hugged Ruan Qin and shook her head. Zhu Yuan had never won anyway, so she had no interest in this kind of duel without suspense.

The fourth princess Baili Yanxi looked at her friend's gloomy face, thinking that Leng Qingyan had just taken her initiative, which made her unhappy, so she forcibly dragged Su Lanlan forward.

"Go ahead, go ahead, give this princess some face."

Su Lanlan was forcibly pulled by Baili Yanxi. She knew in her heart that Baili Yanxi also wanted to divert his attention, so she did not resist too much.

"Lanlan, let me tell you, the bookstore I liked before hasn't published any new books for a long time, and I don't have much to read recently."

"Maybe the man in the study is already writing a storybook. I think he will come up with a good one this time. I think the previous stories had novel plots, but the logic was too sloppy and it was obvious that they were written in a hurry."

"Really? Then I'll wait patiently for a while."

.......

When Mu Wuhuan arrived at the Imperial College today, he saw that everyone had surrounded the debate stage. Zhang Shouze was standing in the center of the stage. On one side were people from the Bamboo Courtyard, led by Xiao Mingxu, and on the other side were people from the Plum Courtyard, led by Li Ze.

Suddenly, Mu Wuhuan saw Jiang Tunan in the audience. She moved a bamboo chair and sat lazily to watch the show.

Mu Wuhuan's mind sank slightly, and after thinking for a while, he walked towards Jiang Tunan's direction.

On the stage, Xiao Mingxu's face was already red with anger, and the others from the Bamboo Courtyard were also stuttering, not knowing how to start. Meanwhile, the people from the Plum Courtyard across from him were still speaking.

"You are speaking so rudely, scolding the scholar right away. Aren't you afraid that you will anger the saint and there will be no more good articles in the world from now on?"

Jiang Tunan kept shaking his head as he watched. In fact, the people from Plum Courtyard had always been setting traps for Bamboo Courtyard. Bamboo Courtyard had never said anything like studying was useless, but because they fell into the self-proving trap, they were beaten by the people from Plum Courtyard without any chance to fight back.

In just a moment, Jiang Tunan thought of a movie she had watched at home with her grandparents. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly. She only said that people in the audience should not talk and disturb the debaters on stage, but she did not say that they should not sing and disturb them.

If that's the case, then she also knows a little about folk songs.

Ji Yichen stuttered.

"I... we didn't say studying is bad, and you also look down on... look down on the people who grow crops, you say you are petty..."

Qian San sneered disdainfully.

"Folk tunes cannot be compared with orthodox palace music. Don't you see what kind of vulgar lyrics are sung in folk tunes? As scholars, we naturally want to write lyrics that are noble and meaningful."

"I've never heard of any famous scholar writing lyrics for folk songs."

Ji Yichen had an angry expression on his face.

"You! You...seem to be right..."

Xiao Mingxu slapped Ji Yichen on the head.

"Go away, go away, don't make trouble."

Ji Yichen walked away feeling aggrieved. Mrs. Ji saw her little son being so vulnerable in the dark, and the corners of her mouth twitched fiercely.

"What are you looking at, girl?"

Madam Ji froze and turned back in surprise.

"Mom?! Why are you here?!"