Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

Even though Lu Haoran knew that Ye Xinghe would do something bad to him, he still admired Ye Xinghe's talent and debating skills that he had witnessed yesterday.

It is the mutual appreciation between rivals or soulmates.

When Lu Ziren said that something bad would happen to him, he was a little bit unconvinced, but he didn't expect that it would be exposed at this time.

Lu Haoran had always been on guard against Ye Xinghe. He had thought of all the tactics his opponent might use, based on his understanding of Ye Xinghe. However, he had not expected that Ye Xinghe's first move would be the most vicious one, designed to ruin his reputation.

Apart from the exquisite outer coat of talent and knowledge, Ye Xinghe is just a well-dressed hypocrite with a beastly heart.

Lu Haoran was particularly dedicated in this game.

Ye Xinghe is no less impressive.

The atmosphere in the debate became tense.

Although the person who scored the debate was a minor official from Qinghe Town, he knew it.

Tang Qingye was once the prince's master. Once a teacher, always a father. Even if Tang Qingye retires and returns to his hometown, he is still the prince's master, and this will never change.

Tang Qingye had many students, and among the officials he taught were both high-ranking and low-ranking, more than half of them were Tang Qingye's disciples.

Yu Bixin on the other side must not be provoked. Although Yu Bixin's disciples are not as famous as Tang Qingye, many of his disciples are loyal ministers. Not to mention, his disciple Ye Xinghe is a follower of the new noble King Kang in the court, so he must not be offended.

The competition between Tang Qingye and Yu Bixin was known to the whole court, so even if he wanted to please one of them, it would be difficult.

Yesterday, Ye Xinghe's men secretly asked him for the test questions. He told them in advance, so it didn't count as leaking the questions. He just let the people who came see the questions.

The exciting game ended quickly, but the referee's decision was a draw. A draw means that the two children were equally matched in the debate.

The referee looked at Tang Qingye and Yu Bixin with difficulty. The two old men took a sip of tea and said nothing.

Obviously Tang Qingye and Yu Bixian were not at all surprised by this result.

The two of them had always tied, so they wanted to teach students to compete with each other.

The referee finally felt relieved after seeing this and announced the result of the match in a strong voice.

"The second match was a draw. We will have an extra match today."

Xia Yingying felt that this result was already very good.

She couldn't help but sigh, and had to admit that Ye Xinghe was indeed very outstanding. Lu Haoran and Ye Xinghe were equally talented and strategic. It would have been better if Ye Xinghe hadn't always been targeting Lu Haoran.

Could it be that the talent and knowledge between Lu Haoran, Ye Xinghe and Lu Haoran can only be compared to the feeling of "If there is Yu, why is there Liang?" This is too cruel.

As soon as the referee finished speaking, a tall and thin boy from Lu Haoran's class walked out and saluted the official first, then saluted Tang Qingye Yubi first: "Sir, I want to report that Lu Haoran knew the test questions in advance."

As soon as that person finished speaking, there was an uproar in the square.

The onlookers also cast their curious gazes at Lu Haoran at this moment, and their eyes were full of contempt, as if Lu Haoran had committed an unforgivable crime.

"Lu Haoran cheated, is this true? This is too crazy."

"Is it true? Lu Haoran has always been at the top of the private school. Now that he has met a rival, he will inevitably try every possible way to get first place. It is possible that he will take an unconventional approach."

"Oh, I didn't expect that such a talented person was just acting. Fortunately, this brother saw through Lu Haoran's true face, otherwise we would still be kept in the dark by him."

"That's right. It's better not to have a ranking like Lu Haoran who got it through unfair means."

"Mr. Tang is so famous, but I didn't expect to have such a disciple. With such a disciple, I would be too ashamed to see the master."

"Tsk tsk, today I thought Lu Haoran was a rising star in the future and planned to make him my idol, but I didn't expect Lu Haoran to be such a person."

"You cheated to get here today, and you also cheated to get your place in yesterday's written test. It's really bad luck to be with someone with such bad character. There's no point in a competition like this. Why make such a big fuss about it?"

"That's right, Lu Haoran can't stand losing, so she tried every possible way to win the competition. Now she has messed herself up. Mr. Tang Qingye will definitely delete her and expel her from the sect. It's unlucky to keep such a person."

“I never thought that Tang Qingye’s great reputation would be tarnished by this disciple in his old age.”

"That's not it."

The discussion became more and more heated, especially Ye Xinghe's camp began to curse Lu Haoran and Tang Qingye. Although they were literati and their curses did not sound vulgar, their words were not pleasant to hear.

When Xia Yingying saw this scene, she immediately looked at Lu Ziren for help. Lu Ziren's eyes darkened when he saw the restlessness in front of him, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking.

He gave Xia Yingying a reassuring look and put his hand on hers.

Song Ruyi and Lu Haojie saw this scene in the crowd and heard something wrong. Seeing that they were targeting Lu Haoran, Lu Haojie anxiously pulled Xia Yingying's hand and said, "Brother would never do such a thing to deceive the world and steal reputation."

It would have been better if Lu Haojie didn't explain. Once he explained, his whole family received a lot of sharp looks.

His eyes were full of contempt, as if they were all trash.

"Mom, Xiaojie, don't worry. There must be some misunderstanding. I also believe that Haojie will not do such a thing. The clear will be clear, and the turbid will be turbid. They will handle it." Although Xia Yingying was still worried, she didn't want to dampen their morale when she saw that the old and the young in the family were still worried about Lu Haoran, so she comforted them.

Although Song Ruyi didn't understand what Xia Yingying was saying, she felt a little relieved when her daughter and son-in-law said that nothing would happen to Lu Haoran.

Lu Haoran was already aware of the situation. Tang Qingye's face turned pale and his hands were clenched on the teacup. He could be seen trembling.

Tang Qingye cast an inquiring look at Lu Haoran, and Wu Haoran gave him a reassuring look in return. Tang Qingye's expression remained unhappy, and he ignored Yu Bixin's concern.

"Don't worry, Brother Tang. We will get to the bottom of this matter. The children are innocent. I believe you will not teach such apprentices." Yu Bixin really believed in Tang Qingye's character, but he did not approve of Lu Haoran's character.

Tang Qingye had many opportunities to choose powerful families as his disciple, but he chose a person who grew up in the countryside and had no background.

The man with the surname Lu, whose parents were both native country people and could not read or write, had to work hard every day to make ends meet. It was a naked mockery of him to have someone without a good foundation as his apprentice.

When the two were serving as officials in the court, Yu Bixian advocated selecting officials from among the disciples of prominent families.

Disciples who come from prominent families have parents who have received a good education, a wealthy family, and extensive connections, so they can easily and better solve the tasks assigned to them.

Tang Qingye was the exact opposite of Yu Bixian. He believed that there was no fixed pattern for talent. Even if they were from wealthy families, their disciples could receive an excellent education, but they were prone to abuse their power when they served as officials. Corruption and protection among officials were due to the fact that the disciples from wealthy families received too many conveniences and the government was not transparent.

The children of the rich and powerful do not understand the people's sentiments as well as those who grew up among the common people. Talents should be selected from the poor, so as to avoid the monopoly of power by some powerful families.

Now, this country boy is actually on par with Ye Xinghe, whom he personally taught. He admits that Tang Qingye is indeed capable, but he also doesn't want Lu Haoran to win. If Lu Haoran wins, won't Tang Qingye be jumping around in his face?