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

Chapter 220 Are you showing off?

Xiao Huaimin held the box that Xiao Mingrui had taken back from Gu Lang. Baili Quan's expression froze. Seeing this, Yuanfu stepped forward swiftly, took the box with the mechanism and handed it to Baili Quan.

"Master Xiao is really lucky, but why did I hear that this mechanical box was originally in the hands of Zhuying Pavilion?"

The person who spoke was the Minister of Personnel Meng Shi, who was also Meng Jingchen's father.

The Rongguo Mansion sent Meng Jingchen out at that time, but he got nothing. However, when all the troops arrived at Wushizhai, they heard the news released by Zhuying Pavilion, and finally Xiao Huaimin presented it to the emperor today.

Could it be that Xiao Huaimin is colluding with the forces of Zhuying Pavilion?

Zhuying Pavilion is the number one assassin organization in Daxing, but its greatest value does not lie in its military force, but in its self-contained intelligence network. The emperor has tried many times to recruit them but failed. If Xiao Huaimin gets in touch with Zhuying Pavilion, the situation in the court will change.

"Zhuying Pavilion is only doing things for money. The place where the mechanical box was found is still some distance away from Kyoto, so for safety reasons, I asked the people of Zhuying Pavilion to help transport it."

Xiao Huaimin left everything clean. As for how he discovered the mechanism box and the process of obtaining it, it was not appropriate to talk about it at this occasion.

"Lord Xiao, you really never let me down."

Baili Quan sent someone to collect the mechanism box. He would have a private chat with Xiao Huaimin after the ceremony to learn more about the box.

Jiang Tunan on the side was concentrating on eating melon, and as a result, everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding and no one mentioned the matter of the box again, so the so-called Feiyun Order was just passed over.

Jiang Tunan: Why don't you say anything? Is there anything that I, a distinguished female student, cannot listen to?

The following activities were somewhat unremarkable. To summarize it in Jiang Tunan's words, it was just important speeches by leaders at every level. After Jiang Tunan waited for a long time, the emperor finally left with his mother and the concubines in a grand manner.

After the emperor left, the students, officials and their families present left in an orderly manner.

Except for the freshmen.

"Didn't it say it would start in the afternoon? It's not even lunch time yet?"

Jiang Tunan looked up and saw the sun hanging in the middle. Don’t the staff of the Imperial College have a lunch break?

"We are already full."

Jiang Tunan: Mo?

"Just now, when you were confronting the eldest prince and going up to sing, we had almost finished eating."

Jiang Tunan recalled what happened at the banquet today. There was a long table, and she, Ji Lingyue, and Ye Ruzhen were sharing one. There were indeed a lot of cakes and fruits on the table.

Which nice person would only have a snack or fruit for lunch, not to mention that she hadn’t had breakfast yet.

"what about me?"

Jiang Tunan looked at Ye Ruzhen pitifully. Only then did Ji Lingyue and Ye Ruzhen realize that

"Oh yeah, you don't even have time to eat."

"No, is this all you eat for lunch?"

Maybe it’s because the customs are different, Jiang Tunan still prefers to have a proper meal.

"Today is special, Sister Xiaonan, you have to bear with it for now."

Ji Lingyue felt guilty because she had just eaten a lot. It must be said that chatting about gossip with good friends was quite appetizing.

The freshmen were taken to an open space. Jiang Tunan looked around and found that there were both male and female freshmen waiting there, and now everyone was standing in groups of three or four.

"Miss Jiang!"

Qi Guanming walked towards Jiang Tunan with a smile on his face.

"I never thought we would become classmates. It's really exciting."

There don’t seem to be many familiar faces among the new male students this year, mainly because those from the Xiao family and the Ji family have already enrolled and are considered old students.

"Why, you're here at the girls' school too?"

Jiang Tunan looked at Qi Guanming with a subtle look. She thought that Princess Guangping was the head of the girls' school, so it was understandable that she kept her son under her nose.

"I mean we're all learning too much."

Qi Guanming smiled. His eyes and brows were very pretty, but in Jiang Tunan's eyes, they revealed clear stupidity.

An official who looked like he was from the Imperial College shouted at the front gate,

"Please, gentlemen and ladies, separate into two rows according to gender."

Seeing this, Qi Guanming's eyes were slightly reluctant.

"Then Miss Jiang, let's talk next time."

After Jiang Tunan said goodbye to Qi Guanming, he stood with Ye Ruzhen and others as requested.

"Humph!"

Ye Ruxuan passed by with a bad temper and glared at Jiang Tunan and others.

"Don't pay attention to her. She goes crazy every day."

Ye Ruzhen pulled Jiang Tunan over and protected him behind her. When Ye Ruxuan saw Ye Ruzhen, she became a little scared and left.

"Miss Jiang, I'm very happy to compete with you today."

Su Xiaoxiao is also a freshman this year. The fat girl following her seems to be called Tian Tian.

"Ok."

Jiang Tunan simply replied that she didn't want to chat with Su Xiaoxiao because there was nothing to talk about between them.

"Ms. Jiang, even though I got the jade pendant in the end, I actually like your song more. It's really beautiful."

Su Xiaoxiao's expression looked very sincere, and Ye Ruzhen winked at Ji Lingyue with a constipated look on her face, and her words sounded a bit provocative.

"Thank you. I like my performance very much, but I would like to kindly remind you that you'd better get back to the team quickly, otherwise the adults in front will get angry."

I really don’t know what Su Xiaoxiao is doing now. Why did she come here to tell me that she really likes her performance?

"Ms. Jiang, whether you believe it or not, I really appreciate your performance. You don't have to be on guard against me."

Su Xiaoxiao's tone sounded a little aggrieved. To others, her words seemed to imply that they were narrow-minded and that was why they ignored Su Xiaoxiao.

"Miss Su, what do you mean by that? Xiaonan didn't say anything to you. You're acting like we're bullying you."

Ye Ruzhen immediately spoke up to defend Jiang Tunan. She felt that Su Xiaoxiao was the one who really harbored a grudge.

"No... that's not what I meant. I just wanted to tell Miss Jiang that your performance was really good..."

Su Xiaoxiao started crying instantly, and Jiang Tunan was numb.

"What are you doing? Xiao Xiao meant well, why are you so fierce?"

Tian Tian was born strong and had a loud voice, so her shout immediately attracted the attention of people around her.

"Aren't those the two Miss Su and Miss Jiang who just competed? Are they arguing?"

"It looks like Miss Jiang made Miss Su cry..."

"I remember that Miss Jiang had been living in her hometown before. She had no parents to take care of her since she was a child. No wonder she was so rude."

"I can see that her behavior is indeed not like that of a lady from a wealthy family."

"How did she get into the girls' school?"

Although the people around were discussing in a low voice, the voices still reached Jiang Tunan's ears.

"Xiao Nan..."

Ye Ruzhen looked at Jiang Tunan with some concern, and then said loudly,

"What nonsense are you talking about? Be careful or I'll complain to the teachers!"

The voices of the crowd gradually became quieter, and some voices of dissatisfaction were mixed in.

"What are you so arrogant about..."

Jiang Tunan held Ye Ruzhen, shook his head to indicate that she should be patient, and then turned to Su Xiaoxiao and said clearly,

"Su Xiaoxiao, are you here to show off?"