Cultivating Immortality Begins with Selling Oneself

Chapter 34 Reselection of Topic
The servants also moved the things over, and after they were ready, Murong Yue was ready to call for action.

"Hold on!"

Shen Fuyu's slightly childish voice rang out in the hall.

The voice was clearly heard by everyone present.

Murong Yue chooses the topic every year, and she always wins first place. Is it because of her real strength, or is it because she has made preparations in advance?

Shen Fuyu remained skeptical.

Didn't so many people notice something was wrong? Or were they bribed?
Various thoughts flashed through my mind and finally turned into one sentence.

"Why not make snow the theme?"

Shen Fuyu, who had a very low sense of presence, rarely spoke.

Murong Yue glanced at Shen Fuyu with sarcasm, "Sister, it's spring now, where does the snow come from? Even if you want to write a poem, you have to fit the mood, right?"

"Don't plum blossoms bloom in winter? Since they don't correspond to spring, why can't we use snow?"

Shen Fuyu's eyes were clear and round, as if he was just asking casually.

"Every year, Miss Murong sets the questions. This year, we should have a change. That's only fair, isn't it?"

Shen Fuyu took the initiative to provoke, and then everyone realized, yes, why is it that Murong Yue sets the questions every year?
As the person who sets the questions, you will naturally have an advantage.

Thinking of the wolf hair brushes that Shen Mengwu and Murong Yue took out.

The scholars had different thoughts, and someone in the crowd spoke up.

"Yes, since this is a competition, it must be fair and just. If you ask me, why don't we just not choose anyone's proposal? Let's just vote on a topic, and the one with the most votes will be the theme."

"Okay! I think Brother Su has a good idea. This is the only way to be fair."

"That's right, that's right. No one can find fault with the theme we all chose, and everyone will be convinced."

"Princess Murong, what do you think?"

No matter how convincing Murong Yue was, it was impossible for her to resist so many people, so she looked at Shen Fuyu with resentment.

Blame her!

Ever since this little bitch showed up, she has become extremely unlucky.

Shen Fuyu always ruins good things.

Murong Yue dug her nails into her palms tightly, and smiled in a very forced manner, "Of course I have to respect everyone's opinions."

"I originally wanted to come up with the questions directly to save some time, but since everyone has new ideas, I naturally support them."

"It was indeed my negligence. I didn't consider whether doing so was fair to everyone."

Murong Yue spoke very beautifully and selflessly.

Shen Fuyu couldn't help but want to applaud.

"I said so!"

Shen Mengwu's loud voice suddenly rang out among the crowd.

"I was wondering why Murong Yue always came in first place? It turns out..."

Shen Mengwu's meaningful words were accurately conveyed to everyone's ears.

Yes.

Why is Murong Yue always ranked first? In the school exams, Murong Yue only managed to stay in the top ten.

In the past, no one thought much about it, they just thought Murong Yue was extremely talented in writing poetry. After all, everyone has something they are good at.

Now that Shen Fuyu had pointed it out, everyone began to doubt it unconsciously.

Is it talent or preparation?

Many scholars looked at Murong Yue with scrutiny.

Murong Yue almost vomited blood. They were so ungrateful! This group of people were simply so ungrateful!
She worked hard to organize the party, so what if she got some benefits?
Murong Yue glared at Shen Fuyu fiercely. It was all her fault.

Shen Fuyu smiled, keeping his achievements and fame to himself.

Since I have already offended Murong Yue, why not be more thorough?

Moreover, Murong Yue had done such a thing, and she didn't allow anyone to expose it?!
"Shen Er, how could you think of me like this?"

"The purpose of holding a banquet is to allow everyone to better exchange knowledge. Would I be greedy for such a small benefit? How much can I buy with the money spent on the banquet? I am doing this for everyone's benefit." Murong Yue pretended to be pitiful and wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve. "If you don't trust me, then I will never hold a banquet again." "This princess is unwilling to waste her energy on such a thankless task."

Everyone's face changed. If Murong Yue didn't want to be a sucker, who would host the banquet?

The richest Shen sisters?

is absolutely impossible.

"How could that be? We have always trusted Princess Murong."

"The voting topic was chosen to silence outsiders, lest some people use it as an excuse to slander the princess's innocence."

"Yes, yes. We trust the princess."

Certain people naturally refer to the Shen sisters.

Murong Yue glanced at the Shen sisters and said nothing, but Shen Fuyu could guess her little thoughts. She just thought that Shen Fuyu was trying to sow discord, so why not just try to please her?

Shen Fuyu smiled but said nothing. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.

This group of people currently seem to be on the same front with Murong Yue, simply because Murong Yue’s interests coincide with theirs. What if one day Murong Yue infringes on everyone’s interests?
"I also believe in everyone. I believe that you will never be easily provoked."

"It's getting late, let's start voting on the theme."

Things have come to this point, so Murong Yue naturally couldn't decide the topic directly.

The boys and girls picked up their pens and wrote down their answers on paper.

The servants will count and report the number.

Time passed quickly and the theme was sorted out.

Among them, "Spring" is far ahead in votes.

Murong Yue could barely contain her expression and spoke with difficulty, "Then let's use 'Spring' as the theme."

Some were happy and some were sad at the scene.

However, the servants quickly took the things away and prepared the drums. Everything was ready, waiting for Murong Yue's order.

Murong Yue thought for a few seconds, sorted out a few verses of poetry, and then announced the start.

"Bang bang bang——"

The sound of drums echoed in everyone's ears, like heartbeats, exciting and tense.

The flowers in the hands were passed around continuously.

Everyone seemed to be holding a time bomb, and once they got it, they couldn't wait to pass it down.

They don't want to be selected unless necessary.

If you are lucky and keep trying, you might be able to make it into the top three.

"boom!"

The drums stopped.

The flower fell into Murong Yue's hands.

Murong Yue: "..."

Damn it, she wasn't ready.

A thin layer of sweat appeared in Murong Yue's mind. Seeing that the time was almost up, she finally spoke, "I slept through the spring without knowing the dawn, and heard birds singing everywhere."

Simple and catchy.

The game continued, and Murong Yue breathed a sigh of relief without showing any emotion.

Shen Fuyu's guess was correct, Murong Yue couldn't write poetry at all.

The reason why Murong Yue was able to take first place in recent years was simply because she seized the opportunity and made preparations in advance.

Shen Fuyu looked at Shen Mengwu with sympathy. What a silly child! No wonder Mrs. Shen was worried about her going out alone.

With such a brain, he would help others count money even if he was sold.

"Shen Fuyu, why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?"

Shen Mengwu even forgot that she was holding the flowers in her hand, and all her attention was on Shen Fuyu.

(End of this chapter)