"Bai Mi Yi Shu."
Suda Yun glared fiercely at Suxi Yun, her gaze fierce as if she wanted to devour her. The hypocritical facade she had maintained for years had finally been revealed.
Suxi Yun smiled sweetly, but inside she felt embarrassed. She hadn't expected her idol to look so terrifying when she showed her true face. She smiled and said, "Sister, do you want me to help you recite it?" With that, she reached out and took the paper from Suda Yun's hand. Before Suda Yun could react and try to snatch it back, Suxi Yun had already started reciting the poem:
Biting firmly into the green mountains, the roots stand in the broken rocks.
Repeated grinding makes it even stronger, against the winds from all directions.
In her previous life, this poem by Zheng Banqiao was carved on her desk and had accompanied her for three whole years. Even though she had graduated many years ago, she had never forgotten this poem. Now, in this situation, she had to come up with a poem on the spot, but she didn't have the ability to do so, so she recited this one instead.
Of course, she wouldn't recite the poem personally written by Suda Yun in this situation. She understood the principle of "sharing honor and disgrace" while Suda Yun did not. Moreover, using such means to ruin a woman's reputation was too cruel, and she didn't want to do that.
"Sister, your poem is really amazing!" After reciting the poem, Suxi Yun timely praised Suda Yun, giving her all the credit.
Suda Yun had been nervous since Suxi Yun started speaking, and she thought to herself: It's over! Her reputation and honor would be ruined today! But what she didn't expect was that Suxi Yun's recitation was not the poem she had planned.
It took her a long time to react. By this time, she looked at Suxi Yun with a different gaze.
The hall had already quieted down when Suxi Yun finished reciting the poem. Even the literati in the next room remained silent.
After a while, the hall was filled with applause, and everyone looked at Suda Yun with admiring eyes. Some of the girls even wanted to see the paper in Sun Qian's hand, not only to appreciate the poem but also to admire Suda Yun's calligraphy. However, Suxi Yun had already slipped away while everyone's attention was on Suda Yun.
Why did Suxi Yun slip away? Naturally, to destroy the evidence. Although she had temporarily helped herself and Suda Yun out of trouble, keeping the poem would still be a disaster. If it were to be seen by someone, all her efforts would be in vain.
The best way to destroy the evidence was to get rid of it completely, but she didn't have matches, and there was no such thing in this situation. Sun Qian racked her brains for a solution, but before she could come up with a good idea, people started to leave the hall. She knew she would be discovered soon if she stayed behind the flower tree.
In desperation, Suxi Yun crumpled the paper with the poem, dug a small hole in the grass under the flower tree, buried the paper, covered it with soil and some grass, and then patted the soil on her hands before walking away. Before leaving, she looked around cautiously and found that no one had noticed this area.