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The scholars likewise sighed in disappointment, lamenting the loss of a prodigy like the Princess Chen, who had to give up due to some incident. It was a significant loss to the world of literature, but everyone has their path, and they could not say much.
Nangong Lingfei and the others couldn't help but snicker, as everyone had been fooled by the ninth sister, who had never written a single poem or piece of verse, even if this incident had not occurred.
Prince Duan wished he could kill Yang Mengchen, who had actually shifted the blame onto him. It was utterly detestable, to the extreme.
In the poetry competition, Yang Mengchen deservedly won first place, while Princess Yashuang was second, and Princess Feilan came in third. Hai Ruofeng secured the fifth position, Su Manru was eighth, and Qi Qiuxin came in last.