Hearing this, Lord Wang's eyes began to flash, and he couldn't help touching his beard. Xia Hou smiled slightly. It seemed that Lord Wang knew about it.
Xia Hou pretended not to notice Mr. Wang's expression and continued, "I thought that those who lost just because they were jealous of him were beaten up. But this morning, the Academy was surrounded by all people. They claimed that the Academy bribed the judges and officials and allowed an average Academy of Xuan Mo to win the first prize of this year."
Upon hearing this, Lord Wang didn't get angry immediately. Instead, he pretended to be surprised and asked, "Is that true?"
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From Lord Wang's reaction, Xia Ji was sure that the black-screened county magistrate of the poetry competition knew about it and was even involved i
