Gu Wen paused.

He took a deep breath, his eyes firm, and spoke word by word.

"I already have someone in my heart."

His gentle eyes fell on Lin Shuning, and the sparks in his eyes were shining brightly.

Jiang Hong was suddenly stunned when he met Gu Wen's dark eyes. Such eyes...

He followed his gaze, and his eyes suddenly relaxed with understanding.

He finally laughed: "Then I would like to congratulate Master Gu first."

Gu Wen nodded and said nothing more.

Pei Yan, who was sitting in the female seat, had been watching nervously, fearing that Jiang Hong would lose control and attack Gu Wen. He had already been injured once because of her a few days ago, and she would never allow such a thing to happen again.

But no one knows what the two of them said, but Jiang Hong, who was originally on the verge of a fight, actually smiled. That smile showed relief, but also a sneer at her, and the meaning was unclear.

Pei Yan clenched her palms with her fingertips. She knew Jiang Hong best. If Gu Wen hadn't said something to reassure him, he would never give up and would never show such an expression.

What exactly did they talk about? Is there anything she doesn't know?

Pei Yan's heart was in a knot, and she felt uneasy. She wanted to rush up and ask for clarification without caring about anything, but as the Crown Princess, she had to consider the royal family's face and the family's honor. She really had no choice and could not do things according to her heart.

The noble lady beside her saw that she looked so bad, and asked with concern: "Crown Princess, are you feeling unwell? Are you okay?"

"It's okay. It might be because it snowed today and it's cold." Pei Yan came back to her senses, shook her head, and ordered the palace maid beside her to put a cloak on her.

The queen turned around when she heard the voice and snorted coldly: "Pretentious!"

Pei Yan's face looked grim, and the noble lady beside her stopped talking in dismay.

"Okay, everyone is here, let's start the banquet to appreciate the snow and plum blossoms." The queen glanced at the head nanny beside her.

The head nanny understood and said loudly, "This year, the Queen has specially prepared a segment for the talented scholars and beautiful ladies to recite poems and match lyrics for the banquet for appreciating the snow and plum blossoms. After the match lyrics, you can play the zither to the snow. After the two segments are over, you can enjoy the snow and flowers on your own."

Hearing this, Lin Shuning, who was peeling grapes, immediately frowned.

When she came, no one told her about this session, composing poems and lyrics for the snow. As a science student, she did not have such literary talent.

Never mind. She would just keep quiet and try to reduce her presence.

Wang seemed to see through her thoughts and laughed coldly.

snort!

This little bitch has never been to school since she was a child. She is lucky to know a few words, but it is absolutely impossible for her to compose poetry.

As soon as she started reciting poetry, she directed her criticism at the little bitch, making her completely lose face. As for whether the ladies would still admire her, she didn't care at all.

As long as this little bitch can be brought to ruin, nothing else matters.

The queen glanced dignifiedly at the women at the table and asked, "Who among you wants to come first?"

A young girl in a light yellow jacket stood up, her voice as sweet as an oriole: "Your Majesty is very creative, I will show you my ugliness first."

She coughed lightly and said thoughtfully: "The plum blossoms in the snow are in the dancing sleeves, the plum blossoms and snow come together."

This line of words was so elegant and unique that it immediately won applause from the whole room.

Even the Queen nodded with satisfaction: "As expected of the granddaughter of the Crown Prince's tutor, a girl from a scholarly family is different. Madam Head, give me a reward."

"Yes."

The head nanny smiled and handed over a pair of jade bracelets in her hand. The bracelets were snow-white, full and round, and they looked like they were not ordinary items.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The girl took it with joy and glanced towards the men's seat with a little shyness, hoping that she would be noticed by some prince before she sat down gracefully.

Next, talented men and women continued to recite poems and offer lyrics on the spot.

On such occasions, everyone naturally tries their best to show themselves. Women try to find a good marriage for themselves, and men try to become a queen and gain the attention of the prince.

Lin Shuning listened quietly and couldn't help but sigh, wondering if the ancient people had a word-making machine in their heads, how could they compose poems just by opening their mouths.

There is really no comparison.

As she was sighing, someone suddenly called her name. Lin Shuning looked up in confusion and saw the queen looking at her expectantly: "I see that Miss Lin has been thinking deeply. I wonder if you have thought of a poem?"

Lin Shuning felt that everyone's eyes were on him.

She was about to think of a way to refuse when she heard Wang say in a sarcastic tone, "Queen, please stop joking. This child has been naughty since she was young. She has never been to a private school. She even drove away the private school teacher we invited to our house."

She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "You think she is thinking, but actually, she is in a daze because she doesn't understand what the other young ladies and gentlemen are saying, and she is pretending to understand."

After saying this, she shrugged her shoulders and laughed out loud, with undisguised contempt in her eyes.

It was really a piece of cake. Before she could even open her mouth, the queen took the initiative to mention this little bitch. When she saw that she couldn't open her mouth, had an empty head and looked stupid, she was probably going to spit on her to death.

"is it?"

The Queen was slightly surprised: "But I think Miss Lin is kind-hearted and well-mannered, not as naughty as Madam Lin said."

Wang Shi had not expected that the Queen would actually speak up for Lin Shuning, and she immediately retorted without thinking: "She was just pretending. I'm her mother, how could I frame her?"

After saying this, everyone except her had strange expressions on their faces. Is Wang just unable to think straight?

Does she still know that she is a mother?

How could a mother expose her daughter's shortcomings in front of the queen and everyone else?

Gu Wen even frowned. It was incredible that such a beautiful and kind person like Lin Shuning had such a mean mother.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?"

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Wang gathered her hair around her ears and said, "If you don't believe me, let her compose a poem and see if she can do it. I'm afraid she won't be able to utter even a single word."

"Since Mrs. Lin said so, why don't you compose a poem, Miss Lin? Even if you can't do it, we won't laugh at you." Several noble ladies who had been on good terms with Lin Rouan before immediately took advantage of the opportunity and said hypocritically.

In the men's seat opposite, besides Gu Wen, Jiang Che was also staring at the scene in front of him very nervously.

As soon as Lin Shuning frowned, he immediately overturned the table to rescue her.

Otherwise, if Sixth Brother knew that Lin Shuning was treated so badly and embarrassed in front of everyone, he would definitely skin him alive.

Jiang Hong and Jiang Chen didn't react much, but unlike Jiang Hong, Jiang Chen looked at Lin Shuning with eyes that were faintly filled with a light like broken ice snowflakes, and a faint playful smile at the corner of his mouth, as if he was observing something.

Lin Shuning swallowed the last grape calmly, swept his indifferent eyes across those gloating faces, and shook his head helplessly.

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