Transmigrated into a vicious female supporting role, reborn as a hostage to the paranoid male protag

"My sister was worried that she wouldn't be able to get used to the food at Shuibo Pavilion, so she secretly asked the maid to buy some for her from outside the pavilion."

When Situ Qingming mentioned that he was worried that Su Yingxue would be bullied, Su Yingxue felt warm in her heart, but she couldn't help laughing.

After all, Su Yingxue had never imagined that in the Great Sheng Dynasty, with her status as the eldest princess and the support of Su Qinhuai, who could or would have the courage to bully her? If anyone really wanted to bully someone, it would have to be Su Yingxue bullying others!

"That's great." Situ Qingming agreed with a smile.

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After all, today's banquet is just an ordinary one. In the past few days, Situ Qingming and Su Yingxue always sit together when they attend. They don't want to confront Zhang Yingying and others head-on, so they sit at the last seat these days.

Most of the girls at the last table were concubines from wealthy families or daughters of small families, as well as daughters of merchants. They were gentle, considerate, easy to talk to and get along with. After a few days, Su Yingxue had a lot of companions for the first time.

As the plum blossom viewing banquet approached, the number of talented men and noble ladies attending the banquet gradually increased. Every time they sat down, many noble ladies would secretly look at the table opposite them. A few days ago, the male guests had already been tested on four small categories: drinking games, pitching pots, writing poems, and writing inscriptions on paintings. The top ten in each category were evaluated and different points were accumulated according to their rankings.

After several days of competition, according to the current Shuibo Pavilion ranking list, the top three are Jing Wang Su Yanqing, the second is Qin family's legitimate son Qin Ruyu, also known as the young Marquis Qin, and the third is Mo Yunsheng.

The current rankings only represent the points on the Kyoto Young Master Ranking during the Bihe Banquet. If they want to turn the tables, they must seize the opportunity during the Plum Blossom Appreciation Banquet, as the points for each competition during the Plum Blossom Appreciation Banquet will be doubled.

The list of Kyoto's noble ladies, for example, is a unified competition category arranged at the plum blossom viewing banquet. In the past, noble ladies usually freely chose the competition category, which included needlework, painting, poetry, calligraphy, music, dancing, martial arts, and incense making.

Each lady can choose three categories to compete and perform, and the top ten will be selected and their scores will be counted into the total.

The point of this Noble Ladies List competition is that the selection phase is blind, and only when it is announced on the day of the plum blossom viewing banquet will we know how many people have chosen each subject.

It's like a gamble. Some popular subjects are chosen by everyone, which greatly increases the competition. Some unpopular subjects may only be chosen by three or four ladies, which makes it easy to enter the top ten and count the points.

After watching several competitions on the Young Master Ranking these past few days, Su Yingxue had gradually figured out the ropes. No wonder it was considered a favorite banquet for the noble ladies and sons of Kyoto. This rigorous selection process naturally singled out only the most talented and distinguished men and women to make the list.

Situ Qingming turned his head and asked Su Yingxue beside him, jokingly saying, "Sister, your eyes have been fixed on the suave and elegant Mr. Mo, dressed in white clothes as white as snow, for the past few days. You haven't noticed anyone else."

"Sister, please don't talk nonsense. I just like the black bamboo on Mr. Mo's white clothes..." Su Yingxue lowered her head when she heard it, and looked away as if her secrets were revealed.

Several days passed in a row, and she also hung out in Shuibo Pavilion for several days. Except for the first time they met, Mo Yunsheng had been busy with various competitions, and she could be said to have never gotten close to him again. In this case, how could she improve her favorability towards him!

Su Yingxue was extremely anxious.

Last night, the system finally woke up. When she was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, she suddenly heard a familiar voice appear in her consciousness. When the voice came in, she inexplicably wanted to cry.

System〔Host, Ah San is here...〕

Zhang Susu [Hey, you're finally here. Do you know that I almost thought I wouldn't be able to compete, and was almost shot to death by an assassin in the parade grounds...]

[Tongzi... If you have any life-saving magic weapon, please give it to me quickly, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be so lucky next time... Woo woo woo...]

Zhang Susu couldn't help but give in whenever she thought of the assassination on the training ground that day. She was still frightened when she recalled those cold, bloodthirsty, cruel and vicious eyes from that day.

[Tongzi, please help me find out who that assassin is and why he hurt me like this!]

System [I'm sorry, host, I can't help you. I don't have the authority to go beyond my level to check on an NPC whose background I don't know. The information I can find about the NPC, the host can also see on the teleprompter.]

System [If the host also can't see the teleprompter, then this NPC is an additional hidden plot triggered in the novel world. The hidden plot does not provide any information and will only be executed according to the initial plan...]

Zhang Susu: "What! You can't find out the details of that thief! What should I do? I could die at any moment!"

System [Host, you now have a considerable number of guards and secret guards lying in ambush. As long as you are careful not to risk your life alone, the chances of a single thief breaking through your protective circle and assassinating you are relatively small...]

System [Host, upon awakening this time, the system has identified a new quest. During the Plum Blossom Appreciation Feast at Shuibo Pavilion, complete one of the following designated tasks to gain an additional 5% favorability with the capture target. Completing both designated tasks will trigger an additional blind box item for the host. The items in the blind box are random, but they will help the host complete subsequent quests.]

Zhang Susu was excited when she heard this. After all this time, it was finally time for the assignment. One step closer to the five million mark! [What assignment?]

System [1. This plum blossom viewing banquet is a format where men and women can choose to form teams and compete together. If you form a team with Mo Yunsheng and your team's overall points rank in the top four of the overall rankings, you will be considered to have completed Task .]

Zhang Susu: "Task one doesn't seem easy to complete. After all, I have nothing in common with Mo Yunsheng right now. Furthermore, my current level is probably at the bottom among this group of noble ladies. What about Task two?"

System [Task 2 is that the host's personal points must reach the top five of the Noble Ladies List.]

Upon hearing this, Zhang Susu pondered for a long time, her brow furrowed. Neither of these two tasks was easy to complete. But then she thought again: if every task was so easy to complete, then how could this otherworldly world be considered hellishly difficult? Could the Space-Time Planning Bureau's five million yuan bonus be so easy to win?

If it were so easy to get, who would bother working as a bricklayer? Wouldn't everyone be lining up to travel through time? In this world, is there anything so easy and profitable?

Therefore, Zhang Susu felt that everything needed to be considered carefully.