The elder sister killed the whole family, and came back to be beaten to death

Shen Tang didn't expect it to be the son of Marquis Xuanyi. Seeing it was him, he felt relieved.

Xuanyi Hou's son Chu Yi and Xie Guimo are good brothers and have good character. They would not do such a thing as deliberately eavesdropping.

Besides, even if the news really got out, it wouldn't ruin her reputation, but would clear her name instead.

Shen Tang bowed and saluted Chu Yi, saying, "I know that the Xuanyi Marquis's son was not the one who eavesdropped. I also know that the Xuanyi Marquis's son and the Jingyang Prince's son are not blood brothers, but they are more like brothers than brothers. But could you please not tell the Jingyang Prince what you just heard?"

"late……"

Chu Yi whispered.

Shen Tang didn't hear clearly, "What did you say?"

Chu Yi coughed lightly and said, "Don't worry, Miss Shen Er, I won't say a word to Prince Jingyang."

"Thank you."

Shen Tang bowed and thanked him.

Chu Yi waved her folding fan, unable to suppress the gossipy glint in her eyes. She asked curiously, "Your elder sister plotted against you, and you knew that Prince Jingyang would not die. Why would you rather be buried with him than marry him?"

...Could you please not be so curious?

How did she answer this?

Shen Tang was exhausted. He couldn't tell the truth, so he could only make up stories and lie. "I don't want to bear the stigma of stealing my elder sister's marriage. Besides, doesn't the Xuanyi Marquis think that the Jingyang Prince's face is too ostentatious?"

Chu Yi nodded in agreement.

Shen Tang continued, "I'm afraid that if I marry him, I'll have endless troubles with beautiful women in the future. He doesn't really need a wedding anyway."

To avoid Chu Yi asking again, Shen Tang bowed and left after he finished speaking.

Chu Yi walked behind the rockery, but saw a figure walking away. He chased after it with a smile, his cheeks aching from trying to hold back his laughter. "I never thought Second Miss Shen wouldn't marry you because she disliked your face being too ostentatious..."

The man was none other than Xie Guimo, the prince of Jingyang.

He glanced at Chu Yi and said, "You believe such a lame excuse?"

Chu Yi smiled and said, "Clumsy? I think it's very plain and simple."

……

Shen Tang walked towards the noisy area. The garden was even more lively than when they first arrived. Jiang Li and Jiang Ning had also arrived. Seeing Shen Tang, Jiang Ning was extremely happy. "I didn't see my cousin just now. I thought she didn't come. I was so disappointed for a while."

Shen Tang said, "I went over there for a look."

The three of them went to the pavilion to rest.

After drinking a cup of tea, the maid from Prince Shou's mansion came over and invited everyone to take their seats.

The spring banquet was held in the garden, which was spacious and had a pleasant breeze and fragrant flowers.

At the banquet, Shen Tang separated from Jiang Li and Jiang Ning. She sat at the same table with Shen Xian, while Shen Ran and Shen Luo sat behind them.

After everyone sat down, Princess Shou came over, and with her were several noble ladies.

Shen Tang didn't expect that not only Xie Guimo came today, but also Princess Jingyang came.

Yes, Xie Guimo has reached the age to get married. The Jingyang Palace has canceled Shen Xi's marriage proposal and has to look for another candidate for the Crown Prince's Consort. The Spring Banquet invites only unengaged ladies and young masters from aristocratic families. Such a good opportunity to meet each other must not be missed.

After the ladies from prominent families and the young masters from aristocratic families took their seats, a maid came over with a tray and a box of lots, and asked the girls and young masters who wanted to go on stage to write down their talents. The steward of the Prince Shou's Mansion would draw lots to decide the order in which they would go on stage.

Shen Tang had no idea, but Shen Ying took a wooden stick, wrote her name and the talent she wanted to show on it, put it in the stick box, and the maid carried it to the back.

Soon, the steward of Prince Shou's Mansion drew lots and picked the first person to perform on stage today. It was a girl.

The first girl to go on stage had a red face due to nervousness, but she played the piano very well and her voice was pleasant to the ears.

After that girl came down, she drew lots and went up to the second one...

Shen Tang sat there, watching with great interest, and almost forgot the purpose of coming to the Spring Banquet.

She carefully looked at all the young masters from wealthy families who were about the same age as her elder brother, but unfortunately, she didn't see anyone who looked like Shen Sui.

Shen Tang looked at it several times. Mother Zhou said that her eldest brother's eyebrows and eyes looked very much like his father when he was a child, and he should look like him when he grows up.

But none of them look like him. Could it be that my eldest brother is already engaged?

Considering my eldest brother's age, it is very possible.

Shen Tang didn't expect to find his elder brother right away, but he was still a little disappointed when he thought that he had come here in vain.

She was drinking tea when the voice of the steward of Prince Shou's Mansion came, "Ms. Shen from the Marquis of Pingyuan's Mansion, sword dancing."

Shen Xian was about to stand up, but when she heard this, she froze there.

She clearly wrote about playing the piano, so how did it become sword dancing?

It must be Princess Chun'an!

Shen Xian looked in the direction of Princess Chun'an and saw an expression on Princess Chun'an's face that said "I'm waiting to see you make a fool of yourself." Shen Xian was so angry that she clenched her teeth.

Shen Tang was sitting next to Shen Xian. When he heard that Shen Xian was going to dance with a sword, he felt something was wrong. Shen Xian was best at playing the piano and she wasn't particularly good at dancing, let alone sword dancing.

Shen Xian slowly stood up, but just as she was about to leave, her ankle suddenly twisted and she gasped in pain.

Princess Shou saw this and asked, "Why are you so careless? Is your foot injury serious?"

Shen Tang knew that Shen Xian had faked her ankle sprain, so he stood up and helped her. Shen Xian said to Princess Shou, "I'm sorry to spoil everyone's fun. I just twisted my ankle and can't dance with the sword anymore. But my second sister is just as good at sword dancing as I am. Why don't you let her do it for me?"

I don’t know how many times I feel disgusted in a day.

I've never seen such a bully.

Someone plotted against her, Shen Xian, and she was afraid of being embarrassed and didn't dare to go on stage, so they pushed her out. She didn't follow Shen Xian's wishes and apologized to Xie Guimo, so they wanted her to be embarrassed in public?!

Shen Tang was about to refuse when Princess Shou spoke first, "Alright, then Second Miss Shen will perform the sword dance instead of First Miss Shen."

Shen Tang was forced into this job.

Shen Xian whispered, "Second sister, please don't bring shame to the Pingyuan Marquisate."

"Don't worry, I'll make you proud."

There was a cold light in Shen Tang's eyes.

She will let Shen Ying know what it means to stand high and fall hard.

Shen Tang walked onto the stage, saluted Princess Shou and other noble ladies, and then took the sword handed to him by the maid.

Everyone's eyes were on Shen Tang. There were few ladies from wealthy families who could dance with swords, and even fewer who could dance well. It was quite an interesting sight.

Shen Xian sat down, waiting to see Shen Tang's excitement, but Shen Tang's one movement made her eyes fixed and her face turned very ugly.

Shen Xian was not good at sword dancing, but she could watch. Shen Tang's dancing was smooth and flowing, and the sword in her hand was like a swimming dragon. Even if she looked at it with a critical eye, she could not deny that Shen Tang danced very well.

They had been studying and learning to read together, practicing piano and dancing together since they were young. When did Shen Tang become so good at sword dancing behind her back?!

The entire Qingyi Garden was under her nose. She was very sure that Shen Tang had never practiced sword dancing before. She didn't even know that her sister was so talented!

Shen Ying's face looked extremely bad. She wanted to embarrass Shen Tang in public and let Shen Tang know what the consequences of going against her were, not to make Shen Tang famous!

Shen Tang raised his palm above his head and rotated the sword twice in his palm. This one action was enough to stun the whole audience.

When she finished dancing, Princess Shou praised her profusely, "This is the first time I've seen a girl dance with a sword so gracefully and heroically. It's truly remarkable."

Shen Tang said modestly, "Princess Shou, you are too kind. Compared to my elder sister, I am still far behind."

Princess Shou glanced in the direction of Shen Xi and said, "She dances even better than Second Miss Shen. I can't even imagine how much better she is. It's a pity that I don't have the chance to see her today."

Princess Zhao smiled and said, "There will always be a chance to meet in the future."

Shen Xie felt very uncomfortable.

This was the first time she had experienced the feeling of being flattered.

Although she is competitive, she is not completely without self-awareness. Even if she spends ten years practicing, she is afraid that she will not be able to reach Shen Tang's level.

Now everyone knows that she is better at sword dancing than Shen Tang, and she will definitely be asked to show it next time!

What will she show then?!

She can't pretend to have a sprained ankle every time.

Shen Ying wanted to strangle Shen Tang to death in her heart, but she didn't dare show any sign on her face because everyone was looking at her.

Princess Jingyang also looked over at Shen Xi. She had never understood why the old prince had chosen the girl from the Pingyuan Marquisate to be Mo'er's Crown Prince Consort. Today, she finally figured it out. Unfortunately, Mo'er had woken up from his coma and insisted on breaking off the engagement...