Reborn Young Lady's Peerless Grace

Since the Crown Prince has already read it, it would be too embarrassing for Empress Shen Wan to show off those poems again in the future.

Now that the evidence is before him, Su cannot help but believe it.

Looking at the poetry collection in front of her, Su's eyes dimmed instantly. Was the daughter she had raised for more than ten years ruined just like that? How could he accept this?

I originally wanted to let Ruer gain a good reputation at this Hundred Flowers Banquet. After all, Ruer has reached the age of marriage, and only with the reputation of a talented woman can she find a good family.

I never thought that something like this would happen.

Now even the prince knows about her plagiarism. Which good family will want such a person with questionable character in the future?

This sudden change completely dashed her wishful thinking. Her face instantly became as gloomy as ink, and her heart felt as if a huge rock was pressing on it, extremely heavy. She was worried that Shen Wanru's reputation would plummet because of this, and it would be even more difficult for her to find a good marriage in the future.

Su felt as if her heart was on fire. "Shen Wanqing, your sister had such a scandal at the banquet, why didn't you help cover it up?"

Su's voice was filled with anger, and her eyes shot straight at Shen Wanqing like a sharp sword.

Shen Wanqing raised her head slightly, and sneered in her heart, "Mother, I have tried my best to help my sister during the chess game."

She took a deep breath and continued, "I'm sure mother knows what kind of personality my sister has. When my sister was playing against me, I deliberately made some risky moves, creating many opportunities for my sister. But my sister failed to seize the opportunity, especially at a key move. My sister could have pressed the advantage, but for some reason, she shamelessly made a mistake and lost an extra game in vain." Shen Wanqing observed Su's expression as she spoke. She saw that Shen Wanru's face became more and more ugly, her chest heaving with anger, but she couldn't utter a word.

Su's brows furrowed even tighter, and a hint of dissatisfaction appeared in his eyes.

Shen Wanqing continued, "Mother, when playing chess, I even deliberately used the same moves that my sister used to lose before, thinking that this way I could guide my sister and help her turn defeat into victory. But who would have thought that my sister still lost in the end. Also, when my sister was playing the piano, she made mistakes like going off-key. In terms of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, my sister made mistakes one after another, and I really can't do anything about it." Shen Wanqing's words were like a machine gun, and Shen Wanru's face turned from red to white, and from white to blue.

"You are so scheming." Shen Wan must be extremely hateful at this moment.

When Su heard this, her dissatisfaction with Shen Wanru intensified. She glared at Shen Wanru fiercely and said, "Don't you usually boast of your outstanding talent? How come you are so disappointing at this critical moment?"

Meanwhile, Shen Wanqing emerged victorious in the competitions of zither and chess, taking first place. This news spread like a spring breeze throughout the Hou Mansion. Upon hearing the news, Su's eyes widened in surprise, then a delighted smile spread across her face.

"Qing'er, you've truly brought honor to your mother this time!" Su said with a broad smile, carefully taking out a jade bracelet from her jewelry box. The jade bracelet had a warm, luminous hue and was crystal clear, revealing at first glance that it was of exceptional quality and immense value. "This is a gift from your mother. Wear it well."

Shen Wanqing accepted the jade bracelet. Although she knew that Su Shi had never been particularly fond of her, she couldn't help but feel a surge of joy at having made her mother so happy. She gently stroked the bracelet and said, "Thank you, mother."

After coming out of Su's room, Shen Wanqing deliberately waved the jade bracelet in her hand in front of Shen Wanru, with a smile on her face, and said with a hint of pride: "Sister, look at the jade bracelet that mother gave me. Is it beautiful?"

Shen Wanru's face instantly turned extremely ugly, but she still pretended to be happy, "Sister, I'm happy for you." But her eyes were full of jealousy, and the flames of jealousy seemed to consume her whole body. Her hands were tightly twisting the handkerchief in her hands, and her joints were white from the force.

Shen Wanqing looked at Shen Wanru's forced smile and laughed secretly in her heart. She must take back those things that should have belonged to her in her previous life, one by one in this life.

What's a bracelet? There are many things she wants to take back in the future. Looking at the bracelet on her wrist, she thought that she would show it off in front of Shen Wanru when she had the chance. That would make her feel better.

Shen Wanqing took the reward from Su and returned to her own Qingfeiyuan. She didn't care about how Su would deal with Shen Wanru. If she deliberately proposed punishment, it would seem that she was too deliberate.

No matter what, Shen Wanru was also trained by the Su family. Although the Su family was very angry, they would not punish her too severely. The worst that could happen was that she would be confined to her home for a few days.

This kind of punishment was within Shen Wanqing's expectations.

She hadn't expected Shen Wanru to be so incompetent. She hadn't won a single contest at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, which was truly embarrassing to share. This had only taught her a lesson; she hadn't been able to completely defeat her this time.

In this life, Shen Wanru failed to win the title of talented woman at the Hundred Flowers Banquet. Let's see how proud she will be in the future.

Although Mrs. Su was dissatisfied with the failure of her eldest daughter whom she had always been optimistic about, she was glad that her youngest daughter won the honor. After all, she was still her daughter. Shen Wanqing brought honor to her, so she would not look too embarrassed when attending banquets in the future.

Thinking of this, Su asked someone to pick out some fine jewelry and send it to Shen Wanqing's courtyard.

Jing'er looked at so many fine jewelry and felt happy for Shen Wanqing. She knew very well that the previous lady had never cared about her daughter, let alone rewarded her.

"Madam, you finally remembered Miss. These jewels are so beautiful. Miss will be a real beauty wearing them."

"You are just sweet-talking." Shen Wanqing tapped Jing'er's forehead with her finger, and casually took out a pair of earrings and played with them in her hand.

The earrings are made of emerald jade, round and translucent, but they feel cold to the touch, without a trace of warmth.

In her previous life, she longed for Su's love, but in the end, she got nothing. Now, after using some tricks, she got such cheap love in return.

Glancing at the pair of green earrings, Shen Wanqing casually tossed them aside and instructed, "Pick a few simple ones for daily wear, and put the rest away."

This was a reward from Su, and she kept it carefully.

Jing'er happily agreed, a smile on her face, "It's been a long time since I last saw good things."

The lady finally remembered how kind the young lady was and she was really happy for her.