Cold-faced Empress

Fu Siying's arrogant and spoiled nature was well-known in the capital, and now with the added title of "Princess Consort Mu," she was even more unapproachable.

When everyone saw that He Changyi was a new face, they couldn't help but feel "admiration" for him, and were surprised that he dared to lie in front of Fu Siying!

Fu Siying sized up He Changyi: "I didn't expect someone who looks so respectable to be such a habitual liar."

"I did not mean to."

"Did I force you to do this?"

Xue Jin had no choice but to step forward and plead for He Changyi: "Miss Fu, my brother He's calligraphy skills are shallow, and he couldn't control his brushstrokes, which is why his writing was a bit too sharp. It was absolutely not an intentional offense, please forgive him, Miss Fu!"

Fu Siying looked at Xue Jin: "So it was someone brought by Young Master Xue. Since it was Young Master Xue who said it, then I believe it."

"Thank you for your understanding, Miss Fu."

Fu Siying turned around and threw the paper in her hand into He Changyi's arms: "You've only written for a few days, and you dare to show it off to be laughed at? That's a real joke."

He Changyi clenched the paper in his hand, his face ashen, and looked at Fu Siying, whose expression was equally unfriendly, without uttering a word.

Fu Siying feigned anger, apologized to the officials, and then turned and left, refusing to participate in the review. He Changyi was left to endure the mocking, sarcastic, and contemptuous gazes, suffering immense embarrassment.

He Changyi not only failed to stand out, but was also despised by everyone because of Fu Siying's criticism, which was something that He Changyi and Xue Jin never expected.

Xue Jin comforted He Changyi: "It's alright. Didn't you want to compete in the zither and the fu (a type of classical Chinese poetry)? You'll definitely win in those two categories."

He Changyi thought for a moment and shook his head: "I don't plan to participate in the zither competition. If Miss Fu also goes to judge the zither, she will naturally be unhappy to see me."

"Then let's just compare the poems?"

He Changyi pondered for a moment: "I think we should change it to a chess match. In a chess match, the winner and loser are clear, and the outcome won't be determined by any individual."

"it is good!"

Fu Siying waited for a long time at the venue for the piano competition, but He Changyi did not appear. Suspicious, she looked around and saw that He Changyi had registered for the chess competition, which greatly surprised her.

Why did you go play chess?

Fu Siying clenched her fist secretly. The participants were all young masters and ladies; since He Changyi dared to compete, he must be confident of winning. And in chess, the outcome was straightforward; she couldn't rig it.

Are we just supposed to watch helplessly as He Changyi finds another way out?

Because of the delay at the piano competition, by the time Fu Siying arrived at the painting competition venue, the painters were almost finished judging, and only two paintings remained to be selected as the champion.

Upon closer inspection, Fu Siying was utterly dejected. The remaining two paintings were clearly those of Wei Lanling and Ning Ruicheng!

One frustrating thing after another has happened.

Throughout the event, Wei Lanling had been shyly and timidly sending flirtatious glances to Ning Ruicheng. However, upon seeing Fu Siying appear, Wei Lanling's flirtatious glances immediately turned into twitching eyelids.

Upon hearing that Fu Siying was going to critique the paintings, everyone still cheered, even though no one had ever heard of Fu Siying's painting skills.

Fu Siying picked up Wei Lanling's lotus painting. It must be said, Wei Lanling did indeed possess a certain talent for painting. The lotus flowers were incredibly lifelike, even the dew on them looked real.

Ning Ruicheng stared intently at Fu Siying, his eyes burning with passion. He was obsessed with the crabapple blossom painting he had created, because he knew that Fu Siying loved crabapple blossoms!