After a tragic death and rebirth, I became the regent's favorite

Shen Moyu, who was lost in his memories, was interrupted by Shen Lian'er's soft voice. He raised his almond-shaped eyes and looked at Shen Lian'er who was kneeling on the ground and Xiao Ting who was standing in front of her with amusement.

"Get up first. Even if you made a mistake, Miss Shen shouldn't punish you in front of so many people. This prince will take care of everything for you."

Xiao Ting helped Shen Lian'er up with a pleasant expression, then turned to look at the sitting Shen Moyu with a look of disapproval.

"Miss Shen, what on earth did Miss Shen do wrong that you want to punish her like this?"

Shen Moyou smiled with contempt, "Your Highness the Seventh Prince, in what capacity do you question me? In the capacity of a prince, or as my third sister's cousin?"

The word "cousin" really aroused the interest of the people watching the show.

Yes, how could they forget that Shen Lian'er is now the granddaughter of Marquis Wuyang, the niece of the current queen, and the cousin of the crown prince and the seventh prince.

No one dared to look down on someone with such an identity even if he was born out of wedlock.

But all this also requires Marquis Wuyang to acknowledge her identity and the Queen to take her as her niece seriously.

"What do you mean, Miss Shen?"

"I'm just asking out of curiosity. If you don't want to answer, then don't answer. Why does the Seventh Prince look so fearful?"

Xiao Ting had never cared about this woman who was madly in love with him before. He just ignored her because she was the daughter of the prime minister and the granddaughter of Marshal Mo.

However, her attitude today doesn't seem like she has any affection for me, but rather like she has a grudge against me.

"Of course, as a prince."

He was not stupid. Shen Moyu was obviously setting a trap for him. Neither his mother nor his grandfather acknowledged Shen Lian'er's identity. If he admitted it in public today, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause.

"Since you are the prince, then this matter is our own business. Why would Your Highness interfere in the affairs of our sisters? Besides, it was Third Sister who had to kneel down and be punished. From beginning to end, I have never made things difficult for her."

Shen Moyu's words were logical and clear, leaving Xiao Ting with no words to refute. His face suddenly looked a little ugly.

It shouldn't be like this. He felt that Shen Moyu's attitude shouldn't be like this. It was obvious that in the previous meetings, Shen Moyu was so shy that she didn't even dare to speak when she saw him.

But now such sharp words made him feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

"Seventh brother, I can testify that Third Miss Shen wanted to kneel on her own initiative."

Xiao Xuan spoke up at the right time, "It has nothing to do with Mo You. Seventh brother, you should be kind to women, but you should also consider whether this person is really worthy of your pity."

"When did Fourth Sister become so close to Miss Shen?"

Xiao Ting frowned slightly, he felt that some things seemed to be moving in a direction he had not expected.

"Who I have a good relationship with is my business. The Crown Prince didn't say anything. Is Seventh Brother meddling too much?"

Xiao Xuan was also ruthless when it came to criticizing others, not to mention that she always felt that her seventh brother was not as gentle and refined as he appeared to be.

"Alright, alright, we are siblings, there is no need to be so serious. I came here today specifically for the Hundred Flowers Banquet. I wonder when it will start?"

Crown Prince Xiao Qi spoke up to smooth things over, and Xiao Xuan and Xiao Ting, who had been arguing with each other, both gave him face and shut up.

After the princes were seated, the ceremonial officer shouted, "The competition officially begins."

"The first group to compete is Du Ruyi, the daughter of Grand Tutor Du, who drew A, and Liu Shu, the daughter of Lord Liu, the Minister of the Dali Temple, who drew B. They both chose painting. The time limit is one incense stick. Please get ready, ladies."

Du Ruyi and Liu Shu were both beautiful and gentle girls. They were polite to each other when standing on the competition stage. After all the painting tools were in place, both of them focused on the painting. The people below the stage stopped talking as before and watched the painting very seriously.

The time of an incense stick passed quickly. Du Ruyi drew a bamboo forest, while Liu Shu drew a horse.

I have to say that it is amazing that they can paint like this at their age, but there can only be one winner, and in the end it was Du Ruyi's bamboo forest.

In fact, their painting skills are similar. Du Ruyi wins because the bamboo forest she painted is full of vitality and looks very energetic, while the horse painted by Liu Shu, although vivid, is an old horse in its twilight years, with vicissitudes of life in its eyes.

Emperor Ming Zhen has always been suspicious, and he would pay attention to even a small competition like this one at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, so the examiners who were grading naturally needed to think twice.

"The winner, Du Ruyi, will compete with the next person, C, the granddaughter of Marquis Pingyuan, Qin Ting. The competition will be decided by Miss Qin."

The noble ladies and gentlemen who can achieve the final victory at the Hundred Flowers Banquet must be able to handle music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and archery with ease, if not be proficient in them.

Therefore, the winner of the first game must also accept the event chosen by the next contestant. Winning or losing depends on one's strength.

In this round, Qin Ting chose the piano that Shen Lian'er had just said Shen Moyu was good at, and both of them used the piano they were used to playing.

The piece Qin Ting chose was "High Mountains and Flowing Water", which is the best piece to test whether a pianist has real talent. It took less than an incense stick of time to finish the piece.

"This round, Miss Du Ruyi is still the winner."

Unlike the surprised voice of the ceremonial officer, Du Ruyi looked calm and composed, as if she had already anticipated this result.

Shen Moyu had an impression of Du Ruyi, the daughter of the Grand Tutor. It was also at this Hundred Flowers Banquet that she was favored by the Crown Prince and Emperor Mingzhen granted her marriage, making her the Crown Princess.

She wasn't quite sure what kind of person Du Ruyi was, but she was unlucky. She married into the royal family and became the Crown Princess. Although this brought honor to the family, it was also accompanied by danger.

In the previous life, the crown prince was deposed a year later and demoted to King of Rong'an. He moved to his fiefdom Rong'an. He could have lived his whole life without worries about food and clothing as a leisurely prince who did not bother with worldly affairs.

But how could he, who was once the crown prince, be content to be a prince in name only? It was understandable that he rebelled in the end.

Shen Moyu was like an outsider at this time, watching other people's stories. She glanced at Crown Prince Xiao Qi, whose eyes were fixed on Du Ruyi, and knew that in this life, Du Ruyi should be the Crown Princess without a doubt.

"I've heard of this Du Ruyi before. She reached the age of marriage last year, but she missed the Hundred Flowers Banquet due to illness. I didn't expect to have such a big surprise when she attended it this year."

Xiao Xuan spoke of Du Ruyi with some appreciation, "She really played the song High Mountains and Flowing Water just now very well, but I don't know if she will be the winner this year."

"The next round is about books, so why not continue reading."

Shen Moyu did not agree with Xiao Xuan. According to the trend of his previous life, the winner of this year's Hundred Flowers Banquet would be Shen Lian'er.

But this time, will there be any surprises?