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

Du Ruyi was like a fish in water all the way. By the time Shen Lian'er came to the stage, there were already faint discussions in the audience, saying that Du Ruyi should be the winner of the girl group at this year's Hundred Flowers Banquet.

Shen Moyu held a piece of peach blossom cake in his hand, thinking about how in his previous life Shen Lian'er had written out Mr. Wang's "Lanting" in regular script, which she was best at. Her handwriting was neat and the lines were orderly, and she won by only one word compared to Du Ruyi.

Du Ruyi's handwriting is also very good, but a little slower than Shen Lian'er's, and she loses in speed.

"If you ask me, the next few people should just give up."

"Especially the eldest daughter of the Shen family, she's a fool, what's the comparison?"

"The Hundred Flowers Banquet has always been fair and just. Even if Miss Du is sure to win, we have to give others a chance."

Crown Prince Xiao Qi said this calmly, and everyone stopped discussing and waited for the next competition to begin.

Shen Lian'er walked towards the stage step by step holding the wooden stick, feeling nervous. Du Ruyi was good at everything from playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so it would be difficult for her to win.

"Third sister, please take the competition seriously and don't let your mind get distracted."

Shen Moyu said softly while looking at Shen Lian'er who was passing by, and then he glanced at Xiao Ting who was sitting diagonally opposite him.

"Don't worry, big sister. I will definitely do it."

Shen Lian'er followed Shen Moyu's gaze and happened to meet Xiao Ting's eyes. He gave her an encouraging smile. She lowered her head slightly, a little shy.

On the other side, Xiao Ting clearly felt that someone was staring at him, but when he looked up, he only saw Shen Lian'er looking at him shyly. He smiled back politely, but he felt more and more that something was wrong.

But he couldn't tell what was wrong. It seemed that the person who looked so shy towards him should not be Shen Lian'er, but...

He looked at the girl who was chatting with Xiao Xuan with her head tilted. He had more or less heard the rumor that Shen Moyu liked him before.

Even last time, when he went to visit the Shen family, he heard that Shen Moyu fell off the rockery in order to see him and was unconscious for several days. But now it seems that Shen Moyu doesn't like him at all.

"Mo You, why do I feel like my seventh brother is always looking at you?"

Xiao Xuan was a person who spoke her mind, and Xiao Ting's gaze was too naked, so it was difficult for her to pretend not to see it.

"Xuan'er, you are mistaken. The Seventh Prince should be looking at my third sister. After all, my third sister is now his cousin."

Shen Moyu brushed it off lightly, but her thoughts had already flown to a long time ago. She remembered that in her previous life, she did not actually have any feelings for Xiao Ting at the beginning.

It was Shen Lian'er who kept bragging in her ears all day long about how outstanding Xiao Ting was and how happy she would be if she married him.

After talking so much, she naturally began to yearn for it. In addition, rumors that she liked Xiao Ting had spread in the imperial city at some point. As time went on, she really seemed to be brainwashed. In addition, at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, when everyone was laughing at her, it was Xiao Ting who spoke up to prevent her from being so ashamed and angry that she wanted to die.

But now that she thought about it, all the previous events might have been a conspiracy against her.

"Ms. Du, please give me your guidance."

Shen Lian'er bowed gracefully, but Du Ruyi was completely focused on the competition and seemed to be a little indifferent to her. "If Miss Shen is ready, let's get started."

Shen Lian'er, who was used to being flattered, could not stand Du Ruyi's cold face. Her eyes slowly turned red. However, before she could shed tears, the voice of the ceremonial officer announcing the start of the ceremony reached her ears.

She could more or less guess Du Ruyi's attitude towards Shen Lian'er. In her previous life, Du Ruyi was kind to Shen Lian'er, but in this life, Shen Lian'er just made a pot of green tea in front of everyone.

There are many sober noble ladies in the family, and Du Ruyi is one of them. Moreover, she has also been plotted against by her aunt and concubine's sister, so she looks down on Shen Lian'er who pretends to be pitiful and weak.

"This round, Miss Shen San chooses Mr. Wang's "Lanting."

The most taboo thing when writing is to have a restless mind. Shen Lian'er felt a little uncomfortable because of Du Ruyi's attitude just now, and her mind was already confused when she put pen to paper. In addition, she was always wondering whether Xiao Ting's attention was on her.

After a few exchanges, although the handwriting was neat, the lines were not aligned. It took a long time after Du Ruyi finished writing an article before Shen Lian'er put down her pen. The ending was no surprise.

"This round, Miss Du Ruyi, the daughter of the Grand Tutor, won."

As soon as the ceremonial officer finished speaking, Shen Lian'er walked over excitedly and pulled his sleeve, "No, it's not like that..."

"Miss Shen, the competition is being conducted in public. The audience can see clearly whether you win or lose."

The ceremonial officer frowned slightly, extremely disapproving of Shen Lian'er's behavior of not being able to accept defeat. He thought that a concubine's daughter is indeed a concubine's daughter. No matter if she has someone backing her up, she still cannot be in public.

"No, it's not like this. It shouldn't be like this..."

Shen Lian'er shook her head absentmindedly. She always felt that she should be the winner of this competition. This feeling was so strong that it seemed as if she had really experienced it before.

"Third sister, since you lost, then come down. There is no one in the Shen family who cannot afford to lose."

Shen Moyu spoke loudly, his voice was so clear and crisp that it was like a thunderclap out of nowhere, which made Shen Lian'er fall down on the stage, completely disfigured.

"Mu Mian, Meng Dong, go up and help Miss San down. How can this be allowed with so many people watching?"

"Yes, ma'am."

Mu Man is Shen Lian'er's person, so she feels a little reluctant to do so. But Meng Dong is different. He picks up Shen Lian'er like a chicken and directly brings her down.

"Big sister, is that you?"

"Miss Shen, please be careful with your words. It's unreasonable to blame others for your loss in the competition. There were dozens of eyes staring at you. Even if Mo You had extraordinary abilities, he couldn't do anything."

Xiao Xuan's tone was sharp. Shen Lian'er always liked to accuse Shen Moyu without reason time and time again, and she couldn't stand it anymore.

"But I shouldn't have lost..."

"Miss Shen was distracted when she was writing, so she was bound to lose. During the competition, you glanced at the men's seats from time to time. Did you really think that no one could see it?"

"No, I didn't!"

Being pointed out so openly, Shen Lian'er was so ashamed and angry that her face turned red as if blood was about to drip out and her body was shaky. Fortunately, Mu Mian was supporting her from behind.

"Tsk tsk, didn't you say that the one who likes His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince is Miss Shen?"

"I also find it strange. Why does it seem like Miss Shen has always kept her distance from the Seventh Prince? But this Third Miss has been acting up since she came to the throne."

Look, there are some things that she doesn't need to explain at all. She can use a little effort to divert trouble away. Shen Lian'er thinks she can control everything about her, but she doesn't know that the only person who can control her in this life is herself.

Shen Lian'er probably didn't even realize when the roles and situations began to reverse. The person being laughed at and ridiculed by everyone should have been Shen Moyu, so how could it become her?