After giving her contraceptives, she went mad, criticizing the prince for turning white-haired overn

Scholar Gao slowly unfurled the scroll.

His expression gradually became complicated.

After a long while, he looked up at Shen Ning, his eyes filled with disbelief and surprise.

"Miss Shen's style is indeed different from that of ordinary young ladies; she is worthy of being a daughter of a general's family."

Shen Ning smiled and said, "Scholar Gao, you flatter me."

"My father is far away in the north, and I am worried about him. So I can only express my thoughts and feelings on this painting."

Her voice was clear and crisp, yet it carried a sense of calm.

Upon hearing this, Gao Xueshi's gaze returned to the few lines of poetry inscribed beside the painting.

He exclaimed repeatedly, "Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!"

"Miss Shen, please return to your seat."

"Yes."

Shen Ning bowed and withdrew.

In the women's section, Shen Rou watched Shen Ning walk down the testing platform step by step, a hint of undisguised disgust flashing in her eyes.

During this year's spring hunt, she originally intended to compete for the position of county princess, but Shen Ning stole all the limelight.

Before long, all the paintings of the noble ladies were presented.

Scholar Gao handed over the collected scrolls to Eunuch Wang, who then presented them one by one to His Majesty and the Empress.

Emperor Wuzong opened the paintings and his gaze lingered on the one of Shen Ning.

In the painting, the general holds a long spear and beheads a Turk, his spirit awe-inspiring.

He looked up, walked through the crowd, and gazed at the girl in the red fur coat on the women's side.

The girl's features were delicate and exquisite, and she possessed a composure beyond her years.

Her eyelashes were long and black, and her oval face couldn't hide a hint of allure.

It is rumored that the second daughter of the eldest branch of the Shen family has the same charm as the Ye family back then.

Seeing her now, she is even more radiant than Ye, the most beautiful woman in Yanjing back then.

It's truly surprising that such a seemingly delicate woman could create such paintings.

Besides, she was raised in Yanjing since childhood, how could she know about the scenery on the frontier?

Even the Turkic attire is depicted so clearly.

"good!"

Emperor Wuzong was overjoyed, and his loud voice instantly silenced all the whispers in the room.

He then turned to look at Empress Jiang.

"After the spring hunt, enjoy the rewards."

Empress Jiang: "Yes, Your Majesty."

After he finished speaking, the young men and women from prominent families present began to whisper among themselves again.

In the men's section, Su Mingfeng patted Shen Yan on the shoulder.

"Brother Yan, what do you think the Second Miss painted? This is the first time I've ever seen His Majesty so happy at the spring hunt."

As he spoke, he looked at Shen Ning and saw that she was slightly lowering her head and gently grasping the hem of her skirt with her fingers.

His heart tightened inexplicably, and he murmured softly.

"If only she could be my wife."

Shen Yan raised his hand and tapped his forehead, his tone serious: "That depends on Ning'er's own willingness."

"Although we have some acquaintance, if you are truly sincere, you should come to propose marriage after the spring hunt, so that she will not be betrothed to some unrelated person."

After saying that, he sighed softly.

He was afraid that Madam Yu and Old Madam Shen would marry Shen Ning off to an improper family.

He works away from home most of the year and rarely returns to Yanjing, making it difficult for him to protect Shen Ning.

If Shen Ning were to marry Su Mingfeng, it would be a good outcome.

Su Mingfeng laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'm determined to marry her."

Hearing everyone's praise for Shen Ning, Shen Rou felt as if she were being pricked by needles.

From this day forward, the people of Yanjing will remember Shen Ning, not Shen Rou, as the eldest daughter of the Shen family.

Her reputation, which she had painstakingly built over many years, has been completely ruined today.

"Cousin, are you still angry with me?" Yu Jingshu leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

Shen Rou stood up expressionlessly: "I'm going out for some fresh air, don't follow me."

After saying that, he turned and left without looking back.

……

"Second sister, you're amazing!"

Shen Wan's happy voice came from beside her.

The little girl came over with a smile and put the peeled peanuts into Shen Ning's palm.

"People used to say that my second sister wasn't good at poetry and calligraphy, but today she has outshone everyone with just one painting."

"After the spring hunt, we'll even receive a reward from His Majesty!"

Shen Ning smiled and pinched her cheek: "If there's really a reward, I'll share half with you."

"Um!"

As they spoke, the drums sounded again, and the men's competition began.

Shen Ning looked toward the inspection platform and saw Su Mingfeng, with his hair tied in a high ponytail and dressed in red, sitting upright on horseback.

His brows revealed an air of untamed arrogance.

This caused many of the ladies at the table to blush quietly.

In her previous life, Shen Ning's soul wandered in the palace for five years.

He witnessed Su Mingfeng's rebellion, his killing of Shen Rou and Xie Xuanchen, his ascension to the throne of the Great Yan Dynasty, and the change of dynasties in the Great Yan.

He even had his own remains and Xie Linyuan's were exhumed and buried together.

He and Xie Linyuan were thus able to be reborn.

But the young man in front of me still looks like a spoiled brat.

He doesn't resemble a decisive and ruthless emperor at all.

Could it be that his current nonchalant demeanor is all an act?

As Shen Ning was pondering this, the men's competition had unknowingly ended.

Soon a maidservant arrived carrying a wooden tray.

When a maid approached Shen Ning and Shen Wan, Shen Wan instinctively shrank back.

"Second sister, I... I can't ride a horse or shoot arrows... Please don't pick me."

Shen Ning gently grasped Shen Wan's wrist.

He said gently, "Wan'er, let me draw first."

In her past life, someone had orchestrated for Shen Wan to draw the "shoot" tile.

This made her look foolish in public and was ridiculed by everyone in Yanjing.

In this life, she comes.

"Then... please go first, elder sister."

Shen Ning nodded and took the wooden plaque that Shen Wan had in her previous life without hesitation.

In this round, regardless of winning or losing, she will take the blame for her sister.

"I've finished drawing, it's your turn."

Shen Wan then reached out and took the last remaining wooden plaque.

She slowly flipped the wooden sign over, revealing the character "empty" on it.

"Sister, I didn't win!"

"and yours?"

Shen Ning was a little nervous and slowly turned the wooden plaque in her hand over.

A clear and distinct character for "shoot" immediately comes into view.

Sure enough, it was exactly the same as in my previous life.