She accidentally flirted with the villain and was fiercely criticized as the regent for forcibly mar

Jiang Ruining listlessly fiddled with the cold glass, the crushed ice inside making a creaking sound: "I'm not going to embarrass myself like that."

Cui Jingwei smiled gently: "Ning, don't underestimate yourself. I always remember that you could compose poems when you were six years old, which shows your talent and literary ability. Although no one has taught you diligently over the years, you still have a solid foundation."

Jiang Ruining sighed.

The original owner must have been out of their mind to not be able to hear the comparison and scheming in it!

In the previous two poetry gatherings, Cui Jingwei was "on par" with Chu Jin, and was resentful that she was overshadowed. She used the method of encouraging the original owner to ridicule the female lead for monopolizing the Jiang family's resources and causing the original owner to become a good-for-nothing. She also guided others to look down on Chu Jin and incidentally obscured the fact that she was inferior to Chu Jin!

If she wins the poetry competition, she can say: Even if you take all the resources from others, you are still not as good as me, Cui Jingwei!

The original owner was incredibly naive and thought that Cui Jingwei was encouraging her and standing up for her. She was extremely close to her and listened to everything she said. She was used as a pawn countless times and was burdened with so many accusations that she could hardly bear them all!

This is also why Jiang Ruining told Shao Yunting the truth about his sister's drowning and disfigurement—he wanted to use Shao Yunting to teach Cui Jingwei a lesson.

Let her be bad!

"Please spare me! I'm just not cut out for academic research; anything I write will only make me a laughingstock."

"Who wants to become a laughingstock?"

A languid melody drifted from outside the pearl-embroidered curtains.

Princess Xinyang, who was seated at the head of the table, immediately recognized who it was, and her expression changed slightly.

As he stood up, his gaze swept across Jiang Ruining's face.

Jiang Ruining also recognized the voice of the demon god, shuddered, and moved closer to Chu Jin, who was sitting next to her.

Princess Anyang noticed the subtle fear in the girl's subconscious movements, and after a moment of thought, she looked at the newcomer and greeted him with a smile: "A rare guest, what brings Your Majesty here today?"

Shao Yunting, who was diagonally opposite her, was also observing her with deep eyes.

As the curtain of the gauze tent was lifted.

The corner of his dark blue robe fluttered.

A handsome and upright figure walked in, his steps languid. The gold threads on the hem of his clothes shimmered with a sharp light. A smile played at the corners of his mouth, but it couldn't suppress the cold and imposing aura emanating from him.

Inside the large gauze curtain, the air seemed to freeze.

A group of people hurriedly stood up and respectfully greeted each other.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Regent!"

Jiang Ruining kept her head down, acting as if she were invisible.

But when she saw the amber-colored hem of her dress take a longer route and appear in her lowered line of sight, pausing for a moment, her heart jumped into her throat, making her head spin!

Why are you coming this way?!

go go go go go!

Let's get out of here!

Don't do anything crazy in public and make her the target of everyone's anger!

Fortunately.

That amber hue flickered and then disappeared.

Jiang Ruining's tense body relaxed slightly.

Xiao Che went straight to the head of the table, sat down with an air of authority, and called out, "Rise."

"I heard there's a poetry gathering at the manor today. Since I have nothing else to do, I'll come and have some fun."

Princess Anyang humbly accepted the lower seat, saying, "I held a poetry gathering and invited these talented men and beautiful women to come and make it more lively."

She stepped forward, took the poem from the corner of the table, and handed it to him.

Taking the opportunity to observe Xiao Che's complexion closely, the person sent by the Grand Tutor was quite certain that he had been seriously injured, but she could not see any trace of the haggardness or weakness of a seriously injured person on his face or in his expression.

Even with the help of a divine healer, it is impossible for a person to recover completely in just a few days.

Could it be that the assassins sent by Grand Tutor Cui didn't actually harm Xiao Che?

Or is this person... a stand-in for Xiao Che?

She tentatively said, "I wanted to personally deliver an invitation to my brother, but I haven't been able to see him for quite some time. I thought he was in the palace. The other day I went to see the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, but I didn't get to meet them."

Xiao Che gave a very polite answer: "I went to Yuzhou to take care of some things."

Princess Anyang's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "The Imperial Son-in-Law is also in Yuzhou. Has Your Majesty seen him? Is he behaving himself?"

Xiao Che glanced at her casually: "If you're so worried, why not tie it to your belt?"

Princess Anyang choked for a moment.

Xiao Che glanced around, his phoenix eyes narrowing slightly as his gaze swept over her, his sharp glint in his eyes: "Why is there still someone who hasn't submitted their work?"

Jiang Ruining stiffened her neck and turned her face away.

There are reasonable grounds to suspect that he deliberately came to see her make a fool of herself.

Chu Jin was about to speak when she was asked to politely decline the competition on her behalf.

Ruan Zhenzhen spoke first: "The Princess thinks highly of Miss Jiang, which is why she invited you to the poetry gathering. Miss Jiang didn't write a single word. Is she disrespecting the Princess?"

"If I really can't write anything, I might as well just admit I'm an incompetent fool!"

Chu Jin looked at her helplessly.

Jiang Ruining hadn't even had a chance to glare at Ruan Zhenzhen.

Zheng Lingyi slammed her hand on the table: "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute! Whether others write or not has nothing to do with you!"

"You clearly wanted to embarrass others by dragging His Highness into this as a shield. Do you think everyone else is a fool? Your petty schemes are so low that even a dog would shake its head in disbelief!"

Many people burst out laughing.

Ruan Zhenzhen was speechless after being rebuked.

Jiang Ruining gave Zheng Lingyi a thumbs up: Best sister!

Zheng Lingyi smiled and then provocatively raised her chin at Ruan Zhenzhen.

Ruan Zhenzhen's eyes twitched with anger.

Xiao Che tapped his fingers lightly on the table: "I've never seen such a fool's poem before, and I'd like to broaden my horizons today."

Jiang Ruining's eye was twitching.

You're the one who's an idiot!

Your whole family are complete idiots!

She really can't resist being provoked; she rolls up her sleeves and starts writing!

She can't write poetry, but she knows how to cheat!

The top liberal arts student in Jiangsu Province has thousands of classic songs memorized!

She remembered that the Empress Dowager wanted to seize power because she heard that "Empress Wu Zetian next door has ascended the throne and become empress." So, to be on the safe side, as long as she used poems from the Tang Dynasty onwards, she wouldn't have to worry about being caught!

Cui Jingwei

With her plans in mind, she began to write.

"When autumn comes on the ninth day of the ninth month... my flowers bloom, and all other flowers wither..."

She wrote a line, and Cui Jingwei read it aloud, her expression originally that of someone reciting a children's poem.

But by the second sentence, her heart began to sink.

When the third sentence came out, shock and anger suddenly ignited.

Her voice was suddenly cut off.

Chu Jin was also surprised as she watched the poem take shape. She then read the last line: "The fragrance of incense fills Chang'an, the whole city is adorned in golden armor!"

It's the same topic: chrysanthemums.

This one is wilder, more arrogant, and more powerful.

Jiang Ruining glanced around, her expression filled with shock and admiration. Xiao Che was not surprised at all, but Shao Yunting's appreciation clearly carried a hint of doubt.

She felt a little guilty.

However, seeing the barely concealed jealousy and anger in Cui Jingwei's eyes, she felt smug again.

Hehe, I'm just here to annoy you!

Zheng Lingyi clapped her hands: "It seems Ningning is the champion today!"

Cui Jingwei absolutely cannot accept anyone stealing her style and the title of the number one talented woman!

She bit her lip hard, her gaze sweeping lightly over a certain admirer.

She was born with a delicate and graceful appearance, her noble birth imbued with a scholarly air, like a pampered white jasmine in a painted room. When her thick, long eyelashes trembled slightly, she appeared pitiful and charming, always attracting a group of people to fight for her.

Seeing her long eyelashes trembling as she looked at him with a weak and helpless expression, Sun Langjun was both angry and heartbroken. His grandfather was honored to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and his elder brother was highly regarded by Grand Tutor Cui. He had always been arrogant and domineering. He glared fiercely at Jiang Ruining and questioned her loudly.

"Is this something a complete idiot like you could have written? It's clearly stolen!"