Madam Gu intended to continue her sarcastic remarks, but Madam Qin had excellent taste, asking about her favorite lip rouge recently.

Good things should be shared.

It is disrespectful to even one person who doesn't know about it.

So, Madam Gu declared a temporary truce to herself and enthusiastically discussed with Madam Qin everything from cosmetics to the golden rules of raising children.

The way they were addressed changed from Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Shen to younger sister of the Gu family and older sister of the Shen family.

We wish we had met sooner.

Seeing this, Shen Qingcheng and the other juniors, including Gu An, were speechless for a moment.

It turns out all my worry was for nothing.

Women's friendships are truly hard to understand.

"Hey? Isn't that Shen Yu? Why is Shen Yu in Liang?" Shen Qingfeng was eating melon seeds when he looked up and saw Shen Yu sitting in Liang.

Upon hearing the sound, the Shen family members looked over and their expressions all changed.

Shen Qingcheng's eyes were deep: "Cai Qinshi is over there too."

The implication is that Cai Qinshi likely attended the Four Flowers Banquet on behalf of the Liang Kingdom, bringing Shen Yu with her.

Shen Qingfeng was furious: "She grew up eating my Shen family's rice and drinking my Shen family's water. Not to mention how much money she has spent playing the zither and painting all these years, she doesn't bring glory to Great Yan, but actually runs to Liang Kingdom to curry favor at this critical juncture! Even an ingrate is better than her."

Gu An nodded: "Yes! Even an ingrate is better than her!"

Shen Qingfeng said indignantly, "And Cai Qinshi, they're all the same!"

Gu An found it hard to disagree: "Yes! They're all the same!"

Why did they have to go to Liang Kingdom of all times? Why not leave earlier or later? Who are they trying to annoy?

Shen Qingcheng said in a deep voice, "After the Four Flowers Banquet, I'm afraid the Great Yan will not tolerate their choices."

"It's better if we can't tolerate it." Shen Qingfeng clenched his fist.

Shen Qingye subconsciously opened his mouth to say something, but found that he could not refute it.

I had no choice but to continue sitting there, continuing to be a fool.

The rest of the Shen family members' faces instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot. If they hadn't been out and about, the two elders of the Shen family probably wouldn't have been able to resist giving them another scolding.

This is not repaying a debt of gratitude, this is clearly committing a sin!

“However, whether it’s tolerated or not isn’t the point right now.” Shen Qingcheng’s sharp eyes swept around.

Gu An asked, "What do you mean?"

Shen Qingfeng slapped his thigh: "If that's not the point, then what is?"

Shen Qingcheng said in a deep voice, "Although Shen Yu's character is not good, she is quite good at playing the zither, chess, calligraphy and painting. In the eyes of others, she may be able to achieve good results."

"So what?" Gu An cracked sunflower seeds.

Shen Qingcheng explained: "When Cai Qinshi took Shen Yu to Liang at this time, it was all to show outsiders that they had been wronged in Da Yan and that this was a last resort. If Liang opened its arms to accept them, wouldn't that make the people of Da Yan think that Liang was good and become dissatisfied with Da Yan?"

Gu An scratched his head: "But it seems that the people of Great Yan are already quite dissatisfied with Great Yan."

Shen Qingcheng: "..."

The rest of the people: "..."

Facing the straightforward young man, Shen Qingcheng coughed lightly: "There is one more thing, which I'm afraid some people will blame Jiaojiao."

Sure enough, the audience erupted in noise upon seeing Shen Yu on Liang's side.

"Shen Yu is a powerful general of the Great Yan, yet he has gone to the Liang Kingdom. What kind of talk is this!"

"To be honest, it's all the fault of the Marquis of Anbo's mansion. At this critical juncture, talking about severing ties is just pushing talented people away."

"I heard that Shen Yu was beaten for meeting with the Empress in private."

"What deep-seated grudge could someone have committed to beat someone up after kicking them out? That person is far too narrow-minded."

"It's all over, it's all over. With Shen Yu gone, all that's left in Great Yan is Zuo Ling'er from Lord Zuo's family and Sun Mengyao from the Sun family. How can they compare? They can't compare at all."

"How embarrassing! So embarrassing! Maybe we should all just withdraw from the competition."

The Four Flowers Banquet competition hadn't even started yet, but the people of Dayan seemed to have already foreseen the final outcome.

Someone whispered, "Isn't there still the Empress?"

Everyone scoffed, "What good is the Empress?!"

Speaking of this makes me even angrier. Who doesn't know that Shen Jiao is a good-for-nothing who can't do anything in music, chess, calligraphy, or painting?

You could say it's one thing if she's just a simple person, but she's the mother of the nation! Isn't that incredibly shameful?

...

“If it weren’t for Shen Jiao, Yu’er wouldn’t have gone to Liang in a fit of anger. My former friend has now become my enemy. How could I bear to do that?”

Sun Mengyao was so angry that her face turned red and her neck bulged, and the embroidered handkerchief in her hand was crumpled into a ball.

She glared at the person next to her: "Zuo Ling'er, are you deaf after I've said so much?"

A woman wearing a blue, wide-sleeved, cross-collared, fairy-like dress is wiping the strings of a zither.

She had originally decided to ignore everything, but since they had named her, it would seem cowardly to remain silent.

Zuo Ling'er opened her lips: "To slander the Empress Dowager is a crime deserving of death."

"You!" Sun Mengyao was speechless with anger.

Zuo Ling'er: "What about me?"

Sun Mengyao sneered, "What kind of slut is she, who rose to power by virtue of her looks? Does she even deserve to be called the First Lady?"

These words were truly extremely harsh. Zuo Ling'er frowned and said slowly, "Whether someone is worthy or not is up to His Majesty to decide. If you have any objections, speak to His Majesty directly, and don't implicate me."

"Fine, fine, fine!" Sun Mengyao laughed in anger: "I forgot, your father is now a favorite of His Majesty, isn't he? Doesn't he pride himself on being aloof? Aloof yet he's rushing to lick Chen Jiao's hot ass? You shameless bastard, I have nothing to say to you!"

The preliminary examination was about to begin, and Zuo Ling'er had already seen the eunuch in charge of selecting the participants.

She stood up: "Me too, a human being and a two-legged animal, and therefore unable to communicate."

Having said that, he followed the little eunuch away.

Sun Mengyao was so angry she nearly fell backward.

As a result, she moved too much and bumped into a pillar, causing her to howl in pain.

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