When Shen Ruorou saw the Seventh Prince, she felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw in her despair. She hurried to Xiao Yu and cried, "Your Highness, you must make the decision for me! This cunning man has slandered me..."
"Slander?" Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, took the osmanthus cake handed by Chuntao, and ate it slowly, his eyes full of disdain. "I think that Mr. Wang's poem is much better than your 'original'." After saying that, he paused, turned to look at Shen Weiwan, and asked, "Miss Shen, what do you think?"
Shen Weiwan was eating happily at this time. When she heard the question from the Seventh Prince, she wiped her mouth calmly and replied with a smile: "Your Highness is right. Unlike some people who have no ink in their stomachs, they only know how to steal other people's achievements."
Shen Ruorou was so angry that she was shaking all over. She pointed at Shen Weiwan with trembling fingers and said with gritted teeth: “You…don’t be so proud here!”
"What am I proud of?" Shen Weiwan raised her eyebrows slightly, a cunning flash in her eyes, "Are you proud that I can't copy poems, or am I proud that someone sent me delicious food?" As she spoke, she deliberately shook the candied osmanthus flowers that the Seventh Prince had just sent over, with a bright smile on her face.
Xiao Yu looked at Shen Weiwan's quirky appearance and couldn't help but chuckle. He gently pushed the food box in front of Shen Weiwan, with a doting look in his eyes, and said, "I know you like to eat, so I specially asked the imperial kitchen to make it."
This scene fell on everyone's eyes, and there was another burst of snickering. Zhang Mingyue couldn't help but teased, "The Seventh Prince really cares about Miss Shen, unlike some people..."
Unable to endure the relentless humiliation, Shen Ruorou screamed and ran out of the pavilion. Seeing this, Lu'e hurriedly lifted her skirt and followed her out. When Liu heard the news and hurried over, she saw her daughter's face tearing up, surrounded by people pointing and gossiping. She was furious and about to explode, but a cold look from the Seventh Prince frightened her back.
"Madam Liu," Xiao Yu put down the food box, his tone cold and his eyes shone with majesty, "Keep a good eye on your daughter and don't let her embarrass herself again."
Liu was so angry that her face turned blue, but she dared not say anything. She could only support Shen Ruorou and hurried away. When passing by Shen Weiwan, Shen Ruorou suddenly turned around, her eyes full of resentment, and said viciously: "Shen Weiwan, I will not let you go!"
Shen Weiwan shrugged disapprovingly, picked up a piece of osmanthus cake, stuffed it into her mouth, and said nonchalantly: "Oh? Then I'm waiting. But next time you copy poems, remember to find someone no one knows, so as to avoid making a fool of yourself again."
The farce at the banquet spread like wildfire, spreading rapidly throughout the streets and alleys of the capital. When the common people heard about it, they all made up a new rhyme: "Miss Shen Er loves to plagiarize, first copying Tang poetry and then copying her teacher. The waterside pavilion overturned and became a laughing stock, so it's better to write a subtle doggerel."
Inside the General's Mansion, Shen Weiwan was reading a tabloid handed to her by Chuntao, laughing uncontrollably, as if the contents were the funniest joke in the world. Seventh Prince Xiao Yu leaned against the window, looking into her smiling eyes, which were full of laughter. He couldn't help but ask, "Are you really that happy?"
“That’s it!” Shen Weiwan excitedly shook the tabloid, and said with a beaming face, “Didn’t you see Shen Ruorou’s face, it was uglier than pig liver!”
Xiao Yu walked over gently, extended his fingertips, and gently brushed the remaining sugar stains on the corners of her mouth. He said, "Look how happy you are. However," he suddenly leaned closer, a hint of mystery in his eyes, "I think your doggerel is much more interesting than those sour poems."
Shen Weiwan felt her heart skip a beat, and her cheeks flushed slightly. She gently pushed Xiao Yu away and said in a feigned anger, "Go away, you want to trick me into writing poetry again?"
"I'm not lying," Xiao Yu smiled and shook his head, "but there's a palace banquet tomorrow, and the Emperor said he wants to hear you write a poem that's appropriate for the occasion. How are your preparations going?"
Shen Weiwan was stunned and said in surprise: "Your Majesty? How could he..."
"Of course it was recommended by me." Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of mischief in his eyes. "Why? Are you scared?"
"Afraid?" Shen Weiwan raised her chin, her eyes full of confidence, "This lady has seen all kinds of scenes! I'm just afraid that the emperor will laugh so hard after listening to my poem that he will spit out the imperial food!"
"That's perfect," Xiao Yu handed her a brand new wolf-hair brush and said with a smile, "I've been waiting to see this scene."
Looking at the eyes of the Seventh Prince, full of smiles and expectations, Shen Weiwan suddenly felt that these days of constantly being slapped in the face seemed quite interesting. Especially with someone around who was willing to watch the jokes with her and support her, it made her feel more confident.
At that moment, in the Liu residence, Shen Ruorou was facing the mirror, frantically tearing up her manuscript. Her eyes were red, her hair was a little messy, and she kept muttering, "Chen Weiwan, Xiao Yu... I won't let you go..." Liu Shi walked in with a calming soup. Seeing her daughter's frantic appearance, a glint of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes. She whispered to comfort her, "Rou'er, don't get yourself sick from anger. Mother has asked your uncle to ask the emperor to make sure Shen Weiwan looks good at this palace banquet!"
A bigger storm was brewing quietly behind the scenes of the palace banquet. But Shen Weiwan wasn't afraid. She knew that no matter what tricks Liu and Shen Ruorou used, she had the confidence to resolve them one by one. After all, she was the quirky Shen Weiwan who could turn her life into a joke!
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