At the Hundred Flowers Banquet, lots were drawn to determine the order in which the noble ladies would appear. Mu Yun'an was drawn to number 15, in the middle position, but Yuan Jiahe was unlucky and was drawn to the last place.
At the banquet, everyone became less and less interested towards the end, so those who got the last number plates couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
Mu Yun'an glanced at the number plate in Yuan Jiahe's hand, then secretly changed his number plate to her and said, "I'll change it with you."
Yuan Jiahe was stunned and lowered his voice: "Isn't this bad? The last one to appear has no chance of winning. There is a princess next to me. It doesn't matter even if the last one appears. You are different."
In addition to several concubines in the palace, those responsible for the selection today are also well-respected ladies in the capital. They will select the person they like based on their own requirements.
And these people may not give face to the ladies, but the princess is different. Even if Yuan Jiahe appears last, he will not get too bad results.
Mu Yun'an said: "It doesn't matter, give it to me."
She took Yuan Jiahe's number plate and handed it to the palace maid who came for inspection. After deciding on the order, the Hundred Flowers Banquet and Beauty Contest officially began.
The scene in front of her was almost the same as what Mu Yun'an remembered, and she drank her tea in a daze.
Shen Wanyue sat next to the eldest princess. Her eyes always glanced at Mu Yun'an intentionally or unintentionally. In fact, she was looking forward to what Mu Yun'an would perform today.
Although she knew that after her rebirth, she had received Xiao Chengyi's guidance and had made progress in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but after all, the time was too short, no matter how hard she worked, Mu Yun'an could not beat her.
After all, she had been with Xiao Chengyi for more than ten years in her previous life.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the eldest princess ask: "Are you sure you will come out on top in today's banquet?"
Shen Wanyue suppressed her thoughts, looked back, lowered her head and said, "Kang Le is willing to give it a try, and I will definitely not disappoint my aunt."
The eldest princess thought this girl was interesting. She smiled, picked up the tea on the table, took a sip and said, "That's good."
After a pause, she continued: "What grudge do you have against the county leader?"
Shen Wanyue smiled bitterly: "I can't say there is any grudge, it's just some misunderstanding. The county boss thought I had killed my mother and kicked me out of the General's Mansion and didn't allow me to go to worship."
"oh?"
The eldest princess raised her eyebrows, looking very curious.
She had previously conspired with the deposed prince in an attempt to get rid of Yan Jingxuan with the help of the deposed prince. She told the deposed prince about Yan Jingxuan's life experience and then left the capital for a trip.
This move was naturally to avoid suspicion, and it was precisely because she was not in the capital that His Majesty did not suspect Yan Jingxuan when he was assassinated.
Later, when she heard that His Majesty was assassinated outside, she was possessed by evil spirits and rushed back to the capital. This was the first time she heard about Shen Wanyue being kicked out of the General's Mansion.
Shen Wanyue said: "Actually, the misunderstanding between the county master and I started when I returned to the capital. At that time, I went to the capital to congratulate my uncle and lived in the general's mansion.
At that time, my uncle and Mrs. Xin had not yet gotten married. Later, something happened that almost made the marriage annulled. My grandmother discovered that Mrs. Xin was carrying her late husband's jade pendant with her.
When my grandmother found out, she felt unhappy and felt that Mrs. Xin had not forgotten her late husband. She once wanted to cancel the marriage, but her uncle was determined to marry Mrs. Xin at that time.
Later, when the county boss found out about this, he hated me because I picked up the jade pendant and gave it to my grandmother. The county boss misunderstood that I had ulterior motives, and she didn't want to see me since then."