TN | The Malicious Empress

Chapter 31: Don't Endure

"Painting?" Rose stretched her neck and when she saw the paper in Jennie's hand, she was also slightly stunned for a moment before saying, "Do you know how to paint?"

This was actually sincere words as Jennie did not have any knowledge on the four scholarly arts. There should be an implicit charm in painting which was needless to say if one cannot even paint.

Seeing Jennie keeping her silence, Rose also quietened down. It was most likely humans were strange, in the beginning she found Jennie unpleasing to her eyes but now when Jennie behaved indifferently to her, Rose on the other hand felt more willing to talk to Jennie. She felt that the current Jennie had a special temperament and could unconsciously attract others.

As both of them were being silent, Shen Yue and Shen Qing walked over confidently before Shen Yue smiled, "What did the lot that Fifth Younger Sister says? Let me take a look, maybe Eldest Sister and me could be come out with some ideas."

Shen Qing nodded her head, "Yes. Me and Second Younger Sister have drawn poetry and painting respectively. What is yours?"

Jennie kept quiet so Shen Yue smiled as she went forward to take the paper from her hands and said as though she had no bad intentions, "Fifth Younger Sister must not be afraid since there is still us, two sisters here. We would always look after you."

Rose snorted. Even though she previous also did not like Jennie but she did not find Shen Yue and Shen Qing pleasing to her eyes. Her mother was a formidable person and there were numerous younger sisters at home. Who had harboured any bad intentions or was calculative, she could all see it with one glance. What were the difference between Shen Yue and Shen Qing and the Su sisters in her residence who want to contend for favour? They wanted nothing more than to use Jennie's stupidity to elevate themselves only.

Sure enough when Shen Yue spoke those words, on the other side when Yi Pei Lan heard it, she started to laugh, "Shen Yue, why are you saying these things to her? Even if you came out with the best ideas, I fear that she would not be able to cope with it."

"Exactly. It is better to let Jennie herself prepare." Jiang Xiao Xuan also laughed.

Even though the surrounding Young Ladies had heard such blatant sarcasms, they pretended not to hear. On the surface they look serious but the corners of their lips hooked up.

There was no other reasons other than Jennie making a fool of herself in the yearly academy examinations. Since ridiculing had become a habit, there was no difference at all even though such ridiculing behaviour should not appear in a noble young lady.

"Don't say that about Fifth Younger Sister." Shen Yue said disapprovingly, "Fifth Younger Sister is very hardworking." She open up the paper and made an "aiyah" sound before looking at Jennie in a joyous cry, "It's painting. Fifth Younger Sister, you have chosen the same task as me."

Rose looked at Shen Yue apprehensively, it was just the same task, what was there to be joyous about? Jennie however was well aware. It was most likely that Shen Yue felt that with the comparison of her own stupidity, she would be able to make herself more outstanding and moreover Fu Jong Kai was present today. Thinking of Fu Jong Kai, her eyes darken.

"What does Fifth Younger Sister plan to paint?" Shen Qing asked curiously, "Why not let Second Younger Sister give one or two pointers?" The words were filled with good intentions like an older sister protecting her younger sister. If one were to see such a vivid scene, they would only say that Shen Qing treated her younger cousins with upmost care.

"I wouldn't dare trouble the both of you to worry." Jennie said coldly, "However this is the academy examinations and it would be batter to follow the rules and regulations. Isn't it considered cheating if Second Elder Sister were to help me? The two people who are involved in cheating would have to be eliminated from the academy examinations. Second Elder Sister would end up in such a position for me?"