Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage

31-35

Chapter 31: Don't Endure

"Painting?" Feng An Ning stretched her neck and when she saw the paper in Shen Miao's hand, she was also slightly stunned for a moment before saying, "Do you know how?"

This was actually sincere words as Shen Miao 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 Shen Miao keeping her silence, Feng An Ning also quieten down. It was most likely humans were strange, in the beginning she found Shen Miao unpleasing to her eyes but now when Shen Miao behaved indifferently to her, Feng An Ning on the other hand felt more willing to talk to Shen Miao. She felt that the current Shen Miao 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 Yao 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?"

Shen Miao 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."

Feng An Ning snorted. Even though she previous also did not like Shen Miao 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 Shu sisters in her residence who want to contend for favour? They wanted nothing more than to use Shen Miao'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 Shen Miao herself prepare." Jiang Xiao Xuan also laughed.

Even though the surrounding Taitais and 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 Shen Miao 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 Shen Miao in a joyous cry, "It's painting. Fifth Younger Sister, you have chosen the same task as me."

Feng An Ning looked at Shen Yue apprehensively, it was just the same task, what was there to be joyous about? Shen Miao 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 Xiu Yi was present today. Thinking of Fu Xiu Yi, 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.