Wen Xinya was not surprised by this. The Qianjin Banquet was Xia Ruya's chance to turn things around, and she had the trump card of the owner of Boya Xuan, so she was naturally confident.
Although the owner of Boyaxuan is not well-known now, no one in the upper class dares to look down on her. She is even older than Zhou Huiyan and Tang Xiaowei. When she became famous in Beijing, Zhou Huiyan and Tang Xiaowei were only slightly famous in Beijing.
The two of them became famous just because they participated in the Qianjin Banquet. In other words, their current status is inseparable from the owner of Boya Xuan.
In recent years, countless women have benefited from the Qianjin Banquet. Everyone has to owe a favor to Boya Xuan, so the owner of Boya Xuan has a wide network of contacts in the upper-class circles of Beijing.
The owner and judges of Boya Xuan highly praised the scented tea making skills and praised Xia Ruya. Xia Ruya's plan to clear her own reputation was half completed.
As for the other half, she guessed it might be related to her.
Specifically, it is most likely related to the snacks and tea she ate.
There was a heated discussion on the art of scented tea in the room, with the young ladies in the audience expressing their opinions and interests one after another. After Xia Ruya returned to her seat, the two young ladies sitting next to her even started a conversation with her on the spot.
Wen Xinya had noticed before that Xia Ruya had never communicated with anyone from the time she sat down until she performed her flower tea skills, and the ladies around her didn't even glance at her.
After a long while, the owner of Boya Pavilion said with a smile: "At the Qianjin Banquet, all the young ladies competed with each other in beauty. They all showed their talents in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, tea art, etc. It was truly a hundred flowers blooming. It is my honor to host such a grand event."
With the owner of Boyaxuan saying this, everyone knew that the Qianjin Banquet was coming to an end.
The owner of Boya Pavilion continued, "This Thousand Gold Banquet can only come to an end with Miss Xia's performance of the flower tea art, which also puts a perfect end to the Thousand Gold Banquet. Next, I will announce the winner of today's Thousand Gold Banquet. I believe everyone has a candidate in mind."
Ye Feiyu shouted: "Wen Xinya!"
Then, a few people followed suit: "The top spot must belong to Wen Xinya!"
This sentence aroused everyone's enthusiasm and more and more people shouted: "Wen Xinya!"
This scene was unexpected by everyone, including Xia Ruya and the owner of Boya Xuan. For a moment, Xia Ruya's face became extremely ugly.
Ye Feiyu did it on purpose. Xia Ruya became famous because of her flower tea making skills. The owner of Boya Xuan and several judges intentionally praised Xia Ruya. Lin Yingxin and Xia Ruya worked together to arouse everyone's interest in flower tea making skills. For a time, Xia Ruya was in the limelight, and even Xinya's previous talent was overshadowed.
She deliberately livened up the atmosphere and drew everyone's attention away from the scented tea making skills.
At a banquet worth thousands of gold, people with talent are more worthy of attention.
She is also confident that everyone's emotions will be boosted.
If a person is just slightly better than you, then you may develop a sense of comparison and comparison in your heart, and you may feel jealous, envious, or even resentful. But if a person is far better than you, then you will not even be jealous or resentful, because you are not on the same level at all. There is no need to compare, and there is no reason to be resentful. Instead, this person becomes an object of admiration, the one to be worshipped and envied.
At this time, Wen Xinya was proficient in four arts and was a well-deserved talented woman. No one could compare to her, and naturally no one would compete with her.
The atmosphere was heated, which was something Wen Xinya had not expected. She knew very well what Ye Feiyu was thinking, so she was very grateful.
The owner of Boya Pavilion stretched out his arm to stop the excitement and laughed: "Wen Xinya, you are proficient in the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. This is obvious to everyone. Are you still afraid of me and give the top spot to someone else?"
This is a joke.
The atmosphere suddenly relaxed.
Xia Ruya's unwillingness only lasted for a moment. Thinking of her own plan, a hint of coldness appeared at the corner of her lips. She had achieved half of the purpose of the Qianjin Banquet. As long as Lin Yingxin could beat Wen Xinya in talent, Wen Xinya's mandrake poison would completely erupt and her emotions would be out of control on the spot. Then her plan would be complete.
Everyone likes to compare her with Wen Xinya. Wen Xinya's shortcomings set her off, making her stand out. Her past bad reputation will also be borne by Wen Xinya.
The owner of Boya Pavilion said: "Now I declare that Wen Xinya is the champion of this Qianjin Banquet."
There was fierce applause from the audience: "Pa pa pa pa..."
At this time, everyone looked at Wen Xinya differently. The talent she displayed had impressed many people present, and the recent rumors about Wen Xinya gradually faded from their minds.
Xia Ruya also followed the crowd, clapping occasionally. The smile on the corner of her lips became more and more weird. She raised her eyes and looked at Lin Yingxin. It was Lin Yingxin's turn to appear next.
Xia Ruya's gaze was like a leech attached to Lin Yingxin's bones, which she could not ignore at all. She clenched her hands into fists on her abdomen subconsciously, and her heart was full of contradictions.
Wen Xinya is proficient in all four arts, which means that she must at least be better than Wen Xinya in three arts, so that she can completely trample Wen Xinya under her feet and step on her to the top. However, as the champion of the previous Qianjin Banquet, it is natural for her to invite Wen Xinya to compete in arts in public, but it can only be regarded as an exchange of ideas. If she really invites Wen Xinya to compete in the four arts, her utilitarianism will be completely revealed. Everyone will think that she is competitive, and even if she wins, she will not have a good reputation.
So she felt timid.
On the other hand, her heart was restless at this moment. She could hardly control her temper. A voice kept saying in her heart: "If you win Wen Xinya, you will achieve your wish and truly become a superior person..."
The two emotions were fighting and pulling at each other in her heart, making her more and more irritable.
Xia Ruya frowned slightly, her eyes becoming increasingly cold as she looked at Lin Yingxin. She didn't care about Lin Yingxin's mood at the moment. To her, since Lin Yingxin had boarded her ship, she must be used by her.
Lin Yingxin wanted to step on Wen Xinya to get to the top, but that was impossible. She knew it a long time ago. However, Lin Yingxin was ambitious and greedy, so she let her be manipulated. Her purpose was never to help Lin Yingxin get to the top, but to use Lin Yingxin's hand to defeat Wen Xinya and make the outbreak of Wen Xinya's mandrake poison reasonable and well-founded, so that people would not suspect that Wen Xinya was poisoned, but would think that Wen Xinya could not afford to lose.