"First place, Yiyang County examinee, Yu Shu."
For a moment, Yu Shu's ears were ringing and she couldn't hear anything. Then, she felt as if there was a refreshing energy rushing out of her lungs. It quickly traveled to every pore on her body and opened up every obscure joint. With a 'pop', it enveloped her.
Champion!
She was the champion of the arithmetic course, and only the Great Yi Master, who was in the top three of the two rankings, could compete with her!
With a 'buzz', as the crowd reacted, Qiongyu Pavilion exploded like water droplets exploding — — After these days, everyone knew that the Ninth Prince, Liu Tan, had found a substitute for Kun Xi. Not long ago, he got the second place in the strange technique. At that time, many people sighed with emotion at this unrivaled young Hideous. Who would have thought that in just seven days, it was this young girl who had shaken her body and firmly sat on the hot spot as the champion of arithmetic!
No one expected such a dramatic situation. Liu Hao, who had a victorious attitude just now, was stunned on the spot, while Liu Tan, who was originally unwilling to admit defeat, became the biggest winner of this year's Shuangyang Meeting!
"Wow, Old Nine, so you're the one who hid the most." Liu Du was the first to jump up from his chair. He pointed at Liu Tan, who was laughing foolishly, and then pointed at Yu Shu, who was next to him. He was about to say something when he suddenly remembered that the identity of the person in front of him would be different from now on, so he cupped his hands and politely said,
"Congratulations to Miss Yu for winning first place."
Among the six subjects, arithmetic was the most independent. For the other five subjects, those who were in the top three rankings could be called Great Yi Master, and those who were in the top two rankings could be called Great Yi Master. The champion of the top three rankings — — Master Yi, who was at the top of the pagoda, was rarely seen in a hundred years. Below him, there were also two top three rankings and three top three rankings, which was also rare to see in twenty years. Only the champion of arithmetic would appear every three to six years, and they were all very popular people in the capital. Which one of them wasn't popular for a time?
Moreover, Yu Shu's arithmetic was accompanied by a very valuable third place in the strange technique. Two top three rankings of arithmetic was very rare!
If he thought about it carefully. This year, the second and third place were all disciples of Han Wenguang. With this comparison, Yu Shu's first place was even more precious.
"Congratulations, Miss Yu. You're so young, yet you're already so talented. Truly admirable. " Most of the people upstairs immediately stood up to congratulate Yu Shu. They all wanted to make friends with this female fortune teller with a limitless future.
Of course, there were also people who were jealous and jealous in secret. Let's not talk about it here.
On one side, Yu Shu was surrounded by people who came forward to congratulate her. On the other side, the people around Liu Hao could feel his anger. Ji Xingxuan was the only one who did not dare to breathe heavily. She sat in her chair in a daze, mumbling to herself,
"Impossible … This is impossible."
Liu Hao was extremely angry. When he heard her muttering to herself, he turned his head and stared at her. He couldn't hide his anger and gritted his teeth in a low voice, "What's going on? Didn't you confidently tell me that with Han Wenguang's two disciples here, no one can beat you in this mathematics subject?"
If it wasn't for Ji Xingxuan's guarantee, Liu Hao wouldn't have dared to stake everything on one throw and propose to determine the winner of this subject with Liu Tan. This time, it was good. One miscalculation and he lost everything. Not only did he lose face, he even lost everything!
Ji Xingxuan raised her head absentmindedly. When she saw Liu Hao's angry face, she suddenly woke up with a start. She frowned fiercely and her cheeks were livid. Her heart was in turmoil —
How could Yu Shu be the best in mathematics? Others might not know about Yu Shu's background, but she knew it clearly. A year ago, she was just an ignorant and incompetent girl under Third Uncle's concubine. It was said that she couldn't even read a few words. She didn't have the root of wisdom and her fortune was extremely bad. Even if she had Taoist Qing Zheng as her master, based on her poor aptitude, no matter how hard she worked, it was impossible for her to be reborn in a short year and surpass others who had studied hard for ten years!
No, no, what's wrong?!
The more Ji Xingxuan thought about it, the more incredulous she felt. Her face became paler and paler. She scratched her knees with her fingers. Ignoring Liu Hao's cold questioning, she suddenly stood up and looked over several rows of seats at the high-spirited figure.
She tried hard to recall what Yu Shu looked like a year ago in the Ji family in Yiyang City. However, her eyes turned red as if she was possessed. The memory that was evoked in her mind was the night when she was in the prison. In the dark and damp cell, she remembered the hideous smile that terrified her.
Shivering, Ji Xingxuan's legs gave way and she sat back on the chair.
"Seventh Brother!" Liu Tan managed to suppress his excitement and called out to Liu Hao. He cupped his hands and said loudly to Liu Hao with a red neck,
"May I ask, Seventh Brother, did I win this year's Shuangyang Meeting?"
The upstairs soon quieted down. Many pairs of eyes turned to Liu Hao, waiting to see how Prince Ning would deal with it.
Liu Hao was very embarrassed at this time. It was not good to lose his temper in front of everyone. He put his hands behind his back and cracked the purple jade ring on his thumb. He smiled at Liu Tan.
"Ninth Brother, I'm not as lucky as you."
Liu Hao wanted to maintain his face even if he admitted defeat. So, he threw down this sentence as an explanation. Then, he swung his sleeves, turned around, and walked away with big strides. He didn't have the slightest bit of patience to stay behind and put on a show with Liu Tan. He had to pretend to be magnanimous.
Liu Tan tried hard to restrain himself from laughing out loud. He turned to look at Yu Shu. His eyes were so gentle that water could almost be squeezed out of them. He was not impulsive. He calmly picked up the teacup on the table and did what Liu Hao had done not long ago. He saluted Yu Shu with both hands and said loudly,
"In this Shuangyang Meeting, I can take the lead. You deserve the credit. Lotus Room is really my lucky star."
The surroundings immediately quieted down. Everyone present could see that Liu Tan was going to promote the new female fortune teller.
Yu Shu's eyes shone brightly, and the flush on her cheeks had yet to fade away. Her originally delicate and pretty face glowed faintly at that moment. When the prince offered tea to her, she did not look flattered at all. She bowed with her hands folded in front of her, and her voice was as clear as a spring.
"I didn't disappoint Your Highness."
After saying that, she took the cup of half-cold tea and drank it in one gulp. She lifted her sleeve to wipe the tea from the corner of her mouth. It was a rude action, but it forced her to act as carefree as a woman.
In Yu Shu's heart, she deserved Liu Tan's cup of tea.
It was lively upstairs, and people were excited. Soon, the news flew out — there was a rare female fortune teller in this year's Shuangyang Meeting!
***
When Xue Rui heard the news, he was writing a letter in Wangji Tower. The waiter of the restaurant, Gui Qi, who was sent to Taicheng Office to check the list, ran in carelessly and even forgot to knock on the door.
"Young, young master!"
Xue Rui did not stop writing. He did not even raise his head. He said in a good temper, "Let's take a breath first."
He knew Yu Shu's ability to calculate. He was very confident that she would not fail the list. He just did not know what her ranking would be.
Gui Qi's face turned red. He was anxious to speak, but his words were stuck in his throat. He stamped his feet and beat the old phlegm on his chest. With a mouthful of saliva, he blurted out,
"Miss, if she gets first place, she will become a fortune teller!"
Xue Rui's hand trembled, and he accidentally drew a long line on the paper that he was about to finish writing. He stared at the thick ink mark for a long time before he came back to his senses when Gui Qi called out to him.
"Young master, young master? Didn't you hear clearly? Miss Yu got first place in the imperial exam! I have read the red paper and golden words on the wall more than ten times. I can't be wrong! "
Xue Rui's response was a sudden burst of inexplicable laughter.
"Haha … hahaha."
"Bang!" Xue Rui casually threw the brush on the table and shook his head. He crushed the paper and stood up in high spirits.
"Prepare the carriage … Liu Tan stayed at the Shuangyang Meeting to deal with the flattery of the people. He sent someone to send Yu Shu home to rest and prepare to go to the Celestial Commissioner's office the next day to meet the headmaster.
Before Yu Shu left, Xin Liu was still reluctant to let her go. He insisted that he must inform her before the celebration banquet so that she could prepare a gift.
Yu Shu agreed and was escorted by Liu Tan's bodyguards. She sat in a soft sedan and went home.
Along the way, Yu Shu's laughter could be heard from the sedan from time to time. When passersby heard it, they would think that there was a fool sitting in the sedan.
Yu Shu was really happy. It wasn't that she didn't fantasize about getting first place in the mathematics exam, but because she had always had a bad character, most good things didn't happen to her. From the beginning, she didn't have any hope. Who would have thought that her long-accumulated luck would explode today. In one leap, she went from a nobody to a high-class person.
Although she was surprised by this result, it wasn't strange when she thought about it carefully. Her mathematical knowledge was much better than this era, and she was one of the best in the entire Da An Dynasty. In addition, she had accumulated more than ten years of knowledge in her previous life. Every bit of it was learned by her hard work. She could only say that she was lucky, but she couldn't be blamed for being opportunistic.
"Pi pi pa pa …" When Yu Shu was about to reach the door of her house, she heard the sound of firecrackers and gongs. She lifted the curtain and looked out. From afar, she saw a white fog in front of her house. There were figures everywhere, densely surrounding her house, and it was noisy.
Yu Shuxin thought that it must be the official who came to announce the good news, which was why so many people came to watch. She hurriedly stopped the sedan, not wanting to be blocked by people.
"Stop the sedan."
After sending away Liu Tan's guards, Yu Shu took advantage of the fact that no one recognized her and squeezed through the crowd. When she saw the door of her house, she saw He Fangzhi supporting the pregnant Zhao Hui. The two of them were grinning in a trance. Pei Jing proudly puffed out his chest, and the officials who came to announce the good news were all talking to them politely.
Seeing this situation, Yu Shu didn't go up and quietly left the crowd. She planned to take a stroll nearby and wait for the excitement to die down before going home. She didn't want to attract the crowd of people who were waiting to see the female mathematician to stay even more.
Yu Shu had her hands in her sleeves and was happily humming a song. Just after she took a few steps, her collar was hooked by a hand. A familiar voice came from behind, and a warm breath almost touched her ear.
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