Chapter 16
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The academy examinations of Guang Wen Tang was set in the tenth month of every year.
The academy examinations was a test for every student in the school and the especially outstanding students would be able to enter the talent exhibition. The most important thing was that there would be many scholars and ministers watching and even the Princes would be watching at the side. If there were good students, perhaps one would be able to enter an official career.
In short, to show one's talents to others, no matter what, it would be a matter of being in the limelight. Thus during the academy examinations every year, everyone would do their best to get a name.
In the second level, Shen Yue's talents were the most flourishing and she would be able to outshine others in the academy examinations every year. Even though Shen Qing was not as accomplished as Shen Yue in poetry, her calculations were among the best and she would be able to get a ranking in this category.
If one were to say that she did not achieve anything, then the one at the bottom would be Shen Miao. She did not know the four arts and she did not know anything about calculations or strategy. Every time she made a fool of herself during the academy examinations, not to mention the talent exhibition, it was difficult to even pass the test. In the previous lifetime, Shen Miao was most afraid of the academy examinations every year. It was just that when she saw Shen Yue and Shen Qing being proud of themselves on stage, her heart was envious.
Now looking at it again, she felt that it was just the jealousy between children. She had seen all kinds of battles and really did not put the academy examinations in her eyes.
She looked at Feng An Ning and said, "Academy examinations? I have never thought of fighting for a ranking. What is there to fight for for being at the bottom? "
Feng An Ning was slightly surprised. She did not think that Shen Miao would be so magnanimous as to say the truth. She carefully sized up Shen Miao and asked, "Could it be that you were really hurt that your temperament changed so much?"
It was as if Shen Miao had changed into a different person overnight. She was plain, magnanimous and had a kind of calmness that was not something that someone of her age should have. Because they were sitting at the same table, this kind of change in temperament was even more obvious.
"Yes." Shen Miao smiled and did not say anything more.
Perhaps it was because the youths of this age would instinctively feel respect or envy towards those who were more mature than them. Shen Miao's attitude actually made Feng An Ning's attitude towards her better.
After the calculations were done, the students went to the garden outside of Guang Wen Tang to rest and play. The girls were playing chess or discussing their newly written poems in the classroom when they heard the sound of a startled horse outside.
"What's that sound?" Yi Pei Lan turned her head.
"Let's go outside and take a look." Jiang Caixuan suggested and pulled Shen Yue up, "Let's go and see what the matter is."
Shen Miao had no intention to join in the fun but it was Feng An Ning who turned back after taking two steps and thought for a moment before grabbing Shen Miao's hands, "Let's go and watch together."
Shen Miao was somewhat surprised. Feng An Ning had always looked down on her, not to mention such intimate actions. She was still scratching her head but was already dragged out of the classroom by Feng An Ning.
Outside, there were already many students gathered at the entrance after hearing the commotion. But when they saw Feng An Ning pulling Shen Miao over, they cast a surprised look over. Shen Yue's eyes flashed slightly but she did not make a sound. It was Shen Qing who snorted coldly when she saw this. Ever since she knew that Shen Miao was also in love with Prince Ding, she did not even bother to pretend to be polite on the surface.
But that was not what was surprising. Cai Lin had just squeezed out from the crowd when he saw the person outside. He cried out in surprise, "Thank you, young Marquis!"
Young Marquis Xie? Shen Miao looked out.
Outside the vermilion door of Guang Wen Tang, there was a date red steed. The horse's fur was smooth and one look and one could tell that it was a precious horse that was hard to find. The horse proudly kicked its front hooves and its elegant figure attracted everyone's attention.
But after all, it was not as dazzling as the person on the horse.
The youth sat on the horse's back and was wearing a black embroidered cloud embroidered robe with a dark purple mink cloak. His right hand was lazily playing with the horse whip in his hand. He had sharp eyebrows and extremely handsome facial features. The corner of his mouth was slightly hooked up and there was a smile yet not a smile in his eyes but it was very cold.
There was a young lady in the crowd who blushed and did not care where they were and boldly folded the handkerchief into a silk flower and threw it towards the youth's arms. Ming Qi had always been open-minded, especially towards the rules of the youths, they were very tolerant.
The silk flower fell into the youth's arms and the youth stretched out his hand to take it and his lips hooked up into a smile. The young lady who threw the silk flower immediately touched her chest and her face was flushed red, as if she was infatuated.
In the next moment, the youth's mischievous smile disappeared in a flash. The silk flower fluttered and fell to the ground and landed under the red horse's hooves, where it was crushed into a ball.
He lazily sat up straight. He was born with a strong sense of aggression but because of his handsome face, that attractiveness was magnified incisively and vividly. He was born with an existence that one could not move away from.
Really a cold and vile person.
Yi Pei Lan muttered, "It is the Little Marquis of the Xie family."
Shen Miao raised her eyebrows. The Little Marquis of the Xie family, Xie Jing Xing.
The current aristocratic families of Ming Qi were more or less meritorious since the founding of the country when they accompanied the late Emperor to conquer the country. After passing through generation after generation, some aristocratic families were only left with the name and were empty inside. Some aristocratic families were more prosperous and had a bright and beautiful life.
There were civil officials like the Feng family and also military officials like the Shen family. If one were to say that the Shen family was a military family for several generations, they had honestly led the troops to war and were recognized as honest people. Then the Xie family, even though they had a large military force in their hands, they were all muddle-headed people inside and out. The current Emperor was also helpless against the Xie family.
Most likely there were a few rebellious bones in the Xie family's bones. The things that they did were all shameful things, for example ignoring the orders from the capital that was thousands of miles away to retreat and insisted on pursuing the victorious attack. At the end, they even glorified it by saying, "When the general is outside, the military orders can be accepted and not accepted." But the Heavenly family could not do anything to the Xie family because the Xie family was invincible.
The Shen and Xie family had an antagonistic relationship and there was the deliberate estrangement and provocation by the late Emperor to make mutual checks and balances to stabilize the court. Shen Xin and Marquis Xie's political views had never been in harmony. Shen Xin could not bear to see Xie Ding's radical and treacherous ways on the battlefield and his unorthodox methods. Xie Ding could not bear to see Shen Xin reading military books when fighting a war as he was conservative and inflexible. Other than quarreling in court, the two families did not have any contact and the late Emperor was obviously happy to see this.
After Xie Ding's wife passed away, Xie Ding did not marry a step-wife. He only had a concubine and this concubine gave birth to two sons. In other words, Xie Jing Xing had two Shu younger brothers. Perhaps it was because Xie Ding was distressed that his Di son's mother died early and wanted to make it up to him. He pampered Xie Jing Xing since young and finally nurtured Xie Jing Xing into a lawless character.
But even so, Xie Jing Xing was still a wonderful and outstanding person. Other than his stubborn and indifferent nature, he was one of the best in Ming Qi in terms of talent, intelligence, appearance and family background. Otherwise, there would not be so many young ladies secretly admire him.
It was such a pity that Shen Miao sighed in her heart. Such an outstanding youth had at the end a tragic ending of having his heart pierced by thousands of arrows and being skinned and air-dried.
Perhaps the pity in her eyes was too obvious that that youth suddenly looked over and his eyes that were as deep as the stars slightly flashed as he looked at her with an unclear meaning.
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