The examiners on the stage were evaluating the results and the students below the stage were also discussing.
Today Shen Miao did not make a fool of herself and it made the academy examinations somewhat boring but it also made those who usually did not look at her to pay attention to her. Humans were all strange. Those who were bad usually only needed to perform a little better and perhaps in the eyes of others, they would be able to turn over a new leaf.
Feng An Ning was somewhat nervous and would look towards the examiners on the stage from time to time. One did not know what the reason was but the few Daren on the stage seemed to be arguing.
"It seems that today is also very intense." Fu Xiu An smiled, "But females, there is no need to be so calculative as they will not enter officialdom." His character had always been somewhat conceited and was not afraid that the Daren beside him would be dissatisfied if they heard it, after all some of their daughters were those students who were on the stage.
"The academy examinations opportunity is rare." Fu Xiu Yi said, "Naturally one must grasp it well."
"Ninth Younger Brother said correctly." Fu Xiu Xuan picked up the teacup on the table and drank a mouthful before saying, "If there is a particularly outstanding female, Ninth Younger Brother can also pay attention." Even though he looked calm, he was not easy to deal with. Both openly and secretly, he was probing if Fu Xiu Yi would find a wife with a strong background for himself.
"Fifth Older Brother is joking." Fu Xiu Yi shook his head, "My marriage, Imperial Father will make the decision and it is not up to me to comment."
That was also true as Fu Xiu Yi's daily matters were arranged by the Emperor and rarely would he take the initiative to have any ideas. In the eyes of outsiders, this kind of Prince was simply too docile and did not have any ambitions, exactly the same as Consort Dong Shu but in the eyes of Prince Jing, Fu Xiu Xuan, there were some differences.
"In one's life, one would have to take a gamble. Isn't it the same for a wife?" Prince Jing's words had a hidden meaning, "Until the end, who would know what the ending would be?"
Prince Zhou could also hear his Younger Brother's probing of Fu Xiu Yi and his eyes turned but did not speak.
Not long later, the examiner on the stage stood up to announce the results.
In the zither category, it was no surprise that Feng An Ning took the lead. Originally there was no one that was particularly powerful in this group and Feng An Ning was considered to be very outstanding. Naturally she was happy and went up to receive the invitation for the academy examinations and happily went down the stage to show it to Feng Furen. Madam Feng was very happy to see this. To a lady, this kind of glory, although it was impossible for her to become an official, it was like the icing on the cake. The children of noble families naturally did not lack wealth and glory, but their own talent and beauty could clearly distinguish them from each other.
Feng An Ning used today's academy examinations to raise her level by one level.
In chess, Bai Wei came out on top. There were examiners who specialized in recording the chess games, and they showed the drawn chess paths to the people below to show it to ensure fairness. Shen Miao glanced at the chess game. Bai Wei's game was much more detailed, so he had made it to the end. It was a pity that he paid too much attention to the details and didn't look at the big picture. Instead, he slowed down the progress and was somewhat burdensome.
In the book category, Shen Qing only got second place. The first was Yi Pei Lan. Her poem about chrysanthemum was elegant and lovely. Even though it was too much for an unmarried young lady to write such a poem, but Guang Wen Tang had the advantage of breaking through the shackles of etiquette and the requirements for females were not too harsh. In addition, the little poem was indeed interesting and lovely. It was not purely about chrysanthemum, but it was using chrysanthemum to express one's yearning, thus the level went up another level.
Shen Qing's expression was not good but she was naturally not good at composing poems, thus she was very helpless.
The last one was Shen Miao's group of 'paintings'.
The examiners on the stage had different expressions, and it seemed that the most intense dispute was this group. The womenfolk were guessing that Shen Yue and Qin Qing each had their own merits and it was difficult to choose. After all, these two people were often compared in Guang Wen Tang. Qin Qing sat at the same spot with an arrogant expression, as if she did not care about the result at all, but the fingers that were holding the teacup were somewhat stiff.
In comparison, it was Shen Yue who was much more calm. She sat beside Chen Rou Qiu and her gaze was somewhat coquettish and shy. Chen Rou Qiu looked at her gently. This daughter was intelligent and sensitive, and her talent was as outstanding as her. She was proficient in the four arts and every year in the academy examinations, she would always be in the limelight. Seeing how happy she looked, today it should be in the bag.
Shen Yue naturally had a well-thought-out card up her sleeve. She had the strength of her brushwork, the interest, and even the idea had been thought of. It was as if she had long found out the preferences of the examiners, and was always able to come up with the best works. So what if Qin Qing was beautiful? At the end, she was only good to look at but useless. Thinking that she was useless, her gaze turned towards Shen Miao who was sitting at the other side. Today Shen Miao had caused her to suffer such a big loss, and she thought that Shen Miao would make a fool of herself on the academy examinations stage, but who knew that Shen Miao had escaped safely. But now that the paintings were to be shown to everyone, Shen Miao would not be able to avoid ridicule.
In any case, she was going to make a fool of herself, and a trace of happiness flashed in her heart.
The examiner who was in charge of reading out the results sang loudly on the stage, "Painting group's first rank – Shen Miao."
Shen Miao? First rank!
A stone stirred up a thousand ripples, and everyone started to clamour. Even the voices of the examiner who was reading out the first few names were drowned out.
Shen Yue's smile suddenly froze on her face. She looked incredulously at Chen Rou Qiu and her voice trembled, "Mother, just now, just now who was the first rank? I must have heard it wrongly. "
Chen Rou Qiu pinched Shen Yue's arm. Even though she was angry in her heart, she had eaten more meals than Shen Yue and knew that in this situation, there would definitely be a lot of people who wanted to see Shen Yue's reaction. It would be alright if Shen Yue was magnanimous, but for her to be in such a desperate situation, she had already fallen into a disadvantageous position.
Even though Shen Qing and Ren Wan Yun rejoiced in other's misfortune, this was the first time Shen Yue's face was swept away by others, but when they heard that it was Shen Miao, they were also surprised. They thought that the examiner had mistaken Shen Yue's and Shen Miao's names.
There was a lot of discussion in the female side of the banquet, and naturally there was an uproar in the male side of the banquet.
"What is going on? Why is it not Little Yue? "Cai Lin suddenly stood up and looked at his classmate," Did I hear it wrongly? Is it that old man who read it wrongly? "
Naturally she was not the only one who had such thoughts, especially the youths who were in the same class as Shen Miao, as they were discussing with a look of extreme surprise.
"Look, Older Brother. I knew that she would win." Su Ming Lang pulled Su Ming Feng. In this group of people, he was probably the happiest as the white fat on his face shook.
Su Ming Feng also had a headache. Who would have thought that it was Shen Miao. One had to know that every time before the academy examinations, there would be private casinos that would come and gamble. He had bet on Shen Yue, but he had bet one thousand liang of silver!
Well, one thousand liang of silver had all gone down the drain. If Master Su knew about it, he would definitely tear him apart. Looking at Su Ming Lang who was jumping up and down in joy, Su Ming Feng wanted to cry but had no tears.
Pei Lang frowned but did not look at the examiner on the stage, but looked at the purple clad young female in the female side of the banquet.
Her face was abnormally calm as she indifferently looked at everyone's surprise and doubt.
She had long known that she would win.
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