So Zhou Yuzhen can only live a life of survival. The more dazzling the pear blossom is, the more she has to lower her sense of existence, so as not to remind the pear blossom of the holiday between the two.
But suddenly one day, Zhou Yuzhen discovered that her situation had quietly changed.
Her cousin became a tutor, and her status was also inexplicably improved.
When the show ladies saw her, they were no longer as cold-faced as before, and would occasionally say a few words to her.
Even a bully like Su Siru didn't mock her as often as before.
According to Su Siru, that is: "Since you are my husband's cousin, I just want to give him face and not embarrass you. But you must not do anything to smear my husband in the future, otherwise I will teach you to look good."
Zhou Yuzhen never dreamed that one day she would be favored by Wu Li, and rebuilding relationships with others would not depend on her ability to please others in the past, but on her cousin's face.
But it was impossible for her to be grateful to Lihua. If Lihua hadn't deceived her several times, she wouldn't be in this situation.
The days of studying "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" are tense and busy, and the show girls don't have that much time to fight with each other.
Zhou Yuzhen was afraid of being eliminated from the palace, so she studied hard, even giving up her dislike of Lihua. Her grades were around the middle, hovering between good and average.
Occasionally when she goes home at night, she can't help but think about how her cousin knows "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic". Is it true that three years has produced such a big change in people?
But thinking about the changes I had made in the past few days, I was really too tired, so I fell asleep and stopped thinking about it.
As the countdown reached the penultimate picture, the show girls' nervousness and anxiety reached its peak.
Represented by the beautiful girls with round faces, they went to seek peace with Zhou Yuzhen regardless of their past grudges.
Zhou Yuzhen was surprised and happy, but after hearing what the round-faced beauties said, she couldn't be happy anymore.
"You are so close to your cousin, and you even tried to trick her because of her... Ahem, cough, cough, we are saying that the past is in the past, but if you still want to be sisters in the future, you have to get through tomorrow's test." p>
Zhou Yuzhen was very sad when she heard this. Now no one knows how to pass the test and where she was eliminated from.
Her grades are not outstanding and she does not have an advantage.
So she responded bleakly to the round-faced showgirls, yes, she was worried too.
The round-faced beauties looked at each other, then mysteriously pulled her over and started chirping at her.
Finally, she said: "You are her cousin. In order to prevent you from being expelled from the palace, she should ask simpler questions, so can you go and talk to her, like the second set of the midterm exam?"
The questions are average, can you ask for something simpler?"
That midterm exam made the show girls clearly understand their own weight, but it also made them understand that whether they did well or not in the exam largely depended on whether Lihua was willing to make them feel better.
They were grateful that Ewha gave them another chance in the mid-term exam, but they were also afraid of angering Ewha again, fearing that such a thing would happen again.
People represented by beautiful girls with round faces were interested in starting with Zhou Yuzhen.
Zhou Yuzhen's face suddenly turned ugly and she hesitated to speak.
How could her cousin be worried about her being expelled from the palace? It would be fine if she didn't push her.
The two of them are getting along well these days, and Lihua doesn't feel sorry for her. They always follow the rules and etiquette when meeting, and they don't mess with each other.
Zhou Yuzhen breathed a sigh of relief secretly.
Now asking her to find Wu Li is not asking for death. What should Wu Li do if she thinks about dealing with her?
Zhou Yuzhen hesitated to speak.
When the round-faced pretty girl saw her like this, she thought she refused, and her face dropped.
In the end, Zhou Yuzhen had no choice but to grit her teeth and agree to give it a try, but she had to ask others to go with her and drag others into the water together, so that she would not be the only one in trouble.
And if there are other people around, Wu Li will be okay with her no matter what.
The round-faced pretty girl and others had no choice but to agree.
Several people went to find Lihua together. After everyone greeted Lihua, they pushed Zhou Yuzhen out to let their cousins "reminisce about old times" and keep them away.
Zhou Yuzhen's attitude was extremely humble. She rambled on and on but didn't dare to get to the point, which made others secretly anxious.
Lihua was a little surprised, but after a quick guess she knew what the reason was. Seeing Zhou Yuzhen chattering, she interrupted directly: "You are here for the final exam, right?"
Zhou Yuzhen was startled, and the round-faced ladies were overjoyed and hurriedly came forward to talk.
Lihua was not verbose: "For tomorrow's final exam, a few days ago I have produced more than ten sets of questions based on everyone's learning and handed them over to several nuns. As for which set of papers to use, I don't know."
Lihua had already thought about this kind of thing, and handed the answers to several nannies along with the questions, without leaving any details for herself to prevent leaks and avoid such trouble.
The round-faced pretty girl and the others didn't know what to say. It all depends on their fate as to what they will take the test tomorrow. There is no point in looking for Wu Li.
As for asking Lihua to reveal the questions and answers, they dare not even think about it. The consequences of being discovered would be more serious than being kicked out of the palace.
And there are so many sets of questions, not to mention that Wu Li can't remember them, even if he does, he won't be able to catch up with just a little effort.
Several people could only leave in disappointment.
After the remaining show girls knew about it, they all knew that they had no choice but to seize the last moment to study hard.
Since Wu Fang'er was tutored by Chen Sisi, her grades have improved slightly, but they are still inferior, and she still ranks last in the daily exams.
She was so anxious that she felt anxious. Chen Sisi comforted her in private and promised that he would not review on the last day. Even if he did not do well in the exam, he would still teach her well.
The relationship between the two is getting better and better.
Among those who study hard and conscientiously, Zhu Xiunv is not included, the person who really wants to get out of the palace for the first time.
For someone like her, it would be strange for Lihua to keep it to deal with her in the future. The previous test papers had been specially targeted, making Zhu Xiunv worse every time.
However, there was no need for Lihua to take action later. Zhu Xiunv had a problem with her own mentality and began to doubt everything.
She gradually became unable to study, and became afraid of taking exams. The more she took the exams, the worse she got. In the end, Lihua didn't even bother to study, and she was stuck at the bottom.
However, Lihua always paid special attention to her. Every time after taking the daily exam, she gave Zhu Xiunv an ambiguous smile and said very gently: "Why do you do so poorly in the exam again? You can work harder next time." Occasionally, when I mentioned Sun Xiuyun, I would sigh and feel sorry for Sun Xiuyun leaving the palace, but the Queen Mother was kind and Xiuyun had a good ending.
Intentionally or unintentionally, she hinted to Zhu Xiunv that she would not be able to pass the exam. She might as well take the initiative to leave the palace, and maybe she could be like Sun Xiuyun?
Zhu Xiunv was already very thoughtful, and Lihua's actions all reminded her that she needed to prepare a way out.
Taking the initiative to leave the palace like Sun Xiuyun is the way out that Zhu Xiunv has been thinking about secretly in her heart.
The day before the exam, Zhu Xiunv's inner pressure reached its peak. When the results of the mock exam came out, she felt that there was no hope of passing the exam.
After thinking about it, the Queen Mother is kind and has been so kind to those beautiful ladies who left the palace before. She should not be bad at it.
So she made a major decision, one she would regret for the rest of her life: she wanted to leave the palace!