As soon as she stepped into the school today, Xie Mingxi felt that the atmosphere was different.
Yin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Yuhan were whispering in low voices, with excitement and excitement on their faces. Yan Zhenzhen and Qin Sihun were whispering in low voices. Even Sheng Jinyue, who had been silent for a long time, had a rare smile today and was talking to Li Xiangru.
Lin Weiwei smiled curiously and asked: "What are you talking about? Why is it so lively?"
Yin Xiaoxiao raised her head and waved to Lin Weiwei and Xie Mingxi: "Come here quickly, we are discussing the academy competition!"
Xie Mingxi raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Lin Weiwei.
The academy competition has always been a grand event in the capital.
Dear officials and noble clansmen, whose family does not have outstanding children studying in the academy? You must pay attention to one or two. If a child in the family is selected to participate in the academy competition, it will be even more glorious, and everyone will talk about it.
As usual in previous years, the academy competition will be held at Songzhu Academy. For six days, the emperor and the empress will all arrive.
For this reason, Emperor Jianwen had to take a six-day break from court, and all civil and military officials also had a six-day holiday. Anyone in the family who had children or grandchildren studying in the six major academies had to go and join in the fun.
As for the ladies of the noble family, they will not miss such an occasion to show off and compete for the limelight. When the time comes, they will arrive dressed in gold, jade, makeup and powder, and the scene will be so lively...
No wonder the classmates were so excited.
The academy competition is in September, and now it is mid-July. There are only about two months left to complete the calculation. Lianchi Academy must prepare as soon as possible, and it will be time to select candidates soon.
"I heard that there is an unwritten rule in the college competition. At least half of the participants must be freshmen." Yin Xiaoxiao smiled expectantly.
Xiao Yuhan immediately answered: "Based on this, there should be nine places in our school."
Li Xiangru couldn't help but interjected: "This calculation is wrong. The academy competition does not require repeated registration. There may not necessarily be nine people in these nine places."
This is true.
For example, Xie Mingxi, who gets perfect scores in every monthly exam, would not be able to take part in only one exam no matter what!
There is also Li Xiangru. Although Sheyu is slightly weaker, he is outstanding in the other four subjects. Lin Weiwei's weakness is also Sheyu, and he is equally good in other courses.
There are also people like the Sixth Princess Yin Xiaoxiao who are good at shooting and imperialism, so they must also participate in these two competitions. Based on this calculation, isn’t there a very small number of places left?
The girls who were originally excited quickly became depressed again after counting on their fingers.
College competition! Who doesn’t want to participate?
But there are so few places, how can they get their turn?
…
As usual, the sixth princess was the last one to arrive.
The sixth princess remained silent, but the gloomy and cold air between her eyebrows was much lessened.
This change did not happen overnight, but slowly changed bit by bit. It seemed to be a matter of course, and no one suspected it at all.
Even Xiang Hui, who accompanied her every day, only sighed in front of Concubine Mei: "It is indeed a good idea to let the princess go to the academy to study. Her temperament is much more relaxed than before."
Concubine Mei also happily nodded in agreement: "Yes, Anping used to be lonely and reclusive and never talked to others. Now that he has entered Lianchi Academy, he has made some friends."
After a pause, he complained in a low voice: "Anping also has a stubborn temper. How tired he is after practicing martial arts every night, and he still insists on sending that Xie Mingxi back to Xie's Mansion."
"The same goes for Xie Mingxi, who accepted it calmly and didn't know how to refuse."
Xianghui had a good impression of Xie Mingxi and said something fair: "Miss Xie declined because His Highness insisted on sending it."
Mei Fei: "..."
Seeing that Concubine Mei looked unhappy, Xianghui laughed and said in a low voice: "Why do you care about this, Miss Xie San? She is unparalleled in intelligence and gets perfect marks in every monthly exam. Lianchi Academy has been established for more than ten years, but there has never been such a day."
A student who has scored 48 points. Her Royal Highness the Princess originally didn’t like the Four Books and Five Classics, and her etiquette and music were not good at it. Fortunately, Miss Xie San kept urging her. Now, Her Royal Highness has been able to score 48 points in the exam, and can enter the second class."
This is true.
The sixth princess has made rapid progress due to her diligent study today, and Xie Mingxi really deserves a lot of credit.
Only then did Concubine Mei show off her beauty again: "You often praise Miss Xie San in my ears. Whenever there is a chance, let her come into the palace, and I will take the opportunity to take a look."
I want to meet my future daughter-in-law in person!
Qin Se, who was on the side, immediately smiled and said: "What's the difficulty? If the queen wants to see her, she will wait for her holiday and ask Her Highness the Princess to take her into the palace."
Entering the palace is certainly not a trivial matter. If Concubine Mei opens her mouth, she must go to Jiaofang Palace to ask for permission. It is much simpler and more convenient to invite classmates and friends into the palace in the name of the Sixth Princess.
For example, several princes studying at Songzhu Academy would often invite their classmates to the palace.
Since Concubine Mei had this intention, she told the matter when the Sixth Princess returned to the palace last night: "...You have made good friends with Miss Xie San, so you brought her into the palace so that I could meet her.
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The Sixth Princess didn't want to agree at first, but then she thought that it was only a matter of time before Concubine Mei and Xie Mingxi met. It wouldn't hurt to meet earlier, so she agreed: "Okay, I will tell her about entering the palace tomorrow."
…
After the sixth princess sat down, she listened quietly for a moment.
The girls discussed the matter of quotas intensely. Xie Mingxi listened with a smile but said nothing. Confidence and calmness shone between her brows.
This confidence and calmness are really both loveable and hateful.
The Sixth Princess thought about her forty-eight points last month, and then looked at Xie Mingxi, who scored sixty points every time, and the melancholy of "always failing the exam for my future wife" arose in her heart.
"Why is Her Royal Highness silent?" Xie Mingxi turned her head without knowing when, with a smile on her lips and a hint of joking in her eyes: "Do you want to participate in every door?"
The sixth princess gave her a "Don't be so unkind" look.
Xie Mingxi pursed her lips and chuckled.
They slept, ate, and practiced martial arts together every day, and the Sixth Princess insisted on sending her back home every night. Lu Yao knew that Ma Li would gain popularity over time, and although Xie Mingxi was still defensive, she was becoming more and more familiar with the Sixth Princess.
fact.
The Sixth Princess lowered her voice and said: "You will have a rest tomorrow. How about you come with me to the palace? My mother-in-law wants to see you!"
When Xie Mingxi heard the word "enter the palace", she frowned and refused without thinking: "I won't go."
Sixth Princess: "..."
At this moment, Chief Gu Shan walked in.
The Sixth Princess had no choice but to shut up and secretly figure out how to persuade Xie Mingxi.
Mrs. Dong had taken good care of her health a month ago and came to class on time.
Chief Gu Shan specially came to Haitang Academy today, naturally he had something important to do.
When the girls thought about what they had just discussed, they couldn't help but feel secretly excited and happy, and their eyes all flashed with hope.
Gu Shanchang glanced at him and said calmly: "There are still two months until the academy competition. I have decided that the candidates for this academy competition will all be selected from Haitang Academy."
