The Sixth Princess silently glanced at Xie Mingxi.
Xie Mingxi's expression was calm, showing no sign of "worry" at all. She only frowned slightly and said, "I don't know where this feeling comes from, but I always feel a little uneasy in my heart."
This is a very subtle intuition that is difficult to describe.
With this kind of intuition, Xie Mingxi had escaped danger several times in her previous life.
The same was true for the horse scare incident yesterday morning. As soon as she got on the carriage, she felt alert and on guard. Only then could she jump off the carriage in time and avert the danger.
Sitting here now, this not so wonderful feeling comes again.
The Sixth Princess did not underestimate Xie Mingxi's "intuition", but she also frowned and glanced at the three girls on the stage.
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Xie Mingxi's intuition is indeed very effective.
In today's four-book competition, Songzhu Academy and Boyu Academy shined brightly.
During the debate, the gentle Lu Chi cited scriptures and spoke eloquently, which was very exciting.
Ye Jingzhi from Boyu Academy is no less generous, articulate and fluent in speech.
The third prince was obviously well prepared today. He was calm and composed when he took the stage to argue.
Emperor Jianwen was quite satisfied and nodded secretly. Queen Yu who was beside him laughed softly and said: "The third prince has been studying hard recently and has made great progress."
Emperor Jianwen laughed softly and said, "It's all thanks to the Queen's teachings."
To be fair, Empress Yu treated the concubine princes quite well. Although she intended to praise the third prince, she was gentle to the fourth and fifth princes. She never said anything wrong about the princes in front of Emperor Jianwen.
This is also the cleverness of Queen Yu.
Emperor Jianwen was the emperor and also a father. As a father, he always felt that all his sons were excellent. Even if they had some "flaws", they would naturally ignore them.
Queen Yu smiled slightly and didn't say much.
Soon, it was the turn of the three girls from Lotus Pond Academy.
Qin Sihun changed from her usual gentleness and few words, and became calm and generous, very calm and meaningful, which was admirable.
"This is the granddaughter of Qin Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites," Queen Yu said softly, "My maiden name is Si Xun."
Emperor Jianwen nodded slightly.
The third, fourth, and fifth princes have all grown up, and in two or three years, they will have to choose the prince's concubine. Emperor Jianwen rarely pays more attention to the talented and beautiful lady from a famous family.
Empress Yu obviously had a glimpse of Emperor Jianwen's thoughts. When the next girl started to argue, she smiled and said: "This is the granddaughter of Mr. Fang Ge. Her maiden name is Ruomeng."
Fang Ruomeng was a little nervous at first, but after opening her mouth to speak, she quickly calmed down.
For an eleven or twelve year old girl, this is pretty good.
Then, it was Yan Zhenzhen's turn.
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Yan Zhenzhen was born delicate and pretty, and her brows showed the confidence and pride of being pampered and raised.
When Emperor Jianwen first met, he was quite satisfied. Yan Ge Lao's legitimate daughter was also qualified to be the prince's concubine... However, this idea was quickly abandoned.
Yan Zhenzhen started to speak, but she stumbled. Then, under the attention of everyone, her body stiffened, her pretty face flushed, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
The more nervous and anxious you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes.
Yan Zhenzhen was so anxious that she almost cried.
Queen Yu also frowned and quickly glanced at Gu Shanchang beside her.
Gu Shanchang also frowned.
In fact, every year in the college competition, there will be students who fail due to excessive nervousness. Among the twelve students in Haitang Academy, the most worrying one is Sheng Jinyue, followed by Fang Ruomeng.
Unexpectedly, Sheng Jinyue performed well yesterday, Fang Ruomeng was also quite stable, but it was Yan Zhenzhen who made a mistake at the critical moment...
Meng Shanchang on the side was extremely happy, and sighed softly with pretense of regret: "It is inevitable that the girl's mind will be fragile."
Shanchang Gu glanced at Shanchang Meng expressionlessly.
The depression of the previous two days was gone, and Meng Shan was in a wonderful mood.
The academy competition is based on the total score. The difference between the first place and the last place is 17 points, which is quite a disparity. The advantage of Lianchi Academy in the previous two days has disappeared today.
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All the girls in Lotus Pond Academy were also secretly anxious.
Yan Zhenzhen, who was standing on the stage, was unable to turn the tide, so she just stammered until the end. When she got off the stage, she burst into tears.
When the results were announced, Lu Chili won first place, Ye Jingzhi second, and Qin Sihun third. The third prince ranked fourth, and Fang Ruomeng ranked seventh.
Yan Zhenzhen, however, humiliatedly fell into the eighteenth place.
The last place can only count one point.
Qin Sihun scored 16 points, Fang Ruomeng scored 12 points, plus Yan Zhenzhen's poor score, today there are only 29 points. However, Songzhu Academy ranked first, fourth and eighth today.
A total of forty-four points. Immediately regaining the disadvantage of the previous two days.
The total score of Lianchi Academy in the three days was only two points higher than that of Songzhu Academy.
It will be overtaken at any time.
Thinking again about the next few shots, Songzhu Academy is the strong point. Lianchi Academy has always been at the bottom. How can Lianchi Academy, which has lost all its advantages, win the first place against Songzhu Academy?
The great situation was ruined by Yan Zhenzhen's failure!
The girls in Lianchi Academy all looked annoyed, looking at Yan Zhenzhen with accusations in their eyes. Low whispers continued to reach Yan Zhenzhen's ears.
"I usually hold my head high and look proud and confident. It turns out it's just an embroidered pillow."
"It's just that I feel weak when I stand on the stage. It's like a disgrace to us, the people of Lotus Pond Academy."
"Why let her take part in the competition! It was a waste of the good situation before! There was still some hope of winning the first place, but now there is no hope."
"It's all her fault..."
It's all her fault!
It's all her fault!
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Every word of blame and accusation rushed into Yan Zhenzhen's ears. Yan Zhenzhen, who had been sobbing silently, suddenly burst into tears, covered her face and was about to run out.
Then, a hand took her arm.
Xie Mingxi's familiar annoying voice came into her ears: "Okay, the competition is over. There is no point in crying at this time, so stop crying."
Yan Zhenzhen sobbed and cried: "I'm crying for me, and you don't have to worry about it."
She doesn't want this either!
She also wants to take her time and show off her talents, preferably by finishing in the top three and bringing glory to Lianchi Academy!
But who knew that she had been thinking well before, but when she stood on the stage and was stared at by hundreds of pairs of eyes, her mind went blank. She was so nervous that she didn't even know what she was talking about...
She really hates herself for being like this, hates herself for making a fool of herself, hates herself for making mistakes at a critical moment, hates herself for causing Lianchi Academy to suffer.
She made fun of Fang Ruomeng yesterday, but she didn't expect that she would get retribution today.
What face does she have to face a group of classmates? How face does she have to meet the Master and the principal? What face does she have to face Xie Mingxi and Fang Ruomeng? (To be continued)
