Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

Some people make the list while others fail, some are laughing while more are crying.

"Master, that square-faced man with single eyelids, a flat nose, and wearing a green robe secretly said bad things about you yesterday!"

The results of the college entrance examination were not announced yesterday, and Cheng Wan was already very anxious. Jin Jin didn't want to bother Cheng Wan with other things.

It's different now.

Jin Jin couldn't wait to complain to Cheng Wan and repeated to Cheng Wan everything the man said yesterday.

Cheng Wan was wiping Wang's tears with a handkerchief. Hearing this, he turned his head and glanced at the man that Jin Jin was talking about.

Lost and dejected, with red eyes.

It’s certain that you failed the exam.

Cheng Wan retracted his gaze and gently called the Cheng family members, whose emotions had not yet calmed down, to return home.

When passing by the man, Cheng Wan didn't even glance at him, but just uttered four words very clearly: "Disgraceful."

The gazes of the people around him were like thorns in his back, and shame ran through the man's body like an electric current. His fingers trembled uncontrollably, his clenched palms were full of cold sweat, and his nails almost dug into his flesh, but he was completely unaware.

The man wanted to escape from this place, but he felt as if his feet were nailed to the ground and he could not move.

In Cheng Wan's mind, this matter was not a big deal. She simply "repaid the other with an eye for an eye" and put the matter behind her.

She had urgent things to do.

After arriving home, Cheng Wan did not bother to continue to rejoice with the Cheng family, but first instructed the housekeeper Chen Changtong two things.

First, go and tell the Xu family the good news.

Second, go and give gifts to Jiang Shidu and Yu Xun.

As the son of an official, Yu Xun studied hard for many years and passed the college entrance examination with the 43rd place.

Jiang Shidu passed the college entrance examination with the 132nd place.

Exactly the last one.

Cheng Wan felt from the bottom of his heart that Jiang Shidu was a lucky kid.

After explaining the matter to Chen Changtong, Cheng Wan chatted with Old Lady Lin and others for a while, then returned to his own yard.

She wants to write a letter to Gu Yan!

Cheng Wan understood that the pressure Gu Yan was under during the college entrance examination was much greater than hers.

If she failed the college entrance examination, Gu Yan would definitely fall into a state of long-term self-blame and guilt.

Now that there is a good result, she must quickly write a letter to tell Gu Yan, so that Gu Yan can feel at ease, reassured and happy!

Sitting at the desk, Cheng Wan wrote several pages in a very eloquent manner.

In addition to bragging about his success in the college entrance examination, Cheng Wan focused on asking about Gu Yan's physical recovery and Gu Yu's situation. Cheng Wan also greeted Shao Qing.

Finally, Cheng Wan expressed her longing for Gu Yan and Gu Yu in straightforward language.

The letter was taken away by the servant who sent it. Cheng Wan sat in the study room where no one else was. Suddenly, he leaned back in his chair as if all the strength had been lifted off his shoulders and closed his eyes.

The scenes along the way slowly flashed through Cheng Wan's mind, until the picture froze on the two words "Cheng Wan" shining with golden light on the red list.

Cheng Wan closed his eyes and tapped the armrests lightly with his fingertips. The golden light on the red list seemed to still be dancing under his eyelids, mixed with the vibrations from the yamen runners striking the gong, weaving into a piece of fine light in his mind.

Cheng Wan suddenly remembered that when he first returned to this dynasty, "A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent" was the consensus of everyone.

Those men and even many women believe that women should be trapped in a large mansion and spend their lives looking at the flowers in the mirror.

At that time, no one had thought that there would be a woman who would dare to stand in the officialdom or the imperial examination hall, and dare to write her name on the red list.

Cheng Wan thought of the surprised, questioning, contemptuous looks and slanderous words he had received along the way.

"Jinjin," Cheng Wan suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse without even noticing, "Do you think that in a few years, it will be as common for women to take the imperial examinations as it is for men?"

"Yes." Jin Jin's voice was full of tenderness: "Master, look, isn't there the first 'Cheng Wan' now?"

Cheng Wan opened his eyes and saw the shadows of the trees outside the window swaying on the desk.

"Yes, being the first 'Cheng Wan' is my mission and honor!"

Those “things women shouldn’t do” that were trampled in the mud and those “women’s ways” that were soaked in ink, are no match for the answers she wrote down stroke by stroke in the examination room!

Cheng Wan spread out a piece of paper and dipped the pen in ink.

The five big characters "govern the country and bring peace to the world" took shape on the paper one by one, with a sharp and ruthless force revealed between the lines.

"In fact, what we are fighting for is never 'whether women can do it'," Cheng Wan said softly while looking at the words on the paper, "but whether the world is willing to give us a chance to 'do it'."

Cheng Wan's fingertips stroked the large characters on the paper with the ink still wet. Thinking of the increasingly fewer and more subtle slanders, he suddenly laughed, and there was an indescribable joy in that laugh.

The best way to break down prejudice is to carve your name where everyone can see it!

“Jinjin,” she smiled softly into the void, “I will let the whole world know how far a woman’s pen can write about mountains and rivers.”

"Okay!" Jin Jin was excited by Cheng Wan's words: "The sun is shining brightly now, Master, start studying!"

Cheng Wan: "..."

Cheng Wan took a deep breath, opened the "Selected Essays" and began to read it carefully.

The provincial examination was held in August, also known as the "Autumn Examination". It was divided into three sessions, each lasting three days, and was conducted in sequence.

The first exam will be held on August 9th, testing the Four Books, classics and poetry.

The second session will be on August 12, testing the Five Classics and official document writing.

The third session will be on August 15th, testing current affairs policy.

Today is June 29th, less than two months away from the provincial examination, and time is running out again.

Although the provincial examination is the next level of examination after the academy examination, it is much more difficult than the academy examination.

Many scholars took the imperial examinations, but failed repeatedly and finally had no choice but to give up.

If the pass rate before the provincial examination was around 15%, then the pass rate for the provincial examination would drop sharply to around 8%.

And this pass rate is only found in educationally underdeveloped areas like Liangzhou.

In the south, the competition among candidates is stronger and the pressure is greater.

Cheng Wan plunged into the sea of ​​books, not knowing that after the news of her passing the college entrance examination reached the capital, it caused heated discussion and... panic among the officials in the capital.

"My lord, we can't wait any longer!"

Liu Congnan sat leaning against the carved wooden railing, picked up a handful of fish food from the gold-painted lacquer box and scattered it into the pond. As soon as the bait, which looked like broken gold, touched the water surface, ripples began to appear in the deep green pond. The sight of various carp scrambling for food made Liu Congnan chuckle.

The man behind him saw that Liu Congnan was only concerned with feeding the fish, and he became even more anxious. He took two steps forward and said, "Sir..."

"Hush." ​​Liu Congnan glanced at the man and said lightly: "Master Wei, you scared my fish."

Wei Hufeng immediately stopped and kept silent. He carefully glanced at Liu Congnan's face and said in a low voice, "Sir, Cheng Wan has passed the college entrance examination and has the title of scholar. He can't stay here any longer!"