May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

The female official had been waiting for quite some time.

Before the female official could even say a few words to Wen Yuanshu, Princess Anping arrived shortly afterward.

She was dressed in an extremely gorgeous gown, adorned with a complete set of headdress and jewelry, radiating dazzling brilliance.

Princess Anping ignored the people who bowed to her and went straight to the first seat.

She disdained to speak to people of such low status.

Wen Yuanshu and the female official exchanged a glance and then sat down on either side. Seeing this, the teachers all stopped talking, stopped smiling, and sat down with their heads down.

The courtyard was quiet, but it was bustling outside.

Most of the participants in this assessment were young women. Although some came in groups, they were mostly in small groups of three or five. Among these groups, there were a total of twelve people gathered together.

They all had arrogant expressions, and there was even a hint of inexplicable pity in their eyes as they looked at the people around them.

"Look at these idiots, still able to laugh," a girl sneered, her voice sarcastic. "I hope they'll still be laughing when the results are announced!"

The girl didn't lower her voice when she spoke, and soon many people looked over.

“You’re quite confident, young lady,” said this girl with a fiery temper. “The assessment hasn’t even started yet, and you seem to already have one foot in the girls’ school!”

The girl who had spoken earlier scoffed again: "You're absolutely right! Let me tell you, no matter how much real skill you have, it's not as good as having a powerful backer!"

The girl with a cool expression frowned and said in a low voice, "Alright, that's enough."

This girl clearly held a lot of authority among the group; as soon as she spoke, the girl who had spoken earlier fell silent.

After saying that, the aloof girl took the lead and left, followed closely by the other eleven people, who went to a secluded place.

Although the girls here are young, they are not naive. They understand most of what is being said as soon as they hear it.

Looking at those people, although their clothes weren't particularly luxurious, they were still quite outstanding here.

And if you count carefully, there are exactly twelve of them.

So this time...aren't all the others just there to be supporting characters?

In an instant, everyone's hearts sank, and the originally lively atmosphere turned cold.

In a secluded corner where no one was watching, a girl in purple quietly slipped away and went into the courtyard.

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Seeing a figure flash by at the door, Wen Yuanshu excused herself to change her clothes and temporarily left Princess Anping's side, heading outside.

Entering a nearby house, the girl in purple lowered her voice and told Wen Yuanshu what had happened outside.

Wen Yuanshu frowned slightly upon hearing this.

With morale so low, how can they possibly perform to their full potential?

In this way, it's no different from simply giving the seat to someone else.

Fortunately, she was prepared.

Wen Yuanshu whispered a few instructions, and the girl in purple immediately brightened up: "Yes, this servant will go right away."

The girl in purple went out alone, and the three of them returned. They changed their previous low-key demeanor and started chatting together.

"You two arrived late and missed a great show!" the girl in purple said with a smile.

"What's the excitement?"

The girl in purple gestured towards the twelve people standing in the corner: "Look, it's them. They say they have powerful backers!"

"Backing?" Upon hearing this, the other two girls burst into laughter. "The girls' academy is backed by the Empress Dowager, what kind of backing could they possibly have?"

"Exactly, it's just talk, anyone can do that! I could say I have Miss Wen backing me! I think they're just saying that on purpose," the girl in purple lowered her voice, "You don't know, but when a lot of people heard they might have a powerful backer, they didn't want to compete anymore!"

"You'd better give up already! If you had Miss Wen backing you up, what would you be waiting for here?" The woman laughed and scolded, then lowered her voice, "It's good that they don't want to compete, we have to compete properly. They're making room for us, so why shouldn't we climb up?"