After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Jiang Xiaoqi felt that her brain was always a little sharper than usual when it came to exams.

Emotions like tension and anxiety rarely surface at this time, which may be a characteristic of the Scroll King system.

However, it's also possible that I have exam memories from my previous life, such as the entrance exams for junior high school, high school, college entrance exams, and the CET-4 and CET-6 exams, which are basically comparable to the county and provincial examinations in the present day.

Halfway through the exam, the students' pens scratched on the paper, making the classroom even quieter.

The proctor for this exam was Mr. Yan from Class B. Mr. Yan glanced at the most conspicuous one below, stroked his beard, and then looked away.

As far as the eye can see, some are deep in thought, some are writing furiously, and some are writing intermittently.

Song Jinyang was once the top student in Class A. Why do we say he was once in Class A?

After all, ever since Qiu Feng came to Class A, he has been relegated to second place. Qiu Feng comes from a good family, so even if he is not convinced, he can't do anything to him.

He even tried to use his sister to climb the social ladder to the Qiu family, but of course, he failed.

Later, Tan Hao and Zhao Hongxuan joined the class, and he, who had always been second, gradually declined and became the fourth oldest.

This spring, our little Jiang Xiaoqi, Jiang Mingfei, successfully entered Class A, and there's a growing public opinion that she's vying with Tan Hao for first place.

Everyone was indeed gossiping and waiting to see the two of them settle their differences.

However, if this happens, Song Jinyang's ranking may continue to drop, which fuels his growing anger.

They stared intently at the back of the person's head, as if they wanted to burn a hole through it.

Song: Child prodigy? He's just someone everyone hyped up. He's in the top class, not even a student, yet he dares to call himself a child prodigy!

See how he was brought down from his pedestal in this monthly exam, crying and sobbing. These were questions based on the county-level exam standards. How could a mere child who had never taken the county-level exam possibly stand out?

What a dream!

Jiang Xiaoqi was completely unaware that she had been imagined as a rival, and she answered the questions fluently and quickly finished all the questions.

After carefully checking everything, I put down my pen and gently moved my slightly sore wrist.

There was no way around it; even with the blessing of the Marrow Cleansing Pill, I was still too young, and the number of questions was still small. If it came to the academy exam, I might not be able to make it to the final round.

So after the preliminary examination, we still have to wait a while. This is something that can't be resolved at the moment. We can only follow Master Lin to practice a few more sets of boxing to strengthen our muscles and bones as much as possible.

Song Jinyang's exam paper was still mostly blank, but his hand was unusually steady as he continued to write the remaining questions at a leisurely pace.

To his surprise, this month's exam included several more math problems.

Thinking that the examiner today was Master Yan, he understood the key point and couldn't help but grit his teeth.

With 15 minutes left in the exam, Jiang Xiaoqi got up and carefully handed the exam paper to Master Yan.

Master Yan looked at Jiang Xiaoqi, who was the first to hand in his paper, with disapproval in his eyes. Why didn't you check it again? Why are you in such a hurry to hand in your paper? It's not like whoever writes the fastest gets the highest ranking.

But when he picked up Jiang Xiaoqi's exam paper, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes, and he put it down as if nothing had happened.

Master Yan stood up, looked around, and seeing that no one else seemed inclined to hand in their papers, sat down again.

Fifteen minutes later, “Time’s up, everyone stop writing immediately.”

As Master Yan finished speaking, a sigh rang out in the examination hall.

After handing in their exam papers, everyone left the school one after another.

"Oh dear, I still have two math problems to do!" a student exclaimed, looking up at the sky.

"You only have two questions, while I have four blanks! I'm doomed! I'm finished!"

"Who says otherwise? There have never been so many math problems before. What happened this time?"

"I guess Master Yan was involved in setting the questions this time, after all, Master Yan is a great master of mathematics!"

"The county exam doesn't test so many math problems, isn't this just making things complicated! Ranking the monthly exam results like this is so unfair."

"Oh, you don't understand. I didn't write it down, and he didn't get it right, so it's even, isn't it? Everyone should still be in the same place!"

"Ah! That makes sense!"

"Makes sense!"

"Hehe, then I'm not afraid anymore. I'm sure I can still perform steadily and continue to be second to last!"

Song Jinyang was unconvinced by these words, after all, he knew that there were people who could rival Master Yan in mathematics.

Hmph, that's an unfair victory!

Jiang Xiaoqi listened to the complaints of his classmates around him, but didn't say much. After all, he had solved all six math problems.

And it didn't take much thought.

This is something you shouldn't say out loud; keeping a low profile is the best policy.

Back when I was in Class B, there were math problems on the monthly exams, but there were usually only about four.

After all, Master Yan was the head teacher of Class B, so naturally he would pay more attention to mathematics.

Unexpectedly, when we got to Class A, the proportion of math problems on the monthly exam papers increased rather than decreased.

Could it be that the imperial examination questions have a new focus?

Just as Jiang Xiaoqi was thinking this, Zhao Hongxuan patted him on the shoulder, his tone tinged with envy: "Hey, I heard you solved all six questions? You truly deserve the title of child prodigy!"

Jiang Xiaoqi subtly dodged the arm that was about to reach out and said, "It's just something I made, it might not even be right, Brother Zhao, why are you mocking me?"

"I'm not being sarcastic at all; I'm genuinely admitting defeat. After all, I racked my brains and only managed to come up with five, and... well, those five might not even all be correct."

Zhao Hongxuan frowned. He knew his own limitations in mathematics, which was why he made such sarcastic remarks. After all, who wants to admit that they are inferior to someone so much younger than themselves?

"I just find mathematics interesting, which is why I spend more time on it."

Following behind the two, Tan Hao seemed to be deep in thought, realizing that he should also cultivate an interest in mathematics.

Another slightly older classmate chimed in: "Do you think the questions on this month's exam are hinting at future trends in the imperial examinations?"

If this really increases the weight of mathematics, then we'll have to prepare properly all over again!

This statement sparked discussion, and even some students who didn't previously value mathematics began to feel nervous.

"I haven't heard of that!"

"Is this true? Or could it just be a spur-of-the-moment thing among the teachers?"

“The scholars occasionally come into contact with the imperial gazette; perhaps one of them noticed something from it.”

"Yes, yes, the teachers at our clan school are all very knowledgeable, and many of them have backgrounds in the capital, so they are naturally more well-informed!"

Jiang Xiaoqi: As expected, there are no fools in Class A. It seems that everyone will be getting involved in the mathematics track soon!

Very well, who's afraid of who!

After collecting all the exam papers, Master Yan rushed back to his office. Although he really wanted to see someone's exam paper first, he held back.

It's better to be lucky than early, so let's start with Dingmin Mountain!

Master Yan was responsible for only six arithmetic problems.

The Four Books questions were to be judged by the Master of Class C.

These two can both be considered Jiang Xiaoqi's 'exes'... Master~

The examination poems were judged by the teacher of the Ding class.

This was the only teacher Jiang Xiaoqi didn't know well, since his uncle had put him in Class C as soon as he enrolled, giving him a higher starting point.

Those who could become teachers in clan schools were at least Xiucai (a successful candidate in the county-level imperial examinations), and there were also those like Teacher Ding of Class A who were Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examinations).

So looking at a county-level exam simulation question is really child's play.

However, during the quarterly and annual examinations, the grading of the papers required the supervision of the scholars.

Although there has been a saying since ancient times that "there is no first place in literature, but there is no second place in martial arts," this cannot be applied to the imperial examination.

After all, there is only one champion in each year, and that champion is the number one in the country.

Jiang Xiaoqi felt that she had done alright on her monthly exam paper.

However, I dare not presume to say that I can take first place this time like I have before.

The examiners would take at least two days to finish grading the exam papers.

The results of Jiang Xiaoqi's Class A's first monthly exam will be available in two days.