Female Supremacy and Rise to Power: Lin Shu's Imperial Examination Adventures

Li family.

"Congratulations, Master! Congratulations, Miss passed the exam! She's ranked tenth!"

During the day, Li's mother had sent someone to wait at the list of successful candidates long ago. When she learned that her daughter had not only passed the exam but was also among the top performers, she was overjoyed and rewarded the servants in her household with three months' wages.

Li's father was also all smiles. After a moment's thought, he asked the person looking at the list:

"Did you see Miss Lin Shu's ranking?"

The maid was taken aback, then quickly replied, "Reporting to my lord, I saw it."

Upon hearing this, Li's mother's joy faded slightly, and she asked casually, "..."

"Oh? Not just what place? But within the top fifty?" After all, his daughter was already in the top ten, so he couldn't possibly be ranked higher than his daughter.

The maid looked excited:

"Reporting to the patriarch, Miss Lin is the top candidate in this county examination."

"Hmm, it's alright. What? Child head?" Mother Li was momentarily stunned.

"Uh...yes...yes."

"Pfft..." Seeing his wife's incredulous expression, Li's father couldn't help but laugh out loud. He then shook his head and said to the maid:

"You may go now and collect your reward from the steward."

"Yes, thank you, my lord."

After the maidservant left, Li's father pressed on, saying:

"My lady, it's still early. Why don't we go to the Liu family to break off the engagement right away?"

Liu Qiqi used to look down on the Li family, a merchant family, and took advantage of their desire to change their social standing. She always treated Huanzhi coldly, and her father even dragged out the marriage because of Huanzhi's age. She was utterly despicable. Now, Yun'er's talent far surpasses that of Liu Qiqi, so why should they continue to be controlled by her?

Li's mother naturally knew his thoughts. After a moment's thought, she finally got up and led her people to the Liu family.

......

Blue stone alley, willows drooping sadly by the house.

"You vixen, you're always pestering my daughter. She's aiming to pass the imperial examinations and become a high-ranking official. How can she concentrate on her studies when you're constantly harassing her like this?"

When Li's mother arrived, she could hear from afar that Liu Qiqi's father, Madam Liu, was scolding Liu Qiqi's maid in the courtyard.

Upon closer inspection, the young servant was pale-faced, kneeling on the threshold, his face streaked with tears, looking quite pitiful.

Seeing that it was Li's mother, Liu did not restrain herself. Turning her head, she saw that Xiao was looking at Li's mother as she entered, and instead made veiled accusations:

"Look, look? What are you looking at? Do you think you can even get into the Li family? Don't you even know your own worth? Do you think you're even worthy of such an honor?"

Seeing that he was going too far, Li's mother interrupted him:

“Brother Liu, I’ve come here today specifically to break off the engagement.”

Liu was stunned for a moment, then her face was filled with disbelief:

"What? Break off the engagement? What right does your Li family have to break off the engagement? If anyone should break off an engagement, it should be our Liu family. We, the Liu family, wouldn't even look at your vixen's son. He's so old and still can't get married..."

"Enough!" Mother Li was furious, her face full of anger, and she didn't want to argue with him anymore. "Give me the betrothal papers."

Seeing that her face was flushed with anger, Madam Liu was also a little scared and quickly gave her the birth certificate.

After examining it and finding no problems, Li's mother accepted it and left.

Only after she had walked away did Liu dare to spit on her back: "Pah, what's so amazing about it? Wait until my daughter gets into high school, and then I'll see how I deal with you all."

……

Meanwhile, Lin Shu and her three companions had already returned to Dongshan Town.

The Lin family in Songhua Lane.

Upon returning to town, Lin Shu first went to see her teacher, Han Shuang. Han Shuang smiled, but said, "Although you did well on the exam this time, you still need to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and avoid being rash."

"I understand," Lin Shu replied humbly.

Han Shuang nodded in satisfaction, then took a letter from the desk and handed it to Lin Shu:

"The prefectural examination will be held in April. The prefectural examination is slightly different from the county examination and is relatively more rigorous, requiring someone to vouch for you. This is my former classmate. When you go to the prefectural city, you can go to Shangyang Academy to find her. She will understand what to do after reading the letter."

"Yes, student has taken note."

"Okay, let's go back. Pack your things and head to the prefectural city as soon as possible. Be careful on your journey!" Han Shuang's eyes showed a hint of reluctance. Lin Shu was no ordinary person, and who knew when they would see each other again. Although they hadn't known each other for long, their relationship was that of teacher and friend.

When Lin Shu got home, it was just in time for dinner. Xue Wen had specially ordered some wine, and Lin Shu felt, whether it was her imagination or not, that Xue Wen was trying to get her drunk.

……

That night.

After Lin Shu finished washing up and turned off the light, she was about to get into bed when she suddenly touched something warm. Startled, she realized it was her husband, Su Mu, by the moonlight.

Lin Shu sighed helplessly:

"Why did you spend the night?"

Su Mu was a little embarrassed and said, "My lady, I... I want to serve you."

Lin Shu watched as the blanket slipped off his body, revealing a gossamer-thin gauze dress that looked beautiful and alluring in the moonlight...

She had already drunk some alcohol, and seeing this scene made her feel even thirstier.

"Amu, have you thought it through?"

Lin Shu controlled her desires, her eyes deep and unfathomable as she stared into Su Mu's eyes.

Su Mu nodded shyly, but fearing the other party might not see him, he said, "Yes, please be kind to me, my wife."

Upon hearing this, Lin Shu smiled and slowly brought her head closer to Su Mu's lips, saying, "Yes, then I will cherish you."

Without waiting for Su Mu's reply, he pressed his lips directly against hers. It was a light touch; the man's lips were soft, like jelly from his past life…delicious.

"Well……"

Su Mu was so dizzy from the kisses that he felt his nostrils filled with his wife's breath, making it hard to breathe and almost suffocating.

"Idiot. Breathe." Lin Shu couldn't help but remind the man when she saw he was about to faint.

Su Mu's face turned as red as if it were dripping blood; he had almost fainted just now.

"Ouch~" Su Mu felt a pain in his chin. It turned out that Lin Shu had seen him in a daze and gently bit his chin.

He then realized that he was completely naked, and looking at the woman, apart from her clothes being somewhat disheveled, she was still perfectly dressed.

He felt a sudden surge of resentment and muttered, "It's not fair, the wife didn't even take her clothes off."

Hearing his unusually coquettish tone, Lin Shu laughed twice, kissed his eyes, and said, "Okay, I'll take it now."

As she spoke, Lin Shu stood up and, without the slightest sense of shame, began to remove her clothes one by one in front of Su Mu.

When Su Mu came to his senses, he realized that Lin Shu had already closed the bed curtains sometime during the night... Her lips slowly moved down from top to bottom, touching his forehead, the tip of his nose, his lips, and his chin...

"Wife... Mistress, no... uh..."

"..."

……

Another sleepless night...

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