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

Seeing that the poetry gathering had ended and the remaining scholars were drinking and making merry, Lin Shu and Li Yun'er downstairs felt there was no need to stay any longer and decided to leave.

Lin Shu needed to go to the outhouse first, so Li Yun'er stayed behind to ask the teacher for leave, and they would meet at the entrance of Tianxiang Tower later.

But no sooner had she left than a handsome man in a red brocade robe, with rosy lips and white teeth, rushed over and asked Li Yun'er without any politeness:

"Hey! Lin Shu, where is the person who was next to you just now?"

Li Yun'er assumed the other person was looking for Lin Shu (she subconsciously treated "Hey!" as the other person's address to her), so without thinking much of it, she pointed blankly in the direction of the outhouse: "She went to the outhouse."

"Thank you so much!" Feng Yu said as she ran towards the backyard, leaving behind a stunned Li Yun'er and the restless students in the hall...

……

Lin Shu came out of the outhouse, used the water specially prepared for distinguished guests at the door to wet her handkerchief, and carefully wiped her fingers as she walked towards the outer courtyard.

Suddenly, she felt something hurtling towards her. She quickly dodged to the side and realized it was a man when it got closer. The man missed his target and was about to fall when Lin Shu grabbed him from behind by the back of his collar.

"Zhu Lin!" The man twisted his body a few times, broke free from the restraint of the back of his collar, turned around and hugged Lin Shu's wrist, which had not yet retracted, looking at her expectantly.

Hearing the name, Lin Shu felt somewhat confused yet familiar. She cleverly pulled her hand back, scrutinized the person opposite her for a long time, and felt even more familiar with the face. She had a rough idea of ​​who it was.

Seeing the confusion on Lin Shu's face, Feng Yu awkwardly placed her hands in front of her chest, circling her index fingers incessantly, and said, "You've forgotten, Black Wind Stronghold a month ago..."

"It's you! Why are you...?" Lin Shu suddenly realized, but how could this person have gained weight in just one month?

Seeing that the other person recognized her, Feng Yu was overjoyed, and then explained, "I...it's all my nanny's fault. He forces me to eat a lot every day, which makes me gain a little weight..."

Nanny: ...

Lin Shu: ...It should be a tiny bit!

"Hmm." Lin Shu suddenly remembered how he looked when he came in, and assumed he was in a hurry to use the restroom, so she stepped aside.

"Don't go!" Feng Yu, fearing that Lin Shu would leave, grabbed her again.

Lin Shu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is there something you need?"

Feng Yu's face flushed red as if she had thought of something, and she lowered her head shyly, saying, "Ah... well... it's nothing! It's just... are you engaged?"

"I already have two husbands in my family." Lin Shu was taken aback. Looking at his expression, she could roughly guess what he meant. However, this person's background must be extraordinary. It would be best to make him give up the idea as soon as possible!

"What! You're already married?" Feng Yu felt a buzzing in his ears and looked up in disbelief at Lin Shu's stunning face, which was now blurred with tears.

He is the only prince of Fengming, and his mother, the Empress, would certainly not allow him to marry as a concubine.

Seeing the red-rimmed eyes of the person before her, Lin Shu felt a pang of pity, but she steeled herself and said two words: "Farewell."

He then turned around and left Tianxiang Tower directly.

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Outside Tianxiang Tower.

Li Yun'er was eagerly waiting, and a woman was standing beside her, talking to her.

"Sister, why did it take you so long to come out? Everyone's gone. If you hadn't come out soon, I would have thought you'd fallen into a pit!" Li Yun'er ran over to Lin Shu when she saw her come out, put her arm around her shoulder, pointed at the woman, and explained, "Well, Chen Jin was being bullied earlier, so I stepped in to help. We've been waiting for you here for a long time."

"Student Lin." Chen Jin also stepped forward and bowed.

Lin Shu nodded and said, "Just call me Lin Shu!"

After the two greeted each other, Li Yun'er leaned close to Lin Shu's ear with a playful expression and said, "Sister! Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Lin Shu looked up at her, puzzled.

"Ahem! Just now, a handsome young man came by, and the first thing he said was that he was looking for you! In the end, he even followed you to the outhouse." Li Yun'er smiled mischievously and added, "You've been gone for so long, you wouldn't be in there..." As she spoke, she raised both thumbs and tapped them together.

Lin Shu glanced at him expressionlessly and said, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"Oh~" Li Yun'er drawled, clearly disbelieving, "Then why did you take so long?"

Lin Shu didn't answer her, but stepped forward, leaving only the words, "I'm leaving."

Looking at her back, Li Yun'er strangely sensed a hint of panic in her eyes. This person was finally becoming more and more humane!

He was about to chase after her to tease her, but Chen Jin interrupted him, "Sister Li, it's getting late, I should go back too."

"Where do you live? Why don't we take you there?" Li Yun'er was worried after seeing her being bullied twice.

Lin Shu, who was ahead, also stopped and turned to look at her, clearly sharing the same thought as Li Yun'er.

"No...no need, I live nearby, so I won't trouble you!" Chen Jin hurriedly waved his hand, clearly not wanting the two to see him off.

Li Yun'er was about to persuade her again when Lin Shu interrupted her, saying, "Be careful."

"Hmm." Chen Jin breathed a sigh of relief, casting a grateful glance at Lin Shu before turning and entering the alley.

Watching the person disappear into the darkness, Li Yun'er muttered to herself, "Most of the people living within a ten-mile radius are from noble families. How could Chen Jin possibly live nearby..."

Lin Shu pretended not to hear. After all, everyone has their own secrets, and as long as the other person didn't harm her, it didn't matter...

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Inside Tianxiang Tower.

When the nanny found Fengyu, he saw him squatting on the ground in front of the outhouse, crying uncontrollably. He rushed over and exclaimed, "Oh dear, my little darling! What's wrong? Don't cry yourself sick!"

Feng Yu suddenly threw herself into her nanny's arms, crying even harder: "Nanny, she's already married! Waaah..."

Needless to say, the wet nurse knew who "she" referred to, but the most important thing now was to comfort the Seventh Prince: "Alas! If you ask me, you are the Seventh Prince, what kind of woman can't you have! I think Lin Shu is quite nice, we'll go later..."

Before he could finish speaking, Feng Yu lifted her head from her wet nurse's arms, pulled on her wet nurse's sleeve to wipe the tears from her face, and said with a firm look in her eyes, "That's right! How could I not have thought of that? I am a prince, and whoever I marry will only be my principal husband..." regardless of whether she gets married or not.

"Daddy, let's go back tomorrow. I haven't seen Mother and Father for so long!" After thinking it through, Feng Yu said in a muffled voice. He wanted to go back and ask Mother to grant him a marriage.

However, perhaps because he had been crying for too long, his nostrils were blocked, and a snot bubble came out as soon as he breathed out. He was immediately filled with shame and indignation.

Although the nanny didn't know why this little darling's thoughts jumped so quickly, he felt very sorry for him when he saw his red and swollen eyes.

In her haste to leave, she hadn't brought a handkerchief, so she simply used her sleeve to wipe his face. Knowing he was proud, she even called him by his childhood nickname to comfort him.

"Little Stone, be good, no one saw you!"

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