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

The murmur was like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, flicking its scarlet tongue, sending chills down one's spine.

Lin Shu frowned and quickly took two steps to the side before looking up. She saw a woman dressed in a golden brocade robe, holding a folding fan, with a scar on her brow bone, who was currently bending over and trying to get closer to her.

Seeing that Lin Shu avoided her like the plague, the woman raised her broken eyebrow, then straightened up as if nothing had happened, displaying the demeanor of a graceful young lady.

It's Angela Hui! It's her!

Lin Shu felt disgusted; why was this person here?

Seeing the expression on Lin Shu's face, Xu Jingyun knew that the other woman had already recognized her, and then spoke in a flippant manner:

"Ah Shu, it's been so long since we last met, have you missed me?"

Without waiting for Lin Shu's response, he slammed the fan shut again, tapped it lightly a few times with his other hand, and stared intently at Lin Shu's face, saying affectionately:

"Since you left, I've been thinking of you every single moment!"

Lin Shu, unable to bear the sight of Xu Jingyun's lingering gaze any longer, punched her hard in the eye before Xu Jingyun could react.

"boom……"

As the fist landed.

"Ouch..." Xu Jingyun winced in pain, letting out a soft groan. She then covered her left eye, staggering a couple of steps. Lin Shu hadn't held back, so it was easy to imagine the bruises around her eye...

But a moment later, she smiled and licked her lips, feigning a resentful look, and said:

"Tsk... Ah Shu is really heartless!"

"I told you, if you dare look at me like that again, I will gouge out your eyes. Consider this a lesson for you!"

Lin Shu's disgusted and cold voice drifted over, and she turned to leave after speaking.

Xu Jingyun was utterly captivated by Lin Shu's icy, aloof, and detached demeanor. Just as she was about to chase after her, a male servant blocked her path.

"Miss Xu, Your Excellency requests your presence!"

Xu Jingyun's expression instantly changed. She took a deep look at Lin Shu's receding figure, and after a moment, she turned and left with her attendant.

The attendant led her through the academy, turning left and right, until they finally arrived at a secluded study. If Lin Shu were here, she would surely recognize this as one of the twelve study rooms of the Jize Academy.

In addition to the "Four Courtyards" and "Six Gardens," the Jize Academy also has twelve study rooms for students to read on a daily basis. These study rooms are all located on the outermost edge of the academy. On ordinary days, they might be visited by people, but today everyone's attention is focused on the main hall in the center, making these outer study rooms deserted.

"Squeak..."

The door was gently pushed open, and Xu Jingyun walked into the room with her head down. The servants then closed the door and stood guard outside.

Two men were sitting at the head of the table inside the room.

One of them, adorned with exquisite jewelry and possessing an elegant demeanor, was clearly the father of the Third Princess—Xu Guijun.

The other person wore a silver mask made of pear blossoms, covering most of their face, and was casually leaning back in a chair, just like a woman.

It's worth mentioning that in this matriarchal world where strict requirements are placed on men, this person was wearing a red cross-collar brocade robe, loosely tied around his body, revealing a small section of his honey-colored chest, which made him appear somewhat unrestrained...

"uncle."

After entering the room, Xu Jingyun called softly to Xu Guijun, and then fell silent. To conceal the marks around her eyes, she kept her head down and thus did not notice that there was another person in the room.

Xu Guijun was taken aback at first, then turned her head to look at the person beside her, seemingly pursing her lips in dissatisfaction, and quickly forced a smile as she scolded:

"Jing'er, come here quickly and see who's here. You child, you always talk about me, but you don't even greet me when we meet!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingyun could only cover her face with her fan. Helplessly, she looked up and saw another person in the room. Her pupils dilated, and she immediately said respectfully:

"Father."

"Okay. Put the fan down!"

The man in red spoke in a low, frivolous tone, which was exactly the same way Xu Jingyun usually treated Lin Shu.

Xu Jingyun had just put down her fan when the two of them noticed the bruises around her eyes. Xu Guijun nervously glanced back at the man in red beside her before saying worriedly:

"Jing'er, what's going on? Who's so bold as to dare to..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Jingyun quickly said, "Uncle, don't worry, I just accidentally fell..."

She spoke with little confidence, but she knew her father's methods well; if the other party found out, Lin Shu would probably...

Before Xu Guijun could speak further, the man in red beside her slowly stood up, walked to Xu Jingyun, gently touched the scar on her brow bone, then touched the bruised area below, and said in a deep voice:

"Ha... I never knew Jing'er was so careless every time!"

Without waiting for Xu Jingyun to speak, he turned around and sat back down in his original seat, then changed the subject and said:

"Jing'er, I don't care how you behave on a daily basis, but never forget your mission. Otherwise, I won't mind helping you eliminate the 'small fish' around you!"

Xu Jingyun's face darkened, and she bowed her head respectfully in response:

"Yes, father!"

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Xu Guijun quickly spoke up to ease the tension, first saying to the man in red beside her, "Enough! Brother-in-law, let's talk about serious business."

Then he turned to Xu Jingyun and said in a deep voice:

"Your father has learned that the Northern Wilderness seems to be planning to add an extra match and will send their top warrior to the field. Therefore, Jing'er must lose before facing them, or her life may be in danger... Your father is doing this for your own good, which is why he risked calling you here!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingyun looked up at the man in red, a hint of pleasure flashing in her eyes, and said softly:

"Thank you father!"

"Hmm, it's about time. Let's head back." The voice of the man in red came, tinged with a hint of languor...

……

As for Lin Shu, after hitting Xu Jingyun, she wanted to get away from that pervert, but before she had gone far, she was blocked by Lin Yue and several young ladies from official families.

"So you're Lin Shu, the one who bullied Miss Ling since childhood?"

Lin Shu frowned, wondering if it was a bad day to go out. She didn't want to pay attention to these people and was about to walk around them when a young woman in a pink dress stopped her.

"Didn't you hear me? How dare you bully Miss Ling? And you even dare to sneak into the academy today?"

"Miss Ling?" Lin Shu asked in confusion.

Her surname is Ling? She bullied Ling Wanzhen? If we're talking about the last missing person incident, that could only be considered bullying in secret; these people shouldn't know about it!

"That's right! Miss Lingyue is the second young lady of the Dingbei Prince's Mansion. She was raised among commoners, and who would have thought that she would be bullied by a scoundrel like you!"

The woman in pink spoke with conviction, and the other women around her nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shu felt rather helpless. Lin Yue's methods were truly as tedious and uninteresting as ever; one could tell without even thinking about it:

Lin Yue would certainly portray herself as a noblewoman who had been orphaned at a young age; while Lin Shu's family would be depicted as tyrannical people who adopted her and bullied the weak Lin Yue since childhood...

I never expected that she would dare to claim to be the daughter of the Northern King! I wonder if Lin Dafeng knows about this?

I have to say, Lin Shu is absolutely right!

Because of the previous incident, Ling Wanzhen has not yet returned to the Imperial Academy to study. Therefore, Lin Yue was sent here by people from the Dingbei Prince's Mansion, who claimed that she was the second young lady of their Ling family.

For many years, the Dingbei Prince's Mansion had only one master, the Dingbei Prince, so these students naturally assumed that Lin Yue was the Dingbei Prince's daughter.

The daughters of officials beside her did not come from families with particularly high official positions, making it difficult for them to curry favor with Ling Wanzhen, the eldest daughter of the noble family. Now, with the addition of a second young lady, it was still uncertain who would inherit the title in the future, so they naturally wanted to seize the opportunity...

Seeing that everyone had misunderstood, Lin Yue did not explain, after all, how could Lin Dafeng's name be as effective as that of the Prince of Dingbei!

Therefore, during this period, Lin Yue was thriving at the Imperial Academy...

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