The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

After finishing the exam, all the papers were collected. Wei Ming sat on the cushion, flexing her fingers, and turned to Shen Hanyu, saying, "This is the first time I've ever written so many words."

Shen Hanyu cleaned her desk. She was almost the same. Apart from writing when checking accounts, she didn't practice calligraphy for long periods of time. Writing so much all at once made her fingers a little stiff.

"How did you do on the exam?" Shen Hanyu asked.

Wei Ming sat up proudly and said, "I think there's no problem. I know most of those questions. I should be assigned to the class with the fastest progress. Maybe we'll even be together."

Shen Hanyu nodded, it would be good if they could be assigned together.

"You're so knowledgeable?"

Behind her came Liang Ruoxue's questioning voice. Liang Ruoxue never paid attention to Shen Hanyu's scholarship and thought that Shen Hanyu was probably similar to Liang Ruochu.

Hearing Shen Hanyu and Wei Ming talking, he couldn't help but be a little concerned.

Shen Hanyu did not deny it. She had made preparations long ago, and if it still didn't work out, then all her efforts would have been in vain.

Liang Ruoxue felt a pang of jealousy, but she didn't show it.

Shen Hanyu didn't want to waste words with her. Anyway, Liang Ruoxue didn't need her for the time being. After all this trouble, it was already noon, time to eat.

The girls' school had a dining hall with good food, which Shen Hanyu missed very much, so she dragged Wei Ming along to go there.

Liang Ruoxue, ignored by Shen Hanyu, clenched her fists.

Liang Ruoyan walked over and mocked, "I thought you two were so close."

Liang Ruoxue glared at her: "Sister, instead of worrying about me, you should think about how to get the Third Prince to pay attention to you."

The two women poked at each other's sore spots, and in the end, Liang Ruoyan got so angry that she jumped up and down, flung her sleeves, and stormed out of the school.

Liang Ruoxue slammed her fist on the table. These two, just you wait. Once she becomes the Third Prince's consort, they'll be in for a world of hurt.

The aroma wafted out even before we reached the dining hall.

Wei Ming rubbed his stomach. The smell was so good, so the food must be pretty good.

Once inside, there were only a few scattered people. Although the seats were separated, they weren't used to eating with those people, so they all ate outside.

Wei Ming and Shen Hanyu didn't care about these things. They had paid their tuition, and the girls' school wouldn't let them go hungry. They served them food and even let the two maids eat with them.

Two dishes and a soup were enough for Shen Hanyu. She sat down and saw Wang Yan's maid carrying the food and placing it in front of Wang Yan.

Wang Yan readily agreed, sat down, picked up her chopsticks, and began to eat.

"Wang Yan feels pretty good."

Wei Ming said something in a low voice.

Shen Hanyu nodded. Among the girls, Wang Yan was the most outstanding.

Perhaps she had been staring at her for too long, because Wang Yan looked up, smiled gently at her, and then continued eating.

“Her family treated her very well, raising her like a boy from a young age, just like the Empress back then.”

Wei Ming knew quite a bit about these things, so she mentioned it to Shen Hanyu.

Shen Hanyu had never heard of it and was very envious.

The results came out in the afternoon. The teachers marked where everyone had learned and then divided them into classes.

Unsurprisingly, Shen Hanyu and Wei Ming were together, as were Wang Yan, Liang Ruoyan, and others.

Liang Ruoxue did not do well on the exam this time, so she was assigned to another location.

Liang Ruoyan smiled at Liang Ruoxue.

"Little sister, we're not in the same class, so please take good care of yourself."

Liang Ruoxue was so angry that her face turned red. She was indeed no match for Liang Ruoyan in terms of academic knowledge, and there was nothing she could do about it.

Liang Ruochu didn't dare to say a word. She was even worse than Liang Ruoxue.

After the classes were assigned, the female teacher in charge of Shen Hanyu's group was named Xu Liyan, and she looked very stern.

When they got to Xu Liyan's side, Xu Liyan was holding their test papers.

"I will give you new books tomorrow. Today is the first day, so I won't teach you anything. Here are the test papers. Take a look at each other's papers and exchange ideas. If you can get to my side, it means you are among the better ones. If you perform well, you may be among the first to participate in the imperial examination once the date is set."

When the topic of scientific expeditions came up, Xu Liyan finally smiled.

"You are now considered students of the first year of the imperial examination. After passing the county, prefectural, and provincial examinations, you will become scholars of the second year of the imperial examination. After passing the provincial examination, you will become scholars of the third year of the imperial examination. After that, you will become scholars of the second year of the imperial examination. Those whose families have participated in the imperial examinations should understand that you are moving up step by step. No matter where you end up, it is a great opportunity."

The more Xu Liyan spoke, the brighter Shen Hanyu's eyes became.

The group of girls who also wanted to become officials through the girls' school were very excited.

Xu Liyan looked at everyone's expressions and was fairly satisfied.

It's good to have ambition; the real problem is when people just come here to coast along.

Wei Ming and Shen Hanyu exchanged a glance. At that moment, they couldn't think of anything else but hoping that the date for the scientific expedition would be set as soon as possible.

As Shen Hanyu left the girls' school with her exam paper in hand, she passed by a girls' school for ordinary people and saw Yuan Qi coming out of it.

With a smile on her face, Yuan Qi skipped and hopped forward carrying her book box.

"Yuan Qi," Shen Hanyu lifted the carriage curtain, "let me see you off."

Yuan Qi had met Shen Hanyu twice, and she was able to come to the girls' school thanks to Shen Hanyu's reminder.

"it is good."

Yuan Qi didn't hesitate and got into the carriage.

Just as they were about to lower the curtain, they saw Lu Lingyue walk out of the girls' school.

Shen Hanyu's eyes widened. How could Lu Lingyue be here?

She thought Lu Lingyue had already been taken into the mansion by Zhou Yurong and Xiao Ran.

On second thought, for Lu Lingyue, the girls' school was relatively safe, with Princess Yongning and the Empress protecting her. The one who could make such an arrangement must be Zhou Yurong. This Zhou Yurong is truly devoted to Lu Lingyue.

"what happened?"

Yuan Qi followed Shen Hanyu's gaze and saw Lu Lingyue, who looked annoyed.

"You know her?"

Shen Hanyu shook her head.

"I don't recognize him, but he looks familiar."

As the carriage moved, Yuan Qi casually remarked, "Her name is Lu Lingyue. She just arrived at the girls' school today and immediately started complaining about wanting to go back. The teacher said she could leave, but I don't know why she's not leaving now. She's quite a strange person."

Shen Hanyu thought to herself, judging from Lu Lingyue's reaction, she knew that it must have been arranged by Zhou Yurong. Lu Lingyue wanted to enter the manor, and for Lu Lingyue's safety, Zhou Yurong placed her in the girls' school. This way, Xiao Ran would not be able to control her for the time being, and it also gave Zhou Yurong time to think of a solution.

"There are also people on our side who want to leave."

Shen Hanyu changed the subject and started talking about something else.

She escorted Yuan Qi back to Chunfeng Medical Clinic before returning home. As soon as she arrived, she bumped into Liang Fangrong.

Liang Fangrong looked at Shen Hanyu, still remembering that Shen Hanyu hadn't asked her to come along this morning, so she didn't say anything.

Shen Hanyu didn't want to talk about it; she had a lot of things to do, so she turned and left.

Xu Ying suddenly appeared: "Why are you standing here? I went to the girls' school today, and I was thinking of celebrating, so I asked the cook to make some dishes. Hanyu, you guys come over."

Not wanting to refuse Xu Ying's call, Shen Hanyu had no choice but to go over, and Liang Fangrong followed.