Damn Ye Xuan, could he really have passed the county-level examination this year?

How could this be! Ye Xuan is not even 20 years old yet. If he really wins, wouldn't I be severely suppressed by the Ye family?

Li Zhiyuan hadn't forgotten how many times he had shaken his head at Ye Xuan and how many times he had said things like "mediocre" and "not cut out for studying."

Moreover, Shen Zhiyan seems to be quite familiar with the Ye family...

Last time, he scolded Ye Caiping for being shameless and hooking up with a gigolo.

Now he is desperately trying to reject and deny this idea.

It's impossible for the Ye family to be involved with Shen Zhiyan!

No one would want a woman he divorced! She could never find someone better than him.

Therefore, Shen Zhiyan looks down on Ye Caiping! Yes, absolutely not!

Shen Zhiyan must have had other reasons for taking Ye Xuan in, maybe it was some kind of life-saving grace... Yes, that's it.

Li Zhiyuan's mind was about to explode, his thoughts racing.

He was jealous of Shen Zhiyan, the pride of the nation, who became the top scholar at the age of 17.

Then she became afraid that Ye Xuan would step in.

Then she became wary of Ye Caiping's close relationship with Shen Zhiyan...

But what hit him the hardest was Shen Zhiyan becoming the top scholar at the age of 17!

His self-proclaimed talent and pride, which he had been most proud of for 34 years, were shattered with a single step by Shen Zhiyan!

Li Zhiyuan spent the entire morning in a daze, practically drooling.

Li Ziming and Chen Mao shook him several times, but Li Zhiyuan still didn't wake up.

Only when the command "That's all for today" was given from above did he leave like a walking corpse.

Many students were listening intently when Shen Zhiyan ended the lecture, leaving them quite reluctant to part.

They benefited greatly from that morning, never imagining that problems could be solved in such a way, and that the thought process could be so unexpected.

The students admired Shen Zhiyan even more and wanted to surround him to ask questions, but Fang Xuezheng had already had them stopped.

living room--

Shen Zhiyan sat down in the armchair, and a servant immediately brought him tea.

Fang Xuezheng dared not sit down and stood aside, saying, "The student who just caused trouble is named Li Zhiyuan. Should we punish him, sir?"

Shen Zhiyan said, "It's a small matter. Let him continue attending classes and don't make things difficult for him."

Yes, yes.

Fang Xuezheng originally wanted to fire Li Zhiyuan, but since Shen Zhiyan had said so, he decided to let Li Zhiyuan off the hook.

As Shen Zhiyan lowered his eyes to drink his tea, a hint of mockery flashed across his gaze.

We can't let Li Zhiyuan get rid of him.

It would be best to hire several good tutors for him to guide and mentor him.

So when he failed the imperial examination in the fall, he would realize that it wasn't his expulsion from the county school that caused him to fail.

He failed the exam because he was really not good enough!

Shen Zhiyan had already read Li Zhiyuan's article and concluded that he was mediocre.

He is currently short-sighted, narrow-minded, and arrogant. Every word in Li Zhiyuan's articles carries what he considers to be elegant superficiality.

With the limited knowledge Li Zhiyuan possessed, he was lucky to even pass the county-level imperial examination, let alone become a provincial graduate.

After all, with so many exam papers, examiners will eventually lose their sharpness.

Shen Zhiyan put down his teacup: "I'll trouble you to collect the exam papers from now on. I will grade them myself in seven days."

Fang Xuezheng was flattered and replied, "Yes."

Before get out of class ended, Shen Zhiyan assigned the students a few questions and asked them to answer them and hand them in.

Since I've agreed to teach, I should do my best.

Once the students have submitted their papers, he will grade them one by one, offering suggestions and guidance to help them benefit as much as possible.

"Also, make it clear to the students not to look for me or inquire about me. I do not like to be disturbed. Well then, farewell for today."

"Don't worry, don't worry, the students will warn them that even if they encounter them on the street, they are not allowed to approach them. Anyone who dares to disobey will be expelled!"

Fang Xuezheng was extremely respectful.

He had to give them a proper warning, especially to those students from well-off families, telling them not to go around asking questions and angering Mr. Shen.

After all, Mr. Shen is not only a teacher, but also the son of a marquis. If he doesn't want to be disturbed, then no one should disturb him.

If he angers the other party, his entire county association might be wiped out.

...

Li Zhiyuan was dragged out of the county school by Li Ziming and Chen Mao in a daze.

He felt like he was already dead!

Yes, he's dead!

I'm completely devastated!

But little did he know, the next second, he shattered even more!

Just as the three were passing through the alley, everything suddenly went black, and they found themselves with a sack over their heads!

Then came a barrage of punches and kicks.

"Aaaaaah—Help! Murder!"

"Help--"

Screams like pigs being slaughtered echoed throughout the alley.

In a carriage not far away, Shen Manman half-lifted the curtain, watching with excitement and her eyes shining:

"Go, go, go! Fight, fight, fight—okay, stop! Let's go!"

The carriage slowly drove away.

The thugs in the exam room scattered, leaving only three wounded men lying on the ground, writhing in pain.

Back home, Shen Manman and Xiao Qiu jumped off the carriage and walked through the gate, giggling.

Xiao Qiu: "Miss, how are you so clever! You actually thought of hiring someone to beat them up."

"Hmph, look at my dad, he's completely indifferent to that guy surnamed Li, he hasn't done a single thing, it's infuriating! He even said it's none of my business, how can I not be tough?"

The two little girls skipped and hopped away.

From behind a large tree not far away, Duanwu came out, shook his head and sighed, "You two, father and daughter, one used words to fight, the other used force. First you tortured each other mentally, then you tortured each other physically."

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