The third Miss Qin from the Qin family was not surprised that she failed the exam, but she was inevitably sad.

"Don't be sad. Other people either already read those books or did some things a long time ago." Mrs. Qin certainly hoped that her daughter could be admitted to the graduate school, but her daughter did not pass.

They originally thought that Miss Qin San would be able to pass the exam, and they always subconsciously believed that their daughter could not be much worse than Princess Rongning.

It wasn't just the Qin family; other families thought so too. They all felt their daughters shouldn't be any worse than Princess Rongning. They even thought that as long as their daughters studied, they would definitely be able to do it.

"Yeah." Miss Qin San nodded slightly, but she couldn't help feeling sad.

"You've seen what those on the list are like," Madam Qin said. "There are few women, but mostly men."

"The man... yes." Miss Qin San said, "A girl from the Xue family passed the exam."

"The young lady from the Xue family had read those books before," Madam Qin said. "They sent books to Princess Rongning, and they read some themselves."

Mrs. Qin couldn't change this, and she couldn't cram too much knowledge into her daughter's head. She could only let her daughter study more, and other than that, she had no other words to say.

"Your cousin must be disappointed," Madam Qin said. "That's good. It should dampen your arrogance. Don't let you think you can do anything, that you can succeed just by doing it."

"Yes." Miss Qin San really thought she could pass the exam at that time.

Miss Qin San was still thinking about what she would do in the future. She would take one step at a time and perhaps one day become the director of the research institute. But now she realized how naive her idea was. She couldn't even pass the entrance exam to the research institute, let alone become the director.

Princess Rongning was still so young, even younger than her. If Miss Qin San wanted to become the director of the research institute, she would have to wait until Princess Rongning stepped down. If Princess Rongning didn't step down, how could Miss Qin San take the position?

These people are just overthinking. They are older than Princess Rongning, and they have to outlive her and outlive her. Unless Princess Rongning steps down voluntarily, and steps down sooner rather than later, others will have a chance.

As for the Qin family, it is unlikely that the royal family will allow them to serve as directors of the research institute again.

The Qin family still holds official positions, and a woman is serving as the Crown Prince's concubine. If the Qin family becomes too powerful, then Concubine Qin will become Concubine Cen.

In the Eastern Palace, when the Crown Princess learned that Miss Qin San had failed the exam, she wasn't particularly happy, nor was she particularly sad. For a woman like Miss Qin San to get into the academy, and for her to become a prominent figure, it would be even more difficult. It would take at least a decade for her to climb the ladder.

"Concubine Qin smashed a lot of things." The nanny came to report to the Crown Princess.

"There's no need to send people to buy her anything," said the Crown Princess. "If everyone were to act like her, the palace's expenses would be enormous."

The Crown Princess couldn't possibly spoil Concubine Qin. If Concubine Qin had the guts, she could tell the Crown Prince. The Crown Princess wasn't afraid of the Crown Prince finding out about this, as the Crown Prince couldn't make the decision for Concubine Qin.

After Concubine Qin smashed something, she waited for someone to replace it with a new one, but no one showed up.

"What's going on?" asked Concubine Qin.

"Those people won't give you anything." The maidservant beside Concubine Qin said, "They said that according to the rules, you can't get a new one this month."

"What?" Concubine Qin opened her eyes wide.

"Not just this month, but this year as well," the maid said. "If you want to exchange it, you'll have to pay for it yourself."

After the maid finished speaking, she felt a little timid. She was afraid that Concubine Qin would be angry. When Concubine Qin was angry, she liked to torment the people around her. The maid was worried that Concubine Qin would attack her, so she hurriedly stood aside.

"Damn it." Concubine Qin thought the Crown Princess was going too far.

Concubine Qin was furious and wanted to find the prince to tell him.

However, the Crown Prince did not meet Concubine Qin, and only said that since Concubine Qin entered the palace, she should abide by the palace rules. The Crown Princess was frugal, which was not wrong. This matter was Concubine Qin's own fault.

After Concubine Qin finished praying for the late queen, she started making trouble again.

The Crown Prince disliked Concubine Qin, but she was bestowed upon him by the Emperor. He married Concubine Qin because the Qin family had a former empress, who the Emperor valued and everyone felt sorry for.

"..." Concubine Qin didn't expect that the prince would not see her.

Once, twice... How could the prince treat her like this?

Concubine Qin couldn't cry in front of the emperor, she was the prince's concubine, not the emperor's concubine. The emperor asked the prince to marry Concubine Qin, but it didn't mean that the emperor had to let the prince dote on Concubine Qin.

Concubine Qin gritted her teeth. If she couldn't see these people, then she would see others.

So Concubine Qin sent someone to the Marquis of Jingning's mansion to ask Princess Rongning to come and see her.

When the people at Jingning Marquis's Mansion learned that someone had arrived from the Eastern Palace, they initially assumed that the Crown Prince or the Crown Princess had something to say. Even though they could tell that the person wasn't the same person they'd been with before, and wasn't a familiar face, they still didn't suspect anything given the large number of people from the Eastern Palace.

As soon as that person entered the Marquis' Mansion, he said that he wanted to let Princess Rongning go to the Eastern Palace. His attitude was not very good.

Liu Yulian felt something was not right, so she decided not to go.

"Today, there's something important going on at the research institute, so I have to go there first." Liu Yulian said, "If the Crown Princess wants to see me, I'll go to the research institute."

That person had never expected Liu Yulian to say this, "Are you so disrespectful to the Eastern Palace?"

"Your tone is not right." Liu Yulian said, "Neither the Crown Princess nor the Crown Prince has ever used a tone like this."

Liu Yulian knew that there were not only the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess in the Eastern Palace, but also other people in the Eastern Palace.

"..." The man was silent for a moment, then said, "Concubine Qin wants to see you."

"Oh." Liu Yulian nodded, "No!"

Liu Yulian thought, what is Concubine Qin? Why should she go to see Concubine Qin? When the Crown Princess is still alive, what qualifications does Concubine Qin have to do that? Liu Yulian's identity is not simple. She is not just a simple princess.

The man wanted to speak more, but was forcibly sent out of the mansion.

When the person sent by Concubine Qin returned, that person exaggerated the situation in front of her, saying that Princess Rongning was arrogant and did not respect Concubine Qin at all.

After hearing this, Concubine Qin was very angry. She thought to herself, who is Princess Rongning? How dare a mere princess treat her like that?

So Concubine Qin started crying and sent someone to inform the Crown Prince, hoping that he would come. But the person Concubine Qin sent to find the Crown Prince was still talking about how bad Princess Rongning was and that she would not come to see Concubine Qin.

The Crown Prince was irritated by Concubine Qin. How could Concubine Qin have the qualifications to ask Princess Rongning to enter the palace?

Princess Rongning was still a first-rank official. The concubines in the harem and the Eastern Palace were not qualified to allow Princess Rongning to see them at will.

"Since she's so sad, then she should stay indoors and not come out to see anyone for the next two months," the prince said directly, "so that no one will make her cry."

The Crown Prince had his reasons and evidence for confining Concubine Qin to his house, so it was not a random punishment.

Concubine Qin never thought that she would be under house arrest in disguise again. How could the prince treat her like that?

When the prince arrived at the emperor's side, he told him that Concubine Qin had sent someone to the Marquis of Jingning's mansion, intending to have Princess Rongning meet her in the Eastern Palace.

"It's an overstepping of authority." said the emperor.

The emperor looked at the chessboard on the table. If he had known that Concubine Qin was of this character, he would never have let her marry the prince.

"House arrest is good." The emperor still held a chess piece in his hand.

Everyone in the capital knew how much the emperor valued Princess Rongning, and basically no one rushed to do anything in front of Princess Rongning.

There were so many outstanding young men in the capital, and Princess Rongning could only marry one. There was really no need for them to deal with Princess Rongning. Besides, many people didn't understand research, and they couldn't become the director of the academy, and the director of the academy didn't even attend court.

Most people want to have a say in the court rather than stay in the research institute.

When Mrs. Qin Er learned that her daughter was under house arrest again, she went to find her husband. What should she do?

"Isn't it because you spoiled her?" said Mr. Qin. He didn't want his daughter to be confined to her house. He wanted the best for her, but she simply didn't listen to him.

Qin Erye had long told his daughter to keep a low profile, but she refused to listen. She simply wanted to compete with the Crown Princess, and Qin Erye certainly hoped that his daughter could win over the Crown Princess and have her deposed, but this was no simple matter.

My daughter is not patient enough. She can just be like that in the Eastern Palace on weekdays, but she also wants Princess Rongning to meet her.

Haha, Mr. Qin was wondering why his daughter became like this?

My daughter was obviously very obedient when she was at home, but she changed after she got married.

"I didn't let her do that." Mrs. Qin said.

Even without Mr. Qin telling her, Mrs. Qin knew that her daughter had gone too far.

Concubine Qin's story was a joke in the eyes of others. She was able to enter the Eastern Palace thanks to the late Queen's influence. A dead person couldn't protect Concubine Qin much, and since she didn't know how to keep a low profile, she shouldn't blame others for not giving her face.

At the research institute, Liu Yulian is now wondering how she forgot those physics formulas. Is it because she has graduated for many years and she has returned the knowledge to her teacher?

The cheat system didn't have those knowledge points, so Liu Yulian couldn't explain the angle calculation formula to those people. She studied mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and traveled all over the world, but she was once a science student. However, after graduation, she returned the knowledge to her teachers.

She didn't use the knowledge often and didn't work as a tutor, so she couldn't remember it.

"Continue the research." Liu Yulian saw the steam engine developed by the people in the research institute. This steam engine was not powerful enough and consumed a lot of coal. It was a waste of energy and was not very practical.

However, even if it is not widely practical, such a steam engine can already do something.

"Steam engine, gas, combustion, heat..." Liu Yulian didn't know much. What she saw in later generations were not the earliest steam engines, but various high-tech things.

Liu Yulian liked those high-tech things, because they were so convenient to use. But creating something from scratch was really difficult, and it wasn't something that could be developed just by someone researching it.

Without ready-made blueprints, they could only study from thin air.

The key is that many theories have not been formed into formulas and are difficult to calculate, which makes it even more difficult.

There are large and small parts in a machine. If one part is not done properly, the whole thing may not work.

"Don't be in a hurry, take your time." Liu Yulian said, "It's already very good that you can do this."

There were skilled craftsmen in ancient times who were able to make some very useful things. However, those things were not so easy to make, and some of them were only recorded in books and lost to later generations.

Liu Yulian thought they could look through more books. Perhaps some of the knowledge points were already there, but no one had systematically organized them. They might just have mentioned them a few times in a book, but that book might not be well-known.

Some of the content may not have been published in a book, but may be in other people's manuscripts.

"If this thing is well researched, it can bring about earth-shaking changes to the imperial court." Liu Yulian said, "If it can be manufactured and improved, it will be of greater use in the future."

That was all Liu Yulian could say. Others didn't know what would happen if this steam engine was developed, so Liu Yulian was just encouraging them.

"Today, I'll give you a snack." Liu Yulian said.

"We will definitely be able to research something better." said the person in charge. He believed that the steam engine was a very useful thing. He didn't know it at first, but as he studied it in depth, he found that this thing was very useful.

"Yes," Liu Yulian said, "Research is like this. If one generation doesn't figure it out, there's always another generation to keep working on it."

Although Liu Yulian was only half-baked in some research, she did have some knowledge, and the knowledge of later generations was more advanced. Therefore, Liu Yulian could still play a role, and those people also thought that Liu Yulian knew a lot.

Liu Yulian didn't dare to show that she was stupid, so she tried her best to think of some ways and remember what she knew to tell these people.

When Liu Yulian came out of the research institute, she happened to see He Xiyuan standing there.

"Go for a walk?" He Xiyuan asked, "Or go back?"

"Let's go for a walk." Liu Yulian said with a smile.

The relationship between He Xiyuan and Liu Yulian was not so dramatic, nor were there so many conflicts between them, and they did not quarrel all the time.

"Are you tired?" He Xiyuan asked.

"Not really," Liu Yulian said. "Even though there's a lot of research going on, I don't understand what it's all about. I'll talk about what I can, and if I don't understand, I'll keep quiet."

Liu Yulian is like this. She doesn't know how to speak carelessly, as that would delay other people's research progress.

When Liu Yulian and He Xiyuan were walking on the street, they happened to pass by the shop run by Su Qiuya and his wife.

Liu Yulian and He Xiyuan were chatting and laughing, and they didn't pay attention to the people on the roadside.

Su Qiuya did see Liu Yulian, but she did not go up to Liu Yulian and say hello.

"That's not..." At this moment, another voice came from the shop.

"Don't go." Su Qiuya grabbed Liu Yuqin's hand.

Liu Yuqin's name was originally the same as Liu Fang's, without considering any generational characters, but was simply called Liuqin. However, when Liu Yuqin was about to get married, she started making a fuss, saying that she wanted to marry the official's son, and asked her family to give her some face so that she could get married.

So Liu Qin's name became Liu Yuqin, and her mother did not bother with Liu Yuqin about those things.

If a mistress of the house always suppresses concubines and illegitimate children, she will be more likely to be caught. It is better to indulge them appropriately.

Liu Yuqin thought she had won a great victory at that time, and she thought her stepmother was nothing special.

"I'm just going to say hello to my younger sister." Liu Yuqin said, "Why won't you let me go?"

"She is with her fiancé." Su Qiuya said.

"How shameless! They're always like this before they even get married." Liu Yuqin sneered. "She's just relying on her status as a princess and the fact that the Duke of Chengguo's mansion won't come to cancel the engagement, right? If her engagement is really broken off, who would dare to marry her?"

"Many people want to marry her." Su Qiuya said, "Some people even hope that she will break off the engagement as soon as possible. So many young men want to marry her."

Su Qiuya was telling the truth. Many families hoped that Liu Yulian would be their daughter-in-law. Liu Yulian was so capable and held an official position, so she would definitely teach her children with all her heart in the future.

It would be great if Liu Yulian's child could be smarter and could do research with her.

Su Qiuya knew with her toes how popular Liu Yulian was. People like Liu Yuqin, haha, could not compare to her.

"Why are you so proud? She's not your sister." Liu Yuqin said, "Don't forget that they have severed their relationship with you."

"Oh." Su Qiuya said, "It's okay, doesn't my second sister live with us?"

Su Qiuya saw that Liu Yuqin didn't feel like a dependent at all, and this guy still had such a bad temper.

“You…” Liu Yuqin glared at Su Qiuya, “You are indeed a merchant girl, you have no vision at all.”

"..." Su Qiuya was too lazy to say who was short-sighted.

While Liu Yuqin and Su Qiuya were talking, Liu Yulian and He Xiyuan had already walked away.

"Let's go drink some mutton soup later." Liu Yulian said.

"Okay, it can also warm you up." He Xiyuan had no objection.

At a restaurant, the Duan family's young master watched Liu Yulian and He Xiyuan walking together. He had previously gone to Princess Rongning's library to pick up a kite. He thought the two had a wonderful relationship, childhood sweethearts, and wondered if they could continue to be like this in the future.

He Xiyuan will take part in the imperial examination this year. The young master of the Duan family thinks that even if He Xiyuan passes the exam, he will not be able to compete with Princess Rongning.

"Brother, what are you looking at?" asked the girl from the Duan family.

"You are about to enter the research institute, so you have to change your irritable temper." Young Master Duan said.

"Why are you so irritable?" Miss Duan didn't think she was irritable. "Let me see."

Miss Duan looked downstairs. She looked around but couldn't see anything different. "There's nothing to see."

"The director of your research institute just passed by." Young Master Duan said with a smile.

"Really?" Miss Duan was puzzled. Anyway, she didn't see it. "I still need to make a few more convenient clothes."

Miss Duan was muttering over there, saying that the research institute was no different from other places, they couldn't always dress up so beautifully, they had to do research, and she heard that some people were covered in dust.

When she gets to the research institute, will she become like that?

It’s okay, she can do it, Miss Duan told herself, she had finally gotten into the research institute, she must work hard.