Chapter 139 It’s Over
On the day of the assessment, Hu Xiner dressed up as a man, and the young man in blue looked handsome and cute.
"How is it?" She lowered her voice and took two steps, deliberately imitating Mu Qing's cold and aloof manner when treating others and asked.
"My lady is very pretty." Mu Qing praised with a smile.
"Then I will set off." Hu Xiner bowed in a pretentious manner.
"I'll go with you, just to cheer you up." Mu Qing took her hand.
Hu Xin'er slapped him away: "Don't do this in front of outsiders, or they'll suspect you have a homosexual fetish!"
Mu Qing felt aggrieved, but he didn't say anything, just sighed leisurely.
Since they wanted to hide their identities, they naturally could not take the Lu Mansion's carriage, so they walked to the Duke's Mansion.
There was a huge crowd of people in front of the mansion. Hu Xiner became nervous when she saw so many people.
Hurry and line up at the end of the line.
There is someone guarding the door and you have to recite a random poem. Only if it matches the correct one can you get a number and go in.
Hu Xin'er craned her neck to take a look, and heard the new scholar behind her exclaim, "Isn't that Mr. Wenshan? He's the one setting the questions!"
An old scholar gave him a disapproving look and said, "Don't make a fuss. Mr. Wenshan has a very good relationship with the Duke's Mansion. What's so strange about him helping with the assessment?"
"I'm sorry for my rudeness," the scholar said hurriedly, "but with Mr. Wenshan here, how can we even have a chance of being selected?"
As they were talking, several people walked out dejectedly.
Obviously, even the poem doesn't match.
The old scholar shook his head and said, "It's just recruiting a book boy. Mr. Wenshan won't deliberately make things difficult for us."
Hu Xin'er was stuck in the middle and didn't say anything. She just felt more and more nervous when she saw many people couldn't even get through the door.
On the one hand, she was worried about her identity being exposed, and on the other hand, if she couldn't even pass the first level, she would be humiliated!
"To know the distance is to look at what is near." Mr. Wenshan sat at the door and casually said a poem.
Hu Xiner was excited. This was the poem that Mu Qing had taught her to recite!
He quickly answered the second half of the sentence: "It is rare to see someone with white hair today."
I finally passed the checkpoint and just breathed a sigh of relief when I heard Mr. Wenshan exclaim "Huh".
Her heart began to lift again, wondering if Mr. Wenshan had discovered that she was disguised as a man!
Unexpectedly, when she turned around, she saw Mu Qing following her into the door with a number plate.
Mr. Wenshan obviously knew him and nodded at him with a smile.
Hu Xin'er took a few steps forward and hurriedly asked in a low voice, "What's going on? How did you get in?"
Mu Qing explained gently, "I was worried about you, so I became your servant."
I thought Hu Xiner would be very touched, but I saw her with a sad face.
Mu Qing was extremely confused: "What's wrong?"
"You are so capable, but you will lower my chances of being selected. I will definitely not make any money then!" Hu Xiner complained in a low voice.
Mu Qing quickly coaxed her: "If you fail, I will definitely not be a servant."
Hu Xin'er felt even sadder when she heard this: "You also think I can't become one, right?"
It's easy to imagine how it would be possible for the eldest son of the Lu family to be a servant in the Duke's Mansion.
Mu Qing must have thought that he would not pass the exam, so he followed me here as if it was a joke!
Mu Qing felt inexplicably disliked and moved closer, wanting to explain.
Hu Xin'er took a few steps back and said, "My dear, please keep your distance. I don't know you. Let's just rely on our own abilities in the exam room!"
Then he left angrily.
She felt she still had a little hope.
After all, he is someone who has experienced the college entrance examination in modern times. It is impossible for him to fall to the point where he can't even be someone else's servant in ancient times!
There were special people in the Duke's Mansion who led them to the examination place.
Hu Xiner looked around as she walked. This Duke's Mansion was incredibly huge!
Although the Lu family was a former prime minister and could be considered a famous family, they were honest officials after all and disdained to form cliques for personal gain.
But the Duke's Mansion is different. It is a true aristocratic family with generations of nobility. The Duke himself is in his prime, and the entire family is very prosperous.
In a place like Beijing where every inch of land is valuable, nearly a hundred people passed the entrance audition.
And these hundred people were more than enough to take the exam together in the Duke's Mansion!
This is just a courtyard in the Duke's Mansion!
Hu Xin'er whispered, "How many courtyards this big are there in the Duke's Mansion?"
Everyone around her looked at her in surprise. They didn't expect that she would expose her ignorance in front of everyone.
"You just arrived in Beijing, right?" a teenager said with a frown.
Hu Xiner nodded awkwardly, not expecting to be watched by so many people.
The young man said in a bad tone, "You can't find out about the Duke's family's wealth. This mansion alone is worth half of Changhua Street."
Hu Xiner was stunned.
Even the cheapest shop in the capital city has a monthly rent starting at ten thousand taels.
Wouldn’t a shop on Changhua Street cost millions?
And half of Changhua Street... Oh my God, no wonder they can offer a monthly salary of one thousand taels of gold just to recruit a servant!
She kept estimating in her mind how much money such a large item would cost, and subconsciously thanked the young man: "Thank you, brother, for answering my questions."
The young man came over, fanning himself. "Looking at your poor appearance, you must be here for the thousand taels of gold."
In the eyes of today's noble scholars, these words are considered a blatant humiliation.
No one expected to see such a good show here, and they all showed a gloating look on their faces.
Reducing the number of competitors is naturally a good thing.
Hu Xin'er's mind was full of money. Upon hearing this, she showed an excited expression: "Yes! The Duke's Mansion is so powerful, I don't have to worry about him delaying the payment!"
The young man hadn't expected her to respond like that: "You're different from the others. You're not pretentious at all."
Everyone started laughing at Hu Xiner at this time. Hu Xiner then realized her own gaffe and didn't want to cause trouble, so she quickened her pace and walked forward.
Unexpectedly, the boy followed closely and asked, "Hey, what's your name?"
Hu Xin'er ignored him.
"My last name is Zhao. You can call me Young Master Zhao." Seeing her bad attitude, the young man didn't take it as an offense. "I have a bad mouth, but my family is quite wealthy. If you don't get selected here, would you consider being my servant?"
Hu Xin'er was furious and politely declined, "Forget it."
There are hundreds of desks placed in the courtyard, creating a spectacular scene.
Hu Xiner picked a desk at random and sat down. Mu Qing sat next to her. The young man named Zhao also sat over and kept asking her if she wanted to be his servant.
The first test was about books, and luckily, she was tested on things she had memorized.
All three stayed, and the unsuccessful were immediately ejected, leaving half the field eliminated.
The next competition was the piano, which was also Hu Xin'er's worst subject. She was so nervous that her palms were sweating: This time I'm doomed...
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