The Queen Mother took out a few more of the little kids' doodles for her to look at.

I really like it no matter how I look at it.

"Queen Mother, Queen Mother!"

Eunuch Cheng walked in holding a whisk with a serious look on his face.

Eunuch Cheng was the Queen Mother's confidant, so the Queen Mother did not avoid him and continued to admire the graffiti: "What happened so early in the morning?"

Eunuch Cheng said anxiously, "It's Doctor Su."

The Queen Mother asked, "Didn't she go to the palace to study?"

Eunuch Cheng said, "Yes, he went to the palace to study, and is making a fuss in the Qilin Hall right now!"

The Queen Mother asked curiously, "She's making a fuss?"

Eunuch Cheng hurriedly said, "It's not Miss Su who's making trouble! The thing is, didn't Master Jiang give a test paper to the students of the palace a few days ago? Princess Jingning and Princess Lingxi got A, and Doctor Su beat them both and got A+, ranking first, and then..."

Having said this, he smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to say any more.

The Queen Mother said slowly, "So you suspect her grades aren't real, right? Is such a small matter worth reporting to me?"

Eunuch Cheng sighed, "If Da Hu, Er Hu and Xiao Hu knew that their mother was bullied in the palace school, they would be very upset."

The Queen Mother glared at him and said, "You are the only one who talks too much!"

Eunuch Cheng smiled.

There are some things that the Empress Dowager is not convenient to say, so Eunuch Cheng comes to say them for her, and he can be considered a very diligent substitute.

The atmosphere in the classroom was tense until Eunuch Cheng shouted, "The Queen Mother has arrived—"

Everyone was shocked.

The Queen Mother is here? Generally speaking, the Queen Mother would not leave the harem easily. This was a rule set by our ancestors, but the Qilin Palace was an exception.

It is between the harem and the front court. Although there are officials coming in and out, the servants here are all eunuchs and palace maids.

But that’s not the most important thing.

Most importantly, wasn't the Queen Mother recuperating in Yongshou Palace? Why did she come to the palace school when she had nothing else to do? Everyone came out of the classroom and greeted her.

The Queen Mother raised her hand, the phoenix sedan chair came down, and she walked down holding Eunuch Cheng's hand.

Princess Hui'an immediately rushed over, hugged her arms and said coquettishly: "Grandmother, you came at the right time. Hui'an missed you!"

Hui'an always encounters obstacles in front of Jingning, but when it comes to pleasing the elders, Jingning is indeed not as good as her.

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "Then why don't you stay in Yongshou Palace to accompany me?"

Princess Hui'an said innocently, "Isn't it time for class? But Grandmother, why are you here? Do you know that Hui'an has been bullied?"

The Queen Mother said calmly, "I was just walking around and came to a nearby place. You said someone bullied you, who is so bold?"

Princess Hui'an pointed at Guo Lingxi and said, "She!"

Guo Lingxi said: "I didn't bully you!"

Princess Hui'an put her hands on her hips and said, "You are bullying my little follower! You are bullying me!"

Guo Lingxi didn't dare to act rashly in front of the empress dowager. He curled his lips and said nothing.

The Queen Mother looked at Master Jiang, who was in the lead, with a dignified look without even getting angry.

Mr. Jiang's scalp felt numb.

This Queen Mother is no pushover, otherwise she wouldn't have given birth to her eldest son under the nose of the late Queen.

He cupped his hands and told the story of Su Xiaoxiao getting an A grade in the exam. He did not favor any side nor did he exaggerate. He just described what happened truthfully.

"Guo Lingxi is not convinced! Master Jiang favors Guo Lingxi!" Princess Hui'an summarized the exam paper incident.

The Queen Mother said calmly, "What big deal do I take it for? One is not convinced, and the other does not believe it. This is easy to deal with. Just take another exam."

Princess Hui'an quietly moved to Su Xiaoxiao's side and whispered, "Little follower, will you reveal your true intentions? If so, blink your eyes and I will ruin it for you!"

Su Xiaoxiao: “…”

Guo Lingxi raised his chin and looked at Su Xiaoxiao: "Do you dare?"

Su Xiaoxiao said calmly: "I won fairly, why should I compete with a defeated general?"

Guo Lingxi sneered disdainfully: "I think you just don't dare, right? Well, if you peek at the test paper and take the test again, won't you be exposed?"

Princess Hui'an's eyes flashed, and she covered her belly and screamed, "Oh, Grandmother, my stomach hurts!"

Guo Lingxi: "Oh, I knew it!"

Su Xiaoxiao came to Princess Hui'an and said softly, "Your Highness Hui'an, I didn't say I don't compete."

Princess Hui'an was startled: "Hmm?"

Su Xiaoxiao glanced at Guo Lingxi: "But I won't compete with her."

She walked up to Master Jiang and said, "Let me compete with you."

Master Jiang: “…”

Everyone: “…”

Su Xiaoxiao said calmly: "Take this exam paper as an example. The scope and question types of the exam remain unchanged. Master Jiang, do you dare to compete with me?"

Master Jiang said coldly: "Do you know what you are doing?"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "It's just a test of the scriptures. Are you scared, Master Jiang?"

Lu Ying covered her chest with her hands: "Oh my god, she's crazy! She actually wants to compete with Master Jiang in calligraphy!"

The question type for this written test is to post scriptures.

The so-called post sutras are made by covering the two ends, opening a line in the middle, cutting the paper into posts, and posting three characters each time.

To put it simply, it is filling in the blanks.

It seems simple, but because it often only excerpts one sentence from the text, cutting off the beginning and the end, who wouldn’t be confused after reading it?

In addition, there was no need to mark the key points, and the test was old-fashioned and biased, which made the candidates very confused.

Master Jiang thought Su Xiaoxiao was simply arrogant and ignorant! He flicked his sleeves and snorted, "I am a top-ranked scholar, but I am actually taking the exam with a female student. If this behavior of bullying the younger generation gets out, what will happen to my reputation?"

The Queen Mother said, "Well, isn't it enough for her to beat you in the test? Then you won't be bullying her."

"This——" Master Jiang choked.

Finally, the Queen Mother made the decision and asked the two of them to set questions for each other on the Analects of Confucius and the Book of Songs.

The Book of Songs has 39,243 characters, and the Analects of Confucius has 11,705 characters. The palace school only studied less than one-tenth of these characters, and the scope of the exam was also only this one-tenth.

But now the scope of the exam has been expanded to the entire text——

This was a written test without any suspense.

Miss Su is doomed to lose.

The daughters all shook their heads, unable to bear to look at the horrific sight.

Su Xiaoxiao was quick in coming up with questions and it only took her a quarter of an hour.

Mr. Jiang glanced at her. Couldn't think of a topic? He wrote for another quarter of an hour before filling up three pages.

He said that he would not make things difficult for the younger generation, but he was ruthless when it came to giving questions.

After all, it was too simple and did not show his level.

The two sides exchanged test questions.

Su Xiaoxiao picked up the pen and began to write fluently.

On the contrary, when Mr. Jiang got the test paper, his brows slightly frowned.

Quarter of an hour later, Su Xiaoxiao handed in her paper.

"No way? You handed it in so soon? The time hasn't even come yet..."

"Isn't she just giving up and answering randomly?"

Guo Lingxi said coldly: "Of course she answered randomly. You didn't really expect her to answer like a flower, did you?"

Lu Ying suddenly said, "Look at Master Jiang. Is he feeling unwell? His face suddenly looks so bad..."

(End of this chapter)