Chapter 10 God's Help
The provincial exam results will be announced soon.
Everyone has been looking forward to it these days.
Today we are just waiting for the betting to open.
Pu Qiongzhi has recently gone to the temple to worship.
"Madam, don't you believe in these things?" Nangong Hua found it interesting.
Pu Qiongzhi nodded, "At least I showed my kindness."
"Madam, I heard that eight out of ten students from Hanchen Academy pass the exam."
"This provincial exam is usually given to Hanchen Academy."
"They will even recruit some successful candidates before the exam."
"The status of Hanchen Academy is still there. It will be difficult to shake them in a short time." Pu Qiongzhi was helpless.
"Madam! The young master has won! Even though he is at the end..."
As she was speaking, Zhitao came running over with a group of maids to tell her the good news.
Pu Qiongzhi stood up with some surprise.
She doesn't care whether she ranks at the front or the back, as long as she can get in.
"Ah! My husband, the incense I burned was not in vain!" She said to Nangong Hua with a smile.
"Yes, thanks to the blessings of God, this kid actually got into high school." Nangong Hua also followed her meaning and sighed.
What he said was true; this kid's luck had truly turned. He had awakened his past life memories during the scientific expedition. Wasn't that like divine intervention?
This time, there were twenty-nine students from Wutong Academy who took the exam, and almost all of them took the exam except for three students from the system department.
According to Chang Xinyuan and others, those who originally had a relatively small chance of success would simply not participate in the competition.
Because what we are comparing is the chance of passing the exam. If the number of candidates is small and elite, then you will definitely win.
But Pu Qiongzhi disagreed.
After all, the students' future is not their stake.
She hadn't agreed to the competition in the first place with the intention of winning.
There were forty-seven candidates who took the exam at Hanchen Academy this time, and eighteen of them passed.
I heard that only about one or twelve out of ten people are admitted to the provincial exam.
Of the twenty-nine students from Wutong Academy, only eleven passed the exam.
Calculated in proportion, the difference is really negligible.
However, the ratio of Wutong Academy is still lower than that of Hanchen Academy.
"I lost, I lost." Pu Qiongzhi shook her head. "I have to accept the loss. It seems that my money is gone."
"Madam, you only invested 50,000 taels of silver in total, which is not a lot!" Yan'er comforted her.
Pu Qiongzhi just felt heartbroken.
In the past, Yan'er was the most stingy!
Even though she is now wealthy, it is impossible for her not to feel any pain at all.
When other people heard this, they were even more shocked.
Fifty thousand taels of silver, and this maid said it so lightly... It shows that the lady is really rich!
"However, I feel better now that Brother Yu has passed the exam."
Pu Qiongzhi raised the corner of her lips, "Hanchen Academy might still be unhappy. All this money will become thorns on them, just consider it as buying my happiness!"
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"Shame! It's so shameful!" The principal of Hanchen Academy held a ruler and angrily scolded a group of students on the stage.
"How did you learn it? You're only a fraction of a percent better than those peasants."
"But Principal, didn't we win?" a student whispered.
When he said this, the headmaster of Hanchen Academy was furious. "How is this victory any different from slapping me in the face?"
"Fortunately, I was still full of confidence and issued a declaration of war... What a shame, what a shame!"
"Who knows how people outside will laugh at us! We bullied a new academy with no foundation and nearly got ourselves into trouble!"
"Who hired the people from Qinglan Academy? Pack your things immediately and get out of the academy!"
"It's me... Principal. I'm doing this so we can win for sure!"
"Do you really need to embarrass yourself? People are saying that it was only by using such dirty tricks that we managed to win against those rabble! They say that we are a bunch of incompetent rats who call ourselves gentlemen and can't compare to the openness and generosity of those women!"
Not only that, those who won money in this bet kept praising Pu Qiongzhi, saying that she was generous and willing to accept defeat, and her demeanor was unmatched by ordinary people.
Pu Qiongzhi naturally knew how they would praise her.
After all, the money they won was paid by her.
But when these words fell into the ears of Hanchen Academy, they really felt suffocated.
Inside the palace.
When Concubine Ru heard that her nephew had won the exam again, she was overjoyed.
When she heard about the competition in the academy, she generously rewarded Pu Qiongzhi with a batch of jewelry.
Pu Qiongzhi calculated that the lost 50,000 taels were recovered.
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Nangong Jiayu has been busy preparing for the palace examination recently.
One month after the provincial examination results are announced, the palace examination will be held.
No one in the family dared to disturb him, and they were afraid of startling him even when they spoke or moved.
Nangong Jiayu was also not used to such an atmosphere, so she moved directly to the library and continued to prepare with them.
Pu Qiongzhi and Nangong Hua took some time out to visit Nangong Hua's second sister.
Unlike Nangong Yu who married down, Nangong Hua's second sister Nangong Shuang married up, to the Duke of Jing.
In the past year since I got married, I have always said that I wanted to visit my second sister, but I have never had the time.
Even Nangong Yu came with them today.
She hadn't seen her sister for some time.
Nangong Shuang's life was actually pretty good.
Her husband is a cautious and mature man, and is very knowledgeable in official circles.
Her son and daughter are also very promising.
However, as soon as Pu Qiongzhi and others entered the door, they saw her wearing a gray dress and catching a chicken in the yard.
"Huh?" Pu Qiongzhi was most afraid of chickens, and she froze in place.
Nangong Hua didn't expect that she was afraid of this. He just took a few steps forward and helped Nangong Shuang catch the chicken.
In the end, the chicken was caught by Nangong Shuang.
"You beast! Where are you running to? You want to dodge my knife? No way!"
Nangong Yu frowned, "Second sister, what are you doing?"
"Eldest sister? Second brother? Why are you here? I'm going to kill a chicken! You're in for a treat!" Nangong Shuang said to them excitedly.
Nangong Hua walked up to Pu Qiongzhi and saw that her face was pale. "Madam? How is it?"
"It's okay... I'm just a little afraid of chickens." Pu Qiongzhi said in a low voice.
Nangong Hua was stunned. "I, I don't know. Sorry, I scared you."
"Second sister, do you have any tea? My wife is frightened." He turned his head and asked.
Nangong Shuang came over again with the chicken in her hand.
Nangong Hua hurriedly stepped in front and said, "My wife is a little afraid of chickens."
"There's water, but no tea! Let me go find some!"
"No need, just water is fine."
Pu Qiongzhi's voice came, and she poked her head out from behind Nangong Hua.
After drinking the water, Pu Qiongzhi felt a little better.
Her eyes fell on the furnishings in the house, and she noticed that there were no servants in the mansion.
Nangong Shuang stewed chicken soup and came back soon.
Everyone clearly saw that the hem of her skirt was stained with blood...
"Ah? Oh! It's okay! I have to clean up later, so this is more convenient!"
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