Chapter 36 The Little Devil Takes the Monthly Exam

Bailixi continued, "Zong Zhao loved reading when he was young. He spent more time in the study than in the martial arts arena. However, the Zong family had been military commanders for generations, so the old marquis forced him to go to the martial arts arena more often. This made him feel disgusted and he was so angry that he didn't go to the martial arts arena for a while. Later, until the old marquis stopped caring about it, he started to practice martial arts seriously."

Xu Wan heard about her husband's childhood for the first time and was suddenly amused: "He was quite bad-tempered when he was a child."

Baili Xi said with some nostalgia: "Yes, children all have tempers and are very rebellious. It is best to stroke them in the right direction."

Baili Xi's reminder was just enough, leaving Xu Wan alone standing there thinking about how to please the stubborn little donkey.

In the pavilion in March, the breeze blows in gusts, which feels very comfortable on the body. In the distance, the sound of children reading can be heard, one is serious and steady, and the other is careless.

Xu Wan's fingers tapped on the stone table, again and again.

She tilted her head towards Cuizhi and asked, "Is there a place in the capital where students can compete in recitation?"

"Memorizing?" Cuizhi thought for a moment and said, "Every college does have this item in its monthly exams, but they are all competitions between students in their own college."

"There is also the Tongzi exam, which also tests these things, but the test is more in-depth. It is used by the imperial court to select child prodigies, and only those under the age of twelve can participate. If you pass the Tongzi exam, you can participate in the imperial examination as an exception, without being subject to the minimum age limit of ten years old, and you don't have to take the Tongsheng and Xiucai exams."

Xu Wan's heart moved when she heard this. This boy's examination could just solve Zong Jincheng's age problem. If all went well, he could get 100 million in three years instead of having to wait six years.

But thinking about the little devil's current progress... forget it, she should not be too optimistic.

Xu Wan asked, "Can Jincheng and Wenxiu take part in the monthly exams in that academy? I can pay them a tuition fee to enroll them, and then they can drop out after taking the exams."

Cuizhi smiled and said, "Of course you can. The academy would rather just collect money than teach the children. But the academy divides the classes by age. The two young men, one eight and one ten years old, will be divided into two classes, and the difficulty of the exams will also be different."

Xu Wan's eyes suddenly lit up: "In other words, if Jin Cheng catches up with Wen Xiu's learning progress, he can get better grades than Wen Xiu?"

"That's right."

Xu Wan immediately made the decision: "Register them both!"

Although one of the two children is good at understanding and the other is good at rote memorization, they have a very solid grasp of knowledge. So Xu Wan asked Cuizhi to find an upper-middle-level academy for them, where the opponents are a little strong but not geniuses. This is most suitable for gaining a sense of accomplishment.

The day of the exam was the second to last day of Zong Jincheng's studies.

Zong Jincheng was dragged onto the carriage unwillingly, and kept muttering along the way: "What kind of test is this? I hate this kind of thing the most. You called me out now just to slow down my memorization progress, right? You have a vicious heart!!"

"I'll give you your monthly salary after the exam today." Xu Wan said.

The little devil hadn't finished his nagging complaints when he heard this sentence. His dark eyes looked at her suspiciously, "Are you so kind?"

Shouldn't she be trying to get him to read for a few more days?

Xu Wan raised her eyebrows: "Of course, I have always been such a kind person."

"Tsk——" Zong Jincheng rolled his eyes.

The carriage drove towards its destination and finally stopped in front of a college.

Qingbo Academy.

Zong Jincheng was the first to jump off the carriage. Without waiting for Xu Wan and Zong Wenxiu, he walked into the academy and looked around this new place with curiosity.

It was early morning, the time for students to go to school, and there were a lot of students on the road, of all ages.

Seeing Zong Jincheng and his companions coming down, accompanied by many servants and maids, people realized that the young master of some family had come to enroll in the school, and many people came to watch the excitement.

"It's those two people, right? They're new here. They look like they're going to the orphanage. Today is the monthly exam. Why are they signing up for school now?"

"It's obvious that these two are wealthy people. As long as you spend enough on tuition, not only can you take the monthly exam, but you can also be received by the dean personally on the day of the scientific exam!"

"Look, the dean really showed up. Damn, it looks like he's someone important!"

"Oh, I despise those who rely on their family the most. If they weren't lucky enough to be born into a good family, they wouldn't even be able to get into the academy!"

"Who can blame them for being so lucky? Even if they have nothing in their heads, they have plenty of papers to scribble on. We are not like that. We are afraid of dirtying the papers when answering questions."

"Hahaha, stop talking. That short guy is looking over here. Look at how indignant he is. Damn it, he doesn't even let anyone talk about it. What's so arrogant about that?"

Zong Jincheng was unhappy to take the monthly exam, and then he heard a few people saying bad things about him, and he instantly exploded.

He walked forward quickly with a dark face, stared at the two men who were about the same height as him, and asked, "Who of you two is relying on your father?"

One of them said bluntly: "I'm talking to you, kid. This is a monthly exam. Do you have the guts to go in and take the exam? Don't come out crying and say you don't know the answer!"

Zong Jincheng laughed angrily: "I came here for the monthly exam. Who wouldn't know how to answer a test paper? I think it would be easy for me to beat you guys!"

"Hey, what's your name? You dress fancy and brag a lot! I want to see what you can get out of the exam!"

"Zong Jincheng," the little devil said viciously, "where are you? Don't wait until I finish the exam and hide away so that no one can find you!"

"I am Wu Shusen."

"My name is Zhang Zhi." The most arrogant child said after saying his name, "Boy, you can't pass our exams, let alone Qin Ye, the exam god of our academy."

Zong Jincheng said: "Okay, I will remember you all, let's see who will be on the list later!"

Zhang Zhi laughed and said, "Humph, don't cry and drop out of school!"

Zong Jincheng raised his middle finger at him.

Zhang Zhi: “…”

This bastard, does he have any integrity that a scholar should have?

Behind him, Zong Wenxiu followed his brother into the examination room, while Xu Wan was still talking to the dean.

The dean wanted to come over to stop them when he saw this, but was stopped by Xu Wan. He said awkwardly, "Madam, although those two students just now are not very sensible, they are very hardworking and always get B grades. If the young master competes with them, I'm afraid..."

After hearing B, Xu Wan felt that this was a sure thing.

She smiled and said, "It's okay. My kid is doing well in his studies."

Upon hearing this, the dean smiled and praised, "The children of the Marquis' Mansion are excellent. I was too worried. Madam has taught her children well. I admire her."

"By the way, what level was Qin Ye mentioned by those two kids just now?" Xu Wan asked.