Upon hearing that the examiner was willing to give her the opportunity to have her pulse taken, Lin Wanqing's eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded: "Teacher, I am willing to give it a try."
The chief examiner of medical skills at Rui En College is himself a master of traditional Chinese medicine. Such a person would certainly pay attention to conditioning his own body at all times, so how could he have any serious illnesses? At most, he would only have common ailments such as colds.
These illnesses were nothing to her; the examiner must have really liked her and was deliberately being lenient with her.
Thinking of this, Lin Wanqing became even more excited.
But when Lin Wanqing took the examiner's pulse, she was completely stunned.
With her skill level, she could tell that the examiner's pulse was very steady, and he didn't seem to be sick.
But he also said he was sick. What's going on?
Was he trying to trick me?
Lin Wanqing thought of the various TV dramas and novels she had watched in her previous life, which contained similar plots where people would pretend to be sick to test others.
That must be it.
With this in mind, she confidently said, "Teacher, your pulse is steady, indicating that you are in good health and have no discomfort."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a servant pushed open the door and brought in a bowl of medicine: "Sir, it's time to take your medicine."
The examiner drank the medicine and smiled at Lin Wanqing: "Young lady, your idea is quite good, it really is refreshing for me. However, your medical skills do need further improvement. How about this, go back and study some more, and try again next year."
This statement is tantamount to declaring Lin Wanqing's admission exam a failure.
Lin Wanqing was unwilling to accept this reality. If she failed to get into Ruien Academy, how would she explain it to her family when she returned to Yanyang, and how would she face the wrath of the prefect's wife?
But by then she had nothing left to say in her defense.
no!
She can't just go back to Yanyang like this!
Lin Wanqing walked out of Ruien Academy with her head down and saw a group of people gathered at the entrance of the academy, seemingly looking around and waiting for something. She couldn't help but be curious and walked over, where she heard everyone talking.
"I heard that Princess Fengxi will also be taking the academy's exam today."
"Princess Fengxi is the most beautiful and talented woman in the capital. It would be an honor to meet her."
"That's right. I heard that Princess Fengxi's amazing dance once earned her many rewards from the Emperor."
"Does Princess Fengxi still need to take the exam?"
"Of course. Ryan Academy treats everyone equally. Whether you are a prince or a princess, you have to take the exam if you want to enter the academy. Otherwise, how would you and I have the opportunity to take the exam?"
"With Princess Fengxi's abilities, entering Ruien Academy would be an easy matter."
"I heard that Princess Fengxi donated 10,000 taels of silver to the disaster area in Qingyang before."
"She's beautiful, kind-hearted, and talented."
......
Hearing these discussions, Lin Wanqing became curious and walked over to a man, asking, "Young master, who is this Princess Fengxi you're talking about?"
Seeing that it was a young woman asking, the man was quite enthusiastic: "Miss, you're not from the capital, are you? This Princess Fengxi is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Dingguo, the niece of the current Empress Dowager. She's exceptionally talented, and even His Majesty..."
Before the man could finish speaking, someone shouted, "Princess Fengxi is here! Princess Fengxi is here!"
The man didn't have time to say anything more to Lin Wanqing and hurriedly followed the crowd forward.
Ruien Academy is located at the foot of Cangwu Mountain. No matter who the student is, they must enter the academy through the main gate and are not allowed to ride horses or sedan chairs.
Lin Wanqing watched from afar as Princess Fengxi slowly walked towards her, surrounded by stars.
Princess Fengxi wore a light blue flowing cloud dress today. The dress seemed to shimmer in the sunlight, and butterflies danced in the wind within the shimmering light.
Crystal Brocade!
It's actually glass brocade!
Lin Wanqing had only seen a description of this brocade in a book; it took a weaver three years to weave just one bolt, and it was priceless.
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