Xiao Jiu covered her mouth tightly to keep from crying out.
Eavesdropping is already dishonorable, but she still pestered Suimo to secretly bring her over.
Besides, it would be too embarrassing to be exposed now that the sixth sister had tricked someone earlier; even a young girl has her pride.
He glared fiercely at the bear-like man in front of him.
Xiao Jiu recognized this person; they had met twice before. He was a guard taken in by Sixth Sister.
How can someone so big walk so quietly!
The verbal agreement has already been reached.
If we can get on the good side of the Pei family, let alone 20,000 taels, even 100,000 taels would be worth it!
Besides, this money won't be wasted. With the Pei family's exam questions, Wan'er can be successfully sent to the provincial examination.
If there's one, there will be two. If the preliminary examination can be held, what about the actual provincial examination?
Even in the provincial examination, which included princesses from enemy states, he gained both prestige and substance, and might even achieve lasting fame in history.
The Wen family is destined for prosperity!
With an excited heart and trembling hands, Wen Mingke readily agreed to the request to keep it a secret.
Just kidding, how could I possibly publicize something like this?
He didn't have that much silver on him, promised to send it later, and hurriedly left with his two children.
Sui Mo entered the hall with a strange look in his eyes.
His Highness used to be lazy and pleasure-seeking, but after returning to Fengjing, he's different; it seems he's only thinking about making money.
Is it because of the immense pressure after taking over the Ink Group?
"Your Highness, isn't this a bad idea?"
"What's wrong with it?"
"The imperial examination is a serious matter; your actions are suspected of being fraudulent."
Qin Zhaoyue rolled her eyes. "Giving you a few policy essay questions is considered cheating? Stop talking nonsense."
Who doesn't read a few annotated versions of past policy essays before taking the exam?
Before the exam, which tutor doesn't try to guess a few policy essay questions?
Predicting exam questions is commonplace, both in past and present lives, so how can it be called cheating?
What's with all this pretense, Suimo? We all know each other perfectly well.
You said you were asking Prime Minister Pei to give you some questions, but was that what you were actually implying?
Using Prime Minister Pei's name, people think that spending 20,000 will guarantee entry into the preliminary examination.
"Your Highness, Prime Minister Pei is truly willing to provide policy essays for money."
Qin Zhaoyue nodded. Judging from their first encounter, the old man wasn't a pedantic person.
"Who said Prime Minister Pei was asked to set the questions? I was talking about the Pei family, okay? Isn't Pei Xueqiao from the Pei family?"
Broken Ink: ...
"You're saying if you give him a hundred or eighty taels, he'd be willing to give you a few questions?"
Broken Ink: ...
Silently give a thumbs up.
"Your Highness, this is a one-off deal."
"Otherwise, would you really steal exam questions for a relative you don't even know well?"
"We'll make as much money as we can, and then it's up to that girl's luck."
If I fail the preliminary test, the two sides will probably fall out, which will save me from getting involved with them later in life.
If you're lucky enough to win, then the next round won't just be a matter of 20,000 taels.
Either way, it's a win-win situation, it's great.
In the corridor behind the main hall, Ping An scratched the back of his head, unsure of what to do.
He seemed to have frightened the tiny girl in front of him.
After thinking for a moment, he took out the oil paper package from his pocket, opened it, and found a dozen or so pieces of sesame cake inside.
These are the snacks his aunt made for him yesterday, about the size of his palm, some salty and some sweet.
They're roasted until crispy and sprinkled with sesame seeds—they smell amazing!
There were about a hundred, and these are the ones left after eating them all. The main reason is that I couldn't bear to finish them all at once.
"It tastes delicious."
Xiao Jiu looked at the sesame cake, which was broken into many crumbs and didn't look very appealing.
She shook her head, showing no intention of touching it.
"It tastes delicious."
I don't know what this big oaf was thinking, he kept bringing the oil paper package closer to me.
Why is she, a princess, being forced to eat this?
"I won't eat!" She raised her hand and pushed him away hard.
Xiao Jiu naturally couldn't budge the imposing Ping An in the slightest, but she did manage to snap a picture of the oil paper package, with sesame cakes and crumbs scattered all over the ground.
Ping An was heartbroken and quickly squatted down to pick it up.
This is what Qin Zhaoyue saw when she stepped into the corridor: Ping An picked up a sesame seed cake from the ground and stuffed it into his mouth.
Presumably, the action was too bold, which frightened Xiao Jiu so much that she retreated and stood against the corner of the wall.
Qin Zhaoyue walked closer step by step and patted Ping An's broad shoulder, "Is it delicious?"
Ping An nodded repeatedly, "It smells good, it's delicious."
As he spoke, he carefully brought the oil paper package closer; inside were three relatively intact pieces.
Qin Zhaoyue reached out and picked up a piece, took a bite and her mouth was filled with fragrance.
She doesn't like sweet sesame cakes; she finds them a bit too sticky.
She has such sharp eyes! She spotted the greenish hue in this piece, and sure enough, one bite revealed its scallion flavor.
She quickly finished a piece and refused Ping An's offer to continue eating.
"You can eat it if it falls on the ground but doesn't get dirty, but don't eat it if it falls on the muddy ground."
If you eat large pieces, the crumbs may be covered in dust, and ingesting them could cause illness.
Getting sick costs money for doctors and medicine, which is much more expensive than these few pancakes.
Ping An hadn't really listened at first, but when he was told that he would have to spend money on medicine, he immediately stopped what he was doing.
She patted his shoulder again, then walked away.
Given the conditions of the princess's residence, even the guards wouldn't bother picking up food that had fallen on the ground to eat.
However, considering Ping An's upbringing, he has rarely had a full meal.
It just fell on the ground, and it was in the corridor behind the main hall. It looked very clean. Should we advise him not to pick it up?
Xiao Jiu felt a sudden tightness in her heart when she saw her sixth sister pass by without even glancing at her.
He quickly bypassed Ping An and hurried after her, grabbing the hem of her clothes.
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