Chapter 31 Enlightenment

Solitary clarification?

That's not bad!

Jiang Xuening's heart was pounding uncontrollably, and she almost didn't want to say anything. "Thank you, sir! Since there are no doubts about the unsuccessful candidates, Xuening has no more doubts. It's really presumptuous to disturb sir!"

Xie Wei still looked at her and said, "Are you really not using it?"

Jiang Xuening quickly put on a forced smile and stuttered, "No, no, really not anymore."

Xie Wei then faintly withdrew his eyes and said: "Since everyone has no doubt, today's exam is over. I only hope that some young ladies who were unable to accompany Princess Royal Highness Princess will continue to study and devote themselves to reading after returning to the palace. Those who were lucky enough to stay with Princess Royal Highness Princess can tidy up after today and prepare to return to the palace for two days, and then officially enter the palace to accompany them. I and some gentlemen of the Imperial Academy will arrange the lessons for the next six months for the accompanying reading of the Princess Royal Highness Princess and you in the coming days. From now on, you will be commensurate with our teachers and students. I hope you will not relax. If you can take this opportunity, you will also get something six months later. "

A deep sigh left by fate;

What remains is a slight chill in my heart.

Everyone bowed and said, "Yes, sir."

He withdrew from the hall all at once.

Twelve people participated in the school entrance examination, leaving behind eight people: led by Xiao Shu, they were Chen Shuyi, Yao Xi, Zhou Baoying, Fang Miao, You Yue, Yao Rongrong, and Jiang Xuening.

Except for Jiang Xuening with a sad face, everyone else was somewhat happy.

Zhou Baoying, a little girl with a natural disposition, couldn't help but feel happy. As soon as she walked out of the Fengchen Palace, she danced and said, "Oh my goodness, I passed! And Mr. Xie is not as serious as his father said! His voice is so pleasant! I thought it would be very difficult to accompany him in the palace, isn't that good? It's all because my father scared me!"

Jiang Xuening thought to herself that when you haven't seen him serious before, scaring people to death is light.

Fang Miao naturally walked up to Jiang Xuening's side and affectionately took her arm, looking at her as if she were a benefactor. "Miss Jiang Er is really a good person! I wanted to hug you and kiss you when I saw the test paper sent out earlier, but I actually got all the books you asked me to read this morning! If it weren't for Miss Jiang Er's guidance, I would probably have been exiled today!"

Yao Rongrong also barely made it through.

Upon hearing Fang Miao's words, she also lowered her head and timidly said, "Yes, thank you so much to Sister Jiang. It's like knowing what to take beforehand, you guessed too accurately."

Everyone didn't feel much about Fang Miao's words, but when they heard Yao Rongrong's words, their hearts suddenly became delicate.

Xiao Shu walked ahead and suddenly turned around to look at Yao Rongrong.

Jiang Xuening's pupils also shrank slightly: for the first time, she was seriously thinking, was this Yao Rongrong really born unable to speak, or was she intentionally doing so?

She looked at Yao Rongrong, but he still looked weak and cowardly, afraid to raise his gaze too high, making people feel both timid and pitiful.

Fang Miao furrowed her brows and said, "Why are you so speechless?"

Yao Rongrong suddenly shrank again.

Fang Miao couldn't say anything about her anymore. She inexplicably held her breath and couldn't spit it out in her chest, so she turned back to Jiang Xuening and said, "But Miss Jiang is really impressive. Most of us have had such close contact with Mr. Xie for the first time, and you still have the courage to stand up and investigate with him. At that moment, I was really scared! I thought to myself, what if Mr. Xie punished you?"

Jiang Xuening listened to the meaning in her words, thinking that she had found a rare companion.

But I didn't expect that——

Fang Miao turned the conversation around and said with a smile, "As a result, Mr. Xie has such a good temper. He has no intention of pursuing you at all. He is just amiable. He even said he would solve your doubts alone. He is truly a humble gentleman. We are so lucky to have met such a gentleman!"

Jiang Xuening: "..."

All the words that had not yet been spoken were stuck in my throat.

Chen Shuyi, who had rarely spoken before, also expressed agreement and whispered, "My father said that Mr. Xie is always impeccable in his conduct, but he is never careless in his academic pursuits. After entering the palace, he only needs to take his studies seriously. I believe Mr. Xie will never intentionally make things difficult for anyone. He is an excellent teacher and even said that if I could learn a little, it would not be in vain to have worked hard to enter the palace."

Listening to her words, Jiang Xuening suddenly realized a dilemma that she had never imagined before: that at this moment, Xie Wei had nothing to do with the word "villain", neither revealing her decisive side in killing nor showing any hatred towards the Xiao family or the imperial family. In the eyes of everyone, he is an impeccable wise man and a virtuous saint; Only herself, wholeheartedly believing that she is a bad person, no one can understand how guarded, fearful, and even fearful she is towards Xie Wei.

The scene where Xie Wei promised the assassin "I will never harm your life" was vividly remembered from the rooftop of the building that day. But as soon as the assassin showed his head, the arrow mercilessly pierced through his head!

Xie Wei remained calm about this.

It seems like I didn't make any promises to the assassin before.

Such a cunning and cunning person, who had already doubted her, was about to become her husband soon! The palace, on the other hand, is a prone environment to blame. How can she escape from this dead end and fully recover?

Just thinking about it, Jiang Xuening felt cold all over.

As she walked, her footsteps stopped.

Fang Miao and her companions were discussing with each other what they should prepare before entering the palace after leaving. They were about to ask Jiang Xuening what fun she would bring, but when they turned around and found no one around, they were immediately surprised and said, "Hey, Miss Jiang Er?"

Jiang Xuening stood motionless under the high palace wall.

Fang Miao took a closer look and realized that her expression was changing, as if she was in a battle between heaven and humanity. She was about to make a very difficult decision and was startled, "Are you okay?"

Jiang Xuening pursed her lips and suddenly looked up, saying, "I need to go back and find Mr. Xie."

Fang Miao widened her eyes and said, "Go back and find Mr. Xie?"

Jiang Xuening held her hand and said solemnly, "If in two minutes, I haven't returned to the Zhizhai, please make sure Miss Fang comes to the Fengchen Palace to save me!"

Fang Miao was completely confused. She was about to say, "If you go back to find Mr. Xie, you will encounter any danger and need me to 'save' you." However, after Jiang Xuening finished this sentence, she had already released her hand and turned around decisively, lifting her skirt and briskly walking back!

After a while, he bypassed the palace wall again and entered the Fengchen Hall.

At this moment, Xie Wei finished the answer sheet on the desk and had a few words with the other three gentlemen before heading towards the side hall. As soon as he looked up, he saw the figure reappearing in front of the hall door.

Several gentlemen also saw it and couldn't help but be taken aback. They hesitated and glanced at Xie Wei, saying, "Master Xie?"

Xie Wei didn't expect Jiang Xuening to dare to go back and forth.

He smiled at the others and said, "I'll stay and handle it. A few elders can leave first. It's not too late for me to discuss the content of the lecture when we arrive at the Hanlin Academy tomorrow."

The gentlemen didn't really want to get involved in teaching the princess how to read, and they didn't even read Jiang Xuening's answer sheet. They thought that this female student was going to apologize for the deposed accompanying reader, so they didn't have time to hide. After hearing Xie Wei's words, they all said goodbye and left the hall.

Xie Wei waved his hand and the palace people also retreated.

Previously, there were still many people in the Fengchen Hall, which suddenly became cold and desolate.

Xie Wei's figure, dressed in a Taoist robe, showed a hint of purity in the half light and half darkness of the palace. With a calm expression on his face, he only said, "Perhaps what Miss Ning Er wants to ask is not someone else's answer sheet, but her own answer sheet, right?"

Jiang Xuening has been afraid for a long time, but in her heart, there is a evil fire.

The incident of entering the palace surprised her from the beginning.

Firstly, Yan Lin thrust horizontally and forced Shen Zhiyi to present her name; Later, Shen Zhiyi went to pacify the Ministry of Rites and was promoted to the palace to accompany her in her studies. She also instructed the female officials in the palace not to make things difficult for her.

When Xie Wei arrived, she thought there should be a turning point.

After all, this person is known for his rigorous academic research, not to mention anything else.

Unexpectedly, when she handed in such an ignorant and unconventional answer sheet, Xie Wei let her pass as if she were blind!

Where did Xie's academic ethics go?!

The experiences of this life gradually overlapped with those of the previous life, and a faint sense of anger that she couldn't change gradually overwhelmed her fear of Xie Wei. It also gave her a bit of questioning courage in this extreme predicament.

At present, Jiang Xuening stood in the hall, not taking a step back, almost in a forced questioning posture, and said coldly, "Everyone thanks Mr. Sheng for his legacy, his rigorous academic research, and besides the love for the qin, he also loves books. But today, Xuening knows that her knowledge is shallow, and her answer sheet is just a blank slate. How can someone who answers better than me leave? I, who is in a mess, be able to stay?"

Xie Wei smiled faintly and said, "Miss Ning Er is not pretending anymore."

Jiang Xuening remained silent.

Xie Wei only lifted her answer sheet out of the pile of answer sheets on the desk, held it at his fingertips, shook it for a moment, and then recited, "Confucius said: 'Born with virtue, what should Huan Tui give?' Please make an argument with the word 'virtue'. Miss Ning Er wrote on the answer sheet that there is no connection between Confucius Saint and virtue and Huan Tui. Huan Tui cannot kill Confucius Saint, he is a waste of Huan Tui. If Confucius Saint can escape, it is because Confucius Saint and his disciples see the opportunity quickly and run quickly. This is something that has nothing to do with 'virtue', so we cannot make an argument." "Who said that Huan Tui cannot be like the sage of Confucius? There are ways to cure him, such as beheading, cracking the chariot, and frying. Alternatively, wash and sprinkle salt on the sage of Confucius, put him in a steamer, and let him soften and rot; or marinate and wrap the sage of Confucius' noodles, put them in an oil pot, and fry until golden brown..."

He has an extremely pleasant voice.

But the better it sounds, the more it cools the back of his head when he calmly recites these words and phrases.

"..."

Jiang Xuening suddenly felt the courage to die that had just emerged disappear from her body.

Xie Wei had never taught such a tricky "student" before. After reading it, he looked up at her and said, "I have been reading books on sages for many years, and I didn't know that Confucius had these eighteen methods. Why didn't Miss Ning Er even include some raw ingredients in it? Reading doesn't necessarily mean learning any truth, but she actually has some insights in cooking."

This statement carries a hint of mockery.

Jiang Xuening couldn't bear to hear it and instinctively retorted, "The way of cooking, in front of Mr. Xie, who dares to mess around with it?"

A word for "axe" stuck in her throat, and she suddenly felt a chill surge from under her feet, climbing straight up her spine to the back of her neck, making her shiver!

It's broken

This remark should not be mentioned!

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"..."

Xie Wei pinched the slender fingers of the answer sheet, tense for an instant, and the curved lines seemed to be filled with some kind of imminent undercurrent.

However, it was only a moment before I relaxed.

He calmly put the answer sheet back flat, only slightly curled the corner of his lips and said softly, "I thought Miss Ning Er had forgotten about what happened four years ago. Unexpectedly, she still remembered it."

Jiang Xuening was trembling all over and wanted to run, but her rationality controlled her, causing her feet to be nailed to the ground and unable to move at all. She forced herself to remain calm and said, "It was Xuening's impoliteness. He was talking nonsense for a while, and I hope you can forgive me. Today, Xuening came just to ask about the answer sheet. I hope Mr. Xie can explain the reason."

Xie Wei spoke politely, "Miss Ning's answer sheet does indeed look different from ordinary people. Her thoughts are quite unconventional and imaginative. If other gentlemen see it, they must not ask Miss Ning to pass it. However, Xie is not talented, and he found that Miss Ning has also read many books. The phrase 'A man who sees shame' comes from 'On the Left Marquis', and' A man who is angry and splatters blood five steps' comes from 'Strategies of the Warring States'. Ordinary girls in the boudoir do not read such books. It is true that Miss Ning's ability to talk nonsense is not low, even if Confucius talks nonsense."

Jiang Xuening's heart was half cold.

Xie Wei then rewrote the stack of answer sheets and said, "Although it is said that rotten wood cannot be carved, Xie, as a teacher, also needs to be carved in to know if there is a piece of gold and jade hidden inside. What does Miss Ning Er think?"

After Jiang Xuening became the empress in her previous life, especially during the period of fighting with Xiao Shu, she did read a lot of books seriously. She was afraid that she might not be able to calculate her own strategies and be pulled down from the empress throne.

Even when I was studying in the palace, I never worked so hard.

People are accustomed to what they know, so they don't feel any difference in some commonly spoken words. It is only when they just raise objections to the answer sheet that they use this as an argument without any defense to refute the sage's words.

Little did they know, as Xie Wei said, who in an ordinary daughter's family reads this?!

Her eyes flickered for a moment, racking her brains to find a suitable excuse for herself.

But he didn't want Xie Wei to take the answer sheet and walk down from the hall.

When she arrived by her side, her footsteps stopped slightly and she said, "Are you thinking about what kind of reason you need to find to persuade Xie not to pass this answer sheet, so that you can escape the accompanying reading and leave the palace to go home?"

Jiang Xuening couldn't help but take a small step back when she saw him approaching.

Xie Wei smiled and said, "If that's the case, there's really no need to waste any effort with Xie. Firstly, a few days ago, your father entrusted Xie to take care of Miss Ning Er more in the palace. Secondly, the Crown Prince Yan came to ask me yesterday to copy a test paper and also asked Xie to teach Miss Ning Er well. Thirdly, as the ancients said, a drop of water's kindness is reciprocated by a gushing spring..."

Jiang Xuening instinctively looked up at him.

It's that bad feeling again.

Xie Wei's eyebrows and eyes were calm, dressed in a green shirt and towering on a high mountain. He only said, "Miss Ning Er has been selected as a palace attendant for a few days now, haven't you heard of her? Although the promotion list for entering the palace is submitted by various families and selected by the Ministry of Rites, the list determined by the Ministry of Rites must ultimately be handed over to Xie for review and determination before it can be issued. That is to say, your name has already been checked by Xie."

If he doesn't agree

Anyone's name can be crossed off the list!

These words were like thunder falling, instantly overwhelming Jiang Xuening.

Surprisingly, there is also Xie Wei!

So the previous question of "who is going to make me enter the palace" was completely answered, giving her a near collapse realization——

It turns out it's not "anyone wants to mess with me", but "everyone wants to mess with me".

Jiang Xuening's entire head turned into a mess for a moment.

She wants to curse.

Xie Wei looked at her quietly, his eyes flickering with a few deep thoughts. He suddenly smiled and said, "You are so unwilling to enter the palace to accompany her, are you afraid that I will kill you and silence you?"