Along with the "child" Wu Zhixing, five people have already sat down separately, and tools such as pen and ink and white paper have long been presented by the eunuchs. To prevent cheating, they were specially kept very far apart, each escorted by a eunuch who kept a constant watch.
Wang Lilong and Wang Yingxuan were both almost scared to tears by this setup, originally hoping to copy Wang Anye’s answers, but were utterly disappointed.
Hehe~ Emperor Longchang extraordinarily enjoyed the scene before him, ready to slap the test scores of these children onto Wang Shouzhe’s face later, mocking him coldly, Wang Clan Academy, hehe, is this the extent of your ability?
Just your little tricks, Wang Shouzhe, and you dare criticize behind my back? Wash up early and go to sleep instead of participating in the Struggle of the Imperial Sons? Acting as if you’re an outsider expert.
"Dong!"
The test’s copper gong rang.
Wang Anye didn’t imdiately start writing; instead, he cautiously examined the test paper first, slowly reviewing it from the beginning to the end. His expression gradually beca solemn and perplexed. What was going on with this test paper? And these questions... what was going on with them?
Contrarily, Wu Zhixing quickly scanned the questions, picked up his pen, and started answering with a swish-swish-swish. Clearly, he was also not bad at his studies, although in his advanced age he had forgotten quite a bit, his foundation was still solid.
But Wu Xue Ning was sowhat at a loss, after completing two or three questions, she began to bite her pen in deep contemplation.
The two little academic slackers from the Wang Family didn’t even have the courage to look at the test paper. They struggled with Wang Clan Academy’s coursework, let alone tackling the Imperial Family Academy exam papers, clearly high-level material. Didn’t they see even Anye was deep in thought?
None of the Wang Family’s three children started writing, which made Emperor Longchang even happier, turning to Old Yao and saying, "Old Yao, do you want to guess, can these three little ones add up their scores to a perfect score?"
"Your Majesty, this question is a bit..." Wang Anye raised his hand, trying to say sothing.
But Emperor Longchang interrupted, saying, "Write seriously during the test; whatever you have to say, say it after the test."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Anye resignedly buried his head in the test, his writing pace not fast but extrely steady.
Seeing this, Wang Lilong and Wang Yingxuan also gritted their teeth, prepared to give their all in the test. At this point, they couldn’t just hand in a blank paper, right? If they did, they would likely be beaten to death if they went back.
Alas, whatever happens, happens, let’s do what we can, at least try to fail gloriously.
Then the two of them began reviewing the questions and started writing...
"Is that it?"
First, Wang Yingxuan’s eyes widened, feeling a bit incredulous. Could it be the royal paper gave a gift with the first question? Good, at least they wouldn’t hand in a blank paper now, and then swish-swish-swish quickly solved the first question.
Looking at the second question, hmm, is the royal paper this kind-hearted? Good, good, good, I, the Military God Wang Yingxuan, score another victory.
Third question, fourth question, fifth question... Wang Yingxuan charged like a storm, sweeping through the test questions.
"Aweso, I’ve never felt this great in an exam in my life!" Wang Yingxuan felt her confidence swell, "It seems that the hard work and practice with the sisters recently was not in vain. I, Wang Yingxuan, am truly an academic god, a hidden genius beautiful scholar! Wahaha~"
Not just Wang Yingxuan, but even Wang Lilong started solving questions smoothly, although her speed wasn’t fast and her progress was jagged, it was unprecedentedly fast for her.
As she continued, her confidence grew increasingly self-assured: "That eunuch, co over, help tie the pen to my claw; holding it is too tiring." She felt as if she had suddenly enlightened; it turns out I, Wang Lilong, am already a culturally enriched dragon.
Emperor Longchang’s expression gradually beca solemn, turning back to say, "Old Yao, they aren’t just writing aimlessly, are they?"
"To reply to Your Majesty, I’ve already called in the Royal Academy teachers. Once the test ends and the papers are graded, we’ll know." Old Yao said.
"Indeed, once the papers are graded, the truth will be revealed." Emperor Longchang reassuredly nodded off briefly, waking up just as the exam ended and the papers were graded.
He took the graded papers from Old Yao, the first being Wu Zhixing’s perfect score paper.
Emperor Longchang nodded satisfiedly, "This kid Zhixing indeed steadier and more reliable than others, reward with a hundred thousand in Qian Gold."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wu Zhixing bowed in thanks, neither proud nor flustered.
The second paper was Wu Xue Ning’s, with quite a few mistakes, scoring only sixty-five points, but it was still a passing grade.
The Daqian exam was a hundred-point system, inherited from the Immortal Dynasty. And this hundred-point system reportedly originated from the Divine Martial Dynasty. As for why the Divine Martial Dynasty used this system, archaeologists currently have no definitive explanation.
Wu Xue Ning’s low score made Emperor Longchang’s expression slightly displeased, saying to Old Yao, "Instruct the Academy teachers to focus on improving Princess Xue Ning’s scores. If it continues like this, I’ll have their heads next ti."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Old Yao responded.
Wu Xue Ning awkwardly lowered her head, not daring to breathe too loudly. Fortunately, she, the academic underachiever, had the Wang Family’s three little ones as a backdrop, making this ordeal easier to pass today.
She estimated, because this paper was more difficult than usual, Wang Anye would probably barely pass. As for Wang Lilong and Wang Yingxuan, they were brimming with a familiar academic underachiever vibe just like her.
However, Emperor Longchang was uninterested in Wu Xue Ning today, and after a bit of pressure and admonishnt, he focused his attention on the next test paper.
"Hmm? Seventy-three points..." Emperor Longchang was visibly startled by this score, then took a closer look, seeing written was Wang Lilong’s na. The handwriting wasn’t pretty but was neat, evidently put a lot of effort into it.
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