Chapter 74 It’s so hard to cry!
"Woooo..."

Xia Yange left the school and broke down crying, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

Xia Yunheng and the Third Prince, who watched the whole process from the window, felt very sorry for her and hurried forward to comfort her, "Don't cry, let's go down and find the answer for you."

"My cousin is such a jerk. She yelled at you like that. I'll give her a lecture some other day..."

The two of them coaxed the little girl downstairs.

The louder Xia Yange cried, the more she realized that it was not the headmaster's fault, it was all because she was useless.

The students in the school saw the thousand-year-old second-best student coming down crying, but they didn't dare to go up to ask what the result was. They could only comfort him, because there was only such a female warrior in the class.

The teachers upstairs were so frightened by Master Song's outburst that they dared not breathe. It was too scary. They just couldn't answer it. Besides, this question was a bit difficult.

Ye Shian pinched the test paper nervously and asked tentatively, "Should we discard this question, or should we continue to test the next person?"

Bai Zhu had already picked up the brush again. Song Yanjin dipped it into the ink slowly and said, "Change the topic. It's specially tailored for her. It's useless for others to answer it."

Shanzhang Song's tone became much better, and Minister Di then continued to join the group chat of Lord Gongyang and Lord Su.

The next person, Ye Shiran, came in. With the lesson learned from what happened to Xia Yange just now, he glanced at his eldest brother in fear and then lowered his eyes to the floor, pretending not to see the row of people in front of him.

"Is there an answer on the floor? You should be looking at us. You were so disrespectful to His Majesty during the palace examination that you were the first to be eliminated."

Song Yanjin criticized harshly.

Ye Shian wanted to remind him, but Principal Song got there first, so he had to lower his head and start reading the next question.

Ye Shiran was somewhat lacking in knowledge about people's livelihood and welfare, and he must have worked hard on it in private, so his answers were quite fluent at this moment.

This child has a noisy temper and needs to calm down. Song Yanjin gave him 95 points and told him to work harder.

His younger brother was naughty and playful at home. It was the first time that Ye Shian saw him talk so freely. He wrote down a high score of 98 with a smile on his face.

After all the teachers added up their scores, Ye Shiran finally got a score of ninety-seven.

The silly child jumped several meters high with the note in his hand and walked out of the school happily.

Mr. Su shook his head helplessly, the score was still too high!
A total of 28 students were interviewed in the morning. When it was time for lunch, Song Yanjin arranged for everyone to have lunch in the reception room.

Cui Yuanchang was accompanied by a row of servants who brought in dishes, rice, exquisite snacks, and a variety of fruit plates.

The adults' appetites increased after seeing this, and they ate in reverse order, eating fruit snacks first and then rice.

This is a clever little idea designed by Song Yanjin in his spare time. It is the highest standard of hospitality for Qingyun Academy.

Men and women sat at different seats. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Song Yanjin asked Mr. Su to entertain everyone well. If they needed anything, they could tell Uncle Liu, who would take them to the courtyard for a lunch break later.

After everything was arranged, Song Yanjin came out to the living room. Before going to the cafeteria, he went to find Shen Muzhou, who was good friends with Xia Yange. He learned that the girl went back to the school after eating and said that she would study hard.

It was not appropriate to rush to comfort someone, but Song Yanjin felt a little embarrassed to give a sweet date in exchange for a slap in the face.

Well, only with motivation can one make progress. Let's see how she changes.

The lunch in the academy is simple. Each person has a plate, four dishes and a soup, and everyone eats their own food. Only dinner is eaten around the table.

Bai Zhu served the young lady a meal, and Song Yanjin brought over two bowls of soup. Then the two of them sat down, and two other people sat down beside them.

Xia Yunheng and the Third Prince glared at her to express their dissatisfaction. Song Yanjin pretended not to see it and picked up her chopsticks to eat her meal seriously.

"My eldest cousin is too fierce. She scolded Xia Yange so badly today. How can I eat now?"

"That's right. Principal Song didn't care at all that she was a girl and gave her such difficult questions."

The two of them were scolding each other...

Song Yanjin pretended not to hear and ate the pork ribs happily.

Seeing that she wanted to drink soup, Xia Yunheng took the bowl in front of her first, "Cousin, don't play dumb, we are talking to you about serious matters."

Song Yanjin glared at him and raised his hand, "Give it to me."

The two simple words carried a threat. Xia Yunheng wisely handed the bowl over and said, "Say something."

Song Yanjin took a sip of soup and said, "Why are you two, who don't need to take the imperial examination, pointing fingers here? How about you be the teacher?"

After these words were spoken, the two men lowered their heads in shame. How could they be qualified to be teachers? Wouldn't that be leading people astray?

"The imperial examination is like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge. They have finally made it to this point. Next, they will face the emperor. In addition to the knowledge accumulated in their daily lives, there is also pressure from the emperor. If they make a mistake or say the wrong thing, it will be a disaster."

"There is still time to practice and correct it. You won't be nervous or afraid when you take the palace exam. What do you two know? Is being gentle and considerate to women your ability?"

"You short-sighted fellow, get out of here!"

Song Yanjin felt it was an eyesore even if he looked at her for one more moment.

The elder cousin got angry, and Xia Yunheng didn't dare to argue. Feeling guilty, he pulled his younger cousin and ran away.

Bai Zhu beside him laughed mercilessly, "Miss, don't be too harsh on them."

Song Yanjin rolled his eyes and said, "Eat."

Feeling exhausted and tired, the two of them went straight back to the headmaster's courtyard to take a nap after the meal. There were more than fifty people in the palace examination class, and it would take a whole day to interview them one by one. Why not change the examination schedule to once every ten days?
Not all of you have time to come, so it would be nice to organize four or five interviews before the palace examination. That’s it.

Baizhu: Miss is just lazy!
I got up on time, washed up quickly and went to the living room. From a distance, I heard the quarrel between Elder Gongyang and Elder Su.

Ye Shian was standing outside the house under the crabapple tree to seek some quiet time. When he saw Song Shanchang coming over, he clasped his fists in bewilderment and finally managed to say, "Hello, Song Shanchang!"

Song Yanjin knelt down and saluted him back, "Brother Ye, how are you?"

"Minister Di doesn't need any persuasion. He is an old goat that is always very domineering. He would even go up to pluck the dry grass on the rock wall. Why don't you think he will go up to heaven..."

Old Su inside was cursing loudly, and scholars don't even use dirty words when cursing. Song Yanjin smiled in admiration.

Seeing her laugh, Ye Shian's mood also improved. "Old Su and Old Gongyang were not like this when they were young. They entered the government together and always discussed things with each other. After Old Su retired, Old Gongyang was left without a companion in the court. His personality began to become paranoid, and those who offended him ended up with bad results."

It was getting late. If they continued arguing, they would have to have a midnight snack after the interview. Song Yanjin said, "Let's go in and separate the people. Business is more important. Don't make the students wait anxiously."

Ye Shian nodded, "Yeah."

He came here to help today, and whatever the headmaster said was his final decision.

Seeing that everyone had come, Mr. Su decided not to have an argument with the old goat, as it would damage his image.

Su Lao brushed his sleeves and put on a warm smile, "Headmaster Song is here, did you have a good nap?"