Chapter 89 Hello Girl

Daliang, the capital city——

Recently, a very interesting thing has been circulating in Beijing: Su He, the top calligrapher and painter in Beijing, is preparing to recruit a disciple.

The key point is just one.

Su He set up an exam in the Su Mansion. Anyone who could get the first place in this exam, as long as he/she was in Su He's eyes in terms of moral character, could be taught by Su He personally, regardless of gender, age, rich or poor.

Moreover, it is free of charge and includes food and accommodation.

The requirements for registering for this event are not high. You only need to send your best work to the Su Mansion and leave your name.

One day, Su He will post the names of those who have passed the registration on the bulletin board, and the exam will begin on the third day after the announcement.

Once the news was leaked, a large number of people in the capital came to sign up.

According to people from the Su residence, Su He saw another world in the live broadcast and suddenly realized that women could also achieve great accomplishments, so she held this exam in which both men and women could participate equally.

In fact, on weekdays, not only men can practice calligraphy and paint, but women are also often proud of their proficiency in the four arts.

Su He's calligraphy and painting are of the graceful style, and the examination rules are very equal. Among those who registered this time, there are many young ladies from aristocratic families.

And today is the third day after the notice was posted, the day when the Su Mansion will hold the examination.

Ji Xueyao also participated in this registration, and three days ago, when the red list was posted at the gate of Su Mansion, Ji Xueyao's name was on the list.

There are only fifty people on the entire list. Although Ji Xueyao's name is at the end, the entire general's mansion is still proud of her.

Especially Ji Zunxing, having a daughter like this, the corners of his mouth were raised to the sky with pride.

Early this morning, Ji Zunxing urged Ji Xueyao to hurry up and prepare for the exam so as not to miss it.

Ji Xueyao was also very confident, "Don't worry, Daddy, I will definitely come back with first place and make you proud!"

Ji Zunxing laughed loudly. He didn’t expect Ji Xueyao to get first place. As long as she could rank among the top few in the exam, he would be satisfied.

Moreover, Su He is a man and Ji Xueyao is an unmarried girl. Such a master-disciple relationship is most likely to cause people to have impure thoughts, and it might even ruin their innocence, which is not good.

But Ji Xueyao doesn't think so.

Su He was only in his thirties, but he was quite handsome. He was talented, mature and gentle. I wonder how many women in Beijing thought of him as the white moonlight.

Moreover, Su He only married one wife. His wife, Yu Meng, was not only average looking, but also unskilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She was completely different from Su He.

Even so, Su He never divorced his wife or took a concubine, and he didn't even have a maid.

Therefore, when Su He accepted a disciple this time, many girls in Beijing had fantasies of slapping Yu Meng in the face and then having a passionate teacher-student love affair with Su He.

The exam was not about to start for a while. When Ji Xueyao arrived at the examination room, she saw many young ladies from aristocratic families gathered in groups of three or five.

In the past, Ji Xueyao had a good relationship with these young ladies from aristocratic families, but recently she was tripped up by Ji Chenxing’s live broadcast and stopped interacting with this group of young ladies from aristocratic families.

Ji Xueyao walked a few steps in the crowd and quickly found the table with her name on it. That was her exam table.

At this time, the person sitting not far from her was the second daughter of the Prime Minister, Liu Yanran.

The Prime Minister's Mansion and the General's Mansion are the two larger families in the capital. On weekdays, people often compare the Prime Minister's Mansion and the General's Mansion.

Vaguely, the two families seemed to have some kind of hostile relationship.

At first, Liu Yanran was afraid that Ji Xueyao would misunderstand her, so she tried to show her kindness to her intentionally or unintentionally. But Ji Xueyao was too jealous. As the second young lady, she couldn't bear to see Liu Yanran being better than her in any way.

After a while, no matter how good Liu Yanran's temper was, she was unwilling to bother with Ji Xueyao anymore.

Liu Yanran arrived early. At this moment, she was wearing a green dress and was sitting in her seat, surrounded by a group of young ladies from aristocratic families who were dressed equally luxuriously.

I don't know what they were talking about, but they were laughing and it sounded very lively.

Ji Xueyao felt that Liu Yanran did it on purpose, and the desire to compare with others came up again.

Isn't it just a competition of friends? She, Ji Xueyao, is the daughter of the general's mansion. There are many people who want to curry favor with her. Why is she afraid that she can't compete with the mob around Liu Yanran?
Ji Xueyao sat in her seat somewhat proudly, but after waiting for a long time, no one came to talk to her.

Ji Xueyao frowned unhappily. What happened to these people today? She was the daughter of the general's mansion, but no one came to talk to her? Could it be that they were blind and couldn't see her?

Just then, Bai Wutong passed by Ji Xueyao.

Bai Wutong's family runs a pastry shop. No one in the family holds an official position, and they run a small business that is enough to make ends meet, but it is definitely not prestigious.

Ji Xueyao's surroundings were somewhat empty, and her eyes immediately caught sight of Bai Wutong who was passing by.

"Hey, what's your name? How can you not even greet me when you see me?"

Ji Xueyao asked very dissatisfiedly.

Bai Wutong's family is very ordinary. It was probably the first time that she was called by a peer of Ji Xueyao's status. She stopped immediately, her voice trembling slightly, and she obediently greeted Ji Xueyao.

However, Bai Wutong was born in a small family and had little knowledge. He didn't know what to say to compliment her. He just said stupidly, "Hello, young lady." And that was all.

Ji Xueyao was the daughter of the general’s mansion. She was used to being addressed respectfully. The first time she heard someone call her “girl”, she immediately felt unhappy.

Looking not far away, Liu Yanran was still chatting and laughing with the group of young ladies from aristocratic families around her.

These young ladies from aristocratic families were dressed gorgeously and had decent makeup. Any one of them, if taken individually, was many times better than Bai Wutong in front of him.

"What girl? Look carefully, I am the second young lady of the general's mansion. You are not even as well dressed as my maid. You have to greet me politely, understand!"

As if she was afraid that others might not hear that she was the second daughter of the general's mansion, Ji Xueyao shouted with full energy, and half of the people in the examination room looked at her sideways.

Ji Xueyao was finally satisfied this time. Just when she thought that everyone would stand on her side and help her teach this ignorant Bai Wutong a lesson, everyone simultaneously shifted their gazes away and no longer even looked at her.

It would have been fine if they didn't look at her, but Ji Xueyao pricked up her ears and could even hear the whispers of the people around her.

"Hey, isn't this Ji Xueyao? Why is she here too?"

"Didn't Mr. Su say that the disciples he wants must be both virtuous and talented? I don't think Ji Xueyao has much virtue. How did she pass the registration and selection? Does Mr. Su also make mistakes sometimes?"

"Have you watched that live broadcast room? I heard that Ji Xueyao spoke very strangely in that live broadcast room, scolding her own elder sister and saying that she wanted to marry into the prince's mansion..."

"I guess that the eldest daughter of the Ji family, Ji Chenxing, was most likely killed by this Ji Xueyao."

"Ah? She even harmed her own elder sister. What kind of goddess is this!"

As a lady from the general's mansion, when had Ji Xueyao ever been talked about like this? She was ashamed and angry, and attributed the cause of the incident to Bai Wutong.

Yes, if it weren't for Bai Wutong, how could she be so angry? How could she be laughed at by others? Ji Xueyao looked at Bai Wutong, who was dressed simply, as if she was looking at a living target who was being beaten and bullied.

She raised her hand high, as if she would not feel relieved unless Bai Wutong suffered some humiliation today.