On the fifth day of the first month of September, the sky is clear and the autumn is high and cool.

Chen Shizheng, outside Songzhu Academy, bustling, crowded.

All the students of the six major academies gathered here, and the masters of the academies also came. There were also many officials and family members who came to join in the fun.

Several streets outside Shochiku Academy are full of horse-drawn carriages.

Ordinary people were not qualified to enter the academy, so they crowded outside the academy, looking at the chariots and horses and nobles coming and going. There are also clever vendors, carrying clean baskets to sell food.

The shopkeepers of the four major money banks that set up the handicap also came outside the academy today.

The market has been sealed and no further bets can be placed. This year's bets have surpassed those of previous years, with a total of more than 400,000 taels, which is a staggering number.

The results of the daily college competition will be recorded one by one, and the score ranking of each student participating in the competition and the ranking of the six colleges on the day will also be recorded and announced in a timely manner. The people of the capital who love to join in the excitement must pay attention to the discussion.

Such a lively event should be maintained for six days, and it is never an exaggeration to describe it as a grand event in the capital.

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"Look, there's a couple of wagons coming along."

"This must be a student who has come to participate in the academy competition, it should be from Lotus Pond Academy."

"The rest of the academies are all handsome young men riding horses, and the students of the Lotus Pond Academy are all beautiful and famous ladies, so they naturally want to ride in a carriage."

"Keep your eyes open and take a look, yo, it's Gu Shanchang of Lotus Pond Academy who gets off the carriage first."

"I heard that Gu Shanchang is over forty years old, but he looks like he is only about thirty years old. This body bearing is really far better than ordinary people. ”

"Yes! With the word beauty, it is really superficial. I can't think of any words to describe it. ”

The eager voices of the people seemed to have reached Gu Shanchang's ears.

Gu Shanchang didn't mind, smiled faintly, and swept his gaze to the carriages behind.

Mr. Ji, Mr. Su, Mr. Yang, and Mr. Lian each got out of the carriage, and then, the twelve students of the Begonia Academy got off the carriage together. This appearance was suddenly followed by another burst of exclamations.

The oldest of the girls was about thirteen years old, and the youngest was only ten years old. Youthful and vibrant.

This line of girls is all excellent in appearance and has different temperaments. and wearing a pink Luo skirt of the same color and style, which is very eye-catching.

The leading girl, with picturesque eyebrows, beautiful and beautiful, smiled slightly, which was heartbreaking.

The tallest one, slightly taller, slender legs, cold temperament, beautiful appearance, and a pair of deep eyes, amazing.

The rest of the girls also have their own style, which is dizzying.

"It's worthy of Lotus Pond Academy!" The treasurers of the money bank couldn't help but gossip together: "The students are so beautiful and outstanding!" ”

"Hey, the academy is a big competition, it's about talent, not appearance. No matter how beautiful and cute they are, they are not the opponents of Shochiku Academy. Several princes participated in the academy competition. His Royal Highness the Third Prince is good at four books, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince is good at arithmetic, and His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is even more unparalleled. ”

"Not only Songzhu Academy, but also Boyu Academy, is also a big rival of Lianchi Academy. I heard that Boyu College has a talented freshman this year, named Ye Jingzhi. This time, I also participated in the college competition. ”

"Chu Zhao of Derun Academy, Murong Feng of Cihu Academy, and Liang Shujie of Neo-Confucian Academy are also famous."

"No matter how famous they are, they are not as famous as Miss Xie San of Lotus Pond Academy!"

"That's just as well. Miss Xie San is known as the best student of Lianchi Academy for more than ten years, proficient in the six arts, and has a perfect score in every monthly exam, which can be called a genius. ”

"The beautiful girl who leads the way is Miss Xie San."

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Everyone looked around, vying to witness Miss Xie San's demeanor.

In front of everyone's eyes, Xie Mingxi's expression was calm, and he was not half nervous and cramped.

Xie Mingxi's composure quickly infected a group of classmates.

Yin Xiaoxiao muttered in a low voice: "I have always felt that I am bold, and today I was surrounded by so many people, only to know that it was Sister Xie who was really bold." I was so nervous that I couldn't breathe. ”

Xie Mingxi couldn't help but smile when he heard it in his ears.

Yin Xiaoxiao is actually not bad, the person who is really so nervous that she doesn't dare to breathe is Fang Ruomeng.

"Sister Fang, you're about to join hands and feet." Lin teased in a low voice.

The girls chuckled.

Fang Ruomeng's face flushed, and she smiled self-deprecatingly: "I was born timid, so everyone laughs." ”

"No one is born timid." Xie Mingxi said softly: "Sister Fang straightens her waist, you don't have to be cramped and afraid. You're not alone, we're all here. ”

yes, she's not alone. Her classmates were all there, as were her master and the mountain chief.

Fang Ruomeng exhaled deeply, and really calmed down.

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The girls followed Gu Shanchang into the Songzhu Academy, and then, they each exclaimed.

The Lotus Pond Academy is already very spacious and clean, and the Shochiku Academy is more than twice as large as the Lotus Pond Academy. As soon as you enter, there is an open space paved with jade, large enough to accommodate hundreds of people.

When Xie Mingxi was a girl in his previous life, he naturally never entered Songzhu Academy. It wasn't until his son grew up and entered Songzhu Academy that he set foot here. At this time, I revisited the old place, but there was no sigh in my heart, only as calm and calm as ice and snow.

The group continued on their way.

For several years, the college has been located in Shochiku Academy. In addition to the fact that Shochiku Academy is the leader, it is also because Shochiku Academy has specially built a special meeting room.

This meeting room, built by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, uses silver from the emperor's private treasury, carved beams and painted buildings, and is extremely luxurious. There are hundreds of chairs inside. The students and masters of the six academies were all in the forefront. The officials and daughters who came to watch the big competition of the academy could only sit in the back row.

The stage in front is 12 meters long and 8 meters wide, and about 1 meter high.

The chair next to the stage is where the judges sit. In addition to the mountain chiefs of the six academies, there are also Guozi priest wine, Hanlin Academy, the Ministry of Rites, plus the first assistant Lu Ge Lao and the second assistant Li Ge Lao of the current dynasty.

The most noble judge of identity is not the two elders, but Emperor Jianwen and Empress Yu.

As soon as Xie Mingxi and others appeared, it caused a sensation.

The students of the other academies are all young men, and no matter how handsome they are, there is nothing to see. Lotus Pond Academy is a group of beautiful girls, how can it not make the young people's hearts beat faster and their blood surge?

A handsome teenager sitting in the corner was an exception. I saw him with a gloomy and handsome face, staring at Xie Mingxi who was the leader from afar, and a spark of jealousy and unwillingness burst out in his eyes.

It's like looking at your own enemy.

The young man next to him whispered excitedly: "Look, that's Miss Xie San!" ”

The handsome young man snorted expressionlessly.

This is his own sister, can he not know him?

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