21. The past
Due to the large number of people every year, a large number of people will be brushed out in the outer courtyard before the competition, but fortunately, this competition is about the literary examination and does not involve the idea of using the soul, so Victoria can easily enter.
Her purpose was only to attract the attention of one person, that is, the Nod ▪ Allen who was the first in the second place, and even his father, Earl Allen, a businessman who was more or less profitable.
"Nord, do you see that?" Nord was always surrounded by a crowd of people, and one of them pulled him to look at the girl sitting in the corner, "The one, the green-eyed one." ”
"What's wrong? You like it, do you want a few brothers to help you? Before Nord could speak, the others were making fun of him.
The man, disgusted by their boring jokes, kicked them over, and said, "What, she broke the record of the outer court, I don't think it is to be underestimated." ”
"Oh, no matter how powerful it is, it's definitely not as powerful as our Nord, but I've never seen this person in the emperor, maybe it came in from outside, what's the big deal. "The children of the nobles of the upper class of the imperial capital have always looked down on commoners with lower status than themselves, let alone from the outside, that is, people from the two worlds, and there will be no intersection in this life.
"It's just, hey, why aren't Elvis and Lucifer here today, where have they been?"
"Of course they can't compare to me, they don't have the face. Nord crossed his hands, like a proud peacock, standing tall on his toes.
"Cut. A group of people rolled their eyes in unison, "You are better than others in this regard, sorry, people won't say that when they surpass you, can you be modest?"
Victoria glanced at the group of them, and although she couldn't hear them, she could probably guess what they were saying, and those noble children only had a little in their heads, and they were pitifully lacking.
"Sister, sister, I've come to see you play. Jessega was sent to the door by the bearded man, and when she came in by herself, and seeing that she was not at all worried, Victoria asked, "You have so much confidence in me." ”
Jessega grinned, showing a smile without front teeth, suddenly realized something, and covered her mouth suddenly, "Sister is the smartest and wisest person, and everyone is not as good as her." ”
"It's good to have Jessica, my sister is suddenly not afraid. Victoria kissed her on the cheek, "Come, give my sister a hug." Without saying a word, Jessica threw herself into her arms and rubbed her neck.
The two of them were arguing when a teacher came over and said, "Are you Victoria? It's time to go in." ”
Victoria told Jessega to find a vacant seat and sit down, "Don't run around, if I can't find you when I come out, I'm going to cry." ”
Jessica nodded solemnly, "I won't let you cry, don't worry, sister." ”
The initial questions are not beyond the outline, and the answer can be obtained by a little thought for Victoria, but after all, there is no foundation at all like those who have been specifically studied, so the further you go, the slower the speed, and the method and theory used are also deduced, and you can solve it in your own way.
The exam is stratified and takes a variety of forms, except for the first one, which is answered individually.
However, Victoria is not panicked, she has always learned and sold, just like in the casino, just look at it, and it's the same here, you know what to do when you listen to it, and even in the end, there is nothing else to do, forming a situation where she competes with Nord, and even the debate is evenly matched.
Of course, this kind of competition has never been won by whoever is smart, and it also has to test the accumulation on weekdays, and Victoria really doesn't have much common sense in books, so he still loses in the end. But she doesn't care much about these things, and she's not here to compete for the first place.
"Hey. Sure enough, the threatened Nord immediately blocked her, "What's your name and where did you come from?"
"We, like, don't know each other. At this time, you have to be more calm than anyone, and you will be more likely to indulge in it without being annoying, "Which one are you?"
"Let me introduce myself, I'm Alan ▪ Nord, and my home is in the imperial capital. ”
There was no flattery as expected, and the expression of the girl in front of her did not change, neither humble nor arrogant, "I am Victoria." "Those eyes are so clean that you don't have to be guarded.
"Where's home?" Nord saw a mist flash in her eyes, lowered his head, and was silent, and understood, "Yes, I'm sorry, I, I didn't mean to." I just, I thought, I just wanted to make a friend. ”
Victoria's expression was so pitiful and pitiful, she opened her mouth and said a little self-deprecatingly: "I shouldn't be qualified to be friends with you, you are a nobleman." After saying that, he took a few steps back, as if the gap between them was not ordinarily large.
"yes, I'm sorry, my sister is here. As soon as the words fell, I saw a small point, with his front teeth open, and he guarded his sister behind him with a vigilant face, and his words were leaking.
"Who are you? Don't bully your sister. ”
"No, no, Jessica, this brother didn't bully me. ”
"Alas, Nord, don't keep molesting other girls. A group of fox friends and dog friends hooked their shoulders and came over, "But which college did the little girl go to before, she was so good." ”
"I haven't. Everyone looked at each other and hurriedly said, "That, Nord, let's go first, you talk, you talk." "It's just a no-brainer.
"You really haven't been on it?" Nord felt a little chill in his back, and then said excitedly, "You are not leaving the emperor, let me tell you, I have made a friend of yours." ”
"Well, I don't know, let's see if I can make a living here. ”
"I'll tell you, it's not easy for girls to make a living here, many of them have gone to be the mistresses of rich people, you are so smart, you shouldn't choose this. Our family also has a bit of an industry, and we almost manage the manpower, why don't you come?"
"Actually...... "Victoria was a little embarrassed, "I have that kind of plan." ”
"Why?" said Nord, unable to understand.
"Because of Jessica. She touched her sister's head and hung her head in frustration, "Only people like you can enter Sai'an Academy, I can't help it." ”
"Your grades are so good this time, you can also go up, you can take her with you. ”
"I don't have a soul thought, I can't come in. Victoria's smile made people feel sorry for her, "Otherwise, they wouldn't have come to me until now." "Those who are a little lower than her grades have been called away by the person in charge.
"Ah...... That's right. ”
"Well, I'll go first. ”
"You...... Where do you live, and where are I going to find you if there is something?"
Victoria gave him an address and hurried away.
He knew that although she was young and intelligent, her status was too low for her to join the nobility, so she could only be a mistress.