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There were only four days left until Yueyang Academy entrance exam.

In the past four days, Xia Yi stayed at home to study.

Fortunately, the entrance exams of the academy were not difficult, as it was mainly about poetry and arithmetic.

Xia Yi was able to help with these two things.

Knowing that Xia Yue was going to the capital to take the examination, Xia Yang became extremely quiet in the past few days.

Xia Yue was sitting in the courtyard reading, while Xia Yang was practicing writing.

Even though the words were hard to read, it was fortunate that he did not make a ruckus and did not make a sound.

Xia Yi, on the other hand, other than tutoring Xia Yue, she did not forget to prepare a nutrient-rich brunch every day.

It was already deep into the night. When Xia Yi woke up, he found that Xia Yue and Xia Yang's house was still lit.

When he pushed open the door and entered, he saw Xia Yue reading by the oil lamp.

Perhaps because she was too serious, Xia Yue did not notice Xia Yi pushing the door and entering.

Until Xia Yi had already walked to the front of the small table and placed her hands in front of Xia Yue's book, just in time to block the oil lamp's light.

Xia Yue then raised her head, rubbed her eyes and asked: "Big sister, why are you here?"

"Still reading?" Do you even know what time it is? " Xia Yi reached out and fished out Xia Yue's book, closing it and taking the opportunity to place it behind him, "Quickly go and sleep."

"But …" Tomorrow is the exam. " Xia Yue's eyes were still unwillingly following the trajectory of the book.

Xia Yi said: "It's the exam tomorrow, so we need to get to sleep early and rest up before we can take it, right?"

After saying that, Xia Yi could not help but yawn.

Maybe yawning was contagious, Xia Yue also yawned.

Xia Yi laughed and pushed Xia Yue, "You're already yawning, hurry up and go to sleep."

Xia Yue then stood up.

Seeing that Xia Yue had obediently climbed onto the bed and truly closed her eyes, Xia Yi turned around and extinguished the oil lamp, then left the room.

Early the next morning, they would take Uncle Wen's carriage and head to the capital.

"Xia Yi, the three of you are going to the capital again." After getting on the oxcart, Uncle Wen started to chat with Xia Yi, "What are you going to do this time?"

There were many things in the capital city that were a little more expensive than the Lingshan Town. Although the Zhongling Village wasn't too far away from the capital city, people from the Zhongling Village also rarely visited the capital city.

It was no wonder that Uncle Wen would be surprised when Xia Yi and her sister went to the capital three times in two months.

Xia Yi said: "Accompany Yue Yue to take the entrance exams."

"Yue Yue is going to take the exam? Even girls can enter school? " Although the Uncle Wen frequently visited the capital, he was not clear about the affairs of the various academies. In his subconscious, studying to become a official was always a matter for men.

"Yeah, there are a few who enroll in the girls' academy." Xia Yi only replied with one sentence, and did not make any detailed introductions.

Uncle Wen laughed: "So that's the case, then I hope that Yue Yue can get a good result."

"Thank you, Uncle Wen."

Xia Yi took out a few eggs from the cloth bag she brought with him, and gave them to Xia Yue, "You must be hungry, eat some egg pads."

Then, she took out two more and shoved them into Uncle Wen's hands, "Uncle Wen, you eat too."

"No need, no need." Uncle Wen wanted to decline.

During the past few times when Xia Yi had sat in his car, she had always brought him some small things. The first two times was when they were small snacks, but this time was when they were eggs.

"Uncle Wen, I've cooked too much. If I can't eat it, it should be bad." Xia Yi said.

Uncle Wen then reluctantly accepted it, "You know, child, next time don't bring anything, even if I let you take a ride, it won't be a big deal."

Xia Yi also just smiled and did not speak.

When they arrived at the capital, it was still early. Xia Yi brought Xia Yang and his to eat, then headed towards the Yueyang Academy.

There were quite a few people waiting outside the Yueyang Academy, filling up the space in front of the academy.

Looking at the examinees' appearances, they ranged from six to seven years of age to around ten years of age. They seemed to be around seventy percent boys and thirty percent girls.

After all, Yueyang Academy was one of the academies that only accepted girls, and it was also the one with the lowest requirement for all academies. As long as one could afford to pay tuition, they could enter even if they were commoners.

The age of the examinees was somewhat different, but they all had a bit of the same age, which was that their clothes were all very expensive …

"Big sister, I'm scared …" Xia Yue stood at the back, tightly grabbing onto the corner of Xia Yi's clothes, her body somewhat stiff.

Amongst the examinees, Xia Yue was considered the youngest.

Xia Yi held Xia Yue's hand. Only now did she realize that Xia Yue's hand was ice-cold and that the palm of her hand was also wet.

Xia Yi said: "Yue Yue, you don't have to be so nervous. Look, you should be the youngest amongst all the examinees, even if you do not pass, there is still the September exam."

With that, she pinched Xia Yue's hands and relaxed them.

Before Xia Yue could say anything, she heard a boy say, "That's right, what are you afraid of? It's the fifth time I've come to Yueyang Academy Assessment and I've failed it every single time. I'm not even afraid, what are you afraid of?"

The little boy was a head taller than Xia Yue, with a long and thin body. He looked to be around ten years old, with four attendant s following behind him without seeing his parents.

His words seemed to be trying to console Xia Yue, but when he thought about it carefully, what he meant was that he had not passed the examination four times, which made Xia Yue even more anxious.

Xia Yue was already afraid, and had been holding on to his emotions the entire time. After hearing the little boy's words, she could no longer control his emotions, and tears flowed uncontrollably out of her eyes, dropping down drop by drop onto Xia Yi's hands.

When had the little boy ever seen such a scene? He immediately panicked and wanted to help Xia Yue wipe his tears away, but he didn't know how to do it. His hands hovered in the air, not knowing where to put them.

"Don't cry, why are you crying …" The little boy had a worried expression and didn't know what to do.

"Since little big brother failed the exam four times, then I definitely won't have the chance." Xia Yue said as she sobbed.

Xia Yi gave a deep glance to Xia Yue, but she didn't know how to comfort him either. She could only silently extend her hand to wipe away the tears on Xia Yue's face.

The little boy quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no. I didn't pass the exam because it's my problem. Little sister, you will definitely pass the exam. Yueyang Academy is one of the easiest of the big academies in the capital."

"Really?" Xia Yue was skeptical.

"It's true!" The little boy was so anxious that his face turned red. "I don't like reading. My dad will make me read …"

After he finished speaking, he did not forget to ask the attendant behind him, "Aren't you guys?"

The few attendant s behind were also stunned. Their young master was willing to go all out in order to coax the little girl in front of him, and he did not even hesitate to reveal his weakness.

Since that was the case, they could only cooperate.

A few attendant s stood in a row and nodded their heads heavily at the same time, "Yes."

Xia Yue stopped her tears.

At that moment, they suddenly heard a gong. The bustling crowd instantly quietened down.

They all knew that this gong meant that the exam was about to begin.