CH 40

Chapter 40 Caught to Practice Script Again (2)

And Wen Yantong was taken to the dormitory by Li Boyuan again.

Li Boyuan walked very slowly, so Wen Yantong didn’t need to rush to catch up.

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The weather was getting colder and colder. Because of her cold body, even if she wears very thick clothes, Wen Yantong’s hands were still freezing cold. And in order to maintain her balance, she couldn’t put her hands in her sleeves to keep warm.

After arriving at Li Boyuan's room, Wen Yantong walked into the room and took off her shoes, and suddenly found a pair of brocade boots beside hers.

She changed her shoes thoughtfully and walked towards the study with some doubts. She lifted the cotton curtain and saw that Chi Jingxi was sitting in the room.

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He happened to be facing the door of the study, and when Wen Yantong came in, she was discovered by him.

Wen Yantong's eyes lit up, as if they were shining, and said happily, "Little Marquis, so you are here too!"

Chi Jingxi frowned. How come this cripple was here again?

Wen Yantong hadn't seen Chi Jingxi for half a month. Songhai Academy was not small, and their literature classes were far apart. Chi Jingxi usually doesn't eat or sleep in the academy. He came during class time and left when it ended.

Wen Yantong was a little happy when she initially saw Chi Jingxi's handsome face. At least, she doesn't have to face Li Boyuan alone.

After Wen Yantong entered the study, she took off her cloak and hung it on the hanger by the door. Hanging next to it was Chi Jingxi's cloak.

The cloak that Chi Jingxi wore today was snow-white, and the fur on it was bright and smooth; it looked very soft to touch.

Wen Yantong quietly reached out, touched it, and secretly tutted.

She could figure out that Chi Jingxi's cloak was made of fox fur. In fact, her cloak was also made with fox fur, but compared to this one, it was not even just a little bit worse. Sure enough, as an aristocrat, the things on his body are all that ordinary people can't buy with money.

After Wen Yantong hung up her cloak, she ran to sit down opposite Chi Jingxi. With a smile, she took the initiative to say, "Little Marquis, are you here again today to transcribe articles for Teacher Li?"

Chi Jingxi didn't answer.

Seeing that the person ignored her, Wen Yantong leaned forward and stretched her neck to read the words on Chi Jingxi's paper. The font, as always, was written neatly, and the strength of each stroke was well controlled.

But in this way, Wen Yantong's head blocked the candlelight on the table, casting a large shadow on Chi Jingxi's paper.

"Ah, how beautiful!" Wen Yantong quickly praised, and before Chi Jingxi could speak, she shrank her neck back.

It just so happened that Li Boyuan entered the door. He gave Wen Yantong a pen and paper, took out a book from the shelf, and said, "Wen Yantong, you did not pass the initial Knowledge of Words exam. I looked through your test paper earlier, and the writing was a mess. Most of it was illegible, and the few words that can be seen clearly were commoncut, without any meaning. If you go on like this, don't say participating in the imperial examination, you will not be able to pass the preliminary exams."

Shaojing was an empire that attached great importance to literature, and it had dismissed a hundred schools of thought and only respected Confucianism. There was a complete examination system as early as a hundred years ago.

Five-year-old boys in Shaojing must enter the school to learn to read and write. They must study for at least six years before passing the final exam.

The young masters in Chaoge had higher requirements, and they had to attend school for a longer time. Like Chengxin and Chi Jingxi, while studying in the school, they also had to learn to deal with the affairs of the court and prepare for future governance.

Even if the people in the academy did not participate in the imperial examination, they had to pass the final exam. This was especially true in a nationally renowned institution of higher learning like Songhai Academy.

Li Boyuan glanced at Wen Yantong and sighed deeply, "Although your article last year was not very good, at least it's not as bad as you are now. Why do you go backwards the more you study?"

Wen Yantong could not answer. She lowered her head and pretended to be remorseful.

Li Boyuan put a book in her hand. "This book contains articles written by top scorers of the imperial examinations in recent years. You should use this to study more."

Wen Yantong thanked him, picked up the brush and started copying an article. Her brain was not stupid, and although she was not particularly talented in learning, it wasn’t that bad. In addition, she had been reading articles recently, so some sentences and words were familiar, and she can go through it in her mind while copying.

Li Boyuan sat on the high table next to them, while Chi Jingxi and Wen Yantong sat on the low table, and the room fell silent for a while.

Wen Yantong had a difficult time maintaining her attention - this was a common problem of most contemporary young people. She copied for a while, and after feeling tired, she became a little distracted.

She looked up at Chi Jingxi. The person on the other side didn't say a word from the time she entered the door to the present. He was concentrating on transcribing the article, and he was very serious in his responsibilities.

It was only at this time that Wen Yantong felt that Chi Jingxi looked like a prim and proper student. Chi Jingxi was famous in Chaoge not because he was good-looking and had a high status.

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Chi Jingxi's innate conditions were already excellent. His mastery of words could form a coherent composition and his military tactics were immeasurable. His only shortcoming was his fuse-like temper, and he does not like to give people face.

Wen Yantong once thought that the reason why Chi Jingxi could be the villain in the original book was because the struggle for imperial power was inherently cruel.

Because Chi Jingxi stood on the opposite ends of the protagonists, Cheng Xiao and Fu Tanghuan, in the life-and-death struggle, Chi Jingxi naturally became the main antagonist.

If the struggle for imperial power didn't exist in the first place, would Chi Jingxi still be the feared villain?