The daughter of the metaphysical fortune teller: she is the best at eating melons to prolong life

Chapter 185 You Definitely Can’t Get First Place

The two teachers did not expect Xiao Jin to agree to the bet, although they felt it was inappropriate, they were really a little afraid of this Master Xiao.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, they dared not refute, otherwise they would lose face for Lord Xiao.

And even if they object, it would probably be useless.

When Principal Yue entrusted the academy to Lord Xiao, he said that Lord Xiao would be fully responsible for all matters of the academy, big or small.

Xie Lan didn't have time to think about why Xiao Jin wanted to help her. Such a good opportunity could not be missed.

"Master Xiao is right. Healthy competition among students can indeed improve everyone's enthusiasm for learning."

After flattering him, Xie Lan immediately said to the blue-shirted young man, "Gambling is prohibited in the academy, and we don't gamble. I heard that students who come to the Royal Academy cannot bring maids or servants, and all the things in the academy must be done by each student personally.

Let's change the bet. If my test ranking is higher than yours, you will be my servant for a month.

You will be responsible for cleaning the academy every five days, bathing the horses for archery practice, and other such tasks.

On the contrary, if I lose to you in the test, I will be your maid for a month.

How about I do the work that belongs to you?"

Although he felt a little disappointed that he had no chance to win money, the young man in blue shirt was unable to do anything about it as gambling was prohibited in the academy.

But it’s better this way. He was originally worried about how much work he would have to do in the academy in the future, and it was giving him a headache.

If I win the test against Miss Xie, wouldn't that mean I got a maid for free?
After thinking it over, the blue-shirted young man nodded quickly, "Okay, it's settled!"

Xie Lan nodded with satisfaction, "Two teachers, this doesn't count as violating the academy's rules, right?"

Although the academy does require every student to do those chores by themselves, it is not uncommon for some students to rush to help clean the Shabu-shabu in order to please their classmates who have higher family backgrounds than themselves.

For things like this, as long as the students do it voluntarily, the academy will not pursue the matter.

It's harmless for Miss Xie and Mr. Huang to make a bet on these things.

Seeing that Lord Xiao was standing with his hands behind his back and looking at them quietly but saying nothing, they knew that he had no objection.

The two masters didn't say much.

All the young men and women who came to register had their assessment stickers checked and their information registered.

Xiao Jin immediately waved his hand, "The time has come, the assessment test officially begins."

At a command, all applicants found their seats and sat down, and the two teachers began to distribute the examination materials.

The content of this test is an article, not long, only three pages. The requirement is to memorize it in one hour and write it down completely.

Although those who can enroll in the Royal Academy have some basic skills, this requirement is still a bit difficult for them.

Many people started reciting the article as soon as they got it. Because it was an examination, in order not to disturb others, they could not recite it out loud, but only silently in their hearts.

Huang Ziyan took the article and took a look at it. He found that it was content he had never seen before, and he couldn't help but frowned.

Although he was a playboy, he had read a lot of books since he was a child under the pressure of his father. I thought he must have read the essays for the Royal Academy, but I didn't expect it to be the opposite.

It might be difficult to memorize it and write it out completely within one hour.

Huang Ziyan quickly read the article in his hand from beginning to end and found that the content was not too difficult, so he felt relieved.

Thinking of the bet, he couldn't help but look to the right. Sitting on his right was Miss Xie, the one he had bet with. Seeing that she was also reading the article but frowning, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

This article was not difficult for him, but Miss Xie had only read a few elementary books and obviously had never been to school.

It is even possible that her family never hired a teacher to teach her.
Otherwise, why would he have only read a few primers?

I'm afraid you can't even understand the essay in this test? If you want to beat him with this, you're just dreaming.

Huang Ziyan withdrew his contemptuous look and began to concentrate on reciting the article.

On the other side, Xie Lan held his chin with one hand, frowned and looked down at the article in his other hand.

She looked unhappy, but it was not what Huang Ziyan thought. She just couldn't understand the article in her hand and was worried that she would not pass the test and lose to him.

On the contrary, although she had not read the test article, Xie Lan was not worried at all that she would lose.

Because she had a photographic memory, she just glanced over the article in her hand and it was imprinted in her mind word for word.

The reason why Xie Lan was struggling was that he was hesitating about what rank he should get in the exam.

Since she made a bet with Huang Ziyan, she should have gotten first place.

But her purpose of coming to the Royal Academy was not to study for the imperial examination, but to dig melons for the ancestor and earn money from incense.

Back when they were at Mount Sanqing, her second senior brother knew that she had a photographic memory and was extremely gifted at studying, so he always wanted to teach her all his knowledge.

I even wanted to collect all the books in the world for her to study.

But Xie Lan knew from a young age that he would not live past the age of 15. He had already read so many books in his previous life, so how could he be willing to waste his precious life on reading?

In this life, she aspired to be a playboy who spent his whole life eating, drinking and having fun, so when she learned that her second senior brother wanted to teach her all his knowledge, Xie Lan didn't even agree to it, she tried to stay away from him as far as possible.

Every time her second senior brother was around, she would rather go around for three miles than be seen by her senior brother.

In order to avoid studying, Xie Lan even deliberately ran down Sanqing Mountain to visit other towns, and often he would not want to leave once he got there.

Even so, her second senior brother did not give up and still grabbed her to read every time he saw her.

Or maybe her master saw that she really didn't like studying, and was worried that if she continued like this, she might get really annoyed one day and run down the mountain and never come back.

He could only give an order to her second senior brother, telling him not to force her to study anymore.

Xie Lan has a master to protect her in Sanqing Mountain, so she can be lazy.

But now, in order to defeat Huang Ziyan, if she got first place in the exam, wouldn’t her senior brother think that she had changed her personality and would teach her all his knowledge?
Xie Lan had heard that this royal academy had a three-story library, and it was said to have the richest collection of books in the entire Zhou Dynasty.

Xie Lan imagined the scene of being forced by her senior brother to study hard in the library every day, and she shuddered suddenly.

No, she came to the Royal Academy to dig up melons and eat melons, not to study hard for the imperial examinations, and she absolutely could not get first place.

Although Xie Lan made a bet with Mr. Huang, she didn't have to get first place in the exam to win. As long as she ranked higher than him, she would win the prize.

After Xie Lan thought it through, he stopped hesitating and quickly folded the article in his hand and placed it on the upper right corner of the table along with the four treasures of the study.

After making sure it wouldn't be knocked over, Xie Lan closed his eyes, lowered his head, laid on the table... and fell asleep.

Xiao Jin, who had been observing her quietly, frowned so much that he could pinch a fly to death when he saw this scene!

(End of this chapter)