Cultivating Immortality Begins with Selling Oneself

Chapter 258 Coma
Shen Fuyu quickly made up an excuse and handed the pill to the examiner, hoping that the examiner would give it to Shen Mengning.

Looking at the small pill, the examiner hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to take the pill or pass it to Shen Mengning to take. If Shen Mengning took the pill and suffered any consequences, the examiner would have to bear all the consequences.

The examiner pursed his lips and looked at Shen Fuyu with a complicated look. Shen Fuyu frowned and could vaguely guess what the examiner was worried about.

"Sir, saving my life is urgent."

"Mrs. Shen asked me to bring the pills. There won't be any problems. If anything goes wrong with Miss Shen, I can take responsibility and will definitely not implicate you."

Shen Fuyu glanced at Shen Mengning's pale and painful expression, and his tone was inevitably tinged with anxiety.

Shen Mengning's body began to shake again. Shen Fuyu wanted to run over and comfort Shen Mengning personally, but unfortunately this was an examination room, so Shen Fuyu could only rely on the examiner to pass the pill to her.

"Sir, you don't want to waste any more time, do you?"

The examiner glanced around and noticed that the other candidates were a little anxious. He gritted his teeth, took the pill from Shen Fuyu's hand, walked quickly to Shen Mengning, and motioned for her to take it.

Whether Shen Mengning got into trouble or delayed the exam, the examiner didn't want to see either of them.

It’s better to try to believe Shen Fuyu.

Anyway, Shen Fuyu often hangs out with the Shen sisters. If anything goes wrong with the Shen sisters, Shen Fuyu can't escape responsibility.

Shen Fuyu let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief and signaled with his eyes to his male companion to take the pill as soon as possible. This time, Shen Mengning did not act pretentiously and swallowed the pill very quickly. A warm current began to spread from her stomach to her limbs, and Shen Mengning's complexion improved a little.

The examiner, who had been observing the changes in Shen Mengning's expression, breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

Shen Mengning took a quarter of an hour to relax completely, and she was able to pick up the pen and write without any hindrance. Shen Mengning was not affected by the sudden incident. Instead, she relaxed for a while and quickly started writing the policy paper.

In ancient times, the written test score also accounted for a large part of the imperial examination. Anyone who could pass the imperial examination must have written beautiful characters.

Shen Mengning not only pursues accuracy, but also ensures the font.

I persevered with sheer determination.

After finishing the test paper, Shen Fuyu kept an eye on Shen Mengning's condition. He was relieved when he realized that Shen Mengning was fine.

Shang Qingyan, who was not far away, looked at Shen Mengning's haggard face and curled her lips slightly. "Oh, so what if she returned in time? She had been missing for such a long time and had not been able to rest properly. Whether Shen Mengning could perform smoothly and maintain her usual level was still unknown!"

Everyone has different thoughts during an exam.

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Nine days later.

Mrs. Shen stood outside the examination room early, fearing that she would not be able to see the Shen sisters first.

"Madam, the two young ladies won't be out for another hour."

Nanny Li covered her lips and chuckled.

"Mammy, I'm worried. I haven't seen An Ning and A Wu for such a long time. I have so many things I want to ask them."

Shen Fuyu and the Shen sisters returned just before the exam, but the time was too short for Madam Shen to have a proper conversation with them, so she naturally had many questions. Nanny Li knew that Madam Shen was very worried about the two young ladies, and just as she was about to speak to comfort Madam Shen, she saw the door open, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Madam is coming out."

A large crowd soon gathered in the small examination room. Fortunately, Mrs. Shen arrived early, otherwise she would have been overwhelmed.

Shen Fuyu supported Shen Mengning, and Shen Mengwu followed carefully behind him. Both of them looked extremely heavy.

Mrs. Shen saw the Shen sisters at a glance. Seeing that Shen Mengning was so weak that she could only rely on Shen Fuyu to walk, Mrs. Shen's face suddenly changed. She rushed out of the crowd and walked to Shen Fuyu in an instant, her eyes full of worry.

"Shen Fuyu, what happened to An Ning?"

Shen Fuyu forced a smile. Madam Shen was trembling all over, as if she was frightened by Shen Mengning. Shen Fuyu tried to comfort her, "Madam, the young lady must be overworked. Let's find a doctor to take a look."

Mrs. Shen has always been calm and at ease in dealing with things, but once it comes to her two daughters, she easily panics and doesn't know what to do. After Shen Fuyu's reminder, Mrs. Shen came to her senses and hurriedly took Shen Mengning into the carriage.

Nanny Li had already returned to the Shen Mansion and asked the doctor to wait.

The group left in a hurry, and the people saw this scene and started talking about it.

"What's wrong with Miss Shen? Why does she look so weak? Could it be that she had a breakdown during the exam? I remember that scholars who took exams in the past often had breakdowns after the exam because they couldn't answer the questions. Could it be that Miss Shen..."

"That makes sense. Miss Shen used to be a genius, but what happened? She suddenly became stupid. It's acceptable for something to go wrong during the exam."

"Tsk tsk tsk, the eldest daughter of the Shen family is really pitiful. She finally managed to clear her name but now she has to face this situation."

"Don't talk nonsense. At least Miss Shen wasn't escorted out during the exam. She only showed up at the last moment. This is enough to prove that Miss Shen has a strong character. No matter what difficulties she encounters, she can persevere until the last moment."

Everyone was talking about it, and each had their own opinions about Shen Mengning's sudden discomfort.

No one noticed that in the corner, Shang Qingyan raised the corners of her lips slightly, and took advantage of the shadow to deliberately say a few ambiguous words.

"Why did she faint at the last moment? Could it be that Miss Shen was afraid of failing the Chengfeng Academy entrance exam and deliberately appeared weak to gain sympathy?"

"That's right! Miss Shen's grades were mediocre before, but she suddenly wrote an excellent policy paper and was commended by His Majesty. This in itself is very strange. And she also disappeared for a long time before the exam for no apparent reason."

"If you ask me, the eldest daughter of the Shen family is just a name in vain, not a genius girl."

As soon as Meng Yuan came out of the examination room, she heard the people talking. She immediately clenched her fists and wanted to step forward to argue with the people, but Lu Mingtang appeared in time to stop Meng Yuan.

Seeing the folding fan suddenly blocking his way, Meng Yuan subconsciously looked up, only to see Lu Mingtang shaking his head slightly. Meng Yuan frowned, "Why?"

Why did you stop her? Didn't you hear these people slandering Shen Mengning?
"Let the facts speak for themselves."

Without solid evidence, refuting the people will only make things go in the opposite direction.

Although Meng Yuan was very reluctant, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue out of trust in Lu Mingtang, and the little girl returned home in a depressed mood.

On this side, Shen Mengning fainted as soon as she got on the carriage.

Madam Shen's voice trembled slightly, "A Ning."