Marriage of the Di Daughter

Chapter 73 Part 7 - 9

Can she get first place?

The young boy with the red scarf read her name: "Jiang You Yao, second place——"

Jiang You Yao only felt her mind turned stupid and both her legs turned soft, nearly tumbling to the ground. Fortunately Ji Shuran supported her. After she was able to stand firmly, her body shook slightly as she waited desperately for the young boy to speak out the last name, her heart crying out "must not" countless times with all its might.

Afterwards, things definitely turned out against her wishes.

"First place, Jiang Li!"

The straightforward two words shattered Jiang You Yao's unrealistic delusion, as if a sharp sword thrusting straight into Jiang You Yao's chest. It also simultaneously stabbed Meng Hong Jin.

Meng Hong Jin shook her head and pinched her own hand ruthlessly, as if wanting to distinguish whether everything was a dream or a reality. A sharp pain was felt on her hand, reminding her that everything was real.

With the addition of the previous three, Jiang Li had altogether placed first in four exams.

If this continued, she would lose her wager and be reduced to a laughingstock in the entire Yanjing at the Imperial College gate. She would definitely lose!

For a moment, there's only this thought in Meng Hong Jin's mind.

Ye Shijie breathed a sigh of relief from afar. Seeing Jiang Li get first place, he felt both unimaginable and a sure fire thing. Even he himself hadn't discovered when he heard Jiang Li got first place, the corner of his mouth raised in a smile.

In the end it's a victory.

Jiang Li smiled warmly at Liu Xu's repeated congratulations, but she didn't feel excited at all. In actuality, using what she had learnt to participate in Ming Yi Hall's examination was really bullying these students. However, Jiang Li had a small happiness listening to the boiling voices of the people in the exam venue.

In this battle, she could be considered a bit more famous. The road she walked on in the future would become a bit easier.

Jiang Li turned her head around again, wanting to see Ji Heng. But she only caught sight of the back view of a red cloth at the door of the exam venue, gradually disappearing in the afterglow of the sunlight.

No matter, Jiang Li thought, perhaps she was too suspicious. Duke Su had no association with the Jiang family, so why would he take note of a young girl like herself? It was nothing else but coming across each other by lucky coincidence and took a second glance at her out of novelty. Thus he looked at her like watching those operas.

Jiang Li felt relieved after she figured things out.

Liu Xu was happier and more excited than her for getting first place. She said: "Jiang Li, you came first, did you hear?"

"I heard." Jiang Li smiled.

"Why you don't appear excited?" Liu Xu was somewhat in doubt, "aren't you happy?"

"How could I not be happy?" Jiang Li said: "I just remember there are still two more exams left, archery and riding, and I feel worried, that's all."

"That's right." Liu Xu also remembered, "the two things, archery and driving, except for those daughters from general families, us, these daughters in the college are mostly not so good at them. You..... can you?" She asked Jiang Li cautiously. If it was before, Liu Xu would definitely think without the slightest hesitation, that Jiang Li would certainly not be able to. But after several times, Liu Xu also didn't know whether Jiang Li was able to or not. Time and time again, Jiang Li was always unexpected, making people wonder if there's anything that she couldn't do. For example, the three exams of calligraphy, mathematics and etiquette. Another example was the ability to distinguish a genuine and fake painting. Another example was the ability to play the 《Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute》 that nobody else was able to play well.