mtlumby2d Chapter 392: Something unexpected happened when leaving the palace
Chapter 392: Something unexpected happened when leaving the palace
Jiang Suining and Lu Yan both felt the look, but neither of them said anything.
After all, they were in the Queen's Palace, and the assessment would be right next. Since the other party didn't mention any names, they were too lazy to create any conflict with Yang Manman at this critical juncture.
However, her words annoyed many other people present.
The last time Yang Manman showed up in Merlin as a special person, she had already caused some people's dissatisfaction. Now after hearing this, everyone felt even more unhappy.
The woman in the green dress standing beside her said, "Miss Yang, you should just say this to yourself. It's useless to brag about yourself on weekdays. Today, you have to show your true colors."
Another woman who was familiar with the woman in the green dress immediately smiled and said, "Mingyan, what you said is wrong. Miss Yang never brags about herself on weekdays. She sacrificed herself to bring us a lot of fun."
The woman called Mingyan laughed immediately, "Yes, if Miss Yang were gone, there would be less things to talk about in the imperial city."
Hearing this, everyone remembered Yang Manman's wonderful past again, and many people burst out laughing.
Yang Manman's face darkened for a moment, but she quickly adjusted herself. She looked at the two women who had just spoken and sneered.
"It's not my turn for you two to point fingers here. I want to see if you can still laugh after today's assessment!"
She had memorized the answers to all the questions, and just in case, she asked her father to find a few more people to answer the questions, and finally selected the best one.
Even if other people also got the questions, she was confident that her answer would be better than theirs, or at least not worse than theirs!
In short, she will definitely win first place in today's test!
and……
Yang Manman quietly touched the thing in the lining of her sleeve, her eyes full of calculation.
Although Queen Shi had said before that today's test was quite difficult, it was not very long, with a total of one hour to complete the test.
After the assessment is completed, the merits will be determined as soon as possible and the results will be announced the next day.
When there was about an incense stick of time left before the test, Queen Shi came in front of everyone, said a few simple words, and then told the nanny to arrange for everyone to go to the side hall.
The corresponding seats have been set up in the side hall, and on each low table there is a uniform set of pens, ink, paper and inkstone, waiting for the test papers to be distributed.
Since the vast majority of those who came to take the examination were wives of officials, and it was only a selection of female officials from the harem, the examination was naturally far less strict than the imperial examination.
Queen Shi did not have anyone search the female participants. She simply gave them a few reminders, asking them to answer the questions honestly, and then had the test papers distributed.
When seeing the contents of the test paper, many people had different expressions, some were slightly happy, some were sad, and some, like Jiang Suining and Lu Yan, had no expression at all and looked calm.
Among them, Yang Manman was probably the happiest.
Looking at the test questions that were the same as the ones she had prepared in advance, she almost laughed out loud in her heart. She looked around quietly and observed other people's reactions, then began to answer with confidence.
She had memorized the answers to these test questions by heart, and when she started writing, she couldn't help but imagine the envious and jealous eyes of others after she won the first place, and the scene of herself being completely proud after becoming a female official.
Time passed bit by bit, and the only sounds left in the quiet side hall were the friction between paper and pen and the dripping sound of water from the copper kettle.
Yang Manman answered very quickly. She stopped writing after more than half an hour. She looked up at Jiang Suining in front of her on the right, and Lu Yan two seats away on the left, and carefully memorized their positions.
An hour was up, and everyone stopped writing at Madam's loud reminder.
Soon, the palace maids and eunuchs guarding the hall collected everyone's answer sheets according to their seating order.
All the female members who took part in the assessment also left the side hall. Yang Manman deliberately walked slowly and fell behind, and only walked out last after everyone had left the side hall.
Although the assessment is completed, you still need to bow and say goodbye to Queen Shi before leaving.
Queen Shi had not come out yet, and everyone was waiting in the courtyard, gathering in groups of three or four to discuss the test questions.
Jiang Suining and Lu Yan happened to be standing together. They didn't say much, but when Lu Yan noticed Yang Manman's secret glance at her, she felt a little uncomfortable.
Just as the discussion was becoming more and more lively, Queen Shi walked out from the main hall. Everyone fell silent instantly and stood up to salute.
"I've met the Queen."
"You all have worked hard in today's assessment." Queen Shi smiled gently.
"Thank you for your hard work, Queen." Everyone spoke in unison.
Queen Shi did not say much, but just looked at everyone and said: "Your answers have been sorted out, and the results will be determined as soon as possible. The selected candidates will be announced tomorrow. Now you can go home and have a good rest and wait for good news."
"Yes, thank you, Queen."
Seeing that Empress Shi didn't say much, she sent everyone away. Just as everyone was bowing and saying goodbye, Yang Manman suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I have another question to ask."
"What does Miss Yang want to ask?"
Yang Manman turned her eyes and said doubtfully, "Your Majesty, last time I heard you say that a total of 20 people will be selected to enter the second round of assessment. I wonder how many people will be left after the second round of assessment is over?"
"Ms. Yang, you should wait until you enter the second round of assessment before asking me this kind of question. If you are not selected at all, it would be a waste of the Queen's time."
"I am asking for advice from the Queen. What does it have to do with you? Do you think you can make the decision for the Queen?"
Looking at the woman who was speaking, Yang Manman directly retorted. After she finished speaking, she realized that she was in front of the Queen after all, so she needed to restrain herself. So she hurriedly saluted Queen Shi.
"Your Majesty, I am just curious, so I want to ask you for advice."
Queen Shi looked at Yang Manman. Her eyes did not show disgust, but there was definitely no joy either. However, due to the presence of people around her, her expression was still gentle.
"Miss Yang, don't worry. I will let you know when the list of those who have passed today's assessment is announced and you enter the palace to choose the content of the second round of assessment. I think you are all tired today, so go back and rest early."
Yang Manman frowned and was about to find another excuse to delay time when she saw a palace maid hurried out of the side hall and whispered something to Queen Shi.
Queen Shi's face darkened and she called out to those who were about to leave.