She couldn't help but laugh: "These two clever devils." She stopped.

According to the speed of these two little girls, she couldn't catch up, so she might as well save some energy. Someone would come soon, and she would have to perform.

The person hiding behind a thick bush said: "Have a rest, you will have to work hard in a while." Anyway, the two little girls passed her test.

Xu Xue didn't know what was going on here. After running for a while and seeing that her mother-in-law didn't come after her, she stopped, excited and angry, and said: "She must have stolen that purse, and I don't even dare to pursue her. Hum.

, and she dares to threaten us. I will tell the examiner her appearance soon, and I will definitely find her."

Xu Xi smiled and said nothing.

In fact, the academy is not very big. The reason why they walked for so long is because the examiner specially set up a route that went around and around to make it seem far away. After walking all the way and running for a while, they walked forward for half a cup of tea.

, I saw the word "Examination Hall" written on the outside of the big room in front.

"We're here." Xu Xue was very happy.

Xu Xi and Xu Xue walked over, introduced themselves to the two women guarding the door, and said, "We are here for the exam."

"Please come in." The mother-in-law made a gesture and let the two of them in.

This room is very large, similar to the large classroom where Xu Xi took classes when he was a college student in modern times. There are rows of tables and stools inside.

There are three people sitting at the top of the room. One is Mrs. Cui who just went out. She is sitting at the bottom. The next person is a middle-aged woman in her forties. The one sitting at the top is in her fifties and has a graceful temperament.

Woman, judging from the phoenix hairpin she wears on her head and the embroidery patterns on her clothes, this must be Princess Shangde, the headmaster of the academy.

In addition to the three of them, there are several maids and women in the room, standing or sitting. A few sitting at the back have tables in front of them, and they are lowering their heads and writing something. Judging from their clothes, these people should also be three

Madam's servant.

Xu Xi quickly saluted the three of them: "Xu Xi has met Her Royal Highness the Princess, Madam, and Madam Cui."

Xu Xue was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed Xu Xi's example and saluted the two of them.

Mrs. Cui and the woman both looked at the two of them with serious expressions, but Princess Shangde was kinder than them. She smiled and asked Xu Xi: "Do you know us?"

Xu Xi lowered her head and replied: "A common girl has never been lucky enough to see the face of Her Royal Highness, the Eldest Princess. She can only judge based on Her Highness's seat, clothes, and patterns on her jewelry. As for Mrs. Cui, just now when Mrs. Cui went to the academy gate to announce the start of the exam

, Xu Xi is nearby, and he heard others say that his wife’s surname is Cui, so he knows it.”

She raised her head and glanced at the woman sitting next to her, and smiled sheepishly: "As for this lady, Xu Xi has never seen her."

Princess Shangde looked down at the phoenix pattern on her clothes and said with a smile: "That's it."

She introduced the woman and said: "This is Mrs. Zhang, one of the examiners this time. If you are lucky enough to be admitted to the academy, she will teach you "Female Virtues"."

"Female Virtue"? Not "Female Precept"?

Xu Xi greeted the woman again: "Xu Xi has met Mrs. Zhang."

Xu Xue followed suit and bowed to Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang then said: "Okay, go sit down."

Immediately a maid came forward to lead them down.

"Wait a minute." Xu Xi took out the purse from his arms, handed it to the maid, and told her what happened on the way.

She only told what happened, then stopped and looked at Xu Xue.

Although Xu Xue was a little silly and sweet, she was also smart. Seeing her cousin behave like this, she knew that she had given up half the opportunity to show off to herself. She quickly described the woman's clothes and said: "We suspect

This purse is not hers, so I dare not give it to her."

Xu Xi nodded, indicating that she had the same idea as Xu Xue. She was very satisfied with Xu Xue's performance.

In front of these ladies, they should not talk too much, just stop talking. Xu Xue did not say that she suspected that her mother-in-law was a thief, and let the three ladies make the judgment. This was a measured statement, and she did not make irresponsible remarks in front of the nobles.

Jump to conclusions.

What if the woman is a servant of someone else's family, and the master wants to protect her, but others don't want to pursue her further? If you say too much, there will be no room for others to turn around.

So how you say things and to what extent you say them are very particular in such a wealthy family.

This is also the reason why she doesn't want to return to the Hou Mansion - living is too tiring.

"Okay, we will investigate this matter." Mrs. Zhang said.

With that said, she signaled to the maid. The maid took the purse, poured out the money and looked at it. Another maid came out and led the two of them to the seats below.

After the two went down, Princess Shangde, Madam Zhang, and Madam Cui each wrote a few words on the white paper in front of them, probably to rate their performance.

Xu Xi and Xu Xueyin were the first two to come in, so they were arranged to sit in the first row. However, they were not arranged at the same table, but sat separately.

Judging from the stools placed and the four treasures of the study placed on the table, this table should be for two people.

The desk is not long, and is similar to the desks in modern middle schools. This is nothing in modern times, but when ancient people wrote calligraphy, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone occupied the position of the boss as soon as they were spread out, and the paper was larger than the homework books of modern students.

In this way, it is a bit inconvenient for two people to share a table.

Maybe this is another exam question?

Xu Xi thought, sitting upright, waiting for others to arrive.

Xu Xue remembered what her cousin said outside the gate. Seeing that her cousin was sitting upright, Xu Xue immediately sat upright. She didn't hold her chest or slump, nor did she dare to look around. She looked at her eyes, nose, and heart, and stayed calmly.

Thinking that in order to avoid being disturbed by others in the design of the yard, or because he deliberately delayed time when entering the corner gate to register, or because there was some plot arranged later, Xu Xi discovered that the next few people who came in were separated by time.

It took almost half a cup of tea, and her timing was excellent. She further confirmed her suspicion.

Some of these people came in alone; some probably met on the road and invited them to go with them; some came in together. After entering the door, they faced the three Princess Shang De. Their expressions were different. Some were so nervous that they could not even speak.

They stammered and were in a hurry to salute; some were careless; others were generous and decent, handling things with ease.

As for the purse, about four of the ten people took the purse and gave it to the three ladies; for those who had not yet handed it over, some people would tell the story and stated that the purse had been returned to the mother-in-law, while some did not mention it at all and did not know.

I was so nervous that I forgot about it, but I still didn’t want to hand over my wallet at all.
Chapter completed!