The Soldier King Becomes a Useless Little Girl

Chapter 237: Forced to Grow Up

"Xin Lin, who are you saying is third!"

"Isn’t it Young Master Jin? Or are you questioning the Empress’s words? Jin Chen, you’ve got quite the nerve!"

Xin Lin scolded.

"I..."

Jin Chen’s face looked even uglier than if he were crying.

He glanced at Empress Feng, whose lips twitched slightly.

Such a clever and articulate girl, she had also been drawn into the argument.

With thousands of eyes watching, could Empress Feng still say "no" at this time?

"Thank you, Empress, for upholding justice for this junior."

Jin Chen sulked and unwillingly accepted his third-place ranking.

"If that’s the case, then the results of today’s Written Examination are..."

The chief examiner also wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

This year’s examinees were too much to handle, almost breaking his old bones.

"Wait, Empress Feng, I, Murong Ziyue, am unclear about something."

Just when everyone thought the matter had been settled, Murong Ziyue, who had been silent at the sidelines, stepped forward.

"So you are Murong Ziyue. This palace remembers, you are the number one in the Written Examination this time. How could it be that you have objections to your own results?"

Empress Feng spoke with a pleasant and friendly tone, very much like the Mother of the Country.

"Ziyue has no objections to her own results. Ziyue merely wishes to ask why Xin Zhuo’s results are worse than Jin Chen’s. His answer sheet was clearly far better than Jin Chen’s."

As Murong Ziyue spoke, a change flickered through Empress Feng’s eyes.

The chief examiner and Captain Yang also inwardly felt this was bad news.

"Big sister Ziyue."

Little Xinzhuo was also panic-stricken, never expecting the seemingly cold Murong Ziyue to stand up for him.

A realization flashed through Xin Lin’s eyes.

Murong Ziyue, you really didn’t let me down.

"Murong Ziyue! How dare you! You have the audacity to disrespect your betters!"

Jin Chen’s face turned green with rage. Already begrudging his forced rank of third, was Murong Ziyue implying he didn’t even deserve that?

"The question is good. This palace made this judgment for a reason. Xin Zhuo’s answer sheet was not vastly different from Jin Chen’s, but his sloppy handwriting is an affront to scholarship."

Empress Feng’s red lips curved, revealing a captivating smile.

Little Xinzhuo’s face turned red with frustration.

"Do you still have objections?"

Empress Feng asked in return.

"I..."

Murong Ziyue wanted to argue further, but behind her, a small hand reached out and took hold of hers.

"Big sister Ziyue, thank you for speaking up for me. Ah Zhuo is willing to accept fourth place."

Little Xinzhuo spoke out loud.

"Thank you, Empress, Xin Zhuo will surely practice his handwriting diligently and will not let down the Empress’s teachings."

After saying this, he bowed to Empress Feng.

Just a cowardly boy, that’s all.

Both Empress Feng and Jin Chen’s eyes flickered with disdain.

Yet they were unaware that in Little Xinzhuo’s downcast eyes, there was a hint of color that had never been there before.

"Ah Zhuo, remember, you will suffer some injustices during today’s Written Examination. But only in this way can you save your life and your mother’s life. A gentleman bides his time for revenge; it is not too late even after ten years. Until you are strong enough to compete with your enemies, you must bide your time and persevere."

After the Written Examination ended, the words of Xin Lin still echoed in Little Xinzhuo’s ears.

He didn’t understand until Empress Feng showed up, then Little Xinzhuo finally had an epiphany.

Sister, she was telling him to conceal his edge.

Murong Ziyue looked deeply at Little Xinzhuo, silently retreated back.

Behind her, Xin Lin watched Little Xinzhuo’s small figure with an increasing sense of satisfaction in his eyes. Ah Zhuo was becoming more and more aware of the ways to survive in court.