My husband, who abandoned his father and kept his son, actually wants me to be his concubine.

Chapter 134 Top Scholar
After Lu Jinshi washed up and dressed, it was already past 9 a.m. before she got into the carriage and went to the street corner to check the list.

Although she went slowly, the results had just been released when she arrived.

Candidates in Chang'an gathered in front of the list, each carefully searching for their own name.

Lu Jinshi looked ahead and saw the name Rong Yi prominently displayed at the top of the list, which brought a smile to her face. Her younger brother, Qin Ke, was ranked second, and Xu Jing was ranked third.

I've heard Senior Brother Mu Yan mention Xu Jinglu Jinshi before. He was one of Dean Lin's favorite students, and later he went to Jinming Academy with Master Qian.

Lu Jinshi glanced around and finally saw Xu Yang, Han Dong, Jiang Yin... She looked at all the students from Lingxiao Academy who were on the list, but Yuan Fei was the only one she had searched for a long time. Finally, she found him second to last on the list.

Lu Jinshi put his hands together and said, "Thank you for your protection, Bodhisattva. Thank you for your protection, Bodhisattva."

"Who is this Rong Yi? He's only nineteen years old? He's already passed the imperial examination at the age of nineteen?"

"Isn't it true that the newly appointed top scholar, Shen Xing, only became the top scholar at the age of twenty?"

"Then Qin Ke must be even younger, only sixteen years old. How come so many young scholars passed the imperial examination this year?"

"Aren't all the candidates for this year's autumn imperial examination a bit too young?"

Lu Jinshi alighted from the carriage and walked up to Master Qian and the group of scholars at Jinming Academy, saying, "Master Qian."

Master Qian looked at Lu Jinshi and said, "Seventh Prince's Consort."

Lu Jinshi glanced at the scholars behind Master Qian and said, "The remaining scholars from Lingxiao Academy have all passed the imperial examinations. I wonder how many from your Jinming Academy have passed?"

When Master Qian frowned and looked at Lu Jin, his face turned pale and then black.

Lu Jinshi was quite pleased with himself, after all, Dean Lin was still sick in bed from anger.

Master Qian gritted his teeth and said, "Then congratulations to the Seventh Prince's Consort and congratulations to Lingxiao Academy."

Lu Jinshi smiled calmly and said, "Congratulations to you too."

"Who is this Rong Yi? How come I've never heard of him before?"

"Rong Yi is from Lingxiao Academy. He went to Tianzhang Academy to study a couple of years ago and probably only returned to Chang'an this year."

"No wonder he topped the list of the autumn examinations at the age of nineteen. It's understandable that he comes from Tianzhang Academy. He truly deserves to be a student of Tianzhang Academy."

Lu Jinshi was naturally very happy to hear everyone praising Tianzhang Academy and Rong Yi.

Lu Jinshi went to a teahouse next door and entered a private room where it was very lively.

Han Dong collapsed onto the tea table, sobbing uncontrollably. "I never imagined I'd pass the imperial examination one day. My parents will be overjoyed when they find out. My family doesn't need me to take this exam anymore. I'm finally not living off my family's wealth anymore... Waaah..."

Seeing a group of young men around twenty years old weeping bitterly, Lu Jinshi coughed and said, "It's just a mere examination seat, is it necessary to cry like this?"

In Tianzhang Academy, only a small number of candidates fail the imperial examinations.

Lu Jinshi naturally didn't understand why they were crying tears of joy like this.

Rong Yi said, "There are countless students in the world, but very few can pass the imperial examination. Passing the imperial examination already surpasses countless other candidates."

Xu Yang said, "The most important thing is that we have finally avenged ourselves. Master Qian left with all the students of Lingxiao Academy, saying that there was no good academic achievement to be gained by staying at Lingxiao Academy. Now, those of us who stayed have all become successful candidates. Let those scholars who followed Master Qian regret it!"

Lu Jinshi smiled and said, "The autumn examinations are over, so you should all start preparing for the spring examinations."

The people in the side room fell silent instantly.

Rong Yi looked up at Lu Jinshi and said, "They don't plan to participate in next year's spring imperial examination. They are all from military families. The reason they studied and took the exams was because my influence among the civil officials in the court is not as great as my brother's. So they were willing to study and enter the court. But in fact, they have already used all their strength to defeat Jinming Academy in the autumn examination. They may not have a good result in next year's spring examination. I plan to let them enter the Eastern Palace directly..." Lu Jinshi said, "Very well."

Lu Jinshi also knew that apart from Qin Ke and the others, they were not truly diligent students. Even Rong Yi initially agreed to participate in the autumn examination with Dean Lin, saying it was just for fun.

Lu Jinshi said, "Then Lingxiao Academy can also become a girls' academy completely."

"Sister, what should I do?" Qin Ke asked. "I want to take the imperial examination."

Lu Jinshi smiled and said, "You can just go and learn from Senior Brother Mu Yan."

Qin Ke replied, "Oh."

It is a joyous and celebratory event that everyone has achieved academic success.

In the afternoon, everyone went to Lingxiao Academy to tell Dean Lin, who was bedridden, about the good news.

Seeing that everyone had received honors, Dean Lin looked at Lu Jinshi and said, "My dear niece, you have made an invaluable contribution this time. Even if I were to pass away, I would be relieved of this grievance."

Lu Jinshi smiled faintly and said, "Senior Uncle, you are still in good health. Don't say such unlucky things as leaving or not! Lingxiao Academy still needs you to oversee things. Now that you are in a better mood, you should take good care of yourself and get well soon so that you can teach students as soon as possible."

Dean Lin asked, "Teach those chattering female students?"

Lu Jinshi said, “Senior Uncle, there are many learned male students in this world, but talented female students are few and far between. In fact, all the great Confucian scholars are men. If you could teach a few great female Confucian scholars, you would surely be remembered for all time and your name would be passed down through the ages.”

"With your vast knowledge and profound learning, you are sure to teach a world-renowned female Confucian scholar."

Dean Lin felt quite flattered as he listened to Lu Jinshi's flattery.

"Dean, the medicine is ready."

Lu Jinshi heard a soft voice and saw Wan Niang coming in a blue dress. Her face was very clean, and you could no longer tell that she had been seriously injured.

When the maid saw the room full of people, she bowed and said, "Seventh Prince, Seventh Prince's Consort."

Lu Jinshi said, "Why are you the one brewing the medicine?"

Wan Niang said, "Thank you very much, Seventh Prince's Consort, for taking me in at the academy. I will never forget your great kindness. I can't just study for nothing at the academy, so I can only do what I can to help take care of Dean Lin."

Lu Jinshi said, "It is a great virtue to know one's mistakes and correct them. From now on, you should study hard and understand principles. After all, you are also a mother and should set a good example for Rou'er."

The maidservant bowed her head gratefully and said, "Thank you very much, Seventh Prince's Consort."

In the afternoon, everyone celebrated in the academy's garden.

Seeing them drinking, Lu Jinshi carried Zhang'er away and walked to Mu Yan's side, saying, "Senior Brother, why don't you go and celebrate with them?"

Mu Yan said in a low voice, "Junior sister, I'm thinking about something. Most of what you've been teaching them lately is just how to pass exams, writing articles for the sake of writing articles. Isn't that unfair to those who are dedicated to scholarship?"

Lu Jinshi smiled faintly and said, "Those who specialize in scholarship are not necessarily suited for the court, and those who can write articles to enter the court are not necessarily incapable of advocating for the people. The imperial examination is just a tool for those in power to manage the country. Specializing in scholarship is not necessarily wrong, nor is writing articles for the purpose of examinations. It's just that people have different pursuits."

Mu Yan smiled at Lu Jinshi and said, "Junior Sister is right."

Mu Yan looked down and saw Rou'er. He picked up Rou'er and gently rubbed her head.

Lu Jinshi chuckled and said, "Senior Brother Mu seems to really like children. I wonder if Senior Brother Mu has considered marriage?"

"Huh?" Mu Yan looked at Lu Jinshi and said, "Junior Sister, how come you've become like Master?"

Lu Jinshi smiled and said, "I'd like to act as a matchmaker for my senior brother. Although my maids Caiyun and Yunfeng are called maids, they actually grew up with me, and I treat them as sisters..."