After a long time, the headmaster put down the two articles.

The students stretched their necks, waiting for the result.

"I think both articles are rare and good. But this article is too arbitrary and radical..."

Before the headmaster could finish, Wei Pianpian argued, "The battlefield is ever-changing, and the most important thing is to seize the initiative. If you are too soft-hearted, you may be at a disadvantage. This is what my grandfather taught me. You won't understand if you haven't been on the battlefield. Compared with a country, a city is nothing."

A teacher stood up and said, "But the people of Border Town are also the people of Dongling. I think the other article is better in terms of both literary talent and practicality."

"Yes, the two articles have the same starting point, but the viewpoints are completely different, and the final results are also completely different..."

Many teachers expressed their opinions, and most of them thought that Cheng Jiuyuan's article was better.

Wei Pianpian lowered her eyes, feeling very disdainful.

These people are just like my grandfather said, they are only good at talking and doing.

What do a bunch of pedants know about governing a country?

Although Wei Pianpian looks like her grandfather, she is more patient than Wei Tiankuang.

Upon hearing this result, Shangguan Jing also looked grim.

But there was nothing he could do in front of everyone.

"Then this exam will be re-ranked."

"Wouldn't His Majesty know about this as well?"

"Of course. Something like this happened in the academy. I must get to the bottom of it!"

After the headmaster finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Miaoduan and said, "I will report this to His Majesty, and the court may issue your appointment within a few days."

Jiang Miaoduan nodded: "Then we will go down first."

The teachers also urged the students: "Why don't you go back? Have you finished your homework?"

The students dispersed one after another after discussing the matter.

"I didn't expect that Cheng Jiuyuan would be the top scorer in the girls' school."

"Don't you see who taught her? Madam Ling'an is the junior sister of the late queen."

Wei Pianpian walked back expressionlessly. The female student next to her glanced at her and carefully comforted her: "Pianpian, don't be sad. We will definitely be first next time."

Having said that, they also know it is difficult.

In the previous few quizzes, Cheng Jiuyuan was not included in the test.

When they heard that Wei Pianpian was actually first this time, they were all surprised at first.

Especially Wei Pianpian, who didn't have much expectations at the beginning.

When I found out that I was first, I just felt that it felt really good to beat Cheng Jiuyuan.

The Wei family has strict rules and her father rarely praises her.

But the day before yesterday, the rankings of the final exam were reported back to Beijing, and her father, who had never done so before, praised her several times when he came back from court.

Everyone remembers the first place, but few people pay attention to the second place.

Wherever she went in the past two days, she could hear teachers and students praising her.

Now she was told that the ranking was fake, and she still lost to Cheng Jiuyuan.

She hadn't expected it, but she got it anyway.

To gain something and then lose it, is there anything more difficult to accept?

Standing at the school gate, I saw a group of students surrounding Cheng Jiuyuan.

This scene is so familiar, except that the person being praised has changed.

"So that means our team won?"

"I was wondering how Cheng Jiuyuan could lose."

"Sister Cheng, I was right not to bring any pen and ink this time, right? You should thank me."

"Tell me, who stole the ink roll?"

Cheng Jiuyuan had a feeling that someone was looking at her, so she looked up and met Wei Pianpian's cold eyes.

Everyone followed her gaze and the atmosphere suddenly became cold.

Wei Pianpian withdrew his gaze and returned to his seat.

Within two days, the imperial appointment letter came down, and Jiang Miaoduan officially became the headmaster of the girls' school, but the person who stole the ink scroll had not been found yet.

That day, Cheng Jiuyuan and Zhu Jin were about to return to the dormitory after lunch when they received a letter.

When she opened it, she saw that the handwriting was from Chu Heng. There was only one sentence in it, saying that she had found the person she was looking for.

Cheng Jiuyuan immediately told Yan Yu and others that he wanted to go back home.

Cheng Jiuyuan knows medical skills, so it is very easy for him to return home.

She pressed the acupuncture points twice and her face turned pale instantly.

Yan Yu and a few others helped her to the medical department. After taking her pulse and asking some questions, the doctor from the academy said that she needed to rest for several days.

So Cheng Jiuyuan naturally got on the carriage back home.

Arriving at the downtown, Cheng Jiuyuan was not in a hurry to return home.

She got off the carriage, sent the driver away, and turned into a clothing shop.

When he came out again, he had turned into a handsome young man, and then went straight to Ruyi Tower.

When I pushed open the door of the elegant room in Ruyi Tower, I saw Chu Heng slowly pouring a cup of tea and pushing it to the other side.

Cheng Jiuyuan closed the door, not caring about drinking tea, and quickly stepped forward to ask, "Have you found him?"

"Don't be impatient. Drink some tea and listen to me slowly."

Cheng Jiuyuan sat opposite him, picked up the tea and took a sip.

"Zhang Jiucheng is in the capital."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Jiuyuan frowned, with some doubt in his eyes.

"What a coincidence?"

Just as they were looking for him, the man who had disappeared for many years suddenly appeared, and was very close.

Chu Heng curled his lips and said, "It should be because we acted too aggressively and attracted the attention of someone with ulterior motives, so they let the person out."

"No matter what, we have to find Zhang Jiucheng."

"Now can you tell me what you want Zhang Jiucheng to do for you?"

"I want him to help me forge a letter from Wei Tiankuang that he is collaborating with the enemy."

Chu Heng paused while drinking his tea. "A letter of treason? This is the simplest thing, and the easiest to tell whether it's real or fake."

Cheng Jiuyuan curled her lips confidently: "What I want to forge must be flawless. Even if Wei Tiankuang himself sees it, he will only think that there is a spy around Qi Zhen."

In her previous life, she had accidentally seen the letters between Wei Tiankuang and Qi Zhen in the Northern Qi Palace, and she would make a copy.

"But we must make sure that Zhang Jiucheng will not betray us. If necessary, we can kill him afterwards."

"You don't need to show up for this. I'll arrange it. What do you want him to do?"

Cheng Jiuyuan knew that he was protecting her, and a surge of warmth surged in her heart.

She took out a blueprint from her sleeve and handed it to Chu Heng, "This is Qi Zhen's private seal map. Let Zhang Jiucheng make it. He won't be needed for the others."

Chu Heng took it, opened it and took a look, a hint of doubt flashed across his eyes.

How did she know about such a secret thing as the private print?

Cheng Jiuyuan explained: "Wuyingtang has already developed to Northern Qi."

"But as far as I know, Wuyingtang will not accept any missions related to the Northern Qi court."

Cheng Jiuyuan's eyes flickered slightly. He didn't expect that he was so clear about it. It seemed that his influence was not small.

"I am their second boss."

She invested a huge amount of money in Northern Qi's Wuyingtang, so she could barely be considered the "second owner".

Chu Heng didn't ask any more questions and put away the drawings.

"By the way, the person in your academy who imitated your ink scroll might be Zhang Jiucheng."

"Really him?"

Chu Heng was surprised and asked, "Did you guess it?"

"This means that someone has 'sent' Zhang Jiucheng to us, but we don't know if the other party is a friend or an enemy."

Cheng Jiuyuan was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "It's the Shangguan family, Chu Ze!"

Chu Ze does have this ability, and he likes to recruit talents from all over the world.

Chu Heng said: "If it is really him, then we can rest assured. After all, our goal is the same when it comes to dealing with the Wei family."

"Then I'll leave it to you to check. Be sure to be careful."

Chu Heng nodded, and then said: "It's just that the private seal has been solved, but the handwriting of Qi Zhen or Wei Tiankuang..."

"Leave this to me."

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