The examiner in charge of verification has already stood on the stage, and the woman who just took the pen holder is recording each project one by one, which will be tested separately.

  First, it's the women's group, with four skills: zither, chess, calligraphy and painting. The students from Guangwen Hall, those from Key One don't need to be verified, only those from Key Two and Key Three do. Those from Key Three will stay for the next batch, while this batch of Key Two has only over twenty people.

  The girls who come to Guangwen Hall are the daughters of high-ranking families in the capital, and naturally, concubines do not qualify. Among the legitimate daughters, there are also those who have invited teachers to come to their homes for private tutoring. Moreover, the threshold of Guangwen Hall is not low, and every year, just the silver coins submitted upwards amount to one thousand taels.

  Shen Xin was initially not concerned about these external things and sent all three daughters of the Shen family to Guangwen Hall. Ren Yuanyun was somewhat dissatisfied with this, but Shen Xin waved his hand and didn't dare to continue arguing, after all, the silver that had been confiscated were rewards given by the emperor for Shen Xin's battles.

  Twenty-two people were divided into four groups, with seven people in the piano category. Women generally like things that showcase their elegance and charm. The other three categories each had five people.

  In the painting where Shen Miao is located, there are also Shen Yue, Qin Qing, the eldest daughter of the Left Supervisor, Fan Liu'er from the Fenyang Prefecture Governor's residence, and Zhao Yan from the Left Servant's household.

  Fan Liu'er and Zhao Yan were somewhat disappointed, Fan Liu'er was good at playing the zither, while Zhao Yan excelled in chess. Not everyone was like Shen Yue, who was proficient in every aspect. Unable to draw their preferred activity, Fan Liu'er and Zhao Yan were not very pleased in front of the men. On the other hand, Qin Qing, as always, was proud and arrogant. Her beauty was one of the few in the Guangwen Hall that could rival Shen Yue's, but it wasn't because of her talent. Although Shen Yue was also born with a gentle beauty, Qin Qing's stunning looks allowed her to quietly surpass her.

  Shen Miao's gaze fell on Qin Qing, who was wearing a cyan-colored wide-sleeved velvet embroidered long gown today, with a goose-yellow belt around her waist, which made her slender waist look even more delicate. The fluttering sleeves of her clothes gave off an ethereal aura, reminiscent of a fairy. Compared to Shen Yue's soft and weak appearance on the other side, she looked like a clear lotus flower.

  However, this proud and beautiful woman, following the beginning of the purge of the aristocratic families by the previous emperor, after the defeat of the Left Censor's family, became a military prostitute. Later it was heard that she died in a military camp, fighting with a dagger against a certain young general.

  It seemed that Qin Qing had noticed Shen Miao's gaze, and he looked over, seemingly somewhat surprised, but then turned his head away with a hint of disgust, as if unwilling to look at Shen Miao again.

  Shen Miao didn't mind, but instead, Feng An Ning, who was standing beside her, pulled at her sleeve: "Jie Shi, just paint as you like, don't think too much."

  Feng Anning thought it was simple, after all, he had to make a fool of himself. But if Shen Miao did something out of line on stage just to argue for a word, that would be a big deal.

  Shen Miao nodded her head. Then she heard the official on stage strike the drum heavily, and the examination officially began.

  First of all, let's compare "qin".

  It's also considered good luck for Feng Anning that the girls who drew "qin" today are all mediocre in their skills. The ones who usually play the qin the best didn't get this item, so it was a free gain for Feng Anning.

  Feng Anning has been practicing her piano skills diligently in recent days, and it hasn't gone to waste. With her elegant posture, she exudes a refined and beautiful demeanor, and her music is like a refreshing breeze that blows away the mediocrity of the previous performances, leaving the audience feeling invigorated.

  A blue-shirted young man on the men's seats said: "Three days around the beam."

  Cai Lin, on the other side, heard this and kicked the young man with a displeased expression, saying: "What's this? You haven't seen Yue'er's zither music. If Yue'er played a tune, even the nine heavenly goddesses couldn't compare to her. How ignorant!"

  Cai Lin always maintained his own heart, but Su Minglang, who heard his words, sneered and seemed to want to say something, but seeing his brother's warning gaze, he endured it.

  The "Qin" category was soon completed, and the judges on the scene began to discuss and evaluate each other. After the "Qin" group was finished, it was time for Go. The process of Go was much simpler, with five people competing in pairs, one game winning, and scoring based on chess route and style. In this category, Yi Peilan won.

  The game is over, it's "book". Shen Qing and Bai Wei Jiang Xiao Xuan happened to be in the same group. These three people are usually good friends, but on the verification field, the atmosphere is also quite tense. This time's book is a poem with today's chrysanthemum as the topic, writing down with a brush, first to see the calligraphy, second to see the talent. Shen Qing's best is not poetry, but chess and bookkeeping, unfortunately, bookkeeping is in the men's group, and she didn't draw chess either.

  But until the final result comes out, no one knows who will be the first.

  Finally, it was Shen Miao's turn.

  Shen Yue glanced at Shen Miao, roughly recalling that Shen Miao had made her lose face earlier. To her surprise, Shen Miao didn't maintain her usual gentle and kind sisterly demeanor either. Smiling, she said to Shen Miao, "Later on stage, little sister must give way to big sister, okay? With such a confident air about you, I'm actually a bit intimidated."

  This remark was overheard by Fan Liu'er, who couldn't help but snort in laughter: "Shen Yue, what are you talking about? What's this 'having a plan in mind'? Are you saying Shen Miao has some hidden trick up her sleeve?"

  "You say that, I'm a bit looking forward to it now." Zhao Yan said with schadenfreude: "Remember last year Shen Miao drew a picture of a zither, but ended up breaking all the strings on someone else's good bamboo fragrance zither. It seems she inherited General Shen's bravery. This year she's painting, hopefully she won't break her brush." As she spoke, she reached out and pinched Shen Miao's cheek: "Such a delicate face, I wonder if it'll be painted into a clown face later."

  Shen Miao remained still, her eyes coldly fixed on her. Under that extremely icy gaze, Zhao Yan's smile gradually froze, and Fan Liu'er also sensed Shen Miao's unfavorable emotions, suddenly feeling a inexplicable sense of fear in her heart, and involuntarily pulled back Zhao Yan's hand.

  Qin Qing seemed somewhat impatient, glanced at Shen Miao and said: "What's the point of quarreling? If you want to quarrel, go on stage and quarrel, let everyone see your ugly faces."

  She said so, and although Zhao Yan and several others were dissatisfied, they didn't say anything else.

  On the men's side, Cai Lin looked at Shen Yue's figure excitedly, while the glutinous rice ball pulled Su Mingfeng: "That beautiful sister is also here, brother take a look."

  Su Mingfen was at a loss, not knowing why his younger brother was so fixated on Shen Miao. He was already in his third year of high school and had claimed to be seriously ill for the first time since leaving home, still looking quite weak and unable to participate in the school examination. He also knew about Shen Miao's reputation - after all, the entire city of Dingjing knew that the great General Wei had a useless daughter.

  "She will definitely win." Su Minglang clenched his fist and said.

  Su Mingfang didn't think it was possible or impossible, he just said that today, Shen Yue would definitely be the first again.

  Before going on stage, Shen Yue still couldn't help but tease Shen Miao with a sentence: "Fifth sister, don't hold back later, sister is waiting for you."

  "Definitely." Shen Miao replied.

  Will definitely show no mercy.