Chapter 179
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After they finished cleaning up, the couple piled the curtains on the table. After thinking about it some more, they brought the pile of cloth outside themselves and handed them to a nearby flustered servant, instructing her to send it to the laundry room with Shen Tianyu giving the somewhat frightened girl a kind smile. She even offered to give her a small reward for her trouble which the girl vehemently refused, hurrying away with the bundle of cloth. As the two walked to the nearby main courtyard, they chatted about some small matters to ease the tension between them of the day. They were finally able to freely laugh at each other by the time dinner had ended. They ordered some of their personal servants to bring some tea to their room in one shichen(1) as they headed out to take a walk until the night fully settled in. Before the shichen was over, though, they started back to Shen Tianyu's residing courtyard.
As no one had entered the room since they left, nothing was out of place. Shen Tianyu took out a night pearl and placed it next to the glass lamp. They then started to talk about Rikui kingdom and the Chengyuan School as they waited for the tea to arrive.
"So, are there students from other kingdoms going to the school? Other kingdoms' political elites?" Shen Tianyu asked as she held her cheeks in her hands. She was facing Rong Jian, both sitting on a drum stool surrounding a wooden round table that looked like the drum stools, only bigger in size and taller(2).
"Most elites from other countries won't come here despite fully knowing that it's the best School in the continent due to loyalty issues. Though that's not to say there aren't any at all. Some clans who are on the decline might send their children to study here or merchants might send their children to study here also. The restrictions are tight because it's such a desirable school. And because of that, even though you have a royal recommendation, you'll still have to take the entrance exam." Rong Jian started to explain in full detail, trying to fill her in on anything she might not know or have missed.
To Shen Tianyu, who had to read through thousands upon thousands of papers before her death, so much so that letters would constantly be swimming before her eyes and making up nonsense words, liked this method better. She was tired or reading about information. Jade slips were more convenient but to use them on this kind of thing was not a good method in her opinion. If something was deemed important by her, she would read it. But if there was someone to tell her the details instead, it would be better. And a native that knows the inner workings of the place was an even better option to inform her.
"When is the entrance exam? How long does it usually take?"
Rong Jian knew by now that his Tian'er wouldn't be offended by unbiased treatment by third parties despite her identity so he didn't take it in a bad way. "The exam is usually about a week before the actual start of the School year, meaning it's in about two weeks from now."
The weeks in this kingdom was in increments of ten days per week with three weeks in a month and twelve months in a year. So the entrance exam was in about twenty days and the start of the school year was ten days from the entrance exam.
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Shen Tianyu's eyes widened but she didn't move otherwise. "Your parents chose the marriage date a month and a half from now? Wouldn't that be when the School year just started? Is that okay? And speaking of the wedding, when is the engagement party anyways?" She knew the engagement party would be before the wedding, which was common sense, but she hasn't gotten an exact date yet, nor had she asked.
"Well, Emperor Father was probably thinking about announcing our engagement after you passed the entrance exam and I was thinking we can have the engagement party after that to both celebrate our engagement and you passing the exam, what do you think?"
"So my engagement is riding on my acceptance into the School, huh? Putting pressure on me much? Well, I'm fine with it, I don't see me failing the exam. At worse, I'll just get an average score."
"I'm sure Tian'er will pass with flying colors." He answered cheerfully. And a knock came on the door just as the words were out of his mouth. He motioned to his wife that he'll get the tea as she got up to ready the lamp. Rong Jian coldly nodded to the servant as he received the tray of tea and beckoned him to leave, which he did as he retreated backwards while looking at the ground. Closing the door, he went to put the tea on the table the couple were previously sitting at. Shen Tianyu, on the other hand, carefully lifted the top of the lamp and placed the glowing night pearl securely on the candleholder before putting the top back on and heading towards the table.
The two sat back in their previous positions, this time, both facing the lamp as they poured tea for each other and admired the more subtle yet still beautiful colors and shapes that the lamp exuded.
"Are there any secrets about the exam you are allowed to tell me?"
"Is Tian'er nervous?"
"I'm just interested in if they use different technology than Nang Zhou."
"They probably do but unfortunately I can't tell you. But if you really want to know..." He trailed off and looked at her with suggestive eyes.
Ignoring his stare, Shen Tianyu rejected him. "No thanks. I'll see for myself soon anyways, since you can't tell me then I won't pursue the matter. So, who are the elites from other kingdoms that are going to the Chengyuan School?"
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After they finished cleaning up, the couple piled the curtains on the table. After thinking about it some more, they brought the pile of cloth outside themselves and handed them to a nearby flustered servant, instructing her to send it to the laundry room with Shen Tianyu giving the somewhat frightened girl a kind smile. She even offered to give her a small reward for her trouble which the girl vehemently refused, hurrying away with the bundle of cloth. As the two walked to the nearby main courtyard, they chatted about some small matters to ease the tension between them of the day. They were finally able to freely laugh at each other by the time dinner had ended. They ordered some of their personal servants to bring some tea to their room in one shichen(1) as they headed out to take a walk until the night fully settled in. Before the shichen was over, though, they started back to Shen Tianyu's residing courtyard.
As no one had entered the room since they left, nothing was out of place. Shen Tianyu took out a night pearl and placed it next to the glass lamp. They then started to talk about Rikui kingdom and the Chengyuan School as they waited for the tea to arrive.
"So, are there students from other kingdoms going to the school? Other kingdoms' political elites?" Shen Tianyu asked as she held her cheeks in her hands. She was facing Rong Jian, both sitting on a drum stool surrounding a wooden round table that looked like the drum stools, only bigger in size and taller(2).
"Most elites from other countries won't come here despite fully knowing that it's the best School in the continent due to loyalty issues. Though that's not to say there aren't any at all. Some clans who are on the decline might send their children to study here or merchants might send their children to study here also. The restrictions are tight because it's such a desirable school. And because of that, even though you have a royal recommendation, you'll still have to take the entrance exam." Rong Jian started to explain in full detail, trying to fill her in on anything she might not know or have missed.
To Shen Tianyu, who had to read through thousands upon thousands of papers before her death, so much so that letters would constantly be swimming before her eyes and making up nonsense words, liked this method better. She was tired or reading about information. Jade slips were more convenient but to use them on this kind of thing was not a good method in her opinion. If something was deemed important by her, she would read it. But if there was someone to tell her the details instead, it would be better. And a native that knows the inner workings of the place was an even better option to inform her.
"When is the entrance exam? How long does it usually take?"
Rong Jian knew by now that his Tian'er wouldn't be offended by unbiased treatment by third parties despite her identity so he didn't take it in a bad way. "The exam is usually about a week before the actual start of the School year, meaning it's in about two weeks from now."
The weeks in this kingdom was in increments of ten days per week with three weeks in a month and twelve months in a year. So the entrance exam was in about twenty days and the start of the school year was ten days from the entrance exam.
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Shen Tianyu's eyes widened but she didn't move otherwise. "Your parents chose the marriage date a month and a half from now? Wouldn't that be when the School year just started? Is that okay? And speaking of the wedding, when is the engagement party anyways?" She knew the engagement party would be before the wedding, which was common sense, but she hasn't gotten an exact date yet, nor had she asked.
"Well, Emperor Father was probably thinking about announcing our engagement after you passed the entrance exam and I was thinking we can have the engagement party after that to both celebrate our engagement and you passing the exam, what do you think?"
"So my engagement is riding on my acceptance into the School, huh? Putting pressure on me much? Well, I'm fine with it, I don't see me failing the exam. At worse, I'll just get an average score."
"I'm sure Tian'er will pass with flying colors." He answered cheerfully. And a knock came on the door just as the words were out of his mouth. He motioned to his wife that he'll get the tea as she got up to ready the lamp. Rong Jian coldly nodded to the servant as he received the tray of tea and beckoned him to leave, which he did as he retreated backwards while looking at the ground. Closing the door, he went to put the tea on the table the couple were previously sitting at. Shen Tianyu, on the other hand, carefully lifted the top of the lamp and placed the glowing night pearl securely on the candleholder before putting the top back on and heading towards the table.
The two sat back in their previous positions, this time, both facing the lamp as they poured tea for each other and admired the more subtle yet still beautiful colors and shapes that the lamp exuded.
"Are there any secrets about the exam you are allowed to tell me?"
"Is Tian'er nervous?"
"I'm just interested in if they use different technology than Nang Zhou."
"They probably do but unfortunately I can't tell you. But if you really want to know..." He trailed off and looked at her with suggestive eyes.
Ignoring his stare, Shen Tianyu rejected him. "No thanks. I'll see for myself soon anyways, since you can't tell me then I won't pursue the matter. So, who are the elites from other kingdoms that are going to the Chengyuan School?"
After they finished cleaning up, the couple piled the curtains on the table. After thinking about it some more, they brought the pile of cloth outside themselves and handed them to a nearby flustered servant, instructing her to send it to the laundry room with Shen Tianyu giving the somewhat frightened girl a kind smile. She even offered to give her a small reward for her trouble which the girl vehemently refused, hurrying away with the bundle of cloth. As the two walked to the nearby main courtyard, they chatted about some small matters to ease the tension between them of the day. They were finally able to freely laugh at each other by the time dinner had ended. They ordered some of their personal servants to bring some tea to their room in one shichen1 as they headed out to take a walk until the night fully settled in. Before the shichen was over, though, they started back to Shen Tianyu's residing courtyard.As no one had entered the room since they left, nothing was out of place. Shen Tianyu took out a night pearl and placed it next to the glass lamp. They then started to talk about Rikui kingdom and the Chengyuan School as they waited for the tea to arrive."So, are there students from other kingdoms going to the school? Other kingdoms' political elites?" Shen Tianyu asked as she held her cheeks in her hands. She was facing Rong Jian, both sitting on a drum stool surrounding a wooden round table that looked like the drum stools, only bigger in size and taller2."Most elites from other countries won't come here despite fully knowing that it's the best School in the continent due to loyalty issues. Though that's not to say there aren't any at all. Some clans who are on the decline might send their children to study here or merchants might send their children to study here also. The restrictions are tight because it's such a desirable school. And because of that, even though you have a royal recommendation, you'll still have to take the entrance exam." Rong Jian started to explain in full detail, trying to fill her in on anything she might not know or have missed.To Shen Tianyu, who had to read through thousands upon thousands of papers before her death, so much so that letters would constantly be swimming before her eyes and making up nonsense words, liked this method better. She was tired or reading about information. Jade slips were more convenient but to use them on this kind of thing was not a good method in her opinion. If something was deemed important by her, she would read it. But if there was someone to tell her the details instead, it would be better. And a native that knows the inner workings of the place was an even better option to inform her."When is the entrance exam? How long does it usually take?"Rong Jian knew by now that his Tian'er wouldn't be offended by unbiased treatment by third parties despite her identity so he didn't take it in a bad way. "The exam is usually about a week before the actual start of the School year, meaning it's in about two weeks from now."The weeks in this kingdom was in increments of ten days per week with three weeks in a month and twelve months in a year. So the entrance exam was in about twenty days and the start of the school year was ten days from the entrance exam. Find authorized novels in Webnovelfaster updates, better experiencePlease click www.webnovel.com for visiting.Shen Tianyu's eyes widened but she didn't move otherwise. "Your parents chose the marriage date a month and a half from now? Wouldn't that be when the School year just started? Is that okay? And speaking of the wedding, when is the engagement party anyways?" She knew the engagement party would be before the wedding, which was common sense, but she hasn't gotten an exact date yet, nor had she asked."Well, Emperor Father was probably thinking about announcing our engagement after you passed the entrance exam and I was thinking we can have the engagement party after that to both celebrate our engagement and you passing the exam, what do you think?""So my engagement is riding on my acceptance into the School, huh? Putting pressure on me much? Well, I'm fine with it, I don't see me failing the exam. At worse, I'll just get an average score.""I'm sure Tian'er will pass with flying colors." He answered cheerfully. And a knock came on the door just as the words were out of his mouth. He motioned to his wife that he'll get the tea as she got up to ready the lamp. Rong Jian coldly nodded to the servant as he received the tray of tea and beckoned him to leave, which he did as he retreated backwards while looking at the ground. Closing the door, he went to put the tea on the table the couple were previously sitting at. Shen Tianyu, on the other hand, carefully lifted the top of the lamp and placed the glowing night pearl securely on the candleholder before putting the top back on and heading towards the table.The two sat back in their previous positions, this time, both facing the lamp as they poured tea for each other and admired the more subtle yet still beautiful colors and shapes that the lamp exuded."Are there any secrets about the exam you are allowed to tell me?""Is Tian'er nervous?""I'm just interested in if they use different technology than Nang Zhou.""They probably do but unfortunately I can't tell you. But if you really want to know..." He trailed off and looked at her with suggestive eyes.Ignoring his stare, Shen Tianyu rejected him. "No thanks. I'll see for myself soon anyways, since you can't tell me then I won't pursue the matter. So, who are the elites from other kingdoms that are going to the Chengyuan School?"
