"The imperial examination is inherently difficult. Out of the whole Great Chu, every three years, how many students manage to become the first place in the examination, or even imperial examination scholars? Do you really think that just because of your Third Uncle's exception, it's easy to aim for those statuses?"
Chu Qingxiang's smile froze upon hearing this. For a long while, she was at a loss for words. Indeed, she had seen Third Uncle and Young Master Xie become imperial examination scholars and thought it wasn't difficult to achieve the same.
You should know that Song Lu is about the same age as Young Master Xie, a young and promising scholar. Why couldn't he continue to take the exam?
"Ah Sheng and Ah Zhang have both become scholars," Qingxiang murmured.
Madam Zhang was feeling rather mixed at this moment. She hadn't expected her daughter to be so naive.
