Shen Yurong was manipulated by Wan Ning. She couldn't stand Shen Yurong's always clean appearance in white clothes, but she was keen on watching him endure the pain.Wan Ning is very interested in the New Deal and intends to get involved, but Shen Yurong would rather kneel down to Ye Shu than obey his orders.

Emperor Hong Xiao handed over the important task of the annual examination to Shen Yurong, and he was very relieved about this.However, Wan Ning suddenly appeared and proposed a bold idea-pair assessment between men and women.Emperor Hong Xiao objected to this, thinking that it was nonsense and that Mingyi Hall and Guozijian could not be mixed together.But Wan Ning insisted on her own opinion. She tried to persuade Emperor Hong Xiao by using her own mission as an envoy in exchange for the peace of Dayan today as an example.In the end, Emperor Hong Xiao had no choice but to act according to Wanning's wishes.

Wan Ning's attitude towards Shen Yurong was even more aggressive. She constantly taught Shen Yurong how to obey her.He even entered the palace in person to demonstrate his abilities in front of Emperor Hong Xiao to prove that his views were correct.Facing Wan Ning's strength, Shen Yurong had no choice but to swallow her anger.

At the same time, while Xue Fangfei was teaching Tong'er to write, she suddenly heard good news - this year's annual exams will take the Imperial College and Mingyi Hall exams together.Knowing that Shen Yurong would preside over the exam, Xue Fangfei decided to participate in person.When Jiang Jingrui came to tell her the news, she came up with a bold idea - to form a team with her to participate in the assessment.Jiang Jingrui laughed loudly after hearing this. He thought Xue Fangfei's idea was too ridiculous. Mingyi Hall only accepted women with both talent and beauty. He laughed at Xue Fangfei for not overestimating her abilities.He firmly believed that Jiang Yuanbai would not agree with this decision, and even made a bet with Xue Fangfei that if he lost, he would walk upside down.

Xue Fangfei was not discouraged, but instead became more determined in her thoughts.She decided to personally ask Mrs. Jiang for help. She knew that she had a bad reputation in Zhennu Hall, so she wanted to gain a good reputation by going to Mingyi Hall to study.After hearing her request, Mrs. Jiang thought it was a good thing and praised her for writing a good copybook.She asked Xue Fangfei to show the copybook to Jiang Yunbai, and said that she would personally convince Jiang Yunbai.

After Jiang Yuanbai saw Xue Fangfei's copybook, he greatly appreciated her calligraphy.When he learned that she wanted to study at Mingyi Hall, he hesitated and looked at Ji Shuran's opinion.Ji Shuran expressed concern about this. She was worried that Xue Fangfei would give up halfway, so she proposed to find a concubine to test her ability to see if she was qualified to enter Mingyi Hall.Jiang Yuanbai thought about it and decided to ask Jiang Jingrui's teacher for a test.However, Ji Shuran secretly proposed to find Shen Yurong to conduct this test.

Jiang Yuanbai informed Shen Yurong about this. Shen Yurong couldn't help but feel a little uneasy when he learned that it was Xue Fangfei who was going to be tested.He thought of Xue Fangfei's appearance and the past, and said he would do his best.However, he was filled with mixed emotions.In order to ensure that Xue Fangfei could not pass the test, Ji Shuran met with Shen Yurong in person and gave him a large sum of money as a reward.She hoped Shen Yurong could do things well, but actually she wanted him to feel disgusted with Xue Fangfei.She knew that Shen Yurong was born in a poor family and did not like playboys, so she hoped that he would take this opportunity to be prejudiced against Xue Fangfei.

When Xue Fangfei saw Shen Yurong, she couldn't help but have complicated emotions in her heart.She tried to control her emotions and greeted them with a smile.However, the moment Shen Yurong saw her, he seemed to see the shadow of his ex-wife, which made him a little rude.Xue Fangfei did not miss this opportunity. She deliberately asked him if he had been to Qingcheng Mountain, trying to evoke his memories of his past.Shen Yurong was touched by her words and remembered the scene where he buried his ex-wife alive.

Xue Fangfei took the opportunity to tell Shen Yurong about her experience. She said that she was miserable and was sent to the Virgin Hall by her relatives.This is actually a hint to Shen Yurong, who once suffered a similar fate.She hoped that Shen Yurong could treat her fairly and not be selfish because of past grudges.

After listening to Xue Fangfei's story, Shen Yurong felt mixed emotions.He suggested that Xue Fangfei delay studying for two years as a test for her.However, this is just a way for him to escape.He deliberately avoided having too much contact with Xue Fangfei to prevent himself from falling into a deeper emotional whirlpool.

Xue Fangfei was not swayed by Shen Yurong's suggestion, and she insisted on taking the annual examination.In front of Ji Shuran, Shen Yurong had to compromise and asked Jiang Yunbai to delay Xue Fangfei's time for one year.However, when Jiang Yunbai saw him off, Shen Yurong privately praised Xue Fangfei for being a real scholar.

On the other side, after Jiang Ruoyao learned that Xue Fangfei was also going to Mingyi Hall to study, she yelled and expressed her dissatisfaction.She didn't want to study in the same place as Xue Fangfei.Xiao Heng, on the other hand, continued to send people to keep an eye on Li Zhongnan's movements, trying to lure the snake out of the hole.