The mistress of the Hou family worked herself to death, and she did not serve after her rebirth

While Wang Ju was feeling proud and complacent, Yu Ge was writing calmly. He was only five years old and looked a little young.

The little hands have to stretch hard to hold the wolf-hair brush.

But he didn't dare to slack off at all. His little face was tense. He dipped a little ink and was about to start writing when his sleeve fell down. He had to use his other hand to hold his sleeve together.

He moved to the desk and paused before writing. He thought about the handwriting that Master Du had taught him. He made up his mind and was about to write when he heard Wang Ju's sneer, "Don't forget all the characters. But you are still young, so it's not shameful."

"It's a pity that some parents, while having expectations for their children is a good thing, force their children to do something when they know they will lose. It's a small loss for you, but it hurts your child's self-esteem, and it will be too late to regret it then."

Wang Ju's words were agreed by the people around him, and they all persuaded Pei Jiuniang to let it go.

When Wang Ju heard that he was going to give up, he became anxious again, "Don't do that. Maybe people think the child is a prodigy and are waiting for him to become famous."

As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Gu Yu with a mocking look. Seeing that Gu Yu's expression remained unchanged, he felt a little surprised, but at the same time he felt that he had actually expected a fool to be sensible.

Pei Jiuniang pursed her lips and said nothing. The best way to dispel rumors is to speak the truth.

But in fact, she was not completely calm.

The reason why she dared to suggest that Brother Yu and Wang Ju compete was because Wang Ju had been in trouble in the previous life. He cheated in the imperial examination and was caught on the spot by the invigilator. Later investigation found that although Wang Ju was not illiterate, his knowledge was not good enough. Later, it was found that the examination questions of the academy examination in which Wang Ju passed the examination and became a scholar were leaked, and it was later discovered that it was Wang Ju who leaked the examination questions.

Wang Ju was born in the Wang family. At that time, the people in the Wang family were responsible for setting the test questions. He sneaked in to steal the test questions and asked someone to write an essay and memorize it, only then did he pass the exam to become a scholar.

Not only did he cheat himself, he also leaked the test questions to other candidates to obtain money.

Wang Ju was later stripped of his title and ordered not to take the exam again. He was depressed and began to squander his family fortune and spend his time in brothels and theaters. He wrote many poems that he thought were very talented but were laughed at by others.

Those poems were later leaked out and Pei Jiuniang saw them by chance. The handwriting was not ugly, but it was not beautiful either.

Although Brother Yu has just started to learn, he is obsessed with practicing calligraphy. She has seen Brother Yu's calligraphy, and this sentence "The morning rain in Weicheng moistened the dust, and the green willows in the guest house are new" is really well written, especially the running script.

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and nodded to Brother Yu who was looking at her.

Brother Yu seemed to be greatly encouraged. He wrote each stroke carefully. Although he was a little nervous and trembled a little when he first started writing, he became more and more steady afterwards.

Even those who originally did not think highly of him were secretly amazed.

"Oh, it's running script, and it's really well written. Although it's not as good as Master Wang's, for someone of his age, who has only learned calligraphy for a month, it's really good to be able to write like this."

"Not only is it good, it's something I've never seen before."

In an instant, the way everyone looked at Brother Yu changed from looking down on him as a fool to some surprise and admiration.

After writing the last word, Brother Yu put away his pen, bowed to everyone, and was especially respectful to Wang Ju.

It also makes everyone feel that his behavior is moderate and worthy of a gentleman.

Finally, he smiled at Pei Jiuniang.

Pei Jiuniang felt a little excited when she saw that Brother Yu was neither arrogant nor impatient.

But she still tried her best to suppress it.

"How is that possible? How old is he?!"

Wang Ju sank into the armchair, put away his folding fan, got up with someone’s help, and quickly walked to Brother Yu’s desk. He glanced at him casually, and wanted to belittle him, but his mouth twitched and his face turned red. However, he refused to admit defeat and could only grit his teeth and argue, “What he wrote was not bad. Can it be said that it is better than mine?”

As he spoke, he looked at other people, as if trying to gain support, but he was disappointed. Everyone avoided him, even the Wang family members who had initially tried to curry favor with him remained silent.

But he continued to argue, "I only knew how to write like him when I was learning calligraphy. Otherwise, let him write some cursive script..."

"My son really can't write it, so Master Wang wins this round."

When everyone was somewhat contemptuous of Wang Ju for his shameless argument with students in order to win, Pei Jiuniang behaved out of character.

"You? You're right. So, can we start the third game right away?"

Wang Ju breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't understand why Pei Jiuniang behaved so abnormally, he also started to take it seriously.

Three games, two wins.

He lost the first game.

In the second game, everyone's attitude had clearly begun to change.

if…

No, there was no if. How could he lose to a little kid?

With endorsement, there is no way he can lose.

Wang Ju thought about it and urged Pei Jiuniang again.

"Hurry up, it's getting late, and I have to have a drink with a few friends."

"Well, next is the third round, reciting the Thousand Characters that the teacher taught today. This is unfair and a waste of time. Master Wang and my brother Yu will write it down together."

After Pei Jiuniang finished speaking, a servant boy laid out rice paper for the two of them.

But Wang Ju waved his hand and refused, "It won't take too long. Let's do this, each of us recites a paragraph. I'll go first, and he'll take over. We'll take turns in turn. If he can recite all of them, he wins."

Wang Ju was being generous on purpose, hoping to regain the face he had lost in the previous game of calligraphy.

After saying this, he started reciting without waiting for others to speak.

"The sky and earth are dark yellow, the universe is vast and boundless, the sun and the moon...control your thoughts and you will become a saint."

Wang Ju recited it in one breath with almost no pause in between. He was very proud of himself. After he finished reciting, he waved slightly at Gu Yu.

Gu Yu paused for a moment before continuing to recite. Although he did not recite as fast as Wang Ju, his speech was clearer.

Everyone was surprised to find that Brother Yu, who originally had a stutter when speaking, not only spoke fluently but also very clearly when reciting the Thousand Character Classic.

The way he looked at Brother Yu also gradually changed.

Brother Yu was a little timid at first, and his voice was small, but later his voice became louder and louder, and he became more and more confident.

When Pei Jiuniang saw Brother Yu, her eyes became moist.

Finally, Brother Yu stopped at "Zen Master Yunting." He raised his head and looked at Wang Ju.

There was a slight pause on Wang Ju's face. He didn't expect that the little fool who could hardly speak on weekdays could recite.

But he didn't think Brother Yu would win.

He didn't know how many times he had recited the Thousand Character Classic when he was a child. Although it was a long time ago, he had been a teacher in the academy for many years. Every time a new student started school, he would learn it. His ears were calloused from listening to him.

He will lose, what a joke.

But gradually, he could no longer be so proud.

When he was reciting, his brain was always faster than his mouth. When he came to "庶几中庸", he had already thought of "鉴念辨色" in his mind, but he could not remember what came after 鉴念辨色.

His speech speed could not help but slow down. In order to cover up, he deliberately raised his voice and his tone was particularly arrogant, as if he didn't care at all. Finally, he said impatiently, "Go on."

Brother Yu was about to continue but was interrupted by Pei Jiuniang.

"Master Wang, you only said a few words. This is not fair to my brother Yu."

"What do you mean?" Wang Ju was a little panicked, especially when he met Pei Jiuniang's eyes. He always felt that Pei Jiuniang seemed to know something.

"Nothing, I just want Master Wang to recite more..."

"You don't doubt that I can't do it. What a joke! I can recite the Thousand Character Classic backwards. I just think it's too slow, so I let your child recite it first and I can drink it later."

Wang Ju concealed his panic and became even more arrogant. He glared at Gu Yu fiercely, telling him not to be ungrateful.

Gu Yu looked at Pei Jiuniang, and when he saw his mother shaking her head at him, he didn't say anything.

"I appreciate Master Wang's kindness, but it's not necessary. Master Wang, please follow what we agreed on before."

Pei Jiuniang said this with a slight smile and made a gesture of invitation to Wang Ju.

Wang Ju was so angry that the fat on his face trembled, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He clenched his fists and tried hard to think, but he couldn't remember anything. He had to wink at the servant beside him, but the servant thought he was hot and quickly took the folding fan from his hand to fan him. He was so angry that he hit the servant on the head, pretending to scold the servant, but in fact he wanted to secretly...

"Master Wang, don't you know how to do it?"

Pei Jiuniang asked with a sarcastic smile.

"How is that possible? I'm just mad at my little servant. Let's continue..."

Wang Lu was so anxious just now that he actually remembered it. It seemed to be "something Jia something", but this did not stump him. There were so many words in the Thousand Character Classic, so it should not matter if he missed a sentence. Besides, he spoke quickly, so no one should hear it.

So he continued from "勉其襲植" and recited it in one breath to "索居闲处". Then he paused for a moment, breathed a sigh of relief, and felt very pleased with himself. Fortunately, he was smart and it seemed that no one had heard him. He was about to continue but was interrupted by Pei Jiuniang.

"Master Wang, why do I feel like you missed a sentence? There seems to be another sentence after judging someone's appearance. Master Wang, it's not that you don't know how to do it, it's probably because you went too fast and I didn't hear it clearly. I hope you can slow down so that I can hear it more clearly."