boyutpedia Chapter 141 Abacus Double Mastery
Chapter 141 Abacus Double Mastery
Less than a quarter of an hour later, the old man opposite Chu Ci had a serious look on his face and couldn't put down the chess piece in his hand for a long time.
With this move, the whole game was lost and there was no chance of a comeback. However, he didn't believe that such a young girl could have such high chess skills.
Chu Ci saw that his face was not good and knew that he had realized that he was at the end of his rope. Just as the old man was about to put down the chess piece, Chu Ci grabbed his wrist and said, "Sir, there is no need to continue this game of chess, right?"
The old man raised his eyelashes, thinking that Chu Ci was insulting him, "What do you mean?" He was a little angry.
Chu Ci let go of his wrist and could see that he was a little angry.
She had good intentions. Seeing that he was old, she didn't want him to lose in a shameful way. But she didn't expect him to think differently.
She didn't care anymore. She just thought that the kindness was taken for granted. It didn't matter.
"I don't mean anything. If that's the case, then go ahead." Chu Ci gestured for him to continue.
The old man put the chess piece down, and Chu Ci picked it up and blocked it without thinking. She did it so quickly that everyone suspected she didn't even think about it.
The old man picked up the chess piece again and was about to make a move, but looking at the entire game, he knew he had lost. If he made two more moves, he would be completely killed.
The old man's hands began to tremble. He couldn't believe that after living for decades, he lost to a little girl. This was something he couldn't accept. What was even more unacceptable was that he lost so ugly and so quickly.
The old man's face looked extremely ugly. He didn't say a word, but just lowered his head, trying to make a final struggle.
Chu Ci picked up the teacup and began to drink tea leisurely.
The dean looked at Chu Ci's leisurely demeanor, then looked at the gentleman next to him, whose forehead was already covered in sweat.
Just now, the little girl had given him a chance, but he had a high opinion of himself and had been praised for many years. It was a bit difficult for him to accept falling from such a high position all of a sudden.
Finally, the old man put his wife back, sighed, stood up, and bowed deeply to Chu Ci, "I admit defeat."
Chu Ci stood up, stepped aside, and bowed to the old man, "Thank you, sir, for showing mercy."
The old man snorted coldly and left immediately.
Chu Ci stood there speechless. He couldn't be so angry, could he? He was so petty.
Prince Rui came down from the platform, walked to Chu Ci's side, and pinched her nose. "You are just naughty, a little troublemaker."
Chu Ci was about to retort when he heard the eunuch's voice, "Your Majesty, the Empress has arrived."
Everyone knelt down to pay their respects. The eldest princess trotted over to the queen's side, hugged her arm, and began to act coquettishly, "Mother, I am so tired."
The queen looked at her daughter and slapped her hand away. "You wanted to come here on your own. Go stand down below."
The queen glanced at the nanny beside her, who whispered some advice and took Princess Jingle back to stand downstairs.
Prince Rui took Chu Ci's hand and whispered, "Let's go up and pay our respects to Father and Mother."
Chu Ci blushed and nodded.
The two men knelt before the Emperor and Empress and said, "Your son pays his respects to the Emperor and Empress."
"Chu Ci pays respects to the Emperor and Empress."
The Queen personally helped Chu Ci up and said, "Call Father and Mother."
Chu Ci blushed and responded, "Father, Emperor, Mother, Empress."
The Emperor and Empress nodded in satisfaction, "Alright, everyone get up."
Chu Ci stood next to Cang Mo, feeling a little nervous.
Cang Mo noticed Chu Ci's nervousness, tapped Chu Ci's palm with his little finger, and then gave him a big smile.
Chu Ci's face turned red when she saw so many people below. She glared at Cang Mo and turned her gaze away.
The emperor looked at Chu Ci and asked, "You came to take the exam? How was it? Did you pass?"
Chu Ci was about to speak when the dean interrupted him, "Your Majesty, you don't know, she is the first teacher in our academy who has mastered both the inner and outer courtyards. She is the absolute best, far surpassing all other teachers."
The Emperor and Empress looked at the Dean in surprise, "Really? You are worthy of being my daughter-in-law."
Cang Mo suddenly approached Chu Ci and whispered, "No one else is useful. The most important person is this king's wife."
Chu Ci shyly pushed him away and said, "Can you be more serious? There are so many people watching us."
Cang Mo chuckled, "Then I have to let them know how much you mean to me, so that they won't dare to bully you. By the way, I also want to let them know that you are already taken, so that they won't have any ideas about you."
The emperor and the empress covered their mouths and looked away. Chu Ci wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
Princess Jingle's face was extremely dark, her eyes were as big as copper bells, and hatred was rising to the sky.
The dean standing aside suddenly remembered, "Xiaoci, what do you want to teach at the academy? You need to show us."
Chu Ci thought about it. Her current skills are accounting and painting. Not many people know about her medical skills, so she won’t consider it for the time being. So she will choose the accountant.
"The accountant."
The dean's eyes lit up and he stood up from his chair. He didn't expect that this little girl had something hidden, which gave him a surprise.
The dean waved his hand to the little servant below and said, "Go and bring the account book here."
Soon, five little servants stood in front of Chu Ci with five stacks of account books in their arms and placed them on the table where he had just played Go.
"Xiaoci, we don't need anything else. Just do as much as you can with these five piles of account books. We have five people to do the calculations for you."
Chu Ci nodded, she had no problem.
Cang Mo stood aside and almost laughed out loud. He had seen Chu Ci's ability to calculate accounts. Even the accountant in the palace was not as fast as her. No, to be precise, none of them were as fast as Chu Ci alone.
Chu Ci walked to the chair and sat down, looking at the abacus in front of him. Chu Ci frowned tightly, an abacus.
Chu Ci looked at the emperor, empress and dean sitting on the stage, and began to wonder in his heart whether he should show his real ability.
Chu Ci finally turned his gaze towards Cang Mo.
When Cang Mo received Chu Ci's puzzled look, he knew what she meant.
He nodded at Chu Ci. Showing off some of his skills would not only please his father and mother, but would also have nothing to do with state affairs and would not cause dissatisfaction among ministers. This was a good thing no matter how you looked at it.
Chu Ci looked at the little servant standing beside him and said, "Please get me another abacus."
The little servant boy looked at Chu Ci in surprise, and when he came to his senses, he looked at the abacus on the table. No other way around, he was able to become a teacher at Qingsong Academy. He knew the abacus was broken before he even used it.
The little servant quickly brought a new abacus. Just as he was about to take the original abacus away, Chu Ci stopped him and said, "I need two."
The little servant looked at her in surprise and put down the abacus. "County Lady, are you sure?"
"Sure." These two words shocked everyone present. Even the emperor's eyes changed when he looked at Chu Ci. As far as he knew, no one in their country could use two abacus at the same time and still guarantee the accuracy.
Rong Xue looked at the eldest princess for help, and Princess Zhang gave her a comforting look.