Great Tang: Changle, You Failed Again

One year during the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty, the results of the palace elite class's final advanced mathematics exam were announced.

Han Yue: "Princess Changle, 59 points."

Changle looked close to tears. "No! I don't want to fail! Holy Teacher, give me one more point so I can pass! I don't want to go a whole month without strawberry ice cream!"

Li Er: "Changle, why weren't you more diligent? If you'd checked your work one more time, you might have earned another point. All right, don't be discouraged. Prepare well for the retake."

Han Yue: "Li Er, how dare you lecture Changle when you got 33 points yourself? Do you still have the nerve to be emperor of the Tang?"

Li Er was shocked. "Ahem, ahem... Holy Teacher, that can't be right. How did I get such a low score?"

Han Yue: "Look for yourself. Everything's wrong, and you even forgot the fundamental theorem of calculus. You left so many big questions blank. Did you forget what I told you? Writing just the word 'solution' is better than leaving it blank. Maybe I'll be in a good mood and give you a point!"

Li Er: "Holy Teacher, give me one..."

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.