Chapter 405: Yingzhi Lin's grievances

The next day.

Wen Yan then distributed these manuscripts to bookstores and teahouses of all sizes in the capital.

She even sent three or four copies to each brothel in the capital.

With her efforts.

That afternoon, Qi Yunzhou's article began to circulate in a small circle among scholars.

Good food is never too late.

Good wine needs no bush.

Coupled with Wen Yan's vigorous promotion, Qi Yunzhou's three articles also began to spread widely.

Almost every scholar in the capital city has a copy.

In various teahouses, many scholars gathered together to discuss these three articles.

However, in just five or six days, with Wen Yan's vigorous efforts, Wen Yan created a beautiful, strong and tragic character for Qi Yunzhou.

He is handsome and a natural student, but his talent is envied by others. Before the exam, he was seriously injured and both arms were broken. It is very likely that he will never be able to take the imperial examination again in his life.

But he was strong-willed and resisted the injustice of fate, risking his life to heal his hands.

This character immediately earned him a lot of sympathy.

It was not known when it started, but a rumor spread among students: "If Qi Juzi had not had an accident, this year's top prize might have been his."

Wen Yan smiled after hearing this: People's eyes are really sharp, wasn't he the champion in his previous life?

Some people even wrote to him to cheer him up and encourage him to live well.

Some people also sent him rare and out-of-print books.

Qi Yunzhou looked at the letters and flipped through the books.

"I really want to thank you!" He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said to Wen Yan, "After I get better, if I can't get the top scorer in the exam, I will be sorry for this beautiful, strong and pitiful character."

"Just indulge her." Leader Yuan glared at them helplessly.

Wen Yan scratched her nose awkwardly. "Well, I'm sorry. I didn't expect those scholars to be so enthusiastic."

He is now in a disabled state, so he asks Wen Yan to help him collect some top-quality ink sticks and Ming Ding to give back to him.

Qi Yunzhou treated everyone sincerely, and his character and character were highly praised.

Many people wanted to visit him, including some great scholars and high-ranking officials.

There were even some young men from aristocratic families who wanted to recruit Qi Yunzhou as their advisor.

However, Qi Yunzhou refused all of them on the grounds of poor health.

But soon, Qi Yunzhou's direction changed again.

There are not only praises but also slanders about him.

Those noises gradually grew louder.

Wen Yan saw that the situation was not right and wanted to deal with it urgently and put things right.

I want to expose all those who slandered Qi Yunzhou.

However, he was stopped by Qi Yunzhou.

"Why?" Wen Yan was puzzled.

“It’s hard to live up to the reputation.

Those who are flawless are saints, but I don’t want to be a saint.

If a kind person does something wrong, he will be condemned by everyone.

A big villain only needs to do a few small good deeds and everyone will praise him.

Being a bad guy is easier and more relaxing than being a good guy."

Wen Yan: "...But, what if it affects your next exam?"

"In three years, my limelight has long faded." Qi Yunzhou didn't care. "You have a lot of ideas anyway, so you can just help me run it a little bit when the time comes, right?"

Wen Yan: “…”

Time flies, and the day of the results announcement is here in the blink of an eye.

After he got up and prepared to wash up, he went to find Wen Yan, had breakfast together, and then waited for the test results together.

After washing up, he opened his bag.

He took out the clothes one by one and placed them on the bed, and finally chose a dark green gown to change into.

She combed her hair meticulously and tied it with a flowing headband of the same color. She straightened her clothes and prepared to go find Wen Yan.

Just then, there was a knock on the door in the yard.

"Who is it?" He strode over and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, the girl he had been thinking about was standing outside.

"Yanyan!" Ying Zhilin was extremely surprised to see that the tip of her nose was red and her hands were also a little red.

He immediately took out a hand warmer from his clothes and stuffed it into her hand. "It's cold this morning. Why did you come here so early?"

Wen Yan smiled and said, "Of course I came to see you! How about we go have breakfast together and then go to the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall to see the results?"

Ying Zhilin originally didn't want to go to the Imperial Examination Hall to see the results, but when he saw Yan's keen interest, he didn't want to dampen her interest, so he said, "Okay!"

As long as I am with Wen Yan, it makes no difference whether I wait for good news at home or go to see the list in person.

"Then let's go. I recently discovered a breakfast stall, and their fried eggs are delicious." Wen Yan grabbed his wrist and walked out.

As they walked over, Ying Zhilin noticed that Wen Yan was stealing glances at him from time to time.

Ying Zhilin's mouth corners turned up.

He knew that Wen Yan loved him very much.

As long as I dress nicely, her eyes will be on me.

There are an unusually large number of scholars on the streets today.

After breakfast, they came to the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall.

The place was already packed with people, all students waiting for the announcement of the results and ordinary people just wanting to join in the fun.

Many people are betting on who will win the first prize.

Wen Yan slapped his head in frustration at this time: "How could I forget about this? I should have bought two pillars too."

Ying Zhilin asked him curiously, "If you hadn't forgotten, who would you bet on to win the championship?"

Wen Yan carefully recalled the ranking of the imperial examination in his previous life.

Qi Yunzhou won the first place and Huo Yaoxing came in second.

In this life, Qi Yunzhou did not participate; Huo Yao followed his own path and could not give a good answer.

Then, the first place should be postponed to the third place.

Who is the third one?

That’s right!

It’s Gu Dun!

He is also Ying Zhilin's senior brother.

"I would probably bet on Gu Dun." Wen Yan answered truthfully.

"Senior Brother Gu Dun? Why him?" Ying Zhilin puffed out his cheeks. "Have you ever thought it could be me?"

Should I know Lin?

Probably influenced by memories of past lives.

Wen Yan never thought that Ying Zhilin would win the first place.

And Gu Dun was definitely the third in his previous life, there was no doubt about it.

Wen Yan couldn't tell the truth, so she gave a dry laugh and racked her brains for a long time before coming up with an idea: "I don't want to put too much pressure on you! Besides, if I buy you without appearing to be scheming, are we being partial and perverting the law?"

Ying Zhilin: "..." Madam firmly believes that her husband can pass the imperial examination, so how can this be considered as favoritism and abuse of power?

This is at most a filter between husband and wife!

"Sure enough, you never believed me." Ying Zhilin sniffed and lowered his head with a depressed look.

"Ah... no. That's not what I meant. I actually meant... Oh, I do believe you." Wen Yan wanted to comfort him, but didn't know where to start.

I was at a loss as to what to do, like a straight man.

"If you can't come up with a satisfactory excuse, then stop trying to coax me. I know it's because I didn't do well enough that you lost confidence in me.

So, really, no one believes me anymore.” Ying Zhilin said, his voice choking with sobs.

Wen Yan didn't know where to put her hands and feet. She leaned over to look at him and found that his eyes were red.

Ying Zhilin was already stunningly beautiful, and with her aggrieved look and tears in her eyes, Wen Yan's pity for her was almost overflowing.

I wanted to kowtow to him on the spot and beg him to stop crying!