Xiao Yang hadn't expected this poor student to be such a chatterbox! But just as he was about to say something, his father-in-law arrived!

The three were quickly led before the Emperor by the eunuch!

It's hard to believe it's a coincidence, but the Emperor's problem is related to farming!

Because Song Yan'er owned many estates, Xiao Yang learned about them through his own observations and experiences.

It was unexpected that Zhuang Zhen, as the son of the Grand Tutor, was also very familiar with farming. If it weren't for Song Yan'er's amazing farming methods, Xiao Yang probably wouldn't have been number one this time!

The questioning ended quickly, and then the people from the examination hall delivered the three people's examination papers to the emperor!

The Emperor looked at each and every exam paper very carefully; it took him almost an hour to review just three papers!

Then he nodded toward the examination hall!

The top three were announced right away!

The top scholar, Xiao Yang, is from the capital!

Ya Yuan, Zhuang Zhen, a native of the capital!

The runner-up, Feng Liulang, is from Xi'an!

"Congratulations! I hope you can contribute more to Western Shu in the future!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

As the Emperor was leaving, he gave Xiao Yang a meaningful look, which puzzled Xiao Yang. Hadn't the wine already been taken away yesterday? Why was his uncle's gaze still so chilling?

The three of them were led out of the main hall by the eunuch!

"Young Master Xiao, you have excellent writing skills! Congratulations!"

Although Zhuang Zhen had never met Xiao Yang, he had heard of his name. After all, Xiao Yang was a student personally taught by Master Bai. So from the beginning, Zhuang Zhen regarded Xiao Yang as his strongest enemy!

Sure enough, in the end, I still lost to him!

Xiao Yang had naturally heard of Zhuang Zhen and considered himself the most talented person. Of course, this was also related to his education from a young age. He could compose poems at the age of three, and the poems he composed at the age of seven were so good that even the emperor applauded. So it was no exaggeration to call him a genius!

Now that he has lost to Xiao Yang, who has no reputation at all, he must be feeling very bad!

Xiao Yang looked at Zhuang Zhen's forced smile and chuckled inwardly. Both Zhuang Zhen's father and his maternal grandfather were civil officials, and the old man had often clashed with Zhuang Zhen's father when he was in power. The emperor was happy to see the two of them at odds, so no one stepped in to mediate.

So over time, the conflicts between the two increased, and they couldn't stand each other. Even in this exam, since Xiao Yang and Zhuang Zhen happened to be in the same class, the two secretly competed with each other!

So even though the two have never met, their names are quite familiar!

"Young Master Zhuang, you flatter me. You were just unlucky to have met me, otherwise the title of top scholar would have been yours. But don't be discouraged, being the runner-up is still quite good!"

Zhuangzhen...

Feng Liulang...

I guess I misjudged him. How could I have thought Xiao Yang was approachable? He's clearly a hedgehog!

After Xiao Yang finished speaking, he ignored Zhuang Zhen. He needed to hurry home to tell Song Yan'er the good news and let her know how capable her husband was!

As soon as Xiao Yang reached the palace gate, he saw Song Yan'er sitting on a rock to the side, craning her neck to look in his direction!

Seemingly having spotted Xiao Yang, his previously indifferent face instantly broke into a wide smile!

"Husband!"

Although the two were quite far apart, it did not hinder the penetrating power of Song Yan'er's voice!

Song Yan'er instantly felt like she was back in her past life, picking up guests at the airport!

"Husband, how was it? It's over so quickly!"

Song Yan'er originally wanted to give Xiao Yang a lucky hug, but considering that Xiao Yang might become the top scholar in the imperial examination, if people saw that the wife of the top scholar was so unsteady, they would probably laugh at Xiao Yang. So Song Yan'er silently withdrew her outstretched hand!

"Sister, what's wrong?"

Xiao Yang sensed that Song Yan'er was acting strangely and thought that she was feeling unwell from sitting there for too long, so he quickly asked her what was wrong!

Song Yan'er blushed:

"It's nothing, my legs just feel numb!"

Song Yan'er got up and ran over here. She didn't think there was anything wrong at first, but when she stopped, she found that her legs were numb!

Xiao Yang immediately squatted down, half-kneeling in front of her, and began massaging Song Yan'er's calves: "Are you feeling better, sister!"

Song Yan'er was completely bewildered by Xiao Yang's series of bizarre actions. Good heavens, she had to be careful about the impact of even a simple hug, but now she didn't have to be careful at all, because the news of the newly crowned top scholar's lack of marital authority would probably spread by tomorrow!

Seeing the strange looks coming from all around, Song Yan'er's legs strangely stopped going numb all of a sudden!

I really want to cover my face and leave, what should I do?

"Xiao Yang, let's hurry up and go! The old man is still waiting for you at home!"

Xiao Yang looked up at Song Yan'er seriously: "Are you feeling better? Don't worry about the old man. The list of successful candidates has been released, and he probably already knows the results!"

Song Yan'er: He doesn't understand your heart, he's just pretending to be calm!

"It's alright, let's go!"

Seeing that Song Yan'er was really alright, Xiao Yang didn't want to stand at the palace gate any longer: "Okay, let's go!"

After walking for a while, Song Yan'er realized that she hadn't asked him if he was the wife of the top scholar!

He slapped his forehead in frustration. How could he have forgotten something so important!

"Um, my dear husband, you still haven't told me how your exam went!"

Xiao Yang looked at Song Yan'er, who was worried about not doing well on the exam, and smiled smugly:

"Sister, of course it's as you wish!"

Song Yan'er got excited. Although she was mentally prepared, the results hadn't come out yet, so she couldn't take it too seriously!

"real!"

Xiao Yang: "More real than gold!"

"Ah! Husband, you're amazing!"

This time, Song Yan'er couldn't resist. She looked around and, seeing no one, jumped directly onto Xiao Yang!

"Husband, you are awesome!"

Seeing Song Yan'er so excited, Xiao Yang reached out and hugged her, afraid she would fall.

"Sister, my husband has always been wonderful, hasn't he!"

As soon as Song Yan'er heard Xiao Yang's voice, she knew that this guy must be thinking about something inappropriate again!

However, this doesn't affect my mood!

"Yes, little brother, apart from being a little slow at the beginning, you've been great ever since!"

Song Yan'er gave Xiao Yang a meaningful look, and Xiao Yang immediately knew when Song Yan'er was referring to when she said "it wasn't good at the beginning"!

Tsk, this really is a dark history, and an indelible one at that!

"Sister, don't worry, even if you didn't say it before, you'll be great in the future!"

Song Yan'er: Okay, men are all very competitive in this area, I can't afford to make any mistakes in the future! See, your face changed immediately! Yeah, how could you say men can't do it!

"Yes, I believe you, okay? But why don't I see you excited about becoming the top scorer?"

He seemed completely nonchalant from the beginning, and if I hadn't asked him about it just now, he would have seemed to have forgotten about it!