childish!
Xie Chang'an chuckled, looked away, and quickened his pace.
He's an adult, and he wouldn't stoop to playing any jealousy or rivalry with a kid who's not even ten years old!
No matter how close the brat is to Ye Jingchen now, his life experiences have destined him to be nothing more than Ye Jingchen's appendage, with no chance of achieving anything great.
But he's different. He's involved in all of Ye Jingchen's plans, and he and Ye Jingchen are inseparable!
So no matter how smug the little brat is now, there's nothing to worry about!
Realizing this thought, Xie Chang'an casually picked a peony flower the size of a bowl, held it in his hand, and unconsciously tugged at the petals.
Why should he be affected by a brat's provocative gaze?
How is his thinking any different from being jealous and possessive?
The question Ye Jingchen asked yesterday suddenly popped into his mind at an inopportune moment.
Why did he suddenly harbor such great hostility towards the little madman?
It wasn't hostility; he was just a little envious, or you could say jealous. He was jealous that this little madman was so lucky in this life, not having to give anything, and that someone cared about him and loved him so much just because of their blood ties!
Sometimes he couldn't help but wonder, if he hadn't been reborn, would Ye Jingchen have treated him the same way he treated the little madman?
However, there was no answer to this question, because he happened to be a reincarnated person, while Ye Jingchen clearly preferred real children.
Sometimes he would think how wonderful it would have been if he had met Ye Jingchen in his past life. If it had been in his past life, perhaps the tragedy of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and his suffering would never have happened.
After all, he had never seen anyone like Ye Jingchen before, who seemed to radiate light and could redeem everyone around him.
Just like in this life, Ye Jingchen's appearance changed the fate of all the princes and princesses, and the extreme and flawed side of their personalities has not yet been revealed.
So he thought that if Ye Jingchen had been in his life in his previous life, he probably wouldn't have become a lonely person.
They might travel together, just like they are now, but not because Ye Jingchen is valuable that he approaches him, but because Ye Jingchen likes him and is willing to help him.
Will Ye Jingchen fall in love with his past self?
It seems there's no way to get an answer, because the person he is now is not the person he was in his previous life.
Xie Chang'an discovered that the little madman who didn't occasionally go crazy was actually very good at seizing opportunities.
He thought the little madman had only taken his spot for morning runs, but in reality, whether it was breakfast, lunch, or breaks between classes, or even archery and horseback riding, Ye Jinghe clung tightly to Ye Jingchen, not giving anyone else a chance.
In this life, he is no longer insane, but his obsession has been amplified countless times.
In his previous life, his obsession stemmed from being bullied and trampled on by everyone, so he took revenge on everyone. But in this life, all his obsession is focused on one person.
Excessive obsession is also a kind of illness. Xie Chang'an is looking forward to seeing what Ye Jinghe will do to Ye Jingchen when he feels abandoned one day.
When that time comes, he will surely act like a savior, rescuing Ye Jingchen from the clutches of the little madman, and then mocking him mercilessly.
They laughed at him for being blind, mistaking tigers and wolves for sheep!
However, Ye Jingchen is so smart, couldn't he see that Ye Jinghe was not quite right?
He has already been good enough to Ye Jinghe. If he continues to be good to him, it will only breed endless greed!
Anyway, he has warned him many times that if Ye Jingchen is ever truly consumed by his greed, then it is his own fault!
The imperial examinations began on the ninth day of the second lunar month and lasted for three days.
On the first day of the third month, the results of the imperial examination were posted, and Wu Zemin was on the list, becoming the youngest candidate to pass the imperial examination in Dayuan.
On the fifteenth of March, the palace examination was held, with the emperor personally presiding over the examination and setting the topic as 'people's livelihood'.
For Wu Zemin, the policy discussion on "people's livelihood" was practically a freebie, since Ye Jingchen often used "people's livelihood" to test them.
During the palace examination, Wu Zemin's policy essay indeed won the emperor's favor. When Ye Jingchen and his children came to pay their respects to him, they would occasionally discuss the essay. The emperor had heard it so many times that he was unconsciously influenced and naturally could no longer appreciate those rigid and unoriginal policy essays.
The emperor tested Wu Zemin on his policy essay in the palace. Wu Zemin was not intimidated at all and responded with ease. The emperor was very pleased and appointed him as the third-ranked scholar.
Although he was young, his policy essay was excellent, and his dialogue with the emperor in the palace was witnessed by all the candidates. Each of his seven solutions to the people's livelihood issues was not just empty talk, but something that could be put into practice, and no one disagreed with him.
Some candidates even felt that if he hadn't been so young and hadn't only ranked eleventh in the provincial examination, he probably wouldn't have been the third-place winner; he might have been the top scholar or even the second-place winner.
At the age of sixteen, Wu Zemin became famous throughout the land after the results of the imperial examination were announced. He was so popular that even Gu Beichen was overshadowed.
Wu Zemin's achievement of becoming the third-ranked scholar in the imperial examination brought honor not only to the Minister of Rites, whose residence was bustling with visitors, but also made the Crown Prince's palace the center of attention.
After all, Wu Zemin had been the Crown Prince's study companion since he was ten years old, and the Crown Prince had made a great contribution to his achievements today.
At this point, some observant people realized that although the Crown Prince was now fourteen years old, he had never formally entered the court or appeared before the officials!
Upon closer examination, they realized that apart from meeting the officials six years ago when His Highness the Crown Prince climbed the steps of the Taiji Hall with a flower in his hand, he had only appeared once more in an ordinary teahouse in the capital. After that, he only appeared in the Emperor's words. They only knew that the Emperor often praised him for being pure and filial, but most of them did not even know what the Crown Prince looked like. It was very likely that they would meet him but not recognize him.
Thinking about it this way, it only adds another layer of mystery to the Eastern Palace.
After the rankings of the palace examination were determined, it was time to bestow official titles upon the top three scholars.
Wu Zemin was not only a third-place scholar in the imperial examinations, but also the eldest son of the Minister of Rites. He was enjoying the Emperor's favor and it was a certainty that he would be admitted to the Hanlin Academy. However, the official position that the Emperor granted him in the end surprised everyone.
Prefect of Beiping Commandery, Youzhou.
The position of compiler in the Hanlin Academy was only a seventh-rank official position, and it was more of an honorary post, while the head of a prefecture was a fourth-rank official with real power.
Since the founding of Daeyu, there has never been a precedent of a candidate who passed the imperial examination in the current year being directly appointed as a prefect, which is clearly against the rules.
From compiler of the Hanlin Academy to prefect of Beiping County, from the seventh rank to the fourth rank, this was not a three-time promotion, but a direct six-time promotion.
In any other prefecture, even if he were the eldest son of the Minister of Rites, a tutor to the Crown Prince, and enjoyed the Emperor's favor, he would be drowned in the spittle of censors and officials. But in Beiping Prefecture of Youzhou—
After the imperial decree conferring official titles was issued, the civil and military officials were unsure whether to congratulate the father and son or wish them well.
Beiping County in Youzhou was the last line of defense in the northern frontier, directly facing the northern barbarians. Not to mention the harsh climate there, if the northern border defenses were to fall, Beiping County would be the first to suffer.
All previous governors of Beiping were military men who had experienced the battles. Wouldn't a young nobleman like Wu Zemin, who grew up in a gentle and loving environment, be like a little white rabbit falling into a wolf's den if he went to Beiping?
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