Chapter 376: Uncontrollable Existence
"Wait a minute." Ying Zhilin went outside and told Brother Dahu something, then he returned to the house and closed the door.
From time to time, Wen Yan heard the friction sound of roof tiles.
It’s Brother Dahu who has gone up to the roof.
"Since it is an important matter, of course we have to be careful." Ying Zhilin said.
Wen Yan: "..." She didn't know how to refute for a moment.
It’s just that... this is a bit too exaggerated.
Ying Zhilin said: "Everything is safe now, just say whatever you want to say."
Wen Yan then said, "You know what Huo Yao is capable of, right?"
"I know. The eldest son of the Marquis of Jinping, your former fiancé, almost became your husband." Ying Zhilin couldn't help but pouting his lips as he spoke.
Wen Yan always felt that she could hear a hint of tea in his tone.
"Huo Yaoxing is a petty and vindictive person.
His family made their fortune through military achievements, and since his grandfather's generation, they wanted to give up military service and pursue literature.
Huo Yaoxing is now the fourth generation. If he doesn't achieve any outstanding political achievements, he will probably be demoted."
"You mean, he wants to pass the imperial examination and keep his title?"
Wen Yan nodded: "Nothing can make him more prestigious and eye-catching than winning three prizes in a row.
The current emperor is a man who values and loves talents. If he can really win the top three prizes, he will definitely be given important positions and will naturally be able to keep his position in the Marquisate."
Although the Marquis of Jinping looked prominent, in fact, by the generation of Huo Yaoxing, if he had not had solid political achievements, he would probably have been demoted.
In his previous life, Huo Yaoxing did not have much ambition at first. He just wanted to secure his position as the crown prince through the imperial examination.
After he successfully takes control of the Marquis' Mansion and inherits the title, he will then "accomplish" some outstanding political achievements to keep the title.
Although that was more time-consuming and laborious, he did it with Wen Yan's unremitting help.
But he was reborn.
In his previous life, he worked hard and rose step by step. He had already tasted the power.
In this life, he will definitely want to stand higher and see farther.
In his previous life, he had suffered enough from being exiled.
If he had to do it again, he would definitely want to take a shorter route.
This imperial examination site has probably become his ladder to success.
As long as he gets three first prizes in a row, he will become a big celebrity in front of the emperor.
The failure in the provincial examination would surely make him more anxious and he would not tolerate any mistakes.
Therefore, in order to ensure that he can successfully obtain the remaining two elements of "hui" and "zhuang", the only foolproof way is to eliminate the opponent.
"From what I know about him, he has long considered the first place and the top place in the imperial examination as a sure thing.
The last time you had to learn about Yuan, he was furious and it was etched in his memory. This time, he might not let you enter the exam room."
"What do you know about him? Do you know him well?" Ying Zhilin used all his strength to prevent his jealousy from being exposed.
Wen Yan said, "After all, we were an unmarried couple for several years. I thought we would become his wife, so I asked a lot about him. I didn't expect it to come in handy here."
These were not inquired before breaking off the engagement.
It was obvious that she had tested this out in her previous life by risking her own life and her son's life.
Ying Zhilin opened his mouth, but swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.
Wen Yan didn't hear his answer for a long time, so she turned around to look at him, and saw that he was biting his lips, lowering his head and not speaking.
"What's wrong with you?" Wen Yan asked him puzzledly.
Ying Zhilin said sullenly, "I just didn't expect him to be so despicable! He just got first place in the exam, but he's thinking of these unorthodox methods."
"Yes, yes, yes, in my opinion, Huo Yaoxing is not cut out for study.
He's nothing like you. He's both a father and a mother, and he just finds time to read and learn a lot of real skills. He's not afraid of those scoundrels at all."
Wen Yan coaxed casually, not seeming to take it seriously at all.
Ying Zhilin twitched the corner of his mouth and said seriously, "Don't worry, Madam, I will be careful recently and won't go out easily.
I won't let those villains take advantage of me.
I also want to pass the imperial examination and have you become his wife."
“Be careful, but I’ve borrowed a few Kung Fu masters from the Meng family to protect you secretly.
Just focus on your studies and don't worry too much about winning or losing.
If you pass the exam, that's great. If you don't, just consider it as experience gained and don't take it too seriously."
"I'll listen to my madam." Ying Zhilin supported his chin and looked at Wen Yan with a smile.
The deep eyes, bright red lips and the unparalleled handsome face are so attractive that people can't take their eyes off them.
As expected, the more handsome a man is, the more dangerous he is, so you must stay away from him.
Wen Yan coughed lightly and changed the subject: "It's good that you know what's going on.
It's getting late, so I'll go back first. If you need anything in your life, just ask Brother Dahu to go to Qingfeng Xiaolou to find me or Pei'er, okay?
"Okay." Ying Zhilin responded and stood up. "I'll take you home."
"No, I'll drive the carriage back and ask Pearl to bring it back tomorrow morning."
"Okay then, be careful on the road." Ying Zhilin did not insist.
It was easy to give in.
Wen Yan held the melon seeds and walked outside.
I met several of Ying Zhilin's classmates on the way and greeted them one by one.
Wen Yan got on the carriage. Just as she was about to drive away, she suddenly remembered something and reminded Ying Zhilin: "Did you hear that Qi Yunzhou is still in contact? I heard you said that you have some contact with him. You can still chat with him, right?"
"Yes. Qi Yunzhou? Do you have something to do with him?" Ying Zhilin didn't want to do that, but he just felt sour in his heart for no reason.
"Does he live in this courtyard?"
Ying Zhilin shook his head: "No."
Wen Yan reminded him, "You should also inform him about that matter. If possible, it would be best if he could live here as well. Since you two live close to each other, it would be better for you to take care of each other."
"You mean, Huo Yaoxing will also attack him?" Ying Zhilin strode up to Wen Yan and asked in a low voice.
Wen Yan responded with a "hmm" and another "hmm".
Ying Zhilin was puzzled: "But he only ranked ninth in the exam. It seems that he can't pose a threat to Huo Yaoxing. Huo Yaoxing won't attack him, right?"
“It’s an intuition.
I always feel that he is hiding his abilities.
Huo Yaoxing's personality is such that he would rather kill someone by mistake than let them go. Just in case, you should ask him to keep an eye on it.
It would be best if I could move in with you, so that the people I find can protect both of you at the same time."
It's not intuition, but Qi Yunzhou is terrifyingly strong.
Although he only ranked 23rd in the provincial examination, he dominated the next two examinations like a test god.
He then won the first place and the top prize.
Huo Yaoxing was almost furious.
At that time, he wanted to find someone to kill Qi Yunzhou.
It was Wen Yan who persuaded him with the saying "There is no wall that is impenetrable".
It is better to win him over than to kill him.
Huo Yaoxing really tried to win him over.
Unfortunately, Qi Yunzhou refused to change his tune and was very much in the emperor's favor.
Huo Yaoxing worked in vain.
Qi Yunzhou is someone Huo Yaoxing cannot control.
Huo Yaoxing is suspicious and jealous by nature. He will not allow someone who is not as good as him now but will be stronger than him in the future and whom he cannot control to exist.
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