Chapter 422: Granted Marriage
Ying Zhilin had been taking an exam and hadn't had lunch yet.
The three of them had a hearty meal.
Throughout the meal, Ying Zhilin was taking care of Wen Yan.
I scooped rice for her, picked up dishes for her, served her soup, and paid the bill.
He took over all of Wen Yan's affairs.
Wen Yan ate with undivided attention the entire time.
In the end, she walked out of the food store holding her stomach.
"What are you going to do now?" Ying Zhilin asked her from the side.
“Making incense is too time-consuming. I can’t wait to slowly select people with incense-making talent, so I plan to buy a few people.
And…” Go place your bet.
"I'll go with you." Ying Zhilin said.
While she was letting down her guard against him, he had to make his presence felt in front of her.
"Okay then..." Wen Yan couldn't find a reason to refuse.
Wen Yan winked at Pei'er.
Pearl nodded and turned away.
Wen Yan and Ying Zhilin went to the pawnshop.
"Ying Huiyuan, please come in.
May I ask if you want to buy a house, or..." As soon as the two appeared, the owner of the pawnshop came out to greet them warmly.
The first thing to do when doing dentistry is to observe the patient's facial expression.
Ying Zhilin has become very popular recently, so it is not surprising that the owner of the pawnshop recognized him at a glance.
After explaining the purpose of the visit, the manager ordered his men: "Go and bring us the best goods from our pawnshop."
The two were warmly invited into the hall and served tea and snacks.
After a while, the person was brought up.
There are two groups of men and two groups of women.
Although these people were poorly dressed, they were all neatly dressed.
However, they looked thin and it was obvious that they had not eaten enough for a long time.
When we asked about their origins, we learned that they had fled from the north due to drought.
Wen Yan picked four people according to his own requirements.
There was one man and three women, all of whom were nimble and had sharp noses.
After signing the death contract, Wen Yan took the man away.
After leaving the dental clinic, she realized that she had no place to put them.
"Why don't we buy the house as well?" Ying Zhilin took out a stack of banknotes and stuffed it into Wen Yan's hand.
Wen Yan rejected it without a second thought: "Wait a little longer, the results will be out in two or three days after your palace examination.
It would be better to wait until you are granted an official position and decide on the government office you will take up, and then buy a house nearby."
"I'll do as you say." Ying Zhilin felt sweet in his heart and his voice became hoarse.
Wen Yan was startled by his pinch and quickly tilted her neck back to distance herself from him.
In the end, Wen Yan decided to send the four people to Aunt Shuang's place to stay for two days and learn some etiquette.
In the palace.
The maid who had just been causing trouble for Ying Zhilin on the Imperial Street was brought into Ji Xiangyun's bedroom.
When the maid saw Ji Xiangyun, she knelt down with a plop and said, "I have done my job poorly. Please punish me, Your Highness."
Ji Xiangyun glanced up at him and said, "Then I'll punish you by slapping yourself twenty times."
As soon as Ji Xiangyun finished speaking, crisp applause sounded in the hall.
After twenty slaps, the maid's cheeks were swollen beyond recognition.
The maidservant continued, "Your Highness, that Ying Zhilin is so ungrateful that he even dared to reject you. He is not worthy of your deep affection."
Ji Xiangyun admired his slender fingers and said playfully, "He can even withstand your attack, which shows that his Kung Fu is not weak. It shows that he is a well-rounded man who is proficient in both civil and military skills.
He is so handsome. Looking at the whole Dayong, can you see another man like him? "
The maid said anxiously, "But he refused to see you. He was disrespectful to you."
Ji Xiangyun became more and more indifferent: "Don't you think that his reaction makes him look more upright?
Maybe he's still a virgin!"
Ji Xiangyun licked his lips.
"I have made up my mind, please stop trying to persuade me.
Go find my mother now and give me my dowry list. I feel like it's too little."
"Yes..." The maidservant knelt and left the palace.
She couldn't wait to see the handsome and proud top scholar begging her to satisfy him with a longing look on his face.
The three days of marking papers passed in a flash.
Ying Zhilin was handed over to the palace again.
Before leaving, he came to Qingfeng Xiaolou again and said to Wen Yan, "My number one scholar has arrived. I will bring it back to you right away.
I've booked a private room at the Ruyi Teahouse on Imperial Street. Madam, remember to come and watch me parade on horseback. Remember, you must arrive before 3 p.m.
Wen Yan nodded: "Don't worry, I will definitely go."
After watching Ying Zhilin leave, Wen Yan also went to do his own thing.
Wen Yan was not nervous during the palace examination.
Now that the overall situation has been decided, Wen Yan became nervous instead.
Unable to concentrate on anything, she simply sat by the window and looked at the pomegranate tree in bloom in the yard.
"Miss, it's time for lunch." Pei'er suddenly called her.
Wen Yan only then realized that time had slipped away unknowingly.
"The Lu Ming Banquet in the palace should have started by now!" Wen Yan stood up and went to have lunch with Pei'er.
In the palace.
Ying Zhilin wore the top scholar robe and was specially allowed by the emperor to sit next to him: "You are the first person to pass the imperial examination during my reign, so you should sit next to me."
Ying Zhilin thanked him with a look of panic on his face.
After the opening ceremony, the banquet proceeded as planned.
After the fixed process was completed, the emperor allowed everyone to be more relaxed and do as they pleased.
Inadvertently, his eyes glanced at Ying Zhilin again.
Ying Zhilin felt a chill on his spine, always feeling that someone was watching him. He tried hard to reduce his presence, focusing on eating and drinking, and even trying to save on social engagements.
With the help of his senior brothers, Ying Zhilin is in pretty good condition.
Seeing the emperor stand up.
When Ying Zhilin thought he had escaped the disaster, the emperor suddenly called his name: "Ying Zhilin, come here and talk to me."
The scene suddenly became quiet.
They all looked at Ying Zhilin with envy and jealousy.
This guy is really good. He won the first place in the imperial examination, which is enough to attract all the attention of the emperor.
Ying Zhilin's back stiffened and his white hairs stood on end.
really!
There is no way to avoid what is coming.
He hurried to the emperor and saluted.
The emperor asked him as if he was chatting casually, how old he was, where he was from, who else was in his family, and what his family did for a living.
Ying Zhilin was very alert and answered them one by one.
Suddenly, the emperor changed the subject and asked him, "You just finished your mourning last year. Today, I will make a decision and marry my fifth princess to you. What do you think?"
"My father has finally granted me a marriage." Ji Xiangyun excitedly grabbed the hand of the maid behind the door, and her eyes refused to leave Ying Zhilin for a moment.
Thinking that the most talented man in Dayong was about to become hers.
She was very excited.
The envy and jealousy of the other people in the hall almost turned into saliva, flowing from the corners of their mouths.
Being the top three in the imperial examinations was enough to make people jealous, and now he can even become a prince consort and marry the fifth princess.
You know, the fifth princess's mother is Concubine Lan, and the emperor favors her even more than the queen.
Ying Zhilin knew that if he married her, he would surely rise rapidly in the officialdom.
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