Ji Yu also had a headache at this moment. He was also afraid that the princess would get angry and chop off his head.
After all, this is the feudal era with imperial power in power, and the other party is a princess, there is nothing she can't do.
Ji Yu let out a long sigh of relief. He told himself to stay calm. Then he bowed and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, "I, Ji Yu, pay my respects to the princess."
"Of course I know you are Ji Yu." The girl's voice was still angry. On the way here, she was still thinking, if Ji Yu was ugly, it would be fine, just give him a beating. But he was born so handsome, and he was ranked second in the high school entrance examination at such a young age.
Ji Yu remained in a bowed position and did not stand up. He continued to answer, "I have never refused your Majesty's arranged marriage. Your Majesty asked me if I had a wife, and I replied that I already had one. Since I have a wife, your Majesty definitely has no intention of marrying the princess to me."
"You... you... you are just making excuses!" The girl became even angrier. "Didn't the emperor ask you to divorce your wife and remarry? If you don't agree, then you are rejecting the marriage."
Ji Yu continued, "Your Majesty asked me to divorce my wife and remarry, but in fact he did not allow me to divorce her, but was testing me. If I divorced my wife after passing the imperial examination, wouldn't the world laugh at me for being unfaithful, unjust, unkind and untrustworthy? I think Your Majesty will never do such a thing."
The girl was so angry that she jumped up and down. She grabbed the emperor's clothes and said coquettishly, "Father, look! How can such a sharp-tongued person be the second place in the imperial examination?"
The old emperor narrowed his eyes, thinking that Ji Yu was very smart and could even guess his intention to test him.
"Jiaer, stop being unreasonable." Although the old emperor's tone was stern, there was a hint of doting in his voice.
"Sister, look! Father is so mean to me because of a man. Sister..." Princess Roujia became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it. She had to vent her anger today.
Princess Yishu didn't pay much attention to her crying sister. Instead, she praised Ji Yu, "I saw your palace examination paper. It's really good."
Seeing no one to protect her, Roujia turned away in anger. The eldest princess could not continue chatting with Ji Yu, so she went to comfort her sister.
See both of them left.
The emperor began to give orders, "Kong Wenting, Ji Yu, and Shen Tongze, step out."
The three of them knelt down and saluted, "Your Highness is here!"
"You are all in the first class, so your official positions will naturally be chosen by me personally. Kong Wenting will be appointed as a compiler in the Hanlin Academy. The second and third place winners will be appointed as editors in the Hanlin Academy." The emperor gave the order.
The three of them quickly accepted the order and expressed their gratitude.
Ji Yu did not have high expectations, as every year's top scholar was a sixth-rank editor in the Hanlin Academy, while the second and third place winners were both seventh-rank officials.
It is equivalent to a newcomer placing you in the Hanlin Academy for some training, and then when you have learned enough, you will be transferred to one of the Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of War, Ministry of Justice, or Ministry of Works.
Only then will I be given a formal official position. Now it is at best a modern probationary period.
After the emperor finished his arrangements, he drank with everyone, "My dear ministers, raise your glasses. Today is a banquet for the emperor and his ministers, and you must all enjoy it to your heart's content."
"We obey your order." Everyone saluted again.
The emperor suddenly called out to Ji Yu below, "Ji Qing."
Ji Yu quickly bowed and said, "I am here."
"You have displeased Princess Roujia today. Have you ever thought about how to apologize?" The emperor's tone was as normal as if he was chatting with his subjects.
Ji Yu had no idea whether the emperor was angry or not, so he asked nervously, "What instructions does your majesty have? I will do my best to obey."
The emperor said, "If you have time, take your wife to the Princess's residence to apologize to Roujia. By the way, let that girl see what kind of woman Ji Qing is so infatuated with."
"I obey your order." Ji Yu was also puzzled. If he wanted to apologize to the Ninth Princess, why did he have to go to the Princess's Mansion...
It was no wonder that the emperor did not say anything. Because the Ninth Princess and the Eldest Princess had been close since childhood, after the Eldest Princess came of age and started her own household, the Ninth Princess would often go to visit her.
"That's it! I'm tired today too. You guys eat and drink well." After the emperor said this, he was about to return to the palace.
"Farewell, Your Majesty." Everyone saluted.
At this time, several students with ill intentions came and said, "Ji Bangyan is really bold. He rejected the princess's marriage proposal in front of all the civil and military officials. I heard that the ninth princess has been arrogant and domineering since she was a child, has a very bad temper, and is very vindictive. You will suffer in the future."
Ji Yu was speechless. It was obvious that he couldn't eat the grapes, so he said they were sour.
Ji Yu ignored him, drank a glass of wine, and quickly walked away from those annoying people.
After the meal, Ji Yu received his official uniform. He had two months of home leave before taking office.
Master Lin was assigned to serve as an official in a remote area not far from Lin'an Prefecture, and was also a deputy judicial official in a provincial government.
Zhao Xiuyong probably had to use his father-in-law to make arrangements for a lot of connections to find him an eighth-rank official position near the capital.
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After Ji Yu finished everything and returned home, Gu Qingqing had already prepared dinner.
"You're finally back. I've been waiting for a long time." Gu Qingqing hugged Ji Yu's waist, the girl's voice soft.
"I've been really busy these days and have less time to spend with you. But starting tomorrow I will have a two-month vacation to return home!" Ji Yu said softly.
Gu Qingqing asked in surprise, "Really?"
"Really, but I don't plan to return home." Ji Yu said. He didn't want to go back and forth. Anyway, Ji Shuyao was the only relative he had in Lin'an. He would just write a letter back to inform her when the time came.
"Yeah. I don't want to go back either." Gu Qingqing answered obediently.
"Qingqing, we have to go to the Princess's Mansion when we are free tomorrow." After Ji Yu said this, he looked at Qingqing's puzzled eyes and explained to her what happened today in a light-hearted manner.
I was afraid that you would worry. I specifically emphasized that Your Majesty was not trying to propose marriage, but was testing my character.
But Gu Qingqing still blamed herself after hearing this, "If it weren't for me..."
Before he could finish the rest of his words, Ji Yu interrupted him, "I can't live without you. It's impossible to live without you. What's the point of being an official without you? All the efforts I made in coming to this world are just to marry you."
Gu Qingqing hugged him even tighter, and made up her mind that she would never let him go in this life!
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