Chapter 437 We'll Meet at the Summit
"That's not what I meant. I didn't mean to refuse."
Jiang Wanjun smiled secretly, a slight upturn to her lips.
"Then what are you hesitating about? You didn't come to meet me today either." Jiang Wanjun turned around and looked at Mu Yunzhou with a hint of disappointment on her face and tears welling up in her eyes.
When Mu Yunzhou saw this, he was indeed anxious. He hurriedly tried to wipe away the tears on Jiang Wanjun's face, but then he realized that they were on the street, which would not be good for Jiang Wanjun's reputation.
Clutching the hem of her clothes tightly, she said, "I... I feel that now that you're in high school, and I'm still just a commoner, the gap between us is much wider."
"I'm not good enough for you."
"Don't say you're not good enough. You're just like those other men, afraid that people will say you're a gold digger or a social climber."
"No, no, no, I absolutely didn't." Mu Yunzhou quickly waved his hand. "I'm happy that you passed the high school entrance exam. I just hope that you will rise to higher positions in the future and that I won't feel bad because you're so great."
"I'm happy for you. Even if you take charge of external affairs and I take charge of internal affairs, looking after the children and managing the household, I'm willing to do it, as long as it's you."
I'm afraid...afraid you'll dislike me...
“You didn’t even ask me, so how could you think I would look down on you?” Jiang Wanjun said. “That’s just your own thought, not what I said.”
"Besides, you think I didn't do well on the exam, so you deliberately skipped one subject. You can take the exam again next year, and I believe you will definitely pass."
"Once the official document is approved and I am granted an official position, I will marry you. You can stay home and focus on preparing for the exam. We will meet at the top a year from now, how about that?"
Jiang Wanjun's words moved Mu Yunzhou deeply. He opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. In the end, he couldn't help but step forward and hug Jiang Wanjun tightly.
"In this life, I will never let you down," Mu Yunzhou said firmly in Jiang Wanjun's ear.
Jiang Wanjun smiled and hugged Mu Yunzhou back. The two embraced like this on the street, and Mu Yunzhou no longer had to worry about affecting Jiang Wanjun's reputation.
Because they are getting married soon.
"Will your uncle and aunt agree?" Mu Yunzhou suddenly asked.
“They won’t be back for at least a year after they go on their travels, so you should prepare well for the imperial examinations a year from now,” Jiang Wanjun said with a smile.
Shen Ruzhi, who was watching from a carriage in the distance, smiled with satisfaction. Suddenly, she saw the figure of a woman, whose clothes were very similar to those of Ning.
"Ningning, where are you?" Shen Ruzhi murmured to herself, "Look how amazing our Junjun is, you must come back safely."
The next day.
Jiang Wanjun was waiting at home for the imperial edict.
The top three candidates all had to enter the palace to meet the emperor, and the emperor would personally arrange their official positions. Now, the Eastern Mausoleum was under the control of the regent, and since the regent was not present, the Prince of Jin was in charge.
Regent Pei Yanchuan has been away from the capital quite often lately.
She heard from the people in the Prince's mansion that she had gone to find her elder sister. She searched aimlessly, visiting a different place each day, not letting go of any trace of news.
Jiang Wanjun tidied herself up and waited for the eunuch from the palace to arrive with the imperial decree.
Unexpectedly, what he received was not an imperial edict granting him an official position, but an imperial edict ordering him to enter the palace for trial.
Although Jiang Wanjun was confused and didn't know what had happened, she didn't panic. After thinking it over, she realized that she hadn't done anything she shouldn't have.
If there's only one possibility, it should be related to the imperial examinations, but I've already confirmed that with the female official.
When Jiang Wanjun arrived at the main hall, she saw the kneeling female official and the woman who had been expelled from the examination hall for cheating, and she had a vague idea in her mind.
"Greetings, Your Majesty; greetings, Your Highness."
Jiang Wanjun was poised and confident, showing no fear whatsoever. She first paid her respects to the Emperor in the Empress Dowager's arms, and then to the Prince of Jin standing to the side.
The Prince of Jin did not allow her to rise and answer. His voice was icy as he asked, "Jiang Wanjun, do you know your crime?"
"I do not know," Jiang Wanjun replied.
The Prince of Jin continued, "Do you know the two people beside you?"
Jiang Wanjun glanced at them and reported truthfully, "Your Highness, I know them. One is a female official in charge of the imperial examinations, and the other is a candidate who was caught cheating."
The Prince of Jin nodded. "This candidate reported that you cheated, but the female official still let you in to participate in the imperial examination. Your examination results will not be counted."
Do you have anything to say?
“Your Highness,” Jiang Wanjun said, “I was framed…”
Jiang Wanjun recounted everything that happened that day, exactly as the female official had said.
The woman said, "Then I can also say that I was framed, and I can memorize what's on the cheat sheet."
"Doesn't that mean I can take the imperial examination again?"
"Your Highness, this is not fair. Just because she is the sister of the Princess of Langya, does that mean she has it easier than us? Where is the fairness in this?"
"Since you could memorize it, why didn't you memorize it back then? Why did you just admit it?" Jiang Wanjun questioned.
The woman stammered, "I was just too scared. I was so flustered that I don't even remember what I said."
"Furthermore, who heard you say you could recite it? None of us knew. Since this official let you go, he must have spoken up for you, or perhaps the two of you had planned it together."
Jiang Wanjun gave a cold laugh and remained silent.
"Do you have anything to say?" the Prince of Jin asked.
Jiang Wanjun replied, "Your Highness, I initially felt sorry for her and didn't want to make a fuss, but since she inexplicably dragged my sister into this, I'm going to have a serious talk with her."
"Since you suspect that I am faking this official's work, then find that article and I will recite it to you in front of everyone. You can decide whether to recite it forwards or backwards."
"Since you say you can recite it, I don't expect you to be able to recite it backwards like me, but at least you should be able to recite it forwards."
"how?"
"I think this is a very good idea," Empress Dowager Song Zhuyi said.
The woman didn't say anything more, and the two began to recite. Jiang Wanjun recited it backwards and forwards, but the woman had only recited less than half of it, stuttering and stammering.
Everyone waited for her to finish reciting, and she herself breathed a sigh of relief.
Before anyone else could speak, the woman said, "I was nervous just now."
"Besides, you'll definitely go back and memorize it after the exam, who can say for sure?"
Jiang Wanjun sneered, "Fine, then point to any item in this book and see if I can recite it from memory?"
"If I can recite it, wouldn't that prove my innocence?"
The woman was already feeling guilty, so she didn't say anything more.
“I think this is a very good idea,” said the Prince of Jin. “Then you two will each recite the third paragraph of the second chapter.”
As soon as the Prince of Jin finished speaking, Jiang Wanjun began to recite.
When it was the woman's turn, she only recited the first two lines before repeating them. In the end, she only managed to recite four or five lines, some of which she got wrong.
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