Shen time.
Liuyuntai was crowded with people.
Wen Xingzhou and nine other great scholars stood on the high platform with excited expressions. Behind them stood a row of soldiers holding the list of the top three in this literary gathering.
The time has come, and the ranking of this literary gathering will be announced next.
But……
Wen Xingzhou and others looked around among the group, but could not see Fu Xiaoguan.
The students attending this literary gathering were all standing at the front, and a dazzling figure like Fu Xiaoguan should certainly be standing in the center of the front. However, they searched everywhere but still could not see Fu Xiaoguan's shadow.
What's up with this kid?
Zhuo Donglai and others were also looking for Fu Xiaoguan in the crowd. He thought, could it be that this guy is too shameless to face this defeat?
Miss Tang San always felt something was strange in her heart.
Fu Xiaoguan, the talented scholar of the Yu Dynasty who was originally wanted to be stepped on, has now become the eldest prince. Wasn’t he being stepped on too hard?
If I had known that he was the eldest prince, I should have given him some face. At least he wouldn't be like this now. I'm afraid he is too ashamed to see people.
There were only a few people on the fifth floor of Guanyun Tower.
Queen Mother Xi is here.
Emperor Wen was actually here too.
In addition to these two, there are also the left and right prime ministers, as well as the head of the Tianji Pavilion Zhou Tongtong, the director of the Imperial Observatory Wu Daozhi, and Nangong Yiyu's granddaughter Nangong Dongxue.
Nangong Dongxue was making tea when she saw a young eunuch hurried up from downstairs and handed Emperor Wen a note.
Emperor Wen frowned when he saw him, "This kid..."
"What?"
"Replying to Mother, this brat emptied Gao Xian's mansion!"
Empress Dowager Xi was startled, then burst into laughter. "I said this grandson is interesting, and he is indeed interesting... Is he short of money?"
"The information from the Tianji Pavilion said that he had given Gao Xian 10,000 taels of silver to buy information about Bei Wangchuan's whereabouts, but Gao Xian didn't follow through, so... he said he wanted the silver back and some liquidated damages."
"Isn't this liquidated damages too much?"
Gao Xian has been in charge of the inner factory for so many years, and the wealth he has amassed is no small amount.
"Whether it's more or less, don't make it public... Zhuo Qing's family, I think the things he took away include some calligraphy and antiques that are quite good. How about you go buy them back someday?"
The old fox Zhuo and his entourage naturally understood the casual words of Empress Dowager Xi.
He already knew that Fu Xiaoguan had killed Gao Xian, and he realized that he owed Fu Xiaoguan a huge favor.
Of course, this favor cannot be accepted in vain. Since Fu Xiaoguan was so eager to rob Gao's house, he must be short of money, so I must compensate him by shedding my blood.
"I will go tomorrow."
"Well, I heard you're preparing a national audition for him?"
"Her Majesty, according to the rules, a national selection is not necessary for the appointment of a crown prince. However... I believe that Your Majesty's harem is too deserted. If the Eastern Palace can flourish, then the harem will naturally flourish in the future."
"This is indeed a statement that serves the country well. As for the position of Crown Princess... I would like to suggest that it be left to Nangong Dongxue."
Nangong Dongxue's face suddenly turned red and she lowered her head shyly.
Nangong Yiyu was stunned and said, "Queen Dowager, he already has three women with whom he is engaged, one of whom is the ninth princess of the Yu Dynasty. This Crown Princess..."
"I didn't stop him from marrying those three women. He is the crown prince of the Wu Dynasty, so of course the crown princess must be a woman of the Wu Dynasty. I like Xue'er very much. With her watching over the harem, I will feel at ease even after a hundred years."
Fu Xiaoguan and his group were still walking leisurely on the road at this moment.
He suddenly sneezed, rubbed his nose, and thought, who is talking about me again?
What he didn't know was that in the blink of an eye of the old queen mother, he had another wife!
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Wen Xingzhou and others under the Liuyun Stage were extremely conflicted at this moment.
As the sunset turned the sky red, Fu Xiaoguan was no longer in sight.
How to do this?
Fu Xiaoguan is the focus of tonight. If he doesn't come, will the result of this literary gathering be announced?
In this anxiety, another stick of incense passed. Wen Xingzhou felt that if he waited any longer, his old legs might not be able to stand.
So he and the other eight great scholars looked at each other and nodded to each other.
At this moment, the students and onlookers below were also beginning to get impatient.
"The time is almost up, why haven't you posted the notice yet?"
"Are you waiting for Officer Fu?"
"Why are so many people waiting for him? Besides, his name might not even be among the top three in every test!"
"How can you be so sure that Fu Xiaoguan's name doesn't exist?"
"I was right there. He answered every question in half a cup of tea. Do you think that question was easy?"
"Be patient, he is now the eldest prince."
"...Who is that pretty chick?"
"Are you blind? Aren't those cherry blossoms in the academy?"
So many eyes were cast towards the cherry blossoms, and the golden sunset was shining on the cherry blossoms. The cherry blossoms seemed to have transformed into holy fairies, confusing the eyes of many students.
Wen Xingzhou stepped forward and coughed twice. "Everyone, be quiet! The time has come. Now, please allow Duke Zhuang to read out the names of the top three couplet writers."
Finally getting to the point, the students turned their gaze towards the platform.
Master Zhuang stepped forward and said loudly, "The third place winner of this literary competition is Qin Wenzhe from the Jixia Academy!"
Qin Wenzhe was shocked. What? I got third place in the pair?
He jumped up excitedly, "Teacher, Teacher..."
Oh, my mentor is not here. A group of students from the Yu Dynasty surrounded Qin Wenzhe and all bowed to congratulate him.
After a while, Master Zhuang said, "The second place winner of this literary competition's couplet competition is Zhuo Donglai from Mount Li Academy!"
Zhuo Donglai was stunned. Second place? How could I be second place?
Miss Tang San and the other students also found it impossible. Zhuo Donglai's two couplets were very well done, and they thought this one would win for sure, but it came in second. So who was first?
Zhuo Donglai looked at Fan Tianning and thought that the Fan Kingdom adopted Buddhism as its state religion. Could it be that it lost to Fan Tianning in the first couplet?
This is the only possibility. He did not take the other students seriously, and Fu Xiaoguan was considered to have given up. He had basically seen all the couplets written by the students of the Wu Dynasty, and there was no way anyone could surpass him.
Master Zhuang waited for a few moments, but found that his students were not happy at all, but rather very disappointed.
He smiled faintly and shook his head, thinking that after these couplets are hung up, you will understand the difference.
"Next, let's announce the first place winner of this literary competition!"
Everyone in the audience held their breath. This was the first victory of the three-day literary competition, so who would take first place?
Sakura's big eyes were shining brightly, and she suddenly realized that her heart was beating too fast.
"The first one is Fu Xiaoguan!"
The crowd was suddenly in an uproar. There were cheers, exclamations, doubts, and of course, some people were silent.
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