Chapter 291 We brothers will never forget each other!
"I'm not sure. The Xun family has a clan branch. Maybe they sent people to take the exam." Bai Wutong did not ask too much, but continued to concentrate on massaging.
Seeing her so calm, Zhang Chengyan became interested. "Aren't you curious about how the Xun family did in the exam?"
"Whether they do well in the exam or not has little to do with me. But I naturally hope that they can get good grades, so that the Xun family will prosper in the future, and I can rest assured."
"I like your tact and understanding. Xun Yuanliang and Xun Yuanshan, the two candidates from your Xun family, did very well in the exam. I have already named one of them as the runner-up and the other as the third place. As long as they perform well in the palace examination, their rankings will not change."
Bai Wutong paused for a moment, and asked in surprise, "Second and third place? How could they be so amazing?"
Zhang Chengyan still closed his eyes. "That Xun Yuanliang is indeed talented, and his essays are very much to my taste, so I gave him the second place. As for why I didn't let him be the first place, it's because although his essays are good, they are a little immature. Xun Yuanshan's original ranking was not good enough to be the third place, but he has outstanding looks and is from your mother's family, so I moved his ranking forward a bit."
People's hearts are inevitably biased. Zhang Chengyan dotes on Bai Wutong, so he is naturally willing to give some care to her family within a reasonable range.
Moreover, the third place in the imperial examination has always been chosen from people with outstanding appearance, which is a long-standing practice.
Bai Wutong really didn't expect that the Xun family could benefit from this custom.
"Your Majesty, you are so kind to me."
Zhang Chengyan felt relieved a lot, so he held her hand, "Okay, don't tire yourself out. I am short of available people now, and the Xun family has these two talents, so I will naturally employ them well. The most important thing is that I trust you, and then I trust the Xun family."
Ever since Bai Wutong entered the palace, he has always acted cautiously and rarely made mistakes.
Although she was somewhat disrespectful when Yun and Yunxi were poisoned, she successfully detoxified them in the end, became pregnant again, and even attracted auspicious signs.
Regarding the epidemic, she gave Zhang Chengyan advice and provided a lot of help.
With all these achievements accumulated, Bai Wutong naturally became more important in Zhang Chengyan's heart.
"I am not tired, but the emperor has been overworked these days. It's too hard."
Bai Wutong had a smile on his face and was in a particularly good mood. He took Zhang Chengyan's hand and walked into the bedroom together.
"Your Majesty, I will help you relax..."
As a man, you need to relieve stress in time.
If you keep it to yourself, you never know when another woman might attract your attention.
She had to make sure that Zhang Chengyan could be mentally comforted despite his physical fatigue, so that he would have no time to think about matters between men and women.
As soon as daybreak came, the capital city became bustling with activity.
“The results are out!”
"The results of the Imperial Examination have been announced! Go and take a look!"
Xun Mingzhi stood in his yard, pacing back and forth anxiously, waiting for news.
Ever since he learned that the results would be announced today, he sent servants from his mansion to guard the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall early in the morning, hoping to know the results first.
Although the Xun Yuanliang brothers were young and energetic and appeared calm on the surface, they were inevitably nervous in their hearts.
But they are still young, and even if they don’t do well in the exam this time, they will have another chance in the future.
After more than half an hour, servants outside the courtyard shouted, "Master! Great joy!"
The servant ran out of breath, crawled into the yard, and almost fell to the ground.
Xun Mingzhi stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Tell me quickly, what's the situation?"
"Master, the two young masters, one won the second place, and the other won the third place!"
"What!" The Xun Yuanliang brothers stood up instantly with excitement. They never expected that they would rank so high!
"Who is the second and who is the third?" Xun Yuanliang asked.
The servant panted and said intermittently, "Master Yuanliang is second, Master Yuanshan is third!"
"Great!" Xun Mingzhi slapped his thigh with a smile on his face, "That's great, this is a double blessing! Yuanliang, Yuanshan, you guys really bring honor to the Xun family!"
The servant took out a letter from his bosom and said, "Master, here is another letter. It was sent from the palace."
Xun Mingzhi did not avoid the two brothers and opened the envelope on the spot.
After reading the contents of the letter, he walked up to Yuan Shan with a smile on his face and said, "Take a look at this letter."
Xun Yuanshan took the letter, glanced at it hastily, and was so excited that he wanted to kneel down, "Third Uncle, thank you so much, Imperial Concubine!"
Xun Yuan was very curious, so he took the letter and looked at it carefully.
The letter only said that the emperor ranked Xun Yuanshan third because of Concubine Zhao, and even in the palace examination, he would be appointed as the third place and Xun Yuanliang as the second place, and the ranking would basically not change.
Xun Yuanliang firmly believed in the authenticity of the letter.
He knew very well the level of his brother's talent and learning.
It was considered an exceptional performance to be able to get into the top ten, and now he has become the third place!
He also knelt down hurriedly, "Thank you, Imperial Concubine, and thank you, Third Uncle!"
"You are too polite." Xun Mingzhi helped the two of them up. "We are all family, why should we say such polite words? Now that you all know, I will not hide it. The books I sent to you a few days ago were specially sent from the palace by Concubine Zhao. And the clothes and bedding you will use for the exam are also made of fabrics sent from the palace before."
The brothers were even more grateful.
Their clothes were lined with a layer of extremely soft and comfortable fluff, and the material of their bedding was also extraordinary.
Before, they thought it was carefully prepared by their uncle, but they didn’t expect it to come from the palace.
No wonder they didn’t suffer much during those three days of exams!
Besides, they were able to predict the test questions thanks to a few books sent by Xun Mingzhi a few days ago.
The book records in detail the emperor's achievements over the years. By analyzing these contents, we can roughly understand the emperor's style of doing things and his focus.
It can be said that their outstanding achievements this time were due to 90% of their own efforts and 10% of Bai Wutong’s help!
But this contribution cannot be underestimated, as it plays a crucial role at the critical moment!
"Uncle San, we two brothers will never forget your kindness this time!"
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