He Tuyuan's eyes widened when he heard this. "Maybe the letter arrived too late. I haven't received it yet. Are you serious?"
"Of course it's true. Now we are a family." Yao Dingliang said with a smile.
He Tuyuan also smiled, "Yes, you are in our hometown, I have to call you uncle!"
Yao Dingliang laughed heartily, but then turned serious. "I came to see you, first, to congratulate you on winning first place, and second, because I have an urgent matter. The Emperor wants to see you, number one, two, and three. I guess it's to find a consort for the princess. I heard from Xiaobei that you already have a lover, so I pushed third place winner Tai Lingfeng out. You'd better think of a way to make yourself look ugly so the Emperor won't choose you."
When He Tuyuan heard this, he realized it was a big deal and immediately asked Yao Dingliang for help, "Uncle, is there any way you can help me?"
"Of course I have this. This is the medicine I bought from the pharmacy. After taking it, you will suddenly get a lot of ugly acne on your face within half a month." Yao Dingliang gave him a pill.
He Tuyuan ate it without thinking.
Yao Dingliang actually looked up to him.
"Okay, this medicine works quickly. You can paint yourself a little darker and say that you are a farmer, so your skin color is darker. After coming to Kyoto, you are not used to the climate, so you suddenly have a lot of rashes." Yao Dingliang even thought of the excuse.
He Tuyuan clasped his fists and said, "How could I have been so fortunate to have met the Fifth Prince, Lord Mo Wen, and you, my uncle! If it weren't for you, I'd probably be in jail a long time ago..."
Yao Dingliang comforted him, "A real man can bend and stretch. This little setback is nothing. There is still a long and difficult road ahead. Take your time. It will be a blessing, not a curse."
He Tuyuan and the other two stood in front of Qi Xiaohan. Qi Xiaohan looked at them one by one and found that Tai Lingfeng was indeed more handsome, but Qi Xiaohan liked He Tuyuan's height and nose more.
He Tuyuan's face was black and red, and many rashes appeared. He Tuyuan almost resisted scratching it, but he would go back and scratch it occasionally, which made Qi Xiaohan feel sick.
"Okay, there's nothing else for me to do today except to ask you to come and get to know me. I'll give you two months of vacation. You should take care of everything at home, and then come to Beijing and wait for me to assign you duties." Qi Xiaohan waved his hand and let them go, but asked Tai Lingfeng to stay.
He Tuyuan was nervous. He didn't expect that he could get away with it like this. There were still two months left, so he couldn't wait to rush back overnight to marry Du Yinye!
Qi Xiaohan asked Tai Lingfeng a series of questions and finally confirmed that the young man was a good person, so he let him marry the princess.
Some were happy, some were worried. Those who failed the exam and those who bribed the examiners to change their papers were all punished. The officials who were mainly responsible were exiled to a wild place, and those who changed their papers could only take the exam ten years later.
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