[System, you see, I guessed right. This is a classic case of trying to cover something up.]
[The host is right!]
[Quickly, let my mother-in-law indulge in her girlish sentiments! Since she and Yu Jingxuan were mutually in love, why couldn't they end up together?]
Just as a smile appeared on Cen's face, she heard this and almost spoke up to stop her.
Is this third daughter-in-law really trying to drive us to ruin? She was just watching the master a moment ago, how come it's her turn now? Is this never going to end?
Yu Jingxuan came from a poor family and had no family connections, relying solely on his own hard work and study. He originally planned to pass the imperial examination and then propose marriage to the Cen family. However, during his provincial examination, the chief examiner was Cao Defan, the Minister of Rites at the time. This Minister Cao and Cen's father, Cen Ruhai, held opposing political views and were not only sworn enemies but also bitter adversaries.
The unspoken rule of the imperial examinations was that the chief examiner of the current year was the teacher of all the candidates. Later, when candidates became officials, they would naturally align themselves with their teachers, forming a unified faction. Yu Jingxuan wanted to distance himself from Cao Defan and align himself with Cen Ruhai, but Cao Defan unexpectedly appreciated him and selected him as the top candidate in the provincial examination. During the palace examination, Cao Defan also strongly defended Yu Jingxuan before the emperor, ensuring that he was chosen as the top scholar.
By this time, Cao Defan had already shown Yu Jingxuan immense kindness, and Yu could not betray him out of either emotion or reason. Cao Defan then betrothed his eldest daughter to him and supported Yu Jingxuan's rise to power. Tempted by the enormous benefits, Yu Jingxuan readily accepted Cao Defan's arrangement. The father-in-law and son-in-law helped each other in the court, creating a beautiful story.
The system recounted the entire story in one go, which Xu Wanying listened to with great interest.
[Ha, isn't this just the ancient version of "the first sword strike after landing is to kill the one you love"? Forget about mutual affection, pshaw, hypocrisy!]
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