Chapter 421 Cheng Cheng went to see the list

Xu Wan's lips curled up when she heard this. She nodded and said, "Well, not bad. You have considered everything very thoroughly. You are indeed the youngest No. 1 scholar in our history."

"Maybe it won't be that soon." Zong Zhao smiled faintly, lowered his head and continued writing.

Xu Wan thought about it and realized, "Next year, Jin Cheng and Qin Ye will both take part in the palace examination. If the top scholar is really one of them, they will both be eleven years old, four years younger than you were at that time."

Zong Zhao didn't care about his record being broken, and asked with interest: "Who do you think is more likely to win the top prize between the two of them?"

Xu Wan thought for a few seconds and said, "To be honest, it's not just Jin Cheng who's clamoring to beat Qin Ye every day. I also want them to beat Qin Ye. After all, I've spent so much time teaching him for more than three years. Who wants to be second to him? But... but that Qin Ye is really amazing. You probably haven't seen him yet. He has a very strong aura and doesn't look like a child at all. It's just that Jin Cheng's relationship with him has eased a little now. Every time she saw him before, she felt like she was going to be frozen to death by him. I don't know if this is the characteristic of the God of Examination?"

"What are the characteristics of the God of Examination?" Zong Zhao raised his head and asked.

Xu Wan suddenly remembered something and smiled again, "Yes, that's the characteristic of the God of Examination. The teachers were also very nervous when they saw you, so when I announced the results just now, I didn't let you pass, for fear that you would scare them."

Zong Zhao was silent for a while, and tried to explain: "They are only afraid of my status as a general. I just don't like to talk, I don't want to freeze anyone to death."

Xu Wan thought for a moment and said, "That's true. Compared to Qin Ye, you are quite gentle. Hey? So Qin Ye is so cold even though he hasn't even become an official yet. If he becomes powerful in the future, won't he scare the whole court to death?"

Zong Zhao silently corrected: "It is possible to scare Man Chaowen to death, but it is unlikely to scare Man Chaowu to death."

Because Luo Jingfeng controls the military power, the status of military generals in the court has been continuously rising. They have killed countless enemies on the battlefield and experienced all kinds of bloody and cruel things. It is impossible for them to be scared by Qin Ye.

Xu Wan sighed and said, "Selfishly speaking, I hope Cheng Cheng can win. But selflessly thinking, Qin Ye is talented and hardworking, he shouldn't be defeated by Cheng Cheng. But there can only be one number one in a year... Is it really impossible to have two number one winners?"

Zong Zhao shook his head and said, "There has never been such a precedent. Don't even think about it. We'll know when the results come out in half a year. Maybe neither of them will get the top spot."

Xu Wan: "...! Your assumption is even more vicious. It will kill both of them at once. There is no need to argue."

Zong Zhao smiled and said, "They are too young. Even if they are capable, the ministers in the court will not agree. There will probably be a big argument... and you know that the emperor's actions are unpredictable."

Xu Wan was almost shutting herself in. She said listlessly, "It's so complicated. Even if I pass the exam, the road ahead will be bumpy."

Zong Zhao saw that his wife was unhappy, and his eyes softened subconsciously. He comforted her, "Don't worry too much. We will try to make things simple."

"Oh, yes, you and Luo Jingfeng are still in the court. Well, there is still hope." Xu Wan immediately cheered up. She leaned over and asked, "Let me see what questions you are going to give. Are they going to scream again?"

Zong Zhao said indifferently: "It's not that difficult for me."

Xu Wan came over and said, "They didn't dare to howl in front of you...hiss, you were too cruel, it was painful for me to watch."

Zong Zhao said truthfully: "The test questions are like this, they just answered poorly."

Xu Wan turned around in shock and quickly covered his mouth: "General! Stop talking, they will be devastated if they hear it. We don't plan to give them frustration education."

Zong Zhao's eyes and eyebrows were smiling.

He grabbed Xu Wan's hand and kissed her palm.

Xu Wan was so scared that she quickly let go and said righteously: "You are writing the test questions, be serious."

Zong Zhao chuckled and pulled Xu Wan down, letting her sit on his lap. The man leaned over and kissed her.

His tempting voice rang in my ears: "Okay, be serious."

Xu Wan: “!!!”

She felt her face was about to turn red.

What is Zong Zhao talking about?

Does the way he kissed and rubbed her have anything to do with seriousness?

He was almost clinging to her!

Xu Wan was kissed by him, and she pulled his ears outwards on both sides, panting and admonishing: "Be obedient and do business first."

"Oh..." Zong Zhao let go of her in disappointment and regained his righteous look.

"..."Xu Wan was deeply impressed by how quickly his expression changed. If her clothes were not still in disarray, who would have known that he had just been messing with her?

When she finished tidying up her clothes and looked over, Zong Zhao had already written a list of questions and gave them to her to choose from. She looked very well behaved.

Xu Wan looked up at the sky helplessly, she really had no way to deal with him, but she learned her lesson this time. She pulled her chair a little further away from Zong Zhao, sat in a corner of the desk and began to look at the questions.

The two of them wrote and selected articles attentively, and after a whole day of communication and discussion, they finally decided on the policy essay topic for the next month.

Mid-September is the day when the results of the autumn examination are announced.

A month has passed since the exam. All the scholars and boys who took the exam in the capital city would go to see the list. The clan even prepared two carriages early in the morning, eagerly waiting to see their own results.

Four young boys were sitting in a car, discussing enthusiastically. They all felt that they would definitely win, but they were not sure what place they would get.

Zong Jincheng once again put his mother before his friends and abandoned them to squeeze into his parents' carriage. He was like a peacock with its tail spread out, chattering non-stop with a look of joy on his face.

Xu Wan had long been accustomed to his boasting, but because she knew his strength, she was also more relaxed. She asked with a smile: "Little friend Chengcheng, although there are 300 vacancies for the autumn examination in the capital, you will be facing scholars of all ages. The competitors have greatly increased. Aren't you really worried that you will be at the bottom again?"

Zong Jincheng raised his head proudly: "What is there to worry about? I am the chosen one, the successor of Wenquxing. It's just a small exam. It's easy to get!"

Xu Wan pouted and said, "Don't brag so much. If you really get the last place in the exam again, you'll be slapped in the face."

The little devil snorted and said, "Mom, don't underestimate me. I'm not bragging this time. I've studied with Mr. Su for so long, my poetry has reached the pinnacle, and I'm invincible in policy essays and the Four Books and Five Classics. It's easy for me to defeat Qin Ye. You and dad just wait and see, I will definitely win the title of Jie Yuanlang!"