Fu Rongxin sat down, thought for a moment, and said, "Since that's the case, uncle, have you considered any other methods? For example... using your connections with the Ministry of Rites to find a scholar without family background but with considerable talent—a way of stealing the past?"
Hearing this, Xue Zhentong was also paused. He had never told Fu Rongxin about his plan, but he didn't expect that she had guessed this. However, he changed his mind and thought that after all, she was destined to be a phoenix, so it was not surprising that she was smart.
He then said, "It's a pity that the Minister of Rites Fang Ou has sent a message saying that it is really difficult to find outstanding candidates in this year's spring examination."
At this point, Fu Ling smiled slightly: "Rong Xin also went to the Spring Festival this time. She has a good candidate and wants to recommend him to my uncle."
Xue Zhentong chuckled twice: "What do you, a girl, know about articles and policy papers?"
After saying that, before Fu Rongxin could speak, he continued, "Fang Ou did say that although we didn't find any outstanding talents in the Spring Collection, we did find a candidate named Jiang among the articles in the Imperial Academy. No one in his family is an official, so he was the most suitable candidate. What a pity."
Fu Rongxin frowned: This must be referring to Jiang Xu. Xue Tingsheng also used his test paper in his previous life. Could there be some changes in this life?
But Xue Zhentong said, "It's a pity that this candidate has been favored by Prince Cheng and has become a guest of honor in Prince Cheng's palace."
Fu Rong was stunned. How could this be possible? No matter how capable Xue Zhiyi was, could he have guessed Prince Cheng's intentions?
Xue Zhentong snorted coldly, "Although Fang Ou is loyal to His Royal Highness Prince Gong, that old man is very cunning. How could he be willing to take the risk of offending Prince Cheng? Now that things have come to this, Prince Gong is unwilling to engage in such deceptive behavior again, so as not to give Prince Cheng any handle."
He sighed deeply, "Now it seems that we can only hope that your useless brother can make it to the top with his own ability."
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