Chapter 242 The results of the examination are announced

The three members of the Rong family were shocked.

The three of them looked carefully and found that it was Rong Xinyue and her biological mother, Aunt Su.

"Why did you come in without letting anyone know?!" Rong's father said angrily.

Aunt Su bowed to the old master and his wife and said slowly, "Master, Madam, I have something to ask you."

Without waiting for the Rong couple to respond, Aunt Su continued, "Since the eldest daughter is about to become the crown princess, the crown prince will definitely need to take in a few concubines in addition to the main wife. As the saying goes, good things should be kept in the family. Instead of letting other girls become concubines, it is better to leave the position of concubine to our own sister." The Rong

couple and Rong Chuyue were all shocked and couldn't close their mouths.

Madam Rong said with a look of disgust: "Madam Su, aren't you usually very honest and dutiful? Why are you so presumptuous today!"

"It would be fine if you eavesdropped on our conversation, but you actually dared to make such a request."

Old Master Rong said with a cold face: "The prince's marriage to the Rong family has not been a good one. Don't talk nonsense."

"Besides, even if the prince really marries Chu Yue as his principal wife, it doesn't make sense for our Rong family to send our sister to be a concubine."

"What is this? Buy one get one free? You'll make people laugh. If you really do that, the Rong family will become the laughing stock of the whole capital."

"By then, won't the old man's backbone be bent? Scolding our Rong family for only knowing how to use our daughters to curry favor with powerful people."

Seeing that her father was quite angry, Rong Chuyue tried to smooth things over, "Aunt Su, Xinyue and I are both daughters of the Rong family. Both are daughters of officials. Wouldn't it be more comfortable for her to find a husband of her dreams and become the mistress of the family in the future?"

"Although the title of concubine sounds nice, she is still a concubine in the end."

Madam Rong nodded, "Chuyue is right, that's what I meant. And right now, we are already looking for a candidate for Xinyue."

Aunt Su and Rong Er looked very ugly.

Aunt Su snorted coldly: "After all, it's because you don't want Xinyue to live in the Prince's Mansion and enjoy the good life."

Rong Er also echoed: "Sister is allowed to live in the Prince's Mansion, but I, a concubine's daughter, can't."

After that, the mother and daughter turned around and left without saying goodbye.

"How can this be! How can you be so stupid!" Old Master Rong scolded.

...

Aunt Su's yard.

Rong Er gritted his teeth and said, "The prince will come to the Rong family to propose marriage soon. By then, that bitch Rong Chuyue will be the crown princess. When the prince succeeds to the throne, she will be the empress of Daxia."

"Then she will be high above us, and will be suppressing us all her life."

Aunt Su twisted the handkerchief tightly with both hands, her eyes fierce: "No! She, Lin Jingwan, has suppressed me for half my life as the mistress of the family. I can't let her daughter suppress us mother and daughter for the rest of our lives."

"Why not, when the prince comes to the house, we will put in some effort to make him unable to stop wanting you. Then maybe the prince will marry you as his principal wife." Aunt Su's eyes lit up when she said this.

Rong Er frowned, "Mother! It's not as easy as you say. I have tried my best today, but the prince said he has no feelings for me and asked me not to..."

"Prince's Mansion, unless Rong Chuyue asks the prince, I will not be able to enter."

Aunt Su pondered for a moment and said, "Prince's Mansion is not possible, we will think of other ways. Anyway, we can't give up and let Lin Jingwan arrange a marriage for you."

...

In a blink of an eye, seven days passed, and Cheng Feng rushed back to the capital.

In the inner room of Yu's study, Cheng Feng stood in front of Emperor Mingxi's desk to report.

"I visited Wei Chong's hometown, and his former teachers and classmates all said that they had seen very similar policy essays written by a scholar named Wei Yong from their village a few years ago."

"Wei Chong's teacher said that the outlines, viewpoints, and discussion parts of Wei Chong's two policy essays are almost exactly the same as those written by Wei Yong."

Emperor Mingxi frowned and said, "Did you find the poem?"

In addition to the two policy essays in the examination room, Emperor Mingxi also specially found the poem that Wei Chong won the prize at the Lanting Meeting that night, and asked Cheng Feng to take it to investigate.

Cheng Feng said, "I found out that it was also written by Wei Yong a few years ago. Moreover, this poem was praised by several classmates at that time. One classmate thought it was really good and copied the poem into his own notebook and read it over and over again."

"How can this be!" Emperor Mingxi slammed his fist on the table to vent his anger.

When he thought about how Wei Chong had entered the court by plagiarizing other people's poems in his previous life and endangered the country, he was furious.

As soon as the morning court was over the next day, Emperor Mingxi called Lord Yan into Yu's study and ordered him to remove Wei Chong from the list of tribute students, and ordered that Wei Chong would never be allowed to participate in the imperial examinations.

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The day of the announcement of the results of the imperial examination finally came. The students who had been waiting anxiously in the guesthouses ran to the Gongyuan with joy like little birds out of their cages.

Outside the gate of the Gongyuan, the big red list of the imperial examination was posted high on the wall. People had already gathered in front of the list to check it.

Wei Chong stood behind the crowd, with a calm expression on his face, without a trace of anxiety, and looked calm and confident.

"Wei Chong, why don't you hurry up and squeeze forward? If you stand here, how long will it take to see the list?" A student looked at Wei Chong in confusion.

Wei Chong just smiled and said, "I'm not in a hurry."

Another student said to the student who spoke earlier, "What do you know? We, the talented Wei, are on the list, that's a done deal. There's no need for you to rush to check it out like we are."

Several students around who knew Wei Chong also echoed him.

"That's right. After we finished the exam, we recited our essays and compared them together. The difference between Wei's essay and ours is like heaven and earth. Even the famous Qin in the Imperial College praised it." "That's right

! I say, when Wei looks at the list later, he will just look at the top row. It must be in the top ten." "In

my opinion, Wei will definitely be the first in the exam this time, the champion!"

Under the flattery of many students, Wei Chong instantly floated up.

Although he said, "No, no, it's a compliment," his mouth was already curled up so much that he couldn't suppress it. At the

same time, Zhu Qi finally squeezed to the front row.

He was anxious to finish reading the list to confirm whether he had failed, so that he could earn money in a down-to-earth manner.

These days, he stayed in the inn waiting for the announcement of the results. He went out to look for business opportunities and think about ways to make money during the day, and returned to the inn to rest at night.

After nearly half a month of observation, he had discovered many business opportunities.

The capital city is prosperous and there are many business opportunities. It is just the right time to make a big splash and start a career.

After confirming that he had failed, he could concentrate on doing business and making money in the capital city.

Zhu Qi thought so, trying to stand still, facing the surging crowd behind him, and checking the list with wide eyes.

On the list, the first name in the first row is Han Qingbo.

Zhu Qi had heard of Han Qingbo, who was said to be one of the top talents in the Imperial College.

"It really lives up to its reputation!" Zhu Qi couldn't help but praise.

He continued to check down, and when he checked the middle position, he was surprised to find the words "Zhu Qi" hanging on it.

Zhu Qi rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and looked closer at the list. Sure enough, it was his name.

"I'm on the list?" Zhu Qi muttered to himself.

"Have you finished reading? If you're done, get out of here immediately, don't do it in front of us!"

Before Zhu Qi could come to his senses, he was pushed aside by the people behind him, cursing.

Zhu Qi stood outside the crowd for a long time before he came to his senses.

Wei Chong, who was also standing outside the crowd, walked over, patted Zhu Qi on the shoulder, and said concernedly: "Brother Zhu, even if you fail this time, you don't have to be sad."

"The imperial examination is held every three years. If you don't pass this time, there will be next time."