Chapter 209 The Storm Settles
On the street, the new top scholar, second place scholar, and third place scholar were paraded through the streets, and the people were extremely enthusiastic.
The three of them were riding on tall horses with red flowers tied on them, wearing bright red clothes, and each of them had a smile on his face.
Behind each person, there was someone holding a banner with their name and hometown written on it.
When the people saw the top and second place winners, they were not too shocked, after all, these two were already favorites.
The name of the third place winner, Wu Yizhui, was particularly surprising to the people.
In the past few days in Dizhou City, many people have been saying that the prime minister's son cheated, but no one can provide evidence.
Unexpectedly, he has made further progress and become the third place in the imperial examination.
Gu Runci and Wu Yixuan, who were sitting in the restaurant waiting, were naturally satisfied with the result. With Song Changbai entering the palace today, he would naturally clear Wu Yizhu's name.
Wu Yixuan wanted to shout "brother" to the people downstairs, but after thinking about it, she held back.
However, there seemed to be some telepathic connection between Wu Yizhui and her, as he just happened to look up and see her direction.
"elder sister!"
Wu Yizhu's shout made Wu Yixuan excited again, and he kept waving his hands.
The people around were attracted by the sudden shouting and turned to look at the restaurant. They saw Wu Yixuan with an excited face and the Princess Chaoyang who had been in the spotlight recently.
Wu Yizhui's smile became even brighter. Even while riding on his horse, he did not forget to salute the people around him with both hands. His satisfaction and pride were beyond words.
A street band played cheerful music, adding a touch of excitement to this festive occasion. Wu Yizhu, the runner-up, and the champion, surrounded by the crowd, slowly walked forward, enjoying this rare moment of glory.
On top of another restaurant, Zhou Yuxiu and Ye Chenglei watched the people cutting together below. It was another frustrating day.
"Isn't he cheating?" Zhou Yuxiu was a little confused.
Ye Chenglei also didn't quite believe it: "How did he improve to this level in such a short time? Was he really hiding his incompetence before?"
On the other side, the young master of the Guo family hadn't realized he was about to get into trouble. He said unconvincedly, "How could it not be cheating? After all, he's the Prime Minister's son. Not taking the top spot is the Emperor's explanation to all the poor students in the world. No one in the Wu family has ever entered the court through the imperial family. I guess Wu Yizhu doesn't have enough talent. The Emperor appreciates Prime Minister Wu's contributions, so he turned a blind eye and did him a favor. Anyway, as long as the third place winner is good-looking, maybe the Emperor will marry the princess to him in the future."
Zhou Yuxiu and Ye Chenglei both believed the latter half of the Guo family's young master's guess.
If Wu Yizhui could capture Lu Hanyue, their camp would become even more powerful.
It’s a pity that Ye Lingyue is already married, and Zhou Qinzhu, the only unmarried daughter in their family, has had her reputation damaged because of Lu Wenxue.
"This dynasty doesn't restrict the imperial consorts from serving as officials. Perhaps with the Emperor and Empress's help, Wu Yizhu will be able to rise to the top... His future is definitely limitless."
The young master of the Guo family was still speculating that he was wary and had no intention of winning him over.
"If he wants to be a prince consort, can he definitely become one?" Ye Chenglei finally couldn't help but said.
Zhou Yuxiu probably understood what he meant and said, "That's right. Princess Hanyue is so young now that she may not want to get married. And judging from Wu Yizhui's wooden temper, I'm sure Princess Hanyue won't like him." The young master of the Guo family didn't want this to happen either.
After all, if Wu Yizhu really married Lu Hanyue, the power of the Wu family would be even more formidable.
The young master of the Guo family then remembered that he was the one who spread these rumors. If someone really investigated and found him, he would have no excuse even if he wanted to blame the two brothers in front of him.
He was secretly thinking about it in his mind, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.
When disaster strikes, even a husband and wife cannot guarantee that the other party will betray them, let alone the now notorious Zhou and Ye families.
He glanced at Zhou Yuxiu and Ye Chenglei, and saw that they both had serious expressions and were obviously thinking about this matter.
"Then what should we do now?" The young master of the Guo family finally asked, temporarily suppressing the fear in his heart.
Zhou Yuxiu was silent for a moment before he said, "Let's wait and see what Wu Yizhu is planning. Conventionally, the top three candidates in the palace examination will remain in Dizhou and enter the Hanlin Academy. After gaining experience, they will be given new positions, such as the Six Ministries or the Censorate. Wu Yizhu is the son of the Prime Minister, so the court won't let him leave. We'll still be in Dizhou, so we'll see each other often. There's a long way to go."
Ye Chenglei also nodded in agreement.
Only the young master of the Guo family did not have so many thoughts. He just wanted to know whether he could ask those people to stop spreading gossip and pretend that this incident had never happened.
In the end, he miscalculated and the emperor finally found out about him.
After the three of them returned home, the imperial edict came directly to the Guo family. His father's official position was directly demoted, and he had to leave Dizhou and take up a post in a prefecture or county within three days.
The son of the Guo family was beaten half to death by his father, but he didn't dare to say a word in defense.
When he found out that Wu Yizhui's teacher was actually Song Changbai, he became even more desperate and felt that Zhou Yuxiu and Ye Chenglei had harmed him.
He treated these two people as brothers, but these two people treated him as pawns.
It is too late for him to wake up now, the Guo family has already been sanctioned.
What happened in the palace examination gradually spread. Everyone knew that Song Changbai, the world's number one literary figure, was now working as a teacher in the Gu family, and he also taught Wu Yizhu, which allowed Wu Yizhu to make such great progress.
The people of the entire Imperial State were already eager to prepare generous gifts to meet this great god and teach their children and nephews a thing or two.
Those who have grudges against the Gu family, especially the Zhou and Ye families, can only watch with envy.
Zhou Zhili and Ye Cheng both knew the importance of Song Changbai.
As a result, before they could take any action, another imperial decree was issued by the court. The emperor had sincerely invited Song Changbai to teach the eldest prince, but he still lived in the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion on weekdays and no one was allowed to disturb him at will.
When everyone knew that Song Changbai was actually the senior brother of Chaoyang County Lord, they were jealous in all kinds of ways.
Some people even wanted to find out where Gu Runci was picked up by her master so that they could abandon their own child there, so that they would have a bunch of big-time senior brothers around.
Gu Ruanci was too lazy to pay attention to these things.
Song Changbai had actually prepared for this when he left the mountain. After all, the world was still under the rule of Emperor Yao. If the monarch was wise, it would be a blessing for the people in the future. Therefore, teaching the prince who was most likely to ascend the throne was part of his plan.
This news was not good for Concubine Rong and the third prince. It was equivalent to announcing that the eldest prince would be the crown prince.
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