477 “Female Counterattack (H)” Chapter 476

033 New Top Scholar

Luo Meiyi returned to the Chief Assistant’s Mansion in a daze, turning a blind eye to the concerned inquiries from her mother and sisters-in-law, and ran into the study in despair——

Mr. Luo Ge was sorting out the secret reports submitted by his subordinates. Seeing the normally dignified Shuyi’s daughter looking like this, he quickly put down his pen and took a step forward: “Yi’er, what’s going on?”

“Dad, my daughter wants to ask you something…” Her father always loved her. Even if she wanted to dress up as a man to go to school, her father would just scold her for a few words and then agree. Luo Meiyi cried softly and fell at her father’s knees, “My daughter… has someone she likes.”

Luo Jiazheng liked this smart and clever daughter the most. If she were a boy, he would definitely raise her as the next generation head of the family. Seeing her daughter crying so pitifully, he sighed: “This… this is a good thing! It’s rare that Yi’er finally figured it out. Tell me, even if that person is the prince, my father must make your wishes come true.”

“My father still loves me. That person is none other than Zhu Wanyi, the new top scholar. My daughter wants to marry him and become a concubine.”

After they separated from Zhu Wanyi, Luo Meiyi carefully interpreted his words and found that he did not explicitly reject her, but only stated that he would not abandon his first wife. The rude woman just arrived before her. As long as she could marry Zhu Wanyi, her talent, knowledge, family background, and sensitivity to court affairs would surely make him change his mind.

The Luo family was very angry when they heard this, and slapped their daughter away: “You are so impudent! Who do you think the Luo family is? The daughter of the majestic chief assistant wants to marry a commoner as a concubine. You are shameless, and I, the Luo family, want to be shameless!”

“Dad, calm down! If I use force to force him to abandon his first wife, it will be disgraceful and it will damage my father’s reputation. Although I will be a concubine after marriage, I will have the support of my father and aunt behind me. Who knows what will happen in a few years. Besides, his talents are also appreciated by father. Don’t you want to win over this person?”

Hearing this, Luo Jiazheng pondered slightly, wishing Wanyi this son, which reminded him of himself who came to the capital with nothing to take the exam many years ago. After two dynasties, he gradually became the most powerful person in the court. Civil servants are very particular about factional fighting. He does not care about money but only likes to exercise power. After many years of management, his influence has become entangled and infiltrated into various ministries and monasteries in the court. However, in the past ten years, few candidates who satisfy him have appeared… The imperial examination only happens once every three years. How many three years does he have left in his life?

“Having said that, I can’t bring myself to marry you with this old face.”

Knowing that her father had moved, Luo Meiyi raised her little face filled with tears: “Daddy doesn’t need to say it himself, all he needs is the emperor’s decree…”

“Come on, I happen to have something to do and I need to go to the palace, so I’ll go and beg the emperor again with my shameless face.”

The next day, the commander-in-chief of Emperor Hongxiao held a Qionglin banquet in the Chunxi Hall, where he entertained three people. Firstly, he wanted to personally examine the character of the three people, and secondly, he wanted to draw a big cake for the scholars all over the world. As long as he passed the Jinshi title, he would be able to meet the saints and be entertained by the emperor himself. What a glorious honor it was for the ancestors.

After receiving the call, the three people entered the palace one by one, knelt down and saluted, and shouted long live.

The three people in the first class were all appointed by the emperor. The emperor had read the examination papers of the three people carefully. Emperor Hongxiao became more and more satisfied with these young people and praised them highly.

After taking the seats, delicacies from the mountains and seas were placed on the table one after another. The emperor, who had always been stern and unsmiling, rarely relaxed, and the ministers also became enthusiastic. Needless to say, they promoted cups and changed cups, and a stunning dancer performed on the high platform in the center.

Just as they were enjoying themselves, Emperor Hongxiao raised his glass from a distance: “Young people are to be feared. Look at Yan Zheng. The three of them are still young when they reach the top. How can they be like you, my beloved, who was established in high school?”

Yan Zheng was the number one scholar in the eleventh year of Anhe. It took twelve years to pass the high school exam. It is not an exaggeration to say that he studied hard for twenty years in a cold window. Now he has been appointed as the official minister of the second rank and is in charge of six departments. He is the most humble and stable person. He stood up and replied: “Your Majesty, this is a sign of the great Zheng Zhongxing.”

“Well said!” Emperor Hongxiao smiled while stroking his hands, “Our Number One Scholar is even more remarkable. He must be the first person in the current dynasty to achieve the third rank.”

Zhu Wanyi, who was called upon, calmly raised his glass: “Your Majesty, you are overly complimentary.”

Emperor Hongxiao was very interested and waved his hand: “There is no need to be humble. I see that your articles are rigorous and legal yet have great literary talent. You are a talent that can be made. I don’t know if the number one scholar is married, but I have one thing -“