You have no alerts.
    Chapter Index

    034 New Top Scholar (End)

    Before the word cousin could be uttered, Zhu Wanyi stood up in the eyes of everyone with envy or jealousy: “Thank you for your love, your majesty. I have married a good wife. If your majesty really wants to reward me with something… I have been poor since I was a child, and I am a foreigner. I have never established a foothold in the capital with my family. I wonder if I can reward me with a house.”

    As soon as this statement came out, all the civil and military officials in the hall were shocked. The emperor had previously said that he wanted to grant him a marriage. The emperor must be a noble girl when he asked, and it would also be helpful to his future career. However, he interrupted himself and refused to say anything. He also shamelessly asked the emperor for a house, which shows his narrow vision.Even Yan Zheng shook his head, and Luo Jiazheng’s face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, and then he laughed in relief.

    In this weird atmosphere, Emperor Hongxiao also gave up his previous gentle smile and looked quite unhappy. But in the end he waved his hand and ordered the eunuch leader beside him: “Forget it, Ji Xiang, you can go ahead and do it.”

    “My lord…thank you for the reward, Your Majesty.”

    Everyone secretly shook their heads. This new No. 1 scholar with three yuan grades was really a flash in the pan. He had annoyed the emperor before he had even started his career. I’m afraid there would be no hope for his future career.

    Later, Emperor Hongxiao seemed to be uninterested. When it came to the appointment of the three people, he only said to follow the ancestral system. Zhu Wanyi, the number one scholar, was awarded the sixth rank of the Hanlin Academy for editing, and Bai Zhengxu and Tanhua Yuanmao, the second best, were awarded the seventh rank of the Hanlin Academy for editing.

    Zhu Baiyuan and the others thanked the Emperor for his kindness.

    After the meeting, the ministers who had previously greeted Wan Yi with a spring breeze became much more indifferent and dispersed without mentioning each other.

    Zhu Wanyi acted like a normal person, even walking at the same pace as before entering the palace. It took him half an hour to walk back to his house. Two red lanterns hung in front of the door. The light inside the door was like a bean, but it filled his whole heart.

    It was already Yinshi, and his wife was still waiting for him. She pushed the door open and entered——

    “Back!”

    Ning Wan, who was lying on the table and yawning just now, suddenly woke up, leaned over and turned on the light, and muttered: “Why is it so late?”

    However, she was hugged by him from behind. He was still carrying a heavy cold air, which made Ning Wan shiver involuntarily. She was also worried that with Luo Meiyi’s character, she would ask the emperor for marriage. But now she was hugged by him from behind in a very attached posture, and her hanging heart slowly fell back into her chest.

    After a while, he said angrily: “Why are you hugging her so tightly? Are you not full? I’ve warmed up the sweet rice dumplings with sweet wine for you. I’ll bring them to you.”

    “Well…”

    His voice was slightly hoarse, and Ning Wan could hear a hint of fatigue. She was so distressed that she turned around and hugged the man: “Have you had a hard day today?”

    Zhu Wanyi moved his head, rested his chin on her slender shoulder, and said vaguely: “One thing, the emperor and I have agreed to a house, and we will have our own home in the future.”

    Ning Wan laughed: “You actually asked the emperor for a house? Did you also refuse the emperor’s marriage offer…”

    “How do you know?”

    Ning Wan counted all the family treasures on her fingers: “You are stupid. That daughter-in-law of Luo Ge is talented and beautiful, and she is also the aunt and niece of the current Queen Mother. She will also be helpful to your career in the future. Look at the ministers in the court. Which one of them is not the wife of three wives and four concubines, the legitimate son and the concubine?There are a lot of things… Look at me, not only do I not have a distinguished background, but my background is also stained, I have a bad temper, I don’t understand poetry, and I can’t even cook well… You married a noble concubine, and you will be very successful in the future, and I, a decent lady, just happen to be popular…”

    When she was rambling a lot, Zhu Wanyi held her face, staring at her small mouth that kept opening and closing with a pair of dark eyes without blinking. Under such focused gaze, Ning Wan’s voice became weaker and weaker, and her confidence became weaker and weaker…

    “Is there more? Are you telling the truth?”

    “Of course…well~”

    There was still a faint scent of osmanthus wine in his mouth, and Ning Wan tasted a hint of drunkenness as his lips and tongues intertwined, and her heart felt numb.

    After the kiss ended, Ning Wan’s chest was heaving, but Zhu Wanyi’s eyes were getting brighter and brighter. He raised his hand to wipe the wetness on her lips: “Although I have an official position now, I am just a sixth-grade editor with a meager salary. Only my wife regards me as a treasure. I am afraid that I will have to endure hardships in the future.”

    “I was just about to buy two shops, otherwise I would be so busy that my bones would break.” Ning Wan suddenly reacted and said in surprise, “Huh? My husband, you actually entered the Hanlin Academy?”

    You must know that in the original plot, Zhu Wanyi went directly to the Ministry of Personnel, the first of the six departments, and his official position was also at the fifth rank.

    Zhu Wanyi couldn’t bear his wife’s worries and explained to her carefully: “There is nothing wrong with the Hanlin Academy. On the contrary, I can learn more knowledge that I can’t touch in daily life. I can also avoid standing in the queue and becoming the first bird. As long as I am diligent and self-denial, the future will be promising. Don’t look at the old man Luo Ge now.”He is so powerful that no one can sleep soundly beside his bed. Emperor Hongxiao has been on the throne for five years, and it’s time to train his own people.The emperor likes to use people with weaknesses. Judging from the fact that I refused the marriage and asked for a house, but the emperor just pretended to be displeased, I made the right move.”

    “Are you saying that the emperor is afraid of Mr. Luo Ge?”

    “This is natural. In this world, there is no one named Luo.”

    Ning Wan has long known that her husband is not a thing in the pond. However, due to the influence of the original plot, she always felt that Luo Shoufu was Zhu Wanyi’s opportunity to prosper in the future. From this point of view, in the original plot, the reason why Luo Jiazheng could still stand for decades was that the smart and keen Zhu Wanyi was his opportunity.

    He had this knowledge, so what did he have to worry about?

    “Madam, a heart can only love one person. I wish Wanyi that having you in this life is enough, and never talk about having three wives and four concubines again, okay?”

    “Okay…”

    A familiar mechanical sound came from my mind——

    [System: Congratulations to the player for completing the mission. Depending on the difficulty of the mission, you will receive 10 attribute points and 2,500 mission coins. The journey to the next dimension will begin immediately. Players are requested to be prepared. The countdown is 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and the transmission will begin…]

    I wish Xianggong’s career will not be bumpy in the future, as Mr. Luo Ge gradually declines, and Luo Meiyi is betrothed by her father to another poor scholar.Then Wanwan’s shop also became prosperous. She would also bring letters to the brothers on the mountain top, telling them to be good people. The bandit suppression in a few years would not affect the lovely bandit brothers.All in all, it’s happiness, harmony and beauty~~

    0 Comments

    Heads up! Your comment will be invisible to other guests and subscribers (except for replies), including you after a grace period.
    Note