Locked: God is the matchmaker, neither you nor I can escape

"Now, I personally appoint Hua Murong as the top scorer in the Golden Examination. Does anyone have any objection?" The emperor put his hands behind his back and glanced at the examiners and the examiners.

Oh, does he not know what they are thinking?

The officials responded in unison: "Your Majesty is wise."

"Second place winner Gu Chengqing, third place winner Mu Xiong." After announcing the list, the emperor said with a hearty smile, "This year's top three are young and promising people, very good."

The emperor's decision was reasonable. Even if several ministers had some ulterior motives in their minds, they did not dare to act rashly. They made up their minds to contact the new top scholar.

The Left Prime Minister frowned slightly, still thinking about making Gu Chengqing his son-in-law. Although he was not the top scorer, the second place was also good.

After the top three were decided, the chief examiner was in charge of the rest of the matters. The emperor led a group of officials to the main hall and announced the candidates to meet him.

The emperor glanced at the examinees and saw that they still lowered their eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"I and several of my beloved ministers have unanimously selected the top three this year: No. 1 Hua Murong, No. 2 Gu Chengqing, and No. 3 Mu Xiong."

Upon hearing this, Hua Murong, Gu Chengqing and Mu Xiong stepped out of the crowd and knelt down in front to express their gratitude.

Hua Murong was delighted when she heard that she had become the top scorer in the imperial examination. However, she was more concerned about the emperor's voice. Why did it sound more familiar the more she listened to it?

Gu Chengqing's heart sank. He was full of confidence in becoming the top scorer, but he didn't expect to be defeated by others. However, his opponent was Hua Murong, so he accepted the defeat with conviction. After all, he was the second place in the examination, and Hua Murong should not be underestimated.

Mu Xiong was completely dizzy, and all his actions were driven by his survival instinct. He never thought that he would have a chance to compete for the top three. Hehehehehe... He is the third place winner~

The names of the other second and third place students were announced by the chief examiner. Fei Yuning was ranked last in the second place, and Zhong Jing was ranked third from the bottom in the third place.

Fei Yuning said that he really didn't expect that he could squeeze into the second place. Zhong Jing was a little confused. He thought he would be the last one. Unexpectedly, there were actually two people behind him. Oh~ Hohoho...

After the conferment of the title, the examinees stood up one after another, and finally dared to raise their heads slightly to secretly take a peek at the emperor's face. What a sight~ Hua Murong, Mu Xiong, Fei Yuning, and Zhong Jing were all shocked.

Hua Murong: Ah~ It turns out to be Brother Yan, no wonder your voice sounds so familiar.

Mu Xiong: Ah! It's Brother Yan! Am I dreaming? Otherwise, how could I become the third place in the imperial examination? How could Brother Yan become the emperor? I must be dreaming.

Fei Yuning: How could it be Brother Yan? Did I see it wrong? He blinked and looked at the emperor, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

——Hiss! The emperor was poisoned and the poison has not yet been cleared! ?

——Ahhh! Did they know some secret that they shouldn't know? Then can they still keep their heads?

Zhongjing: Eh? Brother Yan? So this "Yan" is not that "Yan", but this "Yan". Could it be that Brother Yan opened a backdoor for me to be ranked third from the bottom? Should I find a chance to thank him?

Ahhhh! No, that's the Emperor!

Oh my god! I actually became friends with the emperor!? Will anyone believe me if I tell them?

No, no, no, I can’t tell you. What if someone gets jealous of me being friends with the emperor and wants to plot against me?

Hehe, as long as we don’t say it and the emperor doesn’t say it, no one will know that we know each other and have become friends. Anyway, all of us are going to apply for relocation, so no one will remember us.

But this is not a long-term solution. In order to avoid being plotted against, I would like to ask Aunt Hua to help me keep an eye out for a good girl and get married as soon as possible after I return.

The emperor saw four different expressions on their faces, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.