After being married off by my younger sister, I became the most beloved person in the palace

Those who can pass the exam, even if they are not the top scorer, will definitely be among the top three.

If the emperor gave up Fu Yunjing and chose the poor scholar instead, it would not be of any help to him.

The Emperor wants to fight with the Queen Mother.

Prince Pingyang had just made great contributions and was also a nobleman in the capital. A lean camel was bigger than a horse and was definitely more useful than that poor student.

"Your Majesty is wise." Zhao Ren said.

Three days later, the palace examination.

The students on the list gathered at the palace gate before dawn. In front of them stood the civil and military officials waiting to attend court.

Fu Yunjing stood at the head of the students, yawning continuously.

"Is the prince too nervous to sleep well the whole night?" Xie Jichuan beside him asked quietly.

Fu Yunjing shook his head: "That's not the case, it's just that I got up too early."

Xie Jichuan: "..."

Everyone standing at the palace gate looked nervous, but Prince Ming’s mentality was... really calm.

With a long "creak" sound, the majestic and heavy palace gate slowly opened.

At the time of Si, both sides of the street were crowded with people, all looking towards the direction of the imperial palace with anticipation.

At this hour, the palace examination has ended, and soon the top three will come out of the main gate of the palace, surrounded by the Imperial Guards, and ride horses along the streets around the capital.

Except for the old princess, the entire family of Pingyang Palace came out and occupied the best visible position at the entrance of the Banquet Building.

Wen originally suggested booking a private room in the Feast Building, where one could see more clearly from the second floor, and also set aside a table to celebrate Fu Yunjing's high school graduation.

No matter what the prize is, it will be a great joyous event for the Prince Pingyang's Palace.

However, Fu Zheng refused. At a time when his son was parading in glory, he had to be as close to him as possible.

So the whole family, even the youngest child Fu Yunke, was held in the arms of the wet nurse.

"Is it about to come out?" Fu Yunyao tugged at the handkerchief and asked Gu Zhiyin nervously.

Gu Zhiyin nodded: "Yes."

She looked calm and composed, but her palms were sweaty.

Suddenly, there was a lively commotion ahead, accompanied by the sound of gongs.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the Imperial Guards leading the way, with the scholars riding their horses slowly walking down the long street. At the front was Fu Yunjing. He was wearing a red top-ranking scholar's suit, which made his handsome features even more captivating and full of vigor and vitality.

Behind him were the second and third place winners, as well as the fourth place winner.

The second place was the poor student Qiu She, and the third and fourth place were Xie Jichuan and Chu Mushan respectively.

If the emperor wants to use Fu Yunjing for his own benefit, he cannot suppress the empress dowager's people too much, otherwise it will only lead to a fierce counterattack from the empress dowager.

Fortunately, he had chosen Fu Yunjing as the number one scholar, and the empress dowager, who was ruling the country from behind the curtain, did not refute it.

Although Xie Jichuan is the empress dowager's great-nephew, to the empress dowager, it makes little difference whether Xie Jichuan or Chu Mushan wins the third place in the imperial examination. However, the Xie family has a bad relationship with the Qin family. To Qin Xu, it is impossible for him to use members of the Xie family. When Xie Jichuan surpassed Chu Mushan and became the third place in the imperial examination, Qin Xu's face turned green.

At this moment, he might even suspect that this was the Queen Mother's intention.

The emperor felt relieved when he saw Qin Xu's face, which was almost unable to maintain its composure.

"Princess, that's Yun Jing, right? He's the first one on horseback, right? Isn't the one wearing the champion robe and the hairpin and flower crown our son? Oh, the sun is so bright that it makes me dizzy..."

Fu Zheng widened his eyes, looking at the team slowly approaching from a distance, grabbed Wen's arm, and asked questions repeatedly in disbelief.

Wen was momentarily dazed, but after the shock of Fu Yunjing getting the top spot a few days ago, although she was surprised, it was also expected. She smiled so hard that her teeth were exposed: "Your Highness, that's right, the top scorer is our Yunjing. Yunjing really got the top spot."

"Come here, go back to the palace and report this good news to the old princess." Wen immediately ordered the servant.

The servant replied cheerfully, "Yes, Princess."

Fu Yunjing's face was so recognizable. His ridiculous deeds over the years had made him a celebrity in half of the capital. The crowd watching looked at the oncoming team and after a moment of silence, they suddenly became like boiling water.

"Oh my god, Fu Yunjing really won the first place in the imperial examination."

"This is even more amazing than a sow climbing a tree."

"I shouldn't have doubted Lord Xue's judgment. How could someone who was chosen by him as a disciple be just an ordinary person? Prince Ming has been hiding his true identity for so many years."

"Now those people who are jealous and secretly saying that he cheated to get the top prize should shut up. This is a palace examination. His Majesty sets the questions at will and personally selects the top scorer. You can't cheat."

Everyone looked at the handsome young man on horseback, and no matter how unwilling they were to accept it, they could only grit their teeth and admit Fu Yunjing's excellence.

The sunlight above was very dazzling, and the young man bathed in the sunlight slowly came into Gu Zhiyin's eyes. Then he smiled at her and stretched out his hand.

Gu Zhiyin stared at Fu Yunjing in a daze. The noisy sounds in her ears seemed to recede like a tide, leaving only silent silence.

As if by some mysterious force, she stretched out her hand.

“Ah, ahhhh…”

The screams almost broke through the sky. Gu Zhiyin suddenly came back to her senses and realized that she was pulled onto the horse by Fu Yunjing. She lowered her head and saw pairs of excited and jealous eyes on both sides of the street.

"Prince Ming is so handsome, ahhhh, the Princess is so happy, no no, I'm going to faint." A series of screams rang out above Gu Zhiyin's head, and the excited little tone sounded as if she was the one involved.

"Put me down." No matter how thick-skinned Gu Zhiyin was, he couldn't help but blush. Wouldn't this make people laugh at him?

Fu Yunjing not only did not let go, but tightened his arms, chuckled and said: "No, I'm holding my own wife."

Gu Zhiyin: "Prince, this is against the rules."

How could a top scholar hug a woman while being paraded through the streets? He wouldn't be afraid that the censor would report him tomorrow and have the emperor deprive him of his title of top scholar.

"This prince has done so many things that are against the rules over the years, and this one is not the only one."

Gu Zhiyin: “…”

He's quite proud.

Gu Zhiyin angrily reached out and punched him twice, then closed his eyes and pretended to be dead.

Being carried through the streets is humiliating, and jumping down and falling on your back is even more shameful.

Fu Yunjing held Gu Zhiyin in his arms, feeling a faint sense of joy in his chest. Ever since he was chosen as the top scholar by the emperor, he had wanted to hold her in his arms.

Let her become a glorious wife of a successful scholar.

He did it.

Being the top student in high school is just the beginning.

In the future, he will strive to win more honors for her step by step, so that she will no longer just be the princess of a county, and people will talk about her marrying a playboy behind her back.

"Zhizhi, I have done a lot of ridiculous things in the past. You have suffered a lot since you married me. I will change and love you even more. I swear that I will never take a concubine or raise a mistress in the future. Are you willing to give me a chance?"

Fu Yunjing's low and nervous voice suddenly reached Gu Zhiyin's ears.