After eavesdropping on my thoughts, my whole family changed their fate

Cheng Che glanced at Jin Ruoyun and saw that she had no objection, so he immediately agreed.

"Okay, I'll go with you the day after tomorrow."

But before he went, there was something he had always wanted to do.

Taking advantage of a dark and windy night, Cheng Che sneaked into the courtyard where Gu Boqing was currently living in the middle of the night. He knocked him unconscious and beat him until his face was bruised and swollen, only then did he feel relieved.

Before leaving, he kicked him in the lower back with all his strength.

"It's really easy for you to just beat you up! Bah!"

When the results were announced, Gu Boqing's face was covered with bruises.

When Jin Ruoyun saw this, she covered her face with a handkerchief to stifle her laughter. She glanced at Cheng Che who was standing beside her with a calm demeanor.

She had a hunch that he had done it.

When Gu Boqing saw Cheng Che, he was stunned for a moment, and then walked forward with a gloating look, amusement and pride in his eyes.

"Hey, who is this? Isn't it Cheng Che? You're actually back. But it's no use for you to come back. The first place this time must go to my son Xing Cheng. Just wait and see!"

No matter who comes back, it will not affect his son's future.

Before entering the examination room, Gu Xingcheng promised him that he would definitely get first place.

He was so sure at the time that Gu Boqing thought he had some secret and believed it without a doubt.

Cheng Che sneered and looked him up and down as if he were sizing up prey.

"You haven't been beaten enough yet? You're dreaming in broad daylight."

Hearing this, Gu Boqing exploded on the spot. He came over and grabbed Cheng Che's arm and questioned him.

"It's you! It's you, right? It was you who sneaked into my mansion and beat me, right?"

He said that he hadn't offended anyone, so why was he beaten for no reason? Now that he thought about it, it must have been him who did it.

Cheng Che grabbed him by the back of the neck and threw him away like a chick, then patted the place where he touched because he thought it was dirty.

"Master Gu, you and I are both appointed officials of the imperial court. You must not accuse a good person for no reason without evidence. You said I beat you? Who saw it? Who can prove it?"

He dared to guarantee that no one saw him sneaking into the Gu Mansion that day.

But Gu Boqing was right about one thing. He did it on purpose, and spoke ambiguously to make him suspect that he did it, but he couldn't do anything about it.

He is no longer the foolish boy who knew nothing and allowed others to play him around.

Gu Boqing's face turned red with anger, he clenched and unclenched his fists, and could only roar helplessly.

Just as Cheng Che said, he had no evidence and could not convict him.

Logically speaking, Cheng Che was of a higher rank than him, so he should have bowed. But he didn't want to. They had been at odds with each other because of Jin Ruoyun before, so it was even more impossible for them to talk to each other in a friendly manner now.

When Gu Xingcheng saw his father like this, he frowned in disgust.

"Dad, don't pay attention to him. He's a reckless man. He will behave himself when Gu Xu fails the exam. Just wait and see. I will definitely be among the top three this year. As for Gu Xu, he will definitely fail."

The candidates who were on good terms with him looked at him curiously, wondering where his confidence came from. He was not the examiner, so how could he know so much and be so sure?

"Hey, Mr. Gu, why don't you tell me why Gu Xu will definitely fail the exam?"

"I remember that you two lived very close to each other. You are so sure that he will fail the exam. Is there any inside information?"

"Yeah, tell us about it soon. I'm so curious."

These people who were eager to know whether Gu Xu had failed the exam were all inferior to Gu Xu, and they had always been secretly jealous of him in their hearts.

Now that there is the scandal of Sang Xiaowan in Gu Xu's family, they must bury him.

Seeing Gu Xingcheng being so decisive, they felt that he must know something that they didn't know.

Gu Xingcheng glanced at Gu Xu who was not far away, and felt annoyed when he saw his arrogant look.

"I heard that he wrote something disrespectful to the emperor in his essay, saying that the emperor was unworthy of his position and favored a concubine's son. Naturally, he failed the exam. I guess, let alone the palace exam, I'm afraid it's not certain whether he can even participate in the next spring exam."

He originally wanted to laugh at him after the results came out, but he felt disgusted when he saw his hypocritical face.

He spoke only evil words, and his words were extremely vicious.

When several candidates heard this, they looked at Gu Xu sarcastically.

"I didn't expect that he, who looks so quiet, aloof and cold, would be so courageous!"

"People like this look honest, but they are more terrifying when they become ruthless."

"Let's stay away from him from now on. It's bad luck to get close to him."

The voice was loud and was heard clearly by Gu Xu and the others.

"I'm so angry! Why do they believe everything Gu Xingcheng says? They're a bunch of running dogs. I'm going to argue with them!"

Gu An's cheeks puffed up with anger, and he rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush over to argue.

Gu Xu held him back and told him not to act impulsively.

"Third brother, don't worry about them, let them talk."

When the situation is reversed later, he really wants to see what expressions those people who said he was so daring would have when they see that it was Gu Xingcheng who failed the exam.

Jin Yuanyuan felt a little nervous.

I don’t know if the note she wrote was seen, but seeing how calm my brother looked, he should be fine.

She prayed in her heart that her elder brother would not be the one to fail the exam.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, an adult came out with a dozen people behind him.

Seeing the list in his hand, Gu Xingcheng pursed his lips excitedly.

That’s great, we’ll soon see Gu Xu fail the exam and be eliminated from the list!

Let’s see if he dares to look down on him again in the future. This time, let him taste the feeling of being looked down upon by others.

The list was posted on the wall, and the first thing Gu Xingcheng looked at was the top three.

He thought his name must be on the list, but instead of his name being among the top three, Gu Xu was.

His face was pale with shock, and he stood there motionless, as if his heart had stopped beating, unwilling to believe what he saw.

He grabbed the leader and confirmed it again and again.

"Sir, why is Gu Xu on the list? Is there a mistake? How can he be in the top 1?!"

He clearly bribed the invigilator and replaced Gu Xu's essay with an outrageous one, so how could he still be on the list?

This was something he had been planning for a long time. Just to find officials who could accept bribes, he had to find at least thirty people to inquire.

That Zhao Quan only cares about money and will definitely do things for money. He has done it more than once and there was no problem before. Why did something go wrong when it came to him?

The adult was pulled by his sleeve and pushed him away impatiently.

"These are the people selected by the officials in the court. Do you still want to question their ability? You really don't know what you are talking about."

Jin Ruoyun also saw Gu Xu's ranking, and she was so excited that she burst into tears.

"That's great, that's great, it's first-class, it's first-class!"

Duan Shuhe supported her mother, with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Yes, mother, your husband's efforts over the years have not been in vain. He can finally realize his ambitions."

She saw how hard he worked and felt how much he valued this imperial examination. She was really proud of him for getting such good results.

Jin Yuanyuan laughed foolishly.

[That's great. Big brother was not kicked off the list and even made it into the top three. There are so many people in Tianyuan Country, but there are only three in the first class, and big brother is one of them. As big brother's sister, I seem to be much smarter.]