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

Jin Yuanyuan could finally breathe a sigh of relief as the thing she was most worried about did not happen.

Everything is subject to change before the list comes out. Seeing that he was not removed from the list and was even among the top, Gu Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

Cheng Che felt a sense of pride that his son had brought honor to the family, and he patted his shoulder with pride.

"Not bad. The next step is the palace examination. Regardless of whether it is the third place, the first place, or the second place, the top three are not ordinary people regardless of their talents."

This will be his great son in the future. The more I look at him, the more I feel that there is golden light on his head. The more I look at him, the more pleasing he is.

Looking at his eyes, it was obvious that he had consciously put on the role of an old father. Jin Ruoyun lowered her head shyly.

Those who can make it to the top three are all outstanding people, and what those merchant families lack is connections with the imperial court.

When they saw that Gu Xu was not only extremely talented but also had extraordinary looks, those wealthy gentlemen swarmed up to him and introduced their daughters to him.

"Sir, please take a look at my daughter. I brought her portrait. She looks as beautiful as Xi Shi or Diao Chan!"

"Forget it. What's the point of being good-looking? Come and see my daughter. She is proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Young master, you should look at my daughter."

"Look at me! My family has thousands of acres of fertile land and countless gold, silver and treasures!"

Gu Boqing looked at Gu Xu who was surrounded by a crowd, and then at Gu Xingcheng who was ignored by everyone. He tried to comfort himself.

"It doesn't matter. It's not a big deal. Cheng Er is definitely on the list."

Gu Xingcheng and Gu Boqing searched the list for a long time but couldn't find Gu Xingcheng's name. The father and son were really panicked.

Gu Boqing took out a hundred taels and stuffed it into the hand of the official who announced the results.

"Um... do you know why Gu Xingcheng is not on the list? He should be on the list, why is he not on it?"

Gu Xingcheng anxiously grabbed his arm and asked, "Did you drop it when you were transcribing? It's impossible that I was not involved!"

If Zhao Quan hadn't helped him replace Gu Xu's article, his own talent would have been outstanding and it would have been impossible for him not to even make the list.

Hearing Gu Xingcheng's name, the adult looked at him curiously with a very intriguing expression.

"Gu Xingcheng? You may not know this yet, but Gu Xingcheng wrote a lot of disrespectful words to His Majesty in his essay. His Majesty personally issued an oral decree that he will never be able to take part in the imperial examinations in his lifetime."

He wrote such treasonous words that his virtue was unworthy of his position, and yet he still wanted to be on the list. He even had difficulty getting on the bed.

If it weren't for the current emperor's mercy, beheading would not be excessive.

Hearing that he would never be able to take the imperial examinations, Gu Xingcheng felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His body became colder and colder, and his mind became increasingly confused. He was unwilling to believe what he heard.

He kept muttering to himself, "Impossible, impossible! Gu Xu should have failed the exam, how could it be me! How could it be me!!"

When Gu Boqing heard the bad news, he looked at Cheng Che not far away and thought that it was Cheng Che who was behind it.

There was poison in his eyes, as if he wanted to eat him alive.

Several candidates who had just tried to curry favor with them overheard that Gu Xingcheng could no longer take the imperial examination and had offended the emperor, so they were so scared that they immediately stayed away from them.

They were afraid that if they had anything to do with him, they would not be able to take the imperial examinations in the future.

At this moment, Gu Xu had no time to care about the resentment of Gu Xingcheng and his son. He was surrounded by this group of rich masters and was almost unable to breathe.

He wanted to refuse, but the master didn't give him the chance to do so.

They are all businessmen and are particularly good at sales. They talk non-stop and keep promoting their daughter.

Jin Ruoyun and others were squeezed out. She and Duan Shuhe protected Jin Yuanyuan and Gu An to prevent them from getting hurt.

Gu An looked left and right, somewhat suspicious.

"Huh? Where is Uncle Cheng?"

I was just protecting them and they disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Jin Ruoyun looked around but didn't see any sign of him, and felt puzzled.

Jin Yuanyuan noticed with her sharp eyes that two people walked into the alley not far away one after the other, and one of them looked very much like Cheng Che.

She pointed to the entrance of the alley and said, "Mother, Uncle Cheng seems to have gone in there, and there's a man following him."

Jin Ruoyun left the two children in the care of Duan Shuhe and prepared to go and take a look.

Jin Yuanyuan broke free from Duan Shuhe's hand and followed. Gu An also wanted to go but was stopped by Duan Shuhe.

Yuanyuan didn’t catch it just now, she can’t lose it again.

"Third brother, don't run around. Be careful not to get lost and we won't be able to find you."

Gu An pouted and stayed where he was reluctantly, squatting on the ground and scratching with a branch in his hand.

Jin Yuanyuan held Jin Ruoyun's hand tightly and refused to let go.

"Mom, please take me with you, hehe."

[If there is any danger inside, I can help my mother in time. ]

She didn't follow here out of curiosity or gossip, absolutely not.

Knowing that her daughter was worried about her, Jin Ruoyun did not refute.

Before the two entered the alley, they heard a quarrel coming from inside.

Gu Boqing pulled Cheng Che and questioned him loudly.

"Cheng Che! Is it you? My son Xing Cheng was ordered by the emperor not to take the imperial examinations for the rest of his life. It was you who did it, wasn't it? You hit me with a club as soon as you came back, and now you've done something so filthy again. Do you have any shame?"

He couldn't think of anyone else who would do this except him.

How could he be so vicious as to falsely accuse Xing Cheng of being disrespectful to the Emperor?

It reminded him of when they were young.

He had made friends with many powerful people with great difficulty, and wanted to discuss poetry and songs with them so as to take the opportunity to build relationships and climb up the social ladder.

But they all came from poor families, and Cheng Che was an orphan without parents and no background.

They actually talked with Cheng Che about everything. Those literati said that they had never expected Cheng Che to be not only proficient in martial arts, but also in literature. If he had taken part in the literary examination, he would definitely have ranked first.

He was very unconvinced at the time. They were clearly the people he invited, and he was clearly the third place winner in the imperial examination, yet they were chatting enthusiastically with a martial artist.

I guess it was him who was behind this time. He couldn't stand the fact that his son was better than Gu Xu, so he resorted to trickery and made Xing Cheng fail the exam.

Cheng Che was so angry that he laughed at his brainless remarks.

"Gu Boqing, I remember I hit you on the face, not your head. Why are you so hysterical? Xu'er got the first place with his real talent and knowledge. You never pay attention to him or read his articles."

"Now, with just one simple accusation, you wipe out all his efforts. Are you worthy of being a father?"

He had never seen such a disgusting person.

Gu Xingcheng failed to live up to his expectations and failed the exam, so he put all the blame on Gu Xu.

Even a tiger doesn't eat its own cubs, so how could he treat his own son like this!

Gu Boqing snorted disdainfully, "Who knows if Gu Xu is the illegitimate child of you and Jin Ruoyun? When you came to warn me not to marry her, maybe you were secretly in love at that time!"

Hearing this, Cheng Che was so angry that he trembled all over and punched Gu Boqing in the face.