After my mind was read, I became the emperor's favorite

The clerk who announced the result was stunned when he heard this, and looked up at the six ministers above him, not knowing what to do.

Wang Tianqi, the Minister of Personnel sitting on the high seat, saw that Prime Minister Shen was sitting at the side table unmoved and sipping tea, so he had to stand up and deal with the matter.

“If anyone has objections to the selection results, please come forward and explain your reasons.

If there is any real evidence, I will immediately revoke Chu Ningyun's qualifications and his results will be invalidated on the spot.

Such vile behavior will certainly be reported to Your Majesty for punishment."

Having said this, he paused, glanced around sharply, and then changed the subject.

"If someone were to fabricate rumors and deliberately slander us, it would cause future officials of our Ministry of Personnel to suffer injustice.

If you question the fairness and impartiality of this selection, I will not forgive you!"

After all, he is a veteran official who has been in a high position for a long time, and his words are both offensive and defensive.

It not only calmed the troubled minds of everyone present, but also frightened the evil spirits hiding in the dark.

"Chu Ningyun is my cousin. May I ask, gentlemen, whether she, as a woman, is qualified to participate in this selection?"

An elegant young man in white walked out from the crowd and bowed to the official in the lead.

His attitude was humble and polite, and his tone was gentle and calm, but unfortunately his sinister and vicious eyes revealed his true nature.

He was chosen by the family, who said everything had been arranged and he just needed to go through the motions.

From now on, he no longer had to study hard, work day and night, or endure the torment of imperial examinations.

Who would have thought that the first level was just as my uncle had said, and that one could easily pass it as long as one had a basic understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics.

However, the difficulty of the second level soared. Not only could the countermeasures he memorized not only fail to solve the problem, but even worse, they were full of mistakes and omissions.

As for the third level, he didn't even have the chance to experience it and was cruelly eliminated.

Therefore, Qi Mingze's trick of using someone else as a substitute and temporarily replacing the question bank is extremely clever.

The backdoor party was caught off guard and they all returned empty-handed.

Chu Ningxun was unwilling to give up and wanted to go to his uncle to see if he could make some concessions, but what did he see?

That uneducated idiot from his uncle's family actually came out on top? This was simply a fantasy.

Someone who is not even as good as him must have some shady dealings.

When he was thinking about how to expose Chu Ningxiao without leaving any trace, he heard Chu Ningyun's results being announced.

His eyes suddenly widened. Isn't this the name of Chu Ningxiao's twin sister who was raised in seclusion?

He looked carefully at the person on the platform and saw that the person's every move was graceful and elegant.

Her words were sharp, sonorous, concise and to the point, not at all like those of a virtuous girl.

But he was sure that this was not Chu Ningxiao. If Chu Ningxiao had such great talent, he would not always be suppressed by him.

His father's lineage can also be respected by the family thanks to this Qilin son, just like his uncle.

"How is it possible that Brother Chu is actually a woman!"

"It's such a shame that such a brilliant person is a woman!"

"This guy must be talking nonsense!"

"Why are you arguing with each other? Whether she is a girl or not can be known with a single test."

"..."

Everyone was shocked, and then started talking in low voices. Some shook their heads in regret, some questioned and argued, and some analyzed rationally.

Before the ministers could make a decision, Chu Ningyun calmly and frankly agreed.

"I hope you are well, brother."

Everyone looked at the shining figure on the podium in disbelief, and the venue suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

(I work overtime every day, posting as much as I can. I'm still writing, so it might take until tomorrow morning for it to be approved.)