After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

Seeing Emperor Yong fall into deep thought, a hint of viciousness flashed in Wenren Ye's eyes. He was just a commoner now, and even if he wanted to become the top scholar, he had to have a strong background first.

Otherwise, when the final quota was determined, the emperor would have to give the title of top scholar directly to Gu Mingzhe out of consideration for the prime minister's reputation and his love for his daughter.

After all, the cruelest reality he learned along the way was that there was no real fairness in this world.

If he could not get the top spot in the imperial examination, or even attract the emperor's attention before the palace examination, it would be extremely difficult for him to win over Princess Zhaohua.

That was the princess of the current dynasty, how could a commoner like him go and visit her? But if he had this grace of saving the emperor, and if he had made his intentions clear to the emperor, everything would go much more smoothly.

"Your Majesty..." Wen Renye knelt down and pleaded solemnly, "Your humble servant knows that this request is too outrageous. I am not asking for repayment. I simply wish to ask Your Majesty for a fair chance to compete with the Young Master of the Gu Family!"

Wen Renye spoke very sincerely on the surface, and anyone who saw him would praise him, saying that he was a young man with deep feelings.

But Emperor Yong was in a dilemma at this moment. If he really agreed to his request, both Zhaohua and the Prime Minister would be dissatisfied.

"I understand your request, but my word is final. I have already granted the marriage, so how can I change my mind?"

"This matter concerns the princess's life after all... If Zhaohua agrees..." Emperor Yong said in a light voice with a hint of hesitation.

Wen Renye rolled his eyes in his heart, what a waste, if you can't even agree to such a small matter, what use are you?

It's such a pity that I designed it this way, but I didn't expect that you are such a person who can't make your own decisions.

"However..." Emperor Yong continued, "If you can rank among the top three in this imperial examination, I will give you this opportunity, and there is no objection!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I will do my best to get into the top three!"

"Well! You saved me after all, so I will confer upon you the title of Earl of Pingzhen. After the imperial examination, I will announce this decree!"

"Your Majesty, thank you very much for your grace!" Wen Renye's submission this time was sincere. After all, he was the emperor, and the first thing he did was to give a title. In itself, his status was already higher than Gu Mingzhe's.

It can be seen that he made a lot of profit from this trip to save the emperor.

Not long after, Wen Renye came out of the Qinzheng Hall with Emperor Yong's reward. When he reached the palace gate, he happened to meet Zhong Ning coming out of the harem and preparing to take a carriage back home.

Every time Zhong Ning entered the palace, she had to go to the harem to pay her respects to the current master who controlled the harem. After all, she was a princess and needed to understand such etiquette.

When Wen Renye saw Zhong Ning, his eyes lit up and he quickened his pace to chase after him. The young man's jade-like face looked particularly dazzling in the spring breeze. Just looking at him from afar was enough to make people feel refreshed.

"Your Highness, Your Highness the Princess..." Wen Renye quickly walked over and saluted Zhong Ning, "Ye, greetings to Your Highness the Princess!"

Zhong Ning turned around and saw the young man with a handsome face and eyes as bright as stars. His own shadow was reflected in his eyes.

Zhong Ning's heart tightened as she suddenly became aware of this invisible attraction, which almost made her lose her mind. Such a beautiful woman had to be on a man's face.

And this man was clearly coming for him.

The third golden finger is actually a beauty trap!

How could she cope with this?

"Master Wenren..." Zhong Ning's eyes were dazed for a moment, then suddenly regained clarity. "If Master has nothing important to do, I will leave first!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Wenren Ye's eyes. She was indeed worthy of being Princess Zhaohua. She could actually resist his charm.

You have to know that the women he had conquered before were attracted to him after seeing him only once, and he never had to think about anything else afterwards, they conquered themselves.

However, Princess Zhaohua was able to remain so calm.

It's worthy of the five-star difficulty.

There's a challenge, and he likes it!

"Your Highness..." Wen Renye took another step forward, his voice filled with joy.

"Your Highness, Ye fell in love with you at first sight and has just asked His Majesty for your help. If I can make it into the top three this time, I hope I will have the opportunity to compete with the young master of the Gu family for your Highness..."

"Your Highness..." Wenren Ye stared at Zhong Ning with his beautiful eyes. "I don't ask to occupy a place in your Highness' heart like Master Gu, but I only ask that Your Highness give me some attention because of my sincerity!"

Zhong Ning raised his eyebrows slightly. Is this attacker so direct?

This was the first time they met, so he played it straight and told her that he fell in love with her at first sight?

If she hadn't noticed a hint of disgust in Wen Renye's eyes, she would have really believed that what he said was true.

But now, Zhong Ning sneered in his heart. In order to complete this task, he had to clean up the people around her and stage a rescue. It was really difficult for him.

Thinking of this, Zhong Ning spoke coldly, "Master Wenren, I remember that you saved my father's life, so I don't want to argue with you any further. If there is a next time, it won't be as simple as today!"

Zhong Ning leaned forward slightly and whispered into Wen Renye's ear, "If you dare to tease me, you must be mentally prepared. I am not someone you can easily mess with..."

After saying that, Zhong Ning gave him a cold look, turned around and got on the carriage.

The luxurious carriage went farther and farther away. Wen Renye stood there with an unchanged expression. The eunuchs following behind him holding boxes didn't know what to do.

Not long after, a carriage was brought over. It was Emperor Yong who gave him the carriage and the mansion to send him back.

Sitting in the carriage, Wen Renye's eyes were dark. After a long silence, he asked, "System, check Princess Zhaohua's favorability!"

System: Princess Zhaohua’s current favorability: -50!

When Wen Renye heard this number, his expression changed drastically, -50?

How could it be -50?

Since starting this mission, his favorability has never dropped below 80. As soon as the women saw his face, their favorability levels soared to over 85.

Now, as soon as he met Princess Zhaohua, he was hit by a -50. Not 0, but -50.

How could this huge sense of disparity not make him break down?

"Bitch..." Wen Renye gritted his teeth and spat out these two words, his voice was sinister and chilling.

But then he changed his expression, put away his contempt and disdain, and became serious instead.

It's worthy of the five-star difficulty.

Wen Ren Ye smiled coldly. He had suffered such a huge loss and his dignity had been challenged so greatly just after they met.

If he couldn't improve his favorability, he might never be able to win over this woman in his entire life.

Very good, now he finally feels like he has met his match!

(The data was so bad that I wanted to cut it off. To ease this feeling, I just skipped writing and wrote the modern part first. After finishing the modern part, I came back to make adjustments and revisions.)