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Gao E was also very helpless.

Chen Ke was reborn after all, so shouldn’t he know the test questions?

Or will you still fail even if you know the test questions?

Then there is nothing to say.

The Chen family was in a depressed mood for several days until a magnificent carriage came back surrounded by people, with the sound of gongs and drums behind it, which was very festive.

The people of Baotou Village came out to watch the excitement, thinking that the official who was on the list had arrived, but they saw Chen Ke getting out of the carriage.

Gao E was also a little curious when she heard the cheers outside, but she did not go out to watch the fun.

Because her father-in-law was in a bad mood, she didn't dare to celebrate the fact that Qingtan Academy had twenty students on the list.

As the sound got closer, it sounded like her door was opening.

She then stood up and saw Chen Ke coming in with a palace maid.

"Ms. Gao, the wife of Earl Zhengyong, is here to receive the imperial edict." The palace servant raised the imperial edict when he saw someone from the Chen family coming out.

Gao E felt puzzled. Who was Zheng Yongbo?

I had no choice but to kneel down and receive the order.

The imperial edict conferred Gao E the title of second-rank imperial minister and also granted her the palace dress of a second-rank imperial minister.

This was the first time Gao E was so stunned since she traveled through time. How did she become a second-rank imperial official?

With this reward, she would not have to kneel when meeting officials, and would also have some privileges in terms of taxes.

"Mrs. Zhengyong is so lucky." The palace maid handed the imperial edict to Gao E.

Gao E took it with both hands before reacting: "Eunuch, please move to the main hall to have tea."

The palace maid didn't expect that a village woman could be so calm and steady. She nodded and went to the main hall.

Gao E immediately packed a box of pearls to express her gratitude. The palace maid's eyes widened when she saw the pearls, and she gave him a box of pearls at once. The wife of Marquis Zhengyong was very generous, at least she was more courageous than Marquis Zhengyong.

He also gave some tips to the people who came with him, and they took a rest before leaving.

Gao E is still a little confused until now.

"Husband, what's going on?" Gao E looked at Chen Ke.

"Let's talk about it when we get home." Chen Ke smiled slightly.

He had never been able to earn the title of an official's wife for his wife, but now that he had been directly awarded the title, he finally felt that he had done his wife justice.

When they returned home, Chen Fansheng and Chen Qing were already waiting there.

They all knew that Chen Ke was not on the list before, but with such a big fanfare today, it was even more glorious than if he had been on the list.

"Second brother, what's going on?" Chen Fansheng asked immediately when he saw Chen Ke coming back.

Chen Ke raised one hand to support his father: "Let's sit down and talk slowly."

Chen Qing and Gao E also followed him into the main room.

Chen Ke then slowly began to speak.

When the candidates from Qingtan Academy who were preparing for the imperial examinations arrived in the capital, Princess Bin made very good arrangements for them. They also had time to relax and went to a famous temple in the capital to burn incense and pray for blessings.

As a result, on the way back, he met an old lady from a wealthy family who was surrounded by refugees.

Lu Qingluo couldn't bear to watch this and wanted to go over to help. The academy was a group of men and couldn't let a woman go, so they went over together to talk to the refugees.

Who knew that the refugee was so unreasonable and would start robbing people before they got enough money.

One of the refugees actually took a machete and chopped the old lady.

At that time, Chen Ke was closest to the old lady, and he subconsciously raised his hand to block it, but his arm was broken as a result.

It took Lu Qingluo and his men all their strength to repel the refugees after the situation became so chaotic.

Only afterwards did they find out that the old lady was actually the Empress Dowager.

Chen Ke was rewarded for his service in saving the emperor, so the emperor summoned him personally. He knew that he would take the imperial examination this year, but his right hand was disabled, so he could not be an official. At the request of the empress dowager, the emperor conferred the title of Zhengyong Earl on Chen Ke.

"Then what's the point of this title?" Chen Fansheng was confused. "It would be better to reward you with an official position."

Chen Qing and Gao E were speechless.

Chen Ke was really lucky to be able to get a title like this.

"With a noble title and a respected status, your family property is exempt from taxes and enjoys many preferential treatments," Chen Ke explained.

"Then can you manage people?" Chen Fansheng felt that those were all empty words.

"Lord Cao has to bow to me when he sees me," Chen Ke said directly.

When Chen Fansheng heard this, he agreed, thinking that his son was more capable than the county magistrate. In his eyes, being a county magistrate was a great achievement.

"Boss, let's get ready and comfort our ancestors." Chen Fansheng said happily.

Chen Qing will prepare it now.

When the people in the main room left, Gao E saw Lu Qingluo standing outside with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

"What's wrong?" Gao E also found that only Lu Qingluo came back.

"It was clearly us who contributed to the effort, so why was he given a title?" Lu Qingluo couldn't understand it.

"You want a title too?" Gao E asked jokingly.

"That's not the case." Lu Qingluo just felt that this was unreasonable.

"You should think of it this way. You now have Uncle Zhengyong as your backer." Gao E joked.

"Depend on him?" Lu Qingluo still felt disgusted.

"You can rely on me." Gao E looked at Lu Qingluo.

"Okay." Lu Qingluo was quite satisfied.

The news that Chen Ke was conferred the title of Earl of Zhengyong spread throughout He County, and people came to visit Chen Ke in an endless stream in the past two days.

No matter what Chen Ke did, everyone praised him to the sky and it was effortless to get along with him.

Gao E also followed suit and greeted him.

It wasn't until five or six days later that the situation calmed down after some respectable people from He County came to the Chen family.

Chen Fansheng also put on silk and walked with his nose in the air, looking so proud that he told everyone that his son had a title and the county magistrate had to bow to him whenever he saw him.

"You have such a lucky streak that even someone like Chen Ke can earn you an imperial edict." Tao Meiyu still found it unbelievable.

"There's nothing I can do." Gao E said proudly, "People who compare themselves to others will die."

Tao Meiyun rolled her eyes and said, "You are a noble lady now. Your current house is no longer suitable for you. Why don't you sell it to me?"

"I'm already a noble lady, why should I sell the house?" Gao E said unhappily.

"That makes sense." Tao Meiyu nodded.

When the twenty-one people from Hexian High School came back, Hexian was filled with the sound of gongs and drums and firecrackers again.

In fact, Qingtan Academy was not originally able to admit so many students. After Chen Ke's hand was disabled and he could not take the imperial examination, he deliberately discussed matters related to the examination questions with people in the academy. To put it bluntly, he leaked the examination questions.

He had originally kept it for himself, thinking that since he knew the exam questions, he would have some advantage.

In this way, he would no longer have to worry about the imperial examinations. With the title of Zhengyongbo, even if it could not be inherited, it could benefit his family members.

In two generations, if they work hard, their Chen family can become a big family.

There was no doubt that the six people that Jin Chao and Chen Ke brought back had all passed the high school entrance examination. What surprised Gao E was that Hu Zhexing and Cao Jin had also passed the high school entrance examination, as well as several other students from the academy.

This is somewhat related to Chen Ke's question.

Du Weiqing now walks with a breeze under his feet, and is more proud of himself than when he graduated from high school.

"By the way, the Empress Dowager rewarded Chen Ke with a mansion. Can we discuss with him to use it as a base for the academy to take imperial examinations in the future?" Du Weiqing suggested.

"He didn't tell me there was a house." Gao E was confused.