He conspired against her in his previous life, and he flirted with her on their wedding night again

In the imperial examination, the top three candidates were immediately appointed to office.

The top scholar was appointed as an editor in the Hanlin Academy, a sixth-rank official.

This time, the emperor not only selected Zhou Yuanzhi, who was favored by Xie Jingyan, as the top scorer of this year's exam, but also praised Zhou Yuanzhi several times based on his answer sheet and asked him whether he wanted to enter the Hanlin Academy or join one of the six ministries.

In the past, the emperor had always conducted the imperial examinations according to the rules. This time, he not only followed Xie Jingyan's wishes and gave Zhou Yuanzhi the title of top scholar, but also made arrangements according to his own ideas.

Zhou Yuanzhi didn't expect that he could have a choice. He wanted to be the top scholar in the imperial examination and didn't want to be a bad student. However, he didn't want to be a compiler. The responsibilities of a compiler were to compile records, record the emperor's words and deeds, lecture on classics and history, write manuscripts, etc. He would rather plead for the people of the world.

Without hesitation, Zhou Yuanzhi decisively chose to join the six ministries. There happened to be a vacancy for a Yuanwailang in the Ministry of Personnel, also of the sixth rank, so the emperor made an exception and allowed Zhou Yuanzhi to join the Ministry of Personnel.

The emperor has been on the throne for almost twenty years, and this is the first time that the top scholar did not enter the Hanlin Academy but went directly to one of the six ministries.

All the civil and military officials in the court could see how much the emperor valued Zhou Yuanzhi.

Zhou Yuanzhi is a man of extraordinary talent and learning. He is also good-looking and worldly-wise, making him the perfect candidate for a son-in-law.

Catching a son-in-law from the list is also a beautiful story.

Many ministers wanted to recruit Zhou Yuanzhi as their son-in-law.

The emperor selected the first class and tested other students. By the time Zhou Yuanzhi left the palace, it was almost noon.

On the way back to the inn, I happened to meet the Prince of Yanping and Tang Ze. They had just finished their work in the morning, changed out of their official uniforms, were in a good mood, and were preparing to go to Deyue Tower for dinner.

Well, the monthly salary of these gentlemen who patrol the city is not enough to cover their monthly meals in Deyue Tower.

However, even if they don’t receive a monthly salary, they will still eat at Deyue Tower.

When they met, Zhou Yuanzhi was still hesitating whether to go up and say hello. After all, these people were of noble status and he could not get close to them. However, while he was still hesitating, the Prince of Yanping and his men rode towards him and asked him, "Have you had lunch, Mr. Zhou?"

Zhou Yuanzhi, "..."

Suddenly I blushed.

The title of Zhou Zhuangyuan is really hard to bear.

If they hadn't spoken well of him, he wouldn't even have had the chance to continue taking the exam.

They deserve half of the credit for his becoming the top scholar.

Zhou Yuanzhi shook his head, "Not yet..."

"That's perfect, let's eat together," said the Prince of Yanping.

It was hard to refuse such a kind offer, and besides, they had helped Zhou Yuanzhi, so Zhou Yuanzhi couldn't refuse it even if he had a bad intention.

In this way, Zhou Yuanzhi followed the Prince of Yanping and others to Deyue Tower.

When they entered the Deyue Tower, Yun Qi just came out. Zhou Yuanzhi saw him and shouted, "Brother Yun..."

Yun Qi looked at the Prince of Yanping and the others who were with Zhou Yuanzhi in surprise, "Do you know each other?"

The Prince of Yeonping was also surprised.

He and Yun Qi said almost in unison.

Yun Qi smiled and said, "I met him in Meizhou."

Prince Yanping asked, "How about having dinner together?"

Yun Qi said, "I have an appointment today, so we can only meet another day."

Then, Yun Qi said to the shopkeeper of Deyue Tower, "This meal will be charged to my account."

The shopkeeper nodded and took note of it.

Yun Qi said hello to them and left.

However, Tang Ze noticed that the owner of Deyue Tower was very respectful to Yun Qi, even more respectful than he was to them.

Although Yun Qi's current status is not the same as before, they still don't know who the owner of Deyue Tower is.

No way...the owner of Deyue Tower is Yun Qi, right?

Tang Ze asked the shopkeeper of Deyue Tower, "Is that your boss?"

The shopkeeper was stunned and said, "Is Young Master Yun the owner of Deyue Tower? You can ask Young Master Yun."

Tang Ze said, "As the owner of Deyue Tower, don't you know who your boss is?"

The shopkeeper, "..."

The shopkeeper knew how difficult these gentlemen were, so he left on the pretext of having something to do.

The Prince of Yanping was shocked, especially the Prince of Yanping, "No way, Deyue Tower is owned by the Yun family?"

The shopkeeper didn't deny it, which means he agreed.

Lu Cheng couldn't believe it. "With the Yun family's previous foundation, it shouldn't be possible to open such a large restaurant in Kyoto."

The Prince of Yanping said, "No one knows the owner of Deyue Tower yet. Perhaps it is because of this mystery that no one dares to provoke Deyue Tower."

If you want to open a similar shop in Kyoto, you can't gain a foothold without a backer. Deyuelou can be said to be one of the best restaurants in Kyoto. They subconsciously think that there is someone who should not be provoked behind the Deyuelou that makes a fortune every day. Perhaps it is this ostentation and mystery that makes people dare not find fault with Deyuelou.

If it really is the Yun family, we used to think they existed but didn’t dare to provoke them, but now they really exist.

The waiter led them up to the second floor and into the best private room. As soon as they entered, Tang Ze asked Zhou Yuanzhi, "How did you two know each other?"

Zhou Yuanzhi said, "My life was saved by Young Master Yun and the Prince of Pingyang Marquis..."

The Prince of Yanping and others were surprised.

Zhou Yuanzhi quickly realized what was going on. "They went to Meizhou and saved many lives when an earthquake occurred in Meizhou at night. On the night of the earthquake, half of the house I lived in collapsed and the beams fell on the bed. If they hadn't strictly ordered my Zhou family to leave the house and stay in an open area, I would have died in the earthquake in all likelihood."

The Zhou family is one of the most prominent families in Meizhou. Yun Qi and Shen Du saved the eldest young master of the Zhou family. Mr. Zhou wanted to reward him with a large sum of money, but Yun Qi and Shen Du confiscated it.

Young Master Zhou invited Yun Qi and Shen Du to dinner and helped with disaster relief efforts with them. He witnessed the misery of the poor people, otherwise he really would not have been able to write such an article.

It would be even better if Zhou Yuanzhi, Yun Qi and Shen Du knew each other.

Yun Qi invited guests, and the Prince of Yanping was not polite to his brother-in-law. He ordered a table full of delicious dishes. However, just as the dishes were served, the waiter went out and a servant came in, saluted to Tang Ze and said, "Master, the master is in the private room next door. Please go over."

Tang Ze was surprised, "Why did my father ask me to go? We always eat separately."

If they met each other outside, they would pretend not to know each other if they were not afraid of being branded as father and son at odds.

Master Tang was having a meal with his colleagues and didn't want his son to come along and get in the way, so Tang Ze also preferred to eat with the Prince of Yanping and the others.

How could the tacit understanding between father and son that they had maintained for several years suddenly be broken?

Tang Ze reluctantly put down his chopsticks and went to the next room.

After Tang Ze left, Prince Yanping and his friends continued to eat, and soon, Tang Ze came back.

Prince Yanping asked, "You're back so soon?"

Tang Ze said, "It's not me that my father wants to see."

"Who is that?" asked the Prince of Yanping.

Tang Ze looked at Zhou Yuanzhi, and the others also looked at him. Then, this newly crowned top scholar couldn't even use chopsticks. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Tang Ze patted his shoulder, "You weren't caught, were you?"

Zhou Yuanzhi, "......???"

Zhou Yuanzhi didn't react for a moment. He was at a loss, "Why did you arrest me?"

Tang Ze said, "Catching a son-in-law from the list."

Zhou Yuanzhi's face turned red.

When he came out of the Council Hall, several ministers came to ask him if he was married. He also knew about the matter of capturing a son-in-law from the list, so he was so scared that he ran away.

Zhou Yuanzhi shook his head.

Tang Ze patted Zhou Yuanzhi on the shoulder and said, "My father likes you...ah, it's my father who likes you and asked me to find a brother-in-law."

Zhou Yuanzhi, "..."

Look at the chopsticks in your hand.

Is it too late for him to leave now?