After being married, she was held in the sky by a foolish husband

"How about it?"

It's not easy for Wen Hao to squeeze to the front, and he saw Cui Chengyan staring at the imperial list without saying a word.

"Could it be that you are happy and stupid?"

He smiled and pushed Cui Chengyan with his elbow, and when he turned around, he saw on the imperial list——

"Tanhua?!" Wen Liang cried out in surprise. "How can it be?!"

Wen Liang cried out: "How is it possible?!"

How could it be that Cui Chengyan was just looking for flowers?

Wen Liang read it carefully again, to make sure that it wasn't his old eyesight that made a mistake.

Cui Chengyan was indeed just a candidate, and the number one scholar was indeed awarded to another family.

Lu Ming, the name Wen Liang still has some impressions.Isn't he the one who failed to win over Cui Chengyan in Fangfei Tower last time?Later, I never heard Cui Chengyan mention it again.

How could he be the champion?His literary talents... Can he have Cui Chengyan?

Wen Liang looked at Cui Chengyan carefully, and asked in a low voice, "Could it be that the ranking was written wrong?"

He had heard it said before that when the exams were released, although the imperial list said that there was no ranking, anyone who was familiar with the imperial examinations knew that the candidates with the most potential would generally have their names at the top.

Cui Chengyan is clearly the first one on the first-class list, doesn't that mean that among these examples, his articles are the most outstanding?

If you have any objection to the results of the general examination, you can apply for a re-examination of the examination papers, but as for the palace examination... the palace examination is presided over by the emperor himself, and the candidates dictate their answers on the spot, and there is no re-examination at all.

If there is any objection to the results of the palace examination, doesn't that mean that the emperor's choice is being questioned?

Cui Chengyan did not speak, but squeezed out of the crowd silently.

"Hey! Wait for me!"

Wen Liang was afraid that something would happen to him, so he hurriedly followed him out.

Although in the eyes of outsiders, Cui Chengyan seemed to accept the result without any emotional fluctuations.But Wen Liang knew that Young Master Cui, who had always been confident in himself, was really frustrated when faced with the results of the palace examination.

After all, everyone who has read Cui Chengyan's article thinks that he is the material for the future champion.

As for Lu Ming, although Wen Liang doesn't know much about it, he can also see it from Cui Chengyan's reaction—the young master Cui, who has always been proud and used to it, was actually defeated by an opponent he despised. It is inevitable to fail.

Wen Liang was worried that Cui Chengyan would do something out of the ordinary after being stimulated, so he kept following.

Xiaoyu and Cui An were sent home by him to wait, if all three of them followed, he was afraid that Cui Chengyan would be even more irritated.

In this way, Cui Chengyan walked aimlessly for a long time, and finally stopped by the moat.

"do not--"

Seeing that Cui Chengyan's hand was about to touch the guardrail, Wen Liang hurriedly made a sound.

His heart was hanging in his throat, and even his voice was about to change shape——

This... Young Master Cui, who has never suffered any setbacks, must be thinking about it?

Hearing Wen Liang's voice, Cui Chengyan paused for a moment.

With a chuckle that was almost inaudible, he turned around and blinked: "Did Liang Liang think that I...was going to jump into the river?"

Still have the mind to joke!

Wen Liang's cheeks were flushed, and he stammered, "I... don't care about you..."

Cui Chengyan has never said a word to him since the release of the list.He was worried that Cui Chengyan would be overwhelmed. Isn't this human nature?You know, in the past years in Qingzhou City, after the country test, many scholars who failed to pass the test jumped into the river because they couldn't think about it.So much so that later, the guardrails of the moat were heightened, and every time the rankings were released, the magistrate would send yamen servants to strictly guard the surrounding area of ​​the moat, fearing that those who failed the rankings would jump into the river and commit suicide.

Cui Chengyan's lips curled up into a smile, and he said, "Liangliang really underestimated me too much. If one of them is a prostitute, he will jump into the river... Then the other unnamed sons on the list will commit suicide and apologize? "

Wen Liang stared at him intently, as if testing the authenticity of his words.

"If you can still make jokes as if nothing had happened, then it's okay." Wen Liang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly stepped forward to stand beside him. "You! You scared me to death, you know!"

Cui Chengyan, who was poked in the chest by Wen Liang, just smiled: "Liang Liang, let me put your mind on me, so as not to keep hanging in the throat in the future."

One joke after another, it seems that his worry is really unnecessary.

"Hey! Can you be more serious?" Wen Liang rolled his eyes at him, but thinking of the habit of young master Cui hiding his heart when things happen, Wen Liang still asked uneasy: "Is it really all right? Actually...failed once... ...it's no big deal..."

After all, it depends on human effort. After entering Beijing, he has seen Cui Chengyan's hard work. Even if he didn't become the champion in the end, Young Master Cui is also the champion in his mind.

Cui Chengyan turned around, leaned on the guardrail, and looked into the distance.

"Maybe...a little bit."

In fact, if you think about it carefully, what Lu Ming said outside the Jinluan Palace, wasn't it just a hint of his today's result?

Both he and Lu Ming belonged to Su Xiang now, and Su Xiang didn't want him to be the number one scholar, so naturally he didn't like what he said in the palace examination.Lu Ming fell in love with him, and his speech in the palace examination was in the arms of Prime Minister Su, and he couldn't make a mistake.Although the emperor appreciates him, he still has to take care of Prime Minister Su's face after all. It is a good thing not to expel him from the hall, so how can he demand more?

The next step is to look at Su Xiang.Su Xiang put his chess piece in the position of Tanhua, what exactly was he trying to do?

Cui Chengyan was lost in thought, Wen Liang was hesitating whether to call him, but he heard him say with a smile: "However, from another perspective, being a Tanhualang is also a good thing."

"Okay... something?" Is this still the little Mr. Cui who only wants to be the champion?

Looking at the puzzled Wen Liang, Cui Chengyan's lips curled up a bit: "At least I don't have to marry Princess Duanyi, isn't that a great thing? Is Princess Duanyi still coming to harass you these few days? Liangliang?"

Dude, how could he forget about this?

Wen Liang realized later that Princess Duanyi, who threatened him that day, hadn't stopped him in the market for a long time, so he nodded and said, "From this point of view, it is indeed a good thing."

That unruly princess must have gone to inquire about the situation of the new champion, so how could she have the time to talk to Cui Chengyan, who is a yellow flower in the future?

"More than that, there are better ones." Cui Chengyan said mysteriously. "Isn't it always said among the people that Tanhua is so handsome since ancient times? That Liangliang can make a lot of money, you think...does this count as the emperor's approval of my appearance?"

Come on, how stupid is he to worry that Cui Chengyan will miss jumping into the river?

With a thick skin like a city wall, is this the demeanor of Xinke Tanhua?

Wen Liang turned his head, barely looking at him.

"Mrs. Tanhua, it seems that she is no worse than Mrs. Zhuangyuan?" Cui Chengyan rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully. "Well... I will work harder to climb up in the future, and I have to earn an order for Liangliang to come back."

Ma'am, the wife is a symbol of the value of her husband.An ordinary woman would definitely be grateful, but Wen Liang is a man, so he would naturally sneer at it.

He doesn't want to be a canary attached to Cui Chengyan.

"Wait! Stop—" Wen Liang ruthlessly pierced Cui Chengyan's imagination. "He Lishu has already been stamped by the official media, and you, me, and Wen Xin will no longer have any relationship. This imperial lady... leave it to your illusory and virtuous wife!"

He is a businessman who wants to start from a small stall, making money is the great cause, and the false name that can only be obtained by a man... He might as well earn more money to donate himself an official position.

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A few days after the rankings were released, the results of the distribution came down.

The No. [-] Scholar, No. [-], and Tanhua all entered the Hanlin Academy. Except that the No. [-] Scholar was edited by the Sixth Rank Imperial Academy, the No. [-] and Tanhua were all edited by the Seventh Rank Imperial Academy.The Imperial Academy is mainly responsible for the daily work of the imperial court, such as drafting imperial edicts, compiling historical books, etc. To put it bluntly, it is to do secretarial work for the emperor.

Cui Chengyan also wrote a letter home and told the Cui family the good news about his high school.

"Strange, my father always writes home letters, this time...why not?" Cui Chengyan frowned as he read the reply. "It looks like my uncle's handwriting. Could it be that Dad has gone out to do business again?"

The content of the reply letter is very simple, it is nothing more than asking him to learn more from his elder brother, and that everything is well at home.

Wen Liang came in with the washed fruit and put it on the table: "The Cui family's business has always been very good. At this time in the past, will Cui Yuanwai go out to do business?"

The world is not peaceful now, the negotiations between Daqi and the people of Beidi have broken down, and there is a possibility of war at any time.Cui Yuanwai recently opened up a route related to the border, and Cui Chengyan was also a little worried about his situation.

"Otherwise, send someone home to take a look?" Wen Liang suggested. "You have just started your official career, and you can't leave for a while. I believe your family will understand."

Not a bad idea either.Cui Chengyan nodded: "I've been away from home for so long, it's time to send someone back to take a look. Cui An seems to be very leisurely recently, so let him be."

Ever since, Cui An was sent back to Qingzhou City inexplicably.

When bidding farewell to Cui An, Xiaoyu secretly rejoiced that her Sense of Words and Momentum skills were full, otherwise she would be sent home whenever she offended the young master.

She can't bear to part with the young master and the young master, she wants to serve the young master and the young master all her life.

Recently, they moved to a new home and went to the west of the city.

The environment in the west of the city is good, where officials live.Whether it is going to Liu Mansion or Ye Mansion, it is much closer.Liu Wuyan seemed to have waited until the time for his comeback, and he no longer had to worry about finding Wen Liangxue to cook these few days.

Cui Chengyan said that this is because the imperial court is about to fight the Beidi people, and Liu Wuyan may have to follow the army to supervise.

"Master Liu is also going to the battlefield?" Wen Liang was rather surprised. In his cognition, a high-ranking civil servant like Liu Wuyan should be in the back. Why should he go to the front to supervise the battle?

"Because Prince Qing's son is going to lead the army to go to war." Cui Chengyan said. "Su Xiang wanted to place someone of his own on the side of the eldest son, but for some reason, the emperor chose Liu Wuyan in the end."

The emperor's dragon body is getting worse and worse, and the plan to establish a crown prince is imminent.Seeing that the power of Su Xiang and the second prince is getting more and more powerful, the emperor seems to be...hesitating?

"When people get old, they like to recall the past." Cui Chengyan explained. "A few days ago, didn't the emperor always like to call his son into the palace to reminisce about the past? So there were rumors in the court that the emperor was moved with compassion and wanted to return the throne to Mu Yuanshu."

"Return...to?" Wen Liangke had never heard that the throne can be handed over.

Cui Chengyan only learned about it after hearing from an old official after he became an official: "It seems to be related to the late emperor's edict. The late emperor passed away suddenly, and there was no time to issue an edict in the future. Today, the majesty's mother clan is powerful, just like the second prince. There is Prime Minister Su behind him, so he was able to ascend to the throne because he had no intention of power. After decades of such calm, even King Qing has passed away... Suddenly an old man in the palace said that the former emperor had actually established a verbal The edict's..."

The cutting is constant, and the reasoning is still chaotic.This is the best way to describe the royal struggle.

Wen Liang almost understood Cui Chengyan's meaning: "So...the reason why the emperor is hesitant is because he is afraid that Su Xiang will cover the sky with one hand like his own mother clan back then? But his own child can only be a puppet emperor?"

"Liangliang is really smart." Cui Chengyan never hesitated to praise his daughter-in-law. "Therefore, the son's request to go to the war is also forced. First, it is because the people of Beidi are brave and good at fighting, and Qing Wang's old department only listens to the son of the king; second, it is also to tell everyone that he has no intention of participating in the battle for the throne. "

"The emperor's idea is very good, but he underestimated Prime Minister Su's power." He said. "Most of the imperial court is from Prime Minister Su, how dare anyone tell the truth?"

Whether it is fighting or negotiating, as long as Beidi can be settled, it is a credit.The second prince originally wanted to go to war in person to earn a good reputation for himself, but he had the Tiger Talisman in his hands.

After Wen Liang finished listening, he just wanted to say one thing, your circle is really messed up.

"Why do I think that when you are an editor at the Imperial Academy, you seem like a melon eater?" Wen Liang joked. "I've only listened to you talking about the affairs of the court all day long. Are you officials so idle?"

Cui Chengyan shrugged helplessly: "I can't help it, my qualifications are still low, and I can't get any good things. What I do is dirty work that others don't do. If this continues, I will be suffocated to death sooner or later. Why don't you ask more gossip... Oh yes , and I forgot to mention about Princess Duanyi. I heard that she disliked Lu Ming for not being handsome enough and wanted to change her son-in-law, which almost made the emperor die of anger."

In Lu Ming's family, he lacked some nutrition when he was a child, and he looked a little scrawny, not very good-looking.But in terms of appearance, she is not inferior anyway, so why did Princess Duanyi despise her like this?

"Could it be that he changed his mind and wants to marry you, a handsome and rich Tanhualang?" Wen Liang teased him. "Maybe, after thinking about it, I will marry you, Young Master Cui!"

Without Princess Duanyi's harassment, life would be much more peaceful.

They were leaning on the bed to say this, Cui Chengyan knew that Wen Liang was laughing at him, so he took advantage of his unpreparedness and suddenly pressed him on the bed.

"Hahaha... You... Don't..." Wen Liang, whose armpit was being scratched, giggled, dodging left and right, trying to avoid it.

"Liangliang, you make me so sad." Cui Chengyan said sadly, but he didn't intend to let him go at all.

"Hahaha...don't...don't make trouble..."

After going back and forth, the clothes got messed up somehow.

Wen Liang panted slightly, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Hey! You know I'm the most ticklish..."

"More than that," Cui Chengyan looked at him, and the smile on his lips was even more tainted with some unknown feelings. "I know exactly where you are most sensitive."

Restless hands slid along the armpit to the waist, and the outer shirt was taken off like this.

The temperature between each other could not be more familiar, Wen Liang couldn't help but snorted.

"This, and this..." Cui Chengyan murmured in his ear with a low voice, and he seemed a little aggrieved. "Is today's melon delicious? Should Liangliang give me some reward?"

The beating of the fingertips stirred up the fire in the bottom of my heart.

Wen Liang was kissed until the corners of his eyes were forced into tears, "You...you are just...uh..."

"What is it?" Cui Chengyan poked him with his fingers while asking solemnly.

"It's just... aha... yes, ah..."

"If you can't say it, you will be punished."

……

Xiaoyu, who got up to go to the toilet at night, suddenly found someone standing outside the room of the young master and son, and was startled.

She thought it was a bad guy, and was planning to copy him over to find out——

"Ah! Master? Why are you locked outside again?"

Cui Chengyan, who was hugging the quilt and pillow, nodded slightly: "Well, the word 'you' is used very expressively. Half a month's salary is gone, you remember it yourself."

Xiaoyu, who was deducted half a month's wages for no reason, wanted to cry but had no tears——

She shouldn't meddle in her own business, woo woo woo.

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Hanlin Academy.

As soon as Duan Yan saw Cui Chengyan, who was now black and blue, he asked with concern: "Zixing, have you been driven to the study again?"

Cui Chengyan yawned lazily: "Suxuan, you might as well speak louder, so that the entire Imperial Academy will know that I am afraid of guilt."

Duan Yan raised his head, only to realize that several adults from different directions were looking at them.

He arched his hands to express his apology, and then whispered: "Isn't this concerned about you? Seeing that your mental state is not good these days, be careful of being caught by the braid."

They are the leaders of the imperial examinations, but they can be placed in the Imperial Academy, they are the most insignificant officials.

Not only do you have to be cautious in your words and deeds, but you must always be on guard not to let yourself make mistakes.

"It's okay, I just didn't sleep well." Cui Chengyan said. "If you're really worried, you might as well learn from Mr. Lu."

He pointed to Lu Ming, who was chatting with the head of the academy not far away, "I will build a good relationship with the boss first, as expected of the most shrewd candidates in this year."

Duan Yan also saw it, shook his head and said: "Brother Lu's purpose is too clear, if it goes on for a long time, I'm afraid it's not right."

"Suxuan, you are too cautious." Cui Chengyan also shook his head. "People go to high places, and water flows to low places. Master Lu is smart, and he attached himself to Prime Minister Su early on, and he refuses to form a party with righteous words like you... huh!"

Duan Yan covered his mouth, and pulled him to a place where no one was around: "Be careful that misfortune comes out of your mouth!"

Cui Chengyan blatantly said in the Imperial Academy that Su Xiang formed a party for personal gain, so he probably didn't want his head.

Cui Chengyan wiped his mouth with his sleeve as if disgusted: "Stop teasing, let my Liangliang see it, I'm afraid I'm going to turn jealous."

Seeing Cui Chengyan talking about Wen Liang, Duan Yan looked around and said, "Ah Liang's matter... what are you going to do?"

"What should I do?" Cui Chengyan looked at him strangely. "I'm living with Lianghao, what are you worrying about?"

"Is it always like this?!" Duan Yan stomped his feet angrily. "The officialdom here is more complicated than I imagined. If you confess and marry a man, your official career will end before it even begins? Unless you have merits that can shock all civil and military officials, those censors will definitely I will impeach you in different ways!"

The censors of the Yushitai have the task of impeaching how many people every month. If there is no impeachment, the emperor may tell the emperor that his private life is indiscreet or something.

"I've thought of this a long time ago." Cui Chengyan patted him on the shoulder. "In order to keep my family Liangliang from being wronged, I will definitely work hard to climb up. Instead of caring about me, you might as well think about when to marry Wen Xin. Liangliang has been waiting for this cup of brother-in-law tea for a long time , Suxuan, don't you want to... regret it?"

Still in the mood to joke!

Duan Yan felt that he was playing the piano against the cow.

"A few days ago, didn't the emperor intend to send General Wei to support the son?" Duan Yan lowered his voice. "I came early today. I heard that the second prince volunteered to go to the battlefield. The emperor agreed..."

It seems that the second prince couldn't hold back, and wanted to make some achievements in advance.

Cui Chengyan had also heard about this matter from Prime Minister Su.

"Su Xiang didn't object?" Cui Chengyan frowned. "Based on the current situation in the court, even if you want to conscript yourself, it should be the eldest prince... The empress is also born as a general, and she still has a little prestige in the barracks..."

Duan Yan shook his head: "The eldest prince is weak and sick, and he caught a cold a few days ago. Some gossips even said that it's hard to say who will walk ahead of whom..."

Talking about family affairs indiscriminately is not only long-tongued, but also bold.

But Cui Chengyan seems to have forgotten that he and Duan Yan...are also discussing the emperor's family affairs?

"What did Prime Minister Su say?" Cui Chengyan said. "The second prince's departure, if it is done well, the crown prince will not be able to escape. If he returns home after losing the battle, it will be hard to say..."

With elite soldiers and good generals led by Shi Ziye and General Wei, the possibility of defeat is very low.So this is probably the reason why the second prince chose to take the risk?But who can tell what happened on the battlefield?If the second prince really accidentally fell on the battlefield, or was captured by Beidi people, then what Su Xiang planned...wouldn't be in vain?

Cui Chengyan was fascinated, he was about to say something, but he saw Duan Yan looking at him seriously: "This is another story. Zixing, do you know that Prime Minister Su proposed to the emperor who to send to supervise the army?"

"Who?" Cui Chengyan looked at him puzzled. "The prince's accompanying warlords are all at the level of Liu Wuyan. Is it possible that Prime Minister Su will go to fight with the second prince in person?"

Duan Yan almost laughed angrily at his words, he said: "You are really not nervous. Even if Su Xiang wanted to go, the emperor would not agree. But there is no doubt about one thing, what Su Xiang recommended must be His confidant."

Looking at this section of Yan's furrowed brows, Cui Chengyan couldn't help guessing: "Don't tell me it's Lu Ming."

Su Xiangcai promised Lu Ming a lot of sweetness, why did he send someone to die in the blink of an eye?

Duan Yan shook his head and sighed inaudibly: "It's not Lu Ming, it's you."