The Love of Passerby A

Chapter 173 The Little Transparent in the Princess and Prince Consort Story (38)

Chu Yuxuan finally became the runner-up at the age of fourteen.

His prominent status, outstanding appearance, and profound knowledge made Chu Yuxuan the ideal husband among the ladies from prominent families.

In fact, with his ability, he deserved the top spot, but Emperor Zhaohui just disliked him for some reason, so he put him in the second place on the grounds that he had a damaged eyebrow.

The number one scholar was a middle-aged man over 40 years old, and this was his third time taking the imperial examination. When the title of number one scholar fell on him, he almost cried for joy. But then he was probably afraid of losing manners in front of the palace, so he forced himself to hold back, but his eyes were still red.

The third place winner was a young man named Xu Wenyang, who was very handsome and lived up to the title.

Emperor Zhaohui was attracted by Xu Wenyang, the third place winner in the imperial examination, but he did not say it out loud. He sent his men to investigate this man's background and found out that he was a student from a poor family and had a fiancée before, but the fiancée later abandoned him and married someone else because she despised his poor family.

Emperor Zhaohui asked someone to take a look at the articles he had written before and found that his knowledge was quite good, but perhaps due to his humble background, his vision was still too narrow and he probably didn't have much courage either.

Such a person cannot hold any important position, but he is a good candidate to be a royal consort.

A few days before the Qionglin Banquet, Emperor Zhaohui went to see the empress with a specially prepared portrait and an article written by Xu Wenyang, and asked Wang Fuhai to tell him what he had learned.

The Queen was not very satisfied with Xu Wenyang, after all, his family background was too low, but Emperor Zhaohui said: "A person with a low family background is easier to control."

This made the Queen change her attitude, and after Emperor Zhaohui left, she told her daughter Li Danruo about Xu Wenyang's affairs.

If Li Dan did not agree or refuse, the Queen would naturally not force her daughter. She would only say that she could wait until the Qionglin Banquet and arrange for her to watch from a distance.

On the day of the Qionglin Banquet, Chu Yuxuan changed his usual simple attire and wore a bright red second place suit, which made him look even more handsome. In order to attend today's banquet, he wore a flower in his hair for the first time.

Lady Anguogong wanted to laugh when she looked at her son's appearance. She felt that he had been to the palace countless times since he was a child, but a single banquet was not worthy of such a grand ceremony.

But she immediately saw the pink pendant on Chu Yuxuan's waist and couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Zijin, are you planning to do it today?"

"Yes, mother. I am ready." Chu Yuxuan bowed to his mother, "I hope mother will approve it."

Lady Anguogong's wife has been worried about her son's affairs regarding the fifth princess, Li Handan, over the past six months. However, she also knows that Li Handan is too young, and the emperor will not grant her a marriage now.

Therefore, neither she nor her husband went to Emperor Zhaohui to ask for his hand in marriage. The main reason was that they were afraid of being beaten out. After all, it was a bit difficult to become the apple of Emperor Zhaohui's eye.

But she never expected that her son would take advantage of the Qionglin Banquet to bring up this matter in front of Emperor Zhaohui. But it was also a good idea. Let her son say it first, and then she and her husband could help. The success rate was still very high.

When Chu Yuxuan went out for the banquet, Chu Yuhe happened to come back home. Seeing his brother wearing a hairpin, he frowned slightly and asked, "Why is he so greasy and powdered at a banquet?"

Chu Yuxuan smiled good-naturedly, bowed to him, and walked out of the house without saying a word.

Lady Anguo sent her second son to the door. Seeing that the usually eloquent Chu Yuxuan did not refute what his eldest son said, it could be seen that he was in a really good mood.

Perhaps infected by this atmosphere, Lady Anguogong also covered her mouth and laughed secretly. Facing her eldest son's suspicious eyes, she stopped and explained: "Don't blame your brother. You are a soldier in the barracks. What can you understand about these literati's affairs?

Besides, your brother has something important to do today!"

"Big deal? Just attending a banquet, what big deal can that be?" Chu Yuhe said disapprovingly, "A group of scholars drinking and chatting, they haven't entered the court yet, their official positions haven't been decided yet, what big deal can that be?

Although it is not easy to study, the imperial examination is held every three years, and even if you can get the first place, there are only a few who can stay in the end. "

"Go, go, go, who is like you, with such thoughts in your head?" Lady Anguo pouted, "You are such a grown-up, but you are reluctant to get engaged. Your brother is different from you. He has already chosen someone!"

When Chu Yuhe heard this, he remembered what Chu Yuxuan was going to do today. His face changed and even his feet felt weak. He reacted very quickly and grabbed the pillar beside him to stabilize his body.

"Son, what happened to you?" Lady Anguo was very confused, but she was even more worried about her son, so she quickly asked someone to support Chu Yuhe.

Chu Yuhe waved away the person who was about to help him and said, "I practiced a little too hard on the training ground today. My legs were weak just now. I just need to take a break."

The wife of Duke Anguo scolded him unhappily: "You are just like your father. After entering the military camp, you think you are made of iron and don't take care of your body at all..."

She said a lot more, but Chu Yuhe couldn't hear anything.