Why marry someone when you are reborn?

Xiao Zheyue replied: "Xiao Zheguang is still young and needs to be tempered. If he is pushed too high, I am afraid that he will develop a frivolous temper and in the future... he will be completely useless."

"Besides, this is to select talents for the court. He is still young and not qualified to be a consul." When she said this, she bowed her head and said earnestly: "I beg your Majesties not to let my useless brother take the honor. Just suppress him and hone him."

Xiao Zheyue refused this good ranking on behalf of her younger brother and the Xiao family.

Jiang Miao signaled the eunuch to help Xiao Zheyue up, and then asked in a friendly manner: "You mean, neither the second place nor the third place will be given to him?"

Xiao Zheyue said without hesitation: "I beg Your Majesty to grant my request!"

She knelt on the ground to show her determination.

Jiang Miao and Zhou Ding looked at each other for a moment.

Zhou Dingcai slowly spoke: "This is against the rules, but you are Zhe Guang's biological sister after all. How about this, give him the fourth place, and let him stay in the Imperial Academy for a few years. On weekdays... just be the prince's companion."

The prince reads with him.

Xiao Zheyue felt relieved.

She said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The Xiao family really didn't want Xiao Zheguang to be so prominent this time, they just wanted him to hone his skills. Who knew Xiao Zheguang would be so competitive!

But is it possible to become the runner-up?

She follows His Majesty every day, so how could she not know that His Majesty has already intended to suppress the aristocratic families?

At this moment, Xiao Zheguang is showing off his edge too much, which is not a good thing.

Now that Xiao Zheguang's ranking has been decided, there are only three people left.

Three people... are Xu Yun, Lu An, and Wang Cong.

Wang Cong was from a branch of the Wang family of Langya.

Zhou Ding looked at the three names and pondered in silence.

Jiang Miao smiled and said suddenly, "Although Xu Yun lacks some literary talent, she has a novel perspective and is thoughtful. It would be better to select her as the third place winner. Wang Cong will be the second place winner. After all, Wang Cong is a bit older and really can't be the third place winner."

Zhou Ding thought for a moment and said, "I think Lu An is not bad either. He is also in his prime. Why not select him as the third place winner as well?"

Jiang Miao was stunned.

Zhou Ding said in a deep voice: "I have read all of Lu An's articles. They are indeed steady and appropriate. I like them very much."

Jiang Miao frowned slightly.

But before she could say anything, the ministers below had already begun to object: "Your Majesty, this is inappropriate!"

"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate!"

With each sound, Zhou Ding frowned and looked coldly at the ministers.

Jiang Miao spoke slowly: "Although I have never heard of a tie, Lu An is indeed very stable. Why not... let him be fifth. Brother Ding, if the article gets out in the future and fails to convince the public, it will be bad for Lu An."

There's nothing wrong with Lu An.

But it's not that amazing.

Unlike Xu Yun, Xu Yun was inferior in literary talent, but he was sharp in words and sophisticated in views, which were indeed strengths that others could not match.

Jiang Miao looked at Zhou Ding and patted the back of his hand.

Zhou Ding finally snorted: "Then let's go to fifth."

As for the other rankings, Your Majesties naturally don't need to worry about them personally.

The two Majesties asked them to withdraw and discuss the matter among themselves.

After leaving the palace, Wang Hao, who was in charge of this imperial examination, and Zhang Lin, the chief academician of the Imperial College, suddenly looked at each other and realized: His Majesty never thought of having two third place winners from the beginning!

The reason for mentioning this is probably because of the fifth place.

After all, apart from Gao Xu, Xu Yun, Xiao Zheguang and Wang Cong, the gap between the others is not that obvious, so it doesn't matter who is chosen as the fifth place.

But except for Lu An, the others... seem to all be from aristocratic families?

Wang Hao and Zhang Lin sighed heavily: We've been fooled!

On the second day, a red list was posted outside the Imperial Examination Hall.

This time is different from the previous ones, there is a special person singing the list.

Same huge crowds, same private rooms, same people.

This time, everyone was more nervous than last time.

There is nothing wrong with Zhao Mu and Zeng Wuji. After all... this battle will not be dismissed.

But Lu An and Xu Yun are different!

Especially Xu Yun!

According to the ranking of the previous game, Xu Yun should be third!

That’s Tanhua!

Zeng Wuji rubbed his palms on his clothes and muttered, "My palms are sweating."

Zhao Mu also smiled bitterly: "I am also restless and uneasy."

Gao Yu held Xu Yun's hand tightly, looking out the window frequently, absent-mindedly: "Is everything okay..."

If she hadn't held Xu Yun's hand so tightly when she said this, Xu Yun would have believed it.

Luo Li didn't say anything. She just stood by the window waiting.

As for Xu Yun...it's really hard for him to be indifferent.

She couldn't contain her nervousness and anticipation.

I don’t know which place it will be.

She studied so hard day and night, and focused on her studies, plus the cheating money the library gave her - I wonder what place she could have gotten.

Yes, she knew that this was actually cheating.

But...she will definitely work hard in the future to live up to the results she got by cheating.

Besides his own ranking, Xu Yun was also thinking about the bets he had placed.

But don't lose money.

Otherwise she will be heartbroken to death!

The red list was posted and a gong sounded.

The next moment, the person announcing the list began to sing: "Congratulations to Mr. Gao Xu, you have won the first place in the imperial examination——"

There was a sudden cheer.

Not only the people sent by the Gao family to check the list were cheering, but others who knew Gao Xu and those who didn't were also praising and cheering.

This scene is simply glorious.

The glory belongs only to Gao Xu.

The person announcing the list waited for a moment and then continued: "Congratulations to Mr. Wang Cong, you have been ranked second in the imperial examination—"

There were voices cheering and praising Wang Cong again.

Xu Yun had also read Wang Cong's articles. Wang Cong was not from Beiping City, so he only began to emerge in the last game.

But in fact, Wang Cong is also at the top of the list.

It was only during the imperial examination that its brilliance was obscured.

His articles are very sophisticated and distinctive.

Xu Yun exhaled: "Well-deserved."

The announcer sang the next name: "Congratulations to Miss Xu Yun, you have been ranked third in the imperial examination—"

This time, only the people sent by Xu Yun, Gao Yu and others were cheering.

The others seemed a little silent.

But soon, a female voice shouted, "Good! Xu Yun, well done! You really made us women proud!"

Then there was applause.

Xu Yun stood at the window and looked down, but couldn't see clearly who was shouting.

She only saw many women starting to cheer.

They not only cheered, but also clapped their hands and cheered.

This sound was even louder, more passionate, and more lasting than the previous two voices.

People who saw this scene couldn't help but be infected and wanted to follow!

Luo Li and Gao Yu followed.

Gao Yu, in particular, jumped and laughed while holding Xu Yun, and then shouted to the people below: "Good! Good job! Xu Yun, you are the best!"

The voice was so loud that it even broke the voice.

The calm Luo Li's face also turned red, and he kept shouting "good things" and clapped his hands with all his might.

Zeng Wuji also pulled Zhao Mu and Lu An and shouted together towards the crowd below.

Xu Yun felt like his ears were almost deafened.