CHAPTER 82

The Autumn Examination was coming up in a flash. The results would be announced in October. Just like the day of the special examination, the area in front of the list for the Autumn Examination was also crowded with people.

Neither Wang Luosheng nor Shen Lin had to squeeze in to see the list in person.

Magistrate Lu received the official document in the middle of the night. He immediately put on his official uniform, took the official document and fireworks, and went to Shen Lin’s door in person.

Shen Lin and Su Wan were still asleep when they heard firecrackers outside the door. Then a little maid came to announce that Magistrate Lu was coming to visit. Su Wan and Shen Lin hurriedly put on their clothes and went out to greet him.

Shen Lin opened the door and was about to bow to Magistrate Lu when he was stopped by Magistrate Lu. Magistrate Lu hurriedly said, “Brother Shen, please don’t do that. It’s really abrupt for me to come to your house in the middle of the night. But I can’t wait until dawn to tell you this great news.”

As Magistrate Lu spoke, he pulled out an official document from his sleeve and congratulated him, “Brother Shen, you are the champion of this provincial examination. Not only the champion of Qingyun County, but the champion of the entire Qingzhou Prefecture.”

Shen Lin felt good after taking the test, but he did not expect that he could pass the exam and become the top scorer. Qingyun County has never had a top scorer in all these years of imperial examinations. Shen Lin was shocked when he passed.

County Magistrate Lu looked at him again and said, “Before, the people of Qingyun County said that if you married young lady Su Wan, you would not be able to pass the imperial examination. Now Brother Shen has passed the imperial examination. It can be seen that the rumor is nonsense. The person who said this really has evil intentions.”

Shen Lin felt much more comforted and said, “In this way, my wife’s reputation will be clear.”

After chatting for a while, Shen Lin and Su Wan hurriedly welcomed Magistrate Lu to the main hall. Although it was still early in the morning, Magistrate Lu did not seem sleepy at all. Instead, he kept telling Shen Lin all his experiences as an official over the years.

Su Wan knew that Magistrate Lu was paving the way for himself in advance. Shen Lin passed the imperial examination and would definitely have a position as a county magistrate in the future, which would be the same age as Magistrate Lu. Magistrate Lu became the magistrate when he was over 40 years old, and Shen Lin was only 20 years old now and had not yet taken part in the imperial examination. If Shen Lin could pass the imperial examination and become a jinshi, his official career would be a completely different world.

Su Wan knew that this was Magistrate Lu’s good intention. Studying and being an official are two completely different things. Being good at studying does not mean you can be a good official. Magistrate Lu has been an official for many years, and the detours and pitfalls he has taken are all valuable experiences. He is now teaching Shen Lin everything he knows, and he is indeed sincere in dealing with Shen Lin.

Su Wan was also listening to Magistrate Lu sharing his experience with Shen Lin. In the future, if there were any issues, Su Wan and Shen Lin would need to discuss them together.

At daybreak, Su Wan went into the kitchen herself and prepared eighteen kinds of snacks for breakfast for Magistrate Lu and Shen Lin. Magistrate Lu was amazed that in all the years he had lived, this was the first time he had eaten such a sumptuous breakfast.

The Wang family and the Yang family got up very early. In fact, they had not slept the whole night. As soon as it was daybreak, the two families went to wait under the list. However, there were already more people waiting under the list. It turned out that many of them had been waiting here last night. The Wang family and the Yang family could not squeeze in at all.

Fortunately, many of Wang Luosheng’s friends were there, and some of them shouted to him, “Luosheng, just find a quiet place to sit. When the list is posted, you’ll be the first one to be seen.”

The Wang family and the Yang family found a teahouse not far away and waited. The teahouse and the place where the notice was posted were really close, only a dozen steps away.

Master Yang took a sip of tea and said, “My dear son-in-law will definitely pass the imperial examination this time. Today, I will not hide it anymore. I have already bought a two-story courtyard for you and Yunyan. After the list is published, I will take my in-laws and you two to look at the house.”

When the Wang family heard this, their eyes narrowed into slits.

However, Mrs. Wang was still trying to be nice and took the lead, saying, “Since Yuan Luosheng passed the imperial examination, he will definitely live in an official house in the future. It is useless for the in-laws to buy this house. Luosheng and Yunyan don’t need it either. Luosheng’s father, Luoxue, and I will just live here.”

Wang Luoxue also said, “Then my house must be big and spacious.”

Master Yang’s face suddenly fell. The reason why he told Wang Luosheng about buying a house before the announcement of the results was to win Wang Luosheng’s heart, but he really didn’t expect that Wang Luosheng’s parents and sister were so shameless.

Master Yang was about to correct her when he heard Wang Luosheng say to Wang Luoxue, “That’s natural.”

Master Yang almost vomited blood. What kind of words were these? It turned out that Wang Luosheng also agreed to let his parents and sister live in the house he bought. This was too much. Master Yang himself didn’t even live in such a nice house.

But the words have already been said in order to win over the heart of this son-in-law. Arguing with Wang Luosheng’s parents now will not only fail to win over Luosheng but will offend him instead.

Master Yang suppressed his anger and took several sips of hot tea to calm his stomach.

But the Wang Mother did not stop there. Instead, she began to look forward to the wonderful life living in the house bought by Master Yang.

“When we move in, we’ll buy a maid to serve us and also someone to look after the house.”

“The tables, chairs, and benches should also be made of redwood. Willow Wood is not good after all. It smells like dirt.”

Master Yang suppressed his anger and said, “Where did the money come from to buy these things?”

The Wang Mother replied nonchalantly, “Luo Sheng will have his own salary in the future, and if it is not enough, you can pay for it.”

Master Yang almost vomited blood and blurted out, “How much do you think the county magistrate can earn?”

Before he could finish his words, he heard a commotion outside. It turned out that the yamen gairds came to post the notice.

The Wang and Yang family members remained silent, staring in the direction of the notice with bated breath.

They saw a surging crowd in front of the list.

Then a voice was heard: “Oh my God, this champion actually came from our Qingyun County.”

“Jie Yuan, my god, who is Jie Yuan now?”

“Shen Lin, that’s Shen Lin.”

Wang Luosheng felt dizzy. He thought that Shen Lin would never be able to pass the imperial examination. He had studied for a long time, while Shen Lin had only studied for a short time. How could Shen Lin possibly pass the examination and, moreover, become the top scholar?

The faces of the Wang family and the Yang family did not look very good.

Master Yang felt a little regretful. He wondered why he didn’t see Shen Lin’s future and married his daughter to Wang Luosheng, ending up with such vulgar, ignorant, and stupid in-laws.

The Wang family members didn’t say anything, and neither did the Yang family members. They all suppressed their turbulent emotions and waited for Wang Luosheng’s friends to announce Wang Luosheng’s ranking.

But after waiting for a long time, people at the top of the list came and went several times, but Wang Luosheng’s friends did not come to deliver the message.

Wang Luosheng went out personally and saw a good friend sneaking around the teahouse. It was the man who just shouted to tell Wang Luosheng the results. Wang Luosheng grabbed his arm and said, “Brother Li, weren’t you going to tell me the ranking? Why are you leaving?”

The man looked embarrassed. “Brother Wang, please don’t embarrass me. There are so many people at the top of the list, and I was squeezed out before I could even see anything.”

Having said that, the man quickly pulled out his arm and ran away.

Wang Luosheng personally squeezed into the place where the list was viewed. In the middle, he saw several of his old friends quickly leaving his vicinity, as if they were deliberately avoiding him.

Wang Luosheng had a bad feeling. He finally squeezed to the front of the list and saw Shen Lin’s name at the very front. Wang Luosheng didn’t want to take any more glance at it. He just quickly read through the lines one by one. His name was not on the list. Word by word, his name was not on the list. Over and over again, still not on the list.

Wang Luosheng’s heart suddenly sank into an icy cave. He had failed the exam again.

Shen Lin was admitted to high school twice, but I failed twice.

There were people around who knew Wang Luosheng, and they hurriedly said, “Oh, isn’t this Luosheng? What rank did you get? I’d like to congratulate the juren master in advance.”

Someone immediately said, “What juren, sir? You are blind. Wang Luosheng’s name is not on the list at all.”

“That’s right, you are being too flattering; he didn’t even pass the exam.”

The people around burst into laughter, laughing at the man’s early congratulations and the words “Mr. Juren.”.

To Wang Luosheng, these laughs were all making fun of him.

Wang Luosheng slowly walked out of the crowd. He did not return to the teahouse but rather avoided it.

It was still morning, and apart from the places where the notices were posted, there were not many people on the streets. Wang Luosheng walked on the deserted streets and felt as if the sky was falling.

It shouldn’t be like this; it shouldn’t be like this. Back then, I was full of energy and had a bright future, but how could it have become like this now?

When did all this start to change? Was it when I married Yang Yunyan? No, was it when I moved out? No, it was when Su Wan left the Wang family. Yes, it was when Su Wan left the Wang family that everything started to change.

During Su Wan’s time at the Wang family, everything was in order and went smoothly. After Su Wan left, the family became chaotic. How could he possibly study hard in such an environment?

However, Shen Lin began to live a good life step by step. In the past, Shen Lin was a pauper looked down upon by everyone, and he was a future official sought after by everyone. But now, everything has turned upside down.

In fact, Su Wan was also very beautiful, worked diligently and efficiently, and was very smart, but why did I hate her so much before? I hated her ugly patched clothes, hated the way she told me about studying and doing things, and hated her concern for me.

But when she left, everything went wrong.

Su Wan now has a face as beautiful as a spring flower, skin as white as cream, and she wears gorgeous clothes and has pearls and jade on her head. There is no woman more beautiful than her in Qingyun County.

In fact, I had regretted it a long time ago, but I was unwilling to admit it. I was unwilling to admit that I had missed such a beautiful girl.

Maybe if I go back to find her, she will change her mind. After all, she once loved me so much. In her heart, I am the unattainable sun.

Thinking of this, Wang Luosheng changed direction and went to the house of Shen Lin and Su Wan. He was very familiar with this place. On desert nights, he also gazed quietly at this house.

Wang Luosheng knocked on the door, and a maid opened it. Wang Luosheng muttered something and was then kicked out by the maid at Shen Lin’s house.

Su Wan also heard that Wang Luosheng came to find her, but she was unmoved. There were still many years to come, and she didn’t want to spend any time hating Wang Luosheng. Similarly, she would not give him any mercy.

A person who does not recognize or cherish precious people and precious things does not deserve sympathy. He is the one who has destroyed everything.

Inside the teahouse, the Wang and Yang family members couldn’t wait and went over to check the list themselves, only to find that Wang Luosheng’s name was not on it at all.

Master Yang felt dizzy for a while and then fainted. His son was not good at studying, and he placed all his hopes on the husband his daughter was going to marry. But now, his daughter was married, and her son-in-law did not graduate from high school. Master Yang could not accept this fact at all.

Wang’s family was illiterate. When they heard that Wang Luosheng’s name was not on the list, they realized that Wang Luosheng had failed the exam again. Mrs. Wang cried out, “Oh God, please open your eyes. How could my Luosheng not be on the list? My Luosheng is the God of Literature. How could he not have passed the exam?”

Wang Luoxue said, “Could it be that the government made a mistake and got Shen Lin and my brother’s names wrong? How could my brother fail the exam, and how could Shen Lin pass it?”

Mrs. Wang was grasping at a life-saving straw: “That’s right, my son’s academic achievement must have been taken by Shen Lin; otherwise, how could my son fail the exam?”

Mrs. Wang threw a tantrum, but the words were written in black and red on the wall, and her crying would not change them. People around them looked at the Wang family as if they were laughing at a joke.

Some of them knew the Wang and Shen families and knew the origin of their relationship. One of them said, “Aunt Wang, it is impossible for the government to make a mistake in the imperial examination results.”

Someone echoed, “That’s right, the imperial examinations of our dynasty are as fair and just as they can be. If the sons of princes and ministers don’t have real talent and knowledge, then they can’t be trusted to pass the exam. If anyone can be replaced, then wouldn’t all the honors that pass the exams be replaced by the sons and grandsons of princes and ministers?”

Someone else said, “Aunt Wang, this exchange is impossible, but the biggest possibility is that your family has pushed the blessing to the Shen family. Think about it: when Su Wan came to your house, your family lived so smoothly. Later, your family was unwilling to pay for Su Wan’s medical expenses and drove Su Wan away. Isn’t your family’s life not as good as before?”

The people who spoke were from Qingshi Village.

There were also a few people from Qingshi Village who came to listen to the list and hear Wang Luosheng’s test results.

Someone from Qingshi Village in the crowd said, “That’s right. Ever since Su Wan went to the Shen family, the Shen family has been getting better and better. Not only did they buy a house in the county, but Shen Lin also passed the imperial examination. It shows that Su Wan is a blessed person.”

The two people from Qingshi Village spoke in a very clear manner. Those who didn’t know about the affairs of Shen Lin, Wang Luosheng, and Su Wan began to ask, and only then did they know the whole story.

Naturally, people in Qingshi Village would not say that Su Wan was Luosheng’s child bride. Isn’t this intentional to offend the new champion? Moreover, when Mrs. Wang was distancing herself from Su Wan, she made it clear that Su Wan was not Wang Luosheng’s child bride. Therefore, from now on, Su Wan’s name will no longer be put together with Wang Luosheng’s.

The Wang family blushed when they heard this, but they also realized something was wrong. After all, ever since Su Wan came to the Wang family, their lives have gotten better. After Su Wan went to the Shen family, the Shen family’s lives have also gotten better.

The Wang family supported each other and walked out of the crowd.

Wang Luoxue suddenly said, “Let’s go find Su Wan. She likes my brother so much, she will definitely be willing to help him.”

The Wang’s father said, “That’s right, let her divorce Shen Lin and marry our Luo Sheng. Our family doesn’t mind her being married before.”

Mrs. Wang nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: “That’s right, let’s go find Su Wan. If we bring Su Wan back, we can buy a big house in the county town, and Luo Sheng can get into high school. Su Wan is a blessed person; we must find her back.”

The family supported each other and went to Shen’s house.

Su Wan also knew that the Wang family was so shameless. First it was Wang Luosheng, and then Wang’s father, mother,mother and Wang Luoxue. This family was really shameless.

Shen Lin naturally also knew about this matter. To deal with such a scoundrel, some strong measures were needed. Shen Lin sent his men to beat up Wang’s father as a warning. If the Wang family dared to link Su Wan with the Wang family again and spread rumors, they would be guaranteed to be unable to stay in Qingyun County or even Qingzhou Prefecture.

The Wang family has always been bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Knowing that Shen Lin would soon be in power, they did not dare to offend him and left in displeasure.

After the Wang family finished their business at the Shen family’s door, they went to the Yang family. Master Yang had said before that he had bought a house for Wang Luosheng, so the Wang family clamored to move into the house. The Yang family also asked their servants to beat them out. Yang Yunyan, who was usually well-educated and polite, cursed her parents-in-law and sister-in-law for being shameless at the door and even used the word shameless.

Wang’s father, Wang’s mother, and Wang Luoxue were so angry that they went to the street and spread the words that Yang Yunyan had said to them.

For a while, people in Qingyun County pointed fingers at Yang Yunyan, thinking that Yang Yunyan was only willing to share good times but not bad times and that she was not a good daughter-in-law.

Yang Yunyan originally wanted to divorce Wang Luosheng, but now with such a reputation, divorce would solidify her reputation as someone who was unwilling to share wealth and woe. Moreover, with such a reputation, no good family would be willing to marry her in the future.

Yang Yunyan could only endure the nausea and continue living with Wang Luosheng.

The house that Master Yang had originally promised to give to Wang Luosheng and Yang Yunyan was no longer valid. The Wang family went to the Yang family’s door many times to make a scene, and the two families were at loggerheads.

Just when Yang Yunyan felt that she had to divorce Wang Luosheng even if she had to bear the reputation of being unable to share weal and woe, Yang Yunyan found out that she was pregnant. In this situation, it was obvious that they had no choice but to continue living in chaos.

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In the years that followed, the value of the houses and land that Shen Lin had bought before more than doubled. Shen Lin made his first big money, and his business grew bigger and bigger.

Though the business was growing bigger and bigger, Shen Lin himself did not intervene too much. The brothers of the Yang family worked hard, so Shen Lin and Su Wan did not have to worry much.

After passing the imperial examination and becoming the top scholar, Shen Lin did not become an official but continued his studies. Three years later, he passed the palace examination and came in third place. The top scholar and second person were both over 30 years old, but Shen Lin was only in his twenties.

After passing the imperial examination and coming in third place in the imperial examination, Shen Lin had no choice but to become an official, but he had no objection to doing so.

Before passing the exam, Shen Lin had made many friends. After passing the exam, he also became friends with many powerful ministers. Shen Lin was both practical and flexible, so his career was smooth sailing.

The only people who were not on good terms were Shen Lin and Zhou Ziyi, a former top scholar in the imperial examination. In just one year, Shen Lin achieved the position that Zhou Ziyi, a former top scholar in the imperial examination, had been waiting for for three years but had failed to achieve. Zhou Ziyi then went around trying to win over forces to become enemies of Shen Lin.

Zhou Ziyi is also Shen Lin’s biggest political enemy. What happens is that this political enemy also has another identity, that is, the husband of the emperor and empress’s only daughter, Princess Yong’an. Because of this relationship, many ministers in the court helped this son-in-law suppress Shen Lin.

At a palace banquet one day, the emperor invited many close ministers and their families into the palace. Princess Yong’an and her husband plotted to frame Shen Lin and Su Wan, but a palace servant discovered that Su Wan and Princess Yong’an looked very similar; only Su Wan was more beautiful.

The news immediately reached the ears of the emperor and the empress. Soon, the emperor and the empress dispersed the palace banquet, leaving only Princess Yong’an and her husband and Shen Lin, Su Wan.

The queen asked Su Wan if she had a birthmark with auspicious clouds on her body. Su Wan nodded and said that she did have a birthmark with auspicious clouds on her back.

The queen burst into tears and went forward to hug Su Wan and cried very hard.

It turned out that when the emperor was not yet the crown prince, he once hid in Qingzhou Prefecture with the current queen because of a fight among the princes. In the panic of avoiding pursuers, his teenage daughter fell off a cliff.

Later, when the emperor ascended the throne, he missed his daughter, who died after falling off a cliff, so he found a little girl of the same age who looked very similar to his daughter and raised her as a princess.  he found a little girl of the same age who looked very similar to his daughter and raised her as a princess. Although the girl was unruly and domineering, the emperor and the empress still treated her as the apple of their eye because of her face, which was extremely similar to their daughter.

It was only now discovered that the daughter who fell off the cliff was not dead; she just lost all her previous memories, so she did not remember her father and mother, nor did she remember that she was once a princess.

But fate took a twist, and she returned to her parents in another form. When she came back, she was dressed in brocade and had an extraordinary demeanor. Although she did not grow up in the palace, her every move was noble.

Princess Yong’an and her husband’s evil plot against Shen Lin and Su Wan was exposed, and the emperor reprimanded them. Su Wan was given the second title of Princess Chang’an, and Shen Lin was given the title of prince consort.

If Princess Yong’an was safe, she could live a peaceful life with Su Wan, but Yong’an repeatedly plotted against Su Wan and was finally discovered by the Emperor and Empress, who demoted her to a commoner. Zhou Ziyi, who followed Princess Yong’an’s advice, was also dismissed from his official position, and the two returned to the common people. Although the Emperor and Empress gave them enough money to last a lifetime, within three years, they still lived in poverty and were heavily in debt.

The Queen sighed that Su Wan and Shen Lin were able to struggle from nothing to become wealthy, while Yongan and her husband went from being wealthy to being penniless. This shows how different people are.

A hundred miles away in Qingzhou Prefecture, Wang Luosheng failed the imperial examinations repeatedly, and his life with Yang Yunyan was in chaos. When it was late at night, Wang Luosheng often recalled the years when Su Wan was in the Wang family.

After recalling, he felt regret, and after regretting, he began to assume that if he had treated Su Wan better at the beginning, he would be the prince consort of the Zhou Dynasty now. After imagining, Wang Luosheng poured himself a bellyful of strong liquor and fell into a deep sleep with the help of the liquor.

In the capital, Shen Lin diligently assisted the emperor and the crown prince and became their right-hand man. Su Wan gave birth to three children, two boys and a daughter, all of whom were extremely intelligent.

Shen Lin only married Su Wan in his entire life. They lived together for the rest of their lives, and their days were peaceful and trouble-free.

 

THE END

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