Mind reading, the emperor saw my fist hard

Chapter 336 Weird things happen every year, especially this year

The most important thing is that we can’t have this son-in-law anymore.

[Alas! It's not that the daughter of the Chen family is worried about getting married, it's that Mr. Chen is short of money, so he sells his daughter. ]

[Humph! Tomorrow's morning court will impeach Mr. Chen.]

Mr. Chen: No! Ancestor, I don’t want this son-in-law anymore.

Other officials in Zhuangyuan Building: Sir Chen is destined to be embarrassed today.

If you are short of money, just be frugal. But why are you so desperate as to sell your daughter? Don’t you know that this is what Lord Xu hates the most?

They could all imagine the miserable state that Lord Chen would be in tomorrow. Lord Xu's words were really poisonous sometimes, and he could definitely make Lord Chen regret selling his daughter.

Master Chen pushed Wang Chen, who was holding his hand, away, his eyes blazing with anger. "Wang Chen, do you think you can deceive me? Before I got engaged to my daughter, I already had three illegitimate children. Do you really think I can't find out?"

This sentence was said with righteous indignation, as if he was not the one who was about to sell his daughter.

Wang Chen: "???"

Didn't they tacitly agree to this before the engagement? As long as the three bastards didn't recognize the Wang family, it would be fine.

"Father-in-law..."

Master Chen waved his hand and said, "Who is your father-in-law? Cancel the engagement! Let's cancel the engagement!!!"

Wang Chen: No! Are all the high officials in the capital so ruthless? Wasn’t he fine just now?

Wu Mo continued to introduce: "This candidate is called Bai Yan, and I heard that he is the candidate for the top scorer in this year's imperial examination."

Xu Jinyu looked closely. The young man named Bai Yan was wearing clothes with green bamboo patterns. He had a slender figure and bright eyes. Although he was young, his temperament was calm and profound. What a handsome young man.

It looks great and makes people like it at first sight.

"Young Master, let me tell you something." Wu Mo came close to Xu Jinyu and started gossiping with her.

"This Mr. Bai has absolutely no problem with his literary talent, but he always encounters problems during each imperial examination. I heard that during his first imperial examination, he was forced to drink strong liquor, and he was unconscious when the examination started, and he missed the examination."

"During the second imperial examination, I had diarrhea and my face turned pale yellow. I tried to force myself to enter the Imperial Examination Hall, but I fainted before I even got through the door."

"The third time, we guarded the place strictly and didn't even go out, just to prevent any accidents before entering the tribute hall. But nothing happened before entering the tribute hall. When entering the tribute hall, a tile fell and knocked someone unconscious. Of course, we couldn't participate in the examination."

"This is already the fourth imperial examination. Master Bai has said that if something unexpected happens again this time, it will be fate. He, Bai Yan, will not participate in the imperial examinations anymore and will live a life of leisure."

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

There were bursts of laughter in the Zhuangyuan Building box. Where did this unlucky guy come from?

But I don’t know if it’s just bad luck or someone simply tampered with it.

"Your Excellency, was it an accident or pure bad luck that this white pheasant was knocked unconscious by the tiles of the Imperial Examination Hall?" someone asked the Minister of Rites.

The Minister of Rites looked at the young man outside with admiration in his eyes: "Of course it was an accident. After the incident happened, I checked it carefully. Most people don't have the courage to do such a thing to the Imperial Examination Hall."

"but·····"

The Minister of Rites smiled and said, "It seems that the previous two incidents were not accidents. Young man, it is not a good thing to be too prominent."

[Whose good man is always the top candidate for the imperial examination? Is it true or just a boast?]

Xu Jinyu's curiosity was aroused.

[Ouch! The first accident happened because his fellow villagers couldn't stand him being so complacent and getting favored by a high-ranking official, so they decided to go all out and let him have a hangover.]

[The second accident happened because he was too high-profile. He dared to say that he, Bai Yan, was determined to win the title of No. 1. Then he was attacked by four or five people. They wanted him to suffer a little, but they didn't expect that there were too many people. As a result, a little suffering turned into not being able to even enter the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall.]

[The third time was pure bad luck. God couldn't bear his pride, so he set some obstacles for him.]

[However, this year's white pheasant is still very proud. Four times in total, ten years in total, shouldn't it make him more cautious? ]

The one who can grow up with wisdom is not the white pheasant.

The Minister of Rites sighed. There was no problem with this man's literary talent, but there were problems in everything else. He was outspoken, arrogant... he had a lot of problems.

Xu Jinyu had read enough gossip and asked Wu Mo with interest, "Are there any other people with stories like this?"

"of course!"

Seeing Xu Jinyu's interest, Wu Mo was greatly encouraged. What was the reason for him to come up to her? To please the noble man!

"There is another candidate from Huzhou who is just as unlucky as Mr. Bai. Mr. Bai has been unlucky three times, but that candidate is different. He has been unlucky since he was young. Every year before he enters the Imperial Examination Hall, something happens to him. It's not too serious, but just enough to prevent him from entering."

"Now that he is middle-aged, he is trembling with fear when living in an inn, fearing that something will happen again. However, it is because his literary talent is mediocre and he is not as famous as Mr. Bai."

The Minister of Revenue raised his eyebrows: There is still such a unlucky guy, what kind of unlucky guy is he.

[Oh~~ I have to stay indoors, I can’t pretend anymore. The juren who was supported by the whole family is waiting to pass the imperial examination and become a jinshi. The whole family will enjoy the best food and drink together. Unfortunately, the juren only pass the examination with difficulty, and it is simply a fantasy to pass the imperial examination and become a jinshi.]

[But if he doesn't continue to take the exam, his family will no longer support him to study, and he has no other means of making a living. For the sake of his family's gold and silver, and for his own comfortable life, he can only continue to come to the capital year after year. He is worried that his family will find out that his level is not good enough. What should he do? Then he will not enter the Imperial Academy. ]

[Diarrhea, cold, hand injury, being hit by a club... There are many ways to deal with it, just focus on one, and I would rather die than go to the tribute hall.]

[This is not a matter of my own inability, but a matter of luck. Luck is something that ordinary people cannot control. ]

[This is really not to worry about family members finding out about the problem. ]