Chapter 223: Dark Box Operation
With Dong Defei's permission, the three of them stood up. Dong Defei looked at Guo Hao and nodded with a smile.
"Your Majesty asked me to tell you that you did a good job this time, and you discovered such hidden means. You really have a sharp eye.
However, Your Majesty said that not all officials in the world have your eyes, so don’t make a statement about this matter, the scholar and court have already dealt with."
"My son understand!"
Guo Hao instantly understood what Guo Wei meant. He originally wanted to ask how "invisible ink" was done, but now it seems that there is no chance. The court does not want this method to be spread.
"I came here without invitation, I must have scared you, but I didn't treat you as an outsider. This time I came here to help His Majesty pass a message, and the other is to stay here for a few days, so you won't be welcome."
After Dong Defei finished speaking, Guo Hao quickly smiled and said, "How dare I? This is my mother's home. My mother will stay for a few days if she wants to live. As juniors, it is our duty to be filial!"
Concubine Dong De heard the meaning of Guo Hao's words. He was talking about "we", which included Li Fu, and was talking about younger generations, not children.
"You guys are really getting more and more clumsy. Whenever you have a few days, you will have a lot of thoughts. Don't think I don't know what you think.
But don’t worry, Ning'er and you, Mrs. Li, have a good relationship, and I don’t want to be a villain. I was just about to raise some flowers in the palace. I think you have grown a good flower. Are you willing to teach me?"
After Dong Defei finished speaking, Li Fu didn't react for a while. There were so many skilled craftsmen in the palace. The dignified imperial concubine actually asked her to teach her the skills of growing flowers. Li Fu was afraid that she would hear it wrong, so she stood there in a daze.
But Guo Hao knew that this was the step given by Concubine Dong De, so he quickly signaled Li Fu to agree, but Li Fu was a little nervous and didn't understand what he meant.
"Sister, why are you still standing there? The queen mother means, let you teach her how to grow flowers, you can agree!"
After Guo Yongning reminded him, Li Fu immediately knelt down and said, "If you want, I dare not hide my own heart. In fact, it is not difficult to grow flowers, just use your heart."
Concubine Dong smiled and nodded, saying, "Get up and talk. Since you are at home, don't kneel down at any time.
Ning'er calls you sister, so I will be a favor and accept your adopted daughter. However, Ning'er has been spoiled by me since she was a child. You, the one who becomes a sister, will give in to her more."
Another surprise, even Guo Hao was stunned for a moment, and quickly knelt down and said, "Thank you, my mother, for your fulfillment!"
Guo Yongning was also very happy. From this moment on, they truly became a family. Although she tried hard to get close to Li Fu, Li Fu always kept a distance from her, afraid of causing trouble for Guo Hao.
"Thank you, Empress..."
Li Fu was a little moved. She never thought that her beggar's daughter would be able to be today, not only succeeded in Guo Hao's wife, but also had an imperial decree.
Now she has been adopted by Concubine Dong De as her adopted daughter, and Guo Wei has only this concubine. Although she has not been granted the title of queen, the harem is the final say.
"You still call the queen, get up quickly, the ground is cold."
Feeling Dong Defei's sincerity, although she was also for Guo Yongning, Guo Wei and his wife gave him enough face and did not make things difficult for him.
The main reason why this result was that Guo Wei became a monk halfway through and was not a complete emperor, otherwise the identity gap alone would be an insurmountable gap.
Although the exam is over, Guo Hao's work is not over yet. He will have to be awarded the papers and issued the titles until the quota is set, so he can't submit the work.
Guo Hao didn't care too much about women's family affairs, and his family was serving him so he went to the study by himself.
After the morning court the next day, Guo Hao went to the Ministry of Rites. The papers were bound and the names were covered. Many bachelors came to the Hanlin Academy and were copying the papers.
"Mr. Guo came very early. It has not been approved for evacuation yet. Why don't you take a break at home?"
"My morning, Lord Zhao, aren't you here? I've been so strict in the review before. I've been doing this scientific test for so long, and it's not a short time for these days."
Zhao Shangjiao smiled and nodded when he heard this. Although he was polite, he was still there after all. The two of them were officials in the same dynasty, but they still regarded Guo Hao as a junior. They did not trust him completely at the beginning, but as the matter progressed, Zhao Shangjiao increasingly recognized this young man.
Hundreds of test papers and dozens of people write quickly, it will take as long as a few days. If you look at the test papers, you will feel bored, but he dare not relax.
In Wang Jun’s mansion, Li Heng stood in front of Wang Jun, looking at Wang Jun and stopped talking.
"Why, are you anxious? Don't worry, I've made arrangements. Although I may not necessarily have a ranking, it's still okay to win the Jinshi. With me in you, you will be the last one, and I will promote you."
Li Heng was overjoyed when he heard this and bowed to him, "Thank you, Lord Wang!" Then he remembered something and looked up and asked, "Where is that Chen Xuan?"
"Chen Xuan? Don't worry, I've said hello. He is destined to be a scholar this time. Why should I be so nervous? No matter how strict Guo Hao is, he will not pay attention to an inconspicuous student."
Hearing this sentence, the stone in Wang Jun's heart fell to the ground, but they did not expect that Chen Xuan was Chen Lin's cousin, and he had met Guo Hao.
Seven days later, the test paper was concluded. As the examiner, Guo Hao saw better papers, and he mainly read poetry and essays, and his final ranking was discussed with Feng Dao, Zhang Zhao and others.
After the rankings were released, when the title was obtained, there was no Chen Xuan on the admission list, which surprised Guo Hao.
"Huh? This is not right?"
Guo Hao looked at Feng Dao, and Feng Dao asked back, "What's wrong? Didn't these people be chosen by us?"
Guo Hao read it several times and then turned the paper again, but Chen Xuan was still not as good as Chen Xuan. He always felt something was wrong. He looked up at the others and found that a bachelor was a little nervous.
"Oh, nothing, I just had one less person, and I thought I would have admitted one less person."
Guo Hao explained quietly, Feng Dao smiled and shook his head, not realizing anything wrong, because he didn't know Chen Xuan, so there would be no doubts about Guo Hao.
"By the way, I'll use the other people's test papers to show me if there are any good poems."
A bachelor went to get the test paper when he heard this, and the nervous bachelor also followed. Guo Hao winked at Feng Dao and stood up to follow behind.
When they arrived at the paper-based judgment, the two began to sort out the test papers. The suspicious bachelor seemed to be searching for something. After searching for a while, his eyes lit up. Then he hid the test paper under a stack of books, and then left with the other test papers in his arms.
Guo Hao hid at the door, and the two did not see him. After they left, Guo Hao walked to the desk and took out the test paper. He saw Chen Xuan's name was written on it!
Guo Hao sneered in his heart, knowing that someone was making trouble, the most suspicious one was Li Heng. He was able to bribe the judge, and it seemed not easy.
Guo Hao took the paper and hummed a little tune and walked into the room. The bachelor was shocked when he saw the paper in Guo Hao's hand.
"Teacher Feng, I just went to the cottage and found a test paper on the road. I think it's interesting, why don't you take a look?"
When the scholar heard what he picked up on the road, he breathed a sigh of relief. Both of them thought it was the other party. Guo Hao did not ask the two of them, nor did they dare to speak.
"Oh? So, take a look."
Guo Hao handed the test paper to Feng Dao. Feng Dao looked at it roughly and handed it back to Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao took the test paper and looked at it for a moment, and handed it to Zhao Shangshou.
After seeing this, several officials looked up at Guo Hao. Guo Hao smiled and said, "Do not be careful, but it is hard to defend against the thief. It seems that my character is really not very good. At this time, someone will still go against me!"
As he said that, he turned around and looked at the bachelor. The eyes of several adults also fell on him. Guo Hao walked in front of him. He was one head taller than the bachelor, in a condescending posture.
"Tell me, who told you to do this?"
The Hanlin scholar's face turned pale, but he still argued: "What are you saying, sir, what did the subordinates do?"
"Stop pretending, I've seen it all. I've just seen these sneaky activities these days, and I feel disgusted!"
Guo Hao looked contemptuous and also a little angry. He took the imperial examination well to select talents for the country, but there were so many people making trouble, which was really not worry-free at all!
Chapter completed!