Wenxian Hall.

In a secluded place, Hu Fei stood respectfully in front of Prince Zhu Biao, while Cai Yuanji on the side was looking at Hu Fei with admiration.

"Just because of this?!"

After hearing Hu Fei's answer, Zhu Biao frowned, looked at Hu Fei and asked.

"indeed so."

"If Wei Chen hadn't given up yesterday, he might have gotten the best first result among all the candidates. But if that happened, would the other candidates be convinced?"

"Even if they are convinced, will they say something against His Highness the Crown Prince behind his back? If anyone does, it will be Wei Chen's fault. So in order to prevent His Highness the Crown Prince from being unfairly stigmatized, Wei Chen had to give up the first game on his own initiative.

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"I have failed to live up to His Highness the Crown Prince's high expectations. I know I was wrong, but I don't regret what I did."

Hu Fei nodded, looked at Zhu Biao, and said sincerely.

After listening to Hu Fei's words, Zhu Biao finally couldn't help but feel a little moved. He originally planned to vent his anger on Hu Fei, but now he had nowhere to say it.

"But now everyone in the capital thinks that you performed extremely well in yesterday's first exam and answered the questions very quickly. Everyone says that you must be the number one scholar in this spring semester. I'm afraid this news has already reached the ears of the queen mother and father.

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"If you let them know that you handed in a blank paper, how will you end it?!"

Zhu Biao looked at Hu Fei, hesitated for a moment, and asked with a solemn expression.

"I was wondering yesterday, who made this rumor?!"

"I didn't write a word, so why did I become the person who answered questions quickly? Isn't it possible that someone is deliberately trying to harm me?"

After listening to Zhu Biao's words, Hu Fei also deliberately showed doubts on his face and said with some dissatisfaction.

After listening to what Zhu Biao and Hu Fei said, Cai Yuanji on the side could only bow to Hu Fei with a grimace.

"To be honest, this matter came from the mouth of Xue Ru, the chief seal of the Imperial College. It was improper control by the lower officials. I hope Jiu'an Hou can forgive me."

"I also hope that His Highness the Crown Prince will forgive me."

Cai Yuanji looked at Hu Fei and Zhu Biao and said apologetically, with a respectful expression.

Last night in the East Palace, when Xue Ru was scolding him, he did not speak out to defend him, but now, he could not escape responsibility and had to stand up.

"It's him?"

"Then this matter should be brought to him. What does it have to do with me?"

When Hu Fei heard this, he immediately changed his face and looked at Zhu Biao and Cai Yuanji with an innocent expression.

Hearing Hu Fei's words, Cai Yuanji was a little stunned for a moment and hurriedly said yes.

"This can't be entirely blamed on Cai Yuanji. If everyone didn't recognize your talent, no one would think so, and no one would believe it even if you told it."

"In short, you are also responsible for this matter. It's okay for others. The most important thing now is that you should think carefully about how you should explain to your father if he asks you about it!"

Zhu Biao hesitated for a moment, looked at Hu Fei, and said seriously.

"I dare to ask Your Highness the Crown Prince, if the first game does not count, is it possible to win the top prize?"

Hu Fei pretended to think deeply for a moment, looked at Zhu Biao, and asked seriously.

"According to common sense, the scores of all candidates are based on the comprehensive scores of the three exams. If there is no score in the first exam, it will be difficult to even be in the top ten, let alone the number one!"

"Unless the last two games are exceptionally outstanding and can pass the preliminary review and re-examination in succession, it will be possible for the father to finally make the decision. However, no one has ever done this since the establishment of my dynasty."

Zhu Biao shook his head and said clearly. It could be seen from his expression that he didn't have much hope.

"As long as you have this opportunity, Weichen is willing to give it a try."

Hu Fei smiled and said loudly.

"Are you sure?!"

Zhu Biao frowned and asked in a deep voice.

"No."

"But now there is no other way except this way."

Hu Fei shook his head and said with a wry smile.

"Okay! That's all. I hope you won't disappoint me in the next two games!"

Zhu Biao nodded and said in a deep voice.

Hu Fei was right. Now that the matter has come to this, there is really no other way.

"Okay, the exam is about to start, you go first, don't be late again!"

Zhu Biao hesitated for a moment, waved his hand and said.

"Wei Chen will retire first."

Hu Fei bowed his hands, said something, turned around and walked towards the examination room without looking back.

Looking at Hu Fei's back as he quickly left, Zhu Biao put his hands behind his back and looked solemn.

"His Royal Highness, the talent of Jiu'an Marquis is indeed rare in the world, but can he really pass His Majesty's review and win the top spot just by relying on his results in the next two games?"

Cai Yuanji also watched Hu Fei disappear from his sight and asked hesitantly.

"At this point, we can only treat the situation like a dead horse, unless you can think of another way."

Zhu Biao sighed secretly and said helplessly.

Hearing that the prince asked him to find a way, Cai Yuanji wisely closed his mouth and stopped talking.

On the other side, Hu Fei, who returned to the examination room, finally breathed a sigh of relief and finally got over it, otherwise Zhu Biao would not give up easily.

But when he thought about Zhu Biao's promise to win the top prize through his performance in the next two games, he smiled bitterly.

However, he also deliberately left a message for himself just now. He did not guarantee it, but only said that he would do his best.

Now that he has taken the first step, he can only take it one step at a time. Anyway, he will not be stupid enough to expose all this by himself, and he can hide it for as long as he can.

Not long after, the second exam finally began, but coincidentally, the invigilator for this exam was still Xue Ru.

When the two people's eyes met, nothing could be said.

But when Hu Fei got the test paper and read the questions above, he couldn't help but feel dizzy again, because he still couldn't do any of the questions above!

Looking at this second heavenly book, Hu Fei wanted to scold his mother and wanted to tear up the examination paper in front of all the candidates.

Soon, the exam officially started, and the candidates next to me were writing furiously, as if they were afraid of running out of time, just like rushing to the market, competing to see whose hand speed was faster.

Hu Fei thought hard for a long time, and finally could only write two simple words on the examination paper.

Hu Fei.

This time he finally remembered to sign.

But a blank paper, even if it is signed, is of no use. It is more embarrassing than not signing it.

The helpless Hu Fei became sleepy again without knowing it, and could only choose to continue to mess around. But when he was about to lie down and sleep, he suddenly found Xue Ru standing on the podium as if he was guarding against thieves.

, was staring at him.

Once bitten by a snake, he has been afraid of well ropes for ten years. It is estimated that Xue Ru has already regretted it after what happened yesterday, and he no longer dares to take it lightly.

Seeing Xue Ru's expression, Hu Fei could only smile bitterly and hold on with his heavy eyelids.

He wanted to hand in the paper now, but if he left now, someone would definitely think that he answered the questions very quickly, even faster than yesterday, which would make this lie even bigger.

In desperation, Hu Fei could only pick up the pen and began to move gracefully on the examination paper with an extremely serious expression.

When Xue Ru, who was standing on the podium, saw this scene, he finally felt relieved and gradually withdrew his gaze.

Time passed by, and the candidates in the examination room tried their best, without even raising their heads. It seemed that with Hu Fei as an insurmountable opponent, they had already tried their best.

Since the No. 1 pick is no longer within reach, we can only compete for the No. 2 spot and No. 1 pick. This greatly increases the competitiveness of these two rankings.

However, just when Xue Ru was happy about this, a sudden sound of snoring reached his ears, and then he found that Hu Fei, not far away, had fallen asleep on the table again.

After seeing this scene, Xue Ru subconsciously walked down the stage, quickly came to Hu Fei, and looked at the examination papers that Hu Fei had put on the table.

At this time, Hu Fei had a writing brush in his mouth, his hands were smeared with ink, he was snoring with his mouth open, and he was sleeping soundly.

However, when Xue Ru saw the dense ink marks through the examination paper, he finally felt relieved. At least this time, Hu Fei did not hand in a blank paper.

The satisfied Xue Ru seemed to be happier than Hu Fei himself. He put his hands behind his back and returned to the podium with satisfaction.

After a long time, the second exam finally ended, the bell rang again, and the candidates put away their pens one by one, stretched themselves and stood up to prepare to hand in their papers.

But when they saw Hu Fei sleeping soundly again, they all shook their heads and sighed, feeling ashamed...
Chapter completed!