"You'd better take care of this matter. With your brain, this shouldn't be a difficult matter."
Ling Shuang bit her lip, and a glint flashed in her eyes.
"Okay, Wang Yixiu, I will follow your arrangements. You'd better do what you promised me, but don't break your promise."
After saying this, Ling Shuang stood up and left angrily.
In the study, Jiang Qingping sat at the desk in a daze, thinking about all the things he had done with his father in the past. Everything was like a passing cloud, leaving nothing behind.
Outside, Ling Shuang suddenly flashed in.
"Brother Qingping, why have you been so unhappy these past few days? Is there something on your mind?"
Ling Shuang jumped in and hugged Jiang Qingping behind him.
The girl was as bright and beautiful as usual, but Jiang Qingping had long since lost his thoughts and even just felt a little disgusted.
"Why did you come in?", the cold tone was completely opposite to the previous intimate reaction.
"What's wrong, can't I come in?" Ling Shuang always felt that Jiang Qingping had been a little unusual recently, and he always felt a little cold.
"Humph, of course you can come in, what do you want?"
Hearing Jiang Qingping's tone softened, a little smile appeared on Ling Shuang's face.
"I have nothing to do. I just want to come and see you. Tomorrow you will enter the palace to see the saint. I'm afraid you will be nervous."
Jiang Qingping calmly pulled Su Luo's arm aside, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
Having reached this point, Ling Shuang spoke calmly, "I still remember that the person you took me to meet last time was named Wang Yixiu, right?"
Jiang Qingping's eyelids twitched when he heard the heart-stirring name, and then he turned his eyes to the side, "Yes, what happened to him?"
Ling Shuang felt a layer of cold sweat forming on her palms, "No, it's okay, I just think his talent is pretty good, and he's very good to Brother Qingping. With such a good talent, it would be great if he could have more power."
"Oh? Why?" Jiang Qingping was very cooperative with her obvious plan and asked along the way.
"If he had more power, he could protect Brother Qingping, and Brother Qingping would not be harmed!"
Humph, haha! It sounds so nice, but actually I just want him to recommend Wang Yixiu in front of the emperor.
Jiang Qingping withdrew his hand suddenly, "Brother Wang has outstanding literary talent. He should be promoted as soon as possible to serve the country. Do you think I can recommend him to the emperor when I go to court tomorrow, so that he can be promoted to the emperor?"
If my brother is reused, your wishes will be fulfilled."
In the last sentence, Jiang Qingping's words were suddenly a bit harsh, and they hit Ling Shuang's heart, which was very unpleasant.
"Brother Qingping, this is not my wish. It is mainly for the sake of our Jiang family and your and my future."
Haha, in the future? Is there a future between the two of them? Is there still a future?
"Okay, I understand. When I go to court tomorrow, I will look for an opportunity to speak to the emperor. However, I don't know if there is a definite opportunity."
Jiang Qingping agreed with Ling Shuang casually and finally sent him away.
Under the flickering candlelight, a ferocious and crazy face was reflected.
Early the next morning, Jiang Qingping, dressed in red and full of righteousness, entered the palace in a sedan.
"Long live my emperor, long live me."
"You are the newly promoted No. 1 Scholar. You look very high-spirited and very upright in appearance."
Jiang Qingping stood up slowly and raised his eyes to see the majestic lord sitting on the throne, with an aura of calmness and authority that made people feel awe.
"It is true that heroes emerge from youth. The top picks this year are all the best among men. I am very pleased."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation. I was just lucky. Only with Your Majesty's appreciation can I stand here."
Jiang Qingping bowed slightly and behaved according to etiquette, without any overstep.
The emperor chatted with Jiang Qingping for a long time, and was very satisfied with the young man in front of him. Many of his insights were so witty that people praised him repeatedly.
"Okay, that's really good. I'm very satisfied with you! I think you are a pillar of the country. You will go to court as an official tomorrow. I promise you a fourth-grade official. Do your best! I am very optimistic about you!"
Jiang Qingping was slightly possessed and knelt down to thank him.
"Oh, this new No. 1 scholar is only in his prime, but he has such ability, knowledge and eloquence. It's really admirable!"
"Yes, it is true that heroes emerge from youth. Compared with us at that time, I don't know how many times better than us!"
"Hey, we are getting old. We are not as good as young people when we are old!"
Several officials laughed jokingly.
"Hmph, you old guys are getting stronger as time goes by. You old guys, don't be so humble and take care of these juniors!"
"Hey, it's worse, it's worse."
The emperor also laughed a few times, and his eyes suddenly turned to Jiang Qingping again, "I see that you are handsome and upright. I wonder if you have any marriage partners in your family?"
Jiang Qingping's eyes flashed, but his behavior remained regular, "Back to the emperor, I once had a concubine in my family."
"Concubine, it is not a good thing to take a concubine before you have ever taken a wife!"
"Back to the emperor, I wanted to save the woman in trouble. However, she was not the one I loved, so I took her back home. I was afraid that I would humiliate her by becoming a slave, so I took her in according to my father's wishes.
Became a concubine."
In this way, the depression in the emperor's heart was relieved a lot, "That's it, Qingping is very old-fashioned and warm-hearted. My seventh princess is about the same age as you. She is only seventeen this year. Her mother-in-law is currently looking for her.
Husband-in-law, I think you are very good. The seventh princess is smart and clever, which complements your steady temperament. You can also control her a little. I think this marriage is very suitable for her, what do you think?"
The civil and military officials throughout the dynasty were all discerning, and they repeatedly agreed.
"The princess is blessed with beauty and heaven, and the number one scholar is upright and generous. They are a perfect match! Your Majesty, your vision is very exquisite!"
"Yes, if you can really make Lian Lizhi, it will be the first good news of the day!"
"The emperor is really kind to the new champion!"
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These old guys were all very powerful. The emperor was very happy to hear that. He finally raised his eyes and glanced at Jiang Qingping, who had been standing in the crowd without saying a word.
"My dear, what do you think?"
For a moment, Jiang Qingping's mind was filled with that incomparably beautiful face, smiling, coquettish, bouncing, and dancing. However, the next second, Jiang Qingping suppressed this impulse.
"Then I would like to thank the emperor for your kindness."
In the capital city, on Chang'an Street.
"The emperor has recruited the newly promoted number one scholar as his consort. He is related to the seventh princess by marriage, which is a great blessing for this dynasty!"