On the long street, flags and drums cleared the way, and cannons roared in celebration.

The top scholar Xiao Changle has a golden flower in his hair, a red cross on his head, an imperial edict in his hand, and a horse with a golden saddle under his feet.

I am really in high spirits.

Following the top scholar were the second place winner Lu Sangyu and the third place winner Gu Boyan, who were equally high-spirited.

There were many girls in the crowd, and some who were not very well-informed asked, "Why wasn't Shi Yunqi the top scholar?"

"He's not even the second or third place, so where is Shi Yunqi?"

Someone who knows came out to explain, "Shi Yunqi's grandparents passed away, and he is in mourning, so he can't take part in the palace examination."

"Ah! You didn't die earlier or later, and delayed Brother Yunqi from becoming the top scholar!"

"This top scholar is not bad, he is very handsome!"

"The second and third place winners are both good looking. Apart from anything else, all the successful candidates in this year's imperial examinations are good looking."

"Did you notice that Yunqi Academy accounts for two of the three? How impressive!"

"It's nothing special. Yunqi Academy has just been established. The runner-up and third place winners are both very knowledgeable, and Yunqi Academy just took advantage of them."

"Being able to pick up bargains is a skill! Why didn't Wen Cang Academy pick up a bargain? Which academy wouldn't want to pick up a bargain like this, but Yunqi Academy picked it up?"

Shi Anxia listened to the discussions in the crowd and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Yes, finding bargains is also a skill.

It was not surprising that she picked up Lu Sangyu and Gu Boyan, after all, they were the top two in the imperial examination in their previous life.

But she was able to pick up Xiao Changle, which was really a blessing for Beiyi. Although this person was from the Duke's family school, and even though this person beat all the trump cards in her hand, what did it matter?

As long as you are the pillar of the North Wing, you will not lose this time.

With Pei Yu and Xiao Changhe going down and Xiao Changle coming up, at least thousands of lives were saved and most of the northern wing was consolidated.

If Pei Yu had not colluded with foreign enemies, why would the people of Beiyi Wucheng have died so tragically?

If Xiao Changhe had not enriched himself and used inferior horses as war horses, causing the defeat of the soldiers, how could the North Wing have lost most of the cities and the capital was in danger?

When Shi Anxia saw Gu Bainian looking at her, she couldn't help but nodded slightly.

Gu Boyan also nodded to her from a distance.

He recalled that he had been living in an inn before and someone had stolen his silver. He went to the innkeeper to argue with him, but the innkeeper called him poor.

"How much silver do you have? Who would look down on your meager possessions?" The shopkeeper kicked him out and said that he was just trying to avoid paying the accommodation fee and claimed that his silver was stolen.

At that time, he had no relatives in the capital and felt so helpless.

He had no money left and could only live in a dilapidated temple waiting for the examination to begin.

It was at that time that Miss Shi's maid Bei Hui came to find him and said that as long as he was willing to represent Yunqi Academy in the competition, all his expenses would be covered by Yunqi Academy in the future.

Gu Boyan actually didn't believe in pie falling from the sky, but a piece of pie really hit him.

Yunqi Academy is his home, his eternal home.

Shi Anxia knew that in his previous life, Gu Boyan had been living in a dilapidated temple since the day he lost the silver until he took part in the imperial examination.

So she sent Bei Hui to pick him up early.

Shi Anxia looked at Lu Sangyu again and found that he was nodding slightly at her, so she couldn't help but smile back at him.

Lu Sangyu is a descendant of a noble family in Huaizhou. However, he is not a biological child of the Lu family, but a son adopted by his mother.

When he was adopted, his father passed away.

Because his father had passed away without leaving any offspring, his mother raised him to continue the family line.

Over the years, he and his mother had lived a very difficult life. They were not respected in the Lu family, and even their relatives wanted to eat up the family.

So he studied hard just to provide a roof over his mother's head.

When Lu Sangyu came to the capital, he was not in poverty. His mother gave him enough money to take the imperial examination.

But he still lived frugally, stayed in the worst inn, and ate the most economical meals.

Just eat three meals a day to fill your stomach.

Shi Anxia's maid Bei Hui came to see him and said that as long as he represented Yunqi Academy in the competition, his food, accommodation and all expenses would be covered.

He was still a little skeptical at first, fearing that he had been cheated. Who knew that Yunqi Academy was really a place that could shelter him from the wind and rain?

But Lu Sangyu didn't know that Shi Anxia had done much more for him than that.

Shi Anxia knew that Lu Sangyu, the top scholar in the previous life, had a huge regret in his life.

That is when a son wants to support his parents, but they are no longer there.

When Lu Sangyu was the top student in high school, his mother passed away! He was forced into a desperate situation by the relatives of the Lu family who were eating up the family.

Mother Lu was framed for having an affair with the housekeeper and accused of not being a faithful wife. She was so ashamed and angry that she hanged herself in the house with a few feet of white silk.

When Lu Sangyu passed the imperial examination and went back to pick up his mother, there was only a coffin left and no one to see her off to the grave.

The newly crowned number one scholar Lu Sangyu was heartbroken and made a scene in Huaizhou. Although he finally got all the things of the Lu family back, his mother would never come back.

The death of his mother became a lifelong pain in Lu Sangyu's heart.

Lu Sangyu later wrote a particularly sad poem: A stack of paper, a stick of incense, an empty set of bowls and chopsticks on the table. A glass of wine, two lines of tears, recalling the past; fireworks outside the window, candles inside the window, desolation fills the morning and evening.

Most of the poems and essays Lu Sangyu wrote throughout his life were related to current affairs and the country, and were heroic and grand.

Only this poem, which is related to his beloved mother, is filled with desolation.

Lu Sangyu was never truly happy for the rest of his life. He had no wife, no children, and no family.

Later, when Empress Dowager Huizheng was short of money for the war, he donated all his belongings, including the ancestral property left by the Lu family.

When Empress Dowager Huizheng led the army in person on behalf of Emperor Yuqing, he followed her closely and never left her side.

When he died, he was writing new laws. He held the brush in his hand, took his last breath, and then fell on the table.

There was a word "正" printed on his face by the ink that had not yet dried, and Shi Anxia wiped it off for him personally.

Later, the summary of Mr. Lu in "Records of the Mountains and Rivers of the Northern Wing" was: he was stubborn, he was humble, and he was upright.

He shoulders the heavy history of the North Wing, and he writes the just order of the North Wing with his own hands.

He deserves to be remembered forever by the people of the North Wing.

In this life, Shi Anxia has sent someone to pick up his mother, who is on the way to the capital. She should arrive in the next two days.

Lu Sangyu, you must be happy and blessed in this life. When your mother arrives in the capital, you and your family will be reunited.

Shi Anxia was happy from the bottom of her heart.

Seeing others happy is actually a kind of happiness.

Finally, Shi Anxia looked at Xiao Changle, who was enjoying great success, and Xiao Changle was also looking at her.

Eyes facing each other.

She slightly curved her eyebrows and cheered for him in her heart.

He has all these emotions hidden in his heart.

He suddenly had a bold idea in his mind...

An hour later, Shi Yunqi excitedly entered the courtyard of the house on Fushuang Road from outside and asked with a smile, "Mother, someone wants to recognize you as his godmother, do you agree?"

Tang Chujun was stunned, "Who wants to recognize me as their godmother?"

Before Shi Yunqi could answer, Tang Xinghe jumped in and shouted, "It's our number one scholar!"

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