Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 192 Provoking Discord
Historically, after the announcement of the first rank in the palace examination, the number one scholar, as the most eye-catching ranking, often received praise and congratulations from the people when parading through the streets.But now at Cheng Yan's place, the situation is reversed, all kinds of ugly and dark things come to him, but he didn't hear a few good words.

Hearing the whispers of the people around him, Fang Zigui twitched his lips, rode forward and walked alongside Cheng Yan, and said in a low voice, "It's uncomfortable to be questioned, isn't it? "

Cheng Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he glanced at him lightly from the side, without speaking.

Fang Zigui didn't expect any response from him, and continued to say with great interest: "Cheng Yan, I actually feel sorry for you. I think you were born in a poor family, and you didn't know how to read until you were ten years old. I don't know how much lower you are than others. Under such circumstances, after studying hard all the way in the cold window and going through untold hardships, it was not easy to be named the number one scholar on the gold list, but to be questioned like this, how pitiful is it?"

Cheng Yan sneered: "Heh, Fang Zigui, you are second in the ranking and I am the number one. Your ranking is below mine, how dare you pity me?"

Fang Zigui raised his eyebrows, and was not annoyed when he heard the words: "From this point of view, I really have no right to pity you. But... do you think these people are really questioning whether your talent is suitable?"

Cheng Yan's hand holding the rein subconsciously tightened: "What do you mean?"

Fang Zigui did not answer immediately, but looked at the crowd on both sides of the street, and said: "Look at the eyes of these people, they first look at the name on the sign in front of you, and when they find that it is not the one they expected, immediately Become disappointed. When they see Gu Yunji ranked third again, they will regret it again. In the end, some people will turn their eyes back to you and start to question you."

"In fact, Gu Yunji was the only thing they cared about most from the beginning to the end, to see if he was the number one pick. After finding out that he was not the number one pick, part of the anger turned from regret moved to you. During the whole process, doubts and anger were not really aimed at you. Come on, you just happened to be the number one pick, so you became the target of fire."

There was some pity in Fang Zigui's tone: "As for who you Cheng Yan are, how talented you are, and where you should be ranked, no one cares at all."

Cheng Yan pursed his lips, tightened his fingers little by little, until they turned white.

Fang Zigui sighed faintly, with a distressed expression: "Cheng Yan, in fact, no matter how you look at it, you can be called a genius, but it's a pity that you have to stand by Gu Yunji's side. Settlement of refugees, rural examinations , will try... You perform very well every time, but you are completely covered by Gu Yunji's brilliance, so that everyone only knows about Gu Yunji, but not you, Cheng Yan."

As he said that, Fang Zigui suddenly changed the subject: "But in my opinion, you are no worse than Gu Yunji. After all, the two of you have different starting points and the resources you have are vastly different. If Gu Yunji is placed in the same position as you , he may not be doing better than you."

Seeing Cheng Yan's face was gloomy and silent, Fang Zigui's eyes flashed with pride, and he continued to seduce calmly: "Tell me about the two of you, one is from an aristocratic family, the other is from a poor family, with such a huge status The gap, in the end, people suspected that you used means to snatch Gu Yunji's champion, do you think it's ridiculous?"

Fang Zigui's words sounded like a devil's voice, which had the effect of bewitching people's hearts. It quietly floated into Cheng Yan's ears, arousing the dark seeds in his heart little by little.

Under the influence of his words, Cheng Yan's fingers holding the rein became tighter and tighter, and his eyes became darker and darker.Suddenly, he loosened his fingers, and the ink in his eyes suddenly disappeared, and he smiled softly: "To sow discord...Fang Zigui, is this your purpose?"

Cheng Yan looked at him sideways, with a calm expression on his face as usual, as if the appearance just now was all faked: "Yunji and I are friends, and even brothers. You think you can provoke us with just a few light words of yours Is it the relationship between them? It's too naive."

Fang Zigui was slightly taken aback, and spread his hands innocently: "Whatever you think, I'm just stating the facts. At least, the common people are indeed suspicious and dissatisfied with the fact that you are the number one candidate in the exam."

Cheng Yan was unmoved: "According to your logic, the people not only don't care about me, they don't care about you, they don't even care about Yunji. They only care about whether there will be another triple-winner this year, so as to satisfy their inner curiosity." Desire. If you feel dejected and self-denying because of their doubts and speculations, it will appear too fragile, and that is the real difficulty in accepting the position of champion."

Cheng Yan looked forward with his head held high, and his voice was firm and calm: "In any case, I am the number one scholar appointed by His Majesty. This is His Majesty's approval of me, and it is also the court's approval of me. I have always been fighting for this The strength and confidence of the position, whether others doubt or dissatisfaction, I am upright in my heart."

As if to verify Cheng Yan's words, among the crowd's voices of questioning, voices gradually emerged to speak for him:

"I know this Cheng Yan. He is from the same hometown as Gu Yunji. He is also very gifted. He ranks among the best in the local and general examinations. It is not uncommon to be the number one in the exam. Besides, I think he is handsome and talented. He is also a literary star. Why? Can't be the champion?"

"The first rank in the palace examination is determined by His Majesty. I don't know where the news came from before that Gu Yunji even won the three yuan, and there is no basis at all. Why do you still believe it? Right now, a living champion like Master Cheng Yan has appeared in front of your eyes. It's ridiculous that you are questioning it instead."

Seeing that Cheng Yan was handsome, a young girl had already turned towards him a little bit in her heart. At this moment, the audience speculated and doubted without any basis, so she was not angry for a while, so she mustered up her courage and said loudly: "Cheng Yan is the number one scholar appointed by His Majesty, even His Majesty is the number one scholar." If you think he deserves it, where do you have the qualifications to think he can't afford it?"

This big hat was buttoned down, directly overwhelming most of the doubting voices, Cheng Yan let out a sigh of relief, and said to Fang Zigui who was beside him with a half-smile: "According to the regulations, when the first and third are parading through the streets, they must be The number one pick is in the front, the second place is in the middle, and the third place is in the back. Are you more strict, Mr. Fang?"

Fang Zigui's face froze, and before he had time to react, he saw Cheng Yan driving his horse forward a few steps, leaving him behind.

Compared with slander and questioning, it is always pleasing to be praised and recognized by others. His eyes touched the little girl who had just spoken for him in the crowd, and Cheng Yan was grateful in his heart, so he gave her a smile.

Cheng Yan has a handsome appearance, exudes a gentle gentleman's air all over his body, and his smile is particularly good-looking.When the little girl saw this, her heart skipped a beat, and then she thought that he was the champion of the new discipline, with both talent, status and good looks, and he was so young, he was simply the most ideal husband in the world.

Thinking of this, the little girl's blood rushed straight to her forehead, and on impulse, she untied the sachet on her waist and threw it into Cheng Yan's arms.

(End of this chapter)