My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty

Gu Residence, study room.

Unusually, there were no books on the desk; instead, there was a pile of deeds for commercial properties.

Gu Lan flipped through these deeds one by one, hoping to find a suitable place to relocate.

However, as he reminisced about the events of the fourth year of the Jiaqing era from the original work, he systematically ruled out various states. Gu Lan reluctantly discovered that none of the states seemed suitable for relocation. Either there were troublesome figures there, or the environment was treacherous, requiring a long and arduous journey.

"Sigh, are there any other deeds from the shops?" Gu Lan sighed and looked at the beautiful maid in blue beside him.

Lin Tan'er had gradually become familiar with life in Gu Residence and was currently helping Gu Lan find a house.

"None," Lin Tan'er said, shaking her head. "Oh no, there are a few left, but the prices are very high."

"Price is not a problem, bring them here," Gu Lan nodded.

However, what Lin Tan'er handed over were yellow deeds, bearing not only the seals of the civilian businesses but also the crimson official seals.

"Master, only these few are left, all in the capital. The shops say they are residences of corrupt officials who were confiscated and abandoned after being raided," Lin Tan'er patiently explained.

The cheapest Residence among them cost several thousand taels of white silver, which was exorbitant even by the standards of Langzhou's property prices, more than ten times higher.

"Never mind, never mind!" Gu Lan, after hearing this, casually tossed several deeds aside, feeling frustrated. "The capital is not suitable at all..."

Lin Tan'er silently picked them up and stacked them neatly, shrugging her shoulders. It seemed that the young master also found them too expensive...

At this moment, Old Yang's anxious voice came from outside the door.

"Young Master! Where are you, Young Master?"

"Here," Gu Lan responded indifferently.

Seeing Gu Lan sitting steadily in his chair, calmly examining the deeds, Old Yang became frantic.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Young Master, today is the day the autumn exam results are posted. The government office has almost finished posting them. Why aren't you taking it seriously?"

"What's there to worry about? The results will be on the golden list for several days," Gu Lan said with a dismissive wave. After all, he was a zero, and his name wouldn't be on the list. It was just for show.

Why the urgency?

Old Yang slapped his thigh and wanted to say more.

Suddenly!

A sound of gongs and drums came from outside the Residence!

It seemed to be... a procession coming to offer congratulations after someone passed the imperial examination!

The three people in the room were all stunned!

Gu Lan muttered, "Hey, maybe someone nearby has passed the exam?"

"But, Young Master, it seems like no one around our Residence participated in the autumn exams?" Lin Tan'er, who had become acquainted with the neighbors in the past few days, said.

"What?" Gu Lan's eyes widened as he looked at her.

Lin Tan'er nodded slowly.

For some reason, Gu Lan had a vaguely bad premonition!

The next moment, they heard a very familiar voice outside: "Master Gu, congratulations on your high achievement! I've come to congratulate you!"

Gu Lan, upon hearing this, was dumbfounded!

Dou Fu?!

Passed the exam?!

Old Yang rushed out in excitement, his face showing joy. "Tan'er, quickly help the Young Master change into formal attire. The official has come to congratulate our young master on passing the exam!"

"Hahaha!"

Old Yang was extremely excited and hurried to open the door for Master Dou.

In the study room, before Gu Lan could recover, Lin Tan'er skillfully brought over a set of formal attire and helped Gu Lan change into it.

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Even by enjoying the service of the Daughter of Destiny to increase his Destiny, at this moment, it couldn't fill the utter confusion in Gu Lan's heart!

Until the yamen officials wearing official uniforms and a crowd of onlookers rushed in to congratulate, Gu Lan walked out with a belly full of astonishment.

"Young Master Gu, congratulations, congratulations!"

Dou joyfully took out a document from behind, representing Gu Lan's status as a jinshi, and handed it to Gu Lan.

Gu Lan opened his mouth, wanting to ask something. However, with a casual glance, he saw his own name on the document, and there was even a more absurd title:

Top Scholar!

The head of the autumn examination in Langzhou City!

This... Gu Lan's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief!

But at this moment, Dou Fu joyfully spoke, directly clarifying for the onlookers:

"Young Master Gu, Top Scholar in the imperial examination! From now on, you are Master Gu!"

"When Master Gu rises to prominence in the future, don't forget about this subordinate!"

"If you get rich, don't forget your old friends; this applies in any era."

So, after he finished speaking, the surrounding common people who came to watch the excitement boiled over!

"Good gracious, no wonder the county grand tutor personally came to deliver the official document. It turns out it's Master Gu!"

"I've been watching this kid from the Gu family since he was little. He's a good material for studying!"

"If our children could achieve as much as Master Gu in the future, that would be great!"

"Top Scholar Gu, on such a joyous day, how about giving us some money?"

"Hahaha! Congratulations, Master Gu!"

...

The number of people increased, and the lively crowd squeezed into the Residence.

A wave of admiring and praising voices filled the air.

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And in just a moment.

Gu Lan found that Dou Fu had disappeared, as if he was afraid of being questioned by himself, he quickly retreated from the crowd.

Gu Lan wanted to chase after him and ask, but at this moment, Old Yang, who was beside him, excitedly stood on a high place and scattered a handful of copper coins into the crowd!

One handful after another!

The surrounding common people weren't lacking in this bit of money, but for the sake of festivity, wanting to share in the "good fortune" of the top scholar, they vigorously surged forward to snatch!

Gu Residence instantly became overcrowded!

Gu Lan: "..."

Old Yang: "Dear folks, this is the reward given by our lady. Take it and leave, ha! When our young master becomes a high official, come back for more rewards!"

"Thank you, Master Gu!"

"Wishing Master Gu a bright future!"

...

Old Yang was genuinely happy for Gu Lan, with a radiant face. If you didn't know, you might think he was the one who passed the exam!

Now that things had come to this point.

Gu Lan could only put away the confusion in his heart and the inexplicable document, squeeze a smile, put on the appearance of a regular top scholar, and chat with the neighbors.

And at this moment.

Outside the unnoticed city gate of Langzhou.

Dou Fu respectfully came to a green-clad girl, bowing and saying:

"Miss Liu!"

"Is it done?" Liu Yexi turned her gaze, asking calmly.

"It's done. Young Master Gu has received the official document, and now he is a legitimate Top Scholar," Dou Fu explained in detail.

"Good."

Liu Yexi tossed him a bag of heavy gold coins, saying, "This is your compensation. Resign from your official position and return to your hometown."

Dou Fu's eyes revealed joy, he accepted the bag, expressed his gratitude several times, wiped off the sweat, and turned to leave. He got on the carriage that had been prepared early with his family.

...

Gu Residence.

As the evening approached, the neighbors went home to cook, and the lively sounds gradually dissipated.

In the study!

Gu Lan sat quietly, carefully examining the document with the red characters "Top Scholar."

He pondered for a long time.

Only from the gaps between the characters did he finally see the full message written on the document:

Dark Secret!