Special Agent Rebirth: The Omnipotent Goddess of Quick Transmigration novel Chapter 372

Chapter 372: Special Agent 367 has turned into a commoner (13) at the fourth update

The Princess of Lin’an is the Emperor’s own sister.

She is already sixteen.

The Empress Dowager has always been concerned about her marriage, having examined many candidates and finding none to her liking.

She thought about waiting for the results of this year’s Imperial Examination to seek out young men.

To her surprise, she really took a fancy to one.

A mere fifteen-year-old Number One Scholar, the Empress Dowager even made special inquiries about him; he had topped the list all the way through his examinations.

During the Rural Examination, his exquisite essay caught the attention of the Grand Tutor.

The Empress Dowager is not an ordinary woman of the inner court, almost nothing in the Imperial Palace can be concealed from her except for the Emperor himself.

She knew that during the Palace Examination, the Number One Scholar’s discursive essay had astonished all the examiners who were present.

This is a true scholar, young as he is.

Especially since the Empress Dowager also arranged for the Princess of Lin’an to stand on the city tower and watch the Number One Scholar’s triumphant parade.

Not to mention the Princess of Lin’an, even the Empress Dowager herself was startled by the good looks of the Number One Scholar.

Latter, the Empress Dowager went out of her way to speak with the Grand Tutor, only to discover that he too had the intention of betrothing his granddaughter to Ye Shaoming, so she immediately sent someone to tell the Emperor.

She had been waiting until now, yet had not seen the Emperor issue his decree, and the Empress Dowager could not wait any longer and went directly to the Emperor.

She feared that if she waited any more, with the Number One Scholar looking the way he did, he would be quickly betrothed.

Duan Yunxiu sat before his desk and rose to pay his respects upon seeing the Empress Dowager arrive.

When he heard her words, his sharp eyes darkened, "I have already made a decision regarding Lin’an’s marriage, Li Tianxu, the current Top Scholar at twenty, diligently devoted to his studies, with no wife or concubine, and no demanding elders at home, is a perfect match in age for Lin’an. I have already prepared the imperial edict, would you like to see it, Mother?"

He waved his hand for someone to bring the imperial edict to the Empress Dowager as he spoke.

The Empress Dowager immediately frowned. "Why the Top Scholar? That Number One Scholar looks very good, and Lin’an is very fond of him."

"Mother, you do not know," Duan Yunxiu narrowed his eyes, his long fingers taking back the imperial edict, "that Number One Scholar is not suitable for marriage."

"How is he unsuitable?" The Empress Dowager hadn’t expected the Emperor to deceive her. "Could it be that the Grand Tutor has already approached the Ye Family for a betrothal? He has acted swiftly indeed."

After all, he dotes on Lin’an as well.

But the Empress Dowager hadn’t anticipated that some people, upon encountering another, would bend their principles significantly.

"He..." Duan Yunxiu lowered his gaze, pausing when he heard that the Grand Tutor and others had designs on the Number One Scholar, "is not at all suitable, as he will soon be joining General Yang Ziji to the Borderland. Can you bear to let Lin’an suffer hardships?"