Hu Mansion.

When Hu Fei led everyone back home, he jumped out of the carriage before it had stabilized, ran straight to the gate and rushed in.

When everyone saw it, they looked confused and didn't know what was going on. They all thought that the young master decided to work hard from now on in order to marry the princess.

"Old man!? Old man!?"

But as soon as Hu Fei entered the yard, he started shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Seeing that the young master was so anxious, everyone was ashamed and followed him in. Qin Hai was the most active, following Hu Fei and kept asking questions.

But Hu Fei ignored Qin Hai at all and shouted loudly while walking towards the main hall.

"What are you shouting for?! Are you suffering from hysteria!?"

At this moment, Hu Weiyong walked out of the study, stared at Hu Fei dissatisfied, and said in a deep voice.

"Where is the imperial edict? Where is the imperial edict?"

When Hu Fei saw Hu Weiyong, he walked over quickly, opened his hands, and asked anxiously.

"Wait!"

Seeing that his son was so eager to read the imperial edict, Hu Weiyong turned around and walked into the study with a pleased smile.

Soon, Hu Weiyong came out again holding the imperial edict in both hands.

"Look at how anxious you are, here you go."

As Hu Weiyong spoke, he reached out and handed the imperial edict into Hu Fei's hand, with a satisfied smile on his lips.

Hu Fei hurriedly took over the imperial edict, lowered his head and read it carefully without missing a single word.

Seeing Hu Fei's serious look, everyone present looked at each other and smiled, thinking that the young master finally understood.

But before the smiles on their faces dissipated, Hu Fei suddenly couldn't help laughing.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Hu Fei smiled and threw the imperial edict in his hand to Hu Weiyong, and breathed a sigh of relief.

He originally thought that in addition to requiring him to marry Princess Anqing after he won the top three places, the imperial edict would also include penalties for not getting the top three places.

However, after careful checking, he found that this was not stated in the imperial edict.

From this point of view, even if he did not win the top three, Zhu Yuanzhang would not cancel his marriage to Princess Anqing. As long as this was confirmed, he would feel relieved and would no longer worry about failing the exam.

Anyway, his marriage to Princess Anqing was personally gifted by Zhu Yuanzhang, and he personally promised to get married after the New Year's Day. There was no way he could change his words. The worst outcome would be that they would get married before the next New Year's Day.

"You brat, are you really crazy? What are you doing stupidly?"

"You don't already think you must be in the top three, right?"

Hu Weiyong looked at his son who couldn't help but laugh blankly, and asked hesitantly.

He had never seen his son smile like this.

"It doesn't matter whether you are in the top three or not. What is important is that the princess will always be mine. You can finally get what you want!"

Hu Fei waved his hand and while speaking, turned around and walked towards the main hall.

Hu Weiyong has been bragging to others everywhere that only a princess can be worthy of his son, so he refused Wei Duke Xu Da's marriage proposal.

Hu Fei was originally worried that there would be other conditions in the imperial edict and became an ant on the hot pot along the way. Now he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay! Good boy, as long as you take the exam well, you can marry Princess Anqing as soon as possible! I can also have a grandson soon!"

"I don't expect you to get the top spot in the exam. As long as you get the top spot, I'll be satisfied!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Weiyong immediately showed a happy smile on his face, followed Hu Fei, and said earnestly, as if he had fulfilled his wish for many years.

Everyone else also reacted, laughing and echoing.

But they all misunderstood what Hu Fei meant and thought that Hu Fei was going to work hard and win the top three places in one fell swoop.

But what they didn't know was that Hu Fei had already made up his mind to break the jar.

"Son, I see that the Spring Festival is less than seven days away. Why don't you start studying now to avoid making mistakes later."

Hu Weiyong followed Hu Fei into the main hall and gave instructions with a serious look on his face.

Hu Fei waved his hand, sat down on the chair, poured a cup of tea, and drank it in one gulp.

"What kind of review are you studying? Am I the same as those fake scholars? Who am I? The God of Poetry came down to earth, the teacher of the emperor's grandson, a doctor of the Imperial College, just a young man, how can I just pick it up at my fingertips?"

"No need, no need!"

Hu Fei looked at Hu Weiyong, shook his head, and said boldly.

After hearing Hu Fei's heroic words, Hu Weiyong was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. In addition, Qin Hai next to him was flattering, so he didn't take this matter to heart anymore. He was still looking forward to whether his son could be here.

In the Spring Festival, he took the lead and won the first prize.

"Okay, listen to you, I believe you!"

"In this way, starting from tomorrow, I will tell the chef to give you a good supplement, so that you can regain your energy and win the top prize in one fell swoop!"

Hu Weiyong clapped his hands, looked at Hu Fei expectantly and said.

"Qin Hai, tell me, starting from tomorrow, breakfast, lunch and dinner will all be of the best quality!"

As Hu Weiyong spoke, he turned to warn Qin Hai, the housekeeper, with a smile on his face that never stopped.

Looking at Hu Weiyong who was full of joy, Hu Fei could only smile awkwardly, but he was too embarrassed to interrupt Hu Weiyong's enthusiasm, so he could only nod his head without stopping him.

Qin Hai agreed and hurried to the kitchen to give orders.

In order to avoid being betrayed, Hu Fei immediately returned to Linglong Garden on the grounds that he was slightly sleepy.

"Brat, I hope you won't disappoint me."

"If you can really win the top prize, it will be a matter of honor for your family. Since ancient times, there have been no great talents among dandy men. If you can really be proud of yourself, let's see what those people behind you can say!"

Hu Weiyong looked at his son's back and said with relief.

...

In the next few days, in order to let the young master have a good rest and refresh himself, everyone in the Hu family set a curfew as soon as it got dark. No one was allowed to move around at will, and no one was allowed to make loud noises even during the day. This made the entire Hu family full of energy at all times.

There was silence.

And in the kitchen, they bought whatever was precious, and made whatever supplements they needed. Hu Fei's eyes were filled with stars as he ate.

I had never seen anything that could replenish the body, but I had never seen anything like this. It made Hu Fei really unbearable, and he hid whenever he could, not even daring to go home.

When Hu Weiyong sent someone to ask about it, he refused to go home on the grounds that he was going to Hanlinxuan to prepare for the exam.

But instead of going to Hanlin Pavilion to prepare for the exam, he spent the whole day either staying in Hongbin Building with Princess Anqing or visiting Yanyu Building with Chundie.

That evening, after Hu Fei sent Princess Anqing back to the palace, he took Chundie to Yanyu Tower again.

"Hey, Master Jiu is here?"

"Please come in!"

Hearing that Hu Fei had arrived, Du Qiniang, the owner of Yanyu Tower, personally came out with a group of girls. Before they saw Hu Fei in person, they began to flatter him.

Since Hu Fei has now been promoted to the title of Jiu'an Hou, wherever he goes, people start calling him Jiu'an Hou and no longer call him Master Hu. However, Hu Fei doesn't like people outside the court calling him Jiu'an Hou, so he changes his name to him.

Lord Jiu.

Just like that, the people in the capital city always called him Jiuye when they talked about him.

"Boss Du, your voice is still as good as before. I'm afraid you can hear it from eight streets away."

"Are you afraid that others won't know that I'm here in your Yanyulou?"

Hu Fei walked out of the carriage and joked as he got off the carriage.

"Oh, Mr. Jiu, you still have a sweet mouth. I'm old and bloated. How can I have a weak voice? You will make fun of me."

Du Qiniang blushed, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, chuckled, and said coyly.

Seeing Du Qiniang's pretentious look, Hu Fei couldn't help but shudder, and goosebumps fell all over the floor.

"Master Jiu, please come in quickly!"

Du Qiniang probably realized that she had gone too far, so she immediately stopped, respectfully stepped aside, and invited Hu Fei to come in.

Hu Fei smiled, folded his fan, and slowly walked inside with one hand behind his back.

"Master Jiu!"

"Hello Master Jiu!"

"Master Jiu is here!"

When all the guests present saw Hu Fei entering, they all stood up to greet him with smiling faces.

After Hu Fei nodded slightly, he walked straight to the second floor without saying much, because most of those people knew him and he did not know them.

He doesn't bother to waste time with people he doesn't know well.

However, Hu Fei accidentally discovered that there were several young men dressed as scholars on the first floor. They did not appear to be descendants of aristocratic families, but they were hugging each other and their faces turned red from drinking.

Seeing this scene, Hu Fei frowned and couldn't help but shook his head...
Chapter completed!