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Who Were You When I Failed, and Who Are You Now That I've Won Six Top Exams?

share time: 2025-12-11 00:35:35

Lin Zhao, a poor scholar, was engaged to Su Wan, the prime minister's daughter, since childhood. But he was publicly rejected by the Su family after failing the provincial exam—even his personal servant stole his money and ran away. He fled to the border and learned strategy from a hermit. Three years later, he returned to the capital as a legendary genius who won six top positions in imperial exams. By then, Su Wan had been betrothed to the Third Prince, and the new emperor wanted to use him to suppress the consort clan and stabilize the country. When Lin Zhao stood in the Hall of Golden Chimes receiving the worship of all officials, he received a secret letter from Su Wan—his failure back then was not an accident, but a plot targeting him, and the mastermind was involved in the fight for the throne...

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