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All the Capital Bet on His Failure: The Guy Who Used Connections for Xiucai Actually Won the Top Scholar

share time: 2026-01-23 12:35:46

Zhou Ning was a famous idle young master in the capital. His mother spent all her savings to secure him a Xiucai (scholar) title through connections, and even the examiners hinted he'd "pass easily." But no one knew Zhou Ning secretly studied the family's "Political Compilation" every night in the firewood shed—he didn't want to be a worthless dandy, let alone be looked down upon by Su Wan, the daughter of the Minister of Rites he'd admired for years. In the exam, he ignored the "connections" and wrote "On the Resettlement of Refugees," which criticized current political flaws, and was even appointed top scholar by the emperor! At this time, all the nobles in the capital bet on his failure, even Su Wan bet he "couldn't even pass the Xiucai exam." When the champion's parade reached Su Wan's door, Zhou Ning lifted the curtain and smiled: "Miss Su, shouldn't the loser keep the promise of 'going to the temple fair with me'?"

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