After Climbing the Ranks to Nobility, I Won the Emperor's Favor

When he was very young, Cheng Song made a plan for his life: pass the prefectural examination before turning fourteen, the provincial examination before turning twenty, and the palace examination before turning thirty. That way, with a future and potential so bright he wouldn't be able to sleep, he could attach himself to a powerful family in the capital and enjoy a smooth, worry-free life from then on. Ever since he came of age, Cheng Song had worked hard toward his plan, never daring to make a mistake. In the end, the only things that went off course were that he earned the titles of provincial graduate and presented scholar ahead of schedule, and that the powerful person he attached himself to was far more powerful than expected. The person he had attached himself to was the most powerful among the powerful, the mightiest of the mighty, unquestionably the most exalted person under heaven: His Majesty the Emperor! · Cheng Song: ...Does this count as getting there in one step? · There were few people Pei Jingshen cared about in this life: the old master at Xiangguo Temple who had read his fortune, and the person he fell for at first sight and could never forget. · CP: Cheng Song (top) × Pei Jingshen (bottom) This may be a spoiler, but the two of them are each other's one and only, body and soul. · Theme: Follow your heart.