My Husband Is the Best at Exams in the Ming Dynasty

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[Blurb]

Huang Guan x Weng Ruxu

The Ming Dynasty's greatest scholar, a peerless genius who dazzles under Hongwu and outshines Zhu Di x The merchant's daughter, perceptive and clever, helping her husband climb to success

(I)

"You know the Forbidden City? I built it. You know Huang Guan? He's going to take the top spot in all six imperial examinations!"

When my father's informant brought him this news from the court, the speaker, Liu Bowen, had just submitted a request to Zhu Yuanzhang to retire and return to his hometown.

"Why not take Huang Guan in as our live-in son-in-law? How about marrying Fourth Miss to him?"

"Master, although Liu Bowen is a man of miraculous foresight, this concerns our daughter's happiness for the rest of her life. You can't take all his boasting and bluster at face value!"

"Ruxu, would you be willing to marry Huang Guan? Apart from being poor, he's got nothing but good qualities."

"Father, I..."

(II)

Father traveled thousands of miles to find the talented Huang Guan Liu Bowen had mentioned, and was overjoyed.

"In a family like ours, where my good wife has given birth to four daughters, who will inherit my vast fortune? How will my dream of success be recorded in history? Thankfully, Lord Liu opened my eyes and brought me this prospective son-in-law!"

"This humble student pays his respects to Merchant Weng."

"My future son-in-law, this is my fourth daughter, Weng Ruxu. You will marry her one day."

"This humble student's original name was Huang Guan. I now go by Xu Guan, taking my mother's surname. To be honest, my father was also a live-in son-in-law, so both father and son took our in-laws' surname."

"Husband, you can't use that name. Xu Guan, Xu Guan, it sounds as if all fame and fortune will turn out to be 'an illusion.' Wouldn't that let Father down after he placed such high hopes in you?"

"My wife speaks wisely."

"From now on, I'll call you Huang Guan. Huang Guan sounds like a crown, and a crown must claim the laurels! I hope you'll become the top scholar, open up a brilliant career in government, and bring prosperity to the world."

"Thank you for your kind words, my wife!"

(III)

People only know this:

[At first] He was an unremarkable scholar; she was an extraordinary woman, one in ten thousand.

[Later] He had a flash of brilliance, and one exam success followed another; she helped him rise to prominence and turn danger into safety.

[Now] Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Di... At every life-or-death turning point in the turbulent history of the Zhu dynasty, husband and wife joined forces to overcome danger, together creating the legendary Ming Dynasty achievement of taking the top spot in all six imperial examinations, and earning a place in history.

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[Please Note Before Reading]

1. Wishing all my dear readers soaring luck in your studies, careers, and finances.

2. This is not an alternate history. Huang Guan, the Ming Dynasty's exam genius, was a real historical figure.

3. Updated daily at noon.

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