Special Forces Empress, arrived! The champion's name on the imperial list!

  "You've just put on your clothes, and now you want to take them off again? The noble Lord gazed at Tang Lin with disdain, looking at her cunning expression, he was on guard, what... do you want to do?"

  Tang Lin wiped away a cold sweat and explained weakly: "Nothing, I just can't paint landscape paintings, I wanted to find some inspiration from you!"

  His Majesty's eyes sparkled with amusement, "Is this related to taking off clothes?"

  Tang Lin stuck out her tongue, giggled and had an expression of being completely unaware of the severity of the situation. "I'm trying to paint a human body art piece, I need that..." She moved her hands to mimic taking off clothes, so that Yu Sheng Jun could understand.

  His Majesty looked at him with a sly smile in his eyes, "You really want me to take off my clothes?"

  "Can it be fake?" Tang Lin raised an eyebrow.

  "Go on, listen to you..."

  "Wait!"

  When the Holy Lord undid his upper garment, Tang Lin let out a terrified cry and carefully asked: "Are you still wearing underwear underneath?"

  The noble gentleman gave his opponent a white eye, then pointed at what he was wearing on himself, "Isn't this it?"

  "Hmm," Tang Lin's expression was taken aback, somewhat regretful. After coming to her senses, she put down the brush and said to Yu Sheng Jun: "I'd better not paint anymore!"

  The Holy Lord frowned, "Why didn't you draw again?"

  Tang Lin muttered a sentence, and Yu Sheng Jun did not hear clearly, "I don't want to see you naked, then ask me to take responsibility!"

  The Holy Lord frowned again, "What are you talking about?"

  Tang Lin smiled and walked out from the desk, "No, no, I didn't say anything. You go ahead with your work, I'll just play here for a bit before going back to my room to sleep. You should do laundry or something, go ahead, I won't disturb you!"

  "What's the hurry at this hour?" He said, and then Emperor Sheng took a sip of tea, put the cup back on the table, went back to the inner room, and wore his black outer coat.

  Tang Lin walked to the window, her hands resting on the windowsill, gazing out at the bustling street below. Seeing the women in traditional dress on the street, she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild, wondering what it would be like if she wore those clothes herself. She'd definitely become a fairy!

  "What's got you so distracted?" Just then, Yu Sheng Jun was already standing beside Tang Lin, fully dressed.

  Tang Lin pursed her lips and smiled, "Nothing much!" Anyway, it was something not worth mentioning, so she didn't mention it. But there was one thing she did want to ask, yet looking at his face, she hesitated several times and couldn't bring herself to say it.

  She really wants to know what he's doing every day by getting up so early!

  His Majesty looked at her and saw that she was staring at him so seriously, somewhat surprised, "Look at me being so serious, what bad idea am I thinking of?"

  Tang Lin's emotions suddenly subsided, and she smiled mischievously. "I just wanted to kiss you!" As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly raised her head and kissed the cheek of Yu Sheng Jun.

  What's the point of having a boyfriend? It must be to come and hug, kiss, and cuddle from time to time. Not only is it pleasing to the eye, but it also helps with beauty and anti-aging, and can even promote health and longevity!

  His Majesty was amused by her cute movements, stretched out his hand to pinch her face, "Little woman," then pulled Tang Lin in front of him, hugged her from behind, and together they admired the scenery outside the window.

  Every time she was held like this by him, Tang Lin felt an indescribable happiness. It turned out that being liked by someone you like in such a gentle way is truly a happy thing!

  The warm evening breeze blew in through the window, and the faint scent of Tang Lin's body wafted past Yu Sheng Jun's nose. He buried his face in her shoulder, closed his eyes, and sniffed the fragrance on her body. After a while, he whispered in Tang Lin's ear: "This phrase is nice to say... I love you!"

  At the sound, Tang Lin's body trembled slightly, and warmth filled her heart for a moment. She turned around, hooked his neck, and asked ambiguously: "That... do you know what that sentence means?"

  His Majesty gently tapped her small and delicate nose with his own, "I'm waiting for your explanation!"

  Tang Lin raised a mischievous smile, "I won't tell you, it's my secret!"

  He simply stretched out his hand and pinched her nose, "You're so naughty!"

  After a while, Yu Shengjun sent Tang Lin back to her room and watched her fall asleep before he felt at ease. He picked up the phone beside her pillow, pressed it, and the screen lit up immediately.

  The picture on the phone screen is a photo of him and her taken together at Lanting Pavilion. He smiled faintly, while she smiled sweetly, raising two fingers to say "grandpa".

  He took a look at his phone, then looked at Tang Lin again. Yu Sheng Jun's mouth curved up in a warm smile as he put down the phone and helped Tang Lin pull the quilt over her a bit more before getting up to leave the room. As he closed the door behind him, his fingers had an extra bead on them, which he carelessly flicked inside without even looking at the lamp.

  Suddenly

  The door is closed and the light is out.

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  The next morning.

  Tang Lin, as usual, only arrived at Jun Die Xuan after breakfast was ready. After eating breakfast, to kill time, Tang Lin went to the bar to mix drinks and try to get more business for the bar.

  Originally thought that if opening a wine house doesn't work, then just run a bar. At that time, with beautiful songs and dances, good wine and snacks, customers will definitely linger and forget to leave.

  Even modern things, no matter how niche they are, once moved to ancient times, can become extremely popular, just like this wine shop, which was originally expected to be a flop, but unexpectedly has customers packed in every day.

  Yu Xinru gave the next customer the bill, then looked at Tang Lin standing beside her. On the bar in front of Tang Lin, several cups were placed, each with a small amount of different colored liquor. And Tang Lin was stirring those liquors slightly, then putting them together, and bringing them to his lips, just lightly sipping.

  "Little Tang sister, is this how you mix drinks?" Yu Xinrui had been watching for a long time and still didn't understand what Tang Lin was doing.

  Tang Lin brought over the well-mixed wine, "Give it a try!"

  She took the cup in her hand, slightly raised her chin, and took a sip of the wine brewed by Tang Lin. After swallowing, her face changed suddenly, and she exclaimed: "Good heavens, Little Sister Tang, this... is this wine? The taste is really good! I'm not someone who hasn't had wine before, even if it's Hundred-Year-Old Girl Red, I've tried it, but yours..."

  Tang Lin smiled and said, "After brewing, it's definitely different. The half cup of wine you're drinking contains several types of wine. A few days ago, I listed the names of several wines on the procurement list and asked Yu Shengjun to buy them from outside. These wines are all rare items that are not available in the Central Plains. Some of these wines were purchased from the Western Regions or other places, so after brewing, you naturally feel that the taste is good and very refreshing!"

  "Wow, Xiao Tang Jie, you're so amazing!" Yu Xin Rui's admiration was reignited, "You understand everything!"

  Tang Lin rubbed his head, grinning foolishly: "It's not that I understand, it's just that I've seen a master bartender at work before, and I remembered some of the superficial techniques, so I was able to muddle through!"

  "Your Majesty doesn't think so, 'That's still very formidable!'"

  "Ah," Tang Lin broke out in a cold sweat.

  At this time, Cao Dan put down a pile of things and didn't do them. He walked over, leaned on the bar outside, and said to Tang Lin and Yu Xinrui: "Hey, two beauties, today the imperial palace issued a list, and the results of this year's imperial examination have come out. Aren't you going to take a look?"

  With a bored expression, she tapped on the abacus, "Not interested, and it's not like I've never seen one before!"

  Cao Dan raised an eyebrow and asked: "Xin Rui, aren't you curious who this year's champion is?"

  "Are you kidding me?!" she said, glaring at him, "I've already lost interest!"

  Tang Lin suddenly became interested, because she suddenly remembered Lu Baiwan's son. Lu Baiwan had told her that his son was taking the imperial examination. "Little Cao, go outside and take a look, see whose family the number one scholar is from, also don't forget to glance at the second and third place winners!"

  Before leaving, Cao Dan pointed to a group of guests who needed to be entertained behind him and said, "Tang sister, I'm leaving. What about... this place?"

  Tang Linbai rolled his eyes, "Aren't Xiao Pang and Gao Ge still here? They'll be busy enough, you go ahead, I'm still here to handle things!"

  Having heard her words, Cao Dan was resolute and without hesitation. In a flash, he vanished into the wine tower.

  Near the tavern, there is a place where imperial edicts are posted.

  At this moment, in front of the imperial edict, it was a sea of people as far as the eye could see.

  On the big red paper with black characters, a large number of names were listed neatly and in order, too many to count.

  At this time, Cao Dan arrived at the back of the crowd and saw that it was crowded in front. He couldn't help but exclaim, "My goodness, this imperial edict is really eye-catching!"

  Having psyched himself up, Cao Dan squeezed into the crowd, "Everyone, please make way, let me take a look too!"

  After finally squeezing to the front, Cao Dan was stepped on before he could even stand firm and immediately cursed, "Who stepped on me?"

  "Sorry!" A pleasant voice rang out, followed by a flash of silver as a figure darted past Cao Dan's side and hastily retreated from the crowded throng.

  Cao Dan glanced at the crowd behind him, then turned back to look at the imperial edict in front of him. He was quite decisive, his gaze directly falling on the top three names. Seeing those three names, his original arrogant expression instantly disappeared, and a hint of melancholy flashed across his eyes, accompanied by a hint of self-mockery. After calming down, he looked very... dangerous.

  At this moment, no matter how many voices there were around him, Cao Dan was deaf to them all. He slowly turned his body, and a woman's voice floated through his mind, "The day you pass the imperial examination and become a top scholar is the day you fulfill your promise..."

  He walked out of the crowd, Cao Dan turned his back to the crowd, looked up at the bright sky and forced a smile, "What else can I do?"

  Back at the hostel, Cao Dan changed his expression and returned to his usual elegant appearance that everyone was familiar with.

  Tang Lin couldn't wait to pull him to the bar and asked, "Quickly, quickly, who's on the list? Who's the champion?" I don't know if Lu Baiwan's son is among the top three.

  Cao Dan said: "The one who ranked first in the Imperial Examination is probably named Shen Gong, and the second place... seems to be surnamed Lu, Lu..."

  Tang Lin suddenly said: "Is Lu Yitang right?"

  Cao Dan was shocked, "Tang sister, how did you know?"

  Tang Lin happily said: "Lu Yitang is the son of our Eastern House, and the master has mentioned to me his son's imperial examination this year!"

  Cao Dan nodded understandingly, "Oh, I see!"

  "Who is that Zhuangyuan Lang?" asked Yu Xinrui.

  When it came to Zhuangyuan Lang, Cao Dan's face changed slightly, and his voice was a bit awkward: "Call..."

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  Thank you [Lai Shuangshuang] for rewarding 18 coins, Shuangshuang, have fun! If it hurts, then stop first, hehe, take care of your body, hug ~~