What did a recommendation mean? It meant that this junior who had only arrived at the academy a few days ago could become an official without completing three years of study or taking the County Exam!
And he called that nothing?!
Chu Ming laughed, unconcerned. "You two know my situation. I'm just pretending to be a scholar. How could I dare become an official?"
That was true...
The two felt a little better hearing this, but only a little. They knew that if Chu Ming wanted to, he could become an official even while pretending to be a scholar.
Ning Hao fell silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Brother Chu, there's something I think I should tell you."
"What is it?"
"That Chu Yu just now is the second son of the Chu Family, a well-known wealthy merchant household in Baiyuan County," Ning Hao said.
At this, Liang Yuan's eyes shifted, and he smiled. "Brother Chu, your surname is Chu. Could you be the one the Chu Family lost years ago...?"
"..." Ning Hao paused, his expression solemn. "As far as I know, the Chu Family has another illegitimate son, and he's also called Chu Ming."
"What? Brother Chu, are you really from the Chu Family?!"
Ning Hao gently shook his head. "Brother Chu is remarkably talented, with an extraordinary gift. But that illegitimate son was good for nothing from childhood. He went to brothels to listen to music and obsessed over travelogues and storybooks. He was also sickly."
"He either died of illness or was confined by the Chu Family for some reason. After all, he was only an illegitimate son who'd lost his mother's protection. In any case, no one has heard from him in a long time."
"Then they really aren't the same person. Brother Chu