Chapter 2187 Xun Sheng Fails the Exam
Meng Yunzheng has once again closed his doors to visitors. Ever since the good news came, many people have started to come to visit him.
Some high-ranking officials who had been observing the situation began to stir, but their attempts to send people over were repeatedly thwarted. The excuses were always the same: Meng Huiyuan was preparing for the palace examination and was studying diligently through the night, so he simply didn't have time to receive guests.
Some people found it understandable, while others were amused and annoyed, thinking Meng Yunzheng was being arrogant and pretentious. He wasn't even an official yet, and he already treated people so disrespectfully; his future was certainly going to be short-lived.
Those who were turned away were even more eager to try their luck, thinking that if he really achieved good results in the imperial examination and became an official, they would definitely make him experience the brutality of officialdom, and it would be best to send him to a godforsaken place so that he could stay there for the rest of his life.
If even court officials were so excited, ordinary people were even more so. Many people said that Meng Yunzheng was the reincarnation of the God of Literature, and they all wanted to come and share in his good fortune. As a result, every day, people would come to see the spectacle outside the small courtyard in the south of the city, crowding the neighborhood.
This is only the top scholar in the provincial examination; if one were to become the top scholar in the imperial examination, the excitement would be even greater.
Meng Yunzheng didn't care about any of this. He actually stayed at home and quietly read books. This time he was serious. He wanted to win first place in the palace examination again. If that happened, Ayu would definitely be very excited.
In contrast to him, who never left the courtyard, Shu Yu went out almost every day.
Meng Yunzheng ranked first in the provincial examination, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should be among the top three in the palace examination. In any case, becoming a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) is a certainty.
Then the matter that Shu Yu and Yun Qide had discussed before can be put on the agenda, using Meng Yunzheng as a publicity point.
The two discussed the matter enthusiastically, so Shu Yu was mostly outside.
Some people wanted to target Shu Yu, hoping to use her to get in touch with Meng Yunzheng.
However, Shu Yu was elusive, appearing and disappearing without a trace. They had someone keep an eye on the shop, ready to notify them as soon as Shu Yu arrived. But Shu Yu never stayed in the shop for long; he would leave soon after, leaving everyone empty-handed.
However, while she was out and about, she heard quite a bit of news.
She knew Xun Sheng had failed the exam, something Xun Sheng himself had anticipated. After all, he had caught a high fever from being caught in the rain during the first exam, and even with preparation, he hadn't performed well in the following two.
Fortunately, he had a good attitude. After all, it was his first time taking the imperial examination, and he didn't expect to pass on the first try. He just treated it as an opportunity to gain experience and would try again in three years when he was ready.
He had originally planned to visit Meng Yunzheng to congratulate him after the results were announced, but after hearing that Meng Yunzheng was preparing for the palace examination behind closed doors, he decided not to disturb him. Later, Shu Yu ran into him on the street, and he asked Shu Yu to bring back his congratulatory gift.
Xun Sheng did not leave the capital for the time being. Although he failed the imperial examination, the palace examination was about to begin, and as Meng Yunzheng's friend, he wanted to stay here to witness his success.
Besides Xun Sheng's failure to pass the exam, Shu Yu also heard about the "marriage-seeking" ceremony held on the day the results were announced.
There was a scholar who ranked twelfth in the imperial examination, around twenty-three years old. It was said that he was unmarried and was simply carried away by a servant of a family.
Shu Yu was extremely relieved when she heard about this. Fortunately, Meng Yunzheng hadn't gone to the bulletin board to read the notice, otherwise this scene would definitely have happened to him.
Huiyuan, who is unmarried and handsome, is the most outstanding guy in the crowd. How could he not be snatched away?
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
