Chapter 154: Examination Results
As soon as the Xingbang was posted, the imperial guards surrounding it stepped back so that the students could see the list, but they still stood guard nearby to prevent pushing and trampling.
All of a sudden, everyone swarmed over there, and Mu Tou also flew over in a flash, leaving him with a vacant spot at the front where he could stand. Of course, it was also possible that the people at the front were afraid of being stepped on by him, so they moved aside for him.
At this time, the people at the front have already started to call out their names spontaneously.
"First place, Li Ping! Second place, Shen Xu! Third place, Chen Fei! Fourth place, Xu Heng..."
"Ah! Brother, you're second place! You're so awesome, brother." Shen Yuan jumped up.
Lu Ne and Kuang Qianfan were the first to congratulate Shen Su. They had guessed before that even if they won a rank, it might not be very high, so they knew that it would not be their turn to be called for the time being.
But after a while, Mu Tou also came back from the front.
Shen Yuan couldn't wait to ask: "Mutou, how is it?"
Shen Xi on the side unconsciously clenched her hands, waiting for news.
"Young Master is second, Master Kuang is thirty-seventh, and Master Lu is eightyth."
Kuang Qianfan was stunned, "I actually did so well in the exam!"
Ranked 80th, Lune was very satisfied with the result. He had to work harder in the palace examination and strive to get a second place.
"Xixi, I..." He wanted to say that I did it and did not disappoint your expectations, but his emotions controlled him for a moment and he didn't know what to say.
Shen Xi smiled slightly. She understood everything Lu Ne didn't need to say. She passed the purse that she had been holding in her palm for a long time to him.
"It has been returned to its original owner."
The three of them were immersed in joy and did not realize that they had been targeted. All three of them were young and good-looking, and now, someone was eyeing them to find a son-in-law.
"May I ask if any of you gentlemen are married?"
"Yes! My wife is about to give birth, don't look for me."
Lune also quickly spoke up, "I'm engaged! We're getting married soon."
The visitor was a little disappointed, but then turned to Kuang Qianfan without giving up.
The wild eyes frightened Kuang Qianfan so much that he jumped directly onto Shitou, "Go, go!!!"
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After reading the list, they didn't stay long as they had to go home to tell their families the good news. Shen Yuan also asked Shitou to go to the Dali Temple and tell her father about this.
On the way back, Kuang Qianfan asked Shen Xu, "Who is this Li Ping?"
They all heard the roll call today. Not only was the top candidate not from the Imperial College, but among the top five, only Shen Su was from the Imperial College. The Chief Academician must have been so angry that his nose was crooked.
Shen Yu knew this Li Ping for sure. He was the champion of the previous poetry competition, Li Linfeng.
He told Kuang Qianfan about the poetry competition and said, "It's not surprising that he won first place. He is indeed very talented."
"So amazing?! Come on, try harder in the palace examination. There's no poetry test in the palace examination. Then I can go out and say that the number one scholar is my brother."
Kuang Qianfan was now completely free of pressure. For three generations, no one in his Kuang family was well educated. As long as he answered normally in the palace examination, he would surely become a Jinshi. He was very satisfied.
Shen Xu moved to the side, preparing to stay away from Kuang Qianfan, "You said that being the top scholar is so easy."
In fact, for the top three in the joint examination, under normal circumstances, there will not be much change after the palace examination.
The fact that Li Linfeng won the first place in the award shows that he was not only outstanding in poetry.
Kuang Qianfan got off the carriage halfway, and Lu Ne followed the Shen brothers and sisters to the Shen family first.
Shen Yuan jumped down from the carriage before it even stopped, "Uncle He! Set off the firecrackers!"
The housekeeper had prepared firecrackers long ago. When he heard this, he quickly asked someone to take them out and asked happily, "Young Master, which one did you win?"
In the housekeeper's mind, there was no possibility that his young master would fail.
"Second! Master Lu has also been hit. Fire more whips and send someone to the He residence to let them know."
"Okay, okay! Second, second, our young master is so successful!"
Shen Su got off the carriage a step later and watched his sister busy and chattering from behind with a smile on his face.
"Xixi, Minsi, let's go in too."
When Shen Su and the other two came in, Shen Yuan shouted so that everyone in the mansion knew that both Shen Su and Lu Ne had won, but Shen Su was still in second place.
"Grandma! Slow down."
Seeing his grandmother walking out of the inner courtyard at great speed, Shen Su was startled and rushed forward to help her.
Old Madam Shen was so happy that she didn't know what to do. She grabbed her grandson's hand and clapped it vigorously, making Shen Xu grin. "Brother Kang is really promising! Grandmother is so happy."
Shen Su took the opportunity to pull out his hand and pulled Lu Ne over, "Grandma, Min Si also won, you have to praise him too."
"Good, good, good, they are all good children." Old Madam Shen did not "partialize" and grabbed Lu Ne's hand and patted it vigorously. She also asked her grandson, "Have you sent people to your father and father-in-law to announce the good news?"
"They all went, and gave instructions to everyone."
"Okay, okay, Manman has really become sensible."
At this time, Madam Shen also came over. She was so happy that she didn't know what to do. She walked around the room for a few times and calmed down for a long time before coming out.
My nephew ranked second in the exam, and if nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely get first place in the palace examination. My future son-in-law also passed the exam. Compared with my nephew, his ranking is not high, but passing the exam is good enough. If he works harder in the palace examination, he will get second place.
"Brother! Go get a doctor! My sister-in-law is about to give birth!"
Shen Yuan hadn't arrived yet, but the voice had arrived first. Suddenly, everyone lost interest in their happiness and became busy.
"What are you still standing there for? Go get a doctor."
Old Madam Shen patted her stunned grandson and quickly went back to her grandson's wife.
The old lady hired two maids a month ago and let them live in her house, but just in case, a doctor had to keep an eye on them.
Shen Xi reminded: "Mom, we need to send someone to report the news to my second sister-in-law's family and my second uncle, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I am so happy. You go find someone and I will go see how Yingniang is doing."
Old Mrs. He and Mrs. He had just received the good news that their grandson-in-law/son-in-law had ranked second in the exam. They were still happy when a servant came in and said that their granddaughter/daughter was about to give birth.
He was no longer able to be happy and quickly asked someone to harness the car for the two of them to go to Shen's house.
The same was true for Shen Yun. Shitou's report came at a rapid pace. Almost as soon as he learned that his son would get second place in the exam, news came that his daughter-in-law was about to give birth.
Today is the day when the results of the imperial examination will be announced. Everyone in the Dali Temple is paying close attention to it. Right now, they are gathered in the duty room of the Dali Temple Minister to congratulate their Lord and drink tea at the same time.
Now they heard the news that Shen Yun's daughter-in-law was about to give birth, so they all said, "Master Shen, please go home and take a look. This is double happiness coming to the door!"
Shen Yun was indeed unable to sit still, but he felt a little ashamed when he thought about the fact that he had taken a lot of leave recently.
Mr. Bai advised, "Yang Siqing from the Imperial Household Department next door had to ask for leave to go home when his son's concubine gave birth. No one would say anything if you didn't come for three days to celebrate such a big happy event in your family!"