No. 208 First place in the first class!
The next day, at dawn, the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall was already crowded with people.
Many students made an appointment to come together to see the results, and some students from aristocratic families arranged servants to wait for the results to be announced.
Old Man Qin and Qin Shan and others arrived early, although Qin Qingyuan repeatedly emphasized that the list would not be announced so early.
But Old Man Qin and his companions couldn't sleep at all, so they set off early.
Originally, they were worried that Mr. Zhang had not gotten up yet, but when they arrived, they found that Mr. Zhang had gotten up earlier than them.
Several people rushed to the Imperial Examination Hall without even having breakfast, and ate something on the way.
Although I had expected this, I was still shocked when I arrived at the Imperial Examination Hall. We came so early and there were so many people.
Several people quickly grabbed a good spot and waited for the list to be announced.
Gu Ting and Gu Shi arrived later and finally squeezed in before they saw the four people.
After a few people greeted each other, Gu Ting and Gu Shi also joined them.
Gu Shi was very puzzled as to why they had to suffer here instead of going to the teahouse across the street to drink tea while waiting for the results to be announced.
When he asked his eldest brother, his eldest brother said that this was the only way to feel it. Gu Shi wanted to cry and didn't know what was wrong with his eldest brother.
But he didn't dare to oppose his elder brother, so he could only accompany him obediently.
Qin Zhizhi and the others arrived later because Wang Xinru had already reserved a seat and even asked someone to buy some food.
Several people drank tea and ate cakes while waiting for the results to be announced.
Gu Jinghuai, Qin Qingyuan, and Qin Qingyun were not here today. Qin Zhizhi had asked them yesterday, and they all chose to stay at home.
As they chatted, they didn't feel that time was very long. Instead, it seemed to pass very quickly.
When Qin Zhizhi drank her second cup of tea, there was finally a noise downstairs, and several people hurried to the window to look down.
Someone below shouted, "Look! Here they come! Here they come!"
The originally quiet crowd suddenly became agitated, and Qin Zhizhi could see it clearly from upstairs.
I saw a group of officers and soldiers escorting an adult in official uniform walking in front.
He was followed by several examiners, who filed out of the side door of the Imperial Examination Hall.
"Don't block the road, make way, make way!" Several officers and soldiers pushed aside the crowded crowd and maintained order at the scene.
The man in the lead was Lord Sun, the Minister of Rites. At this moment, he was holding a vermilion lacquer tray covered with bright yellow silk.
Officers and soldiers had already cleared a space in front of the wall of the Imperial Examination Hall. Lord Sun placed the tray on the incense table that had been prepared long ago and lifted up the bright yellow silk.
A golden list appeared before everyone.
Everyone held their breath, fearing that any noise would affect the announcement of the results by the officials from the Ministry of Rites.
"The results are out!"
Following Lord Sun's loud shout, two officials stepped forward and carefully unfolded the golden list.
The crowd, which had been quiet just now, suddenly became excited.
Everyone stretched their necks and squeezed forward, wanting to be the first to see their names on the list.
Old man Qin was almost pushed down, but fortunately he was supported by Gu Shi. Gu Shi didn't expect that everyone's enthusiasm was still as high as before.
Old Man Qin didn't care about all this; he just wanted to see his name on the list as soon as possible.
The golden list slowly unfolded under the attention of everyone. At this time, the sunlight just happened to shine on the list, reflecting a dazzling light.
Minister of Rites Sun began to read out the list.
"The first place in the first class is Gu Jinghuai!" A cry of surprise broke out in the crowd.
“Here! Here!”
Gu Ting jumped up happily, and everyone's eyes turned to him. They didn't expect that this year's top scholar would be of this age.
"Don't get me wrong, he's my nephew, my nephew!" Seeing that everyone had misunderstood, Gu Ting quickly explained.
"Hahahahahaha, he's worthy of being my son. He's ranked first in the first class."
"Dad, Jing Huai got first place in the exam. That's amazing."
Everyone was so happy. They didn't expect to get first place. It was such a surprise.
Minister of Rites Lord Sun felt a little overwhelmed when he saw Gu Ting in the crowd. Why did this guy come to join in the fun? Couldn't he just stay at home and wait?
Lord Sun shook his head helplessly and continued reading the list.
"Qin Qingyuan, the second place in the first class." The crowd exclaimed again.
"Dad, the second place is Qingyuan, it's Qingyuan!"
Qin Shan excitedly shook Old Man Qin's hand. Qin Qingyuan also won. Qin He was so happy that he was silly. He didn't expect that his son-in-law would get first place in the first class and his son would get second place in the first class.
"Congratulations, Uncle Qin!"
Gu Ting and Gu Shi congratulated Old Man Qin and the others, and the onlookers were dumbfounded.
The children of those who came early in the morning to wait for the results actually took the top two places in the first class.
The onlookers all looked at him with envy.
"Zhu Li, third in the first class."
As soon as Lord Sun finished reading, everyone's eyes unconsciously turned to Gu Ting and the others, thinking that it was finally not your family's anymore.
"My son, it's my son. God bless my son, he passed the high school entrance exam."
From the other side of the crowd came the cheers of the servants.
"Qin Qingyun, first place in the second class."
"Hahaha. Dad, it's Qingyun. Qingyun also won. That's great."
"Good children, all of them are good children!"
Old man Qin was so excited that he almost fainted. Thanks to the ancestors of his Qin family for blessing him, both of his grandsons passed the exam and ranked so high.
The onlookers' attention was focused on a few people again. They were hit again. This was too amazing.
Lord Sun continued to read out the list.
"Ning Xuan, sixth in the second class."
"Dad, Young Master Ning also won. He also won. That's great."
Qin Shan was even happier when he heard that Ning Xuan had won, and the onlookers became even more excited.
Every time Lord Sun read out a name, everyone would unconsciously look towards these people, fearing that they would say they were family members or people they knew.
Mr. Zhang was so happy at this moment. It turned out that this was what high school was like. All of his former students were successful. He was very happy.
At this time, the people upstairs were already crazy with joy.
Wang Xinru didn't know who to congratulate first for a moment, as people from the Gu, Qin and Ning families all passed the high school entrance examination.
"Princess, Sister Zhizhi, Sister Ning'er, let me congratulate you here first." Wang Xinru was really happy for them.
"Ning'er also congratulates Sister Zhizhi and Sister Princess."
"Congratulations! Congratulations!"
"It's great that my brother can get this ranking. My grandmother and mother must be very happy."
Ning Xuan's results have exceeded the Ning family's expectations, so Ning Ning feels that her family will be very happy.
"Brother-in-law Gu is really amazing. He always ranks first in the exams." Ning Ning admires Gu Jinghuai very much.
"My husband, my eldest brother, my second brother, and Young Master Ning are all very capable. Let's get together another day. I'm going back to share this good news with them first."
Although Qin Zhizhi knew that several people could plant, she did not expect such a good ranking.
Now she just wanted to go back and share the good news with a few people.
All these years of hard work have finally paid off and deserve to be praised and celebrated.
After they parted, Qin Zhizhi and Gu Yunfei rushed back to the mansion.
Both of them were very happy along the way.
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