"No need to go. Someone will come to announce the good news later. If no one comes, it means you didn't win. Go and see for yourself. If you didn't win, you might as well play chess here." Hua Ziyun said leisurely.
He was in a good mood because he had already decided in his heart that there was no chance of him winning.
If you have no desires, you will naturally have no demands, and your attitude will naturally be good.
When Daixiang heard Hua Ziyun say this, she felt that it made a lot of sense, so she stood aside and watched the young master and Master Hua play chess with peace of mind.
The city was bustling with activity due to the announcement of the results. From time to time, one could hear the sounds of thunder and drums and firecrackers, which was completely different from the quietness of the house. It was like a wall that divided the inside and outside into two different worlds.
Xiao Moer placed a piece, "Thank you."
Hua Ziyun grumbled dissatisfiedly, "Can't you just give in to me?"
Xiao Mo'er didn't say anything, but Dai Xiang beside him grumbled in dissatisfaction: "Master Hua, the young master clearly gave you three chess pieces."
"That's different." Hua Ziyun said cheatingly.
"How is it different? Didn't we give up three chess pieces?" Dai Xiang argued.
While the two were arguing, the sound of gongs and drums was heard outside. The sound came from far away and seemed to be coming towards them.
Dai Xiang's eyes lit up, "That joyful drum sound seems to be coming towards us."
Everyone put down their chess pieces, and Daixiang opened the gate. As soon as the gate opened, she saw the man who brought the good news standing in front of the door. He smiled and said, "I'm here to tell you the good news."
"Our young master won." Dai Xiang's eyes sparkled, "But who was the first place winner?"
The person announcing the good news was stunned, then smiled and said, "Well, Mu Xiucai is the second place in this year's provincial examination."
Dai Xiang was stunned, and even Hua Ziyun who was walking over was stunned.
He thought that Mu Zimo would most likely be the top scorer in this provincial examination.
"Who is first?" Hua Ziyun asked curiously.
The person who announced the good news naturally knew the winner and said with a smile, "It's a young man named Hua. I didn't look closely at his name."
"The surname is Hua."
Bei Yutang and Xiao Moer both looked at Hua Ziyun, and even Dai Xiang followed suit and looked at Hua Ziyun.
Hua Ziyun waved his hands and said, "It can't be me."
Daixiang gave a bag of silver to the person who brought the good news. After taking the reward, the man left happily.
"I didn't expect that the winner this time was not me, but someone with the same surname as me." Hua Ziyun said jokingly.
At this moment, the sound of gongs and drums came towards them again. In the blink of an eye, they saw a person who brought good news enter their sight.
"Could it be that the scholar named Hua also lives nearby? That's such a coincidence." Dai Xiang said in surprise.
The man announcing the good news saw several people standing at the door and hurried over to them, his eyes fixed on Hua Ziyun. "Mr. Hua, I finally found you. Congratulations, Mr. Scholar, on winning the first place in this provincial examination."
"Ah!" Hua Ziyun looked at him in surprise.
Dai Xiang also looked at him in surprise, but Bei Yutang and Xiao Zimo had already expected it and didn't feel much about it.
Hua Ziyun couldn't help but ask, "Did you see it wrong?"
The man who brought the good news smiled and said, "Scholar, you are such a jokester. How could I possibly have gotten the first place winner's name wrong?"
Bei Yutang winked at Daixiang, who took out a silver ingot from her pocket and handed it to the man who had brought the good news. After the man had taken the silver, he happily said a bunch of auspicious words before turning and leaving.
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