After a quarter of an hour, the sound of gongs was heard, the gates of the examination hall opened, soldiers cleared the way, and yamen runners came out with the list of successful candidates.
The crowd below erupted in excitement. Some were concerned for their own nephews and nieces, others for their husbands, and many had placed bets, hoping to see if they had a chance of winning...
Shao Ming was also a little nervous. He felt that he had answered well, but since no one had seen the list, no one knew the result.
Mu Ziyu was trembling a little. It was his first time participating in the Spring Examination, and he was unsure of himself.
Zhou Zilin and Mu Ziyi's hands, which were holding teacups, were also a little pale; they were nervous too.
Li Li, along with Jiang Mo, Jiang Yan, and several other pageboys, had already squeezed to the front of the list.
After the soldiers finished posting the list, everyone rushed over, craning their necks to look at the list and search for their familiar names.
“Brother Li, I saw the young master’s name, fourth place, and his place of origin is correct.”
“I saw it too, Jiang Mo. Go to the teahouse first and tell the master and the others to go back and prepare to welcome the good news. I’ll check on the others.”
"Thank you, Brother Li."
Jiang Mo went back to report the good news. With such a joyous occasion, the master would surely reward him.
It's not easy to squeeze in, and it's also difficult to squeeze out.
Despite the freezing weather, Jiang Mo was sweating profusely from the crowded teahouse. He didn't care about anything else and hurried upstairs.
"Master, great news! Great news! The eldest young master has come in fourth place! Fourth place!"
Jiang Mo rushed into the private room, shouting loudly.
"Did you see it clearly?"
“I saw it clearly, Brother Li and I both saw it, and the place of origin is correct. Brother Li told me to come back and share the good news, and he will check on the others.”
"Sir, Brother Li said we need to go back and wait for the messenger to bring good news."
Jiang Mo repeated Li Li's words, his face flushed with excitement.
"Alright, Steward Li, let's go back first. Shao Ming, you can wait until the crowd disperses before looking at the list."
"Master Zhao, you guys, protect the young master."
All of them, except for Shao Ming, were married.
Jiang Shuyun led Butler Li back home, and soon, the messenger arrived with good news.
Li Li and his men searched from beginning to end, and then from end to beginning, until they only saw the name of his maternal uncle, Mu Ziyi.
Mr. Zhou and his uncle failed the exam, so they squeezed out of the teahouse to deliver the news.
Mu Ziyi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he was on the list.
After Mu Ziyu came out of the examination hall, he knew he had no hope. Zhou Zilin sighed, feeling a pang of bitterness in his heart.
There was a lot of noise downstairs; it really was a case of people trying to find a son-in-law after the imperial examination results were announced.
Fortunately, they were in a private room, and most people, unaware of the dangers, wouldn't dare to enter easily.
After the crowd dispersed, Shao Ming and the others went downstairs to check the list.
Jiang Shaoming, those three characters are pleasing to the eye.
After standing in front of the list for a long time, Jiang Shaoming knew that he was about to embark on the next journey in his life.
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