readytorunbook Chapter 149 Release of List
Chapter 149 Release of List
The old lady smiled and nodded. Shen Tang bowed and turned away, stroking the ginkgo tree.
When Shen Tang arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, the servant had just brought the carriage over. Ginkgo helped Shen Tang get into the carriage, then got in herself. The servant then drove the carriage to the Jiang family.
Today is the day when the results of the Spring Examination are announced. The streets are particularly busy and it took me a quarter of an hour longer than usual to get to the Jiang family.
The Jiang family's gatekeeper saw the familiar carriage from the Pingyuan Marquis's residence and hurried forward to greet it. Shen Tang lifted the curtain and came out. The servant said, "My cousin is here. The eldest and second young masters, the eldest and second young ladies have all left the residence to wait for the announcement of the Spring Examination results."
Shen Tang, "..."
She wanted to come to Jiang's house and wait with them, but they went to wait in front of the list.
Gingko covered her mouth and laughed, "Miss, are you going to go look for your eldest cousin, young master, and their cousins?"
Shen Tang glanced at the sky and said, "It's too late. If I go there, they'll be back. I'd better wait at Jiang's house."
Ginkgo then got off the carriage and helped Shen Tang down.
Cuibai Courtyard.
Old Madam Jiang sat on the Luohan couch drinking tea, but she was obviously a little nervous waiting. After all, her two grandsons were taking the imperial examinations, and she was about to know the results, so she couldn't help but be nervous.
Mrs. Jiang Da and Mrs. Jiang Er were so nervous that they could not sit still on their stools and kept looking towards the screen.
If it’s fast, the results will be announced by now, but sometimes they are not announced until the afternoon, there is no fixed schedule.
Mrs. Jiang Er was so nervous that she even served the wrong tea. She reached out and served Mrs. Jiang Da’s tea. The maid said, “Mrs. Jiang Er, you served the wrong tea.”
Mrs. Jiang Er quickly put down the tea. At this moment, a maid ran in. Mrs. Jiang Da thought the results had been announced and quickly stood up. The maid said, "Madam, your cousin is here."
Mrs. Jiang covered her chest with her hands and sat back silently.
Not long after, Shen Tang walked in, and Old Madam Jiang waved to her, "Tang'er is here, come and sit next to grandma."
Shen Tang didn't even bother to greet her before sitting down next to Old Madam Jiang. Old Madam Jiang asked, "Why are you here at the Jiang family?"
Shen Tang said, "Today is the day when the Spring Examination results are announced. I thought that instead of waiting at home, I might as well come to the Jiang family to wait for good news together. However, I didn't expect that my cousins were all waiting in front of the list..."
Madam Jiang smiled and said, "You are calm and composed, unlike them, who are all impatient."
Before Shen Tang finished speaking, Yin Xing covered her mouth and laughed, "The girl didn't know, otherwise she would have gone there too."
Shen Tang glared at Ginkgo, then said to Old Madam Jiang, "You two cousins will definitely be admitted to high school."
Old Madam Jiang also had confidence in her two grandsons, but she still felt a lingering fear when she thought about how Jiang Mingxiu and Jiang Mingyuan almost couldn't even enter the examination room.
They waited for cup of tea after cup of tea. Not to mention Mrs. Jiang Da and Mrs. Jiang Er, even Mrs. Jiang Lao was eager to go to the place where the results were announced to wait.
This is too tiring.
It’s almost time for lunch. Has the result not been announced yet or has he not passed, so the servant dared not come back to report it?
Good things are reported quickly, but the servants are reluctant to tell others about bad things.
After waiting for another quarter of an hour, Shen Tang looked at the clepsydra. A servant came running in, propped up on his knees and panting heavily, saying, "Old, old lady..."
I ran all the way back, my mouth was dry and I couldn't speak.
Mrs. Jiang stood up quickly and asked, "Have the results been announced yet?"
The servant nodded repeatedly, swallowed his saliva, and then said, "The old lady is very happy! The eldest and second young masters are both on the list!"
Old Madam Jiang's tears suddenly welled up in her eyes, while Mrs. Jiang's first and second wives were even more delighted and were so happy that they couldn't speak.
A double scholar.
What an honor.
In fact, the results released today are only the list of candidates who have passed the examination. There will be a palace examination later to determine the final list. However, there will be no elimination in the palace examination, which means that those who are on the list today have already been admitted to high school.
Madam Jiang asked, "How are the rankings?"
Although this is not the final ranking, only those at the top of the list have a chance of competing for the top spot.
The servant said, "The eldest young master ranks quite high, ninth, and the second young master is a little behind."
It is already a great honor for the two young masters of the Jiang family to be on the list at the same time. If they both rank high, even Old Madam Jiang would not dare to imagine such a good thing.
Although she ranked low, Mrs. Jiang Er was satisfied. In fact, in officialdom, except for the first place in the first and second classes, the difference in ranking was not that big. Once you enter officialdom, whether you can rise quickly or not depends on talent and knowledge, but it is really not that important. How many top scorers are silent in the Hanlin Academy, and how many of those in the lower ranks have become first-rank officials.
Madam Jiang patted Shen Tang's hand and said, "It's all thanks to Tang'er."
Shen Tang shook his head and said, "This is not Tang'er's credit. It's the efforts of my two cousins. It's thanks to you, my grandfather, and my uncle and aunt who taught us well."
This sentence made everyone praise her. Old Madam Jiang smiled from ear to ear, "This little mouth is just like it was covered with honey."
Ginkgo laughed secretly on the side. The girl didn't have honey on her lips, but she had put a lot of bayberry on them a few days ago, so they were also sweet.
Knowing that she had made the list, Mrs. Jiang felt relieved. She glanced at the clepsydra and said with a smile, "We don't know when they will be back. Let's wait a quarter of an hour. If they don't come back, we can eat first."
A quarter of an hour passed quickly, the maid brought in the food, and Shen Tang helped Old Madam Jiang sit down.
As soon as I picked up the chopsticks, ginger, lemon and ginger pear came back.
But only the two of them came back, so Old Madam Jiang asked, "Why are you the only two back? Where are your eldest brother and the others?"
Jiang Li smiled and said, "My eldest and second brothers have both graduated from high school and were dragged away by their classmates to celebrate, so we came back first."
When Jiang Ning sat down, she limped a little. Shen Tang saw it and asked, "What's wrong with your foot, cousin?"
Jiang Ning glared at Jiang Li, then blushed and said, "When the results were announced, my second sister was anxious to see the list and pulled me forward, and someone accidentally stepped on me..."
Jiang Li playfully stuck out her tongue, sat down next to Shen Tang, covered her mouth and laughed, "Cousin, do you know who stepped on my big sister?"
Shen Tang raised his eyebrows, "How could I have guessed that?"
Jiang Li said, "It's the one who ranked first on the imperial examination list, his name is Jiang Huaizhi. My eldest brother said that he is very likely to be the new top scorer this year."
Jianghuai.
The top scholar in the previous life.
Shen Tang had gone to see him when he was parading on horseback. He was very handsome and was said to be the eldest son of the Jiang family, a prominent family in Qizhou.
In his previous life, he cheated in the imperial examination and still managed to get the third place. In this life, everyone takes the exam based on their real abilities, so there is a great possibility that Young Master Jiang will get the first place.
Although the imperial examination list is not the final list, it is not ranked randomly, especially the first one. Although he may not be the top scorer, he is definitely among the top students.
Shen Tang laughed and said, "Is anyone looking for a son-in-law?"
Jiang Li nodded repeatedly, "Master Jiang was caught as a son-in-law, and he stepped on Big Sister in a panic. Didn't you see how embarrassed he looked when he realized he had stepped on Big Sister..."
Jiang Li's voice was drawn out, and Jiang Ning wanted to cover her mouth.