Chapter 63 Part 2: Good News
“Pah,” a middle-aged man spat to the ground and said loudly: “Supposed that Jiang second miss is really at the top of the list, I’ll eat that pile-up horse dung at the door!”
Everyone collectively looked towards the door. In the stable, a tall horse the color of red jujube was in the middle of swinging its tail. Sensing everyone’s gazes, the horse doubtfully looked inside the restaurant and raised its front hooves.
“You don’t believe it, then go ahead and see it yourself!” That person had kindly provided everyone with the list of rankings and didn’t expect to be insulted in turn. He stood on a stool and spoke angrily.
“We’ll see then!” A big man carrying a knife said: “Look at your stupid and illiterate self.”
He just finished speaking, and another diner ran inside the restaurant through the door. He was probably also a person from the restaurant who went to see the notice. Compared to the previous person, he was more straightforward and didn’t pique the crowd’s curiosity at all. Once he entered the door, as if he was bringing huge news, he roared: “Amazing, Ming Yi Hall’s examination rankings have come out. At the top of the list is the Jiang family’s second miss, Jiang Li. This time the Meng family’s miss has to humbly offer her apology and her reputation will fall to the bottom!”
With this sentence, the crowd fell into absolute silence.
The person who was doubted before jumped down from the stool he was standing at and snorted coldly: “You should believe it now.” He straightened his clothes and walked away in a huff, leaving behind a pile of dumbstruck onlookers.
Ye Shijie looked at the chaos in front of his eyes. Originally he should be frowning, but unknowingly, he couldn’t help smiling.
…….It was also quiet today inside the Jiang residence.
Inside w.a.n.g Feng Hall, Ji Shuran was in the middle of having a chat with old madam Jiang. Jiang Bing Ji was sitting on one side eating pastries, Jiang You Yao and Jiang Yu’e were sitting in another position while Jiang Yuyan was lowering her head to embroider a handkerchief.
“In a while the person who takes note of the examination list will come back.” Ji Shuran held her upper tummy and smiled: “I’m rather nervous.”
“Elder sister-in-law has nothing to be nervous about.” Lu-shi immediately smiled after: “Your You Yao has nothing to be worried about. Unlike our second branch, Jing You is not a study material, Jing Rui……. If he didn’t give me a pile of troubles, the world would be peaceful already.”
Jiang Jing Rui and Jiang Jing You also partic.i.p.ated in the Imperial College’s examination. However, in the examination year after year, the two brothers were just like that. Jiang Jing You’s grades are mediocre, Jiang Jing Rui comes last in the rankings. Lu-shi no longer carries any hope.
Jiang Yu’e listened to their conversation and pursed her lips into a smile. Today she followed Jiang You Yao to Wan Feng Hall together precisely to wait for the person looking at the list to say the rankings so she could get old madam Jiang’s praise. Let the people in the Jiang family see her talent and intelligence.
“Why didn’t the second sister come together?” Jiang Yu’e said: “When I came over, I let someone call her to come together.”
“I heard second sister is making tea in her courtyard, saying that she is not interested in the list.” Jiang You Yao laughed generously, “second sister doesn’t wish to come, in that case don’t force her to.”
In everyone’s ears, naturally what was ringing was the wager between Jiang Li and Meng Hong Jin. Today three out of the six results came out, the overall situation was already half decided. It could be presumed that Jiang Li would come last. If Jiang Li lost, she would have to pay a huge price. As far as Jiang Li was concerned, naturally she wasn’t willing to see it with her own eyes.
“Wait for the result to come out, I’ll go over to tell her.” Ji Shuran smiled gently.
Old madam Jiang kept quiet.
As she was speaking, Zhenzu lifted the screen and said: “old madam, the person who went to check the results has come back.”
“Come in.”
The person who went to see the result was the Jiang residence’s young male servant. He first gave courtesy to the masters before speaking: “From the four misses who went to partic.i.p.ate in the examination, third miss is in fourth place, fourth miss is in 17th place and fifth miss is in third place.”
When Jiang You Yao first heard that she was in fourth place, she was still pleased. But upon hearing that Jiang Yu’e got third place, she lowered her head, and her heart immediately felt extremely unhappy.
Jiang Yu’e restrained the ecstasy in her heart and looked at the young male servant to ask: “Don’t know which place did my second sister get?”
That young male servant took out a rolled transcript of the list of rankings from his bosom and handed it to old madam Jiang. The corners of his mouth drew back, exposing a wide smile, his mouth said.
“Second miss’s name is first, the best in this examination. Congratulations old madam!”