Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 500 Release of List

Having decided to report the incident to the police, Ji Rong and the others threatened Doctor Qi and then left. Seeing this, Doctor Qi also hurriedly left.

Song Ying and Yuan Qing lost interest in eating and went to their rooms to rest.

The next day, the college entrance examination results were announced.

Although they knew that the government office would not post the list until noon, they still got up early in the morning, ate breakfast absent-mindedly, and went to the government office.

They were early, and some people were even earlier than them. Before they even reached the government office, the nearest intersection was already crowded with people, making it impossible to move through.

Those who came to see the list included not only the candidates who took part in the college entrance examination, but also some of the candidates' families and some people in the city who liked to join in the fun.

Yuan Qing frowned slightly and said, "It's too crowded. Don't go in. Just find a shop nearby and go shopping."

It was a hot day, and Song Ying didn't want to squeeze in. Just as he was about to agree, a plaintive voice came from the side, "Oh, you two are so reluctant to come back."

The voice was familiar, it was Shen Jing.

Song Ying was a little surprised. Shen Jing lived behind the government office. He could have just been waiting for the results at home. Why was he coming here?

Confused, she looked in the direction of the voice and saw Shen Jing looking at them with a resentful expression at the door of the teahouse diagonally in front of her.

Yuan Qing had no guilt at all. As he walked towards the teahouse, he said, "Human lives are at stake. We can't afford to delay any longer. We will stay at Peng's house until the child is out of danger before we leave."

The words were vague, so Shen Jing thought that the patient had just recovered this morning. Upon hearing this, most of the dissatisfaction in his heart subsided.

"Is that what I'm talking about?" He glared at Yuan Qing, complaining dissatisfiedly, "You're so mean! I thought I had nothing to do yesterday, so I wanted to ask you to go find Sister Song Ying and take her on a tour of Shunqing Prefecture. But you left without even thinking of me!"

"I have a stomachache." Yuan Qing lied without blushing or beating his heart. "I'm already embarrassed to stay at your house. How can I bother you any more?

I thought Song Ying was in Bai Mansion, just a few steps away, so I went to look for her. Who would have thought that I would encounter something like that again.

Shen Jing snorted softly, then let it go and said, "Come in and sit down. I've booked a private room on the second floor. You can wait until the results are announced before leaving to avoid being squeezed by them."

As Song Ying followed the two upstairs, he asked curiously, "Why aren't you waiting at the government office? Why did you come all the way here to book a private room?"

"To avoid suspicion." Shen Jing grinned, "With so many eyes watching, the list was taken out from the government office, and I came out from there too. These people will definitely accuse me of cheating in private."

Yuan Qing didn't want to say anything about his unnecessary move. Among the thousand candidates, everyone knew that the son of the prefect was also taking the college entrance examination, and many of them even knew him.

Trying to avoid suspicion now would only arouse suspicion.

Song Ying also didn't understand Shen Jing's approach: "Didn't you keep the names of the candidates anonymous during the college entrance examination? And didn't you say that Tao Tixue hadn't even seen any of the candidates before the exam started? With such strict rules, who would have doubted it?"

"He doesn't meet with the candidates, nor with other unrelated people, but my father has to meet with him." Shen Jing sighed, "My father is the supervisor of this college entrance examination. He is not only responsible for all related arrangements, but also for providing all the supplies for Tao Tixue.

Besides, it was useless for my father to avoid suspicion in advance. Tao Tixue only brought a few aides to help him read the papers, and other things had to be done by the clerks in the yamen.

In the eyes of outsiders, these people are no different from my servants and must obey me."

"Then even if you come out now, you can't clear yourself of the suspicion of cheating, right?" Song Ying was even more confused. It would be better for him to stay at home and wait for the servants to bring the results.

His absence will cause the least stimulation to other candidates.

An unnatural look flashed across Shen Jing's face, and he immediately glared at Yuan Qing, "It's because you came out to look for him. Hey, hurry up and leave."

The three of them sat in the private room for a while before they heard someone shouting from below, "The results are out!"

Suddenly, the crowd became more and more crowded. Looking out the window, one could see a sea of heads rushing towards the government office.

Shen Jing stood up and stretched his neck to look over there, but unfortunately he didn't see the servant who was responsible for delivering the message to him.

He was so anxious that he kept banging on the window frame. "These dogs and slaves can't even do such a small thing!"

Song Ying frowned slightly, "There are too many people. Maybe they can't squeeze in."

Shen Jing was really anxious, so he simply said, "Forget it, Brother Yuan, let's go and take a look ourselves."

Yuan Qing also wanted to know the result as soon as possible, so he said, "Okay, Song Ying, you stay here and wait for us. Don't go into the crowd."

"Okay, go ahead."

About a quarter of an hour later, Yuan Qing and Shen Jing, shouting "We are candidates, please make way", finally squeezed to the front of the list and couldn't wait to take a look.

Although he knew that his level was not enough to make him the top scorer, Shen Jing still looked at the first place on the list, and Yuan Qing did the same.

On the bright red paper, the words "Lu Xu" were written in neat official script.

Yuan Qing felt a little disappointed, but it was only for a moment. When they were in the academy, Lu Xu was always better than him in every exam.

Now that he has really overcome his fear and achieved the level he deserves in the exam, he is happy for him.

"Wow, the first case turned out to be Brother Lu!" Shen Jing was a little unbelievable, "I didn't expect Qingfeng Temple to be so effective!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an uninformed failed candidate beside him hurriedly asked, "Brother, what do you mean by that? How is Qingfeng Temple so effective?"

"Let me look at the list first, and then I'll explain it to you later."

While they were talking, Yuan Qing had already read through the list at a glance and did not see his name.

His heart tightened, as if it was being gripped by a hand, and began to beat rapidly, the sound growing louder and louder, drowning out the noisy voices around him.

He started over again, looking at the names one by one, but still couldn't find his name on the list.

His mind went blank for a moment, then a variety of thoughts filled it: Fortunately Song Ying didn't come with us, otherwise it would be so embarrassing. No, she would know soon. The marriage is off... Grandma and the others will be disappointed again...

It seemed like a very long time had passed, yet it also seemed like only a short moment had passed. The noisy voices became clear in his ears again, and he heard Shen Jing's incredulous voice.

"That's not right. I didn't pass the exam, but why is Brother Yuan's name not on the list? He was the top scorer in the provincial exam, so he's sure to pass the academy exam."

Then came Bai Liang's ridicule and gloating, "So what if you are the first in the prefectural examination? This time the imperial examination is anonymous. Only the essays are considered, not the candidates. Even the first in the prefectural examination is not guaranteed to pass.

Humph, I said his craftsmanship isn't that great, and he was clearly doing it for his master's sake..."

"Bullshit!" Shen Jing cursed angrily, "If Brother Yuan's articles can't even be praised, how many people in our academy can read them..."