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Chapter 134 No Name on the List

"Master has already left," Lin Mama whispered, "but the Second Miss is still here."

Upon hearing this, Madam Wen rubbed her temples and forced herself to sit up. "What is she doing here? Doesn't she know that I'm already overwhelmed with problems and have no way to take care of Chen Che?"

Lin Mama sighed helplessly. Was she, a servant, really going to drive Wen Yitong away?

Madam Wen waved her hand: "Let her in."

"Mother!"

Wen Yitong ran in crying. In just over ten days, she seemed like a completely different person. The vicissitudes on her face could not be covered up by any amount of makeup.

Seeing her like this, Madam Wen forgot that she was still "sick" and hurriedly sat up: "What's wrong with you? Did Wen Shuyao bully you?"

With tears in her eyes, Wen Yitong shook her head desperately: "Mother, it wasn't her! It was that old hag Chen! She actually said I was a jinx, that it was because I married into the family that I brought bad luck to Chen Che! Chen Che has been locked up in the examination hall for ten days!"

“Mother, I’m so worried about him. Is there any way I can go and see him?”

"What can I do?" Madam Wen roared in fury. "Do you know what I'm like now..."

Before she could finish speaking, Madam Wen sighed, "Tong'er, Chen Che is not a good match. Instead of wasting your energy on him, you should get a divorce. Your mother and your aunt will definitely find you a good marriage."

The matter concerning Manager Yuan could be resolved by sacrificing him. Although she was reluctant, she had to make the sacrifice for the sake of the family's honor.

But Wen Yitong's side...

The thought of Chen Che and Madam Chen made her feel nauseous.

Wen Yitong shook her head violently: "No! I will never divorce Chen Che! Chen Che is..."

"Who is he?" Madam Wen scoffed. "Do you think your dream can come true? This year's imperial examination is probably doomed!"

Just as Madam Wen was shouting angrily, Lin, the old nanny at the door, said with a complicated expression, "Madam, the results of the imperial examinations have been released."

"The results are out?" Madam Wen asked doubtfully. "Wasn't it said that the results of this year's imperial examinations were invalid due to cheating?"

Looking at the message she had just received, Lin Mama felt extremely complicated. She respectfully handed the note to Madam Wen.

Before Madam Wen could examine it closely, Wen Yitong snatched it away.

She read the words carefully: "Prince Jing arrested the Hanlin scholars and brought them to the examination hall. He personally organized the setting of the examination papers and the re-examination of the candidates. Those whose scores differed too much were all imprisoned in the imperial prison to await their fate."

Upon seeing the letter, she immediately stood up straight, beaming with joy, and exclaimed, "Mother! Chen Che must have passed!"

"Granny Lin, has someone delivered the list?" She grabbed Granny Lin again and asked excitedly.

Upon hearing this, Granny Lin sighed, "As soon as I learned of the announcement, I sent someone to inquire, but the Second Son-in-Law's name was not on the list."

In an instant, the smile on Wen Yitong's face froze.

"His name isn't on the list?" Wen Yitong shook her head. "How could that be? Granny, the person you sent must have made a mistake. Chen Che is the third-ranked scholar in the first class!"

Seeing her seemingly deranged state, Granny Lin sighed inwardly and remained silent for a long time.

He didn't even pass the provincial examination, let alone the palace examination, so how could he possibly become the third-ranked scholar?

The second young lady has gone mad!

However, Wen Yitong refused to let the matter rest. She shook Lin Mama's arm and said, "Mama, please have someone take another look! They must have made a mistake!"

Exhausted, Madam Wen was so angered by Wen Yitong's words that her face turned red. She slammed her hand on the table and shouted, "Enough!"

Wen Yitong looked up at her: "Mother..."

"Since you don't believe what others think, why don't you go and see for yourself!" Madam Wen sneered. "Lin Mama, you go with her! Remember, you mustn't let her disgrace the Wen State Duke's Mansion again!"

"She's shameless, but her brother and I still have our dignity!"

Madam Wen angrily uttered those words, sending a chill down Wen Yitong's spine.

"Mother, how could you..."

"Take her away quickly!" Madam Wen shouted. "Granny Lin, take her away quickly!"

If Wen Yitong isn't taken away soon, she might say something irreversible.

For the sake of a dream, a dream that was so vague and unreal, she actually gave up the good marriage to Prince Jing and married Chen Che, such an incompetent man!

Whenever she thought about how Wen Shuyao had gotten such a good deal, her heart would churn, and she felt as if she were about to vomit blood.

Seeing this, Granny Lin quickly pulled Wen Yitong away from the place.

Wen Yitong's face flushed red, and she shook off Lin Mama's hand: "I can walk by myself!"

Seeing that she was about to leave, Granny Lin immediately followed: "Second Miss, let this old servant accompany you to see the list!"

It is a foregone conclusion that Chen Che was not on the list.

She was afraid that Wen Yitong would make a big scene over this matter.

The Duke of Wen's mansion cannot afford to lose face, and Madam Wen cannot bear the consequences.

Wen Yitong snorted coldly, but did not refuse.

The entrance to the examination hall was already packed with people, all there to see the results.

The carriage of the Duke of Wen's mansion was squeezed out of the crowd and could hardly move.

Ruyi was sent out by Wen Yitong to check the list, but when she returned, she looked extremely uneasy.

Upon seeing this, Wen Yitong's heart sank.

Where is my husband?

Ruyi opened her mouth and said with difficulty, "I didn't see the young master's name."

"This is impossible!" Wen Yitong gritted her teeth, pushed away Ruyi and Granny Lin, and stubbornly walked towards the center of the crowd.

"The top scholar is Young Master Deng Guangyun!"

"Young Master Wu from the Wu family is also on the list!"

The noise around her was so loud that Wen Yitong couldn't hear anything.

She stared intently at the list, looking down from top to bottom.

However, no matter whether she looked from bottom to top, from top to bottom, from left to right, or from right to left, she did not see the name she longed for.

What about Chen Che?

Wen Yitong's mind went blank. She gripped her hands tightly, barely able to stand.

Why isn't Chen Che's name on the list?

Having never even passed the provincial examination, and not even being a tribute student, how could Chen Che participate in the palace examination? And how could he become the third-ranked scholar?

"Miss! Miss!"

Seeing Wen Yitong's face turn pale in an instant, Ruyi cried out in alarm.

Wen Yitong could no longer hear the sounds of the outside world. She recalled the scenes in her dream, and Wen Shuyao's smug smile after Chen Che passed the imperial examination. At this moment, all these memories became sharp arrows piercing her heart.

How could this be?

But that dream felt so real! So real, like it actually happened!

But why did Chen Che fail the imperial examination?

Which step went wrong?

If that dream was false, then she...

Wouldn't that be handing over a great marriage opportunity to Wen Shuyao?

If she hadn't believed it, then she would be the one seen with Xie Jinghan right now!

She should be the one sitting in the position of Princess Jing, enjoying the envious gazes of everyone!