On the day of the announcement of the results, Zhou Shuren was confident in himself. He did not go to the list to see the results but waited at home for the officials to come and announce the good news.

Wu Ming had the experience last time, so he was unwilling to go this time, fearing that he would not be able to come back, so he also stayed at home.

Zhou Shuren wanted to know the rankings of other people on the list, so he asked Boss Zhou to copy a copy of the list. Zhulan asked Lichun to wait at the street corner, waiting for the officials to come and announce the good news.

Yang Zhumu was a little confused. Why were his Meifu and Wu Ming so calm? It was as if they knew the rankings!

Yang Zhumu found his sister, who was counting the money for the wedding, and her mouth twitched. “Sister, did you know the ranking in advance?”

Zhulan raised her head, “No, why did you ask that, brother?”

Yang Zhumu pointed at the silver in the basket, “Since you didn’t know the ranking, why did you prepare the money in advance?”

Zhulan curved her eyes, “Because I knew it in my heart!”

There was a god of learning at home, and the god of learning had affirmed Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren was confident. As long as the Emperor didn’t deliberately not give a ranking, the ranking was basically stable.

Lichun rushed back, “The official announcing the good news is here.”

Yang Zhumu, “.”

Forget it, he didn’t need to worry about it and followed his sister to see who the good news was for.

Today was the day of the list of successful candidates. The official who announced the good news had specifications. The official wore red clothes. The first one to announce the good news was naturally the new champion. The official stopped at the door of Zhou’s house, and Zhou Shuren and Wu Ming stood at the door.

Wu Ming was a little young after all, and he couldn’t control his expression. His eyes were fixed on the court robe in the hand of the official who announced the good news.

Zhou Shuren knew that he had no chance of becoming the top scholar. Although there were many candidates for the palace examination, he had confidence in the Emperor. You know, during the examination, the Emperor often came down to stroll around. Although he could not remember the names and appearances of all the candidates, he would definitely remember the people he had seen.

For example, Wu Ming, who was sitting at the front, and he, who was sitting in the second place, were originally sitting at the front. The Emperor came down to stroll around and even stepped beside him and Wu Ming for a long time!

Moreover, according to his understanding of the Emperor of this dynasty, the candidates who had participated in the palace examination, all their information was in the hands of the emperor.

The official who announced the good news spoke a lot of official language and finally said the name. As expected, Wu Ming was the new top scholar.

Wu Ming was not a person who showed his joy easily, but he could not help but grin. After thanking the Emperor for his grace, he took the court robe and gave the prepared happy money to the official. The official took the money with a smile and said, “Tomorrow there will be a carriage to pick up the number one scholar to the palace to thank the Emperor for his grace. We will go back and report first.”

Wu Ming bowed and said, “Thank you for your hard work.”

The official hurriedly returned the greeting, “It’s not hard, it’s not hard.”

This was a good job. The number one scholar had a bright future!

Just as the officer who brought the good news turned around and was about to leave, another team of officers came to announce the good news. The two teams were stunned when they met. This was the first time that the No. 1 and No. 2 were in the same family!

Zhulan saw the officer, well, he was really No. 2. She had not expected No. 3, but she had expected No. 1. Although Zhou Shuren felt that according to ancient thought, Wu Ming’s essay was the best, she felt that Zhou Shuren had a broad vision and his answer was very innovative, so he also had a chance to compete!

Unexpectedly, the Emperor still preferred Wu Ming’s essay.

The subsequent procedures were the same. There were three people in the first class, and the treatment of the three people was similar.

Zhulan gave the prepared silver money to the officer. In consideration of Wu Ming, Zhulan would not give more silver money than Wu Ming.

Wu Ming took a look and felt even more grateful.

The two teams of officers left happily. The No. 1 and No. 2 were in the same family. This was a good reputation. They were going back to share the news.

Wu Ming waited for the official to leave, loosened his hand, turned around, and bowed deeply, “Half of what I have today is due to my uncle and aunt. I have no way to repay you, and I want to recognize my uncle and aunt as my godfather and godmother. Please help me.”

Zhou Shuren, “.”

No, he didn’t want to. He already had enough adopted sons. Although you were the boss, he was not willing. Besides, he really didn’t want to help you. Who didn’t like to be the first!

Zhulan, “.”

Could it be done this way? The door of the house was crowded with people. It seemed not good for them to refuse. Well, Wu Ming was the top scholar!

Wu Ming was just too excited, and his mind was hot and he couldn’t control his mouth. When he came to his senses after he finished speaking, he was dumbfounded. He didn’t want to recognize Uncle Zhou as his godfather from the bottom of his heart. Who wanted to find a father for himself for no reason? Soon after he cleared his mind, he felt that being impulsive was a good thing.

He was a top scholar without any foundation. If he stayed in the capital, he would definitely be wooed by all the major forces. Although the Zhou family’s foundation was also very weak, Uncle Zhou was very capable of dealing with people. The two of them could fight for their own way out together.

However, Wu Ming listened to the voices of discussion behind him and cursed himself in his heart. He was still stupid. He should have said it when there were no outsiders, not at the door, as if he was threatening. But then he thought, how could it spread if there were not many people? There were both advantages and disadvantages!

Zhou Shuren cursed in his heart and calmed himself down, but he was still very angry. Well, if time could go back, well, forget it. With Zhulan around, his bottom line would not be lowered too much.

Zhulan felt that it would not be good to delay for too long. The top scholar and the runner-up were from the same family. This news must have topped the list in the capital. Zhulan pulled Zhou Shuren’s clothes.

Zhou Shuren pursed his lips. His intuition told him that there would be constant trouble in the future. He really would rather have another stupid son like Boss Zhou than a smart son who could distinguish the pros and cons in a few seconds.

Zhou Shuren took a deep breath. There were both advantages and disadvantages of him acknowledging Wu Ming. The advantage was that Wu Ming could provide him with a lot of connections, and being a godparent was very reliable, which was more reliable than him having to work hard to make friends. The disadvantage was that once he and Wu Ming had a relationship, only one of them could rise in the future, and the superiors did not want to see that all the capable people were from the same family.

Wu Ming waited without straightening up. Now he was in a dilemma, and it was all his own fault. He had never underestimated Uncle Zhou and Uncle Zhou must have seen through his thoughts.

The people watching the excitement outside the gate stopped talking and were all waiting for the runner-up to reply. If they were recognized as godparents, the top and runner-up would really become a family.

The merchants around were excited, staring at the Zhou family’s house. The feng shui of this house was really excellent.

(End of this chapter)

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