Chapter 63 Part 1 - Good News (1/2)
In Wang Xian Lou, Ye Shijie waited for the news together with a friend. Though he tried his utmost to control himself, his face still showed a trace of anxiety in the end. Looking at the noisy scene outside, he had no choice but to wait for the crowd to disperse before the person bringing the news came.
From inside the crowd of people surrounding the posted notice, a person bearing news took the lead and ran out. Right outside, he spoke to another person, it should be the results. The people near the windows in Wang Xian Lou immediately shouted and urged the person who had seen the results to quickly return.
On the wine table close to Ye Shijie, a person left first. Soon afterwards, he ran in from outside so anxiously that he nearly tumbled. He hardly ran inside before he was surrounded by the people. Everyone asked: “Who ah, who’s at the top of the list in this examination?”
“The Imperial College’s top of the list is Ye Shijie.” That person had barely stood firmly and he let out long breaths and said: “Second place is the eldest young master from the Right Minister residence, Li Jing. The third place is Ningyuan Marquis’s heir, Zhou Yan Bang!”
The crowd was immediately bustling with noise.
“Who is Ye Shijie? Never heard of this name before, is it a new student of the Imperial College?”
“Unexpectedly, this time the eldest young master of the Right Minister isn’t the best, really surprising.!
“I thought Ningyuan Marquis’s heir would place second this time, didn’t expect him to be in third place.”
“So in the end, who is Ye Shijie? Do you know this person?”
While the people around were discussing spiritedly, Ye Shijie’s friend was pressing Ye Shijie’s shoulders excitedly: “Shijie, did you hear? You are the first!”
“I heard.” Ye Shijie maintained his calm on the surface when in fact, his heart had long ago moved excitedly. Just like the people in the restaurants, in Yanjing city, even in the Imperial College, his name was unfamiliar. This time he brought the glorious Ye family’s intention, came to the Imperial College and at last, good things came to those who waited. The Imperial College’s first place, could be directly conferred a government official title. As long as there’s an official position, the Ye family was no longer a commoner. They would no longer be bullied without the ability to defend themselves. The Ye family would become more prosperous.
But, he was still concerned about another matter.
Someone asked from the side: “The rankings of the Imperial College are now known. How about Ming Yi Hall? Who is placed at the top of the list from Ming Yi Hall?”