Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 863 Announcing the Top Scholar (1)

Chapter 863: Chapter 863 Announcing the Top Scholar (1)

April 26th, the day the spring imperial examination results were to be posted. Early that morning, the Examination Institute’s gates had not yet opened, but a throng had already gathered, bustling and jostling at the entrance.

There were also many examinees who had traveled from all directions, struggling through the crowd towards the entrance, hoping to secure a good spot, so they could be among the first to learn the results of the examination.

"Father, there are simply too many people," Mo Yan turned to her father, who was resting with his eyes closed, and suggested, "I think we should park the carriage across from the tea house at the corner. You can wait inside there while I come over by myself to keep an eye out."

Upon hearing this, Mo Qingze opened his eyes and raised his hand to lift the curtain of the carriage window to look outside. Seeing the crowd so dense that even the main gate of the Examination Institute was obscured, he pressed his temples, which were slightly swollen from staying up late reading the night before, and said softly, "The list isn’t going to run away. There’s no need to keep a constant watch. We’ll all go to the tea house, and it won’t be too late to look after the crowd dissipates."

As Mo Yan thought about it, wasn’t that the case? The list would hang for three days; it wouldn’t be too late to go see it the next day or the day after. Why endure the crush of the crowd and invite misery? With this in mind, she decisively had Da HongZao turn around and head for the most spacious tea house on the street.

There were quite a few people with the same idea as the Mo Family, and all the tea and wine shops along the street were packed to the brim. Keep in mind that there were nearly ten thousand candidates who participated in the examination, and it was said that this session had the highest number of candidates in the history of the spring imperial examinations, making the competition much tougher than in previous sessions. This had shaken the confidence of some previously confident examinees.

The Mo Family had not anticipated this and had not managed to reserve a private room in advance, so there were only two secluded spots left in the main hall of the tea house. If they had arrived any later, they might not have even found these two spots.

No one in the Mo Family fussed over the situation. Aside from Zhenzhen and Yun Zhao from the school who couldn’t come, Mo Yan brought along Xin Er and Shengsheng, who hadn’t been to the city for a while. Once they knew the results of the examination, they planned to stroll the streets and drop by the Liu Family to gather some news.

With the list not yet posted, the atmosphere in the tea house was buzzing. Even strangers sitting at the same table could strike up lively conversations. But when the four members of the Mo Family entered, the whole hall fell silent as everyone stared unblinkingly at them.

There were many coming and going in the tea house, and the arrival of the four from the Mo Family shouldn’t have drawn attention, but the four’s appearances and bearing were just too impressive. The elder man was handsome and scholarly, and the girls, regardless of age, were all charming and fetching. Adding to that their expensive yet understated garments, they naturally caught the eye.

As people watched, an examinee recognized Mo Qingze, who was leading Shengsheng towards a corner, as quite familiar. After taking a closer look at Mo Yan following behind, he became even more certain of his guess and excitedly whispered to another candidate at his table, "Do you see that? That is Young Master Ziyu. I never expected to see him here; we are so lucky!"

The title "Young Master Ziyu" was coined by students who had witnessed Mo Qingze’s grace at the Hall of Supreme Harmony last year. Properly speaking, given Mo Qingze’s age and the fact that he was married with children, he should not be addressed as "young master," but since Mo Qingze didn’t look his age and his sharp retorts at the Hall were universally acclaimed, the students had difficulty coming up with a more fitting nickname.

Those who held the title "Young Master" a thousand years ago were individuals who could influence the world and control national politics, people of such stature that their mere presence would make rival states wary, deterring them from offending the nation where the young master resided.

Admiring Mo Qingze’s talent, the students were influenced by some of his statements at the Hall, and so, upon meeting him, they addressed him respectfully as "Young Master Ziyu" to express their admiration.

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