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Chapter 1053 - 1049: The Downfall!

Chapter 1053: Chapter 1049: The Downfall!

In his frustration, Xiao Liu saw some movement at the end of the street where the Zhang Bang was to be posted.

A few officers rushed over and dispersed the crowd at Zhang Bang. Soon, a list was posted, leaving four to guard it while the rest quickly departed.

As soon as the officers left, those waiting to see the results swarmed forward.

Xiao Liu also pushed his way through the crowd, trying to check the posted list. His shoes were nearly lost in the shuffle. When he finally made it close enough, he eagerly scanned from the bottom of the list, where the date and seal were, to the top. He looked three times, from back to front, but his young master’s name was nowhere to be found, and his heart quickly sank.

It seemed his young master had not passed the imperial examination...

Su Ke and the others were anxiously waiting at home too.

Patriarch Su and Su Lao Si were also present, constantly comforting Su Ke, "Don’t worry! It’s better if you passed, but it’s not a big deal if you didn’t. After all, you’re already set to be the Uncle-in-law to the Imperial Court!"

Su Ke responded verbally, though he was quite aware that everyone hoped he would pass the High School examination. After all, there was a big difference between an Uncle-in-law with an official title and one without.

Suddenly, the sound of a gong being struck came from outside, quickly drawing nearer.

Could this be the sound of victorious news?

"It must be Ke’er passing the High School exam! Come, let’s go outside to welcome them!"

Su Lao Si, nearly overcome with joy, stood up first.

Everyone’s spirits lifted as they rose from their chairs and hurried from the hall to the front courtyard. Only Patriarch Su, maintaining his dignity, stood up and coughed twice before sitting down again, though his heart had already flown out the door.

The family quickly opened the gates wide in anticipation of the good news.

All faces were beaming with joy, but before they could step forward, the sound of the gong already passed by the house, heading off in another direction.

Everyone’s faces stiffened on the spot, unsure of how to react.

"Young master! Young master..."

Panting, Xiao Liu returned, gasping as if he were stoking a bellows, yet he still managed to say, "Young master, I’ve just seen the posted list... your name isn’t on it..."

Not listed?

The smile on Su Ke’s face faded.

Next to him, Su Lao Si, angry, gave Xiao Liu a kick, "You knew already, why have you only now come back to report? Good-for-nothing!"

After speaking, he led the way back inside.

Xiao Liu’s leg hurt so much he gasped, but everyone glared at him and turned to enter the house.

Su Ke moved his lips but, in the end, he just sighed and said nothing as he turned to walk inside.

"Young master, young master, wait for me..."

Xiao Liu hurried after him.

He had come straight back after checking the list. How could this be his fault?

In his haste to follow, he failed to notice Su Ke suddenly stop in his tracks, and he bumped his nose into Su Ke’s back, his eyes watering from the pain.

Without waiting for Xiao Liu to recover, Su Ke turned and mounted a horse, heading out.

"Young master, young master, wait for me..."

Xiao Liu quickly followed.

Su Ke couldn’t believe he hadn’t passed the exam and rode quickly toward the Zhang Bang.

Along the way, he heard many officers, banging gongs, announcing victories, and found himself avoiding these celebrations. The closer he got, the denser the crowd became. Despite his urgency, he had to dismount and lead his horse forward.

Xiao Liu caught up, "Young master, I checked three times very carefully, there’s definitely no mistake..."

"Shut up! Nobody would think you’re mute if you didn’t speak!"

Su Ke scolded sharply and tossed the horse reins into Xiao Liu’s hands, "Take care of it, I myself will go take a look."

Having said that, he quickly squeezed into the crowd.

It wasn’t easy, but when he finally made his way to the very front, he thoroughly examined the posted list.

To the side, bursts of frenzied laughter erupted intermittently – those were the students celebrating their success. There was also no shortage of people weeping bitterly, those who had not made the list venting their sorrow.

After looking over the list from beginning to end, and then from end to beginning, indeed, Su Ke didn’t see his name. His legs couldn’t help but give way! He nearly fell over, but since he was among the crowd, he was propped up by the people on either side and ultimately did not fall.

Indeed, he hadn’t passed...

He felt a wave of dizziness before his eyes; it seemed his knowledge was still lacking.

"Move aside, move aside!"

Just then, another round of shouting came from ahead, and soon after, several officers made their way to the front of the crowd, unrolling another list.

"It’s the primary list, the primary list has been posted!"

Someone suddenly shouted, and in an instant, the crowd exploded like cold water poured into a boiling pot!

Su Ke’s spirits immediately lifted!

He quickly pushed forward, carefully inspecting the primary list.

The secondary list had two hundred names, but the primary list started with candidate number two hundred ninety-six and continued all the way to the first place. This time, Su Ke looked even more carefully, fearing he would miss even a single character.

But no matter how much he looked, his name simply wasn’t there!

Even if he strained his eyes until they blossomed, his name was still absent!

Su Ke looked away in disappointment and slowly began to turn back.

"Eh! Isn’t this our esteemed Uncle-in-law? So, Uncle-in-law, have you achieved high school success?"

Su Ke recognized the speaker; it was a member of the Liu Family, born of a side room, who also studied at the academy. His loud exclamation immediately drew innumerable pairs of eyes towards Su Ke, all filled with stark mockery.

Obviously, everyone had already seen both the primary and secondary lists and noticed his name was not on them.

Another person, full of disdain, commented, "Tssh! Thought he was something special because he’d read a few books and recognized a few big characters? Still ended up failing the exam. It’s infuriating—I wasted ten taels of silver betting on him!"

This remark won the agreement of quite a few, their enraged glances seeming to pierce through Su Ke.

A figure suddenly stepped in front of Su Ke.

Xiao Liu was tense, "What are you, what are you trying to do? This is the Uncle-in-law – you cannot act recklessly!"

"If he weren’t the Uncle-in-law, he probably wouldn’t be standing here any longer."

It was unclear who made that comment in the crowd.

That was true—if it were anyone else, they would have already been pelted with rotten vegetables and eggs. But thanks to his status as Uncle-in-law, these people were restricted to yelling a few words from within the crowd, not daring to lay hands on him.

"You, you..."

Xiao Liu was so angry he couldn’t speak.

Behind him, Su Ke gently tugged at him, "Don’t mind them, let’s go!" With that, he turned and walked away.

Seeing the master and servant leave, the people burst into greater laughter, "Why is Uncle-in-law leaving? Why don’t you stay a bit longer? Later, the top four names will be announced! Who knows, maybe our Uncle-in-law has recognized the right people and made it into the top four?"

With this comment, those around them burst into laughter.

Clearly, in everyone’s eyes, a person like Su Ke who climbed up through connections instead of ability, had no face to speak of.

Yet Su Ke stopped in his tracks, turned around, and with a smile and a cupped fist said, "I should thank this brother for the reminder, otherwise, I would have forgotten that there were still four more names yet to be announced."

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