Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

September 17th is the day when the results of the provincial examination are announced.

In front of the Shuoyang City Imperial Examination Hall, the atmosphere was more solemn than when the examination results were announced.

The title of Juren is of great significance. Once you pass it, you will be a real "master" and have a stepping stone to enter the official career. It is a major event that can bring honor to the family and change the fate of the family.

Cheng Wan and other members of the Cheng family came to the best teahouse near the Imperial Examination Hall early in the morning and waited.

Compared to the extreme nervousness and anxiety before the announcement of the college entrance examination results, Cheng Wan was much more calm at this moment.

She was very confident in her answers, especially the policy essay question that Gu Yan had guessed correctly, which made her feel as if she had divine help in the examination room.

"Please bless me! May my eldest granddaughter pass the imperial examination. I will donate a lot of money and do more good deeds when I return home!"

Old Mrs. Lin closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and prayed and muttered continuously.

Wang and others nearby also made similar movements.

Having come this far in the imperial examination, they understood better than anyone how difficult it had been for Cheng Wan.

So they hoped more than anyone else that Cheng Wan would pass the imperial examination successfully.

"You don't seem very nervous." Gu Yan looked at Cheng Wan's calm profile and spoke in a low and magnetic voice.

Cheng Wan stood by the window, looking at the crowd at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall, and chuckled, "I'm still a little nervous."

The outcome is uncertain, and no matter how confident you are, you will never feel at ease.

"I believe in you."

Ok?

Cheng Wan turned and looked at Gu Yan.

Gu Yan reached out to tidy up the hair around Cheng Wan's ears, then stared into Cheng Wan's eyes and said seriously, "I have looked at the test questions and the answers you memorized. You will definitely be among the top 30."

Cheng Wan opened his mouth in surprise.

This guy is more confident than her.

No matter how confident she is, she is just hoping to be at the end of the list.

"Make a bet?"

Cheng Wan raised his eyebrows slightly: "What are you betting on?"

"If you are in the top 30, I will go back to Beijing with you."

Cheng Wan looked at Gu Yan, and the relief on his face gradually disappeared.

"I won't bet with you." Cheng Wan turned his head, squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of the Imperial Examination Hall, his voice calm: "I will walk the way back to Beijing by myself."

"At least let Shaoqing accompany you."

There was a pleading look in Gu Yan's eyes.

"I've made up my mind."

"A Wan..." Gu Yan couldn't help but reach out to pull Cheng Wan's arm. Just as he was about to say something else, a loud noise came from the street downstairs.

"Here it comes! The results are out!"

All the candidates' family members waiting in the teahouse rushed to the windows or doors.

Old Mrs. Lin and others also quickly stood up and rushed to the window.

The red lacquered gate of the Imperial Examination Hall slowly opened, and several yamen runners came out, accompanied by two clerks from the etiquette office in official uniforms.

One of them unfolded the dazzling red paper in his hand, while the other took a deep breath, and his loud voice instantly overwhelmed all the noise:

"The list of the top candidates for the Liangzhou County Examination is out! There are seventy-three successful candidates!"

hum!

The crowd instantly became excited.

Seventy-three people!

There are seventy-three people on the list from the entire Liangzhou!

This is much lower than the passing rate of the college entrance examination!

Everyone's hearts were in their throats.

"No. 73, Shuodong County, Anling Prefecture, Chen Yazhong!"

"No. 72, Pingjun Yunchuan County, Wang Boyan!"

……

The rankings were read out from the back to the front, and every time a name was read out, there was a cheer or sigh from the crowd.

The Cheng family's hearts also fluctuated as the list progressed.

Cheng Wan's name has not appeared yet.

Wang nervously clenched Cheng Daniu's hand, while Old Mrs. Lin closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and muttered something.

Cheng Daping, Xu Zhinian and others also held their breath.

Only Gu Yan stood beside Cheng Wan, looking at Cheng Wan's profile intently.

"Nineteenth..."

The clerk who was registering the documents seemed to pause deliberately, whetting everyone's appetite.

His gaze seemed to penetrate the crowd and landed precisely in the direction of the teahouse's private room. His voice suddenly rose with a barely perceptible exclamation:

"Anling County, Shuonan County, Cheng Wan!"

boom!

The entire Gongyuan Street seemed to be thrown into by a huge rock, causing huge waves!

"Cheng Wan?! Marquis Zhaoping?! Her again?!"

"Nineteenth place! Oh my god! She really made it! And she ranked so high!"

"A woman passed the imperial examination! And she ranked nineteenth! This... this..."

"The Cheng family is about to rise to great heights! Marquis Zhaoping himself is a juren!"

……

Exclamations, discussions, and gasps of disbelief mixed together, almost blowing the air over Gongyuan Street.

In the private room where the Cheng family was, after a brief silence, there was an ecstasy like thunder and waves!

"I won! A Wan won! Nineteenth place!" Cheng Daniu's face turned red with excitement and he slammed the table.

“My Ah Wan! My Ah Wan is a juren!” Old Mrs. Lin burst into tears, “pushed away” Gu Yan, and hugged Cheng Wan: “Grandma’s dear granddaughter! Grandma knew you could do it!”

Wang was in tears, crying and laughing, and was so excited that she couldn't speak.

Cheng Daping and others all gathered around, expressing their joy and congratulations.

The entire private room was completely overwhelmed by great joy.

Cheng Wan was tightly surrounded by his family, feeling their heartfelt excitement and pride, and his eyes couldn't help but warm up.

Although she had expected it, when the word "Cheng Wan" was actually announced on the list of successful candidates, and in such a high position, the shock still made her heart surge.

Cheng Wan's gaze passed through the crowd and met Gu Yan, who had been watching her quietly.

There was undisguised pride in Gu Yan's eyes.

He nodded gently to Cheng Wan, silently conveying: "See, I told you you can do it."

In front of the Imperial Examination Hall, under the red list.

Cheng Wan's name was clearly written on the nineteenth line, with the ink clearly visible through the paper.

Cheng Wan stretched out her fingers, and just like she did during the college entrance examination, she gently stroked the two words that carried her hard work and dreams.

The touch from my fingertips is more steady and heavy than during the college entrance examination.

This time, she climbed the mountain of imperial examination and stood firmly at a new height!

The news that Zhaoping Hou Cheng Wan ranked 19th in the provincial examination spread throughout Shuoyang City in an instant.

The gates of Cheng's house were opened wide and firecrackers blasted to the sky.

If Cheng Wan hadn't insisted, the buffet would have filled the street in front of Cheng's house.

However, even though there was no wedding banquet, there were still many people who came to congratulate Cheng Wan.

"Congratulations to Marquis Zhaoping! Congratulations to Marquis Zhaoping!"

"I wish Mr. Cheng a bright future!"

"The Cheng family has two outstanding people. Marquis Zhaoping and Captain Cheng are both outstanding people!"

……

Words of praise came pouring in.

Cheng Wan responded to the socializing with a smile, but his mind was extremely clear.

After the provincial examination, there are the metropolitan examination and the palace examination.

She still has a long way to go.

At the same time, the news that Cheng Wan had ranked 19th in the imperial examination was transmitted to the capital at an express speed of 800 miles.