Gu Chengyu here is not calm either. The news of the second place and the first place should be not long ago, but the good news has not come yet. Could it be that he really failed?
Not to mention Gu Chengyu, even Ming Mo and Ming Yan were anxious. How could the young master fail the exam? This is impossible! In their hearts, the young master works hard, has perseverance, perseverance, and talent. Failure is such a thing.
, they never thought about it at all.
Min Feng at the table looked at Gu Chengyu. He was very afraid of Gu Chengyu before, but he was not on the list? He felt that his worries before were in vain. Maybe he just wrote good poems and policy papers?
The most likely person to take first place is Fu Yanshan.
Liu Haonan was even more astonished. The man who had overwhelmed the three Jiangnan talents with his poetry that day was not on the list today? He sneered, it was really retribution! Then his reputation should be restored a little, right? He is still three yuan short.
?What a vain reputation!
Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu didn't know how to comfort Gu Chengyu. They never thought that Gu Chengyu would fail the exam.
"Chengyu! Don't worry, maybe there was an accident on the road and it was delayed! I believe you will be able to survive it!"
In fact, Ye Zhiqiu said this so much that he didn't even believe it. It had been so long since he had come. How could the situation he mentioned happen? How could such a coincidence happen in the world?
"Yes," Sun Xian said dryly. In fact, he himself felt that his words were very pale.
"Didn't you say before that I must be in the top few? I didn't expect that I was not on the list at all!" The students next to me had already started talking, and by now the good news must have been over.
"I really didn't expect it! Alas! I'm still a little young!" The candidate didn't say anything too harsh, but he just felt a little regretful.
"Fu Yanshan isn't that old, right? He's only a few years older than him. It's hard to say that he's number one! Besides, the three most talented people in Jiangnan aren't that old either!" There were also those mean candidates who felt that Gu Chengyu had done everything before.
Being in the limelight, now that he has fallen off the list, it is really a disgrace.
Even Shopkeeper Wan shook his head and sighed. It was a pity that he could write such poems but was not listed on the list. It seems that his poems will be taken down tomorrow. He is a shopkeeper, so of course he must rely on the reputation of the inn.
Heavy, this is definitely not suitable for hanging Gu Chengyu’s calligraphy anymore.
"Wow, I failed!" A candidate could no longer bear the depression and sadness in his heart, and he held his head in pain.
This cry also affected many students who failed the exam. They had suppressed it before. At this moment, everyone wanted to cry.
Some people were happy, some were sad and angry, and some were dejected. In such an environment, Gu Chengyu miraculously calmed down. If he didn't pass the exam, he didn't pass the exam! The worst he could do was come back three years later. Life is full of ups and downs.
It's not like he can't stand setbacks.
He just felt a little strange. He obviously thought he did pretty well in the exam! Could it be that he overestimated himself?
Now that he had figured it out, Gu Chengyu didn't care about other people's opinions. He smiled at Sun Xian and the others and said, "You don't need to comfort me. In fact, I can only come back in three years! I won't fail the exam once."
Unable to recover."
Sun Xian and the others actually couldn't figure it out. Gu Chengyu's talent and learning had always been better than theirs, even surpassing the three great talents in Jiangnan. There was no reason for him to fail! Even if he wasn't ranked first, he should be among the top three, right? Could it be that he didn't perform well in the examination room?
Okay? Or is there some inside story about the exam?
Suddenly, a voice came intermittently, "Good news in the rural examination! Gu Chengyu, the young master of He Jingyuan Prefecture, won the first place in the capital rural examination, Jie Yuan."
Originally, there was a lot of noise in the inn. The voice was intermittent and there was no sound of horse hooves, so no one heard it at all. But the voice got closer and closer, and it was shouted many times, all the way to the inn. Everyone was shocked when they heard it! Why?
Is there any good news coming now?
Wait, Jieyuan? Who is Jieyuan?
The messenger came all the way here, still breathing heavily. Seeing that no one answered him, he had to shout loudly: "Good news in the rural examination! Congratulations to the young master of Jingyuan Prefecture, Gu Chengyu, who won the first place in the provincial examination in the capital, Jieyuan."
In fact, Gu Chengyu had heard it a long time ago, but he was just wondering why this man didn't come here on horseback? Is this the treatment of Jie Yuan? Running and singing all the way that he won the Jie Yuan? And such an operation? This is almost catching up with the number one scholar.
Life is full of surprises. Gu Chengyu had to admit that he couldn't help but get excited. After all, he still couldn't live without being shocked!
"I almost misunderstood Yuan's good news! Something happened to the horse on the road. Who is Master Gu Chengyu? I'm here to congratulate you!"
Gu Chengyu stepped forward and was about to take the announcement in his hand. When he looked up, wasn't this the servant who announced the good news to Sun Xian?
"Sorry to trouble you!" It seemed that he had come here and was indeed suffering. Gu Chengyu took out five taels of silver from his arms and handed it over. The silver reward for Jie Yuan cannot be reduced.
"Thank you! Thank you so much!" This guard was so happy to get five taels of silver, and it was not in vain that he ran for so long. Finally he caught up, and he wanted to shed tears at this moment!
Take another look, isn't this the one who gave the silver reward before? When he came to announce the good news before, he also gave three taels of silver to others. Although it is not as much as the officials in the capital, but those people can't take his turn.
He was very happy to get these.
After the messenger left, the inn became even more excited.
"I'm just telling you! Look, isn't he just Jieyuan?" The man was proud of his unique vision.
"Who would have thought that such a thing could happen? That something could happen to a horse? This is the first time I have heard of it. No wonder the news of Jieyuan's victory has been delayed for so long."
"It seems that he is really outstanding. We don't need to be jealous. That's because he has real ability!"
No matter what, even though I said bad things about him before, I still have to congratulate him in the end, who calls him Jieyuan!
Some students are concerned about Gu Chengyu’s ranking, while most students are immersed in the sadness of not being on the list!
"I failed again this time, and I don't know how I will face the clan when I go back this time. How much money did the clan subsidize? I'm really ashamed!"
Some students passed by and were talking loudly with others, laughing and crying, feeling shameless to face their families. Others were very calm, just shaking their heads and sighing, which must have been expected.
In short, appreciate the warmth and warmth of the world and see the various situations in the world! Gu Chengyu's biggest gain today is not the provincial examination to solve the problem, but his calm attitude towards life.
"Congratulations to Mr. Gu for winning the Zhongxiang Examination for Jieyuan!" Shopkeeper Wan hurriedly stepped forward to congratulate him. This is Jieyuan! It's a shame that he didn't have time to ask Gu Chengyu's poems to be taken down. Otherwise, wouldn't he be offending someone?
Gu Chengyu has lived in the inn for more than a month. In fact, he has long known that Shopkeeper Wan is so sophisticated and tactful. All he needs to do is give him some face.