Chapter 254 - 237: The Results Announced
Chapter 254: Chapter 237: The Results Announced
On the day the results were posted, everyone gathered in front of the bulletin board.
Zhou Wangshu held Su Yaoguang in his arms. Seeing more people pushing and shoving, he directly lifted her up.
"Put me down, this is too embarrassing." Su Yaoguang said, holding onto Zhou Wangshu’s arm.
"I’m holding my wife, what’s so embarrassing about that?" Zhou Wangshu said, "How about now, can you see?"
Chen Buyu and Zhong Chushan were also in the crowd. They looked at the two with an expression that said they couldn’t bear to watch.
"Zhong Chushan, you’re ranked forty-third. Chen Buyu, you’re ranked one hundred and twenty-fifth. My little uncle is... twenty-ninth." Su Yaoguang said, looking towards the list, "Wang Shu’s ranking... amazing, Wang Shu, you’re first, you’re the Hui Yuan!"
"Not surprising for you, bro." Chen Buyu said cheerfully, "This is my brother, Hui Yuan, Hui Yuan..."
All around, people looked at Zhou Wangshu with envious eyes, and many wanted to approach him to make connections, but were stopped by others.
Su Yaoguang originally wanted to come down, but her expression froze when she saw the name ranked eighth.
Zhou Wangshu put her down, seeing her unusual expression, he asked concernedly, "What’s wrong?"
"Are you so happy you’re dumbfounded because Wang Shu is the Hui Yuan? You’re going to hold a banquet in three days, and then you’ll be the wife of the Hui Yuan."
"Just now I saw someone named Xiao Ci on the list." Su Yaoguang said, "It can’t possibly be someone else with the same name."
Zhou Wangshu looked towards the list and indeed saw Xiao Ci’s name.
"It doesn’t matter." Zhou Wangshu patted Su Yaoguang’s hair, "Whether it’s him or not, I’m not afraid."
Su Yaoguang was a bit worried, but if it really was Xiao Ci, worry wouldn’t help.
"No matter what, you’re the Hui Yuan, we should tell your mother this good news." Su Yaoguang pulled him out of the crowd.
General Mansion. The servants had already figured out what kind of insect the Pang Family wanted to use on Su Rende and reported the situation to him.
Upon hearing that it was a controlling poisonous insect, Su Rende learned that once affected, he would involuntarily fall in love with her, allowing her to do as she pleased.
"What would happen if the poisonous insect entered her own body at that time?"
"Since it’s a love charm, it means she had already planted a mother insect before, and the one given to you was the child insect. Originally, she could use the mother insect to control you. Now that both insects are in her body, there will be a battle between the two insects inside her body. Ultimately, the insect will devour her internal organs to supplement its nourishment, and she will die miserably."
"Understood. How’s the matter I asked you to investigate?"
"General, your old belongings have yet to be found. Also, we’ve already checked everything we could before, there’s really no one who knows you."
"Alright, then keep looking for my old belongings."
Su Rende thought of that little girl Su Yaoguang, such a lovely little girl could very well be his daughter, which made him more determined to find out the truth.
"General, the military camp is urging, you had an appointment with General Wang today, it’s already quite late, it would be inappropriate not to go now."
"Prepare the horse."
Su Rende rode his horse out of the General Mansion and just saw Yang Qingyan rushing over at the entrance.
Yang Qingyan stopped Su Rende’s horse, knelt in front of him, and cried out, "Godfather, my mother is sick and about to die, please save her!"
"Your mother brought this upon herself." Su Rende said, although he still took out a purse and threw it over. "I’m not a doctor, what’s the use of finding me, go find a doctor yourself. Moreover, the reason your mother is sick is that she previously gave me a poisonous insect, now that insect is in her body, and her internal organs are being devoured by the two insects, so sooner or later she won’t be able to bear it. Don’t spend all the silver, save some for yourself to find a path forward. I won’t help you anymore, you’re on your own now."
Yang Qingyan watched as Su Rende rode away, wiped the tears from her face, her eyes filled with resentment: "Su Rende, you’re so ungrateful. If it wasn’t for my father saving you, would you be alive today to enjoy such wealth and honor? My mother just wanted a title, why can’t she have it? Even if we mother and daughter wanted the entire General Mansion, it would only be right. This is what you owe us mother and daughter."
Yang Qingyan took out the silver from the purse, counted it, and her eyes filled with even more hatred: "Only ten taels of silver, do you think you can just dismiss me with this?"
Zhou Wangshu became the Hui Yuan, and the messenger soon came to announce the news, while the Su Family gave ten taels of silver as a reward, making the messenger announce it even more enthusiastically.
"Congratulations to the Su Family’s son-in-law Zhou Wangshu for becoming the Hui Yuan."
Neighbors and guests, upon hearing this, came forward to offer their congratulations.
"Lady Yaoguang, how fortunate you are! Your son-in-law is practically the incarnation of the God of Literature!"
"He’s not that amazing, you’re exaggerating." Zhang Zhaodi couldn’t stop smiling, covering her mouth.
Su Rende rode by and saw Zhang Zhaodi being surrounded by people, and she was dressed up extravagantly, not looking like a woman nearing forty at all.
Zhang Zhaodi smiled happily, unlike the cold demeanor he had seen before. For some reason, seeing her so animated, he couldn’t help but smile too.
"Today’s the day the results are posted, judging by this family’s joy, their scholar must have done well." The servant behind him said.
"They didn’t just do well, they became the Hui Yuan." Some nearby pedestrians said, "And the family has another scholar who ranked twenty-ninth. Did you see that woman? The one in the middle. She has several adopted sons, and it seems like they’re all on the list. Everyone says she’s someone whose fortune extends far and wide!"
"This is my godmother..." Chen Buyu introduced to the crowd, "My godmother said today we’re celebrating as a family. But three days from now, we’re holding a wedding banquet for my little sister and her husband, so everyone is invited."
"My little sister and her husband have already obtained the marriage certificate, but a few years back, my brother-in-law wanted to fully focus on his studies, so they only got the certificate and didn’t hold a banquet. Now that he passed the exam, we’re putting the two things together, it’s like the family bond is even stronger. Aunt Wang, you’re not wrong, we all made the list, but today is the Hui Yuan’s day."
Su Rende looked at the bustling scene and said to the attendant beside him, "Go back to the mansion and pick out a gift for me, don’t say who it’s from, just say congratulations to the Su Family for having multiple blessings, it’s a gift from a friend."
"Should I still go to the military camp?"
"You don’t need to go."
Su Rende rode off.
When Zhang Zhaodi looked back, she happened to see Su Rende’s figure. At that moment, the smile on her face vanished. She looked in the direction of Su Rende and felt a deep sense of loss in her eyes.
If only it were him coming back.
"Mom, let’s close up shop today!" Su Yaoguang said, "I think there are too many people gathering here, we can’t do business today, let’s close up early for some peace and quiet."