Under the golden list, Chang Zhi and Su Xuan stood right at the front, Chang Zhi's eyes glued to it, pursing his lips, yet still falling just short.
Steward Ding was stunned for a moment, then pushed through the crowd in wild ecstasy, running towards the carriage inside the mansion.
Su Xuan tugged on her husband's sleeve, and Chang Zhi had already recovered from his disappointment, smiling and saying, "Being the second-place scholar, well, it's quite good like father."
Lau Song and the prodigies from Jiangnan were also very confident, all standing in the vanguard. The young genius was stunned; he had actually become the Tanhua.
Lau Song's clenched fists relaxed; he'd been under great pressure, from his family, from the Crown Prince's household, but now, at last, he could breathe a sigh of relief, turning around, "Congratulations, Brother Zhou."
Chang Zhi also returned the gesture, "It should be I who congratulates Brother Lau."
