After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Chapter 88 Release of List

After the first county-level examination is completed, the results of the first examination will be announced. Those who fail will not need to take the subsequent examinations.

Those who rank in the top 20 can decide whether they need to take the remaining four exams.

When the results were announced for the first time, a large crowd gathered in front of the list, but Jiang Xiaoqi wouldn't let Wenbin and Li Mo join in the fun.

Just wait until the crowd has mostly dispersed before going; after all, the rankings won't grow legs and disappear just because you arrive late.

What difference does it make whether we know the result sooner or later?

The list only lists seat numbers, not specific names, so he wasn't worried about anything.

Wenbin had already memorized his young master's seat number and was ready to rush into the crowd at any time, but he could not disobey his young master's orders and could only suppress his eagerness.

He stood obediently on either side of Li Mo behind the young master, peering out of the teahouse window at any moment, ready to rush out as soon as the crowd dispersed a little.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, the crowd outside finally dispersed.

Wenbin rubbed his hands excitedly. "Young Master, I'm going to check the list!" Before he finished speaking, he dashed off like an arrow.

Jiang Xiaoqi shook her head helplessly, while Li Mo remained calm, seemingly unconcerned about the outcome.

"Li Mo, why aren't you going? Aren't you even a little curious about your young master's exam results?" Jiang Xiaoqi asked, puzzled.

"No, young master, there's no need to look. You're definitely on the list. Since you're definitely on the list, I'm not in a hurry to go. As for the specific ranking... Wenbin will bring the results back."

Sure enough, not long after, Wenbin ran back again, "Young Master! Young Master! You won! You won! I saw Young Master's seat number in the circle!"

Jiang Xiaoqi: That makes it to the top twenty. Thankfully, it's as I expected.

"What place? Did you see clearly? What place is young master in?"

"Ah, right, right! My brain! Young Master's seat number is first, so that means he won first place in the first round, right, Young Master?"

Jiang Xiaoqi's calm face finally lit up with joy, and she patted Wenbin on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work."

He then turned to Li Mo and said with a smile, "It seems your confidence in me is not blind. I have not let you down."

Li Mo scratched his head sheepishly, while Wen Bin couldn't contain his excitement. He told Jiang Xiaoqi and went to the inn to tell the old man the good news.

Just then, a commotion arose from the street, and a group of people dressed as servants in silk robes rushed toward the list.

Jiang Xiaoqi had a bad feeling, so she asked Li Mo to prepare the carriage and decided to go back to the inn first.

Before Li Mo could even bring the carriage over, the group of people had already arrived.

The leader was a middle-aged man dressed as a butler, with triangular eyes and a hooked nose, who looked like someone you didn't want to mess with.

The servants behind him shouted arrogantly, "Get out of the way! Our young master wants to see the list!"

People quickly made way for the elegantly dressed young man, who approached the list. Upon seeing the number at the top, his expression turned extremely unpleasant.

"How is this possible?" he muttered to himself, "It's clearly all... Humph!"

"Well...Young Master, it's just one game. There are still four more to go. There are still opportunities. It's nothing!"

"How can you guarantee that! The first match is clearly the most crucial one!"

"Father is truly useless; he still left these escaped fugitives to block my path!"

"Oh dear! Young Master, please don't say that. The Earl has gone to great lengths for you, using all the resources at his disposal!"

"Wouldn't your words offend the Marquis?"

"Is this the result of Father's painstaking efforts and painstaking thinking?" the richly dressed young man said angrily, pointing at the list.

"Um... well... there's nothing we can do about it. After all, the Earl has already resolved most of the hidden dangers, so you, Young Master, should also do your part, shouldn't you?"

The middle-aged man glanced at the list, his meaning clear: You'd better step up your game! Forget about being at the top, your name isn't even in the top ten!

How could the Earl possibly help by killing all the candidates taking the exam to be considered to have done his job properly?

Haha, can you afford to keep so many assassins at home?

Forget about getting the title of "Little Three Scholars" (小三元). Let's focus on passing the preliminary examination first!

"What do you mean by that! You dog servant! When did it become your place to lecture me!" With that, he raised his foot and kicked the middle-aged steward.

The butler instinctively dodged the kick, his eyes revealing impatience and disgust. He was the Earl's servant, not the young master's!

"You filthy wretch! You dare to hide! Just wait until I return to the capital and have my father punish you, you unfilial lackey!"

The steward was not afraid of these words. There was no other reason than that the eldest son was just the eldest son, not the heir apparent appointed by His Majesty the Emperor.

He had no noble title or official rank; apart from having an earl father, he was no different from a commoner in terms of status.

Besides, there are other young masters in the mansion. None of them are legitimate sons, so there is no difference between who is more noble and who is less noble.

Besides, given how much the Earl values ​​him as the head steward of the Earl's mansion, it's really hard to say who will be severely punished...

The middle-aged steward inwardly grumbled, looking down on the arrogant, domineering young master who had no real skills.

On the surface, he remained as polite and composed as ever, but the slight feigned respect he had shown at the beginning was gone.

Jiang Xiaoqi, who was watching the scene through the window, naturally knew the person's identity. She curled her lip, realizing she had overestimated him.

Ranked outside the top ten... Is this guy here in Changshou County to be a joke?

Li Mo also parked his carriage in front of the teahouse and waited. Jiang Xiaoqi came out and got into the carriage in a very generous manner.

The people on the other side saw it, of course, but they didn't take it seriously; it was just a kid.