Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!

400: Chapter 400: Surprise_1 400: Chapter 400: Surprise_1 Time flew swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, it was April once more, ushering in another annual provincial examination.

Thankfully, due to Zhou Shuren’s scholarship policy, this year there were quite a few candidates from Lizhou Province sitting the exam for Scholar, not all of whom were originally from other regions coming back to take the test.

Of those who passed the preliminary examination, a hundred were selected, from which thirty were conferred the title of Scholar.

Compared to Jiangnan, Lizhou Province had a relatively high success rate.

Zhulan wasn’t overly concerned with the examination; she was more attentive to Lady Li’s growing belly.

Lady Li had been pregnant for over nine months now, and the birth was imminent.

Even though Lady Li had already given birth to three children, Zhulan remained worried.

Zhou Shuren returned home somewhat later than usual today, as it was the day the results of the provincial examination were announced, and he had encountered the government granary students.

Zhou Shuren’s face was full of joy, “It was not in vain that I devised a way to provide the subsidy.

Guess how many of the thirty Scholars are from other regions.”

Seeing the smile on Zhou Shuren’s face, Zhulan knew the proportion must be quite small, “Eight people?”

Zhou Shuren shook his head, “Only five, just five people from other regions passed as Scholars.

Haha, excellent, the local students have not let me down with their performance.”

Zhulan was genuinely surprised.

Those who could return to their native place to sit for the child prodigy exam invariably came from families that were either official or well-off; she knew that if it weren’t for the subsidy originally proposed by Zhou Shuren, there wouldn’t have been many locals taking the exam this year.

This too was one of Zhou Shuren’s achievements, and Zhulan’s eyes sparkled, “Among these twenty-five locals, how many do you think will be able to participate in next year’s imperial examination?”