Unlike the day when he received the scholar's letter, Village Chief Tao was smiling so widely that his eyes were narrowed into a line. It was obvious that he was happy to be a scholar in his old age.
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan had asked Shi Yuan to investigate this matter because they felt that there was a possibility of getting to the bottom of it. Now that it had been found out, the two of them were not surprised that he became a scholar.
After congratulating Village Chief Tao, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan heard that Tao Zhen had been granted the qualification to participate in the imperial examination by Shi Yuan and it was not required for him to enter an Academy at all. Jiang Yue and Xue Yan were not surprised by this.
Previously, they had specifically mentioned Tao Zhen to Shi Yuan. Shi Yuan himself had a good impression of Tao Zhen and felt that Tao Zhen was a smart person.
