"Everyone was frenziedly spreading the news, rushing to tell one another. Some even said that Top Scholar Su is so handsome that countless young ladies lament their inability to marry him!"
The maidservant Ye Mai, attending to Qin Shuan'er, chattered on without end, "Young lady, our two families have genuine ties of friendship. Now that Master Su has passed the Imperial Examination, do you think we should go and offer our congratulations?"
However, Qin Shuan'er, despite listening, had long since let her thoughts drift far away.
After Ye Mai asked for the second time, Shuan'er lightly shook her head, "Knowing he has passed, I am truly happy for him. As for offering congratulations in person... perhaps, let's not?"
Back when she was in the palace, she was extremely worried about Su Ke's results. But now, having truly learned of his success, her heart had calmed down. She felt an inexplicable sense of hesitation.
