Zhulan said, "I've already prepared."
Zhou Shuren and others were waiting for Ming Qing before going to check the results together.
Lady Li had also tidied up the kitchen and hurried back home, waiting for the messenger of good news.
About an hour and a half later, a messenger arrived at Zhulan's home with good news, "Congratulations, Zhou Shuren ranked first in the imperial examination."
Zhulan was happy for Zhou Shuren, feeling that his efforts in understanding the preferences of the examiners had not been in vain. She pulled out her purse and gave it to the messenger, "Share the joy, take this for a tea treat."
Inside the two purses were two taels of broken silver each, wrapped in big red envelopes.
Zhulan, seeing that the messenger was about to leave, quickly asked, "There were two people from our family taking the exam. How did Zhou Mingqing perform?"
