Chapter 364: Special Agent 359 has turned into a commoner (5) at the fourth update
"Minister Li’s compliments are too kind; his talents are quite ordinary," Ye Qingweng bowed to Minister Li. "Shaoming has always studied under Master Top Scholar, and it took him two attempts to pass the examination." Although Ye Qingweng was proud, he knew exactly what level Shaoming was at. Master Top Scholar had said that there was a good chance for the top ten, but for the top three rankings, it was a matter of luck.
The phrase "stunning brilliance" was a bit too exaggerated to describe him.
Upon hearing Ye Qingweng’s refusal, Minister Li thought the man must be mad—why be so excessively modest?
But the more he listened to what Ye Qingweng said afterward, the more he understood.
"Shaoming?" Minister Li couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, "This time’s top scorer is from the Ye Residence, Ye Shahua, who wrote an excellent essay. We were just preparing to present it to His Majesty for his perusal. Mr. Ye, the way you speak, could it be that this Ye Shahua isn’t a young master of your house?"
"Yes! He is my son!" Ye Qingweng was stunned for a moment.
It took him a while to remember this son he had once sent away, never expecting that the boy would actually come top in the exams.
Ye Qingweng suddenly felt as though a pie had dropped from the sky and hit him.
He didn’t even have time to speak to Minister Li and rushed out in a hurry.