Yang Jiyan said confidently, "Mother should have heard from Miss Yu that her brother won the third place in the Tongsheng exam three years ago, and he will definitely win the Jieyuan this time."

"You make it sound too easy. Those who can win the first place in the imperial examination are rare. Your father was only a second-class Jinshi." Seeing her daughter's hesitant face, Madam Yang didn't want to disappoint her, so she said, "I will ask Madam Yang San about Miss Yu's brother in a few days. When your father comes back from the Imperial Examination Hall, I will mention it to him. He has to make the decision on this matter."

Yang Jiyan hugged Madam Yang's arm and said softly and coquettishly, "Mother still loves me."

Madam Yang smiled and patted her hands. She looked down upon the Yu family's background, and the master would certainly not consider it. She was not worried that the master would arrange this marriage for Yan Jie'er.

Yu Jiao and Yu Fuling have already returned to the Mu family. Yu Fuling can feel that Yu Jiao doesn't like Yang Jiyan, so she is very tactful and doesn't ask her why she pretends to have something to do and doesn't want to go to Yang Jiyan's yard.

By taking over the operation for Xiao Ning, Yu Jiao had resolved her troubles. Although she did not receive any medical fees, she had purchased a set of surgical instruments that were reasonably useful to her. She felt that it was still a good deal.

The money she had saved was enough to buy a shop in Changkui Town. Yu Jiao was planning to open a clinic in the town when she returned to Changkui.

In a blink of an eye, it was August 16th and the third session of the provincial examination was over. Early in the morning, Mu Yan took Yu Jiao and Yu Fuling to the outside of the Imperial Examination Hall to pick people up.

The day before, Madam Mu II had asked the people in the mansion to buy a lot of dishes, saying that they couldn't eat or sleep well in the Imperial Examination Hall, so she wanted to prepare a table of delicious food to nourish the candidates.

At the end of the Chen hour, the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall opened from the inside, and candidates gradually walked out. Many carriages were parked at the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall. Seeing their own children coming out, they all went to greet them and asked about their lives.

Among the people who came out, most of them had droopy brows and tired faces. It seemed that they had lost half of their energy after taking this exam.

Yu Fuling held the carriage curtain and waited eagerly for a long time. Her eyes lit up and she got off the carriage in a hurry, "My little brother is coming out."

Yu Jiao followed her out of the carriage and looked towards the entrance of the tribute hall.

Yu Jinshu walked in the front, looking listless and regretful as he spoke to Mu Nianjiu. It seemed that he did not do well in the exam. Yu Jinyan's face did not show any signs of fatigue, but rather a level of confidence and assertiveness that was not usually seen.

Yu Qizhe walked at the end, but his expression did not reveal anything.

"How did you do in the exam?" Mu Yan looked at Mu Nianjiu eagerly and asked.

Mu Nianjiu shook his head, not daring to look directly at Mu Yan's gaze, and answered honestly, "The question was not done well."

Mu Yan did not expect Mu Nianjiu to pass the exam in one try. The teachers in the county school in Changkui were still not as good as those in Qingzhou. He had no children and had the idea of ​​adopting Mu Nianjiu into their second branch. He had already planned to keep Mu Nianjiu in Qingzhou and send him to the academy in Qingzhou to study.

He patted Mu Nianjiu on the shoulder and comforted her, "It's okay, you are still young. If you fail the exam this time, you can always have another chance if you study hard for a few more years."

Mu Nianjiu nodded in shame.

Mu Yan looked at Yu Qizhe and the other two and said with a smile, "Are you all tired? Go back home and have a good rest."

As they were about to get on the carriage, someone suddenly said, "Yu Erlang, please stay."

Yu Jinshu turned around and saw that it was Chen Zhiqing. He straightened his clothes. Behind him was the tall and luxurious carriage of the Mu family. He was a little pleased with himself and asked with a smile, "Zhiqing, what can I do for you?"

Behind Chen Zhiqing stood the short, fat and plain-looking Li Qiu, and a few unfamiliar scholars, all of whom were candidates for this exam.

Chen Zhiqing coughed lightly and said, "My brothers said that we are lucky to be the same year's tribute students, which is also a great fate. We will hold a poetry gathering at Bi Bo Lake in the south of the city tomorrow, and we would like to invite Yu Erlang and others to go with us."

Yu Jinshu thought that he had climbed up the ranks of the Mu family and his status was different from before. He smiled proudly and said, "Okay, we brothers will definitely attend the meeting tomorrow."

After saying that, Yu Jinshu turned around and got on the Mu family's carriage.

Yu Qizhe, Yu Jiao and others went to the last carriage.

Chen Zhiqing watched the Mu family's carriage gradually go away, then he let out a sigh of relief. He inexplicably felt that he had been humble when talking to Yu Jinshu just now.

Li Qiu said, "The youngest one must be Yu Jia Wulang, right?"

Chen Zhiqing nodded, thinking that Li Qiu had heard some gossip between Chen Rou and Yu Qizhe, and explained, "The little girl next to him is the wife he is getting married for."

Li Qiu didn't know anything about the relationship between Yu Qizhe and Chen Rou. He nodded indifferently, "Yu Wulang won the third place in the imperial examination three years ago. He is likely to pass the imperial examination this time."

"Not necessarily. He has been ill for the past few years and has never been to school." Chen Zhiqing felt that he had done well in the exam. He had just happened to have written essays on several policy questions in private. If nothing unexpected happened, he would definitely pass the exam this time.

Li Qiu was somewhat optimistic about Yu Qizhe. It was not easy to win the third place in the Tongsheng exam. He said to Chen Zhiqing, "Let's go back to the inn and have a good rest. We will have to use our brains for the poetry meeting tomorrow."

In the carriage, Yu Fuling saw that Yu Qizhe seemed to have lost weight, and asked with concern, "It rained a few days ago, did you catch a cold, little brother? Are you feeling unwell? Let Yu Jiao feel your pulse."

Yu Qizhe smiled faintly and shook his head, smoothing the wrinkles on his clothes from sleeping, and said, "The dormitory is well decorated. I'm in good health, don't worry, sister."

Yu Fuling was traumatized by his poor health after the Tongsheng Examination three years ago. After hearing what he said, she was still worried and insisted on asking Yu Jiao to take Yu Qizhe's pulse.

Yu Jiao liked Yu Fuling's attitude very much. She didn't ask how he did in the exam first, but instead cared about Yu Qizhe's physical and mental health.

She placed her hand on Yu Qizhe's pulse, felt it, and said, "It's really nothing serious."

Only then did Yu Fuling feel relieved.

Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, Yu Qizhe moved his fingertips slightly and held her fingers instead.

Yu Jiao's body stiffened and her face felt slightly hot. She pulled her fingers outward, and Yu Qizhe increased the strength in his palm.

Yu Jiao raised her almond-shaped eyes and glared at him, signaling with her eyes that Yu Qizhe should let go.

Yu Qizhe raised the corners of his lips and smiled gently. Instead of retracting his hand, he moved closer to Yu Jiao, leaning close to her ear and sighing softly, "I didn't sleep well in the dormitory, and I feel a little tired."

The two of them were very close, and Yu Jiao could clearly see some red bloodshot in his beautiful peach blossom eyes. She couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted for a moment, so she let him lean against her.

Seeing her compromise, Yu Qizhe's lips curved a little deeper. He kneaded Yu Jiao's soft and boneless little hands and touched her eyes.

Yu Fuling was so embarrassed that she couldn't bear to watch the intimate posture of the two people. She lifted the car curtain and pretended to look at the scenery outside.