Five years later,

"Are you really decided?" The original owner's father looked at Mo Qian with complicated eyes, his face serious and his voice solemn.

"Yes, Father, I've made up my mind. I'm going to take the preliminary examination!" Mo Qian looked at the original owner's father and said with a firm expression, her voice particularly strong and resolute!

“You should know that you are a woman!” the original owner’s father then said, his face inscrutable.

“I know, I knew it when I was ten years old, that I was different from ordinary men!”

"But so what! Since Father made me appear as a man from a young age, then this is fate!"

"Besides, the world is a difficult place, and being a woman would be inconvenient!"

"Those men can pass the imperial examinations, enter officialdom, and achieve great things! How can I, a humble man, not be able to!"

"Furthermore, although the Mo family is the most prominent family in this county, with vast tracts of fertile land and immense wealth, they are still ultimately at the bottom of the social hierarchy: scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants!"

"A mere minor official could bring down the Mo family! I refuse!" Mo Qian declared, her eyes filled with unyielding determination! Dressed in white, she exuded youthful spirit and dashing charm!

Looking at Mo Qian's determined expression, the original owner's father felt a moment of disorientation. He had raised his daughter as a man to protect her from disaster!

She planned to restore her identity to the public once she turned sixteen, and she could just make up any reason to get by!

As for later, when her daughter wanted to study, she thought that studying would require a lot of hardship, and she would naturally give up halfway through, so she didn't stop her!

But to my surprise, my daughter actually stuck with it, getting up at 5 a.m. and going to bed at 9 p.m.!

Even today, I still maintain this regular reading routine!

And it was only after I learned that my daughter had registered for the preliminary examination that I had that conversation with her earlier!

After hearing her daughter's words, she realized that her daughter was not as delicate as an ordinary woman, but had her own extraordinary ambitions!

This also reveals the true vulnerability behind the Mo family's seemingly booming success!

I felt very comforted!

Jinniang, our daughter has grown up!

"In that case, go ahead and do it!" The original owner's father said to Mo Qian after regaining his senses, his voice filled with affirmation and support for Mo Qian!

A slight smile played on his lips.

"Okay, Dad, I won't let you down!" Mo Qian promised earnestly, her face showing determination.

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"Qian-ge'er, go inside. Don't feel pressured. It's okay if you don't do well on the exam; there's still ancestral property to inherit!"

The original owner's father, seeing that most of the students had gone inside, said to Mo Qian.

His face showed a hint of ease, as if he didn't want Mo Qian to see his worry. However, his words betrayed a trace of nervousness.

"Yes, Father, don't worry, I will answer the questions well." Mo Qian took the examination basket from the pageboy Mo Yu and said to the original owner of the body with a smile on her face.

"Yes, the writing brush, ink, paper, inkstone, and food are all inside. I also had some Fragrance Pills prepared. If I'm unlucky enough to be assigned to the smelly cell, I can take them out and use them to fumigate the area!"

The original owner's father asked with concern, his face showing worry, after all, the preliminary examination for the imperial examination would last for several days!

My daughter isn't as strong as most men, I don't know if she can keep going!

How could anyone bear it!

"Okay, Father, I understand. You can go back now. I'm going in." Mo Qian then waved to her original father, picked up her exam basket, and walked towards the line of examinees.

After the previous candidates had been checked, it was Mo Qian's turn.

After the constables checked everything, Mo Qian took the searched examination basket and walked into the examination hall!

The original owner's father, who was watching this scene from outside, was on tenterhooks!

After all, he knew his daughter was a woman, not a man! He was very worried about being exposed during the examination!

Even if her own daughter had assured her that she would take all necessary precautions and that the secret would not be exposed or discovered!

There are still some concerns!

Now, seeing my daughter successfully pass the check and enter the examination room, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!

Meanwhile, Mo Qian, who had just entered the examination hall, was led by a constable to her examination room, a small and simple cubicle!

Fortunately, it's relatively far from the bad ones!

This is good news, isn't it?

After entering, Mo Qian first cleaned up her examination room.

Tidy up the table.

Then, he took the fragrant pills out of the basket and used them to fumigate the area. After all, although this place was far from the stinky building, he wouldn't be able to smell the stench for the next few days.

However, because this place hasn't been used for a long time, it has a musty smell!

After everything was packed up, the exam papers were handed out.

After receiving the test paper, Mo Qian glanced at it briefly.

The first stage of the county examination consisted of the eight-legged essay and the examination poem. When I looked at the exam questions, they were largely the same as in previous years, so I immediately knew what to expect.

Then, he put the test paper on the table, lay down on the bed to catch up on sleep and recharge!

So, while other candidates were concentrating intently, their expressions ranging from tense to relaxed to unsightly, Mo Qian remained completely calm!

After taking a nap, I checked the time and it was 7-9 PM. At this time, most of the candidates in the examination room were already fast asleep!

The entire examination room was extremely quiet!

There were no more sounds of writing and grinding ink during the day!

Mo Qian took out the candles she had prepared beforehand, lit them, and in the silence, opened the test paper and began to answer the questions!

First, write a draft on scratch paper, then revise and improve it before transferring it to the exam paper.

On the second day of the exam, Mo Qian had already finished answering the questions and checked them!

After that, he began to observe the other candidates who were also taking the preliminary examination in the examination hall!

Among these candidates, some were as young as eight or nine years old, while others were as old as fifty!

Some were dressed in fine silks and satins, yet their faces showed a carefree and irreverent attitude! Their papers contained only a hundred or so words!

Some were dressed in plain clothes, but their expressions were focused, and their writing was skillful. Although their brows were furrowed, their test papers were full of answers!

Of course, there are also those born into wealthy families who handle things with ease!

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When Mo Qian saw these people, she was filled with mixed emotions!

Because wealthy families are rich, with thousands of books in their homes and famous teachers to teach them, they have a great advantage in terms of innate conditions compared to those from poor families!

A broad perspective gives one an advantage in the imperial examinations!

However, compared to other options, the imperial examination was a way out for those from poor families!

Mo Qian wasn't particularly upset about it!

Speaking out for those from poor families!

After all, those wealthy families also achieved their status through the hard work of their ancestors!

Therefore, if you want to escape poverty, you have to keep working hard generation after generation!

Only then can one change their social standing and escape the fate of being a peasant!

Besides, Mo Qian herself is someone who enjoys the blessings of her ancestors!