"I asked the leader of the side being handed over."
"I have consulted with General Lin. The spring examination is of great significance, so it would be safer to increase security."
General Lin was the commander-in-chief of the imperial city's inner army, commanding 300,000 troops stationed in the city to protect the capital.
The two sides handed over the duties, and the newly arrived troops took their positions.
Pang Da, his hand on the sword at his waist, paced back and forth. His face twitched occasionally, as if he were somewhat unnatural, which made his eyes appear rather sinister.
He stopped, his gaze falling on the two departing sisters, a cold smile playing on his lips.
I never expected the Qiao family to have such good fortune.
It was truly a stroke of divine favor.
Now that the Qiao family has produced a county princess, seven military generals, and another high-ranking civil official, what will become of them in the future?
Mu Xinghe lost both his parents and has been supported by the Qiao family all the way to where he is now. He is like a son of the Qiao family and will surely obey the Qiao family in the future.
Pang Da stepped into the examination hall and was immediately stopped by two guards.
“Lieutenant Pang, at this time, no one except the examiners is allowed to enter the examination hall.”
Pang Da snorted: "I just wanted to patrol inside, in case some ill-intentioned people sneak in and interfere with the students' exams."
The two of them remained resolute.
"If anyone else wants to get in, they'll need the Emperor's decree. Lieutenant Pang, please don't make things difficult for us."
Ponda had no choice but to withdraw.
But as he turned around, he had already observed the doors and windows of the exam cubicle and seemed to have spotted Mu Xinghe's location.
"That person wanted to enter the examination hall, but wasn't it true that no one was allowed to enter?"
With Mu Xinghe in her heart, Qiao Xi'er was about to walk out of the street when she couldn't help but glance back.
Seeing this, she muttered something in confusion.
She comes every day, and she stands there for a long time. There are soldiers guarding the outside of the examination hall, and a cordon is set up outside.
Two people guarded the gate to the examination hall so tightly that not even a fly could get in, and the examiners couldn't even see it.
To avoid suspicion, the proctors also tried not to go out and ate and slept inside.
Hearing her say that, Qiao Lian'er turned her head to look.
She felt that the person's figure was somewhat familiar, but upon closer inspection, it was an unfamiliar face.
The man seemed somewhat displeased at being refused entry, his brow furrowed as he paced back and forth, as if deep in thought.
Qiao Lian'er had a bad feeling, so she pulled Qiao Xi'er around a street and ended up at a teahouse not far from the examination hall, where they ordered a private room.
Looking diagonally towards the examination hall from here, you can barely see what's in front of the gate.
"Lian'er, why are we back again?" Qiao Xi'er asked.
"That person seems a bit off." Qiao Lian'er raised her chin.
Qiao Xi'er could tell that it was the general who had tried to go in earlier.
"The clothes he was wearing belonged to a young leader, responsible for guarding the examination site, but I also felt that he had ulterior motives."
Qiao Xi'er felt uneasy seeing such a person outside the examination hall.
After several tea and snack dishes were served, she couldn't drink tea, so she picked up a piece of cloud cake.
Then they saw the general casually walk past a soldier and seem to whisper something to him.
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