Da Niu was still recuperating in the clinic, and Xiao Hechuan went to Baiyun Academy for classes as usual the next day. Qi Xiuyuan and Lu Yao heard that he had just finished the provincial examination yesterday, and asked him how he performed.
Xiao Hechuan entered Baiyun Academy as an exception. The admission standard of Baiyun Academy has always been that one must pass the examination for a scholar to enter. People like them had already participated in the provincial examination.
Xiao Hechuan was recruited into Baiyun Academy by Ye Congwen because of his outstanding performance at the Xie family poetry gathering.
In fact, everyone knew that the provincial examination was a piece of cake for Xiao Hechuan, and he just had to wait for the results to be announced. However, out of courtesy, his classmates would still ask him a few symbolic questions when they saw him.
Xiao Hechuan would also reply to them politely, saying that he had performed well and that passing the examination should be no problem.
At the same time, Qi Xiuyuan handed him a big red invitation early in the morning, inviting him to attend his wedding in two months.
Speaking of this, Xiao Hechuan almost forgot that according to the timeline, Qi Xiuyuan has already met the true love of his life, the daughter of the An family in Jeju, from a scholarly family, her father is a juren, and her mother is a lady from Jiangnan.
He and Miss An met at the New Year's Lantern Festival. They fell in love at first sight and fell in love again. Then they exchanged their hearts. When the elders of both families found out, they expressed their approval and satisfaction.
They are well-matched, talented and beautiful, and they like each other. It can be said to be a perfect match.
Xiao Hechuan was sincerely happy for him and said that he would prepare a big gift to congratulate him when the time comes.
He remembered that in his previous life, An was also very good to him, Lanlan. After hearing about Lanlan's situation, she would visit and accompany her every time she came to Kyoto. She would bring her many interesting and new toys to cheer her up, and often write letters to enlighten her.
Later, when she was seriously ill, she asked her youngest son to come to Kyoto to accompany her. She said that she had no children, so she asked her youngest son to take care of her.
He will remember every little bit of it in his heart and will repay it double in the future.
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After school, Xiao Hechuan found the mark left by Ruxing. He looked around to make sure no one he knew saw it, then he went to the dark alley nearby.
It just so happened that he also wanted to ask why Ye Shu didn’t tell him in advance about what she did.
Ruxing was so anxious that she kept pacing back and forth until she saw Xiao Hechuan coming. She immediately walked forward and knelt down, and hurriedly explained:
"Please forgive me, Master Xiao. We two sisters were not aware of what the young lady had done!"
She carefully explained the whole story to Xiao Hechuan, and said that this matter was done without her knowledge and they had no time to report it.
In fact, Xiao Hechuan probably guessed in his heart that these things did not happen through their hands.
"Okay, got it, get up now!"
Seeing that Young Master Xiao was not angry, Ruxing got up from the ground and asked:
"Sir, is Madam Jiang safe and sound?"
"She is fine. You can go back and report to your young lady. Come back here in seven days. I have something to give you."
Ruxing was relieved to hear that Jiang Sui was fine. However, if something really happened to Madam Jiang, Master Xiao probably wouldn't be so calm. She was just worried that when she returned, if the young lady knew that her plan had failed, she wouldn't know how to vent her anger.
Xiao Hechuan already has a way to torture Ye Shu. It won't be long before she will pay the price for what she has done. He wants her to be even more miserable than in her previous life.
Before Xiao Hechuan went back, he went to Jishan Hall and took a look at Daniu. After Daniu recovered, he would bring him back to the Xiao family. In the future, he would let the two brothers follow Yuan Ge'er, so that they would have a place to stay.
On the second day, he made a special visit to Su Yanqing, gave him a prescription, and asked him to prepare the herbs he needed according to the list.
Su Yanqing took a look at the herbs on the prescription and couldn't help but frown, because some of the herbs in the prescription were tiger and wolf medicines, which were used for flirting between couples.
He studied medicine and now follows Mr. Su to learn the tradition. Mr. Su is an expert in using medicine and detoxifying and making poisons. In the whole Daqing, there are very few people who can match him.
"Hechuan, why do you need these herbs for no reason?"
If it was just an ordinary medicinal herb, he would not ask too many questions, but some of them were relatively precious and hard to find, so he had to ask clearly.
Xiao Hechuan knew he would ask, and he had already thought of a response:
"Don't worry, I won't use these herbs to harm innocent people. If you trust me, just go find them for me!"
Su Yanqing also understood from his words that it might not be convenient for him to know about this matter, but he knew Xiao Hechuan's character well. If he said he would not use it to harm innocent people, then he would not do that.
"I trust you. I will gather the herbs and send them to you as soon as possible. If you need any medicine, you can also come to me!"
"Thank you!" Xiao Hechuan bowed to him.
"We're a family from now on. Lanlan and I have our problems thanks to Hechuan's help. Why are you saying such polite words?" Su Yanqing grinned.
He was really quick in doing things. I just asked him for the task the day before, and he had gathered all the herbs and sent them over the next day. After Xiao Hechuan got the herbs, he started to prepare them.
The next day was the day when the results of the provincial examination were announced. Early in the morning, Jiang Sui and Xiao Lanlan took Xiao Hechuan to the gate of Sima Prefecture Yamen to wait for the results to be announced. There were already many examinees who were also waiting for the results to be announced.
Everyone was very nervous, afraid that they would fail the exam, but Xiao Hechuan was the only one who remained relaxed.
When the time came, the master-disciple beside Lord Sima came out with the list and posted it on the notice board. Everyone rushed over, some were happy and some were worried.
As expected, Xiao Hechuan was the top scorer in this provincial examination, and his answer sheet was also posted for everyone to see.
When Xiao Lanlan saw that her fourth brother had passed the exam and ranked first, she immediately cheered and jumped for joy. She took Jiang Sui's hand and started spinning around with a bright smile on her face.
She was proud and happy that she had such an outstanding brother.
Xiao Hechuan's answer sheet also drew heartfelt admiration from a number of candidates.
At this time, the master suddenly stood on the steps and shouted loudly:
"Excuse me, where is Xiao Hechuan, the first place winner of this prefectural examination?"
Xiao Hechuan frowned unconsciously when he heard his own name suddenly, but he still took the initiative to walk out of the crowd and replied:
"I am Xiao Hechuan!" As he finished speaking, everyone looked at him and started talking.
"So he is Xiao Hechuan, so amazing!"
When the master saw him, he respectfully walked down the steps to him and said with a smile:
"Mr. Xiao, the governor wants to see you!"
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