The list of successful candidates has been posted, and the people's favorite parade of new successful candidates with flowers is about to begin. Even though it is not that lively at this time, there is still a constant stream of people on the street.

At this moment, all the talk about vaccination and the relationship between Miss Jun and Lu Yunqi was forgotten. Everyone was talking about the new scholars and the top three winners.

Miss Jun's carriage moved slowly on the street to avoid the bustling crowd.

Teams of people and horses galloped out of the city gate on the street and headed in all directions. Whether it was joy or disappointment, the results of the palace examination would be delivered to the people who were waiting.

At this time, the atmosphere in the Liuning family mansion in the north of Yangcheng was very tense.

Mrs. Ning was not as calm as before. Instead, she kept walking around the room, twisting the beads in her hands and reading the Buddhist scriptures in her mouth.

There was silence inside and outside the yard. Master Ning walked in from outside with a smile on his face, breaking the silence.

"Why are you in such a hurry? The earliest the news will arrive is the day after tomorrow." Mr. Ning said, a little drunk.

Madam Ning became a little angry when she smelled the alcohol.

"It's already this late and you're still drinking," she said.

"Yun Zhao passed the imperial examination and everyone came to congratulate him. Of course I have to drink a few glasses." Mr. Ning said with a smile.

The news that Ning Yunzhao had passed the imperial examination had arrived the day before, and people came to congratulate him immediately. Even the Taiyuan Prefecture sent gifts. Although not all the visitors were entertained, some relatives and friends still had to be met.

Madam Ning had no such interest.

"What's there to congratulate for passing the imperial examination?" she said, "Our Yun Zhao wants to be the top scorer."

"It's all the same." Mr. Ning said with a smile.

How could this be the case? Madam Ning glared at Master Ning unhappily and asked the little maid to help her go in and rest.

A group of women from the tribe also came to congratulate.

Madam Ning also wanted to find someone to talk to and calm her mind, so she entertained these women in the yard.

The women knew what was on Madam Ning's mind and did not talk too much about Ning Yunzhao's performance. If they praised him well, and if he failed to become the top scorer, wouldn't that make Madam Ning lose face? If they didn't praise him well, it would be just embarrassing for herself.

Things that can make Madam Ning happy are naturally other people's business.

"Sister-in-law, is that true? Miss Jun from the Fang family is competing with the princess for a husband in the capital?" a woman said in a low voice.

A few days ago, news came from the capital that Ning Yunzhao had passed the imperial examination and was also brought by the messenger about the latest news in the capital.

Firstly, she was from Yangcheng, and secondly, she had a relationship with the Ning family, so Miss Jun's affairs spread privately.

Madam Ning hummed in a neutral tone.

"Who knows?" she said.

But he didn't scold everyone not to talk. The women were shocked and realized they had found the right topic.

“I really didn’t expect that.”

"To do such a thing."

"How could I not have thought that back then, didn't he come to our house to cause trouble by relying on the Fang family and his own father?"

"In the capital, Lu Qianhu has great power and influence, so it is only natural for us to curry favor with him."

"She has now developed a vaccine for smallpox, and the emperor values ​​her, so the princess has to give in."

"It's so disgusting. If you do something like this, all the men in the world will die. Go and steal someone else's husband."

It was indeed disgusting, Mrs. Ning was twirling her prayer beads for being willing to stoop to such a low level.

"Um, about the smallpox vaccine, when will we plant it at home?" Suddenly a voice came out in the midst of laughter.

This stopped the women's laughter.

Although Miss Jun did not follow the officials from Yangcheng and Runan, she still had a sense of hometown loyalty, so the first batch of smallpox vaccination doctors were distributed to both Yangcheng and Runan.

Many people in the city had already been vaccinated, but some were still waiting and watching. Ning Jia was one of them.

The reason was, of course, that the vaccination was initiated by Miss Jun. The entire Ning family knew about the relationship between Miss Jun and Madam Ning. In order not to offend Madam Ning, no one got the vaccination.

But as more and more people were vaccinated, many people in the Ning clan could no longer sit still.

"The eldest lady has no children, so she can bear it, but we can't."

"The emperor has planted it for all the princes and princesses, so it must be fine."

"And this pox is not from the Fang family. It is managed by the government, and everyone is treated equally."

Such discussions became more and more frequent, and Lady Ning had already heard them. Now, finally, someone couldn't help but come up to her and tell her about it.

The atmosphere in the yard was somewhat stagnant.

"Any time is fine." Madam Ning smiled faintly, "Everyone is welcome."

Although the woman was a little nervous, she was mostly happy.

"I heard it's very simple. Mr. Lin is in charge of this matter," she said.

As soon as the words came out, the atmosphere became tense again.

The woman finally reacted, looking embarrassed.

Lin is the chief official.

Madam Ning's face was gloomy.

Ning Yunyan has already married. She got married so early that she didn't catch up with her brother who became the top scholar. Even though she had a top scholar brother to send her off, she didn't get to have a bigger occasion at her husband's house.

This is because of Lin Zhubo's daughter.

Today was such a good day, but she happened to mention two people who disgusted her.

Madam Ning was too lazy to cover it up any longer.

"I'm tired, I'm going to rest first." She said, got up and walked away.

The women all stood up awkwardly, not knowing whether to stay or follow. Seeing that Madam Ning had indeed entered the house, they had no choice but to retreat awkwardly.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Several women scolded in a low voice.

"I'm not saying anything nonsense. Don't you want your children to be vaccinated? You know, during the Chinese New Year, several children in the neighboring villages died of smallpox." The woman whispered, "Now that everyone else has been vaccinated, and we are the only ones left, what should we do if we get infected?"

These women all had children or relatives with children, so they were silent when they heard this.

"Then when are we going?" a woman suddenly asked.

"Let's go right away. It won't take an hour to get on the bus, and it won't be long to get vaccinated there." The woman who spoke first said hurriedly, "It will only take a while. It will only take half a day to go back and forth. If you are worried, you can stay overnight in the designated clinic."

How convenient! The women whispered and then dispersed.

Hearing the women outside whispering and happily dispersing after agreeing on a time, Madam Ning, who was standing by the window, put down the Buddhist beads in her hand angrily.

Forget it, no matter what new tricks she comes up with, they can't outweigh her bad reputation.

Madam Ning took a few deep breaths, looked at the Bodhisattva, and knelt down devoutly.

Her son will definitely win the top prize in the imperial examination.

Her son will be a cloud in the sky, and will never have anything to do with this rotten shit again.

…

Lu Yunqi was not in Prince Huai's Mansion today, but when he saw Miss Jun coming, the door of Prince Huai's Mansion opened without any hesitation.

This must have been Lu Yunqi's order.

Miss Jun walked in. This time, Prince Huai was waiting for her in the bedroom, and Mr. Gu was not around.

"His Highness said he felt a little unwell, but he didn't have acne." The palace maid and the eunuch said nervously.

Prince Huai lay on the bed facing inward and seemed to have fallen asleep.

"Let me see if you have a fever." Miss Jun said.

The palace maids and eunuchs were a little uneasy.

"Your Highness insists on sleeping like this, probably because he is uncomfortable." They said while trying to turn Prince Huai over.

Sleeping like this is indeed uncomfortable, at least for your butt.

Miss Jun sat down beside the bed.

"No need." She stopped the maid, "I can do it this way."

As she spoke, she reached out and stroked the prince's inward-facing cheek.

The subordinate Prince Huai shuddered slightly and turned his head away in embarrassment.

Miss Jun put her hand on his forehead again.

"Don't move," she said.

Prince Huai clenched his hands at his sides but did not move his head.

Miss Jun touched it for a moment and then withdrew her hand.

"I have a slight fever," she said, taking out a bag of medicine powder. "Boil this." The palace maid and the eunuch responded quickly, took it and left.

Miss Jun did not expect that all the palace maids and eunuchs had left. Only she and Jiuqi were left in the palace. She felt a little uncomfortable with the silence.

"Let me apply some medicine on you," she said.

Jiuqi lay on the bed and turned his head inward again.

"No need." He said in a muffled voice.

Miss Jun couldn't help but smile and patted him on the shoulder.

"Okay, stop making trouble. Applying medicine is not a shameful thing." She said, and paused, "It was wrong for me to hit you. I was too anxious..."

Before she finished her words, Jiuqi, who was lying on the bed, trembled slightly, and suddenly stood up, knelt down and looked at her.

"You, who are you?" he asked in a trembling voice, his eyes wide open.

Miss Jun paused and her body froze.

That's not what he meant when he asked this question, right?