Chapter 117 Tribute Courtyard
"You!" Han Junbo sighed helplessly, "Forget it, since you saved me, I'll just let you joke with me."
"I know you are innocent, otherwise I would not have saved you." An Xin said, "You don't have to worry about the officials.
I just had someone attract the patrolling yamen runners to come over and scare those people with ulterior motives. I didn't actually report it to the authorities and affect your imperial examination the day after tomorrow."
Han Junbo looked at the woman in front of him who acted so tactfully and appropriately, and wondered if that man was lucky enough to marry her.
"Get on the carriage, I'll take you back. Otherwise, you, the top scorer in the Nanchang Prefecture's provincial examination, will run into trouble on the road."
Han Junbo was obviously still frightened by what had just happened, and he obediently got into An Xin's carriage.
To avoid suspicion, he sat in the front seat of the carriage.
Dazhuang drove the carriage according to his instructions and took Han Junbo to the courtyard where he and other familiar students from Hanchen Academy rented together.
When they arrived at the place, Han Junbo jumped off the carriage, put his hands together and bowed to An Xin who was sitting in the carriage, "I will remember this favor. If An Shanzhang needs me in the future, please feel free to ask."
An Xin didn't respond, but just said softly: "Do well in the exam, don't let all these years of hard work go to waste."
Then he said, "Let's go."
Da Zhuang drove the carriage and disappeared in Han Junbo's slightly warm gaze.
Thinking of what happened to Han Junbo just now, An Xin became even more determined not to let Li Ziyu and the others go out.
I know that someone is targeting people like Li Ziyu who are the top scorers in the provincial examination and are about to take the metropolitan examination and the palace examination, and are strong contenders for the top scorer.
An Xin sleeps with half an eye open every night.
Because she knew that if the mastermind behind this was Xiao Wenjin and his children from official families, they knew Li Ziyu's strength and would definitely want to get rid of him the most.
That night, two uninvited guests came to An Xinliuxiang's house.
When An Xin heard the noise, she used the force-boosting card that the system gave her last time so that she could easily fly into the Taifu Mansion to rescue people. She successfully beat up the two masked men and threw them out for fun.
Li Ziyu stood coldly in front of the slightly opened window, watching the man with his face covered with a piece of cloth climb over the wall and jump into the backyard after a few jumps.
Ever since he discovered that anyone who came in to attack him at night would be beaten and thrown out by a slender figure with a rag stuffed in his mouth, he has been very alert when sleeping every night.
Hearing the noise next door, Li Ziyu's cold eyes flashed. It seemed that he was not the only one who was worried about that woman.
Leng Xiangbai closed the gap in the window, walked back to the bed, lay down and closed his eyes. Now that she came back safely, he could sleep peacefully.
Ever since they moved into this house after the Lantern Festival competition, someone has been breaking into the house every now and then at night. At first, they didn't know what was going on.
After that, they encountered several obvious accidents. Fortunately, they had been exercising in recent years and had learned a few martial arts, so they were able to avoid them.
Then we heard that some of the famous candidates who came to take the imperial examination this year had encountered several accidents, and everyone began to understand what was going on.
Not only were they not allowed to go out by their own headmaster, but even those candidates who had come to their senses did not go out and stayed indoors in their residences.
As such incidents happened so often, they finally alerted the current emperor Si Yexiao. Now the entire capital is under strict lockdown, and patrols have been increased day and night.
Perhaps the mastermind behind the scenes was afraid of being caught and attacked by these scholars, so such incidents happened less frequently in the days leading up to the imperial examination.
The ninth day of the third lunar month.
An Xin watched the six people walk into the Imperial Examination Hall.
Li Ziyu and others were still carrying the enlarged examination basket.
In addition to food, drinks and pills prepared for the provincial examination, there was also a soft wolf skin.
The inspector took out the wolf skin and shook it, then peeled off every hair to check. Finally, after making sure there was nothing inside, he let the people in.
For the next nine days and six nights, all the candidates ate, drank, defecated, urinated and slept in there.
The examination venues were assigned by number like dormitories, and were very narrow and neatly arranged. The numbering was based on the Thousand Character Classic, and there was a tall tower in the distance for the invigilators to watch.
All the scholars’ ten years of hard work are just for this nine-day exam, which determines their future destiny and path.
Fortunately, the six of them were lucky and none of them got bad numbers.
However, An Rui's cell was not too close to the toilet, but not too far either. If the wind direction was not right, one could still smell a slight stench coming from the toilet.
Fortunately, An Xin was well prepared and put some medicated oil in their exam baskets so that if there was wind it would blow towards him.
Just apply peppermint-based medicated oil on your nose, not only will you be able to avoid smelling any bad odors, it will also have a refreshing effect.
This made many examinees who were sitting next to the stinky seats smell the balm and envy him. If robbery was not prohibited in the examination room, they would have been unable to resist.
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An Rui saw Liu Mingjie, who was closer to the Stinky No. 1 than him, covering his nose with his mouth wide open, revealing all 18 of his white teeth. He felt so happy.
"Your evil intentions have brought you retribution this time."
Liu Mingjie almost vomited blood when he saw An Rui mouthing words to him and saw him wipe the cool smell on his nose.
He gritted his teeth and lowered his head to continue answering the questions.
However, the stench brought by the wind still made him dizzy, and it was difficult for him to remember what he had learned.
An Rui was different. After applying the wind oil on his nose, he not only could not smell the bad smell, but also made his mind clearer. He answered the questions as if assisted by God. He finished a test paper without even a scratch.
At night, several people spread out the wolf skins prepared by An Xin for them and covered themselves with the thick clothes they brought with them. They were much warmer than those candidates who just lay on the bed.
At least six of them were not like some other candidates who caught a cold and had a fever during the exam and were eventually carried out by the guards in a daze.
After An Xin sent these people to the Imperial Examination Hall, he no longer cared about them.
The one who stays at home and is served by two caring maids every day is very happy.
General Liu, who was feeling nervous and uneasy at home, couldn't help but twitch his mouth when he pulled Doctor Su in and saw her leisurely look.
"Aren't you worried that they won't do well in the exam?" After asking, General Liu felt that his words were unlucky and said, "Pooh, pooh, pooh."
An Xin pinched two old guests who didn't come in person, but came and sat down rudely and arrogantly.
Youyou said: "The master leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you. Whether they do well in the exam or not, that's a matter of their own mentality. I can't take care of them for the rest of their lives."
Doctor Su nodded to show his agreement.
General Liu was startled, then he relaxed, picked up the tea that Mingyue brought him and took a sip.
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings," General Liu put down the teacup, "You are right. We can't take care of them forever."
(End of this chapter)
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