Helian Yu hugged Chang Zuo's neck and poked his shoulder: "I want to eat Ruyi Cake."

Chang Zuo held her in one hand and walked towards the stall selling Ruyi cakes. He lowered his eyes and glanced at the table: "One serving of Ruyi cakes."

"Okay! Young master, you are from the capital, right? It's thirty cents in total, take it!" The boss held it out enthusiastically, "Young master, you came to Jinling, probably for the imperial examination, right?"

Chang Zuo took the Ruyi Cake, handed it to Helian Yu, and replied to the boss: "Yes."

Helian Chi, who was standing next to him, was holding a fan. He looked around and asked the owner with a smile, "Is there any academy or study room nearby? We would like to learn from the talented scholars."

"Yes! There is a Qilin Inn one mile west ahead. There must be what you want there!" The boss smiled and winked at Helian Chi.

Lu Jing's face darkened slightly, and he said to his boss fiercely, "What nonsense are you talking about! How do you know what my young master wants?"

Helian Chi raised his fan and stopped Lu Jing calmly: "Wait a minute, maybe the boss knows what I want."

The boss chuckled and glared at Lu Jing: "Bah! Your master hasn't spoken yet, and you, a servant, are talking!"

Lu Jing's face turned black, "You——"

"Okay." Helian Chi had a distant arc on his lips. He raised his fan to signal Lu Jing to shut up, and his eyes fell on the boss's stall. "Boss, five more Ruyi cakes."

"Alright! Young Master is worthy of being the master! He is much more open-minded than the servants! He passed the exam! He must have passed the exam!"

The boss smiled and handed over five portions of Ruyi cakes, which Zhuo Liu took.

Helian Yu looked at him eagerly.

Helian Chi glanced at her, raised his lips and smiled, and under her expectant eyes, he divided the five Ruyi cakes among Yingyue, Caiyun, Zhuo Liu, Lu Jing and Chang Zuo.

"Fourth brother, I didn't." Helian Yu raised his leg to kick Helian Chi.

Helian Chi held her calf and said, "Fourth brother doesn't have any either. Also, you haven't finished the Ruyi Cake in your hand."

"Let's go to the Qilin Inn ahead and find out what's going on." Helian Chi withdrew his hand.

Several people walked westward.

Helian Yu nestled in Chang Zuo's neck and stuffed the Ruyi Cake he was tired of eating into Chang Zuo's hand. "Based on my years of experience reading storybooks, there must be something strange about Qilin Inn."

Chang Zuo had a blank expression on his face: "How many storybooks have you hidden?"

"Then don't worry about it." Helian Yu moved his legs twice, "Master won't find out!"

Helian Chi turned to look at her, "You are just relying on the fact that the Imperial Master doesn't want to go out today."

"Hmm~"

Not only today, he won't be able to go out on every twenty-eighth from now on!

Helian Yu was curious about who had given him the divine punishment. It was really severe. He suffered at the end of every month. There might not be a 31st, 30th, or 29th day of each month, but there must be a 28th day! However...

Helian Yu felt guilty. After all, he was punished because of her.

She felt a little guilty.

Putting all this aside, Helian Yu's eyes fell on the osmanthus cake again.

"Brother Chang Zuo, I want to eat osmanthus cake."

Before Chang Zuo could reply, Lu Jing had already trotted over to the osmanthus cake stall.

"Girl, a serving of osmanthus cake."

The girl selling osmanthus cake took a portion and handed it to Lu Jing. She looked at the group of people and asked curiously, "Young Master, are you coming to Jinling to take the special examination?"

The girl smiled brightly. The sweet fragrance of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in the shop lingered, making her look even prettier. "Yes! The most famous things in Jinling City are 'One Street, One Water, One Zen, One Hall, One Museum, and Two Lakes'."

"There is also the seclusion of Taoxi, the elegance of Wenxin Pavilion, the purity of Linqu Lane, the mystery of Lingxiao Terrace, and the beauty of Mantingfang. Literati often describe it as a wonderful place of elegance and grace."

"Gentlemen, please have a good look around!"

Lu Jing smiled and looked at Helian Chi: "It seems that there is indeed a lot to see in Jinling City. The fourth young master can't come here in vain."

Helian Chi snatched the osmanthus cake from Helian Yu's hand and teased her: "Xiao Yu'er, do you want to go shopping?"

Lu Jing hurriedly said, "Miss, you can't come here for nothing."

Helian Yu stuffed the remaining osmanthus cake to Chang Zuo and clapped his hands: "Of course we can't come here for nothing!"

Lu Jing smiled: "Then..."

"But we have to go to Qilin Inn first!" Helian Yu had a hunch that something was wrong, especially the 'things' that the Ruyi Cake owner mentioned. "Fourth brother still has to take the Enke exam, so he has to go to Qilin Inn first!"

Lu Jing's eyes drooped, but he remained calm and smiled: "Miss, you are right."

"My future husband is also going to take the special examination, so he and you are destined to be together." The girl selling osmanthus cakes interrupted enthusiastically.

"Boss, do you think your husband can make the list?" Helian Chi asked with a smile, holding a fan in his hand but not opening it.

"Of course." The girl smiled softly, "He studies hard, he will definitely pass the exam!"

"What?"

As they were talking, a young man in a blue shirt and carrying a book basket squeezed over. He had delicate features and looked a bit scholarly.

"I was just saying you were going to make the list!" The girl smiled, took the young man's backpack and put it on the table, "Are you tired? Did those talented people give you any trouble?"

"No. We are having a great time talking about our thoughts!" The young man turned his gaze towards Helian Chi and his group, a strange light flashing across his eyes, "You two young masters look like distinguished guests, and you have servants accompanying you. Are you here to visit Jinling?"

"My home..."

Before Lu Jing could finish his words, Helian Chi fanned him back.

Helian Chi chuckled and put away his fan gracefully: "We are candidates for this year's special examination. We are worried about not having companions. Why don't you come with us? I heard that the Qilin Inn in front is not bad."

Young man: "I am doing some work at the Qilin Inn in front, writing for people and so on. I will start work tomorrow. If you are lucky, you may see me tomorrow."

"You're quite interesting." Helian Chifeng pulled his lips to playfully askew, "In that case, what's your name?"

"My surname is Jia, my given name is Xian, and my courtesy name is Zizhong." The young man bowed, "I don't know your name, sir."

Lu Jing's face darkened, "Bold—"

Helian Chi glared at him and politely bowed to Jia Xian: "A merchant from the north. My surname is He."

"Master He." Jia Xian's eyes wandered over Lu Jing's face. "Master He needs to discipline his servants. They always interrupt the master and act arrogantly. This really damages the family tradition."

Lu Jing's face trembled, and he was terrified: "Fourth Master, he..."

"Master Jia has good eyesight." Helian Chi changed the subject, "However, the housekeeper has been with my father for a long time, has many subordinates, and is capable, so it is inevitable that he is a little arrogant, but it doesn't matter."

Lu Jing lowered his eyes, took the stick that Helian Chi handed to him, and dared not show off again.

(End of this chapter)