After being smoked by Shiliuhuang smoke all night, the sheep intestine mucosa has become much whiter. It is not a difficult job to twist the sheep intestine thread, but it requires precision and caution and is a bit time-consuming.
Gu Yun did not say anything inappropriate or irritating today.
After Yu Jiao rolled the goat gut into pieces of different sizes, she asked the servants of the Yang Mansion to prepare angelica and safflower, and boiled them in the medicine furnace. The boiled goat gut had to be dried. She was too lazy to run to the Yang Mansion again, so she simply brought the goat gut back to the Mu Family, dried it, and put it in a wooden box in the medical box.
In a blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of the first lunar month, the day for entering the examination hall. The Mu family prepared the carriage early in the morning and moved the bedding and food prepared for several people onto the carriage.
Because Mu Nianjiu was there, Mu Yan personally sent a few people to the Imperial Examination Hall.
"My dear brother, you should study hard in the exam, but you must also take care of your health. Your health is more important." Yu Fuling stood in front of the Imperial Examination Hall, thinking of how Yu Qizhe's health had deteriorated after the Tongsheng Examination three years ago. Although she also hoped that he could pass the exam, she was more concerned about his health.
Yu Qizhe nodded, "Sister, I know."
Yu Jiao also wanted to say a few words to encourage him, but thinking of the article about Fan Jin passing the imperial examination, she thought it would be better not to put too much pressure on Yu Qizhe. After thinking it over, she said, "Do your best and leave the rest to fate. It doesn't matter if you don't do well in the exam. You won't starve to death if you don't become a juren."
In the past two days, Madam Mu has always asked the maid to bring Yu Jiao rock sugar and snow pear soup and tortoise jelly. Her throat has improved a lot.
Yu Jinshu, who was standing by, smiled and said disdainfully, "Yes, Fifth Brother, you have been ill for so many years, so it's not shameful if you fail the exam. After all, it's not common to have such shitty luck as Xiao Sanyuan."
Yu Qizhe said calmly, "Second brother should pay more attention to yourself. After all, it's not easy to pass the imperial examination by sheer luck."
Yu Jinshu's face turned pale when he heard this, and he stared at Yu Qizhe angrily, "You..."
Yu Jinyan hurriedly pulled him back, "Second brother, please stop talking so as not to make a fool of yourself. We will be searched for contraband in a while, so let's go to the Imperial Examination Hall as soon as possible."
Yu Jinshu glanced in the direction of Mu Nianjiu and saw that Mu Yan was talking to him and didn't notice the movement here. He snorted coldly, took his luggage and walked towards the gate of the Tribute Hall, and Yu Jinyan followed him.
Yu Zhizhou glanced at Yu Jiao and said to Yu Qizhe, "Don't take Second Brother's words to heart. After you finish talking to Sister Fuling and Sister Yu Jiao, Fifth Brother, come over here quickly."
After saying this, he also walked towards the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall.
Yu Fuling looked at Yu Jinshu's back and whispered, "I don't believe that my second brother can pass the exam this time, Yu Jiao, don't you think so?"
Yu Jiao nodded in agreement. Yu Jinshu's cleverness was used elsewhere, and Yu Jiao didn't think he was that good at studying.
Seeing the two of them colluding like this, Yu Qizhe smiled. Hearing that Yu Jiao's voice was no longer as hoarse as it was a few days ago, he raised his hand and touched her head, saying gently, "You and Sister take care of yourselves and don't get sick again."
Perhaps because she was touched on the head so many times, Yu Jiao gradually got used to it.
"Miss Yu?" Yang Yuanchen's voice suddenly came from the side, "Are you here to send my brother off?"
Yu Jiao looked up and saw Yang Yuanchen who seemed to have just got off the carriage, with two servants carrying bags beside him. Magistrate Yang was one of the invigilators and, like the other candidates, he would have to eat, drink, defecate and urinate in the Imperial Examination Hall for the next few days.
Yu Jiao bowed and saluted, saying, "Prefect Yang, this is my fifth brother."
Yu Qizhe bowed to Yang Yuanchen and greeted him in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.
Yang Yuanchen looked at Yu Qizhe and saw that he was young and handsome. He smiled and said, "He has passed the Tongsheng exam at such a young age. The young are indeed formidable."
Mu Yan, who had finished talking to Mu Nianjiu, saw Yang Yuanchen and walked over. He smiled and said, "Master Yang, you don't know that Yu's fifth brother was the top scorer in the Tongsheng exam three years ago. He was 13 years old and ranked third."
Yang Yuanchen looked at Yu Qizhe seriously again, and felt that the young man had the demeanor of a scholar. He smiled and said, "It turns out that Miss Yu's brother is such a good scholar. I haven't heard Miss Yu mention it before."
"Thank you for the compliment, Lord Yang." Yu Qizhe said calmly.
Yang Yuanchen asked, "What's your name?"
"Yu Qizhe." Yu Qizhe replied.
Yang Yuanchen secretly memorized the name and said with a smile, "I look forward to sending someone to tell you the good news on the day the results are announced."
The list of results will be posted on the outer wall of the government office. Yang Yuanchen said this because he is very optimistic about Yu Qizhe, but it is possible that it is just a polite remark.
"Daddy." A voice suddenly came from behind them.
Yang Jiyan walked closer, her heart pounding. She raised her eyes to look at Miss Yu, and her peripheral vision was all on Yu Qizhe. She tried her best to smile warmly and beautifully, and said in a somewhat floating voice, "I saw Miss Yu and her sister in the carriage, and came over to say hello."
Yang Yuanchen thought that Yang Jiyan had resolved her grudge with Yu Jiao last time. Now that she saw Yu Jiao coming over to say hello on her own initiative in the carriage, she seemed to have become more sensible. He smiled and said, "Sister Yan is here to see me off to the Imperial Examination Hall. You two sisters can go for a walk on the street together if you have nothing to do."
"My daughter was just about to invite Sister Fuling and Sister Yujiao to go shopping in a clothing and jewelry shop!" Yang Jiyan said softly and timidly.
Seeing that most of the examinees outside the Imperial Examination Hall had already entered, Yang Yuanchen ordered a servant beside him to give Yang Jiyan a purse and said, "Miss Yu and her sister are not very familiar with Qingzhou Prefecture. You can take them around and show your hospitality as a host."
"My daughter saved it." Yang Jiyan said obediently.
"It's time to enter." Yang Yuanchen said to Yu Jiao, "You two brothers should keep your conversation short and don't delay it for too long. I'll go first."
Yu Zhizhou, who was waiting in line for a body search at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall, noticed the commotion here and said, "The man who was talking to my fifth brother was wearing a public uniform. Could he be the invigilator this year?"
Mu Nianjiu looked over and saw a bird embroidered on Yang Yuanchen's official uniform. He said, "The rank of this uniform seems to be that of the prefect of Qingzhou."
"You said that was the prefect?" Yu Jinshu couldn't help but interrupt.
Mu Nianjiu nodded, and saw Yang Yuanchen walking towards them. The two invigilators who were searching the candidates saluted and said to Yang Yuanchen, "Sir, you are here."
Yang Yuanchen nodded slightly and entered the Imperial Examination Hall.
"It's really the prefect." Yu Zhizhou whispered, "It turns out that sister Yu Jiao is really familiar with the prefect."
Yu Jinshu felt very unhappy after hearing this, and regretted leaving earlier. Otherwise, he would have been able to talk to Magistrate Yang and get to know him.
"Sister, Yu Jiao, I'm entering." Yu Qizhe didn't even look at Yang Jiyan. After Yang Yuanchen left, he said goodbye to Yu Jiao and the others.
"Go quickly. Yu Jiao put a lot of medicine in your bag. It is written on the medicine package what it is used to treat. If you feel unwell, take the medicine as soon as possible." Yu Fuling warned earnestly.
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