In the days before the imperial examination, Lin Mo would go to his second brother's place or accompany him out for a walk. Now Lin Xiu only had his younger brother Lin Mo by his side. Although Cheng Yan was his brother-in-law, Lin Xiu's attitude towards him was no longer as casual as before.
After knowing Cheng Yan's identity, Lin Xiu knew that the only person who could still get along with him like before was Lin Mo. However, seeing that the two of them were still the same as before, Lin Xiu was relieved.
Now he is the only one with his second brother, and his parents are still on their way. Lin Mo naturally needs to pay attention to his second brother's condition.
Half a year before Lin Mo's college entrance examination, his parents and brothers began to get nervous. In order to supplement his nutrition, the two elders even cooked for him personally. His second brother even came to pick him up from the company every day until the end of the college entrance examination.
At that time, Lin Mo just thought they were making a fuss. After all, it was just a college entrance examination. And his grades had always been among the best, so he didn't need them to be so surprised.
Now, Lin Mo knew how his family felt at that time. Even if he was not going on the expedition, Lin Mo would still feel nervous.
In the past few days, Lin Mo also personally cooked for his second brother. Of course, Cheng Yan, who had been neglected for a few days, had been eating beside him.
Luoqingyuan, where the second brother lived, had a small kitchen, and Lin Mo usually cooked here these days. Every time it was mealtime, Cheng Yan, who was eating for free, would also come over.
"Bring it over." Lin Mo washed his hands and told the waiter beside him. As for cleaning the kitchen, of course, it was left to others.
"Yes, Mr. Wang." The servant walked into the kitchen and took out several dishes from the stove. After Mr. Wang left, the others went in and cleaned up the place.
Lin Mo went to the side yard to change his clothes and then went over. When he entered, Lin Xiu and Cheng Yan were already sitting there waiting. Lin Mo went over and sat next to Cheng Yan.
"The imperial examination will be held tomorrow, so let the kitchen staff cook tonight," said Lin Xiu.
"Well, let's start making some dry food for the exam this afternoon." Lin Mo said while eating.
The imperial examination will have three sessions, each lasting three days, and no one is allowed to leave during the period. During the examination, food and accommodation will all be in that small place. Lin Mo is worried that his second brother's body can't bear it, so he plans to make some dry food for him.
"Just buy some of those." Lin Xiu frowned slightly.
Cheng Yan picked up some food for Lin Mo without saying anything. He knew that if Lin Mo insisted on something, no one could persuade him.
"No, the ones made outside are difficult to preserve, and the ones that can be preserved are too dry." Lin Mo shook his head and refused.
"My parents haven't arrived yet, so I have to prepare these." Lin Mo took a bite of the meatball and said while chewing.
"If my parents knew you were going through so much trouble, wouldn't they blame me?" Lin Xiu said helplessly.
"It's not like I haven't cooked before when I was at home. Why are you guys treating me like a porcelain doll now? It's not like I can't breathe after walking a few steps."
After waking up, he has been drinking spiritual spring water, and he has increased the amount of drinking. Although this body cannot be transformed to heal wounds quickly after bleeding like in modern times, at least his face now has some color.
However, the foundation of this body was defective in the womb, and in the ten years from birth to when Lin Mo took over, he had not been properly nourished with medicine. It was difficult to restore his body now. If it were not for the spiritual spring water, Lin Mo would probably be in a state of having a minor illness every three days and a major illness every five days.
"Well, but you still need to make up for it. Your face looks a little rosy now." Cheng Yan nodded and continued his words. He still remembered how pale Lin Mo's face was. It looked better now.
"Do I need to take medicine again?" Lin Mo paused and sighed in his heart. The current state of his body had nothing to do with those medicinal foods and soups, but he couldn't mention the spiritual spring water.
It seems that all the medicines he had to take in his previous life have been calculated and he has medicinal food and soup every day. In fact, he cooks for himself to avoid eating these, right? Right?
"You took medicine before to make up for the half month you lost. Now that you are well, you don't need to take medicine anymore. But you have to eat something nutritious, such as bird's nest porridge, ginseng soup, wolfberry and lotus seeds."
The imperial physician had told Cheng Yan before that Lin Mo's body was only suitable for slow nursing, and taking medicine once every once in a while would be enough.
After lunch, Lin Mo and Cheng Yan went back to take a nap. When they woke up in the afternoon, they went to the kitchen to prepare food for their second brother's trial. Cheng Yan originally planned to go with him, but was distracted by something unexpected.
Cheng Yan stood in front of the window, looking down at the information on the note with a cold face. The aura around him made the shadow guard beside him lower his head even more.
"Has there been any signs of Prince Qi appearing in the Prime Minister's Mansion recently? When did he enter the imperial city?" Cheng Yan held the note in his hand, looked up at the tree outside the window, and asked in a cold voice.
Among the several countries, only Qi is slightly weaker than Yu. The emperor of Qi, whether the former emperor or the current emperor, is very ambitious. Although the two countries are now in a state of peace, Cheng Yan knows that this is just on the surface.
After Cheng Yan regained his memory, his brother told him about the situation at the border over the past year. Not long after Cheng Yan was injured and disappeared, there were several major conflicts between the Qi Kingdom and them at the border. But thinking of the information he just got, Cheng Yan felt that perhaps those conflicts were premeditated?
Can't wait?
It looks like he's also going to start closing in.
"Half a month ago, the prince of Qi was seriously injured and was rescued by the prime minister's daughter." The masked Ying Yi bowed his head and said respectfully.
"continue."
"Three days ago, a group of suspicious people appeared at the city gate and finally disappeared near the back door of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Prime Minister seemed to be unaware of this."
"It seems..." That means there is a possibility of knowing. However, even if it really has nothing to do with the Prime Minister, he will make them related...
"Go to the palace and tell my brother this."
"Yes, master." Ying Yi said respectfully, then slipped away.
Since you want to rebel against Prince Jing, I'll give you some more 'chips'. The coldness around Cheng Yan became more and more intense.
"Cheng Yan, are you ready? I made some pastries, come and try them." Lin Mo's voice came from a distance.
When Cheng Yan heard this, the coldness in his eyes instantly faded away, and he left the study room, "Okay, I'll go over now."
The next morning, Lin Mo woke up early because he was worried about the exam. He glanced out the window and then at Cheng Yan who was still sleeping. After thinking for a while, Lin Mo carefully removed the hand on his waist.
Lin Mo, who was about to stand up and step over Cheng Yan, was suddenly pulled back.
“Did I wake you up?” Lin Mo looked up and saw that Cheng Yan had opened his eyes, but they were still a little hazy.
"Get up so early?" Cheng Yan hugged the person in his arms tightly, half-opened his eyes and said in a hoarse voice.
"I have to go and see my second brother off." Lin Mo also planned to prepare some boiled water mixed with spiritual spring water for his second brother. He could hold on for nine days, but Lin Mo couldn't bear it.
Moreover, he knew very well that for some candidates with backgrounds, the preparations their families had given them were not necessarily worse than his.
"Forget it, get up." Cheng Yan poked him hard on the collarbone, feeling a little depressed. Normally, he would still be in his arms at this time, but today he had to get up an hour earlier.
Cheng Yan had completely forgotten that he had been practicing martial arts in the yard at this time in the past.
"Hiss, be gentle..." Lin Mo took a breath.
"Hurt? It seems like I bit you too hard..." Cheng Yan looked down.
Lin Mo's body was too delicate, and if he was careless, there would be heavy bruises, especially at certain times. Cheng Yan gently touched the mark and lowered his head to give a soft kiss.
"It's okay, hurry up and get up, second brother is probably awake." Lin Mo pushed the head in his arms away, saying helplessly.
"Normally he'd still be asleep at this time..." Cheng Yan sat up, watching Lin Mo get out of bed, and said in a gloomy tone.
"You said before that you had been practicing martial arts in the yard for half an hour at this time. Yanyan, don't you realize that you have become lazy?" Lin Mo tilted his head to glance at him, picked up the clothes beside the bed, shook them out and put them on.
"...Let me do it." Cheng Yan was choked by Lin Mo's address, and got out of bed to take the clothes and put them on him.
"Well, Yanyan is still very diligent." Lin Mo stood on tiptoe to touch his head and smiled slightly.
“…”
By the time they finished their breakfast, it was almost time. Butler Fu counted all the things and asked someone to move them into the carriage. Lin Mo, Cheng Yan and Lin Xiu went out together.
"There's a can of ginseng slices in the lunch box. Second brother, remember to put one slice in your mouth every day. If you can't hold it any longer, put more slices in your mouth." Lin Mo reminded.
The ginseng he used was less than a hundred years old, so it wouldn't be very nourishing. The ginseng slices were soaked in spiritual spring water, and the effect was similar to the tea that Lin Mo had made for his second brother before. It was still very useful in refreshing the mind and eliminating mental fatigue.
"Yeah." Lin Xiu nodded in response.
The things his brother prepared for him were similar to what Yu Yange had told him were necessary items for entering the examination room, so he didn't think much about it.
Lin Mo told his second brother all the precautions he could think of, and soon they arrived at their destination. When Lin Mo got off the carriage, two servants had already taken down the things in the carriage. Some of the servants in Prince Cheng's mansion knew some martial arts, so it was not difficult for them to carry a few packages and two food boxes.
The examination site was not in the palace, but it was on the way to the palace. Candidates were searched before entering the examination room. In order to complete this step quickly, the examination room had four entrances. Generally, people with backgrounds would choose the convenient channel, which was the ancient version of the VIP channel.
Lin Mo supported Cheng Yan's carriage and looked around, and found that there were many carriages parked here. Not far away, candidates were queuing up for inspection with their packages. Lin Mo couldn't help but sigh, it's good to have a background and privileges.
The inspector sitting nearby glanced casually at the stopped carriage and saw the logo of Prince Cheng's Mansion on it. His heart almost jumped out of his throat.
The middle-aged man took a few deep breaths to calm down, then stood up and walked over quickly. Why didn't anyone tell him that there was someone from His Royal Highness Prince Cheng's mansion among the candidates for the imperial examination this year? !
"Your Highness Prince Cheng, why did you come here in person?" The middle-aged man saluted Prince Cheng and smiled flatteringly. Although he had never seen His Highness Prince Cheng, he could guess it from the clothes he wore.
"Bring someone here." Cheng Yan glanced at him and said expressionlessly.
The middle-aged man was so frightened by the look in Prince Cheng's eyes that he shivered in his heart, but the smile on his face remained unchanged. As expected of His Highness Prince Cheng, this look was not something that ordinary people could bear.
"I'm going in, you two can go back." Lin Xiu took a package from the servant and waved to them.
"Brother, remember to take care of yourself and keep a calm mind." Lin Mo reminded him with some concern.
In his previous life, his second brother was able to pass the imperial examination, so Lin Mo believed in his ability. However, Lin Mo was still worried that his second brother might get stuck in a dead end or something, after all, before his second brother passed the imperial examination in his previous life, he didn't know what happened to their family.
"Second brother knows."
After Lin Mo saw Lin Xiu off, he and Cheng Yan got on the carriage and left. They left in the direction of the palace gate. After the kite flying was over that day, Lingyi told him that he would go to the palace to find him today.
Perhaps, Zero One wanted to tell him something.
The hesitation and struggle in his eyes at that time could not be hidden from Lin Mo.
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