I suddenly got a rash, probably an allergy caused by smelling something.
Ye Songyan felt that Hua Fushu’s analysis made a lot of sense.
There are thousands of allergens, and any thing or any smell can cause an allergic reaction.
Although he had hardly ever eaten eggs since he was a child, he was sure that he was not allergic to eggs, especially chicken eggs.
The only time he got a rash was when he was in Mount Wutai, and it was caused by mosquito bites.
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On the day the imperial examination ended, Hua Fushu was waiting at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall early. After Ye Zelin came out, the two of them took a carriage back home.
Ye Zelin leaned on Hua Fushu's shoulder, his whole body resting on her. He felt his body was heavy, as if filled with lead, and he was exhausted.
Hua Fushu let Ye Zelin lean on her. She adjusted her movements to make Ye Zelin as comfortable as possible. She heard that if you enter the Imperial Examination Hall, you will be skinned alive even if you don't die.
Ye Zelin looked like he had been skinned alive.
After returning to the mansion, Ye Zelin walked towards the bed, his steps unsteady. Hua Fushu stopped him and said, "Take a shower and change clothes first."
Ye Zelin nodded.
The bathtub and hot water were brought into the bathroom. Hua Fushu helped Ye Zelin take off his outer clothes. Her small hands were about to untie the ties of his undershirt, but Ye Zelin quickly grabbed her hand and said, "Don't."
Hua Fushu looked at him, somewhat confused.
Ye Zelin's ears turned red, "I, I can do it myself."
Hua Fushu finally understood what was going on. When Ye Zelin let go of her hand, she withdrew her hand.
"Take your time washing. I'll get you a change of clothes."
She turned and walked out of the bathroom, her cheeks slightly flushed. She had just taken off Ye Zelin's clothes. Did he think she was impatient?
She really didn't think about that.
She just wanted to help him take a bath.
She patted her cheek lightly and went to find some clean clothes for Ye Zelin.
After Ye Zelin took a shower and changed his clothes, he lay down on the bed and stayed there until dark.
In the evening, Ye Zelin and his wife went to Rongliyuan for dinner.
During this period, no one asked Ye Zelin how he did in the exam, and Ye Zelin did not say how he did.
Ye Shiheng and his wife did not ask. They were not very supportive of Ye Zelin taking the imperial examination, but Ye Zelin insisted on doing so, so they had no choice but to let their son go. They did not care much about how Ye Zelin performed in the exam.
Hua Fushu didn't dare to ask. She had heard that it was normal for someone to fail the imperial examination once. It was also common for someone to fail two or three times. There were also people who failed every time.
What if Ye Zelin doesn’t do well in the exam, wouldn’t it hurt him if she asked him?
So, she was considerate and kept silent to Ye Zelin.
After dinner, the two returned to Guanju Pavilion. Hua Fushu pushed the orange cat aside. Suddenly, she remembered something, "Ye Zelin, are you allergic to eggs? Or all eggs?"
Ye Zelin said: "I don't know if I'm allergic to other kinds of eggs, but it's true that I'm allergic to eggs."
He looked at Hua Fushu, "Why do you want to ask this?"
Hua Fushu sat down on the wooden couch. "A few days ago, Xiao Si broke out in a rash for no apparent reason. He's not allergic to eggs, so I wanted to find out what he was allergic to. I gave him duck eggs, goose eggs, and quail eggs to try, but he didn't get a rash either. I also let him touch and smell the plants in the mansion, but he didn't react at all. To this day, I still don't understand why Xiao Si broke out in a rash that day."
Ye Zelin said calmly, "If you can't figure it out, then forget about it. Why bother wasting your time? Grandfather will take care of Fourth Brother's affairs. No matter how much you worry about it, it's worthless to Grandfather."
"I know, I know."
On February 27th, the imperial examination results were announced.
There were so many people coming to see the results announced that there were groups of people coming in and out, almost to the end.
Side, Lizhi, Sanqiao and others squeezed into the crowd, slowly moved forward and looked at the list.
Hua Fushu could not see a trace of anxiety on Ye Zelin's face. He was too calm. Either he was sure of victory, or he had anticipated that he would not make the list.
She still asked, "Are you sure?"
Ye Zelin remained calm and smiled at Hua Fushu, "I am confident in this battle, and I will fight well."
After looking for a long time, I finally found Ye Zelin's name on the list.
Ye Zelin, 85th.
The three of them squeezed out of the crowd, and Side smiled at Ye Zelin with curved eyebrows and eyes, smiling like a little fool.
"Sir, you made it! 85th place!"
Sanqiao also said, "Your name is indeed on the list. There are 356 people on the list, and you are number 85."
Ye Zelin was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he grinned, the curve of his mouth becoming bigger and bigger, and finally he burst into laughter.
85th place, this time the ranking is higher than he expected!
Hua Fushu smiled brightly and bowed to Ye Zelin, congratulating him: "Congratulations, my husband, on passing the imperial examination."
Side, Lizhi and Sanqiao congratulated Ye Zelin.
"Congratulations, young master, on getting into high school!"
"This servant congratulates the young master. Congratulations, young master."
"Congratulations, sir, and congratulations, young lady."
Ye Zelin said, "Thank you very much. I didn't bring any money, but everyone will get a reward when we return home."
Several people said in unison: "Thank you, Master."
Hua Fushu also said: "I have prepared the rewards. When we return to the mansion, you can help distribute them. Everyone will get one."
"Thank you, young lady."
"Thank you, Miss."
Several people were smiling happily.
Ye Zelin asked, "Side, who is the champion of this session?"
Si De replied, "Sir, this year's champion is Han Xingxiu, 28 years old, from Huichang. I saw his name and his place of origin on the list."
Hua Fushu felt familiar when he heard the name Han Xingxiu. Could it be him?
I'll let Nanxing find out if it's him some other day.
"Sir, you are so handsome. I wonder how old you are and whether you are married?"
"I have a little daughter, twenty-eight years old, in the prime of her life, and yet unmarried. Would you be my son-in-law?"
A middle-aged man came over, wearing a navy blue double-breasted gown, and asked Ye Zelin questions left and right.
Seeing this, Hua Fushu's alarm bells rang loudly. She pulled her man behind her and looked at the middle-aged man in front of her with a bad face, "Sorry, he's already taken. You should find someone else."
After the results of the imperial examination were announced, there was a custom of choosing a son-in-law. Some wealthy families or official families would choose young and talented people who passed the exam as sons-in-law for their unmarried daughters.
This phenomenon is called "catching a son-in-law from the list".
If they wanted to catch her son-in-law, they would catch him. But if they caught her man, Hua Fushu would not agree. She would not allow her man to be caught.
The middle-aged Tibetan blue man looked embarrassed.
Ye Zelin took the hand of the lushly blossoming girl and said to the man, "I already have a beautiful wife, please find someone else."
The navy blue man smiled awkwardly, said sorry, and walked over.
As soon as the middle-aged man with dark blue hair left, Hua Fushu took Ye Zelin's arm and said, "Do you know why I came to see the list?"
Ye Zelin asked, "Are you afraid that I'll be taken away and made a son-in-law?"
Hua Fushu nodded without hesitation: "I'm just afraid that you will be captured and taken as a son-in-law."
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