Xiao Bei’s face was filled with nerves, as they twisted their fingers, "I...I also know."
Xin He laughed, "Don’t worry, even if you botch the exam, sister won’t punish you. After the exams, sister will be waiting for you outside. We’ll go eat something delicious, a new dish is recently out at Guilinju, alright?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bei instantly felt more relaxed and nodded, "Alright."
"Go in."
Xiaochaihuo and Xiao Bei went in together. They were not in the same examination hall. When they had to part ways, Xiaochaihuo specifically reminded, "Did you review well on the examination points that I outlined for you earlier?"
Xiao Bei nodded repeatedly, "I reviewed them thoroughly."
"Alright, then let’s both do well on the exam." Xiaochaihuo gave a small laugh.
Actually, those examination points were all sorted out by him, as he figured they might be useful.
"Okay!"
Finally, the outside of the examination hall slowly became peaceful as all the students had entered. Xin He stayed for a while before she decided to leave and come back when they finished the exam.
"Madam, are you returning to the mansion now?" Shulan asked.
Xin He shook her head, "Let’s go to Huamanlou."
The ten girls who were trained initially were ready to be introduced. The girls were already well trained. The time was ripe for their introduction. Introducing the girl group this year would inevitably make Huamanlou’s brand even more prominent.
But now, as she was carrying a baby, it was inconvenient for her to personally do certain things. So naturally, she had to give necessary instructions whenever she went out.
Who knew that the moment she turned around, she felt a gaze fixed on her. Xin He quickly turned around to find an unremarkable horse carriage in the distance.
Today was the Child Scholar Test, and there were many horse carriages parked outside the examination hall. They were all there to drop off family members for the examination. That particular horse carriage didn’t stand out among the multitude of carriages.
Xin He suspiciously glanced in that direction, her gaze falling on the moving curtain of the carriage. Her gaze momentarily flickered, but she calmly turned around "Let’s get in the carriage."
"Yes." Shulan hurriedly helped her into the carriage.
The horse carriage gradually moved away.
The person inside the other carriage finally let out a sigh of relief. A small boy quietly lifted the curtain of the carriage, watching the direction of Ji Xinhe’s carriage driving away, he thought to himself, ’That was close.’
It was only a brief look, yet she had detected it. Just who was this woman, to be so sharp. It had been careless of him.
"Young Master, what are we doing here?" One of the servants with a long face said, "Can we please just go back?"
But Song Xi ordered, "Follow that carriage."
Anai was on the verge of tears, "Young Master, that’s Princess Pingyang."
Being Princess Pingyang was not the problem, the key was that she was the woman of Marquis Mu! If any issues arose, even the Song family might not be able to protect him.
"I know, hurry up and follow." Song Xi responded firmly.
Anai had no more objections and could only comply reluctantly.
Even if the young master was only six years old, Anai never underestimated him or treated him as a child. Even Patriarch Song, the head of the family, would take Young Master’s opinion into account.
The outside world only knew Young Master as a royal study companion and a sickly child. They had no idea that the young master was extraordinarily brilliant and already showing great promise at such a young age.
Anai followed Ji Xinhe’s horse carriage at a steady pace.
While Song Xi sat in the carriage, his suspicion deepened.
He had no recollection of this woman.
This was his third month of his second life, and coincidentally at the time he was poisoned in the palace when he was just six years old. In his last life, the Song family’s young master’s name had just become widely known. With extraordinary talents at such a young age, people predicted that he would achieve greatness when he grew up.
But his life was fragile. He didn’t live to see the day that he grew up, as he died at the age of twelve.
In his last life, he was eager to learn, but he had only mastered book knowledge. His immature mentality and age eventually gave others repeated opportunities to harm him.
In this life, he hid all his remarkable abilities, aiming to turn around his tragic fate and that of his family.
When he opened his eyes and found everything was exactly same as his past life, he noticed the only difference was a woman named Ji Xinhe.
In his past life, Marquis Mu had never been involved with any women, at least till he died he didn’t see any.
But even if there were only a few minor deviations, he wouldn’t pay much heed. But because of this woman, Marquis Mu distanced himself from the capital city and moved to Yu State. This was completely different from his past life.
Would the outcome be affected by many unexpected changes?
Song Xi was puzzled, but he wanted to know more about this woman named Ji Xinhe.
In the carriage, Xin He was lost in her thoughts. She slightly lifted the curtain and saw a carriage following them unhurriedly at a distance. It didn’t look special, but Ji Xinhe remembered that it was the same carriage she had noticed outside the examination hall.
"Take a left turn at the crossroads up ahead," Xin He suddenly ordered.
Shulan blinked, "Aren’t we going to Huamanlou?
"We’re not in a hurry." Xin He replied indifferently.
"Okay."
Shulan didn’t ask any more questions and hurriedly relayed the order to the coachman.
The coachman nodded and dutifully took a left turn. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
If they turned right, it would lead to the lively Tongyang Street, and by following it till the end you would reach Hua Street. So, it’s a bustling and lively route, considered as the most lively street in Lian’an Town. However, a left turn would lead to Jinhuaxiang, which is a neighborhood where the poor reside, reminiscent of a slum, and its environment was poor as well. The alley was very narrow and could only accommodate one horse carriage at a time.
Seeing that they had entered such an alley, Anai frowned and said to Song Xi in the carriage, "Young Master, the alley ahead is difficult to navigate."
"If they can go, we naturally can as well. Just follow them." Song Xi looked at the alley ahead and felt even more suspicious. Marquis Mu’s woman was undoubtedly wealthy and prestigious. How could it be possible for her to be associated with the people living in this alley? There was certainly something going on.
"Yes."
Anai whipped the horse into a canter, driving the horse carriage into the alley.
But this alley was full of twists and turns, which made it confusing. Anai was unfamiliar with Lian’an Town, and by the halfway point, they had lost sight of their target. With a worried face, he said to Song Xi, "Young Master, we lost them. What do we do now?"
Song Xi frowned, because of his young age, when he frowned, he had a cute look. He hopped off the carriage and looked around, "Lost them?"
Right as the words fell from his mouth, he heard a clear female voice, "Are you looking for me?"
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