Chapter 638 : The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 638: Dangerous Encounter (3)
The fact that Emperor Huian personally dispatched a hundred guards to escort Mo Yan back to the capital clearly conveyed to everyone that this young lady had the emperor's backing. Anyone who dared to harm her would be slapping the emperor's face.
The princes and nobles, not wanting to incur the emperor’s displeasure, were reluctant to offend Chu Heng. They had already learned of Chu Heng’s ruthlessness from the Beast Attack on Phoenix Mountain. So they kept their distance, waiting to see if any of their peers would take action.
This situation made Mo Yan’s home particularly peaceful. However, the hidden guards surrounding Mo Yan’s residence increased significantly, including those sent by Xiao Ruiyuan, arranged by Yan Junyu, and ordered by Chu Heng.
Unaware of these developments, Mo Yan resumed communication with Xiao Ruiyuan but did not hear any mention of these issues. Seeing that nothing adverse had occurred in the past ten days, her initially anxious heart gradually settled down.
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On the fourteenth of September, the Mo family rose early. After breakfast, Mo Yan washed her hands and carefully prepared food for her father to take to the examination, leaving nothing to chance.
The imperial exams of Da Chu began on the fifteenth of September and ended on the twenty-first, lasting seven days. During this period, candidates would be confined in a small room measuring one zhang long and half a zhang wide, where they would take their exams, eat, and take care of their needs. Apart from providing clean water and arranging for someone to empty the latrines daily, the examination hall did not offer any other provisions.
With the weather now cool, Mo Yan prepared convenient foods like green dumplings and sushi, which could be easily heated on a small stove and used directly.
In addition, she prepared a nutritious mix of eight treasures rice. This rice, produced in her space, was delicious whether cooked as porridge or rice, making it an ideal choice for the exam room as it required no additional dishes.
Also crucial was the spiritual spring water. Now that the space had reached Level 7, the spiritual spring water had two additional miraculous effects: detoxification and disease treatment. Regardless of how severe the poison was, as long as it didn’t entirely cut off life, the spiritual spring water could cleanse the body of toxins, though the time required varied with the poison’s severity.
On the other hand, the disease treatment function was less potent. For ordinary illnesses, a few doses would suffice, but for life-threatening diseases, the spiritual spring water could only help prolong life, not cure it completely. After all, aging and illness are natural laws that cannot be defied. If the spiritual spring water dared to snatch people from Yama's hands, the rules of heaven and earth would likely not permit it.
Although no one would bring clean water into the exam room, candidates with better conditions would prepare ginseng soup in advance to avoid collapsing in the exam room.
If a candidate were to be carried out midway, even if they could retake the exam in three years, it would be a severe blow. After all, how many times does one get a chance in a lifetime? Who could guarantee they wouldn’t collapse again? Such incidents happened every year, and every examination hall had them. No one could guarantee they wouldn’t be the next.
Mo Yan hoped her father would pass the exam in one go but did not want to add pressure to his already tense situation. She could only do her best to ensure he had a good mood and health for the exam, but unfortunately, none of this could prevent the machinations of small-minded people.
Knowing that Han Zhiyun would also be participating in the autumn exams, Mo Yan prepared a similar package for him. After noon, all the items were loaded onto the carriage. Mo Yan carefully checked to ensure nothing was left behind before setting off with Xiner, accompanying her father to the capital.
The examination hall was quite far from Changshan Academy. Staying in a rented house nearby was clearly unsuitable. Mo Yan originally planned to rent a room in an inn near the examination hall but found that all the rooms had already been booked by other candidates.
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