Watching them walk through the large gate, laden with bags, Jin Qianqian finally turned to leave with her servants.
"Madam, are we heading straight home?" Hong Da, the driver, had to shout his question over the clamor of the crowd.
"Let's just get away from here first," Jin Qianqian said. 'We can't linger here; the streets are lined with armored soldiers.'
「Inside the Imperial Examination Hall」
The government officer in charge of inspections curiously examined the items laid out before him. What these two examinees had brought was truly different from everyone else.
He took a specific look at the region they were from but was still stumped. He knew of the place—it wasn't far from Shangjing—yet he had never even heard of these items.
The officers thoroughly inspected everything, squeezing the cotton quilts and padded jackets to ensure nothing was hidden inside. Only then were the two examinees led to their pre-assigned cells.
