Watching them walk through that gate with bags big and small, Jin Qianqian finally led her people back.
"Madam, are we heading straight back to the estate?" Hong Da, who was driving the carriage, asked loudly over the surrounding noise.
"Let's leave here first," Jin Qianqian replied. They couldn't linger; the streets were lined with armored soldiers.
「Inside the Imperial Examination Hall.」
The government officer in charge of inspections looked curiously at the items laid out before him. These two scholars truly prepared differently from the rest.
He specifically checked their registered hometowns and remained completely baffled. He knew the area—it wasn't far from Shangjing—but he had never even heard of the things they brought.
He carefully examined their belongings, thoroughly squeezing the cotton quilts and padded jackets to ensure nothing was smuggled inside. Only then did he have someone lead them to their pre-assigned cubicles.
