Bai Jinglie hadn't expected to be noticed after only walking past his examination cell a single time.
He remembered the man furiously writing, so he was surprised he had paid any attention at all.
"I wouldn't call myself an examiner. The Holy Emperor just had me help maintain order inside." Bai Jinglie was still exasperated at being suddenly roped into it. He hadn't even taken the special grace examination, yet he'd been locked inside for nine days.
"Heh, this time, nobody knew who was inside until the very last day," Shan Ke'an said, gloating. He figured those nine days were enough to put many people on pins and needles. "I bet no one expected the Holy Emperor to have you and your father take charge of the inside and the outside."
"Wenheng, I've resisted the urge to come find you all this time. So? How do you feel? Confident you'll pass?"
