After Shu Yu was married, Yao Po stayed on at Zhenglu Academy, studying under the two teachers.
And it was true: the parts that had once been obscure and hard to understand, after the two teachers' guidance, took on a different light. It was as if his mind had suddenly opened up, and he found a new way of learning.
He remained in Dongan Province for half a year, then, six months later, returned to the Imperial College in the capital with his wife and child to continue his studies.
From then on, his progress in learning advanced by leaps and bounds.
Two years ago he sat for the Imperial Examination and won the title of scholarly examination in one stroke. Then he pressed on, and in last year's Imperial Examination he took second scorer, and finally, in the palace examination he became a second-rank Advanced Scholar.
