The man in purple thanked Jiang Youzhi and quickly sprinkled realgar around his own examination room.
After an unknown length of time, the sound of firecrackers was heard not far away.
Everyone knew that the examiners were entering the hall and were preparing to announce names and hand out the exam papers.
The people around also returned to their examination rooms.
The nine-day-long examination finally began.
During these days, Lady Wu chanted Jiang Youzhi's name at home every day. During dinner, she said, "Ah, this examination is truly a torment."
"I heard the examination room is very small, at night you can't even stretch your legs to sleep, and you can't eat anything good. Poor Youzhi."
Jiang Zhongxing picked up a piece of food for her with chopsticks, "Worry less. Your belly is already so big, and you are due soon. You should take care of yourself first."
