"Have you ever studied before? Taken any imperial exams?"
"I took the county-level exams, but I don't know if I passed. I was already dead by then. Later, after becoming a ghost, I wanted to look it up, but never got the chance."
"What year did you take the exam? I'll check it for you later."
"It was the fifth year of Hongwu. My name's Tong Si, courtesy name Shiwu."
When Lord Zhu heard "county-level exam", he had a rough guess already, but he didn't expect this guy was really from the Old Zhu family's era.
Now, looking at the name Tong Si had written himself, he just felt there was something off about it.
"Your name and courtesy name..."
Tong Si immediately explained.
"My mother died when she gave birth to me. I was born with grim-eyes, seen as inauspicious. Even my family and friends avoided me like the plague.
