Even with the addition of a special imperial examination, the Provincial Examination was still scheduled for August, and the Imperial Examination for March of the following year.
It simply meant that instead of one examination cycle every three years, there were now two, increasing the scholars' opportunities to make a name for themselves.
The examinations were still six or seven months away, but the atmosphere in the Prefecture was already white-hot.
Chen Wanqing believed that as the weather grew hotter, the city's atmosphere would become a powder keg, bound to explode one day.
Demand for Moonlight Fragrance in the Prefecture surged once more.
Scholars were running to Moxiang Pavilion three times a day, but the shop had no stock.
Xie Ming was at his wit's end with anxiety and had no choice but to seek out Chen Wanqing.
