The spring examination had finally arrived.
The scent of peach blossoms already filled the air.
This spring examination was exceptionally lively.
It was not only people from the capital who had come.
Quite a few Confucian Cultivators from other regions had come as well.
Naturally, there were also jianghu folk who had come to watch the spectacle.
Thus, in the days leading up to the spring examination, the inns throughout the capital had long since filled to capacity.
Even some commoner households in the capital had temporarily taken in many examinees from out of town.
The crowds surged like a vast torrent, blotting out the sky and covering the earth.
Early in the morning, Zeng Anmin set off with Dachun.
Master and servant made their way forward.
It was worth mentioning that after Zeng Manor had been changed into the Duke of Qi's Mansion—
Dachun had gotten married.
His wife was wonderful too.
She was a maid from the household.
The two of them were a perfect match.
Strictly speaking, though, it was still the maid who had married above her station.
After all, Qi Dachun and Uncle Qi were the proper stewards of the residence.
In such a vast manor, so long as Zeng Anmin and his father were absent, the father and son could make decisions on many of the manor's affairs.
"So, Dachun, now you know what it feels like to sleep with a woman, right?"
For some reason, Zeng Anmin recalled the things Dachun had said during his first imperial examination.
Thinking back on them now, they were enough to make one laugh their teeth out.
Dachun gave a foolish grin and chuckled.
"My pa taught me."
"Find the eye with water in it, then go in."
The corner of Zeng Anmin's mouth twitched.
The key