Unable to spot his mother, Lin Mingxu grew anxious, worried that something had happened to her.
Just as he was about to start searching, a young maid walked up to them and asked Lin Mingxu:
"Are you Young Master Lin Mingxu?"
Lin Mingxu nodded.
"Your mother felt unwell just now and looked as though she was about to faint. My young lady happened to come across her and has taken her to the inn next door to rest. She also called a doctor, who said it was nothing serious. Would you come to the inn with me now, Young Master Lin?"
Hearing that his mother was unwell, Lin Mingxu felt his heart clench. He relaxed a little when he heard that the doctor had said it was nothing serious, but he would not be completely reassured until he saw her himself.
He bowed to the young maid and said:
"Then I'm sorry for the trouble, miss. Please lead the way."
Concerned about Aunt Lin's health, Jiang Nuan simply went along with them.
Once they reached the inn, Jiang Nuan looked around and saw that almost everyone inside was a scholar who had just left the examination grounds.
They went upstairs to the door of a private room and pushed it open. To Jiang Nuan's surprise, she saw a familiar figure inside.
"Sister Qian?"
She called out instinctively.
"Nuannuan, it's you?"
Qian Yangxi smiled when she saw her. She had never expected the world to be so small.
Her elder brother, who shared both her parents, was also taking the imperial examinations that year. Qian Yangxi had originally come to take him home, but she had happened upon Lin Mother on the verge of fainting at the entrance, so she had helped her.
Once everything was all right, she had intended