I made a fortune by marrying a sickly woman!

The next day.

Qin Mingsong came to Qin Chi and said that he wanted to leave for the provincial government a few days earlier.

Qin Chi didn't say much.

After packing up, he got on the carriage and set off with Qin Mingsong.

The people who went this time were still Qin Lao Da and Qin Lao Er.

Under Qin Chi's resentful gaze, Song Jin gritted his teeth and said that he was worried about his health and wanted to go with him to take the exam.

Therefore, two carriages set out this time.

Qin Mingsong's three brothers were in a carriage, walking in front. Behind them were Qin Chi and Song Jin, who were in a carriage with Old Li as the driver, and Qin Qi accompanying them.

Qin Qi told others that she was Song Jin's maid.

As the wife of a scholar, it would not be strange for her to have a maid to serve her, it would just make people envious in the countryside.

Sitting in the carriage.

Song Jin's hand was held by Qin Chi.

"Your hands are cold. Are you cold?" Song Jin asked with concern.

Qin Chi shook his head, "It's not cold."

The weather is hot now, it's not cold yet.

It's a problem with his physical condition.

Song Jin didn't say anything more, "You said that it's rare for me to stay at home and spend more time with the children, why did you insist on me to accompany you to take the exam."

"Doctor Jing said that my mood is related to the health of my body." Qin Chi said seriously.

Song Jin was shocked by this reason.

Being able to talk nonsense seriously is also a skill.

Do you think she doesn't know that he has recovered from his illness?

On the way, I met a few students.

Among them were Meng Qingrui, Lu Yanji, and Le Yan who had just passed the imperial examination.

The foursome reunited.

The three of them were stunned when they saw Song Jin in the carriage. They were not shocked by Song Jin's beauty, but by her ordinariness. Especially Meng Qingrui, who blurted out:

"You are such a good fellow, Qin Qian! It's only been a short time and you've already changed your wife again?!"

As soon as these words came out.

Qin Chi's smile froze.

Even Qin Mingsong, who had just got off the carriage in front, turned around suddenly.

It was too late for Lu Yanji to cover Meng Qingrui's mouth, Le Yan actually looked at Song Jin seriously. The former stunning beauty was still there, but now it was too ordinary.

"It should be the same as before."

Le Yan said uncertainly.

Qin Chi took Song Jin's hand and said, "What do you mean by dealing with it? It was like that originally, but the appearance was too good, so it was just a little covered up. The man surnamed Meng is just blind."

After this mention.

They found out too.

Song Jin smiled and said, "Hello everyone."

"It's really my sister-in-law." Meng Qingrui also noticed it at this time and apologized hurriedly, "I just said something wrong. I'm sorry, sister-in-law, I didn't mean any harm."

After saying that, he bowed to Song Jin.

Song Jin did not accept his gift, "I know, Master Meng, you don't have to do this."

Qin Chi was about to say something.

Qin Mingsong just happened to come over and greeted the three of them.

Lu Yanji also knew Qin Mingsong, and the two began to chat, and later they even got in a carriage.

Meng Qingrui and Le Yan originally wanted to ride in a carriage with Qin Chi, but seeing Song Jin was there, they didn't want to bring it up, so they each returned to their own carriages and set off for the provincial government together.

There are more people on the road, and it is a bit more lively.

It is not far from Huizhou to the provincial capital, and it only takes three to five days.

Song Jin was cautious on the way, and the journey was smooth without any trouble. In fact, if Qin Chi had not been "dying", Yuan Shipeng, who had attacked Qin Chi before, might not have stopped.

It was to send people to Qinjiagou to investigate.

From this, he learned that Qin Chi was seriously ill and would not live long, so he stopped paying attention to him.

When we arrived in the provincial capital.

Lived in a rented house.

Qin Chi is a very low-key person.

Since arriving in the provincial capital, he has never left the house, as if he was concentrating on preparing for the exam. He declined any invitations. Meng Qingrui and Le Yan were originally unable to sit still, but seeing Qin Chi like this, they also restrained themselves.

Before the exam, I stayed at home reading books.

Qin Mingsong was invited once.

After coming back, seeing the behavior of Qin Chi and others, he didn't want to go out again, so he started talking about knowledge with Lu Yanji.

Song Jin stayed with Qin Chi and took care of his clothing and daily life.

Of course there isn't much to do.

There is a cook in the house who specializes in cooking, as well as servants who do the cleaning. They were brought by Meng Qingrui and the other two. As for Qin Lao Da and Qin Lao Er, they will also lend a hand.

The provincial examination is also known as the great examination and the autumn examination.

The imperial court appointed Hanlin scholars and cabinet scholars to go to various places to preside over the affairs, and the provincial governments' offices in various places had to select officials to be responsible for specific matters.

Those who work inside the examination room are called inner curtain officials, who are mainly responsible for invigilating and marking papers; those who work outside the examination room are called outer curtain officials, who are mainly responsible for managing the affairs of the examination room.

On the sixth day of August, a banquet will be held.

All the inner and outer curtain officials must attend the banquet.

After the banquet, the inner curtain officials entered the assigned residences in the examination hall.

The supervising official sealed the door, and the official behind the inner curtain no longer went out after that.

Moreover, the inner and outer curtain officials do not interact with each other, and if there is anything, they can only talk at the inner curtain door.

This is done out of concern for cheating in the exams and to prevent the exam questions from being leaked.

The curtain-entering ceremony on that day.

Qin Chi and others went to watch the ceremony.

The formal exam will be on the eighth day of the first lunar month, and candidates will enter the examination room one day in advance.

Early in the morning on the seventh day, Song Jin asked the kitchen to prepare meals for Qin Chi and others to eat, and then personally sent them to the examination room.

Candidates are subject to strict body searches when entering the examination room.

They were not the only ones who arrived early. When Qin Chi and others arrived, there was already a long queue at the entrance.

"Oh, I thought we were here very early. Aren't these people asleep yet? They wouldn't have gotten up in the middle of the night to line up." Meng Qingrui stood on tiptoe and looked forward.

Lu Yanqing was annoyed, "Are you really blind? Don't you see that some people let their servants line up first?"

"This, can it still be like this?"

Meng Qingrui, this country bumpkin, has gained some new insights.

The disadvantage was that this was their first time to take part in the provincial examination, but it was not Lu Yanji's first time to take the exam. However, when he saw that Qin Chi and the others did not let the servants line up in advance, he did not do anything special. However, he did not expect that they did not let people line up first because they did not know the rules.

Generally, scholars who are in delicate physical condition do not want to suffer the pain of queuing, so they will actually queue up when it is almost their turn.

When Qin Chi and others came over, the noise was not very big.

But someone still noticed them.

In other words, someone noticed Qin Chi.

In the past, Qin Chi integrated into the students and was just an ordinary person. But now that he does the same, he is different, like a crane standing out among chickens.

Song Jin was standing not far away and also noticed the young man.

The young man did not queue up.

Just as Lu Qingrui said, she was the kind of woman who was "delicate and valuable", so he asked her servants to line up in advance.

When he looked at Qin Chi, his eyes were like a poisonous snake, which made Song Jin very uncomfortable.

"That person is Yuan Shipeng?"

Song Jin asked Old Li in a low voice.

Old Li followed her gaze and said, "That's the guy. He's not a good person."

"Then be careful and don't let him do anything bad today." Song Jin said with vigilance.

Old Li thought that it was unnecessary as the young master had already made arrangements.

But after thinking about it, there were so many people here and they were talking too much, so I didn't say it out loud.