The inner voice was overheard, and the whole court was eating melons together

"I'm sorry, Master, I said the wrong thing.

But it’s just the two of us, and I’m really worried.”

"We can travel during the day and stay in a hotel at night, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Let's go! "

"Okay, Master."

In this way, Wen Yanping took his servant and got on his own carriage and headed towards the provincial capital.

Wen Yanping was so unlucky that they encountered bandits and were captured and taken to the mountains.

The bandits were ferocious and searched their bodies, taking away all their valuables.

Then he gave them a pen and paper and asked them to write a letter to their families, asking for a ransom.

Wen Yanping knew that resistance was useless and would only result in severe beatings.

He did as he was told, and then he and his servant were locked up.

As soon as the bandits left, the book boy muttered:

"I was right!"

Wen Yanping sighed. Was his servant's mouth blessed?

Also captured along with Wen Yanping were a young master and his servant, as well as several guards.

The bandits locked them all up together.

Wen Yanping then realized that this young man was the eldest son of the Qin family, a wealthy family in the provincial capital. He was preparing to go to his maternal grandfather's house with his servants and guards, but unexpectedly encountered bandits and was captured.

Young Master Qin comforted him:

"Let's stay here for a few days. I believe my father will receive my letter soon and he will find a way to save us."

Sure enough, on the eighth day, a group of soldiers broke into the mountain stronghold and rescued them.

The bandits confessed that someone had given them a sum of money and told them that Master Qin would be passing through here soon, and asked them to capture him and kill him directly.

They found out about Master Qin's identity and knew that his family was wealthy and that he was highly regarded by Master Qin.

After they captured Master Qin, they did not kill him outright. Instead, they wanted to use Master Qin to ask for a ransom from the Qin family.

After receiving the ransom, they will kill the hostages.

This way you can earn extra money!

Unexpectedly, instead of receiving the ransom, the soldiers and officers arrived.

The bandits were very regretful. What they regretted was not that they kidnapped people, but that they were too greedy. If they had not asked for the ransom and had directly become Master Qin, so many things would not have happened later.

These officers and soldiers were invited by Master Qin.

As for capturing Wen Yanping, it was just his bad luck. When the bandits captured Master Qin, they happened to pass by there.

The bandits saw that Wen Yanping was well dressed and captured him, thinking they could get more ransom.

Wen's father in the provincial capital didn't know about this yet. When the Wen family received the letter from the bandits, they immediately raised 1000 taels of silver and rushed over.

The person who came was Wen Yanping's elder brother. When he arrived, Wen Yanping had already been rescued by the officers and soldiers.

After finding out that Wen Yanping was fine, Brother Wen finally felt relieved and they immediately rushed to the provincial capital.

They tried their best but still failed to catch up with the exam.

Song Yaoyao: [Uh, missed the exam again? ]

Gua Gua: [Yeah, this guy is not in good physical condition. Something goes wrong every time he takes an exam.

Even if Wen Yanping was unwilling, he would have to wait another three years to take part in the provincial examination.

Three years later, he took part in the provincial examination again, and this time the Wen family hired guards to escort him.

This time it went very smoothly. He passed the provincial examination and became a juren, and was the top scorer in that examination. 】

In the video, after Wen Yanping became the top scholar, his reputation became even more famous, and more and more people came to him for his fame.

Their business grew bigger and bigger, and in addition to the grocery store, they started to do other businesses.

As the Wen family's conditions improved, they moved into a bigger house and had servants.

In addition, the Wen family has produced a top scholar, and the status of the Wen family is no longer the same as before.

Many people wanted to invite Wen Yanping to their banquets, but he refused on the grounds that his studies were more important.

The exam will be held in three years, and he wants to give it a try.

Song Yaoyao: [I am very curious, will Wen Yanping be able to successfully participate in the imperial examination three years later?

I don’t care whether he can pass the examination or not. I just want to know whether he can enter the examination room smoothly. 】

Gua Gua: [The imperial examination, also known as the Spring Examination, requires going to the capital to take the exam, and it is also held every three years.

In order to allow Wen Yanping to take the exam smoothly, the Wen family bought a house in Beijing to prevent such things from happening again, but what was supposed to happen still happened. 】

In the video, the Wen family bought a two-story house in Beijing.

Although the Wen family's conditions have improved a lot, they still cannot afford to buy a big house in a place like Suyu City where every inch of land is worth a lot of money.

This two-story house was the limit of what they could afford.

In the house, the servants were ready.

Except for the old woman who cooks, the entire house is filled with men. This was also Wen Yanping's idea.

When it came time to take part in the imperial examination for the first time, Wen Yanping was poisoned.

He failed the test again.

Song Yaoyao: [I had long guessed that his performance in the imperial examination would not be so smooth.

Why was he poisoned again this time? 】

Gua Gua: [I feel the same way. Is it that Wen Yanping’s horoscope is incompatible with exams?

There is no smooth sailing in any exam, something always goes wrong.

This time it was because of other people's jealousy that they poisoned him. 】

In the video, Wen Yanping met Cheng Linzhi, who was also a juren, on his way to the capital, and the two had a very pleasant conversation.

Upon learning that they were all students going to Beijing to take part in the Spring Imperial Examination, Wen Yanping and Cheng Linzhi traveled together.

At the beginning, the two of them only talked about academic matters and didn't mention anything else.

But as time went on, the two got to know each other's situation.

Cheng Linzhi prides himself on being extremely smart, and he is the pride of his teachers and family. However, when compared with Wen Yanping, he suddenly feels like he is nothing.

Cheng Linzhi's family is average. His family runs a small business, which is barely enough to feed and clothe the whole family.

Wen Yanping came from a wealthy family. His family business was very big and they lived a wealthy life. When he went out, he was followed by book boys, servants and guards. It could be said that he was surrounded by servants.

This is not the most jealous thing for Cheng Linzhi.

What he envied the most was how Wen Yanping could be the first in the case and the top scorer in the examination?

He took the examination for the scholar and ranked tenth, and took the examination for the juren and ranked twenty-fifth.

This achievement already made him very proud, but when compared with Wen Yanping, he was no longer happy.

How can one person be so excellent?

Although Cheng Linzhi was jealous, he did not show it on his face.

They went to the capital together.

The two separated when they arrived in the capital.

Wen Yanping went to the house his family bought, while Cheng Linzhi went to the inn.

As many students were coming to Beijing, the prices of inns were not only more expensive than usual, but they were also almost fully booked very early.

Cheng Linzhi finally found an inn that was a little out of the way, but it was already fully booked.

Cheng Linzhi begged the shopkeeper for a long time. The shopkeeper thought about it, cleaned up the utility room, agreed to a lower price, and let him live there.