"Master Yan, you are from Hezhou, how come you know so much about the capital?"

While the doctor was treating Li Ershan's wound, Jiang Jiang stood in the yard of the clinic and chatted with Gu Yanqing.

"It's a bit embarrassing to say this. I'm already in my twenties and have already taken the Spring Examination three times. This time, I even went to Beijing three months in advance to familiarize myself with everything and hope to get a good score. Who knew I would still fail in the end?"

Gu Yanqing spoke with some self-mockery, both his expression and tone were just right, and he had completely grasped the character of this failed scholar.

What a stupid scholar.

Could it be that... he really isn't a liar?

Jiang Jiang was a little shaken, but... the capital is so big, with so many people coming and going every day. Isn't the probability of her running into this Young Master Yan... a little too high?

"By the way, Master Yan, didn't you say earlier that a fellow villager recommended a job for you? Did that...work out?"

Jiang Jiang remembered what Gu Yanqing said at the teahouse, so she asked pretending to be indifferent.

"Well, it's done." Gu Yanqing smiled faintly and said slowly, "It's on the street next door. There is a bookstore there. I will copy books there in the future. The more I copy, the more I earn. They also provide me with food and shelter."

There was no advanced printing technology in this era, and many books in bookstores had to be copied manually, which was also one of the ways for scholars to make a living.

It turns out the job he was looking for was...just across the street.

Jiang Jiang recalled that there were indeed quite a few bookstores on the street next door.

So, why would he appear in this area and know that there is a clinic here? It seems... reasonable, right?

**

The injury on Li Ershan's back was quickly treated.

When he came out of the room, he saw Jiang Jiang standing under an old tree, chatting with the young man named Yan.

The spring breeze was blowing gently, and there were many new branches on the old tree. The light yellow buds exuded the breath of spring. Jiang Jiang stood there with a bright smile, and the man next to her was tall, handsome, and gentle as jade.

Li Ershan had not read much and could not describe his feelings at the moment, but he still subconsciously paused.

Because the picture in front of me looks very harmonious and beautiful.

Although……

The scholar still gave him a very dangerous feeling.

"Cough cough."

Finally, Li Ershan cleared his cough twice and slowly walked to Jiang Jiang's side.

"Brother Ershan." Jiang Jiang called him, then looked at his back nervously.

"The injuries have been taken care of, don't worry."

Li Ershan smiled at Jiang Jiang.

In fact, he knew very well that the Jiang family and their Li family were not the same people. In the future...

Sister Jiang Jiang won't marry him either.

But...it doesn't matter.

It’s good to have such a sister. Li Ershan feels very content. Whether it’s brother Shengzi or sister Jiang Jiang, they are his closest people.

He will treat them well all his life and will never allow anyone to hurt them!

"Master Yan, we're leaving first."

Li Ershan looked up at Gu Yanqing and while speaking, he pulled Jiang Jiang out.

"Goodbye."

Gu Yanqing smiled at the two of them and watched them leave.

"Master Yan."

After Jiang Jiang and Li Ershan walked away, the doctor from the clinic slowly walked out and stood beside Gu Yanqing. He smiled and said, "Master Yan, I followed your instructions and gave your friend the best medicinal powder."

"understood."

The gentle smile on Gu Yanqing's face had already turned into ice at this moment.

He returned to his usual self, casually threw out a silver ingot, and strode out of the clinic's courtyard...

**

When Jiang Jiang and Li Ershan returned to Liuquan Lane, it was already dusk. Fortunately, no one cared where the two little guys had gone to play.

Wang was seriously ill in the past two days. That night, her family came and took her and Li Ershan away.

The yard next door suddenly became empty, and the sounds of their family practicing martial arts every night could no longer be heard...

On the evening of the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Chaosheng returned from the academy and brought back a roast chicken. It was said that the academy’s teacher bought it for him, hoping that he would get good grades the next day.

Today, the Jiang family’s dinner was particularly sumptuous.

Jiang Ping drank a lot of wine and his face was flushed. He held Jiang Chaosheng's hand excitedly and kept reminding him of the precautions for the palace examination.

Even though he would never have the chance to take the palace examination in his lifetime, Jiang Ping had already rehearsed the scene of the palace examination countless times in his mind.

Looking at her husband pulling her son and talking incessantly, Mu Wanling could only smile and shake her head.

"Brother." At this time, Jiang Jiang's voice interrupted Jiang Ping's chatter.

She had just finished gnawing on a chicken leg, and there were still greasy stains at the corners of her mouth, but her eyes were surprisingly bright.

"Do you have something to say too?" Jiang Chaosheng glanced at his sister and asked seemingly casually, but deep down he was very grateful to Jiang Jiang for saving him from his father's nagging.

Jiang Jiang, who was sitting beside him, looked at Jiang Chaosheng expectantly. She blinked her big eyes and said clearly, "I heard that tomorrow's palace examination will last a whole day! Big brother, when you leave the imperial city, you must want to see your closest relatives at first sight! So... let me accompany you to the capital. I can wait for you outside the imperial city and cheer you up! With me cheering you on outside, you will definitely succeed!"

Jiang Jiang said this and blinked her big dark eyes vigorously, showing her incomparable sincerity.

"You girl, your heart is getting wilder and wilder. Why do you always think about running to the capital recently?" Jiang Chaosheng lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Jiang suspiciously.

"How could that be? Don't you want to see your innocent, cute, smart and clever sister the first time after the exam? Brother, you have changed. Now that you have become a tribute student, you start to dislike me."

Jiang Jiang blinked her eyes as she spoke, looking pitifully at Mu Wanling, who was sitting beside her. "Mother, I just wanted to accompany my brother. What's wrong with that? Besides, Sister E'er and I already made an appointment to wait for my brother outside the imperial city. I don't want to break my promise."

In fact, Huang E'er did not have any agreement with Jiang Jiang, but Jiang Jiang guessed that on the day of the palace examination, Huang E'er would definitely go to the vicinity of the imperial city to wait for news.

Huang Er?

Mu Wanling, who was standing by, lit up when she heard Jiang Jiang mention Huang E'er.

Mu Wanling had met Huang E'er twice before and had a very good impression of this well-educated and well-mannered lady. Moreover, Mu Wanling was an experienced person and she could tell at a glance that Huang E'er was... somewhat interested in Chao Sheng from their family.

"Since your sister has already made an appointment with someone, then you should take her with you!" Mu Wanling said with a smile, making the final decision!

"yeah."

Jiang Jiang happily picked up another chicken leg.

Jiang Chaosheng lowered his eyes. Since his mother had spoken, he could only do as she said.

but……

This little girl likes to go to Beijing whenever she has time. Is Beijing really that good?

Who is in the capital?

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