A blessed wife leads her husband to wealth and prosperity!

The rain poured down from the sky, the raindrops pounding loudly against the examination tent. Wen Yuning opened her oil-paper umbrella and held it over her head, placing the examination basket under the table to protect all the papers on the desk from the rain.

Unexpectedly, it rained heavily on the last day.

Fortunately, I'm in pretty good shape today, and I have half a day left, which is enough time to answer the questions. The wind and rain are too strong right now, disturbing my peace of mind, and it's no longer suitable for me to start writing.

So the person simply opened an umbrella in the examination tent and waited quietly for the rain to stop.

Summer thunderstorms come and go quickly. It only lasted about 15 minutes before the heavy rain turned into a drizzle, and it should have stopped in a little while.

Because of the heavy rain, a group of students in the examination hall were eliminated early by the merciless heavens.

Once the rain had completely stopped and the sky had cleared, Wen Yuning regained her composure and continued answering the questions.

Fortunately, it's summer now, so a heavy rain won't make anyone catch a cold. In fact, the air after the rain is much fresher.

Lin He'er felt a little relieved when she saw the rain stop in her room.

Outside the examination hall, Meng Xing and his companions emerged from the carriage. The rain had been so heavy just now, and it was fortunate that they had the carriage to take shelter from the rain; otherwise, they would have been soaked to the bone like everyone else!

Bang bang bang, does Mrs. Wen live here?

Just as the rain stopped, someone knocked on the gate of the Qiao family compound.

I'm here.

Lin He'er heard someone knocking on the door outside and came to the front door.

Miss Xiang'er, what brings you here at this hour? Did you get caught in the rain?

When Lin He'er opened the door, she saw Xiang'er, who was beside the princess, and quickly ushered her into the courtyard.

Come in and have a seat!

No need, Madam Wen, I'm here to deliver something to you.

As she spoke, Xiang'er handed the wooden box she was holding to Lin He'er.

These are pearls that the princess collected yesterday. Take a look and see if you can use them.

The box was quite heavy, indicating that it contained a lot of pearls.

Please come in. I need to check it out in front of you so we can have a clear handover.

She wouldn't just take the things and let the person leave. She knew the value of all those pearls, and she couldn't afford to pay for it if something went wrong.

Alright, seeing that Madam Wen was cautious, Xiang'er had no choice but to follow Lin He'er into the room.

Just then, the door to the west wing of the courtyard opened a crack, revealing Chen Zicong's servant returning to change his clothes.

What's going on? Why are you being so mysterious, carrying such a big box?

The servant had just heard someone knocking on the courtyard gate and thought no one would open the door. Just as he was about to go out, he saw that it was a guest from the next room.

Lin He'er led Xiang'er into the room and, in front of her, counted the pearls.

Miss Xiang'er, there are a total of 230 pearls, is that correct?

Yes, that's the number.

Hearing Xiang'er's reply, Lin He'er gently put the box away and saw the person out the door.

Madam Wen, the items have been delivered to you. The young lady said that if you need more beads later, you can come to me again and I will send you more.

We only have one requirement for you: make the bags better.

Don't worry, Miss Xiang'er, I will do my best!

Okay, no need to see me off, see you later!

Lin He'er closed the courtyard gate and returned to her room after everyone had left.

As the door was closing, I saw someone return from the west wing across the street.

Is that lecherous scoundrel's servant?

Lin He'er didn't pay any attention to this, and simply closed the door to look at the pearls in the box.

I was too embarrassed to look through it carefully in front of the other person, but now that I see the box full of pearls, it's a real feast for the eyes!

As expected of royalty, they collected so many pearls in just one day.

Moreover, all these beads are of excellent quality, round and full. The sizes were also selected according to my requirements.

Each bead here is nearly perfectly round. Aside from the existing holes, there are no visible flaws. These beads must be worth a fortune!

Later that afternoon, he still had to pick up Wen Yuning, so he had to keep this box safe. If he accidentally lost it, he couldn't afford to replace it even if he sold himself.

Lin He'er looked around the room and finally put the things at the foot of the bed, covering them with a quilt and casually placing her own outer garment on top.

By noon, Wen Yuning had finished the exam. Apart from the unexpected heavy rain, she felt that the exam had gone quite smoothly.

It was lunchtime. After eating the flatbread I brought, I just needed to rest for a while before copying the answers onto the exam paper. That would be the end of today's exam.

With the time approaching to pick up Wen Yuning, Lin He'er put the box further into the foot of the bed before locking the door and heading towards the examination hall.

When they arrived at the examination hall gate, they saw that the gate had just opened and a large number of students were pouring out of it.

Lin He'er, just like before, came to the place where Songzi's carriage was parked and stood quietly to the side waiting.

They stood there for a while, but still didn't see anyone come out of the examination room, which puzzled Lin He'er and Songzi.

You left quite early the other day, why are you moving so slowly today?

Songzi, stand on the carriage and see if they've come out yet.

After listening to Lin He'er's words, Songzi stood on the carriage and looked ahead.

I haven't seen Brother Meng and the others yet. They seem to have been a little slow to come out today!

Has she fallen behind? Lin He'er waited patiently for a while longer.

The lady is out, she's out.

Why does my young master look so unwell? Songzi was standing on the carriage when she saw Brother Meng carrying the young master on his back, with Master and Young Master Wen supporting him on the other side, as the group walked towards them from the crowd.

"What's wrong?" Lin He'er asked immediately after hearing Songzi say that the person wasn't doing well.

Madam, this is my young master. You stay here and watch the carriage while I go to greet him.

After finishing her sentence, Songzi jumped off the carriage and struggled to push her way to the front.

Lin He'er breathed a slight sigh of relief when she heard that it wasn't Wen Yuning who had collapsed.

They stood by the carriage and waited patiently.

Make way, make way.

Before long, Meng Xing carried Lu Ran all the way to the carriage.

Uncle, please take Brother Lu to the clinic quickly, I won't go up.

Okay, okay, thank you very much, my dear nephew.

Lu Zhengping didn't stand on ceremony with Wen Yuning this time. He called Songzi to drive the carriage, and the three of them quickly went to the clinic to find a doctor.

Brother Wen, what's wrong?

Lin He'er waited until everyone left before asking Wen Yuning a question.

Lu Ran got caught in the rain and developed a fever in the exam room. She barely managed to finish the exam, but before she even left the exam room, she fainted.

At this point, Wen Yuning shook her aching arms and talked to the two people beside her as they walked.

The rain that morning affected many students, including the chubby Lu Ran.

The examination shed where Lu Ran was staying was even worse than the one where Wen Yuning was staying. Several parts of the shed were leaking. Although he had brought his own rain gear, in order to protect the exam papers from getting wet, Lu Ran could only use an umbrella to protect the top of his head.

Unfortunately, the exam shed was leaking too badly. Although the exam paper didn't get wet, the disadvantage of being overweight became apparent. Apart from the area in front of him, the rainwater carried by the strong wind soaked his back through the other damaged parts of the shed.

Fortunately, the rain didn't last long, otherwise Lu Ran felt she definitely wouldn't have been able to hold on.

When the rain stopped, my back was completely soaked. I barely managed to finish the exam and stayed in the exam room for a long time. I started to feel dizzy. When I handed in the exam and walked out, I felt my body swaying.

With a thud, Lu then lost consciousness.

Fortunately, Wen Yuning was assigned to the same examination booth as her friend today, and luckily, she was in the seat behind him.

When I came out of the exam hall after the exam, I saw a crowd blocking my way. When I got closer, I saw my friend lying on the ground, unconscious.

Squeezing through the crowd, Wen Yuning touched her friend's forehead; it was burning hot, indicating that she had caught a chill and developed a fever.

To be honest, the fat guy is really unlucky. If he weren't in this situation on weekdays, getting up early for exams every day, he wouldn't have collapsed so easily just from getting caught in the rain.

Wen Yuning hurriedly and laboriously helped her friend up, moving step by step towards the examination hall door.

"Sigh, you really should lose weight, Brother Dazai," Wen Yuning felt as if a mountain of flesh was pressing down on him.

Watching the students around her quickly walk towards the examination hall gate, Wen Yuning took a slow and deliberate step.

Having finally reached the examination hall gate, Wen Yuning saw Meng Xing waiting outside. At this moment, she disregarded the scholar's reserve and shouted for Meng Xing to come and help.

Meng Xing and Master Lu, who were waiting outside the examination hall, were quite startled when they saw the person being carried out.

Upon hearing that the person had a fever, Meng Xingcai hurriedly carried them outside.

Lin He'er didn't expect Lu Ran to be so unlucky, getting stuck with such a terrible examination hall. Sigh, there's nothing you can do about bad luck.

Wen Yuning followed the two back, feeling quite tired herself. Her arms ached terribly, and she was covered in sweat. She had just finished her exams and was feeling weak.

After carrying my friend, who was like a mountain of meat, for a while, I was able to reach the gate of the examination hall entirely by sheer willpower.

After recovering, I felt my legs were heavy and I could only move more and more slowly.

Brother Wen, let me help you!

Seeing that the man was swaying from side to side as he walked, Lin He'er figured he must have exerted too much force earlier and was now a little exhausted.

Okay, Wen Yuning helped his wife walk forward slowly.

It took the three of them quite a while to reach Wensong Lane.

As soon as they reached the alley entrance, they bumped into someone coming from the opposite direction. Wen Yuning was caught off guard and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately Meng Xing was nearby and quickly caught her.

Don't you ever look where you're going when you walk?

Meng Xing shouted to the people!

The person who hit the person walked forward without looking back, and the three people who were moving quickly didn't even see which one of them ran past.

What's going on? Are you rushing home for a funeral?

Meng Xing cursed in the direction he left.

"Alright, Meng Xing, let's go." Wen Yuning rubbed her ribs where she had been bumped, and helped Lin He'er towards the rented courtyard.