Chapter 638 Dangerous Encounter (3)_1
However, the fact that Emperor Huian personally sent a hundred guards to escort Mo Yan back to Jing City clearly told everyone that this young lady was under his imperial protection, and anyone daring to harm her would be slapping him in the face.
The princes didn’t want to be despised by Emperor Huian and temporarily didn’t dare offend Chu Heng either, especially after witnessing his cruelty during the beast attack on Phoenix Mountain; they all became onlookers, waiting for another brother to make a move.
As a result, the Mo Family enjoyed an extraordinary peace, but the number of Hidden Guards stationed there had increased secretly, some sent by Xiao Ruiyuan, some arranged by Yan Junyu, and some ordered by Chu Heng himself.
Unaware of these developments, Mo Yan, even after regaining contact with Xiao Ruiyuan, had not heard him mention any of this. Thus, seeing that more than ten days had passed without any mishaps befalling her family, her initially trepidatious heart slowly settled.
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On the fourteenth of September, the Mo Family rose early. After breakfast, Mo Yan washed her hands thoroughly and carefully prepared the food her father would need for the examination, not daring to be careless in the slightest.
The autumn examinations of Great Chu were set to begin on the fifteenth of September and would last until the twenty-first, spanning seven days. During these seven days, the examinees would eat, drink, and attend to all their needs in a small room, ten feet long and five feet wide. The Examination Institute provided only water and would send someone to clean out the chamber pots; any other necessities had to be taken care of by the examinees themselves.