Chapter 873: Renown of the Palace Examination (3)
On the sixth day of the fifth month, Mo Yan drove the carriage, delivering Mo Qingze to the palace gates on time. When father and daughter alighted from the carriage, there were only a sparse seven or eight Tribute Scholars waiting in line for the guard to check them.
These seven or eight people had not seen Mo Qingze before, nor did they know that he was the top candidate of the Imperial Examination this session. They just felt that Mo Qingze had an exceptional presence; they looked at him a few more times before shifting their gaze away.
Seeing this, Mo Yan chuckled and said, "Coming at this moment is just perfect. If we came any earlier, someone might have recognized you, Father."
On the day the results were announced at the teahouse, there had been no shortage of discussions about Father. Afterwards, when the news that Father had become the top candidate spread, it caused quite a stir in Jing City. Even some betting shops opened wagers on whether Father could snatch the title of Champion Scholar in the final stage of the examination, with very high odds.
A bitter smile appeared on Mo Qingze’s face: "If it weren’t for the fact that we live in the countryside and Hanzhang had informed the government office, our family would hardly have had any peace these days."
Upon hearing this, Mo Yan involuntarily thought of the events that transpired that night. Her porcelain-white face embarrassingly turned red, and her teeth chattered with anger, mainly because the person who had been sending daily apology letters had suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Noticing his daughter’s abnormal behavior, Mo Qingze asked with concern, "Yanyan, are you feeling unwell? Why is your face so red?"
Mo Yan, embarrassed to tell the reason, shook her head repeatedly, "Not at all, it might be that the sun has come up, just feeling a bit hot!"