Chapter 529 - Chapter 529: Conference Examination Rank One
Chapter 529: Conference Examination Rank One
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xie Heng stood up and went to open the door.
“Don’t go. It’s the people from the duke’s clan,” Zhao Chuchu said. She grabbed
Xie Hengs hand and said, “We should vault over the wall and leave; stay away from them.”
Xie Heng smiled and nodded. He agreed with Zhao Chuchu.
Zhao Chuchu packed her things and left with Xie Heng via the backdoor. They ignored the knocking at the front door.
The two of them went straight to the princess’s palace. The doorkeeper had already been notified. He let the two of them enter once they arrived.
Princess Jianan didn’t put on any makeup today, but she was extremely beautiful even then.
Some people might be slightly overweight, but it does not affect their beauty. Princess Jianan was one of those people.
She could slim down to an average weight if she followed the treatment plan.
It was a little inappropriate for Xie Heng to meet the princess, so he was received by the head secretary of the princess’s palace.
Zhao Chuchu put the medicines on the table and split them up based on their uses. “Princess, this is for external use. These are to be eaten…
Zhao Chuchu explained how to use each medicine in detail.
Princess Jianan’s lead maid memorized it, then repeated it back to Zhao Chuchu. Upon confirming that there were no mistakes, Zhao Chuchu told the lead maid to keep all the medicine, She then listed all the foods that Princess Jianan needed to avoid.
“That’s so troublesome,” Princess Jianan said. “l can’t eat all these things? I’m going to starve to death.”
“That’s funny, princess. It’s just for this short period. Once you’ve recovered, you can eat whatever you want. Wouldn’t that be nice?”
“Hmm, true. I guess I have no choice but to listen to the doctor.”
“Princess, this condition isn’t very serious right now, but if you let it develop further, it might get out of control. That’s why we need to cure it early on to prevent suffering in the future.”
“l got it. Please stop nagging like my mother. I will remember it.”
Zhao Chuchu was speechless.
This was the first time that someone had disliked her in such a direct manner.
But Princess Jianan was the kind of person who would say whatever was on her mind. She didn’t hide her thoughts and make people guess them. Zhao Chuchu liked to interact with people like that.
It’s really tiring to constantly be cautious when interacting with people.
Princess Jianan took Zhao Chuchu’s medicine, then ordered her servant to bring over a box for Zhao Chuchu.
Zhao Chuchu opened it. It was full of gold taels.
“Consultation fee,” Princess Jianan said. “If you can cure my illness, there will be more later.’
“Thank you, princess.” Zhao Chuchu did not try to refuse it.
“You deserve it,” Princess Jianan smiled and said.
She conversed with Zhao Chuchu for quite a while before letting her leave.
Before she left, she told Zhao Chuchu, “The results of the Conference Examination are going to be released soon. Watch after your husband, lest he gets kidnapped and forced to marry someone else. You’re just a doctor. It would be really difficult to fight against those people in the Imperial City. Some people can be really scary when they decide to throw away their dignity.”
Zhao Chuchu laughed and said, “Thank you for the reminder. I will take note of that.”
“Okay, goodbye then. Be careful on your way back.”
“Alright, princess.”
Zhao Chuchu found Xie Heng and left the princess’s palace with him.
The two of them had never really walked around the Imperial City before. So they decided to spend the day doing that.
Xie Heng brought Zhao Chuchu to the largest jewelry store in the Imperial City. He wanted to buy a set of ornaments for Zhao Chuchu.
Unexpectedly, they nearly ran into people from the Duke’s Clan again.
Xie Heng immediately brought Zhao Chuchu far from the jewelry store.
There were a lot of people in the Imperial City. Soon, Xie Hengs suitors lost sight of the two of them. They stomped their feet in anger.
Soon, it was the day that the results of the Conference Examination were to be released.
Zhao Chuchu was rather excited. She wanted to go to the venue where the results would be released. But Xie Heng said, “There will be too many people there. We wouldn’t be able to get a good spot even if we went. So I’d rather stay at home and wait. Then, if 1 pass the exam, someone will come to tell me the good news.”
“But that’s totally different from seeing your name on the result board! The
Conference examination is such an important event that, of course, we should go and see the results for ourselves! Let’s go! I’m not afraid of the crowd. We can squeeze inside!”
“Have you heard of people kidnapping potential husbands at the results board? Aren’t you worried that I might get kidnapped?”
“Hmm, that’s certainly possible, But I’m not so easy to deal with. So let’s see who would be able to snatch you away from me.”
That comment made Xie Heng feel rather happy.
He changed his clothes and headed out together with Zhao Chuchu.
He should be ranked number one for this examination. However, if the emperor is worried that he might take advantage of Xie Jun, things might get out of his control, and he would almost certainly fail.
But Xie Heng was relatively calm about this. Regardless of the result, he was ready to accept it.
The two of them headed out together. When they reached the place, there were way more people than expected. It was so packed that they couldn’t even squeeze inside.
Zhao Chuchu was speechless.
“Let’s find a place to sit down,” Xie Heng laughed and said.
Zhao Chuchu took out a small pair of binoculars and said, “l have a secret weapon. We can sit as far as we want.”
Xie Heng had seen this before. He knew that it was capable of seeing things from really far away. When he first saw the binoculars, he commented that the army would be much more potent if they had this in their hands.
All of the tea houses nearby were full. So the two of them had no choice but to go to a teahouse even further away, but just close enough that they could still see the results board.
The Conference Examination would determine the career of a candidate. Be it the candidate or his family, everyone was very nervous. The wait felt much longer than it actually was.
Just as Zhao Chuchu and Xie Heng were about to finish a pot of tea, there was a commotion in the crowd. “It’s here! The results are out!”
A government official posted the results on the notice board. Zhao Chuchu raised her binoculars and looked at the board.
The first name on the board was Xie Heng.
“Number one goes to Xie Heng!” yelled someone loudly.
Zhao Chuchu passed the binoculars to Xie Heng and said, “Look, this is why we came.”
Xie Heng kept his cool. He took over the binoculars and looked at the results board. As expected, he was ranked number one this year.
“Let’s go. We’re going home.” Zhao Chuchu stood up and pulled Xie Heng out of his seat. “Someone will come to tell us about the good news later. We need to prepare a red packet for them, right?”
“Yes.
“Then hurry up.”
Xie Heng saw how happy and eager Zhao Chuchu was. He suddenly felt that this Conference Examination had some special meaning to him.
The moment they reached home, a person came to their door, beating a gong.
He said, “Congratulations on achieving rank one in the Conference Exams, Mr.
Zhao Chuchu gave that person a red packet with a big smile on her face.
But more than one batch of people came to tell them about the good news. Many people came over to send gifts to Xie Heng as well.
After all, he had achieved rank one at the Conference Examination. If he went one step further, he might become rank one in the Temple Examination!
Therefore, this was the best time to become friends with him.
Zhao Chuchu rejected all of the gifts. She did not accept a single one of them. She didn’t want to owe anyone anything.
Xie Heng didn’t try to visit anyone before the exams. He clearly didn’t want to form relationships with too many people. Besides, they weren’t in need of money right now.
They had more than enough, even accounting for buying gifts for Xie Hengs colleagues when he became a government official.
But Zhao Chuchu didn’t expect Xie Yan and Xie Jun to come.
“Bro, I heard you were ranked one in the Conference Examinations. Is that true?” Xie Jun immediately dashed toward Xie Heng the moment he entered the door. “Third Brother didn’t bluff me, right?”
“No, it’s real.” Xie Heng crouched down so he could be at the same level as Xie Jun. He said, “Are you getting used to the palace?”
“They’re all very good to me. But I still miss you and Sis a lot.” Xie Jun looked at Xie Heng pitifully.
There’s a saying that people need clothes to look good. After returning to the royal family, Xie Jun was now dressed in brocade clothes, making him look much more noble..