I've been reborn, who still wants to be a cowardly little white flower?

During the imperial examination, candidates could carry a book box on their backs, called an examination basket. It came in different sizes, but required one person to carry it.

Jiang Yuan had no idea what preparations were needed for the scientific examination, and he had no memory of this. Fortunately, Qu Ying knew something. She made a list and took Jiang Yuan to start preparing things one by one.

Although it was March, it was still cold at night. The quilt could not have any interlayers, so only a single-layer quilt could be brought. Jiang Yuan specially prepared three quilts and stacked them up to cover himself.

Zhishu made a new cloak for Jiang Huai. It was not as thick as the one for winter, but slightly thicker than the one for spring and autumn, and could be worn as a cape.

He also made a new pair of shoes called Pingbu Qingyun, made of black satin and embroidered with yellow auspicious cloud patterns.

Qu Ying brought back a huge exam basket, which could be divided into three layers. It was the largest size that one person could carry.

Zhishu sat in the room working hard to make the knee pads, Qu Ying looked at the detailed list to see if there was anything missing, and Fuyun was cutting paper.

You can bring in pens and ink, and some paper for drafting. I bought very good paper on purpose.

Jiang Yuan is busy making Yun's incense. There are still twenty days before the imperial examination. She has just finished making a batch of incense pills and is packing them into bottles, and is also packaging the incense sticks.

Mo Hua came in from outside, pushed open the door and smiled, "Girl, look who's here."

Hearing Mo Hua's voice, Qu Ying looked up and saw Yu Shuhe standing outside. He shouted in surprise, dropped what he was holding and rushed over.

Jiang Yuan also saw it, put down what he was holding, and went out to greet him.

"Shuhe, how come you have time to come here? You're getting married soon, why aren't you at home sewing your wedding dress?" Qu Ying said jokingly.

Shu He blushed and lowered her head, "Why are you so annoying now?"

Yu Shuhe is the first one among her friends to get engaged, and she will get married in the summer.

Jiang Yuan pulled Shu He into the house and said to Qu Ying, "Stop teasing her. Are you here to take the incense pills yourself?"

The maid behind Shu He was carrying a lot of things in her hands, and Yu Shu He opened them with a smile, "I came to pick up the incense pills.

I heard that your brother is going to take an exam soon. My brother took an exam before and came home saying that he had many inconveniences during the exam. I wrote them down, thinking that it would be useful for your younger brother's future exam.

Now I'll give you a hand, take a look." As he said this, he took out a lot of things.

Jiang Yuan looked at it curiously, "What is this, is it a cloth bag?" A cloth bag with two pockets on the top and bottom, and a rope, like a pencil case.

Shu He picked up a piece of paper next to him, rolled it up, inserted it into the cloth bag, and tied it up with a rope. "This is called a roll bag. It will be distributed during the exam, but the quality is not good. It is made of coarse cloth. If you are not careful, you will wrinkle or scratch the paper.

Many students will bring their own. I made a few specially and put the finished papers in them. This can prevent the papers from being stained by water, ink, or falling to the ground and getting damaged.

This pen can be unscrewed at the back, and it is full of ink. The ink fountain pen was invented by students in the south. If the ink is not enough, you can dig it out for emergency use. "

The scientific examination lasts for three days in total. I have the papers in my hands and they will be collected together on the last day. This paper bag is really a good thing.

Jiang Yuan took it and thought of the pencil cases used by children in the new century. It turned out that their ancestors had used them a long time ago.

After Yu Shuhe finished speaking, he pulled out the tail of the pen. The inside was hollow and filled with black ink.

Qu Ying was surprised and took it to look inside and out. "I have never taken the exam before, so I don't think it through thoroughly."

Jiang Yuan was touched and kept saying thank you to Shu He.

"I know you haven't prepared these, so I specially sent them to you. I wish your brother to win first place."

"Thank you for your good wishes, Miss Yu. When my brother gets admitted, I will definitely give him a big gift."

Yu Shuhe said happily, "No need for anything else, just give me more of your incense. There is nothing more valuable than Yun's incense."

The girls were chatting happily in the room when Xiaowu came running in from outside, "Girls, something happened."

The laughter in the room suddenly stopped. Xiao Wu followed Lu Chuan to Cangwu Academy. He came back and said something happened, which meant that something happened to Jiang Huai.

Jiang Yuan's head buzzed, and Qu Ying had already asked, "What happened? Who got hurt?"

"Master Jiang, he, he was injured in the foot."

"What?" Qu Ying and Yu Shuhe were both shocked. Jiang Yuan had already rushed out of the room.

Xiao Wu hurriedly followed, saying as he walked, "The eldest master has returned to the Jiang residence, the Lu family's master has also returned, and the doctor should be here too."

The group hurried from the Marquis' Mansion to Jiang's House, and saw Liu Chengshan walking around anxiously in the yard.

"Brother Liu, what happened to my brother?" Jiang Yuan grabbed Liu Chengshan's arm and asked directly without even saying hello.

Liu Chengshan was so anxious that he was sweating all over. At this time, the door of the room opened, and Xue Yangling and Lu Chuan followed the doctor out of the room.

"Mr. Jiang sprained his foot, but the bones are not serious. He just needs to stay in bed and rest. As for the black wound, it's due to poisoning. Fortunately, it's mild and not serious. He can take medicine to detoxify." After the doctor finished speaking, the little apprentice beside him took out a prescription.

Jiang Yuan took the prescription and thanked the doctor. Mo Hua went to get the medicine, so Jiang Yuan had time to ask what was going on.

Jiang Huai was lying on the bed. When he saw Jiang Yuan coming, he smiled at her gently, "Brother."

Jiang Yuan walked to the bedside, saw that he was sweating because of the pain in his feet, and took out a handkerchief to wipe it for him.

Jiang Huai took the handkerchief, wiped his sweat, and comforted Jiang Yuan, "Fortunately, it's not your hand that's injured."

"What happened? Someone hurt you?"

Liu Chengshan spoke first, "Today, I got up in the morning and went to review with Zichang. Everything was fine when we were leaving the house, but when we were going down the stairs, Zichang suddenly screamed and then rolled down the stairs.

I hurried over to take a look and found a needle as long as a knuckle in his shoe.

I immediately realized that the needle was black and must be something serious, so I wrapped it up with a handkerchief. A classmate who passed by called a doctor for help, and after a quick check, he returned."

As he spoke, Liu Chengshan picked up the handkerchief with the needle on it from the table.

It was a very small needle, and the tip was indeed black. Fortunately, it was not a rare poison. It was probably just a casual act, with the intention of making Jiang Huai fall and injure him.

The long needle will definitely be seen, and the short needle is very likely to flip over and prick you while you are walking. It is very easy to hurt your hand when you roll down the stairs, and if you hurt your hand, you will be finished.

Seeing Jiang Yuan's gloomy face, Lu Chuan took away the handkerchief and said in a low voice, "The academy will investigate, and I will investigate as well. Second sister, the exam is coming up soon, so don't make things complicated."

Jiang Yuan took a few deep breaths, calmed himself down, and nodded gently.