Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

The brothers chatted along the way, took turns riding in the car, and arrived at Xu Ning's mansion in the afternoon.

They had been here many times and were very familiar with the area, so they went straight to Ruyun Inn after entering the city.

Ruyun Inn is not the inn closest to the examination venue, but its advantage is that it is cheaper than the inn near the examination venue, but not too far away to make travel inconvenient.

Most of the people living here are students who will take exams next year, so the population is relatively simple.

Several people drove a ox cart to the door of the inn. The inn waiter was impressed by these brothers. All the brothers in the same family were scholars, which was rare even in the capital city.

So Xiao Er remembered it at a glance.

"Isn't this Uncle Qin? Are you bringing your brothers to take the exam next year? Come in, please."

"Xu Xiao'er, long time no see. Please help us tie up the ox cart."

"Okay, Mr. Qin, please come in first."

Here, Qin Chong led a few of his younger brothers and walked into the inn.

The innkeeper naturally had an impression of these brothers and said with a smile: "Qin Xiucai, long time no see. We will take the exam again next year. Can I get a few rooms this time?"

"Boss, we'll open four rooms. Take a look. It'd be best if they all face south."

They had already agreed on the way here that the three Qin Chong brothers would each have a room, and Qin Yunhe and Qin Si would have a room each.

"Let me take a look. Hmm... OK! There are four rooms facing south. Here are the numbers for you."

Qin Chong got his number and was about to go upstairs with his brothers, but he heard someone talking behind him.

"How about that, my dear brother~"

A familiar and enthusiastic shout was heard, and Qin Yunhe turned around and found that it was Feng Zhuo and Lin Zhaotang.

Lin Zhaotang was his guarantor and was required to be by his side during roll call. They had agreed on a meeting place before, but they didn't expect to meet here.

"Brother Lin, Brother Chaofan, you guys are here early too?"

Feng Zhuo said depressedly: "We came early, but it's still too late. The Lianshun Inn next to the examination hall is fully booked, so we came here again."

Feng Zhuo had a good family background and was too lazy to travel far, so he always lived close to the examination venue during every annual examination.

Qin Yunhe was puzzled: "You still can't book it even after so many days in advance? Is there a lot of candidates this year?"

"Yes, there are many new students this year, and quite a few old students as well. I heard that there were many students this year, so I came early, but in the end I still didn't get a reservation."

Lin Zhaotang consoled him, "It's not far from here. It only takes a quarter of an hour to walk there, and it's very quiet."

Feng Zhuo had no choice but to accept it.

Qin Yunhe waited for Lin Zhaotang and Feng Zhuo to check into a room and go upstairs together.

"Didn't Mu Xing and Qing Fan come with you?"

Mr. Shen and Mr. Wang were also good friends with Feng Zhuo, but unexpectedly they did not come together.

Feng Zhuo looked around, gave a knowing look, and said, "Mu Xing and Qing Fan, they went to Nanshan Academy to study, and they haven't come back yet. They submitted their leave application to the academician a long time ago."

Qin Yunhe laughed. He understood as soon as he heard it. The two were probably totally unprepared. They didn't even have time to prepare for the exam at the last minute, so they escaped early under the pretext of studying abroad.

Seeing Qin Yun's smile, Feng Zhuo lowered his voice and said, "Really? There's nothing to be afraid of in the annual exam. If you can't pass it, the worst that can happen is a reprimand. How can you run away before the exam even starts?"

Everyone knows it and no one says more.

There are still a few days before the exam, and several people are in a good mentality. None of them is cramming at the last minute like the other students in the inn - although some of them are confident and so have a good mentality, while others are desperate and so have a good mentality.

It had been a long time since we had been to the provincial capital, so we decided to spend two days there and bought some dry food to prepare for the exam.

After that, I calmed down and waited for admission at the inn.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the preliminary examination on August 6th.

Early in the morning, the group rushed to the examination room, carrying with them the pens, ink, paper, and inkstones needed for the exam, as well as the dry food they had bought in advance.

There are indeed more students taking the annual exam this year, and the lines are longer than in previous years.

A clerk in front called out the names and the candidates entered the venue one by one.

New candidates who were called had to bring a guarantee or a guarantor before they could enter the examination room.

Everything went according to plan and soon Qin Yunhe entered the scene.

Although Qin Yunhe, who is of this age, has not participated in the college entrance examination for only a few years, but for the reborn Qin Yunhe, he has not entered the examination room for the college entrance examination for more than ten years.

Sitting in front of the examination papers, looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar ones, after two lifetimes, he finally returned here again. Qin Yunhe felt mixed emotions.

It all depends on this chance. I must pass the exam!

Soon all the candidates entered the examination room. The gong sounded, the examiner announced the start of the examination, and the examination papers were delivered to the candidates by the clerks in the examination room.

Qin Yunhe took the test paper and looked through the questions first. It was the same set of questions he remembered, exactly the same.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

This exam is too important for him and he must pass it in one go.

Although he believed that he could pass the exam even if he didn't know the questions at his current level, he didn't feel completely relieved until he got the test paper that he was most confident in from his memory.

Qin Yunhe answered the questions smoothly and carefully with confidence.

There are many taboos in the imperial examination. Qin Yunhe has rehearsed them many times in his mind and thought about the answers to this set of questions countless times.

So when he started writing, he hardly paused to think. After all, he had practiced answering the questions many times before coming.

Qin Yunhe was so engrossed in answering the questions that he even forgot to stop for lunch.

It was not until the afternoon that Qin Yunhe finished answering all the questions in one breath. He breathed a sigh of relief and put down his pen. Then he suddenly felt hungry.

The others were still answering questions quickly. Although Qin Yunhe was dizzy and hungry, he did not feel comfortable taking out his dry food to eat. He just sat there quietly waiting for the gong for handing in the paper.

I waited until the evening when the gong finally sounded again, and it was time to hand in the paper.

After Qin Yunhe handed in the paper, he was so hungry that he almost fainted.

Qin Chong and others came out of the examination room and saw from a distance Qin Yunhe, who was standing in a place with few people and eating dry food like a hungry ghost. They felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

The elder brother was also speechless to his younger brother: "How hungry are you? Standing outside the examination room eating dry food."

Qin Yunhe thought: Brother, you don’t understand…

On the way back, everyone discussed the questions together, and everyone felt that they had answered them well.

The next day, August 7th, all students entered the venue for the re-examination.

Qin Yunhe still answered the re-examination with ease, and he was much more relaxed in this round. After all, he knew all the questions and could answer them, so there was no need to rush.

The re-examination went smoothly as well. Qin Yunhe finished the test paper early and waited for the papers to be collected.

Everyone feels relaxed after leaving the examination hall. The next step is to wait for the results to be announced in a month. No matter how well or badly you do in the exam, everything is a foregone conclusion.

Feng Zhuo and Lin Zhaotang had to visit friends outside the city, so they said goodbye and left the next day.

Qin Yunhe and his brothers did not waste any time as there was still some unfinished farm work at home. After packing their bags, they set off on their journey home to wait for the announcement of the results one month later.