Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 490 The Spring Examination is here

After this incident, Su He would be awakened at midnight. If he hadn't hidden the drug powder, he wouldn't know where he would be sold to. At that time, if he wanted to escape back, he would be unable to fly back even with wings!

Her life has been going too smoothly recently, and her awareness of bad people has decreased. She forgot that human traffickers and robbers are still rampant at this time.

As a girl, she could resist a little when she encountered danger, but it was easier to dodge an open attack than to defend against an arrow from the dark. It seemed that she had some weapons on her, such as a hidden dagger and a poison needle. If she lacked strength, she could make up for it with poison and hidden weapons.

After this incident, the Su family did not encounter any more problems. What they did not know was that the Ninth Prince had already discovered that things were not that simple. He had sent people to investigate secretly and probably understood that the Su family had touched other people's interests. However, the Su family was under his protection and the business was also a cooperative relationship, so he could not just ignore it.

He directly sent a few secret guards to protect the Su family in secret, just to see who dared to cause trouble under his nose.

The two families were so scared that they dared not move, and the others who had other ideas also gave up. The Su family was so lucky that they escaped two disasters without any injuries. How could ordinary people do that?

Life started to go smoothly again. After a few months, the Su family's business was getting better and better. Gradually, they gained a firm foothold in the capital, and the Spring Examination was approaching.

Scholars from all over the country gathered here, and Moxiangzhai's business was very good. At the same time, it also helped many scholars from poor families, allowing them to earn some money through their own abilities and improve their quality of life.

Moxiangzhai's reputation spread among this group of candidates. Although the price of its pens, inkstones, and paper was not cheap, it was of high quality. Candidates from poor families also had the opportunity to exchange for these things.

For the candidates, copying books to earn money was a common thing. Usually, they would exchange it for some silver and buy some cheap pens, ink, paper and inkstone. But here, they could exchange the same labor for superior pens, ink, paper and inkstone. In this way, they could use the best ones during the imperial examination, and their chances of passing the exam would be higher.

Such a good opportunity was provided to them by Moxiangzhai, how could they not be grateful. I heard that this was a store jointly opened by the Su family and the Ninth Prince, so they were all their benefactors. The Ninth Prince earned a lot of good reviews for nothing.

The news gradually spread to the palace. When the emperor heard about it, he praised his son. He gave the ninth prince a bunch of good things, and he was so happy that he was beaming. He had no idea about power now, but he would never refuse good things and liked them very much.

The emperor's heart was tilted towards him. Now the other sons were trying their best to show off and frame each other. How could he not know that the ninth son was becoming more and more successful, doing things openly and sensibly, and getting along well with his brothers. How could such an outstanding son not be noticed by him?

Sometimes things are like this, the more you want something, the less you can get it, and the less you want it, the more you have to give it to you. The ninth prince wanted to run away, not knowing that his father, the emperor, had already been thinking about him.

The Ninth Prince had made a lot of money in the past few months from his shops in the capital. He had shops for food, clothing, housing and transportation, so he deserved to make money. He would smile from ear to ear just by hearing about the profits reported every day. God helped him make money.

The other princes were extremely envious. What good fortune must this ninth prince have? His business was thriving and he was now on the verge of becoming the richest man in Ansheng Country.

Now no one dares to bully or show disdain to this brother, otherwise he will not play with you. Who has a grudge against silver? Besides, his father is still young, so he might as well earn some silver first.

The day is approaching, and the Spring Examination has finally arrived. The streets are full of people. Most of them are candidates and their families, and there are many people just watching. The examination only happens once every few years, but it is a good opportunity for many families to choose a husband. These candidates are all excellent candidates from all over the country.