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After the Prefect Meng shouted, he led his people and quickly left the Academy grounds. The other examinees were still entering the competition grounds, but after being disturbed by him, they all started to frown. Ershan had been removed from the name, and everyone was panicking.

Ling Chaofeng went forward to negotiate with the overseer, and they were intimidated by the man's imposing manner. However, the reason why Prefect Meng was able to get rid of Ling Jie as a reference, was because he had trespassed into the official residence and even lured in women from respectable families.

The last one was made up by the Prefect Meng, but with the last one, Ershan really did barge into the Residence of Prefect, but what Ling Chaofeng occupied was the fact that the Prefect Meng did not fail at the yamen, he said that he had no basis, and could not use the law to strip Ershan of his qualifications.

The examiners also responded perfunctorily, and in the end, they could only say one sentence, "If you continue to pester me, I'll arrest all of you for disturbing the field. I have no hope of surviving this lifetime."

Ling Chaofeng took out a letter and handed it over indifferently. The examiner looked at each other in dismay, then looked at the letter together.

However, in a flash, the main examiner came out in a fluster. Without saying anything more, he personally brought out Ling Chen's household register and wanted to bring him into the exam grounds.

They did not treat Ling Chaofeng too courteously. With so many pairs of eyes watching them, there was nothing they could say.

Ershan bid farewell to Ling Chaofeng, and Ling Chaofeng said coldly: "We'll torture you until the eighth month. We'll break your legs first, you can crawl back to the capital first."

"Brother, I don't dare." Ershan called out for his brother, but was ignored by Ling Chaofeng. He waved towards Uncle Biao and the others, and was then led in by the main examiner himself.

Before long, all the examinees had entered the stage. The yamen runner s raised their quiet signboards to clear the area, allowing the spectators to disperse, especially the people who were waiting for them, who were just ordered by the Prefect Meng. Then, he led the eight carriers palanquin to welcome the General Wei.

"Is it Wei Tengfei?" Aunt Zhang said. "His reputation was already impressive to begin with, and now that he has become the Emperor's brother-in-law, his family's wealth is on par with the Shen Clan."

Uncle Biao's guards were originally born to worship the martial arts. However, they replied, "People who lead troops to war are disdainful to be outsiders."

Just as he finished speaking, from the other side of Prefect Meng, there were over 10 people riding big horses slowly coming down the street. A few yamen runner's went up and shouted, telling them to dismount and not to disturb the field.

The one leading the group was tall and mighty. If it weren't for the fact that his mount was tall enough to pull a horse over, he would have been like a mule under the leader. The citizens who had not dispersed, including Xiaowan and the others, were curiously sizing him up.

"I've actually forgotten that today is the day of the various examinations." The man dismounted and threw the horsewhip to his guard without even looking at the yamen runner. He slowly walked to the entrance and looked at the plaque on the door.

He casually made a circle, and a few yamen runner s wanted to stop him but did not dare. This man was at least one head taller than them, like a giant.

"Aunt, we've met." The Xiaowan said to the Aunt Zhang, "It seems that the person who took away the young lady who came to the store in the middle of the night and was sleeping with all her might was this person."

Aunt Zhang squinted her eyes to take a closer look and indeed, there were some similarities. She suddenly realized, if this person was Wei Tengfei, then the lady he took away, wouldn't she be …

"General Wei! General Wei! " Suddenly, the Prefect Meng came back hurriedly, as if he had been played around by Wei Tengfei. He went out to welcome them with his palanquin, but the guards said that the general had already entered the city to look around.

Although Wei Tengfei didn't know anything about Prefect Meng, he was Wei Tengfei, he didn't change his name at all. When people called him, he naturally responded, but seeing that the old man had ran in front of him, he hissed, "Be quiet, don't disturb the examinees."

The Prefect Meng ran and panted as he suppressed his voice: "When the general arrives, this official will welcome you from afar, from far away."

Wei Tengfei seemed to be in disdain to ignore him. His gaze swept across the people around, swept past the Xiaowan, and then turned back.

Ling Chaofeng's temperament and stature was extremely eye-catching among the common folk, Wei Tengfei had also noticed him, but he was used to seeing tall men in the army, so naturally he was not surprised, and was more interested in young lady who was standing in the crowd.

He remembered this face. That day, he took his little sister away from the inn, and the person who stood in the shop was her. That day, at the Baisha Town Market, he mistook her for his little sister.

The third time they met was fate, especially because of young lady. The two siblings made peace and successfully sent the little girl to the capital.

Wei Tengfei walked towards Xiaowan and openly said: "Miss, we have met a few times."

Xiaowan stood behind Ling Chaofeng and did not reply.

Ling Chaofeng said respectfully: "My wife is Xiaowan, I don't know if I have offended you, General, but I hope that you will accept it."

Wei Tengfei laughed, "So …" Although seeing the Xiaowan's hair stand up, Wei Tengfei never thought that this young and delicate young lady, who could be described as beautiful, was already married, but it was also true, why would a lady's hair stand up, it was because he was too careless.

"Miss Xiaowan, thank you." However, Wei Tengfei still addressed her as a lady and said, "Thank you for taking care of my sister and not letting her wander outside."

Xiaowan lowered her eyebrows. She, as a small woman, shouldn't casually talk with an unfamiliar man. Moreover, her husband was by her side, she only needed Ling Chaofeng to appear. Even more so, she didn't want to bring trouble to her husband and the inn because of her. She simply continued to stand behind Ling Chaofeng without uttering a single word.

Wei Tengfei was slightly disappointed, but Ling Chaofeng turned his body away and said to the Xiaowan gently, "Late at night, the general is talking to you."

The Xiaowan nodded and blessed Wei Tengfei: "General."

In fact, Xiaowan's heart was already in turmoil. In her entire life, she actually had the chance to meet a mighty general, and although her reaction was not as sharp as Aunt Zhang's, she still thought that the girl who came to sleep in the middle of the night, should be his little sister. Then, that girl should be … The current empress!

Xiaowan really wanted to see what the new Empress looked like. She didn't expect to see it before anyone else.

"Miss, what's your name?" Wei Tengfei asked.

"Just now … Master said that his name was Xiaowan and his surname was Ling. " The Xiaowan replied politely. Then, he stood behind Ling Chaofeng.

It was only then that Wei Tengfei focused his gaze on Ling Chaofeng. The two extraordinary men looking at each other seemed to be a scene on the street. Wei Tengfei's thick eyebrows trembled lightly and he asked: "I … Have I seen you somewhere before? "

Ling Chaofeng said softly: "General had once seen this lowly one in the tent of the General Shen."

His voice was soft, and even the Xiaowan beside him could not hear him, but each word was powerful enough to directly enter Wei Tengfei's ears.

His eyes lit up as he became interested, causing the Prefect Meng to fawn over him with a face full of smiles: "General Wei, the weather is cold, please drive to the cold house and drink a mouthful of hot tea."

"Heh …" Wei Tengfei said disappointedly to the Prefect Meng, "I actually forgot about you, Master's respected surname?"

Prefect Meng hurriedly said: "This official is the Li Prefecture Prefect, Meng Kun. I did not know that General Wei would come, and was unable to welcome you."

Wei Tengfei did not mind, and replied dispiritedly: "There's no need to welcome me, I was just passing by to take a walk, and forgot about today's examinations. Fortunately, the examinees were not delayed."

Lord Meng courteously said, "General, do you want to go in and take a look? If the examinees see you, their momentum will increase greatly. Perhaps one of them will serve you in the future."

Wei Tengfei laughed coldly, looking down on him, but what he looked down on was not the examinees in the field, but the Prefect Meng. Ever since he became the Emperor's brother-in-law, he was surrounded wherever he went, not as free as he was in the past.

"Never mind, just do what you need to do." Wei Tengfei was not willing to interact with the Prefect Meng at all, he looked at Ling Chaofeng, then looked at the Xiaowan. He knew where he could see them, so he smiled and left.

Although the Prefect Meng was despised, he did not dare be negligent at all. He even jogged away while following Wei Tengfei's mount, a group of Fast Catcher s following behind him. When had the locals ever seen their parents in such a sorry state?

So what if the Prefect was at the fourth rank? An official at the first rank could crush anyone to death.

Four hours later, Ershan was the first to exit the examination hall. Aunt Zhang said in displeasure: "Look at how arrogant you are, you're not allowed to come out so early tomorrow."

Ershan replied: "I knew you guys would wait for me here, I was afraid that it would be hard for you all to stand here."

Seeing that everyone had arrived, he asked, "Are you staying here? What about the inn?"

In fact, the Xiaowan was also worried about them hiding countless gold and silver in the cellar, coming out just like that after closing the door.

However, Ling Chaofeng seemed to not care at all. He continued to treat Ershan seriously, "There are still four more days to watch out for Meng Kun. Naturally, I will come.

Ershan lowered his head. The Xiaowan was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, so she put on an air of a sister-in-law and berated Ling Chaofeng: "Ershan is tired, if you want to take a good rest, you can prepare for tomorrow's exam. Don't keep scolding him.

They brought Ershan back to the tavern to eat, and after they finished eating, Xiaowan and Aunt Zhang were about to return to the tavern. During the Imperial Examinations, it was not easy to rent a room in an inn, and the owner was also unwilling to offend future officials. He was more willing to rent a room to an examinee and didn't have the spare room to give it to anyone else.

Naturally, Ling Chaofeng would not cause trouble for his peers. After sending Xiaowan and his back, he would come back tomorrow morning when the exams started.

"Brother, it's been hard on you." After sending Ling Chaofeng and the Xiaowan off, Ershan stood under the horse carriage and said guiltily, "I forced you to come everyday."

Ling Chaofeng ignored him, and the Aunt Zhang laughed: Ouch, how rare, to hear you call me big brother. "Foolish brat, don't let your thoughts run wild. Concentrate on the exam. If you can't get an Elementary Scholar and get killed by your brother, your aunt won't help you."

Ershan nodded his head fiercely, and suddenly said: "The Prefect's residence is on the neighboring street, I hope that you can take care of yourself, and do not see Miss Meng again for the next few days."

Xiaowan winked at Ershan, telling him to listen to her. Although Ershan was unwilling, she still agreed: "Yes, I won't see her."