The palace examination won't take place until March of next year. Even the dean is staying and not returning, staying here to celebrate the New Year.
He wants to wait here, to watch his brothers achieve high ranks in the palace exam. He wants to witness the grand scene of achieving the top three positions.
With money in hand, there's no need to worry about living expenses. New Year in the capital isn't that refreshing, just more fireworks.
Many visitors were blocked by the dean, with excuses easy to find. The two were deeply focused on studying, waiting to achieve good results in the next year's palace exam.
This way, no one would dare to disturb. Some who wanted to study together were also refused.
Many people hadn't seen the two. Even if curious, there was nothing to be done. They refused to meet. They could only be seen during the exams.
Two months later, they participated in the palace exam. In this era, submission to the royal family was deeply entrenched.
