Besides, on a day this important, the area in front of the Prefectural Magistrate's Office was certain to be packed with carriages. If he had taken one, he likely wouldn't have even made it past the mouth of the alley.
Sure enough, the mouth of the alley was completely blocked by carriages.
Farther ahead, the road was filled with countless more carriages.
Overall, however, the road wasn't too chaotic. Constables from the Prefectural Magistrate's Office had been directing traffic since early morning, and every family's carriage was parked in an orderly manner on both sides of the road, preventing any major delays.
Just as Zhao Jing was approaching the entrance to the Prefectural Magistrate's Office, he happened upon Wang Chengde walking toward him.
Wang Chengde had passed the Provincial Examination by the skin of his teeth, securing the very last place.
Though he was at the very end of the list, he was now a scholar. He had finally made it after all his hard work.
