In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 1049 - 1045: The Dragon-Riding Son-In-Law

Chapter 1049: Chapter 1045: The Dragon-Riding Son-In-Law

"You..."

Su Ke glared, but considering the crowd around them and the mix of voices, he ultimately didn’t say anything and walked out of the gate quickly.

Xue Qian wanted to follow, but seeing the look in Su Ke’s eyes as he left, he stopped in his tracks.

"Young master, the carriage is this way!"

Su Ke’s page boy, Xiao Liu, excitedly waved at him from the side.

Outside, a carriage from the Su Family’s Mansion had already been waiting. Su Ke, leading Xiao Liu, boarded the carriage and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

This was no small matter, and before taking the next step, he had to go back and consult with his grandfather.

Xue Qian cursed under his breath as he watched the departing carriage for a long while before being led away by the servant he had found, leaving the examination venue.

In the darker corners of Shengjing, a strange undercurrent was inexplicably stirring, casting a low pressure over the entire city.

Xue Qian chased all the way to the Su Family’s Mansion and, astonishingly, he was turned away at the door, with Su Ke blocking his entrance.

In this inexplicable gloom, time slipped quietly by, and the third exam session arrived.

The third session tested classics, history, and current affairs strategies with five questions, focusing on classics, history, current affairs, and politics.

Yet, even though the dossiers had been distributed a while ago, Su Ke still hadn’t opened his.

The rank-and-file soldiers outside the cabins paced back and forth and, upon seeing Su Ke not starting to write, couldn’t help but cough loudly as they passed his cabin.

Su Ke jolted back to his senses, then reached out to take the exam questions from the small window and slowly unfolded them.

The light-as-a-feather paper seemed to weigh a thousand pounds; Su Ke unfolded it very slowly, very slowly, but his eyes couldn’t help scanning the exam questions rapidly. It wasn’t until he had read through them and hadn’t seen a third identical question that he felt much relieved inside!

It seems that the first two questions being identical was just a coincidence, not a case of leaked questions. With that, there was no need for him to worry excessively.

He calmed his mind, realizing he had wasted quite a bit of time, and swiftly began grinding ink, preparing to answer the questions.

After the third exam session concluded and the rank-and-file soldiers collected all the exam papers, the Beneficent Examination answer process came to an end. The entire exam venue suddenly became lively, and as it was not yet time to leave the venue, everyone came out of their cabins and began to move around, connecting with others and forming bonds.

Essentially, the students in the Imperial Examination were all classmates and would be both friends and rivals in officialdom. With such a rare opportunity at hand, they naturally took the chance to familiarize themselves with each other.

Some even took the opportunity to compare answers with acquaintances, overjoyed if they got them right or utterly dejected and feeling like dying if they were wrong.

In the bustling exam venue, the soldiers mostly turned a blind eye since the dossiers had been sealed and submitted, and the Chief Examiners were busy reviewing the questions—who had the time to deal with these issues?

Su Ke sat silently in a corner. For the past few days, the Autumn Tiger had reared its head; the entire venue was filled with the smell of sweat, the sour stench of spoiling food, a musty odor from infrequent use, and the smoky smell from fires used to boil water. All these smells mixed together, creating a pungently unpleasant odor that he found unbearable.

But what he found most difficult to face was his good friend, Xue Qian.

Xue Qian also walked out of his cabin, and at that moment he was surrounded by fellow students, engaged in animated discussions without even a glance toward Su Ke.

Su Ke knew that Xue Qian was angry with him!

But just when he had gathered the courage to stand up and walk towards him, Xue Qian suddenly got up.

"Hey, I’m so sleepy! I haven’t slept well these past few days and feel so lethargic. I’m going to rest in the cabin for a bit. We’ll talk when it’s time to leave the exam venue."

Having said that, he really turned around and walked towards his own cabin, leaving Su Ke with a dashing silhouette.

Stopping in his tracks, Su Ke was momentarily stunned there, unsure whether to proceed or to retreat.

The next morning, after leaving the examination hall, it was Su Ke’s turn to chase after Xue Qian. Yet Xue Qian also took a leaf out of Su Ke’s book and, with a proud lift of his head, boarded a carriage and rode away.

Su Ke was left standing alone in the autumn wind, at a loss for where to go.

It was a long while before he climbed into his own carriage.

"Look here, are we really good friends or not?"

Just as Su Ke was feeling utterly disappointed, a voice suddenly came from outside the carriage window.

Su Ke was overjoyed!

He hurriedly lifted the carriage curtain, but a familiar figure had already climbed into the carriage and sat down next to him of his own accord. Seeing that Su Ke was still in a daze, he immediately raised an eyebrow.

"What, you’re not welcoming me?"

"Welcome, of course welcome. Brother Xue, it was my bad on this matter, I..."

Su Ke suddenly felt ecstatic but also found it a bit hard to express himself.

"We’re brothers, aren’t we? Let’s not talk like this in the future. Otherwise, I won’t let you off the hook!"

Xue Qian casually waved his hand to stop Su Ke from continuing.

"Great! From now on, we’re truly brothers in life and death!" Su Ke also became happy.

When the carriage began its journey back, Xue Qian leaned in close and whispered in Su Ke’s ear, "That matter seems still not right. I have quietly discussed it with a few friends and found out... Forget it, walls have ears. We’ll talk about the specifics when we get back!"

A gleam flashed in Su Ke’s eyes! He nodded in silence.

At this moment, Su Ke was no longer the naïve man he used to be. He had managed to gather his own people right under Qin Zitong’s watchful eye and had done many things secretly for Qin Yi, not to mention his capabilities.

However, the bond between him and Xue Qian was unlike that of ordinary people.

After this incident, the brotherhood between the two deepened even more.

The carriage didn’t head back to the Su Family’s Mansion; instead, Su Ke and Xue Qian went to a restaurant where they had agreed to meet their classmates for a feast, celebrating wildly into the night. Only after getting drunk and disoriented did the two board a carriage and sway their way back to the Su Family’s Mansion.

Everyone in the Su Family’s Mansion had been anxiously waiting and gave the two men, who returned together, the warmest attention, especially considering Xue Qian’s status.

Mrs. Su-Hua, with her deep love for her son and the added role of an elder, naturally came out to fuss and inquire. Seeing the respectable and handsome Xue Qian, her fondness for him climbed higher and higher.

It should be noted that Qin Yueshi had just visited the Su Family’s Mansion today, but no sooner had she left than Su Ke and Xue Qian arrived. Qin Yueshi’s visit was to seek advice from Mrs. Su-Hua.

Recently, Qin Yueshi had been worried about Qin Shuan’er’s marital affairs, focusing especially on the students of the Autumn Imperial Civil Service Examination. These students came from different family backgrounds, had different temperaments, some were married, some engaged, and others were still single but had a group of concubines at home. She was busy selecting from among them, but couldn’t make up her mind, which is why she sought advice from Mrs. Su-Hua.

And Xue Qian, who stood there now, was also one of the prospective bridegrooms favored by Qin Yueshi!

This candidate Mrs. Su-Hua had just been discussing suddenly appeared before her, so she naturally took a good long look at him. Seeing that Xue Qian was a man of fine appearance and elegant demeanor, with his temples cut as if by a blade, she found herself more and more satisfied the more she looked.