After Grain Rain, the triennial imperial examination began.
Although the emperor didn't assign Zhao Yao any duties related to the examination, he still accompanied Prince Chu to the Imperial Examination Hall to invigilate. However, he was a very lazy invigilator, wandering around the hall for a short while before leaving.
On the third day of the examination, Zhao Yao took a stroll around the Imperial Examination Hall with Prince Chu, pretended to invigilate for a while, and then left. Once he was out, he turned around and went to find Lian Fang.
Zhao Yao, this tenth prince, idled away his time every day after the morning court sessions, wandering around aimlessly. He would visit He Lianfang every day to sit and chat with him.
The steward of He Lianfang's residence saw Zhao Yao and quickly brought out some freshly cooked zongzi, Zhao Yao's favorite meat zongzi. Although the Dragon Boat Festival was still some time away, many households had already started eating zongzi in advance.
