Three days later, the examination at the Imperial Academy's Shanxue Square was already drawing attention from scholars, but from that day on, not only scholars paid attention, but officials and the common people were also keenly interested. Word spread throughout the Capital, causing a stir as everyone prepared to witness the event in three days.
The shrewd small merchants began to ponder, seizing the opportunity to reserve spaces early and planning to sell them when the time came, hoping to make a quick profit.
The second floor of the bookshop across the large road from Shanxue Square had been reserved early on by someone.
Noticing this activity, the staff of the Imperial Academy took measures to disperse the small merchants and reported to the Ministry of Rites.
