Zhulan knew that Lady Li had a loud voice that could be traced back to her family lineage, nodded, and said, "This time we are going to the capital for the examination, whether we can stay in the capital afterward depends on the outcome of the head of the household's imperial examination. I can't predict the future."
Lady Li's second aunt-in-law asked, "Isn't the imperial examination next year? Why are you leaving this year?"
She really didn't understand what the imperial examination was; she only knew about it after the head of the household said that their eldest brother's in-laws had become a Graduate, and that participating in the imperial examination meant an official position was in the future.
Zhulan explained, "We have a residence in the capital, and by going there early, the head of the household can take good care of his health in preparation for the imperial examination, to avoid hurrying there next year, falling ill, and missing the examination."
