One lively event is always overshadowed by another, and the incident of Song Zhiyu jumping into the lake was no exception. As soon as September arrived, it was quickly overshadowed by the influx of scholars and foreign envoys coming into the capital.
Why is that? Because the autumn imperial examination is approaching, and scholars coming to the capital for the exam naturally makes things lively.
And right after the autumn examination is the Emperor's birthday, so the envoys naturally arrived early. Now, stepping out of the mansion, you can see scholars with cloth headbands and foreign envoys in exotic clothing everywhere on the streets.
Because the autumn examination is near, the incense in the major temples is particularly flourishing. Scholars or their families would go to the temples to pray and add oil to the lamps, hoping their children do well in the exam.
