「Meanwhile, in the Great Yan Imperial Palace.」
The palace was especially lively today. The renowned Qi Xingyan, having been reinstated to his official post, was reportedly giving a lecture at Jingxin Studio. He was teaching the sons of princes, dukes, and other high nobles, which had attracted a crowd of scholars who held official posts, as well as Imperial Tutors from the Hanlin Academy and officials from various government offices.
Lu Mingyuan hadn't wanted to go. He'd spent the first half of his life studying and had only just managed to escape it. Besides, there were two things he hated more than anything else.
Lectures and exams.
But for some reason, Qi Muxue had been uncharacteristically insistent today, dragging him along. To save her face, he finally relented and went with her to listen.
