Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

The corners of his eyes and eyebrows showed joy and longing: "Today, Miss Fu Liu will show up~"

One sentence diverted the topic of the discussion of poetry and prose.

Several of them immediately showed interest on their faces:

"Brother Zhou is more informed than anyone else. Miss Fu Liu doesn't show up often. Every time I go to visit her, nine times out of ten I don't see her."

"Now that we have this opportunity, we must not let it go to waste."

"Miss Fu Liu's talent and learning are truly exceptional. She is proficient in poetry and songs. If I could have the honor of learning from her, it would be the most elegant and graceful experience."

"Oh! No wonder Brother Zhou insisted on coming to this shop on the Qinhuai River to buy ink! It seems he has other intentions! Fortunately, I just happened to be short of rice paper, so I thought of shopping with Brother Zhou. Otherwise, I would have missed this opportunity."

"That's right! Brother Zhou, you're hiding this. If it weren't for the difficulty of getting away alone, you probably wouldn't have told us this news!"

"..."

As soon as they heard about this so-called "Miss Fuliu", they immediately started discussing it enthusiastically, with expectant smiles on their faces.

Even my steps along the river bank slowed down unconsciously.

As for what to do.

It was all a coincidence and a tacit understanding.

After everyone's scolding, the young man known as "Brother Zhou" showed embarrassment on his face. He immediately rolled his eyes to hide his embarrassment: "You all said you were going to discuss poetry and life philosophy with Miss Fu Liu... but are you really going to discuss these things?"

"You are just coveting Miss Fuliu's body, you are so cheap!" The young man named Zhou cursed with a look of contempt and sneer on his face.

For such scolding.

Several young men, however, appeared unconcerned, their laughter still simmering. As the saying goes, a romantic and talented scholar, the words "romantic" and "talented" are never clearly distinguished. They came to this pleasure boat on the Qinhuai River, listening to songs and music, and discussing poetry from ancient times to the present...

It's not something shameful.

On the contrary, some people even jokingly defended themselves, saying, "What do you mean by craving someone's body? Your thoughts are too dirty! Scholars should talk about their own affairs. I just wanted to ask Miss Fu Liu for advice."

"That's right! I just admire Miss Fuliu's talent!"

"..."

As they were talking, someone looked at a tall, average-looking young man walking at the edge of the group, and said, "Weizhe, why are you so silent everywhere you go? You don't even want to say a word?"

At first glance, this young man doesn't look that bookish.

It was exactly as his companion said.

There was still a thoughtful look on his face, and he even lagged half a step behind others when walking. I don't know what he was thinking about.

At this time, the attention of several others also came over.

They all laughed and echoed the first person's advice, "That's right! Now that the weather has finally warmed up, it's finally not so biting cold when you go out. Now's the time to relax and unwind. You're constantly stuffing yourself away, and sooner or later you'll get bored."

"It's so boring to sit in the school every day, listening to the teacher's lectures in a rigid manner. It's not worth it to stay like this after leaving school, is it?"

"Weizhe, you are just too honest."

"Well, let's go to the pleasure boat together today and have some tea. Who knows, you might become a big hit. Miss Fu Liu doesn't like anyone else but you! Hahahaha!"

"..."

Several people took turns to persuade him.

Yes, these young men who were swimming upstream along the Qinhuai River were none other than their classmates at the Imperial College (Guozijian).

This "silent person" who is ridiculed by everyone.

His surname was Xia, his given name was Yuanji, and his courtesy name was Weizhe—he was the one who appeared on Zhu Yunhuan’s dragon desk... Xia Yuanji.

The so-called taciturn person is really a taciturn person.

Everyone was laughing and trying to persuade, tempt, and joke with Xia Yuanji... Xia Yuanji seemed not to have heard anything they said and did not give any response.