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Despite the fact that the emperor was being rudely ignored by the five children, neither he nor any of the important officials behind him were irked in the slightest. Instead, all of them were looking on with amused smiles, and this was a clear indication of just how high a regard scholars were held in Great Sui Nation.
The group of children were gathered together, speaking quietly to one another, and the three green bamboo bookcases were particularly eye-catching. Among them, the little girl wearing the red padded coat was the most attention-grabbing child, and she appeared to have been quite agitated for some reason.
All of a sudden, the shortest of the five children abruptly burst into tears, perhaps because he was in a completely unfamiliar place, or perhaps he was intimidated by the grand welcome prepared by the emperor.
Not only did the emperor of Great Sui Nation not display any annoyance upon seeing this, he turned and began to make small talk with the elderly head minister of the ministry of rites.
In the end, the three children turned their collective gaze to the end of the street, unwilling to meet the emperor up ahead.
The emperor of Great Sui Nation wasn't in a hurry, but this was still a rather awkward impasse. Hence, a reputable scholar of Great Sui Nation, who was also serving as one of the three deputy mountain masters of the new Mountain Cliff Academy, made his way out of the group on his own to remind the children that it was time to enter the academy.
Thankfully, there were no further mishaps or delays. The children didn't know the customs and rites of the imperial court, but everyone was more than willing to forgive them for their minor transgressions, given how innocent and adorable they were. Despite their young age, they were already accustomed to extending formal Confucian salutes and curtseys, and that alone was already an extremely pleasing sight to the emperor.
He personally gifted each of the five children a jade pendant and a box of golden dragon ink sticks, and what followed should've...
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