Chapter 30
In the courtyard of the schoolhouse,
the children each held their books, eager for Mr. Xiao to sign them as a keepsake.
Naturally, Xiao Mochi couldn’t refuse and signed his name one after another.
Each child bid farewell to Mr. Xiao, and the scene was filled with melancholy.
“Mr. Xiao, it’s time to enter the palace and meet the Emperor,”
Eunuch Wei urged after the time it took for an incense stick to burn, his face showing some difficulty.
Xiao Mochi turned to his young students and bowed deeply. The students returned the gesture in kind.
Straightening up with a smile, Xiao Mochi turned and walked away.
Even after their teacher left, many of the students lingered, eager to have their classmates sign their books too.