Past noon, the taverns in North City were all packed with talented scholars and beautiful ladies.
This was especially true for Fengchun Building, where Li Huai'gu was. All three of its floors were packed, each more crowded than the last.
There were Confucian scholars toasting one another, demure beauties, and even some of Shu State's famous personages and great scholars.
Among them, the one with the highest status was Liu Si, the man Xiao Wuge called "Uncle Liu." He was the Prefect of Shu State Prefecture City.
Leveraging this connection, Chen Yi and Xiao Wuge joined the main table.
As Chen Yi made a deliberate effort to befriend him, he and Li Huai'gu quickly grew familiar with one another.
The two chatted and laughed across Xiao Wuge, discussing everything from the recent imperial examination to the goings-on in Shu State, Jiangnan Prefecture, and the Capital Prefecture. In conversation, they seemed to be a perfect match.
