Last year's top scholar, slender yet upright, shackled yet brimming with scholarly aura. Born into poverty, he was a prodigy crowned top scorer in the imperial examinations and appointed to the Hanlin Academy. Honest and blunt with no taste for scheming, he devoted himself entirely to study. Rumors spread that he was exiled because he refused the Princess's advances and may have had feelings for Meng Wanqing. His calm expression flushed crimson when caught in the rumor's gaze.
