The gathering continued.

People tacitly avoided talking about the matter between Zhao Rong and Zhao Lingfei, as if nothing had happened.

Only the occasional knowing glances from some students or scholars, as well as the glances directed at Zhao Rong and the other two, proved that some kind of change had occurred.

Concubine Zhao Lingfei didn't pay any attention to these changes in the outside world. She and Zhao Rong sat almost close to each other. Zhao Rong held her little hand tenderly for a while before she "struggled" to take it back.

She smiled faintly, her eyes curved like crescent moons, but she lowered her head and didn't look at Zhao Rong beside her. Her hands and feet were a little awkward as she poured the tea. She used to be very skilled in the tea ceremony, but for some reason, she made mistakes from time to time. Although she corrected them in time, her movements were still getting more and more chaotic.

Zhao Rong, who was sitting next to her, kept staring at Zhao Lingfei with his sharp eyes, never moving away, and saw all her clumsiness and panic, which made Zhao Lingfei's ears blush.

In front of him, Zhao Lingfei felt that she always became different and strange...

Concubine Zhao Ling puffed out her lips, tilted her body to the right, and bumped into Zhao Rong.

Zhao Rong couldn't help laughing, and he leaned to the left, leaning against her.

The two of them were holding the cow like children, huddled together.

However, he played with Concubine Zhao Lingfei silently for a while, then smiled and looked away, no longer bullying her with his eyes.

Zhao Rong looked away and said casually:

"Qingjun, when did you learn the tea ceremony?"

"When I first came to Taiqing Mansion."

After Zhao Lingfei finished speaking, she was quiet for a while, bit her lip and whispered, "I learned it from a senior sister. That day... that day I happened to see her pouring tea for her husband. They seemed to be a good match."

Zhao Rong narrowed his eyes, not knowing how to answer, so he turned sideways and gently bumped into her.

"Qing Jun."

"Um?"

"I'm here."

Concubine Zhao Ling lowered her head and paused.

"You are not allowed to leave."

The woman said seriously.

The man leaned against her and said, "Xu, I won't leave either."

Soon, Ye Ruoxi had paired up the men and women at the gathering.

Du Yifu sat with Liu Kongyi as he wished.

After Zhao Rong and Zhao Lingfei held hands, Ji Qianyi did not wait for Ye Ruoxi to help him choose. He walked straight to the table where Yunzi was sitting with a pale face. He did not even turn his head to look at the table of Zhao Rong and Zhao Lingfei when passing by. He really did fulfill what Zhao Rong had told him before, "Do not look at anything inappropriate."

Of course, Zhao Rong and the other man also didn't notice Ji Qianyi who was passing by the table, but instead leaned their shoulders together in a childish manner.

Ji Qian, who didn't turn around, looked even paler...

Ye Lanzhi, who was not far away, was assigned to a handsome mansion student whom Zhao Rong did not know.

As for Lu Zhu, who was just about to help Zhao Rong out of trouble, she did not sit with the man anymore, but walked aside and waited, which was equivalent to a maid at the elegant gathering. This was also the duty of this group of Red Carp girls today.

However, this round-faced girl in red clothes, whether intentionally or unintentionally, chose to stand near the table of Zhao Rong and Qing Jun, glancing at Zhao Rong curiously with her black eyes. Whenever Zhao Rong looked back at her speechlessly, she would quickly turn away and look around.

The men came one after another and sat down by the stream.

Whenever a senior brother from the academy passed by the desk, Zhao Rong would greet him politely. He was different from Qingjun. The academy emphasized etiquette between teachers and seniors, while Qingjun only cared about his own business in Taiqing Mansion and would not pay attention to any senior sisters unless they were very familiar to him.

However, at this time, whenever Zhao Rong bowed and greeted his senior brothers, Qingjun would put down her work, straighten her waist, sit upright and bow with her husband, and say earnestly, "Hello, senior brothers."

This caused Zhao Rong's senior brothers to return the greetings in a hurry.

The same was true for Li Jinshu and Ye Ruoxi who passed by.

Zhao Rong and Zhao Lingfei bowed together and said, "Big Brother."

Li Jinshu reluctantly responded, "Junior brother and...Junior sister, there's no need to be so polite."

Zhao Rong also patted Concubine Zhao Ling's hand, but she continued stubbornly.

Ye Ruoxi looked at the scene of the husband and wife following each other with complicated eyes.

…

The Nuanxi Yaji is held in the form of a wine-cup-flowing party.

This was originally an elegant activity for scholars to exchange poems and wine, but influenced by the Confucian style of Linlu Academy, it became very popular in many gatherings in Duyou City.

Its purpose is mainly celebration and entertainment.

Along the Nuan Creek, there are tables and chairs by the creek. Behind each table is a pair of men and women. The red carp girls place wine glasses upstream of the Nuan Creek, which can float on the water surface. The wine glasses float downstream, and men and women on both sides of the creek can take them.

During the banquet, at the beginning, Ye Ruoxi started some activities of drinking and reciting poetry. Because there were scholars from the academy like Du Yifu who were good at poetry and songs, it was not quiet at all. Everyone sang poetry and the gathering became lively.

However, compared with Du Yifu and others, the scholars from the academy brought by Li Jinshu did not seem outstanding.

The fact that they followed different teachers in the academy and had different fields of expertise did not surprise people. After all, Du Yifu and other academy scholars were frequent guests at literary gatherings.

However, there was one exception among the crowd.

At first, the students of Taiqing Mansion had been paying attention to Zhao Rong who was beside Concubine Zhao Lingfei. They looked at him with curiosity and had some guesses in their minds.

Many women were also secretly looking at Zhao Lingfei's husband, looking forward to it.

After all, according to common sense, to be able to walk with Concubine Zhao Lingfei, there must be at least something special about him.

As for Zhao Rong's cultivation realm, most of the people on the field were Tianzhi realm cultivators, so they could see it clearly at a glance.

There are some surprises, but not too many. After all, he is a Confucian scholar, so we have to consider other aspects.

Zhao Rong, Zhao Ziyu?

I have never heard of this person in Linlu Academy before, but it seems that he must be a new scholar in the academy.

Everyone was expecting and scrutinizing, but soon they were disappointed because Zhao Rong did not participate in the activities at the banquet. Instead, he sat quietly in his seat, talking intimately with Concubine Zhao Lingfei. Like everyone else, he was just a spectator, watching those talented men and beautiful women performing literary works, and was not very active.

If he had not sat with Concubine Zhao Lingfei, he would have been just an inconspicuous member of the gathering.

Of course, the students also thought that Zhao Rong might be like his senior brothers, only good at classics and not much into poetry and prose.

However, Zhao Rong's mediocre attitude, which was no more outstanding than his senior brothers, still made many people secretly doubt the previous speculations. After all, the real students in the academy would not be limited to a single field.

Many of Zhao Lingfei's senior sisters who were originally curious about Zhao Rong gradually found this man boring. For example, Liu Kongyi had already retracted her gaze and no longer paid attention to Zhao Rong.

Everyone quickly lost their patience and their gazes drifted away, their attention shifting elsewhere.