Mochi Academy, inside the Suixing Hall.

Zhao Rong glanced at Yu Huaijin who had a serious expression on his face, then looked at the people around him who were listening attentively. He was silent for a moment and nodded.

"Okay, Senior Yu, when is Mr. Zhu available?"

Yu Huaijin pondered and said, "Tomorrow morning, we don't have classes, and...she asked me to go too, maybe she has something important to say, we can go together."

Zhao Rong nodded.

…

The next morning.

Zhao Rong buried his head in his desk again, reading Confucian classics all night. As dawn approached, he lay on the table with his eyes closed and rested for a quarter of an hour, then got up and went out.

At dawn, Zhao Rong went to the east fence to take a look at the grass, added some rain water from the jar, and then turned and walked towards the courtyard gate.

When he passed the vegetable garden, he stopped, bent down to pick a cucumber, and prepared to leave, but he paused, picked a few more, put them away, rolled up his sleeves, walked out of the Dongli Cottage, bathed in the slightly warm morning light, and headed for Yilan Pavilion...

In the southeast corner of Linlu Academy, there is a quiet courtyard with pink color.

The tightly closed courtyard gate could not keep out the fragrance of the orchid, which wafted out, attracting some early-rising scholars and students from the academy who passed by, many of whom slowed down their pace or stopped to sniff.

This scene under the early sun can probably only be seen outside the Yilanxuan of the new "Mr. Orchid" in the academy.

at this time.

Boom boom boom——

There was another round of polite and rhythmic knocks on the courtyard door.

"Here I come."

The clear child's voice was somewhat weak.

The gate of Yilanxuan was opened. The girl in blue rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked at Han Wenfu, who was smiling at her outside the door with a tense face.

After seeing who it was, she was a little annoyed, "Why are you here again so early in the morning..."

There was a pause, Jingzi opened her mouth, then closed it, glanced at Han Wenfu, and said nothing more. She stepped aside to make way.

Han Wenfu saluted with a bright smile and said, "Thank you, Miss Jingzi. Good morning, Miss."

As he spoke, he walked into the courtyard. The refreshing and elegant orchid fragrance made him unable to help but sniff a few more times.

Jingzi reached out to adjust the page boy's hat that was about to cover her eyebrows, yawned, and looked sternly at the senior from the monastery who had been there for several days in a row. Without saying anything, she turned around and closed the door.

After Han Wenfu entered the room, his eyes couldn't help but glance towards the flower garden in the distance where the flowers were still blooming in late autumn. A graceful figure in Confucian clothes, working at a desk, came into his sight again.

Han Wenfu couldn't help but look at it a few more times, sighed slightly, and then walked towards the flower garden without stopping.

Just at this time.

"Hey, Han Wenfu, where are you going? I'm still sleepy."

Jingzi glanced at Han Wenfu and said lazily.

Han Wenfu stopped and coughed lightly. Without feeling embarrassed, he turned around and walked towards the familiar waiting pavilion beside the courtyard gate.

He glanced at Jingzi's expression and said in an approachable way:

"Mr. Zhu is practicing calligraphy so early in the morning. Could it be that he didn't rest for another night? Alas, I can't wait any longer. I have to continue learning from Mr. Zhu."

The two came to the waiting pavilion.

Jingzi ignored what she thought was nonsense, turned around with a stern face, and prepared to go back to sleep.

Just at this moment.

Boom boom boom——

There was another knock on the door.

Jingzi sighed slightly. Just by listening to the rhythm and size of the knocks on the door, she knew who was coming.

The girl in blue adjusted her pageboy hat which had slipped askew again and turned to open the door.

Squeak——

Sure enough, there was a tall and burly young student standing outside the door. His largest green jacket was stretched so thick that Jingzi wondered every time she saw him whether this guy would burst out of his clothes at the next moment. Well, it was a bit similar to her husband's untied scenery after taking a bath. It was a feeling of precariousness that made others feel anxious.

The young student at the door had a rough and honest appearance. He was smiling shyly and scratching his head. "Good morning, Miss Jingzi. Um, is the gentleman here?"

Jingzi glanced at this senior from Justice Hall who left a deep impression on her. She seemed to remember that his name was Gu Yiwu.

Jingzi nodded and turned sideways.

Seeing this, Gu Yiwu nimbly jumped over the threshold. He glanced in the direction of the flower garden, sighed, and then went to the waiting pavilion to wait under the expressionless gaze of the girl in blue.

"Hey, Brother Han, you came so early?"

Gu Yiwu saluted with a smile.

Han Wenfu also smiled and replied:

"No, no, it's not too late, Brother Gu. It's a blessing for the Justice Hall to have a senior like Brother Gu who is so dedicated and responsible. No wonder the Justice Hall led by Brother Gu made such great progress in the last mid-month exam. In my opinion, in the next exam, Huai Jin and his friends' first place in Ruxing Hall will probably be in jeopardy and will be taken away by Brother Gu's Justice Hall."

Gu Yiwu pursed his lips. He was tall, a head taller than Han Wenfu.

Gu Yiwu lowered his eyes to glance at the sunny smile on Han Wenfujun's face, and then he also laughed.

"Brother Han, you are too modest. Brother Yu's Ruxing Hall and your Xiudao Hall have always been the role models of the six Mochi Halls. You are always the first and second. Hey, Brother Han, do you have any tricks? Why don't you teach me?"

Han Wenfu shook his head. "I don't deserve it. Brother Gu, you must be joking..."

Inside the pavilion, on one side of the door, Jingzi continued to yawn. She drooped her eyelids, observing the condition of the orchids around her, while listening boredly to the polite words of two seniors from the Mo Chi Academy in the pavilion.

Jingzi curled her lips slightly.

Because of her close relationship with Sister Yu, she also knew a little about some of the things going on in the six halls of Mo Chi Academy.

The Justice Hall led by Gu Yiwu is considered a dark horse among the six halls of Mo Chi Academy.

When Mo Chi Academy was first opened, the school with the worst average academic performance among the students assigned to it was Zhengyi Hall. This was mainly because there were too many talented students who entered the hall through the connections of the teachers in the academy, so it was considered the school with the worst student source.

Not to mention compared with Ruxing Hall and Xiudao Hall, it is also at a great disadvantage compared with several other academies.

However, during the first mid-month exam, something slightly surprising happened: Justice Hall was not the last in the group, but ranked fourth among the six halls.

And the Hall of Justice did not stop there.

In the second mid-month exam, which was also the most recent one, Justice Hall took the third place among the six halls. What was most surprising was that its overall score was so high that it almost caught up with the second-ranked Xiudao Hall led by Han Wenfu.

If we say that in the last mid-month exam, the first-place Ruxing Hall narrowly beat the second-place Xiudao Hall, and the gap between the two academies has always been very small, then Zhengyi Hall has now joined them, and the same is true for its relationship with Xiudao Hall and even Ruxing Hall.

The original confrontation between two strong teams turned into a competition between three strong teams.

The leap forward of Justice Hall has been witnessed by all Mo Chi students.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows who the key person who caused the change is.

Jingzi looked at the orchids outside the pavilion for a while, glanced sideways at the burly Gu Yiwu, and then looked at Han Wenfu who was smiling brightly.

The two were still greeting each other enthusiastically.

Jingzi scratched her forehead and yawned again. She did not go back to sleep, but looked towards the door bored.

Sure enough, after a while, there was another knock on the door.

Jingzi slowly went to open the door.

A senior from one of the six halls outside the door greeted her with a smile.

Jingzi let the person in.

Afterwards, the seniors from the six halls of Mo Chi, except Yu Huaijin, arrived one after another.

They gathered in the waiting pavilion very close to the gate and waited eagerly.

Jingzi stood outside the pavilion, imitating a certain old-fashioned woman, holding her hands, and looking at these guys who had gathered again with a somewhat conflicted look on her face.

In the past few days, they would come to see their teacher whenever they had time, but the teacher was either immersed in writing or had to go to class recently, and the two parties had no time to get together.

However, the day before yesterday, the teacher still made an appointment with everyone in advance and met these six halls of seniors. Sister Yu was there at the time. They talked for about an hour and then dispersed. These guys didn't come again yesterday. Jingzi thought she had calmed down, but...

At this moment, Han Wenfu asked Jingzi tentatively, "Miss Jingzi, when is she free today?"

Jingzi said with a straight face: "Didn't the master just meet you the day before yesterday? Why didn't you finish talking at that time and come to see my master again?"

Gu Yiwu touched the back of his head and explained:

"Miss Jingzi, we asked the teacher about calligraphy the day before yesterday. She has six classes and is quite busy, so we thought of asking her more questions in private so that we can teach the students in our school after we go back, which can also save the teacher some time. In addition to bringing some questions today, the teacher also said the day before yesterday that she would find a way to deal with the crowded class and said that she would give us an answer in the next two days..."

"So we are here today. We are really sorry to disturb you, Miss Jingzi."

Gu Yiwu looked at the other brothers in the pavilion, then smiled bitterly at them and said:

"The teacher is very busy and often gets so engrossed in writing that he forgets to attend classes. For example, the day before yesterday, the teacher forgot to attend my calligraphy class at Zhengyi Hall. This is the third class he has forgotten. The next mid-month exam is coming up soon. Sigh."

Han Wenfu and several senior students around him nodded.

Seeing this, Jingzi also nodded, "Oh, so I said so much, just to say that my husband is wrong, trouble everyone to wait here, I want to give a good welcome."

"No, no."

Gu Yiwu, Han Wenfu and several other seniors quickly waved their hands and shook their heads, not daring to say anything wrong about the woman in Confucian clothes who was writing in the flower garden.

Jingzi had a blank expression on her face. "Oh, I'm not saying that the teacher is wrong. I mean, it's all Jingzi's fault. It's my fault that I didn't remind the teacher to go to class in time. So I have to trouble everyone to wait here. You come so early in the morning. I want to welcome you with a smile. Then how about offering you a cup of hot tea with both hands to warm you up?"

Gu Yiwu: “…”

Han Wenfu: “…”

Several seniors: "..."

Wow, where did Mr. Zhu find this magical servant?

Everyone in the pavilion looked at the little blue-dressed girl standing outside the pavilion in silence, feeling a headache. However, how could they dare to offend her now and ask her to serve tea as an apology? Not letting you serve her tea was good enough, but you also want this girl to bow her head.

At this time, the men in the waiting pavilion, who were all heads of the Mo Chi Academy and respected by the students, hurriedly smiled and apologized to the young lady.

"Miss Jingzi, you are joking. How dare we have such an idea?"

"Miss Jingzi, please don't torture us."

Everyone was talking, and one of the seniors said sincerely: "Yes, Miss Jingzi, you are still young and growing up. You should sleep more and get up early in the morning to open the door for us..."

Jingzi: “???”

Gu Yiwu and Han Wenfu took a deep breath when they heard this, and looked at the man who dared to say that the girl in blue was "small" in amazement.

Jingzi straightened her chest and put her hands on her hips, but then she lowered her chest, squinted her eyes, and took a deep breath...

Not long.

The girl in blue severely beat up the men in the pavilion who were "watching her through the cracks". No one could escape, not even those who were watching the show.

After finishing, Jingzi turned around and stood at the door of the pavilion. She clapped her hands and glanced at the seniors from Mo Chi Academy who were complaining bitterly behind her.

The latter quickly looked away, not daring to look at the small figure blocking the doorway that was half their height shorter than them.

Jingzi turned her head with her back to everyone, her little face facing the flower bed. At a certain moment, her big black and white eyes turned smartly and her eyebrows raised.

In fact, apart from venting his anger just now, there was some intention in making things difficult for the guys behind him.

Because they are actually all Sister Yu’s opponents.

To some extent.

According to her understanding of the Confucian academy system, being a senior among the new students is not actually completely selfless in serving the students, but has certain hidden bonuses that are silently recorded on the roster of a certain academy.

And if a certain school can win first place in the mid-month exam, and even become the first among the six schools of the whole school year after several times, then in addition to all the students of this school being able to get extra points in the apprenticeship ceremony a year later and gain more favor from the teachers of the academy, the seniors of this school will also be able to move up a certain list, get more extra points, and be one step closer to the highest honor in the eyes of the scholars of the academy.

Sister Yu is excellent enough, but being excellent is not enough. The title of "Reading Seed" is too complicated to obtain. It requires more bonus points and contributions to the academy. The bonus points from the top-ranked senior are very important...

Therefore, Jingzi had actually seen through the hidden ambitions of the seniors behind her very early on. Well, a certain toad named "Han" was a little different. His ambition was even greater. He wanted to eat a swan. Jingzi curled her lips.

Of course, these thoughts of the crowd are not actually bad or dirty thoughts. It doesn’t matter if they are said openly, but some things are meaningless when they are said out loud...

Suddenly, there was another unclear knock on the yard door.

Jingzi, who had a stern face, suddenly smiled brightly and ran to open the door.

Hearing the familiar knock on the door, Han Wenfu's eyes lit up and he tilted his head.

Seeing this, several seniors in the pavilion turned around and saw Jingzi running to the door and slamming it open.

"Sister Yu."

She called out crisply and then bowed.

There was silence outside the door for a moment, and suddenly a small hand as white as fine jade reached in and adjusted the page boy's hat on Jingzi's head that was about to slide down towards her forehead.

Then, in front of everyone's gaze, Yu Huaijin walked into the door.

"Sir, are you writing again?"

Yu Huaijin asked softly.

"Yeah," Jingzi nodded with a smile, looked behind her, and then closed the door, "Sister Bifang hasn't come back yet... Sister Yu, the master is in the flower garden in front, you can go directly to her if you have anything."

Yu Huaijin nodded, and then she glanced around, just passing over the few people in the waiting pavilion. Without lingering for too long, she looked around the yard carefully, and in the flower bed in the distance, there was no shadow of someone.

Jingzi asked curiously, "Sister Yu, what are you looking for?"

Yu Huaijin shook his head, his eyes calm, and said nothing. Then he turned around and walked towards the waiting booth next to the door...