Ye Ruoxi had already given a general introduction to Master Yaji. She looked around twice again, and finally turned to the southeast corner, which was the direction that Ye Ruoxi had ignored before, intentionally or unintentionally.
There is a clump of green bamboo in the southeast corner of Yaji, and under the bamboo there is a chessboard made of quince wood, with a man and a woman sitting opposite each other.
It's just that these two people are not playing chess at this time, the chess pieces on the chessboard have been played.
The man on the white chess piece is looking down at a book. A thick book is placed between his knees. He holds two white Go pieces in one hand and turns them over between his fingers. He lifts his fingers with the other hand and slowly turns the pages of the book.
The man was flipping through the book casually, seemingly immersed in what he was reading and not paying attention to what was going on at the gathering.
Therefore, when everyone at the gathering followed Ye Ruoxi's gaze, he ignored it and did not raise his head.
The man was dressed in simple black uniforms. Although his head was lowered, he could still tell that he looked like a jade crown.
The woman opposite him is also similar to him.
The girl from Heizi Fang was just wearing a simple Taiyifu student uniform. Compared to most of the women at the gathering, her appearance was sparse and ordinary. She was calmly raising her hands to clean up the chessboard and throwing the white and black pieces into the box.
, even a small thing is done with concentration.
Ye Ruoxi's eyes naturally ignored the young man who was looking down at the book again. She smiled at the Heizifang woman and introduced to the academicians:
"This is Senior Sister Yunzi from Taiyi Mansion. I have admired Senior Sister Yunzi for a long time, but Senior Sister has always been out. I didn't expect to meet her this time in Nuanxi Bamboo Garden. Junior Sister Kongyi and Mr. Du are really amazing.
, even Senior Sister Yunzi was invited, which really gave me an advantage. Haha, I heard that Senior Sister Yunzi is preparing to go into seclusion and cast the golden elixir. Here, the junior brothers and sisters wish Senior Sister Yunzi a great success in the golden elixir, a high-grade elixir, and a smooth completion of the course.
."
Everyone echoed.
Yunzi smiled and nodded, "Thank you, junior brothers and sisters, for your concern."
Zhao Rong stopped his thoughts and looked up at this female student who was estimated to be the most cultivated student in the Yaji. As for the man with his head bowed sitting opposite her, Zhao Rong was also a little curious. Unfortunately, Ye Ruoxi and Yunzi exchanged pleasantries.
After saying this, he looked away again without any intention of introducing the unknown man.
What interested Zhao Rong even more was that after finishing her words, Senior Sister Yunzi continued to clean up the chess board. After patiently sorting all the chess pieces on the chess piers into the corresponding chess boxes, except for the two white pieces in the man's hand, she
, she took out a tea set, brewed a cup of tea, then stood up slightly, brought the tea cup to the man's hand with both hands, and spoke softly.
The man lowered his head and nodded slightly, picked up the teacup and took a sip without raising his head, and continued to flip through the book.
Yunzi sat aside and waited quietly.
This man and woman, who were like masters and servants, were like outsiders, incompatible with this Nuanxi gathering, and kept to themselves, without joining in the excitement of the crowd.
As for this scene, it was not only Zhao Rong who noticed it. The students of the Taiqing Mansion at the gathering were all monks with good hearing and eyesight. No one was blind, but not many people looked at it curiously. Most of them reacted indifferently, as if they had already known.
Take it for granted.
Zhao Rong watched it for a while and stopped paying attention. He had already known this for a long time that the four palaces of Taiqing were Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
After introducing everyone, Ye Ruoxi smiled and joked:
"It's hard for everyone to listen to my talkative chatter for so long, but after this introduction, everyone should be familiar with me, so don't be cautious next time, let's get lively."
She glanced at Li Jinshu, who had a serious expression next to her with a smile, "This time we are holding an elegant gathering in this green mountain and green water. Although the main purpose is to recite poetry and discuss knowledge, since it is an elegant gathering, there must be elegant people and elegant people.
We need to be entertained when doing things, and there are so many beauties here, so we can’t be bored all the time. Listening to your men’s long talks, we have to organize some interesting activities that both men and women can participate in. Haha, I just thought of an interesting
The idea..."
Ye Ruoxi paused, looked around the audience, and saw that most people were looking at her and listening. Ye Ruoxi raised her hand, raised her index finger and tapped it, and continued to smile:
"Well, what is it specifically? Let me explain it first. Not everyone has arrived yet. Let's wait for another quarter of an hour so that the red carp girls can arrange the items first. After a quarter of an hour, we can have a good talk with you.
"
After saying this, everyone laughed and dispersed, starting to have fun.
It was in the morning, the sun was shining brightly, the breeze passed through the gaps in the bamboo leaves, and together with the tiny brilliance, decorated the elegant gathering by the Nuanxi River, with the young students and scholars.
Some people are having fun alone, enjoying themselves, listening to the waves in the bamboo forest, fishing in the warm stream, resting on rocks, or burning incense and painting...
There are also some men who gather together to have fun, one person plays the piano, and several people gather around the spring to cook tea.
Those women with refined looks ran in groups to the upper reaches of the Nuan River, avoiding the sight of the men, and took off their socks to wash their feet by the stream hidden in the forest.
The sound of splashing in the stream was faintly heard, accompanied by bursts of laughter like silver bells. They must be splashing water again, and Luo Shang was wet...
The clear timbres of the women each have their own characteristics.
Some men who heard it downstream couldn't help but look at each other in confusion.
"Junior brother, don't look at anything inappropriate and don't listen to anything inappropriate."
Zhao Rong, who was making tea with his senior brother, twitched his lips when he heard his words.
He glanced at Li Jinshu, who was making tea with a straight face, and was speechless.
Senior brother, you told me not to listen to any ill manners, then why are you blushing? Did you hear Miss Ye’s laughter just now?
"Okay, cough, senior brother, your tea spilled..."
More than a quarter of an hour later, everyone returned with smiles one after another. Ye Ruoxi clapped her hands crisply, and everyone gathered around her again.
Ye Ruoxi glanced down the mountain and saw that her cousin hadn't come yet, so she hesitated a little. She thought about it and was about to speak.
Just now.
In the field of vision, not far below, two women were walking up the mountain.
Ye Ruoxi took the first glance and saw clearly the woman walking in front, and her eyes lit up.
We finally arrived. Well, this pretty little girl is dressed very well. Hey, who is the woman in the underskirt at the back? She looks familiar... Oh, no, how could she wear such beautiful clothes...
…
The first of the two women to go up the mountain was Ye Lanzhi, who had not come yet.
And when Ye Ruoxi saw the woman behind Ye Lanzhi clearly, her eyes were blank at first, and then gradually showed surprise.
Everyone at the gathering saw that Ye Ruoxi remained silent and twisted her neck stiffly. Her eyes seemed to be fixed in a certain direction, standing motionless on the spot. They couldn't help but turn their heads to follow her gaze.
I saw that the woman led up the mountain by Ye Lanzhi... turned out to be Zhao Lingfei.
And the most surprising thing is that today's Zhao Lingfei no longer wears the simple dress of the past.
Although her hair is still tied up in a wooden hairpin, her small oval face is lightly made up, her eyes are like autumn water reflecting the moon, her eyebrows are like distant mountains with daisy in them, and her skin is like a peach blossom with a smile.
The originally delicate face became more delicate and fairer, and the tear mole under the left eye seemed to have been slightly touched with a red pen, making it darker, making Yiren's cold face softer.
Just like late at night in summer, the bright moon falls into the water and is blown by the wind. Its rounded arc melts a little. It originally looked lonely and cold, but now it is hazy and gentle.
This is Zhao Lingfei wearing light makeup.
If the students of the mansion remember correctly, Junior Sister Lingfei has been wearing no makeup since she returned to Taiqing Mansion at the beginning of the year. Today, it is the first time in half a year that she appears with such light makeup.
And that's not all, Zhao Lingfei no longer wears plain white clothes, but wears a moon-white chest-length brocade skirt.
Some thoughtful people among the people in the mansion gradually opened their eyes. This must be the first time since Zhao Lingfei entered the mansion. She has never seen her wearing such feminine and soft clothes before.
By the Nuan River, the air at the elegant gathering slowly became silent.
Zhao Lingfei walked toward the gathering with long steps. Her outfit surprised everyone in the gathering even more than her sudden arrival today.
Many people opened their mouths slightly, and some men even had a look of shock in their eyes.
Some of them suddenly frowned, and they had to think again of the rumors that had been circulating in a small area and gradually spreading in the palace recently, about Zhao Lingfei's husband... They shook their heads slightly, a little unbelievable... Could it be true?
?
The arrival of Concubine Zhao Ling was like blowing a pond of spring water, and everyone had different reactions.
Liu Kongyi, who had been staring at the stream in a daze, no longer looked as boring as before. Instead, he looked at Concubine Zhao Ling without blinking for some time.
After seeing her makeup, Liu Kongyi's eyes gradually narrowed and flickered.
The strange dragon carp waving its tail silently in the air stopped beside her.
not far away.
Under the bamboo forest, on the side of the chessboard, the man who had been looking down at the book before suddenly looked up the first second Zhao Lingfei appeared in the field of vision.
As soon as he stopped moving, he didn't see any movement. The two white stones that had been jumping between his fingers for a whole morning were gone.
At the same second, a clear and pleasant sound of jade clashing came from the chess box.
Ji Gan looked straight at Zhao Lingfei who was walking towards her, his pupils narrowed slightly.
Yunzi on the side saw her young master's reaction, and her ordinary face remained calm.