"Not just anyone can enter the Jinghong Literary Society. Inside are people of longstanding fame, and even quite a few court officials. There are very few young scholars, mostly the elders bringing the younger generation to gain insight. Our gatherings are incomparable to theirs. Gu Chengyu is truly on a path to great success."
Everyone understood the person's implication. Though the gathering supposedly had no threshold, it's not something you can enter just by having status.
The attendees of the literary society are Great Scholars and high-ranking officials. If Gu Chengyu attends and aligns with a powerful figure, would this not be the foundation for securing a place in the court? No wonder they felt envy and jealousy!
Feng Sheng listened to the admiration directed at his master's family and then straightened his posture, raising his head as if others were speaking of him.
