Ke Lianwu looked at Qiu Tingxuan, who was standing there like a wooden stake, and thought to herself: "I once met him with my adoptive father, back then I only felt that he was as elegant and refined as Young Master Qiu, but also had a deep mind. Such a person with both appearance and talent will surely become an extraordinary figure in the future! But now looking at his current state, it's far from comparable to our young master!"

  She said: "My young master said that Master Qiu will definitely come back. If he doesn't come back, then he's a beast!"

  "Fortunately you're back, otherwise you'd have become a beast!"

  Qiu Tingxuan snapped back to attention, his eyebrows shooting up as he barked: "What did you just say?"

  Ke Lianwu said: "Qiu Gongzi's studies are heavy, but he suddenly came to visit, and there is also Mr. Cheng accompanying him, and you yourself are not ill, so coming to my Wang family can only have one possibility, that is, someone in your family has fallen ill, and the person who is ill must be a close relative. With Mr. Cheng accompanying him, it means that no one in Xuzhou City can cure your relative's illness, which is why they sought out my family. If you leave in a huff and don't come back, it would prove that you don't care about your relative's suffering at all, what kind of person are you if not a beast?"

  Qiu Tingxuan fell into a wooden chicken state again, I didn't say that my father was ill, but that little boy could infer it, this person is not inferior to me in intelligence!

  Cheng Jisheng listened to the young girl's mouthful of curses, but instead of getting angry, he found it somewhat amusing. This time, he managed to hold back his temper and didn't even touch his beard!

  Ke Lian's heart sighed, feeling a bit disappointed and also a bit happy, but the happiness was more than the disappointment.

  As a woman of the Tang Dynasty, Hamiti has always deliberately cultivated her, so her vision in this era is not bad. She had seen the most promising one before, Qiu Tingxuan. In her small heart, she had always taken him as a model, thinking that young talents were like this. Today, she suddenly found out that her former idol was a wooden chicken, and her brilliant image collapsed instantly, it's hard to avoid feeling disappointed. How did she used to think he was so pleasing to the eye?!

  Fortunately, the current young master Wang Ping'an is far superior to Qiu Tingxuan in terms of ability and ideas. Wang Ping'an is her future reliance, and with such a promising reliance, she will naturally be delighted!

  Ke Lian knew in her heart that she recognized Qiu Tingxuan, but he might not necessarily remember her. However, it didn't matter; she believed that from today on, this Mr. Qiu would definitely know who she was!

  The girl continued: "Since you are here to seek medical treatment on behalf of your relative, Mr. Qiu, as soon as you entered my house, not only did you not rush to speak about the illness with a worried look, but instead, you wanted to test my young master first. So, my young master said that your relative must be suffering from a non-urgent condition, probably a common disease, and there might have been some mistake in the medication. You want to test my young master's knowledge first, lest another wrong prescription is given, otherwise, you wouldn't do this!"

  Qiu Tingxuan's face remained wooden, but in his heart he thought: "This young man surnamed Wang is quite something! The way he described the events was as if I had seen them with my own eyes. It seems that he is a bit smarter than me... Hmm, apparently in some aspects, he is a little bit smarter than me!"

  Cheng Ji Sheng couldn't help but stroke his beard, and said with a smile: "Well done, little friend! It seems that not only is your medical skill impressive, but your reasoning skills are also quite sharp. With this kind of ability, even if you can't become a doctor in the future, becoming a judge wouldn't be bad either!"

  Colleen Fog said: "Since it's not urgent, then my young master said... said..." but didn't continue.

  Cheng Jisheng glanced at Qiu Tingxuan and asked on his behalf: "What did your young master say?"

  Ke Lianwu smiled slightly and said, "He said he wants to take a short nap and rest for a while."

  The wooden chicken on his face flew away with a "whoosh", and Qiu Tingxuan shouted: "What is he going to do? Go to sleep?"

  "Yes, otherwise go to sleep for a while, recharge your energy, and then how can Master Qiu be compared? Your question, my young master will answer, want to hear your sweet words, it's exhausting; if he can't answer, he'll have to listen to your ridicule, maybe he'll get angry and won't be able to sleep at night, so do you think he won't go to bed early?" Ke Lianwu said seriously, then turned around and walked away!

  With a flutter, the wooden chicken flew back and landed on Qiu Tingxuan's face! He stuttered: "S-she said what does it mean?" But in his heart, there was a voice shouting: "He saw through my intentions and came up with a countermeasure in an instant, could it be that he is not just smarter than me by a little bit, but..."

  "What's the meaning? What else could it mean, it's your own meaning! Everyone already knows what you're getting at, and you still have the nerve to ask! You think you can play arrogant, but others just smile and take advantage of your arrogance, making a small fortune inside and outside the court. You try to play tricks again, thinking you can trap others, but in the end, the rope ends up around your own neck! You'd better swallow your pride and admit defeat, what's there to hesitate about!"

  He sighed and said: "Alright, I'll go to the backyard and ask Old Master Wang to persuade Ping'an to hurry up and make a diagnosis, then we can take him into town to see the old master!"

  Qiu Tingxuan uttered an "oh" and said, "Well, well, thank you, Mr. Cheng!" His confidence had taken a big hit. Usually, he thought of himself as superior to others and looked down on them, but today he suddenly discovered that someone was even stronger than him, and this person didn't seem to think much of him either. So his confidence was on the verge of collapse, his mind in chaos, unsure what to say next.

  Cheng Ji Sheng went to the backyard, found Wang You Cai and Yang Shi, told them about the matter, it was to go see Qiu Wen Pu for illness, that is a big shot who can't be messed with, curing his illness will bring many benefits, so let Ping An Xiao You hurry up and set off!

  Wang Youcai was very easy-going and immediately agreed. He also invited Cheng Jisheng to return to the front yard to accompany Qiu Gongzi, so Cheng Jisheng had no choice but to go back.

  Something happened in the front yard, how could Wang Youcai not know about it? Ke Lianwu was speaking in the front yard when Ding Danru ran over to tell them about it.

  Yang said: "Last time wasn't it about this mountain owner... Alas, why is he called by such a name, does he have the privilege of holding a tribute? The surname Ha still wants to go ask for his help, now the other party has come to seek him out first, why does Ping An still want to go to sleep?"

  Wang Youcai laughed and said, "The mountain master should be referring to the founding of a sect, I don't quite understand it either! However, our son's move is great, this is called 'luring the enemy in by pretending to retreat', let them understand that it's not just us making demands on them, they also have something to ask of us!"

  Yang said: "Do you still want to go wake up Ping'an?"

  "What's the point of calling? Come on, let's go to the backyard and take a stroll. Watch me throw stones into the pond. I used to be able to skip two stones, but now I can skip three!" Wang Youcai pulled Yang's hand, and the couple walked towards the backyard, heading for the sunset glow!

  Cheng Ji Sheng returned to the front yard and saw Qiu Ting Xuan still standing there, so he went forward to comfort him: "I've spoken with Old Master Wang, he's gone to persuade Ping An Xiao You, he'll be out soon."

  Qiu Tingxuan nodded silently and after a while, suddenly asked: "Is he also taking the imperial examination next year, in the Prodigy category?"

  Cheng Ji shook his head and said: "It's a medical subject, not a jinshi subject!"

  Qiu Tingxuan finally let out a long sigh of relief. It's better if it's not the Imperial Examination, otherwise, it would be a formidable opponent!

  They waited until the sun set and the sky turned dark, which made Qiu Tingxuan anxious. Several times he wanted to run to the backyard, but was pulled back by Cheng Jisheng. Since they can make you wait outside, they must have thought about what you would do if you couldn't wait any longer. They already have a way to deal with it, so just calm down!

  The sound of footsteps echoed, and a young girl walked out from the backyard, but it wasn't the blonde-haired, blue-eyed one. Instead, it was a delicate-looking maiden. The maiden walked to the front hall and recited: "Who is the first to awaken from a great dream? My whole life has been spent in idleness. I've slept enough in the spring breeze of the thatched cottage, and outside the window, the sun is already high!"

  Qiu Tingxuan was taken aback and said: "What kind of poem is this, it's all over the place. If it's a five-character verse, why does the second line have an extra character?"

  The girl explained: "'I' is the young master, but I am not the young master, so I cannot say 'I know myself', I must say 'the young master knows himself'!" She was none other than Ding Danruo.

  Cheng Ji Sheng pulled one of Qiu Ting Xuan's arms and said: "What's with the five-character verses and six-character verses, Wang Ping An has woken up!"

  Two people were about to head to the backyard when they saw Wang Ping'an hurry out, followed by the blonde-haired and blue-eyed little maid. As soon as he came out, Wang Ping'an said: "I just heard my father say that it was Master Qiu who was ill, why didn't you tell me earlier! Hurry up, let's quickly enter the city, if we're late, the city gate will be closed!" After speaking, he ran out of the yard like a gust of wind, and the two little maids behind him were not slow either.

  "Hey, how did this turn into my fault...?" Qiu Tingxuan stuttered. He turned around to see Lian Chengji also running out, and he hastily said: "Wait, what's going on? I'm the family member!" He quickly ran out of the Wang estate as well.

  After a few people got on the carriage, Wang Ping'an repeatedly urged the horse to run faster, lest they couldn't enter the city and delay Old Mountain Master's illness.

  Qiu Tingxuan, what's with your attitude? Who slept in till now and just got up? Obviously it was you who did it on purpose, but now you're saying that I didn't tell you early enough that my father is ill, and that I'm the one who's wrong. You're making yourself out to be completely right! But he learned his lesson from Wang Ping'an's toughness, and no longer dared to nitpick. Whatever three questions or five questions, he didn't dare open his mouth to ask again!

  The horse carriage rushed all the way and finally arrived at the gate of Xuzhou, when it reached the entrance of Shantong Academy, there were hundreds of students gathered at the door, looking inside along the main gate, and there were actually 400 or 500 more!

  Qiu Tingxuan's heart tightened. Usually, the class attendance was never so full before. What happened tonight? Ah, I see, the list thing has been leaked!

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  Chronic Pharyngitis Diet Therapy - Lung Yin Deficiency Type

  Ophiopogon and broad bean jelly

  Ingredients: Ophiopogon japonicus 20g, peas 150g, white sugar 200g, gelatin 2g, a small amount of green plum and osmanthus.

  Method: Boil peas in clear water until tender, then use a fine mesh sieve to remove the skin and turn into sand. Boil agar and Ophiopogon japonicus together until the agar dissolves, add white sugar, then put in green plum and osmanthus. Spread the pea sand in a bowl, then mix in the agar sugar water, let cool, then refrigerate.

  Nourishing yin and descending fire, benefiting qi and relieving throat dryness.

  Usage: Take with meals as needed.