Chapter 442: Losing Weight and the Triple Denial【Gratitude! Bow again! Owe...】

Sheng family,

First day of school,

the study was very quiet,

Changbai, Zaizhang, and the others were all looking at the desktops in front of them.

"Achoo!"

"Achoo!"

Gu Tingye, who sneezed twice in a row, rubbed his nose,

looked at the white paper in front of him that he had sprayed dirty, and raised his sleeve to wipe it.

But with his arm raised halfway in the air, Gu Tingye shook his head slightly and looked back: "Zhique, bring another piece of new paper."

After Gu Tingye finished speaking, he even glanced at Scholar Zhuang sitting behind the desk.

Qi Heng turned his head at the side and said: "Second Uncle, you didn't catch a cold, did you?"

Gu Tingye shook his head.

Scholar Zhuang tapped the table with his closed folding fan, and after everyone looked over, said: "In the future, when you enter the examination hall, the answer paper in front of you will determine your future, so you must protect it well."

"In a situation like Yuan Erlang's, you must definitely turn your head to the side!"

"Yes, Scholar."

Xu Zaijing and the others sat behind the desks and bowed in response.

"Continue answering the questions."

The study fell into silence again.

From time to time, there were subtle sounds of Seeing Mo Lan and Rulan turning pages, but one was reading a poetry collection, and the other was reading a storybook.

Until the Wu hour (11:30 AM),

Scholar Zhuang lay on the Arhat chair in the study, snoring lightly.

The three Lans of the Sheng family stood up quietly and walked near Scholar Zhuang, bowed, and left the study.

Xu Zaijing and the other five were still writing furiously behind their desks.

When the Sheng family servants sent lunch, the six of them ate without speaking.

The sunset tilted to the west,

Scholar Zhuang looked at the people in the study who were either checking their "paper surface" or still writing furiously! "Those who haven't finished must also hand it in!"

Hearing this,

Changfeng, who was sitting at the very back still writing with his head down, became even more anxious.

After a while,

everyone handed in their papers.

Scholar Zhuang looked at the handwriting on everyone's answer papers, noncommittally used the paperweight on the desk to press down all the answer papers: "I will comment on your schoolwork tomorrow, let's dismiss for today."

Everyone in the study bowed one after another: "Thank you, Scholar, for your teachings!"

"Mm."

Leaving the Sheng family study together with Zaizhang,

on the way back to Quyuanjie,

Qingcao in the carriage looked at Xu Zaijing from time to time.

Xu Zaijing, sitting in the center, lifted the carriage curtain by himself, looking at the Bianjing street scene that was gradually becoming lively.

When crossing the bridge,

the carriage body tilted slightly upward,

and Qingcao, sitting on the side of the carriage, hurriedly smoothed the carriage to stabilize her figure. Looking at her young master's gaze, Qingcao hesitated: "Young Master, this servant has something, I don't know if I should say it or not."

"Speak."

Qingcao opened her big eyes and pursed her lips:

"Young Master, this servant noticed after the New Year that Da Niangzi Minglan looks a bit different, but I can't say where it's different!"

Xu Zaijing put down the hand lifting the carriage curtain and pondered for a moment: "She has lost some weight on her face!"

Qingcao thought for a while and nodded hurriedly: "Right! Young Master is truly amazing!"

Xu Zaijing patted Qingcao on the head.

"When Da Niangzi Minglan was fat before, you couldn't tell, but after losing weight, this servant thinks she is becoming more and more beautiful."

After finishing, Qingcao added herself:

"But that's right, her mother Wei Xiaoniang was very good-looking and her embroidery skills were so good! This servant thinks Da Niangzi Minglan looks more like Wei Xiaoniang!"

"Young Master, just now when this servant came out behind you, I saw the Little Duke Qi also look at Da Niangzi Minglan several times!"

Xu Zaijing looked at Qingcao: "Such words cannot be said randomly to others, be careful of ruining someone's reputation."

"This servant knows, this servant only tells Young Master."

Qingcao hurriedly promised.

Xu Zaijing nodded, thinking about the white and fat girl he saw today.

It was dark last night,

Xu Zaijing didn't see Minglan's appearance very clearly.

Today at the start of school,

Xu Zaijing saw Minglan in the morning light.

He had seen Wei Xiaoniang a few times, and Sheng Hong even more often.

It must be said that Minglan, who had lost a little weight, could vaguely see the advantages of both Wei Xiaoniang and Sheng Hong in her appearance.

The hands and faces of his own twin maids were very white, and natural beauty was the true portrayal of their appearance.

But sometimes when standing with Minglan, their skin color was still slightly inferior.

The sound of the carriage wheels...

Amidst the noisy clamor, peddling, shouting, and soliciting customers in Bianjing City,

the carriage returned to Quyuanjie.

Xu Zaijing had just stepped off the carriage at the second gate,

when he saw his own courtyard maid Yunxiang standing there.

"Yunxiang, why are you here?"

Yunxiang bowed: "Young Master, the Sixth Young Master of the Liang family has arrived, the Madam asked the nanny to lead the guest to our courtyard."

Xu Zaijing looked at the sky in the west and shook his head: "It's a bit late to go out and play at this time."

As he spoke,

he walked through the corridor and returned to his courtyard.

After entering the room and looking at Liang Han, who was not old but had a face full of thoughtful expression, Xu Zaijing smiled: "Liang Liu Lang, why come to me at this time? Could it be you want to sponge a dinner at my house?"

"Jing Ge'er!"

Liang Han stood up, bowed, and shook his head: "I don't visit the temple without a reason today, I really have something to ask!"

Xu Zaijing stopped joking and said solemnly: "What's wrong?"

Liang Han looked at Xu Zaijing: "My mother went to the Marquis Ningyuan's residence this morning to help someone look at a marriage, but after returning at noon, her body felt a bit unwell!"

Xu Zaijing frowned: "Didn't you invite the Imperial Physician?"

"I invited them, but they were all helpless; it's an old ailment of my mother's for many years."

"So...?" Xu Zaijing looked at Liang Han and asked.

Liang Han bowed: "I heard that you and that physician from the Yu family have a good relationship, so I came to you on the way to ask you to go with me; having you with me is always better."

Looking at Xu Zaijing's confused appearance, Liang Han explained: "The news that Little Physician Yu cured the Old Madam of the Yu family and saved Rui Ge'er has spread throughout Bianjing! Now there are many high-ranking officials and noble families inviting him!"

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Let's go, let's go now."

Marquis Yongchang Liang family,

in the courtyard,

lanterns were hanging in the corridor,

and the lanterns with very unique shapes were swaying lightly in the north wind.

Behind the shadows of the rockery and trees not far from the lamplight, one could vaguely see the bright yellow candlelight filtering through the window paper.

In the bedroom,

Madam Wu was lying on the bed with a frown and an ugly face; this uncomfortable appearance was completely different from her crisp appearance during the day.

The Marquis Yongchang sat on the embroidered stool beside the bed and said to Madam Wu with a smile: "I didn't expect Liang Liu Lang to have such filial piety, actually inviting Little Physician Yu!"

Madam Wu's frowned brows relaxed slightly, and a smile appeared on the corners of her mouth: "The Marquis is right, in the future, when punishing him, we should still be lighter."

The Marquis Yongchang shook his head with a smile, and just as he was about to speak, Jin Chui Mama said at the bedroom door: "Marquis, the little physician asks you to go over."

"Go!"

Madam Wu's brows frowned again, and she waved her hand.

The Marquis Yongchang stood up and walked outside the bedroom.

Xu Zaijing, who was in the outer room, hurriedly bowed: "Uncle!"

The Marquis Yongchang nodded with a smile, signaling Xu Zaijing that there was no need for courtesy, and then looked at Yu Huguang: "Physician Yu, Madam she..."

Yu Huguang bowed in return: "Marquis, although my experience in the Northwest has improved my medical skills, I am ultimately not a specialist in gynecology."

Hearing this, the Marquis Yongchang and Liang Han both felt a bit disappointed.

"I can certainly remove the pain for Madam, but it is treating the symptoms but not the root cause; if you want to eradicate Madam's illness, it is better to invite a good physician who specializes in gynecology."

"I remember my grandfather told me before that there is a female physician who married a physician from the Imperial Medical Academy... her family learning specializes in gynecology, and her medical skills are superb, but unfortunately, she has been away from the capital for a long time."

The Marquis Yongchang at the side asked in confusion: "Which female physician is it?"

It is no wonder the Marquis Yongchang didn't know; it is really because when women from high-ranking households invite people to see a doctor, if they are not careful, rumors will spread, so inviting a female physician naturally involves a lot of concealment.

A gynecological sage like Old Madam He, who is extremely powerful, is also extremely difficult to become famous.

Plus, after Old Madam He married, she helped her husband and taught her children; after so many years, very few people know her name.

"Uncle, it should be the He family of Baishitan, whose ancestors founded the Baishitan Academy, and the family members are in..."

Xu Zaijing said at the side.

Listening to the origin of the He family, the Marquis Yongchang said:

"Oh~ I vaguely heard of their family when I was young... Baishitan is thousands of miles away from Bianjing, the road is long, it is not easy to invite people over!"

Although the Marquis Yongchang's residence has a very good momentum in Bianjing,

the ancestors of the He family of Baishitan also produced several high-ranking officials, and there were officials who came from the Baishitan Academy.

The Old Madam He married into a side branch, but it is not a family that can be summoned and dismissed at will.

Liang Han said: "Father, then we can go to Baishitan to find someone!"

The Marquis Yongchang shook his head: "Our family has many affairs in Bianjing, no one can support it without your mother, and your mother will not agree to leave the capital for a place thousands of miles away."

Xu Zaijing pondered for a while and said: "Uncle, Liang Liu Lang! I often heard my Second Sister-in-law mention this Old Madam He at home before; Old Madam He returned to Baishitan also because her daughter-in-law's illness worsened, so I think it is not easy to come."

Hearing this, the Marquis Yongchang and Liang Han felt even more disappointed.

Xu Zaijing continued:

"But, Big Brother Yu's medical skills are superb, and my residence also has a female physician; perhaps we can write the pulse-taking insights of the two physicians into a letter and send it to Baishitan. Whether the letter comes to Bianjing or the person comes to Bianjing, if they can consult, it is good."

"My great-aunt and Old Madam He are close friends, I will ask my great-aunt to write a letter and send it together."

A physician seeing a doctor pays attention to looking, listening, asking, and feeling the pulse; Yu Huguang being a man is indeed a bit inconvenient.

Yu Huguang nodded: "This can be considered a method."

Subsequently,

Yu Huguang wrote a prescription and grabbed medicine.

Xu Zaijing walked to the bedroom door and said goodbye to Madam Wu.

Returning to Quyuanjie again,

Xu Zaijing specifically went to his mother Madam Sun's courtyard.

Listening to Xu Zaijing's narration, Madam Sun patted the chair armrest with annoyance on her face: "Madam Wu... actually hid this from me!"

After finishing, Madam Sun looked at Xu Zaijing.

Back then, when the Imperial Prince Zhao Fang had his throat stuck by something, the physician on duty when Xu Zaijing took action to save him was a relative of Old Madam He.

Afterward, Old Madam He specifically came to the Marquis residence to thank them.

Plus the relationship with the Sheng Old Madam, the two families still had some origins.

"Mother, just write the letter, whether she comes or not is entirely up to Old Madam He."

Xingguo Lane,

Marquis Ningyuan's residence,

after dinner,

Gu Tingye raised his head to look at Madam Bai, then looked at Pingmei before saying: "Mother, Sister-in-law, you have been looking at me like this since I returned to the residence, what exactly is wrong?"

Madam Bai and Pingmei looked at each other and said: "Yuan Erlang, you have also reached the age of marriage... Madam Wu came to our house this morning and said that yesterday, on the Lantern Festival, you fell in love at first sight with the Dou family young lady on the street, and your eyes went straight..."

Pingmei said with a suppressed smile: "The Dou family is a Duke's residence, speaking of which, it is a good marriage!"

The more Gu Tingye heard, the wider his eyes widened. Finally, he stood up and waved his hand: "Mother, Sister-in-law, I am not, I didn't, they are making it up!!!"

Looking at Pingmei and Madam Bai's disbelieving appearance,

Gu Tingye said urgently:

"I... I have a young lady I like, it is..."

Gu Tingye stopped in time.

But Madam Bai and Pingmei in the hall were already looking straight at him.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 443 =====