Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

"You don't know." Chi Musheng said while holding up his chopsticks.

"They made the test harder for Ziqing this time. In the past, they gave him six questions per stick of incense, but today they gave him eight. Some people even deliberately made comments to distract him. Yet, Ziqing finished everything within the allotted time, and even had some left over."

"really?"

Su Chengfeng's eyes lit up with joy, as if he had heard that his son had become the top scorer in the imperial examination.

While chewing noodles, he patted Lu Ziqing's arm with a smug smile.

"My Ziqing is awesome!"

Lu Ziqing: “…”

He felt that this person's martial arts skills were acceptable, but his praise for others' skills was really...

This kind of praise from a father made him hold his forehead and shake his head in his heart, and he could only laugh awkwardly.

Three bowls of noodles were quickly served on the table, and the group ate while listening to Chi Musheng continue speaking.

"There were also interview questions. Ziqing challenged nearly thirty imperial physicians in the academy by himself, and he answered without a flicker of expression, showing no fear at all. I stood by, clenching my fists tightly, not daring to breathe, for fear that he wouldn't be able to answer."

He became more and more excited as he spoke, and continued after taking a sip of sour plum soup.

"The rest of the conversation was even more dramatic. The doctors, clerks, and other officials took turns to present various difficult questions, turning it into a debate competition. Ziqing answered them fluently, leaving them speechless and leaving them with black faces.

"........."

While eating noodles and listening to his energetic explanation, Lu Ziqing couldn't help but feel that this man didn't look like an imperial physician, but more like a storyteller.

Yang Zhounan listened, glancing at Su Chengfeng's silly look from time to time.

Usually when he follows me around, he never says a word for a long time. He always looks like he has something to say. Apart from talking about serious matters, he never smiles even when he is free.

Now, this man's smile is as mean as it can be. If possible, he really wants to tie his mouth shut with the noodles in the bowl.

Compared to Yang Zhounan's dark face, Xiao Yan also had a habitually expressionless face, but judging from the attentive look on his face as he listened.

Even if it was just a small matter that had nothing to do with him, one could still vaguely see that he was very interested in it.

Maybe he forgot or was careless, but after Xiao Yan finished his noodles and listened, he picked up the cup of sour plum soup next to him and drank it.

My eyes were fixed on Chi Musheng's talkative mouth and smiling face. It was just like paying to listen to a storyteller. It was very enjoyable to listen while drinking.

Yang Zhounan saw this action and expression clearly.

He glanced at Lu Ziqing who seemed a little dazed, then secretly took Xiao Yan's arm and asked in a voice that only this man could hear.

"What are you doing?"

Xiao Yan was caught off guard by the interruption and didn't understand what was happening. "What?"

Yang Zhounan lowered his eyes and gestured at the cup in his hand, saying, "You didn't want it when I bought it just now, so why are you drinking someone else's now?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan subconsciously lowered his eyes to look at the cup in his hand, then immediately turned his head away, only to see Lu Ziqing's embarrassed smile.

"I'll go buy the Marquis another cup. This is the one I've drunk."

Lu Ziqing was about to stand up after he finished speaking. Xiao Yan instinctively reached out and pressed his wrist, coughing dryly and saying, "No, I'm not thirsty anymore."

Soon, the few of them went their separate ways.

In the previous corruption case, Xiao Yan and Lang Si arrested several more people in the underground casino in the past few days.

Without exception, he gave out the names of many high-ranking officials in the imperial court, but still could not find the person he was looking for.

Although the person behind the scenes was not caught, the harvest was still considerable.

The gold seized from the homes of the criminals amounted to one million taels and the silver to thirty million taels.

When Emperor Shengzhi heard this, he was so angry that he almost had a stroke.

The number of items that have been discovered so far is so astonishing, and we don’t know how many have not been discovered.

The three of them walked on the street under the scorching sun, preparing to look for Lang Si.

Su Chengfeng was sweating profusely and his mouth was dry due to the sun.

The sour plum soup tastes good, but I can't stand a few sips.

He immediately set his eyes on the cup in Yang Zhounan's hand and reached out to take it without hesitation, but the man noticed and quickly changed his hand to avoid him.

"What are you doing? You finished your drink and you're trying to steal mine?"

Su Chengfeng rubbed his nose quickly and said, "Hey, why are you so stingy? I'm not trying to steal your wife. Look how nervous you are."

Yang Zhounan was speechless. "You can't drink what I've drunk. If you want to drink it, go buy it yourself."

"Why?" Su Chengfeng looked at him speechlessly, "We are all men, and there are many things to pay attention to."

"Why?" Yang Zhounan said as he drank, "I drank and you drank, isn't this just like a married couple, kissing indirectly?"

"what?"

Su Chengfeng screamed as if he had heard something shocking.

At the same time, he felt it was a bit ridiculous, pointing at him, Yang Zhounan, and the cup and stuttering.

"This... just... drinking water counts as a kiss? Keep making it up!"

I wonder if Su Chengfeng is so casual in his actions and words because he is a chivalrous knight.

Yang Zhounan is his superior on the surface, but he doesn't seem to really regard this person as his superior, and is often quite casual with him.

Seeing that he looked like he would never believe it, Yang Zhounan shook his head speechlessly.

"Then go ahead and ask around, and you'll find out whether what I said is true or not, but..."

He looked inscrutable and said, "Don't blame me for not warning you. With your reckless nature, if you accidentally do something like this one day, there will only be two results."

"Which two?" Su Chengfeng looked at him seriously and asked.

Yang Zhounan said: "Either you get beaten, or they will..."

Not only Su Chengfeng, but also Xiao Yan who was walking in front listened to the final answer.

He had been thinking about the case, but he didn't know when his ears had been fixed on the conversations of the two people chatting behind him.

After waiting for a second, I heard Yang Zhounan's laughter and said, "I'm in love with you!" and then he ran away.

Su Chengfeng followed without exception, and shouted loudly, wanting to "kill" the person who made fun of him.

Xiao Yan froze in place, looking at the two people chasing in front of him, and whispered, "Fall in love?"

Chi Musheng touched his stomach and sighed, "This beef noodle is too big. I'm so full that I don't need to eat again tonight. I can save a meal."

Lu Ziqing looked at the sun with a smile. Seeing that the test time was approaching, he quickened his pace.

The two men crossed an alley, but before they reached the main street, they saw two old men, one sitting and one lying, in the corner of a locust tree.

Judging from his shabby clothes, he doesn't look like a beggar. Instead, he looks like a poor person from a poor family who has no money for medical treatment.

The old man leaning against the tree trunk was still bleeding from his mouth. Chi Musheng glanced at him carelessly and just pushed Lu Ziqing and said, "Hurry up and leave. We are running out of time."

In the past, if Lu Ziqing saw such a thing, he would definitely do something about it, or at least help stop the bleeding.

However, he had no time to care about these things today. He was pushed stiffly, slowly retracting his gaze and walking forward.

Who knows the next moment.

Lu Ziqing felt his legs tighten, and when he turned around, he saw the old man crying and spitting blood, hugging his legs and feet and begging.

"Kind sir, please save my old woman. She is dying. We came to the capital for medical treatment, but our money was robbed on the way and we ended up in this situation."