Early in the morning, Rong Su was awakened by the noisy noise outside.

In a daze, I changed my clothes and walked out of the room, and saw many servants walking up and down the corridor.

They looked very busy, and their faces were filled with excitement.

Rong Su, who was still between waking up and drowsy, didn't understand why they were laughing so happily.

Seeing a young servant passing by, she immediately stopped him.

"What day is it today? Why are you all smiling so happily?"

The servant's smile never faded. He said to Rong Su, "My dear guest, you may not know that the Winter Solstice Festival is the most solemn festival in the Jiang residence. On this day, all servants, maids, and slaves in the mansion will receive three times their usual wages, and they can also leave work an hour early to go home and reunite with their families. How could we not be happy?"

It turns out to be the winter solstice. I didn’t expect that it is already November without me noticing.

"Okay, thank you." Rong Su said politely to the servant.

The servant smiled and said, "You are welcome, my dear guest. By the way, the master, mistress, young lady, and son-in-law will be hosting a banquet at the mansion tonight. Please come and join us. This is the message that the young lady asked me to bring to you, as she is a little busy right now."

After hearing this, Rong Su nodded: "Okay. I understand."

Seeing that the servant had to go out to work, he didn't try to talk to him anymore.

Seeing everyone working happily, Rong Su leaned against the door frame and sighed, "Winter Solstice. A reunion?"

She had forgotten how long it had been since she last celebrated the Winter Solstice. The last time she celebrated this festival was in her previous life.

At that time, my mother and father were still alive. They made delicious dumplings and sweet dumplings for her.

But she would never be able to eat anything like this again.

"Sister Rong? What's wrong with you? Why do you look unhappy?"

Just as he was immersed in sadness, Gu Yuer suddenly appeared out of nowhere and looked at him with a puzzled look on his face.

Coming back to his senses, Rong Su folded his arms, looked at the busy servants, and spoke in a calm voice.

"Nothing. What do you want from me?"

Gu Yuer would usually go to the clinic to help Jiang Yanyu and the others at this time. That's right, even she, the owner of the clinic, rarely goes there, but Gu Yuer seems to be very keen to go to the clinic to help.

Sometimes she didn’t quite understand Gu Yuer’s behavior, but she didn’t want to explore it.

"Ah. There is a girl named Yulan who is looking for you. She is in the side room now." Gu Yuer remembered it immediately after being reminded and said to her.

When mentioning Yulan, Rong Su couldn't help but frown.

"Has she completed what I asked her to do?"

Gu Yu'er seemed to have known about what happened between Yulan and her, so she thought for a moment and said, "That's what Miss Yulan said. She asked me to tell you that she has memorized the herbal book according to your request."

Three days, just three days, and she really did it?

Rong Su pondered for a moment, but still decided to go and take a look. He couldn't rule out the possibility that she was deceiving him.

Let Gu Yuer lead the way, and then they came to the side room.

Yulan was already sitting in a chair waiting for her. When she saw Rong Su coming, her face was filled with excitement. She quickly stood up, looked at her and said, "Doctor Rong!"

She seemed to recall something, took out the herbal book, and then excitedly said to Rong Su, "Doctor Rong, I have memorized this herbal book completely according to your request. You can test me at will!"

Rong Su looked at Magnolia, then asked directly: "What are the characteristics of groundroot? What are its effects? What symptoms does it mainly treat?"

After the question was asked, Yulan started answering in a short while, and she didn't seem to feel any difficulty at all.

"The leaves are round or broadly ovate in shape, with a sharp point at the apex and a heart-shaped base. They are covered with short, soft hairs on both sides, and densely below. They are mainly used to dispel wind and relieve pain, treat iron injuries, and treat rheumatic pain."

Gu Yuer ran over and took the book from Yulan's hand and began to read it. As she read, an expression of surprise appeared on her face.

He looked at Rong Su again and exclaimed in amazement, "Every word is correct."

She knew it without Gu Yuer's explanation. After all, she had memorized this herbal book by heart.

Looking at Yulan again, she was looking at him with a desire to be recognized in her eyes.

Rong Su remained unmoved and continued to pose the question: "Blood-stained leaves."

As soon as the question was asked, Yulan couldn't wait to answer.

"The base is obliquely heart-shaped, with purple crouching spiny hairs on the upper side and purple underneath. It can be used to stop bleeding, cool blood, relieve pain, treat snake bites, dysentery, etc."

Gu Yuer began to flip through the book again, and the expression of admiration on her face was completely revealed, even to the point of being exaggerated.

“It’s still exactly the same!”

After hearing this, Yulan unconsciously showed a hint of embarrassment on her face, but her eyes were always on Rong Su, and her eyes were full of hope to get Rong Su's approval and recognition.

Her eyes were so fiery that Rong Su naturally saw it, but she didn't trust this person.

"Yes, you did what I asked."

After receiving Rong Su's approval, Yulan's face instantly showed excitement.

"Then am I qualified to be your apprentice?"

Seeing her expression so passionate, Rong Su still said cruelly: "You can't do it for the time being."

This sentence undoubtedly extinguished all the enthusiasm that Yulan had just expressed, just like a passion being instantly extinguished by cold water.

"Did I do something wrong? If I didn't memorize one herbal book enough, I can always memorize another one."

She didn't give up, nor was she willing to give in. She watched Rong Su begging and pleading.

Facing Yulan's pleading, Rong Su's expression was cold and her attitude was firm: "Memorizing the herbal book is just the basics. Unless you can identify all the herbs in the herbal book in real life, I will really consider you."

Being put in such a difficult situation, Rong Su felt that Yulan should feel humiliated and would retreat.

Unexpectedly, Yulan actually looked at her seriously and replied, "Okay! I'll go back and study again, carefully identifying herbs. I won't give up."

After saying that, she bowed to Rong Su, then turned around and left with a firm attitude.

Yulan's attitude infected Gu Yu'er. She walked over to Rong Su, feeling a little sorry and sympathetic towards Yulan. "Sister Rong, I think Miss Yulan is very serious. She seems very sincere in wanting to be your apprentice. Don't you really want to consider it?"

It is undeniable that Rong Su did see perseverance and persistence in Yulan, but this cannot eliminate her doubts about her.

There was suspicion from the beginning that this person was using the people to force her to submit. Although she didn't know whether it was her illusion, she would rather kill one by mistake than let one go.

Just as she was about to say something, Rong Su saw Shen Peiqing walking towards her. She looked at the time and it seemed that it was time to see him.

Gu Yuer also saw Shen Peiqing. Knowing that Rong Su was going to see Shen Peiqing, she was tactful enough not to disturb him. She said she was going to the clinic to help and left.

Seeing Shen Peiqing coming, Rong Su asked him to come in with her.

Sit on the chair and signal him to sit with your eyes.

After Shen Peiqing sat down, he consciously stretched out his hand to feel her pulse, but he kept staring at her, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing that he had something to say, Rong Su took his pulse, withdrew her hand, and asked him directly.

"Just say whatever you want to say. Don't stare at me. There's nothing nice to see on my face."

Shen Peiqing answered directly in his heart, it looks pretty good.

Of course he didn't say it out loud. He looked at Rong Su, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on his cold face. After some hesitation, he finally said it out loud.

"I hope that you can spare a guest room for Shitou in the courtyard behind your clinic. I can do whatever it takes to agree to this."

She didn't expect Shen Peiqing to lower his face and beg her for the sake of the stone.

For the first time ever, Rong Su did not agree immediately, but calmly put forward conditions.

Since he came to me on his own initiative, I will definitely not miss such a good opportunity.

"No matter how I heal your meridians in the future, you can't refuse. I need you to cooperate with me unconditionally."

Such a request is actually not difficult to fulfill. Shen Peiqing originally thought that Rong Su would raise something that would embarrass him.

After all, her ideas are always different from others.

"Okay. I promise you."

Seeing that he didn't question it, it can be seen that the stone is very important to Shen Peiqing.

"Okay, then you can find a time to let Shitou move in. I'm not staying in the clinic right now, and the clinic is run by Miss Jiang."

Shen Peiqing just needs to get permission from Rong Su, and he can find other ways.

"it is good."

"Then you go back first."

Shen Peiqing was a little confused about being allowed to go back like this.

"Didn't you tell me to come to you for acupuncture at noon?"

Rong Su poured a cup of tea, took a sip to moisten her throat, and felt a little thirsty. After finishing the tea, she looked at Shen Peiqing and spoke.

"I have something to do today, please come tomorrow."

He had no idea why Rong Su always acted on her own accord, but he couldn't do anything about her, so he could only go back.

After Shen Peiqing left, Rong Su also left the room and planned to go out.

She did need to give Shen Peiqing acupuncture treatment, but she discovered it when she took his pulse just now.

Because the poison had been accumulated in his body for too long, even after drinking the medicine she prescribed, he still seemed to have symptoms of coldness.

Therefore, she needed to go to the pharmacy to get some medicinal herbs that could treat body cold without affecting the efficacy of the blood lotus.

I arrived at the pharmacy and told the owner the names of the herbs. Soon, all the herbs were packed.

Carrying the medicinal herbs, Rong Su headed back home, but when she passed through an alley, she saw an arrest warrant posted on the wall.

The portrait above looks incredibly familiar.

When she got closer and took a look, Rong Su frowned. Wasn't the person drawn on it Shen Peiqing?

Looking more closely at the above content, the reward has actually reached as high as 100,000 taels.

What a generous reward! It would be an unspeakable temptation for anyone to let it go.

If she didn't need to use Shen Peiqing's identity, she might have knocked Shen Peiqing unconscious and then sent him to Shen Fengyu to collect the bounty.

He reached out and tore off the arrest warrant, stuffed it into his sleeve, and then returned to Jiang's house.

After returning to Jiang's house, she gave the medicinal herbs to the servant and asked him to cook them and give them to Shen Peiqing to drink. She also put the arrest warrant into an envelope and asked the servant to show it to him.

This was a wake-up call for him, as Lincheng was no longer safe.

Everyone in the Jiang residence was busy preparing for the Winter Solstice Festival, while Rong Su stayed in her room studying medical books.

After some research, I found that Snow Seven Grass and Hundred Sophora Flavescentis are not found in Central China.

Snow Seven Grass grows in relatively humid places with high water and salt content, and the place where Snow Seven Grass can be found is the coastal city of Dongzhou.

As for the Sophora flavescens, it grows in desert areas, and may also be found in the northwest.

It's time to leave.

I closed the book and looked outside. It was very noisy and everyone was smiling.

At this moment, she just felt that she was out of place here.

Just when I was feeling a little lonely, I heard Gu Yun's voice.

"Miss Rong, are you in the room?"

I heard that Gu Yun has been helping out at the clinic recently and usually comes back after closing time.

Thinking of this, Rong Su wanted to laugh. Everyone was keen to help in the clinic, but she was the only one who didn't want to stay in the clinic at all.

"Yeah, I'm here, but what's up?"

Gu Yun seemed to have a lot of joy in his gentle voice when he heard her response.

"It's like this. Miss Jiang asked me to invite you to a banquet."

It turned out that the winter solstice banquet had already begun.

Rong Su actually didn't want to join in the fun. First, she was just a guest, and second, she was afraid that the scene would hurt her.

Gu Yun seemed to sense that she didn't want to go, so he said gently, "Miss Jiang actually arranged a separate table for us guests, so Miss Rong, don't be shy."

Now that things have come to this, it would not be nice for Rong Su to refuse. Although she didn't care about this, she still had some good feelings towards Gu Yun.

"it is good."

She opened the door and saw Gu Yun wearing a lake blue robe, with long, shiny black hair tied with a white ribbon and casually draped behind her.

He seems particularly warm, with picturesque features and a handsome appearance. These words probably describe a man like him.

Gu Yun saw Rong Su coming out and walked forward with a smile.

"Let's go."

She smiled, nodded, and then walked shoulder to shoulder with Gu Yun towards the banquet venue.

When we arrived at the banquet hall, we saw tables filled with delicious food, which were dazzling to the eyes and fragrant to the nose.

When Jiang Yanyu saw her, she immediately walked towards her and said to her with a smile, "Miss Rong, we are all waiting for you."

Wait for her?

Seeing Rong Su's puzzled look, Mrs. Jiang also came over, took her hand, smiled, took her to the main table and asked her to sit down.

Seeing that the main table was full of Jiang family members, Rong Su was even more puzzled.

"I'll just sit at another table." Rong Su was about to stand up, but was held down by Mrs. Jiang.

"Miss Rong, you are Yu'er's great benefactor. It is only right that you sit here."

"Yes, Miss Rong, I heard that you have no relatives at home now, but we can all be your relatives."

Jiang Yanyu smiled at her sincerely, her eyes filled with eagerness as she looked at her.

Rong Su was also a little uncomfortable with the looks everyone was giving her.

In the end, Rong Su couldn't bear their enthusiasm, so she just did as they wished. After all, it was just sitting down and eating.

At the beginning, the meal was lively and warm, with everyone talking and laughing.

Until someone seemed to discover that Shen Peiqing was the person on the arrest warrant.

"This Mr. Shen, why do I feel that he looks familiar?"

"I had the same idea. I think I've seen it somewhere."

These words undoubtedly make people's hearts hang in the air, feeling anxious and nervous.

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