My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 242 Peony
Qin Yuan laughed when she heard that.

If Mr. Gu Liu wants to make a living through poetry and painting, he will have to work very hard.

Xiaodong continued, "When I come to the Marquis' Mansion in the future, I will ask the Sixth Master to let me see his seal, and I will also find someone to carve one for me. When I prescribe medicine in the future, I will stamp it with my seal, and everyone will know that it is my prescription."

Seeing him shaking his head and talking happily, Qin Yuan laughed even harder.

Xiaodong pointed out the orchid leaves he had drawn to her. With just a few strokes and arranged together, it looked quite good.

For a beginner, it's a pretty good painting.

Qin Yuan looked at it and immediately praised: "Not bad, very spiritual."

Xiaodong became more interested and asked, "Can I also paint like Master Liu in the future?"

Qin Yuan asked: "Do you like painting?"

Xiaodong nodded without hesitation: "I like it, but Master won't agree. He hopes that I can inherit Renhetang. If I am obsessed with painting like Master Liu, Master's Renhetang will become someone else's."

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and asked, "Are the peony flowers in the flower sac beautiful?"

Xiaodong answered blankly: "Of course it looks good."

Qin Yuan asked again: "Do you know what medicinal uses these peonies in my flower sac have?"

Xiaodong immediately said, "Peony flowers can calm the liver, nourish blood and nourish the body. Women can drink it to relieve blood deficiency, sallow complexion, cramps and pain in the limbs, and night sweats. It can also remove spots and nourish the liver."

Qin Yuan asked: "Can you draw the peony flower?"

Xiaodong looked at Qin Yuan: "?"

Qin Yuan said: "Have you read Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica? Or have you memorized the Pharmacopoeia? Most of the medicinal herbs in it have been drawn and their characteristics have been marked to facilitate future generations to find and pick them. You can recognize peony when you see it, but have you carefully observed its shape? Can you tell the difference between different types of peony?"

Xiaodong seemed to be thinking for a long time and then said, "Sister, do you want me to observe carefully and draw them? This will not only help me learn medicine, but also painting?"

Qin Yuan said: "Yes, you can give it a try. If you like it, you can keep drawing. If you don't like it, it's okay. You can accurately depict the shape of medicinal materials, which may be useful in the future. Just don't delay your medical studies."

Xiaodong thought about it and asked, "Then would it be useful for me to learn how to draw people?"

Qin Yuan said, "Of course, there are many diseases that have been described with a lot of words, but they are not always accurate enough. People who have not studied medicine with a master find it very difficult to understand these medical records. If you can draw the patient's symptoms, and then add medical records and prescriptions, it will be amazing. When you grow up and write such a medical book, I will ask Shen Changle to print it for you and sell it. This is a great merit."

Xiaodong shook his short legs anxiously.

"Then I want to learn to paint too. Please ask Senior Sister to teach me."

Qin Yuan said, "Isn't it teaching you now? There are many schools of painting, and each has its own style. Some people are good at figures, some are good at landscapes, and some are good at flowers and birds. I know very little, and I just learn it for fun."

As he said this, he took Xiaodong's hand, drew a few strokes on the paper, and then motioned for him to look.

“The orchids I draw are somewhat different from the real ones. If I want to depict them realistically, the closer they are, the better. But if it is a painting, it must win with its charm.”

"For example, when drawing leaves, you should have them in different lengths and heights, not evenly spaced. If you are drawing flowers, you should have them in different positions, front and back, hidden and exposed, tilted and raised, open and closed, so that they don't look dull and boring. But how can orchids actually grow like this?"

Xiaodong scratched his ear.

"I don't quite understand what Senior Sister said, but I think it makes a lot of sense. With Senior Sister's painting, the orchid leaves are much more graceful and beautiful. It turns out that the secret is here."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "These are just the basics. You can buy a copy of the Painting Manual in any bookstore and it will teach you all the basics. You need to frequently view the works of masters in order to improve your painting skills. You can come to the Marquis' Mansion often in the future. I have some picture albums here, and Sixth Master has some too. You can just follow them and take a look." Xiaodong was eager to come to the Marquis' Mansion often.

"Don't worry, Senior Sister. I will definitely come here frequently."

The two chatted for a while. Xiaodong practiced drawing orchid leaves for a while, then found a peony and traced it, vowing to depict it exactly as it was on paper.

Qin Yuan let him do what he wanted and sat aside to check the account book.

The two of them were talking happily. Doctor Li was waiting for Xiaodong to come back to order food and eat together. He waited for him but he didn't come. He couldn't help but scold him: "Why did this little bastard take so long? He's so wild! I'll beat him up when he comes back."

After a while, Gu Shiliu came again. He just nodded to Doctor Li without saying anything. Then he called the gatekeeper away with a gloomy face.

The blind woman was still asking, "Did Sixteen come just now?"

Doctor Li was also puzzled. "Sixteen doesn't look very well. I don't know what's wrong. I don't know what to ask."

The blind woman tried to comfort him, saying, "It's okay, it's okay. It must be the Marquis who has something wrong. It has nothing to do with us."

Doctor Li responded.

Not long after, Qin Yuan sent someone to invite him to have dinner at Wutong Garden, saying that the Marquis was also there.

The person guarding the door of Doctor Liu's room was also replaced.

When Doctor Li learned that Xiaodong had gone to Wutong Garden, he gave half of the food that the servant had brought to the blind woman, "He can't finish all these dishes, so I'll give you and Brother Qi more food."

The blind woman smiled and said, "Okay, okay, thank you Doctor Li, good people will be rewarded."

Doctor Li was a little embarrassed and said, "I am just offering you flowers. We all live in the same courtyard, so why should you be so polite?"

The blind woman just smiled.

Doctor Li changed his clothes, left the remaining food to the servant, asked him to guard the house well and not walk around, and then went to Wutong Garden.

Doctor Li didn't really want to see Lord Gu, because Doctor Liu's miserable condition really made him uncomfortable.

Doctor Liu was wrong in his plot to plot against the Marquis' Mansion, and Doctor Li looked down on what this man did, but there was always a subtle sense of sadness, as if the rabbit had died and the fox had mourned.

He awkwardly burned some incense and washed his hands, then was led directly to the dining room.

As soon as I entered, I saw Xiaodong already sitting on the chair, swinging his short legs, talking to the stern Lord Gu with a smile on his face.

If there is a tail behind the butt, it will definitely cast a shadow.

"This bastard..."

Doctor Li couldn't help muttering, and his hands began to itch.

Then he found that Xiaodong had changed into new clothes. It was a green Songjiang cloth summer shirt, with a pine flower-colored belt, and a sachet, a purse, and a jade pendant on the side. There were some vines and cloud patterns embroidered on the open collar. His little face had grown some flesh and was much whiter. He also wore the longevity lock given by Qin Yuan around his neck...

Just like a carefree, pampered child.

Doctor Li's eyes suddenly felt a little sore, and he swallowed all the words he wanted to say to scold Xiaodong.