After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Chapter 197 Name Your Condition! (Part Two)

Upon hearing this, Doctor Liu secretly pinched Cui Jingcheng.

Lin Yunche raised his eyes and looked up at the handsome young man in front of him, while Bai Wanqing turned her head and looked at Lin Yunche with amusement.

It seems that when she first met him, she also thought he was a courtesan, which is quite a coincidence.

Cui Jingcheng was surprised that Bai Wanqing was not angry at all, but instead looked at Lin Yunche with great interest.

Could it be that Bai Wanqing simply prefers women who are so beautiful and delicate?

Seeing Cui Jingcheng's dejected look, Lin Yunche felt smug.

"Young Master Cui is praising my good looks!"

"Then of course I'll accept it, because Madam also likes me because I look like a courtesan, right?"

Lin Yunche smiled and turned his head to the side, asking Bai Wanqing in a coquettish manner.

Bai Wanqing pursed her lips and nodded, thinking of Lin Yunche's outfit back then, "I like it!"

Lin Yunche proudly turned around and looked at Cui Jingcheng, "See that!"

Cui Jingcheng pursed his lips in frustration and muttered under his breath, "Wanqing must have been forced into it."

Lin Yunche and Bai Wanqing both heard it, but they didn't care. Although Cui Jingcheng was thirteen or fourteen years old, he was still a child in their eyes.

The group had been sitting in the carriage for a short while when they arrived at the Lin family's residence.

Doctor Liu and Cui Jingcheng got off the carriage first, and were slightly taken aback when they saw the two characters "Lin Residence" above the gate.

“Hey, isn’t this behind the government office?” Cui Jingcheng asked.

Dr. Liu also noticed, "Yes!"

The two turned to look at Lin Yunche, who was helping Bai Wanqing down from the carriage, and asked in unison, "Are you the prefect of Huaizhou?"

After they finished speaking, they looked at Bai Wanqing again, "You are the wife of the prefect."

Lin Yunche gave a casual "hmm," while Bai Wanqing nodded slightly.

Cui Jingcheng turned his head away one last time, "Hmph, it's still far inferior to the Marquis's mansion."

Dr. Liu has given up on dealing with Cui Jingcheng. He doesn't know why, but ever since Cui Jingcheng entered the century-old medical clinic and met Dr. Bai, he's been acting strangely ever since.

He understood youthful impetuosity, but he didn't understand love at first sight.

The two of them, each with their own thoughts, followed Bai Wanqing and the others into the courtyard.

As expected of a prefectural city on the frontier, even the prefect's courtyard didn't look very nice.

Cui Jingcheng observed his surroundings while sighing inwardly.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Fengniang heard a noise in the courtyard and came out to see what was going on. "Madam, Master, you're back."

"Take a short rest, and we'll be able to eat soon."

Fengniang only noticed two unfamiliar people following behind them after she finished speaking.

However, unlike the two people from yesterday, these two people, one looked gentle and refined, and the other looked energetic and lively, so they didn't seem like bad people.

"Okay!" Bai Wanqing turned around and looked at Doctor Liu and Cui Jingcheng.

"If you two don't mind, why don't you have your meal here?"

Cui Jingcheng looked at the tiny kitchen and was about to complain when Doctor Liu agreed first.

"If it's not too much trouble for you, then thank you for your help."

Looking at Dr. Liu Duo beside him, Cui Jingcheng had no choice but to accept it.

When Fengniang said "immediately," she meant it very well.

As soon as they agreed, Fengniang began to bring the dishes to the table one after another.

There was braised pork trotters, steamed sea bass, stir-fried spinach, and cold tofu salad.

Bai Wanqing asked the two to wash their hands and sit down, and Cui Jingcheng then pulled Doctor Liu to the kitchen to wash his hands.

"Did you see that? That cook didn't intend for you to stay for dinner."

"You really have a thick skin, you just agreed so readily."

Dr. Liu vigorously washed his hands. "Have you forgotten why we came here?"

"I haven't forgotten! I haven't forgotten!" Cui Jingcheng rolled his eyes.

"But what does that have to do with us shamelessly eating here now?"

"That's why I say you're young!" At this moment, Dr. Liu felt that Cui Jingcheng was indeed still a child.

"If we stay here for dinner, we can quickly get closer to Doctor Bai and Lord Lin."

"Perhaps we'll even see Doctor Luo at the dinner table later."

"It might be easier to talk to everyone once we've gotten to know each other better."

Dr. Liu was satisfied with his decision, but Cui Jingcheng curled his lip in disapproval.

"I'll tell you! I'll tell you that you people are all very cunning!"

"There doesn't seem to be a single good person among them."

Dr. Liu ignored him, saying, "Go if you want, or leave now if you don't want to eat here."

"I'm going to stay. Even if it's just for Lord Cui, I'll do my best."

Cui Jingcheng stuck out his tongue. "Liu Zhiyi, aren't you afraid of divine retribution when you say that?"

Dr. Liu chuckled, "What do you mean by that?"

"Don't think I don't know, you want to cultivate a good relationship with Doctor Luo."

"Which one of you from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners doesn't admire Doctor Luo?"

"You make it sound so high-sounding, it's like it's all because of my dad."

Dr. Liu blushed slightly after Cui Jingcheng exposed his lie. "You little brat, you don't understand what righteousness is. Don't talk nonsense."

The two lingered in the kitchen.

It was Bai Wanqing who personally called them, and only then did the two stop arguing and come out for dinner.

As soon as Dr. Liu approached the dining table, he saw an elderly man already seated there.

The old man was dressed in coarse linen clothes with several patches, making him look like a beggar.

"Who is this person?"

"Could it be Lord Lin's father?"

"No, Grandpa?"

Dr. Liu accidentally blurted out what he had been thinking.

Luo Feng hated being called a beggar more than anything in his life. He turned his head and stared sharply at Doctor Liu.

"Where did this ill-mannered brat come from?"

"Your guest?" Master Luo retorted, then turned to ask Bai Wanqing.

Bai Wanqing nodded and said, "Grandmaster, these two guests came specifically to see you."

Upon hearing that they were looking for him, Master Luo gave a light snort and pulled the dishes in front of the two of them towards Bai Wanqing.

"If someone comes to me, then I'm the one who calls the shots."

"Don't give them either of them any food."

When Dr. Liu heard Bai Wanqing call this old man her grandmaster, he immediately realized that Dr. Bai's grandmaster was none other than Doctor Luo.
The old man before me is Doctor Luo, but...
Why is he dressed like that?
It wasn't until Doctor Luo pulled the dishes away from in front of them that he realized he had offended the old man.

"Miracle doctor, no, please don't be angry, I...I..."

In his haste, Dr. Liu couldn't find a suitable reason to apologize.

Cui Jingcheng was initially watching the commotion, but then he suddenly felt a pang of heartache as the braised pig's trotters in front of him disappeared from his sight.

“Dr. Luo, when he said you were a beggar, he wasn’t insulting you, he was praising you.”

Cui Jingcheng smiled, his eyes crinkling, and two small dimples appeared faintly on his fair face.

Doctor Luo stared intently at Cui Jingcheng for a long while, which frightened Doctor Liu so much that he turned pale. He didn't want to offend the divine doctor with just one sentence.

If his father finds out, he's dead.

But now he dared not speak again, what should he do? Doctor Liu cast a pleading look at Bai Wanqing.

Bai Wanqing simply shook her head gently, giving him a reassuring look. Not going to help? Or unable to help?

Dr. Liu had never been so nervous before; his heart was beating several times faster.

"Give me your wrist!" Doctor Luo said, looking at Cui Jingcheng.

Cui Jingcheng was taken aback, as were Dr. Liu and everyone at the table. All eyes turned to Cui Jingcheng.

The divine physician Luo rarely treats people unless they have a rare or unusual disease.

Fengniang looked on with pity. How could such a beautiful child have contracted such a strange disease?
Cui Jingcheng felt somewhat uncomfortable being stared at.

"Old man, I'm not sick, you don't need to take my pulse!"

Upon hearing this, Doctor Luo smacked his lips and said, "Oh well! If you don't want to see me, then don't! Didn't you say you came to beg me?"

"Is this the attitude you're going to have?"

Dr. Liu shot Cui Jingcheng a sharp look, then smiled at Doctor Luo and said, "Doctor Luo, let's see, let's see!"

As he spoke, Dr. Liu forcefully pulled Cui Jingcheng's wrist over.

Cui Jingcheng was initially unwilling and tried his best to pull his wrist back.

But now, Dr. Liu seems to have gotten some incredible strength from somewhere, and he can't break free no matter what he does. Since he can't break free, he might as well just look.

Cui Jingcheng extended his wrist in front of Master Luo.

Master Luo quietly took her pulse. Bai Wanqing and Lin Yunche exchanged a glance. Although they had lived with Master Luo for a long time, they were still unsure about her temperament.

Everyone stopped eating and held their breath, waiting for Master Luo to speak.

After a long while, Master Luo withdrew his hand, sighed softly, and then picked up his chopsticks and took a piece of meat.

Cui Jingcheng was stunned. What did that sigh mean? Was he really sick?
"Old man, what's wrong with me?" Cui Jingcheng asked.

Master Luo ate the pig's trotters, enjoying the delicious food with his eyes closed, showing no intention of answering him.

"You can't just take someone's pulse without treating the illness!"

What disease do I have?

Cui Jingcheng asked again, but Master Luo still did not answer.

Instead, he urged the others at the table to eat, saying, "What are you all sitting there like idiots for? Eat! Eat up!"

Lin Yunche and Bai Wanqing nodded and began to eat.

Seeing that everyone no longer cared about him, Cui Jingcheng became furious.

"Is this how you treat your guests?"

Dr. Liu immediately waved his hand, then curiously took Cui Jingcheng's wrist and carefully took his pulse.

It's strong and steady, there's nothing wrong with it!
"What's wrong with me?" Cui Jingcheng asked Dr. Liu.

Dr. Liu said blankly, "You're not sick! Your pulse is steady, you're in very good health."

How could Cui Jingcheng possibly believe that? "You...you can't diagnose it, can you?"

Dr. Liu wanted to argue, but then he remembered that they had made a misdiagnosis a few days ago at Mr. Liang's house.

"Maybe!"

Next, Cui Jingcheng and Dr. Liu switched places.

Throughout the meal, he kept asking Master Luo what illness he had.

Master Luo didn't say another word to him throughout the entire meal, but instead happily ate his food.

Influenced by Master Luo's words, Dr. Liu, like Cui Jingcheng, barely ate anything during the meal.

Kolofon ate with great gusto, until only one piece of braised pork trotter remained on the table.

Luo Feng glanced at the other people at the table.

"Are you still going to eat this?" Luo Feng asked.

Bai Wanqing and Lin Yunche shook their heads. They had already eaten two pieces and couldn't eat anymore.

Cui Jingcheng and Dr. Liu, however, had no appetite and both shook their heads, saying they wouldn't eat.

Luo Feng smiled smugly as he swept the pig's trotters into his bowl.

"If you don't eat it, then the pig's trotters are mine!"

Bai Wanqing was the first to react. She smiled slightly and said, "Grandmaster, if you like to eat it, you can ask Fengniang to make it again."

"Why play such a prank and make Young Master Cui live in fear?"

Cui Jingcheng and Doctor Liu then realized that it was because the pig's trotters had made them lose their appetite, so the pig's trotters were all for the miracle doctor.

How strange, how very strange!
Cui Jingcheng clenched his fists in anger, while Dr. Liu's eyes sparkled with excitement.

They definitely didn't pick the wrong person.

After the group finished their meal, Doctor Liu and Cui Jingcheng, at Bai Wanqing's prompting, followed Master Luo back to the courtyard.

Oh right, they haven't even mentioned the real reason they came this time.

Master Luo glanced at the two people behind him, coughed lightly, and then jogged off.

Cui Jingcheng and Doctor Liu did not know why Master Luo wanted to run away.

Fearing that Master Luo might disappear without a trace again, the two of them started to jog.

The three of them ran around the backyard three times before Master Luo finally stopped.

Dr. Liu was panting heavily from exhaustion, while Cui Jingcheng had lost his patience.

"You...you must stop playing these games with us."

"Speak up, what do you want? Name your terms."

Cui Jingcheng's voice was quite loud; it could be heard clearly throughout the entire backyard.

Master Luo didn't speak, but simply beckoned with his finger and then went into the house with his hands behind his back.

"Dr. Liu, he shouldn't try any tricks this time, right?"

Cui Jingcheng asked.

Dr. Liu, however, was quite pleased with himself, saying, "What do you know!"

"The more profound a person's knowledge, the more eccentric their temperament."

"We just need to follow Doctor Luo. He will ask us when he wants to."

Cui Jingcheng looked at Dr. Liu with disdain, "Ha! What happened to dignity!"

"Dr. Luo didn't ask you to do anything that would be beneath your dignity."

"This is like us exercising in the yard."

"Thinking about it, it should be considered a good thing."

"Oh dear! I'm not going to waste my breath on you anymore, I'm going to find Doctor Luo right now."

Are you going to continue or not?

Dr. Liu really didn't want this kid to follow them anymore. If he messed things up, the Liu family would probably have to take responsibility.

But Cui Jingcheng was most afraid of being alone. "Go away! I've already been played all night."

"I absolutely have to get this done."

As they spoke, the two of them jogged into Doctor Luo's room.

Cao Zhe and Ma Yu, who were in the woodshed, were so excited when they heard someone shout that they were going to offer their terms that they almost hugged each other.

"Woo-ah! Woo-ah!" Cao Zhe made a series of strange noises.

Yes, they still can't speak.

They have been waiting here for almost a whole day, but Lin Yunche has yet to appear.

I did see the woman who dislocated their chins yesterday.

She came to bring them food.

"Ugh! Ugh!" Cao Zhe gestured for Feng Niang to lift their chins.

(End of this chapter)