Chapter Forty-Three Relatives

  The girls all came with the excuse of "being curious about medicine and wanting to take a look", so when they heard Ning De Rong say this, even if they didn't want to know at all, they still had to pretend to be interested and surrounded him.

  "Is that the dandelion? Just now you asked what use this dandelion has, come, let Third Grandfather tell you all about it. Dandelion, an annual herb, leaves are emerald green, serrated, produces yellow flowers, grows in wild fields, between mountains, on ridges, or even in wall-side gardens..."

  Ning Feng finally saw the true extent of San Ye's abilities at this moment. With just one dandelion, he had been talking for half an hour, and those good sisters' faces had turned green from listening. Now it seemed that when she first arrived at Xinglin Garden, Old Master had already been very concise and to the point when explaining the properties of medicine to her.

  Even if she knew that Ning De Rong was being deliberate, Ning Xian Bi still felt deeply grateful. She sat in the chair, expressionless, looking at the rare medical book that Ning De Rong had just obtained, trying to maintain a serious image, but in fact, her stomach was laughing so hard it was almost cramping.

  He had just lectured those girls until they were almost foaming at the mouth, Ning De Rongcai was not yet satisfied and put away the medicinal herbs on the table. He looked outside and saw that it was getting late, and smiled like a Maitreya Buddha: "It's getting late, you should go back and pay your respects to your grandmother. If you want to learn about these things, come to San Ye tomorrow. Although your talent is not as good as Peony, learning from Grandpa for a few years will not be a problem in diagnosing illnesses and identifying medicines."

  Ning Xianyue was the least able to hide her thoughts, and as soon as she heard this, her head "thudded" against the table. Then, she lifted her head and forced a smile, saying: "No...no need, Third Grandfather, we're just curious, that's all. We don't want to be like Sixth Sister and become a divine doctor. Knowing these things is already enough for us." After finishing speaking, she pulled several of her sisters away in a hurry.

  Joke, after listening to this for more than an hour, she didn't want to live anymore. Do you still want to study for a few more years? Endure such torture that is even more terrible than hell, just to see a doctor and recognize some medicine in the future? Who are they? Are they the young ladies of the earl's mansion, or are they not the lowest-ranking rascals who have no way out and have to wander around the streets? They must be crazy to continue staying here.

  Several other girls had the same idea as Ning Xianyue, they were very curious about Shen Qianshan and liked talking to that handsome and capable boy, but if they had to pay such a price, then they would rather not see Shen Qianshan.

  Bai Cai Zhi was also dragged out by Ning Xian Luo, but unlike the other girls who didn't look back and seemed to want to fly back with wings, she frequently looked back, her eyes filled with deep thought.

  "Third Grandfather, you're really too formidable." Not until the sisters had run out of sight did Ning Fengbi slowly get up, smiling and praising Ning Derong, but saw the old man glare at her and hummed: "I do like excitement, but seeing that you're not comfortable, I can only be unkind this time."

  Ning Feng smiled and bowed, saying: "Then Sun's daughter will thank Third Master for his help." After finishing speaking, she also bid farewell and left with Shan Chaoyu to return to the White Peony Courtyard.

  As soon as I entered the house, I saw Madame Yu sitting on the couch in the outer room, holding a piece of paper in her hand, with tears streaming down her face and falling onto the paper. Lan's wife was standing beside her, stretching her neck to look, and whispering: "Madame, what's going on? You'd better speak up."

  Seeing Ning Fenbi come in, Yu Shi finally put away the letter paper, looked up at Lan Yiniang and said: "My sister... my sister is going to enter the capital, now she should have set off from Yangzhou, let me ask Master to help find a house here."

  "What? The concubine is coming?"

  Lan's aunt also called out, a look of joy on her face. Although she knew it wasn't sincere, after all, they had never even met before, what was there to be happy about? But at this moment, Yu Shi was in a state of emotional turmoil, and seeing Lan's aunt's surprised expression, she felt comforted, nodded, and then turned to Ning Fenbi, tears streaming down her face as she smiled: "Ning Fenbi, your aunt is coming to the capital, are...are you happy?"

  Ning Xian smiled and nodded: "Delighted."

  As for this aunt, she still had some impression that her aunt and cousin also came to Beijing at this time. It is said that after the death of her husband, the mother and son were not standing firm in Jiangnan, and those relatives thought about how to extort money from the two every day. The aunt was overwhelmed and had to bring her son to Beijing.

  At that time, Sanfang was a nobody in this mansion, let alone staying like Ning Yulan and Bai Caiqi.

  Fortunately, although the uncle was gone, he left behind a considerable amount of family property. As a result, Auntie bought a house in Beijing and settled down there with her son. Their intention might have been to let Ning Shibo help his cousin find a career, but unfortunately, Father was struggling to make ends meet at that time, so how could he possibly arrange a career for his cousin? So this matter was dropped, and the cousin ended up taking over his father's business, running two shops.

  As for that aunt and cousin, Ning Fengbi still remembered them very clearly. Although they had only met a few times in their previous life, the aunt was a gentle and kind person. Her appearance was not particularly outstanding, but she could be considered to be of medium build. The cousin, on the other hand, was handsome and refined, with a clever mind and skilled hands. He had even given her a birdcage that he had woven himself, showing his ingenuity.

  So, upon hearing that her aunt and cousin were coming to visit, Ning Fengbi was indeed excited. Seeing her daughter's excitement, Madame Yu couldn't help but feel joyful herself, saying: "I really didn't expect it, heaven has finally treated me kindly, allowing me to see my sister again in this lifetime. Let me think...my nephew should be two or three years older than Hua Yao. Ah, now that they're coming, I'll finally have some social life! Yes, Sakura, quickly go invite Master back home, these next few days he can't avoid leaving his study room, and maybe ask a friend to help find a house nearby..."

  Yu stopped here, and then let out a long sigh. Ning Fengbi knew that she was thinking of the fact that all the houses around the Earl's residence were those of high-ranking officials, and her aunt and cousin were just ordinary people who didn't have the qualifications to buy a house in this area, even if there were any for sale. This was the strict hierarchical system of feudal society.

  She also sighed in her heart. Soon, Ning Shibai returned and heard that Eldest Sister was going to take her nephew to the capital, so she was very happy too. She then made plans with Yu Shi until sunset when the couple took Ning Xianbi, Lan Yiniang, and Xuan Ge'er together to pay their respects to Old Lady Jiang.

  Updated two chapters today, and there will be another one at 7:30 tonight.