When Ning realized that it wasn't just tea that had entered her mouth, the pill had already gone down her throat, and she couldn't vomit it up no matter how hard she tried.

I was immediately terrified.

"Qingyin, I think I swallowed a pill."

"Don't worry, this is a tracking pill. It won't have any effect on your health."

Xiao Qingyin comforted her.

Ning breathed a sigh of relief and bent down to pick up the pills from the ground.

Many pills fell into the puddles around the pavilion and dissolved into powder, which could not be picked up.

We'll have to make a new batch.

Xiao Qingyin never expected that even after she had driven the people to the outer courtyard, the ball could still fly into the inner courtyard and cause trouble.

When the two children came in to retrieve the ball, he said with a stern face, "There's no crispy roast pork, spicy chicken, chicken feet stew, or braised pork ribs tonight."

The two of them felt as if the sky had fallen.

He stared at her blankly.

Yi Shuihan was the first to react.

"Honey, we didn't mean it. Can't you at least make some spicy chicken instead of nothing?"

Tianci weakly added, "And chicken feet stew..."

Xiao Qingyin said with a stern face, "Unless you help me make a new batch of these pills."

The two readily agreed, "Okay!"

Xiao Qingyin weighed out the medicinal herbs and taught Yi Shuihan to grind them into powder, while Tianci mixed the powder. They were busy for half a day and made a new batch of pills.

Only then did they let them go.

Qin Wenjun was extremely ashamed and apologized repeatedly: "It's all my fault for not disciplining him properly, which led to this trouble. I will definitely keep him in check from now on and not let him cause any more trouble."

Xiao Qingyin shook her head: "Children are naturally mischievous, why are you restraining him? It's just a few pills, they're not worth much."

Qin Wenjun sighed.

"That's true, it's not good for him to play all day. If the school didn't only accept children over five years old, I would have sent him there long ago."

This child is exceptionally intelligent and at the age where his thirst for knowledge is at its peak; it's such a waste of his time to just play around aimlessly.

The children in the Meng family started reciting poems at the age of three.

She had received home schooling, and although she couldn't write poems and songs, she had memorized quite a few.

She also tried to teach Tianci to read, but she didn't know how to teach, and her teaching was haphazard and messy, which made the child lose interest in learning.

Seeing her distress, Xiao Qingyin recalled that many friends in later generations would read picture books and tell stories with their children, combining education with entertainment.

He then offered a suggestion: "Tianci is still young, there's no need to rush him to learn characters and recite poems. You can show him picture books and tell him stories first."

What is a picture book?

"It's a book with large illustrations and very few words."

Qin Wenjun suddenly realized.

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten. I also read books like this when I was a child, but we didn't call them picture books, we called them children's books."

"Yes, it's a comic book."

Qin Wenjun thought it was a great idea. After thanking Xiao Qingyin, she took Tianci to Tianxia Bookstore that afternoon.

At the very back of the bookstore, there's an entire bookshelf filled with comic books.

As the mother and son were selecting books in front of the bookshelf, a tall and slender figure walked into the bookstore.

As soon as the shopkeeper saw the other party, he came out from behind the counter to greet him.

"Lord Bai, the ancient book you ordered has not yet been sold. It may take some time."

The visitor was none other than Bai Yanzhang.

He said casually, "I'm not here to urge you to write that book; I'm just here to take a look around."

The shopkeeper made a welcoming gesture: "Please make yourself at home."

Bai Yanzhang then went to the ancient books section.

He had barely stepped inside when a beautifully dressed woman followed him in.

The shopkeeper had never seen this man before and was about to greet him when the man waved him off.

She acted as if she didn't need his service.

He then returned to the counter.

The woman was Meng Qi. She walked slowly to the ancient books section, stood in front of the bookshelf where Bai Yanzhang was, and without even looking at the title, took out the thickest and largest book.

The book slipped from her hands as soon as she picked it up.

It hit Bai Yanzhang's foot right on the spot.

She exclaimed "Oh dear!" and immediately squatted down to pick up the book.

While picking it up, he apologized, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect this book to be so heavy. Are your feet alright?"

Bai Yanzhang took two steps back and said calmly, "It's nothing serious."

Meng Qi looked up, her face showing shock: "It's Lord Bai! What a coincidence! I was so focused on finding the book that I didn't even notice you standing next to me."

Bai Yanzhang's gaze swept over the book in her hand, and his expression changed slightly.

But he said nothing, only nodded slightly, and then walked away.

Meng Qi quickly put the book back on the shelf.

The books on the shelf were crammed together, and it took her a bit of effort to stuff them back.

I only noticed the book title after I finished inserting it: "One Hundred and Eight Styles of the Bedroom".

Meng Qi: "!!!"

What's going on with this bookstore?!

These pornographic books are just casually displayed.

The ladylike image she had painstakingly cultivated was completely ruined.

Turning her head, she saw Bai Yanzhang heading towards the stairs to the second floor of the bookstore. Without thinking twice, she lifted her skirt and chased after him.

The staircase is at the very back of the first floor, next to the children's book shelf.

Qin Wenjun was looking down at the book, flipping through it to see if the contents were suitable for Tianci.

Tianci, meanwhile, was tiptoeing to pull out a book from the third shelf next door.

The book was crammed full, and he had to use all his strength to pull it out.

Unexpectedly, the bookshelf also fell over.

He was completely stunned.

Just as the bookshelf was about to hit him on the head, he cried out in alarm, "Mother!"

At the same time, it stretched out its little hand, trying to block the bookshelf.

Qin Wenjun turned her head and saw this scene. She was horrified and immediately dropped the book in her hand and ran over.

The moment her hand touched the bookshelf, it was lifted up by a pair of large hands.

"Thank you, Lord Bai!"

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