The woman thought for a moment, then hurried forward and said, "Miss, please help me write a prescription."
Yu Fuling was amazed when she saw this. She came to see an embroidery and found that Yu Jiao was actually treating patients.
The woman took out a silver ingot from her sleeve and put it into Yu Jiao's hand, saying with a flattering smile, "It's just a small gift, please accept it, young lady."
Yu Jiao refused to accept it, and said, "I only said a few more words because I saw that I had a good relationship with Madam. Since you sincerely asked for the recipe, I will give you a herbal recipe."
The woman immediately smiled happily.
Yu Jiao said calmly, "Take two qian of Cassia seeds, fry them in a clay pot until fragrant, take them out, wait until they are cool, boil them with two qian of white chrysanthemum to extract the juice, remove the residue, add twenty qian of polished rice, three qian of Gardenia jasminoides, cook it into porridge, and add one qian of crystal sugar. Take it for seven days in a row, and you can cure Madam's excessive liver fire, red eyes, irritability, and restless sleep."
The woman took note of it again and again. Yu Jiao refused to accept the money. She felt a little sorry and asked, "What do you want to buy, young lady?"
"Come with my sister to have a look around." Yu Jiao said.
Yu Fuling had already chosen a handkerchief. She had just asked about the prices of several ruqun (skirts) and found that one piece of clothing cost a hundred taels, so she decided to buy a handkerchief and take it home to study.
The woman took a look at the handkerchief in Yu Fuling's hand and saw that it was not a valuable item. She smiled and said, "Since the young lady doesn't want the consultation fee, I'll give this handkerchief to her as a gift."
She called the shop assistant and she generously helped pay for the handkerchief.
"In that case, thank you very much." Yu Jiao didn't bother to be polite.
The woman smiled and asked, "Where does the young lady live?"
"We are not from Qingzhou." Yu Jiao was unwilling to say more, and said, "My sister has something else to do, so she will go first."
Before the woman could ask her name, Yu Jiao and Yu Fuling had already walked out of the Weaving and Embroidery Pavilion.
After getting on the carriage, Yu Fuling held up the handkerchief and said, "The items in this embroidery pavilion are really valuable. Just such a small handkerchief costs three taels of silver. Money in Qingzhou is too easy to make."
Then she smiled and said, "Thanks to you, we didn't have to spend any money on this handkerchief."
Yu Jiao curled her lips and chuckled. The woman was a very honest person. She didn't understand the meaning of her words at all. But she didn't mean to trick her. The woman was indeed a little too angry.
Back at Luofu Courtyard, the maid said to the two, "Prefect Yang is here and has invited Master Yu Wu to come over to talk. The Second Master wants the girls to have lunch before leaving."
Hearing the maid say this, Yu Jiao nodded, wondering why Yang Yuanchen came to see Yu Qizhe.
In the front hall, Mu Yan sat next to Yang Yuanchen. After Yu Qizhe came over, Yang Yuanchen asked him with a smile what books he usually read and which teacher he was studying under in Changkui.
Yu Qizhe replied, "The Four Books and the Five Classics, and I also often read some history books."
"It's good to read history. It's a mirror for understanding the rise and fall of nations." Yang Yuanchen said with a satisfied smile, and then asked, "What did you write in the provincial examination this time?"
Yu Qizhe roughly repeated what he had written, and Yang Yuanchen nodded continuously. Yu Qizhe's answers were indeed similar to the answer sheet he had seen. He was sure that Yu Qizhe would have no problem passing the exam this time.
He then asked, "Has your family arranged a marriage for you?"
Mu Yan heard something from these words. A few days ago, the second wife told him that the Yang family seemed to have taken a fancy to Yu family's Wulang, but he still didn't quite believe it.
Now I understand the purpose of Yang Yuanchen's visit, but what on earth did the Yang family, with its status as a family, like Yu Wulang? Even if Yu Wulang could pass the imperial examination this time, he would only be a juren. The Yang family only had one legitimate daughter, so this marriage was too low.
Yu Qizhe's expression was very calm, as if he was talking about something very ordinary. He said, "I have already arranged a marriage."
Yang Yuanchen looked at Yu Qizhe and frowned, not knowing what to say for a moment. With Yu Jiawulang's quick wit, he should not be able to fail to understand the meaning of his words.
Some time ago, he heard from his wife that Yu Wulang had already been engaged, but he did not take it to heart at the time because he had no intention of agreeing to find such a marriage for Yan Jie'er.
But after seeing Yu Qizhe's handwriting at Bi Bo Lake yesterday, he changed his mind. With Yu Wulang's talent, he will definitely be one of the top three this time.
Now is the time when the Qingliu faction is in need of people. Yu Qizhe has a clean background. As long as he is well promoted and trained, it will not be a problem for him to enter the officialdom.
Yesterday, Sister Yan acted coquettishly with him and was determined to marry Yu Qizhe. She even couldn't wait for the results to be announced, which is why he came to the Mu family today to talk to Yu Qizhe.
Yang Yuanchen stared at Yu Qizhe for a while. He didn't want to say it too clearly, but just wanted to give Yu Qizhe a few pointers so that it wouldn't seem that their Yang family was too concerned about this marriage.
I just don't know if he really didn't understand the meaning of his words, or if he didn't care about Yan Jie'er, and he didn't even want to say something ambiguous.
Anyone who is a little smart should not have responded to him like that. It's just a marriage in the countryside, so just call it off. It's not worth mentioning at all.
Yang Yuanchen thought for a moment, and said to Mu Yan, who was drinking tea calmly and said he saw everything, "Brother Mu, you have something to do just now. I will chat with Yu Wulang for a while and then leave. You can go and do your own thing."
They were all shrewd people. Mu Yan knew that this meant he wanted to leave. He smiled, stood up and said, "I still have some things on hand. You guys chat, I'll leave first."
After Mu Yan left, Yang Yuanchen took a sip of the tea on the table, thought for a moment, then looked at Yu Qizhe and said slowly, "I have seen your paper at Mifeng. If nothing unexpected happens, you will have no problem passing the exam. The acrostic poem you wrote yesterday was also quite remarkable. You are a talented person with great potential. If someone helps you, you will become a great man in the future."
Yang Yuanchen observed Yu Qizhe's expression, but found that this young man was even calmer than he had imagined.
After hearing these words, there was no outward emotion on his face.
"Thank you for your high regard, sir. The results have not been announced yet and nothing is known yet. Qizhe dare not be arrogant." Yu Qizhe said calmly and peacefully.
Seeing him being so modest, Yang Yuanchen felt more and more satisfied. Only a person with such a character could keep calm in officialdom.
He said bluntly, "In fact, I intend to marry my daughter to you. You have also seen my sister Yan. Although she is not known as a talented woman, she has learned music, chess, calligraphy and painting from famous masters since she was young. Although she is not proficient in everything, she can be a beautiful woman. If you are interested in this marriage, you can bring your parents to my Yang Mansion to propose marriage when the results are announced tomorrow."
Yu Qizhe stood up and bowed to Yang Yuanchen, saying humbly, "Your Excellency is too kind, but Qizhe is already married and dare not delay Miss Yang's lifelong event."
Yang Yuanchen didn't expect him to refuse outright. He said unhappily, "You have to think it over. You are going to retire. Not to mention that marrying a country girl won't help your future at all. Let's just say that you will be an official in the future, welcoming guests. That kind of ignorant country girl is bound to be vulgar. How can she help you manage your harem?"
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