When Li Shan squeezed in, she saw that the person who had fainted on the ground had already woken up and was talking to Gu Xin.
"Thank you so much, young master! I am Qian Liangduo. I am very grateful for your medicine today, otherwise I would have died here." The man who fell to the ground was named Qian Liangduo. He was also a candidate for the imperial examination and came from Jiangnan.
He looked to be in his early twenties, very refined, but his face was still rather pale.
"Qianliangduo? Huh? The third-place student is also named Qianliangduo!" Gu Xin had just seen her father's and Huo Junhao's names, and then this Qianliangduo came up. Because the name was quite interesting, she remembered it.
"It is I!" Qian Liangduo cupped his hands in greeting.
“Uncle Qian, this isn’t an illness, you won’t die here. You were just hungry, and you probably got too excited when you saw you got third place, and then you fainted. Young Master Qian, you must eat on time from now on, don’t neglect your meals, it’s not good for your health!” Gu Xin said truthfully.
She carried a small bamboo tube with her, filled with water. She had just taken his pulse briefly and knew what was wrong. She secretly placed a jade bead inside, which is why he woke up so quickly.
Gu Xin has been learning medicine from Grandma Xiao for almost two years. She already knows all the medicinal herbs and has an excellent memory. This year, she even diagnosed a pregnant woman in the village.
She can tell the difference between simple pulse signs, such as pregnancy pulse, cold pulse, and bloating pulse, but she can't tell the difference between more complex pulse signs.
But Grandma Xiao also shared her medical insights gained over the decades, which Gu Xin studied every day.
Qian Liangduo felt a little embarrassed by Gu Xin's words. He wasn't working so hard that he forgot to eat and sleep; he simply didn't have money for food.
“Young Master Qian, I have long admired your talent. My brother specially instructed me to wait for you here, hoping to invite you for a small gathering,” Li Shan said, stepping forward.
We absolutely cannot let anyone go with Gu Xin; we can't let Gu Xin beat us to it.
Qian Liangduo looked at Li Shan with some confusion. He didn't remember knowing anyone in the capital!
He couldn't even recognize all the other candidates who came to the capital from Jiangnan. He only had two friends, but those two hadn't passed the imperial examination yet and were struggling financially, so neither of them accompanied him to the capital.
His reputation isn't that great!
Gu Xin couldn't stand Li Shan, so she leaned closer to Qian Liangduo and whispered, "Her brother is the heir of the Duke of Rongguo. He doesn't go out often and only came to the capital this year. Do you know him, Uncle Qian?"
Qian Liangduo came to his senses and shook his head.
Li Shan wanted to beat Gu Xin to death, but she forced herself to calm down: "It doesn't matter if Young Master Qian doesn't know my brother, but my brother admires your talent and reputation and specially wanted to invite you to a gathering."
Gu Hui said lazily, "Your brother is really something, making you, a girl, invite a man to dinner? What kind of brother is he?"
Someone nearby said, "Could it be that the heir of the Duke of Rong is looking for a husband for his sister? The first place in the imperial examination has a wife and daughter, the second is the young master of the Huo family, and now he's taken a fancy to the third one?"
Someone else said, "Oh dear, I heard that the heir of the Duke of Rongguo is going to be a prince consort. The siblings are very close, so naturally he'll want to find a good husband for his sister now that he's married. But this young lady from the Duke of Rongguo's mansion doesn't look very old! Is she of marriageable age yet?"
The people around him burst into laughter.
Gu Hui raised an eyebrow as she looked at the person who spoke up for her. She remembered that when she met Li Shan and Lin Shi before, these two had also joined in the commotion.
Moreover, she always felt that these people were specifically helping them; her intuition was always very accurate.
Was this Uncle's arrangement, or A-Yuan's arrangement?
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