Xu Wanli couldn't help but burst out laughing, looking at Pei Zhiyan teasingly and saying, "This reminds me of a child who always thinks he'll be bigger than his brother in a few years, but he doesn't realize that he's growing, and his brother is growing too. Jinyan, you're going backwards the longer you live!"
Mrs. Xu also laughed.
Pei Zhiyan didn't care about the teasing of his friend of different ages. He smiled and shook his head: "What I mean is, even if I take advantage of my age in a few years, I may not be able to win over this young friend Xiao. Why do you force me to admit it openly?"
Xu Wanli was stunned when he heard this, then said unhappily, "What do you mean by 'young friend'? You're messing up the generations by calling people that randomly!"
Xu Wanli is Xiao Jingxi's teacher, so he is naturally a generation older than him. Pei Zhiyan is Xu Wanli's brother-in-law and also his close friend regardless of age difference. In any case, Pei Zhiyan is a generation older than Xiao Jingxi, so calling them friends is indeed confusing the generations.
Pei Zhiyan took a leisurely sip of the tea beside him and said nonchalantly, "What does it have to do with you if I recognize my young friend? You are still his teacher. Otherwise, at your age, it would be a bit of a misunderstanding to recognize me as a friend regardless of age difference, but if you recognize him, it would inevitably make people think that you are an old cow eating young grass."
Xu Wanli couldn't help but get furious when he heard this, and started arguing with Pei Zhiyan.
Ren Yaoqi watched in amazement as Pei Zhiyan engaged in a lighthearted and pointed exchange with Xu Wanli. She had never seen Pei Zhiyan interact with a true friend before. So, the master also had a childlike side? Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but find it quite novel.
All in all, this short pleasure boat trip was quite pleasant. It was a pity that Pei Zhiyan had to go back to the villa to discuss how to write a memorial with two other officials, so it was inconvenient for him to accept the invitation to stay for dinner. The pleasure boat sailed back and forth along the middle and lower reaches of the Liyang River and stopped at the place where he had originally boarded the ship.
Although the pleasure boat that was originally following them also returned, it was still a little far away.
Xiao Jingxi left some people behind to take care of them. When they were about to get on the carriage, they saw someone from Xiao Jinglin's pleasure boat running to the bow, waving at them and shouting something. Unfortunately, the distance was a bit far, so they couldn't hear clearly.
Several people stopped and Xiao Jingxi waved to a guard and asked him to take a small boat to pick them up and see what happened.
Ren Yaoqi whispered to Xiao Jingxi, "Is there anyone here who knows medicine? To be on the safe side, it would be better to send someone who knows medicine with us."
Ren Yaoqi's concerns were not unreasonable. The pleasure boat was sailing on the river just fine, but the people on the boat were in a panic. Maybe it would be more helpful if a doctor went over there.
Xiao Jingxi nodded when he heard this and said, "There are two doctors waiting, they should still be there now." Then he turned around and gave a few instructions.
When the boat was ready, a doctor carrying a medicine box came over.
Several guards and doctors boarded a small boat and rowed towards the pleasure boat at a very fast speed. Xiao Jingxi did not go there himself because there were people on the boat who were both skilled in martial arts and medicine, so he would not be of any help if he went there.
Soon, the boat that had rowed out returned, but the doctor was no longer on board. As soon as the guards reached shore, they reported, "Sir, a young lady has suddenly fainted." This chapter has been read (please click on the next chapter to continue reading!)
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