To show that he valued the meal, Li Ting ordered his servants to move the dining table to the main hall.
Although the banquet was prepared hastily, Liu Fu was a jack-of-all-trades and managed to arrange it quite well.
Fan Zu'an was deeply moved upon seeing this. This was the kind of feast the Southern Chen Kingdom served to its distinguished guests!
Li Ting sat down next to Fan Zuan, and Xu Ningyou also sat down next to Li Ting. Several boys from the Li family also sat down at the table, and Xiao Sheng was arranged to sit next to Xu Ningyou.
Li Xingran was on the cot, babbling and kicking her little legs, seemingly quite happy.
In the book, Fan Zu'an was recruited by the Second Prince. When the plague spread, Fan Zu'an, who served under the Second Prince, performed extraordinary feats, and the support of the court officials gradually shifted to the Second Prince.
Li Ting was relieved that Fan Zu'an had now been completely drawn into his camp. And since the Li family was now on the same boat as the Crown Prince, Fan Zu'an would have a place in the Imperial Hospital of Nanchen Kingdom in the future.
Having witnessed Fan Zu'an's abilities firsthand today, Li Ruizhang and the others were all completely convinced.
The youngest, Li Ruiyue, even had the idea of becoming Fan Zu'an's apprentice.
Xu Ningyou felt that it was time for the medical books that the Qianji Sect had treasured for many years to see the light of day again.
At that time, Xiao Sheng was addicted to opium and had no interest in politics. He was listless and depressed all day long, and after each use, he would do many absurd things in a daze.
Xiao Sheng: What kind of absurd thing is this?
Listening to his beloved daughter's thoughts: This kid needs to be disciplined strictly, otherwise he'll definitely turn out to be a bad boy.
Xu Ningyou: In that kind of environment, it would be difficult for Sheng'er not to become a muddle-headed person.
The five Li brothers: Stay away from Xiao Sheng and stay safe. Upon hearing this, Fan Zu'an toasted Li Ting and Xu Ningyou: "Eldest brother, second sister! Today, I am fortunate to have been valued by you two and become sworn brothers. Here, I would like to offer you two three cups of wine."
After saying that, he drank the first glass of wine in one gulp.
"From now on, what my elder brother and second sister do is my business. I hope my elder brother and second sister won't hold back when treating me." He downed the second cup of wine.
“From now on, I, Fan Zu’an, will be your younger brother. The children in your household will be my nephews and nieces.” The third cup of wine was finished.
Li Ting was also full of heroic spirit and greatly admired Fan Zu'an's straightforward and decisive personality.
"Young brother, don't stand on ceremony. Your second sister and I feel incredibly fortunate to have become sworn brothers with you today. If it weren't for you, our Li family would have been harmed by that villain. This wine should be offered to you by your elder brother!"
Li Ting downed three cups in a row.
Xu Ningyou stood up: "Little brother, your second sister will toast this friendship with tea instead of wine! Thank you for your righteous help, which has benefited your elder brother and me greatly!"
Fan Zuan responded with a full glass of wine.
"Second sister, we're family, so let's not be formal. In this Nan Chen Kingdom, or even in this Cang Xuan Continent, there's no poison or disease that I can't cure. I'm very grateful to my elder brother and second sister for giving me the warmth of home."
Since Fan Zu'an arrived in this strange world, everyone has asked him to treat their illnesses, paid the consultation fee after the consultation, and gone their separate ways. No one has ever said that they valued him or wanted to befriend him.
Therefore, he was truly moved when Li Ting proposed becoming sworn brothers today.
After careful consideration, he felt that he could change his lifestyle and perhaps one day he could be like Li Ting, protecting his country and making a name for himself!
Li Ruizhang, along with his four younger brothers, also served tea to Fan Zu'an.
"Uncle, please have some tea! We were very impressed by your knowledge when you came to Quanshan Manor to give a lecture. Could we ask you about the structure of the human body in the future?"
Fan Zuan nodded with satisfaction.
The Li family has a very good family tradition; even the children are polite and well-mannered.
Xiao Sheng also stood up.
"Dr. Fan, oh no, I'd like to call you Uncle Fan, like Brother Ruizhang and the others do. Is that alright?"
Fan Zu'an was flattered; this was the future emperor! Of course, of course! Absolutely!
“Your Highness, it is my greatest honor that you address me as Uncle Fan. You may address me as such when no one else is around, but when outsiders are present, please do not forget the proper order of respect.” Fan Zu’an’s words were perfectly measured and appropriate.
However, Fan Zu'an also muttered to himself, "That's the bad thing about this era. There's imperial power, and there's a hierarchy."
But since he was already here, he might as well make the best of it. As a modern person, he had been here for more than ten years and was almost used to the rules of this time and space.
"Yes, Sheng'er remembers. Today, I thank Uncle Fan for discovering the poison in my body and saving me. I, Xiao Sheng, will repay this life-saving grace in the future!" After saying that, Xiao Sheng finished drinking the tea in his cup.
"Poison? What poison?" Li Ting was unaware of this.
Xu Ningyou was busy with the sworn brotherhood ceremony and hadn't had a chance to explain to Li Ting yet.
Xu Ningyou then whispered to Li Ting about what Fan Zuan had noticed about Xiao Sheng that was not right.
As he listened, Li Ting's expression turned extremely ugly, and in the end, he smashed his wine glass.
“This Zhao Yunwan is really going too far! It’s time to fight back.” Li Ting looked at Xiao Sheng and said this.
Xiao Sheng looked at Li Ting firmly, "Grand Tutor, is there anything Sheng'er needs to do?"
Li Ting thought for a while, "Before you return to the palace tonight, go to my study."
"Yes, sir."
"Come, come, my good brother, let's not worry about those dirty things for now. Today is a good day, let's drink until we drop! From now on, this Li residence will be your home. I've already asked Liu Fu to prepare a courtyard for you. The previous gardener took very good care of it and planted many famous and exotic flowers and plants."
Li Ting shook off his earlier gloom and his tone returned to its bold and heroic manner.
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