Chapter 242 Buying a House

Speaking of their young master, the old housekeeper was full of pride: "Our family has a long history of scholarship. The old master is a scholar and has been teaching for a lifetime. Our young master has been smart since he was young, and he is a Jinshi."

As he spoke, the old man glanced at Shen Qingshu beside him and said with a wry smile: "Of course, no matter how talented our young master is, he can't compare to Lord Shen."

He looked at Shen Qingshu, squinted his eyes and asked, "I heard that Lord Shen was a top scholar, is that true?"

Shen Qingshu smiled faintly: "Shen is just lucky."

The old man heard this and said, "In our Shuwang City, it is rare to be able to pass the imperial examination. Lord Shen actually ranked third. Wow, Lord Shen is really amazing."

Seeing that the old man was praising him endlessly, Shen Qingshu changed the subject and asked, "How is the warmth of this hall in winter? It rains a lot in summer, so it shouldn't leak, right?"

The old man replied, "Don't worry about that. Our main hall is very solid. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. There is not a drop of water leaking. It is made of real materials. It is in great condition."

As they were talking, the group followed the old man into the main house. The main house consisted of four rooms. The outer room was a hall, the inner room had two entrances and exits, one was a study, and the inner one was a bedroom. The furniture was all there, kept clean and tidy.

Everyone looked around the room and the old man brought the topic back: "Sir Shen, I heard that you studied in the capital?"

Shen Qingshu politely replied yes.

The old man heard this and asked again, "I also heard that you were a disciple of the famous Ningguo Mansion, is that right?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingshu subconsciously looked at Qin Xiaoning who was standing beside him. Qin Xiaoning also heard the old man's words, but she pretended not to hear them and was only focused on looking at the house.

Seeing Shen Qingshu remained silent, the old man took it as his acquiescence. When he mentioned the Ningguo Mansion, the old man became even more excited and chattered on: "More than ten years ago, there was a prefect in Shuwang, who was also a disciple of the Ningguo Mansion. He worked here for only a few years and was promoted."

"Oh my, with the support of the Lu family, your career will naturally be smooth."

The old man kept talking, and when he saw Shen Qingshu remained silent, he asked again, "Since Lord Shen is a disciple of the Lu family, you must have seen the Ningguo Mansion. I heard that in such a high-class family, the windows of the house don't use window paper, but some kind of colored glass. And the floor of the house is said to be paved with gold. Is that true?"

Seeing that Shen Qingshu remained silent, the old man continued to ask, "I also heard that the prince of Ningguo Mansion is the hero who recovered Hexi. He has three heads and six arms, and is born with supernatural powers. He can kill a tiger with one hand."

"Oh my, it is said that this prince is the incarnation of the star Wu Qu. No wonder he was able to drive away the Qi people who bullied us and recapture Hexi at such a young age."

"It really is the star of Wu Qu who has descended to earth. It's not simple."

The more Shen Qingshu listened, the gloomier his expression became. Finally, he could no longer hold back and interrupted the old man: "Old man, I am not that familiar with the Ningguo Mansion, and I don't know anything about Wu Quxing."

"Please bring the house deed left by your master so I can take a look." Shen Qingshu said coldly.

The old man didn't notice Shen Qingshu's displeasure, and hurriedly said, "Please wait a moment, I'll get it right away."

After a while, the house deed was brought back. Shen Qingshu looked through it carefully. After checking that everything was fine, he asked Qin Xiaoning, "What do you think of this house?"

Qin Xiaoning nodded and asked the old man again: "How much silver does your master want to sell this house for?"

The old man said truthfully: "At least three hundred taels of silver, all in one go."

Right now, Qin Xiaoning's entire fortune is less than two hundred taels of silver. If she wanted to give him all the silver at once, it would obviously not be enough.

She paused after hearing this and said calmly, "Let me think about it first." The old man smiled and said, "Many people are interested in our house. If you really like it, you should make a decision as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be bought by someone else in a short time."

Qin Xiaoning nodded and said yes. Just as she was about to get up, she felt uncomfortable in her stomach again, and then she covered her mouth and began to dry heave.

"what happened?"

Shen Qingshu and Zhao Yuan spoke almost at the same time.

Songzhi came over to help Qin Xiaoning with her back massage, saying, "I've been feeling sick lately, I don't know what's going on."

Shen Qingshu hurriedly said to the old man, "Please pour me a cup of hot tea."

"Okay, okay." The old man agreed and went to get tea.

Shen Qingshu looked at Qin Xiaoning and asked with concern, "Are you sick?"

Before Qin Xiaoning could answer, Zhao Yuan came over and said, "Miss Qin, let me feel your pulse."

Their family has been practicing medicine for generations. Although Zhao Yuan is still young, his medical skills are not bad.

As he spoke, Zhao Yuan pushed aside Shen Qingshu who was blocking Qin Xiaoning, and said in a cold tone: "Sir Shen, you can't treat illnesses, please make way."

Shen Qingshu glanced at Zhao Yuan indifferently, but did not move. Instead, he looked at Qin Xiaoning and asked, "Can you leave? Otherwise, I'll take you to the clinic right now."

Before Qin Xiaoning could answer, Zhao Yuan interrupted with a sneer, "Don't we have a ready-made doctor?"

As he spoke, he passed Shen Qingshu and sat down opposite Qin Xiaoning. He looked at Qin Xiaoning and his tone softened uncontrollably: "Miss Qin, stretch out your wrist and I'll give you a number."

People were so enthusiastic. Qin Xiaoning couldn't afford to offend Zhao Yuan in front of everyone. Although she didn't feel uncomfortable at the moment, she still stretched out her wrist.

She placed her arm on the table and gently rolled up her sleeves, leaving only a little of her wrist exposed for Zhao Yuan to examine.

Zhao Yuan was about to raise his hand when Shen Qingshu said, "Wait a minute."

His gentle call attracted everyone's attention. Shen Qingshu calmly took out a handkerchief from his sleeve pocket and raised his hand to cover the exposed part of Qin Xiaoning's wrist.

Seeing this, Zhao Yuan frowned slightly and rolled his eyes at Shen Qingshu secretly. In front of the person he liked, he still suppressed his temper, raised his hand and carefully checked Qin Xiaoning's pulse through the handkerchief.

Zhao Yuan held his breath and concentrated. After a while, his brows slightly furrowed again, and the frown deepened.

"How is An Ning? What disease do I have?" Seeing Zhao Yuan's look, Songzhi couldn't wait to ask.

Shen Qingshu put his hand down and turned to look at Qin Xiaoning's face with a complicated expression.

"Is it a serious illness?" Qin Xiaoning couldn't help but worry.

Zhao Yuan smiled faintly and replied, "It's nothing serious. It's just the stagnation of expectations caused by the unfamiliar climate. I'll go back and get you some medicine to take later."

Hearing that she was fine, Qin Xiaoning breathed a sigh of relief: "In that case, thank you, Mr. Zhao."