The green-eyed monster with yellow hair was pulled open, and the female knight Ding Danruo, who beheaded monsters and demons, called out: "Young master, are you okay? I saw her seeming to bite you just now!"

  "Wah, you're hitting people like this?!" Wang Pingan hastily got up to help Amanquli, not caring how the girl suddenly appeared in the study room, but he couldn't let her be dragged by her hair and slammed to the ground as soon as she appeared!

  Aman Gulie didn't fall, but she was scared pale, never expecting the young lady from the Wang family to be so formidable, defending her territory with no intention of showing mercy, almost making her turn over on all fours at their second meeting!

  The barbarian girl said repeatedly: "I'm fine, I'm fine!" She looked at Ding Danruo, her eyes filled with fear and tears.

  Wang Ping'an saw that she was fine, and the hand he had stretched out was withdrawn. He turned his head and said, "Dan Ruo, you scared our guest!" Although this is what he said, there was no blame in his tone. He wouldn't scold a girl who grew up with him just because of an outsider he had only met twice.

  As he turned around, Aman's pitiful look immediately disappeared, and she glared at Ding Danrufu as if she was staring down an enemy! This is the enemy, and will be her arch-nemesis in a prolonged battle to come!

  "Ah, she's staring at me with her beady eyes, this ugly creature! She not only wants to harm Master, but also wants to harm me!"

  Wang Ping'an immediately turned his head, but saw Aman Guli with her eyelids lowered, wiping the corner of her eye with the back of her hand, a pitiful expression. "Oh," he said, turning his head again, "You must have seen wrongly!"

  He turned around, and Aman Guli immediately stuck out her tongue at Ding Danruo, making a face! Ding Danruo got even angrier, shouting: "Ah, she...!"

  "Why do you two always quarrel when you meet!" Wang Ping'an turned sideways, took a step back, and took in both girls with one glance, to avoid the trouble of turning his head back and forth again.

  Aman Gulie made a curtsy to Wang Ping'an, her eyes cast down, and said: "I am Aman Gulie, your servant. Greetings, young master!" Then she curtsied again to Ding Danruo and said in a soft voice: "Little sister has seen elder sister!" She was as demure and obedient as a little daughter-in-law should be.

  Wang Ping'an was taken aback and asked: "Are you a descendant of the Turkic royal family? How... uh, you came with Hamiti, is he in the front hall?"

  Before the words had fallen, someone outside the study said: "I'm here. Little divine doctor, I came to thank you especially today!" As he spoke, Hamiti walked in, with Mr. and Mrs. Wang following behind him.

  As soon as they entered the study, before Wang Ping'an could ask what was going on, Yang Shi hurriedly spoke up and heavily hinted that Wang Ping'an should take in this young girl. She pulled her son over and whispered: "Don't worry, my son. Although the Ha family said they would marry off their daughter, they didn't specify who she would be marrying. If you like her, you can take her as a concubine in the future. If not, we can find another family to marry her off to. However, we must keep the dowry; we can't raise her for nothing!"

  Wang Ping'an was quite surprised, he never thought that Hamiti would send a living person to himself, and also sent a large dowry. Receiving gifts is of course the heavier the better, but if it's too heavy, it's not a good thing, this point he agreed with Wang Youcai's view. Aman Guli is beautiful, but not to the extent that she has infatuated him.

  Hamiti observed Wang Ping'an's expression and saw him frown, knowing he was about to refuse. This couldn't be allowed to happen. Hamiti immediately stepped forward, pulling Wang Ping'an aside, and said in a low voice: "Wang brother, by saving me, you're saving my entire family. I'm eternally grateful. As a token of gratitude, I naturally thought of you first. To be honest, I originally intended to send this daughter of mine into the Eastern Palace as a concubine for the Crown Prince. With her looks and surname, she's sure to receive favor. If she's favored by the Crown Prince, our family's future will be secured. This is all part of my long-term plan!"

  Wang Ping'an hummed in his heart, that's not necessarily the case. The current crown prince is Li Zhi, and his future wife is quite formidable, she will become the empress. You send your goddaughter into the East Palace, and there will definitely be no good days afterwards, troubles will come one after another. If you want to avoid being implicated as a godfather, there's no other way but to escape to the grasslands.

  Hamiti didn't know what was on his mind, and said: "Wang Lao Di and I are our own people, good things must be left to the best brothers. This dry daughter-in-law will let her serve you tea and water, if she serves poorly, you can send her back to me again, I absolutely don't mind."

  Wang Ping'an looked at his father, saw Wang Youcai slightly shaking his head, then looked at his mother, but Yang was nodding vigorously at him. His parents had differing opinions, and whether he should agree with one or the other, it was a difficult situation either way.

  After some thought, Wang Ping'an said: "Let's compromise. Your young lady becoming my maid isn't quite suitable. Why not have her stay as a guest in our home? I'll teach her some medical skills every day. As for her dowry..." He looked at his mother and saw Yang's eyebrows rising again, so he continued: "Let my mother hold onto it for now, and when she gets married later, we can give it to her then."

  Yang was satisfied, but Wang Youcai's eyebrows were raised again. He really didn't want his son to have such a beautiful girl by his side, it would affect his studies. Even if he wanted to take a concubine, he should wait until he became an official and had a stable career before considering it, there was no need to rush now.

  Wang Ping'an saw that his father was not pleased, so he quickly added: "However, she is here to be a study companion, and it's better to change the way we address each other while at my house. Let's use a homophone for 'guest', how about the surname Ke? As for her name, let's call her Lianwu, which means 'water pomegranate'. If Dan is like a pomegranate, then she is a water pomegranate!"

  Hami Ti laughed and said: "Well, whatever you call it, it's fine. Master Wang has read a lot of books, this name is also well-chosen!"

  Now he is satisfied, actually he sent Aman Gulie to Wang Pingan, one of which was indeed grateful for Wang Pingan's lifesaving grace, and the other was to let the girl learn some medical skills here, in case his old master and family members would get strange diseases again, this dry daughter would be convenient to use, after all, she is a family member! As for saying that he originally wanted to send Aman Gulie into the East Palace... that also depends on whether the prince recognizes him first, but as he estimates, there is no hope in this life!

  Yang's eyebrows bloomed with a smile, and she pushed Wang Youcai, saying: "Old man, why are you still standing there like an idiot? Hurry up and have the kitchen prepare wine and dishes, we need to invite Old Master Ha for dinner!"

  Wang Youcai was not very happy in his heart, but his wife was delighted and his son leaned towards his mother. As a father, he had no choice. He agreed and left the study to urge the kitchen to prepare for the banquet.

  Yang was delighted, pulling Ke Lianwu to look left and right, laughing: "Lianwu, this name is really nice, I've never heard it before, but it suits you."

  Ke Lian blinked her big eyes, and she was also puzzled in her heart. She had never heard of this name either. But on the surface, she said sweetly: "Young master reads a lot, his knowledge is good, no one else can come up with such a nice-sounding name except him. Madam, you are even better, if it weren't for your supervision, young master wouldn't have read so many books and had such great knowledge!"

  She spoke sweetly, and Yang was delighted to listen, holding her hand and speaking affectionately. However, the old lady's heart was not fooled, thinking: "This child's mouth is like honey, far inferior to Dan Ruo's sincerity. When everyone leaves, I must remind my son not to be infatuated with her, lest he does something wrong and hurts his body, that would be too much of a loss!"

  Dandan was afraid when she saw Ke Lianyu being favored, fearing that the young master would be the same, and this little fox spirit's ability to bewitch women was impressive. Perhaps her skills in seducing men were even more extraordinary. If she lured the young master, wouldn't her own future days be difficult? The little girl looked at Wang Ping'an, who smiled at her and patted her shoulder lightly, with a friendly attitude, without any intention of forgetting old friends after meeting new ones. Only then did the little girl put her mind at ease!

  The crowd returned to the front hall, and soon the wine was served. Hamiti talked and laughed, telling some interesting stories about Chang'an, making Yang laugh loudly, but Wang Youcai was a bit angry, he especially disliked having a Hui woman living in his house.

  Wang Youcai looked at Yang, who was already delighted, and thought to himself: "You're just greedy for the money of this foreign barbarian. I'll let you be greedy, I'll give it all to you!" The old man got angry and started arguing with his wife.

  "He said, 'Come on, go slaughter five pigs and ten sheep, then go to the city to fetch 500 catties of wine. I want to invite everyone in the village to dinner to celebrate that my son has gotten a Huren daughter-in-law... Ah, yes, a Huren concubine!'"

  Appendix: Long-term computer use can cause eye fatigue. Ping An offers two medicinal recipes for your reference.

  Black bean walnut paste

  Ingredients: 500g black beans, 500g walnut kernels, milk and honey in appropriate amounts.

  Production:

  1. Black beans are washed and dried, then roasted in a pot over low heat until cooked, allowed to cool, and ground into fine powder.

  2. Walnut kernels are roasted over low heat until slightly charred, the skin is rubbed off by hand, allowed to cool, and ground into fine powder.

  3. The two powders are mixed together, combined with milk and honey, stirred evenly, and stored in an airtight container.

  Dosage: Take orally once daily.

  Function: Nourishing kidney and moistening dryness, relieving exterior and clearing heat, activating blood and brightening eyes, suitable for patients with eye fatigue.

  Chrysanthemum sprout congee

  Ingredients: Ju flower bud 30g, glutinous rice 60g.

  Make: chop tender juhua sprouts, add a little salt and cook with japonica rice as porridge.

  Efficacy: Clearing liver and brightening eyes, treating excessive liver fire, headache and dizziness.