Chapter 227 1/4

Li Qingzhi actually has a mole on his body, and it’s in the same position as his own back mole?

This is too much of a coincidence!

Qi Jun couldn’t help but want to speak up and ask Li Qingzhi to take off his clothes to show him the mole on his back!

But it was a bit improper to ask a young man whom he wasn’t very familiar with to show his back mole, so Qi Jun restrained himself.

Although he restrained himself from looking, Qi Jun’s mind raced.

Li Qingzhi has a mole on his back just like him. Does this mean Li Qingzhi is his son?

Li Qingzhi must be his son!

The thought flashed through Qi Jun’s mind, while Li Qingzhi instructed him, “Master Liu, turn to the side. Let me massage your neck.”

Qi Jun’s body is truly full of ailments; his cervical spine is particularly bad. A massage should bring some relief.

He didn’t dare to prescribe medicine, but massage was no problem. He understood the human body well and knew how to massage it properly.

Soaking in a bath for too long isn’t good; probably an hour is enough. Li Qingzhi had Qi Jun get up, and Qi Jun’s attendant washed him clean with soap and water.

Previously, because Qi Jun had been on medication for years and had poor health, there was a not-so-pleasant smell on his body. Now that smell had finally disappeared, leaving only a faint medicinal fragrance.

Li Qingzhi felt that this fragrance was much more pleasant than before. He had Qi Jun wash his face and lie down on a specially made chair, intending to wash Qi Jun’s hair and give him a head massage.

When Qi Jun bathed and soaked in medicinal baths, Li Qingzhi usually had attendants help, but this time he did it himself.

Superficially, there was no close relationship between Li Qingzhi and Qi Jun. It wasn’t normal for him to bathe Qi Jun, but washing his hair didn’t matter.

Mainly… since he had decided to pretend to be someone’s son, he had to cultivate good feelings and take care of him.

Li Qingzhi said, “Master Liu, a head massage will make you feel better. When you return home, you can also have your family members massage you.”

“Mr. Li, thank you very much,” Qi Jun said. “Mr. Li, I really trouble you. You even have to help me wash my hair… You’re a Jinshi, and I’m just a businessman.”

On the surface, he was just a businessman, but Li Qingzhi was a Jinshi, and even a scholar. Li Qingzhi took care of him too well.

“There’s nothing to it. Consider it a thank you for the books Master Liu gave me,” Li Qingzhi smiled. “Besides, I don’t know why, but I feel a sense of closeness when I see you.” Yes! That’s right! It turns out Li Qingzhi also has this feeling! Qi Jun suddenly realized.

No wonder Li Qingzhi, a Jinshi, was willing to help him wash his hair. It turns out it’s because he feels close to him!

This must be the connection between father and son!

After Li Qingzhi washed Qi Jun’s hair and gave him a head massage, he had his attendant dry Qi Jun’s hair and had Qi Jun rest in the room where Empress Liu had previously stayed.

The room was already warm, and it was dry inside. Qi Jun didn’t have much hair, so it shouldn’t take long to dry. By then, he could just have lunch and return to the palace.

Qi Jun immersed himself in the joy of having his “son” wash his hair and entered the room with a smile on his face, using a cloth to dry his hair.

Seeing this, Li Qingzhi said, “Master Liu, I’ll go check on my children and see how their studies are going.”

Jin Xiaoye wasn’t there, and Madam Qian was tired from her pregnancy, so although the children could play by themselves, Li Qingzhi still spent some time with them every day teaching them some knowledge.

“This room is quite spacious. You can call the children over to study. I like lively environments,” Qi Jun said.

Li Qingzhi also noticed that Qi Jun liked children very much. After thinking about it, he called Li Damao, Li Ermao, Zhao Xiaodou, and Zhang Zao.

Zhang Zao was his student, and he had always assigned Zhang Zao homework to study in his spare time.

Qi Jun was taken aback by this situation.

He had always regarded Zhao Xiaodou and Zhang Zao as household servants and didn’t expect Li Qingzhi to teach them too!

And when Li Qingzhi started explaining the homework to them, he saw scenes he had never imagined.

Li Qingzhi’s assignments were all completed by Li Damao, and Li Qingzhi praised him: “Damao, you’re amazing. You learn very well every time!”

Li Damao looked a little embarrassed, glancing at Qi Jun. He was not young anymore. Why was his father still holding him? Especially in front of outsiders!

But his father liked to hug people, so let him hug. He didn’t mind!

After praising Li Damao, Li Qingzhi saw that Li Ermao hadn’t done his homework properly— the words on it were like a dog’s scribble!

Li Qingzhi sighed, “Ermao, you didn’t pay attention to your homework again!”

“Dad!” Li Ermao leaned over and kissed Li Qingzhi’s face as he sat on the low stool talking to them. “I don’t like copying books.”

“Even if you don’t like copying books, you should practice writing well,” Li Qingzhi pinched his cheek. “If you write like this again next time, I’ll have your mother watch you write.”

Li Ermao hurriedly said, “No, no, I’ll do it properly next time.”

His mother was serious. If he didn’t write well, she would make him rewrite it!

Li Qingzhi touched Li Ermao’s head and let him go play with Li Damao.

Next was Zhao Xiaodou’s homework, and Li Qingzhi praised him as usual, saying Zhao Xiaodou studied diligently.

Zhao Xiaodou’s progress in reading was not as good as Li Damao and Li Ermao’s, but he had already started reading “The Great Learning” and brought the book with him.

Li Qingzhi didn’t go to see the book. He took out a piece of paper and wrote a passage from “The Great Learning” on the spot, explaining it carefully to him, reading it twice, and said, “Read this passage several more times. If you don’t understand something, you can ask Damao. When you’re familiar with it, copy it five times.”

Zhao Xiaodou obediently agreed.

Finally, it was Zhang Zao’s turn. Zhang Zao’s books were different from those of Li Damao and the others; he studied from the textbooks Li Qingzhi had compiled for Chongcheng Elementary School.

Li Qingzhi read the text with him, explained the unfamiliar words, and told him what words these unfamiliar words could form and where they could be used…

Li Qingzhi also wrote some sentences on the spot for Zhang Zao to see, while Zhao Xiaodou copied them down beside him—he was happy to learn more.

After teaching a passage, Li Qingzhi told Zhang Zao as before, “If you don’t understand anything, you can ask Damao.” Li Damao liked reading and had read the textbooks of Chongcheng Elementary School several times. If there was anything he didn’t understand, he asked him, teaching Zhang Zao more than enough.

“Understood, Sir!” Zhang Zao smiled in response.

This caused a lot of commotion, and it was time for lunch!

Qi Jun followed Li Qingzhi, his mood very complicated.

Li Qingzhi had been teaching the children to read, and he didn’t want to disturb him. He hadn’t said much before.

But Li Qingzhi’s behavior surprised him.

Li Qingzhi was very close to the two children, a father-son relationship he had never seen before.

Moreover… Li Qingzhi even taught the two servants to read and let his son teach them.

This young man really wasn’t like ordinary people.

So, Li Qingzhi washing his hair wasn’t just because he felt close to him? Has Li Qingzhi washed someone else’s hair?

Qi Jun suddenly felt a little sour.

For lunch today, they had stewed fish with wood ears, stewed meat with dry beans, cold bean sprouts, and cabbage and mushroom stewed chicken.

Three of the dishes were hot, and everyone enjoyed them.

In the palace, Qi Jun felt that everything he ate was tasteless, but now at Li Qingzhi’s place, he found these four dishes very delicious!

In the cabbage and mushroom stewed chicken, there was only one chicken, cut into pieces and placed inside. Because there were many people, the soup was also plentiful, and it was already a clear broth, not greasy.